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DEMOCRATS ARRIVE |
TO CHOOSE: CITY
Vanguard OF Leaders Who
Will Decide Convention
Place Here.

democratic party affairs entered
tne political spotlight yesterday with
the arrival in WASHINGTON OF th. van
guard OF party leaders who will oc-
cupy the center Of the stage Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week IN a
t"o-day session at the Lafayette
hotel to select the city and date for
lheir national convention.
some of the boosters who will
PIoseht the claims OF their respectiye
IIues Tor the privilege of entertain
ins the convention are already in the
taty and more will follow today and
erSw. contn.,; -Four cities thus far are
San francisco. St Louis and Chicago.
sireauy IN town are: James E. Smith,
.or St. Louis. and Democratic Ma
.onaI Committeeman George E.
brennan of Illinois, for Chicago.
Upham for Chicago.
Fromlnent in the Chicago delega-
ton will be, strange as 1t may seem.
FRED W. Upham. the famous treasurer
or the republican national committee.
VINO LED the contest Of Chicago for
gettlng the republican convention for
ohlcago. That city did not get IL, for
VI party strategy II was said,
whereupon Mr. Upham and other re-
punlicans associated with him, turned
their energies to the democratic con-
vention.
When Mr.. Upham appears before the
committee he Will probably be the
object of. envy to Judge Hull. the
democratic chairman. who thinks MT.
upham is plumb wizard" at gath
ering in campaign funds and no doubt
wishes he had one like him. Well,
he is a wizard, at that, his friends
say. for ho can take an empty purse.
start out and bring 1t back full Of
money.
Taggart Due To-day.
Thomas Taggart of Indiana Is ex-
pected today. He is understood to be
for, New York. One of the reports
going around Is that Tammany Hall
does not want the convention to come
to New. York. but that Gov. Smith
does.
Many democratic leaders of prom
fnence. outside OF the national com
mittee. are expected to be in at
tendance upon the sessions and in
private conference with the commit
teemen: There will be talks in plen-
~ on the side lines about presidential
candidates in these private confabs
Two former chairmen Of the ma
tlonal committee are expected
george w. White Of Ohio and Homer
.. Cummins OF Connecticut
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ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE.
CHARGED BY MINISTER

Ben Burt Gardner, thirty-six, al
jleged to have attempted to fleece DR..
Harvey E. Ressler of Bible Hall. 9os
IA worthless check for tewelry, was
brought back from New York last
might by Headquarters Detective
Charles Mullen to answer charges of
false pretenses.
DR.. Ressler said last night that
Gardner had attended several mis-
sion meetings in Bible Hall. and ap-
parently was well to do. He repre-
lsented himself, according to DR..
Ressler, as a newspaper man, and
gained confidence of the secretary Of
the mission.
About ten days ago. DR.. Ressler
mentioned the fact that he'd like to
his eye on a site for home for girls
who were in unfortunate circum-
stances financially. Gardner, DR..
,Ressler said. promptly wrote out a
check for $500. dating 1t February ee,,15 .s 1,
that money in case he could raise
the additional $1,000.
Last Saturday morning DIR. Ressler
said he told Gardner that he had
some jeweiry that that ne would a;ao like nto to
money for home. According. to DR..
Ressler, Gardner said that he thought
he knew where he could place the
jewelry. DIR. Ressler stated he in
trusted him with a diamond brooch
valued at $1,000 and a diamond ring
valued at $500. which had been do
mated for the purpose of raising
money for the working girls home.
Gardner disappeared and is said to
have returned with the information
that he had made the sale and ten
dering DIR. Ressler a check for $1,400
for the jewelry, to be banked dur
ing the past week. When DR.. Ress-
Ter said he found the check worth
less he went to Gardners address at
1886 18th street and found that he
Evening star., 1924-01-13
Nurse First American Wounded in
World Var, Ne,u Records !Sho,v
Surgeon Generals Data Reveals Medical Corps Mem.
bers Early Under Fire; Lieut.. Fitssimons
First to Ciue Life.

morning of September 4. 1917. He
Is brother of Maj. Julia C. Slim
son. superintendent OF the Army
Nurse Corps.
First Lieut.. William F. Fitz-
simons. Medical Reserve Corps.
after whom tho Army general hos
pital at Denver is named, is de-
clared to have been tho first Amer
lean officer killed abroad in the
world war. The records show that
Lieut. Fitzsimons and three en-
listed men of tho Army medical
department were killed during a
raid by German airplanes on the
British hospital group at DANES
Camiers on the night of September
4, 1917.
The first death in tho American
expeditionary forces, not from
enemy action, the records show,
was that of Private Clifton r.
Hicks, Company, /. 2sth United
States Infantry, who died of en-
docarditis in United States Hos
pital No. ! at st. Nazairs July !.
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According to data compiled IN
tho ofice Of the surgeon general
Of the Army. tho first casualties
from enemy. action in tho .Ameri-
can forces during tha world war
occurred among the casual medical
officers and nurses serving at
British base hospitals These rec
ords show that the first member
Of tho expeditionary army to be
wounded was a woman-Nurse
Beatrice NJ. Mcdonald. While on
duty at British casualty clear
ing station she was struck by
fragments Of a bomb on August
II, 1917, and lost the sight of her
right eye. --
Lieut.. Philip NJ. Stimson. Medi-.
cal Reserve Corps. is declared to
have been tho first American ON
Ger to be wounded. He was struck
-hH = GrR8WAnAs AalGA IN ~
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new YORKER Is SHOT:
ROOMMATE ARRESTED
William K. Gray Is in Hospital.
John Heffernan Held at First
Precinct.

William K. Gray of New York city
was taken to Emergency Hospital early
today suffering from wounds inflicted
In his side, back. and arm by a bullet,
said by the police to have been fired
acclaentally from a revolver in the
hands of Gray's roommate at the George
Washington Hotel, John Heffernan. also
of New York. The injuries are said
to be not serious.
Henernan was arrested by Police
man GalliHiore Of the traffic bureau
and Is being held at the first precinct
police station pending an investiga-
tion.
It is said that Heffernan was clean
ing his :38 ca!iber revolver when it
was accidentally discharged in the
hotel room, the bullet piercing Gray's
arm And hodYN - y
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Women's organizations in Denmark
are working for an amendment to
the present law 50 that a Danish
woman marrying a foreigner can re-
tain her Danish citizenship so long
as she remains in Denmark, or re-
gain II by making a simple declara-
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The D. C. Graduate Nurses Asso-
citation will give afternoon reception
in honor Of Miss Chrttiane Reiman,
secretary of the international Coun-
Gil Of Nurses, Copenhagen, Denmark,
at clubhouse, 1887 X street.
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ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

Our Moving Picture Civilization" !"
by Prof. N. B. Fagin, lecturer. 2
o'clock, at Secular League, 1905 Z
street Free admission. Free dis
cussion.
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Red Triangle Outing Club will meet
2:45 o'clock, at seth and NJ streets, for
hike up towpath to Chain Bridge.
Walter Telma, leader.
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Mount Pleasant w. Q. r. U. will
meet Tuesday, pm, at home of
Mrs. Leo W. Solbach.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The Warrington Alumni OF Gamm.
Eta fraternity will meet tomorrow,
PM, at Fraternity House, 1925 x
street. Election OF alumni officers.
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Kalorama Citizens' Association I,

United Lodge Of Theosophfsts,
study class. Wednesday. 5 pm, at
1871 K street
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Business Psychology" at Anna Maud
italian Practical Psychology Club to-
morrow 7:45 pm. at Playhouse.
United Lodge Of Theosophfsts,
study class. Wednesday, S pm. at
1871 K street
knlorama Citixens' Associatton will
meet Tuesday. PM, at the Wyom-
ing. Speaker, Maj. Bell, Engineer
Commissioner. Installation of off,
GERS. Announcement OF committees.
Mount Pleasant w. Q. r. U. will
meet Tuesday, 2 pm, at home Of
Mrs. Leo W. Solbach.
There WIN be = Joint Installation
Of Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas Camp,
No. 8, and Eva Allensworth Auxiliary,
No. 2. Spanish American War Vet
erans, Thursday, at G. A. r. Hall.
sociation meeting tomorrow. 8 pm.
in Fountain Memorial Baptist
Church.. to which all local residents
are invited. Speakers from all parts
of United States expected.
The free lobby concert at the Y.
NJ. C.. A, 1886 G street northwest,
will be held tomorrow. 1880 o'clock.
The program arranged by Secretary
Myers will include Miss Lola Miller.
tralto; Miss Rosemary Arnold. read
er: Richard Allen, tenor: John Jen-
nings. cello; Miss Nellie Gertrude
Payne, Miss Inex Jennings, Mrs. Ar
thur J. Seaton and Miss Margaret
Bowie Grant, accompanies.
U. 8. 8. Jacob Jone. Post. No. 2.
will meet tomorrow, s pm. at COL
lege Women's Club, 1892 / street.
Th. wount Pleasant w. G. r. Y. last
night extended an invitation to all
friends and members Of the organi-
zation to attend silver tea Tues
day, January 29. at the homie of the
vice president, Mrs. Lyman e. Keb-
ler, 1922 Park road. The affair will
begin at o'clock and continue for
two hours. A program Of music has
been arranged for.
The District OF Columbia branch
Of the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People will
hold it's annual meeting next Friday,
at pm, In the assembly hall of
the 18th Street branch OF tho Y. NJ.
C. A., for the election OF officers and
reports of the work and activities
for the year 1923.
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Edward HI. Young will speak, on
business Psychology" at Anna Maud
Hallam Practical Psychology Club to-
morrow 7:45 pm, at Playhouse.
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There WIN be . Joint installation
Of Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas Camp,
No. 8, and Eva Allensworth Auxiliary
No. 2. Spanish American War Vet
Grams, Thursday, at G. A. r. Hall.
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hH11.am1 CitiHens' ANoc1ntfon will
meet Tuesday, S pm, at the Wyom-
ing. Speaker, Maj. Bell, Engineer
Commissioner. Installation Of on
GERS. Announcement OF committees.
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U. 3. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
will meet tomorrow, 8 Pm. at COL
|lege Women's Club, 1892 / street.
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sociation meeting tomorrow. pm.
in Fountain Memorial Baptist
Church, to which all local residents
are invited. Speakers from all parts
of United States expected.
Evening star., 1924-05-25
RESIDENTS WARNED
OF Low ANTENNAS
Fire Marshal Seib Asks That Law
Be Observed in Wash
ington.
MUST BE SEVEN FEET HIGH
Menace to Firemen if Improperly
Built.

An appeal to radio fans to help
Srotect the lives of firemen by raising
their aerials to the required height
ebove the roof was issued yesterday
by Fire Marshal L. V. Seib.
Fire department inspectors will
continue their canvass of the city in
search of aerials that are too low
but Marshal Seib declared yesterday
fhat householders should not wait
for court summons to comply with
the law.
The regulation states that no
Rerial shall be less than seven feet
above the roof and the sole purpose
OF the rule is to remove the danger
of fremen tripping over the wires
and being thrown to the ground when
fighting fires. Seib put the question
up to the individual resident in this
statement:
III your home catches fire you will
want the firemen to check the blaze
as quickly as possible and save your
property. Do not make the job harder
by stringing a wire so low that fire.
men would be in danger on the roof"
The fire department is having most
of its trouble with large apartment
houses, where there are IL number of
separate aerials on the rooftops.
Twenty persons were hauled into
Police Court during the past week
for unlawful aerials and discharged
with a warning.
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Radio to Play Euer-Increasing Part
In Weather FOrecasting, Says Bo,uie
Author OF 10000 Forecasts While at Bureau Here
Sees Accuracy of Science Cro,v With Annihi-
IatiOn of Distance by Wireless
. TO 10 An.

tances which can be covered as
quickly as short ones.
1t is because of this that he looks
forward to taking up his work on
the Pacific coast. This region, in
cluding the vast Pacific Ocean. is
looked upon by meteorologists as per-
maps the most important In forecast
of the storms come from the weat
The Pacific district gets report,
daily from the fine weather burean
station In the Philippines and is thus
able to know of oncomine storms
which perhaps days later will he
sweeping the Atlantic states. Moi
Bowie foresees the day when com
plete international co-operatjon In
the science of mans understandinr
OF weather will bring about mnre
perfect forecasting.
Speed Up Reports,
In this International co-opera+ion
already begun, although on a small
scale, the wonders of radio will hsin
even as they are enabling the weathar
bureau to get quicker and bettsr re.
ports Of weather conditions In tha
United States =" the
or all the sciences meteoroloRv ia
tne most dependent upon interna-
uonal cooperation" Maj. Bowie said
Wnen the governments of the worid
decide to live in the world amica h1v
together perhaps then they will he,
gin IN earnest the co-operation In
weather information, which will niaca
at the disposal Of each nations forse
c2sters the Information which will
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Radio is to play an ever-increas-
ing part in weather forcasting, ac-
cording to Maj. Edward H. Bowie, the
weather man." who has made more
than 100000 daily forecasts since
coming to Washington in 1909.
Maj. Bowie will leave his position
as supervising forecaster at the
weather bureau here juno s to 60 to
San Francisco, to take charge Of the
Pacific division of the bureau. COM
prising California, Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho and Nevada.
In the important work which he
will take up there radio Is to have a
large part, Maj. Bowie believes. He
visions time in meteorological work
when observations collected from
land and water by radio will furnish
the basis Of calculations, not only for
this, but all countries.
When that day comes the public
will be SO educated In the science Of
true weather lore that 1t will be able
maps m from the Instant data made
available by the weather bureau. and
secured by 1t largely by radio re-
ports.
Must Educate CitisenA.
"It Is our duty to educate the people
to a correct understanding OF me-
teoroiogy," Mai. Bowie said, pointing
out the extent to which the world has
been humbugged in the past by false
weather prophets.
The moon, he said. despite the faith
Of thousands Of farmers, has no effect
on our, weather. Perhaps sun spots
have, perhaps not; certainly nothing
has been proved as yet, he continued.
While meteoroloRy will never be an
exact science, because of the vast
play Of elemental forces, 1t remains
a fascinating subject Just because Of
"a at reason, he said. there always be-
ing something to look forward to.
emendous strides Of recent years.
Mai. Bowie feels.f as he looks back
over the years, on the eve of leaving
washington. The bureau has more
daily information to work on and
the predictions are less general. more
positive, than in the old days, he
In this field radio is destined to
play its part because Of the tre.
mendous sweep Of broadcasting, Its
speed Of light and the immense dis
Evening star., 1924-05-25

the decision of the government to raise
the civil service pay roll to so per cent
of the pre-war salary 'rates. In the
lowest paid categories the government
also will grant supplemental pay to fam
lily heads, which will bring their pay to
the level which prevailed in 1919.
The governments action was dictated
by the economic distress of the officials.
which often forced them to earn money
on the side, to the impairment Of their
efficiency in the state service
The government pointed out that no
class suffered more during, the imitation
period than that of public officials. Their
relief was imperative TO avoid an eco
nomic catastrophe.
Under the new pay roll the chancei-
lors salary is 10000 marks annually
Cabinet ministers are paid 81 900 marks
annually; ambassadors. j4.400, and the
president of the railway system, 1000,
A railway conductor, exclusive of the
supplemental grant. receives 1880
mail carrier. also exclusive of the sup
Elemental grant, I.lS0.
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stratas close to the surface of the
earth.
These balloons. as a result of their
demonstrated use on the battle line,
are sent up twice daily, 8 am. and 4
pm, at the weather bureau here,
trained observers watching their rise
and keeping check on the rapidity Of
drift through telescopes.
Maj. Bowie came to Washington
May 8, 1909. from the weather bureau
station at Memphis, where he went in
1891. He was born at Annapolis
junction in 1874.
The night of the first day he came
to the weather bureau here he made
a forecast, and has been at 1t ever
since. His predictions have been
upon the first page daily of almost
every newspaper in the United States,
and during that time newspaper men
have found an unfailing friend in
the supervising forecaster.
Warns Of False Alarm.
Maj. Bowie's last message to his
Washington friends is not to get
alarmed about any change" in the
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WRC-Radio Corporation of Ameries
(469 MetersD.


Early Program Monday.
p-m--Fashion developments of
the moment prepared by Women's
Wear.
$40 p.m.-Song recital.
1925 p.m.-Current topics by editor
Of the International Interpreter.
3:35 p.m.-Piano recital.
$50 p.m.-"What Women Are Do
Ing Today" by Mrs. William Atherton
Du Puy.
p.m.-Song recital.
4:10 p.m.-Book review under the
auspices of the League of American
Pen Women.
5:15 p.m.-Instruction in interna-
tional. code.
p.m.-Stories for Children, by
Peggy Albion.
6:20--A talk on education under the
auspices of the National Education
Association.
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FLIES TO NORTH AFRICA.
italian Trimotor Plane Conuuers
Treacherous Air.

ROME. May 24.-A Caproni tri-
motor airplane. piloted by Comman-
dant Durbl and carrying a second
pilot and a sergeant flew from Rome
to Tripoli today. The plane was
equipped with three 150-horsepower
motors, two at the front and one at
the rear. 1t took four hours to cover
the distance over the Mediterrian
from Sicily to North Africa
The flight was rendered especially
difficult by the variations in tempera-
ture between the points Of departure
and arrival and by the treacherous
aerial current Of the southern Medi-
terranian.
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seasons, just because the District
happens to have "a rainy spell In
May.
The weather Is tickle, unstable; the
years are dissimflar," he said. "The
so called normal. which we use for
purposes OF comparison, is really
something that doesn't exist, but Is
good as q reference point. Why, We
have had a killing frost as late as
May II here, and in 1889 we had
twenty inches Of rain during April.
May and June"
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the first to make use there of small
balloons filled with hydrogen for
weather observations. By watching
the balloons through telescopes as
they drift, 1t Is possible to make cal
culations as to oncoming currents OF
air. Often a warm current will slide
In thousands of feet, perhaps miles,
high. and be totally unknown to OBJ
servers judging solely from the air
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Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, May rs, 1924.

NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio.
Va. (435 Meters).
1905 am. and 1906 pm-weather
reports.
U--Doub1eday-Hilt Electric Com
pany (261 Meters).
Silent.
wIAY-wOodward d Lothrop (2.3
MefersD.
Silent.
Early Program Monday.
1880 a.m.-Phonograph and piano
selections.
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RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

Musical program by "Roxie"
and "his gang" direct from the
Capitol Theater, WCAP, Wash
ington, and WEAF, New York,
6:20 to Sis pm.
Concert by Hotel Commo-
dore Orchestra, WIZ, New.
York, 7:l5 to 9 pm.
Concert direct from the
Estey Organ studio of Boston,
WBZ, Springfield, 8 to 9 pm.
Organ recital direct from
Skinner Organ Company
studio of New York. WCAP
and WEAF, 8:l5 to 9:ls pm.
Symphonic concert by Bed
Stad's Little Symphony Or
chestra, WHIP, Philadelphia,
8 so pm.
Musical program by Rein
muth Trio and Imperial Mafe
Quartet, WLAG, Minneapolis,
1880 PIN
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be necessary for as near perfect
prognostication as men may be capa-
BILE of.
For there is nothing smacking of
magic about weather foreca sting. In
deed, one of it's underlying aims is
to relieve the minds of men of super
stftions such as iucumber the So
called weather lore" of the world,
and make farmers get up at all hours
to plant their potatoes according to
some obscure rhyme about the dark
OF the moon"
Observations Vital.
Observations - observations---mor q
observations. Those words spell
weather forecasting" as it is done
today in the weather bureau of this
and other countries. Maj. Bowie
knows. and all other forecasters feel.
that II IL were possible to gather
enough and perfect enough observa-
and give them the "once over" at a
central point, II would be possible
to make a perfect weather forecast
The only trouble is that it would
take a bureau three weeks to digest
the information. SO that by the time
it got ready to make it's forecast the
day would have been long gone by.
Yet that is the ideal toward which
international cooperation in weather
matters looks. with the realization
tial thci WAL outh d
ductio ad absurdum as instanced.
Maj. Bowie has himself initiated
such international cooperation. In
February and March of 1928 he was
aboard the Jacques Cartier, the train
ing ship of the French merchant ma
rine, and thereon directed the first
floating weather bureau" InforIna-
tion was received at sea by radio.
weather maps constructed and fore
casts made These were flashed from
tho vaSSal all ShlnS the Aria
The naval radio station at Arlington,
NAA played its part in sending in
formation to the ship.
Although the French ship agreed to
furnish subsistence and all quarters
free to tho American meteorologists
who would be detailed to the work,
an appropriation Of $4,000 for sal
aries was not forthcoming in this
country, so the floating bureau was
given up for the time being.
Maj. Bowie was with the meteOro-
logical division of the Signal Corps in
France in 1917, having been among
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wDM-Church of the Covenant (234
MeterSD.

MetersD.
10 a-m.-Everygirls' Bible class,
conducted by Miss Mabel n. Thurs
ton. teacher.
II a-m.-Morning service. Sermon
by Rev. Charles Wood, The Spirit of
Christ" Anthem by quartet. Organ
selection, In Flanders Fields" Mary
l.. d. Macfarland
p.m.-Evening service. Sermon
by DR.. Wood, Familiar Things Max
ing for Progress: 2. Want" May
musical Service by evening choir of
100 voices.
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WCAP--Chesapeake & Potomac TeIe-
phone Company (489 Meters).


IL a.n.-Service from the Mount
Vernon M. E. Church, South. Rev. w.
A. Lambeth, pastor, will deliver the
sermon, his subject being Broad
cast Your Religion
p.m.-Open- air services held at
the Peace Cross on the cathedral
grounds at Mount st. Alban. Rt. Rev.
Thomas Frank Dailor, president of
the National Council, will deliver the
sermon.
$50 to 8:15 p.m.-Musical program
direct from the Capitol Theater, New
York city, by courtesy of the Capitol
Theater management and S. L. Rotha-
Tel (Roxie). The first part of the
program will be taken direct from the
stage of the theater and will consist
Of music by the Capitol Grand Or
chestra and selections by the featured
artists. The second part of the pro-
gram will consist Of a special pres
entation by Mr.. Rothafel of vocal
and instrumental artists direct from
the broadcasting studio in the theater.
S:15 to 9:15 p.m.-Organ recital di-
rect from the studio of the Skinner
Organ Company. New York city.
9:15 p.m.-Frederic j. Haskin in a
talk on American Government" di-
rect from the studio of Station
WCAP.
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HIGHER CIVIL SERVICE PAY
WELCOME IN GERMANY
Government officials Suffered by
Imitation as Much as Any
Class of Workers.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. May 24.-There is general
rejoicing in German official circles over
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