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The Washington times., 1924-05-19
PROGRAM FROM ENGLAND
HEARD At RocHEsrEr

ROCHESTER,: N. r., hMa v,1s--
Hearing the voice of MaTs.or,. 49,
band playing God SAVE tha
King" both Of which were \l,.;n my ;
broadcast from the British Tsl.S =,
the opening of the Wemblv axrs,
bition recently, is the claim fos
long-distance reception laurels mad.
by Alexander Marquis, OF this CITY,
Mr.. Marquis, using a single tuSs
set Of his own design, with an in
door antenna system, attributes hi,
success to the unusual type n
aerial he uses. t- "a
The British government accord
ing to reports, admits. that excen,
for isolated cases when snatches' al
speech or music were heard, ths
test was a complete failure. Some
10000 900 Of the kings subinct,
in the British isles heard the res
onant nuances OF his voice. while
the cabled message circled the Slobs
along the British cable routes an6
was returned 10 the kings tenn
porary throne in the big exhibltiou
StAdiIm N eight seconds.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
AND GIRLS
TO STAR ON
PROGRAM
Cleveland Books Youthful
Artists for Wednesday
Nights Concert

Station WTAM, Cleveland. has
booked a juvenile program for
Wednesday night, with the Oldest
performer only seventeen years old.
1t will be a program Of all.star
juveniles. The station officials
claim, however. that outside Of the
ages Of the performers. there win be
nothing Juvenile about the program.
The Oldest performer will be
Gerald Forstner, seventeen.year.old
baritone. One OF his numbers, MY
Little Sweetheart" was written and
composed by Eunice Redmond.
Cleveland high school girl.
The youngest artist will be Doro.
thy Smith, aged nine, in a number
Of dramatic readings. She IL a
reader Of considerable ability.
WTAM has received much favor.
able comment on its two boy so.
pranos, Dick Finnegan and Thomas
Lidhard. Wednesday night will see
two more boy sopranos introduced to
the fans. They are Lynn Mclean,
twelve, and Jack Clemens, fourteen.
Jack, by the way, claims to be a
first cousin to Mark Twain.
The headliner Of the program lie
Edwards jolly Five Juvenile Or.
chestra, composed Of five high
school boys and girls who have won
considerable recognition in Cleveland
and have made several appearances
In other cities.
One Of the evenings novelties will
be a mouth harp duet by Karl
Knoch and Fred Perfors. Another
will be xylophone solo by Alyce
Flayhaven. well known to WTAM
fans for her performance on this IN.
strument and also as a pianist and
violinist. An additional attraction
will be a chorus of thirty boys and
girls from the Northeast Y. M. C. A,
Minstrel Troupe.
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
LOUD SPEAKER.
Gets LOVERS
WHISPERS
University Students Pickup,
Sweet Nothings" and
Broadcast Them !,
By International News Service.

DS AHtcEHdCdOHdA news service. ,.-
MADISON, Wis, May 19.-Theres
is a blushing group of SWANS ands.
their "sweeties" on the campus or
the University of Wisconsin. II re.,
suited from an impromptu labora-~
tory course in love-making to which
a professor and a number of fra,
ternity students are said to have
furnished instruction.
Down at the end Of Park street,
right on the shore of Lake Men
dota. where one can hear the monot.A
onous lap-lap OF the waVeletS on
the horeline-where the pale, Sill
very moonbeamS stream through
newly leaved trees-is "Loversss
Bench" 81
A Regular Place.
tits the nook of peace and quiet. :;
For years the regular quota offs
lovers come to this retreat to whisz
per their sweet nothings.
Brilliant minds of the student
body, interested in physics, attached
a dictaphone, which led to a nearby
fraternity house. At night the gang
collected and listened in. 1t waR
necessary to send a spike" everHis
now and then to discover who was
broadcasting. -
A record was kept of the sweet
nothings. 1t was discovered thae1
as soon as one couple left another
came. The little wires brought in..
cesSant whispers until midnight. =
Then came the plan to extend the :
entertainment. Dad Morgan's pool
room. down on State street, holds
hundreds Of visitors, male Students
with no better place to spend the
evening. Morgan has a radio witt
loud speaker, and the idea was
conceived to connect the dictaphorf4A
to the loud speaker. 81
The secret leaked out, and now
the stone bench is empty. It pron,.t
ises to be empty, too, for MANY
weeks to come. ~
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
RADIO WEDDING
TAKESPLAGE
JUNE. 4
Wendell Hall to Wed Chicago
Newspaper Woman Athlete
to Be- Best Man

When Mis- Marian NJ Martin.
Chicago newspaper woman. andfs
Wendell Hall, radio artist. knowrE
all over 1.-THE country as the radintt
entertainer, stand before pastoi *
and a. microphone on the tevenin.s6
Of June 4 for their radio weddina%
they will be attended, respectively =
blythe daughter OF famous writes;1
ard by famous track athlete. E
Miss Martin has chosen Miss
Dorothy Fullerton, daughter offs
spondent and feature writer, as herr
bridesmaid. Miss Martin is a news9a
paper woman by inheritance. Herss
father, William Martin, for many
years was city editor OF the Chicago
Herald before it became the Herald1S
Examiner, and an uncle holds ar
similar position with a large CALI 3
fornia paper. tx
Back in the days when sWanden
Hall was an undergraduate in the,
prep school for the University Off
Chicago, he had as a team mate on I
the schools track team a Thomas :
Campbell Campbell later ran his
way to lame as captain Of the Yale
track team and later by his speca3
tacular sprints over 500 yards UNDER
tne banner or the New York Atllsy
letic Club. Throughout the separa-
ton Of runner from entertainer. theA
school friendship has been main
tanned. and Campbell has promised 3
Hall that he will do no running
when the time comes for them to 2
face potentially four million people
on occasion of the forthcoming.
radio wedding.
MI, EIoll hoe - IL
in Chicago to rest from the exac. :
tons of a four months radio tour,
recently completed. He will sing !.
and strum his uke from a Chicago
station in the interim intervening
before the wedding on June 4. It
is expected that four broadcasting.'
stations, at least, will be linked for z
simultaneous transmission of the
wedding ceremony. - -
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forts to meet these and CHER con.
ditions which your committee be-
lieves should be corrected"
The bill is designed to preserve
competition in foreign communIca-
zion between wireless companies
afQd wire and cable companies, by
preventing the combination Of wire
less aPd cable companies in foreign
commefce.
Radio and Advertising.
The committee feels that some
action should be taken to limit the
use or radio \ for advertising pur.
poses. but owing to the uncertain
state of Development along this line.
no such regulation has been made
We are unanimoSAs in. the opin.
ION That much the sanita rule should
apply to, this form of adSyertisine, . :
applies in the case of iNawsne naT
advertising, the report staNas = -
The bill, while not limitiN"
vertlsing, requires, however xhot
all broadcasted for which AZ.
money or other valuable cons;SeyS
alton Is paid shall be announceS as
advertising at the time the same
IL Droadcasted."
There has been much nuhlic
discussion Of the interference ca used
oy receiving sets and many 70.
quests that legislation should ha
framed to prevent the use of re-.
ceivlng sets which radiate energy .
the committee declares. "Tha com.
mittee fully appreciates that an evil
exists but. is not able to. suggest
any remedy which is not worse
100000 Sets in u. s.
In England all receiv;no .a,s
are licensed. We cannct r.cer,'
mend such a system IN this COM.
Try. Enere are probably 5000, 900
OF more receiving sets in this coun.
try. The licensing Of such mum.
Der OF sets would require a tire.
expense"
The, bill provides for creation of
an ADVISORY committee on radio to
which the Secretary Of Commerce
can refer Tor examination and re-
port matters relating to administia.
ton or the law or changes in the
regulations and the study of prob.
lens involved in radio comlmunica.
ton.
Each of the Government depart.
ments using radio to any consider
able extent is represented upon the
committee. The bill provides that
seven members shall be chosen from
those not employed in the Govern.
mental service, and directs that one
OF these seven shall be a member
OF a representative association VI
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
MI

signal triumph for Doug, for Roxy
and for broadcasting.
Listeners-in and Roxy fans will
miss Doug" and his splendid tenor
voice, but all will feel a consider.
able pride in knowing that their
star has gone to greater stardom.
We are reminded of a paragraph
recently written by Haywood Broun,
in the New York World, who after
condemning radio as an aid to a
singing aspirant, asked If there is
a single recorded case "of any one
who has achieved recognition and
legitimate success through radio
appearances" Il doubt it, he
said. o. toc-
Back in the studio last night,
Roxy continued to please his lis.
teners, as he can do so well when
he wishes.
The introduction verses which
We're poor poetry but the better en-
tertainment for their ihegitimate
rhythm. amused us immensely.
And there was music, splendid
music, and plenty of it.
We are glad the verses referred
/ to Betsy as the Queen of the Air.
Or was 1t airs? OF just'.Ayres''?
She is all of that, and if one
doubted it, one should have heard
her sing Sonny"
We are inclined to believe that
before many months are passed
there will be more exists from the
gang. There's Betsy and "Bomby'
and Peter the Great" who seem
doomed to more personally success.
rul roles than members of the
gang"
What was perhaps radios great
est religious service was held yes
terday afternoon in the outdoor
amphitheater Of the National Ca,
thedral. -. =
We heard with interest the adj
dresses OF. Senator Pepper Of Penn.
sylvania, General John Hines and
Bishop Freeman.
There was no sermon, in the
popular sense Of the word, but
there was a world of religion and
magnificent appeal for unity OF
faith.
w. Milton. 1926 New Hampshire
avenue. apparently was tuned in
at the same point on the dials with
e G. Harrison last Wednesday
night.
In explanation Of what was heard
Mr. Milton writes as follows:
II had the announcement of this
station pretty clearly and under
stood it was CKCH, Ottawa, the
United Railways of Canada, broad
casting in conjunction with CHYC
Of Montreal over. the Bell Telephone
System or some such Arrangement
Ehis was on wave-length Of about
$50 meters. had heard only a part
OF Nhe address and of the sons
whefrX WIS, Sears Roebuck, Chi
cago, (came ;busting.in.'
Mr.. Millions letter probably will
explain fully the program heard BY
Mr.. Harrison. The "train.beii" thai
the latter heard was undoubtedIy
that Of Wis which uses that effect
TO announce the station - Z
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
RADIO DELIVERS DEATH !,
MESSAGE IN EVERGLADES

DAYTONA, Fla, May 19.-Radlo
that annihilator of space-has
reached from Pittsburgh, Pa, and
delivered a death message to parties
in the swamps of Florida.
It was Saturday night that
Daytona man listened in" to a.
concert being broadcast by. a PittsS
burgh station. At the end Of the
program it was announced that Mrs:
Charles Eaton, Of New York, had.
died suddenly and that her husr
band was travelling somewhere iR
Florida in a large truck. =
The Washington times., 1924-05-19
ROMPING AROUND
tie
RADIO DIAL
BIZ Listener.In

Roxy was himself again last
night.
His lines were fresh and natural
and the musical program might
easily be ranked as the best Of the
year.
Roxy announced that the produc-
ton Of "Pinafore'' was the most
pretentious thing the gang has
ever attempted. NE agree with
him and go him oae better by say
ing that, to us, it is much the
best work his artists have ever
executed.
The "PinaEore" music, always
happy and beautiful, seemed to be
lifted up even above It's own melody
b< these 7 Capitol theater artists.
Both tbs choruses and the solo
work were most praiseworthy.
ThS cameoed "Pinafore'' last
night brought as much applause as
we hcve ever heard at the Capitol
Theater. But it is doubtful that
more than a handful Of those who
were so appreciative last night
would have bought tickets at the
box office for a. full performance OF
the opera.
Again we have another bit of
evidence Of the genius Of Roxy
the man who knows his audiences
and seldom fails to please them.
The first important exit of a
member or the gang-unless we
consider Evelyn Herbert, who was
cast in the Broadway production
Of Stepping Stones" but who still
remains faithful to Roxy's pro-
grams on Sunday nights-was an
nounced last night.
Doug" Stanbury will leave New
York in a few weeks to join the
Chicago Civic Opera CompanyNa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
De,iohtfuI Social Afternoon

Tho meeting of the Ladies Aid OIL
the First UniYersalist church yestef-
day afternoon in the vestry was
delightful occasion. The hostesses
were Mrs. Martha Simms, Mrs. j. \:
Pettingill, Mrs. Herbert Ripley ana
Miss Edith Kelso. The VeStry was
still gay with Easter decorations and
presented n cheerful scene. There
was a short business meeting ut
which Mrs. Helen NJ. Brown presid-
cd. Then there was n very pleasing
program. Mrs. Edith Horne gave two
songs with encores and Mrs. Ferdi-
nand Coburn two readings, also en-
cored. The songs were as follows:
"Just A'Wearying for You, Annie
Laurie" Perfect Day" and believe
Me If All Those Endearing Young
Charms" The readings were James
Whitcomb Riley's I'm Friendly Sort
of Way" with an encore, a parody
on the psalm of Life" and THE
Big Dog Under the Wagon" with
Home, Sweet Home" as encore.
Both readings and songs were much
appreciated.
Later in the afternoon n delicious
supper was served by the hostesses.
The table was very attractive. There
were mayflowers at each plate and
in the center was q maybasket in
form Of a red rose, serving as jar
dinere to n blossomins plant. An
other of these attractive maybaskets
flower filled, ornamented the piano.
They were the work of Mrs. James
Nelson. Fruit salad, hot rolls, pickles.
home made and delicious, coffee and
various kinds of cake were served
and were very much appreciated by
the guests of the afternoon. There
was an excellent attendance and the
occasion was Il delightful one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
Rescuers Continue
Search for Bodies
In BenWOOd Mine

Wheeling, w. Va. April c9-The
battle against high water, fallen rock
and poison gas in the Benwood Mil
Mine of the Wheeling Steel Corpora
tion where Ill miners were entombed
by a gas explosion yesterday, center.
eG tonight in the passages leading
from the Browns Run air shaft as
fatigued rescue crews pushed forward
III their search for bodies of the vic.
Tins.
Twenty bodies had been removed
from the mine. Rescue crews had To-
Gated 81 others in the workings and
were progressing slowly toward one
section where other miners were
working at the time of the blast
There was no expectation that any Of
them would be found alive. =
Outside. the lines established BY
state police at the shaft entry, many
pathetic scenes were enacted. Three
hundred men, women and children
Gathered after treading through snklt
deep mud to await news. Occasional.
" o. woman would give vent to her
agony, here and there the sob OF
child was heard but most of the Voc
men bore their lot with stole calm.
ness.
A relief committee was organized
today by Mayor James Cox of Ben
wood to render assistance to the Ia
males of the victims. The committee
found many of the families in distress
and issued an appeal for money and
clothing.
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LITCHFIELD

mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Gilman
and son Hugh. and Mr.. ana MIS-
Leland Gilman and little BETTY wen
to Portland Sunday to visit MI
Gilman's father. Frank ID. Gilman,
who is in the hospital. They 1ounu
him much improved.
The Grange Auxiliary met tues.
day with Mrs. K. r. True at Mrs. l.
N. Adams.
George Tucker went to Massa.
chusetts last week to visit hls
brothers.
Mrs. o. A. True is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Vinton Gordon III
Livermore Falls.
The Grange auxiliary is to have
n public whist party at the Grans"
Hall Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Maxim
daughter Marion and friend, MISS
McClelland OF Newtonvillc, Mass.
who have been passing q week AZ
their cottage ut Lake Cobbossee-
contee, returned home Saturday. j.
Tho Bible study will he held o.
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. josiah
Small Wednesday evening at :
p. NJ. Subject. 1.-THE Assyrian Exile
OF Israel" Kings I'LL. =,
Josiah Small, Ralph Brann. ana
son. Clifton, Adelbert Hartman
Wilbur Gowell. Sherman Witham'
Bert Bassett, Herbert Rrann'
shingled the chapel Friday.
Mrs. ]. X. Harvey is reported as
very much improved from her re-
cent illness.
II. Merrill of Gardiner has moved
his family out to his cottage Oh
pleasant Pond for the summer.
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George F.. King

George Francis King passed away
Tuesday morning at his home on
Bridge street, after an illness of sew
eral months. He was born in Show
hogan. January ], 1854. the son of
Thoman and Lucy (Lachon) King.
and came to this city, where he has
been engaged in the shoe business
for many years. During his years
of business on Water street he was
noted for his integrity in all trans
actions and was q kindly man, and
well liked by all who knew him.
Surviving relatives are the widow,
three sons. Morris w. King of Rich
mond. Emile Dudley of this city, and
David +. Dudley of Seattle, Wash;
two daughters. Mrs. William J. Gro
der OF Randolph and Mrs. D. l..
Bunker of Auburn: one brother.
Abraham King of Cooper's Mills:
and two sisters. Mrs. L. b. Haskell
of Skowhegan and Mrs. Elizabeth
Judd OF California. Funeral services
will be held at o'clock Thursday
morning from st. Joseph's Catholic
church and the remains will be TAX
en- to Skowhegan for interment.
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Father and Son Meeting

Last evening at the Methodlst
Episcopal church the Mems class OF
the church, the Live Wires, had
for their regular meeting father
and son get-together. Each mem
Der of the organization had as guest
his son or some lad WHO was u rel
alive or a friend. There was an IN,
teresting program, which included
music and readings. There were
choruses by the boys, reading by
Harry Mayers, who was one OF the
Fl. III. S. contest speakers and a read
ing by A. N. Smith among the num-
bers of the program. Jeit Sml'n vi
Waterville was the guest OF honor
and speaker of the evening; ne
took as his topic Dads and Lads
and developed it to show what
should be the ideal relation between
fathers and sons. His speech was
telling one and inspirational and ne
was warmly applauded. Refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served and social intercourse en-
loved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
NATIONAL HOME

Officer Of the day, Capt. Thomas r.
Burke.
Timothy c. Hayes has been grant
ed a furlough to visit relatives in
Lawrence.
Joseph P. Byrne, late of Co. G. 1
r. l. Inf, has reported here from the
Southern Branch for admission.
Daniel F. Ivory and Leonard M.
Maillet motored to Lewiston Tuesday
evening to attend ball given by the
Elks.
Roy Treworgy. of the Charles Law
renee Co. of Boston. was a business
visitor here Tuesday.
A male calf three months old and
weighing $50 pounds was shipped
Monday to the Marion Branch for
breeding purposes.
Henry Deveno late Co. D, 46 U. s.
Inf, and Edward r. Shea, late
Casual Detachment, Spruce Produc-
ton Division, have been granted dis.
charges from the Home.
The returns from passes Tuesday
were Murty S. Sullivan from Boston,
John F. Danahy from Blackstone
and Albert L. Chase from Lowell
Tomorrow at the Home theatre at
$50, "The Troubling Of Bethesda
POOR by the Daughters Of Veterans
of Augusta will be the attraction.
Excellent musical numbers between
the acts,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-30
GARDINER CITIZENS THR0NC new :
SHRINE BUILDING TO Adm HOUSE
WARMING PROGRAM IS GRIPPING

Of the Shrine Club Festival was in
keeping with the first-a complete sue
cess. 1t will continue tonight.
Dancing free Wednesday evening.
Admission every afternoon free.
The following distinguished shrin-
ers and their ladies were guests at
the opening: Ill. Potentate Walter L.
Emerson of Kora Temple, Lewiston
and Mrs. Emerson. Ill. Potentate
George w. Wescott Of Anah Temple,
Bangor; Ill. High Priest Carus Spear
of Anah Temple, Bangor. and Mrs.
Spear; Past Ill. Potentate Edward
Stetson Of Lewiston and Mrs. Stet-
son; Past Ill. Potentate George V.
Turgeon of Lewiston and Mrs. Tur-'
geon; Past H. Potentate George w.
Lane, Jr, of Lewiston, President of
Lewiston and Auburn Shrine club.
and Mrs. Lane; Ill. Assistant Rabban
Harry S. Coombs of Lewiston and
Mrs. Coombs; Recorder Ernest L.
Wellman of Auburn and Mrs. Well
man: President Sylvan Shurtleff of
Portland Shrine club and Mrs. Shurt-
left; President Mark Clafiin of Wa
terville Shrine Club.
Among the out of town guests at
Gardiner Shrine Club Ball Monday
evening were noticed: Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight H. Edwards, Auburn. Mr.. and
Mrs. James B. Pulsifer. Auburn; Mr..
and Mrs. Nat Barrows. Waterville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kinsman, Au-
gusta; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Down.
ing, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest E.
Gray and Miss Dorothy Gray, Angus
ia; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cummings.
Manchester; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Earris, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Warrell. Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs.
D. w. Dewar. Augusta; Mr.. Delbert
Adams, Augusta; Mr.. Ralph Brooks.
Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. Merton E.
Wheeler; Augusta.