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The Washington times., 1924-05-29
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MRS. TAI4MAGE RETURNS
FROM WEST COAST.

Mrs. r. Dewitt Talmake arrived
yesterday at the Willard, accom-.
panied by her daughter Mrs. Pitt
Scott, to remain here indefinitely.
They came from Seattle where they
have been for nearly a year, Cap.
tain Scott having been on duty in
Pacific waters.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred e. Tasker
have returned to their home in New
York by motor, after PASSING some
days at Wardman Park Hotel.
Nine. de Ia Sauze Of New York II
at the Hamilton Hotel. She Is &C.
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
Francis Coppicus.
Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder will
spend the summer In Europe and
will be accompanied by her daurh.
ter, Mrs. John w. Garrett, OF Bal.
tinnore. They will sail on july 2
for France, and will return to This
country In October.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
JEAN EOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETY AND IT'S
GARDEN PARTY
IN DOORS
TODAY
Mrs. Coolidge to Receive
Guests in Historic
East Room

AIRS. COOLIDGE will be host
N ess this afternoon at the
AVA last Of three springtime
receptions designed as garden
parties but only one of which
could be held in the garden.
The hostess viii receive In the
East Room, and it 10 expected
that President Coolidge will stand
with her to greet the guests.
Unless there is q sudden change
in the weather from the moment
Of writing, the fete will be en-
tirely indoors, the Marine Band
playing in. the Red Corridor and
Refreshments being served in the
State Dining Room.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
Will make one more effort to give
garden party, entertaining on the
afternoon Of June when their
guests will be the disabled veterans
from the various army, navy, and
public health hospitals in the vicinity
of Washington. Poignant memories
of the parties which the President
and Mrs. Harding gave for the
wounded veterans still linEer, and
NO one can witness the rather piti.
fll enjoyment Of men, who are pay.
ing through the years their service
In the war, without a tug at the
heart strings.
John Coolidge, the Oldest son Of
President and Mrs. Coolidge, who
IL to follow in his fathers foot.
steps at Amherst College, will Re
graduated from Mercersburg Acad.
envy early fl June. Mrs. Coolidge
expects to. attend the ceremonies,
and a portrait Of Commander Joel
T. Boone, one of the Presidents
physicians, and a Mercersburg gradu.
ate, IL to be unveiled in connection
Herewith. General Lejeune is TO
be one Of the speakers.
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The Chinese Minister and Nine.
SEE, who had dinner last night at
the legation. had as guests, Senator
and Mrs. William H. King, Senator
Thomas ]. Walsh, Mrs. John B.
Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Brown Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lansing. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Evans.
jr., Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Schreiner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Billiard and
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Thompson.
ITALIAN ATTACHE LEASES
MRS. BRODERICK'S HOUSE.
Count and Countess Della Porte
have taken the house Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Joyce Broderick at 1901
Sixteenth street, where they will
remain for about a year. Count
Della Porte recently has been at
tached to the Italian embassy. and
the countess has been staying at
Wardman Park. -~o 80,
Frank Belknap, Of Santa Barbara,
Cal, entertained about twenty guests
at dinner last night at the Wash.
ington Hotel in honor Of Mrs. ]. K.
Noon, Of Portland, Ore. The party
went later to lie Paradis for supper
and dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Mondell
and their daughter, Miss Dorothy
MondeIl, moved from their residence
in o street yesterday to their new
home, S147 Sixteenth street.
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Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, Mrs.
A. Julian Brylawski and Louis At.
water will appear on the benefit
program to be given by the Y. w.
c. A. Booklovers Club at o'clock
tonight at 1104 M street. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the Louis
Hamilton Bayly Fund, which is
named in honor Of the late Lieuten.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lowman.
who have given up their house in
Connecticut avenue, and Harry
Lowman, jr., are leaving Washing.
ton tomorrow for Atlantic City.
Mr.. Lowman will return to town
early next week, Mrs. LowTnan and
her son remaining several weeks
longei. They have taken an apart
ment which they win occupy ON
their return.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29

Mrs. Truxtun BAale. who is now
In New York, will leave there today
for her home at San Raphael, Calif.,
where she will remain during the
summer.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29

lilies Of the valley. The brides.
maids were dressed in harmonious
shades of organdle, and carried pink
and white peonies. The wedding
march, from Lohengrin, was played
by Miss Irene Salchow.
The bridegroom parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Hannum. and his
brother. Ronald. of Cleveland, at.
tended the ceremony. other out-of-
town guests included Mrs. William
Quinn and Francis and Russell
Quinn, Of Philadelphia.
After the ceremony a reception
was held at the residence Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Han.
mum later left for a honeymoon
trip.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Under Whose Flag?

The New York "drys" bid fair to
find themselves in q quandary when
they come to vote for governor No.
vember 4. Unless Col. Roosevelt, in
his speech Of acceptance tonight. sue
ceeds in convincing them satisfac-
torily that he is dry-and they have
declared in advance that he is not
they will be confronted on election
day with no choice Of candidate on
the dry issue. Gov. Smith is admit.
tedly in favor Of light wines and beer
through proposed amendment of the
Volstead act. and the Anti-Saloon
League insists that Col. Roosevelt's
record has been consistently wet or
nearwe:. and that the circumstances
of his nomination and his association
with Senator Wadsworth indicate that
he is still wet.
The Anti-Saloon League, almost in
the shadow of the Roosevelt home
where he will be notified tonight, has
expressed it's disbelief of Col. Roose-
Velt's ability to assure the voters that
he is not wet. Orville S. Poland, head
of the legal department Of the Anti.
Saloon League, in a speech last night
declared Col. Roosevelt is "Wads-
worth's puppet,'' and his answer
would be Wadsworth's answer. The
Anti-Saloon League speaker charged
that Senator Wadsworth forced the
nomination OF Col. Roosevelt without
having made a careful analysis of the
political situation, and believing he
would have plant tool at Albany
The speaker classed Gov. Smith as an
"out-andout, straight forward and
probably honest wet" Col. Roosevelt
he said, in 1920 had his choice Of TAX
ing his stand with Gov. Smith for >.
beer or taking a position with Presi-
dent Coolidge. He stood with Smith.
If that is the way the dryS feel
about the two candidates their lot will
be an unhappy one on November T.
1t would seem their only alternative
will be to stay at home.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
EARTHQUAKE and Storm.

Earthquake, hurricane and flood
vrsaews comes from many parts Of the
United States, and severe storm losses
have been sustained at points not far
from Washington. Earth tremors were
> felt throughout northern New Eng
& iand and eastern Canada. An earth
quake Or tremor in that region per-
ceptible without the aid of sensitive
Instruments is unusual, and scientific
rl4en who follow earthquakes say that
j.. is the sharpest shock felt in New
England in 30 years. News Of the
rocking Of the earth is sent out from
scores OF towns in New England, and
from soEle places come reports Of cleo
,vkrical disturbance in the sky. The
lcNew England scientists say that the
carths disturbance seems to have be-
.sYln in the maritime provinces of
a tanada, but there are other opinions.
sfhere are no reports of damage at
rtis time, but an earthquake any
where in the eastern United States
(which shakes houses so that ordinary
Eaople know an underearth disturb
ance is going on sets many persons to
thinking Of the Charleston earthquake
of August 81. 1856. and of the San
Frxaaaaco quake of April is. 1906.
- San0Co IN cur part Of the
Evening star., 1924-10-01

ination' Nor is the allurement held out
exclusively to former employees, for the
letter adds that "a person who passed Il
typist examination at any time within
the past five years, whether appointed
or not, is also eligible for this tempo
rary work without further examination
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"At the peak OF war work, on Ar
mistice day. November II. 1918, there
were 917,76O employees on the civil serv-
ice rolls. BY July, 1921. this number
had been reduced to 597.4s2, or by more
than 10000. At the beginning of this
year 1t had been reduced to about 540,-
900, so that during the last five years
more than 100000 employees have been
let out.
1.-THE administration Is now endeavor-
ing to have all these former employees
believe that if they want the Jobs, and
will only file for them, they may be
restored to the federal pay roll. AS Il
matter of fact, the adjutant generals
office in the War Department has ad-
vised that force of only about $500
clerks will be necessary to do the bonus
work, so that, with about $500 jobs to
give out the administration. through
this civil service letter. is endeavoring
by this subtle method to fool more thu
500. 900 man and woman voters into be-
lieving that they are going to get Gov
eminent Jobs"
Evening star., 1924-10-01
IN TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

So rapidly do changes of conditions
develop In radio service that what
were considered ample provisions 70,
! carrying on the traffic Is months age
are today inadequate and largely OBJ
solete. Consequently, the Secretary
of Commerce, Herbert Hoover, has
called third national radio confer
ence to be held in Washington next
| week for the purpose Of bringing
/ radio rules and regulations up to
| date.
The entire science of radio broad
! casting dates back only three years
| 1t is fortunate that in the beginning
| Of radio development there were no
rules hampering the freedom of ex-
pertinent by amateurs, though II
would be. perhaps, difficult to define
what constituted an amateur and
The experts" of 1921 are not now
inclined to tell their 14-year- old sons
how little they then knew of radio
and Of ether waves.
x x = X
Much of the marvellous progress
must be credited to the $1,000 regis
tered amateurs who, having no pre-
conceived ideas. were free to try
anything once"-or a thousand times
without fear of being unscientific.
Between the amateur and big busi-
ness, or between the amateur and the
| thousands of ships that sail the seven
seas, there now arises sharp compe-
tition of privileges and conflicting
| interests.
In 1912 there was an international
| radio conference held in London. At
that time the use of radio was linn
tied to ships, and was restricted TO
| wireless telegraphy, in code for sig
mailing the movements of vessels.
There was then little thought of
wireless telephony. Nor during the
war was there any radio telephony
although the wireless telegraphic
code service was extensively used.
The 1912 conference, dealing only
with ship problems, became the basis
of laws in all countries, affecting
ether communication.
The United States is far in advance
Of all other nations in radio develop
ment. 1t was in this country, in 1921.
that the broadcast sting of music and
speech was first made possible.
In 1922 Congress passed law put
ting radio control under the Depart
Htnt OF commerce, tnOuRh- even
then, il had relation particularly to
marine use In February of that
year Secretary Hoover called the
first conference, and in March, 1928,
Il second conference was held. At the
second conference the country was
zuned and in each zone certain wave
lengths were assigned.
Broadcastin stations have been us
ing a wave of $50 meters. All ships
carrying the American flag are re-
quired to carry radios, and 10 use a
wave geo. 500 or i06 meters long, but
it is recognized that although the wave
be set for 500 meters. it will vary,
perhaps, 10 or 90 meters above or be-
low 500. Both marine and land opera
tors have been encroaching upon each
other, to their serious interference.
Amateurs have been assigned waves
! from 80 to 150 meters. with low
power. They are now menaced by the
incoming of vastly increased power OF
large companies who propose 10 aban-
don their present maximum Of 500 kilo-
Evening star., 1924-10-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
And Yet

And Yet
I've heard folks refer to the man we
oppose
AS a creature of baleful intent
Who hates little children and laughs
at their woes
And on smashing the statutes is
bent.
And vet. when l saw him. his manner
was kind,
His visage was gentle and sad.
l ventured to hope that perhaps We
may find
That he isn't too fearfully bad.
I've heard folks allude to the man we
sustain
AS a person of merit so rare
A frivolous moment would give him
a pain
And add to the gray in his hair.
And yet, when I saw him, the CLINT
in his eye
Showed jest wasn't misunderstood.
l ventured to hope we shall find
by and by
That he isn't too awfully good.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Vital Change in Steel Trade
From Federal Ruling Doubted

sets steel manufacturing free to de-
velop where it is natural for il to de-
Velop. The Oklahoma City OkIahonlan
believes it also is "a long step toward
agrarian relief For, as the Minneap-
oils Tribune believes, "if the economists
are right in their expectations, abolition
of the Pittsburgh plus system will
stimulate the steel manufacturing in
dustry in this State and contribute to a
better balance of its agricultural and
industrial activities. Larger industrial
employment in turn will create a larger
purchasing power and consuming ca
pacity for the products Of Minnesota
farms and dairies.'' The ST. Paul
Pioneer Press is also sure "the way
is now open fog price reductions on
steel products in the Northwest and for
a great expansion of the steel manu-
featuring industry in this territory, par
ticularly in Minnesota near the sources
Of the raw material which hitherto have
served chiefly to sustain the great mills
of the East
Evening star., 1924-10-01

watts and install machines producing
5000 kilowatts. One firm is said to
be planning a 40,000-watt power. 1t is
claimed by the panic stricken anna
teurs that such a powerful broadcast
ing would put out OF service all small
er instruments.
The lar-e firms offset this statement
by asserting that their service will
greatly enlarge the range of listeners
in. In thesabsence of precedent. it
may be left to the conference to ad-
wise the Secretary of Commerce to
grant a tentative license, subject to
immediate revocation in case the great
power operates against the general
field.
There are those who claim that. in
stead of the long wave and tremendous
watt power for transmitting long dis
tance. equal results can be obtained
with short waves, and comparat lively
low power. which would not interfere
with more general use of the ether.
Like the doctrines of the contending
schools of medicine, it will be inter-
estfng when the high-power radio
''allopaths" and the short-wave home
opaths" undertake to keep the patient
alive by their conflicting theories.
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Shall broadcasting be construed to
is something in which every citizen
possesses equal rights. Is there an
eminent domain in the heavens above?
A certain candidate for Congress re-
Gently demanded the right to make his
speeches over a radio, without expense
to himself. upon the ground that the
radio is public utility and the public
ought to have the privilege of learning
his views on general governmental
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for Congress. He was told that the
rates were $40 minute, but that
his speech was not desired, as the COM
pany did not want to jeopardize the
popularity of its service with unen-
tertaining addresses. Did the radio
company have IA right to bar him, if he
was willing to pay the announced rate?
y ::
The greatest problem Is how TO
produce revenue without lesscning
the interest of the listeners-in. This
question does not seem To differ from
that Of publishers. 1T pays to ad-
yertise," and advertisers will pay for
the privilege. Entertaining and in
formative reading must spice the
columns of publications to keep the
readers Interested; otherwise, adver-
tising values will cease. Similarly,
the radio, in it's proximate develop
fnent, VIII become Self-Supporting &
through 4 limited volume of adver-
ttsing, mingled with high-grade ar
tistic talent.
\ large business firm recently Of
fered, free. the finest band in New
York City to play into the radio. pro-
yldcd the announcement would be
broadcast that the music was fur
nished by that firm. The offer was
refused The price of $500 AN hour
was quoted.
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No 'broadcastinS company possesses
any vested rights to its license. No
matter how great may be its invest
meut, its license is held al the option
of the Department OF Commerce, sub
Ject to revocation at any time.
Whether this danger might be curbed
by court of equity in case of ar
hitrary official power remains to be
tested. This is one of the problems
which will be discussed at the coming
conference.
Copyright. 1924. by Paul V Corlinsl
Evening star., 1924-10-01

American Federation OF Labor must
split its ticket in New York and vote
for La Toilette and Smith. 1t is known
to a virtual certainty that there will
be some other splitting of tickets.
many voters casting their ballots for
Coolidge and Smith, because of the
popularity Of the governor. Does this
not leave Mr.. Davis in a rather pecu.
liar position? 1t likewise puts severe
strain upon the political acumen of
the politically minded members of the
American Federation of Labor, under
the guidance of Mr.. Gompers, who, in
addition to the role of President.
maker. is now seeking that of COVER.
normaker.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
FLO w E II S
For the Living
Elsie Janis.
By GEORGE ADE,

How do you measure life, ANYWAY
by the calendar or by what happens ?
If you measure by the calendar
Elsie Janis is young woman, and
will be for a long time to come Now,
YOU other girls. don't be catty 1t
has been several years since you saw
her starring in "The Vanderbilt Cup
but she was then so young that she
was under the shadow of the Gerry
law in New York.
If you measure by what has hap
pened, then Elsie Janis has lived
longer than any inmate out at the
through the combined experiences of
Queen Elizabeth. Sarah Bernhardt
Joan of Arc and the lady who swings
on the flying trapeze in the circus.
She has been a theatrical star in
the capitals of the world, n war hero
Inc, globe-trotter, a little friend to
the nobility, sister to dozens of de-
sirable young men, a playwright, a
stage manager. contributor to mag
azines, composer of music, dis
ciple of symbolic dancing. an apostle
of athletic training, somewhat of a
public speaker, and so on, and so on.
When she started years ago she had,
among other assets, a radiant smile
shoulders. She has come through a
perfect whirl of experiences without
losing her head or the smile.
When she emerged from Columbus,
Ohio, carefully chaperoned by her
mother, she was a child reciter, and
they called her Baby Elsie.'' 1t was
then she remarked:
II am starting SO young that by the
time / am so years old people will
say I am So.'
And she did become almost an in
stitution at an age when most girls
are learning how to make fudge
Elsie Janis achieved popularity in
her profession and among the dress
coat aristocrats and with thousands
of doughboys in France because she
went ahead endowing the world with
good cheer and lighting up the dark
places with her genuine Columbus,
Ohio, personality.
Elsie has received a good many bou-
quets, but another will not spoil her.
If adulation and curtain calls and
floral offerings could have changed
her she would have gone tempera-
mental a long time ago.
She has been a marvellous combina-
ton of girlishness and gumption. OF
her almost miraculous talent as a
mimic there is no need to speak. and
to mention her salary when she dips
into vaudeville would not be to the
point We are taking off our hats not
to the dramatic star, but to Elsie
Janis, American girl.
(Cooyright, 1894. b. the Bell Syndicate. Ine.)
rmox3vvs Melville z StonA
Evening star., 1924-10-01
The Conquering Heroes.

Washington's ovation to it's base
ball club today is natural expression
OF gratitude toward a group of young
name of the Capital to bring the high
est honors in the national game to the
District. Many of them have played
major league base BALI in no other
city. Walter johnson, for example,
has worn no other than n Washington
uniform in all of his long career in
big league" company. Stanley Har-
rls, the manager, has earned his serV-
ice stripes at the Capital. Others have
come up directly from minor league
engagements to this city's team. In q
degree remarkable in base ball history
this combination Of pennant winners
is local in its development.
1t matters not. however, how long
or how briefly the ball tossers who
have just won the American League
pennant. and who will on Saturday
cross bats with the New York Giants,
have worn the Washington uniform
such are admired and welcomed to-
day with all the honors the city can
pay. The President of the United
States is TO receive and address them,
thanking them in the name of the
Capital City for their contribution TO
Washington'S history.
To make Il gala occasion Of the re-
turn from their triumphant tour Of Il
team of base bali players is the more
appropriate because Of the fact that
this city has been so persstently
throughout its membership in the
major leagues merely one of the "also
rams Yesterday The Star printed a
graphic chart showing the annual
standings of the Washington club
since its organization, in both leagues.
Save for two occasions, when it fin
ished second, il has never been seri-
ously considered. This year to most
observers of the game it was con-
signed TO Il minor position. Those who
did So did not reckon upon the new
element that had entered the equation,
the youthful leadership of ii manager
gifted with a remarkable degree Of
skill in inspiring his men 10 do their
best in all circumstances.
To every man on the roster is due
the credit All of them have helped.
All of them at times during the sea-
son have had the misfortune to err in
omission or in commission. The best
of the hatterS have failed in the
pinches. the best of the fielders have
slipped at critical moments, the best
of the pitchers have had their bad
days. But, taken altogether, every
man has done the best he could, and
that best has been better than the
best of seven other teams, and it is
now the hope and belief of the Capital
that that best will be better than the
best of the National League cham
pions.
Evening star., 1924-10-01

world are being recorded by seismo-
graphs at nearly all times. but they
are relatively few and feeble on the
Atlantic coast. They are more nu-
merous and stronger on the Pacific
coast. Perhaps the earliest earthquake
in the East of which men have kept a
record was that in 1911, which caused
considerable change in the face of the
country in the Mississippi Valley
south of the Ohio, was felt in New
York, and no doubt shook houses in
Washington.
In addition to the earthquake news,
wind and flood news comes from many
places. Points along the coast from
Georgia to Connecticut send reports
of high wind, and in some places wind
of hurricane force. In the Caroinas
rivers have Overflowed their banks
because Of extraordinary rains. New
York sends news of storm damage,
and Baltimore sends reports that the
Patapsco and other rivers reached
flood stage.