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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
FIRE COSTS MILLIONS.
Drought Responsible for Blazes in
Louisiana Timber Land

ALEXANDRIA, La, November IA
Forest fires, due to the long drought,
have swept over Il million acres or more
Of cutover lands in central and northern
Louisiana, causing a heavy loss To seed
ling and small trees, according to local
lumber men, who yesterday estimated
lars.
Operations in the Urania oil and gas
held, where a score of wells were be
ing drilled, have been suspended be-
cause of the drought,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
RESIGNS U. S. POST.
N. A. Smyth Quits as President of
Fleet Subsidiary.

Nathan 4. Smyth. formerly general
counsel for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation has resigned as presi
dent Of the United States Protection
and Indemnity Agency, a subsidiary
to the fleet corporation, Leigh G.
Palmer. president Of the corporation,
announced yesterday. The resigna-
ton will take effect December 81.
Mr. Palmer said Mr.. Smyth had
frequently during the past year asked
to he relieved of his present duties.
so he could return to the private
practice of law.
Women and music should never be
dated, saws Goldsmith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
SHRINERS AID SHUT-INS.
Give Space at Fashion Show for
HandiWork Display.

After finding it impossible to stage
a display OF the handicraft Of shut-iu
cripples in hotel Hobbies here. Mrs.
Fannie NJ, Baker Of the Brooklyn Bu-
reau of Charities announced today
that the Almas Temple fashion show
had donated space for such an eX-
hibit.
The New York organization, Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

Baker said. was organized for = tn i.
purpose Of giving shut-ins a f,fera
tive Interest in life, and the artielte
on exhibit viii be hooked rug
linens, embroidery and similar item.
made by hand by members.
T. cause Of crowded conditions, she
said, local hotels were forced II re
fuse space IN Hobbies. and the Alma.
Temple show at Convention Hal
came I" The assistance Of her organ
Zation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
OAK DINING ROOM

SUITE. In beautiful golden
oak. consists Of large massive
Buffet, Oval Glass Door China
Closet, large Extension Table and
. Leather-seat Dining Chairs.
Would sell new for $4,000, in very
good condition. Exchange Store
price, $3.50.
Each Pieces Delivered for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

The saddcst thing about October ~
the Brooktield Argus is that il passes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

Chestnut trees We're originally dis
covered in the Mediterranean region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

MAHOGANY DESK
CHAIR. Revolving seat,
slightly used but not abused, in
verv good condition. the kind rhat
sell for S29.50 new. Our Exchange
Store price. SOS.
Delivered for Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
BEDROOM OUTFIT.

WALNUT DRESSING
TABLE. With three mirrors
and large drawer, odd piece left
from bedroom suite, III very good
condition. Worth new S29.S0: will
he closed out in our E1ch auGe De-
partment Saturday for SS.95.
Delivered for ........-.-.----.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

MIS- $40 \ 9 \ X
LIBRARY TABLES. Jus.
a few to close out at the below
price, in very good condition. Nery
strongly constructed. would sell
new for SI450. Our Exchange
Store price, S5.95.
Delivered for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

T I y U X , "A vi i L T
RUGS. These rugs are all
in good condition and in the lot
are included 27xS4 size, less than
half their real value. Special Sat
urday. come early as they will be
sold before noon. Prices from
Sl00 up to SO.
Delivered for ..............
Evening star., 1924-08-27
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

BELASCO-"Madelin of the Movies" !"
at $40 pm. Matinee at 2:30 pm.
POLI'S-"The Chocolate Soldier" at
500 pm.
KEITH's-Julia Sanderson, vaude-
vile, at 2:15 and .S:15 pm.
TIVOLI-Musical and screen attrac-
tions, continuous performance 2 to IL
pm.
STRAND - Marshall Montgomery,
vaudeville and pictures, continuous
performance 1880 to IL pm.
GAYETY-"Go to It," burlesque, at
2:15 and Sis pm.
MUTUAL-"Bobbed Haired Bandits,
burlesque, 2:20 and $40 pm.
COLUMBIA-Rex Ingram's "The
Arab" at 1920 am, lis, 3:25, $50,
1880 and $40 pm.
RIALTO-"The Turmoil" at 1880
am, 1880, $3.50. $50, 1880 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN" Say Die"
at 11:45 am, 1:40, 3:45, 5:45, 7:40 and
9:45 pm.
PALACE-"Broken Barriers"
AMBASSADOR-"W of the
Wastland," 6:15, and $40 pm.
CENTRAL-"The Code of the Wild
erness," continuous from 11:35 am.
TO 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
NEEDIEST YOUNGSTERS
TO HAVE OUTING
Volunteers of America Hosts to
500 Little Folk From
Capital's Slums.

Five hundred of the neediest young
sters to be found in the slums of the
Capital are being given an outing
today at Chesapeake Beach by the
Volunteers of America, Inc.
The children, from all sections OF
the city, gathered at the District
Line at 1l:30 this morning and
boarded coaches that had been do
mated by the Chesapeake Beach Rail
way Company.
The Santa Claus spirit" started
when each child was presented a
brand-new pair Of shoes. Many of
them lost no time in putting them
right on and breaking them in. All
of the children will go in swimming
this afternoon. after which they will
be treated to sports, games and
boardwalk amusements. Then the
biggest event of all-grub time-will
come. Tables will be piled high
with everything good under the sun,
and at given signal the hungry
children will be turned loose and al
lowed to eat as much as they can
hold, regardless of Stomachache and
indigestion. The return trip to the
city will be made on the o'clock
train.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements is composed of Staff
Capts George l.. Myers and Vera V.
Myers District commanders, and
Capt. John +. kimban.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
MUSIC AND MOVIES
IN JOINT PROGRAM
Community Center Department
Announces Features of Enter
tainment at Central Tonight.

The program Of music and motion
pictures arranged for this evening in
the auditorium at Central High School
by the Community Center Department,
D. c. public schools, will feature con-
cert by the Holy Rosary Band, con-
Quoted by ]. l.. Vanpocke, and movies
by the United States Post Office
Department.
The band concert will begin promptly
at 7 80 o'clock, and the program to be
rendered by this interesting group of
over 80 young. well-trained musicians
of Washington includes: March, The
Messengr" (Barnhouse); ovrture tVan-
poucke) suite, (a) youth and
Beauty (Mackie-Beye (b) "Flirta-
ton (Mackie- -BeyeD: waltz. Erica
(Rudie Wiedoeft), with saxophone solo
by Master William Shaeffer; selection
(SouthwelD; popular hits. (a) "Dance
OF the Imns" (King), (b) Morning
Will Come Cal folsom waltz, Girl
birbin" Qestalozza) selection tking) :;
march, Washington Post" tSouSa) ::
rThe Star Spangled Banne'."
Following the band concert, at S rs
o'clock, motion pictures taken by the
Post Office Department will be shown.
including the transcontinental air mail
service pictures and the harbor boat
mail service pictures taken in New
10TH I1dipol pH tie dei'sti liileiit.
The concert tonight and Friday night
of this week also have been arranged
to take place in the auditorium instead
of in the stadium at Central High
School, owing to the GOODNESS of the
August evenings. Friday evening pic
lures shown will be by the United
States Geological Survey. which is also
providing a speaker for the OCCASION
and in addition a very fine musical pro-
gram is being arranged by the Com
munity Center Department. The usual
fee of 10 cents will be asked to cover
expenSeS
Evening star., 1924-08-27
Law Abiding

81 am strictly law abiding" said
Jupe Bungshaw. "and Pm bold in
denouncing and deriding all who
knock the statutes cold. | detest
the lawless critters who dispense
their bootleg booze; but he buys
illegal bitters whensoever he may
choose. He's d villain who will ped
die the verboten wine or gin, and
the cop deserves a medal who will
run the caitiff in. Oh, the buyer of
the bitters tells his law-abiding tale,
and of righteousness he twitters
while the seller goes to jail. And
the bootleg graft would wither like
plant when blasts are raw, but for
purchasers who blither of their high
respect for law. There are people
law abiding, whose complacency is
vast, and we hear them sternly child
ing those who drive their cars too
fast; and they'd send the gents who
gamble to a cell with moldy straw
always, always, as they ramble, they
are standing up for law. Legal
brickbats they are bouncing on the
heads OF all who err; lawlessness
they are denouncing till the air is
filled with fur. But when to their
clubroom cozy i'll the evening they
are drawn. they, to make their vision
rosy, order up the demijohn. Old
Jupe Bungshaw has locker which
he visits thrice day, and there
wine, which is a mocker. drives his
fantods far away. Having swigged.
he goes a-gliding to the haunts of
thirsty men; let us all be law-abid-
ing" we can hear him preach again.
{Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-08-27

Labor Day Excursion to Richmond.
August 30-31, September /. 81 round
trip from Washington. Consult r.,
F.. & p. ticket agents.-Advertise
Evening star., 1924-08-27
FAKE ARREST CHARGED.
Lula L. Dennis Asks $25, 900 Dam
ages From G. ]. Van Lennep.

Suit for s25.o00 damages for al
legged false arrest has been filed
by Lula L. Dennis of 1916 Thirty-third
street against Gustave ]. Van Len
nep, who is accused Of causing her
arrest on August Is on a charge of
using profane language and engag-
ing in disorderly conduct
At hearing in Police Court, it is
averred by the plaintiff, the defendant
failed to prosecute the charge
abandoning the case. Suit is based
upon alleged injury to the good name
and reputation suffered by plaintiff
by the alleged action of defendant
Attorney Alfred d. Smith represents
the plaintiff.
Plaintiff also filed suit against the
defendant, who occupies d house at
Thirtythird and o streets, requiring
him to show cause why he should not
be restrained from depriv;ng her of
an easement of 9 feet of space be-
tween the house occupied by her and
the residence of the defendant. In
the request for an Injunction it is
cited that in the purchase of a lot
by her an agreement was entered into
which would allow her the easement
of the 0 feet of space, which is now
said to be filled with trash and
rubbish.
Evening star., 1924-08-27

AS the yellow gold is tried in the
fire, SO the faith of friendship must
be seen in adversely.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
Asks $4,000 for Injuries.

Alleging that box was placed al
the foot of a stairway for use in lieu
of some steps which were blocked
with bales of papers in warehouse
at $40 V street northeast, and that
this box gave way under her July g.
1923, with resultant injuries to her
Sarah Parker of 461 !. street south
west has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court against the American
Waste Paper Company, Incorporated
for $4,000 damages. Through Attor-
neys Lambert, Yeatman and Garfield
the plaintiff states that the steps
were used by employees in going from
the first floor to the second floor OF
the company's warehouse; where SHE
was employed.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
TWO FIREMEN RETIRE.
Lieut.. Zirkle and Private E. T
Martin Leave City Force.

Lieut. David H. Zirkle of No. Is En-
CINE Company and Pvt. E. T. Martin
of No 81 Engine Company were or
dered retired by the board Of District
Commissioners yesterday, because OF
physical disability. The retirements
will become effective September Is.
Lieut.. Zirkle is SIS years old and was
appointed to the fire department in
1900. He was appointed to a lieu
tenancy July Is, 1909. Pvt. Martin
has been connected with the fire de-
partment since August 13, 1896. He
is 81 years old. AS a result of his
distinguished service during the flood
in Kenilworth on May 90, 1923, he was
decorated for extra ordinary zeal.
Evening star., 1924-08-27
Special Church Service.

The Rev. R. H. Walker, D. D., OF
New York city will deliver a special
sermon tomorrow night at the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church on the sub
1ect 1.-The Hand writing on the WALL
Evening star., 1924-05-14
RADIO LEAGUE PICKS
ONE DIRECTOR HERE
George L. Bidwell Will Represent
Atlantic Division
Area.

George l. Bidwell of Washington
has been elected director of the At
lantic division of the American Radio
Relay League. it was announced today
by the executive committee.
other new directors chosen are
Clyde Z. Darr. Detroit, central di-
vision: Cyril NJ. Jansky, jr., Min
neapolis. Dakota division: Benjamin
r Painter, Chattanooga, Tenn, Delta
division; Harry Fl. Dobbs, Atlanta
Ga, east gulf division; L. Boyd
Laizure, South Manchester, Conn.,
New England division; Karl w.
Weingarten, Tacoma, Wash. north
western division; Allen H. Babcock,
San Francisco, Pacific division; Paul
NJ. Segal, Denver, Colo, Rocky Noun
tain division; w. Treadway Gravely.
Danville, Va. Roanoke division, and
Frank NJ. Corlett, west gulf division.
Between $4,000 and 10000 ballots
were distributed and in several di-
visions rather strenuous campaigns
were waged by the supporters of the
candidates. The new directors will
begin their term of office on July /.
A. HI. Keith Russell becomes a
director through his election as Ca
madam general manager of the
league. Although Canada is divided
into several operating divisions, it
IS represented on the board by this
office created in the leagues new
constitution. The annual meeting of
the league will be held the latter
part of July.
Evening star., 1924-05-14
SIX RADIO STATIONS
TO CARRY PROGRAM
Will Broadcast Electric Light As
sociation Meeting at At
lantic City.

WCAP, with five other high-pow-
cred radio stations, will broadcast
next Wednesday the public policy
program of the National Electric
Light Association. to be held on the
million dollar pier" at Atlantic City.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged, starting at 1880 pm. eastern
standard time, with orchestral selec-
tions by Zez Confrey and Paul White
mans Orchestra
The principal address will be made
by Senator Capper Of Kansas to be
followed by violin concert by Efrem
Zimbalist A unique feature will then
be demonstrated by presenting to the
members of the audience the voice of
Secretary of Commerce Hoover speak
ing from Washington. This will be
done with the aid Of special wire
from Washington to the Atlantic City
pier. Mr.. Hoovers voice being highly
amplified and distributed to various
horns located in different sections of
the hall
Besides wcAP, the other stations
which will be linked up for this
broadcasting event are WEAF, New
York; WAR, Providence, r. l.; WGY,
Schenectady, N. y; KDKA, Pitts
burgh, and KYW. Chicago.
Evening star., 1924-05-14
| I I 7
sYl fr.z FITS ftS

AS you will notice, the wood screws
taper down to point and have sharp
edged threads to cut into the mate
rial into which they are being screw
ed In cases of small-diameter screws
no hole is necessary and they are
screwed in direct. In the cases Of
larger screws a small hole is often
drilled or bored into the wood to pre-
vent the wood from cracking through
too great a displacement of the ma
terial by the large screw.
In the case of the machine screw
the diameter of the screw stock re
mains the same throughout its length
and an even thread is cut In the
stock. The hole in the metal or sub
stance that is to receive the screw
must be threaded with thread that
conforms to the shape and size OF the
thread Of the screw.
terials. depending on the service
which they will be called upon to
perform. The materials usually used
are brass and iron.
In each classic alton a further di-
vision takes plSle according to the
shape of the heads OF the screws
When the screw head must be flush
with the edge of the material through
which it is screwed the shape of the
head, screws such as are shown in
When it is not necessary that the
head be flush with the surface round
head screws such as are shown In
Figs 2 and 4 may be used. There are
many other types of heads, such as
fllister, oval, winged, bunged.
pitched. etc, but these are not COM
monty used and 1t is not necessary to
consider them here
When f1at-head screws are used
the hole made to receive the screw
must be countersunk or shaped to
conform to the head of the screw.
In wood screws the items that
must be mentioned to get a screw of
the desired type are the number, the
length, the diameter size, the type OF
head, the material of which the screw
is made, and, last, the words wood
screw" The following Is an exam
pie of how a certain type OF wood
screw would be ordered: Let me have
one dozen inch and a half No. s fiat
head brass wood screws"
In ordering machine screws an ex-
ira item is necessary in that the pitch
or number of threads to the inch of
the threaded portion must also be
given. This item is usually mention
ed after the diameter size is given.
The following is an example Of the
way machine screws should be order
ed: Let me have two dozen inch and
a half 8-32 round-head brass machine
screws" In saying S-32 the first
number (S) gives the size of the
screw, while the second number gives
the number of threads to the inch.
In the case just mentioned the screw
is size and has 80 threads to the
inch.
Evening star., 1924-05-14

at Columbia University and author Of
Hell Bent for Heaven" which scored
one of the outstanding successes of
the theatrical season and won the
Pulitzer prize as the best American
play of the year, will talk tonight
from WOR.
A Russian night program will be
the outstanding feature of wEAFs
broadcast tonight. The program has
been arranged by Charles d. Isaacson.
famous music critic, lecturer and
writer. IT will give the color of
Russia through song of the peasant
and composer, with stirring dra-
matte talk by Mr.. Isaacson. There
will be a combination of folk songs,
art songs and dances of the leading
Russian composers The artists will
include Pietro SGldano, we'll known
baritone; Renee Dupre, lyric soprano;
Astride Fjilde, dramatic soprano. and
Betty Shuleen, coach and accom-
panist.
Evening star., 1924-05-14
SEES THEORY OF LIGHT
WAVE SPEED DISPUTED
Navy Mathematician Challenged to
Prove These Travel Faster
Than Radio.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Ameri-
can Radio Association has challenged
Capt. T. J. See, professor of mathe-
matics in the United States Navy and
government astronomer at the Mare
Island navy yard, to produce further
proof Of his discovery, announced last
Saturday, that radio waves travelled
only 10000 miles a second and were
slower than light waves.
The Radio Association. through
John Y. r Hogan, recognized expert
in the field of photography, declared
that the conclusions reached by
Capt See are not supported by facts"
and that neither OF the tests he re-
ferred to can be taken as accurate
basis for determining the speed Of
radio waves"
Cites Figures for Proof.
Citing one of the tests upon which
Capt. See based his computations,
Mr.. Hogan said: TN March, this year,
when a wireless signal was sent from
a station near New York to Warsaw,
Poland, and reflected back in .054 of
a second, two relays were involved
one in transferring the radio signal
to a wire which connected the re-
ceiver and the sender in Poland and
the other in connecting the Polish
transmitter to this wife line. The
time lag caused by these two relays
Evening star., 1924-05-14

and the line connecting them could
easily increase the time for the radio
impulse from .046, the round trip
time Of light wave, to .054 Of a sec
ond, the recorded time of the radio
wave"
Processing concern over Capt Sees
announcement because it desires to
see only authoritative and trust
worthy information given to the
radio public" the association quotes
Mr.. Hogan as saying:
'If anu when any change in the
velocity Of radio waves is demon
strated to be a fact, all the wave
length ratings OF broadcasting sta
tions will have to be changed to con-
form with the new figure for radio
wave speed. So fundamental a propo-
sition should not be announced with
out adequate experimental proofs"
Evening star., 1924-05-14
RADIO NEWS

A Bob" Lawrence community con-
cert, featuring the Army Rand, choral
music by the Metropolitan Mixed
Quartet, whistling solos by AL B.
Griffith, and musical specialties by
Robert Lawrence, jr., and Willis Law
renee, will be broadcast tonight by
WCAP as it's headline attraction.
other program features include solos
by Fred Dawson and Donald AnseIl
Doyle, banjoists; William Kiushinski,
violinfst, and Louis Aaidenberg, xylo-
phonist. The community concert will
be given in the auditorium of the
Eastern High School and picked up"
for the radio audience by WCAP's re-
mote control apparatus.
Starting tonight, the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company sta
ton will open its programs by giving
the results of the major league base
ball games. After the base ball scores
are given tonight, Janet Richards
will give short talk on 1.-The Advan-
tages of Camp Training" under the
auspices of the citizens military camp
committee of the District of Colum-
bia.
Hatcher Hughes. professor of drama
Evening star., 1924-05-14
DUKE OF WESTMINSTER
CANCELS Benefit BALL
italian Colony in London Puzzled
Over Sudden Change of Plans.
Royalty Invited.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Italian
colony in London is puzzled over the
sudden cancellation by the Duke of
Westminster of permission to use his
London mansion, Grosvenor House.
for a ball in aid of the Italian hos
pital in London. The ball is fixed
for May &c, when the King and Queen
of Italy, who will then be in London.
are expected to be present, with the
prince of Wales, the Duke and
Duchess of York and other British
royalties.
The newspapers relating the story.
saw the reason for the cancellation
can not be discovered. the duke
being absent from the city and his
secretary protesting ignorance. An
other house has been secured for the
function.
Evening star., 1924-05-14
PADDOCK ORDER APPLIED
Court Closes Building for Year Un-
der Dry Law.

The first permanent paddock" injunc-
tion in the District Of Columbia under
the national prohibition act was signed
Yesterday by Justice Stafford Of the
District Supreme Court. 1t is granted
against Joseph S. Graves, colored, who
keeps q near-beer saloon at 16 and 1S
G street.
The court order perpetually enjoins
Graves from selling intoxicants or per-
hitting their sale on the premises It
also provides that within five days after
service by the United States marshal of
a copy of the injunction on Graves the
building at 16 and 1s G street north
west shall be closed for all purposes for
one year.
Graves is also under sentence Of eight
cen months in Jail and fine Of $500
for contempt Of court. He was found
guilty Of disobeying the temporary in
Evening star., 1924-05-14
WMU-Doubleday-H Electric Com
pany (261 Meters).

4:3o to $50 p.m-Base ball scores;
musical selections, rs follows: Span
lsh Dance" Heifetz). The Old Re
frain' (Kreisler). Orpheus Ballet
lGluck), AT Dawning" (Cadman),
"Lo, Here the Gentle Lark" (Bishop),
Loves Old Sweet Song" (MoIloy),
Hunt in the Black Forest
(Noe1ker), One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" (Ambrose), symphony in
b Minor tunfinished) (Schubert,
Faust Waltzes" (Gounod), dance Sc
lections
Evening star., 1924-05-14
PITTSBURGH TROLLEY
STRIKE is ADJUSTED
nv fhe Associa ted Press.


PITTSBURGH, May 14.-Street car
traffic here, paralyzed by a .three-day
strike of motormen and conductors,
was resumed on normal schedule to-
day. Officials of the Pittsburgh Rail-
ways Company reported that virtually
all crews were at work yesterday and
that the cars were taken out on
schedule time.
The strike ended late yesterday
when the men voted to accept two
wear contract under the present maxi
mum wage of 81 cents an hour. A
new clause in the contract provides
that the company shall pay SO per
cent OF the cost of one uniform year
lor each man.