Evening star., 1924-11-02
STARS ELECTION
PARTY PLANS MADE
Arrangements Completed for
Presentation of Returns
Tuesday Night.

Detailed plans were completed yes
terday afternoon for operation of the
stereopticon and motion picture sys-
TENS to be employed Tuesday night
by The Evening Star in it's election
night program for the public in front
of The Star building.
Through the courtesy and coop
Grafton of the Post Office Department
a room in the Post Office building
directly across Pennsylvania avenue
from The Star building, will be used
for projecting the motion pictures ar
ranged as supplementary attraction
for the crowds assembled as guests
of The Star to witness the end of a
great presidential race.
To Show Special Films.
The motion picture projecting ma
chine, consequently, will be able to
throw footh a theater-size picture on
the large twin screen to be set up on
"a special iron framework on the
Avenue side of The Star building
Special short films of An appropriate
nature, including a new traffic film
made specially for The Star on the
streets of Washington, will be shown
during intervals caused by a cessa =
tion in the influx of returns
The other screen will be devoted to
the big news" of the night. The
Stars modern stereopticon machine,
manned by expert operators. will be
located back of the screen. in a win
dow of The Star building. 1t is not
necessary to place the screen and pro-
jector far apart, as in the case of
the movies" due to the greater size
of the printed bulletins as compared
with the photographs on a film.
An entire room on the third floor
of The Star building will be turned
over to Frederic William Vile, noted
political observer and writer for The
Star. who will discuss and analyze
the incoming reports so that the full
significance of important bulletins
will be apparent to those Assem- bled
before the screens.
Mr.. Vile will sit before a sensitive
microphone connected with an entire
invented and patented by Marcus c.
Hopkins, acoustic engineer of this
city and New York. In tests this
amplifier has been heard at distances
more than mile away, yet its modu
lation and enunciation were remark
ably faithful The amplifier COM
prises the sound unit, proper, and a
special method of sound projection,
based on scientific principles worked
out Dy tne inventor. A large norm,
on which is mounted a much smaller
horn. projects the voice with marked
clarity, yet with such force that il
may be heard great distances. the
inventor points out.
Spot" news bulletins will be fash
ed on the screen as they come over
the countrywide network Of wires
Of the Associated Press and the West
ern Union, and special dispatches
will be projected as sent in by The
Stars special and staff writers in
the field. And between times Berry
man cartoons and portraits of politi-
cal figures will be shown.
Mr.. Wile's pertinent comments will
round out the eye and ear show
arranged for the evening and as soon
as the status of the reports permits
extra editions of the paper will be
Issued, in which complete accounts
of the poll will be printed. final
extra will be issued when the re-
suit Of the national vote is definite.
Those desiring information on the
progress of the elections during the
evening may obtain it from The Star
by phoning Main 5000.