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The Washington times., 1924-11-18
LA ERICAN NIGHT AT WRC|
Local Broadcast

All Programs Eastern Standard
Time.
NALNavy Yard station, wash.
ingtOn, ID. O.
t4S5 Meters, RadiOphOnel
1926 p. ms--Livestock markets.
l:45 p. nl.Frliit and vegetables.
3:26 p. Livestock markets.
4:06 p. m. Special reports.
4:2b p. m.--Dairy and poultry
products.
1905 p. m.--Weather report.
WCAP-C. y p. (469)
Silent.
WRC Radio Corporation t4ss,
7:3O to p. m. Pan American
night; Concert Of characteristic Pan.
American music BY the Army band.
w. J. Stannard, director. March,
"Zacatecas," COdina (Mexico); over.
ture, II Guarani, Gomez BrazilI:
Characteristic Hymn to the. Sun, +
Valle-R iestra PERU (From the
opera 'Ollanta,,'' by special re.
guest; popular song. 'Estrellita, II
Ponce (Mexicol; March, Amor Pa
tria," Menas (Guatemalal.
to 8:15 p. m. Senior leopold
Gutierrez. Chilean baritone, will
singi lei indiana Maiquez car.
gentinal; "SonhO Posthumo,n Mig.
none CBrazill; "Cantico de Amor
Gutierrez (Chile).
S:16 to $50 p, Continuation
of concert by the Army band,
Characteristic, DANA Indigena,' Z
|AFigueroa (Guatemala); waltz. "Sobra
las Olas." Rosas (MexicoE Intermez,
20. "Benemertto." Gonzalez lGuate-
maIa).
S:sS to s:45 p. m.Descriptive,
lei Condor Pasa, z Robles lPerul
(New York wirel; Waltz inter
mezzo, ''Melgar." Ballon Peru).
S.45 to 1855 p. m.-Senor Arsenic
Rslon, sGuatemalan violinist. viii
play: Luna de Mel" .lHoneymoonl
Molina fGuatemalal; Dime 81 Me
Amas'' (Teil me IL you love mel, Al
cantara (Guatemala); '.Carmina, A.
Calvo (CoIombia).
8:55 to 9:05 p. m.-Senor Leopold
Gutierrez, Chilean barytone, will
sing: "AY-Ay-Ay," Perez Freire
tChile): "Princesita," Perez Frsire
1Chile); "Copihues Rojos'' (foIk song
tChilel
1905 to 9:10 p. m.-Introductory
remarks by Doctor l.. s. Rowe, di
rector general Of the Pan American
Union.
9:1O to $50 p. m.-Address BY
Honorable Charles Evans Hughes
Secretary OF State. on Pan Ameri
can Relations"
$50 to 9:45 p. m.-Senor Arsenic
RaIon, Guatemalan violinist, will
play: DANA. "Gacela," Luis a
Calvo (Colombial; ''El Rey," NJ. Con
zalez (Iuatemala): "Anoranza, I" IDlis
A. Calvo (Colombia): mi Primer
Amor" (My first love). CGuatemalanl
original composition by Senior Ralon
"Marcheta" (Mexicol.
9:45 to 1918 p. m.-Senor Leo
p0ldo Gutierrez. Chilean baritone
will sing: "Percival," o. Pinhal
brazilian songl;. "Serenata Amor.
Csa" Chilean folk songl; Song OF
Adventures" from the Brazilian
opera, I'll Guarany" &C. Gones)
Songs of Toreador." from the opera
Carmen" (BIzetl; aria from the
first act Of the Brazilian opera
20 Contractador Dos Diamantes'
(the diamond contractorl (Mignone)
/ 1915 p. m.-Dance program by
Meyer Davis LIE Paradis Orchestra
broadcast direct from Cafe Ii
Il ParadiS.
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cOSMoPOLtTANS PLAN
GET-ToCETHER PARTY

Request that members of the
Cosmopolitan Club make reserva.
lions for the November get-together
party Of the organization, in the
Franklin Square Hotel, next Tues
day night, was made by Lewis A.
Payne, chairman of the committee
on arrangements, in notice sent
to the membership today.
The party will open with a dinner
at $50 o'clock, and win be followed
by an entertainment.
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'ROlnping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Lliatenar-In

Having developed into a regular
radio rounder in the past week,
knocking about in the ethereal
studios until the most shoclsingly
late-or early hours, we claim the
privilege of taking crack at the
bulk Of our nighowl companions In
roundings.
without fear or favor, we pro-.
nounce Dur midnight associates ana
there must be many q thousand 1f
CATION Of men and women In these
\ United states.
Might after night they 60 to the
photographers and each shoots the
whole roll Of his rounding money
l into the same ten words: PRO
gram coming in fine. Keep Il up.
| Play Rediaot Mamma. IT Is Lo
4 he presumed that the Western
/ Jnion Company has permitted the
/ Vredi1Ots to run as one word.
Sonietimes It's Rosie Marie"
l that, 8 hsISed for and sometimes it's
ysI1oOdie Deedo. - But It's never
'sI9ut Away d Little Ray Of sun.
| shine, or "AlI the World is Wait
! ING for the Sunrise. Those num-
| bfirs. no matter how much they
| may be desired, run past the ten
4 word limit.
! The first two phrases Of the tele-
\ gram never vary. And It Is here
1 that the unoriginality comes In.
Those seven words have become
l the most widely used assortment Of
4 letters in the English language.
photographers have probably short.
ened them to "Pcifkiu, : but coming
i back on the air they are always
4 the same.
over andF over the colorless
'sProgram coming in fine, etcetera.
In this era of crossword puzzles
| It would seem that some variations
could be played on the theme Of
the ten.word radio message.
Having had our say yesterday
regarding the broadcaSt version of
st'Majorie" on Saturday night, we
| Yield q portion of our quota Of
space today TO the other side Of
the question.
IT seems, we are told, that the
first act of sMajorie" was really
] q. broadcasting flop. But the rea-
son, according to our informant,
was the. failure on the part Of the
WRC staff to get the equalizer"
hooked In before the line was
opened to New York.
In the second act, we are told,
| the equalizer was added to the
hroadcasting equipment and every
thing was lovely.
Unfortunately, we had thrown
| the switch on WRC long before
the close of the first half of the
performance.
WFAM, Cleveland, may be ex-
pected to jump up to 1861 metres
most any evening. And then it will
be good-by to the Willard station
as far as Washingto are con-
cerned during local broadcasts. =
Two of the stations that gave up
/ the ghost last month were WABE
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the local Y. NJ. g. A. station and
WEAR, Baltimore.
THANKSGIVING week football
games to be broadcast locally are
the COrnelIsPenn game on Thanks
giving Day and the ArTny-f Navy
game the following Saturday. Both
will be put In the air BY WCAP.s
WOI, at Ames, Iowa, and WCCO,
at Minneapolis were two Of the
hilarious friends from the West
who were keeping open house late
last night. WICK, st, Louis, also
was up late, but quleter and more
sedate than its cl1un1g.
The smooth, pleasant Voice Of
The Washington times., 1924-11-18

the North Country ct WCAD, Can
ton, joined the Westerners and
boastedg Of the ice and snow thar
has blanketed It's home.
WTAS, ct Elgin, n the FIRST cf
the United States stations to avail
itself Of the increase IN power per-
mttted under the recent Commerce
Depa rtnent ruling. Using 500 watts
the Elgin dance music is now
rather arrogantly ruling the wave
band just below Pittsburgh.
Moro s $ Wild, Kills Six
NfANlL.., Nov. ls.--Salp Abula.
kal. Moro. Of Sulu. ran arnuclx II
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his native village, euIu province.
ana killed five relatives ana one
policeman and wounded one oon-
stabulafy man before BIZ was cap
tUred and killed according to re.
ports here today.
The Washington times., 1924-11-18

Two Of the stations that gave up
the ghost last month were WABE.
The Washington times., 1924-11-18

WTAM, Cleveland, may be ex-
pected to jump up to 1861 metres
most any evening. And then it will
be good-by to the Willard station
as far as Washingtonians are con-
cerned during local broadcasts. :
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10

decided to run away, and SO came
to Doofunny Land
THE real frogs have their trou-
blcs, too," nodded Hinky Dinky
You'd never guess how much trou-
bic they have"
II don't believe it, declared the
paper frog. IL don't believe it,"
Nancy and Nick and Mister Fuzz
Wuzz heard this conversation and
poor dear Mister Fuzz Wuzz was
worried. II do hate to have folk
unhappy" he said II do wish
could do something's
Suddenly Silver Wings appeared
on a flower. II am going to give
the froggic his wish," she said. "The
Fairy Queen heard him and sent me
to weave a charm:
"Pollywogs, froggies and lizards and
cells,
Turn somersault backward and
see how it feels"
With that the frog gave a. back
ward spring and sat grinning and
his googily eyes, too happy
for anything. "Why, now l am a
real frog" he doomed in new Geep
voice. "And 1 feel gorgeous. Good
by, people"
With that he hoped off down the
road and disappeared in hole in
hill.
eve shall see what happens aow,"
said Silver Wings. "Aii mis- life,
Mister Frog has lived in a safe place
and been taken care of. Now he
must look out for himself in the
world where he has gone" 4
"Well, he has gone now" said
Mister Fuzz Wuzz, "and I should
like to know what happens to him.
Nancy and Nick, you can 60 any,
where in your magic shoes. Follow
the paper frog out into the world
and keep an eye on him."
(TO Be COntinued)
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
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MORE COOLIDGE VICTORIES

Mchlgan and Illinois should be good barometer of the
so-caled progressive West Both states have endorsed
Calvin Coolidge emphaticaly despite the cumbersome
machinery of the presidential primary which operates often
IN mysterious way it's wonders to perform.
The sober second thought of the American peope not
always reflected through popular primaries seems to have
Deen sounded at least in Illinois and Michigan where the
Coolidge endorsement large enough to reflect Republican
party sentiment toward presidential candidates.
Senator Hiram johnson is the victim of his own cautious
style OF campaigning. His attitude in California when
Charles r. Hughes presidential candidate has been
httlngly rebuked. The rule ruin policy seldom wins
Destructive criticism builds foundations of political
permanently nation is becoming surfeited with the kind
OF activity congress engaged in Endorsement of
Coolidge in these states of we'll known progressive tendencies
should be rebuke to the senate continuing much longer az
grand jury.
President Coolidge has been attending to his knitting
and the voters seeing through the ugly smoke screen
with which few designing politicians seek to besmrch men
OF well known and tried integrity The partsansp of the
Probers has become apparent that the disclosures are
largely discounted 49,
1t is nigh time Tor the Republicans the senate to real
ze that their attacks Coolidge and the hwarng of the
peoples business for scandal forays popular with
Tie voting public The department of justice the courts
can perform the function of prosecutor much better than
can a senate facing the elections.
Nebraska failed also to any great demand for Hiram
Johnson Like North Dakota it reversed it's 1920 prefer
ence 1t looks like Ia Coolidge nomination on the first ballot
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CHECKING UP PUBLIC OFFICIALS

- Dome very interesting instances of how neficiency OF
he various officials of the political subdivisions costs the
taxpayers dearly each year were brought home keenv
gently II the addresses delivered before Rotary Kiwans and
Lion CLUBS over the state by private experts Thousands
Oh dollars have been saved annually by these agents in
rect1ng mistakes committed by elective officials.
Inc authority of the state examiners should be extended
ana their duties made explicit and the Investigations
more intensive More frequent examinations the careful
dnom+ avs anu oluS lor puDnc work every
department OF government would the tax PAYERS of
North Dakota great yearly.
tool OF these examinations be borne by the poll
cal SUBDIVISIONS involved and the saving honest efficient
examiners would effect would far outweigh any cost.
An entirely new system of purchasing supplies for public
Offices should be devised Until recently for instance comfy
auditors were supreme in the purchase of most PRINTING
pes Bids were seldom asked In some counties election
lous prices N'''' ~ '"''
bids The me- last session Of the legislature law requiring
advertised for bids and others have ignored the law and
through skllful tactics evade it's spirit
bds recently opened compared to prices charged under
the old scheme ndct county officials of either ne
ency or downright dishonesty.
Burelgh county the prices paid by County Auditor
osoh 10 certain Fargo for work which could
be done in Bismarck we'll and as cheapv bv the four ~
ve local printing establishments shown to be excessive
IN to the prices given recently under the
ttlve bidding process. "'
,o is incumbent upon the County Commissioners to fol-
10" more closely this matter of purchase all supplies and
see to that these bids subterfuge and that
work not strictly within the these bids but of the
same character not let figure other than is named in
the strict letter of the contract
Here most fertile field the tax students who are
seeking to cut down expenditures Eliminate the loose
tenn Of purchasing supplies The legislature should mnosc
uniform system and that it is made efficient bv care
i a aut ey state officials to see that supplies furnished
q? contract prices ana no excess supplies allowed at
higher figures to pad up the great difference over prices for
merly charged p1O W.
An incident in Buregh county that should arouse local
taxpayers illustrates the very we'll County Auditor
johnson under the old system of letting work without bids
concerns at Fargo paid $60 for supplies The
other day under competitive bidding which The Tribune has
advocated he secured the supplies $780, 1t behoove
the county to that the county auditor
purchase all supplies at the lowest figure so that the Tax
payers may find their burdens lighter
The Tribune hopes that another legislative session will
not by without provision being made more careful
checking of tax eves and especially of contracts for
public work and the purchase of supplies. It sad COM
mentay that this work must be left to volunteer agents.
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

ooh, dear!" croakcd the green
frog. putting. out his cotton sides un.
til his tissuc-paper skin nearly burst.
Il do wish something would happen!
They call this PLACE Doofunny Land,
but nobody ever does anything and
it's never funny
what do you want to do, Mister
Discomfort ~ asked Hinky Dinky be-
tween mods, for his head never stop
ped its bobbing up and down night
or day.
"Humph!" croaked the green frog.
ITS all right for you to call me
Mister Discomfort, for you can be
happy anywhere. You weren't made
to swim and sit in the sun on a
wet log, and catch flies, and watch
the moon and fircflies on summer
nights
"Well, neither were you, dear sir"
nodded Hinky Dinky. "Your first
swim would be your last. Your fine
green tissuc-paper skin would peel
on you like the outside of a boiled
beet, and your white cotton flesh
would get as water-soaked as a
sponge. And your wire toes would
get rusty and yoH-''
ooh, stop, stop!" croaked the frog.
"They call me croaker, but what
are you. Mister Hinky Dinky: 1
never heard such dismal words in all
my life"
"There! There!" cried the little
man. II only meant it kindly. II
just wanted to show you that you
are better off as you are"
Il do try" croaked the frog, "but
one day l fell out of the window
and l saw how real frogs lived.
Happy was no name! They d;ved
and splashed and blinked and croak-
ed and swan races and played leap
frog, and all could do was to sit
there and watch, That was when I
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10
MINOT ROTARY
COMING STRONG

Minot, N. D., April 10--Forty-three
Minot Rotarians have signified their
intention of attending the Ninth Dis
trict conference of Rotary clubs to
be held at Bismarck on April "a and
rs, it was announced yesterday. Sew.
eral Rotarians are in need of why.
not-Minot' coats and caps, including
several new members who have not
as yet had an opportunity to secure
this wearing apparel, it is stated and
anyone having these coats or caps
and who does not expect to use
them are requested to notify the
Association of Commerce.
1t is planned to make get-ac-
quainted tour out of the trip to and
from Bismarck, leaving Minot at 10
a. m. on April % and going BY way
of Velva and Turtle Lake and leaving
Bismarck at 9 a. m. on Saturday.
April rs, returning by the way of
Underwood and Max and reaching
MinOt at 5 p. m.
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1TS2MW4G@E1M4A$S
USING HEADS TO WIN FIGHT
EDITORIALS

EDITORIALS
A Los Angeles woman offered to
sell her husband for $1,000. We don't
know the man, but it probably made
him feel cheap. And VIC don't know
the neighborhood, but some neigh
Dor probably said the wife was prof
iteering.
i SPORTS
In training for baseball game
no fan should neglect his ears: The
ears should be washed, starched and
ironed daily SO they stick out straight
and enable him to hear the announce
mcnts. .g 80
GARDEN HINTS
Marry good strong woman so
she can take care of the garden
after you are tired of fooling with
it. -
FASHIONS ----''
Bright jade or carmine shoes are
the fad with women who l;kc to be
seen six blocks away.
BEAUTY SECRETS
Since crying makes the eyes red
it certainly is pity a girl can't
cry with her cheeks instead.
ETIQUETTE
Never slam the door when going
away to work mad. Kicking a win
dow out is much more expensive.
WEATHER
The man who could remember
when it was colder will soon be re-
membering when it was hotter.
BROTHER TOMS KITCHEN
Egg stains may be removed by
scraping the back of the hand across
the chin.
FARM NEWS
Fishing bait report they will be as
scarce as ever this year.
'.. HEALTH HINTS
Tying your shoe in the middle of
the street is considered unhealthy.
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lviit,

He left the next morning IN q
dense fog. Az Larsing rowed him
him across the lake he could not
see It's surface nor the wall OF trees
on the, opposite bank. and in q
moment the camp was obliterated.
Only Cora and Larsing knew Of
his departure. Even: Dinwiddie
was still asleep. .Larsing had made
him cup Of coffee. and Cora had
packed his bag. moving like .
mouse in his room. She kissed him
goodbye and patted him on the
back. $50
"I'll 90 out myself in a day or
two" she said. "You may need me
down there"
The fog thinned gradually and
the Ford made its usual comfort
less speed down the mountain.
When they reached Huntersville
the valley was bathed in early
morning sunlight. and Hunters.
Vile, asleep, shared the evanescent
charm Of the dawn. It was q beau
tiful and. q peaceful scene and CLAW
ering, whose spirits had descended
into utter gloom while enwrapped
In that sinister fog. accepted It as
= happier portent; and when he
was 30 fortunate as to find an emp
ty drawing-room on the express, he
went to bed and slept until the
porter awoke him at Tarrytown.
It was his hrst impulse to rush
direct to Murray Hill, but he knew
the folly Of doing anything Of the
sort. He needed q bath and
shave and q fortifying dinner.
He concluded that Il would be
unwise to telephone, and at nine
o'clock he approached her house,
reasonably calm and quite deter.
mined to have his own way. But
the house was dark from cellar to
roof. Every window was closed al.
though It was q warm night. He
sprang up the steps and rang the
bell. He rang again. and then kept
his finger on the button for nearly
i've minutes.
He descended into the area, but
the iron bars were new, and i'm.
movable. Moreover, . policeman
was sauntering opposite He ap-
proached'the man IN 4 moment and
asked him II he knew whether
the house had boon open earlier in |
the evening. Yes. the officer told
him. he had seen one Of the serv.
ants 80 IN about half an hour ago |
Clavering walked away slowly.
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HAIR is LONG AND SHORT OF
ELECTION


Will Bryan run for president
The question is. most momentous
one. He would be a dangerous cam
didate, CHIEFLY because of the bob
bed-hair vote. ITO bob or not to
bob is the cry heard in practically
every household throughout this
grand, and one might say glorious,
nation of ours. And William wears
his hair bobbcd. If he runs it may
create two new parties, the "Bobs"
and the "Anti-Bobs." q
- CLEAN NEWS
After scalding and summing your
ice box, drive nail inside to hang
the thermometer on this summer.
HOW TO MARRY
Never take the cigars out of his
vest pocket. before you hug him. 1t
shows too much experience.
TO STAY SINGLE
Get sent to Jail for three months.
Then you will escape marrying dur
ing the dangerous June days.
SOCIETY
Nothing succeeds like success"
says Miss Livewire. So when she
has no date she makes the people
think she has one by pulling the
parlor shades down and turning the
lights low just the same.
ADVERTISING
New soft soap preparation! Poll
ticians, here it is. Soft-soap the
voters. Made by mixing palmgrease,
cigars and business with pleasure.
LATE NEWS
The rising generation is awful.
Even at the age of one they often
stay up all night raising cain.
DIVORCE
To get divorce quickly say it is
foolish for her to remember the we'd
ding anniversary.
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Tom Sims Says

Blessed are the oil men for they
have inherited the earth.
Wasn't it spring when Rip Van
Wrinkle went to sleep and slept 20
years?
Bad news from Canada today.
Ontario COW attacked a train, SO now
her owner has steak daily. -
1t is getting 50 about the only
drivers who will give pedestrians
lift are street car motormen.
The differences which cause most
divorces are indiffcrenccs.
Some of the new spring hats look
almost good enough to put little
cream and sugar on and eat.
Spring is housekeeping time. In
Los Angeles, one woman cleaned out
an entire theatcr by yelling Fire"
They are having a hard time in
Washington. No politician can make
good race if the wind is against
him.
The Germans are exporting syn
thetic camphor now, but should save
little to smell when they receive
French demands.
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1 ~Vbys s0"s SSSS ~
lvli (contInued)
"Do you mean to say you believe
she'll throw me overT demanded
Clavering fiercely.
II think you're In danger. and
II were you I'd throw Mr.. Dinwid.
dies advice to the winds and take
the morning train for New York"
Don't you believe that she loves
met"
"Oh. yes. As love goes"
What d'you mean by that!"
II mean that Madame Zattiany
has long since reached the age
when power means more than love
in q woman Of that calibre. But
you. in turn. have tremendous pow.
Or over her. Sweep her OF her feet
again and make her marry YOU"
"You don't believe she's gone to
Washington?'
II do not II that was oil he
wanted Of her, why didn't he te1e.
phone? I am sure he could be am.
biguous enough to defeat the curl.
osity Of any listenersin. But q
man Of that sort does not ask q
woman to marry him over the tele-
phone"
But Din thinks"
"How long do you think you can
stand inaction?"
mot another hour. BY God. I'm
nearly mad as It is"
II thought 50. You are about the
last man on earth equipped to play
the waiting game"
"You don't think she means to
return here?"
Never. She's too much Of an
artist for one thing. She might be
willing to begin a new chapter, but
she knows that asterisks in the
wrong place are fatal. This inter.
ruption has done for your idyl!"
Il had thought the same thing"
He sighed heavily.
"Oh, yes. Clavey dear, you are
sn artist yourself. No matter what
happens never forget that 1t is
your destiny to be a great one"
ARTIST be damned. lf-if-God! |
Il I lose her-I'll never write an.
,ther line"
II don't doubt you think 50. But
you're only just beginning to know
You got q few glimpses,
should think. while you were writ.
Nc that play"
Don't mention that play to
ne. hate It. II I hadn't let my.
'elf 80 with the damned thing I'd
rave had my wits about me and
would have married her off.hand."
II wonder. Was. she 20 very
'nxious to marry7"
He turned cold. Fear dared up
gain. what do you mean by
hat" !
well. r don't know that I mean
I, Except that like all
women she probably wanted to en-
10y the thrilling hopes and fears
Ind uncertainties OF that never to
,e repeated prelude. to the limit.
Now, better wake up Larsing and
'rder the car If you mean to catch
hat morning train. If you don't
want to 90 back to bed I'll sit up
With you. You can sleep on the
rain"