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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
CANADA Is COMPLETING
CHAM OF RADIO STATIONS

Arrangements have been CON-
pleted for the establishment OF sta
tons in five cities in Western Can
ada. There remains only Vancou.
yer to complete the transcontinental
chain of radio stations that will
make the Canadian National rail.
ways operator of the greatest chain
Of noncommercial radio broadcast
ing stations in the world.
Advices have been received that
all arrangements for the establish.
ment Of stations in Winnipeg, Sas-
katoon, Regina, Edmonton and Cal
gary have been completed
These stations are not new, like
CKCH in Ottawa, but are stations
already existing with which the
Canadian National railways have
come to agreement for the broad
casting of programs. In Winnipeg,
the Manitoba government telephone
station CKY, using the 450.meter
wave length, will broadcast every
Thursday evening; from Saskatoon
the radio supply station CFQC will
broadcast every afternoon between
5 and A o'clock: from Regina. sta.
ton CKCK, 400 meters, will broad,
cast each Tuesday evening: from
Calgary, station CFCN, 440 meters,
will broadcast every Wednesday
evening, AMI station CFAC, 430 met.
ers, every Thursday evening: from
Edmonton, station CJCK, 450 met.
ers, will bros beast every Friday eve.
ming.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
10PERCENT TAX
ON RADIO SETS
FAVORED
Senate Finance Committee
Votes Against Exemption
of LoW-priced Receivers.

A final attack on the revenue bill
In the Senate Finance Committee
Saturday brought change in tAe
proposed tax on radio sets. The
10 per cent tax was mace applicable
to all sets and parts. without ex-
emption after the committee earlier
in the day had voted to increase
from SIS to $50 the minimum price
of set on which the tax would be
levied.
This and the 10 per cent tax on
nah Jongg sets costing more than
SIS are the only new imposts car
ried in the bill. The taxes are levied
on the manufacturer. The radio
tax, according to Senator Smoot.
chairman of the committee, would
not result in an increase of the
price of parts and sets to consumers.
Just what parts will be taxed will
be left to the jurisdiction of the in
ternal revenue bureau, as in the
case of the tax on automobile parts,
Senator Smoot said. He estimated
that the tax would net the Govern
ment about 500, ZOO, 900, pointing out.
however, that no accurate estimates
were available.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
RADIO ENGINEER
MEETING IS
CALLED
D. c. Section of Institute is
To Hold First Farley
Since War.

The first meeting of the Washing
ton section of the Institute Of Radio
Engineers to be held since the war
has been called for Tuesday, April
Is at the Department of Commerce
building. 1t is the desire Of the
acting executive committee to learn
whether there is sufficient interest
on the part Of radio engineers in
Washington to warrant the revival
OF the Washington section.
Major J. o. Mauborgne Of the
signal corps will describe at this
meeting the use Of resonance wave
coils in radio transmission and re-
ception. The talk will be illus.
trated by diagrams and charts and
by demonstration apparatus.
The acting executive committee
hopes to determine at this meeting
whether more meetings Of this ma
ture are desired. If so an election
Of chairman, secretary and treas
urer will be held. The acting exec
utive committee will welcome sug-
gestions as to program and plans.
The meeting is, open to all man-
bers of the Institute Of Radio
Engineers living in Washington or
vicinity and their friends ana
others who are interested.
The acting executive committee
Is composed Of Comdr. A. H. Tay.
lor, Navy Department, acting chair
man DR.. l.. w. Austin, Bureau Of
Standards. and L. e. Whittemore
of the Department Of Commerce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
Barnum Turned Barrie.

Roxy manages somehow to pro
vide a surprise or an unexpected
little thrill every Sunday evening.
Probably that is one of the secrets
OF his success, but whether or not,
we like them.
Last night was no exception and
we enjoyed the surprise as we'll as
anything he has given us for
long time. Instead of the usual
concert from the stage of the the
alter, the whole program was given
from the studio rather than repeat
ing the numbers of last week, which
would necessarily have been the
same because the show has not
changed.
We had just mentioned to our
fellow listeners that so far, Roxy
had failed to present his usual eve
ning's feature when we heard that
familiar, Now l have a great sur
prise for<you." With that introduc.
ton, the Studio Broadcasting Or
chestra" of the Capitol Theater
made it's debut, under the direction
of David Mendoza. who directs the
theater orchestra.
Always lees Cake.
mat snort concert furnished the
few minutes of complete satisfac-
ton for which we wait every week.
Roxy's program may not always be
quite up to- snuff, but he never
fails to provide something that sort
of furnishes the icing for the cake
Many old,timers probably recalled
memories, long since forgotten.
when the studio orchestra rendered
some selections from that famous
old opera. "Mikado." Though not
remembering the most popular days
of the opera itself. we thoroughly
enjoyed it, especially "Titwiliow."
We welcomed the return Of the
"whistling lady" It was just last
Friday that Virginia reader re-
quested, through this. column. that
Roxy put her on the program
again. There must have been
similar requests, because Roxy
hadn't seen our little suggestion yet
Rudy Weidoff furnished a littlo
additional brilliance with. his saxo
phone. That sax would sound well
with Phil" and "Vic" at the piano
But we will let someone else strut
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
FACULTY
To BROADCAST
LECTURES
Series of Educational Talks
Will Be Given From WCY
Beginning April ~.

Members of the, faculty of Union
College will give a series of fifteen
minute educational talks at WGY,
the Schenectady broadcasting sta
ton of the General Electric Com
pany, beginning April Is. Dean
Edward Ellery, professor Of chem
istry at Union and national secre-
tary of Sigma XII, will deliver the
first talk, speaking on 1.-THE Real
Present Day Undergraduate"
DIR. James H. Stoller, professor
of geology, will tell of Mountains
and Mountain Scenery" Tuesday
evening, April %. Stoller has pre-
pared geological survey of the
Adirondack and Heidelberg sections
for the State.
THE Block in Present Politics"
will be the topic Of DIR. w. Leon
Godshall, assistant professor of po-
titfcaE science, April 20.
DIR. James w. Mayor, associate
professor of biology and interna-
tionally known for his work on the
effect of X-ray on heredity, will
speak on Facts and Fallacies
About Heredity" Tuesday night
May 8.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale, profes-
sor of English and author of many
books, among them present Day
Dramatists," win give a fifteen
minute address on Modern Phases
of Drama" May 10.
Other talks are also planned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
--LATEST HEAVEN NEWS"
TOPIC OF GEOGRAPHIC TALK

1.-THE Latest News from Heaven"
was the subject of a lecture by DIR.
B. r. Baumgardt before the Ma
tional Geographic Society at the
New Masonic Temple. DIR. Baum
gardt said that in his opinion there
is no life on other planets in our
solar system but, he said. there are
island universes far outside our
solar system where life probably
does exist.
DIR. Baumgardt said that the COM
ing eclipse on January "a next
would be about 95 per cent total,
coming to Washington at 9:05 on
that morning: He said that only
once in every 800 years was the
eclipse as great as the one next
year.
The astronomer plays an import
ant part in daily life, DIR. Baum
gardt said. He&said that all train
schedules and routes of ocean going
ships were made accurate through
astronomy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07

Today marks the beginning of
the fourth month and the fourteenth
week that a full page of radio has
been published in The Times, daily.
When the page was first established
it was only an experiment, many
people feeling that interest in radio
was not general enough or intense
enough to warrant a full page
about it daily.
An attempt has been made to
make this page something that no
other radio page in the country is,
an entirely non-technical radio
page. Believing that many radio
fans do not care to read about in
volved hook-ups and designs an ef-
fort has been made to make this
more of news page, carrying the
actual radio news of the world.
In this column we have tried to
impartially Judge of the merits of
radio performers and give credit
where credit was due. In some
cases we have criticised performers
and stations frankly, and in a con-
structive way. In other cases we
have lauded certain artists and
broadcasters, but in both matters
we have attempted to judge fairly
with no intention of boosting any
person or group of persons in pref
erence to another.
From time to time many organi-
cations or individuals have asked
why we didn't like them, basing
their accusations on the fact that
they had never been mentioned in
this column. In each case we have
replied that they had been omitted
either through oversight or because
it was felt they hadn't rated men.
ton.
That's that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
RADIO AUDIENCE VOTES
AGAINST DEATH PENALTY

An analysis Of several thousand
of the letters received from WEAF's
audience as a result Of the debate
held before its microphone at the
Hotel Astor between Warden Lewis
e. Lawes Of Sing Sing and Sen.
ator William Love, Of Brooklyn, on
March %, showed that 4S per cent
of the audience favored capital pun
ishment and 81 per cent were
against 1t.
The radio audience also voted on
the question, of who won the de.
bate and the figures showed that
AZ per cent felt that Love pre-.
sented the best argument. while
So per cent were with Lawes who
presented the arguments against
capital punishment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
TEST FOR A AND 3
BATTERY HOOK UP

When you finish that new set.
you are making and you want 10
know if the A and B battery wires
are correct, connect the A battery
to the posts you have designated
for them, having the rheostats
turned to their off positions, leav-
ing the B batteries off entirely.
Turn on the rheostats and IL the
tubes light, become brighter as the
rheostat is being turned. you can
rest assured that the A battery
connections are correct Leave
them connected as they are. You
can now connect the. B batteries to
their respective posts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
WEAF Back to 500 Watts.

Having completed certain expert
ments with its high power traps-
mitter. WEAF has resumed broad.
casting with lts regular 500.watt
equipment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
GEN. HART LECTURES ON
0UARTERMASTER'S CORPS

The work of the Quartermaster's
Corps in the world war was
described last night by Maj. Gen.
w. HI. Hart, quartermaster general;
Lieut.. Col. Walter A. Dempsey, for
merly assistant, quaftermaster of
the Second division. and Mai. Troup
Miller, field division supply Of the
Eighty-second regiment, who adj
dressed a meeting of the reserve
officers corps in the Graham build
ing.
Capt. Clayton e. Emig presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
LUCILLE WILSON,
ROMPING AROUND
RADIO j DIAL
BY Listener-In.

CCkICE "xU--------
their stuff on Phii's "Try and
Play It,"
Many listeners were disappointed
last night when James K. Hackett,
the famous Shakesperean actor. was
about to give a passage from the
fifth act of Macbeth. Most Of us
thought our sets had gone on the
blink. But upon meeting ether
listeners this morning, we find that
others had the same difficulty.
The error seems to lie with the
man who switches from one mike
to another in the studio at New
York. He switched himself on to
announce and then switched Hackett
on for the New York mike, but for
got, evidently, to switch Washington
on. 1t was a bitter disappointment
for many of his followers in Wash.
ington.
Getting Behind Fund.
Everybody is getting behind the
Roxy hospital fund. Employees of
the Grace Dodge Hotel have con-
tributed $3.50 for the work. Ruth
E. Martin. secretary, collected the
money. This is a worthy way to
pay for some of the free amuse-
ment we receive every evening.
Several thousand dollars Is still need
ed, according to the announcement
made last night.
After the Gang got through we
started romping, but found the
static too bad to get anything
satisfactorily. After listening to
Woody Meyers Orchestra and a
male quartet from Cincinnati. some
Of the American Legion program
from Boston. and two or three Chi
cago stations that were almost
smothered by the static, we gave
up and went to bed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07
Local Broadcast
Radio Station, Airing
ton.

NAh-NdVdI hAulO otdOAOHS AIRING
ton.
(435 Meters, RadiOphone.)
1915 p. m.-Live stock markets.
1:45 p. m.-Fruit and vegetable
markets.
3 p. m.--Live stock.
3:45 p. m.-Weather report.
4:05 p. INLAY and feed.
4:25 p. m.--Dairy products.
(2,5OO Meters, Spark
IL and 10 p. m.-Time signals.
1901 p. m.-Weather report, ship
orders, naval press work.
WCAP-C. & p. (469).
7:15 to 7:30 p. ma short talk on
Cancer Prevention" direct from
the studio of station WCAP, Wash
ington, by DIR. j. A. Cannon, staff
surgeon at Georgetown University
Hospital, Washington.
1880 to $40 p. m.-Program from
the studio Of WEAF, New York
city.
1880 p. m.-Charles Dettbarn and
Walter Howard. banjo players.
TAO p. m.-Charles p. Wellner.
tenor, accompanied by Charlotte
Standt. Program: THE Eagle
(BushE Prelude" from "Cycle of
life" Ronal0; who knows
(Stickles); "Supplication Decreus).
p. m.-Helen A. Morris, soprano,
and Robert Toldt, violinist, accom-
panied by A. ". Illufrio Program:
lie Nil" Ueroux), by Miss Morris,
with violin obligato by Mr.. Toldt:
Song of the Open" LA. Forge), by
Miss Morris; ''Liebesfreud" (Kreis.
ler), by Mr.. Toldt.
8:l5 p. m.-Adele Wilson, reader.
$40 p. m.-Charles p. Wellner,
tenor. Program: wind of the East
(Harling); "A Yesterday (Edwards);
"1shtar" (Spross).
$3.50 p. m.-Charles Dettabarn and
Walter Howard, banjo players.
p. m.-Helen A. Morris, So
prano, Robert Toldt, violinist. Solo
by Miss Morris, "If Only 1 Gould
Find Again" (Brahms); by Mr.. Toldt,
Melodie" (Gluck); solo by Miss
Morris with violin obligato by Mr..
Toldt, "Tes Yeux" CRabey).
9I5 p. m.-Adele Lewing pianist.
$3.50 p. m.-Charles Dettbarn and
Walter Howard, banjo players.
S:4O p. m.-Lucile Wilson, reader.
WMU-DOubIeday.HilI Electric Co.
(285 meters.)
4:S0 to $50 p. m-Musical selec-
lions: ''Praeludium'' (Jarnefeldt):
MELODY in F' Rubenstein): lie
Prophetic" (Meyerbeer); "Juanita,
Sweet and Low" (Mrs. Norton
Joseph Barnby); La Paloma" CYra-
dier); Angels Serenade" Braga).
Caprice Viennois'' (Kreislerj; "Salut
II r1nlIRV a.
the Dance" (Weber); "Rondo Capric-
cioso (Mendelssohn); Ballet Egyp-
tien" HuiginD.
WRC-RadiO COrporation-469
p. m.-"Fashion Developments
of the Moment" prepared by
Women's Wear.
$40 p. m.-Song recital, by Robert
Y. Barley baritone.
1920 p. m.-Book review: Butter.
fly" by Kathleen Norris, reviewed
by Mrs. William Wolff Smith under
the auspices of the League of
American Pen Women.
1886 p. m.-Song recital by Robert
Y. Barkley, baritone.
3:45 p. m.-"What Women Are
Doing Today" by Mrs. William
Anterior DuPuy.
y. m.-P1ano recital by V. Ray.
mond Decker.
AIS p. m.-"Time and the News
by the editor of The International
Interpreter,
4:25 p. Tn.--What BE Kind to
Animal Week" stands for, by Vir.
ginia Sargent.
5I5 p. m.-Instruction in Inter.
national Code.
6 p. ms-Children's Hour, by
Peggy Albion.
6l5 p. m.-"Looking Ahead in
Education" by j. c. Wright. direc,
tor Of the Federal Board Of Voca
tional Education.
$40 p. m.-'The Campaign Against
Cancer" by DIR. J. Lawn Thomp
son. staff physician OF Providence
Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-07

their stuff on Phn's "Try an
Play It,"
Evening star., 1924-03-04

house and pronounced the woman
dead. the police were notified and an
Investigation started. Detectives Null
len, Murphy. Jones and jackson and
police of the third precinct partici.
pated.
Conway, a chauffeur, was employed
by q resident of Stoneleigh Court
Until a day or two ago. He had been
married two years, his wife being
but eighteen at the time of their
marriage. She was a resident OF
Arlington, Va, while the husband
formerly resided near Gordonsville,
Va.
Wife Had Left Him.
It was learned by the police that
lnez left her husband three times
during their two years of married
life. Two weeks ago, she left him
and went to Chattanooga. Tenn. Soon
she started sending special delivery
letters and kilograms informing the
husband she was sick and wanted to
return.
James sent her money for car fare,
and she reached home last night
about IL o'clock. A single outcry on
part of the wife was heard by her
mother-in-law just before the shoot
ing.
Conway's automobile was found
abandoned in an alley in the north
west section. Police have been di-
rected to search for Conway. He
served overseas with the Navy in the
world war
Evening star., 1924-03-04
PATENT OFFICE NEEDS
100 MORE EXAMINERS
Civil Service Commission An.
nounces Examination Will Be
Begun on April 8.

The Civil Service Commission Is
seeking 100 assistant patent examine
ers, under authorization by Congress-
In order to speed up action on patent
applications.
Examinations will begin April 8.
The entrance salary. effective July l.
Is 1880 a. year, and increases are
provided up to $4,000 q year.
Men and women will be admitted
to the examinations, which will COM
prise mathematics, technics, physics
interpretation of mechanical draw
ings, French and German, and some
branch of engineering.
1t formerly took fifteen months Tor
initial action by the patent office, the
commission announces. Now the
maximum time Is nine months.
About $4,000 applications for patents
are received yearly. and are being
handled by a present force OF 500.
The Civil Service Commission also
announced that examinations Will be
held to fill vacancies In the following
positions: photographic and topo-
graphic craftsman, coast and geo.
detic survey. at s1.4oO a year: archi-
tectural craftsman, quartermaster
generals Office. at 81, 400 a year; com.
puter, coast and geodetic survey, for
duty in Washington. D. c.. at II 400 q
Evening star., 1924-03-04

Ducasse's "Pastorale." Fairy-like in
its idyllic theme and az many-faceted
as q gem. with q particularly brilliant
scherxo. this composition was q test
Of the organist's skill. There was
much programmatic beauty in the
work.
Johann Sebastian Bach was repre-
sented by three very different COM
positions. His prelude and Fugue
in A Minor" was full Of complicated
brilliance. Tho choral-prelude, in G
major, was soft and spiritual in tone.
''Un POGO Allegro" from Fourth
Trio-Sonata," was an unusually gay
bit Of melody.
The pastel nature of most French
music was illustrated delightfully."- in
Kark-Elert's 1.-THE Legend of the
Mountain" and other numbers. Cand-
lyn's "A Song Of Autumn" was filled
with plaintive melodies and Mulet's
"Toccata in F Sharp Minor was a
fitting finale. Pietro Yon's "Minuetto
Anticoe Musetta" was one of the most
charming and Harvey Grace's ':Medi-
tation in Ancient Tonality" one of
the most interesting of the compost
tiOns played.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
HUSBAND IS HUNTED
4 WHEN WIFE IS SLAIN
Negro Declared to Have Told His
! Mother "I've Killed Inez."
Woman Shot.
COUPLE JUST REUNITED
Wife Had Left ]. E. Conway Three
Times.

I've killed Inez." James E. Con-
way, colored, twenty eight years old,
1913 l. street northwest, told his
mother this morning about 4 o'clock.
She entered the room of her son and
daughter-in-law and found the latter
dead from a bullet wound in her head,
police were informed.
Conway went to the home of DR..
Gilbert Sewell. 1881 New Hampshire
avenue northwest, and summoned him
to attend his wife. Conway was driv-
ing his automobile, the police were
told, and was willing to take the
physician to his home. but the latter
refused to accompany him because he
appeared to be under the influence of
liquor. 1t was alleged.
When the physician reached the
Evening star., 1924-03-04

year, for duty in computing the tri-
ansulation Of tho Hawaiian Islands.
At 1850, and for duty in the Manila,
p. l.. once at 5000 q year: assistant
animal husbandman, bureau OF ami
ture. at $1,000 to $4,000 a year; ap-
prentice. government printing office,
at q compensation for the first year
Of one-third the rate of wages OF
mechanics Of the trade to which the
apprentice IL assigned, at one-half
tho rate for the second and third
years, and at two-thirds the rate for
the fourth year; electrician, depart
mental service, az $1,000 to $1,000 a
year; matron. seamstress. Indian
quarters. heat and light free, and
meals at cost.
In addition to the basic salaries
named above the increase Of $50 q
month will be allowed for most posi-.
tions the salary Of which does not
exceed 32,5o0 q year. Full informa-
tion and application blanks may be
obtained at the office Of the Civil
Service Commission, 1924 F street
northwest.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
ORGANISMS RECITAL
IN CHURCH CHARMS
Lynnwood Farnam Plays for Ben.
eft Of Louis Vierne Fund in
Congregational Edifice.

Lynnwood Farnam, organist Of the
Church of the Holy Communion. in
New York, appeared yesterday aft
ernoon in recital at the First Congre-
gational Church. Mr.. Farnam Is the
second organist to give q concert
here for the benefit Of Louis vierne.
tho great French composer and or
ganist, who is blind.
Mr.. Farnam played two Of Vierne's
beautiful compositions, opening with
the finale from Vierne's First SYM
phony" and later giving his delicate
and cheerfpl "Scherzetto in F Sharp
The feature number was Roger
Evening star., 1924-03-04
Snatches Woman's Bag,

An unidentified colored boy about
thirteen years old snatched a beaded
handbag from Fannie p. Serren, a
New York avenue northwest. on the
street near her home last night. The
handbag contained IS in cash and an
automobile drivers permit.
Evening star., 1924-03-04

Reading. painting, music and
hockey are the hobbies of Miss Mac
donald, eldest daughter Of the new
British premier. Dancing, she says,
doesn't appeal to her.