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Evening star., 1924-07-19
BUILDING PAY DROPS.
Ample Supply of Labor-Situation
Not Bad,

The building trade outlook in the
United States is not, on the whole,
unsatisfactory. There has been, IL is
true, a decided falling off in construc-
tion contracts in the New York dis
trict, but the slack has been taken
up, curiously enough, by quite an IN
crease in construction in other parts
of the country which had not before
displayed much activity.
This more even distribution of
building activity should have some
effect in reducing costs-anong 9th
ers. those of labor According to the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards, SO per cent of the cities whose
data is available report now an am
pie supply of building labor, and
there is some tendency toward gen
eraI downward revisions in building
wage rates.
The same tendency In other lines is
shown on the part of the rnanufac-
turers of building materials, who,
sensitive to the decline in demand
have curtailed production, while
prices have worked little lower
The cost, however, of putting up
buildings has not been much reduced
by such decline as has occurred In
materials used. This decline has been
mainly in steel and lumber. Nor have
direct labor costs in building been
much reduced. These represent about
40 per cent OF the total outlay. Sucn
sIackening in building as there has
been has thus far had little actual
effect upon wages. 1t is stated brick
is now being laid at the rate of 1000
a day, or about the pre-war Speed
compared with 500 a few months ago
and as low as 200 day rlght after
the war.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
LEAVES $1,000, 900.
Cotton Exporters Will Mentions
ONLY Relatives

WILMINGTON, N. c., July 1s.-Dis-
posing Of an estate valued at approx
imately $1,000,000, the will Of the late
DR.. James Sprunt. president of the
cotton export firm of Alexander
Sprunt & Son, was filed for probate
here yesterday. The will mentioned only
relatives Of the deceased. 1t was stated,
however, that DR.. Sprunt had made
liberal provision for charities in trust
funds established before his death
and that these would be administered
by trustees as heretofore. They were
not mentioned in the will, having
passed out of DR.. Sprunt's possession
when the deeds establishing the funds
were executed. In addition these trust
funds were said to provide for a large
number Of friends and dependents not
mentioned in the will filed today.
The property disposed of by the will
consisted Of stock in the cotton ex-
porting firm of which he was head
and the residue, real and personal,
was left to his son, James L. Sprunt
The death of DR.. Sprunt was said
by his executors to have released an
estate Of several million dollars left
by his wife at her death and in which
he had a lifetime interest
Evening star., 1924-07-19
BURLESQUE CONVENTION
TO BE STAGED AT WSB
Atlantans to Meet in Auditorium
and Satirize Gathering at Madi-
son Square Garden.

ATLANTA. Ga, July ia bur-
lesque political convention at which
the mythical American Radio party
viii name it's standard bearers for
the presidential race will be in ses-
sion at WSB's auditorium Friday
and Saturday nights, July % and 90
Actual delegates, recruited from
Atlanta radio circles, will assemble,
elect temporary and permanent Of
hcers, offer resolutions, adopt a plat
form, nominate candidates, conduct
balloting by roll call, stage demon
strations, probably fall into a dead
lock and otherwise satirize the pro-
cedure familiar to millions of fans
who attended" the Madison Square
Garden marathon.
Bitter debate is prophesied con-
cerning the wording of static" and
sspark planks in the platform.
Lambkin Kay, WSB director-an-
nouncer, and Ernest Rogers, Atlanta
Journal troubadour- reported, are avow-
ed aspirants for the presidential
and vice presidential nominations.
Numerous dark horses are in the
running. however The successful
will wage an aerial cam
paign from WSB until the Novem-
Der election.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
.WRC TO FEATURE
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Navy Band From Virgin Is
lands. HaWaiians and
Vocal SoIoiStS Listed.

The /. :. Navy Band of the Vir-
IN Islands and the Honoiulans i'll a
'vucert II Hawaiian music will di-
Vide headline honorS on the program
5"light OF WIiC. The Virgin Island
land WIS heard for the first time by
F&Gio listeners last night from WCAp
Tie lIonolulans. under the direction
Ernest DeaIe. have long held the
,suEction of being n welcome fea-
IG3e, and tonight's recital bids fair
T." repeat past performances in that
number OF Hawaiian compositions
unheard before in this country viii
be played.
Bernice Randall. Washington
niger and teacher, will be presented
rs the radio chairman of the League
II American Pen Women. speaking on
musical appreciation. Miss Randall's
background of sincere study, under
the most successful American
I.;tchers. qualities her to discuss this
-ubject in the broadest sense. One
,.ther talk scheduled is the Blble
our TO he conducted by Chaplain
TIomas l. kirkpatrick OF the United
,S,ates Navy.
other Vocal Numbers.
Fannie Shreve Heartsii'. soprano,
md Francis p HCartsiH. bass, con-
,,itute the headline song recitals.
Mrs BeartsilI is n product of the
Lite Edward kimbail school OF Music,
and is prominent in musical WASH
iugton as d member Of the Musurs1a
md kimball quartets and the So
rtrano soIoist OF the Mount Pleasant
Ilcthodist Episcopal Church; Mt
Ieartsin is also associated with this
choir as bass soloist. Larry GaYitt
y i'll accompany both singers.
i.ar,
Stanley Quinn, baritone, and Roy NJ.
1iaster, baritone. will also be heard
on the same program. Mr.. Quinn and
Miss Lang will be assisted at the
Downes. while Mr.. Casters accom-
PIANIST Will be announced later. The
liano recital by Eleanor Glynn will
,0nclude the program.
concerts by the Felice String Quar-
ret and the Gotham Entertainers are
features on the program tonight OF
WOR. Both groups are close to the
1earts of the radio audience, their
previous concerts from wOR having
been we'll applauded.
WGY's only attraction tonight will
Joseph A. Chickene and his Glover
Club Orchestra from the Hotel Ten
Eyck at Albany, y. !. The Schenec-
lady station will take the air at
$50 o'clock.
a remarkable group of musicians
Sanging in age from 10 to 1G years con-
Stitute the Gavreau Orchestra OF so
violins, which will play before WEAF'S
rnicrophone to entertain the radio audi
ence tonight
The vibrating string reproduces
with remarkable fidelity and con-
cert of unusually good quality is Of
Tered the radio audience. A number
of particular interest is the Dance
of the Crickets," composition of
Seredy, which requires a large en-
%emble Of yiolins to be produced
with greatest effect.
The orchestra plays under the di-
rection of Gladys Gavreau and has
appeared widely in concert during
the past year.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
WRC-Radio Corporation OF America
(480 Meten).

1880 p.m.-Concert by the Virgin
Island United States Navy Band.
8 p.m.-Bible talk by Chaplain
Thomas L. Kirkpatrick Of the United
States Navy.
$40 p.m.-Song recital by Roy NJ.
Easter, baritone.
$40 p.m.-Musica1 Appreciation"
with musical illustrations, by Bernice
Randall, lecturer on musical appre-
citation during summer session of
George Washington University. CAR
ranged by national chairman, League
of American Pen Women.)
S:35 p.m.-Piano recital by Eleanor
Glynn.
S:45 p.m.-song recital by William
Stanley Quinn, baritone; Jewell
Downs at the piano.
9 p.m.-Song recital by Elsie V.
Lang, contralto; Jewell Downs at the
piano.
9:15 p.m.-Concert of Hawaiian mu-
sic by the Honolulans, under the di-
rection of Ernest Deale.
9:45 p.m.-Song recital by Francis
F. Heartsill, basso; Larry Gavit at the
piano.
9:55 p.m.-Time signals and weather
forecasts.
10 p.m.-Song recital by Fannie
Shreve Heartsill, soprano; Larry
Gavit at the piano.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
SWEDISH CONTROL
OF BALTIC PROVED
Navy Demonstration Con-
vinces Russia of Rivals
Domination.
BY GEORGE r., WITTE.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1924
STOCKHOLM, July 10. - Sweden
now rules the waves of the Baltic,
fact which she has just made clear
to Russia by sending the better part
of her navy to all the Baltic coun-
tries. The Swedish papers, as we'll as
those in countries visited by the
fleet, declare this demonstration, of
power at sea has been successful in
strengthening Sweden's position in
that part of northern Europe formerly
dominated by Russia and Germany.
Finland in particular welcomed the
warships as an indication of sweden s
desire for closer friendship. which in
times of peril would prove invaluable
especially if Finland's independence
should be endangered by Russia
Neither Russia nor Germany has
enough warships left to be of any
consequence, although it is the con-
tention of the anti -militarlsts mere
that there is no use wasting more
money on battleships. which are no
match for hostile aeroplanes.
Holds Whip Hand.
In times Of armed neutrality, how
ever, as some papers point OUT,
Sweden holds the whip hand over
the Baltic and could easily blockade
the Russian ports in hte north. This
fact is considered all the more I'M
portant as neither Finland nor any
other Baltic state has any sea forces
worth mentioning. The question as
to whether Sweden shall spend more
money on her navy will be decided
by the elections in September. II
the Social Democrats win, as seems
likely, the answer will be no. In
recent months the Swedish war ONCE
has been paying particular atten-
tion to the development of air FORCES,
and almost daily hydroplanes cruise
about the Baltic islands.
Evening star., 1924-07-19

concerned, however, saws are divided
into two general classifications of
handsaws; those used for wood and
those used for metal.
The wood saws are usually refer
red to as handsaws, while the metal
saws are usually called hack saws.
The ordinary type of wood hand
saws are called Ssross-cut or rip
saws, according to whether they are
designed for cutting across the grain
or with It, respectively.
The teeth of the cross-cut saws
are shaped and sharpened as shown
in figure !. They. are. filed to act
more nearly as knife points in shear
ing the fibers of the woods than the
rip saw, whose teeth are shown in.
Figure 2. The teeth of the ripsaw
act more like chisels in gouging out
chips from the wood when the saw
is used to cut along the grain.
The HandsaW.
common type of handsaw is
shown in Figure 5. If possible, it is
best to have a ripsaw for use in
cutting along the grain and a. cross
cut saw for cutting across the grain.
If however, you feel that you can not
afford 70 have two,sit is beat TO choose
Evening star., 1924-07-19
Direr Viii Speak
Over Radio From,
Bottom of Oceu7,

Since radio broadcasting took this
country by storm, many strange
things and many strange sounds
have been broadcast. The roar Of
the mighty Atlantic's waves, the
rattle of a rattlesnake, the voice
Of an aviator high in the heavens.
And now, the marvels of the
deep sea will be broadcast to the
entire world. On Thursday. July
81, at pm. and S pm. the Atlantic
City Control Station of Radio
Broadcasting Station WIP of Gim-
bel Brothers, Philadelphia, will
broadcast from the bottom of the
Atlantic Ocean. Station WY again
comes to the aid OF science
Not satisfied with the new and
novel idea of broadcasting the surf
noises of the mighty Atlantic, Sta
tion WIP's engineers looked for
stunt that would be even more
thrilling.
So deep-sea diver will drop
over the side of boat, to the floor
of the Atlantic Ocean, so feet or
so below. In his diving helmet, he
will have a special radio microp-
hone, connected by lead cable to
the boat and from there to the Re
mote Control Station of Station
wIP, on the Steel Pier, Atlantic
City, N. j.
c. o. Jackson, expert diver of
the Philadelphia Derrick and Sal
wage Corporation, will have the
distinction of being the first man
to talk over radio from the bottom
Of the sea.
Through the heavy glass win
dows of his diving suit, Mr.. john
son has seen many strange and
wonderful sights of under-sea life.
The special microphone, which will
he attached inside his helmet, will
enable him to describe to the radio
public, exactly what is going on
at the bottom of the mighty
Atlantic.
The strange fish. and other sea
creatures living at the bottom Of
he sea will be described. The ap-
pearance Of the sub-sea foliage
and mineral formations will be
broadcast in full detail.
This will be the first time that
any broadcasting station has sent
% microphone to the bottom of the
sea Special cable, waterproof and
ilexible, is necessary to connect
The diver to the boat. The voice
will originate from the helmet of
the diver, thence to the boat float
ing on the surface of the water
above. The boat, in turn, will be
connected by wire to the Remote
Control Station on the Steel Pier.
Here the voice from under the
ocean will be amplified many thou
sands of times, then transmitted
over special telephone lines to the
main station, located on the Gim-
bel Brothers store in Philadelphia,
more than co miles away.
TTTI- al fnl oe T,,IA
Verne will not be nearly as thrill
ing as this broadcast. Think of it,
sit in your own home, and listen to
the voice of a man walking on the
bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, tell
ing you just what he sees.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
PLAN LA Toilette AID.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 1s.-Repre-
sentatives of all political groups in
Maryland backing Senator Robert M.
La Toilette for President will be con-
solidated into an aggressive cam
paign force at statewide convention
to be held in Baltimore August 8, 1t
was announced last night.
auspices of the Maryland delegation
to the convention in Cleveland July 4,
which nominated La Toilette. The
main purpose will be to draw to-
the labor hackers of La Toilette, as
we'll as the Peoples Party, Socialists
and other groups from Maryland rep
resented in Cleveland.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
A Chat on Common Saws.

The average radio experimenter
who tries practically every circuit
which is brought to his attention is,
nine times out of ten, a handy man
about the house. 1 believe therefore
that my eXperimentally inclined
friends and homeworkers will well
come a little chat on saws and their
uses.
materials, cut in different ways, ac-
cording to the work which they will
be called upon to perform.
AS far as the average reader is
Evening star., 1924-07-19

the 20-inch S-point cross-cut saw is
about the best size for all general pur-
poses.
Size of Saw.
The point size of a saw corresponds
somewhat to the method of denoting the
number of threads per inch Of a screw.
In handsaws, however, the sizes are not
rated according to the number Of teeth
to the inch. but according to the number
OF points to the inch. A glance at figure
3 will show how they are rated. The
teeth are identical. In rating, however,
the starting point Of the inch is taken
at the point of a tooth, so that there
are, in this case, points to the inch. If
the starting point of the inch is taken
at the base Of the tooth 1t will be seen
that there are five teeth to the inch.
Figure shows two common sizes of
hack-saw blades used in cutting metal.
These are not full size, but it can readily
be seen that the teeth of the upper blade
fragment are larger than those Of the
lower one. The two sizes most common
ly used are the 14-to-the-inch blades.
and the 24-to-the-inch blades. The
former are used for cutting heavy
mctaiS, NJ iii.t tiiy iatte,- ..r,, u.et for
Evening star., 1924-07-19
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
By JOSEPH CALCATERRA,
Radio of Popular Science Monthly
Prohb

the cross-cut saw and use it both for
cutting with the grain and across the
grain.
A very good substitute for a large
is the outfit shown in figure T. This
is shown as a handy kit and con-
sists (reading from top to bottom)
Of a 12-inch keyhole blade, a 14-inch
compass blade. 16-inch pruning blade
an 1S-inch plumbers blade, a 20-inch
10-point cross-cut blade, a 20-inch
7-point ripsaw blade, an adjustable ham
die which can be attached very easily
to any of the blades
The total cost Of the whole outfit is
less than twice the cost of a single hand
saw. but it has the great advantage of
being suitable for practically all kinds
Of work
If you are going to get a single saw
Evening star., 1924-07-19
Change Lopez Dance Program.

NEW YORK, July 1e.-vincent Lo-
pez and his famous Hotel PennsyI-
vania Orchestra has such wide fol-
'hitiouS dancers in his
regular programs through WEAF on
e. - saturday evenings that
It has been found advisable to ad-
vance the hour of his program, so
that it now begins at pm. instead
of radio fans who have complained of
loud speakers busy at full volume
until midnight because of Vincent
Lopez and his dance program will
now have their problem solved be-
cause of this change of schedule
Evening star., 1924-07-19
Plans Travel Lectures.

KANSAS CITY, July 1s-Edgar Az
Ian Linton, whose series Of thirty
educational talks were given over
WDAF last winter and spring, has
begun another series of travel lee
lures from the Star. Mr.. Linton has
written book on his around the
world" travels. which he made alone.
with q camera His weekly Thurs
day talks will be based on the chap
terS Of that book
Evening star., 1924-07-19
cutting thin metals and tubing.

CUTTING lI6I2IS anu tQOIu&-
A common type of hacksaw is shown
at figure 6. The best size for general
use is one which takes a 10-inch blade.
A very handy type of scroll or fret
saw is shown in figure 8. This type Of
saw, using a very fine blade, il a very
handy tool to have around. With it
many designs can be cut in either wood
or metal IL the proper blades are used.
One having depth Of IL inches, 50 that
it can be used to cut designs, holes and
slots up to IL inches from the edge of
the panel or material. will give best re-
suits
Evening star., 1924-07-19
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS

Concert by New York Phil
harmonic Orchestra, direct
from Lewisohn Stadium, WIZ,
New York, and WGY, Sche-
nectady, 7 rs to 9:30 o'clock.
Concert by the Gauvreau
Orchestra, composed of 80
violinists ranging in age from
10 to 16 years, WEAF, New
York, $40 to rs and 8:35 to
$50 o'clock.
Concert by the Westing-
house Band, KDkA, Pitts
burgh, 8 to 9::55 o'clock.
Harmonica solos by Harry
Cummings. WBZ, Springfield,
s 80 o'clock.
Dance program by Vincent
Lopez and his orchestra, direct
from the roof garden on the
Hotel Pennsylvania, WEAF,
New York, 10 to II o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-07-19

1t has been proved that the radio
compass in the vessel may be useful
in any part of the world where radio
is employed. It may be used for To-
acating other vessels at sea, for avoid
sng collisions in fog, or for seeking
vcaoels in distress. IT has possibtll-
-ies In the location Of lffcloats.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
Safety First.

From the Kansas City Star.
Julia-Why not ask father now?
He just went in the billiard room.
Jim-Wait till he goes to the Ii
brary-Td rather be hit with a book
than q billiard cue.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
The Everlasting Menace.

From the Christiania Karikaturen.
Sunday school visitor-What hap
pens to person who thinks only OF
his body and not of his soulo
Scholar-He gets fat sir
Evening star., 1924-07-19

Premier Macdonald of England re
Gently opened an exhibition of the
works of Frank Brangwyn, 1T being
the first time a British prime minister
has opened a one-man art show.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
Local Radio Entertainment
Saturday, July 1e, 1924. -
NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va.
(43J Meters).
, stock reports.

1925 pm-Live stock reports.
3:45 p.m.-Weather bureau reports.
4:05 p.m.-Hay, feed and crop re-
ports; specials.
4:25 p.m-Dairy market reports.
1906 pm. Weather bureau reports.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
D'ANNUNZIO BOOK NEAR.
Proofs o. KID and Publication VII
Follow This Month. u

MILAN. italy. July 19.-The Treves
Brothers, publishers Of the works OF
Gabrielle D'Annunzio, announced yes
terday that he had approved the
proofs of his new book, THE Luck
less Volunteer" and that the work OF
175 pages would appear at the end o.
the month. D'Annunzio wrote it in
two months, working from fourteen
to sixteen hours daily.
Evening star., 1924-07-19
Silent.

WCAP-ChesApeake and Potomac
Telephone Company (460 Meters).
Silent.
Evening star., 1924-07-19

Drugs worth 81, 200, 600 were seized
from smugglerS on the Franco-SwisS
border.
Evening star., 1924-07-19

WGY's only attraction tonight will
he a program of dance music by
Joseph A. Chickene and his Glover
Club Orchestra from the Hotel Ten
Eyck at Albany. y. J. The Schenec-
lady station will take the air at
$50 o'clock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
COOLIDGE AND THE SOLID
SOUTH

President Coolidge has no hope
of breaking the Solid South" as
this ancient and honorable game
is called Whatever char ce he
might have had to make inroads
was squelched when he insisted on
the appointment Of the negro
Cohen as collector Of the Port OF
New Orleans. wher the Senate
had once refused TO confirm his
nomination, presented by the for
mer president.
New Orleans is a city where
white supremacy is a religiorI al
most and where there is no tend
ency to mistreat the negro UNI
less he is foist upon the public
in position as prominent as this
and which is known to be ex-
tremely distasteful to the people
at large, the great majority of the
voting and property owning folks
Mr.. Coolidge failed mi5erably
wher' he insisted on this appoint
ment for political purposes ard
ne showed the white feather when
he failed to give Cohen or some
other negro a position of similar
import in some of the effete cen
tiers of culture with which he is
more familiar The appointment
will go through but it will not 40
anybody any good, not even Co
hen. 1t will be to Coolidge, the
loss of thousand of votes in the
South-Thomasville Times
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04

profitably before both the buy
er and seller. 1co
Boosting and undue exaggera-
ton in advertising is rapidly dis
appearing and truth in advertis-
ing" is becoming the fixed policy
with all whose business it is to
seek the favor and the confidence
of the many-headed multitude.
Advertising that impresses
must not be drawn in loud and
lurid colorS. Even circus adver-
Using which formerly was char
acterized by the most extrava-
giant appeal and the most flam-
boyant description is now toned
down to more subdued and be-
hevable particulars.
But the outstanding virtue Of
advertising which exalts it to its
maximum worth is the mission it
fulfills as the servant of man
kind. It's supreme value lies in
its service, and when this fact
is thoroughly understood the pos
SlDlllCleS OF the 1ar-reachlng
agency for good as we'll as the
meaning of the phrase designat-
ing this country "a nation of adj
vertisers," will be more fully APP
preciated.
Merchandising and advertis-
ing go hand in 'hand. One is
essentially dependent on the
other. Without proper mer-
chandising, advertising can not
serve mankind. And merchan-
dising without advertising is an
almighty slow pace.
Advertising is a dual servant
to seller and buyer.