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Evening star., 1925-06-07
Broadcasting Popular World Over.

survey Of the worlds broadcast
ing stations by the Department of
commerce shows that Al countries
are transmitting news and entertain
ment via the radio telephone for the
pubic The total stations in opera
uon are shown as 926, but many
more are proposed.
Inc United States leads with 564
stations, Canada is second with SO,
Soviet Russia has 43, and Cuba is
next, having 3S stations. The United
klngdom and Mexico vie for fifth
place with 20 each France and
Germany are also tied, having IS
apiece. Australia is listed with l6
anc Argentina as having 49, From
this figure downward the numbers
decrease rapidly. six smaller nations
bringing up the rear each with
single broadcaster.
Naturally North America has the
largest number of the continents,
with the tremendous lead given it by
the United States and Canadian sta
tions. a total of 709. Europe comes
next with 103, and Asia is third, its
stations numbering 55.
1t is difficult to tabulate or classify
foreign stations. according to the
electrical division of the Commerce
Department, since no direct reports
are sent in and new stations are
opening every week. Recently Soviet
Russia announced plans for the erec-
tfon of nine new broadcasters, which
would bring the total in Russia to
50 stations.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
John Smith and His Radio
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

throughout DorId
motortngand have benefited thereby Now
be
Smith
Evening star., 1925-06-07

Miss Emma ]. Carr of Brooklyn,
after teaching school continuously for
the past 81 years in the one school,
will close her school for good after
this years graduation exercises.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
No. 19. Nothing on the Air.

Thousands of radio fans have tast-
ed of an experience that recently
came to Smith, but few of them have
followed his policy of learning to
prevent a repetition of it. When radio
reception Is not what it should be
most radio enthusiasts blame static
or the batteries or the set, but Smith
is never satisfied until he has found
the real cause.
1t was highly embarrassing eve
ming for him the night the Browns
came for dinner, but it will never
happen again. 1t seemed that every
time he went over to start the set he
couldn't get thing. Yet no sooner
had the Browns departed than the
set never worked better"
Il can't account for it," Smith re-
lated his experience when 1t was only
a day old. when we had finished
dinner | couldn't get anything but a
bedtime story. / gave it up in dis
gust and talked for an hour, but had
just as bad luck when 1 tried again.
Then we played bridge, and, would
you believe it, even the late hour
failed to help. The Browns went
home knocking radio in great shape,
yet if they had waited another 10
minutes l could have given them an
earful Of the best dance music I've
ever listened to.
Strikes Zero Hour"
II don't see anything surprising in
that" l told him. From what you
say | picture you tuning In at 1880,
8:45 and just a little before l l o'clock.
In radio there are zero hours in
broadcasting, and it looks TO me as
though you just happened to strike
the particular ones for last night.
You know, If you stepped into d
theater during the intermissions you
wouldn't see much of the show"
He admitted he hadn't considered
this at all, and just to make sure, he
looked up the radio programs in the
papers of the day before. A carful
analysis showed that most programs
start every hour on the hour and that
they are likely to grow scarce toward
the end of each hour. There was a
Evening star., 1925-06-07

Next Week, No. 20-Visiting a Station.
Copyright, 1925 by the Ullman Feature
Service
Evening star., 1925-06-07

Sea chanties and other nautical!
noises were broadcast from the Gun.
ard liner Samaria while lying in dock
in Liverpool. z
Evening star., 1925-06-07

oand-that is. between 100 and $50
meters, which, If successful, will re-
iease a few more channels to broad
casting exclusively and further clear
the air for the fans.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT

1ONlGHl.
Musical program by "Roxie
and His Gang" direct from
Capitol Theater, New York,
WCAP, Washington, 6:20 to
Sis o'clock.
Concert by 5th Field Artil-
lery Band. AT9, Fort Bragg,
GAS o'clock.
Park Theater Orchestra.
WEAR, Cleveland, 7 to 8
o'clock.
Program from Brooklyn
Mark Strand Theater, WNYC,
8 to 10 o'clock.
Organ recitals by w. A.
Goldsworthy, assisted by St.
Andrews Episcopal Church
Choir, WCAP, Washington,
Sis to OILS o'clock.
Flotow's opera, Martha"
with full chorus and orchestra,
WGBS, 8 80 o'clock.
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Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, June 7. 1925.

NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va.
(434.5 Meters).
1905 am. and 1905 p.m.-Weather
reports.
Evening star., 1925-06-06

Select your stones as to size and color
and select a mason who knows how TO
lay q stone chimney. and you VIII
have a job quite different from the
usual one and much more pleasing.
The walk leading To the front door
should be most informal-lust field
stone laid unconventionally with grass
coming up between.
\ home of this type may he made
so fun of charm, both as to interior
and exterior that it will be great
pleasure for the summer vacation. The
incon venienccs of the camp" are
lacking and all of the home comforts
may be had combined with the de-
lights Of the open.
Since the prices of material and la
Dor differ 50 materially. we do not at
tempt to give an estimate as to cost,
but advise that you consult your local
builder. who can give you detailed in
formation as TO the cost of your exact
needs To he installed in this design.
For information as to the procuring
of the building plans of this design
No. ID. send a stamped and self-ad
dressed envelope to the Real Estate
Editor, The star.
tCopyrighr George Matthew AdIm-l
Evening star., 1925-06-06
BY MORTON j. LUCHS.

Is The great strides in business prop
critics in the central business area of
washington that have taken place
within the last seven or eight wears
may have been thought impossible by
the average resident Of Washington.
The average business man who is a
nonresident of Washington. but who
occasionally visits our city, notices
more quickly the ma jor changes that
have taken place than does the local
resident. The latter often takes for
granted the developments which he
sees because of his more or less init.
mate contact with them. He is by no
means as apt as the visitor or the stu
dent of WaShington's development to
really appreciate the real significance
OF these changes and their direct bear
ing on values.
Held Substantial Investment.
Business property, whether it be in
the District of Columbia or in any live
progressive city, is recognized as one
OF the most substantial investments of
Today, and this has been true of the
past. City central business properties
are becoming more and more every
day 10 the experienced realtor what
htgh-grade merchandise is to the mer-
chant. Business properties must be
merchan ndised in the same way that
merchant sells his goods, whether it
he for sale or for lease. One cannot
Just take a piece of city central prop
erty and say: Il want a certain price
for sale or a certain price for lease"
hasinS this calculation simply upon
cost of production. This was an an
cient method and no longer worka BILE
More modern and up-to-date ways have
come about through necessity and ex-
perience, and a live, wideawake, eX-
perienced realtor is kept busy and
thinking all the time to keep abreast
with what is the real situation and
what are the real merchandising prob
lems
Regardless of the city'S growth and
the opening up of new business areas.
there Is and must always be a 100
per ceYt business property district
and this is usually referred to as the
city's central business property area.
1t is here that intensive merchandise
ing is conducted and here alone can
that he done. Outstanding examples
of this are TO be found in the develop
mentS of our Seventh street north
west, G. street northwest, Fourteenth
street between + and New York ave-
nue. northwest, and, of course. +
street northwest. The growth of these
more or less restricted areas is some
what slow, but absolutely certain.
Many Points Considered
Many points must be taken into
consideration in arriving at lease"
or sale" values, such as foot traffic
passing the door, car line facilities,
parking facilities for automobiles and
many others too numerous to men
ton. One must also take into conSid-
GRAFTON the different kinds of bust
ness that could probably occupy
certain piece of property, as it is we'll
known among experienced realtors
and experienced merchants that some
lines of business can afford more rent
or overhead than others. and some
must have more space than others.
For years one must make a conScien-
tious study of city central property to
arrive at sale or lease values. and it
has proved an excellent idea TO keep
records of certain changes in certain
Evening star., 1925-06-06
BUILDING PERMITS IN MAY
ABOVE $6,OOO,OOO MARK
Report for the Month Increases Lead
for Year Ouer 1924 by More
Than S8,OOO,OOO

For the third time this fiscal year
the monthly building permits have eX-
ceeded Sc. 900 .OO0. May ran close
third with July Of last year and April
of this year with a total of S6.1S1 200
worth of building authorized during
the month
This total now increases the lead of
this fiscal year up 10 date over the last
by more than $4,000. 900 The build
ing boom in the National Capital is
continuing at a tremendous pace. with
plenty of additional work in sight. so
that the next calender year and the
next fiscal year viii even be greater
than the present, which is expected 10
establish record.
May is less than 5000 900 behind the
total value of construction in April,
but is ahead in the number Of individ-
ual projects started. Last month the
building inspector authorized ,l64 new
projects in May. 1,l94 were started, or
an increase of 80.
Outstanding Feature Cited.
One Of the most outstanding fca-
lures Of the building industry of the
last two months is the tremendous
amount of work done in the apart
ment house field A total of 43 apart
ments were built during April and
May. a cost Of So ,575. .000. Twenty.
six apartments were started in April.
and j I in May.
Residential construction also has
been very heavy. in May 507 houses
at cost Of S2.46S.202 and total in
April and May of $40 houses at q
cost of S5,057 600.
An ANALYSIS of these figures shows
that fer additional housing units in
the District during the last two
months $S,632, 702 has been spent.
Held Fundamentally Sound.
In discussing the general situation
throughout the country G. NJ. Ferris
representative of the s. w. Straus
& co. in the National Capital. says
throughout the country industrial
conditions on the whole are funda =
mentally sound. The building indus
Try Is seemingly headed at this time
Evening star., 1925-06-06
SEES HUGE STRIDES MADE
IN BUSINESS PROPERTIES
WashuugtOn's Central area Scene of
Many Major Changes Within Eight
Years, Writer Asserts.

1, neighborhoods of buildings. as well as
of foot traffic and automobile traffic
on some valuable business streets
This data in itself is story that
shows why certain business streets
have rapid developments. One will
notice at times that individual blocks
in a business section develop from
ladies' block to mems block, or vice
versa, and such records kept are
found eventually to affect values,
whether they be lease or sale.
Caution Often Needed.
In the city centrally located proper
ties, and more especially on the con-
Gested 100 per cent business streets
great caution must be used and
usually is used to retain the street
as a 100 per cent street. as it has
been proved in other cities that too
much rent to a merchant or too high
a selling price often ruins the mer-
chant. and sometimes whole street
by driving merchants to another sec
ton where their overhead will be less.
There is limit to everything, and
there again comes into play the
thoroughly experienced realtor mer-
ChandiSing business locati Let a
merchant be overcharged on his rent
and you may ruin him to the point of
ldIlulc HIS IdliuTe may dIIect 1nef-
chants in the entire block \ fair
rental for the owner, for the tenant
to pay, can be arrived at. and in doing
so the property is kept successful. the
merchant makes good, the neighbor-
hood is prosperous and the 100 per cent
business district Is retained where it
belongs. Washington today charges
less rent on its best business streets
than other cities of about the same
population-in fact, cities of the same
population are charging much more.
Streets Rounded Out"
Our best streets in the city central
district have rounded out in great
shape in the last few years. and these
streets will hold their values for MANY
years to come. 1t is only natural for the
smaller merchants, not being able to
keep up with the city's growth and
not being quite so progressive, 10
have been crowded out of the 100 per
cent streets into the adjoining streets,
and thereby making this adjoining
property more valuable than il was
and also enlarGing the downtown
business section.
Their places on the 100 per cent
streets are being taken up by the
larger merchant. and more progress
and have kept their eyes open and
seen the city grow and know valu-
ations when they see them by COM
pariSon with other cities of the size
of Washington always take into mind
foot traffic, automobile traffic and
many other points.
Downtown Section Sure to Grow.
Our downtown business section will
continue to grow and spread as the
city continues to grow. 1t is a natural
growth and certainly where the real
business section belongs
1t is not odd to find among our
records of city central properties,
which now are 10 years old many
actual cases of where the known ap-
probation OF value of real estate in
this congested area has been equal
to or at times eXcelled the actual
earnings of the businesses which
occupied them, and that in itself is
a conclusive proof of the desirability
of ownership of this sort of property.
Evening star., 1925-06-06

Suitable for the
Summer Camp
Home in Town.
Log Cabin Is the Ideal Sum-
mer Home-ShingIes or
Clapboards Should Be
Chosen for Town Lots.

The fact that necessity is the moth
er of invention" was the reason for
logs being selected as the building ma
terial for the homes of our early set
tiers. 1t was the material nearest at
hand and the most plentiful as we'll
as the easiest to obtain. Added to this
but undoubtedly an afterthought-
was it's picturesqueness. The bark
covered logs were lovely. The native
vines would cling to the rough surface
and the tone of any shrub harmon
lied with the varied tones of the bark.
1t was warm, and this was a feature
of Importance, for the Winters were
cold
Very many people of today, who are
thinking of building a Summer home
at once think of the log cabin" as the
ideal for Summer use. 1t seems to be
a part of the outdoors; not something
selected to be built there, but some
thing which has grown there-a part
of the native growth of the region.
This design for a log cabin is indeed
pleasing. The living room is large, so
that many guests could be accOmmo-
dated here with sleeping quarters by
folding beds, which would become
when nicely covered during the day,
sitting and lounging diVans.
The fireplace is an ideal one. 1t is
placed in the most convenient space
as regards the kitchen range, and
there is also the added feature of the
little fireplace in the bedroom. If one
did not need the storage place, the
second bedroom could easily be had
here. This added bedroom might also
be extended across the end of the
house. where the porch now is, and
1t would then become room of quite
pretentious proportions.
The kitchen has been quite as care
fully thought out in this tiny house
as it would have been in a larger one.
There is every convenience. The sink
is beneath the window with the dress
ers conveniently placed on either side.
The dressers may go TO the floor and
10 the ceiling, thus giving abunda nee
OF room for all dishes and pots.
If one chose TO build this house of
wood construction, it would be quite
as charming-and with a few added
conVeniences, it could easily be used
as an all-year-round home.
1t is &c feet wide by 4212 feet deep
\ 30-foot lot could be used. but a
Summer home would seem entirely too
city-l1ke If crowded onto a small lot
so 50-foot lot should be selected if
possible. 1t should be wooded and the
native surroundings kept as nearly as
possible.
The front porch could be inclosed
with screening and a splendid outdoor
sleeping room thus he had This porch
could be extended a few feet If desired
This would make the slope of the roof
over that part a little less steep, which
would do no harm in any way.
There are several ways of construct
ing a log house. and before starting in
with the actual building it would be
advisable to find out just which one
of these ways is the best. Such ad-
paper
Stain the shingles a brown or tan or
grass green. The stones in the fire
place should not be the dark gray tone
unless, of course, you are in locality
where nothing else can be procured.
Evening star., 1925-06-06

toward $4,000 600. 900 year There
is proha bly, no safer barometer 10
follow. in attempting 10 forecast gen
eral business volume. than is fur
nished by the statistics of the con
Struction industry. But we are not
entirely dependent at this time upon
the tendencies in the building indus
try for a verification of the opinion
that business generally is progressing
along sound lines. The employment
curve shows an increase over the
first part of 1924. workers are earning
more money and manufacturers are,
in more than score OF leading in
dustries. handling a greater volume or
business than last year.
The increase in volume earned by
workers is due also to an increase Of
working hours per week. rather than
10 higher wages per hour. Almost
spectacular gains have lately been re-
ported from the lines Of trade which
suffered most last year. The cost Of
labor. material and practically all es-
sential commodities is apparently
more firmly stabilized at this time than
at any period since the World War.
. The Importance Of stabiliZation can
not be too strongly emphasized in n
attempt TO estimate the general busi-
ness situation.
bFpthu'ni pou E1dThoHH
Progress is dependent upon har-
mony in labor circles. efficiency Of
workers and genuine cooperation be-
tween manufacturers and mercha nts.
So long as these controlling factors are
kept in working accord there is no
need for apprehension. even though
/ slight variations may occur here and
| there in volume of current business I'm
| any given line or branch of industry.
The important thing is TO keep our
national commercial machine func-
/ tioning smoothly. 1t is necessary for
4 business to safeguard itself against in
! tiation and thus seek protection from
1 defiation. Overproduction in any line
should be discouraged. A stabiliza ton
I of production alone can maintain
permanent balance between supply and
dema nd -
/ The following is an itemized analy sis
+ continued on Seventeenth PageD
Evening star., 1925-06-06
LOAN DELEGATES OFF
TO MEETING TONIGHT
Capital Party Joins Special Train
Here for Kansas City
Convention.

The delegates representing the Dis
trict of Columbia at the thirty-third
annual convention of the United States
League of Local Building and Loan
to be held in Kansas City.
Mo. on June Q, 10 and II, will leave
Washington tonight at go on a Spe-
ciaI train, which viii be made up in
Washington. carrying all the dele
gates from the East and Middle West
ern states TO the convention.
The convention Will he called TO or
der Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock by
President William X. Adair.
Addresses of welcome will be made:
On behalf of the State. Samuel A
Baker. Governor Of Missouri. on be-
Evening star., 1925-06-06

half of the city. Albert l. Beach. ma yor
of Kansas City. Mo; on behalf of the
Missouri State Lea que, Charles l..
Flaugh, president; on behalf of the
Kansas City Lea que, Axal Hawkinson,
president. Response TO addresses of
welcome, on behalf of the United
States League, &. Clinton James of
Washington, d. C., first vice president
United States League. who will also
read his report as chairman of the
Federal legislative committee.
Those attending from the District OF
Columbia are MIR. and Mrs. G. Clinton
James. Mr.. and Mrs. William 8. Quin-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schulteis,
MIR. and Mrs. Edward c. Baltz and
James Berry.
Only one half the surtaXes in Italy
on incomes of 81 900 or more will be
collected this wear
Evening star., 1925-06-06
CIVIC BOARD FORMED.
Erie. Pa. Group to Seek New In
dustries for City.

pose the bringing of new industries
into the community has been organ
lied for the city of Erie. Pa, under
the leadership of the Erie Real Estate
subscribed by business interests and
residents of Erie Ia make the work
possible
David W Harper, former president
of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Asso-
citation. has been chosen Industrial
manager for Erie. and is directing the
activities of the new Erie Industrial
Board
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-03-28

Ordered that the sale made and re-
ported by James M. Crockett, AS
signee for the sale of the real estate
in the above cause described be rati-
fed and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 18th day of April next, pro-
vided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper printed in Worces-
ter County once in each of three sue
cessive weeks before the 18th day of
April, in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-five.
The report states the amount of
sales to be two thousand dollars.
OLIVER D. COLLINS, Clerk.
True Copy, Test:
OLIVER D. COLLINS, Clerk.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-03-28
NOTICE

A Citizens Meeting will be held
Tuesday night, March 31st, in the
City Hall for the purpose of selecting
a candidate for the office of Council
man to succeed Councilman r. Harlan
Robertson whose term of office will
expire April 80, 1925.
At this meeting a full report will
be made covering the following sub
jects:
Receipts and expenditures since last
April.
The bonded indebtedness and the
sinking-fund account.
Notes and bills payable and monies
due the town.
Other matters of interest to the peo-
pie of Pocomoke City will be discuss
ed and every citizen is earnestly re-
quested to be present.
WILLIAM E. HALL, Mayor