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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-08
Griffs and Pirates
Pay Mathewson
Tribute

PITTSBURGH, Oct. AI
members of the Washington
and Pittsburgh teams, world
series contenders, viii pause for
moment before the second
game is called this afternoon
to pay tribute TO Chirsty
Mathewsor. The fans are ex-
pected to join in the demonstra-
ton.
Again In Washington, next
Saturday, the players and spec
tators will stand with bowed
heads at the hour Of Mathew
sons funeral in Factoryville,
Pa.
All flags at Forbes Field
were half-staffed because of the
celebrated players death.
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GRIFFS FIGURE
ON 5-GAN|E
SERIES
Champions Don't Like Pitts
burgh Weather and Riding
on Trains
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Times Sports Editor

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. s.
They've got to win one more than
we have to pass u.s." grinned
Bucky Harris, brilliant and fiery
field leader Of the Washington
Griffmen, today. That's the way
we dope it out. Getting the jump
on them in the opening game just
about sews up the series in our
favor, though we expect some stiff
opposition right through to the
end. One victory isn't the whole
series, but to get the first means a
whole lot in a short series of seven
games.
I'VE are now in a position to
experiment a bit. They are not.
They must play carefully in the
hope Of catching up with US. We
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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CHE.ll
REFUSES
To TALK
Keeps Silent at Shenandoah
investigation on Advice
of Counsel
colonel William Mitchell,

Colonel William Mitchell, the
storm center of the aircraft con-
troversy. who charged that the
loss of the dirigiple Shenandoah
with fourteen officers and men,
was due to the 'Ebungling stu
pidity'' of the Navy Department,
fatty refused to answer any
questions today when subpoenaed
before the naval court of inquiry
that is investigating the disaster
with a view to fixing the respon-
sibility for it.
MtchelHs counsel, Congressman
Frank S. Reid (Rep.) of Illinois,
objected to Mitchell's being sworn
this morning. Reid even objected
to MitchelI's taking the stand, on
the ground that he had not been
subpoenaed nor ordered before the
board.
Court in UprOar
The court Immediately was thrown
into an uproar and sharp words
were banded between Reid and
s CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
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mitchell FIELD, N. Y, Oct. s.
Harry Burnelli, of Hasbrouck
Heights, n. j., was killed today,
and C. D. Chamberlain, Paterson,
N. j., injured when their Bellanca
CE2 plane crashed to the ground
outside the aerodrome here during
the free-for-all race for civilian
aeroplanes, the opening aerial con-
test Of the national 1925 air races.
Chamberlain received a broken
ankle, but is expected to live. He
said the wing of his plane slipped
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Likely to Gust Men Who
Voted to Put Skids
Under Palmer
Rx GEORGE 3. DURNo

President Coolidge returned to
Washington today an extremely
irritated man. Immediately upon
the arrival of his special train,
which had brought him back from
Omaha, the Executive hurried to
his office and started the work of
unraveling the Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
fight, which eliminated during his
absence in the "firing" of Admiral
Leigh Palmer as president of the
latter organization.
1t was expected the Presidents
first step would be to ask the
designations Of the Shipping Board
members who were responsible
for the dismissal of Palmer.
These men are Vice Chairman
Plummer, Bert E. Haney and Adj
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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GOVERNOR CLIFFORD P1NcHoT TOSSING OUT FIRST BALL
AVIATOR KILLED, ANOTHER HURT, IN CRASH
AT BIG RACES AT MITCHELL FIELD

E. p. Lott, of Garden City, L. l.,
came second in a Thomas Morse
S-4-B machine, time 1901 miles per
hour. G. D. Eberich, of Dayton.
Ohio, finished third in a 41artzell
FC-2, time 94.3 miles per hour.
Laurel Scratches
SECOND RACE-Cobra.
FIFTH RACE-Lord Baltimore,
End and MacLean.
SEVENTH RACE-Sir Leonid.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
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and the machine hurtled to the
ground.
Previous official reports gave
both men as killed and later cor
rected this to report Chamberlain
dead and Burnelli dying. The final
and correct description of the TRACE
dy was not made public until an
hour after. the crash.
The race in which the two avia-
tors, crashed was won by B. l..
Rowe, of Keyport, N. j., flying a
TMS-4-E plane. His time was 1913
miles per hour.
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OFFICIAL WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Increasing c1oudiness tonight; Probably
showers late tonight or Friday. Tempera-
ture yesterday-Highest, "a; lowest, 4S.
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Pole Won't Go Route, Experts
Claim AIdridge to Fling
for Pirates

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 81
Slightly cloudy but warmer
weather was the prospect early
today for the second worlds
series struggle. The few scatter
ing clouds drifting over did not
seem to carry any great threat
of rain, however.
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international News Service has the exclusive rights
to for republication, in form, Of all news
dispatches credited it not otherwise credited in
this paper exclusively entitled TO use for
republication all the local undated news pub
lished herein. well all special dispatches
Evening star., 1925-05-08
DEFER RADIO TRUST
CASE WITHOUT DATE
Hearing Continued by Counsel for
U. S. Federal Trade Com
mission

Public airing of the mass of in
formation assembled by the Federal
Trade Commission in it's two -year-Old
Investigation of the alleged radio trust
has heen postponed indefinitely. This
was disclosed today. with the eXplana
tion that postponement of the first
hearing. set for May Is in New York
City. was at the instance of counsel
handling the commissions case and
not at the request of the respondents.
II had been indicated some weeks ago
that the fact that several officials of
two of the corporations among the
nine respondents had made previous
arrangements for business trips to
Europe this Spring might he made the
The original complaint of a radio
trust was lodged more than two years
ago and investigation has been going
on ever since. Recently a special as
sistant was appointed to help Edward
L. Smith in conducting the inquiry
and in arranging the evidence. In
March, when a two-month continuance
of the hearing was ordered, it was
expected that the commission would
complete its case in the time allowed.
But today's announcement indicates
that the interesting history Of the
growth OF the radio industry which
would be related at the opening OF
hearings. will remain untold for at
least another five or six months.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
OFFER MOVIE COMEDIAN
AS BROADCAST FEATURE
Saturday Nighters" on Program
of WRC Tomor-
row.

Johnny Hines, screen co 1edian, Will
appear as the featured performer on
the radio program to he broadcast by
the era ndal Saturday \ighters
from WItC tomorrow night. Mr..
Hines. who is at present in New
York. has made arra ngements 10 give
his performa nee from the studio of
station VIZ. from which it will be
wired TO Washington and broa idea st
TO the listeners here. He is expected
TO speak at il o'clock. Eastern stand
ard time.
Featuring the musical program of
the SATURDAY Nishters" will be con
cert by the First Congregations
Church Choir. the quartet of which
starred on the bin Of last week. Others
who will take part in the program
are the Metropolitan symphony Or
chestra. directed by Da aniel Breeskin
and Otto r. Beck. organist. who will
play a special 15-minute recital on the
Crandall Tivoli grind organ.
The Congregational Church Choir
will give its concert from the Stag &c
of the TivOli Theater. Other parts OF
the program will be broadca st from the
studio in the TiVoli Theater and from
the Metropolitan Theater.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
BY JOSEPH C4LC4TERRA.
Noted Authority on Radio.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction Prohibited

respective Jacks at the point of op.
Grafton
The set can. he moved from place
to place without the necessity Of NOV.
ing cumbersome and unsichtly bat
tcrieS.
Hint on Wiring
The use of such wiring scheme
will have the effect Of lengthening
the aerial and broadening tuning to
some extent. hut if YOU use a selective
type of receiver YOU will experience
no trouble from that source.
The connection wires. especia lily
those connected with jack Z. should
he spaced as much as possible Ia
avoid distortion because of any pos
Tible feedback effects.
The installation Of such \ system
Will do much To increase your radio
pleasure.
Wiring Easy.
No electrician will have any trouble
in Installing such system. because
1t is similar to that which he uses
in wiring outlets in different rooms
of a house. Great care. however
should be taken in akinS such an in.
Stallatlon To keep all wires of such an
installation at least two inches from
The lighting wires cf the house.
As further protection against any
possible damage from short circuits
because of errors in making connec-
ticns The battery circuits should be
fused
Sixteen candle power carbon tilament
lamps should be inserted in the bar
terry leads at points A. & and c.
These will light only momentarilv
when the plugs are inserted or re-
moved Fuses are not satisfactor
Evening star., 1925-05-08

JOY, fearful or otherwise, from
the wind that carries my voice 10
them from WRC. The letters they
write me are the finest cross section
OF public opinion imae einable. i am
going to reproduce today couple of
typical and up-to-date specimens.
:: 4 y
Alexander s. Lanier, a distinguished
Washington lawyer. who has made
a literary reputation by writing let
ters to the press. sat down within an
hour of the time | left the air on
April 2S and wrote me AZ follows:
IL il with plea sure and profit
| have been a regular listener To
your radio talks, and il il not
often | find myself out of har-
mOny with your views. Any diff
ference may entertain may be of
no moment. hut | must confess |
cannot subscribe to your views on
the japanese immigra ton ques-
tion. if | understand you correctly.
Surely you do not believe we
should permit unrestricted Japa-
nese or any other ASiatic immi-
grafton? | infer from your state
ment tonight that you think
Japan should he put on the quota
basis. That would only postpone.
nut would moi AVOID. tne ultimate
menace to Ms Of having in our
midst an alien and unassimilable
people.
our hest interest demands that
no brown or yellow races he per-
mitted to settle here. and none
such should be permitted 10 come
except government officials, trav-
elers,' students. etc.
That the people are thinking about
our relations with Japan is evidenced
by another letter. Mrs. Ina NJ. Doy-
ing. 622 Pennsylvania avenue, writes:
have a sister who is gradual
ing in June from the Emerson
College of Oratory in Boston. As
one Of the class hOnUrS. she has
been selected to take the affirms
tive side in a debate. The subject
is: "Resolver. that the Japanese
Exclusion Act Is Justified She
has written asking me To obtain
some material for her. and | have
in mind your very lucid and in
forming talk over the radio deal
ing with the same subject. If you
have copy of this discourse avail
able would YOU he kind enough to
let me have 1t. or. If YOU have hut
one COPY and would loan it. ]
would have 1t copied and return
the original To yo'..
one who subscrihes himself merely
One Of your most sincere though
unseen friends-a listener.in." writes
have been irving for some
Evening star., 1925-05-08
.0RAT0Ry CONTEST
ON RADIO TONIGHT
WCAP to Carry Finals of Ma
tionaI High School Con-
test Here.

The finals In the national oratorical
contest viii he broadcast from the
Washington Audit orium tonight by
WCAP as the chief feature of its five
hour program. Seven champion high
school orators. including Miss Asenath
Graves. the Districts representative.
will compete for the coveted national
prizes before an audience that will fill
the huge auditorium and an invisible
audience of several millions.
The orationS of the seven high school
orators. as well as the other supple
mentary features of the contest. Will
go oUt on the air through WCAP.
These include speeches by President
Coolidge and Chief Justice William
Howard Taft. and music by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra. under
the direction of Capt. William n. San
telmann.
Mothers Day Address.
John II. Spencer of Baltimore. me-
teoroloGiSt of the Weather Bureau of
the Maryland State Service. will open
WCAP's lengthy program at 1908
o'clock with a talk on Mothers Day"
Mrs. John Dickinson sherman, presi-
dent of the General Federation Of
Womens Clubs. viii follow with n talk
on How Women's Or=t nizationS Are
Working for Better Homes in
America
The Kimhan Quartet will give a
program from 80 To 7:i5 o'clock. II
is composed OF Shreve Heartsil
soprano Helen Marie koontz con
tralto: Charles T.. Meyers. tenor:
Francis T. Heartsil. bass. and Kath.
crime +. Cullen. piano aCcompanist.
The next period, from 7:i5 To S O'Clock
will he taken up with a resume OF
the science news of the week V DR..
f. +. Slosson, director Of Science
Service. At 3 o'clock John E. Keller
of the sports department of The Star
will report on the results of the
major league base ball games
OratOry Starts At Sis
The oratorical contest finals will
go on the air AT SIS o'clock and
end two hours later. The CUSTOMARY
Friday night dance program Ly th>
Wardman Park Hotel Orchestra will
close the program.
Detailed accounts Of the ball game
between Bucky Harris and his world
champions and the Chicago America MS
will be broadcast this afternoon bv
WRC. Arrangements have been
made by this station TO give the fans
a play-bv-play account of all the
games played by the Washington
team while on its Western trip.
The children's period by Peggy A.
hion and the weekly question box
are the only other attractions sched-
u'ed for. the afternoon by WRC'
Evening star., 1925-05-08
LADEN SCHOONER BURNED
Million Feet of Lum Der Lost With
Thelma-Crew Flees.

PENSACOLA, Fla, May s.-The
American schooner Theima of Mobile
Ala, with 1000, 600 feet of lumber.
was burned two days ago, 80 miles
off of Cape Sand Bias, it was an.
nounced by Capt. E. r. Semmes the
master, who arrived here yesterday,
accompanied by the crew Of six men.
who went ashore In life boats. The
captain made his official report of
the loss at the customhouse here.
The Thelma. 525 tons. started from
Mobile May 2 for Havana. The fire
was caused by explosion of gasoline.
The flames spread so rapidly to the
sails and deck cargo that the men
took to the boats without saving even
their personal property.
Capt. Semmes was part owner OF
the schooner, which was built In 1sa1.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
54-METER WAVE LENGTH
PROVES GOOD IN TESTS
Naval Research Laboratory Finds
Shorter Waves Are Also
Satisfactory.

The 5i-meter wave length. one of
the half dozen lengths being used in
experiments test communicate he.
tween the United States fleet In the
Pacific and the naval research
laboratory a Washington. has con.
tinued to prove itself one Of the most
reIia hle of the short waves. according
to comdr. A. Hoyt Taylor. comman.
drnt Of the Ia laboratories.
In the tests conducted this week
however. the i0-meter length has made
an extremely good account of itself.
DR.. Taylor said today. Two-way com.
munication. both with the fleet and
with New Zealand. has been estsb-
lished on several occasions during the
tests. What is believed to he the first
twoway transmission on 20 meters
with New Zealand was effected.
The 20-meter communica ton with
the feet however. has not worked out
as satisfactorily as had been hoped.
The tests will he continued until
Nav i5
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Adventures of a BrOadcaster
Vox Populi, Vox Radio Fans.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
RadiOscribe.

time TO screw my courage up to
the sticking point of writing YOU
letter and trying to express some
of my thoughts and feelings about
your talks over the radio. and at
last have mustered up enough
nerve to do so. and hit or miss,
here goes:
am very thankful we have
YOU on the air to tell us the real.
unvarnished truth. You don't do
as so many Of our so-called spell
binders dO-give us what might
be called Sugar.coated pill with
Just grain Of truth in the cen
ter of mass of hot air. Ny def
milton of politician is man who
makes his living by more or less
adroitly leading the people to be-
lieve that they govern themselves.
(CoDyrIGht. 1929
Evening star., 1925-05-08
RADIO SPEAKER TO TELL
or CAPITOL'S HISTORY
WRC Will Broadcast Second of
Three Lectures by Fairman
Saturday Night.

The second of three talks by
Charles E. Fairman, art curator of
the Capitol, on the development of
the Capitol Building, will be broad
east Saturday night by WRC. These
lectures have been arranged by the
radio committee of the Columbia
heights Business Mems Association.
headed by Frank ]. Sobotla
The second installment will treat
with the reconstruction of the Cap
itol to- the completion of the original
design The third and final lecture
May 16, will be on the period from
the completion of the old building to
the completion of the, extensions.
Another series OF educa tfonal talks
on points of interest in and around
Washington has been arranged by
Mr. Sobotka's committee for broad
casting purposes. They will he given
by experts and will concern the Lin
coin Memorial, the National Academy
of Sciences and other institutions.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Laboratory Work Concentrated.
How Ia Wire the House For Radio
Part "


Any number of jacks required can
now be connected in parallel with the
original three jacks TO permit oper.
alton of the receiver in any room Of
a house. Each jack receptacle should
be marked with a number to CORE
spond with the original one to serve
as an Indicator of the connections
which are made and to serve as a
guide for the plug which should he
inserted in IT,
The sleeves terminal of the plug
which Is To he inserted in jack | should
be connected with the aerial post of
the set. The round terminal. the positive
\ battery terminal and the negative
B battery terminal of the set should
be connected with the tip terminal
Of the plug.
Battery Terminals Explained. Il
The negative \ battery terminal Of
the get should be connected with the
sleeve terminal of the plug which is
To be inse rted into the number jack
while the positive K battery 45-voit
terminal OF the set should he connected
with the tip terminal of plug No. :.
The positive Is battery 90-volt ter
nlinal Of the set should be connected
with the sleeve terminal of plug No .,
while the plate side of the output cir
cult OF the amplifier should he CON
nected with the tip terminal, 7, of
jack ).
Before the negative terminal of the
battery is connected with the lead
from the tip terminal. I, of jack |. care
should be taken to make sure that the
negative r battery terminal in the
set is connected with the positive 4
battery lead in the set. In some cir
cults the negative b battery lead Is
connected with the negative \ battery
lead and in such cases when install
ing the wiring system in the house
the negative r battery terminal of
the battery should be connected with
the sleeve terminal Of Jack >. In con
Meeting the plug to such set the
negative b. battery terminal. should
bo connected with the sleeve terminal
of plug instead OF with the tip
terminal of plug /.
Heavy Wire Should Re Used.
The wire used for connection should
as lamp cord. and care should be
taken TO avoid any possibility Of short
circuits.
Where phones or loud speakers are
to be operated in rooms some dis
tance from the receivers all that is
necessary Is to plug the loud speaker
into jack of the system in that room.
In that case the plugs of the re-
ceiver should be connected into their
Evening star., 1925-05-08
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT,

1ONlOHl L.
Final meeting of the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest, fca-
turing a concert by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra,
WCAP. Washington, Sis to
10:15 O'Clock.
Four-act historical drama,
THE Spirit of Ann Rutledge."
by WGY Players, WGY,
Schenectady, 6:40 to 9:N
o'clock.
Concert by the Harmonica
Band, WOO. Philadelphia, 7: As
to Sis O'Clock.
luterna tional melody pro-
gram, KOA. Denver, 8 o'clock.
Program by the Y. NJ. &. A.
Orchestra. WGI. Schenectady,
9:50 o o'clock.
Dance program by the Ward
man Park Hotel Orchestra,
WCAP. Washington, l0:l5 to
12:l5 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Spain Gives Radio Grant.

Spain has given concession for
radio broadcasting and for the manu-
facture Of radio apparatus. As soon
a the necessary transmitting stations
can he erected local programs will be
broadcas ST from a studio near Madrid
and British concerts viii he picked m
and relared. PIT tMadrid) is ALREADY
operating,
Evening star., 1925-05-08
GENEVA TO RULE RADIO.
New Lesgu of Nations ofhcial Be
gins Duties

GENEVA, May A.Po.-Broad d.
casting by private European com
ma MES will be regulated from Geneva
witb the arrival here yesterday of
Arthur Burrows, an E,nglishman, who
has been appointed mediator for all
broadcasting companies. His mission
is to prevent the clashing of wave
lengths and consequent collisions OF
aerial concerts.
Geneva was chosen for the base OF
his operations because of its steady
growth as an international center and
it's central ceosra phical position.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
WCAP - Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. 1855 Metersl.

Telephone Go. 1859 Meters).
7:05 to 7:15 p. p.m.-Talk on Mothers
Day" by James II. Spencer. Baltimore.
meteorologist of the Weather Bureau
Of the Maryland State Weather SerV-
ice.
7:15 to 7:3O p.m.-"How women's
ORGANIZATIONS Are Working for Bet.
ter Homes in America" by Mrs John
Dickinson Sherman. president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
given under the auspices of Better
Homes in America"
7:30 to 1:45 p.m.-Musical selections
by the kimball Quartet-Fannie
Shreve Heartsill. Soprano Helen
Marie Koontz. contralto: Charles F.
Meyers, tenor: Francis p. Heartsill
bass; Katherine F'lockher Cullen
piano accompanist.
7:45 to s p.m.-"Science News Of
the Week" by DR. F.. F., SIosson.
director of science service one Of a
series of talks given under the
auspices of. the National Research
Council and Science Service. arranged
by DR.. W. e. Tisdale.
p.m.-Arnouncemen Of base hall
scores by John 8. Keller. sporting
department of The Star.
500 p.m.-Continuation or program
by the Kimball Quartet.
BIS to 1915 p.m.-Final meeting of
national oratorical contest. present.
ing the seven champion high school
orators from the seven different sec
t1ons of the United States in the
10-minute competitive addresses. for
prizes aggregatins S5 900 Other fea.
lures will be addresses by the Presi-
dent of the United States and Will
liam Howard Taft, Chief Justice of
the United States Supreme Court.
Music will be furnished by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra. Capt.
William n. Santelmann leader; Tay.
Tor Branson. second leader This con
test is held under the auspices of an
advisory committee made up OF repre.
sentatives from many Of the Ma ation's
leading newspapers. and will be broad
cast direct from the Washington
Auditorium.
1915 to 1915 p.m.-Music PLAYED
by the Wardman Park Hotel Dance
Orchestra, direct from Wardman Park
Hotel
Early Program Saturday.
s:45 to 7:45 a.m.-Morninc setting
Up' exercises. by the MetropoIitan
Life Insurance Co. direct from the
Metropolitan Tower, l Madison ave.
nue., New York City.