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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
Speedy Drivers Gather
for Star Coaster Race
Free Tickets for Contestants and First 500
Spectators at Volunteer Park Meet

Hundreds Of young Seattle pilots
OF coaster wagons gathered at tho
water tower in Volunteer park Fri.
day afternoon for Tho Stars first
coaster Derby. First heats wcro to
start at o'clock and tho rpcing over
a thrce.block track was 10 continue
for two hours or so.
Boy Scouts and police patrollcd tho
course MS scores OF youthful pilots
tuned up" coasters and homemade
automobiles. Each entry was man.
ned by pilot, who rode and did tho
steering, and mechanic, who gave
tho car 10.foot shove off from the
top Of tho grade.
The first 500 children nj tho meet
and all contestants were given tickets
for n spcclal showing nj $3.50 a. IN.
saturday OF California Straight
Ahead" which Manager Bender is
showing at tho Columbia thoater.
Movies OF tho races and of tho win.
ners will DO shown Mt tho theator
and the winning pilots will DO pre-.
scented I'm person" from tho stage.
Tho first raco on tho card WINS
Tho Seattle star handicap Prizes
were: First, football from SpelEcr
& Hwlbut. second, roller skates
from tho Keen Corp; third. nm In.
door bat and ball from tho Ernst
Hardware company.
Tho second raco was tho Columbia
Thcater Derby, First prize for this
was l,O0o.shot Daisy air rlflo from
tho $. a. w. Hardware e. Sporting
Goods house: second was football
hendgcnr from Spelgor & Hurlbut;
third, n baseball bat from spaulding
Brothers
Three winners In each OF tho first
two races competed in tho California
Straight Ahead sweepstakes Tho
first prize IN this was n si5 mcr-
chnndIso order, given by Reginald
Denny,athe movie actor. on spclgcr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
kitsap Fair Has
Big Dahlia Show

The first annual fall show Of the
Kitsap County Dahlla society will
DO held at tho Kltsap county fair.
TO be held n, Port Orchard. sepicm.
Der II 10 20.
Judges will be Mrs. Fred Markic
secretary OF the Seattle Dahlla aoci
ETY.: Mrs. S, +. Pomcfoy. OF Pomc
roy's Dahlin Gardens. OF Seattle. and
Mrg. ]. W. Lee, OF Lees Dahlla Gar.
dens, Tacoma.
The purpose OF the society IL 10
encourage tho widespread growth
and display OF dahllas and fall flow.
cra. 10 hold an annual dahila show
and TO stimulate interest among tho
dahlla and other flower growers in
tho cultivation OF superior varieties
and now varieties OF this flower.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
CLUB AND ROB
GARAGE MAN
Youth Hit Over Head While
Aiding Unknown Men

Lawrence Lang. nc. Of 1899 Belle.
yue ave. was attacked by two men
early Friday. while he was on duty
AZ tho Lyon garage Tho two men
entered tho garage and asked Lang
!, they could uso the phone Lang
gave them permhnion and hs he
turned ono OF them hit him on
tho head and knocked him sense,
lcHs.
when ho recovered 10 minutes
later tho two thugs had escaped
taking a 1888 Buick roadster and
IanE's gray felt hat The license
number OF the car Is Washington
-zle-tS2.
A lone Eunmau entered tho Hur
ton lunch. 1917 4. jefferson At.
early Friday and held NJ tho cash.
Ter. Tho robbcr took 1850 from
tho cash register and mado his CO.
eapo Re was about 40 years old
9 feet 6 inches tail, wearing a tan
oycrcoat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04

'& Hurlbut; tho second prize was
IA $40 order; the third s. order.
Tho mechanic OF the championship
winner in tho sweepstakes also was
to got SIS coaster auto, given by
tho Keen Auto Coaster corporation.
OF Seattle.
A series OF elimination tests was
first to be run to pick tho "a fastest
cars, Twelve were TO run In The
Star handicap; IL in tho Columbia
1hcator Derby; Three winners in
each race wcro to contest for the
sweepstakes championships,
Movies wero taken OF the races
and the crowds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
NEW FALL MILLINERY
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
Storms Postpone
Channel Attempt

girls Me-. Sept. September
stormy on tho English channel arc
holding Miss Gertrude Edcrlr. Amer.
lean swimming star. back from her
second attempt al crossing to
Dover.
Consequently, she has pushed the
trial date ahead again and "teu,a.
lively set Il for between the 9th
and i2th. with tho goth as tho out.
side limit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
Short and Dill to
Talk to Democrats

William 81, ShorS. president OF tho
state Federation Of labor. and scna.
tor {. G nii viii speak az a special
Labor day luncheon OF the Klng
County Democratic club Co he held
saturday noon at Moves cafeteria.
Miss Phyllis Ststier, member o. tho
city Opera company, will sing solos.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
Ladies' Fiber Hose
Special SOC Pr.

These comes In all the new light
and medium colora and are excel.
lent wearing hose. Made with dou-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
Ye Gods! What
Ignominy Is This?

Formerly the uanetum Of The male
population. barber shops % Seattle
have now been Invaded by women 60
the fullest extent
Thursday night Glen Molood's
Pike a shop was the scene OF a we'd
ding. Shades of tho bearded anecs-
tors OF preaent-day maloa'
with Jazz orchestra playing the
wedding march. and fellow BARRIERS
ranged around while the curious
pocred thru tho windown, Marion
Cox. one OF the BARRIERS and Miss
Eugene Ia Marchc. were married hy
the Rov Il Taylor. Baptist pastor
The fall OF tho barber shop - CONE
plrte
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04

lowed one element Of control 60
check what another element under.
took and fixed no responsibility DEF.
lnltely on eitherf" Haight asked
Halyht favored retention Of the
present system OF nine counoilmon.
elected al large. three each year he
said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
DARES THE AIR
Lumberman Hires Plane to
Catch Ocean Steamer

Tho recent air disasters made no
difference 10 Carl schaefcr. OF tho
sehasfer Timber Co. OF Gnyu liar,
Dor. when he was Informed that the
only way be could catch tho En-
press OF Australia. which sailed
from Victoria Thursday. AZ p, m.
wns by using the air route.
schasfsr Immediately purchased
his ticket and then hired Eddie Hub,
bard and his plane for tho Journey
They loft Seattle at $40 Thursday
afternoon and arrived In Victoria
IN plenty OF time TO make eonnse.
lions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
Girls School Hose Csc
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
R. C. VANDERBILT
PASSES AWAY
Millionaire Stricken at His
Country Home

PORTSMOUTH. H. J.. Sept. a.
.my u, Pl-Rogiuald G Vanderbilt
died here suddenly today lie died
az il5 n m. al his country home,
Sandy Point farm Tho cause Of
death was internal hemorrhaEos.
Vanderbilt was fret stricken az .
o'clock last night a physician was
summoned and ordered him 10 10
20 bed lie suffered a second hem.
orrhago az 2 a. m, today and sank
rapidly. death coming little more
than an hour later.
Tho milllonaire'H wife was NJ his
bedside az the ume of his death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-04
MANAGER URGED
James A. Halght Addresses
Real Estate Board

James A. Hsight, OF tho Municipal
league. advocated the city manager
plan IN an address before tho Seattle
real estate boari Thursday.
HaiEht urged a form % city SOW.
eminent that would Tx responsible.
sty apon an individual. after policies
had been formulated by tho council
acting as a hoard oC directors for
a corporation would act
How would any business run
where a diversion of authority al.
Evening star., 1925-01-26
RADIO QUERIES

Radio Editor:
Would you be so kind as to give
me information concerning station
WMBS at Miami, Fla? Its call let
ters stand for Wonderful Miami
| Beach Speedway" Who operates
this station? Also give me its dis
tance from Washington and If it's
Leo Riseman's Orchestra that plays
| there.
| Wishing to fill out a few blanks on
my log cards 1 would like to know
the air line distance from Washing
ton of the following stations: WCAL,
| Northfield. Mimi: WLAG. Minneapo-
| WBT. Charlotte. y. c.: VIVA. Madi-
son, Wis; WCAY, Milwaukee, Wis.
| WBAV, Columbus. Ohio, and WOI,
Aimes, Iowa.. S.
WMBF is the station in Miami. Fla.
| It's call letters stand for Wonderful
Miami Beach Florida" 1t is operat-
ed by the Fleetwood Hotel. The air
| line distance from Washington to
Miami is 92S miles. Leo Reisman's s
| Orchestra broadcasts from WBZ. In
order to bring your log cards up to
date strike out the call letters WLAG.
| Minneapolis, and replace them with
| WCCO. WLAG changed ownership
| several months ago and was assigned
the new call letters.
| The air line distance from Wash
| ington to Northfleld is GIT miles: to
Minneapolis. 935 miles; to Charlotte.
32S miles; to Madison, 707 miles; to
| Milwaukee, 635 miles; to Columbus,
327 miles, and to Aimes, S9S miles.
Radio Editor:
What station uses the experimental
call 2XH? Also what is the distance
from Washington to KFKB. Milford.
| Kans. I'D. F. B.
The experimental call 2XH is used
| by the Cutting and Washington Radio
| Corporation, Woodmere, n. Y. The
air line distance from Washington TO
Milford is 1.o66 miles.
Radio Editor:
Could you tell me who 3XAZ and
| 3BWL are? 1 heard 3XAZ calling
3BWL last Wednesday night. He also
referred to 3BWT, Canadian, and
| 3MJ. The announcer spoke of some
| thing coming in over the loud speak
er and used the terms QRM. QSA,
! Orb and QRX. At the same time !
heard some jazz music on stringed
| instruments, some singing and re-
cital Of some poetic selection. An
! announcement was made that Swanee
River" would be played or sung. I've
/ forgotten which. The only call let.
| ters / caught was WIN, New York.
but it seemed as If there were three
| different things coming in at the
| same time on a wave length of about
| $50 meters. This was between 1880
| and o'clock
Where Is the station operated by
| the L. S. Playing Card Company To-
/ Gated? Are the call letters WFAI or
WSAI? When did or does KDKA
| change is wave band?-C. l. c.
! The call letters 3XAZ have not been
assigned. 3BWL is an amateur sta
| ton in Washington Grove, Md. The
| call letters WIN are correct for the
| station in New York City. WSAI are
Evening star., 1925-01-26

use waves below 200 meters would be
strictly unlawful and would be, in addi-
tion, entirely useless, since the very
stations with whom they desire to COM
municate employ tuners which operate
from 200 meters down, and so would
not pick up the longer wave. signal.
This accounts for our skepticism
Of the continued reports of amateur
interference on broadcast waves. An
amateur can usually approach with
in meter or SO of fellow amateur
located only few blocks distant and
still completely tune him out. If
regenerative broadcast receiver is
used in a non-oscillating condition as
1t should be used, there is no reason
why these short wave-length sta
tions should be heard at all, unless
the amateur happens to be exceed
ingly close by and considerable pow
er Is used SO that shock excitation
takes place.
If it is felt that telegraph inter
ference is being experienced, get in
touch by phone If possible with some
amateur in your neighborhood. He
will be only too glad to help you II
you but meet him half way. We are
as much interested in this question
of broadcast interference as any one.
The matter will come to the atten-
Evening star., 1925-01-26
PLAN RADIO REVUE
FOR HOSPITAL FUND
Thirty Artists, Three Bands and
Three Orchestras to Take
Part in Program.

With a typical broadcasting studio
as setting. 80 of Washington's
leading radio artists. three service
bands and three broadcasting dance
orchestras will stage a pretentious
radio revue in the New Washington
Auditorium, February 4, for the
benefit of the Washington radio hos
pital fund. The revue will give
Washington broadcast listeners their
scenes in a radio station studio and
watch their favorite broadcasters
perform at the microphone.
The revue will introduce a repro
duction Of a broadcasting studio de-
signed for the Auditorium through
the cooperation of stations WRC and
WCAP. From this studio a con-
densed radio program, composed of
all of the features of the regular eve
ming programs, will be presented direct
to the listeners in the Auditorium.
The program will be directed from
the stage by four familiar radio
voices-William Il. Pierson and Paul
Gascoigne Of WCAP, and c. Feland Can
non and George F. Ross of WRC.
They will direct the entire perform
ance in the customary broadcasting
manner.
Other parts of the program Will
introduce the Irving Boernstein's
Wardman Park Hotel Orchestra, the
Cafe La Java Orchestra and the LIE
Paradis Cafe Band, and the Army,
Navy and Marine Bands.
All Of the features Of the studio
and remote control broadcasting will
be observed during the program, and
the comedy of the studio, which sell
dom gets into the air, will be both
visible and audible to the Auditorium
audience. The program, however,
will not be broadcast.
The revue has been arranged by
William NJ. Sweets.
Evening star., 1925-01-26

ual interested purely In broadcast
reception will bear with us in this
respect.
Which brings US to amateur radio.
Radio amateurs were a rather large
group away back in 1912, when the
first acts internationally governing
radio were passed on. We have
grown gradually in numbers since
then except for the brief period Of
the late war when our services were
required by the Government. Today
the amateur Is found everywhere
throughout the United States and in
practically every nation throughout
the world. Nightly amateurs in
Washington, D. c., as elsewhere, are
in direct communication with other
amateur operators throughout Eu-
rope, and direct contact is frequently
held with South America, Australia,
New Zealand. etc
Now all of this long distance work
is done on wave lengths somewhere
between 70 and SIS meters. A few
amateur stations operate on wave
lengths between $50 and 200 meters.
and still others on wave lengths below
20 meters For an amateur station to
Evening star., 1925-01-26

ters and other such Instruments.
A perfectly good set and good
phones or loud speakers are often
blamed for trouble which Is located
In the phone plug. Always be sure
that the contact mechanism of a
phone plug is good before using It,
1t is also wise to examine your
phone cord occasionally to make sure
that there are no breaks in it or any
possible chance that the end of the
phone cord is loose in the phone cord
tips.
Unless your fixed condensers have
long soldertngs taps. do not attempt
to solder to their terminals. Doing
so will alter their capacity and in
some cases will render the condenser
useless.
Loose Binding Post Heads.
In spite of all the care you exer-
else in tightening up binding post
connections. the binding post heads
will loosen up in time. It is a very
good practice to go over the set pc
riodically and tighten up all binding
post connections.
Do not neglect the c battery in
your amplifier circuit. While most
| fans realize the need of frequency
renewals or charging of A and B
batteries. few of them ever take the
trouble to see whether the c battery
| is in good condition.
The life Of c battery in a cir
| cult is practically equal to Its shelf
| life, or, in other words, the time the
battery would last If 1t were not used.
When this time Is past and the C
battery shows signs of old age an
other one should replace it.
Remember that a good G battery
| in your receiver will save you a
considerable amount of battery
current and thereby reduce your B
| battery expense.
Evening star., 1925-01-26
A Few Pointers That Are Well Worth
Remem mberfnG.

A rev POINTERS That Are Well Worth
Remembering.
Some Of the new self-supporting g
windings require some form Of ad-
hesive material to hold the windings
together and prevent the turns Of
wire from unravelling. 1t is we'll to
bear In mind. however, that the ap-
plfcation of material like shellac will
bring to naught the care expended in
making 'low loss" type of coil.
Where 1t is necessary to hold wind :
ings together either for mechanical
strength or for appearance, use only
collodion. This can be applied with
fine brush, using only as much as is
absolutely necessary, and can be dried
out and hardened by leaving 1T in a
hot oven for about Is mintues or more,
depending on how hot the oven is.
Coils can be space wound. eliminat-
ing the necessity of using insulated
wire by winding bare wire and thread
simultaneously on the form. The
winding should be put on tightly
After the winding is completed the
thread can be removed, leaving a
space wound coil of bare wire. The
size of thread or cord used will de-
termine the spacing of the wire. A
coating of collodion can then be ap-
piled to hold the turns in place.
Cause OF Noise.
Poor connections, made hastily to
binding posts or soldered poorly to
terminal lugs, are the cause of a great
proportion of the static-like noises
in receiving sets. If you are going
to solder your connections use solder
ing lugs on the terminals of your in
struments and be sure, in soldering
not to apply too much heat as that
usually causes a loosening of the con-
nection or unsolders the connection
between the wire and the terminal
Evening star., 1925-01-26
RADIO TO CARRY
COOLIDGE ADDRESS
MCAP and Nine Other Sta
tionS to Broadcast From
I, Budget Meeting.

J The voice of President Coolidge
again will be heard by the radio
audience tonight when WCAP. along
NTH nine other high-powered sta
tions, will broadcast direct from
Memorial Continental Hall. the pro-
Seedings of the semi annual business
pleeting of the United States Gov
ernment. Stations which Will be
PRked up with WCAP for the event
Philadelphia: WAR, Providence
WDBH, Worcester, Mass; WEEI, Bos-
con; WCAE, Pittsburgh; WMAQ, Chi
eago: WWJ. Detroit, and woo, Da-
Hsnport, Iowa
: The President will make the prin-
Sipal address. The program also in
Gludes a report by Gen. Herbert NJ.
lord, director of the Bureau OF the
Budget, and music by the United
states Marine Band.
VIII Start at 7:3O.
: Broadcasting of the meeting will
Begin at 1880 o'clock. The Marine
Band viii play for a half an hour
preceding the talks by President
Coolidge and Gen. Lord officials of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
60 estimate that an audience of
100000 will listen-in.
WCAP will begin its program at :
o'clock with the third of the series
Of talks on Days and Nights in
Washington" by William Hard
prominent Washington newspaper
correspondent and author. After the
broadcast of the Government meet
ing proceedings, the A. & p. Gypsy
Orchestra, will give an hours con
cert this feature coming through
WEAF.
Col. Harvey to Speak.
!, The closing attraction. will be a
program arranged by the Washington
Post, which features selections by
the de SaynSevely Trio, Alice Evers-
man, Metropolitan and Chicago
Opera Company star, and a talk by
Col. George Harvey.
: Selecting Beauties and Handling
Big Revue" by Earl Carroll, pro-
Queer of "Vanities," is the, principal
attraction on WRC's afternoon pro-
gram. The only musical program will
pe tea music by the Willard Hotel
Meyer Davis Trio. The program also
FEATURES book reviews under the aus
Rices of the League of American Pen
omen, and talk on Art in Wash
mgton," by Alice Hutchins Drake
Cora Wells Throue, and Mrs. Milton
Reed, will review the books
Evening star., 1925-01-26
: WCAP-Chesapeak and Potomac
Telephone Company (4S9 Metersl

7:10 to 1880 p.m-William Hard
prominent newspaper correspondent
and author, in the third of a series
of talks on Days and Nights in
Washin gton.''
: 1880 p.m.-Program incidental to
the semi-annual meeting of the busi-
Ness organization of the United States
Government, direct from Continental
Memorial Hall, Washington. Address
Is will be made by the President of
the United States and by Gen. H NJ.
Iord, director of the Bureau of the
Budget. Music will be Furnished by
the United States Marine Band.
8 to 10 p.m.-Concert by the A. &P.
Gypsy Orchestra direct from the
studio of station WEAF, New York.
! 10 to IL p.m.-Washingto Post
hour
Evening star., 1925-01-26

the call letters of the U. S. Playing
Card Company's station, located in
Cincinnati, Ohio. kDKA changed its
wave band several weeks ago from
326 meters to 309.1 meters.
QRM, QSA, Orb and QRX are alb
breviations used in radio communi-
cation. QRM means Are You Being
Interfered With?"; QSA,. Are My Sig
nails Strong?"; Orb. What Is Your
Decrease My Frequency"
Radio Editor:
Broadcast listeners and amateurs
have been. for a number of months
through The Star. exchanging views
and opinions relative to telegraph in
reference on broadcast waves. Some
Of the letters from both sides have
been rather strong and the question
arises, Are we getting anywhere by
our literary bombardment of each
other? The differences and feeling
between amateur and broadcast lis
tener, or bel as he is commonly
known, is, as usual, due TO misunder-
standing. 1 happen TO be an anna
teur and I will endeavor to present
as truthfully as possible things con-
cerning the problem as we amateurs
see them.
There are large. number of dis
tinct fields of radio service, among
which may be mentioned naval, various
types of commercial, including shipping
and transoceanic, amateur, radio bea-
con work, broadcasting, etc. Each
has a distinct and definite field of its
own and is recognized and controlled
by the Government accordingly. One
Of the very latest classes to gain
recognition is radio broadcasting.
Nevertheless. its short growth has
been at a tremendous rate, and al
ready has become of great economic
value. We amateurs average a fair
ly intelligent lot and accordingly
recognize it as such However, we
recognize the Importance of other
radio services. and hope the individ-
Evening star., 1925-01-26
Concert Series by Radio.

: Another of the series of concerts
py the New York Philharmonic
society orchestra will be broadcast
Wednesday night by WCAP in con-
function with WAR, Providence;
WEAF, New York; wDBH, worces-
Ter, Mass, and WCAE, Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1925-01-26

Perhaps 1t was old Mother Neces-
sity who gave this inventor the idea.
but, anyhow, q concern in Los An
geles has put on the market an
aerial clothes line" Radio experts
have tested 1t for receiving, but
failed. to try out the drying qualities.
Evening star., 1925-01-26
Bryan Speech on Radio.

The speech of William Jennings
Bryan at a banquet at the Hotel Am
tassador in Atlantic City Friday night,
at S:45 o'clock, will be broadcast by
WPG, Atlantic City's new municipal
radio station.
Evening star., 1925-01-26

tion of the Washington Radio Club
II Its nature warrants 1t and steps
Will be taken accordingly by the
proper committee.
May we not have the constructive
cooperation Of every radio fan" I'm
the District? I feel sure that with
full understanding Of all sides Of the
question our differences will disap-
pear. A. B. GOODALL CAB.
Radio Editor:
Please tell me the call letters Of
the station that, was broadcasting
from a hotel in Miami, Fla, at 11:15
O'Clock, January II. / heard the an
nouncer say where he was from and
that the Fleetwood Orchestra would
play a number, but he did not an
nounce the station.
WILLARD H. MURPHY.
WMBP are the call letters Of the
Miami station you heard. 1t broad
casts from the Fleetwood Hotel.
Evening star., 1925-01-26
Radio Editor

Radio Editor:
Please tell me the distance to WZZD
and WMBF. Also the distance and the
oity IN which WLBL is located M. L.
BRASHEARS
/, There is no station in the United
States with the call letters WZZD.
WMBT, Miami, Fla. is 928 miles from
Washington WLBL, Stevens Point,
Wis. is approximate tely 500 miles from
Washington.
Evening star., 1925-01-26

Virtually all devices for the elimina-
ton Of 3 batteries to supply the
plate current of the tubes off the
housekeeping circuit make use of
the 20l-A type tube as a rectitier.
An Englishman living in Germany
reports hearing the singing of Aud
ang Syne" at the Lotus Club dinner,
in New York, last November Is.