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Evening star., 1925-07-05
Newspaper Editors to Write

CARL LAEMMLE'S offer to the
National Editorial Association
$4,000 for serial chapter play
made at the editors convention in
Richmond, June /, and 8, has been
accepted, according to announcement
from II. c. Hotaling, executive sec
cretary of the association.
The story is to be written as a
serial, or chapter play, in 10 episodes.
Mr.. Laemmle stipulated only that it
be worked about an airplane mystery
plot. The details and working out of
the story are left entirely to the
imagination and ingenuity of the
writers.
The 10 best will be selected. and
the writer's will be chosen to deIin-
cate the episodes of the story from
the plot laid out in the prize synopsis.
The 10 winning editors will be paid
$500 apiece for their chapters.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
New Schimmel Studio.

GEORGE sCHIMMEL, tenor, an
nounces the removal of his stu
dios to his residence, 3347 Eighteenth
street northwest, at Rock Creek Park,
where he will continue his work as a
teacher. Mr.. Schimmel has been a
member Of music circles in Washing
ton since 1919. Prior to coming here
Mr.. Schimmel taught in Rochester and
Buffalo, N. Y, and Scranton, Pa.
Many attractive receptions and teas
have been given at his STUDIOS, among
the honor guests being artists of ma
tional and international reputation.
Among visitors of note during the
past season were Nine. Won Wiede-
feldt wife of the Ambassador from
Germany; Mrs. Henry T. Allen, wife
of Gen. Allen. and Gen. Denhardt,
lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
ETA SCHMID RECITAL.

ETTA SCHMID presented a piano
recital at the Northminster Pres
byterlan Church recently, when a
large audience attended and seemed
70 enjoy the program presented by
earnest and we'll trained young folks.
Those taking part were: Marjorie
Morrison Smith, Elizabeth Strobe
Cain, Marjory Mitchell, Nancy Jane
Sterling, Mary Carolyn Pointer, Ger
son Nordlinger, Mary Sterling, Evelyn
Gertrude Schloss, Alma Jordan Cree
cy. Marjorie Marie Harding, Betty
Bergman, Irwin Martin, Rhoda An
nette Doyle, Mary Isabelle Collifiower.
Pansy Wilmer, Jane Luchs. Mildred
Maybelle Brashears. Mary TarbeT and
Miss Schmid.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Opera, Ballet and Solo Music
In Star Series.

and Efrem Zimbalist, the fine young
violinist, whose program here during
the past season was notable for many
delightful moments, not the least of
which was his playing of his own ar
rangement of a Japanese tune.
The Smith Concert Bureau has
moved it's headquarters and is now
located at Homer kits store, 1880
G. street northwest.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

Fanny Midgley, veteran of the stage
and screen, long years ago toured the
world with her husband in a vaude
vile sketch. They are said to have
played in every city of the civilized
world, and, Furthermore, translated
their dialogue into eight different Ian
guages. Miss Midgley played with
Henry Miller in THE Great Divide"
and with Maclyn Arbuckle in 1.-The
County Chairman" and her latest
picture appearance is in James Cruces
production. Marry Ma
Evening star., 1925-07-05

conductorship of
Daniel Breeskin, is
a young musician
of whom the Capt.
tai may well feel
proud. In addition
to her work in the
Metropolitan, Miss
Abrams has made
many gratuitouS
a p p e a RANGES in
w a S h i n g t o n
among the pa =
tients confined to
hospitals and vari-
Gus institutions.
Miss Abrams is
a graduate of the
New York College
of Music and also
Evening star., 1925-07-05

markable tribute
to the ability and
idealisn of Ameri-
can woman musi-
clans, is due to
the musical gen
ius and organiZ-
ing powers of
Nine. Elizabeth
Kuyper, distin-
guished D u I C h
artist, who is ia
nous as a con-
ductor and a COM
poser.
Nine. Kuyper
has founded Wom-
ems symphonies
in London, Ber-
lin and Holland,
winning fame in
Evening star., 1925-07-05

To discover Holy Land" in Amer
lea was the job assigned Frank Bran
dow, location man, for the filming of
scenes of 1.-The Wanderer," the bib
lical story of the prodigal SON. Land
scape almost identical with that
around Jerusalem, it is claimed, was
found near Inglewood, Calf.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

Cecil De Mile has announced an
option on the services of Give Brook,
the English actor, for one picture each
year. He will next be seen as leading
man with Leatrice Joy in Ewes
Leaves, adapted by Leonore Coffee
from the play by Harry Chapman
Ford
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Woman Symphony Orchestra

AN orchestra composed entirely of
women, known as the American
Women's Symphony Orchestra, a re-
Evening star., 1925-07-05

Douglas Fairbanks used in ''Don
O.. Son of Zorro" a cape presented
to him by Enrique Acosta, who re-
ceived it as a gift from Gallito, %
year-old matador, killed in the ring
while at the height of his career a.
SPANS greatest bull fighter.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Viola Abrams-Harpist.

VIOLA y. ABRAMS, solo harpist of
the symphony orchestra at Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater, under the
Evening star., 1925-07-05

EstelIe Wentworth, her husband,
Albert Parr, and her mother and
aunt. Miss Annie d. Hurdle, motored
to Atlantic City Friday. Miss Went
worth is filing two engagements as
special soloist with the Roy Comfort
Symphony Orchestra on the Steel Pier
today and July 12. The party will
spend the intervening time at the
resort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
i. S. Holds More
Than Five Billion
In ''Hard Money

Hard money" in the United
States totaled about $5,294 100000,
June 80, 1925. according to Frank
White, Treasurer of the United
States. in his annual report TO Con
GreSS.
This figure included gold coin
and bullion. standard silver dollars,
subsidiary coin, meaning half dol
lars. quarters and dimes. and minor
coins. meaning nickels and one
cent pieces
The estimated amount of gold
coin and bullion was 81 1856 .l95 ,S4l,
of which there was held in the
Treasury SO 60 200 .20i.
The stock OF standard silver dol
lars WIS SJ22 .U6l,07S of which
S4I2 .JlU.2l2 was held III the Treas
urN
The stock of subsidiary silver
coin was S2S3 .l7l.91l. Of which
s. .537..6S was held III the Treasury.
The amount of outstanding
niclclS was placed at l9.050,-
4l4.25. and the value of one-cent
pieces 1T S43 6l9 .Gl3 70.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
CHLOROF ORM GANG
LEAVE No CLUES
Deputies Seek in Vain for
Men Who Invaded Ohio
Village Saturday.

by the ASso'''t'd Press
STEUBENNH.l.E. Ohio. December
IL Sb.,.irf.. l.,,utias are without
..,,..,.s
- ~ ''''
who Saturday might invade" lhe vi
luge of BRADLEY. near here. ,hl"ru-
formed - persons and escaped with
money ana iew,l-y yanicd al $I.3uo.
The I.n}b,r~ cunflurd tlcir uCtiEi-
ties to five families At The home
of David I.audtr- five were cHIuvo-
formed: six i'm he house Of Dewey
LYONS: Iour in the home OF Joseph
Baranek. three Iu David llarhisou :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
Playing Safe.
From the Fycryhody's Magazine.

From the Evcryhody's Magazine.
4 somewhat unSophiSticated old
lady in Pennsl lvania was visiting
Wealthy friends. who dwelt at
swell place" near Philadelphia. Aft
er the old lady had been shown
around while. luncheon was served.
and after that it was suggested that
the estate possessed other striking
features that would interest the Wis
ior. And. now. Mrs. Gearin." said
the proud hostess. we should like
to show YOU our apiary.
At this the old lady seemed to
evince signs Of apprehension. Thank
YOU very much, said she. but I
don't think Ill trouble you for that.
The fact is, | am rather afraid of
monkeys"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
DUNBAR GRAD" A WINNER
Cortez w. Peters Gets Medal in
World Typewriting Contest.


COrteZ w. Peters of Washington.
Dunbar High School graduate. won
The world amateur typewriting cham
pjunship in the twentieth annual
Open-to-all contest held in New York
City saturday night He is the first
colUred typist to enter an interna-
t.onaI contest and easily won the am
ateur championship victory over his
II competitors and established the
high record of l19 net five-strokc
words a minute, writing for 80 min
lteS.
the youth is the first student to
win the Underwood diamond medal
and is only 10 years old. J. c. Wright
of the Dunbar faculty here taught
him 10 typewrite, coached him for
the contest and accompanied his pupil
10 the contest Theodore p. Hines,
his tipping second" also attended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
RUMANINAN DEBT PACT
APPROVAL HELD CERTAIN
But Optimism Is Less Pronounced
on Further Exami-
nation.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, December
l4.-Further consideration of the
terms of the Ruma MAN American debt
funding agreement reveals consider
able modification Of the optimism eX-
pressed upon the first announcement
of the settlement. F'inanciers now
point out that Rumania pays a meas
urably higher rate than Belgium or
Italy and that the cost Of liquidating
The S45. 900 900 debt In e. years will
approximate Sl2J.U 900. 900.
Orficlal circles, however, maintain
that the interest rate is relatively UNI
important. compared with the mora
and material advantages from the
funding of the debt. and opinion is
virtually unanimous that the settle
ment will obtain parliamentary ap
prevail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
ALASKAN TO GIVE GIRL
SPECIAL MUSIC TRAINING
Plans for Her Adoption Sidetrack-
ed for Present. McCord
Declares.
b tho Associated Press

NILSSON la. Mont. DeComber IL
John Warren MCCOrd Alaskan. left
here for san Francisco with the de
clared intention Of taking 13-year-old
Victoria Desch4mps out of a high
school in San Francisco and placing
her in a convent at Belmont. Calf.
Tor special training in music The
parents Of Victoria, with whom he
conferred. neither agreed nor forbade
This step he said.
His plans to adopt the girl. first
advanced several weeks ago. will he
sidetgacked for the present" he said
hut may he pushed TO completion
after a year or so"
Evening star., 1925-09-24
RADIO FANS STRIKE
VICTORY. IN SIGHT
Silent Monday Night Is Goal
of Chicago Listeners. :
One Station On. =
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 24.-Radio
fans, ION strike" for six weeks, had
victory in sight today for a complete
silent night in Chicago and suburbs.
Coming upon announcement yester-
day that station WORD at Batavia,
Ill, would sign off on Monday nights,
observed as silent by all radiocasts
within the city, Jack Nelson, director
OF VIVID at Mooseheart, told a special
meeting of the Chicago Broadcasters'
Association last night that his sta
ton would be silent on Monday
nights hereafter. In addition he in
troduced a resolution favoring q COM
plete silent night in the Chicago area.
Backed by the Broadcast Listeners
Association, Chicago receiver owners
have been conducting a campaign for
a real silent night by all stations in
the Chicago district. Radiocasts
which have their transmitters within
the city have observed silence one
night week for two years. Stations
with their power plants outside the
city, but which maintained studios in
Chicago, continued to broadcast. AS
a result. local fans maintained that
their operation interfered with salts
factory reception OF distant stations
and went on strike" refusing to lis
ten 10 W1dL tney termed were 0u1lldlF
stations.
The first suburban station to an
nounce acquiescence to the plea Of the
fans was VICES at Oak Park. Then
followed .ECBD at Zion, WWAE at
Joliet, WORD at Batavia and WGJD.
George Carlson. managing director OF
WHIT at Deerfleld, has announced that
at the close of the daylight-s
period, next Monday night, his station
would be silent In addition, Charles
Erbstein, owner of WTAS, at Elgin,
has told listeners that his station prob
ably would soon close on Monday
nights.
Action by the various stations
leaves WOK at Homewood the only
suburban station on the air on Mon
day night, and fans say they expect
this transmitter to follow the lead of
the others.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
RADIO INSTRUCTION
LURE TO FARMERS
More Than Half Million Sets in
Use in Agricultural Com
{ munities.

Farmers are turning to radio more
for instruction than for entertainment.
according to a. report of the Depart
lnent of Agriculture. It is estimated
that $4,000 radio sets are in use to-
day on farms, this number being ap-
proximately one-sixth of the number
of sets estimated in use in the entire
United States.
A significant fact about the farmers
sets is that almost all Of the $4,000
receivers are of the most expensive,
multitude design. Crystal sets, with
their limited range. are of little value
IN the country, and the farmer looks
for a set that will pick up the stations
he wants to hear, chiefly those sta
fions which specialize in broadcasting
market reports and live stock and
produce news
The Department of Agriculture
recently sent questionnaires to 1886
of its county agents. asking for spe-
cific information of the use of radio
by the farmers and estimates of the
number of sets, with the percentage
of increase over last year. All but
80 of these agents were able to make
the reports and the estimates. The
increase in the number Of farmers
sets this year was approximately
1SS,o00. and this despite an apparent
ldth Ol dIy ueloE1IlDeu eIOTL on the
part of the radio dealers to sell in the
country.
According to agents in Ats of the
counties canvassed. no conspicuous
effort was made by the radio trade to
place receivers in the homes of nearby
farmers. Especially was this true in
Utah and Delaware, and comparative
ly little selling activity in the rura1
districts was reported from Georgia
Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Vir
sinia. The States in which the most
activity was reported were California
Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, Oregon and
Maryland.
At present more than 100 stations
receive and broadcast the market re,
ports daily from the Department OF
Agriculture. The Washington sta
tions. WRC, and WCAP, are two class
B plants, which have added the
market summary as a daily feature ir
the past month.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
SYSTEM is TRANSFERRED.
Private Interests Take Over Japa
nese High-Power Radio.

The long discussed transfer of the
Japanese high-power radio system to
private interests appears to have be-
come a fact. p. T.. d. Nagle Of the
TRANSPORTATION division Of the Depart
ment of Commerce, reports that a new
radio company, subsidized by the gov
ernment and known as the Nippon
Magen Deneshin Kaisha, is planning
the construction of four high-poWer
stations, approximately so klowatts
each, the material and equipment for
which are being purchased from an
American manufacturer.
The new company will be controlled
entirely by Japanese capital with the
government participating in the VEN
ture. An offer from an American firm
to subscribe to part of the capital was
recently refused.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
RUSSIAN PRINCE HERE,
MAY EXHIBIT PAINTINGS
Serge Romanovsky, Former Duke
of Leuchtenberg, Now Is
Professional Artist

Prince Serge Romanovsky, member
of the imperial Russian family, and
Duke of Leuchtenburg, arrived here
yesterday on business connected with
his postwar profession of artist. lie
is stopping at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Prince Serge is a nephew of the
reigning Queen of Italy and cousin
of the King of Jugoslavia, besides
having numerous other connections
Of distinction. He was imprisoned
with other members of the Russian
imperial family during the bolshevik
revolution and was liberated finally
by the Germans. Before the revolu-
ton he had been an officer of the
Imperial Russian Navy.
After the revolution the prince
went to Italy and took up the study
Of art at Milan and Venice. Being
naturally talented in this respect, he
soon developed into a painter of note.
and his works have been exhibited
in a number of European capitals and
in New York City, which is his pres
ent home.
1t Is understood the prince came to
Washington to arrange for an eX-
hibition of his works.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
How to Choose Your Circuit for the
Set-Building COnfests.-Part I.

The first step, after you decide to
enter for one of the many set-building
contests, is the selection Of a circuit
which will fulfill the requirements Of
circuit efficiency, namely, distance re-
ception, selectivity, tone quality and
ease Of control.
Keep these characteristics in mind
when you go about the selection of a
circuit for your entry.
The type of circuit you will decide
upon will also be governed to a con.
siderable extent by your past expert
ence with circuits and by the amount
of money you are able to spare for it's
construction.
Do not attempt a task beyond your
capabilities. Remember that in con-
tests of this kind, especially where
entries are divided into well defined
groups, it is best to be a big frog in a
little puddle than a little frog in a
big puddle.
Try Familiar Types.
If all your experiments have been
confined to sets Of the crystal type,
do not try to enter the superhetero-
dyne class at one jump. II you have
experimental a great deal with sets
in the one, two and three tube types,
you can rest assured that you stand
more Of a chance of winning prize if
you stick to that class than you do If
you try to branch off into the five,
six or more tube types without thor
ough understanding of the principles
which govern the action Of circuits of
the more complicated types.
The first large class of sets, start
ing at the bottom of the ladder and
working upward, are crystal sets.
Crystal sets are, as a rule, compare.
lively simple. but there is a large
variety of types which makes it pos
sible to incorporate novelties in their
construction. Efficient crystal sets,
built on generally used articles of
clothing. house furnishings and many
odd applications where a very small
set will fit in very nicely, are all pos
sibilities for something new in the
way of novelties Of construction.
There are many variations of crystal
receiver circuits. Tuning coils, vario.
couplers, variometers, split-variome.
that can be used to introduce various
methods of tuning control.
Crystal Can Be Used.
The crystal tuning or detector cir
cult can also be used in conjunction
with radio frequency and audio fire.
uuency amplifier circuits and can also
be used as the detecIor circuit or varl-
GUS combinations of reflex receivers.
In making a crystal detector set,
the tuning arrangement should be of
the variable coupling type. unless the
set is located some distance from
broadcasting stations. This should be
done in order to make up for the
broad tuning qualities of the average
crystal detector set. The variable
coupling betWeen the anAenna or pxi.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
RADIO SHOW FEATURES
TO BE BROADCAST HERE
Entertainment Program Will Be
Put in Air by WRC
Three Evenings.

Entertainment features to be pre-
sented at Washington's second an
nual radio show in the new Washing
ton Auditorium next week will be
broadcast by WRC. The station will
have its microphone in the auditorium
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
nights.
Among the radio show attractions
to be broadcast are Il concert by the
Crandall Saturday Nighters," a
popularity contest for radio enter
tainers and a concert by Meyer Gold
mans Little Symphony Orchestra.
Plans for the show We're outlined
by J. Fred Huber, president OF the
Radio Merchants Association of the
District, at dinner rendered to mem.
bers Of the organization by the Radio
Corporation Of America last night at
the Raleigh Hotel. George Clark,
educational exhibit manager of the
r. G. A, also spoke. Mr. Huber EN-.
'phasized that the forthcoming show
Will not be promoted professionally.
but by the radio merchants them
selves.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
'ROMANY CONCERT
! IS ON AIR TONIGHT
Army Band and Talk on
! Radio Photography Also
on WRC Program.

The weekly concert by The Rom
anys" and the concert by the United
States Army Band, Capt. William j.
Stannard, leader. will feature the pro-
grams of Stations WRC, WIZ and
WGY tonight.
The Romanys' royal hour OF music
will be broadcast from 9 to 10 o'clock
from the studio of station WIZ, While
the band concert will be presented
from the studio of station WRC.
Other attractions Of tonight's ra-
dio entertainment will be q concert
by the Meyer Davis LIE Paradis Roof
Band, broadcast direct from the roor
of the Cafe lie Paradis; talk by U.
II. Clark. engineer Of the Radio Cor
poration of America, on Photo
Radio; a recital by Irga Giles, So
prano, of New York, and a dinner con-
cert by Sidney Seidenman's Shoreham
Hotel Orchestra.
The program will be opened at GAO
o'clock with the sport resume, fol-
lowed by the regular market sum-
mary, prepared by the Department OF
Agriculture and presented by }. Z.
Gilbert.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA
Noted Authority Radio.
Rights

mary coil and the detector or second.
ary coll provides a means of adjusting
the selectivity Of the circuit to its
best position for tuning out undesired
stations.
Select Good Crystal.
The crystal is the heart Of a. crystal
detector circuit and upon its condi-
ton and quality depends the efficiency
OF the circuit. Enough time us1st be
spent in obtaining and selecting a
good crystal by actual test to insure
good results when the set is tested in
the contest.
After. you get good crystal with
a large number of sensitive spots.
keep it clean and in good condition by
using 1t In a good crystal mounting
OF the type in which the crystal is
inclosed in a glass covering. Clean
II occasionally with the use of some
alcohol and be careful not to touch the
crystal Itself with your fingers, as the
oily secretion of the skins pores will
spoil the crystal.
Tube sets and circuits will be dis.
cussed tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Untuned Pianos
Strains Are Too
Accurate on Radio

The reputation Of WEAF for
fidelity OF plano reproduction was
humorously illustrated in connection
with recent Monday night program
broadcast from the stage Of the Mark
Strand Theater in New York CITY.
fan called in to say that he had
never heard such an atrocious piano
and suggested calling in a piano
tuner. Upon investigation, it was
found that the piano was supposed to
sound out Of tune and tinpanny, since
1t was used in the prologue to the
feature picture in a scene depicting
an Alaskan dance hall in the time Of
'98, such as described in the Shoot
ing Of Dan McGrew" Mr.. Plunkett
had to ransack many piano stores be-
fore-hel found one bad enough to use.
Evening star., 1925-09-24

Mary Garden, the opera singer,
holds a commission as captain in the
French army.
Evening star., 1925-09-24

the James Gamble Nippert Stadium
with the University. of Cincinnati
pitted against Transylvaniae No
sooner will the whistle announce the
opening Of the game than WSAIs S
super-power station will be on the air,
carrying play by play the account of
the game.
With Eugene Mittendorf, sports an
nouncer. behind the microphone, end
runs, line bucks, forward passes with
the subsequent cheering and perhaps
moaning will be carried to sections
Evening star., 1925-09-24
TENER is CANDIDATE.
Former Governor of PENNSYLVANIA
Will Run Again,

PHILADELPHIA, September "a CP
John X. Tener, who was Governor
of Pennsylvania from 1911 to 1915.
announced his candidacy for an,
other term. In placing himself be-
fore the Republican voters for nomi
nation at the primary next May, Mr..
Tener, who Is a former president of
the National League of base ball clubs.
said that he did not do so "at the
behest of or to serve any man. or
set of men, or any particular political
group or faction
Evening star., 1925-09-24
LINE BUCKS, FORWARDS
OF FOOT BALL, ON AIR
Cincinnati's Collegiate Game, Play
by Play, Scheduled by WSAI's
Super-Power Station.

When the referees whistle blows
Saturday night, Cincinnati's collegiate
foot ball season will be under way at
Evening star., 1925-09-24
GAMBLER is IMPROVING.
Condition of Atlanta Capitalist Re
ported Slightly Better.

ATLANTA, Ga, September "a Up.
Asa G.. Gambler, Atlanta capitalist.
was reported to be slightly improved
following an indisposition which has
kept him confined at his home here
for several days.
Relatives of Mr.. Gambler stated he
was in good spirits and physicians
are hopeful of his speedy recovery