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New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

THERE are two msn in Washington l who have made each President from Mckinley to Coolidge, lay aside the dig nity of office and laugh immoderately' One of these men has little the better of the other, for he made Cleveland laugh, thus clinching the championship in the presidential mirth-provoklng marathon. They are not professional entertainers-in fact, one of them IS detective, the other a lawyer-nor are they known to any extent outside of the capital; but they are as much part or Washington's institutions as the Capitol, and each of them has had wider ac- quaintance among officials than any President.
 George H. O'Connor is the senior-ths one who made Grover Cleveland laugh and while he is accredited with moro presidential laughs than any other man on earth, it is odd that for twenty-five years he has been working at business that would kill all merriment for most men. He is the vice president and legal expert of real estate title insurance company. Persons who have had to do with real estate and mortgages will im- mediately realize that George has a sti- fling job from to 4 Probably there is nothing so far removed from clever qulp and jest and the resonant ragtime as the business of ascertaining the merits of real estate title But arising from .l II # 4bie # fo1t huo. mess is our merriest little entertainer who has kept Administrations laughing since the days about which you mus. ask dad.
 The other member of the team is Matt Horne, twenty years patrolman and now a detective for the Department of Justice. Matt's physiognomy shows that nature intended him to work as policeman at least 8 part of the time; while his musical genius is apparent to any one who has heard him play accom- paniments for George, He has most retentive memory, both for music and malefactors, and he can play on the head of 8 recacitrant criminal with the same tprightly air that he uses on the keys of a piano. Many time has Matt spent the day cleaning up in Washington's toughest districts, only to rush to the station house to change into his evening clothes-the only suit of its kind on the force for many years-and rush out to make merry at party where the elect of the Nation were so numerous you could not move without jogging a Senator. Furthermore, Matt has been stopped by his superiors right while he vas in the act of pursuing 8 criminal to answer a call for his piano playing by some of our weary lawmakers.
 THERE you have the team of O'Con- l nor and Horne, laughmakers to Pres idents, who made President Coolidge laugh so hard one night that he followed 1t up with an sfter-dinner speech that would have made Chsuncey Depew en- vious. Those who heard it say it was the best after-dinner speech ever deliv- cred in Washington; and it was song by George O'Connor, accompanied by Matt Horne, which hit the President just right, causing him to lean back and laugh very, very loud. Unfortunately for the fun-loving public, that speech was not reported, for it would have
New Britain herald., 1925-07-06
From Mckinley to Coolidge These
 7uo Wasklingtonians Haue Been
 Court Jesters; One ls q Detect0e, the Other q Lauyer-But They Make Silent Cal" Laugh Right Out Loud!

Gate leaped aboard trains in order to be in the fashlight picture with the man they had elected but had never known or even seen. Instead of hundred guests there were eight hundred.
 By the time Woodrow Wilson's eight years had come to a close, George had sung his way into the heart of the Ad' ministraton to such an extent that mail was addressed to him at the White House. One day a politician named Walker went to Washington with the vague idea of calling on the President to talk on general topics and get his name in the hometown papers. In other Administrations almost any one found
New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

changed the viewpoint of many who believe Mir. Coolidge lacking in humor.
 George O'Connor sings character songs. In the nineties he sang the coon melodies of the period. and later the ragtime songs which buoyed the boys through the Spanish War. There is nothing remarkable about his voice; nothing remarkable about his appear ance, except that merriment radiates from him, and his smile is most infec- tlous. He never appears to work hard over song, uses but few gestures has no tricks and no dance steps, He just gets up and sings, and for thirty years he has brought tears of laughter even to the faces of men so dignifed they could be suspected of wearing their silk hats under the shower bath. He has sung the same songs repeatedly. For instance, George has sung My Cousin Carus'" four times week for at least ten years, and yet even today Washing tons official community will arise en masse. demanding to hear it again. Both he and Matt are sick of the piece, but they cannot escape it.
 This rollicking Italian ditty first re- ceived official recognition when William Jennings Bryan arose at an entertain ment and loudly demanded it from George,
 GEORGE bagged his first President o when professional performer failed to keep an appointment al an entertain ment graced by Grover Clevelands pres ence. George was high school youth, and he sang "The Bowery," which was an antique even then, but Cleveland laughed and applauded, and George sang some extra verses as an encore,
 Graduating from high school, George went to Georgetown University, where life was just one minstrel show and glee club concert after another. It was while practicing for one of these college shows that he ran across Matt Horne, who was practicing fancy stunts with pair of silver-spangled Indian Clubs prophetic, perhaps, of his subsequent skill with a policeman's baton, Georges accompanist had not appeared and Matt volunteered, since which time they have been nseparable. In March, 1897, they shattered the prevailing impression that William B. Mckinley was a man of measured merriment, for they per formed at a Gridiron Club entertainment given two weeks after McKinley's inau- guration. George sang My Gal Is a High-Born Lady" and "Mammy's Little Alabama Coon," and the President laughed along with every one else Any one reading those songs wonders wherein the laughs lay George won- ders, too.
 All during that Administration he sang those two songs at smokers and dinners. Being one of the most accom- modating men on earth, he would go anywhere at any time of night to sing, if he could get Matt to play; and the chief of police found it advisable to let Matt of duty any time an entertain ment was scheduled They were two busy boys in those days, and yet, with all the singing and study; r. and patrol ling, George acquired degrees of A, NJ, and IL. B. at Georgetown, and IL. M at the National University Law School, and Matt was made an IL. B, at
New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

in no mood to make a speech that night.
 By some bit of good fortune George O'Connor attended the dinner as a guest, with no intention of entertaining In fact, he was almost entirely unknown in the town; but Archie Butt, the Presi- dents well-beoved aide, spying George at a distant table, rushed over to him and whispered:
 q was never so glad to see any one in all my life. George, you've just got to break into this program and sing The President is so tired ' am afraid he'll cut his speech or refuse to talk entirely, Hes all in, and you've got to bring him out of it."
 And so it was unexpectedly announced that at the request of the President, "Mr. George O'Connor the Presidents close personal friend" would sing the Presidents favorite comic song, enti- tied It Ain't No Disgrace to Run When You Are Scared"
 Taft was visibly pleased. He chuckled and grinned and the good spirits that made him one of the happiest of Presi- dents returned
 THE first dinner Woodrow Wilson at- tended in Washington was one ar. ranged for him by Houston Thompson. chairman of the Federal Trade Commis- sion; and in order that it be kept from sagging to mere political levels, he in vited George and Matt and made them promise to perform, It had been planned to have a hundred guests; but when i: became known that Woodrow Wilson would actually be present, Democratic leaders from as far West as the Golden
New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

W siderably upset when the two Senators from his State informed him they wers utterly unable to get him an audience.
 "Now, won't look fine back home7" walled Walker to George at a small and select gathering one night. Here swing the State for Wilson the first time she's gone Democratic in blue moon and I can't even get look at the man. What kind of Senators have we sent down here? Back home Senator looks as big as a church; but down here they cant seem to get pass to free show"
 George said he would see what could be done Next day he and MT. Walker called upon Joseph Humility, the Presi- dents secretary. Humility did not want to be bothered at the moment, as he was listening to some stories told by & Jersey City Irishman;
 "The Presidents in his office. You know him. Take MT. Walker in your self"
 Try that, if you think it is easy. Yet George walked into the inner sanctum with Mir. Walker and had long talk, the President being thus enabled to lay aside work on one of the most impor- tant documents of his career and listen to the detailed story of how the Republi- cans were licked to a frazzle in the Old Home State. Moreover, under the in- fuence of the O'Connor smile, President Wilson bade Mir. Walker to be sure to come in again the next time he was in Washington.
 George did not leave with Mir. Walker, but remained with Humility, who was expecting Big Bill Edwards, of New York City, and to him Tumulty introduced George in this fashion:
New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

Georgetown Law School, In addition George was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States; and now it may be told that the late Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice of the United States, a pianist of high order, sometimes would play an accom- paniment for George.
 George sang blthely through the Roosevelt StrenuOsitics. Buster even than most Presidents, Roosevelt rarely had time to get out and mingle with his joy-loving friends; and he found only a few opportunities to laugh with and at George and Matt, but he laughed a thoroughly Roosevoltian laugh whenever he was among those present. However. his Vice President, Mir. Fairbanks, of Indiana, broke a lifetime habit and gulf, fawed at George singing "The Preacher and the Bear" It will he remembered that Vice President Fairbanks was re. puted to be the most self-containcd of Vice Presidents. Any one who could make Fairbanks really laugh IS deserv- ing of notice It was during the Ronse- welt regime that James Bryce, the Brit lsh Ambassador, refused an invitation to attend a stag party and then reversed himself when he learned that George and Matt would be there with d new song,
 DRESIDENT TAFT looked on George O'Connor as a lifc-saving station When he was weary of affairs tired of shaking hands and being on his dignity George O'Conn0r could easlv bring back the dropping spirits Taft, who did not like to refuse requests, would ire ouently wear himself out doing things for other people, and at these times his humor would sink to a low ebb, leaving him high and dry as far as eXuberance was concerned l. was the that he appreciated George,
 President Taft had known George for many years, since he served as Secre- tary of War, but 1t was at dinner in a large Eastern city that MT Taft, then President, first officially recognized George as the Administration resuscita. tor. l. was a most deadly dinner, and in addition the President had spent the entire day at tircsome functions, listen ing to ain-killing banalties, and was
New Britain herald., 1925-07-06

ley to Coolidge, laugh right out loud, and Washington will tell you that get ting more than a chuckle out of Presi-
 dent Coolidge is a job
Evening star., 1925-08-30
FRECKLES
Don't hide them with . Veil; Remove
them with Othins-Doubls Strength

This preparation for the treatment of
freckles is SO successful in removing
freckles and giving clear, beautiful
complexion that it is sold by druggists
and department stores under guarantee
TO refund the money if it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under veil
or waste time on lemon juice or cucum-
bers; get an ounce of Othine and re-
move them. Even the first few appli-
cations should show a wonderful i'm
provement, some of the lighter freckles
vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine; il is this that is sold on the
money-back proposition.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
RADIO SALES IN CANADA
AIDED BY u. S. PROGRAMS
Retail Trade Reaches New High
Mark at Christmas, Re
port Says.

Canadian radio retailers broke all
records for sales OF radio sets and
accessories during the Christmss
business of 1924, Assistant Trade
Commissioners Donnelly reported TO
the Department OF Comm cree today
from ottawa.
Mr.. Donnelly said the availability
of the leading broadca sting stations
iii the United States and the prin
Cipal stations in Canada afford
Canadian radio enthusiasts great
scope for broadcast receiving. The
rapid advancement OF the science in
the United States, he amplifed, is
largely responsible for the growing
interest in radio in Canada, adding
that although the broadcasting sta
tions in Canada are modern in every
respect and have interesting pro
grams, the number is limited Con
sequently the operator of a Yet ex
periments and is not satisfied until
he has located distant station in
the United States.
Although they are only relatively
short distance. Mr.. Donnelly said, it
is possible only on rare occasions to
tune in on Toronto from Ottawa, al
tributing this largely to atmospheric
conditions.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
Brothers Located
BY Radio and Told
OfParents' Deaths

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January T.
Summoned by a message radiocast
from Fort Worth, Tex, r. C. and
J. r. C. Moseley OF Shreveport, La,
were EN- route back home because Of the
death of their parents in a grade cross
ing accident at Weatherford, Tex.
"If there is any one listening in
Kansas City, please notify the Union
Station officials and the chief OF po-
lice to search for r. c. and J. r. c.
Moseley, brothers, at the union sta
ton; their parents have been killed
in a motor car accident" said the
announcer at WBAP, the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram station.
The Union Station telephone switch
board imme ediately was flooded with
calls from persons who had heard the
appeal.
All trains were PACED, and the
Moseley brothers were found just be-
fore time for departure of the train
on which they were to have gone to
Chicago en- route to Grand Rapids,
Mich, to select stock for their furni-
ture store.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
MCAP Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. (468 Meters).

4 1:30 to $50 p.m.-Concert by the
United States Army Band, Capt. Ray
Jnond G. Sherman, commanding OFF,
Ger; William ]. Stannard, leader. This
concert will be broadcast jointly with
stations WEAF, New York, and
WJAR, Providence.
$50 to $40 p.m.-"Phantom For
tunes" the second of series of talks
by H. H. Cool of the Better Business
Bureau.
$40 to 9:15 p.m.-Popular selec-
Iions by the Mohawk Quartet: Earl
J.. Gordon, first tenor; Frank A. Goe-
bel. second tenor; Raymond Towers,
baritone; Clarence Johnson, bass
Bcrnice Dorsey, accompanist.
9:15 to 9:45 p.m.-Musical selec-
ytions by the Irving Boernstein Ward
man Park Hotel Quartet, Moe Baer
conducting.
9:45 to 10 p.m.-Anthony Finelli,
cello soloist, in a group of solos, ac-
companied at the piano by Franklin
jackson.
10 to IL p.m.--Dance music played
by the Irving Boernstein La Java
Cafe Orchestra.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
RADIO QUERIES

Radio Editor:
Sunday, at 1 10 am, I heard an an
nouncement from station 1XAL, Mat
tapoisett. Mass, broadcasting to a
person in England on about 1,oOO
watts and 345-meter wave. Is
1XAL the call for WBBG when test
ing? Is there a station in Illinois
with a call of four letters, the first of
which are WwA?-MARVIN BAS-
COM.
IXAL is the experimental call of
WBBG WWAE in Joliet probably
is the station in Illinois you refer to.
Radio Editor:
l would like to know what station
was broadcasting Hawaiian guitar
music about / o'clock Monday morn
ing about a 342meter wave length.
What station in New York uses the
call letters 2XH?-J. McGANN.
The experimental call letters 2XH
are used by a station in Woodmere,
y. Y, owned and operated by the
Cutting and Washington Radio Cor
poration. The guitar music probably
came from WIN, New York City.
Radio Editor:
/ read in your radio query column
with great interest OF the stations
that r. S. Howell picked up on
lis three-tube set. / would like TO
ask what make of a receiver or what
hookup he is using; also his address.
| am also interested in the style of
aerial he mentioned in his letter to
you under date of December 81. /
am using a three-tube set also. Your
column is very interesting. so keep
up the good work-O. Fl. FEASTER,
COS Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
II Mr.. Howell sees your letter he
may communicate with you The
radio editor has mislead his address.
Radio Editor:
would like Adolph Bond, who gave
an account OF his success with a one
tube set in your column on December
II to communicate with me by mail
MERWIN BASCOM, North Braddock.
Alexandria, Va
Radio Editor:
Saturday morning, at o'clock, /
tuned In a station that was broad
casting Wendell Hall. singing ut
Amt Coin to Rain No Mo" on about
$50 meters. At about 2:15 o'clock the
station signed off by making refer
ence to its increased power. and men
tioning the cities OF Ottawa, Mon
treal and Toronto. / wonder if you
can give me any information as to
the station 1 heard? l am sure the
call began with the letter X.
For the benefit of J. A r. let me
say that / heard the New Year
greeting from WGY at II midnight;
WEBB at l am, KoA at am. and
kPO at 3 amp. NJ. A.
Have no record of Wendell Halls
broadcast of last Saturday morning
Perhaps some of the fans can help
you. 80
Evening star., 1925-01-07
WCAP SCHEDULES
BIG MUS|CN|GHT
Army Band Concert Features
Program That Has But
One Speech.

An elaborate musical program,
broken only by one speech. is sched-
uled tonight by WCAP. Starting at
G:S0 o'clock with a concert by the
United States Army Band, conducted
by William ]. Stannard, the station
will broadcast continuously until
midnight, closing with two hours of
dance music by the Irving Boernstein
La Java Cafe Orchestra.
Other musical features include pop
tular selections by the Mohawk Quar-
tet, q concert by the Irring Boern-
stein Wardman Park Hotel String
Quartet, under the direction of Moe
Baer, and a recital by Anthony Fin
.elli, cello soloist, accompanied at the
piano by Franklin Jackson. The
Mohawk Quartet. composed of Earl
II. Gordon, first tenor; Frank A.
-Goebel, second tenor: Raymond Tow
ers, baritone. and Clarence Johnson,
bass, will give its program from $40 TO
s:15 o'clock.
Concert TO Last Hour.
The Army Band concert will last
for an hour. Stations WEAF. New
York. and WAR, Providepce. will
broadcast it jointly with WCAP. The
second of a series of talks by Howard
II. Cool of the Better Business Bu-
leau of Washington, on Phantom
Fortunes" will follow. Then will
come the program by the Mohawk
Quartet, followed by the Boernstein
String Quartet, Mr.. Finelli and the
La Java Dance Orchestra.
WRC has scheduled varied pro-
gram this afternoon. featuring tea
music by the Willard Hotel Meyer
Davis Trio and another of the series
Of talks by Mrs. Amos A. Fries on
national heroes. Israel Putnam"
will be the subject of her talk this
afternoon. Among the other attrac-
lions are a piano recital by Eleanor
Glynn, a beauty chat by Elizabeth
Arden, the children's period by Peggy
Albion and the question box" which
IS being resumed after an absence
of more than seven months on
WRC'S programs.
Evening star., 1925-01-07

BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA,
Noted Authority on Radio.
All Rights Reserved Reproduction Prohibited.

heavy drain, and, secondly. because the
constants of the transformers are not
designed for use with the small Tubes.
the use of high B-battery voltage is
also necessary for good resuas, for
otherWlse the current delivered in the
plate circuit will not be sufficient to nro-
duce the required volume. Best results
with high B-battery voltage are obtained
when nine-volt c battery is employed.
A battery switch is a necessity.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
NRC--Radio Corporation of America
(469 Meters.

educational Heroes Series:
Israel Putnam" by Mrs. Amos u.
Fries, under the auspices of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion.
4:1O p.m.-Piano recital by Eleanor
Glynn.
Eliza beth Arden.
4:30 p.m.-Tea music by the New
Willard Meyer Davis Trio, broadcast
from the palm room Of the New Will
lard Hotel.
p.m.-Children's Hour, by Peggy
Albion.
els p.m.-"The Question Box" by
the assistant editor of the Pathfinder.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
Wire Scraps Are Useful.

( Never throw away short scraps of
wire. They are of inestimable value
yyhen a new set or hook-up is tried
out and when no new roll of wire is
availab bic. No attempt should be made
10 keep the pieces straight or i'm or
der Simply throw them in wide
shallow cardboard box under the table
OF in a drawer.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
Announcer Given Present.

An eight-tube superintendent re-
ceiver, representing the last word in
radio progress. was recently present
ed Lambdin Kay. Atlanta Journal ra-
dio director as a joint gift
from retailers, wholesalers and manu-
facturers of the Atlanta Radio Trade
Association in recognition of WSB's
broadcasting service. The outfit is
valued at more than $500.
Evening star., 1925-01-07
Advises Care of Cabinet.

Never strike the cabinet of a re-
ceiving set to test for poor connec-
tions. A sharp blow is liable to de-
stroy the filament of one of the tubes
in the set or it may knock a wire
carrying high potential current loose
and touch a filament lead, thereby
burning out the tubes and running
down the batteries