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Almost 0verrun by Cactus.

Within n few short years, Queens.
land. Australia, has become practical
ly overrun with cactus just because
some settler or traveller brought In Il
few sprigS of the plant known AS the
prickiy pear. AT first no one paid any
attention to it. Rumlooking thing IL
was, quite a novelty in its way, said
the residents. None of il was ever
seen in Australia before, says the Sat
urday Evening Post.
But while the natives passed ii off as
OF little consequence. the sprigs got
their toes into the friendly soil of the
tropical country and started to spree
After a while the Queenslan. .armerS
took notice. The cactus was encroach-
ing on the grazing land and the plow-
land. II was encroaching by leaps
and bounds. by acres and acres, by
miles and miles. They tried TO con-
fine it and to exterminate 1t, but they
might as well have tried to dip up the
Pacific Ocean.
Queensland is a large state. 1t has
G7o.O00 square miles of territory. and
most of those miles are covered by
the pest. with arabic land being eaten
up by it.
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No. 79-RadiO Risks to Avoid.

"Ow- Smith exclaimed, permitting
his hand to make n hasty retreat
from an exposed metal part OF the
set. II got a shockr'
Good enough" replied. Shocks
are excellent educators. Now you
know that, as in everything. there
are certain hazards in operating ana
seryicing a radio set. l don't mean
to brighten you, but I would rather
see YOU guard against these risks
than be embarrassed or injured by
them later"
Smith assured me that he could
stand for an occasional electric shock.
If that was what I had In mind. But
7 assured him, in turn, that an eiec-
trio shock from the set itself WOULD
be the least of the risks. =,
Then we got down to business, as
GUESSING first the matter OF lightning
hazard.
1T is pretty well established that
lightning is not apt to follow radio
lead into a house, although the un-
derwriters insist upon lightning ar
roster as a precaution," l explained.
But lightning is freakish and one
has no right to take chances with II.
There always is danger or damage 10
the set itself in a storm II no light
ming arrester Is used. and L wouldn't
care to be near set that is damaged
in this way A radio set is no lnstru-
ment to NEEDLE with In an electric
storm. If a pair of scissors are
danger to handle when lightning Is
fla shinC about. / wouldn't care to be
sitting around a lot of electrical in
struments with a couple of wires
around my head.
Big Radio Hazards.
THE big hazards in radio are In
serytcing the set, in those little jobs
YOU perform when trying to Keep II
I'm to snuff. Here is, where you should
apnlv the very simple but useful rule
about being careful Sounds trite.
hut It's a pain and trouble saver of
the first magnitude.
"A good illustration Is the storage
battery. Batteries are unsightly
things at best and most radioists try
ia get them out Of sight. This means
nutting them in dark corners or be-
hind furniture where the light Is
bad. This tempts you to light
match when you want to see what's
what regardless Of whether the stor-
age battery has been gassinS. The
upshot may be a miniature but seri-
Gus enough explosion.
Never look into the cells OF stor-
age battery with the aid of match
or candle flame. l would much pre-
fer to see you neglect the battery
than to run such a risk. yet the
temptation after having recharged
The battery Is TO take this risk when
looking to see II the plates are we'll
covered with water. If you must
have direct light in order to look into
the battery. use a searchlight. Better
use II for all inspection work around
the set.
BE particularly careful when
screwing in Dashboard plugs to
operate the charger. Whenever you
use a condenser plug so the electric
lighting line becomes the aerial for
the set. never touch the contacts or
connections. in 80 cases out of 100
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II am.-Services broadcast from
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. DR.. William J. Shergold of
London, England, will preach.
p.m.-Services held at the Peace
Cross. broadcast from the National
Cathedral.
$40 p.m.-Musical program broad
cast with WEAF from the Capitol
Theater. New York City, Maj. Ed
ward Bowes. directing.
SIS p.m.-Atwater Kent Radio
Hour = featuring, Allen McQuhae.
tenor, with orchestra, broadcast with
WEAF from New York. The pro-
gram follows:
Opening air. Because" Gnyd
Hardelot; "Killarney," Balfe: over
ture to "Mignon," Thomas: THE
Last Rose of Summer" Irish melody;
"Duna." McGill; Then You'll Re
member Me-" from The Bohemian
Girl Balfe; Now the Day is Over"
Barnby.
S:45 to 10 p.m.-"Vesper Hour" pre-
scented through the courtesy of the
Emerson Drug Company of Baltimore,
Nd The program follows:
Entire Act" from Carmen" (BiZet,
Emerson Ensemble; (a) "Promesse de
mon avenir" from lie Roi de Lahore"
MasseneD. o. "Nichavo" (Nothing
Matters) Mana -Zucca), (c) Mother O.
Mine" (Tours), Eugene Martinez,
baritone; ta) 'Norrland Scherzo"
(Smidt Gregory, Cb) Russian Dance"
(Smidt -Gregor). Henry Smidt -Gregor
pianist; (al Ave Maria (Schubert), 90
IA Banjo Song" Homerl, (c) Selected.
Elsa Melamet Schmidt. mezzo-soprano:
(a) Flower Song" from Carmen"
BizeO. % Little Bit of a Fellow"
(Morris). (c) Annapolis Lullaby"
tklemm), Albert Newcomb, tenor:
Henry WILL" Dances Nos. l and 2
tGerman). Emerson Ensemble: (a)
paraphrase on Blue Danube Waltz"
STRAUSS melody. (Smidt-Gregor),
Henry Smidt- Gregor, pianist; "Oh
That We Two Were Maying' Hent-
scheD, Elsa Melamet Schmidt. mezzo-
soprano, and Eugene Martinez, bari
tone; Waltz" (Arensky). Emerson En-
semble: hymns tselectedD.
Early Program Tomorrow.
Gas to 7:45 a.m.-'Tower Health
Exercises" broadcast with WEAF
from the Metropolitan Tower. New
York.
1855 a.m.-Arlington time signals.
IL (Noonl-Organ recital by Henry
Smidt -Gregor, broadcast from the
Homer l.. Kit Studio.
p.m.-Meyer Davis New Willard
Hotel orchestra.
2:15 p.m.-Play-by-play account of
the Washington-New York base ball
game.
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Passing It Around.

From the Good Hardware Magazine.
IF you collect this money" said the
hardware merchant. Il will give you
a regular job
To the merchants establishment, the
young man returned in half an hour
with the money.
"How did you do ito" he gasped.
Il told him." said the young man.
that if he didn't pay me ] would tell
all his other creditors that he had
paid"
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you could be careless and nothing
would happen, Safety, however lies
in looking out for the exceptions.
Utmost Attention Required.
"If you are connecting plugs, pay
attention to what you're doing. Don't
carry. on a conversation that might
distract your attention from the
more important lob Of looking out
for your own safety. And if you want
to be considerate Of others as well.
don't let people NEEDLE with the set.
In some of the multitude sets nova.
DAYS voltage exceeds that for the
house lighting circuit. Some one who
fools around the set and gets a shock
may have a weak heart. You need
not take the risk"
Anything else?" Smith asked.
making a mental note Of some OF the
things he hadn't considered before.
While we're on the subject" I
added, better give a thought to out
side aerials. OF course, you have
read accounts of fatal results from
touching power wires while stringing
an aerial, and you have sense enough
to avoid such risks. I hardly think
you WOulu VENTURE getting Jul vi n
high place to string a wire when you
know you never have had any eX-
perience as a steeplejack. But why
should you feel secure about your
aerial If you have not taken the
trouble to look at 1t now and again?
"Aerials sag, and this may be the
beginning of trouble. Furthermore.
radio is growing in popularity to a
point where your aerial is but one
Of many in the neighborhood. You
don't have to live in an apartment
house to get your aerial crossed with
a neighbours.
Suppose the neighbor is careless
and placed his aerial so that 1t may
sway against or sag into a power
wire. Suppose he didn't care whether
his aerial crossed yours or not. A
high wind or an aerial break may
mean serious trouble. 1t isn't worth
while taking a chance.
And, while think of it, never at
tempt to move or carry a storage
battery while the caps are off the
cells. This may mean sudden Earring
of the battery and splashing of the
acid. You can't be any too careful
Of your eyes"
Smith will take his radio a little
more seriously now. He realizes that
he Is playing with electricity, ele-
ments and chemicals. And he knows
that these are safe only when proper
~ harnessed.
Next Week: No. 80-It's Radio Time.
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NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

behalf Of the poor and of orphaned
little ones.
The club also has a hospitality
section, which greets new members
and guests, visits the sick and has
charge OF various public entertain
ments.
Since 1919 the Petworth Woman's
Club has enjoyed the privilege of
membership with the District Fedora.
ton of Women's Clubs.
The Writerscraft Club met Monday
in the basement Of the Mount Pleas.
ant Library. There were nine mem.
bers and four guests present.
Miss Graves read story, "The
Man Halter" Mr.. Mackey, a story en-
titled THE Years Between" and Mrs.
Rule story called Paying the AS
sessinent, or the Best Liked Man."
Much to- the regret Of the club. its
president, Miss Laura Bartholmaeus.
announced that she expects to move
to Kansas City in the near future.
The program for tomorrow will in.
clude a story by Mrs. Love, one by
Mr.. Thurber and an installment of
Mr.. MacLaughlin's novelette,. THE
Golden Parrot
The LanllaIn Study Club met re.
Gently at the home Of Mrs. C. c..
Young, Mrs. John Rector and Mrs.
w. E. Grinder assisting as hostesses.
Great interest was given to the re-
port Of the entertainment chairman.
Mrs. Humphrey Beckett, who report.
ed $151.06 made at the lawn fete and
card party, which were given at her
home. Another interesting report was
that Of Mrs. Charles Howser Church
fund chairman). who reported $40
received for the church. Monthly
sums are to be sent to her. which
at the end Of the year will be given
towards the church debt. Mrs. Guy
S. Meloy presented tentative plans for
the model kitchen exhibit which the
club is to give at the Marlboro fair
in September. Foreign Relations
Chairman Mrs. Carl Scofield gave a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
WILL TALK ON TRAVELS.
Former Consul to Open Series on
"Ramblings" Over WFBH.

Adolphe de Castro, former United
States consul to Madrid, appointed by
President Theodore Roosevelt, will in,
augurate a series of informal talks on
"Ramblings' from WFBH Sunday at
SIS pm. During his long years in
foreign diplomatic service Mr.. De Cas-
tro has numbered among his friends
leaders of almost every country. He
has amassed wealth of interesting
anecdotes and "reminiscences concern
ing these people, and will chat infor-
mally about them each week when he
appears at WFBH.
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DAWES TO TALK ON RADIO

OF particular interest to the coun-
try's radio audience will be the ad-
dress of Vice President Dawes TO be
broadcast from the third annual radio
Industries banquet. to be held I'm New
York September 10. The last time
that the Vice President Embossed his
voice on the air, listeners heard an
eXtemporaneous attack on the Senate
rules that necessitated much explana-
ton when Gen. Dawes resumed his
seat at the head of the Senate the
following day.
The address was broadcast from the
studios of WRC. in Washington.
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STATUS OF FIVE RADIO
STATIONS is CHANGED
KFWH Moved. WGCP, KTCL,
KFRW and KFJI Acquired by
New Owners.

Changes in the status of five broad
casting stations have been announced
by the Department of Commerce.
They follow: Station KFWH, 254
meters. moved from Chico. Calf. to
Eureka. Calf; WGCP. 252 meters,
changed to the ownership of the May
Radio Broadcast Corporation. Newark.
n. j.: KTCL. 305.9 meters. altered its
call letters to kOMO. and changed
ownership to Brit l.. Fisher: KFRW.
PISS meters. Olympia. Wash. changed
ownership to the Western Broadcast
ing Co. and XIII. FAC meters.
Astoria. Greg, changed ownership to
f. f. Marsh.
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Tweed Is the Ruler.

In fashion politics we encounter it.
too-old Boss Tweed. Our Spring has
been dominated by this car Of mate
rials and a Summertime tweed is GER
tain to rule the waves. That is to say.
it is favored fabric for the steamer
coat, and those who are experienced in
the ways of European travel will ac-
knowledge the wisdom of including
tweed ensemble in their travel kit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
Many Cars to Be Junked.

Intensive studies by automobile
manufacturers show that approx
mateyl 100000 automobiles will be
junked this year on account of old
age, accidents and other causes. The
number released from service will
rapidly increase from year to year.
until in 1880 1900. 900 will be declared
useless. This indicates that the pres
ent rate Of production will not need
to slow down to any appreciate ex-
tent to allow for the arrival Of the
'saturation point"
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WILL PRESENT COMEDY.
"Potash and Perlmutter" to Be
Given by WFBH.

A premier performance of Potash
and Perlmutter," with the inimitable
Ludwig Satz in the role of Potash.
will be presented in tabloid form Sun
day night through WFBH, when the
entire cast will appear in a gala pro-
gram.
A special tabloid edition of this
ever-popular stage success has been
especially prepared and will be pre-
scented in both Jewish and English.
In conjunction with this presenta-
ton Joseph Cherniavsky, Russian
composer director, and his Yiddish-
American orchestra will appear in a
program of classic, semi-classic and
popular music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

first recipient or
the Belva Lock-
ward scholarship
to the Washing
ton College Of
Law. The scholar
ship was rendered
through Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey,
one of the found.
ers of the college.
Mrs. Berliner, the
widow of Solomon
Berliner. Ameri-
can consul to the
Canary Islands, is
a linguist, COM
m a n d ing tn e
French, Spanish
and German Ian
guages, and as
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sisted Bishop Charles w. Currier in
the writing Of the History of South
American Literature" In 1914 she re-
organized and became secretary gen.
eral of the Spanish-American Athe-
neum, of which King Alfonso is hon
orary president. She is also a mem.
Der of the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association and various other public
spirited and educational organizations.
Among those attending the Free
and Easy Auction Club on Tuesday
were Mrs. Charles G. Case, Mrs. Lau-
renee Becker, Mrs. Richard A. Haste,
Miss Mary A. Mason, Mrs. Nj. L. Whit
marsh Miss Verna A. Custer, Mrs.
,, Rose E. Pennell, Mrs. Don johnson,
Mrs. George NJ. Talbot, Mrs. NJ. L..
Alband, Mrs. c. l.. Butler. Mrs. D. n.
H. Brewer. Mrs. 1sola Reid Dodec.
Mrs. Retta B. Campbell, Mrs. George
Rutley, Mrs. Mary c. b. Johnson and
Mrs Mary f. o. Dashiell.
The business and professional wom-
ems section announces a subscription
dinner on September s. The speakers
will be announced later.
The Petworth WOnlan's Club will
open it's season September Z, 8 pm,
at the Petworth School. Mrs. F. II.
Schwartz the new president, will pre-
side for the first time.
The Petworth Woman's Club was
formed in 1914, under the leadership
of Mrs. Harriet d. Hill, the object of
the orga nization being the pursuit of
! social, civic and philanthropic move.
| ments for the betterment of Pet
worth Starting with a membership
of nine, the club has grown to more
| than 200 in numbers. and it's work.
especially along philanthropic lines.
has extended far beyond the borders
of Petworth.
To meet the various requirements
J of it's members the club has been di-
vided into seven sections-art, civic,
educational, home, literature, music
and phila nthropic. From September
to June each of these sections meets
once a month and reports it's activi-
ties at the regular monthly meeting
of the club. The work of the art,
| literature and music sections consists
of studies along their respective lines.
To the efforts of the civic section
Petworth owes many of her beautiful!
parks and shade trees, and the mem
bers of this section. inform themselves
thoroughly on all legislation affecting
the District of Columbia.
The educational section devotes itself
to the advancement of the public
schools of Petworth and to the study
of general educational conditions in
the District.
The home section, as the name sug-
gests, discusses all questions relating
to the betterment of the American
home.
The influence Of the philanthropic
section extends to all parts of the
city. since the members Of this Sec
ton are untirins in their efforts in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

WOmen's City Club.-Mrs. Jennie
o. Berliner, who is member of both
the civic section and the business and
professional section Of the club, is the
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John Smith and His Radio
BY FREDERICK C.. RUSSELL


nrootng-and benefited is
hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

Don't try to solder with red-hot
iron: 1t can't be done. Wait until the
tool loses its cherry glow and then
work with 1t.
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Takes National Song Census.

A national census of songs that
live is being made by Allen McQuhae,
Irish tenor, who conducts the Sunday
evening Atwater Kent radio concerts
broadcast by WRC and connected sta
tons. The songs of the series are
chosen from requests from radio lis
teners. The census is not expected
to reveal the hits" of the day, which,
after a wave fof popularity, die out.
but the songs that live through the
years.
McQuhae's list of songs requested
already exceeds 500. To sing all of
them, he estimates it would take him
more than six months in the half hour
weekly concerts. He selects those,
however, for which he receives the
greatest number of requests each
week and places them on his Sunday
evening program.
For example. the tenor saws no one
has yet asked him to sing Eyes, We
Have No Bananas" while hundreds
have requested such old favorites as
"Silver Threads Among the Gold"
when You and I Were Young, Mag
gie," and II Hear You Calling Me-"
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Reconstruct Famous Pulpit.

BY patience and hard work over a
period Of 800 years the original pieces
of the Pisa pulpit have been found in
sufficient number and the pulpit re-
constructed in something closely APP
preaching it's original appearance. Be
tween 1902 and 1910 Giovanni Pisona
built the pulpit at Pisa, which became
famous and bore his name. His work
was long considered one of the master
pieces of the early italian renaissance,
but it was practically destroyed by fire
in 1895, its fragments being scattered
on all sides and beneath the building.
Candy weighing nearly 100000
pounds was shipped from America to
lovers of sweets in other parts of the
world in the past tWelvemonth.
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Excessive rains in Panama have
injured business this season.
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Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, August 20, 1926.

NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio,
Va. 1855 Meters).
1905 am. and 1905 p.m.-Weather
reports.
9:55 p.m.-Time signals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

TINE rising tide Of New Franklin scnti-
anent throughout the country is re-
Il Elected in these three impressive sales
facts. And the secret of the first two is
contained in the third.
As the delivery of orders to established
Franklin owners continues it's steady growth,
demand ON the part of owners of other cars
shows a sharp and significant rise.
In brief, other owners are beginning to
see for themselves, as well as to hear from
Franklin owners, that what the New
Franklin gives cannot be bought in
any other car!
Other os0neSs getting tired Of buying famed
for their high power-and then being constantly
passed On the hills and outdistanced in the days
run by New FrankHns.
("Do not think there 10 q car made that can
beat them in a run of from 100 to 1000 miles,"
says John NJ. Rees Of Pitts6eld, Mass, who
speaks from wide experience with other cmx)
Other osoness getting tired Of buying cara noted
for their Punrnan-ike vcght-end then dis
covering that 1t is the New Frankln which comes
closest to giving Pullman-like comfort.
("Series III Is the easiest riding Of al cars I
have ever driver" says Roy w. Sexton of Wythe
vile. Va. who has driven cara continuously since
the early days of the industry
Other osoners are getting tired of buying cars re-
puted to be easy to handle-and then noticing
that any New Franklin owner can drive farther
with less fatigue than they can.
CT have never driven q car % easily operated
my new Franklin Sport Sedan" says J. H.
Rose, Pittsburgh, Pa, who also finds them more
comfortable than the cars of longer wheeIbase he
has been drivng)
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RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

CURED, nor any appreciate change in
volume, they said. To all intents one
orchestra played the dance number
from start to finish.
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Good Sets for 1927 Promised.

Good Sets for 1927 Promised.
Commenting on the trend of radio
receivers and the types to be offered
to the public this Fall, William NJ.
Priess, radio manufacturer, says radio
fans ought to get the best antenna set
made for 500; the best table model
for about 5000 and the best console
type for $500.
"Of course, If a millionaire wants a
made-to-order set in a wonderful piece
of furniture" said Mr.. Press, "he can
get 1t, but he will have to pay, and
will get no better reception"
Radio Beacon Survey Under Way.
The first Department of Commerce
airplane is now making a survey of
established radio beacons along the
air routes used by the Post Office,
Navy and War Departments.
Assistant Secretary MacCracken has
assigned this plane official duties in
an effort to carry on the department s
new work of supervising commercial
aviation. Tests of radio communica-
ton with landing fields and other
craft in the air will be made shortly
to perfect the radio control system
planned for all national anyways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

Next Week: No. 80-It's Radio Tim,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

you could be careless and nothing
would happen, Safety. however, lies
in looking out for the exceptions.