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Evening star., 1926-03-23
81. r. (;ondensers Are Not Cure Ais.

So much has been written about
straightline frequency condenSerS that
many fans believe them to be cure
alls for all selectivity troubles in radio
receivers. The straightline frequency
condenser is not a magic wand when
will eliminate all trouble from a re
ceiver. The primary function OF this
type Of condenser is to separate the
stations on the lower end or the
tuning dial, or. in other Words, IL
gives better separation with WIDER
spacing Of divisions on the dial for
those stations which are tuned IN on
the lower end of the dial.
A straightIine frequency condenser
cannot be expected to increase the
inherent efficiency of a set. AS far as
efficiency factors other than that OF
ease Of adjustment are concerned. the
straightline frequency condenserS are
no better than straightline wave
length or Straightline capacity CON
densers of similar make. a given
amount Of capacity can be obtained
bv any good make Of condenser re-
gardless, whether it be straightline
frequency, a straightline waVe'lenGth
or a straightline capacity condenser
Tunes With Equal Efficiency.
With that given amount of capac.
itv a. certain station can be tuned
with equal efficiency on any OF the
condensers mentioned. The bid for
fame of the straightline frequency
condenser lies in the fact that adjust
ments are not so critical as they are
| with the straightline wave-length type
and much less critical than with the
straightline capacity types.
Since it helps in tuning, a straight
line frequency condenser is desir-
able instrument to have In a receiver.
Do not, however. expect such CON
densers to change an inefficient set
into an efficient one
Makes Great Improvement.
Substituting high-grade condensers
or transformers for poor ones Will
make a. great improvement in the
set. but the substitution of straight
line frequency condensers for straight
line wave length or straightline capac-
IL t,es S<Sf
Evening star., 1926-03-23
WRC-RadiO Corporation of America
(468.5 Meters).

p.m.-"Show Shopping" by
Leonard Hall, dramatic critic.
7:1O p.m.-Radio School of Interna-
tional Relations. "Some Economic
Aspects of the Orient" by Prof. Frank
r. E,ldridge, professor Of the course
on the Far East, Georgetown Uni
versity.
7:30 p.m.-Concert by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra; Capt.
William IT. Santelmann, band leader;
TAYLOR Branson. second leader; broad
cast with stations WIZ and WGY
from the Marine Barracks.
$50 p.m.--"Gems of Romance"
broadcast with stations WIZ and
WGY from New York.
8 p.m.-Piano recital by Katherine
Floecker Cullen.
9:25 p.m.-Fourth episode of "The
Step on the Stairs" presented by the
WRC Players, under the direction OF
Madge Tucker. The cast will include
Maurice Jarvis, Jean Farnam Peter
son. Dennis Connell, Martin Scranage,
John Davenport Long. Anita Gala
han. Edward 3. Husing and Miss
Tucker.
10 p.m.-"The Grand Tour-Round
About London" broadcast with sta
lions WIZ and WGY from New York.
1890 p.m.--W. Spencer Tupman s
Hotel MaytloWer Orchestra, broadcast
from the grill room of the Hotel May
flower.
Early Program Tomorrow.
1856 am.-Arlington time signals.
IL (noonp-'Fifty Farm Flashes"
prepared by the Department Of Agri-
culture.
1890 pm.-Midday Lenten service,
under the auspices of the Laymen's
Service Association, broadcast from
Keith'S Theater.
p.m.--Irving BoernSteinS Lee
House Trio, under the direction of
Samuel Udrin, broadcast from the Lee
House.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Local Radio Entertainment
Tuesday, March q, 1926.
Nii-NavaI Radio Station, Radio, Va
(434.J MeterS)

3:4J p.m.--Weather Bureau reports.
6:45 p.m.-ASriculture market re-
ports.
7:30 p.m.-tnnouncemen of exam
nations for the United States civil
service.
9:55 p.m.-Time signals.
1906 pm.-Weather Bureau reports.
WRHF-Washingt Radio Hospital
Fund Committee (256 Meters).
II to IL noon--Daily current events
for ''shut-ins"
6 to pm.-Dinner music.
WCAP - Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Go. 1865 Metersl.
Silent.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45 to 7:45 am.-"ToWer Health
Exercises" from Metropolitan Tower,
New York City.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
WRHF-WashingtO Radio HOspita
Fund Committee (256 Meters).
WCAP Chesapeake and POtoma
Telephone Co. t468.5 Meters).
gram Tomorrow.
WMAL-Wasllingto Radio Forum
(9l26 MeterS)


pm.--William Il. kennedy, pOlit-
ical writer of The Evening Star, in
his weekly talk on Pending Legisla
ton Affecting the District of Colum
bia." Mr.. Kennedy will tell the
human side of the Government en-
ployes' fight for equitable retirement
allowance.
7:15 pm.-Representative Clifford
Wcodrum of Virginia in a. talk on
THE Liheralized Civil Service Retire
ment Bill" Mr.. Woodrum Is IL mem
her of the subcommittee of the House
of Representatives. that drafted the
bill and will tell of its status and
probabilities.
7:30 pm.-SophocleS r. Papas in Il
program of numbers on a variety of
Stringed Instruments: Edith Reed, ac-
companiSt.
p.m.-"C citizenship in the Making" "
bN Col. John Scott, executive officer,
Organized Reserves.
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GEORGE Nv

GORGE " seems to have been the
- last of the ancient order of kings
the last of those who could do as
they chose without regard to morals
or public opinion. Where, few
generations before him, immortality
and extravaganza were taken as
matters of course by the people, in
George Tvs time they brought down
great unpopularity on his head
He was the eldest son of George
III, was born August IL, 1862, at ST.
James palace, and was naturally rath-
er gifted. His tutor said he would be
either the most polished gentleman, or
the worst scoundrel In Europe and
he was both. He opposed his father
in everything; took up separate res
idence at Carlton house, but gave it
up because of his debts; and was con-
stantly having parliament vote huge
sums to square him up with his credi-
tors.
There was one good influence in his
life: the beautiful Mrs. Fitzherbert,
a widow at twenty-five, and older than
the prince. He was passionately de-
voted to her-an open marriage was
impossible. of course, and she was a
Catholic besides, but the pope assured
her that her marriage was valid. For
almost ten years they lived together,
mostly at Brighton, until his actions
caused her to separate from him.
Then he consented to marry the Ger
man princess Charlotte, whom he
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor Of "HEALTH"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
20. 1926. Western Newspaper Union.l
FAMOUS TWINS IN
HISTORY

z VERYBODY is interested in twins
and especially In those rare cases
of twins who are physically united.
The Siamese twins have been dead
over fifty years, yet their names are
known everywhere. These celebrated
twins were born in Siam in 1911. They
were bound together by band of
flesh that ran from the lower part of
the chest to the upper part of the abb
domen. Although born in Siam and
always known as the Siamese twins,
they were really Chinese. The king
of Siam wanted to kill them, regard
Ing them as bad omens that would
bring evil on the country. But an
English merchant persuaded the king
to spare their lives. Falling into the
hands OF p. L. Barnum, they were ex-
hibited all over the world. After
earning large amount of money they
bought farm In North Carolina and
at the age of forty-four they married
two sisters. They lived to be sixty
three, dying in 1874 within a few
hours of each other.
The earliest case on record of "con-
joined twins" was the Biddenden
maids, born in Kent, England, in HOO.
An old picture shows them joined to-
gether at the hips and shoulders
They lived to be thirty-four. One Of
them was taken i'll and died in short
time The surviving sister refused to
be separated from her sister, saying,
AS we came together, we will also
go together" She died about six hours
ster her sister.
About 1900 two Scotch brothers
were born who had two bodies and
two heads but were single from the
waist down with only one pair of legs.
This strange person Tor persons) lived
for twenty-eight years. They were
taken to court, where the king took
great interest in them. They learned
ito sing and to play on instruments
of music" one singing soprano and
one tenor. They must have had good
minds, as they learned to speak Latin,
French, italian, Spanish, Danish, Eng
lish and Irish.
Two sisters, joined together, were
born in Hungary in 1701 and lived II
years Two colored sisters, united
like the others, were born in the South
in 1851 Joined sisters were born in
Bohemia in 1879, two in Sweden in
1878 and two brothers in Italy in 1877.
There was also case of two sisters
in Chicago a few years ago that at
tracted much attention. Another pair
of sisters are now living in Texas and
two Philippine twins in Washington.
Apparently these strange freaks Of
nature have always occurred. How
two human bodies can grow together
and live we do not know.
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The First Buccaneers

InFF the west coast of the island of
~ San Domingo lies another little
dot of land on the blue waters-Tor-
tuga or Turtle island. Insignificant
as this island is, 1t is important his
torically because it gave to history
one of the most notorious types of
pirate and to the English language the
word "buccaneer."
Early in the Seventeenth century
Tortuga was colonized by the French
but the colony never prospered. The
men who settled there were reckless,
unruly lot and their ranks were aug
mented from time to time by newcom-
ers from the city slums of other Eu-
rOpean countries who certainly did not
not elevate the moral tone of the COM
munity noticably.
at WIS singular community of
savage, surly, fierce and filthy men"
writes one historian. "These people
went dressed in shirts and pantaloons
Of coarse linen which they stepped in
the blood of animals they slaughtered.
They wore round caps, boots of hog
skin drawn over their naked feet, and
belts of rawhide, in which they stuck
their sabers and knives. They also
armed themselves with firelocks which
threw couple of balls, each weighing
two ounces.
"The places where they dried and
sailed their meat were called boucans,
and from this term they came to be
styled buccaneers, or buccaneers, as
we spell it. They were hunters by
trade and savages in their habits.
They chased and slaughtered horned
cattle and trafficked with the flesh,
and their fayorite food was raw mar
row from the bones of the beasts
which they shot. They ate and slept
on the ground, their table was a stone,
their bolster the trunk of tree and
their roof the hot and sparkling heav-
ems of the Antilles"
Although they were harmless
enough, If let alone, the Spaniards
who owned San Domingo (they called
1t Hispaniola in those days. were
alarmed at the idea of any other ma
tion getting foothold on their terri
tory and determined to get rid of the
wild cattle hunters of Tortuga. So
Spanish expedition drove the buc-
aniers out, and to make sure they
would not return killed off all the
cattle.
Therein Spain made her great mis-
take. Deprived of their only means
of livelihood the buccaneers began
joining forces with the other freeboot-
ers who were then operating in the
West Indies, and the buccaneers be-
came the buccaneers and made their
name as great symbol of terror as
the word pirate ever was. The reign
of piracy which followed had much
to do with weakening the power of
Spain In the West Indies and, al
though France sometimes Joined with
Spain-in trying to wipe out the buc-
cancers. their efforts were mainly fu-
tile. So the buccaneers became an In
ternational' problem which was not
solved for nearly century.
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1@HE WHY @ B. 4 ssv's0
% SUGGESTIONS

exhibiting itself in various forms
among different races. The black
smiths of Pompeii, because they
feared the spirits would be after
them for working always in the mate
rial most hated by the spirits, placed
powerful amulets over their doors !:
Solomon's Temple was built with
neither hammer nor ak nor any tool
of iron" and so was the sacred Sub
lician bridge at Rome which, also, had
to be kept In repair without the use
of metal. An enlightened East Indian
prince not long ago objected to the
use of iron In constructing houses In
his domains believing that it would
be followed by cholera and other cpl
demics-the spirits revenging them
selves for the using of their abhorred
metal
On the other hand some races rea
soned it out that If the evil spirits
so hated iron, iron might be a good
thing to defy them with. In certain
parts of North Africa there is no such
efficacious charm against witches as
a piece of iron. The Scottish fisher
man when he hears shipmate BIAS
pheming, cries out, Gold iron," and
all the men in the boat touch the
nearest piece of iron they can reach.
That brings the magic metal into the
case and scares off the evil spirits
who might pounce upon the blasphem-
er. When the schoolboys touch cold
iron to bind their contract they In
woke the aid of the metal against the
evil spirits which might try to tempt
them to break 1t.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
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ARE BOOKS CARRIERS
OF DISEASE?

TN THE very early days Of our knowl-
i edge of germs, everything which
came in contact with a sick person
was Stunned as a possible carrier of
disease But broader knowledge has
freed us from fear, as it always does.
Today we no longer burn little
Mary's books, after Mary has recovered
from measles, scarlet fever or whoop-
ing cough We know now that germs
will not live in or on paper. rConta-
gfous diseases are spread by people
who have them, not by books.
Different germs, like different peo-
pie, have different habits. Some will
live in one place and under one set of
conditions, while some will live in an
other place and under conditions that
would kill the others. But no inyesti-
gator has been able as yet to find any
dangerous germ that will live on
paper.
When Johnnie gets diphtheria at
school it isn't because he has used a
geography that belonged to some child
who had diphtheria last month, but be-
cause he has played with or come in
contact with some child who has diph
liberia or who is a diphtheria carrier
A diphtheria carrier is person who
has the germs of diphtheria in his
throat or nose. He may have had diph-
liberia and recovered, as far as any
symptoms are concerned. But the
germs are still present. Or he may
never have had diphtheria, because he.
is immune. But the germs may be
there, all ready to pounce on some
child who is susceptible.
How many carriers there may be In
any school is hard to say. In one
school, carefully examined few years
ago, 81 carriers were found among 373
pupils. This Is unusually high. Gen
orally, not more than three or four
are found in school.
But in either case, whether from
carrier or from sick child, the dis
ease is conveyed from child to child.
Any time one of the carriers takes
bite of Johnnie's apple or lick from
his all-day sucker or a nibble from
his chocolate bar or bite of his pie
or cake at luncheon, he may leave be-
hind few diphtheria germs and
Johnnie will then have fine chance
of having diphtheria.
What is true of diphtheria is equally
true of scarlet fever, measles, mumps,
chicken pox, pneumonia, tuberculosis
and common colds. Children catch
these diseases from one another, not
from books. The child who is in dan
ger of developing tuberculosis is not
the child who used a book that had
been handled by a consumptive, but
one who is living in the same house
with an open case of consumption.
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IS LOOT
~ ELN0 SCOTT WATSON
What Is a Pirate?
81. lg2s. western NewsDaper UnioI

Wnat Is q FIfateg
pirate. n robber on the high seas: .
freebooter: buccaneer.
GO SAYS Mr.. Webster, the friend of
- the crossword puzzle fan, but his
definition needs considerable qualifica-
ton. 1t is doubtful If there was ever
a pirate who was born to his profess
sion. He usually began life at sea as
an honest sailor. Perhaps a captains
cruelty caused the crew to mutiny, kill
the hated officer. seize the ship, elect
new leader and sail off ION the ac-
count"
Or he may have been an honest sea-
man who was captured by some pirate
leader and was compelled to enter
service under the freebooter. Some
times, it must be admitted, he willing
~ enough enrolled among the 'breth-
rem df the coast" and embarked upon
the career which led inevitably to one
end-the gallows.
Then, again, he may have command
ed privateer ship during one of the
interminable wars of the nations who,
two or three hundred years ago. were
contesting for supremacy of the seas.
In such case he carried on legitimate
warfare under kings commission or
a letter of marquee against the ship
ping of his country's enemy. So on
these privateering raids he learned his
lessons of bloodshed and forcible seiZ-
ure of property.
Another thing about pirates and
piracy-the definition of these Is large
ly matter of point of view. Sir
Francis Drake is one of England's
hero worshiper of the days when
England was mistress of the seas can
not deny that brakes earlier voyages
were little more than buccaneering ex-
petitions, even though his later ex-
ploits had the seal of royal approval
as privateering expeditions against the
hated Spaniard. But could you have
asked King Philip to characterize
Drake. it is unlikely that he would
have spoken of him otherwise than as
wicked and abandoned pirate"
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander-what American boy has not
thrilled at the deeds of John Paul
Jones? Yet a British historian who
wrote History of Highwaymen and
Pirates" In 1914 gave Jones prom
'inent place as a pirate. And as late
as 1924 another British chronicler of
piratical deeds includes in his list of
"Some Famous Pirate Ships and Their
Captains" the names of the Bon
Homme Richard and Capt. Paul Jones'
So much depends upon your point of
view!
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needs long, slow cooking. This wheat
when served with a little top milk is
the best possible food for the young
sters just going to school. Kept In a
cool place the wheat may be served
two or three times a week and chill
dren like it once they have eaten 1t.
This is the season when steamed
buildings and rich sauces are more
frequently used. The following is a
simple pudding and easy to prepare:
suet Pudding.-Take three cupfuls
of bread, one cupful each of sugar and
suet, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
the same of cloves; one cupful each
of raisins and milk Mix thoroughly,
adding bit of grated orange peel
and little grated nutmeg. Steam
three hours. Serve with:
Pudding Sauce.-Mix one table
spoonful of flour with one cupful OF
sugar, add little cold water, then
one cupful of boiling water; cook FIVE
minutes, add one-half teaspoonful of
grated lemon rind, one teaspoonful of
lemon extract, one-fourth teaspoonful
of nutmegs, ten drops of ginger or half
a teaspoonful of dry ginger, pour
over one-half cupful of creamed but
ter.
Graham PuddIng.-Beat one egg,
add three-fourths of cupful Of sweet
milk, two tablespoonfuls of butter,
one-half cupful of graham flour, one
teaspoonful of soda, one-half cupful
Of molasses and one cupful of raisins.
Steam two and one-half hours. For
the sauce beat the yolks of two eggs,
add one-half cupful of sugar, heat In
double boiler; when sugar is dis
solved add the beaten whites and
serve.
Luncheon Dish.--A few cans of
sardines on hand will be found help
In an emergency. For a nice supper
or luncheon dish, heat the sardines
sin hot frying pan and serve on but
tered toast. Serve with raw chopped
onion for relish.
A huge platter of boiled dinner ar
tistically arranged as to color. Is an
ornament to any dinner table.
n4,11< W. rsle
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Gathered Facts

In Guatemala the government gives
great encouragement to tennis and
each winter tournament for the ma.
tional championships is held.
A Dutch artist has produced pie.
ture executed entirely on a portable
typewriter by using both figure and
letter characters in the shading.
Mrs. W. H. Wright, prominent Chi
cago realtor, is the first woman to hold
a craftsmanship of a committee in the
National Association Of Real Estate
Boards
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Nh With cheerups and The 0uiNes
BSSFI1Tl ~ Grace bliss Stewart

that those cats had a very easy time
all play and no work"
Il was just getting to that"
mewed Tabby little fretfully. 'Don't
were worshiped and buried in the
jump at conclusions. Even If they
tombs of kings, cats were expected
to be useful. as it's my opinion that
every one should be.
only a few can be beautiful,
But all can be useful and dutifu1,
is my motto, sir, and Egyptian cats
in the long ago had to live up to 1t,
too. There is picture, thousands of
years old, In the British museum in
London, which shows hunter out In
boat, hunting water birds. His pet
cat is with him, looking very serious,
for she is the most important mem
Der of the party Yes, sir. that grand
mother of all pet cats is shown bring
ing back to her master the birds she
has caught. She holds them in her
mouth and her paws. That's the story
the picture tells, and If you don't call
that work." said Tabby, with a proud
little whirry purr, "just try catching
bird yourself some time. Now If l
may wash my face and paws before
going, 1 think 1 had better be scam
pering along"
Certainly, Tabby, make yourself
at home" smiled Cheerups. "And
thanks for your interesting tale.
"Dear me-" sighed Cheerups, "all
this talk about Egypt and India and
England makes me restless. How
jolly it would be to begin travelling
again l wonder what the Quixies
would say to it?"
"Oh, sir" gasped the Quixies in
one breath, show wonderful! We are
aching to be off,"
81 say, let's go to India" chartered
Softfoot.
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for my family has lived in Egypt for
five thousand years."
BLESS me-" gasped Cheerups. think
Of that, Miss"
Call me Tabby, please; it's shorter
and more friendly. Now you may
think that what l have told you is
wonderful, but the best part is COM
ing" said Tabby proudly. "Just lis
ten to thisl Long, long ago, the peo-
pie of Egypt worshiped us. We are
wild now, but then they tanned us,
petted us and showed US every honor,
and TO kill a cat was very great
crime Whoever. did so was severely
punished"
please" cried disappointed Cheer
ups, isn't there any more?" He was
so eager by this time for the rest of
Tabby's story that he could hardly
wait
do excuse me. sir" murmured
Tabby, winking and blinking sleepily.
81 just dropped off for minute.
Some folks call 1t taking cat nap.
Let me see, where was II"
''You were telling how the Egyp-
tian people of long ago worshiped the
cat said Cheerups. at seems to me
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ABIGAIL

QUAINT and simple and old-fash-
u Toned as Abigail Is considered In
this country, the name has an inter-
esting history in England. 1t signifies
father of JOY" and was used by the
Eastern nations to represent the abb
stract quality Of joyfulness. The
Biblical Abigail, In her courtesy to
David, so recommended herself to
early readers Of the Holy Book that
her name appeared frequently.
In the reign of Queen Anne, Abigail
Masham exerted such a back-stair In
fiuence upon the worthy sovereign,
that the name became sobriquet for
Iady's maid. Other etymologists ex-
plain, however, that it owes its repu-
tation for belonging to waiting
woman to Beaumont's comedy "The
ScornfGi Ladde."
In play of Killigrew's, some thirty
years later, the term Abigail was used
for maid servant and its sudden fail
ure. was attributed to Its reference to