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Evening star., 1926-01-17
TRANSATLANTIC
RADIO TEST FIXED
International Wireless Week
Program Is Announced at
Geneva Sessions.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA, January 16.-The Inter
national Union of Radiophony at
Geneva announced today that n series
of affiliated European stations will
participate in the trials of interna-
tional radio week beginning January
81 in cooperation with American sta
tons
The arrangements provide that Eu-
ropean stations will be silent while
the American stations are transmit
ting and the Americans will be silent
during the hours for European trans
mission.
The following stations are listed to
transmit between and o'clock each
morning, Central European time tsix
hours in advance of American eastern
standard time):
Daventry England, Vienna, Ber-
lin, Aberdeen, Munich, Stuttgart, Tou-
louise, Brest. au Menster. Hamburg.
T3ournemouth, Madrid, Prague. Lon
don. Cardiff and Brussels.
The European stations remaining
silent will endeavOr TO receive Ameri-
can stations on the following sched-
ule. central European time:
From to am, stations of the
eastern United States. Cuba, Panama; ;
from TO > am. stations of the cen
trail nitcd States, Central Mexico,
Central America; from 8 to 5 am.
western United States and western
Canada, from to am, Pacific
Coast United States and Canada,
Alaska and the extreme west of South
America.
Evening star., 1926-01-17
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

General interest and application of
radio, like the wireless waves them
selves, has literally run around the
world, until there is hardly a port or
city on the globe without wireless sta
tions transmitting commercial mes
SageS or more popular broadcaStS.
There are today radio fans in every
land and broadcasts offered in nearly
every language, while many countries
carry on most of their long distance
communication via the radio tele
graph.
American interests have led in radio
developments, particularly in broad
casting, and aided in linking the ma
tions Of the world together by the in
visible bonds of radio, and yet the
other countries are not far behind the
lead we have established.
Recent reports of wireless activities
abroad reaching the Department of
Commerce during the past few days,
include statements of developments
from more than dozen countries rep
resenting all the continents.
Beykjavik. Iceland. is erecting a
Temporary broadcasting station for
use pending the erection of a perma-
nent transmitter. This station will
serve the deniZens of Iceland and tend
to link the distant towns through a
general entertainment for all. as well,
through new communication service.
Australia, in perfecting her commu-
nication system with Great Britain,
is seeking the right to erect station
where present arrangements require
that messages from the Dominions
must go through the general post of
fee.
In the British Isles, where 100000
of fans listen-in, governmental control
of broadcasting Is favored. Witnesses
before a committee Of the House of
Lords recently so testified in connec-
Evening star., 1926-01-17
TABLOID OPERA LISTED
FOR FIVE-STATION LINK
WEAF Company to Sing Brief
Version of Romeo and Juliet"
Tomorrow Night

A tabloid presentation of Gounod' s
opera, Romeo and Juliet" will be of
fered the radio audiences of WEAF.
WOO, WCAE, WCAP and WTAG by
the WEAF Grand Opera Company to-
morrow night. at 10 o'clock.
Members of the WEAF' Grand
Opera Company. who will comprise
The cast for the radio presentation of
this popular opera. will be, Genia
ZiehnSka, soprano: Grace Leslie, con-
tralto: Giuseppe di Benedetto, tenor;
Carl Rollins, baritone, and Nino Ruisi,
bass. The entire presentation has been
arranged by Cesare Sodero. Giuseppe
di Benedetto is at present the only
member of the WEAF' Grand Opera
Company who is one of the charter
members of the group.
Evening star., 1926-01-17
Report on Radio Frequency.

Recent publications of the Bureau
of Standards include report on radio
frequency resistance and inductance
of coils used in broadcast reception,
by August Humid and II. B. de Groot,
and a circular of specifications for a
portable auxiliary generator known as
+. S. type O.
Stations VITO, Hartford, Conn,
and WEEP, Boston, have exchanged
their wave lengths with the approval
of the Department of Commerce
Henceforth, VITO will broadcast on
475.9 meters, and WEEI will transmit
on 1886 meters. The transfer was
approved as reception of these stations
following the exchange seemed i'm
proved.
Evening star., 1926-01-17

If your tubes fail to respond to
a Ill treatment make charge. You risk
a nothing. We make tubes
~ like nothing.
Evening star., 1926-01-17

The English wireless experts define
radio as the American equivalent of
wireless" A vacuum tube is said to
be the American expression of
valve" but the same authority de-
scribes a valve as "a vacuum tube"
Evening star., 1926-01-17

aether: The imponderable, elastic, all
prevailing medium which is assumed
to exist in order to explain the trans
mission Of energy in the form of cleo
trio magnetic waves"
Evening star., 1926-01-17
Rejuvenate Your Tubes NOW

Are yon getting long distances these cold eve.
nings? This Is marvellous radio weather and if
your set isn't performing properly, your tubes
may need popping up in the wonderful Post Tube
ReartiyatOr. APPLIES to COLA. 3O1A, 1919, 200.
DV". DV3 and the new UX tubes only.
Evening star., 1926-01-17
Wedding on Program.

WLW will broadcast it's fourth we'd
ding ceremony Thursday night at 9
O'Clock. The event is TO take place
upon the stage of the Music Hall, in
Evening star., 1926-01-17
WRC-Radio Corporation of America,
1863 Meters).
Early Program Tomorrow.

T4dTIt Tug dIII IUTIIUI wv.
10 a.m.-Women's a Hour, broadcast
with Station VIZ from New York.
1855 a.In.-Arlington time signals.
IL noon-Organ recital. broadcast
from the Homer l.. Kit Studios.
l p.m.-Sidney Seidenman's Hotel
Shoreham Orchestra. broadcast from
the Hotel Shoreham.
Evening star., 1926-01-17
ETHER DEFINED.

Some of us find 1t difficult to answer
the question, What Is the ether?"
Here Is what a British wireless year
Evening star., 1926-01-17
LocalRadio Entertainment
Sunday, January II, 1926.

NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va.
1855 Meters).
1905 am. and 1906 p.m.-Weather
reports.
Evening star., 1926-01-17
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Musical program by Maj.
Edward Bowes and the "Capi-
tol Family" direct from Capt.
toll Theater, New York City,
WCAP and other stations,
7:20 to OILS o'clock.
Concert by Joseph knecht's
Hotel Waldorf Astoria Or
chestra, WIZ, Sis o'clock.
Atwater Kent radio hour,
featuring Florence Austral,
soprano, and Cecilia Hansen,
violinist, WCAP, and other
stations, OILS to 1915 o'clock.
Metropolitan League basket
ball game, w NJ { A, $50
o'clock.
Opera, "Rigoletto," fron
Germantown Theater, WIP, 10
o'clock.
Palmer Little Symphony
Orchestra. woo. 1874 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

In writing the life Of Judge Gary the brilliant Ida Tarbe
tells how Judge Gry father reached Chicago landing Fort
Dearborn in 1881 he had thousand dollars but carefully
refraned from investing along the lake front Some
tried unload" 1akefront farm him for 1000 But
Gary father Of the steel king couldn't be caught with
w win be Of any value for cultivation So he bought
nice farm land twenty-five miles farther west where his son
later practced law and became judge.
the old gentleman had invested his thousand dollars in
aront land kept it, that farm would be worth
$780, 900 and great deal more
However the Judge has got the hundred million dollars
anyhow and probably enjoys it all the better for having
worked for it,
keep your children you should remember that the
value land CREATED BY PEOPLE human beings create
land value.
A gold mine oil well may make land valuable tenn
porarily But PERMANENT value comes from human life
If asks you what you think such piece of land is
of people, rich poor what would that land be worth for
house live in Ask how much merchandise could be sold in
that and what kind of merchandise Land
which sell pig iron has value Land which
can sell diamonds cigars has higher value
But human beings give ALL THE REAL VALUE IN THE
LONG RUN.
That fact distresses the Single They say quite
truly "God created the earth Man comes and says It's
mne" Then he lets it stay just it People come
cities grow women have children that have other children
The little fort built the edge of Lake Michigan keep
out the Indians becomes city of millions The farm that
could be bought for thousand dollars becomes worth hun
dred millions and three times that.
And the ggancay increased value goes to the that
owns the land although he may added anything
that value He and his ancestors simply have sat idle
IaaAasaEaA IContinHed in Last Two Columnsl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
Zihlman's denomination Pleas
ing to District People

The denomination of Representative FREDERICK N amman
by the Republican voters of the sixth Maryland district is
pleasing to people, without regard TO their ponElca
affiliations.
This satisfaction may be partly selfish but there IS In IT,
nevertheless testimonial Mr.. zihlmans abilities and
craftsmanship acknowledgment OF valuable services
rendered to the people of Washington.
Mr. Zhlmans district is nominay Republican and his re-
nomination doubtless his reelection which Will also
be pleasing to Washington people
The District all the friends it can possibly nave IN
Congress District problems in that body should be
handled with intelligence and understanding Of conditions
Too often we encounter District Committees IN both houses OF
Congress which contain some members who altogether
ont with people and desires Some OF them
are rural districts They lack understanding OF the
needs big Cities particularly understanding OF the needs
Of this great Federal City, in which the people Of the nation
are Sc deeply interested You cant rustic yard stick
city conditions You can't apply rural ideas to
National City.
Mr. Zhlman Is chairman Of the House Committee the
District of Columbia The personnel OF that committee IS
the most satisfactory have had Its members are
broad minded and sincerely DESTROYS OF doing what most
needed for Washngons upbudng and the welfare Of our
people.
Mr. Zhlman aside from his work for the District, is
heedngy valuable his constituents his State and his
nation popular IN Congress- good mixer among states
men, and that means he get results
The sixth Maryland district adjoins the District OF Columbia
Large numbers in that district identified with
District affairs through business other connections They
are devoted Washington and boosters for the Greater
Washington that looming up and which will embrace
much Of the Virginia Maryland territory contiguous to
the District There knship of interest that is well IN
derstood way look upon Mr.. Zihlman as own
REPRESENTATIVE and will continue have high regard for
him so long he manfests sincere desire to faithfully
serve our best interests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

MAN InV0lVed In the crash or some banks II u6OEgN
"a some time ago blew out his brains.
- Every once in while you hear of someone des-
peratey committing suicide trying because he has lost
money disappointed in love- for similar reason
These people are the worst kind of heretcs
They are the heretics of life.
Pastor Wagner said that the fundamental belief belief
in life. This underes all creeds ought to-
Nothing superior in Importance to the value OF living
unless it supreme question Of sacrifice patriotism
where it clearly duty give up life rather than honor
This does not apply however to those who are simply dis
appointed contrast these rashy imporunate people
which appeared in the not long
ago man who had gained his sight at the OF fifty
and began at that time slowly to learn to read.
so many has lost his fortune and has bravey
menced to make another effort in old age Many invalid
takes up burden Of life cheeruy and makes what he
out Of the fragments remaining.
The who kills himself because be has lost his money
simply values station in life than life ITSELF Ruskn
says.
Nothing that is appurenance to life equal IN I'M
portance the value Of life itself No knows what the
future may bring FORTH and matter how dark the pros
pects is the business of brave to wait and see
what is in store for him.
The effect Of failure often is bitterness and feeling OF
panic If we weather the first effects things may take
turn It is not well for to pin whole hopes upon
wealth position any such thing Life has many COM
pensatons and the satsfacton Of life do not always come
in the way expect them Some compensation however,
is reasonably if take stand upon the great
integrities.
Copyright By Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
What Makes Land Valuable?
CONTINUED From First Two Columnsl

watching the values increase the increase created cne
mothers producing children, MULTIPLYING LAND F4Cs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland.

The Job Of Jobs
NN1E Love Song Of the Perfect
Wife, which Is Mrs. Solo
mons.
What am I, oh my Beloved,
what am I in thy life?
Behold, I am the shock-absorber
that maketh smooth thy way, and
deliverth thee from all the petty
cares and tribulations of life.
I am the human conscience that
tormeneth thy soul, stayeth thine
eye from following after strange
women, and pricketh the bubble OF
thy vanity and self-conceit.
I am the buffer wherein thou
workest off all thy moods and
groucfes and nerve fag--and the
patent "worrier," that lyeth awake
all night, whilst thou slumberest
peacefully.
I am the alarm clock that awak-
eneth thee, bedtimes, in the morn
ing, and the sweet lullaby that
maketh thee drowsy after dinner.
I am the steering wheel that
keepeth thee in the straight and
narrow way-and the brake which
saveth thee from disaster upon
the dangerous, curves OF tempta'
ton.
am the advance agent which
heraldeth thy virtues and tri-
lit va1 o6
Of the success, the show window
which displayeth thy possessions!
I am the bumper that upholdeth
thy dignity, and beareth all the
brunt of thy follies and mistakes.
I am the never-failing insptra-
ton Of all thyi wit and the motif
of all thy jokes; I am the sofa
cushion wherein thou resteth thy
head in time Of sorrow and weari"
ness, and unto whom thou con-
ELDEST thy troubles
I am the Christopher Columbus
who discovered thy brilliant
genius-and the acolyte that burn.
eth incense before thee In thy dark
hours of self-doubting and re-
morse.
am the guardian OF the diges-
ton, the keeper OF the morals, the
custodian of thine evening clothes
and the defender of thy moneys.
1 am the echo that repeateth thy
words OF wisdom, the chorus that
singeth thy praises, the scene
shifter that prepareth the scene
for thine entrance, and the cheer.
leader that starteth the applause!
Yea, verify, verify. am at once
the Eve. the apple, the Serpent
and the. Flaming Sword In thy
Garden Of Eden!
For, am not all things unto
tllee-eyen a WIFE? Which Is the
Job OF jobs!
6ELAH s3,l ....ia ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

One Of the experimental pre-
decess0rs of the 400rld'S niOhtiest
telescope shotOinO the system OF
supports at the back, Uie1ced
through the pGrGboItc glass mirror
before the surface t0dS siIUered.
required paraboIic form, polish 1t.
and mount the enormous mass so
that its own weight would. not
fatally deform It for optical use,
seemed, indeed. an impossible I'M
dertaking. Mr.. Ritchey plans to
avoid the difficulty by making
the new mirror of glass only a
few centimeters thick, and curved
at the start somewhat like a
monster watch-glass. This can
be rectified to the parabolic
figure.
At the back-for It IL only the
front. the star rays-the glass
or concave. surface that is pol
ished to receive. and reflect to
a focus. the star rays--the glass
disk Is cemented to series OF
supports. These form cellular
"cloisonnement." which not only
diminishes the total weight, but
serves to. keep the mirror at a
uniform temperature through the
Calculations Of air that 1t permits.
Other details of the mechanical
support supplied to the cellular
mirror" need not be mentioned
here. The one great object Is
to obtain a practicable means OF
using for astronomical observa-
tons a parabolic mirror surface
over l6 feet in diameter.
Mr.. Ritchey Is taking one step
at a time. proceeding by the ex'
perimental method. Already he
has made two experimental mir.
rors. one of 76 centimeters diam
eter, the other of a meter and
half. although the latter has un'
fortunately been broken. But he
Is going ahead undiscouraged.
He had just as much discourage
ment before he completed the
great l00-inch.
Nobody can guess what reve.
lations a telescope four times as
powerful as the most powerful
now In existence may have in
store for us. The power" here
spoken of is that Of grasping the
faint light of super-distant stars.
Millions of stars that are now
unknown may be brought into
view and photographed. New
"universes" may be revealed
where now space seems rayless
and empty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
By ELSIE ROBINSON


Mrs. Swift, but she did not seem
aware of the fact.
She acted as If she'd invented
matrimony.
And she Immediately began to
high-hat her shabby unmarried
comrades-at-arms who had shared
the lean years with her. she
put away the cameraderie, tho
tolerance and humor which mao
made the old Gertrude lovable.
She became SNUG. And bossy.
And conventional. And sniffy!
The pride of possession began
to overlay her spirit like
thick layer of yellow fat. She
owned a house. China. Linen.
A car. A husband. And although
she didn't come right out and say
so, 1t was obvious that she thought
poorly of those who didn't own
such things.
Marriage didn't make Walter
complacent like that. 1t did some
thing worse. 1t submerged him.
Submerged him in comfort. the
regular hours, the ease and adula'
ton, they laid a fat on his spirit
too. He also Joined the ranks or
the Heavily Married. The little
boy In him disappeared. The visit
full whimsical. lean young adven
turer gave way to a harness
broken husband, with a fat waist
line and a keen eye for good .
per cent investments.
So there they are today. those
two who used to be brave, bright
individuals, mired fast in matri'
mony. They're turned their backs
on the big adventure.
Corn fed marriages like that
are hurtful to the individual soul
and social progress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

distance and uncovered the shud.
dering depths of stellar space. as
Is a mighty "Leviathan" Of the
Atlantic traffic to Columbus
pigmy caravel. Mr.. Ritchey hopes
to make a telescope five meters;
that is, about sixteen and a half
feet in diameter, twice as large
and four times as powerful as
the famous one l1undred-inch tele-
scope on Mount Wilson. which
today is the greatest ''gun" OF as
tronomy. the echoes of whose
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
TELESCOPES

guished visitor would be in a
workshop in the south gallery of
the Observatory Of Paris. in the
congenial company Of the great
est telescope maker of modern
times-Mr. G. w. Ritchey.
There the shade Of the great
FIorentine, starry Calico"
might watch entranced the exper.
mental steps toward the con.
struction of a telescope that viii
be to his own little glass, which
first pierced the Ice Of infinite
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

AACS dIS pOSA"
tive that they are the happiest
couple on earth and they're al.
ways advertising the fact.
Yet, If ever marriage worked
tragedy it has done SO with those
two.
Gertrude was never a brilliant
or a beautiful woman but she was
a charming one. She had had to
work hard and she'd often known
EhabbinesS and loneliness. / sup
pose she was frightened and
cross sometimes, too. But 1t
didn't spoil her. Instead. It made
her more sympathetic with other
tired shabby. frightened, cross
people.
She had the rare gift Of sharing
herself with others.
She was thirty-three before love
came, and a bit edgy over her
spinisterhood, as girls are apt to
be. But she took 1t all calamity.
You felt that the years hadn't
been able to cheat Gertrude, even
though she had so little of the fun
and comfort which fell to her more
fortunate sisters.
Walter was a real person, too.
A shy, whimsical chap with
delicious sense of humor and a
six-cylinder Imagination. There
was something of the perpetual
little boy In Walt. and men and
women loved him for 1t. No
man had more friends.
There was a peculiar quality to
that friendship-a sort of high
faith. / guess we expected Walter
to do the things we had failed to
do ourselves. Life hadn't gotten
him as 1t had the rest of US.
Although he was thirty.six. he
still seemed like . lean, young
adventurer. ...,--
Then he met Gertrude ana they
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

r s NJ 1t q
i shame that
Gertrude's and
Walters MARI.
age has turned
out SO badly?
E v e yo n e
thought t h a t
there was a per-
feet match. Two
fine people with
high ideals
Are they go
Ing TO get a
divorce?
Oh. no, moth
ing like that.
They would be
Mortified at the
very thought.
For, you see,
Gertrude an d
Walter d o n t
think that their
marriage h a s
turned out badly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
By Garrett P. Serviss

discoveries are eagerly listened
for all round the world.
To achieve this feat, which
even yet some regard as innpossi-
BILE, an innovation has been neces-
sary. The new telescope Ii to be.
like the Mount Wilson giant.
which Ritchey Figured re-
Hector with a parabolic mirror
Of silvered glass. But the Mount
Wilson mirror is a solid mass OF
glass over eight feet in diameter
and more than a foot thick, and
weighing four-and-a-half tons. To
make a similar disk OF glass.
doubled in all its dimensions. To
then to shape Its surface to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Cy,soseIo
Copyriglt 1928. New FORK
EyeninR Journal. me
Rextstered b. 8. Patent Otfico.
Suicide
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

MAN involved in the crash Of some banks n Georgia
y some time ago blew out his brains.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

W ere married
very quickly.
We were all
glad that those
two fine people
were to find
happiness to-
+" gether.
w e | 1t h q y
found happiness.
But to their
friends it is a
tragic happiness.
Gertrude came
back from her
honeymoon with
a brand new
personality. She
was a Married
Woman and she
wanted the world
to KIN o w It.
There had been
several billions
of Married Wom-
en- before Ger
ma
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

TT the spirit OF Calico could
return on q visit of inspection
to see what mankind has been
doing In his line during the ga
years that have elapsed since his
departure from the earthly scene.
perhaps the most likely place for
q reporter to find the distin-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

JUDGE EBERT II. GARY ON THE LEFT, AS HE WAS
WHEN HE GAVE UP THE LAW AND WENT INTO STEEL.
SUBSEQUENTLY BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE GREAT
DUSTRIAL. ENTERPRISE IN THE WORLD ON THE RIGHT,
AS HE IS TO-DAY. HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT FINANCE
NOW THAN HE DID THEN. EXPERIENCE is GREAT
TEACHER, ESPECIALLY IN WALL STREET
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18

moChefs producing Cu1uIeu N4U4a4 II = A1V0 0
However, there is the other side. # man doesn't OWN
land he takes no interest in it. cant OWN bis
farm he won of it, he is taxed unreasonahy he
will let go.
Human beings by the mansprngs that Providencs
nut into them One of these mainsprings is seshness pa
to it. .
That man. born live few years. should say, i
this piece Of the earth" may ridiculous.
But it is TO OWN THE EARTH that men crossed the
ocean killed off the Indians buffaoes and BEARS ked tha
lives the frontier.
Providence may be even wiser than the single takers.