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Wants Funds for Fight.


available ''on the legal side" for the
Public Utilities Commission. so that il
could have one-half of what the pub
Tic utilities company has to prepare its
case. When a public utility case is
taken TO court, he explained. the com,
mission cannot prepare its case in de.
tense OF the peoples rights, because
u mas no FUNDS TO pay for legal Serv-
ices.
Therefore, all the evidence presented
in court is on the side of the com
panY. the court says that the peonle
nave presented no evidence and there
lore the court is constrained TO de.
eide for the company.
Mr.. Reid asked Mai. Covell if after
spending of more money there was
fair prospect of relief in lower street
car fares. Maj. Covell replied thar
1ares cannot be reduced under the law
which requires them to he set on
basis of reasonable returns to the
street railway companies upon a fair
valuation OF their property. and the
companies now, he said. are not get
tlnT such reasonable return
Mr.. Reid questioned Mai. Covell re
SardinS a serVice-at-coSt plan. and the
assistant Engineer Commissioner re
piled that he considered it the best
possible method and that it ought 10
De put In effect in Washington He
explained. however. that il should he
modified to put a premium on eff.
cheney In operation.
Service.at.COs Plan
Mr.. Reid then asked Mai. CoyelI in
cooperation with the corporation
counsel. to prepare for the District
committee a statement regarding eff
T. nclent serVfce-at-Cost and other pIans
Tor transportation that ought TO be
put into effect. Mr.. Reid also asked
Chairman Zihlman to invite Repre.
sentative Oscar E. Keller of Mime
sofa. or some one else favorable to
public ownership, to prepare a state.
ment regarding such a plan for dis
posing of the transportation problem
| here.
In reply to questions from Mr.
Reid regarding what he considered
the shortcomings under existing cir
cumstances. Maj. Covell said that the
principal trouble was that we had
I three separate companies instead of
one. 1t would be big Improvement
| If they can be made TO merge. he said
| Mr.. Reid asked if any big salaries
were being paid, and Maj. Coven ex-
. pressed the opinion that the street
-! railways in Washington are being
well managed-as we'll as anywhere in
! the United States. In reply to other
! questions he thought that little could
be saved on expenditures. and that
there might be some increase in earn
ing powers effected.
Reduction in Cost.
Maj. Covell explained that from the
best figuring he could do on increased
! earnings or savings under a merger
that even the merged company would
| not be receiving a reasonable return
on fair valuation, and SO no fair
| reduction should be ANTICIPATED. The
people will profit only through Letter
! service, he pointed out, AMI the only
reduction in cost to the people would
be in paying one fare instead of two
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Asks Punitive Measure to
Aid in Effecting VoIun-
tary Union.
COULD OPEN FLOODGATE
ON PERMITS, HE STATES
Praises Service at Cost Plan-Sub-
committee Asks Data on This
Principle.

The Public Utilities Commission
through Mai. ". l.. Il. Coveu. Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner. today
asked Congress for passage of =
punitive measure 20 impress upon
the street railway companies that
Congress and the District Commj.
sioners are in earnest in their effort
10 bring about u street railway me,-
ger.
Maj. CovelI said that ne believed
this would be helpful toward effect
ing a voluntary merger. which. il
spite of the utmost efforts of the
Public Utilities Commission, the street
railway companies have thus far
shown no serious intention of bring
ing about.
Almost in the same breath. how
ever. Maj. CoveIl -olG the sub-com-
lnlttee of the House District con-.
mittee. which is conducting an in
vestiSation of the public ransporta
/, non dllfculties here that the Public
Jtllltles Commission now has q power-
tul punitive weapon which they are
afraid TO use.
He said that the Public Utilities
commission. by announcing that With.
III certain length of time il intended
TO open the food gates and grant per.
mlts for bus lines all over the city,
! would cause CONSERVATION among the
trafflc officials. and if such permits
were granted the street railway com
/ panies would be driven into bank.
: ruDtCV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
Blanton Is Absent.

This was the most important devel-
opment at the hearings TODAY in the
caucus room of the House Office
building, which was attended bv =
large number of street railway of.
tclals, representatives. of a number
OF bus companies and District officials
Representative Thomas L. Blanton
Democrat, of Texas. on whose
1-cent fare bill the hearings were
started. and who broke UP the las
hearing, on Wednesday night. in a
row with Represt nta tive Reid and
Zlhlnan. whom he accused of ham
StrinSinS him, was not present al
the hearing today. Mr. Reid assumed
the duties of examining the wit,
nesses. although other members of
the subcommittee also asked ques.
tionS
The present Public Utilities Com
mission see the greatest hope for
relief for the car-riding public in the
District of Columbia if d merger is
eventually effected after many wears
of effort in this direction and the eX-
penditure of hundreds of thousands
OF dollars Is in the elimination OF
lntefcompany street car transfers
This was stated by Maj. CoyeIl at least
twice during the hearing when he
was asked to enumerate the benefits
that the people could hope for through
Il merger
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II :. Wcathsr Bureau ForccastD
Fair md much colder tonight: mini
mum It nperature about ! degrees: to-
morrow fair. continued cold.
Temperatures-High IS at $50
pm. Yesterday: lowest. % at noon to.
day. Full report on page /.
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The Equipment

These the high-grade accessories ,chich you get
,cith this set for S64.98 complete!
| u. S. L. 1OO-Ampere-hour Storage A
Battery, rubber case, or Westins house.
5 Cunningham 301-A Tubes.
9 Large Size 45-volt Beacon B Batteries.
Complete Antenna Equipment.
| Musette Bakelite Bell Loud Speaker.
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gins with action and suspense. A
steady run Of colloquy between the
characters conveys descriptions and
reveals the personalities.
Besides WRC. the stations allied in
the Radio Drama League follow:
WLW. WOR, WHAR, WGY, WNAC,
WEAN WMAQ, WCCO, woo, WHO.
WBAP, WOAW, kOA, KGO and
KGW.
London String Quartet Featured.
For the first time since the Atwater
Kent radio hours were inaugurated
last October 4, the radio audience Of
WCAP and IA other connected sta
tons will hear tonight an instrument
tai quarter, the London String Quar-
tet, one of the most famous chamber
musical organizations in the world.
which is now making it's fifth tour
through the United States.
The quartet has been playing for
Is years, and consists Of James Levey,
first violin; Thomas Petre, second VIC.
lin; H. Waldo Warner, viola, and c.
WarWiCk-EVanS cello
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

Fading and weakened radio signals
are not wholly the result Of atmos-
pherio conditions, but are attributed
largely to the broadcasting station
Itself, according to Reeve o. Strock,
chief engineer of WHIT in Chicago,
who has just completed long expert
ment. aided by weekly reports from
1880 radio listeners, scattered from
coast to coast and in Canada and
Mexico.
BY correlating the changes made in
the transmitter design with the re-
ception reports, Mr.. Strock said he
found he could shift dead areas by
changing constants in the transmitter
He also found from these reports that
atmospheric conditions had only a
minor effect on the fading of signals.
This was proven" according to the
engineers report, 'by taking baro-
metric readings at the station and
tabulating these with the weather re-
ports of various sections Of the coun-
try. In this, as in the mater of dead
areas we found that we could affect
the situation by changes in the trans
mitter design"
WHIT is now making permanent
changes in its transmitter with view
to eliminating such annoyances as
fading and weakened signals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
WOULD TAX OLD WORKS
OF ART TO AID LIVING
French Deputy's Plan Proposes AS
sistance to Authors, Artists
and Scientific Men.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 27.-Deputy Pierre
Ramell has proposed o. scheme
which he says will produce from
80 to 40 million francs &1,200.O 900 to
$1,500,000) a year to benefit French
writer's, artists and scientific men gen.
orally, who form the class that has
been hardest hit by postwar condi-
tions. A crusade in their favor has
been started and Deputy Rameil's pro-
posal is one result.
He proposes that a per cent roy
atty be collected on the sale of all
works on which the copyright has ex-
pired. In France copyrights expire
so years after the authors death, at
which time, in the case Of the popular
writer, like Guy de Maupassant, for
example. the markets are flooded with
editions of his works.
Deputy Rameil would extend his
scheme to the production of plays, re-
production of pictures and other
works of art, or use of any form of
scientific discovery on which the crea-
tors right have lapsed.
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bers increase when the dial is turned
to the left?
8. Should all dials and knobs have
the same size holes, and II so, what
size should be adopted?
4. How far should condenser shafts
project through the panel?
Inasmuch as rheostats turn left to
right, the engineers believe the other
controls should turn in the same di
rection. There are many sets ano
condensers on the market on which
the dials turn from right to left
There also seems to- be no standard
length of condenser shaft, which re
suits in much annoyance, due to the
fact that dials do not fit proprly.
Such items as cords, cord tips,
plugs, jacks. rheostat shafts and a
color code for wiring sets already
have been standardized.
Congressional, Forum Popular.
The radio congressional forum that
was inaugurated at station WRC, In
January, has proved to be an excel
lent method of introducing the mem
bers of Congress to the citizens of al
parts of the United States. Letters
expressing interest in the talks of the
Representatives and Senators who
have spoken through the forum have
far exceeded those received in appre
citation of many of the outstanding
musical events broadcast by the
Washington station.
The national scope of the forum is
made possible through the simulta'
neous broadcasting Of the weekly dis
cussions of the work of Congress
through the Bound Brook transmitter
of station WIZ.
The forum was inaugurated with
addresses by Representative Tilson
of Connecticut and Garrett of Ten
nessee, respectively the Republican
and Democratic leaders in the House
who outlined the work of Congress:
and the issues that confront that
body. This form of address with both
a Republican and Democratic leader
giving their views of the questions be
fore the House, has been followed ir
all of the subsequent broadcasts of the
forum.
On the one occasion when Senators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
JAZZ BANDS MOANS IRK
BERLIN CHURCH MEMBERS
Kaiser wilhelm Memorial Institu-
tion Amid Resorts Of Great White
Way of German Capital.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. February 27.-Older mem
bers of Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
Church, which is being surrounded
by an ever-increasing number of cab
arets, gambling resorts, cafes and mo-
ton picture theaters, are sorry that
IS years ago they chose the center
Of Auguste Victoria Square. then the
fashionable west end residential dis
trict, as the site for the church In
memory Of Kaiser Wilhelm.
The square is the hub Of the arts
tocratic night life. Just as Trinity
Church, in New York, Is almost hid
den by the towering skyscrapers
about 1t, the four-spired Romanesque
Memorial Church stands over-awed by
the glare of lights of Berlin's Great
White Way, the Kurfuerstendamm.
Though allowed to worship in peace
Sunday mornings before jewellers OF
the night are awake, the congregation
complains that the attendance at YES
per and evening services Is falling off
because Of the counter attractions on
all sides. The heavy stone walls Of
the church, Pensioners say, fail to
shut out the moaning of jazz bands
during weekday religious concerts.
And at night the bright lights flicker
through the stained glass windows
and distract attention from the
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Form Radio Drama League. /"

Sixteen broadcasting stations, in
Guiding WRC, are cooperating in the
development of a special technique
for radio play writing. The first pro-
duction attempted is Robert j. Casey's
"A Step on the Stairs" which has been
dramatiZed by Fred Smith, managing
director of the United States Radio So
ciety, who has been experimenting
and producing radio drama for the
past four years.
According to Mr.. Smith, "A Step on
the Stairs" is the supreme achieve
ment in the new cult of writing. The
story is of the mystery type. 1t be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

were introduced to the radio audience
in discussion of Prohibition" Sen.
ators Dill of Washington and Edge
of New Jersey were rewarded fol
their debate by thousands of letters
from listeners in all parts of the
United States.
Other congressional leaders who
have addressed the radio audience
through the forum are Representa-.
tives Madden of Illinois. Rainey of
Illinois, Schallenberg of Nebraska,
Merritt of Connecticut. Byrnes of
Tennessee and Chindblom of Illinois
The forum Is conducted every Satur.
day night and is broadcast by stations
WRC and WIZ.
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We created furore several months ago when sold
the public several hundreds of these fine with the
straight front panel Here the model of the
set. with sopins front panel, decided improvement.
Very little space for audaory description here. But this
is hveube tuned radofrequency receiver, with
stages of radio frequency deector and stages of auo
application. Mahogany finished cabnet-low-loss sock
owoss condensers lowloss coils formca panel highly
polished dias and if wasn't for lack of space could
toll the features of this set indefinitely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Easy to Operate

The three-a control makes it remarkably easy
Tune many station you wish under favorable
conditions Remember, this is brandnew. up-todate. this
years model made by a famous manufacturer.
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hand and kisses it, DIR. Lansberg de-
clares, a foreign audience, instead of
being moved to tears. usually strug-
giles to Keep from laughing out loud.
The discussion over the question OF
eliminating the hand kiss from mo-
ton pictures has caused many people
to advocate the abandonment of the
practice in real life. They say 1t Is a
relic of the middle ages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

picture producer the chance to sell
his film abroad. Passionate kisses
on the lips are universally liked
by the movie patrons, but the
courtesy kiss on the hand, accom-
panied by sweeping gestures. is appre-
ciated only in Austria and Germany,
says Arthur Lansberg.
When in a dramatic moment the
hero suddenly grabs the heroine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
A Charming Compliment.
From the Edinburgh Scotsman.

From the Edinburgh Scotsman.
1.-THE prettiest thing in hats" said
Mrs. Bromley the other day. els"
your face, Mrs. Bromley" said her
husband gallantly; and Mrs. Bromley
carried around a 9-inch smile for q
week afterWard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
London String Quartet Featured.
Standardization of Radio Parts.

The need for universal standardiza-
ton of radio parts Is brought forcibly
to the mind of the energetic construc.
tor every time he tackles a new re-
ceiver. Since broadcasting started
much progress has been made toward
this end, but there is yet plenty of
room for further development.
Radio engineers have recommended
especially that uniformity in mount
ing of the condensers be observed.
Some of the other things which they
have in mind to be standardized fol
low:
1. Should rheostats, condensers
ETC., be of the one-hole mounting type,
or mounted by means of screws?
2. Should dials and condensers be
so designed that when the dial is
turned to the right the numbers on
the dial increase, or should the mum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
HANDKISSING UNDER BAN.
Foreign Buyers Object to Feature
in German Films.

BERLIN. February 81 R.-Hand-
kissing scenes in the grand manor
have cost many a German motion
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The Musette
HORN

Termed as the "Stra-
divarius of Radio"
with it's clear, mellow,
resonant tone e, was
awarded the trophy at
the radio worlds fair
Sept, 1924. It usually
sells for $12.50-but
you get it as part of
the equipment of this
set.
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The St. Paul echo., 1926-08-28

Mrs. Creon Thomas and son,
Creon, Jr., of Seattle, Wash, while
en- route to Chicago, stopped in st.
Paul to visit Mrs. Clark and Mrs.
Stella Wiley.
Mrs. Creon Thomas and son were
the guests of the Urban League at
their picnic Wednesday afternoon.
Master Charles Blackburn, 1889
Cumberland St., had his tonsils re-
moved while in the Midway hospital.
He is now doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Strong, 452
Rondo St., announce the marriage of
their son Maurice to Miss De Velma
Hall of Des Moines, Iowa, which oc-
Cured Tuesday, August "a, 1926.
Mr.. Archie Walton, 632 Jackson
St., entertained Mrs. Claudia King
Harris of Chicago and Miss Cecil j.
Hewitt of Phoenix, Ariz., with an
elaborate breakfast, on Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Harris, who is the
daughter of Mrs. T. H. Wellington,
returned to her home in Chicago
Wednesday, August rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dillingham;
spent very pleasant week with Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Williams, 333 Lip
ton St., Winnipeg, Man.
Miss Hilda Anderson and Miss
Catherine McCracken, teachers in
Baltimore, Md, who are visitors in
the Twin Cities, accompanied by ]. v.
Henley, motored to Saltwater Tues
day to make a trip through the state
prison, and were also the guests of
Miss Era Lindsay, 9O4 Churchill St.
Miss Anderson left Wednesday morn
ing for Chicago. She will leave there
to spend a few days in Cleveland be-
fore returning to Baltimore.
Miss Armeda wilkins, 906 Gaul-
tier St., returned home Thursday
morning after having spent ten-day
vacation in Hankinson, N. d.
Mrs. Freda Jackson's dancing class
will entertain. the soldiers at Fort
Smelling on Governors Night, Sun
day, August 20.
Mrs. A. E. Jackson, 587 w. Cen
trail Ave-, and, Mrs. Geo. Davis, left
Monday evening". August 16, for
Dyhalia, Miss, to visit friends and
relatives, and will be gone about a
month.
Miss Thelma Williams, 31S N.
Grotto St., was hostess at breakfast
last Wednesday morning at 1890.
Guest of honor was Miss Lena Dunn
of Birmingham, Ala, who is one of
the public school teachers of that
ity. Covers were laid for six.
~Chas. williams is still on the sick
The St. Paul echo., 1926-08-28

and directing attention to the stat
utes covering the same. The arrang-
ing of all meetings and programs
also came under this committee.
Mrs. Fannie May Shanks, chair
man of the baby contest committee,
conducted one Of the most success
full contests that our group in the
city has known. Total receipts,
$40S.05; expenses, .$S1.18; net pro-
ceeds, $326.87. OF this amount
$4,000 went to the national office,
$52.S7 to the local branch and
$115.00 to membership. Mrs. Shanks
and her committee, Mrs. w. R.
Banks, Sec.; Mrs. Elizabeth Cheat
ham, Treas, and Mrs. Jessie Shep-
hard, is to be congratulated on it's
splendid success. Little Charles Cur
ry, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Curry, 1901 Elliot Ave-, won the con-
test as the most popular baby, bring
ing in $4,000.
Membership Increased.
Assisting DR.. Judy, chairman of
the membership committee, as cap
tains, were Mrs. Ada M. Torrell, re-
porting 100 members; Mrs. A. Allen,
"A; Mrs. Belle Boston, 40; Mrs.
Helen Jackson, 2, and Mrs. Minnie
Alexander, go. Mrs. Ada M. Torrell,
bringing in the highest number of
members, was awarded prize of a
$1,000 gold piece.
The report of the Treasurer, Mrs.
Hester Keeys, showing the financial
condition of the branch from Novem-
Der, 1924, the date of the retiring
President, to July 10, 1926, follows:
Treasurer's Report, July, 1926.
Bank balance Nov, 1924..-. $4.02
Reed. Nov meeting, 1924. $50
Reed. Bethesda meeting, 1925 500
Reed. st. Peter meeting, 1925 $3.50
Reed. st. Peter (RusselD,
1925 ......--...............--.. 1926
Reed. Phyllis Wheatley, 1926 8.25
Reed. Bethesda meeting, 1926 1908
Reed. Zion Baptist meeting,
1926 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8.34
Reed. st. Peter meeting, 1926 $50
Reed. Membership fees, 1926. 26.75,
Reed. $50 Baby Contest,
1926 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 52.37
The St. Paul echo., 1926-08-28

Smith, Pres: w. A.. Glenn, Vice.
Pres; Miss Margaret Vinegar. Sec.;
Miss Essie Mason, Assistant Sec., and
Mrs. Hester Keeys, Treasurer. Mem
bers of the Executive Committee:
DR.. M. w. Judy, Isaac Moore. Mrs.
Chas. Force, Mrs. Elizabeth Cheat
ham, Mrs. w. R. Banks, Mrs. Fannie
May Shanks, Miss Myrtle Hull, Miss
w. Gertrude Brown and w. C. jeff
rey.
Much of the work of the branch
for the first six months of the year
has been directed towards building
up its membership and getting the
various committees working smooth
ly. That having been accomplished,
it is now in position to turn its at
tention more fully to the various
demands made upon it.
w. C. JEFFREY,
Chairman Pub.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-08-28
ing the newly elected officers.

ing the newly elected officers.
Greetings were received from Min
nesota Grand Lodge, Prince Hall, af-
filiation, State of Minnesota and Jur-
F. & A.. M. in communica-
ton in Winnipeg, Canada.
The Amaranth Degree was confer
red on twelve candidates at the eve
ming session, which was beautifully
exemplified by G. Lecturer Mamie
Banks.
Electa Chapter No. 3 presented
their three past matrons, Edith
Moulden, Mamie Banks and Matte
Abbey with Past Matrons Pins as
token for their past services. w.
G. Matron made the presentation.
Queen of Sheba Chapter No. 5, St.
Paul, extended an invitation to Min
nesota Grand Chapter to be their
guest in August, 1927. The invita-
ton was accepted.
The business of the Grand Chap
ter being completed, w. G.. Matron,
Arlivia Mckenzie, declared this first
annual communication closed to meet
in st. Paul, Mimi, as guest of Queen
of Sheba- Chapter No. S, the third
Thursday in August, 1927.
Many delegates attended.
Minnesota Grand Chapter was Or
ganized May 81, 1925.