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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE
BILLBOARDS

We no more may view the fountains
FLASHING down the dizzy sleeps
Of the glacier laden mountains
TO the valleys deepest deeps.
Though the view may be commanding
Where these things are on display
We shall find billboard standing
In the way.
Not fer us the sunlight quivers
on lovely sylvan scene,
Where the calm and quiet rivers
Wind through hills of brilliant
green;
Like prison wall entombing
People who in jail abide
Are the bllboards which are looming
Far and wide.
Not for us are church spires rearing
From the pretty little town
Which we rapidly are nearing
As the road we hurry down,
We could see them from a byway
Where the mud was deep, no doubt
;5ut the billboards on the highway
shut them out
If you've felt an irritation
As you worked your radio set
Cropping for some distant station
Which you never quite could get,
You would state in terms emphatic
Like the author of this ode,
That the hillboards are the static
or the road.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
civic ECONOMY

Modern cities won't need to spend
money for sidewalks. There won't
be any pedestrians left.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
TONE;Y

The young woman society reporter
had seen the newly rich matron from
another town come to plunge into
the social vortex
would you," the reporter asked.
like me to insert half tone portrait
of yourself?" a
Certainly not" was the reply
81 don't wish to look as if the
question of expense was considered
in the least. Let it be q whole tone
or nothing"
Hc--Look here, Amnesia, somebody
sent me letter in shorthand; can
you read it?
She-Oh no. it's all Gregg to me.
Dumb-Do you know Adolph, the
butcher boy? Well, he just dropped
60 feet.
Er-sixty feet. Did it kill him?
Dumb-No they were pigs feet!
Northwestern Purple Parrot
THAT man lives off the snaps of
life
What Kind of a job does he
claim"
Hes a bone special.st-sets broken
arms and s."-Ohio Sun Dial
A college medical authority recon-
nends the eating of semi-raw po-
tatoes. Our cook has insisted on
this for years.
Matrimonial 'squabbles should not
be entered in a diary. The place 10
record them is a scrapbook,
What! off to the ball-game again
today? 1 don't see where You get
the money"
"oh, it's no trouble for fan to
raise tine wind
Studying the faces of his patients
the doctor must often come to the
conclusion that it's long time be-
tween thinks
A bit in the horses mouth doesn't
prevent his getting hungry.
"They tell me you have model
husband, Mrs. Hicks"
"Yus, sir, but 'e amt workin'
model.
Visitor--"Iimmie, do you get good
marks at school?"
Jimmie-"Yesm but can't show
EN-"
He,-"And who made the first cot
ton gn?"
Young Thins-"Heavens Are they
making it from that too?"
"YoI say your husband died from
unselfshness, but the neighbors say
he died from drink
1T was unselfishness. The poor
that he forgot to take care of his
own."-Med. Standard.
Dry Rot
The late William ]. Bryan often
of the irrelevancy of the
average sermon and recalled the story
OF a man who was being shown ovei
a country church that was rather out
Of repair.
rs there any dry rot in this place.
he asked the Vestryman.
only in the pulpit, siTw was the
rely.
lit is greatly to be cepiored," said.
Nir Bryan, that some pastors find
It necessary 10 resort to politics. anu
other worldly subjects instead OF
preaching good old fashioned re .
icion,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Headlines you never see: MUS
SOLINI CREATES SCORE OF JOBS
TO HELP HIM GOVERN
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

'Tis a wise prof who recognizes
notes from his own lectures
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

A short walk every day will help
your health-if you don't get run
over.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
{BSAER!4B8(

Today's definitions: drama (see pro-
fanity).
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

sippi river near Memphis. He had
! cen missing several days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
ny THE PAPER

Frosh Coed (after dance)-0h,
George, that confetti is everywhere!
1t makes the room look as though
blanket of snow had been thrown
over it.
Wise Escort-So I see by the paper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

The new cathode ray which is
said to cause hair to grow where
none grew before, might be used to
tone down the glare of the foot
lights OYER the barren wastes Of
Row No. 1.
Bandits in New York stole. player
riano. The churches there had better
be locking up their pipe organs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Want Ads-Paone S1~Ss
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

"No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Hc--Lool1 here, Amnesia, somebody
sent me letter in shorthand; can
you read it?
She-Oh no, it's all Gregg to me.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Dumb-Do you know Adolph, the
butcher boy? Well, he just dropped
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Visitor--"Jimmie, do you get good
marks at school?"
Jimmie-"Yes'm, but I can't show
EN-"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

They tell me you have model
husband, Mrs. Hicks"
"Yus, sir, but e amt workin'
model.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Er--Sixty feet. Did it kill him?
Dumb-No, they were pigs feet!
Northwestern Purple Parrot.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

That man lives off the snaps of
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

He.-"And who made the first cot
ton gin?"
Young Thing-"Heavens! Are they
making it from that, too?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

A bit in the horses mouth doesn't
prevent his getting hungry.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

"YoI say your husband died from
unselfishness, but the neighbors say
he died from drink
1T was unselfishness. The poor
man drank so much to others health
that he forgot to take care of his
own. Med. Standard.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

studying the faces of his patients
the doctor must often come to the
conclusion that it's long time be-
tween thinks
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

Certainly not" was the reply.
81 don't wish to look as if the
question of expense was considered
in the least. Let it be q whole tone
or nothing"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

The young woman society reporter
had seen the newly rich matron from
another town come to plunge into
the social vortex.
would you," the reporter asked.
like me to insert half tone portrait
,f vourselfp" t tee
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
PROHIBITION FOE STARTS
.IF" HOUNDS ON NEW HUNT

fling being an indoor sport az
popular as baseball is outdoors in
these United States of America,
Capt William H. stayton, chairman
of the Association Opposed to Pro,
hibition, started if-ers on an inter.
esting train of thought via radio
station WMAL last night, by sug.
costing:
"If the referendum regarding
prohibition now being conducted
by the Hearst newspapers
throughout the country showed y
tendency In favor Of the
Eighteenth Amendment, instead of
SO overwhelmingly against it,
would the drys sneer At 1t and
condemn it rs incompetent as an
expression Of public OpiniOn?"
That was the chief feature Of .
rather long speech filled with some
interesting argument, rather sanelg
constructed and dispassionately pre-
scented by the personally very dry
but philosophically ultra wet leader
of the anti-prohibition forces.
1t was followed at WMAL by 9
voyage Of exploration Of the show
windows to discover what price
Easter finery by the untiring
''ChrlstaDhery Columbus Of the Mer-
chants ard Manufacturers Associa
tion. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19

M@CL@Oh0D
6:45 D. m.-Book Reviews by
Mrs. Nina Reed. Washington, WRC
D. m.-.swhat's Your Radio
Problem? ?" by Herman Bernard,
New York WGBS (316l .
7:30 D. m.-"E Economics, by Prof.
Thomas N Carver, of Harvard Col
lege, Boston, WIZ 1851
7:4S b. inflow Earthquakes
Are Located" by Comlmdr. N. ~.
Heck, U S. N, Washington. WCAP
(469)
s:45 D. Scientific Gold Lo-
Gators by Joseph H. Kraus. New
York, WRNY (25sl What We Use
Money For" by Frank @. Addison,
washington, WCAP (469l.
1910 p. M" Books Everyone
Should Read" by Prof. Carter
Troop, New York, WNYC $3.50.
1880 .. m.--''Life in q Persian
Monastery" by Robert Mcbride.
New York, WEAF 1857.
Children's Hours
s D. m.-Uncle Geebee, New York.
WGBS (316).
6:15 p. m.-Topsey Turvey Time.
Chicago, WMAQ (448).
4 p. m.-Uncle Wip, Philadelphia
WIP t50S1.
7:30 p. na.--"Sir Hobgoblin Calls
the Roll" New York, WEAF chain
including WCAP.
8 b. n1.--Uncle Waits Punch and
Judy, Chicago, WLIB (3O2).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19

many of whom heard it in France
on many memorabilia occasions.
At last! The radio audience
heard a Step ON Che Stair" last
SniglIt-in the middle Of the third
episode OF the piece OF that name.
It was the first time the name
mart has been introduced in the
air lane serial thriller-but there
was no InistaIxing it. 1t WAS q
step on the stair! And it helped
i'm the hair raising process that
had been going on all through
the episode. The third install
ment was the best yet from a
dramatic structural viewpoint
and left the audience in a state
Of complete mystificatiOn. This
piece is certainly coming on, as
a first effort in new medium
Of expression.
BY some freak of fortune the
Western stations came in rather
strongly in the very early part
of last evening and the Ford and
Glenn Lullaby Time" from Wis
Chicago, was clearly heard in good
volume for the first time in weeks
This Is probably the star children's
hour feature in radio. Simple, with
out frills. and totally unlike any
thing else on the air in its CLASH
fication--it is worth dialing for any
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
GEORGE
REASS|GNED

Lieut.. Col. Troup Miller, United
States Army. now on duty with
the Fourth Corps Area. has been
ordered to Washington as an In
structor with the Army War Col.
lege, effective June so. Colonel Mil
Ter formerly was on duty and has q
host of friends here.
Lieut.. Col. BENJAMIN F. Miller.
adjutant of the Eighth Division,
Reserve Corps, and Major c. r.
George, on duty with the local re-
serve, are included in the list
ordered to the Army War College
az students for the 1926-27 course.
Major George is attending the spe-
cial ''refresher' course at the Field
Artillery School. Fort sill. Others
listed are:
Majors Norman T.. McDiarnfd,
office Of the Surgeon General. and
Morrison C.. Slayer, commanding Of.
ficer of Carlisle Barracks, both Of
the Medical Corps; Rollo G. Ditto,
Chemical Warfare Service; Colonies
Thales l.. An1es and Edward r..
OsHern, Ordnance; Major Herbert
e. Pace, Finance; Major Lawrence
III. Hedrick, office Of the Judge AID.
vocate General; Colonel Milton A.
Elliott, jr., General Staff; Colonel
Arthur s. Cowan. Signal Corps:
Majors Douglas G.. Cordiner and
Leon NJ. Logan, both Of the Quarter
master Corps.
Lieut.. Col. Ira F. Ffrave1 and
Major John B Brooks and Earl
L.. Maiden, all OF the air service;
Major James A. O'ConnoE, District
Engineer, Washington; Major Gil
bert Van b. Wilkes, Peter C. Bull
lard and Frederick s. Skinner, engi.
ner school at Fort Humphreys;
Lieut.. Coils. Douglas McCaskey,
Lewis Brown, jr., Jerome g. Pill
low, Leonard w. Prunty. Edmund
A. Buchanan and John X. Herr,
and Majors Stanley Kock, Fred.
erick Gilbreath, Arthur B. Conrad,
all Of the cavalry; Majors Donald G..
Cubbison, Ralph Net. Pencil, Ed
mund l.. Gruber, Joseph r. Davis,
Rene E. De r. Hoyle, Robert G..
Kirkwood and Raymond e. Lee, all
OF the field artillery.
Col. Edward Carpenter, Lieut..
Col. John B. Murphy, Majors Mat.
thew A.. Cross. Howard X. Loughry,
William w. Hicks, Eugene Rey-
bold, Ralph Fl. Haines, and Jesse
l.. Sinclair, coast artillery.
Col. Louis J. Van Schaick. Lieut..
Coils. Shepard i. Pike, John r,
Brewer. Charles A. Hunt. Donald
D. Hay, Joseph Nj. .Cummins. Elvid
Hunt. Harry S.. Grier. John ].
BurIeigh, Gordon r. Cats, John d.
Burnett, Clement III. Wright, John
H.. Hester, Marion o. French, e. r.
benson, Manton c. Mitchell, Oswald
II. Saunders, Francis b. Mallon,
Lathrop b. Clapham, David b.
Falk, and Rafael A.. Segarra, In
Eantry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19

As a tribute Of respect many
of the Eastern radio stations fol-
lowed the lead Of WRC, Washing
ton, and closed their programs
last night, Immediately on receipt
Of news Of the death Of the father
of the President, Col. John Cool.
idge. The receipt of the news at
station WRC from The Washing
ton Herald came just after
dance program had commenced.
Studio Manager William Sweet
switched connections from the jazz
palace to the studio, made brief
announcement Of the news to
the radio audience and followed
il with the statement that WRC,
as tribute Of respect, would Inn
mediately end its program.
In New York WIZ made q
similar announcement and WEAF
followed suit. In Philadelphia,
Boston and Pittsburgh programs
were also cut short.
Reception was good from the
East and the West, but rather
sketchy from the South, save
only the strong Florida stations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19

Committee on Military Affairs OF
the House of Representatives and
a big Congressional audience is ex-
pected
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
WHY THERE Is A TRUMPET
CAN BE LEARNED TONIGHT

Just why there is such a thing
as a trumpet-and what it's very
important place in the orchestra
is-wiIl be told the audiences of
WOO at 8:15 this evening during
the course Of the WOO Concert
Orchestra program. This is one
of the series of concerts illustrat-
ing the use of the instruments Of
the orchestra.
The Vikings will do their Nor
wegian stuff for the cod liver
oil industry and the Persian rug
experts will have their innings
and oboe Obligatos, solos and color
atura efforts, this evening by way
of the WEAF chain which serves
WCAP. There Is to be an In
teresting concert by Federal
WhittIesey, of Detroit, baritone,
and Clara Stegal, pianist. at WIS
at 10 o'clock. This is q part Of
the series Of programs by young
American artists WIS Is putting
OH the air once each week.
The seemingly most unnecessary
question of What We Use for
Money will be discussed by Frank
C.. Addison, of the District of CO.
Iumbia Bankers Association, from
WCAP at o'clock this evening.
This address is one of the series
that is being broadcast in all sec
tons of the country by the Ameri.
. can Institute Of Banking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
GRANDFATHERS OF MUSIC
TO STRUT THEIR STUFF

The great.great -grana-daddies of
Turkey in the Straw and
where's dem Golden Slippers
all the songs of that ilk-awaft
those who can tune in on WRNY
at 7:30 this evening and it is A
job getting a 25S meter station at
that, time in the evening Sonia
Radina is to be the particular star
OF the evening with her collection
of 1000 folksongs OF Europe. Some
where in that collection will be
found the underlying theme OF prac-
tically every bit OF music Americans
love to sing or play or hear.
There is-quite lot of feverish
emotion spilled from time TO time
about American music. American
music, vet in the formative stage,
Is exactly what the American
people area cOngIOmerate-tI1e
sum Of all the music there Is in
the world. The music Of people
expresses their character exactly
and completely.
The reason the American Is
potentially the best existing speci.
men of the human animal with b
white skin, Is due ito the fact
that he represents the product of
a series Of racial and national
elimination b0uts--K one might
use the term. The American is
the. result Of the fusing of the
best pOtentials Of all the other
peoples of the world.
And so with American music.
Whatever it is it is not based on
barbaric jungle chants of The
negroid OF Africa, nor the Mongol
tinted melodies of the red Indian
Of the plains. II must be an ex-
preston of the American character
the hustle, the go, the vim, the
intensive living of America. Per
sons interested in knowing some.
thing. Of their musical grandpa.
rents, so they can find out just
how far the race has progressed
can get some general information
about it by listening to Nine Ra.
dina at WRNY tonight. She will
have the songs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
FIVE DANCE oRcHEsTRAs
CELEBRATE VICTOR HOUR

Five dance orchestras that will
undoubtedly accoInmodatingIy turn
themselves over on their backs an1
play the other sides of all their
records-are to constitute the chief
features of the Victor hour oil
music from WIZ at o'clock this
evening". And the word hour Il
more or less figure of speech In
that the program will run an hour
and a half.
1t might be important to know
that while this concert will go
to KDKA, Pittsburgh: WGY Scl1e.
nectadY: WIZ, Springfield, Mass,
and KYW, Chicago, it will NOT
ne broadcast by WRC, Washing
ton, the other member Of the big
cross country chain. Next week
at the same hour, however, WRC
will join the chain for haIf an
hour Of the broadcast Of the.
,Jerttza-de GOrgoza-ZiInbaIist con.
cert. This latter announcement
Is made possible through the
courtesy Of WCAP relinquishing
half an hour of it's time on the
AIR to its sister Washington sta
ton.
. The orchestras. that are to per.
form tonight will be George Olsen e
Orchestra. Roger Wolfe Kahn's Or.
chestra, Hugo Frey's Troubadours.
Jack Shilkret's Orchestra and the In.
ternational Orchestra under the di.
rection Of Nathaniel Shilkret. Be.
tween groups of dance numbers by
the orchestras the Shannon Quar-.
tet and Ed SmalIey and Helen
Clark will sing some of their re
corded numbers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
NAME PART MAKES DEBUT
IN "A STEP ON THE STAIRS

Marches that made the feet Jingle
in all languages came through the
loud speakers last night from WRC
and the United States Army Band
during the early hours Of the eve
ming. The band essayed to play the
spirited military music of half a
dozen nations. "Sambre ct Mouse"
brought hack lot of war memories
and seemed to be played with un-
usual enthusiasm by the bandsmen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
BEST PROSPECTS

p. m.-MosaFt String Quintet,
1908 D. m.-Playlet By Ward
man Park Players, Washington
WCAP {Aool.
S:3O D. m.-FOIk songs o. En-
rope BY Sonia Radima. New York.
WRNY (2HS1.
chsras Of Morssn College, BaIti-
more, WBAL t2461.
8;1B D. m.-KnstRumonts OF the
OPcheetrn, trumpet, Philadelphia
WOO (EOS).
orche0traA. New York, WE chain.
ESQ d. m-Tho vikings, New
Y0ek. wear chain. including
10 b. m.--WhlttaIl's AngIo.Per-
slams, Nee York, WEAF chain,
Including VsCAP.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-19
PROGRAM OF SPIRITUAlS
WBAL PROGRAM TONIGHT

A mixed chorus from Morgan
College will be the chief attraction
or the program at VIDAL tonight
at o'clock. This station has been
putting some excellent programs
on the air. recently, and has done
some of the most striking things
with the so called negro spirituaIs.
The program of the chorus tonight
VIII be entirely of this class of close
| harmony =.
While those Of us who have
lived In earthquake countries new.
er had any trouble about locating
them-at the same time it may
| De OF interest to note that the
matter Of how earthquakes are
located, by persons having q flair
for that sort of thing, will be the
subject OF lecture by COmmdr.
/ n. III. Heck, at 7:45 tonight from
WCAP. Commander Heck is at.
tached to the division of terres.
trial magnetism Of the Coast and
IGeOdetic Survey. The lecture is
being given as part Of the reg.
ular course sponsored by the Ma.
tional Research Council and Sci
ence Service.
Another interesting feature of
| the WCAP program will be a con-
cert by the United States Army
Band in the Caucus Hall of the
House Office Building at o'clock
! The concert is to be given by the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-26
MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST

FOREW0RD: Music Contests are
valuable for three reasons: They
promote knowledge of the worlds
great music, they make life richer
in beauty and they relieve need
within each of us for higher, ideal
istic things. No one denies the
power of noble music. Hence, con-
tests are given to broaden the minds
and ideals of children. But the
chief value in them is not in their
rivalry, but in the long preparation
beforehand when the children listen
to this wonderful music.
CARL Won WEBER (1786-1s26)
Invitation to the Dance"
The old masters who stood 50
firmly for strict form in music and
allowed so little margin for in
dividuals' ideas in composing are
called Classicists. OF this class,
Weber is one of the oldest must
clans. He was born into a musical
family, who toured all over Ger
many and Austria most of his early
boyhood. He was brilliant plan
list and fine conductor. He had
much success in this latter field,
and never suffered want, as did so
many later musicians. His biggest
contribution to the music of his day
was his reconstruction of the opera,
so as to more closely weld the
music and words together. He is
the forerunner of Wagner, the
great opera writer. He. had a sure
sense of instrumental color, remark
able ability in balancing his instru-
ments, and real prophetic vision as
to the part the orchestra would play
in the musical drama Of the future.
His delightfully."- romantic number,
Invitation to the Dance" is d good
illustration of his ability to create
conversation between instruments.
The cello is the mans voice, the
violin the woman's more dulcet
tones, and these show his eloquence
in coloring music. The swing of
the tune, as the couple joins the
dance, is an echo of the graceful
waltze of old Middle Europe. The
main theme is played times, each
time in a more vigorous strain. un-
til the music ends with al crash, leav-
ing you to assume that he has taken
his fair partner to a seat. and gal
lantly thanked her for the pleasure
che has given him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-26

The ladies of the members of the
Knights of Pythias entertained 1T
the lodge rooms Wednesday evening
with a social session at which very
enjoyable evening was spent by
fifty or more members, their ladies'
and invited guests. The early part
of the evening was devoted TO
''bunco" Dancing followed and sew
eral quadrilles and other old time
dances were on the program. A
most appetizing lunch was served.
Every fourth meeting night in the
month is turned over to the ladies
and they will serve as hostesses for
the evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-26

The regular monthly meeting of
the Ely Commercial Club was held
Tuesday evening. President Richey
presided. Fifty members We're pres
ent and several matters of import
ance We're discussed. Several COM
mittees reported. President Richey
appointed standing committees for
the year. He placed two men on
the committees stating that this
would be given trial claiming that
larger committees found it difficult
to get together for action. Secre-
tary Hoefier recited that touching
ballad entitled "Dooz'ar-doo" very
effectively. The meeting was short
and snappy.