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Evening star., 1926-09-18
'FOOLPROOF' SETS
AT RADIO EXHIBIT
SimpIification Carried to High
Point-500,00O May Visit
New York Show.
BY Consolidated Press.

BY Consolidated Press.
NEW YORK, September 12.--De-
batting talent was developed last weeR
among the radio engineers and other
experts in charge of exhibits at the
Radio World Fair in the new Madi-
son Square Garder. :.
The fans like to give 'em an argu-
ment." One can walk down the line
gazing in rapt admiration AT any one
Of the 300 exhibits. representing
81. 500. 900 Investment. and his reVerie
will suddenly he broken by the into
nations Of a heavy and earnest dis
cussion between a radio expert and an
enthusiastic fan.
Mayhe the fan will he a lad of is.
weighted down with about IA badges
and six or seven pounds of radio lit
erature under his arm, hut the con
versa ton will he technically weight ed
nevertheless, and the engineer will
seemingly he on the defensive. explain
Ing why this or that innovation is 60
ing to improve on the fans method of
enticing words and music out OF the
ether.
Ask for New Features.
Whats new in radio?" is the ques-
glance over the maze OF exhibits 1t
looks as IL the radio men are chiefly
interested in putting out something
new in the furniture line. The trend
in cabinets In toward the console and
there are scores of them based on
every period Of design known to the
collector.
But there isn't doubt that ma
ioritv of the questions are directed
AT the "hatterylesS receiver. There
are many more batteryleSS sets on ex-
hibition than there were a year ago.
These sets have cord attachments
which plug into the ordinary electric
light socket in the home. They vary
in price from those that merely sup
ply battery voltage and cost around
500 10 those that provide separate ad-
iustments for filaments. plate and grid
bias and sell up 10 500. Many de
signers have been successful in elimi-
mating the aum from reproducing.
Sets Are SimpliHed.
There have heen no radical changes.
hut radio sets have been simplitied,
standa rdiZed and made foolproof.
Most of the new sets are no longer be-
decked with a collection of protruding
dials switches and knobs. because the
drum control system Of precision tun-
ing has been largely adopted. This
has been made possible by the ar
ranSement Of two or more varia ble
cordensers on one shaft and turned
hy single control.
The metal chassis now makes the
apparatus .foolproof. The engineers
say this feature simnlifies construc-
i'm, speeds up production, makes
servicing more easily handled and the
metal shield prot ects the instruments
and wires from being broken in ship
ment.
More than 100000 fans ere expected
10 visit the show during the week and
not less than $500. 900 600 worth Of
business Will he conducted among
manufacturers. dealers and johhers.
That is evidence of the enormous
strides made by radio as an industry.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Two Women to Race
Today on Potomac
I'm Speedboat Test
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
When the English Channel was
conquered by woman II was
thought there was nothing left for
the fair sex to accomplish in the
way of sporting endeavor. but they
have found a brand.new field.
Today, out on the broad Potomac,
two ma arried women will spin their
motors and shoot away in a nine
mile speed boat contest between
themselves, the first Of its kind. and
arranged as q N added feature to the
concluding days racing in Wash
ingtons first national motor boat
regatta.
Mrs Delphine Cromwell. daugh-
ter of the late Horace f. Dodge.
and Mrs. William j. Connors of
Buffalo. wife of publisher Of that
city. will battle 1t out with Miss
Syndicate' and Miss Okeechobee,"
sleek hydropla mes.
Evening star., 1926-09-18

nhv.icallv nv his life in tho open
AVA returns To the Capital with a
coat Of tan impaired hy sun and
wind during his almost daily hshinS
trims an Ossood Lake or in more dis
tant parts of the mountains. Angling
has heen the recreation that fasci-
mated him most and his taste TOR
n developed 10 the point where. ne
would frequently remain on stream
until darkness sent him home I" n
late dinner
Mrs. Coolidge has spent most OF
the Summer in camp. where she mas
enjoyed boa ting. bathing. r"mrs WIN
the net collies and visits win her
son Jon and her mother, Mrs. ElmNra
Goodhue of Northampton. Mass"
both of whom spent several weeks
a. the Summer White House. Sne
also accompanied the President each
Sunday 10 morning service at the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church in Sara
nae Lake. hut except for these short
rides she did little motoring.
Made Few Auto Trips.
Mr.. Coolidges automobile trips
were confined largely - his two
public appearances OF the Summer.
The hrst was his visit OF inspection
to the citizens military training camp
at Plattsburgh and the second the
call he made on disabled veterans in
hospitals at Tupper Lake and
vicinity.
The United States marines who
ruarded White Pine Camp This
Summer maintain their traditional
record of first 10 land and last to
leave
Arriving before the President s party
early in July. the service men will
not break their camp III the woods on
Osgood Lake until Sunday, departing
that evening for their various posts of
duty. The detail consists Of so picked
men, many Of whom are stationed on
the presidential yacht Maytlower.
Had Boats for Fishing.
DESPITE their remoteness from
movies and entertainment. the marines
have enjoyed life in the mountains.
Oscar Otis, caretaker OF White Pine
Camp, placed several boats al their
disposal, and they spent many of their
hours off duty fishing in the lake that
offered the same sport TO the Com
mander.in-chief.
Each evening a detachment was
taken by truck TO Saranac Lake on
liberty" while the entire encamp-
ment al various times made motor
excursion to Plsttsburgh and Ausable
Chasn. a trip Of more than 100 miles
No serious violations of discipline
were reported during the entire sum
rey. The detail has been under com
nanA ~ Lieut.. Frederick E. stack.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
U. S. NEEDS APPRENTICES
Embryo Machinists for Navy Yard
Service Must Be l6 Years Old.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced an open competitive
exa nina tion for apprentices tmecha nj
cal trades tn MI vacancies in the
navy ward service At Anna polls.
Md: Indian Head. Md: Norfolk, Va,
and Washington ID. &. There In need
for apprentices in a number of the
mechanical trades. especially for
apprentice ma achinists in the Wash.
inKton Navy Yard. The entrance
salary for these apprentices n 81 a
day.
Applicants must have rea ached their
sixteenth or not in conflict with the
laws of the state in which the ward Is
situated% otherwise 10 conform with
said lawsD. but not their twenty
second birthday on the date of the
examine ton
Full information and applica tion
blanks may be obtained from the
ONCE Of the secretary. 1928 F. street.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
MARION TALLEY IN CRASH.
Opera Star Shaken Up. Trainmen
Hurt by open-Switch Accident.

HARVARD. Ark. September Is CA7,.
Marion Talley. grand opera star.
was slightly shaken up early today
when the fast Frisco passenger train,
No. s06. known a the Memphian. run
ming between Memphis and ST. Louis.
ran into an open switch here.
The fireman and engineer were in
jured severely. The engine crashed
into a boxcar and was turned around
by the impact. No Co.'S left the track.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
PASSENGERS ON STEAMER
SEE PAYMASTER ROBBED
From Deck They Watch Bandits
Blackjack Company's Employe,
Relieving Him of $3.50.
Rv the Associated Press

Ry the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September IL
In full view of passengers on the deck
Of an arriving coastwise steamer.
Clyde B. Falkenstein. paymaster for
the Merchants and Miners Ira ansporta-
tion Co. was black acked today and
relieved of bag containing $6,2S9
by four masked men.
The steamer Howard was drawing
into dock at the time and the pas
sengers. as if from the balcony OF
theater. looked down upon the hoidup.
Falkenstein. had just returned from
a bank and parked his car opposite
the office AS he and his guard,
Thomas Fitzpatrick. walked across
the street they were attacked by three
men who stepped from behind a
freight car. One of them covered the
two with a revolver while other rob
hers seized the bag and ran To an au.
tomohile in which fourth man was
sitting and escaped.
Evening star., 1926-09-18

lations with all peoples that will per-
NIT France to go ahead with her own
affairs without apprehension as to the
future"
While refusing tO give an indication
Of the subjects he discussed with Dr.
Stresemann.-M M. BRAND intimated that
he was trying TO bring about with
Germany an entente such as Foreign
Minister Delcasse arranged with Eng
land after the Fashoda affair in 1899
settling all the questions between
them at the same time.
Before resumina his active duties Al
the foreign Office. NJ. BRAND plans to
take a short sea voyage He will
probably see DR.. Stresemann again
before the December meeting Of the
League Of Nations Council,
Evening star., 1926-09-18
RIVERA VOTED APPROVAL
BY 6.989.O43 IN SPAIN
About Half of Eligible Persons
Took Part in Plebiscite to
Test Popularity.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, September 12.-OficiaI
figures were given out today ON the
results Of the recent plehscite to de-
termine the popularity Of the Primo
de Rivera regime. The total popula.
tion of the country is given as 81
3S9, ,s42 Of which 13.Ia5. .SSS persons
are over 1S. the qualified voting age
In the plehiscite. The number of
votes cast was s.9a9 .O43.
The above figures indicate that
about half the eligible voters ex-
pressed approval Of the Primo de RI
vera government. The prime condi-
tion Of the piebiscite was that all
votes cast favored the government:
disapproval was 10 he shown by re.
manning away from the polls.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Rum Ship Survivor
Can't Tell Fate of
Cargo and Grew
By the Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO. Calf, September
1S.-The Ca madam schooner Marion
G. Douglas. Flying Dutchman. of
southern California rum row. has
been towed into this port carrying
a sole survivor, whose story has
only deepened the mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of the
ships crew and cargOs
Al Jewel. the survivor. told offfs
GERS he was sha nghaied from San
Pedro and placed on board the de-
serted ship as caretaker eight days
ago. Customs officers said the ship
had carried a cargo of 10000 cases
Of whisky and a crew of nine.
Evening star., 1926-09-18

inundst ted, and the town lost electric
light and power when waters flooded
the utilities plant.
Railroads throughout the district
We're inundated. and a freight train
was derailed last night near Hospers
when it ran into a stretch of washed
out track.
Only general estimates, which run
we'll into the millions, are available on
the extent of the damage to the Mid
vests crops from two weeks down
pour
Loss Estimate Is High.
Corn Is suffering from both actual
damage from wind and rain and re-
tarded development Much sms IL
grain standing in fields has bee n
marked off the hooks.
At Jacksonville 1t was estimat ted
that the storms have cost three neigh
boring Illinois counties more than
s., ,000, 900.
There was promise of brief relief
today in fair and warmer weather
forecasts over most of the Midwest.
but more rain and dropping tempera-
lures were generally predicted for the
week end.
Evening star., 1926-09-18

~ oI, .'Iuou % - oiI' : ~ s,L "Sc.y
basis have heen rejected by the
owners.
The general labor view is that the
Prime Minister has bowed to the own
ers and suggested scheme which
the miners can never accept.
Copyright. 1929. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1926-09-18
BAND CONCERTS.
TODA Y.

BN fhat$Soldiers Home Band. at
) As o'clock, John s. NJ. Zimmerman.
leaderV Nnil 4. Fenstad. second
lsadsr
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Loss Estimate Is High.

Eight thousand silver fox pelts,
some valued as high as $500, were
sold In Canada In q. recent month.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
TWO STATES FIGHT
SURGING RIVERS TO
SAVE GRAIN CROPS

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Evening star., 1926-09-18

and because of the pilots gameness
and determination not to let the boat
slip out of his fingers he was the
,hoice OF the spectators for victory.
SCORES BY WINNERS.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
PRESIDENT LEAVES
WHITE PINE CAMP:
DUE HERE TONIGHT

CONTINUED from First FaCe>
Evening star., 1926-09-18
MINE STRIKE COSTS
BRITAIN z BILLIONS;
PEACE PLAN DOOMED

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Evening star., 1926-09-18
ECONOMIC ACCORD
REACHED BY BRAND
WITH STRESEMANN

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Evening star., 1926-09-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
BASKET BALL GAMES,

At Observation-Disclosures T.. 81;
Princeton. 25.
At Georgetown-William and Mary,
26: Georgetown, 25.
At Athens-University of Georgia,
"A; Clemson College, %.
At Dallas, Tex.-Centennary, 90;
Southern Methodist T., Is.
At Cincinnati-St. Xavier, 63; Tran.
sylvania, 9.
At ChicagO-Chicago, 81; Purdue,
10.
At BristOl-TuscuIum. 80: King, %.
At South Observation-Disclosures Al;
South Jacksonville Greenbacks fnde-
pendents), 10.
At Characterization. %; Kansas
Aggies. 81.
At acknowledgements Southwest
ern, IS; West Tennessee Teachers, %.
At Salem, Va.-RoanOke College,
40; Lincoln Memorial, 81
At Spartanburg-WOfford, 30; Da-
wilson, 90.
At Lexineton-V. NJ. l., 25; Carson.
Newman, 90.
At West Point-UniOn, "a; Army, 90
AT New Brunswick-New York u,
81; Rutgers, 80.
At Chester-Washingt College,
%; Penn Military College, 10.
At New Windsor-Juniata, 80; Blue
Ridge College, 10.
At Annapolis-Navy, 45; Vir-
ginia, 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18

In the club column today we have
the first of the seasons base ball
talks. This one is by Joe Mccarthy,
the new manager of the Chicago
Cubs. and his talk about getting
started early is certainly timely.
This is just the time to gather the
old team together and start plans
for the coming campaign.
There will be many good base ball
articles: in fact. starting next week
We'll have a series of stories on the
rise of the most colorful athlete base
ball has ever known. The series by
the person who discovered him Will
tell Of his jump from obscurity 20 the
pinnacle of base ball success.
In the meantime, 1t Is hoped that
every boy in the club has started
to prepare for The Evening Star
Boys Club athletic carnival. Start
getting into condition now. No mat-
ter what line of athletic endeavor
ycu may take up it is demanded that
YOU be in good physical condition If
YOU will be successful That is the
first essential. Another one is speed.
Every athlete. no matter what his
line is, should spend little time
on the cinder path. He should prac
tice starts and develop speed 1t is
not hard to develop. Speed is not
necessarily inbred. 1t can be acquired.
Get busy to make the carnival
success. Details will be announced
at an early date.
A list of new applicants for mem
bership follows:
Samuel X. Murphy. 1923 kenil-
worth avenue northeast; Dan Mericle
3747 Twenty-eighth street, Mount
Rainier, Nd; George Hauerty. Falls
Church, Va; Earl Killian, 2412 Sec
ond street northeast; Edwin d. Cruit,
Poolesville, Md: Lloyd Wyble, 1705
Taylor street; John Poole, German
town, Md.
Douglas Schepmoes. Ballston, Va;
William Park. 1887 Spring road;
James w. Gessford, 500 Randolph
street; Jay Paul Bowker, l27 Rock
Creek Church road; Jacob Friedman,
119 Rock Creek Church road; John E.
Werner, 1928 Park road; Edward
Hargett, 1924 South Carolina avenue
southeast.
Nick. Pete and Theodore Smvrnas,
1885 Spring road: Walter B. Fry, jr.,
4513 Iowa avenue; Carl Fry, 4513 Iowa
avenue; Jacob Buscher, 1913 Thirty
fourth street. Albert Lewis Orrick,
1918 street; Jack NJ. E. Harrison
1850 Columbia road: Granville Ever
son. 227 Bryant street northeast.
Paul and Raymond Courtney, Ross
lyn, Va: Sidney Sacks, 1000 n street:
Harry Lee Carrico, 2503 Hamlin
street northeast; James Sullivan, 4116
Fourth street; Harley Sullivan, Ais
Fourth street; Elwood Edwards, 1925
Otis place; Wade Hampton-Alley, 1927
Spring road.
Joseph and James Warning, 2512 K
street; Edward Ainsworth Tucker,
1882 Pleasant street southeast; Jose
Nash, 773 Tenth street southeast; c.
Gordon Dawson, 1884 Morse street:
Walter B. Long, jr., 1915 Champlain
street; Upton Mackall, 1856 Eleventh
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
BY JOE MCCARTHY,
N.M Mannyrr nf fhr Chicaro Cmhs.


TINE folks in Chicago are eN-
/ pectlng me to win a pennant
i in the National League this
year. so have been thinking moth
ing but base ball for some time But
now its time for every boy in the
country to begin thinking about base
ball and this years pennants. You
cant all come to Catalina Island like
my Cubs, but you should start your
Spring training at home Just the
same.
You don't have to go to a training
camp several hundred miles away.
The big college teams of the North
where ice and snow keep them in
side most of February and some Of
March-have good base ball cubs
and they start early in the Spring.
too. They get their start indoors.
They are already at ii. everywhere
Now. you'll tell me YOU haven't any
gymnasium I" work in like the col
lege fellows. Well. you can even start
Spring training without that
The first thing to do is 10 start
thinking about the coming season
Who is going to he on your team?
Begin planning with your mates and
decide on what fellows will be on the
squad to try out for the various
positions.
Elect your manager and captain
Where are you going to play? Make
your plans for grounds. Have you
some base balls. bats, gloves, catch
er's mask and mitt, bases. and all
those things? Start thinking. about
that. In fact. the first Spring train
ing for you is with your thinker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
MARYLAND is THIRD
AMONG DIXIE FIVES
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
a team of wild cats from the Uni
versity of Kentucky rests ut the top
of the hean of Southern Conference
basket ball outfits Il week before the
championShin tournament starts on
its title deciding way in Atlanta.
Kentucky. boaSting much the same
quintet nominated for last wear =
tourney. had PLAYED and won six
games.
University of Mississippi remains
in second place with eight games won
against one lost. "Ole Miss" has not
been turned back since her reverse in
the seasons opener with Louisiana
State. Maryland in third place and
North Carolina a peg lower will
make their presence felt in the
tournament. The Tar Heel cham
pionS were downed by the Old Lin
ers by one point this year.
Tulane. although tenth in the
standing of the teams seems likely
TO finish the season with the great
est scoring record. the Greenbacks
having counted 4S1. They have also
suffered the greatest total of points
scored by opponents.
Only II of the 80 teams have won
more games than they lost. The
Mississippi Aggies are all even. Six
teen teams will qualify for the
tournament on the basis of their sea
sons records. eight games with con-
ference opponents being regarded aS
a representative wears work prelimi-
nary to the tournament. With week
to go only six teams have played
eight games or more. Six more have
played seven and four have finished
six
If Is teams do not qualify under
the eightgame test, the tournament
entrants will be completed from
among those showing the best per-
Torrance.
Standing of the teams inelnding
games of TUESDAY, February Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
H0LMAN'S ALL-STARS
=. ANNEX FIRST BATTLE

Joe HOlman's all-star basket ball
five. made up of the pick of the teams
in the scholastic league, opened it's
campaign last night with a 24.to-19
triumph over the Knight Store quint
at Alexandria.
Mickey Macdonald took scoring hon.
ors with three court goals and three
out of four foul tries. Banta also
counted three times from the floor and
Moser found the netting once.
Sweeney led the Knight attack and
accounted for a trio of goals and two
free losses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
BASKET BALL SECRETS
When Guarding an Opponent.
Sol Metzger

In guarding an opponent
player should learn to balance him
self on the balls of his feet with
heels just touching the floor in
such way that he can start in
any direction and also recover
without losing his balance. A
player in the position of the one
shown on the left is not likely to
lose his balance. He can jump
about on both feet with ease and
quickness and cannot easily be
drawn off balance by his opponent
feinting in one direction and then
starting in another
The player on the right has one
foot forward and his weight on the
rear leg. Such a player can easily
be thrown off balance by a false
move on the part of his opponent
Then this opponent can go in an
other direction and free himself
from such a guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
Plays MARYLAND Tonight Minnesota Alumni Reered at Bic Ten
H0FF AGAIN BREAKS
POLE-VAULT RECORD

NEW YORK, February 1s.-Charles
Hoff. Norwsy's premier athlete, pushed
the worlds indoor pole-vault record an
inch nearer the roof of the 14th
Regiment Armory in Brooklyn last
night. Performing at the first indoor
athletic carnival of the Norwegian
Turn Society. the smiling young man
who has been in this country less than
two months set new record of 13
feet inches, lettering his own
worlds record made at the Wilco
games last Saturday.
Starting at II feet. Hoff made six
vaults. each at an increa sed height.
In all of his efforts he went over the
first time. The intermediate heights
We're: | feet { inches u feet, 2 feet
inches. y feet II inches and then 10
feet inches.
At - feet 6 inches, Roy Slagle of
the University of Pennsylvania, Hoff's
only competitor in the event, failed.
Following this Hoff made his new
mark.
The same faultless form which has
marked his performa noes at other
meets was in evidence last night. no
cleared the bar with plenty % spare or
each occasion, and grinned broadly
he scrambled out OF the landing ut
Hoff wore a clean. new shirt. on which
was embroidered the Norwegian flag.
ana acteG as IL ne We're jumping Tor
the amusement of his friends.
Despite the fact that most of the
crowd doubtless came to see Hoff per
form, other sterling performa noes
were turned in which drew applause
from the crowd. De Hart Hubbard.
negro athlete who formerly wore the
colorS of the University of Michigan.
equaled the mark for the 65-yard dash.
lie covered the distance in seconds
equaling the mark held Jointly by Law
son Robertson and Loren MurChison.
Chester Bowman of the Newark A. G.
was second. and Louis Clark, also Of
the Newark A. c. was third.
In a special 60O-meter run Hoff FIN
ished second to ViCent Lally of Brook
lyn. He just nosed out Johnny Holden
Lally ran the distance in LA, which
is a record, as the distance has not
been run before.
At the start of the race Hoff led,
but was headed by Holden shortly
after the second lap had been com
pleted on the third lap. however.
Lally made his bid and passed both
Hoff and Holden. In the last few
yards of the race Fioff made a fine
sprint and captured second place by
inches from Holden.
Willie Ritola OF the Finnish Ameri-
can 4. G.. starting from scratch, easily
won two-mie handicap run. He
caught the last of the large field that
started two laps from the finish. and
despite the fact that he could have
won without effort he sprinted hard
to win by at least 80 or 40 Yards. Abe
Silverstein of the Glencoe A. G. was
second and :. Mcneil. unattached,
third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-18
THREE SOCCER TILTS
CARDED FOR SUNDAY

Washington Soccer League hooters
arranged a schedule OF three games
for Sunday at their weekly meeting
last night.
The Wexford eleven. leader of the
circuit. takes on Fort Myer at the
Monument grounds following clash
between Monroe and British Embassy
teams on the same field at | O'Clock.
Two teams of the German America n
Club will play at Washington Bar
racks Field at O'Clock.
Two picked teams will stage an ex-
hibition match Monday afternoon al
Monument Field.