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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
VARIETY OFFERED
BY WCAP TONIGHT
Speeches, Base Ball Results
and Musical Numbers on
Stations Program.

Travel. political and scientific talks.
base ball results and musical fea-
lures make up the program to ne
broadcast tonight by station WCAP.
The base ball results viii be an
nounced from the studio AT 20
O'Clock. and will he followed by
talk on India by Bishop Frederick
Fisher of Calcutta. Other SpeecneS
will he made hy RepresentatlVe
Maurice II. Thatcher. Republican. OF
kentucky: Representative Samuel i.
iii. Democrat. Of Washington. and
Henry u. Hubbard. secretary of the
Bureau Of Standards. Mr.. Thatcher
will talk on national parks east or
the Mississippi. and Mr.. Hill on
Economic Questions of Interest 10
the Country"
AIR. Hubbard's speech will be on
"Wonderlands of Tomorrow. 1t VIII
lie broadcast from the tenth ann
versary meeting of the Society OF MO
ton Pictures Engineers, at the Lee
House. c. Francis Jenkins, WASH
inpton inventor and founder of the
society will introduce Mr. Hubbard.
Vocal selections will be sung during
the meeting by George +. Clark.
WCAp's musical attractions incluoe
dance music by Eddie Wards Band,
a tabloid version of the opera flrates
If Penzance" by the WEAE Light
opera 60. and the weekly concerts OF
tba Ipana Troubadours and the
Shinoa Merrymakers.
WRC is broadca sting this afternoon
a play by play account OF the nhai
came of the present series between
The Nationals and the Red SoX IN bos-
ION. AS soon as the game is over the
station will broadcast a "Housekeepef
chat" by Dorothy Townsend: talk
on "Sprinc Time Topics" by Mary r..
Turner. and a piano recital by George
I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA
Noted Authority Radio
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction Prohibited.

exercise for a long period of time
will become fiabby. rust" and be-
come unit for any useful work.
The length of time that battery
will last under conditions when 1t
In not used IL termed the ''shelf life"
of the battery. 1t means the length
Of time the battery can he kept ION
the shelf" before losing It's useful
ness.
Stale Batteries Explained.
The shelf life of battery varies
with it's size and with the. handling
which it receives. The shelf life of
very small batteries. such as are
used in flashlights, Is so short that
tho manufacturers stamp date on
the label 10 inform purchasers of the
condition of freshness of the batteries.
stale" batteries are those which
have been in storage or on the
dealers shelves long after they were
manufactured. Many flashlight
owner has been puzzled by the failure
Of q fiashlight to give a good light
even though he has not used ii
much"
The chart below shows the relative
drop in percentage of Initial voltage
vertical scale) as against age Of bat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
SIDEWALKS PARALLEL s.
TO ALL ROADS URGED
District Pedestrian Protective AS
ISOLATION Plans Nationwide
Organization.

Sidewalks paralleling all the main
vehicular thoroughfares of the United
States were advocated at a meeting
of the District Pedestrian Protective
Association Monday night, when plans
were made. to make the association
Nationwide. Pedestrian taxpayers
from several States complained that
although they themselves helped pay
Tor the improvements which the motor
ist enjoys. they were granted none
of the facilities.
The project would provide paths
3 feet wide and distinct from all
of the main highways throughout the
country, regardless of the population
of the areas traversed. DR.. w. T..
Shepard presided, and was assisted by
Victor V. Martin, chairman of, the 'ad-
visory committee: John s. White,
chairman of the. executive committee,
and c. c. Murphy, secretary. Re-
Sional vice presidents were appointed
for the new American association.
Lady Honywood of England has
just taken over the eighth of her
string of large hotels. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
JAPANESE WILL BUILD
THREE PACIFIC LINERS
Largest Ship Company in Empire
J TO Spend $4,000, 900 on
Vessels.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. May reconstruction Of
three new transpacific liners. for the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's largest
steamship company, will be started
within two or three months. An an.
nouncement by the company says
that the new vessels will be of $4,000
tons each, equipped with oil-burning
Diesel engines and having prac-
teal speed of II knots. This speed,
it is expected. will enable the Jap
anese company to cut the present
running time of its liners between
Yokohama and San Francisco. II days.
10 Is DAYS. This is the time made by
American transpacific lines.
The new boats will cost about
10 900 900 yen tS4.500.00W each and
will be built under government
subsidy granted by the last session
of the Diet.
The line recently took over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
Importers Must Get Licenses.

Regulations requiring prospective
importers Of any radio apparatus into
India TO obtain licenses for this pur-
pose have been adopted by the gov
eminent of India. according to ad
vices to the Department of Commerce.
A form of license is prescribed and
the license must he produced before
the customs authorities when the ap-
paratus is brought into the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
Seek Wakefield House @. X.

Authorization to the wakefield
National Memorial Association to
build a copy of the white house In
which George Washington was born
at Wakefield. Va, was provided In a
bill passed and sent to the Senate
yesterday by the House. The pro-
posed site is upon Governments
owned land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
High Tariff on Radio Goods.

One Of tho highest import duties
imposed by any government on radio
goods is that which has been estab-
lishe,i by the Irish Free State Parlia-
ment. In the new budget duties of
SO 1-3 per cent ad valorem have been
levied on all radio apparatus and the
now duties are effective beginning this
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
GOVERNMENT CLASSES
VISIT CAPITAL COURTS
Maryland U. Students Taken
Through Buildings Here-Also
Go to Capitol in Afternoon.

Police Court was visited yesterday by
the class on American and municipal
government of the political science de-
partment of Maryland University.
Headed by Pref. George j. Schulz.
a group of 20 boys and girls were es-
corted through the various courtrooms
and cells by Joe Bruce, assistant
United States attorney. and Miss Es-
telle Foster, probation officer.
The Maryland students also visited
the District and the United States Su-
preme Courts later I'm the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

Musical program by the
"Ipana Troubadours,' WCAP
and other stations, 8 to 9
o'clock.
Choral of the Greenwich
Village Historical Society,
WNYC, 5 o'clock.
Lewisohn free cha mbef music
concert, VIZ. $50 to $50
o'clock. -
"The One Woman" BY.
WNAC Players, WNAC. 7:3O'
o'clock.
pirates OF Pcnzance." by
the WEAF Light Opera Co.
WCAP and ot her stations, 9
to 10 o clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
Odd Fellows to Meet.
Special Disnate b to Tho s.,r

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. Va. May 5.-p,ans
for participation of Arlington Lodge.
NO. 1913, l. o. o. F., in the eighty-
ninth session of the Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows in Virginia, win be the
chief business at meeting of the
lodge. to be held In Odd Fellows
Temple, Clarendon, tonight. g
Eugene Doyle has been selected
as delegate and w. l.. Bragg as al
ternate to the convention, which will
be held in Lynchburg Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday of next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05

prevent them from rotting. Many a
car owner has found this out to his
sorrow. when, after keeping a spare
tire on the spare tire rack for a
long time, he used the supposedly
new tire and found that it did not
give him the guaranteed mileage be.
fore it broke down.
Here again "A battery is very much
like a man. A strong man lacking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
WRC-Radio Corporation Of America
1855 MeterSl.

WRC-RadiO Corporation OF America
1865 Meters).
pm--Play-by-pl of the Wash
ington- Boston base ball game.
-"Housekeeper's Chat" by
Dorothy Townsend, under the aus
pieces Of the Woman's Institute OF
Pennsylvania.
$50 p.m.-"Spring Time Tonics,"
by Mary E. Turner.
$40 p.m.-George F. Ross. pianist.
Early Program Tomorrow.
1855 a.m.-Arlington time signals.
IL noon--"F'ifty Farm Flashes" pre-
pared by the Department of Agricul
ture.
1920 p.m.-Organ recital by Mrs.
Farley D. Parkinson, broadcast from
the Homer l.. Kilt studios.
p.m.-sW. Spencer Tupman's Hotel
Mayf1ower Orchestra. under the direc-
tion of Arsenic Ralon. sa
p.m.-Play-by-play accountSf the
Washington-New York base ball
game. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
WCAP - Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company 1865 Meters).


6:25 to $50 p.m.-Base BAH news Of
the day. 2ef
$50 to 6:45 p.m.-A talk by Bishop
Frederick Fisher OF Calcutta, India
Subject: India"
6:4o to pm.-"Care of Your Mo-
tor
I to 100 pm-"The Shinola Merry
makers" from New York City.
100 to s p.m.-"M Matters Before the
House" by Representative Maurice H.
Thatcher Republican. Of Kentucky,
member of appropriations committee;
subject: National Parks East of the
Mississippi" Representative Samuel
r. Hill, Democrat. of Washington,
member of committee on public lands,
irrigation and reclamation, Indian at
fairs and eXpeditures Of the Trea sury
Department: subject: Economic ques-
tions Of Interest to the Country
TO . p.m.-Ipana Troubadours,
from New York City.
. tn 10 pm. Pirates of PenZance,
by the WEAF Light Opera Company,
from New York City.
10 to 1890 -''Wonderlands of
Tomorrow" by Henry u. Hubbard,
secretary Of the Bureau of Standards,
broadcast from the tenth anniversary
meeting of the Society of Motion
Picture Engineers, at the Lee House.
Mr. hubbard will be introduced by
C. Francis Jenkins. inventor, and
founder of the society. Vocal selec-
tions will be rendered by George p.
Clark.
1870 to II p.m.-Dance music by
Eddie Ward and his band from the
tenth anniversary meeting of the
Society of Motion Picture Engineers,
at the Lee House.
Early Program Tomorrow
6:45 to 7:45 am.-Tower health ex-
ercises from Metropolitan Tower, New
York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
Local Radio Entertainment
Wednesday. May S. 1926.

\AA-Naval Radio Station. Radio.
Va. a34.4 Meters).
345 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 pm-Tirne signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau re-
ports.
Observation-Disclosures Radio Hospital
Fund Committee cess Meters).
II to Il noon-Current events for
Shut-ins daily
WMAI-Washingt Radio Forum
(2I2.6 Meters).
Silent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
HOW TO MAKE BATTERIES LAST.
PART iii.

SO far we have been considering
the excessive deterioration of bat
teries through excessive current
drains. Batteries also deteriorate If
they are not used. Batteries are not
exceptional in this regard. Rubber
tires, for instance, must be used to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05

in a hot place near q radiator will
increase the evaporation and lessen
the useful life of the batteries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05

ioyo klsen Kaisha, which operated
the Yokohama San Francisco service.
in merger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
MARINE NOTES

1888 ssss ss* =
F. E. C. Car Ferry Estrada
Palma, Captain W. ]. Phelan, viii
arrive from Havana this afternoon
with cars, and will sal for Havana
tonight with &c ears of various
commodities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

player, Senorita de, Alvarez, into
camp 6z2, 6-3, for the Duke of
Connaught cup, and, paired with
Nine. Contoslayos won the open
doubles, 6-3. So. The Duke of
Connaught personally presented
Miss Wills with the gold cup,
which, on her arrival here, she
declared when she saw it: That's
one cup really want to win"
Miss Wills forehand drives
against Senorita de Alvarez had
the strength of those of a
man. The Spanish girl after
ward declared that she had never
seen such speed on a ball before,
adding:
81 never felt such manifest in
feriority. even in front Of Mile.
Lenglen-"
Mile. Lenglen looked in and did
not me assure rq to her usual abil-
ity. She declared that she would
not play fer the cup of nations
at Mcntone. Miss Wills win play
only in the singles at Mentone.
Thirty nine victories and one
defeat mark MY Riviera tennis
thus far" declared the California
girl. Il an quite satisfied,
especially over the improvement
in my volleying. From now on !
will let up on tennis to a certain
degree until Paris and Wimble-
DON"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
RECEPTION GIVEN
AT BRADENTON FOR
Big LEAGUE TEAM.
ADVANCE GUARD OF PHILA-
TEL DiIA NATIONAL BASE.
BALL AGGREGATION GO IN
.NAllSIkG
Especial to The Citizenl


ERADEETOE, Fla, March L.
The advance guard OF the ihila-
delph;a National League baseball
team arrived here from tire Quaker
City to begin their 1925 training
activities in preparat on for the
long summer grind that will mark
stheir efforts to capture the Ma
t-oBai League flag.
The end Of their annual p lgr.m-
age TO the Friendly City" on the
hanks Of the Manatee River was
marked by royal reception from
tine c,ti2enah.p of Bradenton ard
sloeai baseball fans. AS their
train pulled in after the long
run from Philadelphia, they were
greeted by officials of the city,
representatives from the various
civic organizations of Bradenton,
officials of the Griner Hotels. In
corporated, operators of the Hotel
D.xie-Grande here, which will be
the headquarters of the team dur
ing their several weeks stay here,
William ]. Shettsline, business
manager Of the team, Trainer Lee
Miller, who were already on the
ground, and others.
Immediately following their ar
rival the Phillies were taken TO
the Hotel Dixie-Grande where they
were welcomed by Manager Norton
r. Sanford. The bulk of the train
ing squad, containing a number of
veterans from last years lineup;
and this seasons crop of recruits
will ar. i've tbs week, coming direct
from Their homes in various parts
Of the country and then the real
training grind viii begin in earn
est, according to Trainer Miller.
Means lille, the advance guard al
ready here w4il indulge in light
training in izn effort to work of
some of theseurp'us flesh that has
aeeumulateds during the winter.
The party arriving here was
beaded by Joe Sugden, to whom
training camps are no new thrill,
and included Jimmy Wilson and his
wife and youngster, Lew Wendell,
veteran catcher and coach, Cy
Morgan and Warren Rambo, pitch
ers and others. Manager Art Flet-.
cher Is now hurrying across coun-
t4y from his home at Collinsville,i
Illinois, and Is expected to arrive
In q few days.
Cutfialders and infeiders are
due to start their trek towards the
grape fruit country within the
week and the Phillies win then be
'fui y represented in the heart Of!
Mznatee county.
Everything is ready for the pill
grins, according to officials of the
team who have been here several
days, and within the next week
the preliminary workouts viii be
in full swing on the local diamond
which has been put in perfect
condition for the training period.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
HELEN WILLS
TO TAKE REST
FROM TENNIS
AMERICAN STAR LOSES BUT
ONE SINGLE MATCn DJR-
ING MANY CON NESTS IN
FRANCE
nv A.sociaf%d r--s-l


MONTE CARLO, March l.
Helen Wills, with 80 victories to
her credit since she invaded the
Riviera, is to take leaf out of
Suzanne Lenglen's and rest
awhile.
Miss Wills has lost only battle
in singles since she came to
France and that in the match with
Suzanne who since has ben snf-
fering from nervousness. The
French girl has announced that
she is definitely through with
tennis for the Riviera season.
mo more tennis for me until
Wimbledon" she said yesterday
as she finished play for the Beau
mont cup in which, paired with
Mile. Vlasto, she defeated Miss
Satterthwaite and Miss Eileen
Bennett, Of England, in 4 color
less performance.
Miss Wills took the Spanish
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
Key West, Florida

The City of Key Wet, population 49,
600, port at sea, southernmost and only
no-frost city in U. s., situated on Island of
Key West, the last of the florida Keys Il
lies about a hundred miles from the Florida
mainland, ninety miles from Havana, and
l075 miles from the Atlantic entrance to the
Panama Canal. Mean temperature 1871 to
1915 was N degrees. Lowest monthly mean
n degrees in January, highest 81 degrees in
August. Owing to coral bottom and bright
atmosphere the sea Is wonderfully clear to
the eye. and owing to wealth of salts remark
ably bouyant, thus for boating. swimming and
fishing excellent. The trade winds furnish
an almost constant breeze that tempers the
hottest of summer days,
The great Key West extension OF the
Florida East Coast Railway gives direct rail
road connection with the eastern and central
sections Of the United States. Solid freight
trains are carried by ferry from Key West
to Havana and return. Thus Key West has
become the receiving port for large shipments
of fruit, vegetables and tobacco from Gen.
trail and South America, Cuba and Porto
steamships find room at one time.
1t is planned to make Key West second
airy naval base. The Harbor is deep enough
for the largest ship afloat, and wide enough
to shelter the navies of the world.
The principal industry is the Key West
cigar, next fishing, sponsng, wrecking
shipping supplies, and fruit raising on the
KEYS. There is the creates. variety Of fish
in the u S. waters, from tar. ON and Jewish
to sardne about Key West, where may be
found 40 varieties, all of the West Indian
Fauna, 40 of which are unknown in other
u. S. waters. One-fifth less of varieties ara
AOuuu AZ NS0aA 1Syes "hSAS 40 sAS SNAeAA
fauna. The flora embraces among fruit the
cocoa and date palm, almond. sapodilia.
mango. sugar apple. lime. lemon. orange,
Spanish lime, sour sop, alligator pear. pine
apple, ETC.. and every variety Of Towering
tree and shrub, including Royal Poinciana,
Jasmine, Poinsetta, and Befgafnonta
Hard coral streets, breezes from old
ocean, sail crafts sighted from every point
CT view. brilliant sun. clear sky. lovely moen-
lights. splendid sunsets, grand cloud forms.
superb stretches of water scenes. transparent
sea. all unite to make the island life as beau
tiful as it is unique.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
Spend your tointers
in Key West
HERE ARE THE REASONS

I. Mild Summer all winter.
2 Best Fishing grounds on the Florida East
Coast.
One Of the finest golf courses in the
South.
I. Boating, bathing. al winter.
8. Good hotels and restaurants
6. Living costs very reasonable.
z. Fine opportunities TO make money In Key
West and Florida Keys Investment prop
erty.
8. Very reasonable prices for all eemmodi-
tiea.
Q. Key West has one Of the healthiest elf
mates in the weFld
10. Sixty miles north of the tropie Of can
Ger. Cooling sea hreetes winter and
summer. -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
POINTS OF INTEREST

/. Turtle Crawl.
2. Fish Docks and Aquarium.
8. Naval Station.
l. Fort Taylor Reservation.
5. The Old Martello Forts.
g. The Army Barracks.
q. The Old Banyan Tree.
8. Cigar Factories.
o. Maine Monument and Cemetery.
TO- Thompson's Marine Curio Shop.
IL. Naval Air Station.
L. Key West Lighthouse.
IL. Bathing Beach.
Ia. Sponge Catch.
Is. Athletic Club.
Is. Country Club.
IL. Municipal Golf Course.
Is. Johnson's Bazaar.
10. Oversee Highway to Mainland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

P. & o. S. S. Governor Cobb,
Capt. j. j. Phelan, will arrive from
Havana this afternoon, with pas
sengers and u. S. mail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01
cALErDAR OF SPORTS

49, 80 80
Rae 'ng-M Meeting at jefferson
Park, New Orleans. Meeting OF
Miami Jockey Club. ut Miami,
Fla. Meeting Of West Coass JOG
key Club, at Tampa. Meeting Of
Tia Juana Jockey Club, at Tia
Juana. Meeting of HaysRa-Amer-
can Jockey Cub, at Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

P. & o. s. S. Cuba, Captain
White, arrived from Port Tampa
this morning and sailed for Ha-
vana at $40 with 1877 passengers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

Golf international professions
fonr-baIl matches, at Miami, Fla.
Governors Cup tournament opens
ct Palm Beach, Fla. Twenty
second annual spring tournament
opens at P.nehurst.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

Tennis-Flor;da women's cham
pionship tournament opens At
Palm Beach. Dxe meas cham
psonkhip tournament opens at
Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

F. E. C. Car Ferry Henry IL.
F agier, Captain Hansen, win ar
rive from Havana this afternoon
with cars, and will sail for Havana
tonight with 26 cars of various
commodities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-01

Skating-InternationaI indoor
speed Championships. at New York.
Observation-Disclosures Loayza vs..
Phil MeGraw, 10 rounds, at New
York. Joe Dundee VS.. Tommy
Freeman. 10 rounds, at New
York. "Mushy" Callahan vs..
MNhe Walker, 10 rounds, at New
York. Carl Duane VS.. Joe Malone.
10 rounds. at New York. Benny
Bass Va. Pete Sarmiento, 10
roands. at Cleveland.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
ODD FELLOWS.

The Odd Fellows in this jurisdic
ton will celebrate the 10Th anniver
Sary of the order in Central High
School auditorium tomorrow eve
ming at 8:15 o'clock. Chairman j.
Burton Kincer, grand warden of the
Grand Lodge of the District of Co
lumbia, announces that a program
has been arranged and member
of Congress will make the address
of the evening. There will be no
seats reserved. Music will be fur
nished by the Sanctorum Band.
The annual banquet was held last
Friday evening at the City Club
under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge committee and representatives
from the various subordinate and
Rebekah Lodges. More than 200
members were present Past Grand
Master Wilfred +. Lawson was
POSTMASTER. Addresses were made
by various grand officers of the
Grand Lodge and distinguished
members of the order. There was
dancing following the banquet.
Grand Master Henry w. Tippett,
Deputy Grand Master Lemuel il.
Windsor and Grand Secretary Harry
l.. Andersen went to Baltimore last
Tuesday morning to attend the
Grand Lodge session of the juris-
diction of Maryland. They were
| welcomed and escorted to the rostum
of the Grand Lodge room beside the
grand master, A. r. White. Ad
dresses were made by the grand
(Continued on Fifteenth PaCe1