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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Radio Artists Wed.
Playing Their Own
March, Sent by Air
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April "a radio
wedding, with bride and bridge
groom playing their own wedding
march, went on the air tonight
from station WIS when Ralph
and Elsie" became Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Emerson.
There We're a real minister,
real bridesmaids. real best man
and real rice, and the entire pro-
ceedings travelled forth into the
night on 345 meters.
For several months Ralph En-
erson and Elsie Mae Look, or
ganists for WIS. have carried on
radio courtship which has been
accepted by the blase radio au-
dtences as more or less program
stuff" The studio organ and
piano were used in the courtship.
the two artists playing their
dialogue Of love with the micro
phone drinking it all in and gos-
siping it Immediately TO listening
thousands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
GEORGE HARRIS NAMED
TO IMMIGRATION POST

Appointment of George Harris Of
FL Paso, Tex, as Assistant Commits
sioner General of immigration, sue.
ceeding George E. Tolman, was
announced yesterday by the Labor De.
partment. Mr.. Tolman has resigned
his post to take up the general prac.
tice Of immigration law, specializing
in work before the Government de-
partments.
Mr.. Harris has served many years
with the immigration Bureau. His
latest activity was the dictatorship o.
the Texas border patrol, organized +
prevent unlawful entry of aliens over
the Texas-Mexican border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
EPW0RTH LEAGUE.

Holy week services VIII he held By
the Epworth League Union Of Wash
3ngton City and vicinity at the Mount
Nernen Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South all next week.
The program is.
Tomorrow, The Power Of the Cross
TO Attract; speaker. Rev. ia Shenne
Tuesday. The Power Of the Cross to
Demonstrate speaker, Kirk Wallace.
Wednesday, The Power ofthe Cross
70 Stay Sin; speaker, Miss Maude T..
O'Flaherry.
,Thursday, THE Power Of the Cross
and Faith" speaker, j. Nelson Ander.
non.
Friday. "yhe Power Of the Cross 20
Satisfy God ', speaker. Arthur {.
Keefer
SUNDAY. sunrise service. = to g an.
'The Rising II the Sun al Righteous
ness ?; speaker, Rev. w. A. Mckee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
EASTERTIDE MUSICAL.

A new Eastertide composition. writ.
ten by Louis b. Thompson Of this city.
Will be given its initial performance
Tuesday night at Keller Memorial Iu.
theran Church. Ninth and MARYLAND
avenue northeast. with Mr.. Thompson
conducting. II will be sung canella
by a special male chorus assisting the
choir, with Lillian G. Wines at the
organ. The solo quartet is composed
or MRS -. III. Lawson, Mrs. j. T.. Mel.
son. I. Krider and r. +. Myers
The performance Of Mr.. Thornnsop's
work will be followed by presenta.
ton Of Sir John Staipers Cruel.
dxion.
The public is invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Refrigerators

We have picked the lines that
we know from technical con-
struction and practical plan viii
give the utmost satisfaction n
family service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
HUM IN TRICKI-E CHARGER
Remedy Found by Switching of
Charger.

II there is any question as 10
whether a. hum in the set is the re-
suit Of the trickle "A" charger being
In operation, switch it off. If the
set. is not to be operated for very
long period the battery win be quite
capable Of supplying The power even
IL 1t happens TO be below the point
where the charger cuts in.
The silver lining in the modern
vacuum tube Is closely linked up with
me evacuation method employed in
the making Of the tube
There is no need 10 be rnusua1lv
careful about breaking the glass Of
a vacuum tube: in fact. it is often
difficult to smash them. Where care
IS needed is in avoiding jolting of the
Dlament and grid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Held in S1.500.000 Fraud

WEST PALM BEACH. FLA. April
3 tP).- Paris +. Singer Of New Yorl,
and Palm Beach. developer Of Palm
Beach Ocean, a subdivision here, is
bound for New York today by train
under $50 600 bond following his ar
rest last night on charges Of obtaining
$1,EoQ.0Qg under false pretenses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
On the Square

People who sit in the grandstand or
stand near a race track in any posi-
ton other than directly opposite the
judges box should not question the
decisions of the judges in close races,
because they cannot obtain a proper
view of the horses as they cross the
finishing line, says Science and Inven-
ton Magazine. The judges are so
placed that they can view the horses
directly in line as they finish, whereas
spectators on either side of the finish
ing point obtain a misleading picture
because of the effects of perspective.
If, for instance, two horses finish
neck and neck, people watching them
from q point ahead of them will think
the horse nearest the railing has won.
On the other hand, spectators viewing
the horses from the rear are likely
to swear that the one farthest from
the rail is in the lead. Only the
judges can determine a winner ac-
curately if the race is very close at
the end.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
--~ d..
TELEPHONE OFFICES IN
U. S. NOW NUMBER 2O,O32

At the beginning of the present
year there was total of 17,746,1 1853
telephones in the United States, SO
that by today the number is we'll
over 100000 OF the first total H..
S16,252 were Bell stations, 4,758,0OO
were connecting stations with the
Bell System and -171,916 were indie.
pendent
The Bell System is made up of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company and twenty-four large asso-
ciated companies and connecting COM
panies. The telephones connecting
with the Bell System were operated
by 9,162 companies, and in addition,
there were 1855 rural lines in the
country, the stations of which are in.
cluded in the connecting stations.
The number OF entirely Independent
companies comprised 400, SO that
there was total of 9,677 telephone
companies in the United States at
the beginning of 1927.
These companies had total of TO-.
032 central OF es. OF these, 5,998 be-
longed to the Bell companies, 1891
to the connecting companies, and 1888
were independent.
During the year 1926 there were
tdded to the Fell System $4,000 tele.
phones, but in that time the actual
number of installations made amount.
ed to 3,S00,000. In other words, one
out of nearly every five telephones in.
stalled represents a new telephone,
while the other installations are occa-
stoned by renewals to new locations.
The telephone companies of the
United States had an investment In
plant and equipment of $1,000, O00, 900,
this investment having increased
about $265, 100000 during 1926. OF
this figure the Bell System investment
amounted to $685., 243,517, while that
of the connecting and non-connecting
lines figures up to S467,756,4S3. The
Bell System companies paid the sum
of $69,6SS,202 for operating taxes dur
ing the year 1926
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
Relieved His Feeling,

"Had good lecture on Alaska
didn't we, Zeb?" asked one of Mr.. Cor.
toms neighbors, meeting him the next
morning. "To sit there by the radio
peaceful us pie for two hours bearing
him reel off the information was a
grand rest for me. beat out with Gran
berrying as be-"
ut was good enough talk" ad
mitfed Mr. GOrton. grudgingly, "but II
didn't rest me any TO speak of. Hav
ing to sill stock still without a chance
to get in a word for two mortal hours,
was pretty well worn out afterward
But took the lantern oct in the. wood
shed and by the time I'd split up u
week's kindline | felt kind of rested
and eaImed down. City Star
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
Badger a Fighter

The American badgers habitat va,
ries from pine forests or dry tropical
iOwlands to the northern plains,
wherever there is to be found an
abundance of mice, gophers, ground
squirrels, prairie dogs or other small
mammals. 1t is a powerful digging
machine and can capture any of them
at will, says Nature Magazine. Al
though a member of the weasel fam
lily, the badger is not nearly so agile
as Its relatives. so must make up by
strength and courage what it lacks In
quickness. 1t Is short-legged and
squatty. so slow-footed that man
may overtake 1t, but when brought to
bay It fights viciously.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

The telephone lives . hard life.
Even before it becomes a part of the
atoms best known Communication
,ystem each instrument has to under
so innumerable tests. The engineers
in the department of development
and research in the Bell Telephone
Laboratories, New York, want to
know that each of the 200 parts func-
ton properly and will give a depend
able and satisfactory service to the
telephone user.
One of the ways that the transmit
.er-that part of the telephone in
,trument into which the voice is
;poken so that it is carried to the
Instant point clearly and distinctly
s tested, is to give it what the en-
;ineers call the life test" In max
ng this test hundreds of transmitters
are mounted on specially constructed
racks where the instruments undergo
many hard knocks.
During the process of making TIC
test the engineers attempt to put this
piece of apparatus through every ac-
ton that it will have to face when it
is attached to ones telephone. Real
tzing that many impatient users of
the telephone sometimes slam the re-
,eiver on the hook when they are
through talking, the engineers in
heir research and development work
simulate the jar that would come
from this action. An electro magnet
Hunger operated at intervals so that
he supporting rack is banged and
shaken, giving the instruments the
same kind of jar that they would
get when the receiver is banged up
impatiently.
One may ask, why is it necessary
to go to all of this trouble?" But
the engineers do not consider II
trouble, this is just one of the many
experiments that are carried on TO
make better transmitters. And bet.
ter transmitters, of course, mean
better telephone service. Users can
be understood more easily by tn,
people to whom they talk and every
one is better sati=ied, since science
has taken hand in improving tele
phone apparatus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1927

Chautauqua is the agency which
brings to some 100000 people
annually a weeks program OF lee
lures, entertainments, music, plays
and special children's activities
which they would not, and for the
most part could not, duplicate else
where. The first Chautauqua was
held at Chautauqua Lake, New
York. Hence the name.
Statesmen, editors, lawyers, ira
vellers, scientists, sculptors, all
kinds of talented people are on the
typical Chautauqua program. BY
sttandardizing weeks program for
hundreds of communities the cost is
kept to the minimum consistent with
the high standards and high ideals
which motivate the Chautauqua
movement. Non-partisan and nom
sectarian, it is an open forum for
discussion. Roosevelt, Taft, Will
son, Harding and Coolidge have
strongly edorsed Chautauqla as an
important educational agency and a
builder of national morale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
GETTING THEM READY

For the benefit of the small boys
and girls who reach school age this
year and who will be started on the
road to the three RS in the fall,
children's health conferences at
which special attention will be given
to the prospective first graders will
be held throughout the State during
the summer under the auspices Of
the Bureau of Child Hygiene of the
State Department of Health.
Arrangements for these health ex-
anlinations-that is the purpose of
he conference.-the made thrf ugh
he deputy State Health Officer o,
ocal health officer assisted by the
lunlic health nurse. A physie AZ
who has special training in child
are examines the children and if
conditions are found that need cor
-ection, the mother is. urged to go tc
he family doctor or dentist and
lave tonsils, teeth-or what ever i
nay be-attended to promptly. All
his is done III order that the child
zen may enter school in good health
and free from the handicaps that
come from ill health, or. from con.
1itions which are responsible for il
health, such as under nourishment,
bad hearing, imperfect vision, decay
ed teeth or Threats that need looking
after.
All over the country health exam
nations of the children before the,
enter school are being made, now, a
4 matter of course. And they have
proved to be both health conserver;
and time savers, as the records of
the State Board of Education show
that children in good health actually
omplete their school work moro
eadily and make better progress
han those who are hampered by baf
y es or dull hearing or by som
,ther unfavorable condition.
A complete and careful physica
Examination is given to each child
,ut particular attention is paid tC
u bearing on the we'll being of thu
lid Down in Missouri-wher
hey have reputation for looking
nto things-the State Department
" health judges the health and gen
raj fitness of its young citizens &C
ording to these six points
Weight, Posture, Vision. Hearing.
throat, Teeth
The examination given the Mary
md children includes all OF these
tut goes the Missourians one better
y adding seventh point" to the
;eries- -Vaaccination against small
'oX-for without the evidences of
uccessfuI vaccination no child may
e received at any public school ir
he State.
In making the announcements OF
he health examinations, the State
Department of Health says to faith,
ers and mothers of young children
Can your small son or daughter
Who will enter school in the Fal'
make a satisfactory score on these
seven health points? TO be quite
IN the safe side, take him or her to
your doctor or the next health con-
terence in your neighborhood and
ollow the advice that is given tc
you there"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Dairymen lose hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars annually because OF
poorly cooled milk and cream. No
matter how clean and healthy the
cows or how sanitary the methods
or how clean the utensils, milk Will
soon deteriorate in quality and con-
tain many thousands OF bacteria II II
is not effectively cooled. Cooling
should be begun Immediately after
the milk is drawn, each cows milk
being cooled as MIXED.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Parasites of the corn Dorer have
been imported in large quantities
this spring; 160,970 cocoons Of one
variety and 1881 of another are
reported by the Bureau oil Enr>mo'
togy, and five additional species OF
parasites will be reared at Airing
ton. Va. (near Washington. ID. CO.,
from the 1,661,590 corn bore" lar
vac which have already started In
new England, Ohio, ana Michigan
imported parasites OF Ic':i species
are reported as recovered this spring
as a result of winter collections.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Increased production OF the in
portant food and feed crops during
the last 40 years is due in cohsld-
cradle measure to the increase IN
yield per acre, according to B. o..
N'c1tz, agricultural ecoaoG.lst OF the
United States Department OF Agrl-
culture. This acre-yield increase
has been most notable in the Long
settled northwestern section OF the
United States, where some OF the
land has been supposed by many to
be wearing out.
Since the population is growing
steadily and most of the good land
suitable for cultivation has already
been taken up, the problem OF SOIL
productivity and fertility in relation
to the future food supply will be-
come a more and more important
phase of land utilization.
The future trend of acre yields
can best be estimated on the basis
of past performances, says Mr.
Weitz. Since 1883 the average
yield per acre of corn in the United
States has increased about IL per
cent, wheat about II per cent, oats
IA per cent, and potatoes about 40
per cent. During this 40-year per-
iod the combined acreage OF corn,
wheat, oats, and potatoes has been
expanded about So per cent, where
as the total production OF these
crops has increased II per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
LINDBERGH DAY IN WASH
INGTON

Lindbergh Day in Washington
was celebrated by immense crowds
who were attracted to the nation 8
capital to pay honor to this intrepid
young flier, who has so recently
startled the world by his daring
Col. Lindbergh is literally as well as
fguratively super-airman.
Hours before he landed from the
cruiser Memphis at the Navy Yard
his movements were being kept in
close touch with by millions OF PEG.
pie. Microphones at the Navy YARD
dock, in the dome of the Capitol and
in the topmost peak of the Washing
ton Monument, which had been In
stalled by the telephone company fol
the use OF the announcers, made this
possible for the benefit Of the rapit
fire description of every activity tina
took place in their range of vision o.
the movements of Lindbergh and hi
majestic escort and the wild demon
STATIONS of the throngs. These OBJ
servation stations, tied together b.
net work of telephone lines
brought descriptions OF Lindbergh'
every movement to the ears OF pee
pie all over the country.
Col. Lindbergh, accompanied b
President Coolidge, on arrival at tn
Monument Grounds, was welcomed
by an audience said to be the larges
ever assembled in Washington. y.
entering the speakers stand Presi
dent Coolidge and Col. Lindbergl
were greeted by roar OF welcom
from the vast throng who had as
sembled in his honor and to see tn
Chief Executive of the nation deco
rate him with the flying cross.
People not only saw the presenta
ton of the medal but actually heard
every word spoken by the President
az well as the acknowledgment,
made by Col. Lindbergh. This was
made possible by the use of Bel
public address system which was in
stalled and operated by engineers OF
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele
phone Company.
+ The public address system uset
was first installed at the Inaugural
ton of the late President Harding
March 4, 1921. Since that time ne
important ceremony in Washington
which would bring together large
audience has been complete withou
the use of this loud speaker equip
ment. Prominent among the cere
monies at which the public address
system has been used includes tho
Burial of the, Unknown Soldier, at
Arlington, the dedication of the Lin
coin Memorial, the Catholic Holy
Name Convention, the inauguration
Of President Coolidge and the un
yelling of the Ericsson Statue by the
Crown Prince of Sweden. Lesser
events at which this equipment ha
been used are too numerous t.
enumerate.
In addition to the radio net worl
and loud speaker equipment, tele
photograph apparatus was installed
by the telephone company so that
pictures of Lindbergh events could
be transmitted for use in every sec,
ton of the country. The receiving
stations to which pictures were
transmitted from Washington in
Guided Boston, New York, Cleveland
Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Sa
Francisco, and Los Angles. By tn
use of this apparatus. photograph
made in Washington were availab.
for newspapers in distant cities tn
same day in which the events oc
Cured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

OF the total business done on the
principal livestock markets OF the
country a considerable amount is
now handled through the coopera-
tive commission companies. The
percentages vary for different mar
kets, being as low as 1.8 per cent on
the Oklahoma, City market and as
high as As per cent on the Evans
vile, Ind, market. The percent
ages at Chicago, Buffalo, st. Paul,
Omaha, and Kansas City markets
are 10 per cent, ia per cent, SO.l
per cent, s per cent, and SO per cent
respectively These markets are
among the largest in the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17
LARGEST EXPORT ORDER

The other day the largest export
order for motor cars ever placed b.
telephone was consumated by an auto
mobile company located at Soutl
Bend, Ind, Seated at his desk, the Vice
President of the company talked owe:
the new transatlantic RADIO telephone
with London and arranged for the de
livery of 1000 cars. This represente.
nearly $1,500,00o worth of business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

The 100000 dairy cows in the
837 active cow-testing associations
of the United States are producing
as much milk as $4,000 OF the av-
erage COWS of the country and are
returning as much income over cost
of feed as $4,000 average dairy
cows.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

w. r. Pope, horticulturist OF the
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment
Station, says that recent investiga-
ton shows that the banana was one
of the earliest food plants cultivated
by man. 1t was formerly known as
The Apple OF Paradise"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Weeds are just like bad habits:
easiest to kill while they are young,
before their roots get urn hold.
Because of this, frequent and thor
ough stirring of the SOIL is the bes1
way to kill weeds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

The secret Of Keeping a garden
good shape is to have regular tim
each week to go through the row
with a horse and cultivator. Afte
that, go through again and pull III
or hoe out, the few weeds that tn
cultivator left. The best time to d
this work is in the evening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

You never can tell. Many a fei-
low never puts his best foot forward
until he has had his leg pulled.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Don't take criticism too seriously.
After the fourth cocktail your guest
doesn't care whether it is made right
or not.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

The people we find it hard to gel
along with are those who object to
our having our own way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

The great trouble with the men
who get to the front is that they feel
so big we can't see over their heads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Even il We can't do things our
selves we can always get others to
tell us how they ought to be done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

1t may be true that some men
have greatness thrust upon them,
but you can't make them believe it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Interesting minds are far rarer
than pretty faces, probably because
they're less in demand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

The brides idea of trousseau is
to have enough clothes to wear with
out buying anything new for at least
three weeks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Loneliness is uniTersal-no hui
man soul ever finds a perfect match.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-17

Aim for goal you have a chance
of realizing.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
Romance Of Three Days
Ends in Jail House

HATTIESBURG. Miss Especially
-One day of blissful happiness, the
second one of mental anguish, and
the third, the charm, the liberties
Of free woman. Thus were the
quickly transpiring events which
Lucy Cook Alphin has experienced
in three successful days.
Two weeks ago Lucy came to Hat
tiesburg on visit from Water VAL
ley. Last Sunday night she met her
ace of hearts. The case was love at
first sight. He presented her with
fine rugs and scarfs, which she did
not know were stolen property. They
were married Tuesday night. Ar
rested Wednesday, the second night
OF the honeymoon was spent in the
Forrest County jail. Lucy has been
released, and has Informed officers
that her love for Clarence Alphin is
gone. Clarence must be tried for
stealing goods from q local furni-
ture store.