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Evening star., 1927-10-04
WILBUR TO TALK.
Ashton Tells Railway Men Com
munication Is Indispensable.

Communication by wire and radio is
indispensable to the progress and
prosperity of the industries of the
United States. r. II. Ashton, president
of the American Railway Association.
told the telegraph and telephone sec
ton of the association today. at the
initial session Of three day meeting
at the New Willard Hotel. The meet
ing was opened with an address of
welcome by Commissioner Sidney
TaliaferrO.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur will
address the railway communication
men at a dinner at the New Willard
Hotel tomorrow night. Other speakers
listed during the meetings include
Gen. w. Fl. G. Bullard, chairman of
the Federal Radio Commission. and DR.,
Fl. c. Frankenfield of the Weather
Bureau, j. A. Jones of Washington
is presiding at the convention.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
ARTS BODY TO MEET.
Triangle Plans and Water Street
Bridge UP October ID.

Several projects of major impor-
tance TO Washington will be considered
by the National Commission Of Fine
Arts when it meets in Washington on
October II. Recent developments in
the triangle building plans, the plan
for a bridge across Water street. to
be built by the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and several other matters will come
before the commission for action.
Ferruccio Vitale of New York, new
landscape architect mem3,; nf the
fine arts body. will attend his first
formal meeting.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Early Program Tomorrow.
C.dE q W, -Haoy%1, avaro;cnc
withdrawing Radio Forum
f302.8 Meters).

7:15 p.m.-News flashes.
7:30 p.m.-PasquaIe ]. Romano, in
mandolin solos, ACCOMPANIED by Mar.
garet Bowie Grant.
7:45 pm. Backyard Fruits" ~ a
talk on grapes and small fruits suit
able for backyard growing-by A. r.
Vierheller.
p.m.-Norrine Norris Dahn, COM
poser-pianist.
p.m.-Lillian Chenowith, con.
tralto. accompanied by Margaret Bowie
Grant.
$40 p.m.-"The Work of the Won.
ems Bureau, United States Depart.
ment of Labor"-a talk by Herbert
E. Morgan.
9 p.m.-Fannie Shreve Heartsill
soprano, and Francis p. Heartsill,
basSo.
9:35 p.m.-Bell and Christie. enter.
tainers.
10 p.m.-"The Screen Letter Box"
1890 p.m.-"WMAL Radio Movie
Club" presenting the Gilbert and Sui.
livan Ensemble, Dorothy Wilson Hal
bach, "Old King Cole" and others.
11:30 p.m.-Latest news flashes.
Early Program Tomorrow.
lis p.m.-Play-by.pl account OF
the first game of the world series from
Forbes Field. Pittsburgh, by Maj. An
drew White.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
MRS, IZETTAJ. MILLER
HEADS CHURCH BODY
Christian Science Parent Organiza-
tion Elects Democratic Woman's
Leader to Office of President.

The Christian Science Parent Church
at it's annual meeting here yesterday
elected Mrs. Izetta Jewell Miller,
prominent Democratic woman leader,
to the Office of president. The organ
ization is an Independent body of
Christian Scientists.
Other officers, all Of this city. also
were elected: Hubert Fl. Keller. treas
urer; Mrs. Mabel Kelly. clerk; Mrs.
Mary B. Campbell. first reader. and
Alexander S. Lindebaum, second
reader.
An increased membership. based on
reports from branches throughout the
country, was reported to the meeting.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
San Juan Station Tested.

Testing Of the Radio Corporation of
Americas station at San Juan has
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Beethoven Chosen
Favorite by 1900
III. Radio Audience



NEW YORK, October 3.-Bee-
thoven was selected as the favorite
composer of 4,80O radio listeners
throughout the United States in re-
plies to a QUESTIONABLE of the New
York Edison Co, 1t was announced
yesterday. His compositions were
preferred to those Of 40 other COM
posers.
The overture to Wagner's 'vTann-
hauser'' was chosen as their ia
vorite type" of music by the same
voters. Thirty-five made specific
requests for jazz and 1875 denounced
it, while 2.720 preferred instrument
tai solos. 1922 preferred vocal solos
and 2,11O voted for orchestral music
alone. Longer and descriptive an
nouncements were voted for by
2,465. while LIZA wanted them
brief
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Senator Watson Improved.

After five weeks of treatment for
stomach trouble at the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester. Minn., Senator Watson,
Republican, of Indiana is in Wash
ington for a conference with party
leaders in the Senate on a number OF
questions. Although he had lost some
weight as a result of diet treatment.
the Senator said he was much
improved.
Evening star., 1927-10-04

NAA-N dSaingtOH navy 1dfu f0f'O
Meters).
3:45 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 p.m.-Arlington time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
WRC-Radio Corporation OF America
t468.5 Meters).
pm.-Opening session of the In
ternational Radio Conference. Ad.
dresses by President Coolidge, Secre-
tary Of Commerce, Count Henning
Hamilton of Sweden and Sir John
Joyce Broderick of Great Britain,
broadcast from the council chamber
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce.
pm.-Sarabande Trio.
4:30 p.m.-Manhattan Trio.
p.m.-Blue Hills Plantation Or.
chestra.
6 p.m.-Waldorf.As Orchestra
p.m.-Songs Of the Gael by
George O'Brien.
7:15 p.m.-"More New Workers." by
Nevin Busch, jr.
1880 p.m.-Club st. Marks Orches-
ira.
p.m.-Great Moments in History.
$50 p.m.-Sealy Air Weavers.
8 p.m.-Correct time.
p.m.-Eveready hour.
10 p.m.-"The Radio Cavalcade."
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45 a.m.-Health exercises.
a.m.-''The Roaring Lyons"
SIS a.m.-Federation devotions.
$50 to 8:45 a.m.-"Cheerio."
II a.m.-Home service talk.
Ills a.m.-Ethel Rea, soprano.
11:30 a.m.-"The Philosophy of Home
Making" by Grace Smith.
11:45 a.m.-Ethel Rea.
11:55 a.m.-Arlington time signals.
IL noon.-Organ recital.
! p.m.-Mayflower orchestra.
1:30 p.m.-Play- by-play description
of the first game of the world series
from Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, by Gra-
ham McNamee.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Local Radio Entertainment
Tuesday, October 4, 1927

NAA-Washington Navy Yard (4S4.5
Meters).
3:45 pm-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 pm.-Arlington time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Serbians Seek Station.

The National Radio Society of Bel
grade, Serbia, is cooperating with
both political and financial in
terests there to erect broadcasting
station. An organization capitalized
at $50, 900 is being planned to operate
the nrnpOSed station.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Bullard Sees Improvement.

Admiral Bullard, chairman of the
Radio Commission. says that there Is
ton in radio broadcasting today than
there has been for many months.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
UNEXPECTED Modesty.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
Funny Mussolini tried to name
Mont Blanc, instead Of Vesuvius, after
himself.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
NAVY WILL SEEK
NEW AIR. RECORDS
Nature of Attempts Will Be
Kept Secret to Avoid Ad-
verse Publicity.

Having returned four of the five
world records recently brought back
| to America from Europe by American
| airmen. the Navy is contemplatins
| the annexation of one or two more
within the next two weeks, it was
learned today.
The Department will not reveal just
| what marks the naval birdmen would
shoot for now that the maximum sea
plane altitude, made May by Lieut.
c.. c. Champion, U.S.N. of this city
the seaplane altitude with a load
of 500 Kilograms, made by Lieut.
George r. Henderson. and the two
seaplane speed records with the 500
kilogram loads, made by Lieuts
James ID. Barner and S. w. Galloway
all of the Anacostia Air Station, are
back in this country.
Contrary to its policy of the past In
announcing attempts for aircraft per
formance marks, the Bureau of Aero
nautics has preferred to say nothing
about what it is going to do until
the objective has been reached. AS
one high officer explained today, any
number of trivial mishaps may occur
on such a record-breaking attempt
bringing with it publicity of the fail
ure" variety.
Four Records by Wasp.
All four of the recent seaplane rec.
ords have been made with the new
Pratt & Whitney Wasp 400-horse.
power nine-cylinder radial air.cooled
engine, a power plant a little more
than a year old, and developed in co.
operation with the Bureau of Aero.
nautics. Three of the records were
n xyst h
seated observation plane, which has
gone into production for the Navy for
use on cruisers and battleships. The
Champion record was made with the
Wright Apache single-seated pursuit
plane, an experimental craft of which
it probably is the only one in exist
ence.
Indications We're that the Apache
would be fitted with wheels ard a
supercharger and Lieut.. Champion
would seek the maximum altitude rec
ord for any aircraft, now held by Cal
lizo of France. The likelihood also
exists of the Corsair being fitted with
wheels and sent after the altitude
record for planes carrying the 500 kilo-
gram Q,102) pou:.-s.
Lauded by Moffett.
Rear Admiral William A. Noffett,
chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics.
when advised on hoard the airplane
carrier Langley at New York City
yesterday. that the Bureau of Stand
ards, after celebrating Lieut.. Cham
pion's Paragraphs, had found an al
titude of 33.455 feet had been reached,
sent the following message to Wash
ington:
1.-The splendid results being achieved
by your young officers in these modern
naval airplanes are most gratifying
They are all the more interesting
when it is remembered whe.i records
are being broken with standard ma
chimes without special provision for
record breaking. The results are due
Evening star., 1927-05-13

in placing wreath on the tomb of
the Unknown Soldier Sunday, May 30.
A. s. Mason of the fredericksburg
club invited the club members to par
ticipate in a pageant at Fredericks-
burg May 2S incident to the opening
of a section of the Richmond highway
near Occoquan, in which members of
the Fredericksburg club will take an
active part. An address on the work
OF the Kiwanis Clubs in having
thousands of crippled children treated
at their expense was delivered by Mel
vile T. Blassingham, who is past
president of the Norfolk Kiwanis Club
and lieutenant governor of the Nor
folk division of Kiwanis clubs.
r. v. Lancaster of the Fredericks.
burg club presented a silver loving
cup to Robert A. Hutchison of the
Manassas club. to remain in the
possession the latter club until turned
over to another Kiwanis club in the
district at date to be decided upon.
The cup, which is passed from one
club to another, is tc S7rve as a token
of friendship and e,3 - alton exist
ing between the w ou5 kiWanis clubs
n the first distr ct.
Besides the 76 Washington XII
vanians, representatives at the lunch
on were divided as follows:
From the Alexandria Kiwanis Club,
members; Fredericksburg, Ia:
Fanassas, 22 and Is outside guests.
felson It. Snyder, president of the
\lexandria Kiwanis Club, presided.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
kIWANIS DELEGATES
DINE IN ALEXANDRIA
Local Clubmen Attend Luncheon
With Guests From Manassas
and Fredericksburg.

Seventy-six members of the Wash
ington Kiwanis Club joined in an in
ter club district luncheon meeting with
representatives of Kiwanis clubs OF
Alexandria, Manassas and Fredericks
burg. in the George Mason Hotel
Alexandria. Va, yesterday afternoon.
There were 202 persons present. in.
cluding Kiwanians and guests.
The program was opened with invo
cation by Rev. John C.. Palmer
William F. Smucker, song ledder OF
the Washington organization, led the
singing while John ]. Boobar, George
p. Mangan, Mrs. Stewart Pattie and
Mrs. w. III. Leachman of the Manas
sas club sang quartet parts, Harry
Cation and Rev. Percy +. Hall of thu
Alexandria Kiwanis Club sang to
gether. ~&
Eliot Hoffman, chairman of the
Alexandria Kiwanis Clubs committee
on inter-club relations, welcomed the
guests, while William s.. Quinter
president of the local club, responded
Mr.. Quinter extended an invitation TO
the clubs represented at the luncheo'
to join the Washington Kiwanis Clr
Evening star., 1927-05-13
ToDAY,s ADJUSTMENTS.


Nati0naI--National Theater Players
in ''Laff That Off" comedy, at 8:20
pm.
Keith's-Will Mahoney, vaudeville
at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Earie-vincent Lopez Orchestra
vaudeville, continuous, 1880 to IL pm
Strand-"World Dancers" musical
presentations. continuous, 1880 to II
p m.
RialtO-"The Fourth Command
ment," at 1895 am. 1:20. 3:35, 500
1895 and 9.45 pm.
Paiace-"Casey at the Bat" at II
am, 1920, 2:25, 4:25. $50. 7:50 and
9'55 pm. q
Metropolitan 1.-The Better Ole" al
l1:20 am, 1:20. 1926, 5:25, 1925 and
9.35 pm.
Columbia Rockies" at 10:45 am.
1926, 2:15, AIS Cos, 1856 and 9:55 pm
Little Chained" continu
Gus, /: 80 to II pm.
TivOli--"Love Makes En- Wild,
at 2:35, 4:25. 6:10. and $50 pm.
AmbassadOr--'T Magic Garden, ;
at 6:15. and $50 pm.
Central--"The Gay Old Bird" at
1890, ., $3.50, S, $50. s and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

to fine plotting in well designed ana
well built airplanes equipped with new
air-cooled engines. I understand that
Lieut.. Champion was in the air on
this flight but 36 minutes. This is
phenomenal
Port Adams of the National Aero
nautic Association announces d that the
new record had been made the official
American record and would be sub
mitted to the Federation Aeronaut-
ique Internationale It Paris as a
worlds record.
Lieut.. Champion was born at Saw.
annah Ga, December 90, 1896. He
entered the Naval Academy June 23,
1916. and was commissioned an ensign
in June, 1919. He was designated a
naval aviator in 1922. He served two
yeas in fighting plane Squadron l of
the Aircraft Squadron, Battle Fleet.
He now is on duty in the Bureau OF
fAeronautics here.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
Accuses Wife of Bigamy.

Thomas B. Goucher yesterday filed
suit for an absolute divorce from
Mary T. Goucher, charging that she
entered into an alleged bigamous mar
riage with a member of the United
States Capitol police in Pennsylvania.
Goucher tells the court he was mar.
ried in February, 1921, and that his
wife left him November II. 1924, and
married the policeman May 20, 1925.
He declares the second husband did
not know that the wife had not been
divorced He is represented by Attor.
ney Simon Hirshman. .I
Evening star., 1927-05-13
Transferred to Fort Hoyle.

Warrant Officer Percy Moore has
,een relieved from duty at the general
1termediate depot this city, and or
Evening star., 1927-09-27
NtlkTtlMt-S7.

Transient classified a'.veitis n,erts for the
baltimore Sun and the New York Tines " II
te received over the business Counter Of The
k'ar al regular rates
Evening star., 1927-09-27

4 seeker for gold fame. Raleigh the first ad- =
venturor who sought to plant nent colonies in
what is now tn" United States. Two OF his *h''s
went early in 1854 TO America, cruising along the
Atlantic Coast and bringing back enthusiastic ar-
counts of tha country. The tract thus explored was
named Virginia in honor of Elizabeth. Ensands $
Virgin Queen Raleigh made knight re-
ward for giving England the new territory. For
America "no mans land" Whosoever could find
unclaimed shores was free seize them in his gov
ernment's name.
Raleigh fitted out a expedition of seven ships
which started for Virginia 1859. y colony was
established at Roanoke slanathe first to be found
between Canada and cuba. But the settlers
grew discouraged because they could not pick UP
gold everywhere, and because they must hack homes
out ira ckleSs forests They not the sort oi
men to brave the perils a hostile wilderness. So
they went back to England the next year. \ second
colony fitted and sent to Chesapeake LAY.
This settlement seemed likely to be permanent. But
when Raleigh went back to look for the coonists
some time later they had vanished. The Indians had
swept upon them. burned their houses and mas
sacred men, women and children alike Raleigh in
face of these repeated failures colonize Virginia
Evening star., 1927-09-27

visible fruits of series Of disastrous that
had cost many lives and 100000 in money
Eut Raleigh net yet done with the western
hemisphere After Joining in England's against
spain and leading exploring party up the Orinoco
River he gradually lost favor with Elizabeth. The
Queen died in 1903. Her successor, James L.. had
Raleigh thrown into prison a charge of Treason
There the explorer anguished for l. years. AT the
end of that time he succeeded in persuadng King
James of the existence of gold mine somewhere
the Orinoco. Whether such mine existed if
Raleigh invented it to gain his freedom.
not be known. But James sent him to South America
look for the treasure, warning him, however to
avoid all trouble with the Spaniards there, for Eng
land was by that time at peace with Spain.
Raleigh vert to the Orinoco. There. while he
i'll in bed party of his with without his
ConsenD attacked Spanish town. killing many of
its inhabitants. In the fight. RaeiShs young
lost his life. The gold mine could not be found. The
sailors mutinied, the total failure and
Raleigh obliged to back I'm disgrace to England.
There he imprisoned for attack on the Spanish
town The old treason charge against him was re-
vived and in October, 1915 he beheaded.
1927 Nov Co
Evening star., 1927-09-27

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Evening star., 1927-09-27

Il shall yet live English nation"
But for The time he could do nothing further In
behalf ut his pet scheme. lie had already spent more
than 5000 900 of his fortune in his efforts to give
England lasting settlement in the New World. Ill
luck had doGged every step of his enterprise He had
pointed out road that to be followed in few
years by more fortunate men, The Virginia colony
in future to make itself mighty factor in the
growth of the nation. But Raleigh himself was
not to know the joy of founding this permanent abode
The chief immediate results of Raeigh's efforts in
America the introducing of tobacco and potatoes
into Europe Raleigh while in the New World had
learned from the Indians the art of smoking. His
%ervant once seeing him putting away at long pipe.
upset bucket of water over him, thinking Sir Walter
on fire. This smoking habit gained nsart
hold over the English. One chroniCler Of the time
speaks of tobacco that most bewitching vegetable
Queen Elizabeth herself smoked SO much that her
teeth backened by nicotine.
Raleigh brought to England from Virginia the first
potatoes ever seen in Europe. These he planted in
field on his Irish estate. 1t Irelands earliest
potato crop Tobacco-pota oes-those the only
Evening star., 1927-09-27

A YOUNG; Engl'Shman--c courticr dandy. soldier of
~ fortune, received from Queen Elizabeth in 1854
II a decidedly remarkable charter that empow
cred him seize and colonize ANY remote,
heathen ami harbarous land not actually pos
Christian prince or people
As North America the most remote, heathen
and land within his reach, the holder OF
the charter-Master Walter Raeigh--turned his at
tertion to cooniZing part unknown of that country
Raleigh a strange man. Fearless in fight he
was vet hattering time serving Courtier lover OF
riches spondor. ne could nevertheless endure
privatio live Selfish and ambitious
he, Stil form colonies in far lands for
future glory OF England Fighting hatterng, schem-
inc. he managed at length to win Queen EhzabethS
nos ice. 1t said he first attracted her attention by
spreadin2 his velvet cloak across a marshy spot in
the NJ, IN before her and aferward begging leave to
wpar forever muddy cloak that had been hallowed
hy touch of her royal foot.
t'gh was unlike most of the Queens favoriteS'
He did not care stay at court to gather what
crumbs OF PATRONAGE he could. Instead, he begged
leave 10 form colonies in America. Up to that time
nearly every one who had gone the New World
Evening star., 1927-09-27

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cITFsMEN TO sell radios for frst-ciass
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Evening star., 1927-09-27
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Evening star., 1927-09-27
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Evening star., 1927-09-27

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