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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
"Quacks" Turn to Radio.

Questionable promotions are turning
to radio as a new and modern means
of obtaining advertising from the gull
lible, it Is indicated in a warning sent
to broadcasting stations throughout
the country by the National Better
Business Bureau and its affiliated local
bureaus.
These advices have done much to
protect the listener-in from inspired
promotions. A recent warning sent
TO Washington broadcasting stations
by the local bureau is directed
against a Western cancer institution
which has been criticized by medical
| associations as 'quackery." This
institution has recently appealed to
radio stations in the country for
space on the air Reports received
here indicate that the promoters are
meeting with very little success, due
largely to the notices sent out and
to the caution exercised by radio sta
ton managers to protect their un-
seen audience, Louis Rothschild, di-
rector of the Better Business Bureau,
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
XIII BIRTHDAY TREAT.

The fifth anniversary musical treat
from XIII in Los Angeles will be in
the form of a continuous broadcast
beginning at noon on April 10 and
continuing until midnight end even
thereafter
Each hour of the broadcast will be
divided into quarters. The first quar-
ter of each hour will hear a radio
orchestra and each third quarter will
bring to radioland some outstanding
speaker. The second and fourth quar-
ter periods of each hour will be given
over to vocal and instrumental soloists
and ensembles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
SPEECHES TEST SETS.
Efficiency Can Be Determined by
Word Reception.

1t may be annoying to listen to an
uninteresting lecture, but there are
certain definite dividends to be derived
from tuning-in on one. One of the
best ways to check up on the efficiency
or the set is to listen.in to some
speaker and note how well the words
come through.
Do not feel satisfied If the announc.
ers speech comes through in good
shape. Announcers have radio voice
to begin with. They may be making
an effort to speak plainly, no matter
how unconscious this may be. The
casual speaker, however, gives Just a
normal broadcast, thus enabling the
radioist to make an average" test.
II the words sound ''mushy" and indis-
tinct. the chances are that the bat.
teries are not up to par. Much of
this mushiness Is not so often noted
in picking up music. Many just as
sumo that 1t Is some new orchestral
effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

grouped by wave lengths will be Of
especial value to the commissioners
when they get down to individual
cases or are seeking what stations in
certain locality warrant a franchise
to broadcast. Most of the applicants
will no doubt recite in their applica-
tons anything believed in their favor,
as well as their apparent standing in
their communities and the country at
large, but they may forget to report
their deviations from the straight and
narrow paths through the ether pre-
scribed up to July / by the Commerce
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
NEW MERRlMENT HOUR.
Broadcasting Chain Will Add New
Feature Friday.

Another hour of diversified merri.
ment will make its initial bow before
the microphone OF WIZ and the sta.
tons of the National Broadcastine
Co.'S blue network, WIZ WBZA.
KDkA and KYW, at O'Clock, East.
ern standard time. Friday night.
In spite of the day picked for its
premiere performance. the sponsors
of the new Philco hour state that
there will be no deception in the com.
ing event. Surprises galore are in
store for the listeners, in an hour de.
voted to joyous entertainment fur.
nished by a large orchestra support.
ing a group of vocal and instrumental
soloists, in which will be found male
duos. trios, sopranos and saxophone
quartets.
The hour will become a regular fea.
ture of the Friday evenings entertain
ment of WIZ and the blue network
stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Prepare Station History.

AS a special aid to the radio com
missioners, history of each broad.
casting station is being drawn up by
the departments radio force. 1t will
show when licensed. on what channel
and with what power, whether the
station Jumped its wave" increased
it's power or otherwise abused the
general privileges of a broadcast sta
ton, when authority of the depart
ment ceased last July.
These little historical sketches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
''Kitten on Keys
Is Broadcast i'm
Identity Contest

Ter Confrey's Kitten ON the
Keys" played by a woman plan
list. was broadcast at 7:i4 o'clock
last night by the sixth station
selected for Identification for
the twelfth week of The Stars
radio contest. The seventh and
final station for the week will
be picked up tonight between
1880 and 8 o'clock.
The winner for the twelfth con.
test week will be announced
Wednesday. The prize Is $40
cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Is so essentially in
% u bile interest
Col. Dillon is the
/ fourth of the ma
tional radio com
gnissioner3 to re-
port to Washing
ton. 1t is a home
coming for him
almost as If he had
been elected to Of
fee by all the
radio fans and in
{ ere st S of the
West Coast. His
endorsement there
was unanimous.
Although each
Of the other four
radio commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
w - 49,
TONIGHT.

Musical program by Maj.
Bowes and the Capitol
Family" WRC, WEAF and
other stations, 7:20 to 9:l5
o'clock.
Minstrel show. WHIP and
WGBS, $50 to 10 80 o'clock.
Atwater Kent hour with
Edith Mason, soprano and
John Corigliano, violinist,
WRC, WEAF and associated
stations, 9:l5 to l0:l5 o'clock.
"Our Music ROOM" WGN,
1915 TO IL o'clock.
Brazilian Jungles," by Mrs.
Ernest Thompson Seton,
WEAF and WIFI. 1915 to
1880 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

/. Edith Wharton. the distinguished
American novelist, has completed her
purchase OF Chateau ste. Claire at
Hyeree. France, former convent
property, where she has been living
for several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Monuments for Auto Crashes.

New South Wales is considering tho
adoption of the plan of erecting a
death-sign wherever there is an auto.
mobile fatality, similar to that being
used in TyrOl. Austria, to mark trag.
edies. In Tyrol colored boards give
pictures of events that have caused
deaths, some showing fires, fallen
trees. avalanches and broken ice,
while one depicts a child being tossed
over a parapet by a COW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
col. DILLON HERE
|. FOR RADIO BERTH
West Coast Commissioner
Reports for Duty on New
Air Board.

Col. John F. Dillon, Signal Reserve
Corps, has again reported for duty;
this time it is not military duty, but
sort of national civic service, since 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
MRS. SETON TO TALK.
Well Known Explorer Will Be
&. Heard ION Air.

Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, inter
nationally known author and ex-
explorer, will talk from WEAF at
.l0:l5 pm. today. Her subject will be
!" brazilian Jungles.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Early Program Tomorrow.

6:45 to 7:45 a.m.-Tower Health
Exercises, broadcast with wEAF.
1l:55 a.m.--Arlington time signals.
IL noon-Live stock flashes.
1913 p.m.--George F. Ross, pianist
1925 p.m.-Lenten services from
Keith's Theater.
] pm.-Organ recital. -.
Fl to 3 p.m.-Concert by tho United
states Navy Band Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

II a.m.-Service from Metropolitan
presbyterian Church. Rev. F'reeley
mon.
pm.-WJZ Studio Orchestra, from
New York.
p.m.-Roxy and His Gang, from
: WIZ. - 0'''
p.m.-Young Peoples Conference.
under the auspices Of the Greater New
Iork Federation of Churches with an
address by DR.. Daniel A. Polling
Broadcast with WEAF.
p.m.-Service from Bethlehem
chapel OF Washington Cathedral.
Right Rev. James r. Freeman, Bishop
OF Washington, will preach the ser
mon.
6:45 p.m.-Peoples Vesper Concert
7:2o p.m.-Musical program, broad.
cast Jointly with WEAF, from the
Capitol Theater, New York.
slS to 1915 p.m.--Atwater Kent
Radio Hour with Edith Mason, So
prano, and John Corigliano, violinist,
broadcast Jointly with wEAF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Taxi drivers in Cairo recently went
on strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, March q, 1927.

NAA-Washington Navy Yard usa :
I Meters).
= aoOo a-m.-Weather Bureau reports
$40 p.m.-Weather Bureau renortS
zoo p'm.-Arlington time signals
AV'oo p.m--Weather Bureau renor4s
"hhF-Washington Radio Hospjtal
8 s Fund (256 Meters).
sWMAL-Washington Radio. Form,
& t293.9 Meters).
Silent.
WRC-Radio Corporation of America
81 1855 Metery1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
How 1t Started
By JEAN NEWTON
"SCAPEGOATS"

A VERY common word, familiar to
"A everybody, to describe person
who is made to suffer or to carry
blame for offenses for which others
are at least partly responsible, is
"scapegoat." The term had its be-
ginning in a practice observed in Jew
ish antiquity.
The difference between the original
scapegoat, however, and its modern
counterpart is that the former es-
capped, whereas by the time today's
scapegoat has earned the appellation
he has usually been made to pay for
the iniQuity that has been heaped
upon himi
The original "scapegoat' was a real
goat, on whose head the ancient He
brews on their Day of Atonement,
symbolically placed their sins. After
ali had been relieved of their burdens
of conscience and the transfer had
been made to the goat, the animal
would be released and permitted to
escape into the wildernessl Hence
our "scapegoat"
(Copyright)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
BY H. IRVING KING
ASHES AND LIVE GOALS

TN SOME parts of the country there
L is superstition to the effect that
a maiden can ascertain the name of
her future husband by the following
means: When she goes to bed she
should hang her undergarment upon
the foot of the couch and place be-
low it board covered with ashes,
saying:
Whoever my true love be,
Come write his name in these ashes
for me.
The next morning the required
name will appear upon the ash-cov-
cred board. Something of the same
sort is recommended for those who
fancy themselves in i'll luck because
of some sinister magical influence at
work against them-such as being be-
witched, or Overlooked" as they say.
In this latter case no board or ashes
should be used but live coal dropped
through the garment after it Is taken
off. The selection of garment which
has been worn next the body is be-
cause 1T has, according to the idea of
primitive man, acquired by the magic
of contact share in the personality
of the wearer so that 1t represents its
owner in very real way-is, in fact,
sort of second self Therefore what
affects it affects its owner. The ashes
and the live coal are both relies of
fire worship.
The second superstition mentioned
is a common one in some rural Sec
tons and Elworthy says of 1t "that
the burning coal may be a relic of
fire-worship and so. on the other hand.
propitiatory act of sun-worship."
But fire-worshp would appear to be
the simpler explanation.
&c by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
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sSEGDTy Martha Martin

"'What becomes of all the butter
flies in the winter time?
IF some one will translate for me
into their language I'd like to tell
them all of this.
"NIost of the butterflies eat good
deal more in the fall so they can be
strengthened for the cold winter
weather and for their sleep, and most
of the great butterfly family spend the
winter bedtime as little caterpillars.
The Fritillary families sleep as tiny
caterpillars and don't bother to grow
their full size until the spring comes
when they wake up and continue
growing!
"Then there are some families
where the grown-ups sleep as butter
flies and where the little ones go to
bed as caterpillars and don't change
into butterflies until the spring comes.
The Orange Sulphur and the Clouded
Sulphur Butterfly families do this.
'But, oh dear, l must stop talking"
the Monarch said, for as he looked
about him he found that all the but
terflies had disappeared.
"Tve never been so late in starting
for the South. l must hurry and fol-
low the birds.
"But the butterflies and caterpillars
who're staying up North and who're
sleeping through the winter will be
quite safe and snug. They know
where the rocks and crevices are
which will be the right places for
them. If they're chrysalids they will
know how to attach themselves safe
ly with fine silken cord to a tree, so
the old wind won't blow them away.
"Yes, the winter time is the butter
flies bedtime and there are only a
awake! But the butterflies sleep at
different stages of their growth, some
as caterpillars, some as chrysalids and
some as full-grown butterflies, as I've
said.
"For isn't that sensible? You don't
find all boys and all girls Of ten years
old going to sleep and all boys and
all girls of twelve years old not sleep
ing at all!
Sand as you don't find all boys and
girls doing the same just because
they're of the same age or the same
size-neither do you find butterflies
all doing alike!
"But before fly I must sing the
Butterflies Bedtime Lullaby"
The Monarch looked up at Mr.. Sun
and smiled. Then he sang this song {:
In the winter when it's cold
Do not be so very bold!
Do not freeze your pretty wings,
Do not chill your nose and things!
If you're caterpillar or a butterfly,
In warm place you must lie,
Covered up with silken threads,
Or in warm and leafy beds.
And sleep and sleep and sleep some
more.
Such are the butterfly ways as of yore,
And ere I go on my wandering way,
I wish the rest of you all a good-day,
And pleasant dreams and good win
ter's rest,
So that when the spring comes you
may all look your best.
(Copyright.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
For Meditation
100000
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
THE FIVE-DAY WEEK

a MERICA'S most important eco
"A nomic problem is the absorption
of her own production. This absorp-
ton must be made by the masses and
not the classes, by the majority and
not the minority. One of the impor-
tant factors in absorption is leisure.
If the user of merchandise is the man
who produces them, then the more
leisure he has to enjoy the product of
his toll the more will he purchase.
This is one of the advantages of the
ffve-day week. Not only does the pro-
Queer have more leisure to make use
of the thing he produces, but the leis-
ure afforded enables him to put a
better spirit into his work. The ele-
ment of strain, physical and moral, is
an important factor in production.
The right amount Of leisure solves
this problem.
Leisure creates wants." and where
wants are expressed, "needs" are cre-
ated. When the average American
feels the need for something either
for himself or his family, he usually
finde a way to finance the undertake
ing. Leisure in order to spend. The
more spent, the more business, hence
the larger volume Of production.
Instead of losing money on short.
er week schedule, the employer of in
dustry will really make more money.
The five-day week at the same wage
will create larger production than
six-day week.
''The forty-hour week is inevitable
in American labor" said William
Green, in a recent address at a meet
ing of the American Federation Of
Labor in Detroit at Is economically
sound and profitable. High pressure
production and the physical demands
of modern industry are such that only
with the shorter day can we attain
notable progress in mechanical pro-
duction."
f6 1927 by Western Newspaper Unfonl
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from silk. Small patterns vie with
snowy modernistie effects. The tiny
colorful fiorals remind one of the hand
some "crayat" silks which are in
vogue.
Recently some attention has been
given to white sateen printed in hand
some large flowers or conventional de-
signs. The very essence of style Is
expressed in a two-piece dress Of sat
cen showing a large leaf design
printed in black on white background.
Such frock should be temptation
to the woman who makes her own
clothes, to add another dress TO her
summer wardrobe. With white or
scarlet kid belt and black -and-white
footwear, it spells chic in capital let
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Rough Work

Surgeon General Ireland, at din
ner I'm Washington, told story about
pretty nurse.
"She was nursing in a hospital near
Barbecue during the war;" he said,
"and one night wounded young SOL
der said to her:
"'Well, lady, you've tucked me in and
made me blame comfortable, and I'm
ever so much obliged. Now If you'll
just lean down and give me good
night kiss
"The pretty nurse laughed.
"The orderly will be round present
ly,' she said. He does all the rough
work."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

cor whether they are all frozen! Or
what happens to theml So many peo-
pie, I've been told, often ask. 1 Won
der, If told you, Mr.. Sun, If you
could send around some Of your bright
rays with the secrets"
Mr.. Sun smilingly agreed.
'Tll see that they hear If you tell
me what Is to be said"
1.-THE Swallowtail Butterflies" said
the Monarch, "stay in their chrysalis
state in the winter time. They like
those beds best.
"And the Angle Wings all change
into butterflies sometime before they
go to sleep, and so they sleep as but
terflies. Little Bronze Copper Butter
fly spends the winter as an egg. He
has lots of growing and changing to
do when the spring comes I wouldn't
care for his way" the Monarch said
proudly.
$50 many people wonder how we
disappear when the cold weather
comes. In the summer I've often
heard people say:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
|DoXouKnow
|,~??,~Ihat:~???~,

&C \ LADDIN'S Lamp" me in g
"A source of wealth and good for
tune.
The saying comes from the Arabian
Nights Tales. The youth, Aladdin,
obtains a magic lamp and ring on rub.
bling which two frightful genii appear.
They are the slaves of the lamp and
ring, respectively, and perform the bid
ding of anyone who may have these
in keeping. Aladdin, taking advantage
of his opportunity, has splendid pal.
ace built by the slaves Of his wonder.
full lamp and ring. He becomes very
wealthy and marries the daughter of
the sultan of China. After his mar
riage he lets his lamp hang up and
get rusty and finally loses his lamp
and his palace is transported to AZ
riea.-Anna S. Turnquist.
&C. 1921. by Western Newspaper Union.l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

at sports and afternoon events, there's
the thrill of real novelty in that.
This new enthusiasm of the mode
goes so far as to create tailored frocks
of Bingham for smart street wear.
The idea is unique and opens up a
vast field of Interpretation for wash
goods in different" way. The model
in the picture is of basket-weave ging-
ham, combining threads of beige and
brown.
Many Bingham sports frocks favor
two-piece stylings, which include belted
jumpers posed over plated skirts.
Sometimes a jacket of plain wash
weave accompanies the blouse-and-
skirt ensemble.
Gay-print cottons are very popular,
too. Many of them, especially printed
sateens, can scarcely be distinguished
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
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FAVOR SMART STYLED GINGHANS:
LACE IN THE MILLINERY PICTURE

tiers. The hat should be either a large
black milan or one of the extremely
new big-of-brim white felt shapes,
which is banded with black velvet
ribbon.
With the arrival of summer comes
the conviction that lace is a very
smart millinery item. Now that
lace or lace-trimmed hats have en-
tered the picture, creative genius
is being led into new fields of adj
venture, with result that recent
collections are including exquisite
lace models. Among latest Paris ar
rivals black lace-covered wide
brimmed shapes compete with cum
ningly designed lace toQues. An Agnes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

mode is aptly illustrated by each Of
the large hats pictured in this group.
Frills Of lace about the face finish
many dainty summer toque or bon
net shape. One sees many cunning
hats which are lace-frilled like the
two youthful little models In this
picture.
Very effective toques of black lace
over white satin are being shown in
shops which are the first to display
the newer things. In these q be-
coming drop-side trim is attained with
a soft bow of the lace.
There are also many beige lace
hats, also those in various browns.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
&c. 1927. by Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24


\ ND now It Is cotton fabric from
4 Asheer to sturdy weaves which
mark the pathway to chic. If you
would be smartly attired don ging-
ham or printed sateen or linen
or a pique frock, for the next bridge
party or country club daytime event.
Ii it Is an evening affair, wear
lowered or pastel organdy.
To be sure, there's nothing new I'm
the idea Of organdy for summer wear,
however, it Is tremendously important
this season and designers are enthusi-
astically endorsing 1t for bridesmaids
costumes, as well as for dancing and
dining. When it comes to the adapta-
ton Of Bingham and such for wear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
BeH-Ans Hats Ouer-Acidity
This Widely Used Sure Relief Can Be-
Depended On Every Time.

How disagreeable, how exasperat-
ing, how embarrassing to be a sufferer
from gas, belching, heartburn, sick
headache, nausea and other digestive
disorders. BELL-ANS for Indigestion
is harmless, pleasant Sure Relief.
Tested by over 80 years use. 25c and
Toe Pkgs. at all drug stores, or send
for free samples to Bell & Co., Inc,
Orangeburg, n. Y-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
What Happened

when the cyclone struck Clap
board Springs eight people were In
one ROOM" in the crossroads store
related Jig Fiddlin. "They all dived
under the bed where there was only
room for six people"
"What happened to 'em?" asked the
merchant.
81 hain't no idy what happened to
all of 'em, but four of 'em got their
false teeth broke."-Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
THE BUTTERFLIES

60 O0D-DAY, Mr.. Sum-" said the
~ Monarch butterfly.
"You look very happy" he added
after a moment.
81 am said Mr.. Sun, as he beamed
brightly. at is so wonderful to be
the sun and to look down upon such
lovely world.
mo wonder people say 1 have a
sunny nature! cannot help but have
itw
at is interesting to many people to
know how the butterflies sleep in the
winter" said the Monarch butterfly,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
OF Course

The Junior class was planning its
annual, and very formal banquet.
when they should entertain the SEN
Tors at reception. In planning the
menu the last course mentioned was
demi-tasse.
"0h," exclaimed one of the bright
young girls, "let's not have demi-
tasse, let's have coffee"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

model uses black Spanish lace for
petite skull-cap, posing pink rose
at one side, which is partly yelled by
the lace. Contrasting this is grace
full shadehat whose dropping brim
and low round crown are entirely of
lace. A maize-colored crepe facing
with black velvet ribbon band and
bow complete this model.
A pretty fashion is that Of stretch
ing lace so smoothly over straw or
fabric, at first glance it appears as if
the scrolls and f1orals were stenciled
with dye or ink upon their back.
ground.
To complement the white-and-black
costumes now so modish, milliners are
designing large hats of white straw
or leghorn, these plastered with
black lace. The effectiveness of this
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Going Too Ear

contemporary poet writes Of the
little flowers with lifted faces GOSH
They haven't started that stuff on the
flowers, have they?" asks the Arkansas
Gazette.