Evening star., 1927-04-05

Asia from the Indian Ocean to the
Yellow Sea- They left the United
States in January, 1926, and have just
returned. Most of their Asiatic trek
was through snow and ice covered
mountains. where even native pack
animals could not make their way
without constant assistance from
man. When they travelled at night TO
lessen the danger from avalanches
caused by the suns softening ef-
feet on the snow, they suf-
fered severely from the cold. During
day travel occa asionally their feet froze
while their faces were literally baked
by the suns reflection from the snow.
They passed through the great alkali
plains of TurkeStan and were the first
Americans to penetrate the Great
Turfan Depression. which is $50 feet
below sea level, the lowest land on
the earth's surface.
In addition to completing the Amer
lean Museums collection of owls poll,
ibex and other Asiatic animals. Nor
den and Clark obtained much hitherto
unknown data concerning the customs
and lives of the semi-savage tribes
which roam this section of the world.
Many of the natives had never seen
a white man and knew nothing of
money. One Mongol tribe appeared
of the same racial strain as the Amer
lean Indian. Mr.. Clark will describe
the mode of life of these Asiatic no
mads and tell of their religious and
marital beliefs and customs.
The Eveready Revelers and Orches-
ira will provide a musical program
before and after Mr.. Clark's talk.
Aside from Mr.: Clarks talk. WRC
has scheduled several musical features
tonight, which include program by
the Radio Cavalcade, a concert by the
Mayf1ower Orchestra and a recital by
Adolph Turner, baritone. There also
will be the twenty-fifth of the series
Of auction bridge games and another of
the series of Great Moments in His
tory" which viii come from WEAF.
The outstanding musical event on
the air tonight will be the second of
the Latin-American concerts to be
broadcast from the Pan-American
Union by the naval station, NAA. Mu-
sic of Latin-American composers viii
be played by Rosita Renard, talented
Chilean pianist, and the United States
Band. The vocal artist will be Eliza
beth Gutman, soprano, who has just
returned from a European concert
tour. She will sing Latin-American
folk songs.
The second "Inoco Hour of Music
and the weekly Radio Movie Club"
are WMAL's principal attractions to-
night. The Hawaiian Melody Boys
and Bell and Christie, popular Wash
tngton entertainers, also will take a
prominent part in the program, which
viii run continuously from 6:45 to
11.30 o'clock.
Miss Adele Stamp, dean of women
of the University of Maryland, will
open the program with talk on the
permanency of the coed" Subse-
quent talks will be made by James
p. Briggs Of the Humane Education
Society and Henry D. Hubbard Of the
Bureau Of Standards.
Although static of the frying va
riety sputtered and popped continu-
ously into the loud speakers last night,
it did not interfere seriously with
broadcast reception. Signals that
were tunable--and there We're many
of them on the various wave lengths
came through with sufficient volume
to smother the noise of mother ma
lures atmospherics.
Reception from the north seemed to
be somewhat superior to that from
other sections. The west and north
west, however, responded to careful
dialing, but stations in these sections
could not always be found when
wanted.