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PRODIGAL
SONS
TUE Prodigal Son. modern style.

NHE Prodiga1 Son. modern style.
Is much more useful than
his Biblical forerunner, accord.
ing to Montgomery Evans, writ
ing in the July number of The
Forum magazine. Mr.. Evans calls
his article simply ION Prodigal
Sons" but it is actually a study
OF the way in which the great
American fortunes are being di.
verted to public use.
Mr.. Evans entertains grave
doubts Of the tradition whereby
It was once. said there are but
three generations between shirt
sleeves. In the ancient DAYS
when q hundred thousand dollars
was fortune, that fortune broke
down soon after the man who
made 1t died, for it had to be
split three ways or whereabouts
among the surviving sons and
daughters. But today a fortune
reaches far into the millions. 1t
is so enormous that 1t can stand
division and still survive. In
fact, 1t is often so enormous that
the most industrious prodigal
can't squander 1t.
And What is happening? Aha!
Let Gle - Mr.. Evans ten you.
A tradil.~-I Of public service is
developing among the best tyne
OF rich young Americans, and out
OF this we may expect some such
results as European society pro.
duced-this being, in the Evans
view, Just ground for rejoicing.
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presentable. OF course he'll have
to take out his check book to get
rid Of some chorus girls--but really
not a bad habit in the world
Was there an unconscious irony
in Carlotta's flippant tonea?, Her
face was serious enough
An afternoon when spring dared
to come out in the open and show
itself The windows were open,
letting in rush of soft, delicately
scented air. The sea was in it, and
the fragrance Of many carefully
tended gardens.
They came in twos and threes,
then half a dozen at one time,
jumping out of roadsters. leaving
golf clubs behind them, then one
or two stragglers. Healthy. most
of them, yet not very contented
looking, aimless, perhaps :. Ad-
miral Vining, a fierce old man with
fierce old eyes. and Miss Vining,
Josie Browne, and Clementina Dali
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weren't really distinguished.
Sally felt frightened nevertheless,
why doesn't someone point a
finger at me, and say You
know all about you-you used to
typewrite in the Pantheon FL
nance Company. How dare you
come here and pretend to be
one of ug2s = 80"
Only Carlotta's faint, quizzical
whisper half reached her. Most
charming, unspoiled little thing
you ever saw-spent all her life in
a French convent, my dear.
Thinks bridge Is something you
cross a stream"
What about bridge, Carley.
And I could do with some tea
about two fingers of Scotch and
club soda Vichy gives me heart.
failure"
Quick little looks darting at her,
pretending not to see her, cold
looks that sized her up, that re.
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} closest friend. She had married
wealth and liked entertaining In
snowy, elaborate dinners. All the
men in the set were successful In
business, all the women attended
lectures given by q clever member
OF their sex, who in one hour 4
week delivered to them, predi.
gested. the latest in world culture
and world politics.
Whereupon they all became
Extensively brilliant, and without
provocation accosted one with
pert criticism Of the new PLAYS,
the new novels. the new foreign
cabinets. 1t was all right until
you'd heard the same remark
from two or three in succession.
Mark Conrad. lawyer by pro.
fessiOn. student by nature and
cynic for the fun Of It, hated their
sham and had not always the
grace to conceal his feelings.
Tonight there were 20 guests.
He noticed the table cloth-rose
satin with some gauzy film over It.
Tomorrow morning Laura would
hurry downstairs and carefully
go over it-looking for holes
burned by hot cigarettes.
Laura had large, china-blue
eyes, an impressive voice and q
slow. commanding air. She liked
people to phone the mornings
after her dinners and say what q
perfect hostess she was; say how
, inpiring the talk was and how
did she ever contrive to get such
q congeniaI. intimate atmosphere!
Go Be Confined Tomorrow
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CHE got up and flung herself
~ across the room, kneeling be-
fore the bureau, dumping under
wear, stockings, bits Of ribbon,
lace and tattered rags to the floor.
8he stopped over these and sud-
My began to laugh loudly and
hout mirth.
why did / ask you out here?
INN! To invite you to give up
vacation again"
Vhy?'
Evelyn's laughter vanished as
bruptly at it came. She sat in
the midst of the strewn, disorder
IL raiment and slowly ran her
hind through an old gray stock
ms Her face was stony and
White.
IN, a perfectly fiat monotone she
Nf,w said: Because I'm through
RON. I'm going to the hospital
again. My annual vacation! I've
rot to have an operation. Mas
coming here to run things. You
know what she Isl She says she
can manage frankie and the
twins. IL leave Billie here I
won't have him when I get back,
Il I ever do!''
You want me to take Billie?"
.'In crazy! How can you? Yes
that's why I asked you to come.
You took a months vacation last
year. I'll be laid up a
month";"
Roen went away from her
cousins, agitated and little
frightened. She would take the
baby for a month--of course. Her
intuition, all her instinct of self
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treated with q little unpleasant.
ness-at least three women there
hated her. and Sally knew she
was a success.
She trifled with a tiny cake and
a cup of Ceylon. Everyone was
talking cheerfully, helping him.
self in q spirit OF absolute In
formality-she certainly hadn't
expected this!
Then the bridge tables came
out, and while some lay back on
the antique davenport, talking Of
golf scores lazily, or murmuring
gossip about people she did not
know. Sally saw a little group
with eyes grown suddenly fever
ish and serious, settle themselves
for play. And she sat alone,
rather miserably alone. A sue
cess? She was a miserable fail
ure. They know I'm different
they hate me because Of that.
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WAKING early the next morn
w ing for instance. And then q
within, sudden longing to go in
for q swim all alone in the clear
Ereen sea water. Swim and swim
and splash around and come
back for breakfast.
She walked in the first light,
and her cheeks glowed with soft
color. 7 feel pretty" she said
delightedly to herself. 'tAnd if you
feel that you must be-even if
you're mott! She began to run.
conscious of being young and glad
to think of all the big adventures
that lay before her.
She had slipped skirt and
sweater over bathing suit. Now
with no one to see her, she went
down to the beach, an unfenced,
unguarded beach, friendlier than
Railey's, she felt. The water was
cold, but it made you laugh, and
after you were in, it wasn't so
bad. It was-why, it was de-
hcious!
Not quite half a mile out there,
was q boat, little ugly boat with
Z cabin built on 1t the wrong way,
= shabby little boat that would
have thanked anyone gratefully
for q coat of paint. Sally swan
out to it, drew herself up, dangled
her toes in the water. lifted her
arms to the rising sun. =
Hello, said a voice. miracu.
lousy behind her. Il don't very
often have visitors
He was smiling at her. He had
q brown face and light eyes. And
. wooden shirt. And canvas
trousers. And sneakers. He was
about "a. -
I'm awfully sorry. i didn't
know anyone was on board" She
prepared to slide off in the water.
"OS, don't-don't do THAR He
looked alarmed.
WHY
You'll get all wet
That's an awfully bad joke"
Then why are you laughing
ut it?''
I'm laughing at you"
Have breakfast with mel was
Just about to get some. Do you
like your eggs done on both
sides?"
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roy, Jack Walden, the Hadley- Cor.
dons, a mixed group Of mixed ages.
"Oh, how d'you do, how d'you do,
hello-Carley. you're getting thin
Miss Carley, I'm fam.
ished."
Their voices blended and rose to-
gether in a spirit OF ease and in
difference, the voices. Of those,
Sally thought, who have never had
to fight anything, who can take
everything for granted always.
And how beautifully they were
dressed. Carlotta was right in
buying clothes as she had. 1t
would have been easy to look
shabby here. Simple things, ex.
quisitely simple, that came from
Paris. And on the men London
clothes, tweeds, the odor of
good tobaccos. You had to rub
your eyes and look twice before
you saw how plain the women
really were, and that the men
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be called that. Even the beauti-
full, beautiful suit that he wore
had been cut to make him look
slim and elegant and yet failed.
And his face was too red. though
he wasn't bad-looking. A tooth
brush mustache, and as for being
young-he was so close to forty.
you couldn't squeeze a year be-
tween!
Don't know anybody, oh?
You're lucky. Wish didn't"
Tubby Wells--never, not IL he
were the last man on earth.
Once and for all Sally knew that,
She compressed her lips on the
certainty of 1t.
Then why bother to become
acquainted with me?"
He bent a slow, heavy stare
upon her. Thought you rather
wanted me to-"
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
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Queer Doings

81 3 q
With the largest world teles.
cope, on Mt. Wilson, California,
man looks trillions of miles into
space He is able to see stars
separated from him by the dis.
lance light could travel in 10000
years, on the basis that in one
year light travels $500, OOO, 600 900
miles. He sees that the dust
in the Milky Way consists of
millions OF suns, each with its
family Of planets rotating around
It.
'@Three-story farming Is car.
ried out in some parts OF italy.
There are rows Of fruit trees
used as the support for vines.
Such effective efforts at getting
the maximum from the land Il
found nowhere else in the world.
President Gales of Mexico is
q member of the Free Masons
and three members Of his cahi.
net are affiliated with the order.
A double wedding In an air.
plane was soleulnized recently
In . fight over Berlin, Germany.
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1855. Ladies Dress
Cut in S sizes: "a, IS, SO, 40
and ~ inches bust measure. A
Ss inch size requires 19s yard
Of 50 inch lining for the under.
body. and rs yard Of plain ma.
terial together with 39s yards of
figured material 90 inches wide.
II made without the bolero, ~
yard less Of the figured material
will BE- required. The width Of
the dress at the lower edge is TX
yard. Price. Zoe!
5475. Child's Dress.
Cut in 4 sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10
years. An year size requires
yards OF 50 inch material IL
made with short sleeves. II
made with long sleeves the dress
requires rs yards. To trim
with bias binding as illustrated
VIII require 5 yards. Price, Toe.
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shook it. holding It over her face.
7 guess you've had all the ex.
pense you relish, Ron. If you
keep him much longer you might
as well keep him forever"
I'd like to. Ev. You can't
possibly manage"
You'd like to keep him, ROM"
Yes
A rigid silence. Evelyn turned,
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Changing Moon

HAVE you ever wondered why
- the rising moon looks bigger
than 1t does a few hour later?
When the moon Is just above the
horizon, the eve sees it without
strain, but when it is near its
zenith the eve muscles must he
contorted to unaccustomed ten.
sions and the moon appears
smaller.-Ameriean Magazine. =
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bedroom. 1t had a dusty, dis.
ordered look with faded flowers
on the bureau, dead leaves scat.
tered about the rug and clothes
lying over the chairs.
Why ask him hack now, Ev?
If your mother is thinking of
leaving you alone. What can you
dop'
Evelyn pulled up the blanket,
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Here And There

Every member of the family OF
Herbert Asquith is a. writer.
Asquith. known as Lord Oxford.
Is writing q volume Of memoirs;
Lady Oxford has completed b
novel and volume of essays;
Princess Bibesco, their daughter.
Is writing plays and a novel; and
Cyril Asquith, the son, has writ.
ten a book on trade union law.
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cOming-Out parties, and winter summer resorts.
When read they soourning such place
don't imagine they having the jolly kind of
two weeks in the mountains or at the shore mean!
With them it is gamble big gamble! every card
every timed placed like the punch Of FIGHTER n
the ring, with title and big gate receipts in view!
And manager bawled out his fighter like
stony hearted mothers baws daughter for letting some
other girl cop the title she had her heart set on!
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Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
What Has Happened So Far

sally Marsh with thousand dollars and
educaf0n she learns
krs ana after three decides
she has 10 pick out the OF Rob Saunders
meet. Dan Shevn Of
rs me AR o. Of the
lO 80 70 dinner with him.
OMn WORK. sally has further
discuss DIyng beauty shop
20 financial Independence Sbeyliu
ner lunch and asks why
SieFs 70 stake her and Sally - M
NOID Go On With the Story
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Many poor girl who is member of big family and
home from her work crowded little flat oftimes
had been born the brocaded and satin-finish set
But she could behind the the
she would be glad ample her
dear mother whose wealth infinite
The clever campaigners of social climbing mothers would
Napoleon bow in admiration Of their strategy!
The campaign begins with boarding abroad
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This Day III History

French history the Revolution July started July 81
$780, and lasted three days. Its purpose overthrow
government Of Charles and the elder line Of Bourbons Later
however, the younger line called to the throne.
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Ipday's Classified Ads cffer : vide
eelection Of WashinKtonss avniIa Ne
n lenfa for rent--ssleet yours from
~ o1erang.
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MILLIONS WILL
HEAR SCRAP

The nations radio sets are all
tuned for the Tuney Dempsey
fight tonight.
Undoubtedly the greatest radio
audience in the history of broad.
casting win be listening in at 8
o'clock when Graham McNaTnee's
voice goes out to the world from
Soldiers Field, Chicago.
About 20 stations will be hooked
up under the auspices Of the
National Broadeasting Company to
hear McNamee's description. Prs.
haps 40 more will be tied up in the
new Columbia chain.
The fight has aroused more in
terest in radio than ever before
I'M the brief existance OF that in
dustry. Old sets which have not
been used for months have been
brought down from the attics and
racondidioned. Thousands Of dollars
worth Of radio equipment has been
bought in anticipation Of ths
battle.
No one knows definitely when the
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- = : = = : =. : = =
4 Message to
Under Weight
Men and Momen

The one supremacy good health
building tonic that il also the one
great weight producer known to
modern science the country over
Is McCoy's Tablets.
They build flesh where flesh lis
needed sunken cheeks. neck and
chest-and many 4 man and won.
an skinny and scrawny have
thanked McCcy's after 4 few weeks.
treatment for the decided Improve.
nlent in looks and figure.
Many time the increase in weight
1s astonishing one exceedingly
thin wcman gained 10 pounds III
% days.
Mccoy takes all the. risk--ReaiI
this ircnclad guarantee. II after
taking 4 sixty cent boxes Uf Nc
Coy's Tablets or 2 One Dollar
boxes any thin, underweiglt man
or woman doesn't gain at least 5
pounds and feel completely salts.
lied with the marked improvement
in health-ypur druggist Is author.
lied to return the purchase price.
The name McCoy's Cod Liver Oil
Tablets has been shortened-Just
ask for McCoy's Tablets at Pe0.
pies Drug Stores or any drug store
IN america -
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y GARDNER MACK
DISTANT STATIONS
wsB-AtIaata .47s.s

WeB-AtIants-ss0.47s.a
70 Dempssy-Tunnsy right.
11:45 p. Morgan.
D-Batavla-l0e0-s5
?. m.-Musical ProEram; sunday
3. m.-MusicaI Program.
s;45 p. n.-Pouitry Culture.
p. m.-Blble Instructions.
KYW-ChIcago-570
p. nl.--WJZ Program.
10 p. m.-Dempsey -Tunney Fight.
WBBM-C -ChIca Eo--5s0-
- p .m.-String Trio; Edwards Or
chestra.
D. m.--string Trio; Tenor.
$3.50 p. m.-Popular Program, Dance
Music.
IL p. m.-Harding Theater Gang.
WcFI4-C Chicago -62O-lSs.e
m.-Popuiar Prokrami Chez
.WEBH-WJJD Chicago s2O-ss5.s
p. m.-WJz Program.
D. in,--Fight Preiiminaries.
10 p. m.--DeInpsey-T -Tunney Fight
II p. m.--String Trio; soloists.
WENR--WBCN--Ch -ChIoa aK0-lOa0 -sss.3
p. .in.--Popular Program.
D. m.--Elassicai Program.
a:50 D. m.-Popular RAeuaat Pros
VICES -Ghieago-lsa0-e4s
7:so p. m.-Goiden Pumpkin orchsn-
D. In-Christian family hour.
8 p. m.--MaEgie and JigGs
1880 ?. n.-Goidsn Pumpkin orehes-
IL pl.-MusicaI program.
WGN--Chicae0 ae0--oS0-o0S.
p. m,-Deinpsey-T fight.
WHT--E Ehicag ago--5gO-al8
p. m.-1SpOrt3; entertainers,
$40 p. m.-Speaker; recital
y. m.--YDur Hour League
- p. m. Popular program.
IL M keytew ef Your Hour.
WIB0-Ch Chicago-1sO-GI6
10 p. Ih-Davls Orchestra; enter
WJBT-C Chicago
IL Unpopular program
WIaIIs-lh cago-Boo- -S05.9
p. M Drake Ensembla; Biaekstons
u ,. m.-orsan; sonsa: Drake Dance
wis Chicago -syO-s4B
7:1e D. m.~-Shernan's OrcheHtra.
1880 D. yn.-Old Town Duo
T:45 p m.--WLS Players; scrap book,
$40 p. m.--Verse and music. WIS
WMBB-rC Chicaro-IIsO-Sbe
u p. m.--TrianOn ensemble concert.
S:5o p. m.-Trianon Orchestrai popu-
WMAQ-WQJ-chIcaGo-s7o.4A1S
p. m--Cammereial program.
3 D. m.-Whitney Trio.
sac p. m.-Dempsey- -Tunney fight.
1880 p. m.-ChIcago Theater Revue.
11:50 p; m.--Steven'A Hotel Orchestra.
WsAI--C Cincinnati ASIA
,. m.--WBAF program.
D. m.--AccordioniSt: pianist.
9:l0 D. m.--WEAF program; Dem9-
sey Tunney fight.
IL p. m.--The KinneyB; Eddie lynn.
WLW-Cinclnnatt- att--5O0-A 1888
p. m.--Instrumental trio.
1880 p. m.-Pianist; trio.
3 p. in.--Mandolin quartet.
$3.50 p. ni.-Johnston program.
s:3B D. m.--Studto feature.
10 p. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fight.
II p. m.-Tommy ana Irene.
10 p. m.--Dempsey-Tunney fight
III ., ln.-Dab abca program.
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fight win get underway. II is
scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock
Washington time. but the weather
may force it to begin at an earlier
hour. Broadcasting from the ring,
side will begin at 3 o'clock our
time. If the big fight does not
begin until 10, some of the pre-
liminaries will be broadcast.
But with Jack Dempsey ,and
Gene Tunney fighting for the big,
gest pot in the history Of sports
and Graham McNamee telling abour
radio fans are in for "one Of the
BETTER nights.
There are a lot Of other good pro-
grams scheduled but no one is
much interested in them. AS the
black crows would say:
who cares anyway. wouldn't
like them il they We're good"
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LOCAL PROGRAMS
WRo-WaahIln -


e:ts :. me--TeWer Health Exercisss-
from MIC studies.
T;1S 4. .n,-sThe Roaring Lyons"-
from NBc studios.
7:so 70 7:4s .. achseris" -NRc
HISS !. m.--ArlInston time siEnais.
Homer u. Kilt studios.
~ noon--AeteI Astor -NBc
Homer i. lit studios.
p. 1n.-Claire CASTOR shetteI, violin
ist-NBC feature.
s;ls P: nl.WilIiam De ManEins tenor
$50 p. m.-Ted Maxwell pianist
s:45 p. 'Highlights Of Trayer,
by Jeanne Carpenter-NBC feature.
p. in.-Happiness Restaurant or.
chestra--NBC feature.
$3.50 m.-Grsce r. Hopper. con-
tralto--NBC feature.
-. 4:as p. m.--Evelyn Lee. pianist-NBc
p, -waldoff-Astoria orchestra.-
s:s5 p; in.-Unitsd Press Baseball
Scores-NBC feature.
p. m.-"BiIl WhippIe nf Svaat
Meadows'--NBC feature.
s:1B p. m.-Kitt Hour Of Music with
Kurt Aetzel; pianist. frcm the Homer
p. ln.-.The Pirates oe PSnza nee.
by the National Light Opera company
8 ,. m.- Howard Correct Tims--from
4 p m,clicquot Club EsIdmos- from
p. m.-Blow by blow reseription ot
EunneK-Dempsey bout direct from
soldierE Field, Chicago by the Ma.
tional BroadeastiBg Company and ~.
mated stations--NBC feature.
s;40 D. m.-JanSsen'S Hofbrau or.
chestra--NBC feature.
10 70 II p. m.--Msyer Davis Lo Par.
ads Band from LIE Paradis CAFE.
WMAIr-Washineton
=, I:ze p: m.-'Times and HsraId New
7:s0 p. m.-coneert from the easi
'front.' Of the Capitol, played by III,
United States Army Band, Can't
william J. Stannard. leader; Thonial
Darcy, second leader.
$3.50 p. m.-"Ths Jurisdiction Of ths
Interstate commerre Commission ii
s.4s ?. m.-Pete Dsttss in popular
Note: Throush the co-operatIou q
ths ~. =. Swing CO.. Station WAEAI
Will remain silent during the bread
casting Of TIE major baut bstweel
Iunnsy ana Dempsey from Chicago. Il
the fikht IL held. Immediately foiiow.
ing the close Of the bout. the prograH
o1 the Town Club Coffee Hawaiianl
10 ;. m.-or at ths close of iii,
Town Club Coffee Hour of Music Z
We Will conclude az usual with tn
Times and Herald Latest New
Fiashea@
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Traction Subway to
Receive Endorsement;

The. proposed traction subway
under the White House Ellipse
probably viii receive the indorse-
ment OF Treasury consultant archi.
tects in the next few days.
This subway Is planned to pro
vide western outlet for the thou.
sands OF Federal employees to work
south OF Pennsylvania Avenue IN
the public buildings soon to be
built
The elimination OF the garden
plot at the north end Of the
Treasury, in order to give g Street
traffic direct access to Pennsylvania
Avenue, is also being considered.
The Washington times., 1927-09-22
BEST PROSPECTS

Philadelphia WIP t5Og.2).
8 D. m.-CfosIey Mandolin
Quartet-Cincinnat WLW tt2sf.
s:S0 p In.-- Recital; Michael
Weiner. yiolinist and Leroy Evans.
pianist-Philadelphia. WIP fb0s.31.
10 D. m.--Polish Orchestra, Ben
WIP (sos.2).
Chain Programs
IS p. Waldorf Astoria orches-
ira, New York, WEAF. WRC,
Sso ,. IN ~n,.-coward Comfort
Hour. Radio worlds Fair Madison
WEAF. wEEI. WAR, WTAG
WCSH, WTIC.
Z p. "Pirates Of Penzance''
by the National Light Opera Com-
pany. New York--WEAF, WRC
WEI; WFEI WV WI WGN; WSv WSAE SaEi
WDAF. RcA Radiortrons from
the Radio Show. WIZ, WBZ,
WABz. KDKA. webb.
p. m.--Cliqupt Club Eskiynos,
New Ycrk--WEAF, WRC WEEI,
WAR, WTAG, wGR, WIFI,
WCAE. WWJ. wGY. KSD,
WDAF; Cello Quartet with Cert
TuQS roStefts " JE.e W6As W6LA+
KDkA. KYW. WJR.
p. rn.-Dempsey-Tuney fight
from--WEAF. VIZ. wOR 10
Red Blue, Orange ana Columbia
Chains: to approximately 90
stations.
s:10 p. n.--old BilI and his
WorkShop--New York. WEAF,
WRC. WGR, WIFI. WV. wSAI,
webb.
Dance Music
$40 p. m.-Janssents Hotbrau
Orchestra. New York washington.
WRC. 469.
10 p m.-CharIie Fry's Dance
Orchestra, Atlantic City, WPG,
2T3.6.
1880 D. m.--GatAWay Casino
Dance Music, Atlantic city. wPG,
s72.e.
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The police were asked last night
70 institute search for Mrs. Sadis
sacur, ~ years old. who has been
missing since yesterday morning
from her home. at 2S30 virginia
Ave. s. p. The search was re-
qllested hv her husband.
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R0MPING AROUND THE RADIO DTALS
SILENT STATIONS

Distant-KFAB. wos. KFUo.
KRH. KFoA. XIX, KOA.
cNRH. CNRo. CNRQ.