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Fishing The Air
HrARY GARDEN of the Chicago
BY G. SHUBERT FRYE
All references arc Central Standard Time

MARY GARDEN Of the Chicago
.Nl civic Opera Company, will be
heard in MaSsenet's three-act opera,
.Le JongIeur de Notre Dame" Cine
,yuggler of Notre Dance when part
of the production will be broadcast
by the NBC Blue network at 8 to-
night.
The cast will include Jose Mojlca,
tenor: Cesare Formichi, baritone;
Edouard Coutreuil, bass; Desire De-
frere. baritone, and Howard Preston,
baritone. Giorgio Polacco VIII con-
duct.
lie Jongleur de Notre Dame" is
an opera in three acts by Jules Mas
senet, on libretto by Maurice Lena.
There is an English translation
available under the title OF our
Lady's Juggler," by M. Louise Baum.
It was produced at Monte Carlo IN
1902 and in Paris in 1904.
At Monte Carlo the part OF Jean
was taken by Marechal, for this mir
acle play with music which was
composed originally for male singers.
The only two women in the cast
were represented as angels. The part
of Boniface, the cook, was created
by Renaud.
Wanda Landowska, famous Pol
ish harpsichordist, will be the guest
soloiSt during the Maxwell House
hour, broadcast through the NBC
Blue network at 8 tonight.
Landowski, who was born IN War
saw In 1877, began her musical stu
dies in the Warsaw Conservatory
and from 1900 to 1918 taught at the
School Cantorum, Paris, at the same
time devoting herself to music Tor
the harpsichord with such success as
to be made professor 1913-19l9) at
the Hochschule, Berlin.
The program follows:
"Old Colonel March lin Colonial stylel
Overture from s"Don Giovanni" .Mozsrt
To Ne selected Oi0i'eS'ia
Harpsichord Solo--Wanda Landowska
s'Egyptian Ballet" Fourth Movementl
OrcheStra
Orchestra
Minuet from .'Don Giovanni" -. Mozart
wanda Landowska with Orchestra
Four duartets
Strings
Wood-Winds
Brass
Clarinets
s'Son9s Of India" (salon arr
Rimsky- axiom
Orchestra
Schubert wsltzes .;............ Schubert
Orchestra
TO be selected ~
Harpsichord Solo-Wanda Landowska
'Piszicato Polka" .;..,........... Deioes
Orchestra
Edp2na s...s..,........s.ssss OudOAlCA
Orchestra
A novel musical program arrange
nent Is offered from WNYC, New
York, tonight at $3.50. with a SONG
recital by Bertha Spiegel. She will
be followed by the weekly violin Leo
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BY Taylor
SKETCHES By BESSEY
SYNOPSIS BY BRAUCHER

s:S0-waltz trio.
WHO. Des Moines
A. NJ
sO0-yictor Record program.
8;45-Housekeepers chat.
l0;Oo-Markets; agriculture.
12:15-The Ambassadors.
4:00-Trio and soloist.
KOHL, Council Bluffs
A. M
100 Breakfast program.
10 00-Music.
Noon--Song jewels.
p. M.
i.O0-orchestra
1o0-Housewife's helper.
300-Patricia
wGY, Schenectady
545-setting up exercises.
7.30-CherriO.
Noon-Produce report.
P. M.
KDKA, Pittsburgh
8:oO-Christmas carols.
9:00-Stock comment.
930-Book review.
II 20-Sunday School lesson.
so0-Closing stocks.
WIZ, New York
li:oO-Christmas Carols by Trinity Church
ll:45-Hotel Pennsylvania music.
P. M.
1:O0-weather reports.
1:O5-"Your Daily Menu" by Mrs. Julian
i;2O-aF ashionablo Dress" by Pauline
1:so-"Tea Room Management and cafdy
Making" by Eiinor g. Hanna.
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WRC, Washington
6:00-United States Army Band.
7:00-Chain programs.
9.30-Band,
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Daylight Program

Friday
WKBF Q1OO-252) INDIANAPOLIS
(HOosier Athletic Club
IO:O0-Recipe Exchange.
10;3O-Livestock Market; Weather Fore
cast, by United States Department
Of Agriculture.
Noon-Zaring Theater Program: BUR
kie" Burkette, Organist.
WFBM (I09O-275) INDIANAPOLIS
indianapolis Power g. Light Coz
NOOn---Acme Evans Grain Market Re-
ports.
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WFBM nO9O-275) INDIANAPOLIS

WLW, Cincinnati
A. NJ
7:00-Health exercises.
7:3O-Devotions.
9:00-Woman's hour.
9:30-MuSicale.
11:00--Musicale.
p M
1890 Markets.
l:S0-Radio dealers program.
2:30-Markets.
3:00-Piano.
A. M.
9:OO-Llvestock; grain; home question
box; produce.
Noon-R, F. D. Dinnerbell program.
12:l6-Closing markets.
2:30-Homemakers hour.
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ture and recital by Roland E. Meyer.
The Fitzpatrick Brothers, veteran
entertainers of New York will con-
clude this feature in their famous
song, Chimes of Trinity"
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j. Newton Yates, organ.5t at the
Earring Egyptian Theate~, will pre-
sent the following program Friday
over WKBF, Hoosier Athletic Club
station, on the regular MONDAY
Nr0oY1 y,oo{fo1.
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ture and recital by Roland E. Meyer
The Fitzpatrick Brothers, veteran
entertainers of New York will con-
clude this feature in their famous
song, Chimes of Trinity"
Eleven Christmas hymns from all
over the world will form Christ
mas Trip to Many Lands" in the
mid-week hymn sing sent over the
air by WEAF, New York, at to-
night. The songs will be rendered
by a mixed quartet and will be
heard as follows:
"Hark the Herald Angels" America
"Ar,s,s w. r, Quartet,
20 Fir Tree DarS| 'af'es Swedish
faeiilSe NacnV ;c,;,::;.;t.:i.'........G German
~ Quartet '''''''''.'' r0iist
Duet -'Us"
ION December Twenty Fifth. :. Spanish
Quartet
sasuAunO ........sssas Italian
'Lully. Lully. Luz, .s.s.............L Latin
1.-THE First NoeI'' .................E English
"Adeste Fidelis" .................E English
j. Newton Yates, organ.Gt at the
Earring Egyptian Theate~, will pre-
sent the following program Friday
over WKBF, Hoosier Athletic Club
station, on the regular noon-day
organ recital:
SELECTIONS from my Maryland"
Blue Danube Waltz" ........... .Straus
"..AA,r,ia,.. from from .,Paglacci''
Il Told Them All About You"
my Beautiful Lady" from the 'PinS
You only Want Me When You're
"TReT eTSS One Little Girl who SpI Loves Me-
The selection Valencia" a popu-
lar hit a year ago, will open the
half hour NBC Red network pre-
sentation of the Hoover Sentinels
at 7:30 tonight,
The program also features two
Indian songs to be played by the
Hoover Orchestrar-"W Waters Of Min
netonka" and indian Dawn" Dur
ing the half hour, the Hoover
Honeymooners, a soprano and tenor
will be heard in two duets.
The complete evening program
will be as follows:
V@ieA0'a orchestra Daoiil'
1.-TWO Little Love Bees from ''The
Spring Maid ....i........ Reinhard
Two indian Songs
| (a) Waters Of Minnetonka". .LieurancC
(b) Indian Dawn" ...... ~. .zamecnil
''whers Did You Get Those Eyesa"
Donaldson
"Giannina MiS" from THE Firefy"
Orchestra
What Does 1t Natter" .......... Berlin
Duet
when Day Is Done" .;........ .Katchel
] Quartet
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Central Standard Time

WFBM 1O90-275) INDIANAPOLIS
indianapolis Power g. Light Co.
5:OO-Late News and Sports undianapO-
S:15-HorticuituraI Period.
6:SO-IndianapOlis Athletic Club and
Columbia Club Orchestras.
7:So-Kruse Conneil Hour (marOtt
s:OO-Christmas Seal Program, under
the direction of Mrs. chantilla
s:sO-craig Candy Company "a Pair of
s:4s-SyrO Club Christmas Party.
wKBF l11eO-sS2l INDIANAPOLIS
(Hoosier Athletic Club
5;00-Late News Bulletins and. Sports.
6;0O-Santa Claus, courtesy Of Peoples
{ 7;SO-OhiO Theatey Program.
wLw, Cincinnati
5:oo-santa Claus and entertainers.
s:s0-Kiddies' Christmas party.
10:00-Orchestra.
WIS, Chicago
5:15-Organ;. sports.
6:00-Supperbel program.
orc aScbsstra nevis yicn harp
7:30=Supertone Hour.
KYw, Chicago
6:oo-uncle Bob.
6:30-Dinner concert.
s:OS-ohicago civic opera.
lo:30-Kentucky Serenaders.
WOW, Omaha
5:oO--Markets.
6:3o-Story hour.
6:00--Vocal and piano.
6:30-Orchestra.
9:00-Orchestra.
WHO, Des MOines
s:oO- Santa Claus,
6:3o-Baritone and piano.
0;00--Studio.
KOHL, Council Bluffs
5:o0-News; markets.
5:30--veriety.
Z 30-Old folks ct home; talk.
9:00-Orchestra.
II :0O-RevieW
12.o0-Novelty.
voc, Davenport
7:oO-chain programs.
,wGY. Schenectady
6:30-Address. biological.
6:45-Violin.
7:00-Chain programs.
ll:30-Organ.
KDKA, Pittsburgh
5:00-Dinner concert.
6:00-Musical sketch.
6:30-Studio.
7:U0-aChain programs.
WEAF, New York
5;00-W aldorf-Astoria dinner music. II
WRC, WCAE.
5:55-Summary of programs.
6:00-Federation Mid-Week Hymn Sing.
6:30-Coward Comfort Hour. To WEEP
| y VITO. WAR, WTAG, WCSH.
| 7:00H-Dodge Brothers Presentation. II
WEEI, VITO, WAR; WTAAG
WTAM, WWJ. WsAf. WEBH, Ksp
VIM, Voc, WHO WHO, WOW WOW. W HJDPAAFE
WIT, KVOO, WIFI. WAX, WRHM.
| T:30-Hoover Septinels. To WEEP, WIFI
WRC. WGY. WCAE, WTAM, WWJ
| WHA6, WSN, VINO, WSB
| o:00-Howard Correct Time. To WEEP
WAR, WIFI, WRC, WGY, WCAE
WTAM. WV. WSAI.
| e:00-Clicquot Club Eskimos. To WEEP
| WAR, WTAG. WIFI, WRC, WGY
WGR. WCAE. WWJ, WGN.
| Goldsmith Brothers. To WEEP, WTAG
WRC, WGR. WCAE, WWJ, WSA1
webb. Kl5D, WcCOs woo. WDAF.
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rHE SUNDAY STAR wAsHINeToN D C. APRIE 1a27-pARr !

regular meeting in the no ID and
chapter room tomorrow at 3 pm.
The Mount Pleasant Chapter will
hold its annual meeting April &c at
1880 in the tea room at Seventeenth
and * streets, for the furnishings and
upkeep of which the chapter is re.
spOnsible. Luncheon will be followed
by the business meeting and election
of officers. Miss Ida r. Johnson is
the present chairman of the chapter.
Mrs. Ray Palmer Teele, chairman of
chapters. will speak,
Education Department.
The education council, of which
Mrs. Gilbert Il. Saunders is president,
will meet Wednesday at 6 pm
The world fellowship committee has
arranged Il luncheon for Thursday at
1890 in the club dining room, when
members Of the board and staff will
meet with the committee and hear
Clarence kuanGson Young of the
Chinese legation. Mr.. Young will
speak on the present situation in
China.
\ special table for those wishing
French conversation will be reserved
in the cafeteria beginning Tuesday
and each succeeding Tuesday at :
pm. Both men and women are vel
come TO join Mile. Moule instructor
of French in the education depart.
ment, who will he the hostess at this
table. There is no fee.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

be served on the fourth floor for all
young business and professional
women making reservations by l
pm. of that day. At a talk will be
given by DR.. Winifred Richmond, her
subject being Mental Health" At
o'clock the Amicitia, Eiitika. Pre-
miere. Tip-Top and Wohelo Clubs will
hold regular meetings.
On Thursday the Blue Triangle
Club will meet for supper at $50
pm. and at they will have a book
review with Miss Jean Campbell as
the speaker.
Industrial Departments,
Tea will be served in the industrial
department clubroom on the third
floor this afternoon from 3 to )
O'Clock.
The Greek Club will hold its regular
meeting April IS at 2:30 pm. at Sew
enteenth and X streets.
The bowling team of the German
Club will meet at 7:30 pm. April IS.
Lunch will be served to industrial
girls in the r street vicinity on We'd
nesday at 1880 pm, GA T. street
On Thursday the girls employed in
homes will meet. At 4:30 pm. swim
ming will be enjoyed, followed by
supper in the cafeteria at $50 and
bowling at 1880.
Chapters.
The Dupont Chapter. of which Miss
Kate White is chairman, will hold its
Evening star., 1927-04-24

countries represented in the operetta
are furnishing the costumes. The
proceeds will go to the building fund.
The operetta marks the elimination
of the effort of the Girl Reserve
Department to cooperate with the
new music division of the associa-
ton in making good music an inte.
grail part of the Girl Reserve program,
Tho Junior High School folk song
contest will take place in Barker Hall,
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The judges will he Miss Jane Binn,
Miss Alice Edwards and Prof.
Charles II. Farnsworth There will
lie no admission charge.
Young Business and Professional
W0men's Department.
approximately GOO young business
and professional women. guests of
the Washington association, are in
conference session today at the Sew
enteenth and X streets building They
represent 30 associations in various
cities and towns in PENNSYLVANIA,
Maryland. Delaware and New Jersey.
The conference opened last night
with a banquet in Barker Hall and
will close with a symbolic candle light
service this afternoon at 4, after
which tea will he served. The theme
of the conference is. "The Place and
Work of the Christian Woman in
Business -
On Tuesday at $50 pm. supper will
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Morocco a Safe Country.

The days Of roughing it, explora-
4ion. freedom OF action, are gone
as far as Morocco is concerned. Fiji
teen years ago man could take a
pack outfit and bunch of natives
and so wherever fancy led. No more,
the French and Spanish are in con-
troll, says the Adventure Magazine.
Morocco is not, nor ever has been,
dangerous to a foreigner who attends,
to his own business and doesn't act
like a fool toward the natives. One
can't insult man in America with
out taking a chance of getting licked
or killed for it. The same applies
in Morocco and everywhere else
There has never been an open sea.
son" on foreigners. All that wild
news of the last 20 years has been
European propaganda intended to
warrant foreign control of the
country.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
LAKE CARRIERS PLAN
MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. April GA suit.
able memorial to William Livingstone,
president of the Lake Carriers Assu
citation for IS years and its first
president, will be erected by the -.
sociation, 1t was decided at the annual
meeting here Thursday.
According to the plan, a light
house, built Of stone, TO serve as
range light. will he erected at the
eastern end Of Belle Isle, Detroit.
a life.sized monument OF AIR Liv-
ingstOne and tablets listing donors
will be placed in the lighthouse.
The total cost is estimated at Si0H.
900. One half viii be subscribed 10y
the association and the other half
raised by popular subscriptions The
association plans to levy two and one
half cents a ton on CargOes carried
by boats belonging TO members OF the
association. This. it was explained
will provide the associations subscrip-
ton in three years. The Governments
has advised the association II will
maintain the light.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Three classes in tennis for begin.
ners are being formed. They are
half-hour classes, meeting in the gym
at Seventeenth and h streets, and
are limited to four persons. They
meet on Monday and Wednesday at
4:45, 5:lJ md 5:45.
The assoCia ton courts at Twentieth
and r streets will he ready for use
the week of April 81. Arrangements
for classes and for use of courts for
practice should be made in the health
education office at Seventeenth and
Is streets.
a practice board for the use of
those desiring to perfect their strokes
IS being placed in the gymnasium. 1t
will be ready April 25 for active use
every afternoon and Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday morn
inGs. A nominal sum permits the use
of the board for a number of times.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Allowance for Wall Growth.

You might he excused for thinking
that your leg was being pulled if you
were told that brick walls and cement
parapets grow. But they do! Archi-
tects, working to close measurements.
often have to make allowances for this
growth, or there would be trouble,
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine
Evening star., 1927-04-24
GERMAN TAXES LAG.
Ministry Finds It Difficult to
Collect Fees.

BERLIN. April % CP).-The Ger
man finance ministry is finding 1t in.
creasingly hard to collect all of the
numerous varieties OF federal taxes.
Despite the efforts of 10000 officials
the books show that S170,00O.00O is
owed the government. a sum which
would pay half the reparations bill
this year.
Inheritance taxes. running from 20
to 80 per cent OF the value of an
estate, are the most difficult To col
lect the finance ministry reports
while the least trouble is incurred
with income taxes from persons who
work for fixed salary of wage. be-
cause the tax is automatically deduct
ed from each pay check by employers.
There is admittedly much dishonesty
on the part of those who make out
their own income tax returns.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

One thing that seems to fill life
with comfort and satisfaction is the
glorious reflection that the person
who disagrees with you in politics and
reliEion is inc eyitablv q scnundrel
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He only saw her az she would
come into the hall in the evening,
her hands feeling out eagerly for
his.
He only felt her head coming
joyously TO rest against his
shoulder when he took her driv-
ing. Things she said were whips
that laid unhealing wounds on
his spirit.
Mark, Is the sun going down
now? Are there many colors in
the sky? Is there a lovely green
out there edged with amber? You
know sometimes / grow afraid
that / may forget what the world
looks like. Strange, isn't it, but
can always see your face.
Not as I used to see It. I see it
thinner now, I see such q look in
your eyes, oh, kind as God might
look-I see that always, Mark"
One afternoon he came home
earlier than usual. He sfound
Claire in the living room, books
and papers before hen She tried
to hide these. hearing his STEP.
She was too late. She said, tim.
Idly and flushing: Laura has
!. been here. You know, Mark,
I'm studying the Braille. Laura
has learned it to help me. You
see-I want to be able to read.
And she says she'll translate all
the new books into Bfaille for me
ANY book I like she'll trans
cribe."
He came over softly and picked
up her papers. He was so pierced
by this that he could not speak.
In the beginning Claire's friends
had come in flocks. They We'd
with each other in showing
her attention. When she was
convalescing they read to her.
But as the months went hating
along and the routine Of their
own days again absorbed them,
Claire was gradually neglected.
One friend would say to an.
other: tHaye you been to Claire
Conrad lately? Poor tliing--I
just cent stand the thought OF
her terrible affliction. don't 60
because it just lays me hat for
days.
And the other would answer:
81 must run in on her tomorrow.
/ meant to ask her to the last
symphony. I completely forgot
It,"
So that OF the whole group
Laura Thompson alone was faith
full Laura, whom Mark had
never liked and in whose pres
ence he could not restrain his
cynical humor: Laura. with her
china-blue eyes and I,ompotis man.
ner, came every day.
And she came because she
really loved Claire. She told her
infinitely of the plays she had
seen. She read hours to her. She
brought her ali the spicy gossip,
She sometimes insisted on taking
Claire to- town with her. And
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because Of horror freezing through
his veins.
Claire was sitting at the table.
She wore great black glasses that
made her face unearthly in its
delicate pallor that made SO ter
ribly appealing the proud, yet
wholly sensitive mouth.
Now Claire's mouth was CULVER
ing. She, had her head raised as
though she tried to speak but
could not for the tears rushing
to the corners of her lips.
An empty cup was in Claire's
hands; the coffee from it splashed
on the table, Splashed in Claire's
lap.
The nurse mopped this up. She
stood over Claire, hopping it
angrily and saying: Couldn't you
wait! I told you to wait! You've
ruined another cloth and your
dress. Now just stop that crying
and eat your dinner!'
She took q napkin and was
about to tie 1t about CIaire's
neck. She kept scolding.
Mark pushed the portieres and,
with a rush, snatched the napkin
from the woman's hand.
Get out Of this house! Get out
this moment!'
He flung the napkin to the
table. II said for you to leave!
don't care to hear a wordw
He lifted Claire gently, put an
arm about her. She flung her..
self sobbing against him. She
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LIE was staring at her so.
strangely she felt. He was
cruel-why wouldn't he do what
che asked. why wouldn't he?
why don't you want me to
zee what's in this?''
II can't tell you. Only, it's not
true-Jerry? for Gods sake!"
His mouth had q look OF de-
termination, though he frowned
uneasily at the cry that had
burst from her.
Then he said doggedly: ''But,
since do love you, 1 ought to
be able to understand every.
thing"
She could not fight any longer.
It was as IL the life died out of
her eyes. She could only stand
there trembling, miserable, as he
drew the sheet OF note paper
from its envelope.
CHAPTER 30
She felt as If she were in q
tableau, absurdly recalling how
long ago in school In France, she
and three other children had
posed for an entertainment.
Absurd, for she felt hysterical
now through sheer suffering.
Only it seemed to her suddenly
that there was something so un.
real about the way Dan Shevlin
was standing, his back towards
her, gazing from the window,
about the way Jerry was reading
that letter.
She remembered the day she
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He leaned down quickly, in
frenzy to shut out the sight of
her delicate quivering mouth; he
leaned down and promised in
breathless anguish: II won't
frown on you, child. Why would
frOwn on you? Don't you know
that won't child?"
She put out her hands, search
ing for his. Then she held them,
a smile spreading over her fea-
lures: 4Mark-you think of me
differently, don't you? You don't
think of me any more as your
wife, do you But as a child.
Isn't it strange that this makes
me want to cry? And yet it
makes you seem wonderful. 1t
makes me glad.
Might it be, Mark. that all this
that has happened is for the
best?"
She asked this softly, smiling
and pressing his hands against
her lips.
And mot even to his widest
thought could Mark then murmur:
Waltz A way will be found
q better way for all"
Nor did he think 1t as he now
went down into months that were
binder for him than for Claire.
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HACKIED SOULS : By Elenore Meherin

AARK went slowly up the steps
W Of his home slowly and
: heavily.
For four days as the train flew
he had lost himself in the
thought Of Roen: had kept seeing
her beautiful eyes filled with
maternal, gentle pity for him
equally as for her child.
And time and again he had
felt that little cooling being in his
arms; had seen himself in the
definite features: had told him
self? awed, exultant: Mine! My
SON.
With these images. there arose
tenaciously the hope of escape.
incredible that he would give
Roeil up-give up his boy. Let
them go starkly from his life?
No! A way would be found.
He put his key slowly, noise
lessly in the latch. He went
softly down the hall.
He dreaded the meeting with
Claire dreaded her smiling trust
she would raise her face illu-
mined with a smile Of trust to
his.
Poor little Claire who was his
wife. Yet for whom he felt only
= great, plying impulse OF pro-
lection as though she were his
child--a little, needing child.
Quietly he pushed the door to
the dining room. Half hidden by
the portiere, he paused. He paused