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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
PHOTOS SOUND LIKE WIND
WHEN SENT OVER RADIO
Expert Gives Demonstration Before
$50 Guests at City
Club FoJ-am.

When a picture is sent from San
Francisco to New York via radio, a
listener-in on the receiving end at New
York hears sound like a March.
wind blowing about the gables of a
house to the accompaniment of ar
S. o. S. call, according TO an orthc..
phonic demonstration by DIR. III. Clyde
Shook, electro physicist with the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co, before $50 guests at the City Club
Forum luncheon yesterday.
DIR. Shook demonstrated the radio
picture sounds on a monograph
record, made by hooking up at the
New York office O. the telephone com.
pany when a piCSnre was being re-
ceived. He also showed how the re-
search laboratories of the telephone
company had eliminated noises and
improved the quality of music and the
voice on monograph records.
I'VE have conducted research to dis.
cover how people hear and how better
20 improve the hearing qualities of
the telephone" said DIR. Shook. 1--WE
found that hearing differs in people
who have 100 per cent hearing quail
ties and varies in those same people
during the day. For instance, you
cannot hear as well after "A big dinner
es before you have eaten
f4F1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
9 BOOKS BANNED
BY BOSTON POLICE
"0bscene" or Tend to Cor
rupt Morals of Youth, Rea-
son Given fer Order.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March f2--2dne books
including some of the best sellers of
the Winter season, are on police pro-
hibitory index, it became known today
with announcement that a Boston
booksellers committee was cooper
ating with the authorities in suppress
sion of Objectionable volumes.
All have been taken from shelves of
local bookstores despite the fact that
the sellers believe police have erred in
their choice of several volumes. Sale
would not be resumed, it was said,
until individual publishers had indi-
Gated willingness to assume full re-
sponsibility for what might happen in
the courts.
May Resort to Courts.
So far no occasion has risen to chal.
lenge the decisions of the police, but 1t
was predicted that court action might
be initiated should authorities under
take to add to the list Sinclair Lewis
latest book.
The police allege that the books pro-
hibited contain obscene, indecent or
impure language" or tend to corrupt
the morals of youth, although 1t is
conceded that the degree in which in
dfvidual volumes offend good taste
differs widely.
Superintendent of Police Crowley,
speaking of the books. said, mot one
of them serves good purpose and l
do not believe the police are depriv-
ing the book readers of Boston of any
thing they should legftimately have"
Dealers Bow to Law.
The hooksellers' committee. through
it's chairman, Richard +. Fuller, said
the committee would accept the de-
cision of the police and district attor-
ney as the only feasible way out.
There are 10000 volumes published
each year." he said. 1T Is obviously
impossible for any dealer to read these
and decide for himself what he may
and may not sell. The Massachusetts,
statute is so broad that the chances
are all against the dealer in the lower
courts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
MORE MISSION FUNDS SOUGHT.
Baptists Approve Plans to Raise
S1.OOO.OOO for Foreign Work.

CHICAGO, March ~ CP).--Plans for
raising 100000 by individual gifts
to complete the Northern Baptist Con-
vention's $6,360,000 budget for the con-
tinuation Of missionary and educa-
tional work at home and abroad were
approved yesterday by the executive
committee of the Northern Baptists
ard rs ministers of the organization.
DIR. j. Whitcomb Brougher of Oak
land, Calf, president of the conven-
ton, declared that critical conditions
had arisen in foreign mission fields
because of the decline of the purchas-
ing power of the dollar without pro-
portionate increase in donations.
John d. Rockefeller. jr., has already
contributed $250,000 of the sum re-
Quired, leaving an unsubscribed
amount of $4,000 to be raised.
The meeting remained silent as an
answer to the charges made in New
York City yesterday by the Rev. T.
T. Shields of Toronto concerning John
ID. Rockefeller, jr. The delegates
merely expressed themselves as being
of the opinion that the controversies
which have disturbed our denomina-
tion in the past few years have prac-
tically died out" AS no serious con-
troversies now exist said the ministers
present, no such charges as those made
by Dr. Shields required an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
WAGE CONCESSION
HALTS COAL STRIKE
Bituminous Operators Agree
to Continue Existing Scale
Pending Final Agreement.

BY the ASSOCldteu
ALTOONA, Pa, March 12.-Possi-
bilities of a coal strike April l in dis
trict No. 2, which includes Blair, Cam
bria and Clearfield Counties, waned
last night when executives of the AS
ISOLATION of Bituminous Coal OPP
orators of central Pennsylvania voted
to accept the proposals of the United
Mine Workers of America to continue
operations until a new wage pact may
be negotiated for the central competi-
tive field.
Proposal by Union.
Union officials of each outlying dis
trict had advised operators that OPP
erations might be continued under
the present wage scale after March 81
pending the negotiation OF a basic
agreement for the central competitive
field. They also asked that the stu
alton be not disturbed for the present
until officers of each of the districts
have had an opportunity to canvass
the situation in their own districts
and until it is determined whether 1t
may be possible to have another joint
meeting Of operators and miners.
The operators association, after
passing resolution, voted to communi-
cate the result of their action to John
Brophy, president of District No. 2,
United Mine Workers of America.
Operators Make Reservations.
Reservations We're made by the OPP
orators, however, making 1t clearly
understood that the arrangement may
be terminated at any time by the as
ISOLATION or individuals and that the
acceptance does not commit the asso-
citation or it's members to any definite
extensin Of the present wage scale
agreement. or any pact which may
hereafter be made between the union
and any other group of district OPP
orators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
HOME, SWEET HOME
TO BE PUT ON BLOCK
Inspiration for Famous Song on
Long Island Will Be
Auctioned
Rr the Associated Press.

by the AssOcldtcu Tftes.
NEW YORK, March 12.-"Home.
Sweet Home" is for sale. The inspi-
ration for John Howard Payne's
famous sentimental song. the old gray
farmhouse, aged by the SHOWS of
many Winters, in which the author
spent his boyhood at East Hampton,
Long. Island, Is to go to the highest
bidder, it was revealed yesterday.
The home was owned by Gustave
H. Buck, president of the Alec
Gravure Co.. until his death recently.
Now his widow. Mrs. Hannah Louise
Buck, has announced her intention
Of disposing Of the property.
Home. Sweet Home" sung round
the world by Adelina Patti and Jenny
Lind, was part of Payne's opera
"Clari, or the Maid of Milan" pro-
duced at Covent Garden Theater,
London, in May, 1923. The song
proved profitable for the publishers.
but Payne, it is said. profited little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 12.-British au-
thors, British actors and British at
mosphere must be ascendant in any
motion picture films which are classi-
fed as British. under the terms of
the films bill which Parliament has
under consideration. The measure is
designed to enable British producers
to show their pictures in Great Britain
in competition with American, Ger
man and other foreign films.
The bill, which passed its first read
ing Thursday, will require both exhib-
itors and renters to use at least 712
per cent of British-made film in all
programs. This quota will be subject
to 212 per cent increase yearly until
a total Of % per cent of British made
films is shown in all British programs.
The regulations are not to become
effective until next October, will not
affect northern Ireland and will apply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
HUNDREDS LEAVE
HOMES IN FLOODS
Immense Damage Done by
Rivers Overlooking Banks
in Southwest France.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 12.-1mmense Dam
age has been caused in the low-lylng
regions of southwestern France by
the overlooking of streams due to con-
tinued rain.
Hundreds of homes have Deeh
abandoned on account of the rising
water. Several districts are without
electricity and number of factories
have been closed for the same reason.
Four hundred houses at Cla1rac, In
the department of t-Et-Garonne,
have been flooded to their second
floor, creating a problem Of getting
food to the occupants. Other towns
and villages hard hit include Fune-
land Vile .SerL/ot and their neighbors.
The Lot River at several points has
reached the highest stage recorded In
q century. The police have ordered
houses evacuated at some points.
Even at Bordeaux, one of the lower
Quarters is under water.
Torrential rains are continuing and
have caused landsndes in some of the
more billy regions. The rivers of
northern France also are rising, but
the situation in that part of the coun.
try is much less serious than in the
southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
Duck-Calling Championship Is Won
By Illinois Man in "Quacking" Contest

"I'H quack against the world was
the challenging triumphant quack OF
Champion Brockmeyer when he re-
ceived the award.
The contest was held under the
auspices of the Izaak Walton League
of Quincy and the Chamber OF Com
merce. Each of the contestants, who
included 10 of the best duck callers
of the Illinois and Mississippi Valleys,
was required to initiate the feeding,
love calls and flight calls of the NAL
lard: flight call of the pintail and
whistle of the teal. The five ranking
uuackers later gave a demonstration
of their prowess over radio station
WTAD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
Parliament Films Measure Designed
As Booster for British Movie Industry

only to films of feature character.
Blind bookings and advance book
ings are forbidden under the bill. No
feature can be booked for British
showings until 1t has been shown to
the trade in England.
British corporations must produce
pictures classified as British, and 20
per cent of their salaries, exclusive OF
the salary of the director and of one
star. must go to British subjects or
to persons domiciled within the Brit
ish Empire.
Administration of the act will be
largely in the hands of the board or
trade. The board will have charge of
licensing renters and exhibitors and
will receive annual returns from them.
It is believed that passage of the
bill would start a movement for com
binations of American and British MIN
concerns to produce pictures in Eng
land. Present prospects are favorable
for passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
CONFERENCES PLANNED.
Capuchin Rector to Conduct Rites
at Mount Carmel Retreat House.

Very Rev. Felix NJ. Kirsch, rector
of the Capuchin College at the Catho-
lie University, will conduct the series
of conferences in the Day of Recollec-
tions at Mount Carmel Retreat House,
200 # street northeast. tomorrow.
Devotions will be held at 1890 am,
2:3O pm. and 4:30 pm. with benedlc-
ton of the blessed sacrament at D
pm. Immediately after the last con-
ference. Those who cannot make the
entire Day of Recollections will be
welcome to attend the particular con-
ference they find convenient. Women
who expect to spend the whole day
at Mount Carmel should notify the
mother superior by telephone-North
1921.
Father Kirsch returns to the Re-
treat House this month by special in
vitation. He conducted the confer
ences at the February Day of Recol-
lectionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
PHILIPPINE LANDING
FIELDS ARE SOUGHT
War Department Seeking Suitable
Sites in Islands for Aviation
Work.
By the Associated Press.


MANILA, March 1.-THE War
Department has begun negotiations
TO obtain landing places for Army
airplanes at suit "a bic locations
throughout the Philippines. This is
expected greatly to improve COM
munication between the large number
of islands and to save many days in
transporting officers to their posts.
u The Governor Generals office and
The Army headquarters have offered
about 100000 pesos $4,000, 000)
worth or reservations scattered over
the archipelago in exchange for
needed landing fields and are said to
be willing to pay cash where neces-
sary.
A number Of fields are planned in
the turbulent Moro country of the
large island of Mindanao and the
Eulu group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
CHARGES DENIED
BY ROCKEFELLER
Magnate Says He Had Moth.
ing to Do With Baptist
[ Reorganization Plan.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 12.-Proposals
for the reorganization of the Northern
Baptist Church were made by a COM
mittee appointed by the church with
which John ID. Rockefeller, jr., had no
connection. a statement issued from
Ass. Rockefellsrs office last night said.
The statement was in reply to charges
made by Rev. DIR. T. T. Shields OF
Toronto, that Mr.. Rockefeller is spon-
soring a reorganization plan that
would make the Baptist convention a
religious department of the Standard
Oil Co."
DIR. Shields made his charges Thurs
day at a conference of the Baptlst
Bible Union of North America. He
referred to the report on reorganiza-
ton of the 5S organizations of the
Northern Baptist denomination sub
mitted by a committee headed by
Raymond b. Fosdick at the national
conference last May.
The statement issued from Mr..
Rockefeller's office follows:
about three years ago. Raymond
r. Fosdick was appointed by the
Northern Baptist Convention to study
the business methods of the various
boards of the Northern Baptist Con-
vention.
1.-THE report was presented to the
Northern Baptist Convention and laid
on the table.
1.-THE work of the committee was
entirely that of Mr.. Fosdick and his
associates. John ID. Rockefeller, jr.,
had nothing whatever to do with pre-
pairing the report and never saw it.
~w-- ,~x1-xax- r,x,~-N< cnU-ruIr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
WOMAN WITH BULLET
IN BRAIN IMPROVING
Poiceman's Wife Regains Partial
Use of Faculties-Husband
Being Held.

by the Assoc1Ated Press
CHICAGO, March 12.--Although
shot through the head two weeks ago
with half Of bullet lodging in her
brain, Mrs. Katherine Forsythe, wife
of a motorcycle policeman, who is
held for the shooting, yesterday
showed considerable Improvement and
may survice. She has partly regained
control Of her faculties.
The woman's death was expected
momentarily following the shooting.
The bullet passed through her fore
head and split, one half emerging
through the back of the skull, while
the other half remained lodged in her
brain. Only the woman's tenacious
fight for life is keeping her alive. doc
tors say.
The husband. William Forsythe, is
held for assault with attempt to kill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
QUINCY. H., March 1.-THE plain
tive love quack of the mallard duck
and other duck calls. as exchanged
last night between a woman and her
husband, won them high honors in
the national quacking championship
contest here.
F. w. Tip" Brockmeyer of Quincy
was acclaimed the champion duck
caller of the United States. and award
ed the silver trophy as evidence of his
supremacy. r. j. elliott of Peoria
won second place and his wife fifth.
Fred Cooper of Little Neck won third
place and Charles III. Ditto of Keiths-
burg fourth place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

FORT WORTH, Tex, March II
CP.-Slim Caskey who claims the
steer-bulldegging championship of the
world, was seriously injured at a rodeo
performance here last night. sWhile
wrestling a steer the animal took a
dog fall' and a horn pierced Caskey's
right thigh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
MERGER PENDING.
Contamination of Keith-Albee-
Pathe Deal Denied.

NEW YORK, March IL C4D.-Ne.
gotiations toward a merger Of the
Keith.Albee Vaudeville circuit with
the Producers Distributing Corpora
ton, in which Keith-Albee owns a
so per cent stock interest, and the
Pathe Exchange, Inc, still are pend
ing, Maurice Goodman, general coun-
sci Of the Keith-Albee interest. an
nounced last night.
He denied a report that a merger
of the Keith-Albee and Orpheum
Vaudeville circuits and the Pathe Elk
change and the Producers Distribut-
ing Corporation was contaminated
la eft night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
MAY NAME NEW JUDGE.
President May Make Exception to
Rule for Maryland.

By the Associated Press.
Although it has been indicated that
judges for the newly created Federal
districts might not be named until
their nominations can be promptly
acted upon by the Senate next De-
cember, President Coolidge may make
an exception of the new Maryland
district.
It was said at the White House
yesterday that the President is await
ing further information regarding re-
ports that the appointment is in
dispensable. If recess appointment
is made, however, Mr.. Coolidge would
desire to select a man whom he felt
certain would be acceptable to the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
Gets Recruiting Post.

col. Richard X. Cravens, L. S. Army
retired. has been ordered to report to
the commanding officer, District or
Washington. for assignment 10 recruit
ing duty in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
Goes to Fort Monmouth.

Capt. Clay I. Hoppough. Signal
Corps, attached TO the office of the
chief signal officer, Munitions Build
ing, has been ordered to Fort Mon
mouth. N. j.. for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

TAMPA, Fla, March IL R.--Mrs.
Regla Gonzales, 1913, died here yes
terday. She Is survived by two
daughters. IA grandchildren and ia
great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

Large crystal figures, usually in the
form Of animals, have taken the place
of dolls as decorations of dressing
tables IN Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

Blessed are the innocent, for they
have a lot to learn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

The newer vogue In Living Room dec
Grafton suggests that pieces from har-
n,onizing periods may be successfully
combined into one group, or the room
NAV include several different groups.
each one of which represents a distinct
period or influence In the history Of fir
rittsre creation.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30

old Silver Bow cIub-before the present
clubhouse was built-when it functioned
on the sky floor of the Lewisohn build
ing on West Granite street. AS a post
master George was an Al clubman. We
never thought of looking for him at the
postOffice. AS a matter of fact he didn't
have much time to bother about post
office affairs. Besides, he explained, the
president of the United States had built
the pOstOfice too far uphill on Main
street and he could not be held respon-
sible for the presidents mistakes.
Every forenoon he read his paper and
smoked his cigar at the club, after which
it was time for light conversation, such
as dispOsing Of national and information
al problems and a few pre-luncheon
cocktails. Lunch usually occupied a
couple Of hours and he was punctilious
about not being late getting back to the
club about 2 or 2:30. After consuming
a couple Of black cigars, ensconsed in a
heavily cushioned armchair, he permitted
himself a profound slumber Of an hour
Or two, by which time the Woodworking
business and professional members were
assembling for their 5 O'Clock tea-dis-
titled from the copper worms Of the blue
grass belt. His evenings he spent at the
club as behtted a gentleman Of the old
school. The rest Of his time he spent al
the p~OstOfice.
An Excellent Postmaster
>CO-incidentally, published reports anc
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30
"Uncle' George IrUine. Historical Montana Authority
Was Called "NelOspapermGn's" Bible

inspections Of the Butte p~ostofices, man
agement were constantly complimentary
and the excellence Of his administration
commented on. His assistant, Thomas
Flavin, had keyed it to a point Of high
efficiency and Uncle George let well
enough alone. Frequently one met with
him at the club, pOstoffice inspectors, eX-
aminers and auditors from Washington,
D. c., and not infrequently these gentle
men showed the effects Of a few days
soiourn in Butte and the devastating
traces of Uncle Georges entertainment
and hospitality.
George Irvine was the most finished
product in pioneers that Montana ever
graduated-no gruf, frowsy westerneT
was he, with uncouth vernacular and
questionable mannerisms. Immaculate
" groomed, he shone in a dress suit
Gifted with silver speech his name con-
stantly appeared on the speakers list as
toastmaster, official welcomer, or after
dinner orator at every important state
gathering for more than 35 years. He
never bored. He never repeated. Every
utterance was newly coined fresh from
the mint Of a scintillating brain. His
( was I'll keenest satire and the kindest
heart" and he loved to prick with the
rapier Of his wit the fatted souls Of the
very groups who petted and ~patronizeC
him. Montana shall not see mis- lik'
: again.
Addressing once a state gathering o.
physicians and surgeons, he closed witt
disarming candor, Gentlemen, yours il
a profession of self sacrifice. Many o
you have locked your Offices and reluct
antly laid down YOU professional dutie
to be present tonight at this banque
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30

and Butte appreciates the sacrifice you
are making to grace this board with your
presence. In conclusion let me quote
from the genial "Autocrat Of the Break
fast Table" DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
who on a similar occasion in the state Of
Massachusetts ended a poem with these
lines,
You have closed up your turnpikes.
Your patients can go
The ROUNDABOUT road-to the re-
gions below"
Uncle George made no secret of his
aversion to the legal profession, and
though every lawyer in the state was a
personal friend, he never spared the craft.
At q state convention the name of John
N. Kirk was placed in nomination for
some office by Judge W. I. Lippincott
and in seconding it Irvine declared, "My
predecessor in ~eloquence, in referring to
Mr.. Kirk as a member of that plumber
bund, the Montana Bar association,
doubtless meant well in his youthful en-
thusiasm. Let US eliminate the thought
Of his insidious connection. Let us not
wen by inference blight his fair renown
Such scandals should be hushed and
buried deep in the heart Of charity. ]
trust few Of the voters are aware that he
has fallen from his high estate as a plaiL
citizen n degenerated to a member Of
the Montana Bar association. Submerg-
ing my antipathy to attorneys in gen
eral, I second the nomination"
Asked for More
It was ever thus. No other speake,
could inject the tincture of irony like hi
and get away with it. The harder h
drove the shafts of satire, the louder TIT
victims applauded and cried for more o
his barbed castigation. He was the in
violate enemy Of sweet nothings an,
sugared compliments.
In an address of welcome to the Mon
tana State Bankers association he turnel
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-30
HIglaway Half Constrncted

Construction Of the new connecting
highway along the southern boundary OF
Glacier park, which viii when finished
eliminate the railway auto haul from
Glacier park to Bolton, is half completed
E. e. Avery, engineer Of the bureau 81
public roads, stated On his return to Mis-.
soula headquarters.