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El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
Sc Pagaran Los
DanOS CauSadOS

WASHINGTON, D. c. Enero g.
FL Presidente Coolidge ha pedido
al Congreso que vote la cantidad
de $4,000 aproximadamente, para
e destinados al page de los da-
nos y perjuicios causados en- ell
puerto de Veracruz, cuando la in
vasi6n norteamericana en- 1914.
Ell Presidente Coolidge dice que
Ell no hace mas que renovar tam
bien la peticion hecha en- ell mis-
mo sentido, por ell Presidente Har-
ding para que con ell page de los
danos, sean allanadas las difficult
tades que Sc pudieran presentar Y
-uede terminado definitivamente
este asunto.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
POr MillareS Las
PrOteStas Que Sc
Estan RecibiendO
Contra La Possible Libertad
Del AseSinO De La Nina
Marion Parker

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Enero 6.
Las autoridades judiciales han
estado recibiendo protestas, que
suman va a varios miles, de per-
sonas de todas las classes sociales
en- las cuales muestran SUI indigna-
cion en- vista de los m que
han circulado sobre que Edward
Hickman, ell repugnante asesino,
podra escapar de la pena que me-
rece, en- vista del recurso inter-
puesto por su Abogado, en- ell SEN
lido de que, al cometer los crime
mes, no Sc encontraba en- ell COM
pleto uso de sus facultades men
tales.
En- ningun otro case Sc habfan
recibido tai numero de cartas, en-
las cuales Sc clama justicia, dicien-
do algunas de elias que, mientras
Hickman este vivo, no podra estar
tranquila ninguna madre de fami-
liza, pues que siempre estara con
la zozobra sobre 10 que pueda aeon
tecer a sus hijos.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
QuiereSe Pavimentar
La Gale International

WASHINGTON, D. c., Enero 6.
Ell Senador por Arizona Ashurst,
ha pedido Sc vote la cantidad de
$4,000, para ser destinados a la
pavimentacion de la Gale de No
gales, conocida como International.
Ha expuesto diferentes razones,
al solicitar la cantidad mencionada,
c~reyendose Sc vote 10 pedido.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
Han PedidO
Su DivOrciO

En- virtud de no poder seguir vi
viendo va %juntos, en- vista de que
cuando no ha sido el, ha sido ella,
han abandonado ell hogar, asf como
por otras differences razones que
han expuesto, han solicitado su di-
v~orcio, JESUS de Guerrero, de vi
cente de igual apellido, George M.
Glasgow, de Noami Glasgow y
Mary Presler de Sam Presler.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
Un chofer de fotingo:

Un chofer de fotingo:
-Lo bueno es que han de pasar
muchos amos pa que los ayiones
cobren a toston la dejada. fora
ST que nos hacen aire 0 la cola!
I'm agente de migracion en- la
frontera:
y 5como lie pido yo ell certlfl-
cado de acuna a csc extranJero!
Una hija dnica y soltera con su
papa:
" les cierto que este Lind
bergh es muy listo, papa?
No 10 Sc, hija. Sc puede e
tonic y ser aviador.
-Pues me han dicho que LAS
pesca al vuelo."
iY que?
Que voy a sentarme por donde
pase a yer ST me pesca.
NO te hagas ilusiones. Los
americanos vienen aquf a divor-
ciarse, pero a casarse, nj en- bro
ma. Ademas, este trae un anu
leto cotra ell matrimonio.
-SQue cosa?
Una gaia.
y 5de d0nde til que
una gaia desbarate ell matrimonio?
-Algoha de haber. Lo digo con
experienced, porque todos mis- dis.
gustos con tn madre fueron STEM
pre- por la gaia.
Y asi, cada uno de ellos, bordo
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
Las Charlas SObre ell VueIO de Indy

Cuando sc anuncio ell vuelo de
Indy, a la terra del pulque y de
los nopales, TODD ser %viviente Sc
puso a hablar del asunto, como
mejor lie parecia. BESIDE ell barren
dero de Palacio hasta ell hombre
de negocios, todos en- general char
laban y he aqui como Sc EXPIRE
saban algunos de ellos.
Una nina: a yer ST cOnvidamos a
Lindbergh a nuestras posadas.
All que til! como ha de venir
csc sefor a nuestra humilde casa!
-5Por que no? Los americanos
son muy dem0cratas. Y lie pone-
mos de pinata un aeroplano para
que vaya de acuerdo. Y de jugue-
ties repartiremos gatitos, que son
SUI amuleto. Y 70 bailo con Ell la
primera plea.
La nina suena esa noche que
Indy Sc lie declara, que Sc casa
con 81 y Sc la lleva en- aeroplano.
Pero tambi6n suena que Sc a en-
ell canine, y Sc cae en- la cana y
despierta en- ell suelo.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
LEsIoNADo PoR Auro.-Ar

LEsloNADo PoR AUTo.-Ar-
turo Moreno, ell jueves por la ma
nana fue herido levemente, al cho-
car con su bicicleta, con I'm auto
movil, en- la esquina de la Ave
nida Stone y la Gale CoHgreso.
Fue llevado al Hospital Santa Ma
ria de donde Sc lie permitio irse
a SUI casa, tan luego como fue Gu
RADIO.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
un propietero de casas:

-Manana mismo voy a advertlr
a todos mis- inquilinos que me re-
servo ell derecho de alquilar las
azoteas ara yer llegar a Lind
bergh. AL fin que todos mis- con-
tratos tienen la clausula que pro-
hibe subarrendar "todo o parte
de la casa" Con mas razon los
techos. ,que armada me voy a
dar!
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
MIsTERIoso cAso.-El S

Louis R. Kempf, Abogado del Con-
dado, reporto aver a la policfa que
su sombrero habfa sido robado de
su Oficina. Hechas las investiga-
clones, Sc encontr0 ell sombrero
en- una Sombrererfa, a donde habfa
sido llevado para que Sc limpiase.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
I'm medico:

On M0uICU.
-iCaramba! 81 Sc cayera Lind
bergh en- Valbuena, Sc rompiera I'm
brazo o una pierna, o siquiera la
cabeza, y fuera 20 que 10 curura,
me hacfa rico! Lo malo es que no
Sc lie puede poner una piedrita en-
ell canine ique 81 no! 49,.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07

y hasta tejio sobre ell vuelo de
Lindy, porque que caray porque
no iban tambien ellos a dar SUI
voliditO? FIGARO.
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07
Uno de los del "traffico":

Para llegar a Balbuena tlene
u pasar por la ciudad. iComo
haria 20 para levantarle una in
fraction a Lindbergh? Lo malo es
u viene volando. Que 81 no ique
mordida, mi madre. -. En- puros
d6lares:
El fronterizo., 1928-01-07

I'm latifundista lee en- ell perlo-
dico que "Lindbergh vendra por
Terra a Mexico y rezonga:
mo mas ESQ nos faltaba! Co
mo los americanos Sc vuelvan
agraristas Y empiecen a venir "por
terra" a Mexico, nos dejan en- ell
aire. Dentro de POGO seremos no
sotros los aviadores y ellos los
terratenientes.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
Trout Beware; Two Expert
Fishermen Are on Trail

Superior, Wis, Juy 10 R1Old
Mountain, dean Of Brule trout,
might do we'll to keep in the shade
of rocks and watch his food next
week. for two prominent citizens
will be on the river.
President Coolidge will have
competition of merit when Secre-
tary Hoover arrives at Cedar Is
land lodge for a two-day visit The
republican nominee is an exper-
fenced angler, nd knows the streams
and rivers of this region. He has
also done a good deal Of sea fish,
ing.
The question interesting mem
bers of the presidential party is
whether the president or his guest
will catch the largest trout Old
Mountain, reputed to weigh 20
pounds, turks in the rapids Of the
Brule. south Of Cedar Island lodge
and here the Indian guide, John
Larock. will take them.
Unusual clearness OF the atmos-
phere and unusual brightness of
twinkling of the stars indicate rain.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

INSTRUMENTATION Emanuel serv-
ices
Hollywood news
7:so-"Roosevelt Kitchen" William
Myers
7:45-Rob Schafer. songs
9-Amelto Barbieri, baritone
s:l5-Musical Aces
S:45-Sophie Loeb. Child Welfare"
9-koetzky, tenor: Bright Star troo
9;s0-Margaret Speaks and Derrin-
ger. duets
9:50-Svtlana Duo
lo:1o-Giuseppe Adami, yiolinist
l0:3o-Piotti and Madeline Hardy,
harmony
9.O-WABC-3O9
5-Dr. Dodgdon, Food"
5:3o-kathryn Metcalf, soprano
) 45-Wm McMurray. tenor
6-Radio Fraiks
6:15-Feltman's Mapletonians
6:45-BroadWay Chat
7:05-Milton Rosen, violin
1:15-Forum series
1:30-Harold Storms orchestra
S-Daisy Miller, Dogs
S:15-Mury Apreda's orchestra
9-Hotel Nassau orchestra
30-Polish Hour
0:30-Handel's program
1l:o1-Negro Achievement Hour
Il mid.-Chateau Madrid
lc:30---Castillan dance music
1O2O-WGI-29f
a.05-James Catone's orchestra
9:40-"We Three. Harmony Trio
I 10-Gold Banjo Trio
10:s0-Washingto Heights Eiter-
| lainers
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

Bethel-Redding road steam shovel
grading under way. No detours.
g-Georgetown road Is I'M
der constructive, no detours.
Route No. 3:5.
Prospect Cheshire road. short de-
tour over country road around
shovel working in rock cut.
Route No. 33l
Groton Center-G1oton road is be-
ing oiled for one mile.
Route No. S37
Nilford-New Haven Avenue,
Trolley taking up rails. Short de-
tour posted around city clock.
New Haven Woodmont road, con-
crete road under construction. No
| delay to traffic.
West Haven-Beach street ana
First Avenue under construction.
Short detour In force around county
block
No Route Numbers.
! Ashford, Mansfield-W estford road
is being oiled for one mile.
Chester killingwo rth road Is un-
der construction. No delay to traf-
fic.
| Bloomfield and West Hartford,
simsbury road is being oiled for
mile.
Clinton Westbrook, Clinton-Deep
River road is under construction for
~ miles.
Easton- Monroe road Is under con-
struction, not passable due to rains.
Local traffic using detour.
| Hampton-State aid road is being
oiled for one mile.
Mansfield Center Warrenville
road is under construction, open to
traffic.
Mansfield-We road is being
oiled.
Middlefield- Durham road, grading
on Cherry Hill.
Sharon Millerton road is under
construction. Short detour.
So. Canaan-Huntsville road clos
ed, detour through Falls Village.
Bridge is under construction.
Nernon-Nernon Center road is be-
ing oiled for 1000 feet.
West Hartford-So. Quaker Lane,
shoulders are being oiled for one
| mile.
Westport-Riverside avenue con-
crete road completed.
Wolcott, Waterbury, Woodtick
road is under construction. No de-
| tours.
Woodbridg e-Racebrook road
| era ding work started M deIav IN
traffic.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
Through the Static

Two widely varying and contrast
ing dance numbers will be featured
during the musical program fur
nished by the Cities Service orches-
ira through WEAF at o'clock. One
| is the typically Russian dance num-
! Der of Mussogorsky "Gopak' and
the other an American reel by Near
| ing entitled "Kutztown Reel" Other
| numbers include selections from
Herbert's sweet Sixteen" Bruch's
| prelude from "Lorelei," Changers
| Colonial Song Fletcher's won
der Eyes" and Stultz's Sweetest
Story Ever Told"
Bastile Day Eve in Paris. which
corresponds to Americas Fourth of
July celebration will be depicted
! in the weekly roamings of the two
couples in the sketch AN Eve
ming in Paris" which will be broad
cast through VITO at . o'clock.
One-act plays by authors repre-
senting almost every country In
| the world will be presented to the
radio audience in a new series OF
productions which will be broad
| cast through VIZ every Friday
evening at O'Clock, starting today.
! The new series will be called
"The Theator of the Air. and Will
| open with Steele's THE Terrible
| Woman" comedy with moments
! Of high dramatic value. It's story
concerns Il wife 50 perfect that she
! is unappreciated. and the unusual
manner in which she wins back her
| husband and son.
Instrumental and vocal selections
which include popular and classic
| nlusic will be featured during pro-
| gram that will come through VITO
at 10 o'clock. Popular selections Will
! include Chill Pom Pom Pi; Hum
ming Bird; Bless Lou, Sister; In the
| Time of Roses and Ida Sweet as
Apple Cider Among the classic
numbers are Herbert's Cuban Sere-
made" SCOTS Lotus Land, -
Weber's Invitation to the Dance"
and Tharane's Norwegian Echo
/ Song
4 program Of some 20 numbers
OF light classics and semi popular
selections will be heard during a
concert by the Spearm"n at
o'clock through WEI. kcrn's "l GU
Never Knew About Ne. Strauss
Thousand and One Nights. Ra
pces Angela Mia" Browns Dream
River" Sanford's "Bluettc' and
Bra Inns Hungarian Dance No. 5.
are among the numbers to be heard.
Two movements from D"llbes
"Coppelia" ballet viii open the pro
gram by the Slumber Music en-
semble which viii be broadcast
through VIZ at II O'Clock. The
program will also include Tschai-
/ koWsky's "Serena1e for Strings.
a selection from Herbert's The
Only Girl" GrUnfeld's "Romance,
: Ziehrer's Vienna Beauties and
Nicode's scenes from the South"
Il. c.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
Route No. 1Sl

Route No. 1?l
Salisbury. Canaan-Salisbury road
is under construction. Short detour.
Route No. 1:2.
Newtown-Bridgepo road. con-
crete construction under way. One
way traffic with telephone control.
Route No. 1873
Foot Of Bunker Hill to Cornwall
Bridge, resurfacing complete. Shout
ders and guard rail not finished.
Traffic open at all times.
Canton -Collinsville. Nepaug road
is under construction. Detour es-
tablished. Traffic should proceed
| with caution.
Route No. 1926
Danbury, Norwalk road-Wilton
underpass. grade crossing elimina-
| ton, concrete construction under
| way, but traffic uses old highway.
| Route No. 1877
Kent Macedonia road. steam
shovel grading under way, no de-
tours.
Rolte No. 1873,
|
construction. One-way traffic main
tanned.
Route No. 12s
Gaylordsville to New York state
| line macadam construction under
way. Traffic recommended to take
route via Bulls Ridge.
New Milford and Sherman Weba-
tuck road is being oiled.
Route No. 1870
Woodbury. WATERFOWL road, up
town bridge is under construction.
One-way traffic across temporary
bridge.
Route No. 1872
| Cornwall Hollow road Cornwall
to So. Canaan is under construction,
Traffic open at all times. Short de.
tour around one bridge.
Route No. 1873
Hartland Hollow bridge is under
construction, short detour around
bridge.
Route No. 1856.
No. Branford- Guilford road Is I'M
der construction. Impassa BILE due to
rain Traffic should detour through
Branford and No. Bradford
Route No. 1870
New Fairfield Sherman road,
steam shovel gra ding and macadam
construction under way. Short de-
lays probable.
Route No. 14i
PriI 10
Scotland Canterbury road Is under
construction. While the old bridge
is in use traffic, from the west is
warned to be careful in approach
ing this bridge. which is located at
the foot Of a steep grade.
Route No. 147
! Seymour-Bladden river bridge is
under construction. No delay.
Route No. $50.
Lyme and East Haddam- Hamburg
No. Plains road is under construc-
ton. No delay to traffic.
Route No. 1853
Montville, Norwich and Hadlyme
road is being oiled for . miles.
Route No. 1854.
| Washington-W Woodbury. road
steam shovel grading at two places
Short delays probable.
Route No. f06
Crystal Lake road. towns of Rock
Vile and Ellington are under con-
struction. Somewhat rough, no de-
tours.
Holland Crystal Lake road is being
oiled on the completed section.
Route No. f70
Preston, the road from Poquetan-
uck to Brewsters Neck is under
construction, open to traffic except
where bridges are being constructed.
Route No. $50
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13

S60-WTIC, Hanford-565
s:.o-Summary OF program and
news
6:.5-Sportograms
k:3o-Hotel Bond Trio
6:55-Baseball scores
Song recital
.:15-James Buffers Banjo Band
.:45-Ten Years in The Jungles of
Burma-Capt. Haynes
S-Piano recital
S:3o-Colt Park Municipal dana,
orchestra
a-"An Evening In Paris"
$50 - Connecticut state Fair pro-
gram
d0-Program from MEG Studios
11-Time: news and weather
ll30-WICC. Bridgeport-:6s
S-Merchants' Music Hour
Studio program
S:45-Ba seball scores
f:50-Question Box
Bob Neit and His Vagabond or
chestra
e:l5-Florence G. Mallette
-Polka Dot Trio
h:45-Raheball scores
b:55-News and weather report
sOo-WBZ, Springfield-333
eIWeather report
k:o1-Jerry Falvey's orchestra
k:e5-Baseball scores
s:3o-Program from NBC studios
1.-THE Ramblers
1:3o-Dixie Circus
b-Amphion concert ensemble
program from NBC Studios
ho-Pizzitola Summers
k0:30-Baseball scores
to:3l-Hotel Statler orchestra
tl-Weather report and time
sSO-NNAC:WBlS, Boston-4Oi
e-Ted and His Gang
6:lb-The House That Jack Built
S:25-Ted and His Gang
6:10-Juvenile Smilers
6:30-Dinner dance
News
1:ll-'Amos N Andy"
H:3o-Five Minute Stories from Life
S:+o-Lady of the lvories
k-Instrumental program
program from New York
ll:o5-News
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
EASTERN STATIONS
1O2O-WODA, Paterson-28l

1O2O-WODA, Paterson-20i
5:3O-News; sport talk
6-Frankie Pagano; Californians
Studio Trio; Sunshine Boys
7:45-Poems by A. n. Il.
S:l0-Alfred Rossinger's pupil re
cital
S:45-Weekly devotional service
|11-Arcola entertainment
l1:S0-Archie Skaters orchestra
112O-WGCP. Newark-2Gs
5-Merchants' program
5:3o--Dance program
6-Long Hill Farm orchestra
7:15-Piano program
7:3o-College boys
112O-WNJ, Newark-c8s
1o:01-Nariety hour
11-Belleville orchestra
S8O-WIP, Philadelphia-349
s:3o-Scores; King Joy orchestra
6:t5-Department of Agriculture
bedtime story; roll call
74O-WLIT, I'hiladelphia-405
5:o5-Children's Twilight Hour
Same as WEAF
11:05-Leroy Smiths orchestra
11OO-WPG, Atlantic City-273
6.45-Organ recital
05-Strumming Crooners
7:30-Emmett Welch's Minstre1s
| S:l0-Castillions dance orchestra
! s:S0-Charlie Fry's orchestra
| 9-Traymore concert orchestra
| 9:3o-Playground Pals
lO-Creatore's band; Pauline To
ma, soprano
lO:30--Dance orchestra
70O-WGY. Schene,tads-3so
6-Stock reports; news
6:30--Dinner music
1:a5-Health talk
| 7:30--WGY Players
S-Fro-Joy Hour
9-same as WEAF
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
NEW YORK CITY STATIONS

S70-WNYC-52s
e:o5-Market high spots
b:1o-"songs OF Yesterday and To-
I day
e:3o-French lessons
b:3l-Police alarms; scores
y:3S-Air College: Conversation
Lost Art
e:5o-Mabel Thibault. cornetist
Novelty program
S:20-Janet Bush Hecht, contralto
S:4o-Minnie Well, pianist
s:01-1o5th Field Artillery band
l0:O1-Police alarms: weather
elO-WEAF-482
S-The Marionettes
5:s0--Jolly Bill and Jane
C-Waldorf- Astoria dinner music
6:55-Baseba scores
Happy Wonder Bakers
7:3o-The Morley Singers
s-Citics Service orchestra and Gov
alters
Same as VITO
S:30-La France orchestra
10-Same as VITO
1l-Correct time
list. Regis orchestra
06O-WJZ-454
S-Dan Gridley, tenor
6:30-Reports; stock market: finan'
cial summary; cotton prices: agri-
cultural reports
k:45-J. David Danziger. violinist
t:55-Program summary
S-scotti's Venetian Gondoliers
s:25-Baseball scores
6:3o-Same as WBZ
T-Correct time
H-stardom OF Broadway
1:30-Same as WBZ
a-Godfrey Ludlow, violinist
S:so-Waldorf- orchestra
Same aA WBZ
1o-Correct time
1o-An hour of chamber music
d1-Slumber music
.f.-. 7fO-WOR-4c2
6:15-Jacques Jacobs ensemble
6:45-Roy Duffield, tenor
7-scores: Jacobs shelton ensemble
7:30-Knickerb orchestra
S--Chimes: pipe dreams
S:30-The Lone Star Rangers
0-True story hour
10-Kodak hour
ao:3o-Pavilion music
jl-Time; news bulletins; weather
i1:o5-Franke's Paramount orch.
78O-WHN-385
h:3o-Hendersons dance orch.
s-American concert
1o-Neus; Jimmy Flynn, tenor
1G:so-Mr. and Mrs. Woods, har-
mony
1l-Poems by \. r. 6.
1l:s0-Tommy Colts orchestra
.8O-WPAP-395
6-Dorothy Keys, contralto
s:l5-Smith and Mcconnell songs
5:3o-Augusta Spette. soprano
b.4s-Gilbert Holland bari. one
S,l5-Porto Rican Trio
s:45-Talk, G. W. King
dance orchestra
so-Christian orchestra
st0-WLWI-3'o
6-Littmann program
s:45-Eosc ensemble
. *. OF G. hour
7.05-James Chamberlain, tenor
1:3n-"k. Of G. Talk" J. j. Gunner
1:45-Orchestra
siO-WMC t-3'o
Wilson Syncopators
5.3G-Aunty's chat; studio program
S-Nilipegue's Right Quintet
8:3o-I.lttmann' entertainers
9:3o-Ccean life
1G-MotheS Serenaaers
1o;15-Nusical bankers period
1o.30-Columb Park concert
1l-"McAlpineers dance orch.
70 mid.-Joe Ward Swanec
1890 a. n.-Andy's Danceland orci
WGBS-3i9
5.3o-Cesley String ensemble
.5.4n-"Radio" talk; news flashes
C-"The Jolly Jester; pianist
7:3n-Grace Force. contralto: en-
serfible
s:45-Gertrude Young, soprano
S-Daniel Morales. baritone; plan
ist
s45-Mary Bongert and Clark
duets
ln-Ballroon1 dance orchestra
11-"After-T heater Party
s20-WRNY-32S
s-Lillian Dublin. songs
s:1o-A. lombard. baritone
New Britain herald., 1928-07-13
FRIDAY
NEW ENGLAND STATIONS

Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Evening star., 1928-06-21
NAVY PETER PAM GREETS DAWN
ON DUMP AS SLEEPERS RAVE
of Clarinet and Deeper Complain
ing of Trombone Prove Musical Mys-
terry In Jail Vicinity.

the trashy hills and hollows Of the
dump.
There. in the heart Of the waste, he
solved the mystery. Seated on the
trash, blissfully unconscious Of the
agony he was causing, sat John M.
Curtin. 3l9 Kentucky avenue southeast,
IA Navy bandsman. Curtins cheeks
were swelling and a horn was at his
lips. His heart and soul were in his
work. He shamed the trills OF the
morning birds and ran his scales with
the ease and eclat of master.
The policeman stood for moment in
amazement. hands or his hips Curtin,
choking back a lungful of notes. started
out of his reverie to find an unwelcome
intruder in his musical paradise. The
colloquy between the two is not a mat
ter of record
Curtin, 1t is said. explained that he
thought the dump an ideal place to
practice. 1t was unfrequented and soli-
tary enough to please any musician.
His lonely retreat was shared by another
Navy bandsman. who had left the scene
before the arrival of the policeman.
They had no idea their instruments had
such reach and penetration. He was
amazed at the turmoil his playing had
produced. In the future. however. he
promised. the dawn In Southeast Wash
ington viii be greeted only by the birds
and the SnoreS of late sleepers at Nine
teenth and A streets and the District
IaiI
Evening star., 1928-06-21
TEST OF TAX|CABS
TOBE MADE SOON
Utilities Commission Men Will
Inspect Meters and Other
Equipment.

Engineers and inspectors OF the Pub
lie Utilities Commission will make a
meter and mechanical test of the more
than / 500 taixcabs In Washington be-
fore July 81, 1t was announced today
at the commission. The test will be
made in accordance with recent order
adopted by the commission revising its
taxlmeter regulations.
The meter test will be made on the
cnarted course on Sixteenth street
ABOVE Scott Circle, where the Bureau
OF Standards had marked out a five-
mile course. The mechanical tests will
oe made in the garages of the taxicab
companies.
Inc only previous general test the
commission ever made Of taximeters
was In 1928, before the taxicab business
reacned such large proportions.
One Of the outstanding features of
the new regulations affecting the gen.
erai public Is a provision which gives
the passenger the right to appeal TO
the utilities Commission in eyery case
In which he believes he has been OVER
charged. Another new provision re-
qulres taxi drivers to wait at least Ave
minutes after calling for a prospective
passenger before turning on the meter
ana starting the time charge. The new
regulations also require all meters IN
be equipped with lights for use at night
The Utilities Commission will keen a
record Of its tests on file for public
inspection.
Evening star., 1928-06-21

The mystery Of stranges musical
sounds which have been rising for sew
eral days, shortly after dawn. from an
old municipal dump in the vicinity of
the District Jail has been solved.
Morning after morning the wailing of
a clarinet and the deeper complaining
Of trombone were heard by prisoners
In the District Jail and residents in the
neighborhood of Nineteenth and A
streets southeast.
The sounds usually began about 6
am. At first the hearers. aroused from
their slumbers, were intrigued and even
amused. But after being aroused sew
eral mornings in succession the mysteri-
Gus music lost every ReStige of charm
and aroused only the emotions of rage
and desire to rend and destroy.
Rage. however, turned to bewilder-
ment, for although the music could be
heard only too plainly, its source could
not be located The sounds seemed to
come from the heart Of the old dump,
but the neighbors scarcely could pic
ture modern Peter Pan sitting on the
trash piles and footing a serenade to
the morning sun. They did not even
search the dump
Instead they reported the matter to
the fifth precinct police, and Policeman
w. v. Watts was assigned to investigate
AT am. today he heard the musical
notes rising in the misty morning air
Following his trained ears. he climbed