Evening star., 1928-11-04

The most comprehensive arrange
ments ever made by The Evening Star
for the collection and dissemination
of election returns have just been COM.
pleted.
Assembling the returns by a larger
and more complete system than ever
The Star has made plans for spread
ing election news next Tuesday night
to the eagerly waiting public through
electric channels, which include even
a high powered anti-aircraft search
light, to sweep the heavens with its
spectacular beams
Telegraph, radio, telephone, public
address system, stereopticon, motion
picture camera, motion picture the
aters and the giant searchlight will
all be employed in an effort to reach
the greatest number of persons and
perform the most satisfactory service
to the public as swiftly as possible.
The traditional Stereopticon screen
In front Of The Evening Star Building,
which has always drawn thousands to-
gether for a group reception of re-
turns, will be augmented by a motion
picture camera to provide varied en-
tertainment along with the reports from
the Nations polls. A public address
system will greatly amplify the voice
announcing returns from the building,
SO that thousands may hear for great
distances.
An elaborate expanded telephone
service has been installed to answer
questions from those who wish to call
The Evening Star through central
using the phone Main 5000.
Program Comprehensive.
The Star will 60 on the air through
Station WMAL and broadcast to the
amazingly increased throng of potential
nsteners-in a program of results which
VIII carry direct to the homes over a
wide area in nearby States and th~
District.
The radio program will include ne
only figures on the returns but an in
tteresting musical program and exper.
interpretation OF the returns by Fred
eric William Vile, we'll known politica;
analyst ''N'
This program will begin at 6 o'cIoc
on Tuesday evening and will continIl,
until the decision Is determined. III.
electlon returns themselves will be pu
on the air by Thornton Fisher, an
nouncer OF sports for The Evening Star
from special studio in the news de-
partment OF The Star, while the nnu-
slcal program will come through thc
studio of WMAL.
The heavens will be filled not only
with the radio results of the election.
put viii be pierced by brilliant beams
OF the gigantic searchlight, in order TO
nasn 10 thousands in Washington, In
nearby Maryland and Virginia, the
trend of the returns and the final re-
suit.
Beams of the great beacon will swing
east and west for Hoover and north
and south for Smith.
Swinging of the beams three times
only In either of these directions will
indicate the trend of the returns, and
at the conclusion Of these trend"
swings the light will point directly up
ard.
When the final and conclusive result
is known the beam will flash north and
south for Smith, or east and west for
Hoover, as the case may be. con-
ttnuously for 10 minutes.
The searchlight, one Of the largest in
the United States, is a 60-inch' anti
aircraft. high intensity. l5O-ampere
unit. II has 60-inch parabolic mir
ror, ana Is the most modern type. de-
Veioped and purchased by the Board
OF Engineer Equipment of the Corns of
engineers for the Coast Artillery. II
VIII flash signals from the Monument
grounds.
The president of the Board of Engi-
neer Equipment is Maj. Dewitt c. Jones
OF Fort Humphreys, Va.
The Star also is prepared to furn;sb
to several theaters in Washington the
latest returns. which will be relayed To
the thousands in the audiences
The theaters to be served are as fol-
lows; National Strand. Columbia, Little
Theater, Circle, Elite, Hippodrome.
Leader. Liberty, Princess, Takon1a'
Truxton, Park, Cameo, Jewel Rosalia'
Howard, Lincoln. Republic, M Street
Blue Mouse, Broadway. Dunbar, Mid
City. Happyland, Smoking Palace, Car.
olina, Seco, Ashton and American.
A. P. System Thorough.
The backbone of the election return
system for The Star will be the grea.
Associated Press This organization
with its years of experience, and ex.
cellent record in such news emergencies
as election night, has set up a carefullr
planned system of its own. which viii
be ready to swing into full speed thu
moment returns are available
In addition to the Associated Pres
reports The Star also will be served or
election night by the Western Unio,
ana Postal Telegraph election figures
In nearby States and in all pivota
States The Star also has its own score
Of special correspondents.
With these sources or news pourino
into The Star from all points of tn
and political experts of The
Star and of the Associated Press inter
preting the trend of returns, extra edi.
tionS will be issued during the evening
rs the news received justifies.
The entertainment program to be Of
fered in the radio program over WMAL
will be presented by Stanley William
Bell, baritone, collaborating with Les.
ter E. Colvin, pianist; Phil Hayden and
Helen Kenny, popular radio entertain.
ers; Sophocles T. Papas, tenor banjoist;
Evelyn Monico Papas. concert pianist;
Dorothy Sherman Pierson. soprano:
Bob" Carbaugh and his luke" Donald
Brown, concert pianist; Grace Shannon,
pianist; Hawaiian Melody Boys and
others.