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ffRonnping Around the Radio Dials e..bs & MACK
LOCAL STATIONS

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RADIO SUMMER.
OPERA, ENDS
SEASON

Mid West and Southern broad
casts were available for dial
twisters last evening and provided
good volume when exact tuning
was accomplished. The Mid West
stations demanded the most ex-
act tuning, however, or they
were missed entirely. There was
noise at all points on the dals
and some code interference.
The close of the summer season
Of radio presentations OF Gilbert
and Sullivan light opera. with
production of Trial by Jury and
a review of the high lights of the
season provided listeners with what
might be called a Gilbert and Sui.
Ivan Christmas tree of music and
satire last evening. The operas have
been presented under the direction
of Graham Harris end in their
presentation an entirely new scheme
OF announcement was >used-new,
that is, to the National Broadcasting
Company. though for several years
the standard in the Mid West for
all opera.
The NBC adaptation Of the sys-
tenn was crude and ragged, but was
at least a step in the right direction.
IT involves the telling of the story
of the opera by the announcer and
providing the orchestral and vocal
music as the story progresses-in
their proper places. The MIC
opera announcing system heretofore
has been to give listeners the story
in one announcement, at the begin.
ming of the production and place
upon them the responsibility OF
separating the musical themes and
dramatic situations which was
sometimes considerable strain, ,es-
pecialIy in grand opera sung in a
foreign language.
Graham Harris. who new to radio
direction. so far as We know, made
a very decided success of the sea-
sons programs. His condensation
of the music was excellent, and he
presented his performance with a
dash and abandon, and at the same
time a thorough understanding of
the keen Gilbert satire and the
lovely Sullivan music. Most of us
are happy to learn that Harris
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BEST PROSPECTS

6:65 D. m.-BasebaH scores and
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ClGARETTEs STOLEN

LANCASTER, Pa. Sept. b.
Cigarettes varaed at $4,000 were
stolen from the warehouse of Simon
Shissler and Son, tobacco dealers,
and 81 was taken from cash
register in the office of the titi-
zen's Cigar Company in another
robbery. The thieves at the Shisa-
Ter place backed truck to . side
door of the building. loaded the
loot, and drove away undetected.
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$, 7:I5--Organ
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: 9:O0-Meiodies and memories.
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lNDlcT ROAD OFFICIAL

supervisors, Homafi j. Cohkad.
Charles d. Wenr and Frank Paulev.
all Of Longswamp township. were
indicted here for neglect to main
tain road signs. President Judge
Schaeffer said unless road repairs
were made in many parts Of the
county, number Of supervisors will
be listed as defendants at December
court term
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ROCK FALLS KILL TWO

WINDER, Pa, Sept. 1T NO
minel wefS Riiled BY rock falls
while at work In mines here. An.
drew Kepchar. 4s. father OF nine
children, was killed in Berwind.
white Mine No. ls. Glen c.
Mitchell, 70. unmarried. lost his life
In the Arrow Coal Company mine
At Rockingham.
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WEST MEMBERS
 SWELL RANKS IF III:
 AMERICAN RED CRDSS
EGEGIK AND LJBBYVILLE SEND MEMBERSHIPS ALMOST 100
 PERCENT STRONG

The Egegik and Libbyville can neries have joined the ranks of the many other Westward towns and canneries in going over the top in the Red Cross drive for members. Libbyville reported to the local headquarters chapter that 35 mem- bers signed up and Egegik came right in behind with 29 members. The new members are as follows:
 LIBBYVILLE- A. Hartze4l, Lars, Johansen, Andrew Hansen. A. Manoler, John Eriksen, Pete Win derberg, Henry Houlk, P. Toft, J. A. Bell, s. Harris, C. Wheeler. Jol@n Garrison Nils Gronn, Ed. Akala A. .Bueman, John Jensen. P. Sabbasen, 10. Anderson, o. Haliner, A C.
 Higgs, Ed. Ganonis, Art Cormus, Jean La Wage, T. Johi. Carl Orr fordt, c. H. Spach, F. Ongwadt Ace Ranton. Julius Jurgenson, Sam Pestoff, Leo Simon, T. T. Laine, L. freennegef, trltz An0efSOn, ChaS. Johnson.
 EGEGIK-W. G. Warren, J. O.. Peterson, Albert R. Davey, Claude W. Smith, Frank Price, Jim Tender son, Nick Kahmaroff. Tom Dunn, Gilbert Brewer, Ilmar Keto,, F. Woelfli, Jr., Perry Scatter. M J. Prince, Silvo Graham. Duke Fife, Jack Lambert, H. B. Lynn, Gordon Peterson Rudolphe Osol, F. w.. Rockefeller, Lars Halse, w. .. Thompson, John Paulson, Jesse Blinn, John Swanson, Eric Dahl
 berg, E. Deigh, Harry R. Taylor,
 Machhi Mariana.
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TRAIN AND CAR MEET

YAKIMA, Nov, ', (P)-ThrCe were killed when an automobile was struck by Northern Pacific pas senger train. The train crew es- timated both the train and car were travelling 40 miles an hour when they crashed.
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MENS' RUBBER PACKS, THREE DIFFERENT MAKES, AT $3.50 AND S4.o0 WHILE THEY LAST. Seward Leather Work.
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NEGRO EMPIRE

MONTREAL, Nov, 6, (P-Marcus Garvey, proprietor of the negro Empire in South Africa, is under arrest awaiting deportation from Canada.
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OLDTIMER DROPS DEAD

John Ericksen, an oldtimer of the North, dropped dead last week in Valdez He was a pioneer of Alaska and first arrived at Valdez in 1905. He is known to many in Seward
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Tony Perry, 65, native of Ha- waii and for many years a resi- dent of the Copper River region, passed away at the Cordova hos pital few days ago.
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M. S. BOXER IN PORT

The Bureau of Education M s. Boxer, Captain Whotlam, arrived in port this morning from Boring Sea, enroute to Seattle.
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ONE STAMP QUARTZ MILL FOR SALE at J. L. Graef.
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CONCEDES VICTORY

NEW YORK, Nov, T, (A9-Flash-- Smith comedies victory to Hoover as also does RaSllob.
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WC.dEN IN SPORT

- ECTIONAL champions in the in
terplayground doubles tennis
tournament will meet tomorrow
- afternoon on the Plaza courts for
the semi-final round of the city,
wide event, Play will begin at 2:3o &C
cording to Maude N. Parker. director OF
girls playground activities in the Dis
trict.
Garfield representatives. Ioveye Ad-
kins and Dorothy KelSo. winners of
section 4. are to play Irene Rollins and
Jane Menifee of Burroughs shis after
noon FOR position In the semi-flnals.
The Rollins~Menifee team won the Scc-
ton title yesterday Section 5 Is a
new loop this year, composed Of school
Fairgrounds.
Marion Stills and Hilda Drach Of
Bloomingdale won the section 3 cham
pionship and will meet the vietorS OF
today's encounter tomorrow afternoon.
Edith Clarke and Rose Dawes of Mon
trose, representing section l. viii play
Vernice Torney and Mary Sheehy of
Phillips, section > champions.
Finalists will meet Friday or Satur-
dav for the title
Several matches were played yeSter-
day within the sections. although none
or them except that In section S had
any bearing on the final outcome. The
victory Of Miss Rollins and Miss Menu
Zee over Grace Thompson and Media
Waldecker, Go, 90. gave the former
team the section title.
In section Laverne Mills and BeS-
sic Buchanan of Iowa Avenue defeated
sylvia Cooper and Mary Kunna of
Twin Oaks, S-~l0. 81, rs. The lat
ter team also Succumhed 10 Doris Er-
mantraut and Lucy Ross of Takoma IN
another lengthy marathon, 81, IS
Cd -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Collegians, Claiming Junior
Title, Are Ready to Defend 1t

tomorrow afternoon as the feature OF
the first annual excursion OF Phoenix
A. G..
Schaffer and Roberts are expected to
hook-up In hurting duel Sunday, when
Stadium A. G.. nine goes 10 Berwyn to
engage Berwyn A. G.
Bill Jenkins will send his Red Sox
against Hess A. c. tomorrow on South
Capitol and r streets at o'clock. and
on Saturday will meet 0aiesville at
that place. Sunday the Sox will meet
Silver Spring at Wheaton, Md
Snitx Nau Ia seeking opposition for
Capitol A. G. on Saturday and Sunday.
Seniors and unlimited team managers
should call Lincoln 1923 after 8 o'clock
Takoma Tigers. who we're to drill to-
din at o'clock on Silver Spring dia-
mol<, want game August 10 Call
Main 4205, branch SO.
Manager Deutermann is In quest OF
foe for Arlington Busmen for sun
day, Call Clarendon 80T-F-5 after 7
o'clock.
ben Clarke win entertain Del Raw
Juniors al his home tonight ut . o'clock
All players are asked 10 attend
Kelley Midgets claimed a forfeit yes.
terday when Boys Club Standards fall
ed 10 appear on Plaza diamond. ID
Nena allowed hits In Ia innings In
practice game.
Joe Judge Peewees added win Ia
their string yesterday by defeating du-
Points, IL 10 10. on Fairlawn diamond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
CLUB BATTING.
/ s A.; H. f. 1 S s Is: 8. .:ss
PITCHING.
CONTEST Is LISTED
TO DECIDE SERIES

LEXANDRIA, Va, August g.
n Dreadnaught A. A. and Fred
IA ericksburg (Va) Elks have set
August Is for the play-oh OF
the tie which now exists In their
tilree-gane series Each team mas
won one game.
The rubber" contest will be staged
at Fredericksburg.
Columbia Engine Company has signed
Alex Cabell, outfielder, Bronson Eaton
third baseman, and CLAUDE Nixon,
catcher.
ST. Mary's CeItics have obtained Larry
Jersey. first baseman,
st. Mary's Boys Club will work out
under Coach Pat" German tomorrow
afternoon on the South Royal street
diamond at o'clock,
A meeting Of Alexandria Post, No. "a,
American Legion junior team, Wil be
held Friday night at the home OF Henry
L. f'Dad') Pharr. 227 North Royal
street. at 730.
Bureau and Accountants defeated the
TFalnmen, ii TO 4, at Potomac Yard
diamond yesterday in an r, +. 81 r.
League game Mechanical Department
and Transportation Clerks viii tie-up
today In league game in the same
field at 5 o'clock.
Manager Edward Allen Of the Dread
naughtg is planning an attractive
schedule for The remainder Of the sea
son. House OF David viii bring its
famous team here Monday for game
in Dreadnaught Park, while Potomac
Yard AIl-Starg are billed August 20
Harrisonburg va A. C., Fredericks-
burg VA Elks, Hiser's Ali-Stars and
Brooke Grubbs Silver Spring mines also
are scheduled.
I Alexandria Police defeated Southern
| Railway Co. 10 O, IN an abbreviated
contest at Dreadnaught Park yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
CONSIDINE, MITCHELL
REMAIN IN TOURNEY

CLEVELAND. Ohio, August Bob
Considine and Dooley Mitchell, Wash
ington's surviving entries In the ma
tionai public parks tennis champion
ships, were to meet Harry Terrell of
Birmingham. Ala, and M, j. Meyer,
philadelphia. respectively. today,
Yesterdays play saw, Mitchell and
william Buchanan. the Districts lone
doubles entry, eliminated by Krickhaum
and Bingham Cleveland Heights, 1l~~a,
a~~B. Cd
Considine advanced In singles play by
besting Eari krickbaum, former Michi-
gan net captain. IN one OF the most
spectacular matches Of the day, 6-a
"A 6--1 6~~3.
Mitohell's performance In removing
Ralph hurkheiser of Detroit, 81, g..
Ga, made him strong favorite.
Ted DreWes. ST Louis, defending
champion and other favorites. sur
Wved the third round yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
Yankees Are Performing Well
In Water Sports in Olympics

the United States did not fare as we'll
as In previous events. All three entries
in the women's 200-meter hreaStStroke
event reached the semi-finals, but none
could take better than second place IN
her heat
Getting back 10 dry land again, the
American boxers started to follow the
trail blazed by the track men. not only
in falling to come through with all the
expected victories. but in putting UP
similar squawkS after their losses.
Only two of the five Americans who
fought their first round bouts yesterday
turned in victories, while threat To
withdraw the entire American team
came as result of an avcrse
decision Jacob w. Stumpf manager
Of the boxing team, evidently agreed
with the noisily expressed opinion of
the spectators that Lyman Miller.
American flyweight, had all the better
of the argument with Marcel Sartos of
Belgium
The crowd Kissed the judges who gave
the decision to the Belgian and Stumpf
announced that he would hold con-
ference with Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
president OF the American Olympic
committee. on the advisability of re-
moving the American team from fur
Their competition.
In addition TO Miller's defeat, Tommy
Lown, welterweight, who was given the
honor of captaining the American team.
went down in surprising defeat before
Paul Landinix of Argentina on close
decision and Leon Lucas, iight-heavy,
lost to the German. Ernst Pistulla.
The American victories we're scored
by Steve Holaiko. lightweight. who won
by foul from Tommy PotSch of
Cdechoslovakia, and John Daley. BAN
tam, who took the decision from Blerke
of Norway.
In contrast to the hullabaloo over the
boxing, the fencing competition went
on its quiet way, bringing forth the
first American in Olympic history who
has been able to match the Old World
fencers.
Lieut.. George c. Calnan. product
of the United States Navy, sent the
American flag up the pole by taking
third place in the individual epee. First
place went to Gaudin of France, who
also won the individual foils champion
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
LINCOLN POST NINE
PUT OUT OF SERIES

BAL MORE, Md. August S.-Lin-
coin Post nine was the first to go down
in the regional series of the American
Legion tourney here yesterday when
Maryland Guard Post of this city, won
an uninteresting opening contest, IA to
Is.
Brandt and Carter, Lincoln hurting
stars, were unable to check the bats of
the local team. while their mates were
credited with but five hits. Loose fielding
by the Maryland Guard ini1elders en-
abled the Capital City lads to keep in
the running until the final frame. when
combination Of Maryland Guard hits
and Lincoln Post errors gave the victors
1 runs
Henderson was the only member of
the losing team to solve the pitching of
Molder and Kennedy for more than one
safety.
Play will continue today with Hunt
ington. West Virginia champions. meet
ing Williamsport. Pa. winners. and Bal
timore engaging Wilmington. Del,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08

BY the Associated FfeSs.
A MSTERDAM, August g. The
~ waters of Holland seem to have
IA o good effect on American ath-
4 "A letes. Where the Americans
who competed on dry land In
the Olympic track and field events pro-
duced almost as many disappointmentS
TO their followers as they did victories,
the swimmers and oarsmen from the
United States are riding the crest of
the wave, literally and figuratively.
California's great eight-oared crew,
which swept the Hudson In the inter-
collegiate regatta and the Schuylkill in
the Olympic tryouts, Is doing the same
for the quiet Sloten Canal. The Golden
Bears now have three Olympic victo-
ries to their credit, after defeating Italy
by four lengths yesterday. Today they
meet Canada in the semi-final and If
successful will row against Great Brit
ain for the Olympic crown.
Ken Myers, the Philadelphia railroad
fireman. who represents the United
States in the single SOULS. also reached
the semi-finals of his event yesterday
by finishing two lengths ahead of Can
deveau OF Switzerland. Three other
American crews still are In the running.
although they did not compete yester-
day. Only two OF Americas seven entries
failed to reach the quarter finals
In the water as we'll as on It's surface,
American athletes are among the lead
ers. Heading the honor list Is George
Ko1ac, hackstroke star of the New York
Boys Club who swan TO the fore yes
terday by setting new world record
in winning his heat in the 100-meter
backstroke Walter Laufcr of Chicago
also won his heat In that event, While
three American entries, Clarence Crab
be, Austin Clapp and Ray Ruddy, quail
fed for the semi-flnals of the 400-meter
free style. The American swimmers
made as fine showing In this event
as in the ones that preceded 1t. Only
Ruddy failed 10 lead In his heat and he
finished second TO Arne Borg, Swedish
star, who Is displaying almost unbeat-
able speed.
The only disappointment for the
United States In swimming came In
the 200-meter breaststroke where Tom
Blankenburg of Oakland, Calf, Amer
ica's only entry was eliminated In the
semi-finals The girl swimmers from