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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-28
BOULDER D A N
FACES DARK
FUTURE

The .$125, O0O. 900 Boulder dam bin,
designed To- prevent floods in the
Colorado River, faced 4 doubtful
future in the Senate today with
its proponents hoping to force q
vote early next month.
The bill, while now the Fun
finished business" of the Senate,
will be side.tracked early next week
for action on the new tax reduction
bill. This move was expected to
delay action on the Boulder dam
measure for two weeks, thus throw
ing the fight for its enactment
well into the month OF May. With
Administration leaders talking Of
an adjournment. about May 20, a
welI-organized filibuster would eff
fectually block final vote on 1t
at this session.
Senator Ashurst CD Of Arizona,
leading the opposition, has planned
such a fiIibuster. He may not
have to invoke it but, If he does,
the chances for its success are as
bright as confronted him last
spring, when he killed the bill by
similar maneuvers.
Senator Johnson R.) Of California,
author of the bill, however, de-
clared he expected a vote on the
measure and its enactment at this
session.
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skull CRACKED.
|. BY BL U[l|GEQIl
BL 0V

Charles D. Hiser. u, Of the 400
block Of Third st. n. w, was in
Emergency Hospital today with
concussion of the brain received
when he was struck on the mead
last night with a wooden bludgeon.
His condition Isl serious.
Clifton Williams 81. Of the 200
block OF Second st. N. w, was
accused of striking Hiser. Accord
ing to police, witnesses testified
that williams struck in self defense
and he was released In custody Of
an attorney.
Ira Erie. 81, colored. of the 1900
block of Fourth st. N. w, was
robbed OF. $40 early today by a
colored woman who also tried to
cut his throat. he claims, in a
house on Wylie Street Northwest.
Erie escaped and went to Casualty
Hospital in a taxi. He was treated
for cuts on the left side of the
face
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-28
LOCKHART
BODY HOME

DAYTONA BEACH. Fla, April
28.-The flower-wreathed casket
containing the body of Frank Lock
hart. automobile racer who lost his
life on the Speedway Wednesday,
was shipped today to Indianapolis
for burial.
At the request Of Mayor z. II.
Armstrong, memorial services in
Lockhart's~ honor will be held in
all churches here tomorrow.
William F. Sturm. Lockhart's
manager. announced that the Stutz
Special. in which Lockhart was
killed. will be rebuilt for further
trials next winter. He declared he
beloved this would be Lockhart's
wish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-28
POstOffice Clerk
Held in Letter Theft

LEBANON. April 28.-Charles B.
Gingrich, money order and registry
clerk in the postoffice was arrested
nv Federal operatives charged with
theft, and u. s. Commissioner
schools held him in $1,000 bail for
trial in the u. S. Court at Harris
burg, May Z,
inspectors Whitmore and Nc
Wicker claim TO have trapped Gin.
erich by marked money in an or
binary letter passing through Gin.
Rrich's hands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-28
Suspect ExOnerated
. In Cafe Owners Death

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-An
inquest by Deputy Coroner Sellers
exonerated Alexander Green in the
death April IA of Charles Seigar.
80. outside the Brown Betty Cafe,
which he conducted.
Testimony indicated that Green,
arrested near the scene while TAX
ing part in free-for-au fist-fight,
was ignorant of Seigar's death.
Sellers, in questioning George Col
Inns and Joseph Brown, limited the
police theory was that an attempt
to shake down Seigar by bogus
prohibition agents had resulted in
the staying.
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Wilson Family Group
To Meet Here Today

Officers of the local chapter of
the National Wilson Family Assoc
citation will meet Saturday in the
Mayflower Hotel for a one-day ses-
sion. The association is made up
of families that are descended from
the ancient Wilson families Of
Great Britain.
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WEDDING
DATE SET
BY international News service

DETROIT, April 2S.-Mr, and
Mrs. Hugh Dillman today an
nounced plans to sail for London
May. 9 to attend the. wedding there
May IL of Mrs. Dillman's son.
Horace e. Dodge. %, to Miss
Murie1 Sisnan, "a, of Detroit.
Formal declaration of the
couples intent to mary was filed in
London yesterday.
Andrew C. Sisman, father of the
bride.elect will also sail soon for
England to attend the ceremony.
Dodge was divorced about a year
ago by Mrs. Lois Knowlson Dodge
after he had pursued her half way
around the world to effect a
reconciliation.
shortly after the divorce, Mrs.
Dodge married Lieut.. Benjamin F.
Manning, naval officer whom she
met In Honolulu. Manning, who is
reported estranged from his wife,
IL now In Reno.
Horace Dodge is son of the
late automobile manufacturer
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House

All three plans carried some small
increases in taxes with a total esti-
mated gain in revenues of 81, 756. 900.
OF this sum, $750,000 would come
from an increased tax of 25 per
cent on all prize fight tickets cost
ing more than IS.
The $4,000 900 increase would
come from an administrative fea-
ture, casing a change in the method
OF filing some business returns.
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SIX Funeral PIanned

Official washington today stiIl
felt the shock of Madden's sudden
death from heart failure in hts 81.
flee. He will be accorded state
funeral In the, House chamber to.
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madden DEATH
/ SEEN BLOW TO
BUDGET

The death Of Representative Mar
tin B. Madden Gl) Of Illinois. chair.
man Of the House Appropriations
Committee, may be the signal for
new attacks upon the budget sys-
tenn launched in the Harding adj
ministration.
Already during the present ses-
sion Madden had been forced to
take the floor OF the House to De-
fend the budget against attacks by
members who charged that the
President was assuming the func-
tons of Congress.
Organizer OF the appropriations
committee for the budget system
and its warmest defender, Madden
had repeatedly characterized the
budget plan of spending 81. 100000.
900 a year for the Government to
be the only safe plan.
The Appropriations Committee is
considered by legislators the most
powerful single committee in either
branch of Congress-.
Power Over u. s. Funds
Under the budget system In.
stalled. during the Harding admins
tration, the Appropriations Com
mittee exercises life and death
power over all money bills.
Under the budget law, passed
June 10, 1921, appropriations are
handled by one COMMITTEES. whereas
previously every committee in the
House could bring in an appropria-
ton bill. Al requirement that all
bills be submitted to the budget
director for his, approval has caused
many members to declare that
power over the public purse had
passed from Congress to the Presi-
dent.
Wood Seen as Successor
Representative Will r. Wood Q2.)
of Indiana, who is expected to sue
coed Madden in the Craftsmanship
of the Appropriation Committee, is
also a strong supporter of the
budget. Wood is expected to be-
come chairman because Representa-
tive Anthony (R.l of Kansas, rank
ing member. is i'll in Arizona.
Representative Wood is serving
his seventh term in Congress. repre-
senting the Tenth Indiana district.
He is 81 years old. and for, several
years has been chairman OF the
S%9~f&AA~~AE
COMMITTEES.
Il The passing of Madden probably
means also, it was said, the cleo.
ton to Congress OF. a negro. For
nearly a quarter Of a century Mad.
den represented q South Side dis.
trict in Chicago which Il 7S per
cent colored. and In almost every
election he was opposed by one
of that race.
Only Madden could have retained
his grip on the district. his friends
believe.
State Funeral Planned
Official washington today stiu
felt the shock of Madden's sudden
death from heart failure in his Of.
flee. He will be accorded a state
funeral in the House chamber TO.
mesSoNA 81
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thousands of miles of telephone lines
will bring the unique 1923 political bat-
tie over the radio to a fitting close.
Before election eve, Of course. the can
didates may be heard over llock-ups
arranged Tor their regular campaign
addresses. Many more persons speak
Ing on behalf OF the candidates will be
heard each night over the radio.
Cost Exceeds $1,000, 600.
Eight years ago the use of radio in
political campaigning was unknown
Four years ago single stations we're fire.
quentiy used, but chain broadcasting
was In an inceptive stage and none Of
the campaign speeches ever reached
out over the whole country. This year
every one of the speeches of the princi-
pals has been carried over networks.
Hundreds Of independent stations have
been used for talks on behalf of the re-
spective candidates.
-Four years ago the combined parties
spent less than 100000 on radio
broadcasting This year radio costs
have mounted we'll beyond $1,000. O00
The Democrats have announced that
their radio budget is S600,000 The Re-
pubiicans will have spent at least that
much, and probably considerably more.
1t is conservatively estimated that
the two major parties will have paid
Sl,500,00O or more to the chains and
the independent stations for time on
tCcpvrieht 1928 nv North American News
Alliance
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lady ASTOR LEADS
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Parliament Member viii
Speak on Eve of Departure
for London.

Lady Aston, the first woman member
Of the British Parliament. will take q
leading part in the weekly voters serv-
ice" program to be broadcast tonight
by WRC and its associated stations.
Lady Aston is in the United States
for months stay, most of which has
been spent in her native State of Viz
ginia. Her radio speech comes on the
eve of her departure. as she has booked
return passage tomorrow Incidentally
this talk will be the third that she has
given under the direction of the Ma
tional League of Women Voters. which
is sponsoring the voters service" pro-
gram jointly with the National Broad
casting Co,
WRC's special feature will be an Ar
eentine Navy day program scheduled
at $50 o'clock Secretary of State Kel-
logg will speak and there will be a con-
cert by an Argentine Navy Band,
The Eveready hour to come at 9
O'Clock will be devoted to one-act
play, THE Birthday" written by Barry
Corners expressly for broadcasting. The
cast includes Kathryn Claire and Rich
ard Abbott. The musical setting will
be provided by the Eveready Orchestra
and "Scrappy" Lambert and Billy Hill
pot, vocalists, better known to radio
listeners. as The Smith Brothers"
G. Francis jenkins. Washington in
ventor, who is now engaged in the de-
velopment of radio vision. will be the
speaker during the weekly broadcast of
the Radio Tricians at 8 o'clock. The
usual program will be played by Is
piece orchestra
LISTS "Liebestraum" and The Kash-
miri Song from Amy woodforde-F Fin
dens Indian Love Lyrics" are two of
the outstanding selections on the pro-
gram of the Soldering Singers The
Ciicuuot Eskinos who will be heard at
10 o'clock, have arranged a program of
dance music.
Programs sponsored by the Republic.
can and Democratic national commit
tees feature the broadcast tonight of
WNfAL. An address by Senator Glass
Of Virginia will be the Democratic COM
nittee's contribution. while the Repub-
lican committee has arranged to send
before the inicrophone Mrs. William T.
Hert, vice chairman. and Mrs Thomas
G.. Winter, head of the committees
home makers department.
WMAL'S musical features include a
10-minute program by Janet Coon,
whistler. and the weekly Radio Movie
Club, with Sam Rubin and his Palace
Gang"
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NAMES FOR RADIO
. STATIONS PLANNED
Geld, Mechanical System oil
Call Letters May Be
Replaced.

Esthetic and euphonious names for
radio bruadcasting stations to supple
ment the cold, mechanical system OF
call letters that must be maintained
BIZ international agreement are fondly
hoped for by leaders in radio.
Names resembling those OF theaters
possessing charm and beauty, are pro-
posed to replace the unpronouncable
series OF consonants that now identify
all of the more than 500 broadcasting
stations in the United States. THE
Voice Of Heaven" Sunshine Alley"
THE Invisible Enchantment," and
similar designations are suggested for
adoption by, stations. Then 1t also Is
proposed to call stations by their
actual organization names, such as
Westinghouse" Crosby" and the
like.
The call letter system would have
to be maintained, but the idea is to
relegate them to the records and use
them as mere docket designations in
the regulation of radio The call let
tiers, it Is commended, are Greek" to
most people and impede the progress
of radio because they are difficult to
remember and are meaningless except
to the dyed-in-the-wool fans.
Yachts Are Numbered.
Radio Commissioner o. H. Caldwell
is staunch advocate of the plan,
while his colleague, Harold A. La
Fount believes 1t will do much toward
the uplifting of radio. Yachts and
motor boats, for example, says Mr..
Caldwell are required by law to be
registered and are designated with
registration numbers allocated serially.
But they invariably are given names
that have appeal. and are known gen.
orally by these names. and not their
serial numbers.
Stations of national popularity, like
KDKA and WGY, attach great value
to their call letters, which, because of
their long standing have become trade
marks. Consequently. 1t would be diff
cult for them as we'll as for many
other stations to forsake designations
that are backed by regulations built
by service and time. BY a gradual
process, however, such stations could
convert listeners to whatever names
we're selected and still maintain the
following and prestige conveyed by the
call letters.
Ardently endorsing departure from
the present system is Franklin Y
Commission. The call letter system
he asserts. just grew from the old
method Of designating ship stations. to
eliminate wastage that would be en-
tailed by spelling out names of ves-
sells when addressed by wireless. This
is all right for radio telegraph, he
says. but when 1t comes to radio tele-
phony or "broadcasting" Il is a bur-
den.
Contests Suggested.
II is not proposed to have this sys-
tenn Of names for stations made man.
datory. The hope is that the move
ment will gain momentum and that all
stations will fall In line. Many meth
DDS Of bringing this about are pro-
posed. One is for name campaigns
by individual stations among their
listeners, with perhaps the 10 best
names selected by committee of citi-
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RADIO WILL GIVE
RETURNS ON NOV. G
q
Huge Network. Aided by
Press Associations, viii
Broadcast Results.
By MARTN CODEL.

By way Of grand climax to the
most extensive and expensive of all
radio campaigns. the largest of the
radio networks will devote all of its
facilities and the entire evening of
Tuesday, November 8, to broadceSting
the election return over the Nation.
Finale" will be sounded in the presi-
Dental campaign when Secretary
Hoover and Gov. Smith 60 on the air
over vast national hook-ups on the eve
of the election two weeks hence. Their
last radio pleas to the electorate will
formally close the campaign, Gov.
Smith speaking out of New York and
Mr.. Hoover from his home In Palo
Alto. Calf
The various press associations have
agreed to furnish the national eiec-
ton returns 70 the National Broad
casting Co. as fast as they are re-
ceived These will be complied and
collated In the New York studios and
announced from there Interruptions
will occur occasionally In order t. per-
nit the local station to announce
state, county and municipal results
obtained from local newspapers.
All N. B. C.. Station. Used.
Every, staten in the coast-to-coast
system of the n B. C.. will be hooked
up for the election broadcast Graham
MacNamee is slated to act as master
of ceremonies In the program that
will begin at z pm, Eastern standard
time, and continue until the early hours
OF the following morning, when most
Of the results may be known.
The reporting of the. returns will be
interspersed with various entertain
msnt features, many Of them furnish
ed by the commercial concerns, which
| will relinquish their usual Tuesday
| night broadcast periods
/ The election eve and election night
broadcasts over a great chain of about
| so stations linked to each other by
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Foot Ball Games
...-.ses =
TO Be Broadcast
on October p

Another Saturday Of foot ball
awaits the listeners who tune in
on the afternoon OF october %.
Among the games announced
are, the time being Eastern stand
ard:
Dartmouth VS.. Harvard. 2:iS-
WEAF. WEEP. VITO. WCSH,
wRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WIFI,
WBZ.
Yale VS.. Army. l:45-WJz,
WHAM, KWK, WIT, WHAS,
KPRC, WICK.
Pittsburgh VS.. Carnegie Tech,
2:30-KDKA.
Chicago VS.. Purdue. 2:45-
WMAQ, KYW.
Minnesota VS.. Iowa, $3.50
WCCO, KSTP.
University of Cincinnati VS..
Wittenberg, 2:15-WSAI.
Penn VS.. Navy, 2:1S-WOR.
Wisconsin VS.. Michigan, 2:45--
WTMJ.
Georgia State VS.. University Of
Georgia, 1:45-WSB.
Northwestern VS.. Illinois, g.
wGN.
Southern California VS.. Occi-
dental, 5:1S-KFI.
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ENTHUSIASTIC THR0NGS
0VERWHELM LlNDBERGH
Police Required to Protect Him
From jam of Admirers at
Dodge City, Kans.
By the Associated Press.

DODGE CITY. Kans., October a.
An old old story We re-enacted for Col.
Charles Lindbergh when he landed here
last night on his combined business and
pleasure trip which takes him to Mex
leo to hunt bear and deer.
The crowd at the local airport was so
large and enthusiastic that police were
required to protect the flyer and his
plane. The landing was made at 10
pm. with the use of flares.
After inspecting the airport today the
colonel will depart for Las Vegas. N
Mex. next announced stop on his flight
to the Hal Mangum ranch in Mexico.
The field recently was purchased by
the Transcontinental Air Transport Co.,
with which company Col. Lindbergh Is
associated
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LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT
TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1923.
eso .eWHAM Roehester-l.o1o

Programs prepared Scheduled Eastern
the left Of call letters kocycles on right
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zens, and a poll vote taken with the
name scoring the highest selected for
the station.
The present call letter system has
been in effect since 1912. The Inter-
national Radio-Telegraph Convention
assigned the letters X, w and N to
the United States. The N was awarded
the Government, primarily for naval
station use and the KS and WIS for
commercial stations. although some of
the latter are used by Government sta
tons. The procedure followed is to
use all possible combinations of KS
and WIS in three and four letter series
in rotation. The WIS with but few
exceptions are assigned broadcasting
stations east Of the Mississippi and the
KS to stations west of the" Mississippi.
tCopyriTht, 1923. by Consolidated Press.)
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GENERA, .7LrCTRIC DEALERS

BrosIus Gcrrnley, 2i9 MentEopnerv A.. vAu -.
Cnsrlsi ISTn JeMersen Co.. west YrEssi.
Fleming Meter HyattsviIIe, Marv
Hyattsville Pharmacy.
Frank =. Jenkins, Star
=. II. Maddox Co.. Nuipepef' Va
"a MAJ
Page Power Company. Viv.irj
y~e ;. Seienhergef INe.
Sntres Pharmacy. Inc. fiHSnia
Walter TFceaugh HaPrisenkuFr. V-,t.i.
Warner Gray. Dos King Street Aie1.ra.,. v,,,
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Hurricane DESTROYS shinping.

MOSCOW. October % Cp.-Great
destruction of shipping has been re-
ported as the result of a hurricane
which swept the straits connecting the
Sea of Azov with the Black Sea. Many
fishing smacks were wrecked and at
least is of their occupants were
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Local Radio Entertainment
Tuesday, October %, 1928

NAA-Washington Navy Yard (AS4.S
Meters-690 Kilccycles).
3:45 p.m.-weather Bureau reports.
e:55 p.m.-Arlington time signals.
1905 p.rrl.-Weather Bureau reports
WRHF-Ameriean Brcadcasting Co.
1924 Meters-93O Kilocycles).
5:45 p.m.-The Town Crier.
to p.m.-Dinner concert.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30 to sr1-Musical clock.
10 a.m.-Housshold talk by Peggy
Clark
1880 a.m.-Advertisers period.
WAGAL-Washington Radio Forum
GALS Meters-1,249 Kilocycles).
5:55 p.m.-Thirty Club, conducted by
A. Cloyd Gill.
tbs p.m.-The Cotton Picksrs Dance
Dance Orchestra.
T:45 p.M.-Talk on cholera control
by I. K. Atherton.
pm.-Ccrrect time.
SOL pm.-Janet Coon. whistler.
7:45 pinto the Fairies" by Edna
Moreland, soprano.
$50 p.m.-Mrs. William T. Hert, vice
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, and Mrs William c. Winter.
head Of the home makers department
Of the committee
9 p.n.-'Melodies and Memories. ("
Columbia Brcadcasting system feature
9:15 p.m.-Address by Senator Glass
Of Virginia, broadcast from Richmond
Va
1915 p.m.-Nsws flashes.
1880 to 1850 p.m.-Radio Movie
Club.
WRC--NaticnaI Broadcasting Co. ASS. S
MsteEs-640 Kilocyclesl.
43o p.m.-Rspublican national COM
r3tttes program
LAS pmL-Georgs F. Ross, pianist.
p.m.-Along Msmcry's Lane, with
Horace C. Carlisle.
$50 p.m.-Jolly Bill and Jane.
6 pm.-Motlon picture guide.
sos p.rl.--Waldorf-Astor Orches-
ira.
$40 r.m.-special Argentine navy
Kellogg.
pm.-voters' Service.
1880 p.m.-Lotus Orchestra.
8 p.n.-The Radiotricians
$50 p.n.-Seiberling Singers.
9 p.m.-Eyeready Hour
10 p.r1.-Clicquot Eskinaos.
1880 p.nt.-Ccrrect time.t
1880 p.m.-Madrillon and Spanish
Village Orchestra
II p.m.-Slumbsr hour
II MISUNDERSTANDING forecast.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6;45 a.m.-Tower health exercises
a.rn.-Federstion morning devotions
BIS a.m.-Parnassus Trio.
$50 to $50 arn.-Cherio.
10 s.rn.-National Home hour
IL a.m.-Parnassus Trio.
ll:l5 a.m.-Radio Household Insti-
tute
1l:3o am.-Democratic national COM
lnittee program.
II noon.-Farm flashes.
1910 p.m.-Organ recital.
p.m.-Mayfowe Orchestra.
2 p.m.-Studio program.
2:l5 pm.-Parnassus Trio.
2:3o pm.-RCA demonstration hour
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Poland has today 1,145 schools, or
courses for vocational training In in
dustry or agriculture, with $4,000
pupils.
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RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
7;00-Voters' Service: Address by
Lady Astor-WEAF, VITO,
WAR, WTAG. WCSH, WIFI,
WRC, WGY. WCAE, WHAS,
3. WSM. WIT, WSAL.
9:00--Eveready Hour; Musical
Feature-WEAF. WEEP, WAR,
WIFI, WRC, WGY, WGR,
WCAE, WTAM. WWJ, WSAI,
WHAS, WSM, WSB. -.
9:00-United Light Opera: THE
Little Duke"-WABC, WAN,
WEAN. WNAC. WFBL, WAKAK,
WAS, WADE, WKRC, WGHP,
WSPp. wICC. Wink, WLBW.
WMAL.
e:O0-Theater Program: 1.-The
Pilgrims Make Plymouth Rock"
VIZ. WEI, WBAL, WHAM,
KDKA, WLW, KYW.
10:00-Eskinos; Thirty Minutes
Of Dancing-WEAF, WEEP,
VITO, WAR, WTACi. WCSH.
WIFI. WRC, WGY, WGR,
WCAE, WTAM. WWJ, WSAI,
WHAS. WSM, WISE. WIT.