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Evening star., 1928-12-21
LIST GRAND OPERA
| AND JAZZ TONIGHT
Capital Radio Stations Will
Offer Wide Range of
Musical Selections.

A variety of radio entertainment,
Ranging from grand opera to So-called
symphonic jazz music, is offered to-
night by Washingtons radio stations.
Aside from the usual group of regu-
lar features, there will be several new
attractions, most of them on the pro-
gram schedule of WRC. The opera,
however, will come through WMAL. 1t
is to be a condensed version of Gounod's
sentimental Romeo and Juliet" sung
by the United opera Co.
WRC's new attractions include the
Tovette Choral Club of % voices, which
will make its radio debut in the Hecht
Home. Sweet Home" broadcast: the
Choir Invisible, and program by Ray
bestos at $50 O'Clock. The regular
features are the Happy Bakers, another
evening in Paris episode, the Cities
Service hour and the weekly revue OF
the National BroadcaStmg Concert Bu-
reau.
A varied assortment of entertainment
will be served during the concert bu-
reau hour The artists to take part are
the Edna White ensemble of trumpeters,
the Sixteen Singers, novel vocal group
of mixed voices, and Edwin whitney
OF EIle NdGlOIldI bTOdONdStlIlS W. pIO-
duction staff, who will read piece he
calls "A Dramatic Miniature"
The Cities Service hour will have a
decided Christmas atmosphere, featur-
ing such selections as Amers' 'All on a
Christmas Morning" The jolly Sleigh
Ride Party" and harp solo, Christ
mas Fantasy" The Bakers program
also will have a spirit of Christmas.
Santa Claus" and Mother Goose Pa
rade" are two of the numbers to be
sung by this group.
WMAL'S new attraction is called
'FThe Crystal Gazer." The hero of this
rrogram will be the Rajah, famous
seer, who will gaze into crystal. Half
IF his crystal reading will reSuscitate
he past and half will interpret the
,mens of the future.
The Then and Now" program of
VMAL will contain a number of old
nd new songs. Dream Kisses" I'm
knee Deep in Daisies" Cecilia" and
Deep River Blues" are some of the
elections. The True Story hour, an
'sher WMAL feature, will be based on
unique Christmas party in Baltimore.
VOL and WJSV also will be active
onight both stations having scheduled
aried programs. which for the most
art will be provided by regular artists.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

Australia's average wool clip is worth
about $500, 100000. The first sheep
were taken to Australia from India In
the year 1896.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

TIME CLEAR TONE that
everybody wants in radio.
Selectivity and range, with
ample power in reserve. Swift
and certain program selection
with the FULL.vIsIoN Dial.
Operation direct from the light
socket at the cost of only a frac-
ton of a cent an hour. The
Evening star., 1928-12-21
You just can't argue about it!

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Reliability is assured by the
famous carefulness of Atwater
Kent workmanship and by 222
tests or inspections of every set.
The price is moderate because
Atwater Kent makes so many
fine sets by modern methods in
the largest radio factory.
Here it is-the 1929 9all-electric
set. By its sheer goodness of
performance it sweeps away all
argument. Just tryi it. You'll like
this wonderful radio. You can't
helm iti
Evening star., 1928-12-21
OUT.OF.TOWN STATIONS.

Programs prepared by the Associated P1
454.3-WEAF New YOrk--66O
5:30-Bill and Jane.
6:00-Dinner music.
7:00-BakerS.
7:30-Happiness Boys.
8:O0-Orchestra and Cavaliers.
9:O0-An Evening in Paris.
9:30-Rapid Transit.
1O:O0-Concert bureau hour.
11:00-Dance hour. :
s94.5-wJZ New YOrk-76O
6:O0-Tipica orchestra.
6:30-Landt trio.
7:0O-Great Moments in History.
7:30-Circus.
8:O0-Old dances.
8:30-Quakers.
9:00-Review.
9:30-The Sixteen Singers.
10:00-Sextet.
10:30-Fifth Avenue Knights.
IL 1:00-Slumber hour.
422.s-WOR Newark-71O
2::3O-Afternoon features.
6:00-Christmas carlton; news.
6:30-Dixie Singers; Uncle Don.
7:00-Koko; recital program
7:30-Mrs. Killing presentation.
8:00-Crystal gazer.
8:30-Then and Now.
9:00-Story hour.
10:0O-"Romeo and Juliet.
11:0o-News; dance hour.
34s.6-WABC New York-S6O
6:00-Mimic; tenor.
6:30-Broadway chat; melodies.
7:00-Feature program.
S:00-Aviation activities.
8:30-OrcheStra
9:00-Entertainer
9:30-A Starlit night.
l0:30-Musical portfolio.
11:O0-Negro achievement hour.
272.6-WLWL New York-1,1OO
00-Entertainers talk.
7:00-Musical features.
272.6-WPG Atlantic City-1,10O
5:30-Organ recital; news.
8:00-Dinner music.
8:30-Talk; Playground Pals.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
CHRISTMAS OVER RADIO
TO EXTEND THREE DAYS

Christmas on the radio will bring
lree days of programs devoted to Yule-
de entertainment
Starting Sunday, when "The Mes
1h" is to be broadcast over two chain
7okups, the special entertainment will
ntinue until Santa Claus day fades
to midnight The first broadcast of
he Messiah" is to be Sunday after
on on one chain and the other Sun
Y evening over a second.
Several Christmas eve chain presen-
tions have been arranged and on
lristmaS all chain programs have been
'nned to fit the occasion.
Special Christmas eve programs are
: anned by some stations which will
main silent the next day.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

25S.5-WWVA Wheeling-1,16O
6:00-Farm flashes; feature.
CENTRAL.
293.6-KYW Chicago-1,02O
9:00-Review: orchestra.
10 :00-SeXtet; Jack Little.
Ii :00-News; slumber music.
12:00-Orchestra Insomnia Club.
4I6.4-WGN Chicago-72O
9:00-An Evening in Paris.
9:30-Theater gang.
10:00-WGN Opera Co.
l. 1:00-Features; popular (21s hours).
447.5-WMAQ Chicago-670
s:OO-WOR programs g hours).
IL 00-Amos-A Andy; musical potpourrt.
12:00-Dance music (3 hours).
428.3-WLW Cincinnati-70O
6:30-Diners.
7:O0-Orchestra educational.
7:30-Circus; old dances.
8:30-Quakers; review.
9:30-Historica highlights.
10:OO-Sextet; orchestra.
IL :O0-Slumber hour.
12:00-Dance music Il Il hours).
2SO.2-WTAM-W WEAR Cleveland-1,07C
600-Orcfestra.
7:0O-Studio; musical feature.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
RADIOS MAJOR FEATURES
TONIGHT.

TON1GHT.
S:00-Conceft orchestra and Cav
alters; Christmas bells-WEAF,
WEEI, WILT, WRC, WGY,
WCAE, WTAM, WWJ. KYW.
8:00--Old dances; Pickford fam
ily-WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHANf,
KDKA, WJR, WLW. WHAS,
WSM, WSB, WBT, KYW.
10:0o-United Opera Co.; Romeo
and Juliet" in English-WOR,
WCAU, WNAC, WFBL, WCAO,
WADC, WKRC, WGHP, WMAQ,
WSPD, Wink, WLBW, WidAL,
WMAK, WAS. WEAN.
10:00-Sextet: Vocal ensemble
WIZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHANG,
KDKA, WLW, WJR, KYW,
WHAS, WSB, WIT.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

filed against him in connection with his
administration of several estates In his
custody.
The defense of the Judge at the hear.
ing was that any errors noted regarding
the estates were simply mistakes Of
bookkeeping.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Army Officers Retired.

In conformity with special acts Of
Congress, the following have been COM
missioned in the Army in their former
grades and placed on the retired list:
Mai. Robert o. Edwards, Coast Artil-
lery Corps; Capt. Edmund F. Hub
bard. Infantry: Second Lieut.. Donald
M. Davidson. Field Artillery, and Capt.
James A. Manley, Chaplains' Corps.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Today on the Radio
PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81 1928
on left Of call letters hlocyces right pm.
indicdted,)
LOCAL STATIONS.
434.5-NAA-69O.
(WaShingtOn Navy Yard.

434.5-NAA-690
Washington Navy Yard.)
3:45-Weather Bureau reports.
7:45 to 8:O0-Public health service
broadcast: Public Health Serv-
ice in the United States"
9:55-Arlington time signals
lO:05-Weather Bureau reports.
22S.9-WOL-1,31O.
(American Br0adcaSting Co..
5:45-The Town Crier.
6:05-LetterS to Santa Claus.
6:I5-Mirth and melody.
6:30-Bran Hughes and his orchestra.
7:30-Silver String Revelers and enter
tainers.
1000 to H12:00-Club Chantecler En-
semble.
Early Program Tomorrow.
:30a-Musical clock.
9:55a-Stock market letter.
:O0-Household chat by Peggy
Clarke
10 0:30a-AdvertiserS period.
I0:55a-Stock market summary.
II l1:00a-Advertisers' period.
2O5.4-WJSV-1,46O.
Independent Publishing Co..
7:oO-Merchants' half hour with Old
King Tut
7:30-Ethel West, pianist.
8:00AO'Connor Players.
8:l5-Clarence Walker. tenor.
S:3O-Jimmie Tester, harmonica player.
8:45-Walter Cox, vocalist.
9:00-Joint recital by Dorothy Sea-
mons and Miss Haupt.
9:30-Black Humming Birds.
10:00-Hawaiian Melody Boys.
475.9-WMAIl-6S0.
washington Radio FORUM
6:00-Venus Orchestra.
6:45-Enna Jettick Melodies &C. B. 81.
7:OO-Thirty Club.
7:15-Jimmy and Jane.
7:30-Correct time.
7:31-Special announcement.
7:32-"Light Up Washington for
Christmas" program.
7:35-Program by the Institute OF
Musical Art.
8:00-"Romeo and Juliet" by United
Opera Co. &C.. B. s..
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2so.7-WHAM Rochester-1,15O

26O.7-WHAM Rochester-1,15O
6:30-Dinner music; newscasting.
7:OO-Great Moments in History.
- 1906. E. program.
8:00-Old dances; Quakers.
9:00-Review; studio program.
10:00-Sextet.
10:30-Cello and contralto.
IL :00-Slumber hour; news.
379.5-WGY Schenectady-79O
6:3o-Dinner music.
7:00--Talk; dinner music.
1906. E. hour.
8:30-Musical program.
9:00-An Evening in Paris.
9:30-Rapid Transit.
1O:30-Concert bureau.
3O2.s-WBZ Springfield-99O
6:O0-Santa Claus; orchestra.
7:00-Ramblers.
7:30-Circus.
8:OO-Old dances; Quakers.
9:00-Review
9:30-WBZ Players.
10:00-Sextet.
10:30-Sports orchestra.
SOUTHERN.
4O5.2-WSB Atlanta-T40
7:O0-Orchestra; Dixie Circus.
8:0O-Old dances; Quakers.
9:00-Review; concert.
10 :00-SeXtet.
145-Hawaiian ensemble.
277.6-WBT CharIotte-1,O8O
6:30-Dixie program; Merry Makers.
7:30-Circus; old dances.
830-Quakers; review.
9:30-Studio; sextet.
365.6-WHAS Louisville-820
7:00-Great Moments in History.
7:30-Circus; old dances.
830-Quakers; review.
930-Music.
10 00-Sextet.
:30-Studio concert.
461.3-WSM NashviIle-650
7:00-Studio orchestra; newscasting.
7:30-CircuS; old dances.
8:30-Quakers; review.
9:30-Orchestra.
10 0:00-Symphony orchestra.
27O.1-WRVA Richmond-1,110
6:O0-Christmas program; trio.
7:30-Song recital.
800-Medical talk. quartet.
9:00-RevieW; studio feature.
10:30-Dixie spiritual singers.
hour.
Me Back.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

9:00-True Story Hour &C. B. 81.
10:00-Then and Now &C. B. 81.
10:30-The Crystal Gazer &C. B. 81.
11:00-Strickland-Bon Orchestra.
1900 to 1215a-Late news flashes.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

315.6-WRC-95O.
National Broadcasting Co..
4:00-United States Marine Band
Symphony Orchestra.
5:00-Florida Citrus Growers IN. B. c.
5:30-Jolly Bill and Jane IN. B. c..
5:55-Motion picture guide.
Lovette Choral Club of %
6:15-Santa Claus trip from the North
Pole
6:30-Raybestos program IN. B. c..
7:00-Happy Wonder Bakers IN. B. c. :.
7:30-Lotus Orchestra.
8:00-Cities Service Cavaliers and
Concert Orchestra IN. B. Co..
9:00-An Evening in Paris IN. B. c..
9:30-Correct time IN. B. c..
9:30-The Choir Invisible.
0:00-National BroadcaSting Concert
Bureau Hour IN. B. CO..
II :00-Weather forecast.
IL :01 to 12:0O-Slumber Hour IN. B. c..
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises IN. B.
c..
8:OOa-Federation Morning Devotions
IN. B. c..
8:15a-Parnassus Trio IN. B. c..
8:30a-Cheerio IN. B. c..
50a-Parnassus Trio IN. B. c..
90Oa-Jerry Green, vocalist IN. B. c..
9:15a-Harry Merker and his orches-
ira IN. B. c..
30a-United States Army Band.
10 Scala Sale String Quartet IN.
B. c..
ii 00a-ParnaSsus Trio IN. B. c..
:15a-Radio Household Institute IN.
B. c..
ii 30a-Studio program IN. B. CO..
IL 100 noon-ParnaSsuS Trio with Rich
ard Maxwell, tenor IN. B. c..
IL :3O-Waldorf Astoria Orchestra IN.
B. c..
1:30-Yoeng's Orchestra IN B. c..
2:30-Orpheus Trio IN. B. c..
3:30-RCA Demonstration Hour. IN.
B. c..
Evening star., 1928-12-21

IS. Schedute1 J0r eastern StdnddT1 time
9:15-Concert orchestra.
10 00-Music
IL 00-News; dance hour.
282.S-WBAL Baltimore-1,O6
Sandman; Santa Claus.
6:30-Dinner music; Esskay program.
7:30-Circus.
8:00-Old dances; lQuakers.
9:00-Review.
9:30-The Sixteen Singers.
10 :00-Sextet.
10:30-MuSical Memories.
256.3-WCAU PhiIadelphia-1,170
6:30-The Mystic; melodies.
7:00-OrcheStra; feature program.
800-WOR programs g hours).
IL 00-News; dance music.
305.9-KDKA Pittsburgh-9S0
6:30-Dinner concert.
7:00-CharleS W. Hamp.
7:30-Circus; old dances.
8:30-Quakers; review
9:30-Sixteen Singers,
10:00-Sextet.
10 :30-Orchestra.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
u. S. JUDGE EXPIRES.
Honolulu Jurist Succumbs on Re-
turn Trip From Capital.

HONOLULU, December 81 OWL
liam T. Rawlings. judge of the United
States District Court at Honolulu. died
Tuesday night on the steamship City
of Honolulu, en- route from San Pedro,
Calf
Judge Rawlings was born nj Honolulu
September 4, 1877, and had held many
public offices. A widow and daughter
survive.
The jurist was returning from Wash
ington, where he was summoned by the
Department of Justice to discuss charges
Evening star., 1928-12-21

8:00-Orchestra and Cavaliers.
9:00-Trappers.
9:30-Friday frolic.
10:30-Dance music az hours).
39S.8-WCX-WJR Detroit-75O
6:00-Orchestra; dinner music.
7:00-The editors desk.
7:30-Circus; old dances.
S:30-Quakers; review.
9:30-Cotton Pickers: sextet.
10:30-Cotton Pickers.
11:00-Amos; news; dance music.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06
OAKLAND LAWYER Is
 JAILED; ENTERTAINMENT

OAKLAND, Feb 6. (R-Jessie Robinson, prominent Oakland Cor eoration Attorney and Fraternal lead CT, in jail here on charge of grand theft, declares he is ready to plead guilty and go to prison for various embezz1ements said to total from ssO,oOo to $65,OOO by pyramiding his debts in an effort to save his totter- ing fortune, is said to have caused his predicament.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06
NURSE HERE WITH PATIENT

Miss Gertrude Mylet, nurse at St. Joseph's hospital, Fairbanks, was among those arriving i'll Seward yes- terday from the Interior. Nurse Mylet t; accompanied by Bertha koas, daugater of Charles Konig of Me Grath. who is being taken to Seattle where she will enter the Orthopedic hospital Miss Mylet will remain in the States for short vacation before Tetvrring to Fairbanks.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06
ENRouTE SOUTH AMERICA

TI.> Evans, steel construction fort. ran fer the Fairbanks Exploration company for about two years, acccm- panied by Mrs. Evans, arrived il seward yesterday from the I'tc"ior. According to plans following q brief visit in the States they will set sail for Peru, South America, where MT Evsns will he.associated with 'arga mining concern.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06
FIRST MORTGAGE LOAN

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. P-samuei Insull, President of the Chicago Civic Opera Co.,, placed s1O,oOo,ooo as first mortgage loan with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Go, on the new Chi cago Civic Opera building which will soon be erected in Chicago.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

J. osekoff, resident of Chignik' who arrived in seward from the Westward on the s. s. Starr, under went an operation for tonsilitis yes terday at the Seward General Hos- pital.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

". c. Culver. Special agent seF tae Alaska Railroad, arrived in .he city yesterday from t5e Interior Il is reported he is taking an iasaas person 10 the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

Victor sholseth, well-lSnown min ing man from the Interior, is in the city enroute to the States on 3 two months vacation
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06
TWENTY,ONE ARRIVED

The t~ain from tao In+2rior ar r.~od il Seward yesterday at 2:+f nl~tkins resumption of traffic si@ 2@ ;ly slide. About '2l passengers ca", in to remain here for steamer CO., nectlons for the South.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

The two prohibition men who ar- rived from Juneau on the last steam or, are reported to be still in town
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06
PsYcHoANALIsT TO HELP

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. P)-Lydiad Horton, psychoanalist, has been en- listed by relatives of Miss Frances St. John Smith to aid in the search for the missing college girl. All clues re- garding her disappearance have prov ed yalueless.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

Two coaches, packed to capacity nah passengers, pulled out fer the i. Fl teric. this morning at 7:30 o'clock
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

Mrs. J. Flowers, departed for An chorage this morning.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

When you want a good steak CT roast. dive carstens a call.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

Eastman Kodaks and films. schal ierer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SCHALLER- R- ER'S ALASKA SHOP
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

The Gateway leads; other follow.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-06

WANTED-To Buy, Clean cotton rags.
 will pay 5c per pound. Gateway. tf-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

Havana expects a great influx Of
tourists this Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
SISTERS Of POOR
INVITE DONATIONS
Annual "Pound Party" to Be
Held at Home Next
Sunday.

ITO the Little Sisters of the Poor
and their charg 3S"-thus will be ad-
dressed packages of varied articles con-
tributed in the annual pound party"
next Sunday under auspices of the Gen
eral Assembly Fourth Degree knights
of Columbus at the sisters home on III
street, between second and Third
streets
Denied, according to the rules of
their order, the accumulation of large
sums Of cash, the Little Sisters devised
the pound party" idea.
Every Knight of Columbus is invited
to make visit to the home of the
Little Sisters during the afternoon.
bringing with him his donation.
Contr buttons or supplies may be
sent directly to the Little Sisters of the
Poor at their home and cash dona-
lions may be left with Brother AL JOY at
the knights of Columbus Hall, 9I8
Tenth street.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes j. Eugene Gallery, chair
man; Michael Casey, faithful navigator
John E. Burns. faithful pilot; DR..
Charles I. Griffith, faithful admiral
Fred j. Dieg2lmann, faithful scribe;
Eugene Baczenas, faithful scribe of the
exchequer; Thomas l. Galliher, faith
full purSer; Arthur j. Williamson,
George A. Viehman, Anthony j. Soul
len, John Coyle, Albert E. Sardo, John
H. Pellen, James B. FLYNN, Thomas j.
Trodden jams A. Sullivan. past state
deputy; Charles w. Darr, state deputy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
WIDER SCOPE DRIVE
OPENS THIS WEEK
GoIdStein and Kaufman
Lead B'nai Birth Cam
paign Here.

An intensive effort to raise $4,000 as
Washington's contribution toward the
100000 goal of the national wider
scope campaign of the Independent
Order of the B'nai Birth will be made
this week.
Heading the local drive are Hyman
Goldstein, chairman and Edmund I.
Kaufman, honorary chairman. A
corps of workers has been recruited to
make canvass Of the Jewish popula-
ton of the city. beginning today.
This is the first time that the B'nai
Birth has gone outside of its own ranks
for financial support, and the sum
sought is to be used for general public
welfare activities of the order over a
five-year period.
Wider Scope Activities.
These activities include the Hillel
Foundations, or Jewish centerS, which
are being established in universities for
cultural work among students, the
Authorization League. organized to
combat racial discrimination, and the
handling of immigration of Jews to
Mexico and South America. These ac-
tivitieS are separate from the benevO-
lent and charitable phases of B'nai
Birth work, and are known as wider
scope activities.
The following members of the eXecu-
tive committee of the local Argo Lodge
will form a special flying squadron in
the drive:
Alfred e. Bennett, Morris Gewirz.
Samuel GanSS, S. A. Himmelfarb, David
Louis, Norman Luchs, Moses Gutenberg,
Sol. Herzog. Maj. Julius I. PeySer, AL
Two
burger, NJ D. Rosenberg, Julius Refs,
Louis E. Sp:egler. Harry Viner, David
Wiener, Philip Wagshal and Joseph
Wilmer.
Workers Volunteer.
These have volunteered to serve as
workers in the first division of the
drive:
N. Abramson, Samuel Asher. Charles
BaSseches, Herman Blumenthal, Joseph
Blumenthal, Aaron Cohen, ]. A. Cohn,
DR.. Philip Diatz, Julius Eanet, Abra-
hal.l FiShbein, Charles Gage, Henry
Holober. S. l.. Kasdon, Norman LuchS,
Joseph Mazo, Herman Oshinsky, Nathan
Plotnick, B. Rachlin, S. Rose, Louis
Rosenberg, Myer Rosenberg, Simon
Saperstein, Leo Schlosberg, Samuel
Marvin Smith, Nfaprice Solomon, Ben
iamin Topper, Samuel Walker, Herman
Witt, Harry Eager, Louis lions, Harry
A. KreSSin. John Berg, B. Danzansky.
Leopold v. Freudberg, Samuel GanSs,
NJ. Garf1nkle, Sol. A. Himmelfarb. Isa-
dore Lesser, Isadore Hirshfield. Simon
Hirshman, Harry R. Jaffe, Milton D.
Norman, Moses Gutenberg, Herman S.
Robin, NJ. D. Rosenberg, DR.. Alex
Rosenblub, Edward Rosenblum, Harry
Salus, Abe Shefferman, Louis E. Spieg-
Ter, Harry Viner, Philip Wagshal. Jo-
seph A. Wilmer, Dr. Morris Wolfe, B.
Simon and E. P. Warfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Bootleg Feuds in Guiana.

That bootleg feuds and Sayings are
not confined to the United States is
illustrated by the case of Jean Galmot,
former deputy in the French Parlia-
ment from Cayenne, French Guiana.
He was accused of having made for
tune by corrupt practices in the i'm
portation of rum into France from the
colony. After serving in prison for de-
frauding the government of millions
over the rum supply for the troops he
returned to Cayenne. When he died
suddenly it was found that he had been
poisoned An investigation furnished
evidence that he had been murdered by
his adverSarieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
A Flood of Blood.

The black natives of the Maya Hills
of Assam live under the tyranny of a
system of demons called Mats, who are
thought to be present everywhere and
who control or influence every act of
those miserable people. These gods are
all-powerful. In order to propitiate
them there must be constant flowing
Of blood When 1t is, not possible to
sacrifice the lives of those neighboring
tribes upon whom they make war, they
find a flood of blood by taking the lives
their lives. Great Britain exercises
some supervision over this country and
is at this time battling with the prob
lem of preventing this terrible orgie.
It has already been successful in dis
couraging similar practice in some other
localities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Made Broadcasting Possible.

As Thomas A. Edison is a self-made
scientist. SO is Sir Oliver Lodge. He
has brought science right to the front
door of the ordinary man and his posi-
ton as one Of the front-rank diScov-
erers of all time is secure. Today, as
a pioneer in the field of physics, he
Is predominant, and 1t was on his re-
search in wireless biography that Mar
conf built the vast commercial struc-
ture which has eliminated in the
British Broadcasting Corporation: in
short, Lodge made "listening-in" pos
sible. Sir Oliver Lodge Is a big man
in every way. Six feet three in height,
a huge, strong body, with a massive
head, he talks to you straight, as it
we're, from the shoulder. Even today,
at the age of ~, he labors from 8
O'Clock in the morning until o'clock
at night and glories in the bondage
He has written 10 books since his sew
entieth birthday and has others in the
making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
FURNACE VICTIM
BLAMED FOR BURNS
Ccroner's Jury Holds Miss
Knaak Died as Result of
Her Own Act.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE BLUFF, Ill, November TO-
A coroner's jury late today returned a
verdict finding that Miss Elfrieda
Knaak, 49, school teacher and book
agent, had come to her death week
ago by Self-inflicted burns.
Although the jury apparently wrote
the final chapter to the mystery, States
Attorney A. v. Smith of Lake County
declared he would continue his investi-
cation.
Miss Knaak was found the morning
of october 80 In the basement of the
village hall and police station of Lake
Bluff. The flesh had been burned from
both feet, her right leg, both foreams
and the front part of her head.
DR.. A. j. Rissinger, who attended
Miss Knaak during the three days be-
tween the time she was burned and
her death, testified today he believed
the burns we're Self-inf1icted. DR.. G. A.
Barnes, coroner's physician, and DR..
Theodore ProXmire, who also attended
Miss Knaak, also said the burns might
have been inflicted by the woman
herself.
Barney Rosenhagen, Lake Bluff chief
of police, and Chris Louis, Lake Bluff
village laborer. told from the stand
how they had found Miss Knaak in
the basement of the police station.
Charles Hitchcock, whom Miss Knaak
described before her death as her
spirit lover" and who was in bed at