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Great Progress in Music.

In music, generally, Western America
has made tremendous progress during
the last few years and many artists
from the interior have made fine suc-
cess in New York. California, parSeu-
larly, has been out in front with the
ultra modern hot" music, which year
or two ago brought on battle with the
sweet" or sentimental school here In
New York. Some of the best of the
masters of the great theater organs
have been developed on the West Coast,
and must admit that in sounding the
full possibilities of these instruments,
New York has Jagged somewhat behind
the rest of the country. There is great
vitality in musical America today, but
it can't get on the air all at once and
great radio progress is going to be made
in sectional or even more narrowly local
broadcasting, aided by more telephone
mileage for intercity distributing Of
programs, as I predicted in my last
article.
From young woman writer's, particu-
larly. I get the impression that the
younger generation associates with the
very name studio" pleasant implica-
tons of delightful Bohemian life and
that here in New York is the mecca of
gayety. ease and distinction. dislike
to disillusion any one, but, as a singer
and later as a radio announcer, have
been through the whole performance
and these eager young people may be
assured that If they are around big
radio studio very long their prevailing
impression will be that of hard work
There is, of course, plenty of easy
going comradeship among the artists
and conductors, and stimulating en-
vironment, but many OF the most sue
ceSsful of the artists I know have told
me that they never knew what work
was until they became radio performers
Those listening millions, better edu-
Gated and more critical every year. are
an alert and sensitive audience and the
artist can afford no lapse In technique,
no slight defect Of voice and no let
down in finely attuned nervous adjust
ment The public is hard taSkmaSter.
I remember calling at the country
place Of q great artist who the night
before had performed brilliantly for the
radio. We were chatting with his wife
when he went into the kitchen on some
small errand. He returned a moment
later looking white and shaken and
grasped the edge Of the table. His wife.
alarmed, asked him what was the mat
ter. THE light was dim and saw that
dipper hanging over the sink" he said
Il thought 1t was microphone, threw
it out of the window"
He was serious His wife went out
into the yard and recovered the dipper,
which she priced as an antique.
Graham McNamee signing off.
(Copyright. 1927
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KPO. San Francisco. each Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday evening pre-
sents feature known as "the personi.
fication of syncopationn Tommy Mum
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Foot Ball Games
Listed for Radio
Next Saturday

Radio will have its regular Sat-
urday afternoon of foot ball No
vember II, when the games to be
broadcast will. include the follow
ing, the time being Eastern
standard:
Chicago VS.. Illinois-2:45-WJz,
WHAM, KYW. WICK, WMAQ.
Yale VS.. Princeton - / AS -
WEAF, WEEP, VITO, WILT,
WRC.4 WGY. WGR, WCAE, KSD,
KPRC, WHAS. At 2:i5-WABC,
WOR, WNAC, WFAN, WEAN,
WMAK. WAS. WADE, WKRC.
WAIu. WGHP, WBBM, WOWO,
KMBC, KNOX, WICC. Wink.
Minnesota VS.. Haskell Indians
3-KSTP. At 2:45-WTnO.
Harvard VS.. Hol:- <se~se-l;45-
WBZ.
Wisconsin VS.. Iowa -2:45
WTMJ.
Southern California VS.. Wash
ington State :15-KFI.
Among other broadcasts will be
those by KDKA, WRVA, VILLA,
WSUN, WON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

KPO. San Francisco. each Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday evening pre-
sents a feature known as "tlle persona
f1cation of syncopation" Tommy Mum
roe and Bob Allen are the art.
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NEW LETTERS FOR ARMY.
Military Radio Stations to Change
November 80.

New call letters assigned to the
United States Army radio stations be-
come effective at midnight, November
So Under the regulations Of the In
ternational Radio Telegraph Conven-
ton, the calls Of land stations will be
changed from four to three letters, and
of ship stations from three to four let
ters.
The calls assigned to stations of the
Bureau of Lighthouses and the Coast
and Geodetic Survey become effective
January /. The calls of other Govern
ment and commercial land and ship
stations were changed october l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

Fifty Texas University goods are
members Of the horseback riding
classes. ~E
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this stage of their training they have
not yet learned the technique of get
ting the fullest range and quality of
their voice without undue lung power.
They have been eager to put over that
high note which always gets the folks
back home, and when they start sing
ing in half voice they are like boxer
with his hands tied. In the monitor
room, skilled listeners are checking
closely on the tryout and the candi-
date is given every possible chance to
show what she can do.
of mike fever" Among others, I
have seen such veterans as Reinald
Werrenrath, Louise Homer, Schumann-
Heink, Emilio de GorgorZa, John Nc
Cormack, LucreZia Rori, Albert Spald-
ing and Francis Aida make their debut
before the microphone. These are all
assured and experienced artists. and
yet have seen them wipe cold per-
spiration from their faces as they pre-
pared to go on the air. Rarely do
you find the person, who. at first, is
not all but driven speeches. by his
first encounter with the harmless look
ing little disk.
/ mention all this to make the point
that young people looking toward New
York should first get some practical
experience in radio work in their home
town, if possible. There is no more
reason to hope that an inexperienced
person can use a microphone expertly
at the beginning than that he can drive
an automobile with no previous in
struction.
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5000 Working at Studios.

There are about 5000 artists of all
kinds working at our studios. This
sounds like a lot, but of course, con-
sidering the Nation at large. it is a
mighty small number, and the singer
or entertainer ought to consider his
chances in proportion While there are
what are called Sustaining" artists, who
provide parts of the studio programs,
most of the artists are now contract
artists with the concert bureau.
The commercial demands for artists
for advertising programs are supplied
by the bureau, the advertising client
making his selection. These demands
are, of course, increasing right along,
but, as have said, the air will hold
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s'Gral1an1

1t appears that singers, musicians
and entertainers are moving toward
New York by the thousands. The
amusement industry, in which radio
now plays such an important part, is
absorbing many of them, and it looks
as If there would be more artists on
the air this Winter than ever before,
but at that some of the boys and girls
from the West and South are bound
to be disappointed
A large proportion of the letters from
our correspondents has to do with the
chances of finding place in a New
York studio. We get letters from sing
ers, ukulele players, flute players
monologists, ventriloquists, prize win
ming orators, lecturers, pianists, cellists,
violinists and every other kind of public
entertainer wanting to know about
openings for this kind of talent.
have one puzzling letter from young
lady acrobat in Muscatine, Iowa, who
wants to do something for the radio.
have referred her to the television
experimenterS.
OF course the room on the air is
definitely limited and the clever
young folks with their eye on the
microphone ought to get this pretty
clearly in their minds before starting
for New York or any other big broad
casting center. There are great many
more fine artists than there are places
in the studios, and while, as 1 say, big
times are ahead in radio broadcaSting,
nobody has yet found way to make
two waves travel where only one tray
eled before.
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Always Want New Talent.

The big studios are always alert for
talent and it is not hard to get an
addition. At this first tryout, the be-
ginner Is apt to have his eyes opened.
Skilled and competent performance be-
fore the microphone, regardless of
what abilities one may have, is highly
specialized business. The studio official
in charge of the tryout suggests to the
young singer that she sing in half
voice; that she imagine that she is
in a drawing room with just a EGv
guests. This doesn't sound disconcert-
Ing, but it is, even to experienced con-
cert singers, and particularly to less
experienced persons.
Many of these Hedging singers have
splendid voices, of fine volume, and at
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Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, November H., 1923

NAA-Washingt0n Navy Yard (434.S
Meters-690 Kisocycles).
1905 a.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 p.m.-Arlington time signals
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
WOL-American Br0adcasting Co.
cess Meters-1,310 Kiiocycles).
9 to IL a.m.-Test program on new
wave length.
IL m. to i p.m.-Meditati ton hour, by
the concert trio of the Carolinians Or
chestra. s
8 to 4 p.m.-Song service from Full
Gospel Tabernacle, conducted by Rev.
Harry L. Collier. n
p.m.-Program by Christian Science
Parent Church. e..
$50 p.m.-Watch Tower half hour;
questions and answers.
to Z p.m.-Sacred song service.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30 a.m.-Musical clock.
10 a.m.-Household talk by Peggy
Clarke. (
1890 am. to IL m.-Advertisers' Pc
Rod.
WMAL--WaShingt0n Radio Forum
(475.9 Meters-6SO Kilocycles).
3 p.m.-Symphonic hour.
4 to 5 p.m.-Cathedra hour.
1890 to IL p.m.-"Conle 70 the Fair"
WJSV-Independent Publishing Co.
t2O5.4 MeterS-1, 46O KiIOcycles1.
7:30 p.m.-Ladies' Choir of Fairfax,
Va.
8 p.m.-Warring Barnes, violinist.
BIS p.m.-Ethel West, pianist.
$3.50 p.m.-Armistice day program
9:15 p.m.-Lecture by Or. John O.
Knott.
$50 PM. z. Phillips, ytrombonist.
GAS p.m.-Choir recital.
10:l5 p.m.-'"Chick" Godfrey, tenor.
WRC-NationaI Broad casting Co. 1885
Meters-950 KilocyCles).
II am. to IL m--Service from Call
vary Baptist Church. Rev. w. j. Aber-
nethy. pastor, will preach.
1880 p.m.-Peerless ReproGucers.
p.m-The Roxy symphony concert.
3p.m.-"The Fundamentals of Jewish
Faith and Life" by Dr. Stephen s. Wise.
4 p.m.-Service from Washington Ca
thedral; special Armistice day service
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
OF Washington, will preach.
5 p.m.-South Sea Islanders.
5:28 pm.-Motion Picture Guide.
$50 p.m.-Capitol Fur Shop String
Ensemble.
p.m.-Stetson Parade.
$50 p.m.-Acousticon hour.
p.m.-Old Company,S program.
1880 p.nn.-Musical program by Mai.
Edward Doves family from the Capitol
Theater, New York
9 p.m.-"Our Government" by David
Lawrence.
9:15 p.m.-Armistice day program I'm
der the auspices of the American Legion.
Addresses by President Coolidge, Gen,
John j. PerShing and Paul v. McNutt.
national commander of the American
Legion. Music by the United States
Army Band. Broadcast from the WASH
ington Auditorium.
10:l5 p.m.-Atwater Kent radio hour.
featuring Maria Kurenko, coloratura
soprano, and Atwater Kent Orchestra.
1l:15 p.m.-Correct time 4
11:15 p.m.-Weather forecast.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45 a.m-Tower health exercises.
8 characterization morning devotionS.
8:15 am.-ParnaSSus Trio.
$3.50 to $50 a.rn.-Cheerio.
10 a.m.-Dr. Royal S. Copeland hour.
1880 a,m.-George F. Ross. pianist.
10:45 a.m.-ParnaSSus Trhs,
11:15 a.m.-Radio Household Insti-
tute.,
1880 a.m.-oharles Craik, tenor.
HAS a.m.-Studio program.
IL m.-Farm flashes.
1910 p.m.-A tribute to the Unknown
Soldier by Charles Colfax-Long.
12:45 p.m.-"Bridge for Beginners, /"
by Mrs. John Munce, jr.
p.m.-Madrillon Trio.
2 pn.-Studio program.
2:15 p.m.-ParnaSsus Trio.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
HOUSE DEBATES
NAVY ACTS IN
| SUB DISASTER

WASHINGTON Jan. 5 tF0 = After
setting Saturday for consideration of
President Coolidge's proposal for in
vestigation of the sinking of the sub
marine S-4 by a special commission,
the house today indulged in another
extended debate over the navy's rescue
efforts at the scene of the disaster.
Two New York members, Griffin, a
democrat, and La Guardia, a republi-
can, locked horns as to whether the
submarine could have been raised by
chains as was done several years ago
with the British submarine U-11.
La Guardia, defender of efforts
made by the navy to rescue the crew,
contended that the S-4 sank in deep
water, while the U-11 went down at a
shalloWer place, but Griffin argued that
the navy should be equipped with suf-
ficiently powerful cranes to pull sub
marine up in water no deeper than
that off Provincetown.
He, also accused the navy of delib-
erately failing to equip Submarines
with safety devices Il and after La
Guardia had described the statement
as "a childish, foolish, stupid charge" :"
Griffin said that his colleague had be-
come navy convert after his recent
visit to ProvincetoWn. 3fa
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
GERMANY'S WAR
REP PARATION | S
TILL PROBLEM

. -. p Z .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (P)---Wash-
ington officials familiar with the. sit
uation believe it will take years to
settle the question arising from the
recommendations of S. Gilbert porker,
agent general for reparations, that a
fixed amount of German war repara-
tionS should be set as early as possible
and Germany be allowed to pay 1T
without foreign supervision of her fis-
cal affairs.
'It is problem that must be de-
cided by numerous international con-
ferences which must receive the sane
ton of parliaments,' declared one Of
ficial capable of speaking with auth
ority on the subject but who declined
to be quoted by name.
So far as the United States is con-
cerned, he pointed o'-+ -'-.~ country
is interested only to the point where
it is concerned over any important IN
ternational financial rc+A'e'..77~-,+ Ger
many has settled her deh+ f. the Unit
ed States, he said, by agreeing to pay
the $2O0,00O,000 costs Of the army of
occupation and is now making pay
ments under the Dawes plan.
Various high officials declared with
out qualification that the TT'-'+oc' States
will not take the initiative in promot-
ing these conferences destined to agree
upon the total which Germany will be
expected to pay and there is no dis
position on the part of this govern
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

tract let before the end of February
and that actual' construction will be
started very early in March That fits
happily into the plans of the commit
tee as it has had in mind all the time,
the plan for doing the work on the
hotel during the summer months and
have it completed and ready for open
ing either in October or early Novem-
Der, thereby being ready to take care
of the rush when the season opens.
The plans, as finally shaped by the
architect, call for so rooms in the main
building with two cottages each having
five rooms, or a total of so rooms in
the accommodations provided The
revised plans, the architect states, have
been changed to8add width to the halls,
increase the size of some Of the rooms,
and to meet suggestions from the local
committee on various matters from the
originally submitted plans. M
Mr. Graves, of the local committee,
stated that the funds are coming in
according to the contracts and that
with the letting att the time limited
above, here will be no the slightest
problem about the finances as the cash
will be inltlle bank when needed He
said that while the, delay hadh been
incident to other factors than the fl
nances, it fits into the entire program
very neatly as. with. things moving as
it now looks they will, the entire fund
needed will be available ahead of the
opening date He commented on the
faithfulness with which those who had
subscribed to the enterprise had been
coming forward with their part Of the
contract. s s
Architect Winslow told Mr.. Graves
in his letter that his work had been
hindered by the task of moving his
offices, work that had not been fully
completed, but was almost at an end
and that he was in position to make
definite promise to be here very close
to January Is.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
RELIEF'UP
in SENATE FOR
CONSIDERATION

WASHINGTON. Jan 5 CR-Farm
relief came up for its first round Of
consideration this session in the senate
today amid an atmosphere apparently
as bitter as of old. a&
At the outset Chairman NcNary Of
the agriculture committee. inspired the
McNary -Haugen bill supporters, who
again claim a majority in the senate
with the prediction that the revised
measure will be sent to the White
House by congress by March /, where
he hoped it would be signed by Presi-
dent Coolidge.
After Senator Mcclellan, democrat,
Tennessee, had urged passage Of the
bill, Mr.. McNary informed the senate
that his committee would take up the
measure probably about February 1.
Seantor McNary has revised the bill
to meet many of the objections point
ed to by President Coolidge last year
in vetoeing the proposal AS a result
he expressed hope for presidential APP
proval despite the fact that the bill
still carries the controversial equaliza-
ton fee, to which Mr.. Coolidge object-
ed.
While Senators Bruce, democrat
Maryland, and Mcclellan became en-
tangled in a spirited row over farm
relief, Senator Capper, republican,
Kansas, leader of the erstwhile senate
farm bloc, put forward a resolution
proposing reduction of freight rates
on grain and grain products exported
from this country in an effort 70
equalize the position of American
grain growers with Canadian competi-
tion.
Declaring Canadian wheat enjoys an
advantage of eight to ten cents
.bushel in lower transportation charges,
Senator Capper held this was a seri-
Gus menace to American farmers and
he called for an immediate investiga-
ton by the l. 9. G. of export grain
rates.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
Menus for the Family
BY SISTER MARY

BREAKFAST T-Stewed prunes,
cereal. cream. eggs poached in
milk on graham toast. milk, cof-
fee. go !,
LUNCHEON-Creamed celery.
and oysters on toast, baked pota.
toes. canned pears, sugar cookies,
milk, tea.
DINNER-Lamb stew, baked
squash, grapefruit and cabbage
salad, everyday steamed pudding,
milk. coffee.
Hot spnddings1 are justly popu-
lar during the cold weather and
when we find one as economical
and delicious as the everyday pud-
ding served in the dinner suggest
ed it's well worth keeping as a.
stock" dessert. The sauce can
lift the pudding from the family
variety. to the company" class. \
Everyday Steamed Pudding
Four tablespoons lard, " cup
molasses, " cup milk, / cup
white -four. y cup graham flour,
" teaspoon soda, " teaspoon
salt, " teaspoon cinnamon, "
teaspoon each Glove, allspice and
nutmeg, j cup stoned and chopped
dates.
Butter can be used for shorten.
ing if preferred and the salt re-
duced to a teaspoon. However,
in recipe using spices and mo-.
lasses, fresh sweet lard is quite
as good and much cheaper.
Soften shortening and add mo-
lasses and milk. Beat well and add
graham flour. Mix thoroughly and
add -four soda, salt and spices
mixed and sifted. Add dates and
mix thoroughly. Turn into anoiled
mold. cover and steam for two
and one-half hours. Serve with
lemon sauce. whipped cream or,
hard sauce
The pudding can be reheated
and used fora second meal if all
is not needed the first time.
t(Copyright, 1927. NEA Service. Inc.Y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
OF
ship RAMMINC
SUB TESTIFES

BOSTON, Jan. 5 (PJ-C Commander
lie Roy Reinburg, III charge OF the
third coast guard destroyer division
basin in Boston, today told the naval
court Of inquiry investigating the S-4
disaster that up to the time OF that
accident he had not known that
submarines operated submerged in
the vicinity Of ProvinceGoWn The
destroyer Paulding, which rammed
and sank the S-4, was a part of the
third division
"I have been operating in this
vicinity for IA months and 1 never
knew that submarines moved into
ProvincetoWn submerged" Command.
er Reinberg said. 81 have often
seen them about New London, Conn.,
and at Portsmouth, NJ H., and we
expected to meet them there"
The mission of the Paulding on
the Cape Cod coast on December. II,
when the collision occurred, was, the
witness said, to look for "the most
astute enemy we. have in these
waters" which had been reported
in that neighborhood.
After the hearing had been. devoted
for almost two days to the testimony
of submarine experts, the coast guard
witness took the stand late in the
afternoon. The submarine experts
were Lieutenant Frank L. Worden,
commanding the S-8, sister ship OF
the SD, and Commander Edmund
W. Strothers, commanding submarine
division IL. =.
In his testimony Commander Stro
theirs said that while the submarine
was submerged Lieutenant Command
er Roy K. Jones, commanding officer,
would remain in the control room,
the former at the periscope, the
latter watching the diving operations.
Later, under cross examination by
Lieutenant Commander T. J. Doyle,
representing the interests OF the 40
victims OF the disaster, he said that
this applied to the regular operation
of the vessel only. There were two
qualified submarine officers on the
S-4, and If the commanding officer
wished to investigate something in
another part OF the ship he might
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

mo Breakfast Complete without
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

Dispatch TelephOnes-sl and 81.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
KILLER
WATTS DEATH I'M.
ELECTRIC CHAIR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan P-In-
different TO his fate, Floyd Hewitt, II
year old slayer of mother and her
child, tonight awaited death in the
electric chair-24 hours away.
His last hope of Communication dis
PEELED by a recommendation of the
states clemency board and Governor
Vic Donahey'S refusal to intervene, the
youthful murderer was on-committal
and apparently unworried.
Tomorrow night at Ohio penitentiary
he will be electrocuted the youngest
slayer to pay the extreme penalty in
the chair
3 Hewitt confessed the brutal Staying
of Mrs Fred Brown and her 5 year
old son at Conneaut, in whose home
he was an occasional visitor The hus-
band found the bodies when he re-
turned home from work Hewitt kill
ed Mrs. Brown. when she repulSed his
advances, and slew the boy to hide the
crime.
Efforts of the defense attorneys to
gain a Communication of sentence
through appeal to higher courts met
with failure.
Attorneys, his mother and sister, and
friends contended that Hewitt was
feeble minded and unable to disting-
Uish between right and wrong.
When told that his last hopes had
faded Hewitt said IT have nothing to
say" He showed no emotion.
n
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

nent to agree to terms emanatino from
France that the French debt to the
United States be reduced by the
amount that Germany fails to pay
France.
Published reports that the Tinted
States plans world parley for COM
plete revision of the war debt including
that of Germany with international
bonds as the medium of settlement
was branded by Secretary Mellon to-
day as untrue and without founda-
tion
"I''s bosh," he asserted with bang
of his fist on his desk
He said ne had talked with Mr.. Par
ker over the operation of the Dawes
plan and the Germany depL situation,
but international bonds were not in
the minds of the agent general and
were not contemplated in his official
report.
The fixing of definite amount for
Germany to pay is specifically pro-
vided in the Dawes plan. which was
intended only to save Germany from
financial chaos and ruin, it was point
ed out by an expert who aided in the
draft of the plans Under it, he Said
Germany never would be able to pay
its present obligations, but until a
basis of settlement is reached the
Dawes plan will continue to operate as
there is no time limit to its operation.
"Only the most rash expect Ger
many to be able to pay her $33,000,-
100000 war debt" this official added,
"Of course conferences must be held
to reach g compromise, settlement as
has been done with all of the other
debts except that of France. The
recommended of Mr.. Parker fol-
lows out the Dawes plan and in his
opinion after close study of the situa-
ton it is merely suggestion, for the
United States is out of it,"