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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
AMATEUR BR0ADCASTER
GREETS BYRD POLAR SHIP
15-Year-old Boy at Falls Church
Establishes Communication With
Antarctic Expedition.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, January Is
EDWARD Dana Redington, 15-year-old
son OF Paul G. Redington. yesterday
morning at $40, on a homemade radio
transmission set, established communi-
cation with the Byrd Antarctic expedi-
tlon base ship City of New York. Red
ngton has been listening for some time
10 the messages sent out by the Byrd
expedition, but yesterday for the first
time he talked with the operator him
sell. Under the rules of the Radio Re-
lay League. of which he has been a
member since last Fall, he is unable
10 give out the contents Of any message
received or transmitted.
Redington has been radio enthusi-
asst Tor four years. At the age of IL
he built himself a crystal receiving set,
later a one-tube set. Last September
he started the construction of the pres
ent apparatus. a one-tube, low-poWer,
short-wave transmitter and a two-tube,
one-Stage audio short-wave receiver
with head phones and Zeppelin type
aerial. The total cost of the set falls
well within 500. young Redington hav-
ing expended $50 of his birthday money
In new supplies last Fall. in addition
to the equipment incorporated from his
former set. Within the last 10 days
improvements made in the set have
given him additional distance and he
has been able to list in his | z book
calls to Germany, Belgium. Texas. Aus
tralia, Portugal, Holland, Nebraska
Colorado. Spain, Newfoundland. Bel
GUM, Antwerp, London and Canada, in
addition to the Byrd base ship.
Young Redington has had no in
struction in radio until within the last
few weeks. when he joined a radio
class at Mckinley Technical High
School. There. he is one Of the leaders
being the only member licensed by the
Department of Commerce and by the
Amateur Radio League. He operates
Station W3KR. Every spare moment
before and after school is now devoted
to his radio. He is developing regu-
lar schedule of long-diStance calls
In addition to his radio interests
Redington is an accomplished amateur
bird painter. Ornithologists of the
| United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, where his father is assistant for
ester. have said that he has real talent
along this line. This, like his radio. he
has picked up without training. He is
also official cartoonist for the weekly
, Tech Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
CORN SHOW DINERS
TOLD FARM IDEALS
Southern Editor Points Out
George Washington's Ex-
ampIe-Awards.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
LEESBURG, Va, January 25. "A
banquet was held last night at Leesbure
Inn in connection with the eighth an
nual Virginia Corn and Grain
Show. James Speed of Tennessee, edi-
tor of the Southern Agriculturist, spoke
on "1dealize the Job" BY idealiStic IL
Illustrations he told what a high calling
the farmer is following. He told of the
progress made by George Washington
the Virginia farmer, stressing the point
that although the public always thinks
OF George Washington as statesman
soldier or President, the man first, last
and always was an American farmer
Quotations were given about a two
eyed plough" which the Father of Our
Country fashioned in place of duck.
bill plough" Mr.. Speed gave no Stats
tics but brought out the value of the
farmers job. James Godkin was toast
master.
A large crowd attended the Corn ano
Grain Show yesterday in the high school,
auditorium. There were $50 exhibits
In the interstate class there were Al
exhibits, with IA States represented.
In the interstate corn class George
Straub, Brunswick, Mo, won first prize
Tor 10 ears certified corn, white or vel.
low. A. Morris Love, Purcellville, Va.
was first; 10 ears white corn, A. Morris
Love; 10 ears yellow corn, M. l.. Simp-
son. Lincoln, Va. first; 10 ears white
field corn, w. F. Abernethy, McKenney
va. 10 ears yellow field corn, John S
Ward, Leesburg: 10 ears prolific corn
Richard Bowling, Spotsylvania. Va,
~ ears Hickory King type, j. A. Jones
SpottSylvania: 10 ears early corn, c.. w
CLARK. Spottsylvania; best 10 ears, any
variety from Loudoum County (silyei
cup as price. John S. Ward; best lC
ears IN the show tSilver cup), John S
ward; peck certified wheat, smooth OF
bearded. w. A. Altabber. Mount Sidney
Va; peck bearded wheat. j. D. Gibson
Delaplane, Va; peck smooth wheat
d. A. Rucker. ST.; peck Winter or Spring
oats, ID. p. Hutchinson, Fairfax: peck
rye, Ruben Rolfe, Sparta; peck certi-
neo soybeans, Ruben Wolfe; peck small
seeded soybeans, w. W. Wagstaff, Hern-
oon; peck large seeded soybeans Leo
polo Fried; peck cowpeaS. w. F.. Ellis
Lloyds. Va; peck cotton seed STANLEY
Harrell, Holland: peck peanuts. Rich.
ara Weaver, Holland, Va; Virginia.
grown red clover, B. w. Fausler, Mount
jackson, Va: sweet and Irish seed DO
tatoes, F. H. Lloyd, Belle Haven, va:
interstate class seed potatoes, G.. o. An
derson, Barber, Va. table stock, Irish
potatoes, Edgar Cowrd, Harpers Ferry:
boys and girls class white corn, Edwin
Payne, Lincoln: yellow corn, Smith
Ward, Leesburg; white or yellow corn
Smith Ward; peck soybeans, William
White. Sparta. ..~, e,
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OPPOSED BY COMMISSION.
Virginia Body Reiterates Action Taken
Year Ago.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, January 25.-Meettng in
special session last night in the board,
room at the courthouse, the. Virginia
Park and Planning Commission pass
ed a resolution opposing the establish
ment of the proposed abattoir of the
N. Auth Provision Co. of Washington
on the Columbia pike in Arlington
County.
The resolution, which was presented
by Frank G.. Campbell, who is also
chairman of committee appointed by
citizens to fight the granting OF per-
nit for the erection of the abattoir, Is
reiteration of the action taken by
the commission when the provision
company applied for a permit more
than year ago.
CharacteriZing the proposed slaughter
house as a public nuisance, the reSolu-
ton says the commission, after care
ful study, is of the opinion that the
plant would discourage the develop
ment on the Virginia side of the Poto-
mac, in accordance with the metro
politan area" plan; discourage the loca-
ton of other industries in Arlington
County: depresS property values: exert
detrimental psychological effect upon
the development of Arlington County,
and cause the county to lose thousands
of dollars in tax revenue for every dol
lar derived in taxes from the proposed
slaughter house"
The resolution stated that within 10
years there will be a great city of Ar
,, lington, and that the proposed abattoir
would be in the front yard" of this
CITY The industrial DEVELOPMENT of the
but feels that Slaughter houses are in
class by themselves and should not
be tolerated in territories having a pop
ulation so congested as that of Ar
lington. County"
Tt was ordered that copies of the
/ resolution be forwarded to the board
OF county supervisors, with whom the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
ABATTOIR A PARK MENACE
IF NEAR D. c.. SAYS GRANT
Wind Would Carry 0dor to
Pleasure Seekers.
He Believes.
Commission Head Points Out
Site as Only Two Miles
From White House.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, January 25.-The grant,
ing OF a permit to the N. Auth Pro-
| vision Co. of Washington for the erec-
ton of an abattoir on Columbia pike in
Arlington County, Va. would ruin the
lure of Potomac Park to the seekers
of the rivers cool breezes, according
to statement made today by Col. U.
S. Grant, Sd, director of public build
ings and public parks of the District.
II cannot be persuaded" Col Grant
said. that there will be no odor from
the abattoir, and we have learned
through sad experience that the wind
comes from the southwest in the Sum-
mertime. Hence the offensive odors
that are certain to enanate from any
abattoir are sure to sweep the very
place that people seek to obtain relief
from the oppressive Summer heat.
Too Near White House.
"The proposed location of the abat-
toir is just a little more than two
miles from the White House and less
than that from the Navy and Munitions
buildings II is likely that the odors
would at times reach the White House.
and they are certain to reach the
thousands of Government clerks who
look to me for protection from such
matters.
Il have nothing TO do with what
the Arlington County authorities may
decide to do in this or any other mat
ter, but do feel that l am privileged
to suggest to them the dangers from
the location of an abattoir in loca-
ton that is so closely adjacent to
Washington and to the improvements
that are contemplated by the Federal
Government for Arlington County, Va.
These are my personal opinions and
not those of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, of which I
am chairman. However. this matter
will be brought to the attention of the
official notice probably will be taken
at that time.
Park Program Important.
"It is quite possible that the park
program of the Federal Government
may force out the abattoir and other
business plants that may be located in
the same vicinity"
AT a meeting Wednesday night of
the committee formed Monday night
to carry out program of protest and
seek the cooperation of citizens Of all
sections of the county in the fight to
prevent erection of the abattoir it
was decided to communicate with the
president of every citizens association
in the county. asking support.
The committee, of which Frank q.
Campbell Of Arlington Ridge, is chair
man, decided not to hold any more
meetings until the provision company
49, tx,
a county ordinance It is expected the
publication will appear soon in a. coun-
ty newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
BRYANS POINT HATCHERY,
MOVED TO TT. HUMPHREYS
Number of Buildings Erected as
Fish-Growing Plant Increases
Shad Production.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WOODLAND, Va. January 25.-The
Government fish hatchery, which for 20
years or more has been at organs Point.
Md, opposite Mount Vernon, has been
moved to Fort Humphreys. where 1t
promises to become one of the largest
industries of Fairfax County. In a re-
cent letter to Representative r. Walton
Moore the commission states: THE bu-
reau has erected a number of buildings
and it is the intention to establish a
model shad-hatching plant, which will
be a credit to the Government and n
benefit to the State OF Virginia by
means of the production Of shad."
A second large-Scale project now is
being developed in lower Mount Vernon
district of Fairfax County. E. S. Hines
OF washington. developer of Epping
Forest, Md, has purchased the 5S5-acre
Fox" place near Gunston Bay. Mr..
Hines plans to start Immediately the
development of Summer resort for
| Washingtonians. The tract, less than
an hours ride from Washington, is on
a gravel road which turns of the Rich
mond highway about mile from
| Pohick Church. The land was sold to
Mr.. Hines by Mrs. Annette Hull OF
Clarendon. the F. D. Stout estate Of
Chicago and the c. H. Smith estate Of
Chicago.
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Lynchburg Nurse Succumbs.

Special Dispatch to The star
LYNCHBURG, Va, January 25.-
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Layne. % wears
Of age, member of the nursing staff
OF Virginia Baptist Hospital. died at
that hospital wednesday afternoon. of
pneumonia She was a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs William c. Layne Of
Madison Heights, and is survived bv
her parents and the following brothers
and sisters: Misses Bessie, Sadie. Mar
gle, Annie, Frances, Birdie and Ella
Layne, and Wesley, Curtis and Billy
Layne,
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Parents of Two Captured Youths
Surrender Third In Store Robbery

! According to Sheriff Adam he and
his deputies went to the Lovett home,
Round Hill, Wednesday, and saw three
boys flee. The officers hid and captured
Elijah and Roger Lovett upon their
return in the night. Yesterday Harris
returned to the Lovett home and the
parents of the two captives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles o. Harris, detained him
until this morning. when they surrend-
cred him to the sheriff. He was taken
to the Leesburg jail, where all three are
awaiting hearing. which probably will
be held in Juvenile Court next week
Elijah and Roger Lovett are 16 and II
years old. respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
VIRGINIA POWER UNITS
LINKED IN BIG MERGER
Public Service Company Systems
Cooperate in Wide Hook-Up for
Electric Transmission.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OCCOQUAN. Va, January 25.-The
systems of the Virginia Public Service
Co, the local unit, and the Virginia
Electric g. Power Co., State organiza-
ton, were tied together at Occoquan this
week by the completion of the trans
mission line between Alexandria and
Occoquan. This line operates at sc, 900
volts and terminates at the Jefferson
street subStation in Alexandria. From
this station two 13.000-volt lines are
built to the Alexandria power plant,
tying in with the local line. This con-
nection will insure continuous service to
Fairfax and Arlington Counties and all
this section of the State.
The hook-up closes one of the most
important gaps in the system, linking
North Carolina and Virginia with the
New England States. 1t is part of the
schedule with which the completion of
the Occoquan- Remington line will con-
meet practically the whole of the Vir-
ginia Public Service Co. with the system
Of the Virginia Electric & Power Co.
The formal opening of the line was at
tended by officers of both companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
RITES FOR H. {. LITTLE.
West Hyattsville Man Succumbs
to Injuries in Accident.

w est nyatCSV1lle man SucCum DS
to Injuries in Accident.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HYATTSVILLE Md, January Is
Funeral services for Howard e. Little,
n years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. o.
Little of West Hyattsville, who died
Wednesday night at Sibley Hospital,
Washington. as the result Of an auto
mobile accident Saturday, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the family home. Burial will be in st.
Johns Episcopal Cemetery at Beltsville.
He was formerly member of Company
r, First Infantry. Maryland National
Guard. of Hyattsville.
Surviving Mr. Little, in addition to his
parents. are his widow. who before her
marriage was Miss Fife Sugard of
Washington. and six sisters and two
brothers The sisters are Mrs. H. E. Nc
Clay, Mrs. Leroy Stoner. Mrs. George
Robey Mrs. J. r. Atwill, Mrs. J. Lentz
and Miss Alice Little. all of Hyattsville,
except Mrs. Atwill. who lives in Wash
ington. The brothers are Elmer and
Charles Little, both of Hyattsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
WARRENTON MAN DIES.
William Wallace Brown Connected
With Lynchburg Shoe Firm.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON. Va, January Is
William Wallace Brown, So years old.
died at his home here this morning He
was a member Of the firm and large
stockholder in the Craddock Terry
Shoe Co., Lynchburg Va, and had
made his home here 20 years. He
leaves his wife, who was Miss Effie
HALEY; six children and three children
of a former marriage, w. w. Brown, jr.,
Warrenton; Mrs Woods Garth, Char
lottesville, and Henry Brown, Lynch
burg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Florist Ends Life in Jail.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WENTWORTH. N. c., January Is
Denied adnittance in a State asylum
because he was not naturalized. Wilhelm
Jung, Il years old, florist. committed
suicide in his cell here He strangled
himself with shirt. The TAILOR found
him four hours later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Dead Man Unidentified
'Decial Dispatch. to The Star.

Special Dispatch. to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. January 25.-The
body Of man, found October 7 on Tho
farm Of Harry c. Hickman, near Point
Of Rocks, Md, remains in local under.
taking establishment while county Off.
Gals continue to seek clues as to it,
identity, States Attorney William M
Strom stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25

Berlin, Germany, will place a stamp
vending machine near every mail box
in that city. Most of the machines will
be placed on trolley-wire posts. The
vendors have stamps in rolls and when
magnetic coin tester permits a coin
to unlock q crank q stamp is released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25

IpCVAHI DIopdEIH 10 The GJHI4
LEESBURG. Va, January 25.-Four-
teen-year- Edgar Harris was trapped
by the parents of his two companions
and turned over to the sheriff of
Loudoun County yesterday as the third
member of gang that robbed the E. E.
Nichols hardware store at Purcellville
Sunday Of 5000 cartridges, number
of rifles, knives. watches and other
articles.
He is said by the police to have con-
fesSed and led officers to the hiding
places Of the loot, three rifles being
recovered from an old stone fence cache
and two watches and other articles from
the woods. near Round Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
NJ. E. CONFERENCE HELD.
DR.. REGISTER Presides at Quarterly
Meeting in Rel Ray, Va.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC, Va, January 25.-The
second quarterly conference of the Del
Ray Methodist Episcopal Church South
was held here Wednesday night.
with Rev. DR.. E. v. REGISTER of Alex
andria. presiding elder of the Alexan-
dria District of the Baltimore Confer
ence, M E. Church. South, presiding.
The first bi-monthly meeting of the
Alexandria District Epworth Leagues
will take place tonight in the audi
forum Of the Del Ray M. E. Church at
8 o'clock. The Clarendon League will
have charge of the devotional hour.
while the Ballston League will present
the social hour.
New York University is teaching per
SOnalitv
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Chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. who
says erection Of an abattoir on CO.
lumbia pike, Arlington County, would
menace the public parks along the
Potomac.
Anal decision rests, and to the pro-
vision company.
The commission went on record as
favoring the immediate coming of the
county. holding that this work is even
more necessary as result Of the final
decision Of the Federal Government to
build the Mount Vernon boulevard
along the river route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Bring the Children to Barber Bill

They will enjoy ride on the hobby
horses while Barber Bill, or one of his expert
assistants, cuts the kiddie's hair.
FIoor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Let the Boys Benefit By These
Clearance Opportunities

We don't temporize when clearance
time comes, but make the reductions
expressive of the sincerity of our pur-
pose and appealing to your attention.
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% THIE .. B0 !55. SHOP 10,
Graduation Suits
$500

1t amounts to an edict of custom
the adoption of Blue for the graduation
occasion. And it has a favored and
fixed place in the dress-up wardrobe
as WE'LL
The points of fashion are all fea-
tured in this presentation of Blue
Cheviots-with the two pairs OF long
ies"-Single-breasted coats, double
breasted or Tattersall vests, of P. B.
Workmanship.
Sizes from Is to 20 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
Boys Suits and Overcoats

That means all the heavyweight over
coats, leather coats and mackinaws-and
every heavyweight fancy suit. Some have
two pairs of Knockers; others, two pairs of
longies
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The
Cosnopolite
British In Paris Lack Buns.
Duke Given Toy Cat as
Riviera Token.
ny ROSE PATTERSON,

stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star and the
" North American Newspaper Alliances.
PARIS, March 22.--This is gay
Lent for Britishers in Paris and all
others who are fond of hot cross buns,
because this Easter there will not be
any. The British bakefy--the one and
orily-of the Tuilleries quarter has
passed away. It came into being soon
after the Commune and was rendez-
vous for English people who loved the
Seasonable delicacieS of their native
land, and such of their French friends
who had grown fond of mine pies, seed
cake and the like. but above ell of buns.
It would appear. however, that those
who must go without their hot cross
buns on Good Friday, and many be-
sides, have by no means been living
upon dried cod during the season of
abstinence.
France is said to be no longer con-
tent with cod for its Lent and its Fri
days, and the trade of the Breton fish
erman has declined.
Duke Gets Riviera Toy.
None regretted the Duke of Con-
naught's illness more than the tennis
players. The duke had figured in an
amusing exchange of roles with Miss
Betty Nuthall few days before the
onslaught Of the. prevalent influenza.
The duke presented to Betty. the Gold
Challenge Cup after her victory over
Miss Joan Fry at Beaulieur. Later she
distributed prizes In a : tombola at a
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sary, of course, while ways and means
are found for massage and music to
flow peacefully along their respective
ways.
Royalty In Barcelona.
When the King and Queen of Spain
are in Barcelona they invariably visit
the Count de Figols, whose magnificent
house is filled with treasures in pic
lures, porcelain and sculpture. Not quite
filled, perhaps ought to say, for 1t con-
tains amid these more usual delights Its
own theater. complete and perfected
with every known form of apparatus
for the most realistic settings and light
ing
This modern theater has allotted to
every dressing room it's own bathroom
and 1t is equipped not only with royal
box but an anteroom. too, where the
royal family receive guests
The princesses have been busily fur
nishing their own sitting room In the
palace here. Now the Queen has sent
a unique clock for the little hall near
her audience chamber. When the hours
chime pretty figures arrayed in the
robes of former days step forth and
dance a minuet
Turks Begin Drinking.
One of the most remarkable of
Kemal's achievements is his success in
brushing aside the strict Islamic taboo
on alcohol. The Turks are now en-
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proud of their beautiful neighboring
valleys.
Hamburg Copper Roofs.
Some of the delightful old copper
roofs are coming. back again; that is to
say, they will be delightful when they
are older and the verdigris has turned
them to gentle green so they may
shine In the sunlight.
It was in wartime that many of Ham,
burg's glorious copper roofs were melted
down st. Jacobs Church and ST. Cath
crimes. the two biggest in the city. and
the cupola of the High Court Building
will soon be really respondent again.
and a lot of business and residential
buildings are going to be copper-topped,
too.
Vienna Message and Music.
Beauty treatment interferes with
broadcasting. Listeners have been
complaining Of interference. and the
trouble has been traced to electrical
massage apparatus In the vicinity of the
broadcasting station. The broadcaSting
company had to appeal to the beauty
seekers not to submit themselves .or
massage during broadcasting hours.
The fair we're called upon to reflect
that the fastened frightening of their
charms might murder many song and
reduce to strident horror much other
wise soothing melody.
All this sacrifice will only be neces-