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bitration and a committee OF three shall
be chosen to whom the subject shall
be referred.
THE constitution having been adopt
ed. the club proceeded to elect perma-
nent officers, and the following named
gentlemen were chosen: President, John
c. Proctor of the Republican vice pres
ident. w. j. Bennett of the Express:
secretary. r. F. BoiSeau of the Star;
treasurer. w. r. Collins Of The Star:
executive committee, o. K Harris OF
the Express, James Croggon of The
Star. George Curtis of the Chronicle,
Arthur Shepherd of the Intelligencer,
James II. Sprigman of the Republican,
and F. j. NantZ of the Union After
some other business the club adjourned
until the first Saturday in October Sub
sequently the executive committee met
and elected Mr.. O. X. Harris chairman.
THE Washington Press Club has
made very favorable beginning and
already has 81 active members The
gentlemen all seem to take an interest
in the welfare of the club and no doubt
1t will be a permanent as well as an
excellent organization"
"A
A CCORDING to the Intelligencer.
Mr.. Crosby S. Noyes Of The Star,
and Mr.. Dunn of the Republican. at
tended the first or preliminary meeting
and an amusing incident was the fact
that there we're three gentlemen present
who had commenced their reportorial
life on the National Republican and a
good deal Of amusement was created
by their looking through the files OF the
Republican to find out the first items
that they ever wrote. One of the parties
discovered an Item" that he had writ
ten, which. he said. had never hap
pened" and proved to be little speech
which was reported to have been spoken
BY an officer at the fire at Wizards
Hotel, shortly after the commencement
Of the war. This announcement, and
the fact that the article had gone the
rounds of the newspapers throughout
the country, caused hearty laugh all
around.
Though the writer's father was serv-
ing with the National Republican at
the time he became first president of
the press club. yet. for a time rrfor to
January 20. 1865, he vas employed on
The Star and when he decided to trans
fer his activities elsewhere, he went
with the best wishes for a successful
future from that sterling editor and
citizen, Crosby S. Noyes, as evidenced
by the following note, discolored and
grown old with age, but still highly priz-
ed by its owner:
Star Office. Washington. D. c..
January 20, 1868.
'Mr. j. c. Proctor, the bearer of this
has been engaged at The Star Office as
reporter for some time past and can
very cheerfully recommend him as q
valuable man about newspaper Office.
He is industrious, reliable and inde-
fatigable in the interests of his employ
ers. and his department and habits
while under nv notice have been every
thing that could be desired. shall be
heartily glad to know of the success of
one so estimable and industrious.
(Signed) CROSBY S. MOVES,
ED. Star"
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offices are closed and proceed to COM
bat "old man static" In an effort to
get weak signals through, and In this
small 20 by IS foot room they work all
night like troop of beavers, grinding
out savings for the Government.
X X X X
MAJ. GEN. GEORGE S. GIBBS. the
present chief signal officer, is
fostering the development of a strong
War Department net. which is capable
of meeting the strenuous requirements
OF national defense and national emer-
gencles. He has enunciated a policy
which includes rigid economy coupled
with the highest efficiency obtainable.
and has encouraged the use of the net
to It's full capacity by other depart
ments of the Government.
The Army has been able to handle
its growth in traffic due to the replac-
ing Of arc and tube transmttters with
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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War Department radio net became, for
the first time, self-supporting, and dur
ing February a net saving Of approx
mately $4,000 was made. Five years
later-to illustrate the growth and value
OF this Little Government Beaver
the message center effected q monthly
net saving Of over $4,000. For the
fiscal year 1928 the total net saving to
the Government was $263,31276. This
figure is computed on what 1t would
have actually cost the Government to
transmit this amount Of business over
commercial facilities at Government
rate. This amount. Is the actual bal
ance after all maintenance and oper-
alton costs have been deducted. The
total value of business handled during
the fiscal year, 1928, was 1905, 653. SO
1t Is estimated that the War Depart
ment radio net will show saving to
Government funds of approximately
100000 for the fiscal year 1929, which
ends June 80, 1929.
DURING the month of March, 1928,
upon the recommendation Of the chief
signal officer, other bureaus, branches
and departments OF the Government
were invited to use the War Depart
HiCho AdOlO HCb lOI tIdIloIHiJClklg JI1ClhI
Government dispatches. The Veterans
Bureau, the Department Of Agriculture,
the Department of Justice and the
Bureau OF Internal Revenue took ad-
vantage of this offer and considerable
official traffic was turned over to the
War Department message center for
transmission by radio. This service has
grown tremendously, and at the present
time practically all, or exactly SIS sepa-
rate bureaus, branches, departments and
establishments Of the Government are
using the War Department radio net
for the transmission of larger part of
their originally official telegraph traffic.
From 1928 the War Department radio
net grew steadily In size YEAR bv wear.
The officer in charge OF the message
center, Capt. Frank Z. Stoner, Signal
Corps, has to rely solely upon enlisted
men Of the Signal Corps, getting them
wherever practicable Some of these
men are sent to him from the Signal
Corps School. at Fort Monmouth. and
others come from the recruiting Offices
throughout the country. Thirty en-
listed men and 10 civilians are en-
ployed in The War Department message
center at Washington, The turnover
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in radio operators runs about 40 per
cent per year. The services of radio
operators who have worked in the net
are always desired by leading COM
munication companies, and operators
who receive their training in the net
can fall into" good paying civilian jobs
at the expiration of their term of en-
listment
The transcontinental radio channels
operated by the Army and Navy are
said to be the fastest manually operated
channels in tha world. In a recent
check OF over 100000 words, it was
found that the percentage of errors ran
less than one-tenth of one per cent.
This, indeed, is a splendid record as
7rtain commercial companies admit
o-tenths of one per cent.
A stranger dropping into the mes
sage center during night shift in the
Summer would be confronted by a
sight which would remind him of the
stoker room on great ship. The opera
tors strip to the waist after the regular
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1ORNADO strikes IN Omaha,
" hurricane sweeps over the
II Florida coast, the Mississippi
4 i River breaks through its levees
Life and property are at stake.
Immediate relief is needed. The Gov
eminent steps in to take hand in the
vital work. Official radio communicates
fash through the ether. The War De-
partment message center springs into
activity. Operators at radio net con-
troll ste ton WAR in Washington, step
20 their posts.
The sending Of official Government
dispatches for the Veterans Bureau, the
Department of Justice, the Department
of Agriculture, the Bureau of In
tern2i Revenue and other governmental
branches, as well as emergency duty in
national and local disaSters-these are
the peace-time duties of the War De-
partnent message center and the War
Department radio network which now
links practically all important key cities
in Alaska the Philippines, Hawaii, Pan
anna and the continental United States
from the Mexican border 70 the Cana
dian border and from ocean 70 ocean.
II is a vast system, with approximate
ly 500 enlisted men posted at the va
Tious stations, including radio operators,
maintenance men and supply and tech
nical men; 2l2 permanent land radio
stations. and CO ship stations-all OF
this controlled directly from the mes
sage center in the Munitions Building,
IN Washington.
Seven years ago in two small 20-foot
roomS in the Munitions Building this
message center had its origin. The
order establishing 1t reads: Room 3435,
Office chief signal officer, Munitions
Building, is designated as the main
anesS&ge center for the receipt and
transmission Of all War Department dis
patches
The Signal Corps is charged by law
<ith the development and operation OF
Army communication systems. II has
developed officers and men who are
Specialists in this line. Up TO this time
the War Department. except for field
purposes. had not seen Mt 70 make use
of the Signal Corps in its telegraph
radio and cable facilities. A War De-
partment telegraph Office had been
established many years ago under w.
a. King and was operated by civilian
personnel reporting TO the assistant and
chief clerk of the War Department up
to 1928 AS long as the electrical trans
mission of messages was limited to wire
telegraph 1t mattered little where or
how the War Department traffic was
put on the wire However the growth
OF radio communication and the neceS-
CARLY close relations which had TO be
maintained between the Army and
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and Alaska and within such forces Of
the Army as may be operating on shore
outside the continental limits of the
United States.
Therefore. on March /, 1923. there
was established in the Office OF the
chief signal officer the master War De-
partment message center, comprising
the message center Office Ghe Signal
Corps radio station VIVA and the
former War Department telegraph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28

tablished comprehensive net work of
radio stations In the United States and
its insular possessions and. on April Is,
1923, there were In the United States
proper 1l2 radio stations, covering
practically all Army posts and connect
ing these posts to their respective corps
area headquarters. which, in turn. were
connected with War Department head
quarters at Washington.
During the early part Of 1928 the
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office. which had been moved from its
old location to the Office of the chief
signal officer. All War Department dis
patches were collected at and dis
tributed from this new master message
center. The responsibility for the rout-
ing OF dispatches over radio, telegraph
or other means became under this
arrangement strictly the function of
the message center.
The Signal Corps Mad gradually es-
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Operators at Message Center War Also
Arising From Dsasrs-FeaccT Achievements Take n
and anm
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tcrtion to the need of limitation of
ornaments and the desirability Of the
governments using its utmost efforts
TO stimulate international action and
carry into treaties limitation of naval.
military and air forces, including war
material as we'll as personnel. The
motion was carried easily.
Uses His Oratory.
The little Welshman loosed to the
full his practised powers of oratory in
the interests of disarmament.
You are not going to get peace with
millions of armed men, he told the
Commons. 1.-THE chariot of peace can
not advance along a road Uttered with
cannon. You must break up the ma
chinery of hatred and convert it into
mechanism for peace and progress"
Lloyd George said Mr.. Hoover had no
decisions or illusions and did not cry
peace when there was no peace" He
recalled that the President had pointed
out that If we had peace now it was an
armed peace and, including active re-
serves, the worlds armed men numbered
100000, or 100000 more than be-
fore the Great War.
A Different View.
''While every one is proceeding on the
assumption that the Great War has
made future wars impossible" he went
on, President Hoover alone had the
courage to take a different view"
First Lord of Admiralty Alexander,
replying, referred to the coming FIVE
power naval conference and said it
would be a great mistake to enter
conference of this kind giving the i'm
preston that it would be all right if we
just got two or three Of the parties to
agree.
What we want is general agreement
between all nations who come to the
conference" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
HOLLYWOOD OBSERVER
CAN SEE VARIED SIGHTS

HOLLYWOOD GA few of the
days sights, sounds and other things:
Blue-uniformed mattresses in studio
commisSary chattering gaily as they
pack box lunches after the noon rush,
indicating some company is going on
location.
Alice Day strolling to her set with
Hawaiian lei about her neck, placed
there by her mother and sisters when
they surprised her by returning I'M
expectedly from a vacation in the
islands. Gary Cooper, haggard
and worn after an all-night session
with camera and mike" leaving the
studio at am.
Ruth Taylor Of "Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes" fame making movie come
back after a brief sojourn on the
stage. She's in This Thing Called
Love-" with Constance Bennett and
Edmund Lowe.
A collection of pre-prohibition liquor
bottles from the prop room, all genuine,
drawing EXPLANATIONS from set visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Painting FingernaiIs
To Match Clothing
Is LOndOn's Latest

LONDON (N.A.N.A.).-The lat
est idea in feminine chic is to
color ones fingernails to match
or contrast with ones frock.
For a long time scarlet finger
nails have had their adherents,
but now you may paint them
emerald green or sky blue or even
sickly yellow and no one will give
you more than a passing stare.
No doubt If you wear tartan
you will adopt variegated nails,
while one can imagine that in the
not too distant future miniature
painters will be employed to exc
cute their skill on the fair fingers
of their clients instead of making
canoes of their faces, as hereto
fore.
Copyright. 1929. by the North Amer
lean Newspaper Alliance.)
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hundred yards, 1urching crafty, before
it finally dived into the earth and ex-
ploded 1t was being piloted from
Langley Field, va, to Mexico City by
easy stages. Maxwell Field, Montgom-
cry, Ala, so miles from Goodwater, was
the next scheduled stop. Tuesday night
was spent at Augusta, Ga.
Lieut. Gillespie said one of the mot
ors developed trouble over Goodwater
and he circled the town number OF
times endeavoring to find a landing
place. The engine, he said, caught fire
and he headed for open country for a
landing. AS the flames spread he told
the others to jump.
Schmidt, a graduate Of the United
States Military Academy at West Point
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G. Schmidt, IS, leaped to his death and
his three companions jumped to safety
after a motor caught fire and exploded,
lay in field near here under guard last
night as plans were started for an in
vestigation into the accident.
Lieut.. Schmidt, the first to jump, fell
to earth after his parachute failed to
open at an altitude of 500 feet while
the plane, resembling a huge ball of
fire, streaked across the sky.
Scores of residents watched while
Lieut.. j. M. Gillespie, the pilot, and
Sergts. Bremen and Caps, dropped
from the hurting mass of flames. Gil
lespie and Bremen received minor in
juries.
The plane itself continued for several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

of the class of 1927, was a star guard
on the Army foot ball team.
He was born in New Jersey March
10, 1908, and appointed to the Military
Academy from Iowa. He was a grad
uate of the Air Corps Primary Flying
School at Bridgefield and also a grad
uate Of the advanced school Of Kelly
Field. He completed the bombardment
course in 1928.
He leaves widow. Mrs. Lorraine
Curtis Schmidt formerly Of Dunlap,
Iowa, and an infant daughter, Lorraine
Schmidt, both Of Langley Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Handsome metal kidney-shaped
bench of sturdy construction and
popular design. Heavily padded
upholstered seats in choice of sew
eral beautiful multi-colored JAG
guard velours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Macarthur Of washington. The mar
rage ended in a Reno divorce last
June. Atwill's marriage to his flrst
wife, Phyllis Relph Anvil, ended in a
divorce in 1919, and his marriage to his
second wife, Elsie Mackay, ended in q
divorce last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

OF q ] s q TnlarnSnC,
D 2 vid Lloy d
George, Lib eral
party leader, last
n i g h t told the
House of Commons
that the Labor gov
eminent, with the
President of the
United States be-
hind it, had the
power to insist on
something being
done to terminate
the present world
situation of huge
armies.
He spoke on a
private members
motion by DR.. E. L.
Tyfrriy, ralIfy,y of
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ATWILL, ACTOR, MAY WED
MRS. M'ARTHUR, HE SAYS
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 5.-The New
York Daily News today quoted Lionel
Anvil, the actor, as saying his mar
riage to Mrs. Douglas Macarthur was
WITHIN the realm Of possibility"
Both Mrs. Macarthur and AtwilI have
been divorced twice. Mrs. MacArthur.
daughter Of Mrs. e. T. Stotesbury of
Philadelphia, was first married to Wal
ter Brooks, jr., of Baltimore, in 1911.
They were divorced in Paris. In 1922
she married Mai. Gen. DOUGLAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
ARMY PLANE WRECK
KEPT UNDER GUARD
Craft From Which Officer Jumped
to Death Protected Pending
Investigation.

BY the Associated Press,
GOODWATER, Ala, December s.
Charred wreckage Of the twin-motorad
Army plane from which Lieut. Ernest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Many more automobiles are being
imported into the Irish Free State
than a wear ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Air for Travelling Fish.

Keeping fish alive on the way to
market has been problem in China,
where fishing is one of the principal
industries. Recently an inventive ge-
MUS discovered a simple, though I'M
scientific. way of aerating the water
in the tubs in which he shipped carp
fry. An arrangement of floats, which
is operated by an attendant, paddles
the surface Of the water and thus in
PRODUCES a sufficient amount Of air.
For operating radios without a license
100 people were arrested recently in
Birmingham. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
.EX-PREM|ER SEES
CHANCE FOR PEACE
Lloyd George Says America
and Labor Government
Can Act on Arms.

by the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, December 5.-Terming the
Armistice day speech of President
Hoover lone Of the most remarkable
utteranceS ever made" on the subject
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-07-25
MR.. GILLETT GOES WITH
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

Mr.. Rupert Gillett, who for the
past two years has made his home
at Blowing Rock and supplemented
teaching in the high school with
newspaper correspondence, left Fri
day for Charlotte where he has ac-
cepted lucrative desk position on
the Observer. Mr.. Gillett is a
newspaperman of the first rank and
has co-operated with The Democrat
since coming to this section, fur
nishing a column of live news from
the resort each week, and he will be
sadly missed by the force, socially
as we'll as otherwise. Mrs. Gillett
and baby will remain at Blowing
Rock where she is still connected
with the school and in spare mo-
ments will do considerable newspa-
per work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-07-25
EAST VS.. WEST

East Boone proved too much for
the West-enders in sensational
baseball game at College Park Tues
day afternoon, the Fasteners taking
the long end of a 25 to IS count
Heavy slugging and brilliant fielding
was interspersed with pop-ups and
ragged work in the field, but the
game was thoroughly enjoyed by
both players and spectators. C. Wat
son and S. Gragg featured at bat,
while the former did good work on
the mound, as did R. D. Hodges for
Fasteners.
For pure enjoyment, the game
classed contest between champion
teams in the ''big show" and fans
hope that other contests will be
arranged.
Line-up:
East-A. E. Handy, F. H. Hodges,
G. H. Winkier, L. S. Isaacs, Hill
Hagaman, Grady Moretz, Joe Craw-
ford, G. D. Brinkley, r. D. Hodges,
r. Pulliam, c. R. Greene.
West-Moxley, A. E. South, C.
Watson, S. c. Eggers, ]. d. Horton,
Chas. Younce, X. M. Linney, T. Nor
ris, R. S. Gragg, r. H. Hodges, w.
H. Gragg, H. ]. Hardin, w. L. Cook.
Umpire, l. G. Greer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-07-25
Cove Creek High School
Begins Session Aug. 10

Sugar Grove, July 24-Cove Creek
High School will open the 1929-3O
session on Monday, August 10. Pu-
pills are advised not to purchase old
text books as the new adopted list
for five-year period will be used.
However, all English and History
texts in use last year will be con-
tinued. The same arithmetic and
French will also be used as those OF
last year. New text books will be
available the opening day of school,
and all books will be sold strictly on
cash basis. The regular tuition fee
will be changed and this fee for
each term will be required before
pupils are admitted to classes. In
the past great deal of trouble has
been caused in the collection of tu-
ition and this method has been
adopted in order to avoid further in
convenience both to the school au-
thorities and the pupils themselves.
Little Miss Leola Atkins was
operated on for tonsilitis at Grace
Hospital on Thursday.
Mrs. S. F. Horton, who has been
ill with pneumonia for the past sew
eral weeks has returned to her home
from st. Leo's hospital, Greensboro,
much improved. She was accompan-
led by her sisters, Mrs. o. c. Till
man of Asheboro, Miss Willie Burt
Fuller of Greensboro, and Miss
Katharine Patterson of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe of Mountain
City, visited in the community Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Bingham are
spending a few days in Kingsport,
Tenn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-07-25
HOOVER TO CURTAIL ARMY
AND NAVY EXPENDITURES

Washington, July 23-With Amer
lean expenditures for purely mill
tary purposes excxeeding those of
any nation in the world, President
Hoover today announced a general
program for curtailing these outlays
| to the lowest point that will produce
an adequate national defense.
f. AS, an important result, the chief
executive hopes a reduction in taxes
can be effected. The estimated mill
tary disbursements of the next four
years he regards as the greatest OBJ
stacle in the way OF cut in the
federal tax schedules.
Through new international
agreement on naval arms, Mr.. Hoov-
er hopes to reduce the cost of main
atining American sea forces, and as
a means of slasinng army costs he
plans to establish a commission of
leading army officers within the
general staff to determine where
savings can be made.
Mr.. Hoover regards the present
time as particularly propitious for a
move of this character. The Kellogg
treaty, which becomes effective to-
morrow, he believes has had an i'm
portant bearing upon American for
eign relations. The present, he said,
holds less threat of war than any
time in more than half century.
The presidents views were made
public today in executive comment
upon the situation made in reply to
the qustions of newspaper correspon-
dents at the semi-weekly press con-
ference. Prefacing his remarks with
statistical outline of the situation,
Mr.. Hoover declared that expendi-
lures for purely military purposes
constitute one-half of the increase in
federal disbursements estimated for
the next four years. Under the est-
mates, he said, America will spend
$S03,000,000 upon military activi-
ties of the war and navy departments
in the fiscal year 1888, an increase
of S120,000,000 over the fiscal year
jus tclosed and 1924, 100000 over
the fiscal year 1925.