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The Washington times., 1929-12-23
A .hed Of rosess2

A "bed OF roses?
Not so impossible as II sounds
to the modern ear, that bed. AS
a matter of fact. some Of the
wealthy ease-lovers Of q past age
had just that sort Of beds.
Cicero Is quoted as rebuking
one Of the Sybarites because that
worthy complained that he had
been unable to sleep because one
of the rose leaves which formed
his bed had become folded, and
pressed harshly against his skin!
There Is no demand here for
roses for that purpose" said Mr..
VIM. r. Guide, Of the firm Of
Guide Bros. Co. so any one who
tells you that life nowadays Is q
bed Of roses as compared with
that Of 1000 years ago Is hardly
correct
However. more flowers are
used for decoration today IN
America than have ever been
used &C any previous time By, any
other nation In the history 81 the
world. While there are no mat
tresses being made or roses now,
to my knowledge. there are many,
The Washington times., 1929-12-23
BEDS MADE OF
ROSES IN ROME
Spirit Of Day Lives in Blossoms Which Can't
Be Hoarded

many millions Of them being
used each day for 9 much more
enjoyable purpose as . home
decoration so that their fragrance
and beauty add to the Joy Of
living.
eSome idea Of the great demand
for flowers In this country may be
gained when IL Is understood that
the Society of American Florists
and Ornamental HorticultuFists, .
trade organization Of the Flower
and plant industry, now numbers
more than 1000 members IN the
United States and Canada. and
that does not by any means In.
ciude all Of the florists and
flower growers in the two colIrl.
tries. Undoubtedly. when there
are more than 1000 business
firms engaged in one industry In
one nation, there must be 9 ire
mendous demand for the product
OF that industry
And while American multinlil-
nonaires and merchant princes
are not sleeping on beds Of roses,
the average American has more
gay blossoms of every kind as
part Of his daily enjoyment than
the average man Of any other
natioil, past or present.
The Washington times., 1929-12-23

ish an engineer, without expense
to you, who viii give you all the
facts about your requirements.
To be satisfactory, the OIL
Heating Machine you buy ust
be absolutely suited to the heat
ing feeds and equipment now in
your home. II must be built 70
care for the exact radiation load
as well as to suit individual
boiler design, The fact thai
Hardinge Brothers manufacture
two models in many differenS
sizes is not due to desire on
our part to have q variety. Far
from 1t. However, our experience
has shown that 1t takes many
different sizes to adequately serve
the real conditions we find.
AndveveT with all these sizes
I've occasionally find q situa-
ton where we cannot render
1907 service and We refuse the
order!
Before your order for q Hard
inge IS accepted, Our installation
experts 90 out and carefully
study your home TO determine
the most suitable and economical
type ot machine for you.
what the Hardinge viii do for
YOU Is proved BY what It is doing
for others. Ask any leading
architect Or heating engineer
about Che fIardinge. Then so
Ia your local dealer. Let him
show you the various features
that distinguish tt.
Then when you are ready Tor
facts, ask him for . list Of
Hardinge users In your I1eignbOr-
hood. visit or phone them.
ASK them what they think Of the
Efardigne. For, after all, 1t .
actual performance that inter
ests you not words. And It Is
on the basis Of actual perform.
ance dependa bility. durability,
ulietness, cleanliness, and econ
ony that you will buy the
EIardinge or eventually wish you
had. Mistakes are costly. Many
people who bought before they
saw the Hardinge, later regretted
it. Many Of them even replaced
their original purchases with Tho
Hardinge.
You owe 1t to yourself to Ia.
vestigate the standard 0f the
oil Heating Industry, so that
you may apply the yard stick
to what you see. Investigate the
Hardinge nov.
The Washington times., 1929-12-23

The heating Of your home Is
. problem Of major Importance
No matter what heating equip
Ement yOu install, 1t represents a
sizeaole investment. You want
to be sure that you win get full
value for your money that YOU
viii get complete satisfaction in
dependable and economical Heat
ing Service. You may have come
To the realization that oil heat
Is the modern. dependable, con-
venient, and most satisfactory
heat Ohtainable. But when you
start out to buy an Oh Heating
Machine for your home. you are
faced with q problem entirely new
to you.
Permit us then to make q few
suggestions to help you make a
permanent and happy selection.
Remember always. the main
thing to get from oil heating
eutliprnenk Is heat. 1t must also
be safe clean quiet conOmiCal
controlled and thoroughly de.
pendable. It should burn cheap
Oh to Be economical. Such per
Torrance must be designed and
built into an oil Heating Ma.
chine. It doesn't just happen.
Learn how long the nlanufac-
turer has been in business. Wha-
kind Of regulations do his prod.
ucts carTy2 What kind Of q
reputation does the rlanlIfa cturer
himself have both as to manu-
featuring ability and as to finan-
ciak responsibility? What are
his special qualifications IS he
8 promoter or IS he really q pre-
cision mechanic well grounded in
the fundamentals Of mechanical
and combustion engineering? For
the sturdy oak only from an
acorn grows.
Investigate i few 81 the leading
makes, check each feature care
fully compare IL with the Hard.
inge, the aclInoWle standard
Of the industry. BE sure that
the local dealer Is well qualified
With knowledge Of the OIL Heat
ing Business and with meclani-
cal. ability To make q neat, work
naanIike installation for you.
The best way To buy Is 70 call
In an architect or engineer
have him look 1T your house,
gauge your requirements, and
recommend the equipment best
suited to your needs. II you
can't do this, we will gladly ftrn-
The Washington times., 1929-12-23
HOPE TO REVISE
FARM LOAN
Laws

Y
Congress will consider COM
plete revision Of the Federal farm
loan system as q result Of the in
sistent demands in both Senate
and House and the receivership Of
come joint stock land banks, it
was predicted today
A half dozen proposals now are
pending, including bills by SEN
ator Brookhart tR0 Of Iowa, Rep
resentatives Dickinson tRl Of
Iowa and Hainey CD Of Illinois.
tart Of the latter's program is
based upon proposals made by
presidents of joint stock land
banks throughout the country.
Announcing his determination
to push legislation, Representative
Rainey declared today "a national
scandal is brewing unless Congress
takes q hand in the situation"
Merger Is Proposed
The Illinois representative viii
propose merger Of the Federal
land banks conducted by the Gov
eminent and those private joint
stock land banks that desire to
change the character Of their or
ganization. This proposal is not
presented as united program Of
land bank heads. Rainey said.
4 am planning to urge complete
Federal control of both systems
BY providing for the issuance Of
Federal land bank merger bonds
in d maximum total of $685., OO0,-
900" explained Rainey.
These bonds would be accepted
In lieu Of the stock and bonds
issued BY the joint stock land
banks whenever two-thirds of the
sllare-ho FOLDERS vote to surrender
their charters. Stock holders and
nd-holders would receive bonds
tup to the amount paid for their
securities, but not more than par.
The law at present operates
against joint stock land banks,
which are private institutions
under Government supervision.
TWenty-seven are active at the
present time and % have sus-
pended.
The law permits them to
issue bonds in amount is times
their stock, while the Federal
land banks can issue 90 times
their stock. The joint stock land
banks for the most part have
issued bonds to the limit. and
cannot help the farmers by ex-
lending more credit. Stock can
not be sold under present con.
ditions.
This system also prevents the
holding Of wheat, cotton or other
grain to bring about orderly
marketing. In Europe foreclosure
can not be started for two years,
and even that period may De
extended. As a result the farmer
who has d poor crop and cannot
pay interest may wait until he
gets . good crop and can then
do so.
The Washington times., 1929-12-23

Iit and probably break it but give
him i flower. and he viii innme-
diately give it Id turn to his
mother or some other loved one.
Flowers give their fragrance,
their beauty, unstintingly it Is
their. nature to do so. Something
of this prodigal generosity which
Is their nature communicates
itself to us. and makes flowers
the ideal interpreters Of the spirit
|pf Christmas, which IS the spirit
q unselfish giving.
[ %The evanescent nature Of flow
ers prevents their being boarded:
and this same trait adds to their
expressiYeness In sentiment. Say
1t With Flowers has become the
national method Of manifesting
sentiment, goodwill and joy. The
growth Of this associated idea
with regard to flowers has been
The Washington times., 1929-12-23
News Of Firms You Should Know |
Fenner & Beane, Stock
and Commodity Brokers,
Move to New Quarters

At this time with the tremen-
dous activity in the Stock Mar,
ket comes the announcement OF
the moving TO new quarters Of
one Of the important stock
brokerage offices Of washington,
for many years located in the
New willard Hotel to 1880 X st.
N. w. where they have acquired
larger and more commodious
rooms for their customers, every
modern appliance known to their
business has been or is being In
stalled for the purpose Of giving
prompt and efficient service.
OF particular interest Is the an
llouncemeilt Of the association
With this firm Of Mr.. Raymond
Sauter and Gen. Richmond r..
Davis, who viii De pleased to
meet their friends and render
them any services in connection
with the stock and commodity
markets.
/ Fenner and Beane operate pri-
vate wires direct from their New
York office in the Cotton Elk
change Building to their New
Orleans. washington, Chicago
offices and TO their offices In
principal points in the South.
Connected with the service of
Fenner and Beane is an interest,"
ing series Of booklets compiled by
Walter Parker, economist for the
firm, entitled Philosophy 81 Ena-
pire Building, " copies OF which
their local office will be pleased
to see furnished you at no cost.
Members Of New York Stock Elk
change. New York Cotton Elk
change. Chicago Board Of Trade,
New York Produce Exchange.
New York Coffee and Sugar Ex-
change, Sew Orleans Cotton Elk
change, New Orleans Board Of
Trade, Louisiana Sugar ard Rice
Exchange, Rubber Exchange Of
New York, Liverpool Cotton As
ISOLATION and Associate Members
of the New York Curb Market
Association they are IN q position
to give service that can be sur.
passed or equalIed BY few.
Quoting from the Cotton Oil
Press, Memphis, Tenn, their
progressiyeness is aptly illus.
trated. "
The Washington times., 1929-12-23
CHRISTMAS AND
FLOWERS LINKED
|Luxury-Loving Ancients Had
Them; Americans Buy
Most Flowers

Why are Christmas and flowers
30 inseparably linked? Florists
say 1t IS because there Is some
thing In the essence Of flowers
which interprets the spirit Of CIV
ing.
Flowers touch all Of us in
much the same way they do chill
dren,. said Mr.. Granville GUIDE,
Of Guide Bros. Co. If you give a
child q piece 81 candy he viii
eat u; i've him 4 toy. he viii use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
MUST BUILD ARTICLES
TO ELIMINATE NOISE
Expert Declares Project Would Cost
Electrical Industry Vast
Sum of Money.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Household equipment,
such as electric fans, oil burners, cleo
trio refrigerators and violet ray ma
chimes must be designed with elm
nation of radio interference in mind
If progress is to be made in combating
"man-made static says Edgar H.
Felix, consultant of the National Elec-
trical Manufacturers Association.
This would require the expenditure
of a vast amount of money, Mr.. Felix
says. He estimates that the equipment
of household appliances with chokes
and filters so that they could be oper-
ated from the same power circuit as
radio receiver without noticeable inter-
ference would have cost the electrical
industry $4,000 900 for 1928.
ITO thrust the responsibility OF
silencing electrical equipment upon an
industry disasSociated from radio Is to
impose task Of no small magnitude, y
he said. mo progress whatever has
been made in fixing the responsibility
for radio silence upon the makers OF
interference creating equipment.
ut is a problem for the radio in
dustry to solve and the radio engineer
must exert his influence in electrical
Standardization. Instead Of viewing
the electrical industry as competitive
he must work hand in hand with the
appliance, power and traction indus
tries.
Through the manufacturers stand
ardization groups he must clearly
voice his opinions or he will find even
tually that the entire burden of elimi-
mating the effect of electrical interior
ence will necessarily be lodged with the
radio receiver itself and the transmit
ting system which furnishes 1t pro-
grams"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
SEPARATION SCALE
TO OCCUPY FARLEY
Experts Begin Preparations
for International Radio
Meeting at The Hague.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, June 1.-Governmental
experts and the leading commercial en-
gineers of the United States have begun
preparations for the meeting at The
Hague in September of the interna-
tional radio technical committee.
First on the list of questions to be
determined is the adoption of uniform
scale of separation to be maintained
between wave lengths for transmissions
of all kinds. Owing to the interference
of radio waves, which recognize no ma
tional boundaries, this Is considered the
paramount problem of the conference.
U. S. May Take Lead.
Because technical devices and the as
signment of channels are farther adj
vanced in this country, the American
delegation is expected to take the lead
in formulating program.
The channel plan, used by the Fed
eral Radio Commission and based on a
two-tenths per cent separation which
has been adopted by several countries,
will be submitted to the conference.
Other questions to be considered are
the stability of control for all transmits
sions, the ALLEGATION Of short waves for
aviation and for police agencies, the
auOCaLlOn Oh SIlOTI waves loI LldefOAAoi
services, power limitation for broadcast
stations, frequency separation between
stations in adjacent bands and the or
ganization of permanent international
service for frequency measurements.
Rigid regulations to keep stations on
their assigned wave lengths will result
in a greatly increased use of crystals,
the only virtually accurate method of
transmitter control, the engineers say.
While crystal control is employed ex-
tensively by large stations In this coun-
try, it is used very little in Europe ex-
cept for checking purposes.
Europe Has No Limit.
The power of program broadcast sta
lions in the United States is limited to
$4,000 watts. Most European countries
have no restriction on power, but 1t has
been proposed that limitation Of $4,000
watts be adopted.
Commissioner Harold Lafount and
Capt Guy Hill, chief engineer. will rep
resent the Radio Commission, while
other governmental departments will
send experts as delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
RADIO REACHES ISLANDS
AHEAD OF TELEPHONES
Wireless Communication Establish
ed Before Wire Cables Placed
to Mainland.

PORTLAND, Me. GP).-Although q
late starter, radio has beaten the tele-
phone to many remote corners of the
earth, and some of these corners are in
the United States.
Residents on many of the Maine
coast islands are among those who
never have telephoned a radio station
to broadcast their favorite musical Sc
lection. They had no telephones.
Radio has brought these outposts OF
American civilization into touch with
affairs on the mainland in way that
previously was impossible. Now. years
after radio invaded these lonely isles,
the Coast Guard cable ship Pequot Is
conducting a cruise that may result In
the bringing of telephones to the islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

kitty, kitty" for their owner Is
a man and, therefore, they have
never been taught to answer
whistle. When it's eventide they
lie side by side in front of a radio
set and listen and blink. The do
mestic tranquility in their hen1a
was disturbed violently tina otkSG
night, however, SO cIIefr master
writes, for Mickey Mckee, whis-
thing virtuoSo and imitator of
bird songs, appeared with the
Roxy gang" over WRC and
Other N. B. G. stations.
When c4ickey -$Ssagted to do her
stuff those cats Woka, We ~
no longer hlinHed pIacidly. AS
Mickey proceeded, the owner ex-
planned, they rushed with van
gushing yowl toward the rear of
the house, thinking that the
bird was out in the back yard.
Failing to find one at that hour,
the cats galloped back into the
living room and tried to attack
the loud speaker. q.
When Mickey'S numbers were
ended, the owner said, the bris-
Ting tails of the cats fattened
out, ears were laid low and once
more they became two gentle
creatures purring upon the floor.
by the radio set. q
Elizabeth Raymond, 2019 I street,
joins scores Of others in criticiZ-
ing the excessive advertising in
some of the radio programs spon-
sored by commercial interests.
Inspired by reference in this COL
umn last Sunday to the action of
the Radio Manufacturers Asso-.
citation in deploring' the apparent
tendency to overload" programs
with advertising, she wrote:
This evil-eXceSSive advertis-,
ing-iS already with us. Please do
your best to lessen it.
1.-The pleasure I had anticipated
after waiting long to see my
way clear to purchase a RADIOS
about spoiled. In the previous
hours, or minutes of leisure in a
busy life, such as breadwinners
are compelled to lead-well, one
does not care for long discourses
on shaving soap, electrical ap-
! planes and what not.
Let there be the absolutely
necessary minimum of such in
terruptions to programs. I say
this with no lack of appreciation
on the part of the advertisers in
sponsoring fine programs, but
they do defeat their own ends and
spoil the pleasure Of the radio
audience"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
n
ARMY AIR NETWORK !
.
OPERATES AT LOSS.
Private Enterprise SHES at Acquir.
ing Alaskan System, Says Chief
of Signal Corps.

There may be big profits in the pro-
gram broadcasting business, but radio
communication Is still q precarious
financial venture, in the opinion of ].
Government engineers. 90
Owing to the high cost Of operating,
private commercial enterprises have:
SHE'D at acquiring the Alaskan commu-
nication system maintained by the
Army, says Maj. Gen. George Gibbs,
chief of the Signal Corps.
The Alaska system, which comprises
a network of Army stations linked with
the Seward Seattle cable, operates at an
annual loss of about $150,000, taking
into account all expenses private
company would incur, he said.
Last years business, chiefly messages
of the salmon Gamers, aggregated
1921 ,419 commercial revenue and.
S175,242 Government revenue. The
latter, however, Is furnished free Of
charge to various departments by the.
Army. He estimates it would cost a
commercial company 100000 more a
year to operate the system, an indica-
ton of the rates that would be neces-.
Sary. Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Major "Chain" Features

1ODA I.
3:00-Cathedral hour: third part
of Handel'S "MeSsiah'-WMAL
and G. B. S. network.
5:00-Godfrey Ludlow, violinist;
old and new songs-WRC and
N. B. c. network.
3:30-The Maestro's hour; So
dero Orchestra and soloists-
WRC and N. B. G. network.
5:l5-"Face to Face with Our
Presidents" Joe Mitchell Chap
pie, lecturer-WRC and N. B.
G. network.
$50 - Anglo Persians: variety
program-WJz, WBZ. VIDAL,
WLW. WHAM and others.
6:00-"In Time of Roses" Robert
Simmons. tenor, and string
quartet-WRC and N. B. c.
network.
7:l5-Collier's hour; Irving
Fisher, guest speaker-WJZ,
WBZ, VIDAL, KDKA, WLW,
and others.
3:0O-Majestic hour: request pro-
gram--WMAL and C. B. s.
network.
s:16-Atwater Kent hour; vocal
quartet and orchestra-WRC
and N. B. c. network.
3:45-Baldwin hour; Dorothy
Spears, operate soprano and
novelist, and Bernard Ocko,
violinist-WJZ, WBZ, KDKA,
WBZA, WHAM, WJR, KSTP,
WREN. WTMJ.
9:O0-De Forest hour; Dimitri
Tiomkin. Russian composer
pianist-WMAL and c. B. S.
network.
s:l5-Nationa Light Opera Co,
"The Red Feather"-WJZ,
KDKA, WHAM, KWK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
AVERAGE VALUE OF RADIO
SETS INCREASED IN 1929
Figures Placed at $165, Compared
With $15S for First Quarter
Last Year.

The average value of each radio re-
ceiver sold in the United States the
first three months of this year was $165,
compared with a value of $158 per set
in the last quarter Of 1928, the Depart
ment of Commerce reports.
In survey taken by the department,
replies from 1881 radio dealers tndi-
Gated a retail volume of business of
SOS, 540,245 during the first quarter of
this year.
That figure compares with sac, sos. 666
by 6.766 reporting dealers in the third
quarter and $37 ,975 900 by $3.50 dealers
the fourth quarter last year.
The fourth quarter business Is be-
heved to have been substantially in
f1uenced by holiday trade.
The dealers reported 139,347 electric
and 1898 battery sets sold during the
first quarter of 1929. The average vol
ume Of business per dealer was $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
HOUSE PARTY ON WHEELS
WILL BE ON RAIL ROUTE
Car Specially Fitted for Dancing ia
Radio Music to Be on Pacific
Northwest Train.

CHICAGO (P).-Radio has found an
other place III railroad equipment.
Leaving Chicago every Sunday morn
ing this Summer will be the Milwau-
kee roads house party on Wheels" a
car specially fitted for dancing to radio
music. This Is special train, taking
tourists into the Pacific Northwest.
On the roads crack Olympian train,
however, also heading into the North
west, radio receivers have been installed
as regular equipment to give entertain
ment, news and market reports en-
route. The line has had a radio
equipped train between Chicago and
the Twin Cities for some time.
Considerable experimenting was nee
essary to overcome the difficulties pre-
sented by steel and particularly in the
mountain regions, where electric loco
motives are used. Interference. how
ever, has been overcome, the line re-
ports.