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BY the Associated Press.
Sharp counter r-offensives by rebel
armies faced the Mexican government
today in the north and along the west
coast.
AS Gen. Gales. federal commander
in chief, continued concentrating his
powerful army at Torreon for drive In
pursuit of the retiring insurgents,
rebel movement developed in Sinaloa,
which may threaten his left flank and
rear.
Insurgents descended upon MazatIan
on the west coast and demanded the
surrender Of that place. but Gen. Car
rillo, defending it with 2ooo men, pre-
pared to combat any attack.
Should the rebels capture Mazatlan.
way would be open for their advance
southwark into Nsyarit and Jalisco.
where the insurgents hoped for further
help against the government
1t also would offer peril TO Gen.
Gales left flank and rear.
RcpOItS tndI tne feDelS ndu Captured
Durango were received, but could not be
confirmed.
A rebel advance on the federal
stronghold OF Naco on the border also
was threatened.
The insurgents claim that their
strategy is to draw Gen. Gales north
ward into a trap, to cut him of from
reinforcements and then to launch 4
major drive against him.
Rebel headquarters reported the cap
ture OF Puebla and Guanajusto near
Mexico City. but there was no confir-
nation of this.
Gen. Jesus M. Aguirre, leader Of the
defeated insurgents in Vera Cruz was
captured and is understood to have
been court -martialed and executed.
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PRINCE OLAF WEDS
AMID MORSE POMP
Dynasties of Norway and
Sweden United by Crown
Heirs Nuptiais.

BY the Associated Press.
OSLO, Norway. March 21.-Olaf,
Crown Prince of Norway. and the Prin-
cess Martha. niece Of King Gustav of
Sweden, were married today in the
presence Of royal kindred amid the ac-
claim and rejoicing Of the Norwegian
people.
The wedding took place in the an
cient Church of Our Saviour, accord
ing to the simple Lutheran ritual. which
was in keeping with the severe plain
ness Of the edifice. The spectacle was
made impressive by the distinguished
company Of guests and the patriotic
music Of the organ and special cho-
rllses
Princess Martha was given away by
her father, Prince Carl, brother to
the Swedish King. Prince Olaf was
attended by his English cousin, the
Duke Of York, second son of King
George The service solemnizing the
the union Of the handsome princely
couple was conducted by the Bishop
of Oslo, Johan Lunde.
Leaving the church after the cere-
mony, the bride and Bridegroom and 200
guests were entertained at luncheon
by King Haakon and Queen Maud at
the Royal Palace. Departure of the
stalwart prince and his conely, 1.-the
partner for q honeymoon on the CONT
nent was not to take place until to-
night.
The simple benches Of the seven
teenth century were occupied at 1880
am. by high dignitaries Of the Scan
dinavian states, the diplomatic corps.
army and navy officers and friends
all except the royal guests. Young
officers in full parade uniform were
the ushers
British Motn in Music.
Prince Olaf and the Duke Of York
entered the church just prior to the
ceremony, taking their place to the
left of the altar. AS they made their
way up the aisle, the organ played a
sonorous composition of the Norwegian
musician Richard Nordraak, written
to Bjornsons drama. Mary Stewart in
Scotland"
Then came the royal guests at inter-
walls Of two minutes. These included
King Haakon and Queen Maud, Princess
Ingeborg OF Sweden, who is the brides
mother: Crown Prince Gustav Adolph
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
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KIDNAPER is SENTENCED.
Rich Californian Goes to Folsom
for Selling 5-Year-Old.

OAKLAND, Calf, March 81 tP,.-
David A. Barnett, wealthy San Leandro
manufacturer, formerly of Toledo. Ohio,
was sentenced to Folsom Penitentiary
today for kidnapping 5-year-old Eloise
Windfelt. He was given an indeter-
inmate sentence that may extend to 20
years, In the discretion Of the State
prison board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
Strategy Of Escobar Is Seen
as 0vershadowing Capture
and Reported Execution Of
Gen. Jesus Aguirre.
MAZATLAN. COAST PORT,
PREPARES FOR ATTACK
Americans and Other Foreigners
Flee From Chihuahua as Agra
rians Begin Campaign to HaraM
Insurgents by Series Of Engage
ments.

MEXICO CITY, March 81 Up.
Gen. Jesus M. Aguirre. chief
rebel commander in the Prov
ince of Vera Cruz, was executed
at La Magras, Vera Cruz Prov
ince, at Z am. today, after
court-martial. The presidential
castle did not state whether
the body would be brought to
Mexico City for burial.
Aguirre was captured yes
terday after a short fight be-
tween federals and his few
followers, in which two generals
were killed, it was announced
at Chapultepec castle.
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BYRD AIDE DEPICTS FURY
OF ANTARCTICA STORM
Harold June Tells Graphic Story OF
15O-Mile Wind Lashing Trio
in Icy Wastes.
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

BY Radio to The star and the New York Tt
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica,
storm How 1t blew"
June moved his head solemnly a
wrecked the plane while he, with Gon
Rockefeller Range Mountains. Il never
it stopped 1t was so quiet that 1t hurt"
He and Balchen were sitting in '
weeks experiences. Dean Smith, his
listening. 1t is a small room. the wa
corner and stove roaring on the othel
TT will linger q long time in my
wind and feel the flying blocks OF snow
those shovels. We had to lie on them
He chuckled. He Is . man without
nerves, square head and eyes like
blue ice, which twinkle merrily when
he laughs. He was wearing his heavy
fur parka and his leather helmet with
the radio ear phones. For any moment
the plane might 80 back to get the
commander.
June and Baichen Laugh.
"It wasn't so cold, but we were
miserable, miserable and wet" and he
shook his head ruefully. Bernt Balci1en
looked up with his flashing grin from
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farch 40 Harold June's story OF the
he told of the l50-mile wind which
d and Balchen. was stormbound in the
heard such sound" he added. When
hat We can our library, telling OF their
ong legs stretched out. sat near them
s lined with books, with q desk in the
side. But it was quiet and comfortable.
said June. II can hear that
hit me yet. And how We wrestled with
o get them down" @
the book he held on his knees and they
laughed at each other. Bernt had q
bristling red beard. .
we looked so unhappy, when the
plane blew away after all that work
that we had to laugh at each other.
ne said In his odd. clipped way OF
talking His Norwegian accent sticks
to him.
"You should have seen our faces 1t
looked fine when We first got there,
continued June. But we had q funny
ffsontintied IN Pare q Column A.
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WEATHER.

TO. 3. WtttheF Buftau Foreczst.I
Cloudy. followed by occasional rain
late tonight and tomorrow; warmer to-
night Temperatures: Highest, IS. at
AIS pm. yesterday; lowest, 40, at $50
am. today Full report on page 2.
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they have been deprived of otherwise
regular sources Of programs. That
these spots should be patched UP, is
generally conceded on all sides.
The distance hunter, however, can
not be given very serious consideration
In any new changes. Distance seek
ing, as long as so many stations are
on the air simultaneously, must give
way to good localized transmission and
reception.
Charles Gilchrest, who conducts a
"DX" club in Chicago, says that dis
tant station hunting still has many
fans, though they are relatively few in
comparison with the total radio au-
dience. To tune In a far distant sta
ton under present conditions is an even
greater thrill than 1t was before the
shake-up. he says, because there Is more
chance of getting that station without
interference.
Letters Are Fewer.
The public is not writing as many
letters of complaint to Washington as
it formerly did. On the one hand, II
is claimed that this reflects public
satisfaction with conditions. On the
other. 1t Is said that radio fans are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Watch Regulation by Remote Control
Purpose of New Radio Research Work

mission for a short-wave assignment TO
aid in carrying on the experiment, SCH
entistS told the commissioners auto
matte firing of torpedoes, heavy artil.
lery and other military ordnance would
be worked out on the principle employed
In watch regulation.
Urie's experiments seek q watch and
clock that essentially win be radio re-
ceivers capable of picking up particIi-
lar radio signals emitted from ceEl-
trail transmitting station, which would
adjust them to the precise time.
Another possible method would be for
the time signals to be picked up by 3
receiving set, similarly adjusted to the
transmitting station frequency, with an
attachment to which the timepiece
could be connected, so that It could be
corrected.
The watch company obtained wave.
length Of 62.57 meters to carry forward
the research.
Radio time signals have been conn
mon for several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
A Holt for Bowes.

Radio Editor: and others are Of the
same opinion given by H. b. r. as to
Mai. Bowes' voice. He just initiates.
w H. II.
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FAR NORTH RADIO
JOB INTERESTING
w. H. Moore Spends Fifteen
Months at Isolated Station,
1900 Miles From Ottawa.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MONTREAL, November 23.--Life in
the Far North as radio operator in a
private or government station is far
from being disagreeable, according to
w. H. Moore, demonstrated in the de-
partment of physics at McGill, who has
returned to the university after spend
a station some 500 miles north of
Churchill on the west coast of Hudson
Bay.
Moore, who is graduate of the Nc
Gill engineering faculty, sailed from
Halifax in July, 1927, with Dominion
explorers party in the auxiliary Schoon-
er Morse. The schooner was COM
manded by Capt. Randall, who later be-
came famous with the sinking of the
I'm Alone.
Built Own Station.
Capt. Randall landed his party on the
west coast of Hudson Bay some three
weeks later. Mr.. Moore, who was the
sole radio operator of the party Of 10,
built his radio station while the party
of prospectors made its camp on Mis-
take Bay. The station, in operation,
was able to transmit readily to Ottawa,
was also worked in conjunction with the
transmitting apparatus, but static and
interference from the camps generators
often made reception hard.
The ESkimoS, who were numerous
along the coast, we're very friendly and
came In ard out OF the camp freely,
Mr.. Moore paid tribute to their hon.
esty. The Eskimos never touched sin
gle thing of some thousands of dollars
of supplies without first asking permiss
sion, he said.
A few months after the party landed
was the occasion of jovial meeting OF
white men and Eskimos. Some IS of
the latter were given banquet and
were allowed to stuff themselves to their
hearts content They appreciated
greatly the white mans dinner.
Eskimos Not Amazed.
The Eskimos along the coast were
very philosophical people and were not
greatly amazed with the contrivances
brought in by the party. However, the
airplanes and the engine-powered snow
sleds excited their interest, as they saw
that these were d great advance over the
slower travelling dog teams.
Mr.. Moore was In weekly or fort
nightly communication with another
McGilf student, Ross Smyth. who was
unable to get out this year. Mr.. Smyth,
however, was not greatly disappointed,
as young men soon get to like the diff
ferent life Of the Far North. Mr.. Moore
said he was In communication with Ross
Smyth shortly before his party left. and
the marooned student did not seem to
be bemoaning his fate.
The returned student brought back
nearly 500 pictures Of Northern scenes
and life, and is now preparing these for
slides. He spoke to the McGill Radio
Club Tuesday night on his experiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
BROADCAST. AREAS
VASTLY IMPROVED
New Compilation Discloses Recov'
cry From Hodge Podge"
System Of 1897.

There's more elbow room now in that
packed and jammed ethereal area
known as the broadcast spectrum than
there has been at any time during the
past three years.
The latest compilation of stations
made by the Federal Radio Commission,
Just available, shows there are 594
licensed for operation to serve the
public with programs-the lowest inquire
the first time that the total has dropped
below 600 since then.
still there are too many stations on
the air, In the opinion OF those reg
ulating radio, The 90 channels avail
able for the United States cannot
properly accommodate more than half
that number and afford listeners clear,
uninterrupted reception, according to
those engineers who look forward to an
ideal" broadcast set-up.
Hodge -Podge Created.
When the last official compilation was
made, in May, there were SIS stations
licensed. In February, 1927, when the
commission was appointed to reclaim
radio from its howls and heterodynes
caused by the intense congestion, 733
forming hodge podge which made re-
ception generally abominable, and, In
many cases, impossible.
The commissions new compilation. q
call letter list Of all licensed stations
gives detailed information on each
transmitter licensed. Although the list
includes only the 594 stations, the COM
missions records show SOC stations, but
is of them are not licensed, and are
in indefinite status" These stations
have not been deleted, but must await
action by the commission before their
fate Is decided.
An was harmonious In the broadcast
band until July. 1926, when there were
about 400 stations operating under
licenses issued by the Commerce De.
partment. But then the Attorney Gen.
the department was without authority
over broadcasting under the only COM
munications law then in existence
promulgated in 1912.
breakdown of Law Results.
This was the breakdown" of the
law The Commerce Department wa:
forced to grant licenses to allcomers
and when January l, 1927, dawnec
there were nearly TOO stations operat-
ing. And before Congress finally Gre
ated the commission to take over radio:
regulation, armed with the regulatory
authority that was lacking. 1913 sta
tons were On the air. 0ucn was TIT
pressure of listeners and the radio in
dustry that Congress was forced to taxi
remedial steps.
In February, 1927, the commission
took over the job, and Immediately de
MED 35 of the stations on the air re
newals of their licenses, pruning dow
the total from 1913 to 698. For the mex
year the total remained the same, Will
the commission worked out its realloca
ton. When the reallocation became eft
fective In November. just year age
the number was reduced to 6l8, and OF
January of this year 1t was sgt.
since the reallocation there have beef
deletions and additions as well as score
of other changes In station assignments
the net reduction in stations. as com
pared to a year ago, is "a. Some 10
stations have been changed in power
while another 100 changes in hours o
operations, channels and the like. hav
been effected.
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whether 1t was hoax or not and the
telephone girl assumed that the woman
who was crying and sobbing was telling
the truth and carried the message to
Mr.. Mcconnell. The latter put the
song on the air and after about Is min
utss the mother, still crying and Sob
bling. called up to thank me. On that
evening Mr.. Mcconnell did not make
any further reference to the case or say
anything about having saved the child's
life. because we did not know until the
next day what had occurred. On sun
day this station telephoned the mother
and she said that the child was much
improved. It developed that the child
had severe Inastoid condition and was
semi-deliriolls. We gave the facts. to
the newspapers with the stories result
ing as herewith iYlclosed.
We appreciate Mr.. Hinckley's motives
but he must realize that strange things
happen In this world and there is no
reason to discredit that which he at the
time might not believe.
AS reputable newspaper, can again
but refer you to the clippings from
other newspapers, which, do not think,
would be party to any radio hoax.
JOHN r. ROYAL,
Vice President and General Manager,
WTANf, WTAR.
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ELGIN, Ill tP).-Another excuse Of
clock punchers seems likely to be junk
ed by the alert fraternity Of radio ex-
perimenters.
Prank d. Uric, director Of research
for the Elgin watch Co., thinks he Is
Just around the corner from . practical
method Of winding and setting watches
and clocks by remote-control radio.
In asking the Federal Radio Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Three Keyboards for Piano.

interest In the new triple-keyboard
niano which was recently demonstrated
before o group of distinguished musi-
clans. The instrument was invented BY
a Young Russian, and was made IN Ger
many. It produces "a separate pitches
and was devised especially for the rem
djtion of chamber music and SYM
phony composed by the inventor. The
Selections have quarter and three-duar-
ter gharps and fats. Modern composer
have declared that the quarter-tont
piano and similar instruments which
give a division of tones may restore tc
I,ai,sic its fluid quality" which has beer
Lest TO come extent In the present
aataticn. system.
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hoax. you can readily see that these
reputable papers would not have been
part of It.
The real facts are as follows:
Mr.. Ed Mcconnell was singing re-
quest numbers when woman called on
the telephone and said her boy was
dying and asked that Mr.. Mcconnell
sing Sonny Boy" She gave us her
name and address. In a case of this
sort, no argument was raised as to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
From Campus to Broadway.

Edward II. Plumb Is young musician
recently Uncovered by radio on the
Dartmouth campus and taken to Broad
way. He was found by Louis A. Witten,
who directs the orchestra and soloist
program on CHS each Wednesday
night. Plumb is an arranger.
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THELISTENERS'
FORUM

A44AO8
Radio Editor: Some one, above the
initials H. b. r., wrote you at length
last week in unfavorable criticism OF
Mai. Bowes' voice in his announce
ment of the Capitol Theater program.
It Is remarkable how tastes diner: Our
family Of several adults have nStene0
to this excellent program Tor seVefaI
years and feel that MAJ. boweS VOICE
Is such an important part OF the pro-
gram that for 1t to be given without
him as an announcer would be ike pro-
ducing the play Hamlet without
Hamlet.
It seems to me that the quality OF
Mai. Bowes' voice is good ior raolo
speaking. Perhaps H. b. X. mas q
preference for a deep bass voice. l
once heard John McCormacks singing
criticised because he had tenor voice.
Not so long ago Maj. Bowes went awe
for a time, and though the announce
turing his absence was the very pest
sur family was glad when he returned
We are really attached TO MAJ.
Bowes. We like his pleasant. dlgnined
manner. his kindly references to va
rious members of the Capitol family"
and the little thoughts he leaves in
closing each Sunday evening. know
MIN only through our radio, but Maj.
Bowes has stood the test OF many
evenings with us in his radio pro-
grams and possibly If H. b. r. had lis
tened to him regularly he might have
learned to appreciate him, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

too disguised with conditions TO write
letters of complaint.
Several members of the Federal Radio
Commission are inclined to the latter
belief. The fact also remains that
radio fans have become aware that
their letters are seldom II ever read,
ter of reply from the commission.
(Copy-!ght. 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance.l
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PUBLIC SATISFIED
IN RADIO CHANGES
Reaction to RealIoCation Held
Popular With Most Of
Listeners-in.
BY MARTIN CoDELL.

City jewellers are generally quite sat
isfied and rural folk are reasonably well
satisfied with radio reception conditions
as they exist today, just one year after
the famous broadcasting reallocation Of
1928, Such Is the impression gathered
from Geographic survey OF editorial
opinion, from recent visits to several
large centerS of population and from
discussions with many broadcasting sta
ton operators.
It is possible to state only qualified
impressions and opinions, for certain
spotted areas, where conditions are
relatively bad, make the situation far
from perfect. In the main. however,
the city radio listener has the choice
Of several local and chain programs
throughout the day.
The rural listener equipped with a
good receiving set also gets good Sc
| lection, sometimes being able to tune
| in many more stations in an evening
than the city listener.
Distance Hunting Over.
Expert observers are generally agreed
| station hunting craze is over, except
| for new owners Of radio sets. After
the first thrill trying to find out how
many stations his set will tune in, the
average listener picks two or three sta
/ tions whose programs can be received
! consistently well and generally depends
/ upon them for regular reception. Us
ually several of the stations in his
, repertoire belong to the rival national
| networks.
Some 5000 farm listeners, selected at
! random from the lists of the United
States Department of Agriculture, re-
vealed in a recent QUESTIONABLE OF the
Federal Radio Commission, that they
listened for the most part to the higher
powered stations on the cleared chan
nels
Although the commission has not
seen fit to make public the actual fig-
ures, it Is known that an OverWhelm-
! ing proportion of the amateurs, who
we're solicited along with the farmers,
joined in showing favoritism for cleared
channel stations.
Reception is clearest, naturally, on the
stations using wave lengths exclusively.
There is undoubtedly less interference
or whistling and bowling, over most
of the dial than at any time since the
Federal Government undertook to reg
ulate broadcasting.
Complain Against Blanketing.
There is some cry against blanketing,
particularly In the vicinity of stations
of extremely high power, but the more
widespread use of selective sets makes
the complaint on that score much less
vigorous than 1t was a year ago.
Most OF the cutlery against radio con-
ditions comes from individual broad
casters who are dissatisfied with their
wave length power or time-sharing lots
under the reallocation. Often, as In
Iowa, the curtailment Of station facil-
tiles has reacted against the public, for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

Radio Editor: In your issue Of
Sunday, November IL, you, In good
faith. published . letter signed by @.
c. Hinckley, IN which he accuses
WTAM Of perpetrating hoax on the
air. Mr.. Hlnckley has some very high
ideals Of radio with which we most
Fundamentally agree, but he made the
mistake of assuming q little too much.
His statement of the facts is bit dis
torted and I wish you would correct
any impression that may have been
given to your readers.
I am tnclosing herewith clippings
from the front page OF the cleveland
Plain Dealer, Q story from the Cleve-
land Press, story and pictures from
the Akron Beacon Journal and also
story and pictures from the Akron
Times Press. The young boy mentioned
in the story Is q resident Of Akron and
the Akron Beacon Journal investigated
the case, likewise, did the Plain Dealer
and the Cleveland Press. So, If itswas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Radio Hook Up Valuable.

MIAMI. Fla. [P.-InternationA radio
hookups will make English the universal
language, in the opinion Of Capt. J. X.
Nethercoate, director Of communities
tions for the Falkland Islands, who Is
visiting the United States.