davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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hkSS" from his endeavors to slake
 the thirstS of wealthy Americans, he had about decided to retire from Gusi- ness and return to Europe. But re was rob'ed in Chicago of all he pos sessed and he determined to return to Narope and endeavor to recoup his loss.
 The cat burglar landed in France in 1921, just as London was bewild cred by a cat burglar, whose eX pIoits and audacty had shaken stolid Britishers out of their calm Some said that the man was an acrobat from Continental circus others in, sisted tEat he was an American human fly" And while the controversy was raging, London's cat burglar is said have annexed nearly million dol lars worth of gems and valuablcs,
 Ebner must have heard stories about the bold burglar How he took the jewels of pretty Mrs Hilda Rita Baker, tied her up, kissed her fondly and dis, appeared down tho drain pipe into the r;gkt Lady Ludlow was rohhcd of SiC0.000 worth of gems in a fashion that suggested the work of tne cat burglar,
 Jean E5ner, good-ooking, co5mo- politan-he speaks seven languages decided that cat-burgling was an even more exciting and lucrative calling than that of bootlegging. And right then and there he began his new career by an audacious and successful haul at La Touquet, a resort much ire quented by the Prince of Wales.
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were merely excellent mutations.
 He told the court how he could detect spurious gems. and re
 vealed his secret of estimating 5 the genuineness of pearls. Tt is l really very simple" he explained \, in condescending tone to the
 judge. 'in the case of pearls, all you have to do Is to take penknife and scrape the pearl, If artificial, the outer covering can be scraped away, but genuine pearl ressts the knife.
 Ebner's stay was given a piquant turn when he explained to the judge that he had once been bootlegger in
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18

2 the beauty to bring him her jewels herself.
 It was a frightful
 situation, but as the
 lady saw an admlrlng look supplant the one ot Tn , midation in the burglars eyes. her fear was replaced by indignation. Still the handsome intruder stayed until a sudden voice in an adioininc room made him wary. Then, with quick threat to the lady against giving an alarm, he van ished through the window.
 So far, so cood-for the cat burglar. But, as it de, veloped later, he was de, cidedly attracted by the beauty he had robbed. AS he thought of her he de. c;ded he must see her again. His seven years of success
 ful porch-climbing had
 made him over-confi
 dent.
 So ha began to ire h ouent rsstau ants $ where his lady of the s; pearls lunched and
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18


 Eiis Who W as the Cat Burglars Sweet. heart. Ebncr Lavished on Her the Pro- cscas of His Daring Robberies tine
 Trench Secret Service Men Said.
 Ebner kept the court fascinated by his knowledge of precious stones, but was obviously prouder of his exploits as a burglar. He boasted that at Dinard he had pulled" eight jobs at eight different hotels in one night. Not even London'S cat burglar ever equal led this exploit.
 But with Ebncr safely under lock and ley, owners of costly gem. and hotel proprietorS are breathing a sigh of relief For it was feared that his exploits at the resorts he had marked as his particular territory would mean their eventual boycott by wealthy Americans. And some owners of fake jewel collections are wondering if the cat burglar is going to expose their treasures which are supposed to be real. Although Ebner insists that he con 63ed his energies to porch climbing, Paris police are inclined to believe that he also tried his hand at more prasaic methods of robbery.
 Examination of Ebner's haul of jewels yielded several pieces that the police alleee were stolen from we'll known Parisjan jeweler last Summer. The eat burglar insists that he stole these articles from an American who heads a gang of international crooks. He says that he merely wanted to let the American crook know that first, class Eurorean burglar is without 8 rival among members of his craft.
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of conversation at Nlchy, where he lad made many hauls besides the neck lace.
 The charming young man in his sleek black costume and mask was huge success He wore a headdress that suggested a cats head, and on his hands were sleek black gloves that slm- ulated the paws of cat It was very much like a cat burglar costume that had been worn at London ball sev- eral years ago, when the eat burglar scare had fastened on the British me tropohs. But in that case the wearer was young English aristocrat, while Ebner was the real thing, He looked about for the fair English woman, oGt she had obviously not arrived yet. He did not know that she had already seen him and notified the police,
 When Ebner learned that he would take a prize for his clever costume, he stepped out into the gardens to see If the erstwhile owner of the Slo0,00o necklace had arrived. As he did so he found two detectives awaiting him, while two gendardmes took him into custody, Quickly the news circulated through the ballroom, The "cat" cos tune had been only too realistic. And to think that the audaclous fellow had mingled with some of the arlstocrauc people in Europe at this fashionable dance!
 It is said that Ebner, in the course of his career. had trailed owners of
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"cat burglar" is trapped at ,s<ssSsssSs ssssSSa last. And instead of a spec kssS sssasss ssssss tacular trial in Paris, he will s $s#S *S#Ss be sentenced in tiny provin. $S: SS cial town.
 When court convened in the Z ancient &ssize town of Riorl #SS$$ near the health resort of Nichy, #ss #ss there were two detectives to $ssss sssss every spectator. On large ss sss table rested part of the "cat's W haul, a magnificent collection 5 of costly gems. Diamonds, emeralds and rubies, necklaces,
 rings and bracelets. many of
 them triumphs of the jewellers -.4a. art, from the houses of Cartier .Exssss#ss ana Boucheron. And there aas ssassSsa&ass# ss& was not a synthetic stone in S Ssss sss the collection, for the enter- ss ass prlsing burglar boastcd that he can detect spurious stone
 at sight, and disdained al tut the finest glms.
 The prince of the "cat" burglars is an Austrian, with the appearance and manner of an arlstocrat. It was his very elegant deneanor that enabled him to mingle with the wealthy d ;ae various watering places and resorts of Europe Most of his alleged l,0 crimes were "pulled' at Cannes, Le Touquet, Deauville, Dlnard anu Nichy, which was the scene of his nemesis
 lncriminated with Ebner are two men, an Italian named Manilo and receiver named Marie. The proceeds of many of his coupS he laviShcd on beautiful French girl, brunette named Gabrielle Romey. She appeared in court wrapped in a magnificent mink coat-Ebner's last present.
 In the still of night, when the "ca," shinned up the front of hotel into the room of victim, he always wore evening clothes. And once when caught by a gendarme actually climb, ing a hotel front, Ebner managed, with the aid of his excellent clothes and aristocratic demeanor, to persuade the policeman that he was just a trihe tipsy and was climbing up to his room for joke. He related these episodes with great glee at his trial while his pretty girl friend bcamed proudly at him.
 The adventurous Austrian might yet be climbing were it not for the heauti- ful English woman from whom he stole a necklace of eighty-three pearls valued at Sl00,000 And while he stole her pearls she stole his heart, for it was to see her aga'n that Ebner hung about Vichy, gulping down lints of the waters and taking the cure"
 Who is the English woman who ended Jeans career? She Is not only extremely wealthy, but is said to be highly placed Her identity has been carefully concealed throughout the trial, and she was not even represented in court. Her necklace was not in cluded in the jewel exhibit, as it had been sold by the business-hke burglar
 'She was very beautiful, said Ehnei al his trial, land l almost regretted having to rob her. But she had the finest pearl necklace in Vichy, and l
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famous jewel collections all over Europe. And when he had caught up with them and had effected entry into their hotel rooms. he had discovered that some of the famous jewels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20

Feasibility of an interisland steam
ship line in the Philippines is being in
Vestigated.
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CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
STATIONS.
4aS 3-wLW Cincinnatf--7OO,

42s.3-WLW Cincinnati--70O.
6:0o-Hour of orchestras.
7:00-Educational; scrap book.
7;30-Radiolet presentation.
8:00-WJZ programs Il hour.
9:00-Champions; f1ddlers.
10:00-Night club; brevities.
11:00-Two on the Aisle.
12:00-Dance; Howard Melaney G
hour.
2SO.2-WTANf-WEAR CIeveland-1,O7O
6:15-Hotel orchestra.
7:00--Orchestra Coffee Artists.
3:00--WEAF $50 minutes; The Boys.
9:30-Feature go minutes; WEAI
gle hours.
12:00-Dance hour.
39s.s-WCX-WJR DetrOit-75O.
6:00-Dinner music; Forecasters.
7:00-WJz programs q hours).
9:00-Rainbow Man; feature.
9;30-WJz programs Il hour.
IL :00-News: dance music.
12:00-Organ and dance hour.
4O5.2-WSB AtIanta-74O.
7:00-Orchestra WIZ go minutes.
8:00--Feature; brevities.
9:O0-WEAF and WIZ G. hours.
11:00-Concert; hotel orchestra.
277.6-WBT CharIotte-1,0 $50.
7:00-Aunt Sally
7:30-WJz go minutes) studio
8:30-WJz and WEAF (21s hours.
S65.6-WHAS Louisvilie-s2o.
7:00-Dinner dancers.
8:O0-WJz go minutes); players.
8:30-Cellist; Xylophonist.
9:00-WEAF and WIZ g hours.
11:00-Reporters; u. Of Kentucky.
12:00-WHAS dance orchestra.
461.3-WSM NashviIIe-65O.
7:0o-WEAF and WIZ Il hour.
S00-Craig's Orchestra.
8:30-Mixed quartet and orchestra.
9;00-WEAF and WIZ g hours.
IL :00-Musical movie news; dance.
27O.1-WRVA Richmond-1,11O.
6:00-William Byrd Trio; talk.
7:00-Everybody' business.
7:30-WJZ go minutes); News-Leader
8:30--WJz program go minutes).
9:00-Variety hour.
10O0-Dixie Spiritual Singers.
10:30-Same as WIZ $50 nninutes).
l1:00-Orchestra hour; Old Fiddlers.
Feasibility of an interisland steam
ship line in the Philippines is being in
VestiRatPd
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'S F'SPHC1 W SISc ASSOCS0Led 1T
454.S-WEAF New York-6OO.
6:00-Black and Gold Room Dinner
WWJ.
7:00-The Family Goes Abroad "An
Adventure"--Also NWJ, WSM.
7:so--Golden Gems, vocs, and string
quartet Also W0SH, WTAG,
s:oo-Erno Rapee Concert Orchestra
N wTAc "T W1;s.y WT TIC ,,r wg VIZ. z
WGR, WCAE, WV, WSAI'
,WFJC, WTANE.
s:3o--Happy Bakers, Frank Luther
tenor, and male trio - Also
WEEP. VITO, WAR, WTAG
WCSH, WILT, WGY, WGR,
WV, WSAI, WHO.
9:00-Old Counselor - Also WEEP
WAR, WTAG, WCSH, WILT,
WGY, WCAE, WWJ, WSAI,
WHAS, WSB.
9:30-Olive Palmer, Paul Oliver, Rev.
cries Quartet, Orchestra and
others Also WEEP. VITO.
WAR, WTAG, WCSH, WILT,
WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM,
WV, WSAI, WGN, WHAS,
WSM, WSB, WIT, WAX.
lO:30-Floyd Gibbons, Headline Hunter
-WEAF and stations.
11:00-Organ recital - WEAF: Phil
Spitalny-Also WWJ.
l2:00-Hour of dance music.
34s.6-WABC New York-ssO.
e:3o--Lombardo Orchestra - Also
WCAO, WHIP, WING, WKBW
WI. DU yUATfN TryYNnTO frynrk
WAS WAS; wKRc, wMAK' wDsJ
7:00-Entertainers and comedy duo q
hour --WABC only; ensemble
hour-only to WAC, WHIP
WWNC, WLBW, WOOD, WBRC
WAS, WKRC,
S:00-0rand opera concert Also
WLAC, WGHP, WCAO, WHIP
WWNC, WLBW, WNAC, WEAN
WAS, WKRC, WNTAK, WDBJ
,WkRC, WCAU, WKBW, WAIU
-Trawlers--Also wADc, wCAo
WNAC, WKBW, WMAQ, WKRC
Wink, W0HP, WLBW, WCAU
WAS. WEAN, WFBL, WHIP
WHEC.
9:00-Magazine program-Also wCAU
WNAC, WEAN, WFBL, WMAK
WCAO, WAS, WADC, WKRC
WGHP. wMAQ, WsPD. Wink
WLBW.
9:30-Smoker - Also WCAU, WNAC
WEAN, WFBL, WMAK, WCAO
WAS, WADE, WGHP, WNdAQ
WSPD, Wink, WLBW, WKRC.
10:00-Orchestra and soloists Alsc
WCAU, WNAC, WEAN, WFBL
WMAK, WCAO, WAS, WADC
WKRC, WGHP, WMAQ, Wink
WLBW, WSPD.
10:30-In a Russian Village Alst
Wink, WLAC, WGHP, WCAO
WING, WKBN, WLBW, WNAC
WEAN. WSPD. WADC, WMAQ
WOOD, WBRC, WAS, WKRC
WNTAK.
IL -Showboat--Also WIKI, WGHP
WCAO, WING, VIXEN, WLBW
WNAC, WEAN, WSPD, WBRC
WAS, WCAU, WMAK, WDBJ
WKRC.
12:oo-specht's Orchestra; midnish
organ melodies.
394.5-WJZ New York-76O.
6:0o-Hotel Dinner Orchestra Will
Welcome Lewis.
7:0o-Amos N Andy - Also WBz
WHAM, KDKA, WJR, KYW.
7:15-Twilight melodies, Los Angeles
Trio-Also WBz, KDKA, WJR.
7:30-The salute-Also WBZ, WHANi
KDKA, KYW, WJR, WRVA
WPTF, WIT, WAX, WHO'D
WHAS, WSM, WSB.
8:00-Harry Kogen'S OrcheStra-AlS(
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Today on the Radio
PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 90 1929.
fMeers left letters right
otherwise fndtcztedD
LOCAL STATIONS.
SiS.6--WkC--950.


(National Broadcasting Coz
2:30-The Melody Three.
3:l6-Opera digest, by Percy and June
Meredith.
3:30-Studio program.
4:So--Tea. music, by Park Central
Orchestra.
5:Oo-"Won1en in the Nursing Pro-
fession," by Annie Goodrich
dean OF nursing. Yale University
under auspices National Wori1-
ans Party.
5:l5-"Sky Sketches"
5:30-"The Lady Next Door,"
5:59-Correct time.
o0-Northeastern finals of Atwater
Kent Foundation Radio Audi
ton.
8:o0-Mobiloil concert.
S:30-Happy Wonder Bakers.
9o0-Halsey-Stuart hour.
930-Palmolive hour.
0:30-Salon Singers.
ii :oo-Weatl1er forecast.
H:0l-l1:5s-Le Paradis Band.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower health exercises.
8:00a-On the 8:15.
8:15a-Morning devotionS.
:30a-Cheerio.
Woodworking melodies.
10 :00a-Cunningham's musicale.
l0:15a-Hits and bits.
0:30a-Songs by Pauline Haggard.
10 :45a-National home hour.
IL :00a-"Your Child" by Grace Abbott
of the Children's Bureau Of the
Department of Labor.
l1:l5a-Radio Household Institute.
IL :45a-Studio feature.
II :00m-Farm flashes,
10 .10-SunShina Cnrnlerc
1:00-National Farm and Home hour.
1:45-Talk by Louis Rothchild, direc-
tor of Better Business Bureau.
2:00-Studio feature.
2:15-"Personalities in Tree History"
by o. w. Spicer.
2;30-The Melody Three.
22S.s-WOL--l,sIO.
(American Broadcasting Co..
5:45-The Town Crier.
6:00-"What's on the Air Tonight"
6:03-Music.
6;l5-Edith Reeds Entertainers.
6:45-Talk by DR.. Thomas E. Green,
under auspices of American Red
Cross.
7:00-Dinner music.
1000 to l2:00--Dai1ce music.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30a--Reveille.
7:36a-The musical clock.
8:Ooa--Birthdays--A thought for the
s:o5a-Musical clock Continued,
S:l5a-Breakfast breyities.
II :00a-Household chat.
10: l6a--Something for Everybody,
! l:o0a-Helpful hints to parents,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
ACTION AGAINST
KWKH IS SOUGHT
Chain Stores Protest Alleged
Abuse by w. K. Henderson
to Radio Commission.
BY MARTIN CoDEL.

These are busy days for the legal
division of the Federal Radio Commits
sion, for all of the public's complaints
against broadcasterS, as well as the maze
of litigation in which the commission
is involved, come within its purview.
The latest complaints against an al
legged abuse of the broadcasting privilege
are being registered by chain store OPP
orators in connection with the vigorous
campaign against chain stores being
conducted by W. K. Henderson over his
radio station, KWKH, Shreveport, La.
The newest litigation is court ap-
peal by Station KYW, Chicago, owned
by the Westinghouse company, from the
proviso of its license designating It's
wave length for ALLEGATION to the second
zone whenever application is made for
it by stations in that zone.
The campaign over KWKH, which has
an extremely wide listening range on its
cleared channels, has evoked scores OF
individual protests from the chain stores
In and around Shreveport. The Ma
tional Association Of Chain Stores has
also asked the commission to take &C
| ton.
No Power Of Censorship.
To all the protesting parties the legal
division is replying that the commission
has no power of censorship over what
is broadcast, but that action to suspend
the license of the station can be insti-
tuted if proof is furnished that its
operator is violating the section Of the
law applying to the utteranee Of COB
scene, indecent or profane language" or
otherwise failing to meet the public
interest, convenience and necessity"
The KYW case, filed as two separate
actions in the Court Of Appeals OF the
District of Columbia, Is chiefly impor-
tant in that 1t challenges the constiu-
tionalitY of the amendment Of the radio
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law euualizing radio facilities among
the several zones and States. It also
raises the property rights issue.
Essentially it seeks to enjoin the COM
mission from depriying KYW of its
present wave length, temporarily Dor
rowed" by the fourth zone from the
second zones allotment under the 1928
reallocation.
Five second zone stations have made
application for the present KYW chan
mel. They are WCAU and WPEN, Phil
adelphia; WLBW, Oil City, Pa; WLAP,
Lexington, KY, and WWJ, Detroit. The
latter station has recently asked author
ity to build a 50,0o0-watt station on q
new channel.
Seeks 10 Retain Channel.
It is to forestall possible action by the
commission in taking away its present
channel that the Chicago station has
sued In the appellate court. The same
court In recent decisions denied that
any station has property rights in the
ether by virtue of possessing and oper-
ating broadcasting equipment.
A like contention Is made in the briei
filed this week by commission counse'
in the WGF appeal, which will be
argued before the Supreme Court of the
United States some time in December
by Bethuel M. Webster, jr; chief coun-
sci, and Paul M. Segal, assistant coun-
sci of the commission.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance.)
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434.5-NAA--63O.
washington Navy Yard.)
3:45-Weather Bureau reports.
9:00--Time signals.
10:05-Weather Bureau reports,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
Yale Fence Is Stolen.

NEW HAVEN, November 20 Dr.
A section of the original Yale fence, an
antique valued at $4,000, has been
stolen from a photographers quarters.
For a half century it has been used
with every picture of Yale captain.
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wBz, wHAM, KDKA, wJR,
KYW, WLw.
S:30-Foresters-Also wBz, wHAM
KDKA, WLW, KYW, WJR,
WHIT.
9:00-Lambert and HilIpot, vocalists-
Also WBz, WHANE, KDKA.
9:30-To be announced--WJz and sta
tons; Neapolitan---Also WHANT
KDKA.
10:30-Guy Fraser Harrison's Orchestra
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SEA CAPTAIN TO RETIRE.
Commodore. of Holland-Americau
Line to Quit After Sd Years.

HOBOKEN, N. j., November 20 (A1.
After Sd years at sea, Capt. Pet Van
Den Heuvel, commodore Of the Hol-
land-American Line fleet, will retire
when the steamship Statendam reaches
Rotterdam. Then he is going to make
a tour of ports at which his ships have
called. Born on his fathers freiehter
he has spent the 90 years Of his life
on the water except for nine years at
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
Major "Chain" Features
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
7:00-Twilight melodies; Los
Angeles Trio and Concert
Orchestra - WIZ, WBz,
WLW, WHAM, KDKA,
WRVA, KYW, WINK,
KIT and WJR.
Observation-Disclosures Salute; in
dUstrial drama of America
WIZ, WBZ, WHAM,
KDKA. KYW, WRVA,
WHIT, WAX, WHO'D and
others.
8;00--Mobiloil concert: compo-
sitions Of Sclubert-WRC
and N. B. G. network.
S:30-Forty Fathom TrawlerS:
dramatization of q sea
story-WMAL and C. B.
S. network.
9:00-Red Seal hour; drama,
Temples of Desire
WMAL and c. B. S. net
work.
1l:00-Hank Simmons Show;
King Of the Cattle Ring"
melodrama-WMAL and
c. B. S. network.
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Also wBZ. KDKA, KYw,
wRVA, WHO'D. wHAs, wsM,
WSB, WIT, WAX, WJR,
WHAd, WAPI.
IL :OO-Slumber music by Laurier's
String Ensemble Il hour Also
KDKA.
272.6-WPG Atlantic City-1,100.
5:00-Dinner music.
S:30--Jane and Jimmie; vocal.
9:OO-Concert orchestra; Singing Cop.
10 :00-Beach Combers Quartet.
l0:30-Dance; frolic: dance Gl2 hours)
2s2.s-WBAL Baltimore-1,O6O.
5:00-Talk us minutes); salon music.
0-Merrymakers; fantasies Il hour
2S2.s--WTIC Hartford-1,O6O
7:oo-wEAF go minutes); news; or
chestra.
8:00-Hour from WEAF.
9:00-Parker's Singing School.
9:30-WEAF; musical; news.
4a2.3-WOR Newark-71O.
6:oo-'Cellist; sports talk.
6:30-Uncle Don's stores.
7:00-Red Nichols Orchestra.
7:30-Town Crier; Midpacific.
S:30-Musical overtones.
9:0o-Playera; Angela and Jazzet.
10 :00-Shades of Don Juan.
IL 00-News; dance; Moonbearns.
256.s--WCAU PhiIadelphia-1,17O.
6:00-Aviators; news; orchestra.
7:00-Orchestra; finance; act.
8:00--WABC programs (215 hours).
10:30-Dance music.
IL Colour from WABC.
305.9-KDKA Pittsburgh-9SO.
6:00-U. OF Pittsburgh; orchestra.
645-Dixie Steppers.
7:00-WJZ programs Is hours).
12:00-Don Bestor's Orchestra.
26O.7--WHAM RocheSter-1,15O.
630-School Of Music.
7:00-WJz us minutes; orchestra.
7:30-Same as WIZ (315 hours.
11:o0-Owl Club.
315-WGY Schenectady--T90.
600 anne as WEAF q hours).
8:O0-Joncert orchestra.
8:30-WEAF programs g hours).
10:30-Musical program.
11:00-Albany dance hour.
S02.s-WBZ SpringfieId-9sO.
6:00-Markets; dinner music.
6:30-Pie time.
7:0o-WJz programs (21a hours.
9:30-Old Ironsides.
10:30-Sarne as WIZ go minutes).
11:00-News; Loewe's Orchestra CAS-
minuteS).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
HeHum Cost Reduced

ONE Of the really startling advances Of the
past decade, one which means much to
the future Of air travel. has been wrought
through the efforts Of the Bureau Of Mines.
and yet has gone almost unnoticed by the
general public.
This progress is in the production and use
Of helium gas. Prior to the World War, this
gas, then believed rare, was laboratory play.
thing, fruitful field. as it turned out, for
research but at that time held TO be of little
significance to the country. cubic foot Of
the gas was valued at $4,000, and the cubic
feet obtained were not many.
During July Of this year, from single
plant. working at half-capacity at Amarillo,
Tex, there were 64S,850 cubic feet of the
gas produced one-fourth Of the quantity needed
to fill the Los Angeles and at cost Of but
$40 cubic foot This reduction In cost Of
production is one Of the outstanding feats of
modern chemical engineering.
With the plant working at full speed, It
is estimated that 100000 cubic feet Of the
gas will be produced in year. enough to
fill more than three airships Of the size Of
the tremendous new dirigibles planned for
this country.
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her ears This story seems incredible b.
cause Of the immense size Of the flowers.
The deep rose-pink blossoms Of the Japa-
nese lotus are similar to the Egyptian lotus,
although not so large.
The Chinese lotus has fragrant double red
blossoms, often fifteen inches across
The American lotus Is almost unknown, even
in its own country. Its large flowers are
creamy yellow. There is also wonderful va
riety of the white lotus in the Shaw Ponds.
There is an old legend which states that
any person who eats q lotus bulb viii imme-
diately gain oblivion from his earthly cares.
But that's all talk I've eaten them my.
SELF" Mrs. Fowler proudly boasts.
Yes, this worthless swamp-land" which
brought fame and fortune to an old soldier
will soon be incorporated in one of Washing
tons greatest park systems That viii end
the industry Of the Kenilworth lily farm.
But the dreams and achievements of an
cd one-armed soldier will be perpetuated for
all time. His beloved flowers, so like fallen
stars -dotting the sluggish waters. will COM
tinue to boom on this truly valuable plot Of
marsh land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Economy in Tungsten

A METAL which until few years ago waa-
little known outside the chemical labora-
tory has become in just q few years, Mr..
Economys favorite son. The annual savings
brought about through the use Of ,ungsten
are almost beyond estimate
Employed in the manufacture of light bulbs,
the metal requires less current in supplying
more candlepoFar than the old carbon lamp
and conservative estimate places the saw.
ings In this wa. alone at $240000OO0 year.
1t is also a labor saving factor In the steel
industry.
Only about 6OOO tons of tungsten are used
year. The supply Is obtained from China
which has a monopoly on the metal.