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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
BLACK CONDEMNS
|. PARTY COMMITTEE
Alabama Senator Challenges
Action in Barring Anti-Smith
Voters as Candidates.

The recent action of the Alabama
Democratic executive committee, which
voted to deny to persons who opposed
or voted against the Smith Robinson
Democratic ticket in 1928 the right to
be candidates for nomination to ONCE
IN the Democratic primary next year,
was challenged yesterday by Senator
Hugo Black, Democrat, Of Alabama.
Senator Black commended that the exec
utive committee has exceeded its au-
thority.
The object of the committee was to
exclude from the Democratic primary
Senator Tom" Heflin, who comes up
for denomination and reelection next
year, and such would be the effect of its
decision II the decision is allowed to
stand.
Senator Blacks Comment.
Senator Black said:
"A study of the resolution adopted by
the Alabama State Democratic commit
tee convinces me that the majority has
acted in contravention of existing laws
and statutes. The committee, in my
judgment, has no legal authority to
adopt one rule of qualifications for
voters in the primary and another rule
OF qualifications for candidates in that
primary.
THE rule must be uniform with ref
erence to both. The law does not con-
template specially privileged class to
run for office, and subordinate class
who can vote, but not hold Office. Cit
izensfip carries with 1t the right Of an
elector to vote and hold Office. An at
tempt to abridge the sacred rights of
citizenship is fundamentally un- Amer
lean. If q citizen is barred as q candi-
date for political Office as party pun
fe kaNSa GNAA H. -
II barred as voter, he must be barred
as a candidate"
Sees Thousands Under Ban.
After citing the Alabama law sena-
tor Black continued:
The committee did not wish to bar
as voters those who failed to vote for
Gov. Smith. It is clear, however, that
they have barred thousands as voters
If they have barred them as candidates.
The courts should not be called upon to
settle question upon which there can
be no reasonable grounds for disagree
ment. It is q situation which calls for
the best thought and action Of all
Democrats who respect the ancient
rights of citizenship and who love the
traditions and principles of the Demo-
cratic party.
Democrats Perturbed.
Ever since the executive committee
acted in this matter, Alabama Demo-
Gratis have been exercised over the prob
able result. 1t has been expected that
Senator Hef1in would run as an fr1de-
pendent candidate, with a gubernatorial
and other candidates for ONCE running
on a similar ticket with him. Under
such conditions the Democratic party
in the State would be torn wide open,
with the issues of 1928 revived instead
OF approaching harmony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
BANQUET TICKET
SALE IS HEAVY
Board of Trade Entertain.
ment Will Depict Life on
Moulin Rouge.

Arrangements are progressing for the
Midwinter dinner of the Washington
Board Of Trade February in the Will
lard Hotel. Almost 500 tickets for the
annual play night of the business men
have been sold, leaving only half that
number to be taken before the limit is
reached.
The entertainment Inside the Red
Mill win represent life on the Moulin
Rouge Of Paris, with special attention
to scenic effects.
Red Mill Forms Stage.
In the banquet chamber will be q
stage in the form of q red mill A
model of this has been completed and
the contract for its construction let The
dinner menu also has been decided
upon.
Next week Jerome Barnard, general
chairman, and Fred East, chairman Of
the entertainment committee, plan to
go to New York to discuss with the
atrica1 producers plans for the evening
All the entertainers will be profession
ais from New York and Philadelphia.
Monroe Silver of New York, master of
ceremonies at the dinner last year,
again. has been engaged.
A feature Of the annual banquet Is
that speeches are prohibited, even
though nationally prominent guests be
present, as is often the case.
Personnel Of Committee.
The personnel Of the dinner COM
nnittee follows. jerome r. Barnard,
chairman; w. G. Wits, vice Chairman;
- - d.
man; A. K. Shipe, secretary; T. Brooke
Anniss, Charles A. Appleby, James r.
Arnold, John T. Bardroff, Inspector r.
E. Bean, Percy G. Brady, w. E. Braith-
waite. e. c. Brandenburg, Eln1ore r,
Burdette, James W. Burch, Joseph A.
Burkart, Thomas "A. Cantwell, Herman
F. Carl, Benjamin Carow, Arthur Carr
Oliver T. Carr, John M. Cherry, F.
George Glendaniel, c. w. Clever, e. F..
Colladae. Robert ]. Cottrell. F. E. Cum
ninghasn, j. Harry Cunningham, John
H. Davidson, Harry Dean, Thomas L.
Eagan, Fred East, James B. Edmunds,
William r. Ellis, George A. Emmons
Edwin z. Etz, w. w. Everett, George B.
Farquhar, Raymond M Florance.
Lloyd F. Gaines, w. Herbert Gill,
e. G. Graham, G. v. Graham, Harry
Grove, Paul F. Grove, Inspector w. H.
Harrison, Harry H. r. Helwig, Charles
n. JefI1dn, OCcpIlcIl e hTdIner, WluldIn
H. Lanham, Robert E. Lee, Luther w.
Linkins, j. Stanley Long, Joseph c. Me-
Garraghy, G. Hayward Marshall,
George Miller, @. w. Morris, Edgar Nor
ris, z. j. Murphy George w. Offutt, j..
Mitchell Owens, George Pitt, w. Mex.
Poole, William z. Rabenhorst, William
F. Raymond. w. e. Reed, Wallace B.
Robinson, John Saul, j. A. L. Sayer,
John @. Scharf, Milton F. Schwab,
Richard p. Schulze, George G. Shinr1,
Fred A. Smith. Odell s. Smith, Ross H.
Snyder, g. z. Stringer. Frank r.
Strunk e. c. Thomas, Wilmot W. Trew,
George " Triplett, Paul Ward, G. j..
Waters, w. H. Waters, Ben T. Webster,
John F. Webster, Fred J. White, Harry
p. White, Lawrence z. Williams, Au-
gustus Willige, william e. Wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Blind Senator Asks
Government Bureau
To Help Sightless

Establishment of new bureau
in the Department of Labor, to
be devoted to the welfare of
blind persons throughout the
United States, was proposed in q
bill introduced in the Senate yes
terday and referred to the COM
nittee on education and labor for
report. Senator Schall, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota, author of the
bill, is blind.
One of the ways in which the
bill proposes to help those who
have lost the use of sight is to
authorize the new bureau to
issue licenses to place stands in
Federal buildings, to be operated
by persons suffering from blind
ness or with seriously defective
vision. The bureau also would
cooperate with organizations and
associations In placing similar
stands in State, county and
municipal buildings throughout
the country.
In issuing licenses for such
stands in Federal buildings the
bureau would give preference to
ex-service men and to residents
Of the State, territory or District
Of Columbia, IN which the stand
Is to be located.
The bureau would be headed by
q director, with an assistant d.
rector and such other personnel
as would be needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
CHICAGO U. LOSES
FAMOUS PHYSICIST
Prof. Nicholson Gives III Health as
Cause for Resignation, Effec-
tive in June, 1880.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 21.-Prof.
Albert A. Nicholson, world-famous
physicist, who observed his 77th birth
day Thursday, has resigned as head
of the physics department of the
University of Chicago.
Saying he was forbidden bv i'll
health to continue his official post at
the university, the famous scientist
asked to be relieved from duty at the
end of the school year, in June, 1880.
His action came unexpectedly and was
not disclosed until the board OF trustees
announced the acceptance of the res
ignation last night.
With Mrs Nicholson, the scientist
will finish his recuperation in Bermuda
from recent serious illness. Be
fore Spring, however, Prof. Nicholson
plans to go to California to continue
experiments calculated to determine
more infinitely the speed of light. "And
after that is completed, maybe I'll take
life easy. Maybe I'll begin to think
about retiring" said the man who has
devoted 81 years in scientific research
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
SKIPPER EXONERATED
IN BURNING OF SHIP
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, December 81. United
States steamboat inspectors today ex-
onerated Capt. Eric Strandquist Of the
steamer Skagway of all blame In con-
nection with Bleaching and burning Of
his vessel near Cape Flattery, Wash,
last Monday.
Capt. Strandquist ran his boat onto
the rocky shore when a fire broke out
in the Skagways hold. His cargo in
cluded gasoline and alcohol.
Accusations by subordinate ofi1cers
that the captain ignNred counsel Of his
officers and crew and headed for the
rocks after being told he could reach
Neah Bay, miles away, were held
groundless.
The crew Of the Skagway was re-
moved to safety soon after the vessel
was beached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
BOATS WEATHER. BOUND.
Three Reach Port, Three on Way,
Three Voluntarily Anchor.

CHARLEVOIX, Mich, December Al
R.-Three fishing tugs which have
been weather bound in the lee of Fox
Island for a week reached this port
late yesterday and reported that three
others were on their way and should
arrive during the night. Three addi-
tional boats were reported not to have
attempted the trip with Yesterdays
weather moderation. Those left behind
were said to be we'll provided with food.
out all the craft cortended with a Short
age Of fuel. Coast Guardsnier1 had pre-.
pared to search for the boats today II
they had not reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

College at Columbia. Mo-. we're on .
train taking them to their homes for
the holidays and they had all eaten
box lunches given them in Columbia.
When they arrived here Thursday.
they were so i'll the train was held
while they received medical treatment.
Miss Mandler and Alkaline Rookie, also
of Bloomington, were taken to a hospi-
tai Miss Rookie had recovered yester-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
GIRL ANSWERS SUIT.
Sculptor's Gifts overrated, Says
Sunday School Teacher.

LOS ANGELES, December 81 (P.-
Laura Langhausei, 81, a Sunday school
teacher, defendant In a $4,000 suit
brought by Leon Bayard, known as
Count de Volo, sculptor. answered the
suit today In three lines. She denied
all of the counts allegations.
The count, said to be the only male
heir to the estates of Pierre Terrail
Seignaur de Bayard and son CT Countess
Anna Monserato Bayard de Volo. third
cousin of Italy's King and lady in wait
ing to the Queen set forth In his COM
plant that the girl, 20 years his Junior,
Tilted him. He asks for the return of
gifts which he said were leirlooms. or
of $4,000 cash.
Miss Langhauser in an interview said
all he gave her was worth less than
$500 and that he gave the presents as
payments for work in his studio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

grouped around four courtyards. each
The plan Is so arranged that any
justice may pass from his own cham
bers to those Of the other justices, for
conference, or TO the court room, to
conference room or to the library with
out passing through the public corri-
doris. He may enter or leave the build.
ing In the same manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
TREASURER CHAMBERLAIN
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAD
Former Rail Man in Three States
Had Been Mayor and City
Clerk of Concord,
BY the Associated Press

CONCORD, N. H., December 2I.-
State Treasurer Henry E. Chamberlain.
rs, died at his home here this after
noon. He was native Of Newbury VT,
and has been State treasurer since 1925.
he was mayor Of Concord and pre-
viously served as city clerk.
Before entering politics, Mr.. Chamber
lain, engaged in the street railway busi-
ness. He was superintendent of the
Concord Street Railways for many years
ana had also been connected with roads
In Texas and Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
BROADCAST SERIES ENDS.
WGY Puts Program on Short Wave
for Australia and New Zealand.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, December 81
P.-WGY, the General Electric radio
station here, early today broadcast a
special program over a short-wave
length from W2AF, the company's ex-
perimental station for Australia and
New Zealand. It was the last of q Sc
ries Of special broadcasts from to Z
am, which was started November /.
At Schenectady the program was
broadcast at the beginning Of the
shortest day In the year, while listeners
In the other hemisphere received the
program at the close Of the longest day
In their year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

ever, will continue on the old basis
until 1898.
The announcement Of the change %.
day said the $85 now paid goes toward
faculty salaries and that the SIS In
crease would be applied 10 the pension
fund. The enrolment exceeds 4,S0o Ct
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

With their wrists tied together, Jo-
seph Carruthers, %, and Mollie Cowan,
II, were recently found drowned In Bart
Quarry Pond, near Workington, Eng.
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
BRIGHTEST COMET KNOWN
DISCOVERED AT HARVARD
Addition to Astronomical Knowl-
edge Made by Polish
Scientist.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 81
The Harvard College Observatory
today announced receipt Of report on
the discovery on December 20 of the
brightest comet found by astronomers
this year. The discovery was made by
Wiki Of Cracow, Poland
The comet was degrees west of the
bright star Vega in the Constellation of
Hercules. 1t can be seen IN the western
sky just after shutdown and In the east
ern sky before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

Radio telephone service between the
Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies
IL being established,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
COED SERIOUSLY ILL.

Poisoning of Train Group.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, December 81 up.
Ptomaine poisoning which affected 80
girl students on their way home from
| Christmas vacation was blamed yester-
day for the serious condition of Virginia
| Mandler of Bloomington.
The Girls AL students of Stevens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
TUITION TO BE RAISED.

Leland Stanford Plan Would
Maintain Faculty Pensions.
PALO ALTO, Calf, December 81 up.
Leland Stanford University will in
crease its tuition fees from SIS to 500
a Quarter next october as q means of
It's faculty retirement PEN
sior1s. Students now registered, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Attn RADIO ZONE
STILL "SORE SPOT"
Four Broadcasters Appeal Com
missions Change in Station
# Wave Lengths. :.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Middle West, or fourth radio
zone. apparently is still the "sore spot
in the broadcasting field.
On the heels Of the Federal Radio
Commissions announcement OF changes
IN wave lengths Of several stations IN IN
the fourth zone, appeals were filed by
four broadcasters in the Court OF
Appeals of the District of Columbia tc
stop the commission from putting into
effect the changes.
Largest of the protesting stations is
WTNJ, operated by the milwaukee
journal. 1t claims that the commits
sion. by assigning additional stations to
its channel of $40 kilocycleS, will ma
terially cut down its service area. IL
contends that the order was issued
without giving the station prior notice
or hearing.
The three other appeals, which are
identical, were made by WEBS, Evans
ton, Ill; WHFC, Cicero, Ill, and WkBI,
Chicago, all in the Chicago area. Un-
der the shift ordered for November 80
the three stations are transferred from
1910 to $500 kilocycles to share time
and to operate only when WSOA, WJAZ
and WORD, all Chicago stations, are
silent.
The appellant stations claim that the
order leaves their hours Of operation
utterly at the mercy and whim" Of the
other three stations.
The Milwaukee station points out
that Wisconsin is far below its equitable
stnre of broadcasting facilities as pro-
il led for in the equal ALLEGATION
amendment to the radio law.
& It insists that the States quota
should not be further decreased by
causing additional interference on the
nl@a .xykaf ~ re-
ception results have been obtained
wisconsin is the fourth largest State In
population in the fourth zone and the
thirteenth largest in the United States
"yet has no cleared channel and only
one regional channel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

Arthur Bagley, who broadcasts the
Metropolitan Tower Health Exer-
cises, reminds 2,500,00O people
when and when not to wear their
rubbers and carry umbrellas. One
Of the members Of his class, hv-
ing in Ridgewood, N. J., writes as
follows:
81 wonder If you have consid-
cred the immediate value of your
apparently incidental broadcast
ing OF the weather In New York
as immediate health insurance for
foresighted commuters? I believe
that you would prevent many
thousands of colds on mornings
when it is raining or threatening
to rain in New York by reminding
your listeners to be sure to bring
their umbrellas and rubbers IL
they are going to Manhattan dur
ing the day. Frequently this
would also be a help to people liv-
ing far uptown in New York.
where sometimes the weather Is
dry while it is raining downtown,
Your broadcasting of local wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

err conditions in New York is q
genuine health service"
Bagley also Is instrumental in
lowering the divorce rate by max
ing happier homes. From a wom-
an in Washington he received the
following: May I thank you for
the manner in which you keep my
husband In such peachie good
fumor so early in the morning
We arise at $50, as we have to be
in the Office by 8 o'clock, and even
though we have little time for
physical exercise, your announcer
keeps our mental and spiritual APP
paratus In perfect condition. AS
l. have been married just three
months am quite tickled to have
found how to keep hubby cheerful
early in the morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

Cummings in Cincinnati.
Bernie Cummings and his orchestra
are back In Cincinnati and will play In
a series of dance programs on WLW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Quin Ryan Gave Up Newspaper Work
To Become Star Announcer of Midwest

which there always is a trace of en-
thusiasm, and ofttimes more than q
trace Of emotion, is the eyes and ears of
thousands Of Middle-westerners, who
follow foot ball, base ball, conventions
and other news events, with him.
Grange has the bali. There he goes.
It's a touchdown" was q familiar cry
of his. for Quin followed the "Gallop-
ing Ghost on most of his gaIlops. He
was at the Scopes Trial in Dayton,
Tenn, IN which , william Jennings
Bryan and Clarence Darrow played i'm
portant parts. The Senate debate on
the World Court in 1926 was reported
on the radio by Ryan. indianapolis
motor races and Kentucky derhies
scarcely are complete without him.
Fights, big and little, including the
Dempsey Tunney in Chicago and world
series tits. have been announced by
Ryan.
Two, of his daily assignments with
WGN are reading the days news in the
evening, and his "Uncle GUMS Punch
and July show for children at the din
ner hour. Once month he leaves
radio to appear in vaudeville.
Quin Is Chicago-born ana educated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
TRAVELLING OPERATOR
HAS YET TO SEE U. S.
Francis Barren Has Visited Every
Continent and Most Of
Major Islands.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS
/, DENVER, Colo.--Years ago young
ster with an urge to travel won prize
in school for q talk on "See America
First
Today his grown counterpart has seen
everything in the world but America.
Francis Barren, travelling relief radio
operator for the western Air d. Mid
continent Air Express, has had his boy
hood desire to travel fulfilled. He has
visited every continent and most OF the
major islands Of the world, put has yet
to see more than quarter OF his native
land.
, Barren's life reads like combination
of several Gullivers travels. Licensed
as a ship radio operator in 1918, he
started out to see how the other half Of
the world lived, changing ships fire.
uuently. Once he was stricken with an
attack of appendicitis at sea, and treat
ed himself successfully after wireless
consultation with q doctor on ship
1000 miles away.
Under contract with the United
States Shipping Board In 1924, Barren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
GRADUATES or RADIO =
SCHOOL TN SESSION
rs Alumni From SO States and
Canada Hold CON-
.vention..

What IS believed to have been the
first convention of graduates of a, cor
respondence school was held Friday and
yesterday at the National Radio In
.stitute with more than rs alumni from
80 States and Canada In attendance.
The graduates were addressed by Vice
President Curtis and later attended
Corps, and others prominently Identified
with radio were the, guests Of honor.
This month marks the fifteenth an
,niversary of the founding of the. In
stitute. Starting in 1914 with four
students, It now has graduates in every
branch of the radio field. With AN
executive staff Of las, it IS training
more than $4,000 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

CHICAGO tPbs-Quiri Ryan, once a
newspaper reporter, long ago felt the
urge of radio.
I In the earlier days he seemed to get
a. thrill by merely hanging around the
studio. Finally he tried facing the
microphone. In the years since his
first appearance, he has established a
reputation as another reporter.
Ryan, an tsold timer" In service, Is
chief announcer OF WGN. He Is 30
years old. He was q reporter on the
Chicago Tribune when the paper estab-
lished its radio station. After hours he
watched how 1t was done. Eventually
he tried 1t out, giving up the reporters
job.
His rather high pitched voice, in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

was reported washed overheard IN a
typhoon, and intercepted a message
telling of his own death while en- route
to the United States.
Barren has been on the move for IL
years. He has been in one place during
that period no longer than three
months. He has made 90 voyages to
Europe, and has been around the world
dozen times.
On dismissing the report of his death
Barren wirelessed: Report my death
and wife's erroneous. Never had wife. :
1t was another man with an Identical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Act Against "Joy Riders. !"

OKLAHOMA. CITY Oklahoma
City radio dealers desire TO rid the city
of "joy riders" persons who have sets
brought to their homes for der1onstra-
tons, but who never make a purchase.
Hereafter, they have decreed, prospec-
tive buyers must present evidence of
intention to buy before demonstration
VOL be given. 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Thankspiiving in Nashyille.

Thanksgiving in Nashville will be re-
called by the program Of melodies TO be
played by David Mendoza's Orchestra
Thursday night over the WIZ chain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
McNAMEE TO SPEAK.

Famous Announcer to Broadcast
Penn-Cornell Game.
Graham McNamee will give play-by-
play details Of the Cornell Pennsylvania
game at Philadelphia on WEAF and
chain Thanksgiving.
The hookup will include VITO,
WAR, wTAG, WILT, wRC, wGY,
WGR, WTAM, KSD, VOC, WDAF,
KSTP, KSL and WGN.