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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

Il just happened into ra@lO at the psyche
logical moment, suppose she modestly ex-
planned People seem to lie my baritone. So
many things make up the quality Of voice on
the aboriginal timbre, placement, diction,
pronunciation, enunciation and, Of course,
style OF delivery"
McNamee just drifted into the radio field by
accident. His father legal adviser to Judge
Lamar, Secretary of the Interior in the Cleve-
land cabinet Later, on becoming attorney to
the Hin railroad interests in st. Paul. he moved
West. Graham grew up In Minnesota. He was
q curious combination He liked music and
languages and at the same time was q star
athlete.
His mother had . contralto voice of great
range and sang in the churches of the Twin
Cities. She wanted him to fulfil her musical
ambitions and so at an early age he began to
take piano lessons. He practiced with the
usual reluctance Of . small boy but when he
came to his teens he started to sing and
loved it.
At high school he earned good marks in
French. German, Spanish and Italian. Sup
piementtng this, he became q "southpaW" pitch
er on a Semi-pro club and he also played
hockey, tried foot ball and went in for boxing.
HIS mother still nursed her ambition of q
vocal career for him. When $500 had been
saved 1t was decided he should leave the West
ana try Tor success in New York. He sang in
and was In grand opera company that toured
the East
While on jury duty in June, 1923, he walked
into the ONCE Of Radio Station WEAF. He
knew vaguely Of broadcasting and radio and
had heard that singers were sometimes en-
gagged. Curiosity led him to investigate the
broadcasting station The ofdcials answered
his questions and, liking his pleasant PERSONAL
1ty and his voice, asked him II he would take
q mike" test
He did and was engaged on the spot for $50
week, hours from to 10 pm. BroadcaSting
was then In its infancy and was not on an all
day schedule.
The public's desire to see and hear him in
person Is so great that he has filed more than
200 concert and lecture engagements during
the last year. In two years he has flown
1000 miles by plane
my flying started with a party" he ex-
planned. II was in ST. Louis and due to be In
Chicago the following night to cover the Demp-
Sey-Tunney fight had planned to take the
night train from st. Louis. but q big dinner
party had been staged, so decided to go by
the mail plane in the morning. The plane
was delayed and got into the stadium just
on time, but with nothing to spare"
ONE aspect Of his relations with the public
is the pile of gifts that pour In upon him.
A typical parcel post donation following one
Of his countrywide announcements may in
clude q basket of grapes q hand-forged horse
shoe the size Of dime, dozen eggs, q choco-
late cake, q photograph record of talk he
sent over the air, q handmade sweater and a
beaded watch fob bearing his initials.
The room in his home where his own radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

"T can't sing on this heavy carpet saae
said. 1t kills all my vibrations must feel
my vibrations In my feet or I can't sing
1T flashed on me that there was q plate Of
sheet iron somewhere in the building. I rushed
out to get it. placed 1t under the ladys feet
and she smiled graciously at me and the cone
cert began.
COHORTS announcing is the most fun" Nc
Nance went on. but it Is the toughest
kind OF an assignment. feel like . wreck by
the time the thing is ready to start and even
worse after it's over.
Figure it out for yourself. Take foot ban,
for instance. The red team is up against its
own goalpostS The blue team has marched
steadily down the field Third down and two
yards to 60. The bali snaps back. a few be-
wildering gestures to confuse the red players
and then plunging mass of tangled arms and
legs. The bali IS nowhere In sight. Is It q
touchdown or did they just fail to make It?
At the other end Of my microphone millions Of
rabid fans are cursing me for the delay. I
almost hear their thoughts screaming in my
ears, Come on you big bum, what happened?'
There's lots of fun In the broadcasting
game, too. Some of the letters get are mas
terpieceS of humor, but the biggest laugh of my
lfe think, was Nick Altrocks letter written
after 1925 world series game, You may re-
member it rained In Pittsburgh on one of the
scheduled days. ! started to warm up the
radio audience with Is minutes of description
before the game. It rained and rafned and
Judge Lands could not make UP his mind to
call the game until more than an hour past
the regular starting time. I kept feeding the
radio audience with man-interest STUFF and
was only able to keep It up by relating the
'71s2>'F'Ti 'tcobstfeht. lsso)
$50 .H !a~t ttd pISuI0'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
MIKE" MANNERS.

MIKE" MANNERS.
FORMER manner an
i,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

81 IA RADIO announcer's life is happy
III one. He goes everywhere, meets
~ everybody, sees everything Life Is
nearly all fun to Graham Nc
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
CEILING
SEEN REACHED

Low atmospheric pressure, and
its i'll effects on man and motor,
now stands as the chief problem
in high altitude flying, Lieut..
Apollo Soucek, U. S. N, world
premier altitude flier, declared
last night.
Speaking over National broad,
cast, Soucek said the problem OF
intense cold is virtually solved.
In his record-breaking flight a
week ago, when he hung up a
new world mark Of 1876 feet,
ne wore a fur suit with the
hair next his skin.
The glasses Of his goggles were
heated with electric wires. to pre-
vent frosting and eye-freezing.
and the heat Of the motor aided
greatly in keeping him warm. he
said. But the problem Of air
pressure is such that unless some
radical discovery is made, fliers
cannot go higher. The pressure
at $4,000 feet is, theoretically,
the lowest at which human life
can exist.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
for AeronauticS Ingalls,, introduc-
ing the flier.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
PARKING RULES
UP At PARLEY

The report Of the automobile
parking commission named to
study and suggest parking regula.
tions in Washington was slated
as the outstanding feature of the
Park and Planning Commissions
June meeting today.
The meeting is in the Navy
Building. Eighteenth and B
Streets Northwest. A detailed re-
port is expected from Lieut.. Col.
U. S. Grant, rd, director Of the
Bureau of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, on the plans for
the building of a monument to
the late President Roosevelt.
Other subjects to be considered
were the proper location for the
Lee Boulevard and the Cramton
bill.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
staff Photo
LUTZ
Times Staff Photo

ALBERT G. DRANE
CHIEF OF THE SUPPLY DIVISION of the War De-
parmen was retired yesterday after 42 years of Fed
era service He is 70 years of age His associates pre-
sented him with a cup, and fountain pen. Mr.
Drane who lives at 1902 Kilbourne Pl N. W., will be
hereafter associated with Arms and Drury. realtors
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
TRIAL IN EVANS
DEATH WAVES
DIR. w. w. SKINNER

TOMS RIVER. N. j.. June 13
UN.S).-The State rested its
case in the trial of Mrs. Hattie
Evans and Private Lester Under
down. q. s. M. c.. for the muir
der Of Robert Evans, Mrs. Evans
husband, when court resumed
today.
Evans was shot and beaten to
death, with Albert M. Duffy. in
the Evans cottage near Lake
hurst.
Preliminary motions for dis
missal and a directed acquittal
were denied by Supreme Court
Justice Joseph L. Bodine.
A brief defense was presented
in which witnesses brought out
that the Evans couple always ap-
peared on good terms.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
SESSION CLOSES
AMID S|GHS
Of RELIEF :.
Testimony Reveals Scientists
Are Seeking Cure for illness
Due to "Jake" Cocktails

Somewhat with q sigh Of relief
members of the Senate District
Committee today put behind
them the prolonged hearings on
the schall bill to prohibit expert
ments upon living dogs in the
District Of Columbia. Although
there is small expectation Of any
action at this session the Senate
committee stayed In session more
than three hours late yesterday
and heard testimony, at times
amusing and then acrimonious,
and in which personalities were
injected, to wind up the fourth
and last hearing.
Proponents and opponents Of
the anti.vivisection legislation
were out in force and clas1ed
across the committee table, In
terruptirg each others state
mentS. Witnesses ranged from
Government scientists and doctors
to men and women fired with zeal
for protection Of the dog aga INST
"unspeakable crueltieS."
And the testimony ranged all
the way from discussion Of par.
rot fever, cooties, rattleSnake bites,
rats, monkeys, cats and diph-
liberia germs to disclosure that
the Public Health Service is now
experimenting with animals to
discover a cure for a mysterious
form Of paralysis which has af-
fected many persons in the South
after drinking jamaica ginger.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
D.C.HEADSI ISSUE.
ZON|NG RULES

Following the recent dispute
before the zoning commission as
to whether it was ethical or not
to allow the construction Of
buildings on property adjacent to
Government structures higher
than Government structures, the
District Commissioners yesterday
passed a series of regulations lln-
der authority of the ,ShipStead
law, controlling the height Of
constructions.
The battle was brought on by
the Methodist Board Of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public
Morals when they sought a re-
zoning of their property at First
Street and Maryland Avenue
Northeast for a 90-foot height
for an addition to their present
building. although they said that
the construction would not reach
a greater height than II feet.
The Commissioners made the
following regulations:
On the east side Of First Street
between B and C Streets North
east, near the Senate Office
Building, no building higher than
10 feet above the curb shall be
erected.
On property adjacent to the
proposed Supreme Court Build
ing, so feet is the limit; while
property on the north side Of
Maryland Avenue, between First
and Second Streets Northeast, in
cluding the grounds Of the Metho-
dist buildings, is under a 60-foot
limit.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13

Police Court today. The total
bond was placed at $1,400.
Douglas was arrested by Head
quarters Deceive Ira e. Keck, on
q number Of complaints.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
APPLE CROP LOST

STAUNTON, Va. June l3.-
Apple crop prospects for Augusta
county are about 70 per cent Of
last year, according to q bulletin
Of the Virginia State Hortl
cultural Society. issued yesterday.
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
z Bad Check Charges
BrinQ Court Action

Alfred Ewing Douglas, 81, who
lives on Clifton Terrace. was held
on seven bad check charges at
The Washington times., 1930-06-13
-rimsa staff Photos

IDUVN6U (TaIEie)
PARAMOUNT ON PARADE"
The Washington times., 1930-11-14
Where Jobless May Register

Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets
Northwest.
Ross. Harvard Street between
Eleventh and Thirteenth Streets
Northwest.
Takorna. Piney Branch Road
and Dahlia Street Northwest.
Kalmia Road Portables. Four.
teenth and Kalmia Road North
west.
Truesdell, Ingraham Street be
tween Eighth and Ninth Streets
Northwest.
West, Farragut Street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Streets Northwest.
Whittier, Fifth and Sheridan
Streets Northwest.
Brookland, Tenth and Monroe
Streets Northeast.
Burroughs. Eighteenth an d
Monroe Streets Northeast.
Emery. Lincoln Road and Pros
pect Street Northeast.
Gage, Second and q Streets
Northwest.
Langdon, Twentieth and Frank.
lin Streets Northeast.
Monroe, Columbia Road be.
tween Georgia and Sherman Ave
nueS Northwest.
Park View, Warder and Newton
Streets Northwest.
Thomson, Twelfth and l. Streets
Northwest.
Woodbridge, Carlton and Central
Avenues Northeast.
Benning, Minnesota Avenue be.
tween Benning Road and Foote
Street Northeast.
Edmonds, Ninth and D Streets
Northeast.
Gales, First and g Streets
Northwest.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth Avenue
between Ord and Olive Streets
Northeast.
Pierce, Fourteenth and q
Streets Northeast.
Ludlow, Sixth and q Streets
Northeast.
Peabody. Fifth and c Streets
Northeast.
Wheatley, Montello Avenue and
Neal Street Northeast.
nSmallwood, Eye Street, between
Third and Four-and-a-han Streets
Southwest.
Congress Heights, Nichols Ave
nue., between Fifth Street and
Congress Road Southeast.
Fairbrother, Tenth and I
Streets Southwest.
Ketcham, Fifteenth and {
Streets Southeast.
Orr, Twenty-second and ProuI
Streets Southeast.
Stanton, Hamilton Road, Coco
Hope, Southeast.
Wallach, D Street, between
Seventh and Eighth Streets
Southeast.
Americanization (W bster)
Tenth and II Streets Northwest
Polk, Seventh and p Streets
Northwest.
Montgomery, Twenty seventh
Street, between I and K Streets
Northwest.
Bruce, Kenyon Street and Sher
man Avenue Northwest.
Garrison, Twelfth Street, be
tween r and s Streets Northwest
Harrison, Thirteenth Street
The Washington times., 1930-11-14

between v and W Streets North
west.
Military Road, Military Road,
near Brightwood.
Reno, Howard Street and Fes-
senden Place Northwest.
Stevens, Twenty-first Street, be-
tween K and L Streets North
west.
Sumner. Seventh and M Streets
Northwest.
Morgan, v Street between
ChampIain and Eighteenth Streets
Northwest.
Mott. Fourth and W Streets
Northwest.
Crummell, Gallaudet Street be-
tween Kendall and Providence
Streets Northeast.
Bates Road Portable, Fort Tot
ten Road between Rock Greek
Church Road and Bates Road
Northwest.
Burrville, Division Avenue be-
tween Hayes Street and Bell
Place Northeast.
Banneker, Third Street between
K and L Streets Northwest.
New Bell. Second Street be-
tween D Street and Virginia
Avenue Southwest.
Birney, Nichols Avenue between
Talbert and Howard Streets South
east.
Giddings, q Street between
Third and Fourth Streets South
east.
Lovejoy. Twelfth and D Streets
Northeast.
RoSedale PortableS, Twentieth
and Rosedale Streets Northeast.
The Washington times., 1930-11-14
FUND AIDS
|. D. {. JOBLESS

Members Of the Potomac Post,
No. 1888, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, appropriated. q sum Of
money In addition to the proceeds
Of the Veterans Ball, for the re-
lief Of the unemployed at a meet
ing last night at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, 1O15
L st. N. w.
Newly elected officers were in.
stalled by william L. Thomas,
commander Of the District de
partment as follows: Edwin w.
Warren, commander: Harry v.
Krichton. senior vice commander:
Richard B. Wheeler, Junior vice
commander; Frank r. Heise,
adjutant; George A. Leissler,
quartermaster: Ira B. Wetherell,
post advocate; Emmett r. Davis,
officer Of the day; Bennett Ian
caster, surgeon: John w. Winer,
chaplain: Robert s. Bonar, deputy
chaplain: Edwin j. Connolly, his
torian: Abraham ]. Gunther, pa
triotic instructor; Michael J.
Whitford, sergeant major; william
j. Tyrell, quartermaster sergeant;
Joseph Clements, guard; Clinton
]. Mattingly and Michael Laden,
color bearers; Frank Witchey.
bugler; NJ. J. Martufi and Paul
Smith, color guards: Frank DAILY
and Roy Beasley, trustees; Frank
DAILY and william J. Tyrell, mem
bers Of the council.
The Washington times., 1930-11-14

These schools, in addition to
all the high schools, win be used
for enrolling the unemployed Of
washington tomorrow morning,
from Q to IL o'clock:
Brown. Connecticut Avenue and
Mckinley Street Northwest.
Corcoran, Twenty-eighth Street
between NJ and Olive Streets
Northwest.
Curtis, o Street between Thirty
second and Thirty-third Streets
Northwest.
Eaton, Thirty-fourth Street and
Lowell Place Northwest,
Grant, q street, between
Twenty-first and Twenty-second
Streets Northwest. IA
Key, Hurst Terrace and Dana
Place Northwest.
Reservoir, Elliot Place and
Potomac Avenue Northwest.
Adams. Nineteenth and Cali
fornia Streets Northwest.
Barnard, Decatur Street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth Streets
Northwest.
Brightwood, Nicolson Street be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Streets NnY.thueSt
Cooke, Seventeenth Street be-
tween Euclid Street and Colum-
bia Road Northwest.
Force, Massachusetts, Avenue
between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth Streets Northwest.
Hubbard, Kenyon Street be-
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth
Streets Northwest.
Raymond, Tenth and Spring
Road Northwest.
johnson, Hiatt Place and
Lamont Street Northwest.
Bancroft, Eighteenth and New
ton Streets Northwest.
Keene, Blair and Riggs Roads
Northwest.
Petworth, Eighth and Shepherd
Streets Northwest.
Powell, Upshur Streets between
The Washington times., 1930-11-14
WIFE FORMERLY.
Or BAL T|MORE
SOCIETY
Lawyers Family Arranging
To Visit Her Brother When
Tragedy Cut Into Their Plans

UNIoNTOWN, Pa, Nov. IA.
Death today had claimed the last
member Of the. Playford family.
Mrs. Robert Playford dying last
i1ieht from the bullet wounds
inflicted by her husband In their
Injurious home here yesterday.
Mr.. playford, widely known as
. bank director, lawyer and yes.
tryman Of st. Peters Episcopal
Church, killed his three children,
wounded his wife, then turned
the gun on himself, dying in
stantly.
Financial Worries
The tragedy is believed to have
been caused by financial worries
over the stock market crash. He
had lost considerable money on
the market, friends say, but they
believe that his worries about
finances were more fancied than
real.
The Piayford family we're ar
ranging to 60 to Baltimore and
visit Charles Playford, q brother.
Mrs. Playford packed the clothes
Of the children Nancy, l3; Mar
Raret, 9, and Pauline, while
her husband went to the bank
to get money for the trip.
Baltimore Woman
Returning home he procured a
revolver, shot and instantly
killed the children. then shot his
wife and fisally turned the gun
on himself. Doctors were unable
60 move Mrs. Playford to hos
pital so critical was her condi-
tion.
Mrs. Playford was formerly q
Baltimore society woman.
The Washington times., 1930-11-14
Lee COu11ty's Books
Aunin Being Audited

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. IA
Accountants have begun a de-
tailed audit Of the books of j. M.
weston, treasurer Of Lee county,
for the period from January !,
1924, to date.
The accounts previously were
audited by q representative OF
the state auditor Of public ac-
counts, who reported the treas.
urer to be short in his funds
approximately $95, 900. A private
firm in Norfolk now Is engaged
In the work.
Recently the treasurer had his
accounts audited by public ac-
countant Of Norton, who re-
ported that the county is indebted
to the treasurer Approximately
l,5Ot.
The Washington times., 1930-11-14
Great CdpGcOn Still
And Men Are Seized

MARTTNEBURG, w. Va, Nov,
14.-A complete moonshining out.
fit. capable Of producing ap-
proximately 80 gallons of liquor
per day, was captured by county,
State and Federal officers in g
raid about seven miles from
Great Capacon. Morgan county.
The officers arrested George
Youngblood on a possession
charge when a small quantity of
freshly-made liquor was found in
his car. Following q hearing
before u. s. Commissioner 81. A.
Downs In this city he was held
under 81 900 bond for his appear
ance ct the Elkins term Of Fed
eral court.
The Washington times., 1930-11-14
LICENSED TO WE'D

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. IA.
Marriage licenses were granted
here to Clyde E. Williams, %,
and Evelyn M. Robertson, 90.
both of Washington, and Elbert
II. Gibson, "a. Of washington,
and Marie Williamson, %, Of
Petersburg, Va.
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On an elevation of IT feet above the surround
ing surface.
THE monument in 1852 had been built to
slightly than 100 feet. So 1t was not
completed within the lifetime of Mills; nor
within the city was any public building with
which his name Is associated finished at that
time"
TO some 1t seems unfortunate that the
Washington Monument was not completed
as designed by Mills. comprising to It's main
features q vast stylobate and &urmounted by
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tetrastyle pantheon, circular In form. OF
course. we have the obelisk 60 substantially
designed by him. but 10 many 1t really does
look incomplete.
When designs for building for the SMITH
sonian Institution we're called for by the Board
of Regents Robert Mills was among those who
submitted plans and drawings. but the award
went to James Renwick Of New York. From
its subsequent action. however. the board evil
IDENTIFY had a high opinion Of Mr. Mills ability.
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for it employed him to superintend the work,
as we find by the minutes Of the board for
February IT, l847. which read:
Resolved, That Robert Mills, architect b~
superintendent at the rate Of ST. 900 per am
mum, to commence at this date and continue
at the pleasure of the committee.
mr. Renwick. architect, being present was
requested TO see Mr.. Mills and engage his
services"
From further reference TO this building.
In the minutes of the board, Mills is referred
to as assistant architect and superintendent"
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the announcement: Look well to the erection
Of this National Monument; see that every
stone In well squared, and that 1t IL placed In
it position both level and plumb, that the
noble offering of Nation to commemorate
greatness, patriotism and virtue may stand
until the end Of time
1.-The monument was to be 500 feet high, with
q circular, colonnaded building 100 feet high;
in all, 600 feet high. The monument was built
without the temple-like structure SIS feet high,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
Metals in the East

WHEN the question of precious metals coined
up. the East retires quietly 10 . back
seat and speaks only ,when spoken 10. During
1899. the output Of gold was valued at go. T09:
silver. $6e.516. and copper %s.002.082. Zine
made q much better showing. With q totak ~
nearly 00.000. ". ~ -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

A to the old Post ONCE Building. the fol-
lowing letter speaks for itself:
Washington, March 9, 1899
"Sir: You will please, with as little
delay possible prepare a plan or
plans to submit, to the President suiting
them to the size of the lot, and the prob
able wants of the Post ONCE Depart
ment. so far is practicable
I'VE are, respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
JOHN FORSYTH,
Secretary of State
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treasury.
81. r. POINSETrI5,
Secretary of War
AMOS KENDALL,
Postmaster General
Robert Mills ESQ
Architect Public Buildings"
mills designed the Post ONCE Building. 1t
n the south half OF the old General Land ONCE
Building, street, extending northward on
Seventh and Eighth streets It Is of the Corin-
THAN architecture and built of white marble.
1t was duplicated for the northern half OF
the square. Although Mills designed the
Bunker Hill Monument yet by far his greatest
work of this kind was the Washington National
Monument. The corner stone was laid indie
pendence day, 1848
Robert c. Winthrop was the orator and was
selected for q like service when it was COM
ceremonies were Masonic. Benjamin B.
Mills. architect. did his appropriate part in
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from the dome would be satisfactory. He sug
geSted on approach by stairs from the crypt He
also suggested that the likeness of Washington
was so well known that If Greenoughs was
good one as it must be, the name should be
omitted The authorities agreed with him but
toos the precaution to give hint and put on
the pedestal First in War, First in Peace, First
in the Hearts of His Countrymen"
At the exhibition of the sculptor the statue
was removed and placed on the eastern plaza.
From a far eastern part Of the grounds it was
subsequently moved nearer the eastern front
Of the Capitol.
The scanty raiment of washington in the
statue gave slight protection against the
severity of heat in the Summer and the cold In
the winter. and because OF the exposure the
statue was removed to the Smithsonian In
atitutiOn.