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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbiai Holding Probate Court.--No.
4l72i, Adminlstration.-This is TO give notice
that the subscribers, of the District OF Co
lumbia, have obtained from the Probate
Court Of the District OF Columbia letters OF
administration on the estate of Regina
Offenders late of the District of Columbia.
deceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned TO exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated. to the subscribers on or be-
fore the The. 18th day Of April, A.D. 1882; other;
beneht of said estate. Given under our
hands this 18th day Of April, 1881 JOSEPH
0TI55NBEHG.; LAG 7th 81. NV. LOUIS OF
THEODORE COGSWELL, Register of wills
for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the
Probate Co Irt. ap25.my2.9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

SEALED BIDS VIII BE RECEIVED UNTIL
May 90, 1881, for the construction Of one
cottage building ct the National Training
School for Boys, Bladensburg I'd. ne, WASH
ington, District of Columbia. All tntorma-
ton win be furnished by the superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

r YAYS called for drinks and In
sisted on handshake which he
executed solemnly. as If 1t were
4 i a compact which implied honor
Evening star., 1931-12-22
FRANKLIN, COLUMBUS
IN FEATURE BATTLE
c. u, Lone D. c. Major Quint to
Play This Week, Visits Long
Island U.

Ben Franklin and Columbus Uni
versity basket ball teams will square
off tonight at $50 o'clock at Central
High in a Washington Collegiate Con-
ference game of more than usual in
terest. Both are rated strong con-
tenders for the pennant.
Catholic Universitys quint, the lone
five of the Districts major college
group listed for action this week, is
to meet Long Island Universitys five
tonight at Brooklyn, N Y. The Cardi-
mails will end their trip, their second
to the North this season, tomorrow
night against st. Peters College at
Jersey City, N. j.
Eight players and Manager Frank
Kleha were in the c.. U. party which
left today for New York in tow of Coach
Forrest Cotton. It was announced that
Bingo Flynn, more recently guard, will
start at center in place of Lou SpinHlli.
The pivot post has been giving Coach
Cotton much trouble. AS usual Oliver
and McVean will be at the forwards
and Sheary and White at the guards.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
SEA WRECK DRAMA
IS WMAL FEATURE
Captain and Child He Saved
Are Main Characters
for Tonight.

Captain January" the story Of the
devotion of lighthouse keeper for q
child he rescued from the sea, will be
the dramatic presentation during the
"Romances Of the Sea" program tonight
over WMAL and other Columbia sta
tions.
Charles Previn and his symphonic
orchestra will furnish q musical back
ground for the drama, which will be
heard at $50 o'clock. The story deals
with the wreck of passenger ship in
a heavy storm, a rescue by Capt. Janu-
ary, lighthouse keeper, and q later
crisis in the life of the child he saved.
Earlier in the program Walter O'Keefe,
entertainer, now principal in the
Third Little Show" will appear as
guest artist with Walter Winchell.
Selects Trees" for Song.
Kate Smith, crooner, will sing Trees, "
the song based on the poem Of Joyce
Kilmer, at the request Of school chill
dren, In her broadcast at $50 o'clock.
In this and other melodies she will be
accompanied by Nat Brusilod's Or
chestra.
Other popular songs will be heard at
tbs o'clock when Bing Crosby and
Carl Fenton's Orchestra will present
I'm Sorry, Dear" "Old Playmate" and
Il Might Have Known"
Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson,
songsters, will be heard over WRC and
other N. B. C. stations in group OF
selected popular melodies, featuring Il
Feel at Home With You," the Rodgers
hit from "A Connecticut Yankee" Mr..
Crumit will sing one of his favorite
songs, "Chong," while one Of Miss San
derson's numbers will be Save the Last
Dance for Me"
Bringing a program Of different char
acter, Emo Rapee and his concert or
chestra and mixed octet will present
Christmas prelude of songs OF the
holiday season. featuring selections from
Schumann, Mendelssohn, Nevln ana
other great composers.
Ballads to Be Heard.
Earle Spicer, baritone; Mabel Jack
son. soprano. and the Don voorhees, Or
chestra, at $50, will be heard in pro-
gram of ballads, including selections
from "Rosalie," Girl Of My Dreams
and SHOW Boat"
The Bonanno String Quartet, Howard
Cooper, pianist and Rose Novak, Vio-
linist, will contribute to the program OF
VOL This stations program also In
cludes a recital by Bert Bagranof,
tenor, and a dinner concert.
Hogan's Rhythm Makers make their
radio debut tonight over WJSV Among
the other musical features are a recital
by Myra Marshall soprano, and dance
music by the Shoreham orchestra.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
15,801, ,620 RADIOS
IN AMERICAN HOMES
Trade Organ Reports 3,723,275
Added Since Census Count
Was Published.

To the 12,07s,345 American homes
with radios counted by Census Bureau
enumerators in the official radio census
dated April /, 1890, but announced only
last month, Radio Retailing, leading
trade organ Of the industry, adds 3,723,-
275 more that 1t estimates from trade
returnS to have acquired radios in the
20 months elapsing between the census
date and December /, 1881. This would
bring the total number OF homes with
radios in the United States as of this
month to 15,801 $50. meaning that there
is radio in at least every other one
Of the 10000 900 homes in this country.
From these figures, Radio Retailing
deduces that the replacement market
should account for minimum of so
per cent OF all future sales. Some
100000 homes now having radios, it
states, are prospects for new sets. 1t
adds that there should be turnover of
at least 100000 sets per year here
after.
With such a good market still re-
naming the radio industry is naturally
looking askance upon the recent Treas
ury Department estimates that propose
that Congress should levy a S per cent
tax on all future radio equipment sales.
This tax places radio in the class of
luxury goods, which the industry leaders
emphatically deny it is They object
also to discriminatory tax, and assert
that they will tight along with the au-
tomobile industry against such levies.
II Secretary Melons proposal carries,
1t does not mean that radios now in the
homes will be taxed but it does mean
that the consumer will have to foot
bill In future purchases that in the
aggregate would amount to $l7,0o0,oo0
on sales Of 3,400, 900 sets per year. There
is retroactive provision also that
might tax manufacturers on the sets
they have already sold this year.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
HORNSby BUILDING
CUBS FOR FUTURE
Pilot Sees Long Reign at Top
After His FIashy Recruits
Get Set.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,

@HICAGo, December 22.-Man-
ager Rogers Hornsby harbors no
base ball hallucinations as he
buSily assemblies his Cubs for
the next National League pennant dash.
I'VE should be much stronger with
Burleigh Grimes pitching for us and
With some fine recruits coming up, -
Hornsby said as the Cubs completed the
big deal by which they acquired the
Cardinal mound ace for Hack Wilson
and Pitcher Bud Teachout, but cham
plonShip teams aren't built in a year.
The Cubs are building steadily. We
may not win the 1882 pennant because
of the strong Cardinal opposition, but
We ultimately will climb to the top and
may stay there for six or seven years. "
Minor Stars Garnered
With William Wrigley's bankroll at
tracing a large group OF minor league
stars the fortunes of the Cub forces
, tor 1882 appear excellent. Grimes
should give them one of the finest bal
anced pitching staffS of the league
coupled with Pat Malone, Charlie
Root, Guy Bush and Bob Smith.
HornsbyS idea of great ball club
Is one OF great speed on the bases and
afield and he is constructing the club
along just those lines.
His most perpleXing problems are
third and second bases and one posi-
tlon in the outfield. Lester Bell appar-
emily is through defending the third
sack because Of his sore arm. The Cubs
have acquired Stanley Hack, Sacra-
mento star Of the Pacific Coast League,
but Hornsby is worried lest Hack prove
too inexperienced
Hornsby. Stephenson Uncertain
The second base post depends largely
upon his own condition, but even he
realizes that he cannot play regularly
any more because of his legs. He prob
ably will start, but surrender the role
for the post of pinch hitter later in the
season. Riggs Stephenson. like Horns
by cannot be counted to play regularly,
SO replacement is necessary in the
outfeld
"Gabby" Hartnett is regarded as a
fixture behind the plate but Charlie
Grimm may have struggle on his
hands to stay at first with Harry Tay-
lor, young Seattle star, coming up. XXI
Cuyler will be back in the outfeld.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

A S THE 1881 golf year draws to
~ a close, it becomes more and
~ more evident that the Nation S
Capital has to look to its vet
eran golf stars for fit representation in
the major Journeys held in this section.
Not since the days when Roland Mac
Kenzie was winning tournaments right
and left, back in 1928 and 1924, has
Washington's turbulent golf pot pro-
duced young player with skill enough
to go anywhere in major tourney.
The veterans still hold the fort and,
judged by the records made by the
youngsters in 1881, the old-timers will
carry on next year where they stopped
this year. There is no single sign of
any youngster below 25 years of age
sticking his head up high enough above
the local golf horizon to become an out
standing star
Harry G. Pitt of Manor, the District
champion and ranking golfer of the
year, has been a veteran campaigner
for several years, but not until this year
did he sweep through a single season
with such a stellar exhibition of
strength. Pitt is 27 and although as a
youngster he showed considerable prom
Use, he did not cash in on this promise
until he had passed the age when golf
ers are classed as prodigies.
This year Byrn Curtiss, who is a stu
dent at Duke University; Jimmy Drain,
now in Arizona, and one or two more
youngsters have won events around the
Capital, but none of them has shown
enough consistency to rank him as an
outstanding star. With the national
amateur championship going to the
Baltimore Country Club next year, the
gloomy prophecy is that unless the kids
get up and going the delegation from
Washington in the simon pure classic
will be composed. wholly of veterans
with Harry Pitt and Miller B. STEVENSON
probably heading the list.
The whole truth of the matter is
that there is not today a single young
ster around Warrington of sufficient
promise, as demonstrated in tour, ment
play, to give hope that somewhere there
may be another Roland Mackenzie
coming along. 1t sounds gloomy, but
it's true.
John c. Shorey, who now is men,
ber of Manor, gave promise for a few
seasons that he would become a star
worthy of national rank, but Shorey,
even though he qualified for the ma
tional amateur this year, failed to
qualify at Chicago, and has won only
one tournament around Washington
this year. Roger Peacock, the District
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Capital Without a Youngster
1t May Look To for Colfing
Prestige in National Field

Junior champion, youngster of con-
siderable promise, scored his only vic
tory OF the year in the junior event,
Tommy Bones Columbia's young star
who is just 81, has shown enough golf
to go somewhere, but always has failed
just short of the crest. Drain. after
winning the Washington Club tourney
in the Spring, failed to scintillate.
At Chevy Chase there is a youngster
named George Richards, the son of
Gen. George Richards, who has made
such rapid improvement that he even
tually may distinguish himself. Rich
ards has won one or two of the club
events, but the gap between winning
club events and conquering opposition
from the entire sector is big one to
close
Perhaps 1882 will bring along a
youthful star or two. Meanwhile the
public links, which used to foster fine
golfers in the younger group, have been
sadly lacking in good players of recent
years. Ted Burroughs, winner of the
Manor Club tourney, is the only public
links player who has demonstrated his
ability to hold his own with the PLAYERS
from the private clubs. The days of
1923 and 1924 when Voigt, Pitt, Houeh-
ton, Shorey and others from the public
links were coming along fast have
vanished, and today the public courses
have only Burroughs as a man who
can hold his own in the fast comna0v
OF the older players from the private
clubs.
A NOMINATING Committee, appoint
IA ed to choose officers for the Wom-
ems District Golf Association, has
gone back to first principles, and has
nominated Mrs Harry A. Knox of Con-
gressional, first president of the asyo-
citation, to succeed Mrs. F. r. Keefer
the present association head. The elec,
tion will be held on January 8, at the
Chevy Chase Club, and a fight is fore
cast on the selections of the Nominat-
ing Committee. The committee, con-
sisting of Mrs. Hugh T. Nicholson, Miss
Susan Hacker and Mrs. Betty P. Meek.
ley submitted their choices yesterday
In addition to Mrs. Knox the slate con-
sistS Of the following: Vice presidents
Mrs. James w. Beller, Columbia. ana
Mrs. Tom Moore, Indian Spring; sec
retary, Miss Elizabeth Harris, unat
tached; treasurer, Mrs. Alma Won
STEINER, Confessional.
When the District Women's Associa-
tion was organized about six years ago
Mrs. Knox was chosen president. Since
that time Mrs. w. S. Corby and Mrs
F. r. Keefer have served as presidents
Of the organization, Mrs. Keefer having
held the post Sox the past year.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Folks Behind
The Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR

HACK in 1923 Herb Gordon, en-
* couraged by his success as a
musician In Schenectady band,
IL decided to head for big time -
He journeyed to New York City
and in three weeks landed job with
Paul Whiteman's band as drummer
He was 20 years old then.
1T all sounds easy to tell about it."
Gordon says, but those three weeks
were tough. 1t didn't take long for me
to run out Of money, and after the first
week I was eating hot dogs and coffee
for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
x had money in a savings account
back home, but couldn't withdraw any
without my family knowing it. They
didn't expect me to succeed, but I
wanted to show them"
Today Herb Gordon and his Ward
man Park Orchestra are known from
coast to coast. They have been select
ed to play in the triweekly dance hour
on N. B. C. Christmas eve.
Gordon was born in Schenectady,
N. Y, in 1908. He graduated from the
public schools there, later attending
Union College. 1t was in high school
that he became interested in music.
He organized band in the school,
another band outside of school. He
found plenty of work both at school
and playing for dances at night.
When Station WGY, one Of Americas
pioneer radio stations, opened Gordon
applied for work. He got it. Work in
Schenectady was plentiful, but the re-
muneration was rather slight. Gordon
wanted to do bigger things and he de-
cided to go to New York.
Washington first heard q lot about
Gordon in the Summer of 1880 when
he brought his band to the Wardman
Park Hotel. WMAL carries his pro-
grams once a week.
THE 81 clocks in the N. B. c. studios
L in New York are set twice a day
from the Naval Observatory clock
Rudy Vallee has chartered a spe-
cial plane to hop to Portland, Me,
Sunday, to attend testimonial dinner
In his honor. Columbia has ar
ranged gala New York eve dancing
party, which will start at 1890 pm
and continue until am. Bill Pier
son of WMAL beat ali other radio
celebrities to the mail box with his
Christmas greeting cards; the Boswell
sisters were second. Arthur Allen
OF the Stebbins Boys bars visitors from
the studio when he broadcasts because
ne says he hates to have people see him
acting like fool"
Evening star., 1931-12-22

leather rest in its fingers and then
fold them about the grip with this
thumb extending down the right
front of the shaft. A further guide
Is the " crease between thumb and
first finger. 1t points to the chin:
The resulting grip Of the left hand
places it slightly over the shaft, not
on its left side. In other words, the
back of this hand faces bit to the
right Of the direction line. This is
the case with Tommy Armour's grip.
The right is applied by the guiding
left thumb. Place the crease OF the
heel of the right hand over this
thumb as you grip and you are ap-
plying your hands correctly.
Next.-Where this grip places the
hands on the shaft.
Have you used up two or three strokes
getting out Of a sand trapP Sol Metz,
gers ieafiet The Explosion Shot Will
aid you in cutting down your score;
Write for il in care Of this paper and
nclose a stamped, addressed envelope.
(copyrisht ls3lo
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Today on the Radio


6:00-One-Time Opportunities.
S:30-American Road Builders pro-
gram.
5:45-"Mickey."
6:00-'The Making Of q Regular"
6:15-Bert Bagranoff, tenor.
6:30-By the Fireside.
6:45-Howard Cooper, pianist.
7:00-Dinner Music.
7:20-News flashes.
7:30-Rose Novak, violinist.
8:00-Red Cross program.
6:15-Advertising program.
$50 to 9:0c-Bonanno String Quartet.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-Musical Clock.
8:00a-Birthdays.
8:05a-Musical Clock.
l0:00a-The Minstrel.
l0.l5a-Melody Moments.
l0:45a-Request program.
12:00m-Organ recital by Paul Gable.
12:30-"Todays Tunes" by Charlie
Wright.
12:45 to 1:00-Luncheon music.
500 to 4:00-Variety hour.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
MORE BOUTS DEC. 80
IN LIGHT-HEAVY MEET
Elimination Program Calls fol
Completion of First Round,
Start of Second.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 22.-The two
remaining flrst-round bouts in the Ma
tional Boxing Associations Light Heavy
weight Elimination Tournament will be
cleared away December 80 and three sec
ond-round battles will be staged the
same night in the Chicago Stadium.
The four aspirants to the throne held
until recently by Make Rosenbloom
who have not yet engaged in opening
bouts, are: Joe zelinsky, Boston; Willie
Bush, Waterbury, Conn; Charley Be-
LANCER, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and George
Nichols of Buffalo, NJ Y.
Maj. Gen. John w. Clinnin, president CT
the N. B. A, also has called Baxter
Gaines, Wichita, Kans.; Larry johnson,
Chicago; Billy Jones, Philadelphia; +;
Roscoe Manning, Newark, N. j.; Bob
Olin, New York, and Clyde Chastian,
Texas, for their second appearances.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Mat Matches

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK-Jim Londos, 20l,
Greece, threw Ray Steele. 215, Glen
dale Calf, 55:2l; Tiny Roebuck, PAT.
Oklahoma, drew with Hans Steinke, 24O.
Germany, 20:00: Leo Pinetzki 282
Hungary, threw Joe CToots) Mondt, 232,
Colorado, BAL Rudy Dusek, 2l5.
Omaha. threw Mike Romano. 202'
Italy. 1918; Sam Stein, 200, Newark
threw John Maxos, 205, Greece, 1885;
Ralph Wilson, 205, Philadelphia, drew
with Sander SZabo, 2O5, Hungary. Is 90
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Pointers in Golf

All golf stars grip with the fingers.
Another common position Is to bend
over the ball at address just enough
to let the arms hang almost straight
down from the shoulders so the
hands clear the body during the
swing.
To apply the left hand, let the
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Fights g Last Night

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK.-Jack Rosenberg, New
York, outpointed Larry Marinucci, New
York Q0); Ray Impelletiere, Italy
knocked out Gus Rodenberg, New York
%; Freddy Anderson, Norway, knocked
out Koli Kola, Porto Rico (5); Freddy
Miller, Cincinnati, outpointed Ray
Meyers, New York (8).
TOLEDO, Ohio. *. o. Christner,
Akron, Ohio, knocked out Steve Demeter,
U. S. Navy (2).
MUSKOGEE, Okla-Davey Abad
Cl2"cland, cnd Jo,lnay Nichols, Musko-
see, drew C0).
SIOUX CITY. Iowa.-Duke Tramel.
Wichita, Kans.. outpointed Millio Mil
litti Omaha 80.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
BOUTS AT BOYS CLUB
Home Team Faces National Train
ing School Boxers Tonight.

District Commissioner Herbert B.
Crosby; Maj, Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, and Frank R.
Jelleff, president of the Boys Club, will
be among the guests at the boxing ex-
hibitions tonight between the club and
the National Training School teams at
the club gym at o'clock. Neither
team has been defeated this season.
There will be seven bouts and an addi-
tional encounter between boxer and a
wrestler
Admission will be by club card or
athletic ticket only. The latter may be
pocured at the club or the Fairway
Sport Shop on G street near Fourteenth,
Evening star., 1931-12-22
Fall Extinguishes Flames.

ELM1RA, N. Y. CP).-An oil stove
explosion set fire to the clothes of Mrs
Thomas Mason. AS she ran for heir
she fell down stairs and extinguished
the flames.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
IRISH LOSE ONLY FOUR.

Yarr, Hoffman, Culver and Schwartz
are the only first-strlng players Notre
Dame will lose by graduation from the
team this year.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
WDC S15.6 Meters.
W NN QS0 KilocycIek.

SoV huOCyclcSs
3:oo-Woman's Radio Review.
4:00-U. s. Army Band.
4:30-Summit Choral Club.
4:45-Vocational Guidance, by the
Kiwanis Club.
5:00-The Lady Next Door.
5:15-Frances Bowden.
5:30-"What Happened to Jane7"
5:45-Correct time.
5:46-The Pilgrims.
6:00-"The Story Of the Christmas
Seal" by Mrs. Ernest r. Grant.
6:15-Al Kamons Orchestra.
6:45-The Stebbins Boys.
7:00-Amos n Andy.
7:15-Southern Orchestra.
7:30-Alice Joy and Paul Van Loans
Orchestra.
7:45-"Back of the News in Washing
ton," by willard Hard.
8:00-Julia Sanderson and Frank
Crumit.
s:3O-"The Last Home of Mystery"
dramatic presentation.
9:O0-Musical Magazine.
9:30-The Brush Man.
10:OO-Ted Weems' Orchestra.
11:00-LaSt-minut News.
II :02-Marion Harris, crooner.
11:15-Jesse Crawford, organist.
ii .3U-AOTTeCG Time.
1l:31-Jack Dennys Orchestra.
12:00-Ralph Kirbery, baritone.
12:05a-Rudy Vallee's Orchestra.
12;30-Paul Whitemans Orchestra,
1855 to l:00-Resume of the Culbert-
son-Lenz Bridge Tournament.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises.
8:00a-Gene and Glenn.
8:15a-Mo-ning Devotions.
8:30a-Cheerio.
9:00a-Morning Glee Club.
9:15a-Dr. .Copeland's Health Clinic.
9:30a-Flying Fingers.
9:45a-Food Program.
l0:0Oa-Mrs. Blake's Radio Column.
10:15a-National Home hour.
l0:45a-Betty Crocker.
II l:00a-keeping Up With Daughter.
ll:l5a-Radio Household Institute.
11:30a-Hugo Mariani's Orchestra.
12:OOm-The Home Circle.
!2:l5-Black and Gold Orchestra.
l2:S0-National Farm and Home hour.
1:30-Don Pedro's Orchestra.
2:00-Golden Gems.
2:45-The Good Neighbor.
3;0O-Woman's Radio Review.
4;00-Pop Concert.
4:30-Spitalny Orchestra.
Evening star., 1931-12-22
MEANWELL SUCCESSFUL.

Teams Of DR.. Walter E. Meanwell
have won eight Big Ten basket ball
championships during his coaching
tenure at the University Of Wisconsin
Evening star., 1931-12-22
HIGHLIGHTs ELSEWHERE.

HIGHLIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
6:oo-Raising Junior; domestic skit-
WIZ, WBAL, WHAM and WJR
6:45-Topics in Brief, by Lowell
Thomas-WJZ, WBZ, KDKA,
WRVA and WHAM.
7:15-Odette Myrtil. French stage star,
and William Wirges' Orchestra
WIZ, WBZ and KWK.
7:30-Phil Cook. comedian - WIZ
WHAM and WBZ.
7:45-The Goldbergs; comedy sketch
-WEAF, VITO, WGY, WWS
and WSAI
8:00-The. Quakers, originators OF the
cross word puzzles; Don Voohees
Orchestra and Lois Bennett
WIZ, WBAL, KDKA, WRVA,
WLW, WBZ and WAX.
830-Mabel Garrison. soprano, and
concert ensemble-WBAL.
e:o0-Household Celebrities: Alice
Mock, soprano, and Dumont's S
Orchestra-WJZ. WBZ, WBAL
and WHAM.
e:3o-Great Personalities: Frazier Hunt,
author-WJZ, WBAL, WBZ,
WBZA, KDKA, WHAM and
WRVA.
10:00-Russ Columbo and his orchestra
WV, WMAQ, VICAR and
wJR.
1o:3o-Clara, Lu and EN-: humorous
sketch-WJZ, WJB, WREN,
WBZ, WBZA, WHAM and
KDKA.