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The Washington times., 1931-03-03

7. confidant used in making
soap
8. concentric happiness
8. appall one to whom
secrets are con-
fided
10. felicity diSmay
Do you know:
II. Where is Death Valley?
II. Which is the Wolverine
State.
13. Who wrote THE sun shines
bright in the old Kentucky
home?
ii. On what sea is Venice
located?
IS. Who was Jean de Reszke?
(AnsWers on Magazine Page).
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
That Scent School Fare

School children of Washington will get that Scent car are
some day. but it is taking mighty long time TO Orng IL
about. =, , .u u.odo IN
It does look as arrangements could have been maae
advance of the passage of the b which was certain Ol "
coming law weeks ago.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
CHICAGO TO RECEIVE
RADIO TRADE SHOW
Will Be Host Next May to Largest
Industrial Gathering of
United States.

Chicago next May will again be host
70 the largest industrial gathering of the
United States. the Seventh Annual Con-
vention and Trade Show of the Radio
Manufacturers Association, which at
tracted over 22,o0o persons last June.
According to announcement by B. c..
Ersktne OF Emporium, Pa, chairman Of
the Show Committee of the Radio Man
ufacturers' Association, the big annual
radio conclave at Chicago will be held
during the week of May %, 1882, with
headquarters at Chicago hotels to be Sc
lected later, subject to approval expected
later by the r. M A. board of directors.
The r. M. A Show Committee met at
New York October 13 and decided
unanimously on Chicago and the week
OF May % for the 1892 industry events.
Several other cities-Pittsburgh Detroit,
st. Louis, Atlantic City and Toronto
also presented invitations.
Allied radio organizations including
the Institute of Radio Engineers. the
Radio Wholesalers Association and the
National Federation of Radio Associa-
tons, are expected to cooperate with
the Radio Manufac cturers' Association in
Radio week" next May.
There will be reduced railroad fares
and manufacturers will be required to
exhibit current merchandise and per-
mitted to show other electrical products.
Marked advances in television develop
ment also are in prospect for the May,
1882, trade gathering.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

work on bands ranging from 8 to Z
meters. which engineers are now prob
ing In the belief that this territory some
day NAV be the practical spot to locate
all picture transmission.
The answer as to whether they are
right awaits in part the results Of this
experimental station.
At present it is not intended to have
a regular schedule of programs, due to
the experimental nature of the set-up.
This may be changed, however, If actual
operating conditions are found to be
equivalent to some Of the accomplish
ments of the laboratory.
Like the wave length, the operating
system Is to be different. Instead of
60-line pictures, as with most of the
picture stations now in existence, 1t is
understood that various types of trans
mission will be attempted.
High Aerial.
The idea of locating the antenna, to-
gether with the transmitter and the
experimental studio, on the highest
building in the world Is in keeping with
the belief that the higher one places
the aerial on ultra-short waves the
greater will be the coverage and the
better will be the reception within the
stations area.
The plan undoubtedly is to shoot the
signals down upon the city rather than
to spread them broadcast, as Is the case
with aerials not so high.
In constructing the station many new
problems must be solved before it goes
on the air.
And the puzzlers that spring I'D In
the use Of ultra-short waves are fal
Evening star., 1931-12-04
FIVE JUDGES TO PICK
BEST COMPOSITIONS
N. B. c. Manuscript Contest Due
to End December 81 Has
Famous Arbiters.

Judges to select the five best manu-
scripts by American composers entered
in the National Broadcasting Co.'S s10-
600 orchestral award were announced
today by M. H. Aylesworth, president
of the N. B. G.
The judges, all famous conductors,
are Walter Damrosch, N. B. c. musical
counsel; Nicolai Sokoloff, Cleveland
Symphony Orchestra; Frederick Stock,
Chicago symphony; Tullio Seraf1n
Metropolitan Opera, and Leopold Sto-
kowski, Philadelphia Symphony.
Deems Taylor, director of the award
plan for N. B. c., explained that the
Judges will pick for final consideration
five manuscripts from those submitted.
They will begin their task when the
deadline for receipts of entries is reach
ed, which is pm. December 81. Tay-
lor expects food Of manuscripts in
the last two weeks. To date approx
mately so works have been received.
Announcement of the five accepted
compositions will be made Sunday, Feb
ruary 81, 1882, when the works will be
Evening star., 1931-12-04
FOLK FEAR MICROpHONE
IN THEIR BROADCASTING DEBUTS
Chevalier Saved by Yelling "Gensberg-Novarro, Al
Smith and Dempsey Easily Perturbed.

entertained great dislike for the micro
phone. When he stepped to the ros-
trum for his first speech, he took one
look at the microphone and then
reached out to pick it off the table and
place it to one side out of his way.
OF course, his voice was not heard with
full strength and effect over the air.
Next day Norman Sweetser, N B. c.
production man accompanying the
party, nailed the microphone to the
table and smiled to himself. However,
he felt differently that night when
Srotth again stepped forward, at
te.~Qted to lift the instrument aside,
failed and proceeded to drag the table
to one side
So on the third day Sweetser nailed
the table to the floor and placed the
seats OF other speakers in such posi-
tions that Smith was hemmed in. That
night the Democratic leader made one
attempt to remove the inoffensive mike,
gave gesture of despair, and went on
with his address.
When Nine. Frances Aida, former
Metropolitan Opera Co. prima donna,
made her radio debut she showed much
temperament in singing, but little
before or after the program, according
to SWeetser. Not so Maria Jeritza, how
ever, as she insisted that every one
except the musicians leave the studio
and that the lights be dimmed and the
windows curtained
Oscar StrauS, when directing an or
chestra in this country for the first
time, displayed no nervousness but di-
lected with such enthusiasm that he
broke his baton and had to continue
using only his finger
Frieda Hempel, another opera star,
refused to be impressed by the fear
inspiring object.
so this is a microphone," she re-
marked and then proceeded to ignore it.
Jack Dempsey never has been at ease
before the microphone. Particularly
did he blow up" when attempting to
describe a fight for the radio audience.
Gene Tunney refuses to be disturbed
and broadcasts in a matter-of-fact way.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Fame and fear go hand in hand be-
fore the microphone, according to Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. production men
and engineers who have introduced
most of the Nations celebrities to radio
The greater they are the greater fear
they show at their broadcasting debut
as a general rule, although there are
notable exceptions.
Many politicians who have faced
crowds fearlessly Quiver when brought
face to face with that irresponsible
black box. Movie stars, the idols o.
millions. seek fight when asked to en-
tertain those same admirers over the
air.
When Maurice Chevalier rehearsec
for his first broadcast upon returning
from Europe last Winter he frankly de-
clared he didn't like that thing. Il
makes person nervous"
John Wiggin, production man, won.
dered how to allay this fear. A mu-
sician gave him the solution. The
horn blower said he had played al
recording studios when Chevalier wa,
making records. When the French
comedian did good job all yelled
"Ginsberg"
This rehearsal was in the great
N. B. C. Times Square Studio and Wig
gin was directing from up top in the
control room, giving orders through ar
intercommunicating public address sys-
TEN. so at the first oportunity Wiggir
yelled "Ginsberg" AS the yell Doomed
through the studio, Chevalier looked ur
with a great smile and shook his
clasped hands in the manner of VIC
torious pugilist. He showed little nerv-
BUSINESS thereafter. No one, however
explained the origin of the cry Gins
berg"
Ramon Novarro, movie star, displayed
such perturbation that chair wa,
placed before him for support. Billie
Burke. stage star. restrained her nerv.
business while acting in a recent r. c
A.-Victor dramatic program, but lei
loose as she spoke the concluding line
threw the script ceilingward anc
kicked one foot high as she gave vent
to yell Of relief. A vatchful engineer
cut the microphone in time to keep tns
shout off the air
When Al Smith started his Nation.
wide campaign tour as presidential
nominee of the Democratic party, ht
Evening star., 1931-12-04
TELEV|S|ON TEST
STATION PLANNED
N. B. C. Project on $50 Me.
ters Is to Be Located on
Empire State Building.

NEW YORK, December 4.-Some
time within the next two months New
York hopes to have another expert
mental television station. But its OBJ
jectiYe is to be somewhat different from
those now on the air.
Although no date has been set for its
opening, that being determined entirely
by difficulties to be overcome in its con-
struction, it is intended to be supple
mentary to the present experimental
station of N. B. C. on $50 meters, and
it is to be located on the worlds tallest
building, the Empire State.
It's prime purpose is to be the inves-
tigation of television transmission on
waves shorter than has been attempted
heretofore in large city with all OF its
steel buildings.
The license calls for experimental
Evening star., 1931-12-04
messiah" ON NETWORK

Handels oratorio masterpiece, THE
messiah" will be broadcast from the
Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City over
5n n. B. c. network Sunday, Decem-
Der 20.
A chorus of 500 voices, a 35-piece
orchestra and the great Tabernacle
prgan will be directed by Albert J.
bouthwick, musical director of station
hSL IN Salt Lake. Soloists will be
Margaret Anderson Bowen. soprano !:
Annette Dinwoodie. contralto; Harold
Scnnett baritone, and John w. Sum-
merhays, tenor. Edward Kimball will
be the organist.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
GLADYS RICE'S MOTHER
WILL BE GUEST ARTIST
Sally Cohen, Who Was Broadway
Star Before Daughter Was Born,
Will Go on Air.

Sally Cohen, who was Broadway
star before her daughter, now radio
celebrity, was born, is going on the air.
The mother of Gladys Rice, soprano
and the feminine half Of the old
theatrical team Of Rice and Cohen,
hasn't appeared before the public in Is
years and has never spoken into q
microphone, but she will be guest of
honor, with her daughter, on Nellie
Revell's Voice Of Radio" program over
an N B. G. network Wednesday.
Sure, you can come-if you bring
your mother" Miss Revell said when
Miss Rice told her she was planning to
drop in" and sing a song for the pro-
gram, which Will be devoted largely to
interesting facts about the young So
prano. So Sally Cohen will be present
to add what she knows about Glady.
Rice and to discuss old times with
Nellie Reven.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Revelation Week"
In ID. G. Radio Stores
To Close Tomorrow

Washington's Radio Revelation
Week" will close tomorrow. and
indications are now that its pur-
pose will have been fully achieved
attraction to the radio stores of
thousands OF persons who did not
know the advantage of the mod
ern 1881 receiving set.
Dealers in all sections of the
District have reported keen inter
est by the public in their demon
strationS and exhibits. These
individual exhibits have taken the
place of a radio show and have
provided dealers with an oppor-
tunity to demonstrate their sets
IN accordance with their own
ideas.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
C0LUMB0 WILL DIRECT
ORCHESTRA AT WALDORF
Romeo of Song Will Make First
Empire Room Broadcast on
December ID

Rus Columbo, known as the Romeo
OF Song" has been engaged to direct
his own orchestra in the empire room
of the Hotel Waldorf Astoria.
Columbo's voice and his music. now
familiar 70 National Broadcasting Co
listeners, will be heard for the first time
at the Waldorf Monday night, Decem-
Der "A. The singer will lead the orches-
ira, play the violin and be master of
ceremonies at supper six nights week.
Columbo's new afiliation at the wal
uorf VIII not interfere with his nightly
broadcRsting schedule.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
DR.. DEWEY ON AIR
Will Broadcast Plans for olympic
Games at Lake Placid.

Plans and preparations for the
Olympic Winter games at Lake Placid
N. Y, will be announced by DR.. Godfrey
Dewey, chairman Of the Winter Games
Committee, over an N. B. C. network
Wednesday, December Is.
DR.. Dewey also will tell something
about the foreign teams coming to the
United States TO participate and de-
scribe some of the leading athletes who
will take part in the skating, skiing,
hockey and other sports.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
N. Z. A. Head to Broadcast

"The Challenge to Education" a pro-
gram under the auspices of the Ma
tionsl Education Association, will be
broadcast over an N. B. c. network at
$50 pm. Sunday. Miss Florence Hale,
president Of the N. E. A., will speak
from Washington, and Dr.. willis Sut-
ton, former president, Will speak from
Atlanta.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
WMAL Television
Programs Promised
In Very Near Future

Actual television broadcasts
from WMAL are promised soon.
Announcement was made at
the station today that television
equipment 1t ordered several
months ago is on its way and
should arrive within the next few
days.
installation and testing Of the
apparatus will require about 10
days.
The television broadcasts will
ne conducted under a portable
license. Call letters of the tele-
vision station will be w2xAP.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

played by an N. B. @. symphony or
chestra. ~
On February q, 1882, at the begirsr
ming OF the George Washington BiceS.
tennial Celebration, the work selectas
for the $1,000 first award viii be playev
over nationwide NJ B. G. networks. =
The awards will be distributed as foS
lows: First, $4,000; second, $2,50g
third, 81 $50; fourth. $3.50, and fiftR
$500 total of $4,000.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Kipling Will Be PORTRAYED

Rudyard Kipling as his friends see
him Will be portrayed by Valentine
Williams in the thirteenth of his i'm
pressions OF famous B"ltons, to be
broadcast over an N. B. C. network at
$50 pm on Sunday.
Evening star., 1931-12-04

Farmers of AMMAN, French Indo-
CHINA, have converted many acres of
barren land into productive rice fields
by using almost primitive water-wheel
methods of irrigation.
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Technique Unchanged.

Sophie Braslau, contralto who sings
on the N. B. c. Artists Service program
each Sunday, declares there is no diff
ference between concert and radio tech
nioue in singing. "I interpret song
exactly the same on the stage and be-
fSsS the raicropnone."
Evening star., 1931-12-04
Was Composer at Is.

Walter Blaufuss, director of the Sun
birds. early morning broadcast over an
N. B. c. network each Friday, was a
pianist at Is years of age and had two
popular hits--"Coon Frolics" and Chi
cago Rag" to his credit
Evening star., 1931-12-04

more numerous than they are In the
higher wave lengths, even 30 meters.
so far the quarters have been laid
out and some of the more bulky ap-
paratus put in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
LINCOLN HEIRS
 WON DECISION
 ON GIFT TAXES
Executors of the Estate of Late Robert Todd Linz coin, Save the Heirs $135,269

Washington, Oct 16. (UP)-In a case brought by executors of the estate of the late Robert Todd Lin- coin, son of Abraham Lincoln, the board of tax appeals to-day handed down a decision holding a section of the federal gift tax law uncon- stitutional.
 The board, in a decision repre- senting a victory for the Lincoln heirs, overruled the internal reve- nue bureaus assessment of a defi- ciency in estate tax of $135,269. The deficiency was assessed on the ground that gifts to Robert Todd Lincoln's wife, Mary H. Lincoln, an executor of the estate, of bank deposits, stocks and bonds and a rolls Royce automobile, were made within two years of Lincoln's death and therefore under the law were taxed as having been made in con- temptation of death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
HOWARD CUNDER TOOK THE STAND
 IN FRAUD CASE
Young Financier Describ- ed in Federal Court How Failure of Bank Scheme Came About

New York. Oct 6. (UP)-How- ard H. Gunder, personable young financier described in federal court to-day how the business depres- sion preceding the stock market crash of November, 1929. under mined the group of corporations he organized. Gunder. who is charged with bail fraud in opera tion of the Bankers Capital Corp, went deeply into the financial as- poets of the 13 corporations affili- ated with the parent concern. He read a list of the aggregate assets of the corporations as of June 30, 1928, to demonstrate their fi- nancial stability at the time.
 The principal items were:
 American Fiduciary Corp $1,- 565,000 on call.
 Eastern Banker Corp $300,000 on call, $194,000 in cash. $41. 1000 bank stocks.
 Bankers Capital Corp. $i3s. 1000 accounts receivable. $19o.000 in cash.
 Bankers Security Trust. $1ss.00o bank stocks. $3S,0O0 first mort gages, $31.000 loans.
 The total, including other items, was $3,112.000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
Violations Of The Corrupt Practices
 Act Were Charges
Ten Counts Are Charged Against the Bishop This Is the Outcome of His Bitter Campaign Against Alfred E. Smith for President
 PENALTY IS 10
 YEARS IN PRISON

Washington, Oct 16-(UP)- Bishop James Cannon, Jr., Metho- dist Episcopal church. south, was indicted by the federal grand jury here today on ten counts involv- ing alleged violations of the fed eral corrupt practices act.
 The same indictment names Ada L. Burroughs, Canon's political sec- retary.
 The charges are for violation of the federad corrupt practices act. growing out of the activities of the anti-Smith democrats in the 1928 presidential campaign.
 Penalties to which. the bishop and his aide are liable under the indictment total ten years in pris- on with the possibility of fines up to $50,000.
 The indictment handed up to Justice James Proctor of the Dis trict of Columbia supreme court at the opening of court this morn ing, is based on the disposition made of funds contributed to the anti-Smith democrats by E. C. Jameson, New York capitalist. It is charged that Miss Burroughs as treasurer of the anti-Smith organ ization, failed fully to account for these in reports filed with tn clrk of tn hous of rprsntativs.
 The grand jury action followed an investigation concluded less than a week ago at which an ar ray of prominent persons who had been associated with the political activities of the churchman are witnesses, # v
 The bishop is understood to be in Atlanta, Ga., and Miss Burroughs in Richmond, Va, today. V
 Jameson contributed approxi- mately $65,o0o to Cannon's anti- Smith campaign. Testimony before the senate campaign fund investi- gating committee developed that there was recorded with the clerk of the house . report of only $17.- 900 of this sum. The federal cor rupt practices ct. requires com- plete ccountings of politicl ctivities falling within the jurisdiction or congress.
 A transcript of the senate com
 (Continued on Page S)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
GREAT YORKTOWN CELEBRATION IS
 STARTED TO-DAY
Guns of the Fleet BOOmed Near Spot Where Lord COrnwallis Surrendered 15O Years Ago

Yorktown, Vo, October 16 - (UP) - Guns of the American scouting fleet boomed in York river today near the spot where 150 years ago Lord Cornwallis. British general, surrendered to George Washington.
 The four-day sesquicentennial celebration observing the 150th an- niversary of the battle of York town opened when the fleet fired its salute at einght a. m.
 France, who aided America. was represented today by Marshal Henri Petain, "Sovior of Verdun."' With ePtain was .eGneral John J. Pershing, who almost 140 years af- ter Yarktown helped repay Ameri- ca's debt to France.
 Lord Cornwallis. direct descend ant of the British nobleman. who surrendered to Washington. was present and unveiled a tablet erect ed by Virginia to the mother coun- try.
 Descendants of French soldiers and sailors who came to the aid of the Colonists were also among those gathered on the battle-ground where their forefathers fought and
 (Continued on Page g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
YOUNG HUSBAND
 CONSPIRED TO DEFRAUD MOTHER
His l5-Year-Old Wife Was in the Ransom Plot, But Police Capture Them

New Haven, Conn. Oct 16-(UP) claimed today to have .he admission of a 20-year-old hus- band that he hid in his cellar two days as part of a plot of he and his 15-year-old wife to obtain $500 in "ramson" money from his mother. Mrs Eugene La France, the mother, came to police yester- day with a story her son had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom. She had been ordered, she said. To give $500 to her daughter-in-law to be turned over to an agent at a designated spot. Both the mother and wife claimed to have received telegrams from Stamford saying ''your husband is not dead. (Signed) Kindness of Columbus"
 Detectives gave Nellie La France. the girl-wife, a dummy package of money and sent her to keep the rendezvous. When the young hus- band, George La France, appeared to take the money they arrested him. After long questioning the couple were said to have admitted they conspired to defraud La Frances mother. La France said he hid in his cellar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
TAMMANY OPENS FIRST ATTACK
 ON ROOSEVELT

New York, Oct 16-(UP)-Tain- many Hall has opened a fight on Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Daniel P. Cohalan, former supreme court justice and member of Tam many Halls legal board of strategy" last night charged Gov ernor Roosevelt with Conspiracy" in the legislation creating 12 new supreme, court justiceships. The attack was constructed by some as indicating the possibility of a break between Tammany and Roosevelt, who needs the aid of Tammany delegates to obtain the democratic presidential nomina- tion next year.
 T ask you to denounce both the legislature and the governor for putting the burden of 12 judge ships where three are needed" Goldman said at a meeting of the New York County Lawyers asso- citation. Applause, misses, cheers and catcalls were heard. Samuel Seabury, prosecutor of the city in- vestigation, defended the governor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
FARMLAND MUST FACE DEATH IN
 ELECTRIC CHAIR

Boston, Oct 16-(UP)-Joseph Belenski. farmland must die in the electric chair next week for murdering his elderl yemployers to gain possession of their farm.
 Governor Joseph B. Ely has re- fused to extend clemency to the slayer. who probably will be cleo trocuted at state prison early Tuesday.
 Defense counsel claimed Belen- ski was not given fair trail and that the state failed to establish his sanity.
 Tn May, 1880. Belenski allegedly killed MT and Mrs William stefan owicz on their farm in Stow by beating them with a five-foot birch club. The crime was not discovered for nearly three months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
NORWALK FINDS HERSELF SHORT
 AND NO FUNDS

Norwalk. Conn, Oct 16-(UP)- With deficit of $5,26S7.08 already reported to Mayor Harold L. Nash. city Comptroller stephen Dokus said to-day the amount probably would be increased substantially. New Bills are "coming in all the time," Dokus said. and there is no money with which to pay them.
 Irregularities in the fourth and fifth taxing districts were blamed by Dokus, who took office a month ago. The largest single amount Is a $45,349.61 deficit in highway funds in the fifth district.
 Mayer Nash indicating a spe- .cial tax would be levied, said he would call a special meeting of the board of estimate and seek re- accessibility for the shortages.