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party in November for the benefit OF
World War veterans. Plans were dis
cuSsed at a meeting in the home OF
Williams, president, presided.
The fact that a veteran is receiving
civil service retirement annuity does
not prevent him from also receiving
the benefits of the disability allow
ance, or so-called World War pension
general counsel of the Veterans Blu
reau. This question was raised when
a veterans disability allowance was dis
ton of the Veterans Bureau that he
was receiving civil service retirement
pay.
The monthly meeting of the George
E. Killeen Post was held at the Post
Club, 1865 M street, with Comdr. Rich
ard M. Curtin presiding. Eugene A.
Costello, chairman of the Boys Drum
and Bugle Corps, reported progress.
Comdr. Curtin gave report in con-
nection with the activities OF the dele
CATION at the national convention at
Detroit. A resolution unanimously
adopted condemned the remarks OF DR..
Clarence True Wilson In connection
with his statement relative to the con-
duct of the members OF the Legion
attending the convention. This reso-
luton was directed to the department
commander for transmission to ma
tional headquarters.
The following were unanimously
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Co. network, are better known
than Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon, or John J. Ras-
kob, or queen Mary of England.
Roxy is more widely known than
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes, who was almost Presi-
dent. Floyd Gibbons is better
known than Wilhelm Won Hohen-
zollern, the ex-Kaiser, or than
Starr Faithful, whose name re-
Gently was headlined from coast
forecast for a perod of weeks.
Ted WeemS, orchestra leader,
is known to more people than Sir
Thomas Upton or Arnold Roth
stein. In fact, he is twice as well
known as Charles Schwab and
Will Hays, three times as well
known as Vincent AStor and Wal
ter S. Clifford, and 10 times as well
known as DevereauX Milburn,
whose name has been publicized
in connection with Americas in
ternational polo teams for years.
X Il
DADIO "star gazing" for fee
n ana stations that lend their
facilities for that purpose have
come under Federal Radio Com
mission taboo. Like several sta
tions that have been used to
broadcast questionable medical
advice, two more broadcasters
have been cited for hearings be-
fore the commission in line with
that body'S recently announced
policy of looking with disfavor
upon radio fortunetelling, lot
teries, games of chance, gift en-
terpriSeS and similar schemes
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Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

miles northwest of New York City.
Newspaper reports that his ia
Their, Robert Goelet, New York
banker, had delivered an anti,
prohibition speech over a Station
KWKY led the Federal inspectors
office at New York City to inveS-
tigate the existence of the station,
there being no record of such call
letters. Admitted by the butler
when the youth was not at home,
the inspector reported that he
found a very we'll equipped"
station of 300 watts, apparently
home made, but of good design.
The station, it developed, had
been operating variouSly on wave
lengths between 1890 and 1900
kilocycleS, and many persons had
spoken over it. The inspector, in
his report to his SuperiorS here,
expressed the belief that young
Goelet had built and operated the
station innocently unaware that
the law required a license and
that his wave length selections
might cause interference to other
stations.
What disposition the Radio
Commission will make of the case
has not been decided, though it
has several times prosecuted and
convicted unlicensed broadcast
ers. The radio act makes it I'M
lawful to operate radio station
without a license from the COM
mission, the penalties being a
SIS 1000 fine, five years imprison-
ment, or both.
CLARENCE BARROW, despite
~ the publicity given his ap-
pearance as counsel in scare-head
criminal cases, is not as we'll
known in his home town of Chi
cago as are Clara, Lu and EN-,
members of a daily radio skit. At
water Kent is q better-knoWn
name in the Illinois metropolis
than Ethel Barrymore, or Benito
Mussolini, or Sinclair Lewis.
This Information on Who's
Who in the public mind was OBJ
tanned through a test conducted
by Variety, theatrical weekly. Two
hundred persons, representing all
walks of life, were asked to iden-
tify the names on a list Of 125
noted persons in numerous fields.
The results would surprise the
owners of some of the names.
For instance, Chase & Sanborn,
who are featuring Eddie Cantor
over National Broadcasting
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that are already barred from the
mails by the postal laws.
The stations cited are KTAB,
San Francisco, and WCBA, Allen
town, Pa. The former is charged
by Col. Thad Brown, commission
general counsel, with allowing en
aStrologer, Zorro" to solicit ques-
tons, for the answers to which
over the air they pay 81 and re-
ceive a star map" The Pennsyl-
vanla station is alleged to have
allowed one DR.. Richards to give
star readings to persons who would
purchase certain books he wa:
selling.
Though KTAB itself submitted
transcript of the "Zoro" broad
casts to the commission and
promised to cancel the contract
with the aStrologer, Col. Brown
recommended a hearing on
whether the stations license
should be renewed, which will
probably be set for next month.
In the Allentown case Col. Brown
charged that the licenSee "has
knowingly permitted false and
misleading advertising to be
broadcast" Although the COM
mission is without bowers Of CEN
sorShip, it has exercised broad
powers of discretion under the
public interest" clause of the
radio law.
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American Legion

Welfare, Helen Sprague; chairman,
Ways and Means, Daisy Clark; chair
man, Reception, Elsie Pinney; chair
man, Athletics, Ruth Marks; chair
man, Sick Committee, Elizabeth Glad
mon; Publicity, Georgia T. Munroe.
Department Comdr. Fraser, on be-
half of the post, presented Comdr.
Sprague with the past commander S
badge and a ring, a gift from the
advisory council and friends, To the
incoming commander was presented a
commanders badge and a corsage, the
latter a gift from her navy yard COM
rades. Vice commanders badges were
presented to Mary 2. Weide by De-
partment Senior Vice Comdr. Richard
O'Brien and to Kate Briggs by Junior
Vice Comdr McGrath.
Patriotic cards from national head
quarters were awarded to "a comrades
by Department Americanism Officer
Forest Bartle.
Vocal solos were rendered by Miss
Ina Holtzscheiter followed by an in
formal dance, during which refresh
mentS were served.
The Quentin Roosevelt Unit Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, will give card
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MARINE CORPS NEWS

Corps officials have prepared new
promotion bill which, with slight mool-
fieations, is patterned along the lines OF
the legislation enacted for the Navy in
1916 However, this proposed legisla-
ton does not involve increase OF ex-
penditures on the part of the Treasury
and is in thorough harmony with the
general policy of retrenchment.
The purport of the first section OF the
proposed new legislation is to place the
commissioned personnel of the corps
under laws which now govern the COM
misSioned line personnel Of the Navy
instead of the laws which govern pro-
motion in the Army, which latter, in
the main, at present cover promotion in
the corps.
The direct result of such legislation,
when enacted into law, would distribute
the commissioned personnel of the corps
as follows: One major general comman-
dant, 4 major generals OF the line, l
major general of the staff, 5 brigadier
generals OF the line, brigadier generals
of the staff, 80 colonels of the line, in
elusive of l additional number in grade;
7 colonies of the staff, II lieutenant
colonies of the line, 5 lieutenant COL
cnels of the staff, 155 majors of the line,
300 captains of the line, with 433 per-
sons holding rank as either first or sec
ond Eeutenants, respectively. The COM
bined grand total of line and staff COM
missioned personnel would be 1881,
which therefore means no increase, as
the present combined line and staff per-
sonnet is exactly 1,031, which latter dis
tribution, however, allows of no balance
between each grade and the next higher
grade.
Under the provisions of this proposed
legislation no increase OF pay would
issue to two major generals of the line,
one major general of the staff and the
junior brigadier general of the line, No.
5. In addition to certain junior COL
one1s, lieutenant colonies, majors, cap
tainS and first lieutenants, respectively,
who, notwithstanding being fully COM
missioned and performing the duties per-
tanning to such commission, would not
receive equivalent pay therefor.
Second Lieut.. Hewin o. Hammond
has been detached from duty at the
Presidents camp, Rapidan, Va, to duty
at Norfolk,
Marine Gunner Johnnie C. Vaughan
has been detached from duty at Guam
tico to Guam, M. I.
Quartermaster Clerk William F. At
1eck, heretofore stationed at Paris
Island, S. c., has been ordered to GUAM
tico.
Having passed the required examina-
tons, the following commissioned off,
GERS of the corps have attained the in
Dictated grades: Colonel, Jesse F. Dyer;
lieutenant colonel Robert L. Denig;
major, Thad T. Taylor; captain, George
D. Hamilton, and captain, kemUel A.
Ezaslup, I4-D.-
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/. Ado studios and homes
alike have recently been
\ given the advantages OF

| dI4hS have IcCcIlCAy UCC1A
i Y given the advantages of
several new developments
in the acouStical field that are re-
garded by experts as tremendous
advances in the art of repro
oucing speech and music on rec
ords and on the radio practically
as faithfully as their original rem
ditions.
Touching the public most init
mately is the new lOng-playing
record that has just been brought
on the market. 1t is capable OF
reproducing an entire symphony,
a complete vaudeville act or a
musical program lasting a full
half hour.
Called program prescriptions"
the record does not require auto
matte changing instruments. The
long-playing feature is obtained
by slowing down the turntable
speed ano by doubling the num-
Der of grooves on the playing sur
face. The discs are made of a
new semi flexible composition that
makes practicable the finer
| grooves, reduces noises by at
ACooV nan anu VIII hOG bAOoh
when dropped.
Second of the recent new
acouStical developments is the
So-called hill d-dale" record
ing system of electrical transcript
lions for broadcasting stations.
Instead of cutting the grooves
laterally for frequency response,
they are cut up and down-hence
the name hill and dale. This
makes possible a narrower groove
and practically eliminates all the
noises of the needle scratch.
This "hill-and-dale" system, so
Tar as known, has been mace
available only to radio stations
which are now large users of
recordings. It is being hailed by
the broadcaSterS, especially those
in the smaller stations which can
not depend on local talent and
have no chain Affiliations, but
which want to carry quality pro-
grams.
The third new improvement in
acoustics Is another radio develop
ment, which to the public means
improved quality in the concert
programs it hears. 1t is the cleo
trodynamic microphone, intro
duceo during the concert of the
Philadelphia Symphony Orches-
ira, led by Leopold Stokowski, over
the Columbia network the night
of October II. An extremely
Small-Sized microphone that can
be conveniently mounted in any
desirable position and that is not
affected by atmospheric vari-
ations, it not only will pick up a
wide frequency range, but de-
liverS more power to the amplifier
and reduces distortion.
In fact, giving a uniform re-
Spouse over the whole audible
range of frequencieS from 20 to
10000 cycles, this microphone de-
liverS to the control room a sig
nal" or fully toned program that
even the network wires cannot
fully carry and that few trans
hitting stations can really broad
cast. 1t is believed to render the
nearest to realistic reproduction
of full orchestra that it is pos
Sible to achieve over the radio
considering radios present limi-
tationS.
IVOUNG PETER GOBLET, scion
l. of an old and wealthy New
York family, apparently has I'M
Willingly let himself in for a lot
OF publicity and possible criminal
prosecution by operating an I'M
licensed broadcasting station at
his home in Goshen. N. Y, a few
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Graham Thomas, who recently played
in the English boys golf champions
ship, has holed out in one, a distance
OF 2l8 yards, at Crohum Hurst,
England
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for safety to the old formula Of force, there
would be an immediate answer in the military
preparation Of their neighbors and, indeed. Of
all those countries which are profoundly at
tached to peace and stability. Then would be-
gin again the old rivalrieS and competitions.
the old system of alliances and counter-al-
hances. until once again Europe would be
plunged in a weller Of slaughter and destruc-
ton.
VIII the people Of Europe really tolerate this
sinister return to such discredited and dsas-
trous system? doubt It.
There Is one factor which advocates OF this
counsel Of despair are too likely to forget. and
that Is countries like my own, which stand pas
sionately for peace. That Is the origin Of that
movement against European commitments
which In England Is sometimes stated 50
strongly as to make foreign observers believe
that, whatever happens on the Continent Eng
land will remain neutral. That Is an old mis-
take-17 years old, to be precise.
No: there are many nations-the British and
American and many Of the lesser powers Of Eu-
rope at least-with whom It is q deep popular
conviction that cooperation and justice must
be substituted for force.
In Britain this conviction is so strong that
have no hesitation whatever in saying that q
nation which repudiates international co-opera-
ton and the whole principle Of the impartial
arbitration Of differences or q nation which
gives evidences Of tnsincerity in working for
peace through refusing to reduce ornaments
win sooner or later forfeit British friendship
altogether. That nation would also. believe
quite definitely ALLEVIATE American sentiment
and American finance. All the progressive
countries Of the world would inevitably be
ranged against it.
And II the advocates Of the strong hand"
believe that an alliance based on the precarious
friendship Of two or three other powers also
pursuing purely individualistic aims is a suf-
hcient compensation for the result, can only
say that believe them to be internationally
insane. Faced with this choice. every great
country must make the decision which IN Ger
many Is being forced upon the people by their
own publicists. On which side viii she take
her stand: support Of the League and co-opera-
ton, slow and difficult as that may be- or inter-
national anarchy ending in war?
TT Is time to call the bluff Of the militarists.
i These rollicking speeches about Germany
throwing on her shackles and regaining her
place by force: these panicky. pompous leaders
in Paris newspapers about France-the strong
est and richest power in Europe-having b take
more and yet more precautions for her security:
.AN&"t&b, y ~ TAII IISE SFNl
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cial depression and the inevitable sense OF
wounded pride, these sentiments have provided
the leaders of extreme nationalisn with the
material which they are so vigorously and I'M
scrupulously using against the recent Disarma-
ment Commission and against Germany's MEM
bership in the League itself.
TN FRANCE. in Italy and even in England
see In some quarters the same reversion to
what Is called "real politics" to the same rejec-
ton Of everything except armed strength as the
basis Of national statecraft. The reaction-for
reaction it lis partly due TO the age-long
tradition that national safety depends on the
army or the feet. and partly. perhaps mainly,
to international suspicion fed by similar move
mentS In other countries.
In some countries, too. widespread disgust
with the ineficiency Of parliamentary democ-
racy in internal politics has bred distrust Of
what Is taken to be similar system In the in
ternational field. Lastly. the prevalence Of eco
nomic difficulties has caused national restless
ness and discomfort, easily taking the form Of
irrational or envious xenophoba. Such are
some of the causes which, coupled with the
waning recollection Of the horrors Of war, have
led to a revolt of nationalist realism"
But is it realism? Is 1t not, after all, far
worse illusion than the hope Of systematic in
ternational cooperation can ever be7 May I
speak frankly 70 CnoSe In Germany ana else
where who seem TO be drifting back to the pre-
war conception Of international relations,
namely, that they can only rest on basis of
force?
Can any one pretend that the Great War,
with its StupendouS loss Of life and treasure and
all its spiritual evils. did not show the bank
ruptcy Of this system2
It Is. In fact no system at all, nor can 1t ever
be. It Is blind refusal to recognize existence
of an international society, and 1t flies in the
face of all the requirements Of conscience, rea-
son and the manifest developments Of economic
and financial life It is blind because, In con-
sidering the force supposed to be necessary to
advance the interests Of particular nation, 1t
ignores not only the rights of others but the
inevitable reactions which this selfish develop
ment Of force Is likely to produce in others.
For two can and VIII play at this game Of force.
TT IS not simply q question Of gaining some
i victory IN internal politics over the advocates
of international Cancellation and the League Of
Nations. II one nation were to be so misguided
as TO demand the reputation Of its duties and
rights under the Covenant OF the League, to
wreck the Disarmament Convention and to turn
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these loud assertions that Italy Is - devil
when she is rouSed'-how far do they rely for
their success on the fact that ordinary work
aday people In each case do not know the truth
about the international situation and are pre-
vented from working out to its logical conclu-
sion this doctrine of reliance upon force?
How far Is this establishment about the
League due to the fact that the actual progress
Of negotiations at Geneva has been consistently
misrepresented for the purpose Of bolstering up
policy or producing sensational press stunt?
The Draft Disarmament Convention Is Q case
in point: the pitch has been queered in Ger
many, In other parts Of Central Europe, In
some sections Of British opinion by the COM
pletely false impression created by certain po-
Itical journalists that this convention had
stabilized the existing inequalities of arma-
mentS 1t Is wearisome but necessary to re-
peat that the convention provides framework
for reduction and limitation. but no more. It's
object Is to enable reductions to be made but
not to make them.
The coming World Disarmament Conferences
viii fx the figures BY the very fact Of insert-
ing In the convention the reference to the dis
armament clauses Of the peace treaties we
should have given, and believe can stiu gfveA
a tremendous impetus to all the forces in every
country who want to bring the general level a
ornaments down step by step as near a. pos
sible to the standard imposed upon Germany
and her allies. Instead Of which the whole
considerable reductions jeopardized by this re-
vival Of the whole political controversy about
the revision or non-revision Of the Versailles
settlement.
Hardly q week has passed in several months
that some committee has not been active in
seeking a proposal or q solution affecting inter-
national relations.
have suggested elsewhere that the true issue
be referred to the peoples. The Kolnische
Zeitung has taken me at my word and proposed
referendum. am well aware of the constitute
tional difficulties in the way Of real referena
dunn. but ! am all for 1t II the true issue ID
placed before the ordinary man or woman,
Here 1t Is:
Are you prepared for your boys now at school
or playing in your homes to be killed or mutts
lated wholesale in q war caused by the reliancA
Of rival groups Of nations upon military forcea
Are you content that more than 100000
should be spent every day Of the year by tha
nations Of the world upon making and MAIN
tanning ornaments while the misery Of abjeck
poverty and unemployment Expresses millions
OF families and while every good cause, chari-
table, religious, educational. 10 starved foR
funds2
lt@a"s lLGa ~ 1-,&N - ieIEsF-4s
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Ind maneuverings for position without seeing
hat this poisonous process Is at work In several
European countries and. most trag1cauy, In
Germany?
The German people, at a time when revulSion
kgainst militarism and autocracy were stin
trong enough to hold their own. even against
he national resentment induced by the humili-
Ations subsequent upon the result Of the war,
we're persuaded to join the League Of Nations.
They Joined not to take part in the establish
nent Of q new world order so much as to
edress their national grievances.
Though I do not suppose that DR.. Strese-
mann and his colleagues ever had the intention
4 creating that impression, am quite sure
hat great part Of the German people were
ed to believe that. by Joining the League. their
kountry could very soon be able to have what
believed to be its wrongs put right. The
tigma of war guilt and the humiliation Of mill
airy inferiority would. they believed. he done
way; German speaking minorttieS would be
reed or greatly benefited; rectification Of
rontiers would be made to Germany's profit;
he would even regain q part Of her colonial
mpire.
OUCH hopes are ineligible enough. But their
fulfIlment can only come as q result Of the
Few internationalism. The process may seem
take long The mills Of Geneva may grind
foWtyS buL, DcilcVc uict tAlCtS - AAV OeACA way
know what is said After wealth Of words.
II we have obtained are a few improvements
the procedure for dealing with minority pc
|tions; treaty revision is hardly mentioned: 10
ears talk about disarmament seems to bring
be end OF the allies military predominance no
carer; the vision Of economic unity and CO.
peration Of 1927 almost disappears before the
ark realities Of economic nationalism In 1880.
Meanwhile, the immense volume Of positive
chievement at Geneva is hidden from sight.
blink this Is not a caricature of the judgments
assed In the mind Of certain section Of the
erman public. And TO what conclusion does
German Of this school come?
He feels that his patience has been oyertried.
he system Of cooperation through the League
as not yielded the hoped-for results and I'm
b dtsillusionment he Is in danger of reverting
the old doctrine Of blood and iron, to that
International cynicism which refuses belief In
nything but force and which must In the end
ad to q repetition Of 1914-1S. I have no
pubt that. coupled with unemployment, fnan-
z3|.1Jt a. ~ ga! ..a)si.
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discount ROBERT CECIL, the author
of this article, is one of EmgIand's rep
resentati0es in the League of Nations and is
probably better acquainted 9Vith the aUork-
ings of the League than any other English
man. He is one of the 1Vorlds leading adj
vocates of disarmament and outstanding in
his efforts for zVorId peace. His 1ie7Os on
the danger of possible future zVars are set
forth in the accompanying article.
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ISILLUSIONAdENT can be the solvent
OF all principles and convictions.
and it Is most potent when induced
by unwarranted hopes. Who can
l,auo nnsarrrad the recent infriQ1les
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