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The Washington times., 1932-10-14
RADIO RAMBLES - PROGRAMS

6:3O-Question and Answer Man.
6:45-"Hate and Twenty Cents"
7:OO-Dinner Concert.
7:1O-The washington Herald
and eHarst Metrotone
News Globe Trotter.
7:3O-Today IN Sports.
7:45-Sunshine Girl.
8:0O-Joseph Bruno.
8:15-Viennese Nights.
8:3O-Rhythm Concert.
$50 Klloeyels' WBAL s'i> Meters
3:45-Harry Kogen's orchestra.
4:15-Studio Program.
5:15-Desert Romance, dramatic
sketch.
5:SO-The Singing Lady.
5:45-Little Orphan Annie.
6:OO--Tranter Brothers.
6:15-Don de Forest and his Or
cheStra.
6:45-Lowell Thomas - Today's
News.
7:OO-Amos m Andy.
Neutrality-suspicious. by Ward
Wilson.
7:3O-The Stebbins Boys.
7:45-Johnny Hart in Holly
wood.
S:OO-Leonard joys orchestra.
S:3O-Adventures in Health.
8:45-Harvest of Song.
9:OO-First Nighter.
9:3O-Armour Program.
lO:OO-PhillipS Lord in the Coun-
try Doctor.
1O:15-Concert Orchestra.
1O:3O-Three Keys.
1O:45-Jane Froman and her
band.
11:OO-"Mrs. Nagsby," humorous
skit.
lI:15-National Grand Opera.
12:OO-Cab Galloway and his Or
cheStra.
l2:3O-Frankie Masters orches-
ira.
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Don't Miss These

500 D. m.-The Washing
ton Times Adventure Club
(WOL).
1920 p. m.-The Washing
ton Herald and Hearst Metro
tone News Globe Tr0tter
(WOL).
$500 p. m.-JesSica Drago-
nette, soprano, and the Cava-
lierS (WRC).
9:3O-ArmOur Pro gram,
featuring Eddie and Ralph;
Roy Shields Orchestra, and
Male Quartet (WBAL).
1880 p. m.-FlOyd Gibbons
(WRC).
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Gibbons to Talk

Nothing remarkable in that
headline, for Floyd Gibbons is con-
tir1ually talking. But he will have
something of especial interest to
tell his millions of fans tonight
when he takes his new Adven-
turers' Club on it's first trip over
the N.B.C. air lanes at 1920.
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
New Dance Music

The first of Friday night series
of dance programs will be broad
cast through MICS southeastern
network by Maxim loves OrcheS
ira, under the direction of Barnee,
the widely known dance maestro.
WRC will put on the act.
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$50 KiIOescles WMAT,

4:3O-U. S. Army Band.
5:OO-"Chats With the Weather
man"
5:1O-"In a Song Shop"
5:3O-Skippy.
5:45-NeWS Flashes.
6:OO-Correct Time and Program
Resume.
6:OO-Fire Prevention Week Talk.
6:O5-Irene BeaSley.
6:15-Evening Melodies.
6:3O-Sport Talk.
6:45-Robert Ruckman.
7:0O-Myrt and Marge.
7:15-Rhythmic SerenaderS.
7:3O-Three x Sisters.
7:45-R pub b lican n Campaign
Speech.
8:OO-Edwin c. Hill.
8:15-Singin' Sam.
-Dramatized News Events.
9:OO-A IA m er i C n Football
Show.
9:3O-Morton Downey.
1O:OO-Music That Satisfies.
1O:15-EaSy Aces.
1O:3O-ReStaurant Orchestra.
11:OO-Club Prudhom Orchestra.
11:15-Howard Barlow's Orches-
ira.
11:3O-Guy Lomba bardo's Can
adams.
12:OO-Weather Report.
1910 Ki'oeyele' VOL ss' Meters
4:OO-Variety Hour.
4:3O-Catholic Evidence Guild.
5:OO-Something for Everyone.
5:45-Harmony Team.
6:OO-Adventure Club.
6:15-Margaret Gilligan.
6:29-Weather Forecast.
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Here and There
In the Realm Of
Broadcastins
By STANLEY BIGELOW

Pipe the Halloween costume OF
Arthur (Street Singer Tracy!
IT'S for publicity purposes only
that Art dons the garb of a
gay Punchinello.
Tracy is one of the stellar
attractions in the Music That
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
TODAY'S PROGRAMS
$50 KiIOcycles WRC sis Meters

3:15-Mrs. thony Wayne
Cook.
3:3O-Woman'S Review.
4:OO-"May We Present"
4:15-Rice String Quartet.
4:45-The Lady Next Door.
-Swanee SerenaderS.
5:15-Aunt Sue and Polly.
5:3O-"The Flying Family"
5:45-Princess Pilsen.
6:OO-Dance Orchestra.
6:15-Weather Forecast.
6:16-Dance Orchestra.
6:3O-Musical Program.
6:45-Marguerite.
7:OO-AmoS m Andy.
7:15-The SongbirdS.
7:3O-Billy Jones and Ernie Hare.
7:45-Ths Goldbergs.
8:OO-JesSica Dragonette.
9:OO-Musical Program.
9:3O-Dance Orchestra.
1O:OO-Republican National Com
mittee Program.
1O:3O-Floyd Gibbons.
KatZ Orchestra.
11:OO-LaSt Minute News.
Katz Orchestra.
11:15-Concert Orchestra.
12:OO-Cotton Club Orchestra.
12:30-Joe Furst's Orchestra.
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Satisfies" program, on Columbia.
Norman Brokenshire and Nat
Shilkret share honorS.
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Transportation worries can he over
come economically through the pUr-
chase of good used ear one of
the many GOOD BUYS listed in to-
daS's Classified Section.
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OfCourye the Lo0e ola Dusky Beliefs
the Main Theme of This Yarn, Which Is
One of The Star Waga2ineS FWst-Rm
Stwies-Another Complete Story NH
Observation-Disclosures in HeDNagazine
Next Sunday.

4 hRS. BLAINE failed to notice the sudden
wi change Of expression on Gunboats open
face when she mentioned his staying at THE
Oaks" at night
III pay you $40 month" she went on rs
Rosetta q real good COOKE"
"Fust rate, Mis- Blaine. Amt nobody kin
cook chicken lax dat gal" A smile born of
pleasant memories spread over Gunboats broad
face, eclipsing his look of apprehension
Mrs. Blaine had sudden inspiration
Il believe you're fond of Rosetta, Gunboat"
she accused him, teasingly.
self conscious grin widened his broad
mouth, and he rubbed the inside of one leg
with the ragged sole of his other shoe
We'll, why don't you two get married, them"
suggested Mrs. Blaine "Ill tell you what I'll
do If you get Rosetta for me- I'll give you
two wedding present. How's that?"
Fair 'nough," chuckled Gunboat, forgetting
for the minute THE Oaks and its haunt.
"Ahll do de bes' All kin, Mis- Blaine; you kin
be sure of dat"
IF you can't get her, Gunboat, I'll have to
get another couple to work for me-" warned
Mrs Blaine. "Of course don't mean to inter-
fere with your plans If she doesn't want to
get married right away"
"Oh, she will, yas'm she will" said Gunboat
enthusiastically, "soons she knows Abs got
steady job. All my way to propose to her
right now"
We'll good luck. I'll have to know by the
end OF the week. Remember, I'm depending on
you," said Mrs. Blaine.
Gunboat waited for the dust to settle behind
the departing car, and then struck out for the
Hollow. The pad, pad of his great feet gum
boats sure 'nough, his cronies called them)
raised little clouds of dust as he went along.
But in his mind he was treading air. He
hardly noticed that it was hot, that every
thing was dry as finder. The sparse grass
along the roadside was sere and brown, and
had the smell of hay from its long burning
under the blazing July sun. There was not even
a breeze to stir the dead heat of the coming
night. UnconsciouSly, Gunboat wiped the
beads of moisture from his face with the back
of his hand.
"A fire sure would play de debil, bout now"
he unused; but his mind was on THE Oaks"
the $40 and the prospect of marrying Rosetta.
Then gradually as he came face to face with
the problem of actually proposing to her his
enthusiasm began to wane.
Women is funny he stated aloud Course
dey amt no tellin' what Rosettas goin' to say.
Maybe she will an maybe she won't. Forty
dollars amt SIGH bad pay; an if We gifts mar
ried dey amt no ha'nts goin to come bodder1n'
round us, maybe Maybe dey amt no spooks
up dere, nohow."
Gunboat padded along in silence for few
yards; and then his mind grappled with
another problem.
"Ah loves dat GAL" he resumed, but she's
been ac'in' mighty sof' toads dat nappy- headed
Jackson-man here lately. All jist CANT see dat
niggah TO- dust in de eyes. Here All is ha d.
workin' man. an she roll her eyes up at him
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lax he was Sumpin'. He spen' his time crap
shootin' and playin de races an just because
he blow his money on her soon's he lay his
hans on it-welI it beats me-dese women"
Again he paused in his self-communings as
he reached the whiteWashed picket fence about
Rosetta's neat yard. He turned in the gate
and went toward the door. No one answered
his knock SO ne walked around the house.
There, sitting on the back porch steps lin the
deepening twilight, he found the lady of his
choice conversing with his pet aversion, IRE
siStible Jackson.
Rosetta held in her arms tiny, pink,
squirming pig which she was endeavoring to
feed from a nursing bottle. The consequent
hilarity had reached Gunboat's ears before he
turned the corner.
Hello, dere, Gunboat," Rosetta greeted him
affably. "You's jist in time to build me pen
TO little PanSy, here. Amt she bout de cutest
pig you eber laid eyes on?"
Miss Rosetta, here, is lookin' fowad to
sumptuous an granduscious repaSt on Thanks
gibn' Mr. Williams" spoke up the self-1m-
portant Irresistible.
Dat amt so! All done Splaned dat all to
you wunst Mr.. Jackson" said Rosetta huffy.
Gunboat glowered at him, and said nothing.
1t did not please him to find this thorn-ln-hlS-
side camped on RoSetta'S premises when ne
had come to PROFOUND the all-important ques-
ton.
"Ah guess Ahll be moyin long" said Gun
boat
Say what's yo' hurry? You CANT go way
from here til you build me a pen TO Pansy,
lax All toll you Now snap along out of it, an
set awhile" commanded Rosetta slapping the
step beside her as an indication to him where
she expected him to sit.
Gunboat shifted uneasily from one foot to
the other.
"Ah got business down yonder." He waved
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CALF lakes and salt deposits are commonly
) associated in the public mind with loca-
lions at or not too far above level yet Persia
has salt lake, Urumiah, which is 1000 feet
above sea level This lake is so salty that no
fish are to be found in it nor in the lower por-
tons of the streams leading into it. The water
is so heavy with salt that fairly stiff wind is
necessary to ruf1e its surface.
The lake is of considerable proportions, being
nearly 80 miles in length, and the width aver
ages around Is miles. 1t is gradually drying up,
the average depth now being around II feet,
with no depths exceeding 25 feet 1t is the
source of supply of salt for the entire KurdeStan
area.
Surrounding the lake is country rich in
fruit and vegetables, and 10 miles away is the
City of Urumiah, city of 10000 inhabitants,
said TO be the birthplace of ZoroaSter, founder
of the religion of the ancient Persians mud
wall surrounds the city.
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little cabin down in Monkey Hol-
low. He jngled the few coins
all he possessed in the world-in
his ragged overalls pocket, and
medtatively kicked a stone out of the road.
Money! That was the troube-that was why
she wouldn't marry him. Rosetta, she was a
high-sprung gal. Picking up odd jobs over 10
the Seminary that wasn't anything to get
married on. She wouldn't marry an odd-Joo
man
And that SWell-dreSsing, lodge going, big
mouthed Irresistible Jackson who was spend
ing lot of his time hanging around Rosetta.
That man certainly had a way with MN WIN
the women. Money again-that was the rea-
son-it was all women cared for-that low
down crapshooting Jackson noW-Gunboat
groaned. If he could only get Job-real
money-perhapS she would listen to him.
So deep in thought was Gunboat that he
had nearly passed The Oaks" now occupied
by newcomers in the community named Blaine,
when he stopped dead in his tracks and held
his breath. His frightened eyes strained
through the July dusk at the shadowy hulk
of the rambling house half hidden back OF its
masses of shrubbery A Pickering light, borne
by unseen hands moved eerily along an upper
porch.
"Fo' de Iawd!" breathed Gunboat, prickling
fear creeping at the roots of his hair, OATS
de ha'nt-dat's de spook oil Nanny Cindy done
tor bout. Lemme git away from here!'
He leaped OIL down the ROAD IN paint,
bent arms failing at his sides to aid his speed
He had put perhaps quarter OF mile between
himself and the haunted Oaks" still intent
upon covering ground and lots of it, when
motor horn close behind him startled him into
the bushes beside the road
shining blue coupe drew alongside him
and stopped and Mrs. Twillery Blaine leaned
out
isn't this Gunboat Williams" she asked.
Gunboat peered out from behind the bushes.
"Yasum Is him. What kin All do TO you,
ma'am?"
i've been looking for you" he said. They
tell me you're looking for jC).'
job-real money-at last the realization
of his dreams The recent brief feeling OF panic
dropped away from him like cloak.
aAh sure am, Mis- Blaine said Gunboat
eagerly What was you needin' done?"
why, Mr. Blaine and I planning to be
away the rest of the Summer, and we want
man to look after the place. Mr.. Harper, in the
store, told me of you. He says you're depend
able; and he says you know Rosetta Dawson.
need a cook, too. Mr.. Blaines mother will
be ut The Oaks and I'll have to have some
enc to keep house for her. Can you get Rosetta
for me?"
"Ah don't known. Ahll ak her." said Gun
boat.
Blaine muSingly. Il only have one servants
room and I'd rather have both of you stay
nights, instead of just you"
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Continued from Thru Page

of the newcomers, in a relief plane, evolved a
Slan whereby he would fly his ship into the
Houston Channel land in the water, and then
have my pilot cut me loose allowing me to drop
into the water when Lieut.. Strickland would
pick me up. But refused this plan, for am
ueathly afraid of the water.
However, not everybody understood the
cause of my predicament. Freddie Lund flying
by in another plane held a knife in his hand
with which he planned to sever the small rope
that supported, my body in its helpless dangle.
Very quickly signaled with my hands the posi-
ton of my parachute, and he then tossed the
knife to me. I missed it by about inches.
Had caught it, would have attempted to cut
the small rope around the top of the spreader
bar With one foot dangling, while Capt.
Girton sat in the same manner on the other
side with foot dangling, I caught hold Of the
toes of both shoes.
After 1 was lifted TO the spreader bar I
was asked if was able to crawl up into the
cockpit. found my strength unequal to this
additional tax upon it. So Capt. Girton and l
hung onto the landing gear, while Clyde Pang-
born returned to the cockpit and took over the
controls from Freddie Lund. while Freddie
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crawled into the front. We landed after 43
minutes of the most trying ordeal any of us
had ever experienced"
(Copyright 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17

vaguely in a southerly direction. Mr. jackson
can build your pen TO- you"
Rosetta rocked back and forth with mirth.
"Lissen to dat man, would you? Mr.. jack
son can build your pen fo' YOU" she mlmlckedI
"Gunboat. don't you know yit dat Mr.. Jackson
Aerv, rs head-worker? He amt got no knacA
wild his hans. He amt got no call to hab,
she added proudly
Gunboat began to back slowly toward the
corner of the house.
well, Ah'n be gittin's long he mumbled
Maybe Ah'll be back in the mawnin' to fix
you PEN
You amt got no place to CO." Rosetta said
sharply. "Yous jist a-puttin dat on. An if you
CANT spen' minute hepin me fix pen fol
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UNBOAT WILLIAMS ambled along
the dusty road toward Rosetta's
little cabin down in Monkey Hol-
low. He jingled the few coins
all he possessed in the world-in
his raped oyeralls pocket, and
Evening star., 1932-08-31
RED CROSS ASKS
SEAMSTRESS AID
Woman Volunteers Sought to
Make Clothing of U. S.
Donated Cotton.

In an appeal reminiscent of World
War days. James L. Fieser, vice chair
man Of the American Red Cross. in a
radio address broadcast last night over
the National Broadcasting Co. net
work, called for the services Of 100000
woman volunteers to aid in converting
into clothing 5000 900 bales of Govern
nlent-donated cotton.
Eight millions Of persons in the
United States are in need of clothing,
Fieser said in announcing the results
of Questionnaire to Red Cross chap
ters. The greatest immediate need, he
said. is for children's clothing. then for
shirts and underwear for men and for
womenS dresses
The Red Cross needs the aid of
women who can sew. cut out garments
or otherwise help the organization in
It's huge task of relief giving, Fieser
said. Women who will volunteer their
services were asked to telephone or
write Immediately to the chairmen of
the Red Cross in their own commu-
mites
1t was announced last night by the
Red Cross that requests for cotton cloth
have been received from chapters in
the following cities and that shipments
Will be made as soon as the raw Gov
eminent cotton can be converted into
cloth in the mills:
New Castle. Danville, Emporium,
Gettysburg, MoneSsen and Hanover Pa;
Cookeville, Livingston Iron City, Cleve-
land. Lenoir City and Chattanooga.
Tenn; Los Angeles, Berkeley and Oak
land Calf: Fond du Lac and Mani
towoc, Wis; Belmond, Iowa; Milo, Me-:
North Attleboro, Springfield Fall River,
Marlboro, Attleboro, Rockland and West
field, Mass; Rochester and Franklin,
N. H; Madisonville, Danville and Cow
ington, KY; Angola, LAGRANGE, Elkhart
and Noblesville, Ind; Clifton, AriZ.;
Twin Falls and Preston, Idaho; Rose
burg, Oreg.; Milford Utah: Stratford.
Conn; Windsor, VT: Florence, S. c.:
SwainSboro and Harlem, Ga; Leaven-
worth, Kans.; Sedalia, Mo; Graham,
Tex. Thomasville, N. c., and Lynch
burg, Va.
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KENNEDY WILL SPEAK
AT CENTER'S CLOSING
President of North Capitol Citi-
zens to Preside Also at lexington
Recreation Event.

Will P. Kennedy. president of the
North Capitol Citizens Association will
be presiding officer and community
speaker at the closing. at o'clock to-
night, of the lexington Recreation
Center, in the Langley Junior High
School, at First and T streets north
east.
Other speakers will include Henry
Gilligan. member of the District of
Columbia Board of Education and Of
the North Capitol Citizens Association,
and Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, director
of the Community Center Department.
The program will include two short
sketches by the lexington drama
group, under direction of Mrs Aurora
M Poston and Frank e. Jamison The
players will include Miss Frances Par
ker, Miss Betty Middleton, Miss Mil
dred Farrah, William Davis, Vernon
Lyden and Miles Magaral.
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Smart Bridge Lamps
Semi-AnnuaI
Selling Priced

beautiful base design in handsome English LAutum
bronze finishes with trimming details seldom found lamps
at this price Silk Shade $3.50 Club and Junior Lamps.
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Opera Star Naturalized.

CHICAGO, August 81 (R.-Mme
Eva Paggi, mezzo-soprano of the Ra-
vinia and Civic Opera companies, was
granted citizenship yesterday. Her
naturalization papers showed she was
born in 1890, came to America in 1923
after childhood, marriage and divorce
in Italy, and is now a Chicago resident.
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Evening star., 1932-03-10
UNION CHIEF RAPS
PRESIDENT GREEN
Head of BARRIERS Says Fed.
GRAFTON Leadership Lacks
in MiIitancy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1O.-James
G. Shanessy, president of the Journey
men BARRIERS International Union. in
the March issue of the Journeynan
Barber, criticizes the leadership of the
American Federation of Labor for
lacking in militancy."
The Labor Federation, Shanessy says.
should challenge economic conditions
by mapping out a real organization
campaign. The drive, he contends,
should be unending until all are within
the ranks of the organized.
The head Of the BARRIERS Union says
his motive in bringing this matter to
the attention of organized labor is not
with destructive intent, 'but to bring
back once more into our federation the
aggressive spirit exemplified by Samuel
Gompers"
Shanessy tells of attending a confer
ence at the federation headquarters, in
Washington, February 9, where Presi-
dent william Green read document
entitled "Labor's Appeal for Economic
and Legislative Relief"
"As we gave our attention to this
reading" the article continues, ""
we realized with a sickening sense of
despair that this document was but
reiteration of the platitudinal orations
and beseechmentS we have heard SO
often.
"Is the supreme court Of the labor
movement unable or unwilling to take
the initiative and map out
plan of action? President Green's con-.
ference was indeed a pitiful failure In
so far as offering any definite or con-
crete plan of action to help organized
labor meet existing circumstances"