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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-24
AWARDS TOTAL S110,425
Virginia Light Structures in Con-
tracts Let During Week.

Contracts for new construction under
the Public Works Administration
awarded by the Lighthouse Service Of
the Department Of Commerce in the
week ending November 20 totaled $110,-
AS. The week before contracts were
awarded for $41.131 for construction
projects.
Included In the new agreements was
one for $2,70O for building or repairing
II minor light structures In T1dewateg,
Va,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-24
Aid to Serve Supper.

WALKERS CHAPEL, Va, November
"a Especially The Ladies' Aid Of
Walkers Chapel Church will give an
oyster and meat supper In the basement
Of the church beginning at 5 o'clock
today. Mrs. Walter Davis Is chairman
Of the committee In charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-24
Liberty Bonds Stolen.

Liberty bonds worth $3.50. two silver
knives and a nat were stolen last night
from the bakery Of Peter M. Dorsch,
631 street, he reported to police today
Evening star., 1933-11-05

cities were there more than 10 private
ly owned planes.
For the first time In history, blind
landings are to be attempted In Q
multi-motored airplane. Following sue
cesful tests over a long period by Fed
eral and private pilots Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce radio blind landing
system at Newark Airport, New York
air transport terminal. the aeronautics
branch Is equipping a tri-motored Ford
monoplane for service trials Of the
system.
James L. Kinney, dep lrtment airline
inspector and test pilot, will fly the big
plane in the coming tests. He has
made many blind landings in smaller
planes under actual fog conditions, as
well as under the hood at Newark an6
College Park, Md, where the blind land
ing system was perfected.
The departments trio-motor Is being
equipped with small receiving set for
the landing beam, an instrument for
registering signals Of the runway 10
CALLING beacon and the landing beam,
and an approximate distance indicator,
which gives information as to the num-
Der OF miles separating the plane and
the transmitter. This additional radio
receiver and two instruments are all
the equipment required to prepare the
big plane for blind landings, as 1t
already has standard aircraft radio re-
ceivtng equipment and an unusually
complete set Of navigational instru-
mentS.
A second Department Of Commerce
blind landing system similar to that at
newark Is being installed at Oakland
Municipal Airport, Oakland, Calf, in
cooperation with the Port Of Oakland.
Wnere service tests will be made by
pilots Of the department and airlines
operating in the West.
Evening star., 1933-11-05

about 70 per cent read the same sign
correctly at 200 feet when lighted by
standard motor headlights. Beyond 200
feet the readings fell off rapidly, but
when the same sign was equipped with
q Inch rejecting buttons nearly 80 per
cent of the observers read it correctly
at 200 feet. The a inch buttons made
signs distinctly mere readable than
either the 095 inch or the 0.58 inch
buttons, although the smaller button
gave q somewhat more brilliant re.
Election. Buttons should not be set too
close together, the tests indicated, as
this reduces reliability in daylight.
Direction Arrow Helpful.
On rve-warning signs the readable
ity was increased by including arrows
pointing the direction Of the curve.
These enabled observers to identify the
signs, but other symbols hindered in
stead of helping. Distinctively shaped
warning signs outlined with rejecting
buttons near the border are recon-
mended as worthy of further develop
ment"
Commenting on the standard yellow
or Federal yellow" the investigators
say: I'm addition to the greater read
ability of the legend the yellow back
ground has a greater signal value, be-
ing more arresting to the average OBJ
server, and more conspicuous by con-
trast with the average natural or arti-
flcjal background. BY the adoption Of q
definite shade and hue 1t should be pos
sible to prohibit the use OF this dis
tinctive shade for any roadside adver-
tisements or signs other than official
highway signs"
Evening star., 1933-11-05
CHICAGO MAY LOSE
PIONEER STATION
KYW Involved in Fourth Zone
"BorroWeG" cIear.ChanneI
Fight.

More than year Of squabbling by 18
different broadcasting stations over the
so-called fourth zone borrowed" clear
cha mel Of 1920 kilocycles has been re-
solved by the Federal Padio Commits
sion with a decision which. unless
countermarded by the courts. will
move Station KYW within the next
few months from Chicago to Phila-
6elphia. This was the second major
station move authorized within a week,
the court appeals against the removal
into Louisville of Station WTIW. Hop
kinsville, Ky, having also Eeen with
drawn.
Important Shifts.
These two station shifts are perhaps
the most important authorized since
the big reallocation of 1923, the former
bringing a new 10000-watt station in
to Philadelphia and the latter new
1O0O-watt station into Louisville. Both
are expected to become links in those
cities Of the National Broadcasting Co.
network, which has long sought a
and which has had no Louisville outlet
ever since the 25,000-Watt WHAS last
year shifted its allegiance from N. B.
C. to the Columbia BroadcaSting SyS-
tenn.
The 1920 case" as the KYW con-
troversy has become known, actually
grows out of the 1928 reallocation, in
which that clear channel was left in
fourth zone Chicago instead OF going
to the second zone, which embraces
Philadelphia. The commission at the
time called the channel borrowed"
frankly admitting that the second zone
was entitled to four clear channels.
As things happened, the fourth zone
got five and the second zone three.
Pioneer Station.
Thus KYW, pioneer Chicago station
owned by Westinghouse, was under con-
slant duress from second zone stations
seeking its wave length, especially since
Chicago and Illinois were so vastly over
quota in their due allotment Of radio
facilities. The KYW operators there
upon decided that it was the better part
of discretion to move to Philadelphia,
and asked the commission for authority.
Other second zone stations sought at
the same time to get its wave length,
but unsuccessfully as events turned out.
II is possible that one or the other of
the unsuccessful applicants will appeal
to the courts.
WF1W was sold TO Chicago interests
and authorized by the commission last
Spring to move into Louisville Local
Louisville interests, namely WHAS and
WLAP, opposed the move, WLAP seek
ing the WFIW channel for itself WLAP
was unsuccessful, and appealed to the
courts. Later negotiations with the Chi
cago interests led to the sale of WFIW
to the Louisville owner of WLAP, a 100
waiter, and the appeals were withdrawn.
WLAP will be scrapped in favor of the
higher power WFIW, whose call letters
will be changed but whose operation in
Louisville is expected to begin by next
January l.
Evening star., 1933-11-05
W. R. HEARST IS BALKED
ON CALIFORNIA STATION
Ambition Receives Setback as
Choice 7S0-Kilocycle Channel Is
Recommended for Don Lee.

William Randolph Hearst,s persistent
efforts to secure broadcaSting station
in Los Angeles to add to the four he
already operates received a setback, at
least temporarily, when Examiner Ralph
l.. Walker Of the Federal Radio Com
mission recommended that the prize
780-kilocycle channel, bone Of conten-
ton among various California interests,
be awarded to the Don Lee Broadcasting
System SO that it may add another sta
tion to its California network at Red
lands, Calf.
Walkers report held that Stations
KIM and KELW, Los Angeles, which
now share the channel and which were
once recommended for removal from the
air by former Chief Examiner Yost, who
vas reversed by the commission are not
adding anything to the service now
available in the Los Angeles area. He
urged their license renewals be denied
Hearst holds a $4,000 purchase option
on KIM and $25, 900 on KELW in the
event the commission renews their Ii
cenSeS.
The examiner also recommended
against the applications of Earle An
thony, operator of XII and KECA, Los
Angeles, who wants the 780 channel for
KECA, and that Of the James Nc
Clatchy newspapers, which want KECA's
wave for their KFBK, Sacramento, in
case KECA should get 780.
The decision now rests with the Fed
eral Radio Commission, with every
likelihood that KIM and KELW viii
change hands, but with the situation
problematical as to whether Don Lee
will get the wave by award or Hearst
by purchase At present Hearst owns
WINS, New YQThj WVAE, PlttNpVTgh,
and WISN, Milwaukee, and has a con-
tract for the operation of Westing-
houses KYW, Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-11-05
Republican Is on
Top IL, Race for
Mayor of Boston
Four Democrats in Con.
test Unable to CoH,sO!i-
date Party Forces.
BY W. E. MULLINS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON November 4.-Tae election
Of a Republican mayor in the stanch
Democratic city of Boston was regarded
here tonight as more OF possibility
than ever because of the inability of
any one of the four Democratic con-
tenders in the current campaign to
consolidate the party forces behind him.
The voters will 60 to the polls next
Tuesday to mark a ballot containing
the names Of six candidates, four of
whom are Democrats and the other two
Republicans. The ballots carry no party
designa tions as 1t is a non-partisan
election.
Under the existing conditions NAL
colin E. Nichols, Republican, is con-
ceded an even chance to be elected
even although the city IS more than
2 to Democratic in any election. The
other candidates are District Attorney
William j. Foley, Judge Michael H.
Sullivan. Frederick W. Mansfield and
Joseph F. OConnell, Democrats; and
State Senator Henry Parkman, jr, Re-
publican.
While this campaign has not COM
manded the national attention which
has been focused on the New York
contest, it has been waged with just as
wagered here by the gamblers on a
parley that the two greatest Democratic
strongholdS In the East will be captured
by the Republicans on Tuesday
Frantic efforts were made early this
week to obtain an endorsement for Dis
trict Attorney Foley from Alfred E.
Smith, but the former New York Gov
ernor insisted upon remaining out of
the contest on the plea that 1t was nom
partisan and that several Democrats
we're engaged in it. Foley has been a
delegate from Massachusetts, pledged to
vote for Smith for the presidential
nomination at the last three Democratic
national conventions. Accordingly his
supporters have used the Smith label
with considerable freedom throughout
'the campaign.
Foley has the backing of the Demo-
cratic political machine. while Nichols
has been supported strongly by the ma
chine Republicans Mansfield hcS been
given the support of the Good Govern
ment Association, while Parkman, Sulli-
van and O'Conneu have been forced to
wage Independent fights for their votes
The election of Nichols would be con-
ceded except for the participation in
the contest of Parkman. If Parkman
polls so per cent of the Republican vote
Nichols will be defeated but If Parkman
fails to cut into the G. 0. P. vote to
that extent Nichols election is precti-
Cally assured.
The chain stores in the eastern Sec
ton of the State have encountered diff
fculty through the adoption of milk
marketing agreement in Washington
which has guaranteed payment of 6la
cents per quart to the farmers for their
Under agreement
retail price Of milk In the chain stores
was to have been increased from 10 to
IL cents per quart
Evening star., 1933-11-05
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

signs, according to a report by engineers
Of the Bureau OF Public Roads and the
Bureau Of Standards. The report gives
details Of the timing equipment and
results Of tests with typical observers,
using the apparatus under conditions
similar to actual driving. The testing
device, devised especially for this work.
included a pendulum which regulated
opening and closing shutters in such a
way that observers viewed the area
where the sign was shown for second
or for a precise fraction Of second
In this short time the eye had to find
and center on the sign and recognize
the characters SO that the observer could
report the wording.
The tests confirmed previous tests
showing the value of Federal yellow"
as background for sign. 1t stands out
in contrast to almost any background
and the attention centers quickly on the
sign and its message. In daylight the
investigators found, for example, that
at 200 feet almost 100 per cent of the
observers could in 0.8 Of a second pick
up and identify a yellow sign with
Stop In letters inches high and with
strokes of letters / inch wide. At go
feet. however, less than 80 per cent red
ogniZed it in 0.8 Of a second. At night
Evening star., 1933-11-05
WET AND DRY, "TOOTH
AND NAIL" IN UTAH
Stiff Battle Is on in Both Ranks
as Long Arid State Prepares
to Vote Tuesday.

Special Dispatch to The Star
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. November
utah will vote on prohibition repeal
Tuesday of next week. Repeal advo-
and those who favor prohibition and
are styled Defenders have worked
themselves into a fine frenzy.
Many prominent women have taken
up the fight and are holding meetings
all over the State. The Defenders have
announced series of prayer meetings
and will conduct continuous praying
throughout the day of the election.
On the other hand, the Crusaders
contend the repeal movement is not
moral question but one to remove
an unnatural growth from the State
and Federal Constitutions and turn the
spotlight OF publicity on the trade in
liquor.
Utah has dry law which was passed
about two years before the State con-
stitution was amended and longer than
that before the Federal Constitution
was amended This will continue in
force except that, should the State
constitution amendment be repealed,
beer will be legal in Utah after Jan
uary /, 1884.
Another problem faced by the voters
of Salt Lake City was that of a munic-
ipally owned power plant. However,
two leaders Of this movement who were
candidates for city commissioners we're
hopelessly lost in the primaries. This
has given heart to the opposition, but
business leaders are continuing the fight
against such plant and will continue
it until the vote Is cast.
Stock men generally. and especially
cattle growers, are growing impatient in
this intermountain section over the poor
prices for live stock. Cattle reached a
low record price last month, although
meat was being sold at considerable
advance over the early Spring months
Cattle men are bringing their stock
in from the Summer ranges now and
face the prospect Of feeding them ex-
pensive hay and grain while the prices
now offered will make them do this at
q loss.
Evening star., 1933-11-05
NEW MEXICO PUSHES
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
seecia1 Dispatch to The Star,
SANTA W, N. Mex. !

SANTA T, N. Mex, November A.
Three paved highways crossing New
i Mexico from east to west and two or or
key t0 q program announced Ny G0V
A. W. Hockenhull after his first month
in Office.
Without these. he said, the State fails
to get the fullest advantage out of its
cliff dwellings, Indian puebloS, its
Spanish villages (more European than
American In architecture and customs),
its big game grounds and trout streams.
I'VE have need Of Statewide CAM
paign of buying at home" said the
Governor. Nearly all our gasoline is
refined in other States and shipped in
when we have millions of barrels of oil
seeping away. Our coal mines are idle,
while we buy coal from other States.
Farm produce is wasting and we are
shipping it in from other States.
I'VE need to fost er State pride. Our
communities are ,parated by great dis
tances but with 2 State system of good
roads we can L.. brought more closely
together"
Evening star., 1933-11-05
yellow Delt tQr 0iGnN

STOP" SLOW" curve warnings and
other highway signs can be read more
tEey ssk have sad f5aea background Of @SS FEDERAL
yellow" with black lettering. At night
rejecting buttons set into the lettering
and bordering the sign improve read
ability enough to more than make up
for the slight reduction in reliability
they cause by day. Rejecting buttons
about three-ouarters of an inch in
diameter, set with centers at least an
inch apart, so that the area of the but
tons does not amount to more than half
the area of the black marking that
forms the letters, are more effective
than either larger or smaller buttons.
These are some of the conclusions re-
sulting from exact scientific measure.
ment CT the time observers required to
read and recognize various types Of
Evening star., 1933-11-05

one-half hours of each other and a day
echedule OF IL hours is being made by
15-passenger Condors.
On the new night schedule Lockheeds
are used for mail and express service
Maximum speeds of 215 miles per hour
are claimed. The service is to be ex-
tended to Los Angeles, reducing Ship
ping time between the Atlantic and
Pacific to Is hours. The route is by
way OF Columbus, Cincinnati. Louis
vile, Nashville. Memphis, Little Rock
and Dallas Connections will be made
at Nashville for Atlanta, Memphis for
New Orleans and Fort Worth for Ell
Paso and Los Angeles.
Planes In 2,s4s Towns,
There are privately owned airplanes
In 17.6 per cent Of all the incorporated
cities or towns in the United States,
according to survey Just completed by
the aeronautics branch Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce. The "airplane
census" shows that there are one or
more airplanes in each Of 2,848 towns
or cities.
In each of 1913 cities there are IL or
more privately owned airplanes. The
largest number Of planes In q single city
was in Chicago, where the ownership
Of 267 was reported. New York was
second. with 246, and Los Angeles third,
with 159.
The District Of Columbia was listed
a. twenty ninth among the cities with
Q total Of 81 licensed and 8 unlicensed
planes privately owned, or total Of 40
Washington was sandwiched between
Cheyenne, Wyo., with AZ planes, and
Fort Worth, Tex. with 38.
Baltimore was listed as having SO
planes, and Dundalk, Nd, IA. In no
other Maryland or Virginia towns or
Evening star., 1933-11-05
Aviation News
By JOSEPH 8. ED0ERTON.

Federal upon redeem
campaign pledge Of the Democratic party for adequate ma
ton bases combining functions Of both Army and Navy
services.
Advocates Of the conendng through power
alone can ne Nation It's safety from hostile attack have
laid their plan before the Public
request for immediate grant of funds with begin
great undertaking.. 49, 49,
project logical conclusion inevitably
result in reorganization defensive system of the
country Is not unlikely the matter will wind
Congress before the coming session
argued by advocates Of the project adequate defense
the urgent Of the that to obtain
ground Army to what will amount field laboratory for the
Evening star., 1933-11-05
This will seem like foolish question
M nm mn nm IN eyneripncad driv-

his Will seem Ike f00llSh question
No. l.000.000,000 to experienced driv-
ers, but it brings out the fact that
quite a number of women do not know
that they can start or proceed in any
forward gear. provided the car has
sufficient momentum SO as not to strain
the motor. Our transmissions are of
the selective. not progressive, type. We
usually do 60 through from low to high
because that is most logical. but we
could 60 from high down to second.
and we can always 90 from second to
high or vice versa The only reason
we cannot as a rule shift back into low
while the car is in motion is simply
because there is no convenient synchro-
meshing accomplishments to that par
ticular shift. A skilled driver can get
into low with suitable speeding up of
the motor and with the aid of trick
known as "double-clutching.
Evening star., 1933-11-05
Order Cuts Radio Power.

The unusual spectacle of a broad
casting station reducing its power to
fraction Of its former output is furnished
In France, where the French govern
ment has ordered Radio Normandie to
cut IT. power from 10000 to 100 watts.
Evening star., 1933-11-05

Complete recordings of the Reichstag
fire trial have been made by the Ger
man radio authorities for later broad
casting Excerpts from the records are
usually broadcast each evening over all
stations
Evening star., 1933-11-05
ENGINEERS TO MEET

Members Of Radio Institute to
Gather Thursday.
The November meeting Of the Wash
ington Section of the Institute OF Radio
Engineers will be held Thursday at the
Kennedy Warren Apartments, sl33
Connecticut avenue.
The usual informal dinner will be
served at $50 pm. At 8 o'clock T. r.
Gilliland. radio section, Bureau Of
Standards. will give an illustrated pa
per on Radio Methods Of Studying the
Ionized Upper Atmosphere"
Evening star., 1933-11-05

ESIDES having the employment
problem aided, the National
Capital is feeling other bene-
fits of the N. r. A. and its
helper, the Public Works Ad-
Evening star., 1933-11-05

med1aCe IaIluI1g lIeIuS, HOW uIIUeI CUT
struction- Preliminary service had been
flown over this route for more than two
weeks prior to opening OF regular service
three days ago.
Radio and weather stations already
have been installed and are in opera
ton by the air line. The weather re-
porting stations are located at intervals
Of 20 miles and high frequency radio
stations are in operation at Washington,
Charleston and Cincinnati.
At the same time, travel time between
Washington, Texas and intermediate
points has been reduced with the intro
duction by American Anyways Of two
new schedules between Cleveland and
Fort Worth, connecting with services
out of Washington at Cleveland and
Cincinnati. A new night schedule will
Evening star., 1933-11-05
Fire Trial Recorded.

tract for the operation of Westil
houses KYW, Chicago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-07-20
COUNTY MEDICAL GROUP
TO AID NEEDY PATIENTS
Allegany and Garrett Society to
Continue Charity Work

At a special meeting of the Allie
gany and Garrett County Medical So
ciety, held last night in Cumberland, a
resolution was passed whereby the
physicians and surgeons who are
members of the organization will &C
cept no offers of pay from welfare
groups, Federal, State or county or
city authorities for treating charity
patients.
1t was cited that large number Of
needy and unemployed persons are
being treated by physicians in Allie
gany and Garrett counties and that
many persons are under the impress
sion that the physicians are paid by
welfare agencies or governmental
bodies.
During the discussion of handling
charity cases, it was decided that the
members of the Allegany-Garrett So
ciety will continue their charity work
and will reject any offers of pay from
welfare groups and other organiza-
tions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-07-20
ACCIDENT

The Climbing Vines class of st.
Paul's Lutheran Sunday school was
entertained at the home of Misses
Beulah and Lena Margroff Friday ev-
ening. There were twelve members
present, After the devotions led by
Miss Melrose Friend, and business
items disposed of, the remainder of
the evening was spent in playing var
ious games. A lunch was served by
the hostesses.
The regular meeting of the aid So
ciety of Zion Lutheran church was
held at the home of Mrs. Fred. Richter
on Thursday evening. 4
The Flatwoods Sunday school held a
picnic at Rainbow Inn one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Savage, Sang
Run, visited the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Dixon, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison McGettigan,
of Uniontown, spent Sunday at the
home of James McGettigan.
DeLeon Rush, Gary, Ind, arrived on
Friday to spend several days with his
family.
Mrs. ]. W. Schroyer, aged II years,
had the misfortune of falling and
breaking her arm one day last week.