Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1924, Page 26

EES PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE !licewomen as Check on : Delinquency. Fiach neishborhood in Washington should have its policewoman to pre- veht delinquency as it has uni- faxmed patrolmen to guard against U% footpad and the burglar. in the ajiinion of Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle, head of the Woman's Bireau Mrs. Van Winkle is a firm believer in_ the old adage about of prevention being worth one or more pqunds of cure. Anplying this bit of philosophy the problem of safe- sdarding boys and girls as they grow nto maturity, the director of the Woman's Bureau’ says I bel te me venting de sthtutions oscurred Want Forces To carry out this policy Lieut. Van Winkle wants 25 more women added toz her person which would bring the total strength of the Woman's Byreau 5. Vith of that temant savs, she can a perma- nent detail one woman operative to each general locality—north, east, south and west, of the center of the city At the present shardians of the number, Mrs hborh an ounce ve it is better to spend money in pre- than to build in- delinguency has a time and inquency after the Argumented. up to a staff size, the lieu- make there are 20 fair law, but with this Van Winkle declares inaugurate her plan od work. The chief these community police- would be to keep a lookout for conditions that tend to contribute to or encourage delinquency. It is probable that Mrs. Van Winkle will ask for an enlarged j4rsonnel in her annual teport to Maj. Sullivan, now being drafted Another Idea Advanced. aim in the mind of the di- the bureau to obtain a building near the house of on in order that female pris- may be entirely removed from house cells. Since the estab- of the \Woman's Bureau six and the combin of it with the house of dete arly all women who fall into the toils of th law have been taken to the detention house. It is still necessary, howeve: to detain some women in precinct A third need, wemen lishment years ag in the opinion of Mrs, Van Winkle, is the establishment of a_central clinic where woman prison- ers and juvenile delinquents could be examined both physically and men taliy a step in determining how r cases should be handled and what is necessary to restore them as useful members of society Although thef P¥oman's 'Bureau is sgll in its infancyvas a branch of the Police Department, it has come to the récognized as an essential cog in the machinery of a modern police system. Policewomen in Constant Demand. day passes that a woman s not called upon to aid de- tectives in gathering evidence or seeking out a hunted quarry In addition the assistance they rander the det:ctive bureau and the precin the woman operatives have various independent functions to per- form in guarding the youth of the city, such as inspection of dance haills and’ similar public places, patroling the busy downtown thoroughfares, whatching for shoplifters and the intenance of a constant detail at Union Station The Woman's Bureau is especially agtive in searching for missing per- sons and runaway children. LYON PARK. PARK. Va. August 9 (Spe- cfgl).—A large delegation, comprising the executive committee of the Ash-| tan Heights Citizens’ Association, jour- neyed to Lyon Park last week to dis- cliss the recent proposal of the Lyon Park Civic Association for the amal- gamation of the two bodies into one. (L N. Dagger, president of the Ashton Heights association led the discussion | ahd presented a number of questions. Arthur Orr was designated by A. A. Moore, f the executive committee Lyon Park ocli- ation the queries and to give an outline of the views of the cfvic body. Mrs. Joseph Haley, Miss Eleanor Herger and Mr. Foster par- ticipated in the discussion. The plans for the community house were discussed. It was pointed out that the project had reached a point where it was awaiting a definite de- cision as to the action of the Ashton Heights association. Should this ac- tton be in favor of joining the two bodies, the community house project necessarily would require a review, and the enlarged association would then take up the question of its con- tinuation. The question of the proper control of the recreation park and the recent movement for the reorganiza- tion of the Boy Scout troop were | discussed The delegation from Ashton Heights was compesed of G. N. Dagger, Allen Rogers, R. J. Ryland, Richard Eacho, (zeorge A rke, D. A. Millerick, and R. J. Kelley and Mesdames C. P. Warner, tta Ewing, Hazel Davies, D. A. Millerick and F. J. Kelley. The regular meeting of the Lyon Park Civic Association will be held TBuseday evening at $:15 o'clock in the Lyon & Fitch building. A full report from the Community House committee, together with a progress report on the work of the Good Roads Gommission, will be presented. * Decorations in lavender and vellow made with late Summer flowers were i miscellaneous _shower ed for the ven at the home of B. F. Toulotte, Spruce LYON chairman of the to answer street, by Miss Jennie and Mrs. Toulotte in honor Agness Murphy of Washing- shortly to become a bride. sent included Misses Maude Viehmann and Mary Hill of Wash- ington, Frances Mooney. Helen Druckenmiller, Margaret Miller, Helen Mooney and Jennie Janucks and Mrs. Joseph Brown and B. F. Toulotte, all of Lyon Park X During the hot weather the swim- ming pool in the reereation park has hren the mecca for the children of Lyon Park and other communitics. nuck o Miss ton, who TFhose pre e . HYATTSVILLE | Baptist | is to speak. {and Rev. V. H. Council on the Baptist LIEUT. ME Who would place policewomen on duty In every previnct BAPTISTS TO MEET AT FALLS CHURCH Five Northern Virginia Counties to Be Represented at Sixty- Ninth Session. Sperial Dispatch to The Star FALLS CHURCH, Va The sixty-ninth meeting of the PO‘I tomac Association of Baptist Churches is to convene at the Falls Church Baptist Church next Wednes- day for a three-day session. The sociation comp the five counties of northern Virginia and Rev. Dr.| Charles T. Herndon of Warrenton is | the moderator. The August 9. session will convene at 10 Wednesday, with devotional conducted by Rev. S. W. Cole. There | will be an election of officers, follow- | ing which H. A. Fellows, mayor of Falls Church, will deliver the address of The will be made by Rev. Dr. Herndon. The an nual sermon will be preached by Rev J. Murray Taylor. An address on “The Forward Movement” will be| given by Rev. Dr. George W. Me- Daniels, president of the Southern | “onvention. At the afternoon session James R nsfleld will give a report of the ,000,000 campaign. Addresses will be made by Rev. Dr. J. T. Watts and Rev. Dr. J. W. Cammack, both of | Richmond. A report on foreign mis- ons will be given by James Hul-| fish. In the evening Rev. P. H. Ver- non will preside and an address will be given by Rev. Dr. George W. Quick | of Greenville, S. C. Buptist Orphanage Report. Thursday morning Rev. Barnett Grimsley will conduct the devotional service and R. E. Ankers will give a report on the Bantist Orphanage. Rev. | S. W. Cole is to make an address. A report on Sunday schools and Col- portage is to be given by Rev. N, J. Allen, and E. T. Fenwick is to speak. The doctrinal sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. Herndon. At the after- noon session Rev. Westwood Hutchin- son is to conduct the devotional exer- cises. Rev. C. W. Brooks is to give a report on State missions and R. D.| Garland of Richmond will made an ad- | dress. A report on the layman's missionery movement will be given by J. R. Mansfield. Rev. R. A. McKay Following a report by the | treasurer, Miss Helen Meek, superin- tendent of the Women's Missionery Unjon, is to make a report. Mrs. W. A. Fravel is to speak. Rev. G. W. Popkins is to make a report on temper- ance and Rev. David Hepburn of Rich- mond is to speak. B. Y. P. U. Convention. The B. Y. P. U. convention will be held Thursday evening, with Rev. W. C. Shawen, presiding. Addresses will be given by Rev. W. J. Wright of Richmond and Rev. W. Marshall Craig of Petersburg. At the last day’s s Golihew is to conduct the devotions. Rev. Marshall Frazier is to give a report on education and W. S. Jenkins a report on ministers' relief. Ad dresses will be made by Rev. Dr. P. E. Gatlin, Rev. Ryland Dodge. and Rev. J. E. Briggs of Washington. Lane is to report on home mis a,m services welcome response sion Rev. J. A. Foundation. The closing session will be held Friday afternoon, with Rev. U. S. Knot conducting the devotions. Obit- uaries will be read by Rev. R. P. Rixey. Rev. W. C. Shawen is to re- port on the B. Y. P. U, which will hold a short session and at which Rev. P. H. Vernon .is to make an address. Citizens Re-elect Officers. The August meeting of the Citi- zens' Assoclation met at parish hall Monday evening. It was announced that the officers elected at the annual meeting, namely, C. V. Shreve and H. E. Brown, were unable to serve, so Frank H. Eastman was re-elected president by unanimous vote and Mrs. George T. Mankin secretary. Complaint was made about the un- necessary noise of autos, trucks and motoreycles passing through the town and the president and secretary were asked to appear at the next meeting of the town council and ask that some action be taken to remedy the nuisance. The committee was also instructed to present a propos tion for having the town trash re- moved each month under an ar- rangement which will do away with the present system of placing it out in the streets to await removal. saturday, August 16, was desig- ated as weed-cutting day and _ the president was authorized to have cards printed asking citizens to clean up their premises and cut all weeds, including those along the sidesalks and gutters. Rev. Mr. Castleman sug- gested that the Boy Scouts would distribute the cards. Church Picnic Held. Members of Crossman M. E.Church and Sunday School held their annual picnic_at _the Zoo Wednesday. M. N. Pope, barley expert of the | Mount st. | the Department of Agriculture, re- THE SUNDAY " STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 10, 1924—PART T. Local Radio Entertainment Sunday, August 10, 1924. Radlo, Va. —Weather WDM~—Church of the Covenant (34 Meters). 10 a.m.—Everygirls’ Bible class, Miss Mabel N. Thurston, teacher. 11- a.m.—Morning service; sermon. by John C. Palmer. 8 p.m.—Evening service; sermon by Dr. Palmer. ¢ NAA—Naval Radio Statios (435 Meters). 10:05 a.m: and 10:05 p.m. reports. 'WRC-—Radio Corporation of America (169 Meters). Silent. Early Program Monday. 3 p.m.—Fashion developments of the moment prepared by Women's Wear. 0 p.m. ng recital p.m.—Current topics of “The International preter.” 3:35 p.m.—Piano recital. 4 p.m.—Song recital 4:10 p.m.—Book review under the auspices of the League of American Pen Women 5:15 p.m.—Instruction tional code 6 p.m.—Stories Peggy Albion. WCAP — Chexapeake and Potom Telephone Company (469 Meters). 11 a.m.—Service from the First Congregational Church of Washing- ton. Dr. Charles L. Goodall of New York City and Secretary of Comittee on Evangelish of Federal Council of Churches of America, will delfver the sermon 4 p.m.—Open-air service held at the Peace Cross on the grounds of the National ~Episcopal ~Cathedral at Alban, Washington. 6:20 to 8:15 p.m.—Musical program from the Capitol Theater, New York, by courtesy of the Capitol Theater management,” and S. L. Rothafel (Roxic). The first part of the pro- gram will be taken direct from the Stage and will consist of music by featured artists and selections by the Capitol Grand Orchestra. The second part of the program will consist of ial prescntation by Mr. Rothafel and instrumental artists direct from the broadcasting studio in the theater. $:15 to 9:13 direct from the Organ Compan by the Inter- in interna- for children by p.m.—Organ _recital tudio of the Skinner New York City. CHERRYDALE. (‘}lk:l{n\'DRl.l (Special).—The Va, August 9 board of trustees of Cherrydale Methodist Protestant Church met Tuesday evening, at which time tentative plans were made for the raisitg of §18,000 to build a Sunday school annex to the present church structure, authorized by a re- cent congregational meetir.g. Plans of the proposed annex include ous assembly room for the school and several class~ a Sunday rooms. Georze W. Payne, one of the old- est residents of Arlington County and at one time caretaKer of Arlington County Courthouse, died Monday aft- ernoon at his home, in West Cherry dale. death having resulted from a stroke of paralysis suffered earlier in the day. Altbough Mr. Payne had been in poor health for several years, | the end came suddenly. He was able to be taken for an automobile ride Sunday. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from Gawler's chapel. Washington. D. C., with Rev. Wilbur N. Snyder, pastor of Cherry- dale Methedist Protestant Church, iciating. Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Ballston. Mr. Payne is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Chase Payne, and one brother, Williain Payne. Election and Banquet. Election of officers and a banquet service were features of a meeting of Cherrydale Council, No. 23, Junior Order United’ American Mechanics, held Monday evening. Officers elect- ed are: H. L. Hopkins, councilor; C. E. Vermillion. jr. vice ' councilor Walter Marcey, conductor; Harry Culleit, warden; William _Lindsay, financial secretary; J. A.- Wiseman, treasurer; J. H. Reynolds, recording secretary; Walter Pumphrey, assist- ant recording secretary; Marion Couz- zen, inside sentinel; K. N. Cullen, out- side sentinel, and Gordon Marcey, trustee for 13 months. The Blue team, loser in the attendance con- test, was host at the banquet, which was served under direction of Joe Reynolds and W. D. Topley. Arlington Chapter, No. 39, Order Fastern Star, will hold its regular meeting in Iiremen’s Hall Monday eveming. A large attendance is urged. Cherrydale Lodge, No. 42, A. F. and A. M., received a fraternal visit from Herndon Lodge Thursday evening. The local lodge will return’ the visit the eveninz of August 18. Apparatus maintenance and opera- tion for the year cost the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department $5,513.13, according to a report of the auditing committee of the department made to the August meeting of that body. A report on the recent lawn party given by the department, submitted by Chief John A. Spates, showed that $58 was cleared by that affair. Announeement was made by Presi- den R. E. Janson that at the next meeting of the department, Friday evening. plans would be made for the annual benefit harvest supper, to be given September 9 The appointment of alternates to the thirty-eighth annual convention of the Virginia State Firemen's As. sociation were announced as follows. Hugh Reid. Reese O'Neil, E. C. Turn- burke. ¥. H. Tucker, Ernest Rauth, Richard Leigh, Roy H. Sha, R. BE. Walker, C. C. Donaldson, W. A" Lovell, J. H. Jenkins. Clifton Reid, Arthur Hager and J. H. Patterson. Advocating Burglary, From the Boston Transcript. ‘A’ man should be very sur, f himself before he does any boast- ing,” says an exchange. What iniqui- tous counsel! Tt is advising a man to be a safe blower. turned today from a six-week west- ern trip. Mr. and Mrs. H. Coward and family have gone to Rehoboth Beach for sev- eral weeks. Misses Mary and Cecelia Cline of Columbus, Ohio, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs.'S. S. Cline and family, returned to their home this week. I F. Eldredge of the Forestry Service has gone to the Pacific Coast region on an inspection trip. The Volunteer Fire Department will have a lawn party at East Falls Church on the Eastman lot August 15, beginning at 6 o'clock. A brass band will furnish music. Funds are needed to carry on the work, also volunteer workers. Long Range Radio Entertainment SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1924. The Programs of the Following Distant Stations Are Scheduled for Eastern Standard Time 8:00—Children’s hour; stories 9:00—Rible school: Zion Orchestra 8:30—United whrvice of Preabyterian Church ... Bunday school by Methodist Book Concern ... 9:45—Calvary Episcopal Church services Holy Trinity Church services . 10 TO 11 AM. 10:00—Radio Chapel services .. Thomas' Episcopal Chure Chimes concert 10:57—Organ musi 11 TO 12 NOON. 11:00—Tiroadway Raptist Church services .... St Chrysostom's Episcopal Church services . 12 NOON TO 1 P.M. 12:00—Liowood Boulevard Christian Church services .... WHB 170 2 1:00—Los Angeles Church services §prmon “from studio ... chrew services by Rabbi Fried . 1:30—Radio Rible Class . Drgan recital ‘oncert program . organ music ... A 'Sunday hymn sing’ 2:30—Mu choir; addre Orchestra concert Studio chapel service 11001101111 Comfort's Philharmonic Orchestra ..... 3TO 4 2:45 3:00—Sermonette ...................... _Interdenominational ‘church services .... 15—Anna Rosenthal, soprato . 30—Sacred chime concert 3:45—Anna Rosenthal, soprano . 4TO B 4:00—Twilight program: music: storfes; talk . Schmeman's ~Concert Band ... :Songs of Faith.” lecture . ... ] 4:20—"Literature of the Old Testament'' . 5TO 6 5:00—Concert under auspices of Miss Ruth H Detroit News Orchestra Broadeast from Newman Theater . 5—Rase ball scores .. 5:30—Dinner concert by Pittsburgh Athictic Associxtion OfeDesteds =, oL e e Musical program by Church Federation . 6TO 7 6:00—Nathan Abas’ Orchestra . S Dinner concert ...... 2 . 5—Musical program from 3 6:20—Musical program from Capitol Theater 6:30—KGO Little Symphony Orchestra 7T0 8 7:00—First Church of Christ, Seientist, Radio Bible Class st “The Annalist's Taik for Business Men 7:25—New York Philharmonic Orchestra 7:30—New York Philharmonic Orchestra . St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral services Ninth national convention of the i Young People's League; talks . 7:45—Central Methodist Episcopal Church serv: son Quartets . 8:00—Sacred concert: a kolos: reading Studio prog: 2 vocal and ins: lecture Teligious service 9:00—Western and Southern Concert Orchestra First Reformed Church sorvices . Panl Specht’s Post Lodge Orchestra . First (hurch of N Church services _............. 9:30—Art Hickman's Concert Orchestra . 9:45—Metropolitan Theater program . 10:00—Musical chapel Song_recital Organ recital .l Hsmns by Vance M 10:30—Musical program: orchest’ 10:45—Foxtrotters’ = Orchestra . servi 11 P.M. TO 12 11:00—Ambassador Hotel Concert Orchestra .. Musical program 11:30—Rudy Seiger's Orchestra, concert 12 MIDNIGHT TO 1 A 12:00—Examiner Drogram ................... 170 2 1:00—Orchestra program . The American boy, with his won- derful adaption to electrical and me- chanical development, continues to be a factor both in the progress of the radio art and in the Summer- time demand for radio apparatus. He is supplementing his winter book tudies with practical work at home, in camp or at the seashore. Pierre Boucheron, chairman of a committee of the Associated Manu- facturers of Electrical Supplies. now compiling statistics on the subject, declares that the outstanding fact already developed is that no other scientific achievement in recent his- tory has so captured the imagina- tion of ‘millions of American boys as radio has done. “In this case, at least,” says Mr. Boucheron, “it stands thoroughly proved that”the American boy is father to the radio man. Radio _has created a new type of electrical experimenter. with the re- sult, Mr. Boucheron points out, that many of the noteworthy develop- ments in the art have been brought about by comparatively youns men. of today are astonishing their elders with glib refércaces to such recondite subjects as electrons, ether waves and radio frequency am- plification,” said Mr. _Boucheron. “These boys understand well the fundamentals of electrical theory and practice and thé complex changes undergone by electrical impulses in a radio circuit. “Radio this summer has taken the American boy off the street corner and placed him in his homemade laboratory. Instead of the lurid novels he now reads the radio sec- tions of the newspapers. Incidental- ly. in scanning the news columns for radio news he is absorbing a large amount of cultural information on other subjects Previously he de- voured only the comic eections and left the rest of the newspaper prac- tically untouched. “Radio is teaching the boy a great- er appreciation of music than he could possibly have obtained from painful music lessons or lectures on 0O A YA 3’70 10 A, Concert by Little Symphony Orchesira .. k Strand Theater services 970 10 P Meters. Miles. New York 450 204 17 313 403 188 123 Zlon, TN Bcheectady Cincinoati Pittsburgh Thiladelphia 345 Omaha New York Davenport R Loulsville A Louisville 5 Chicago Kansas City P Tos Angeles Tos ‘Angeles San Francisco New York Los Angeles Pittsburgh .KPO IWEAF JWCBD Llwoe LRYW ‘wip San Francisco Schenectady 5 Philadelphia M. LWSAL IWEAF Cincinnatt New York IWNAL IWJZ New York P . WGI IWWI WEAF WEAF Med'd Hill'de 3 Detroit New York New Yoik edden. ... WHAS WwJ CWDAK KDKA e KDKA Louisville Detroit Kansas City Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Chicago " M New York Detroit AF D'tm’th. Mass eons New York 2 Oakland, Cul PM. Pittsburgh Dalla New York New York Kchenectady Dezroit 3 o incinnati 2 Detroit trumental Zlon. TIL Montreal Springfield Rossv'e. N.Y. New York Davenport Jefferson City . Cincinnati Davenport New York Kaosas City Portl'd, Oreg. Los Abgeles 105 Angeles Omaha Dallas MIDNIGHT. SIRm CRHS KPO Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco . “KFI Los Angeles AM. Los Angele the subject. It has given him a more graphic knowledge of current events. Radio Sunday sermons bring teachings of religion home ta him. overy well organized Boy Scout troop in the country has now its own radio signaling outfit, and the Interests and activities of this im- portant movement everywhere are be- ing linked in an effective whole through the agency of the new art of communication. Through radio hun- dreds of thqusands of potential de-4§ {.mlem of the nation are being ined. From an educational standpoint it is clear “that nothing coulq have served 5o to quicken the boy's inter- est in physical and mechanical studies as radio. His absorbing interest in the subject has taught him the fac- ulty of concentration in his other studies. “But the gain is not all one-sided. ‘The youth of the nation, perhaps, have done as much for radio as the art has done for them. For the fact remains that it was the hoy who first ‘sold’ the idea of radio to the ent family. 1t is the boy who keeps the lder folks informed of developments in the radlo art: it is the boy who-de- termines very largely the type and character of ‘radio equipment which the family shall buy, und it is the boy who this summer is making radio a year-around necessity rather than a seasonal luxury.” Personal Wave Lengths. A French scientist's theory that each individual has a definite wave length, which, it properly developed and trained, would enable him to es- tablish wireless thonght communica- tion with another “tuned” in syn. chrony, presents both pleasant possi- billties' and terrors to radio enthusi- asts. “Just imagine what might happen tomorrow were some misguided pro- fessor to discover the wave length of my thought and tune in upon it,” said one radio fan. “Whea he had recov- ered from the shock there would be nothing, I suppose, to prevent him causing me to perform all the labors of life which to him are uncongenial.” In the melodrama of the future we may hear of broadcasts between hero and heroine being jammed by the vil- lain or ruined either by oscillations R I RIS Radis@Corpopation III-A, four tubes and phones. Prices Reduced! HI, two tnbes and phomes.... $35; $7.15down, $6permo. [1I-A, four tubes and loud speaker $90; $18.10 down, $11 per mo. Radiolas . $65; $17.10 down, $8 per mo. on the part of her younger brother or a mush of harmonics from the clumsily constructed transmitter of the mother-in-law. Too Many French Clubs, France is at present in the difficult position of having too many radio so- cleties, rather than too few. As a re- sult there is considerable jealousy and {1l feeling, rather than any prac- tical co-operation. Some effort has been exerted to unite them, but even those who are trying to do so find that they are hamperéd by the distrust of other leaders whose aim is the same. Rush for Radio Patents. Approximately 25 applications for radio patents are being received at the Patent Office every week. Doubt- less many fars, at one time or an- other, believe they have thought of or devised something new. It may be-of interest to them, then, to know the procedure of getting a patent, or, at least, properly presenting their claims. The first advice of the Patent Office Is to employ a competent patent at- torney and to exercise great care in his selection. The necessity for this is examined by Karl Fenning, assist- ant commissioner of patents, as fol- lows: The preparation of an application is a highly complex proceeding, and generally cannot be conducted prop- erly except by an attorney trained in this specialized practi The in- ventor, therefore, is advised to em- ploy a competent’ patent attorney, as without skillful preparation of the specification and claims a patent grant is of doubtful value A radio patent, like every other pat- ent grant, gives the inventor the right to exclude all others from mak- ing, using or selling his own inven- tion if it is an improvement on some unexpired patent whose claims are infringed thereby. The Patent Office in its investigation preceding the is- sue of a patent does not consider whether the invention infringes prior patents. A radio patent is granted only upon a regularly filed application, complete in all respects, upon payment of the $20 fee, and only after a determina- tion of utility and completeness of disclosure of the invention and a search to determine its novelt No patent is granted upon the mere idea or suggestion. There must be a complete description of the inven- tion, and it must be accompanied by drawings suitably illustrating the same. If the devi not operative and not so clearly set forth as to make it capable of manufacture from the description, no patent can be is- sued. An’ application for a patent must be made by the inventor only, and no person who has not actually cre- ated a portion of the invention is en- titled to _be considere joint in- ventor. Wien a patent is issued to more than ane inventor, where only one has actually invented, the devicc is invalid. ce Tube Protection Dixcussed. At a recent meeting of several tech- nical radio writers of national repu- | tation the old subject of vacuum tube | protection once more bobbed into the | limelight. Statistics were produced to show that more than 91 per cent of all radio vacuum tubes are de- stroyed by mere accidental burnout Considering the fact that millions of | tubes are used every year it is quite | obvious to grase. the significance of | this astounding percentage. Every radio fan spends from $15 to $20 a year on the average to replace tubes blown out through accident. | Various ways and means were dis- cussed to counteract this tremendous | expense. Several types of protective | devices were outlincd in detail and the advantages of each were taken up. | The oldest type of attempted pro- | tection of vacuum tubes consisted of | placing a high resistance of some I newly | the Spengl | kind in the plate circuit next to the | point where the B ming: lead ties in | with the filament ba.tery. While | this does offer some insurance against | | accidental .blowout, still it is incom- | plete in that vacuum tube blowouts | |can be caused from exc s well_as the accidental application of the B battery to the filament Take, for example, a radio fan who forgets and places 2 WD-12 tube in a sct that has just been using or oper- ates on a UV-201A. The result will be an' immediate burnout, although both tubes take the same socket. Then, again, a resistance in the plate circu depreciates the ¢fficiency of a circuit to a high degree and at the same time cuts down the effective b battery voltage by more than 50 per ce Prof. E. G. Bangratz of the M sachusctts Institute of Technology has designed a small fuse which slips over the filament prong of the tubs base. This fuse has an extremely low resistance and could not in the le upset the balance of ¢fiéiency in the most_sensitive receiver. Ths protec- tive device is always with the tube no matter how often it is switched around from socket to socket or set to set. The Department of the American Legion Auxiliary held meeting under the direction of the elected presigent, Mrs. Leon Arnold, in the Service Club, 220 Third strect northwest, Monday evening, at which time officers of the committees were appointed All_units were represented President Mrs. T. E. Faucett was in attendance. Unanimous appr was given to the newly appointed of ficers. The program ended with the singing of the national anthem At 1 o'clock the same day President Arnold was hostess at a lunch the Powhatan Hotel, where briefly, thanking her supporter outlining her policy guests know that her motto was act, not merely to_promise Th guest of honor, Dr. Kate Waller Ba rett, said a few words in behalf of th new president, and later Paul Tyman r Post presented new president with a basket of flower: president Arnold member of the George Killeen U No. 25 40 of the workers an executive it Nearly in the women. roce mii nt DOWN e DIAMOND onv UPT 5509 ‘Schwartz’s Perfect 100\ Imagine a. Perfect Blue White Diamond, appropriate for Ladies’ Engagement Ring or Gentleman’s Solitaire, for $100—and TWO YEARS TO PAY! Just one example of Schwartz's Diamond Values, and one reason why our Diamond Busi- ness is increasing so a week. rapidly. 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Famous Radiola Loud Speaker.....Formerly $36.50, Now $25 All Tabes........ ..Formerly $5.00, Now $4.00 Batteries Reduced Timerazments Include Batteries FADIOT North 9928 1506 Conn. ; ., 2119 Eighteenth St. N.W. Ave. e In addition to being able to supply any type of automobile i or radio battery we can remedy ‘any automobile or radio trouble. "Waahinyton 25 Premier- Radio Houss™ Distributors of Exide Automobile and Radio Batteries Open Week Days 8 to 9 p.m., Holidays 10 to 2 pm.. a number of stirring addresses. Everyone agrees that this will be the most interesting and spectacular Presidential campaign in American history. The public is fortunate in being able to avail itself of radio to hear every word of the acceptance speeches, campaign addresses, political debates and discussions of the issues. o Metchants Qisociation Sne Washington D.C. THYATTSVILLE, Md., ~August 9 (Special).—Annpuncement is made by the Washington. Suburban Sanitary Commission tH&te con¥fruction of sewer pipes has bednbegun in Capitol Heights. The work is expected to be gompleted in about four months. The dommission also announces that the Wwork of laying water pipes in College Park is well under way. Installation of water and sewer pipes is nearly dompleted in Hyvatteville Hills. The dituation in Colmar Manor and Cot- thge City soon will be given attention. ZWaldo Burnside, commander - of Snyder-Farmer Post, No, 3, American Legion, of Hyattsville, a veteran of World War and a captain in the Reserve Corps of the Army, is under- oing training at Camp Meade. His wother, Bradford Burnside, a mem- or of the faculty of the University of aryland, is spending several weeks vith friends in Colorado. $£J. Ralph Graham of Barclay, Md.. a ephew of J. J. T. Graham of tbis lace, and a graduate of the Univer- gity.of Maryland, recently visited his uacle-hiete,-enFoute to Staunton, Va- RE-CHARGE YOUR BATTERY BY TELEPHONE Phone us before 10 a.m. and we will call for and deliver your battery, fully’ charged, the same evening for $1.50. SMITH’S Battery and Electrical Service Dupont Circle Sales Studio, Open Until 10P. M.. If you have a set, check up on your tubes, batteries, etc. If you haven’t a radio set, now is the time to buy one.