Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1928, Page 26

26 TURKEY RECEIPTS ARE HEAVY IND.C. Dealers at Wholesale Market Report Improved Business During Week. Heavy receipts of turkeys this weck suggested to dealers the probability of many of them being on hand when the doors of the markets close to the Christ- | mas buyers Monday night. Buyers were | out in fairly large numbers this morn- ing, practically every one interested in turkeys. Many of the shoppers made their purchases of turkeys for Christ- mas, others holding back in anticipa- tion of the possibility of cheaper prices Monday. None of the markets will be open for business tomorrow. Poultry dealers on Louisiana avenue and Tenth street, where most of the dressing of poultry | in the city is done, have arranged to keep open practically all day Yomorrow, such opening being necessary in order to receive late shipments and wupplvl Emu'ry to persons too busy to do their| uying today or Monday. Left-Over Supplies. Much of the supplics of turkeys left over from the Thanksgiving market and placed in storage appeared in the | local markets, wholesale and retail, to- day, these supplies being offered at low prices. There were many thin turke called by dealers No. 2 stock, received the past few days, some being so thin that they were scarcely worth having. Raisers shipped them here, however, and wholesalers are doing the best they can with them. Warm weather earlier in the month had its effect upon the turkey market, dressing plants in the South delaying operations because of the danger of losses. From all coctions of the coun- try came reports early in the season that there would be no scarcity of turkeys, some reports suggesting supplics probably would be largely in excess of demand. Realizing the possibility of a cheaper market, most local dealers went slow in giving quotations and ordering sup- plies, wanting to guard against losses. It was suggested in some quarters early in the month that Christmas would see & 60-cent market, but in this city deal- ers predicted that 60 cents would be the highest probable retail price, and expressed the belief that only few sales would be made at that top price. It was evident late last week that a break in the market would come, and prices soon started downward, until dealers gladly accepted 35 and 36 cents for top turkeys alive, and offered dressed stock at_prices ranging for 35 to 42 cents. Prices today covered a simi- larly wide range, and just what closing gflm Monday night will be is prob- 'matical. Buyers not wanting to pay the prices quoted for turkeys were able to get other lines of poultry at lower prices, although, according to dealers, prices of small turkeys will not run into much more money than the prices of geese, ducks and chickens, considering the difference in the quentity of meat sepresented. ‘There are many persons in the city who will have a big, fat goose grace their table Christmas day, having a decided preference for the meat of the Today on (Meters on left of call letters, kiloc; otherwise 434.5—NAA—690. (Washington Navy Yard). 3:45—Weather Bureau reports. 9:55—Arlington_time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports. 228.9—WOL—1,310. (American Broadeasting Co.) 5:45—The Town Crier. 6: Dinner concert. 6:30 to 7:00—Request program. 0:00 to 12:00—Dance music. 205.4—WISV—1.460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 7:00—Talk by Charles I. Stengle. 7:30—Old King Tut, banjoist. 8:00—Talk by Representative Keown of Oklahoma. 8:30—Piano recital. 9:00—Taik by George Lendis. 9:15—Barn dance and radio revue, continuing to 1 a.m. 1:00a—Weather report. 475.9—WMAL—630. (Washington Radio Forum.) 6:50—"Where to Eat and Why," by the Chef. 7:00—Thirty Club. 7:15—Phil Hayden and Helen Kenny, entertainers. 7:30—Correct_time. 7:31—Radio Joe and his Budget Boys. 8:00—"Launching Washington's Com- munity Chest,” by Charles J. Bell. 8:15—Gertrude E. Dyre, pianist. 8:30—Chevrolet presentation. 1 Mc- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. themRadio PROGRAM FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928 ycles on right. All time p.m. unless indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS public schools, Alexandria, Va. 9:00—Katherine Havill, mezzo-soprano. 9:15—Violin solos and duets by Meyer and Norman Goldman. 9:30—The Madrigal Singers. 10:00—Earl Grimes, baritone. 10:15—Columbia Banjo Club. 10:45—Leese’s Saturday Nighters. 11:45 to 12:00—News flashes. 315.6—~WRC—950. (National Broadcasting Co.) 3:30—RCA demonstration hour (N. B. C. 4:30—Clover Club Trio (N. B. C.). 5:00—St. Regis Orchestra (N. B. C.). 5:30—Jolly Bill and Jane (N. B. C.). 5:55—Motion picture guide. 6:00—Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (N. B.C). 6:30—White House dinner music (N. B. C.). 7:00—Bible talk: “A Christmas Mes- sage,” by Dr. Charles Campbell. 7:15—Christmas carols by the choir of St. John's Church, under the direction of T. Guy Lucas. 7:45—"A Week of the World's Busi- ness,” by Dr. Julius Klein, 8:00—Naiional Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Walter Damrosch (N, B. C.) 9:00—Philco hour, abes in Toy- land” (N. B. C.). 10:00—L§ckv ‘S:(nke Dance Orchestra ( ) 11:00—Correct time (N. B. C.). 11:01—Weather forecast. 11:02 to_12:00—Wardman Park Or- 8:35—Christmas carols by pupils of the 454.3—WEAF New York—660 2:30—Musical programs. 5:00—Orchestra. 5:30—Bill and Jane. 6:00—Dinner music. '7:00—Spitalny’s music. 0—Genia Fonariova. —National orchestra. 0—Organ recital. 0—Mildred Hunt. 0—Tunes of Broadway. 0—Ponce Sisters. 11:15—Dance music. 394.5—~WJZ New York—760 :00—Orchestra. 0—Band of Thousand Melodies. 3:30—Demonstration Hour. 0—Musical features. 0—Orchestra. 00—Hotel orchestra. 5—Talk on business. 00—Among Ourselves. 5—*“Christmas Carols.” :00—Slumber hour. 422.3—~WOR Newark—710 2:30—Orchestra and features. 5—Studio tea. 0—Christmas carillon; Koko. goose the barnyard fowls. Hundreds of the geese reached here this week from Maryland and Vi col in coops along with turkeys, ducks, cl - ens and keats. ‘were quoted selling Spring chickens and fowls been cheaper the past few days, keats selling at 80 cents and $1. a pri that has prevailed the entire Winter. Improvement in business this week, something that was naturally expected, was reported by dealers ‘this morning. ‘While the chief interest of the week was in the turkey market, according to reports of dealers, trimmings for the turkey and fruits of all varieties were in demand. Pouitry prices were cheaper than prices reported a week ago, but very little changes in prices of fruits end vegetables were reported. Today's Wholesale Prices—Jobbers’ Prices Slightly Higher. Butter—One-pound prints, 5115a521;; 035251 tub, 5 -Hennery, 45a47; fresh, selected, 43244; current receints, 35a36. Poultry, alive—Turkeys, 35a36; Spring chickens, 26a27; Leg] g 25; roosters, 19a20; ducks, 25; 20a25; keats, young 60a80, Dressed—Turkeys, 35a42; Spring chick- ens, 30a32; Leghorns, 28a30; fowls, 28a 30; capons, large, 45a48; small, 38a40; ;lla%ks, 30; geese, 30; keats, young, 80a Meats—Beef, top 25, medium 21!%a 23, common 17a18; veal, 25a27; lamb, 28; pork loins, 18; fresh hams, 21a23; fresh shoulders, 17a18; smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders, 18; bacon, ig lard, in tins 123, in packages Live stock—Calves, 16; lambs, 13a14. Game—Rabbits, No. 1 grade 25, No. 8 grade 15a20. Butter and eggs were in greater de- mand this week than during ordinary occasions, and realization of the antici- pated drop in prices of eggs proved a n to both dealers and consumers. great was the drop in wholesale rices that retailers also had to sell at lower prices. Change in the condition of the egg market was anticipated fully two weexs ago, it is stated, and merchants exer- ‘cised more care in making purchases, not wanting to be caught with large ?umtmas of the product of the hennery or which high prices were paid. In- ereased receipts and heavy sales of storage eggs are said to have been factors in bringing down prices of the gresh stock. ‘There still are plenty eggs in storage, 4t is reported, and it is probable that they will be turned out at lower prices 4n the near future, which, it is believed, ‘will go far toward further reducing the price of fresh eggs. It is thought by Gealers that nothing short of blizzard weather will cause increased prices to prevail the remainder of the Winter season. Meat dealers reported a slow market this week, a condition that was naturally to be expected, meats never being in great demand just prior to the Christ- mas holiday season. There were ample supplies of all kinds of meats in the market throughout the week, however, and prices were reported reasonable or cheap. Pork Loin Prices Drop. Pork loins dropped as low as 18 cents for the fresh-killed stock, the lowest price in recent years, it is stated, and other cuts also were cheaper. Lamb rices continued cheap, while the mar- ket- on veal continued high and firm. JFarmers along the B strect line outside Center Market offered fresh-killed pork to the retail trade. They also offered country sausage, link sausage and other pork products. Business at Municipal Fsh Market was not very brisk, dealers reported, conditions being similar to those re- ported in the meat’market. Fresh fish ‘were not particularly plentiful, accord- ing to reports, but supplies were more than equal to the demand, and there ‘were frozen fish that attracted atten- tion of buyers. Oysters continued plentiful and in fair demand throughout the week, choice selects selling at $2.25 a gallon and standards at $2. Dealers had large quantities of shell stock from the lower Potomac that were offered at $1.50 and $2 a bushel, elightly higher. No crabs are being received in the Jocal market, but dealers are receiving supplies of crab meat that find slow compared with other species of |1 10:30—Orchestra. 11200—News; dance hour. 348.6—WABC New York—860 1:05—Tucker’s orchestra. 5:00—Hebrew asylum band. 6:00—Vocal programs. 6:30—Santa Claus. 7:05—Restaurant music. 7:30—Musical programs. 9:00—Orchestra. 9:30—The Home Town. ¢ 10:00—8Serenaders; dance (2 hours). 272.6—~WLWL New York—1,100 6:00—New Rochelle College hour. 7:00—Tenor; talk; instrumentalists. 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740 6:30—Dinner music. 7:00—Sunday_school lesson. 7:30—Music Box. 8:00—Sunday Jonrnal; concert. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway. 11:45—WSB Skylark. 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,080 3:30—Demonstration hour. 6:30—Dinner concert. 7:30—Studio programs. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway. 325.6—WHAS Louisville—820 3:30—Demonstration hour. 7:30—Studio concert; talk. 8:00—National orchestra. 293.9—KYW Chicago—1,020 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Orchestra. 11:00—News; Slumber music. 12:00—Orchestra; Insomnia Club. 416.4—WGN Chicago—720 9:00—WGN Players. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway. 11:00—Features; Popular (2 hours). 1:00a—Nights of the Bath. 447.5—WMAQ Chicago—670 9:30—Pratt and Sherman. 10:15—Orchestra; features. 11:00—Amos-Andy; orchestra. 12:00—Dance music (2% hours). 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 6:00—Orchestra. 6:30—Diners; Two Trios. 7:30—Farm talk; orchestra. chestra. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 272.6—~WPG Atlantic City—1,100 8:00—News; concert orchestra. 8:45—Musical. 9:15—Concert _orchestra. 10:00—Dance music. 11:00—Music; dance hour. 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060 6:30—Dinner music. 7:45—Talk on business. 8:00—Tenor and xylophonist. 8:30—WBAL ensemble. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—The Pattersons. 256.3—~WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 6:00—Gospel sing; movie; sports. 6:30—Orchestra. 7:30—Jewish world program. 8:00—Daily news hour. 9:00—Grenadiers; Musical Chefs. 10:00—Dance music and news. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980 3:30—Demonstration hour. 6:30—Dinner concert. 7:00—Educational; Radio Club. 7:30—Literature; talk on business. 8:00—Godfrey Ludlow. 8:30—WJZ programs. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:35—Dance hour. 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150 3:30—Demonstration hour. 6:30—Dinner music. 6:55—Theater party. 8:30—Newscasting; studio. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Organ; news; dance. 379.5—~WGY Schenectady—790 7:00—Spitalny’s music. 7:30—Musical program. 8:00—National orchestra. 9:00—WEAF programs. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway. 11:00—Dance music. 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990 3:30—Demonstration hour. 6:00—Organ recital. 6:30—Santa Claus. 7:00—Orchestras; talk. 8:30—The Music Lovers. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Sports; Loew's orchestra. SOUTHERN 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway. 11:00—Greater Louisville Entertainers. 461.3—WSM Nashville—650 7:30—Newscasting; Dr. Klein. 8:30—Craig’s orchestra. 9:00—Barn dance features. 12:15a—Songs and stories. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 6:00—Christmas program; orchestra. 7:30—Orchestra. 8:00—Corn Cob Pipe Club. 9:00—Talk; News Leader. program. 10:10—To be announced. 12:00—Request organ recital. 258.5—~WWVA Wheeling—1,160 2:00—Matine program. 11:00—Mountaineer Club. CENTRAL 8:00—Orchestra; Mansfield & Lee. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Hawaiians; Lucille & Mary. 10:30—Singers. 11:00—Dance hour. 280.2—WTAM-WEAR Cleveland—1,070 6:00—Orchestra; feature program. 7:00—Latest in jazz. 7:30—Genia Fonariova. 8:00—National orchestra. 9:00—0ld Timers. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway. 11:00—Ponce Sisters; dance. 398.8—WCX-WJIR Detroit—750 6:00—Orchestra; dinner music. 7:00—Baritone; music: talk. 7:30—Thirty Minutes from Broadway. 8:00—Dance; concert trio. 9:00—Light opera hour. 10:00—Cotton Pickers. i 11:00—Amos; news; dance music. Shrimp, caught in Florida waters, found ready sale at 25 cents, the cooked sup- plies selling at 50 cents. Clams were plentiful the past few days at $1.50 per 100. Canadian smelts were among the frozen fish received and offered the trade. They proved good sellers at 25 cents a pound. Frozen Boston mackerel was offered at 15 cents, frozen halibut at 18 cents and frozen salmon at 23 cents. Flounders, received from Boston and points of the Chesapcake Bay, found ready sale, the small fish selling at 7 | cents and the larger ones at 18 cents a pound. Cod was quoted at 10 cents, | pollock at 8 cents and haddock at 7 | cents a pound. Fillet of haddock sold at 20 cents a pound throughout the week. Lower Potomac River netters fur- nished . the local market fairly large ouantities of white and yellow perch, carp and catfish. Yellow perch and carp were quoted at 20 cents, white sold them around $1.40 a quart box. Oranges continued in liberal supply during the week, but grapefruit was not so plentiful the past few days. The Florida fruit sold at prices ranging from $2.50 to $4 most of the week, the Cali- fornia oranges, not so plentiful, selling around $5. No. 1 grapefruit sold at $4. Pineapples reached the local market this week, many of them being too green for ready consumption, and dealers quoted them at $6 a box. Fancy per- simmons sold at $1.75 and $2 a box. Apples and bananas continued plenti- | ful, prices depending upon size and quality of the fruit. Celery was the leader in the vege- table market this week, being in de- {mand for the Christmas. dinner, sup- | plies being from California and New York. Peas, growers, have been much more plenti- ful the past few days, and were offered 'at $4 and $4.75 a box. ‘Tomatoes are not very plentiful. The ! supply during the week has been equal perch at 15 cents and catfish at 10 to the demand, however, and prices ‘BABES IN TOYLAND' ON WRC TONIGHT Jessica Dragonette and Colin 0’More to Sing Leading Opera Roles. Victor Herbert’s musical extravangaza, “Babes in Toyland,” and another con- cert by the National Symphony Orches- tra under the direction of Walter Dam- rosch are the principal offerings to- night of WRC. The operetta will be broadcast as the Philco hour attraction from 9 to 10 o'clock, and the symphony concert will precede it. Jessica Dragonette and Colin O'More have the leading roles. WRC's program also will have a Christmas atmosphere tonight. Aside from the weekly Bible talk which will be devoted to “A Christmas Message,” a special program of Christmas carols by the choir of St. John's Church will be broadcast from 7:15 to 7:45 o'clock. ‘The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra will devote a major portion of its pro- gram to Scoich music. There will, however, be a fair sprinkling of popular Broadway tunes. With the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem observing its usual Saturday off day, WMAL's entire program tonight will be made up of local features. The outstanding attractions will be a pro- gram of Christmas carols by the Mad- rigal Singers and another program of carols by pupils of the public schools of Alexandria, Va. One of the two speeches scheduled by WMAL will be made by Charles J. Bell, chairman of the budget commit- tee of the Washington Community Chest. His topic is, “Launching Wash- ington’s Community Chest.” An old-time barn dance and radio revue, which will run continuously from 9:15 pm. to 1 am., headlines the pro- gram of WJSV. All of this station's regular stafl artists will take part with Old Knig Tut acting as master of cere- monies. The earlier part of the program in- cludes talks by Representative McKeown of Oklahoma and Charles I. Stengle. MEDICAL BUILDING 1S DENIED WRIT Court Upholds Right of Zon- product of California | Norfolk oysters selling cents a pound. { ranged from $2 for some in fair condi- Recelprl.)s from North Carolina shippersf tion to $6 for choice stock. Ohio hot- included a few trout, the small ones house tomatoes, 10-pound baskets, me- selling at 15 cents and the larger ones dium size, were quoted this morning at at 20 cents a pound. Kingfish and $2.75 and $3. small croakers and spots also were re- | There were practically no cucumbers ceived from North Carolina. ‘- The king- jon sale this morning, due, it is stated, fish brought 12'2 cents. to the Florida crop having been affected o by frost. Very light receipts of egg- Fruits and Vegetables. plants and peppers, light supplies of Supplies of fruits and vegetables for onions and squash, moderate supplies the Christmas holiday trade are unusu- | Of string beens, eninach and kale, and ally attractive. Displays or iruits m-l liberal supplies of potatoes were re- !cluded orang apples, tangerines, ported the past few days. pears, papaya, persimmons, grapefruit, — honeydews, ‘grapes, cassbas anc pine”| .« Qhild Dies From Sealding, Grapes, much more plentiful thani Four-year-old Robert Hughes, col- usual at this season, were offered the ored, 737 Fourth street, who accidental- retail trade around $1 and $1.50 @ box.|ly fell into a tub of hot water while They are of exceptionally fine quality,! playing in his home Wednesday after- according to dealers, and proved & | noon. died at Children’s Hospital yes- fairly good seller. Dealers also had|terday. His death was reported to the small quantities of imported grapes, but | coroner. wholesale prices were not quoted. - Small quantities of strawberries from Florida were offered. There was no de- [ In any English town the amount of ing Body to Confer With Civic Groups. ‘The Zoning Commission of the Dis- frict of Columbia yesterday defended its practice of conferring with repre- sentatives of the Board of Trade and other civic organizations on applica- tions for changes in zoning matters, and asserted that the result of these conferences could have been learned on inquiry and no attempt was made to keep them secret. The practice, the commission asserts, serves a double purpose of stimulating interest in zoning matters and keeping the members of the commission in touch with the views of public-spirited citi zens interested in the progress, dev opment and beautification of Wash- ington. The matter came up at a hearing be- fore Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford of the District Supreme Court on an unsuccessful application for mandamus brought by the Columbia Medical Build- ing Corporation to compel a rehearing of its application for permission to change from 90 to 110 feet the height of its building at Nineteenth and I streets. The commission had granted a public hearing and no opposition had appeared. But, according to Attorney Frederick A. Fenning, former District Commissioner, who appeared for the company, the members of the commis- sion then heard secretly reports from committees of four local organizations. including the Board of Trade, who op- posed the change in height, which was not made known to the applicant. Through Assistant Corporation Coun- sel Frank H. Stephens the commission declared its proceeding was regular and no attempt at secrecy was had, because Mr. Fenning could have learned of the oppositien by merely asking. Justice Stafford ruled that since the .| company was not being deprived of any right by the action of the commission, but was merely seeking a special privi- lege to be excluded from the operation of the present zoning of the locality, it was not entitled to a public hearing. If the commission had given a public hearing, as a matter of grace, the com- pany had no standing to ask for a re- hearing. The court intimated that if |5 there had been a right to a public hearing he might have held that all objections should have been heard in public. Attorney Fenning noted an appeal to the Court of Appeals after Justice Staf- ford had dismissed the application for the writ of mandamus. HINES SENDS GREETING T0 DISABLED VETERANS Christmas Message Expresses “Gratitude” to Ex-Service Men and Women. The “gratitude” of a Nation is ex- pressed by Director Frank T. Hines of the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau to all dis- abled ex-service men and women in his annual Christmas greetings. The message is as follows: “A very merry Christmas indeed to all disabled ex-service men and women, wherever vou are today! To each and all, for the new year, a little more of comfort and happiness, a greater increase of health and always the knowledge that s0 long as your need endures there shall be no diminution in solicitude or serv- ice in your behalf; that its rendering is not a gesture of duty but a manifesta- tion of acknowledgment and gratitude from the Nation you have served so well and at such cost to yourselves. “Merry Christmas to each—a glad New Year—God bless you!” OLD BICYCLE “GARAGE” WILL BE REMODELED Treasury Department Building Will Be Used for Storage of Samples by U. 8. The old bicycle shed at the Treasury Department, where in earlier days em- ployes used to park their bicycles in racks, will give way soon to a room for storage of samples of building materials for the Federal building program. This developed yesterday when con- tract was awarded to the J. George Beysel Co: of Baltimore for remodeling the shed. The bid was $6,661, the low- est_of nine. The shed used to be full of bicycles in days when many employes rode their “wheels” to work, but for several years few bicycles have been placed there, .. Lieut. Lundgren Resigns. Resignation of First Lieut., Rupert W. Lundgren, Army Medical Co b Carlisle Barracks, Pa., - sale at 40 cents a pound. Lobsters, re- celved from Boston, were ofiered at 60 pents, but they w - »-* in demand mand for the berries, however, and irubbish dealt with yearly averages 234 there were so few received that whol~- | tons for each 1,000 people or, rough'y, sale prices v: not gquoted. Retai 2 ton for each house, cepted by the President. Lieut. Lund- gren is from Nebraska and cntered the &rmy in October, 1926, C., SATURDAY, DE RADIO’S MAJOR FEATURES TONIGHT. 6:00—Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra; dinner music—WEAF, WTIC, WRC, WCAE, WWJ. 8:00—National Orchestra; Walter Damrosch, conductor—WEAF, WEEI, WTIC, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WWJ, WHAS, WTAM. 9:00—Light opera hour; “Babes in Toyland” — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, KDKA, WJR, WLW, KYW, WHAM, WBT, WSB, ‘WHAS, WRC. 10:00—Tunes of Broadway; dance program — WEAF, WEEI WTIC, WJAR, WCSH, WFI, ‘WRC, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WGN, WSB, WHAS, WBT, WJAX, WTAG. TEST CARS 10 HUNT MADI0 HETERODVNE Six Autos to Take Road Next Month to Trace “Wave- Wobbling” Stations. BY MARTIN CODEL. Some time next month a fleet of high-powered test cars of the Depart- ment of Commerce, newly equipped un- der its own specifications, will take the road on the trail of the elusive hetero- dyne. Six automobiles, each a self-con- tained monitoring laboratory, will work out of Baltimore, Detrotit, Kansas City, Atlanta, Dallas and San Francisco to check up the wave lengths and powers of the Nation's broadcasting stations. William D. Terrell, Federal supervisor of radio, announced today that the fre- quency monitoring and field-strength measuring devices now being built spe- cially for the Government’s radio in- spection service are nearing completion in the Westinghouse plant at Spring- field, Mass. One of the test cars is there now, being used for a model in- stallation. AR QUK RURUERRIR IR IR IR R 2 CEMBER 1928. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. £ - PatAcE BEGINNING TODAY A Paramount Sound Picture POLANEGRI In a Picture of Love and Hate THE WOMAN FROMMOSCOW with NORMAN KERRY ON THE STAGE WESLEY EDDY AND THE PALACE SYNCOPATORS In Paul Oscard’s Production, TOPSY TURVY TOWN ADDED HOLIDAY HITS “Spirit of Yuletide” With Tableau and Effects Palace Concert Orchestra Harry Borjes, Conductor Charles Gnige at the Console Fox Movietone News M-G-M News FICT'\R]\T.\'OVELT' “The Christmas Camera Tree” HEN YOU Need Blank Books Come in and look over our stock. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Three of the cars are in Detroit, where the apparatus will be installed, under the direction of Supervisor S. W. Edwards. One car is at Atlanta and another at San Francisco. Field- strenglh apparatus for measuring the power output of a station has already been instalicd in the latter. Each car will be manned by two inspectors. The plan is to keep one of the cars in Detroit and in January dispatch the others to their headquarters points, ac- cording to Mr. Terrell. The Detroit office has been using a test car since 1925. The new installations are really refinements of this original model, based on the experience of the inspectors working under Supervisor Edwards. Whlie the supervisory force of the Department of Commerce is preparing to lend more active aid in the task of keeping broadcasting stations within their licensed bounds, the Federal radio commission is again threatening drastic action against persistent violators of the “‘wave-wobbling” regulation. This is the rule that stations may not vary more than a half kilocycle from their assigned wave lengths in order to prevent inter- ference on neighboring channels. The commission today cited three more stations for wave deviations checked by the Department of Com- merce district supervisors. These sta- tions, it was announced, must appear before the commission and explain why they cannot keep their transmitters on frequency. The hearings will be held soon, inasmuch as the next license re- newal date is February 1. The three stations newly cited are KGTT, San Francisco; KOL, Seattle. and WCLB, Long Beach, Calif. Others previously cited are WIBS, Elizabeth, N. J.; WKBO, Jersey City; WSGH- WSDA, New York: KPQ, Seattle; KFQW, Seattle, and KPCB, Seattle. The commission has threatened to deny new licenses to all of these stations. TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. | National—“The Beaux Stratagem,” comedy, at 2:20 and 8:20 p.m. Belasco—"Irene,” musical comedy, at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wardman Park—"“One Night in Beth- lehem,” at 2:30 p.m. Strand—"Record Breakers,” burlesque, at 2:15 and 8:15 n.m. Metropolitan—"The Haunted House,” photoplay, at 11:50 a.m.; 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50, 9:50 p.m. Palace—“The Woman from Moscow," at 11:10 am, 1:40, 3:55, 5:20, 7:40, 9:50 p.m. Fox—"Prep and Pep,” from 11 am. to 11 p.m. Earle—"What a Night,” at 11:40 a.m.,, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 p.m. Columbia—"“A Woman of Affairs,” at 11 a.m,, 12:50, 3:00, 5:00, 7:10, 9:25 p.m. Ambassador—‘Power,” at 2:20, 4:25, 6:25, 8:10 and 9:50 p.m. Tivoli—"Beggars of Life,” at 3, 4, :55, 7:45 and 9:30 p.m. Central—"‘Steamboat BIill, Jr. 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5, 6:30, 8 and 9:30 p.m. Little Theater—"Siegfried,” at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. continuous | D. C. Youth Named to West Point. The President has appointed Roder- ick M. O’Connor, 206 Maryland avenue northeast, this ctly, a cadet-at-large at the West Point Military Academy, sub- ject to qualification at the entrance examination in March. “DIVINE to life in us? A study class in Theosophy George Plitt Co., Inc.| Sunday, December 23, 8:15 P.M. 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Washington Savings Bank Tenth and Grant Place F&XxX 7 AT FOURTEENTH 6T William Fox Presents A Romantic Comedy OF Petting Flappers and Peppy Cadets PREP AND PEP Glorifying Youth ON THE STAGE THE CIRCUS World Over. 7 ARABS Whirlwind Daredevils DANG SHING JAPS PAUL BROS. Thrills in the Atr The Tulking Crow LLOYD and BRICE Funsters Unique SIXTEEN FOX TILLERETTES Triumphant Return Of the Wonder Dancing Girl With a Cast of Youthful Stars Top From the From the Royal Theatre, Tokio TONITE. : MAT. TOD AT INIATIONAL =% Geo. C. Tyler's Revival THE PLAYERS CLUB, N. ¥. Presents THE GREATEST COMEDY CAST EVER ASSEMBIED Hiteheock, \if Fesier: Howara Kyler Valerte Vaisire: " Howa > 8. Miller Kent. A e “THE BEAUX STRATAGEM" NEXT WEEK, BEG. SUN. Seats Today The Theatre Guild of N. Y. Presents EUGENE O'NEILL'S MASTERPIECE “STRANGE INTERLUDE” —IN NINE ACTS— EVENINGS ONLY AT 5:30 P. M. Dinner Intermission, 7:40 to 9 p. m. FINAL CURTAIN AT 11 P. M. NOTE—Season reservations for this at- traction will be held until the day pre- ceding the rrlormln:- for which they are assigne smmmo S0¢ to §1.50 ELASCV ma. Today, 50c 10 1 SAVOY MUSICAL COMEDY CO. In IRENE . Frore “My Alice Blue Gown" A real “Gingerbread Man" e to each girl or boy attending “Irene” this week ALL WEEK NEXT SUNDAY ,3iL WEER. Direct fr X | GINGERBREAD Co. of 70—, ial MAN 6550l b St Week Ber. Christmas Night, Tues.. Dec. 25 A Sensational Musfcal Comedy Wi JACK PEARL Cast of Broadway rites Harold Stern and ore 'The Jack Donahue-Job heu sle Girl c LOEW’S oLumsiA F St. at 12th. Cont. from 10:30 BEGINNING TODAY A Synchronized Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture JOHN GILBERT GRETA GARBO in their greatest triumph A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS with AN ALL-STAR CAST ADDED HITS Metro Movietone Acts VINCENT LOPEZ Monarch of Melody Metro Movietone Revue Co-.rk Fox Movietone News M-G-M News Thematic Prelude Columbia Concert Orchestra Claude Burrows, Conductor StyBety Lth & 15th White Patronage R, “SALLY OF THE ._Sat._and_Sun. L E. *'in “THE OLD WAL- 1119 H_St. N.E. ANE = GREY' S VAN ISHING PIONEER." SERIAL, COM- EDY and WESTER! CRCLE 5.5, R T, FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN, “THE CHARGE OF THE GAUCHOS." SECD. sl IRITO N, e CAROLINA_ "N S35 7™ with KEN MAYNARD. SIDNEY LUST'S K _near 9th HIEFODRONE, uice Ui Eu’l‘E 1ith_AND R. L. AVE. TIM_McCOY, LIBERTY mopttitcvoontis s ‘THE GRIP_OF THE YUKON." JESSE THEATER ™3, Jee : m BAGD, with DOUGLAS, FAIR- IRL." with ALI WHITE. COMEDY. ““CIR Double-Feature Program FABLE. M.-G.-M. MEDY. Another, Chapter of “EAGLI CUS BLI TAKOMA ;SHADOWS, OF THE DUMBARTON “Gefrcr s R d BETTY COMPSON i OF Evening Only, 6:30, 8 and 9:30 pm—— “THE _ SHOW _ G Ath and Butternut Sts. IGHT.” Al EROM ARMENTIEHES Wi an n OCKS OF NEW_YORK." COMEDY, C. CUTIES." North Cap. and Fia. Ave. R A FARRELL| in "ROUGH RIDERS." Tomorrow—"Charge of the Gauchos.” CAMEO THEATER ™ Fymier Matinee~TOM TYLER in “AVENGING IDER. Night—ROD LA ROCQUE in “LOVE OVER_NIGHT." Eves.. 50¢ to §3.00. Sat. M: Thurs. and Speciai Fri. Mat. SEATS NOW SELLIN MUTUAL BURLESQUE New Faces—New Show Every Week JACK REID ‘and his “RECORD BREAKERS” Good Oreh. Seats, 25e. M: d Eve. Srasonable Greetings M COMPANY *The Hourer of EA DAILY 11 A. M. TO 11 P. SUNDAY 3 TO 11 P. M. BEGINNING TODAY A Merry Xmas Bill BEBE D..NIELS in @ Lively, Thrilling Comedy of Newspaper Life “WHAT ANIGHT” Presented For the First Time On Any Sereen “THE LION'S ROAR" The First All-Talking Comedy MANY OTHER EXTRAS iEpmpeRgEy METROPOLITAN DAILY 11 A. M. TO 11 P. M. SUNDAY 3 TO 11 P. M. BEGINNING TODAY A Specially Arranged Holiday Bill for the Whole Family B SRR e Mystery-Comedy Thriller “THE HAUNTED HOUSE” With all of the Spooky Nolses OUR GANG SYNCHRONIZED COM NOVELTY REEL “THE WOODEN SOLDIER" VITAPHONE SUBJECT R R R B B B B ENENN BB BB NENTIBNE TODAY_WM. BOYD in LUPINO LANE COMED 624 H st N. TODAY—RIN - TIN - TIN _ in LAND OF ER_FO! Ave. S.E. TODAY—REGINALD DENNY i “THE NIGHT BIRD.” CHARLES CHASI COMEDY. 9th St. Bet. D and E TODAY—BUSTER 3 [ STEAMBOAT BILL. . / Ga.Ave. & Farracut 8t. TCDAY—CHARLES A ROGERS SEARY BRIAN In_-VARSFTY. "™ EMPIRE °u ® TODAY — EDITH __ROBERTS CORNELII in “THE FROM_HEADQUARTERS.™ 1230 C St. NE. The First Spiritualist Church Rev. Alfred H. Terry. Pastor Subject of Lecture “The Prince of Peace” Y. W. C. A. POOL 614 E Street December 19 to December 29 Holiday Rate, 25c Hours: 11:30—1:00 3:30—6:00 6:30—9:00 K STREET POOL CLOSED 535 8ih SL. SE TDDY;—K!NNETH HARLAN F_THE MARLOWE in “THE CODI " SENNETT C NE 3 and E AIR. Y. 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