Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1929, Page 41

- Deaf Hear Again | Through New Aid Wins Enthusiastic Following Ten-Day Free Trial Offer | Atter twenty-five years _devoted _ex- glusively to the manuiacture of sclentific | clearly _and _distinctly transmitted to | | jubnormial ears with' wonderful beneft | hea nd health alike. The makers Gfter ‘an Sbeolately fres (rial for 10 d:n’ to any person who may be interested and a letter will bring one of these re- | markable aids to your home for a thor- ough and convincing test. Send them ST PETER'S DONE IS ADJUDGED SAFE Italian Architect Holds Cu- pola Is in No Danger of Collapse. | By _Radio to The Star. ROME, December 1.—Contrary to the reports which have been circulated for several years, the cupola of St. Peter’s is in no danger of collapse. This verdict was Teac by Senator Luca Beltrami, Italian architcct from Milan, | !whum Pope Pius XI intrusted with the | task of thoroughly inspecting and ex- ee | amining the cracks in the vault of the m— MIBASSA]DOR: SWIMMING POOL OrPeN TO THE PusLiC DALY SA M 1oNP M Membership card, without charge, on application SWIMMING PARTIES ARuNGED THE ideat coar for golf, motor- ing, home-wear, work, sports and Virgin woeel,; Camel's Hair or Angora $7:50 10 $10. Ask your retailer 1o show youThermo with the new tailored sleeves, finest fir- ting, best looking fabrics. ASK]N BROS. CO. Hanover and Redwood Sts. Phone Plaza 6484-5 Baltimore Distributors to |! A Deposit Will Hold Any Selection for Later Delivery Doubls candle fixture. Shades in various col- ored silk com- ICar(li Tables n colors. slfi Very rigidly made and well braced. An un- usual value. 4 Styles at D With and without hum- idors in decorated mahogany finish. Very special. Cedar Chests Walnut vencer, with or without back rail roomy. 27 Protection from moths, large, dome which a few years ago led to the supposition it was doomed. There is not an inch of the ancient basilica which has not been inspected. Beltrami has had experience, as he was also called to inspect the cracks in the equally famous building, the Roman Pantheon. Now that the work ic finished he has handed in an elabo- rate report. His opinion is neither that of Bramante, the Florentine archi- tect, who in 1500 began the work of constructing the Basilica, or Michael Angelo, who after the disastrous interim of Antonio San Gallo, who continued the work after Bramante, are to blame. Michael Angelo’s plan for the dome was perfect. It was after his death that certain modifications were made by Giacome Della Porta-Domenico Fon- tana, whereby the dome's weight was increased to 40.000 quintals. He made changes also in the interior of the church. Beltrami made extensive re- | search of the archives of St. Peter’s and also the Vatican Library, and discovered that the cracks in the dome appeared soon after the church was completed. Added to this it suffered from earth- quakes. The greatest concern was felt in the eighteenth century when Bene- dict XIV commissioned the famous architect Van Vitelll to repair the cracks and straighten the dome. He placed five iron bands around it. A few | years ago an American architect was allowed to make a model of the dome {for an American museum, and gave | warning that the cupola needed re- | pair. At present the weight of the | cupola is not on four pillars, arches or | a main foundation, but on the exterior building and is not vertical. Hence the | reinforcement is not needed in the main foundation. ‘What is needed now is to replace the [imperfect repair work of recent years | by thoroughly cleaning the lesions and’ | reinforcing the cracks by means of in- | jecting cement. No radical repairs are needed, nor do the present ones include removing the travertine blocks, but a | modern restoration. Cardinal Merry del Val, head of the “Fabrica of St. Peter’s,” has already arranged for the work to begin without delay. Suitable THE SUNDAY 'STAR, UNITY OF JUGOSLAVIA TASK IN HANDS OF NEW “STRONG MAN"™ Problem Is That of Ironing Out Racial Lines to Form Homogenous' People. Gen. Zivkovitch Energetically Performing Duties—Wipes Out Old Provinces. | By the Associated Press. BELGRADE, December 1.—The task ot making over Jugoslavia from a na- | tion split by racial and religious differ- ences into a homogeneous people pos- sessed of a national consciousness has fallen la:gely upon the shoulders of | Gen. Pera Zivkovitch, selected by King Alexander to head the dictatorship gov- | ernment substituted last January for| the quarrelsome parliamentary regime. Immediately after he took over the job the general called the newspaper mfg of the capital to a conference, and sald: “I have asked you to come here so as to make your acquaintance and to tell you that the government over which I have been called to preside is a govern- ment which intends to work.” ‘Working Ever Since. ‘That was all, and ever since he and his colleagues in the royal cabinet have been working and reforming. They started by abolishing political parties and recently dividing the country into nine new districts, based upon geo- graphical convenience, thus wiping out the old provinces which set Serbs, Croa- tians, Dalmatians, Slovenes and Monte- negrins apart from each other. ‘When the reforms started the country was officially called “the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.” Even this name has been changed, and it is now “the kingdom of Jugoslavia.” Leader 50 Years Old. The general is 50 years old. He is of medium height, but makes an imposing figure in the uniform of the royal guard, which he nearly always wears. He is a master technician of cavalry, and several times in the, World War saved the Serbian army from destruc- tion during its epic retreat. In 1917 he was made commander of the royal guard, reorganized it into a division, and was right at hand when King Alexan- der needed a strong man to head the dictatorship. machinery has already been ordered and is being placed on the roof of St. Peter's and modern technical experts have been placed in charge. (Copyright, 1929.) The WRIGHT CO. Gift economies- GEN. ZIVKOVITCH. Accordion Anniversary. ‘The centennial of the invention of the accordion occurs this year and it is only within a few years that the instrument has attained any very great degree of popularity. For some reason the business of building these musical instruments has bounded ahead very much since the war., Whether or why the war is responsible is not explained by those who make them, but they all agree that such is the case. The in- struments are now more elaborate as well as more numerous. This is especial- ly true in Europe. In France the country districts resound with their music and at night several of them may be heard at one time issuing from the boats that are tied up along the Seine. —_— Mussolini Grape Plan Wins. Mussolini’s plan of inducing Italians to eat the grapes instead of drinking the wine, is said to be a success. It is predicted that the vineyard soon will have as big a sale of eating grapes as they had for the young wine. During the last grape season the markets in the streets were crowded and people were offered individual supplies of grapes for the equivalent of a few pennies. Stalls were erected on the street corners, and each person was permitted to buy only an allotted por- tion at the low price. ‘The number of labor banks in the | country has declined one-third as against four years ago: Scores of Practical Holiday Suggestions n GOOD FURNITURE—Specially Priced! Pier Cabinets Attractively finished in ma- hogany. Small drawer in bot- Spinet Desk 22 veneer of good make. Full size drawer. Graceful Coxwell Chalrs, $21.50 Excellent con- design. struction. Large Yand comfortable. G ; Radio Bench Velour cover d seat. Your choice »f sev- 33'75 eral colors. A —— striking piece. Upholstered Rockers - 13 Upholstered in choice jac- quard yealour Splendid design. Very com- fortable. Fiber Ferneries Your choice of several co\urs.s Woven by hand -50 and very nicely s finished. Priscilla Cablnets Graceful r]engn — at- tractivel y I finished in [ mahegany. Console and Hall Mirrors Semi-ven- etian frames. Artistic de- signs and fin- LOW TERMS—Weekly or Monthly Payments me WRIGHT e 905-907 7th tn N-Wo Bedside Walnut or mahogany finish with drawer § Well made. Loose Cuuhion \ Boudoir Chairs Rayon, dem- $1 1'5=0 ask ans chintz cretonne. ruf- Secretary Desks 33 Stately ma- hogany finish. 3 drawer base. Finely made. Sectional Bookcase 3 Sections Beautifully 324 - finished in either mahogany or walnut. Finely made. x X x X X X X X x X +« x x x +« X X X x x X X x X X X X x X X B x X x X x X x X WASHINGTON. D. €., DECEMBER 1, AUTHOR IS ADVENTURER. | *Bichnrd Hughes. Briton, Has | Worked His Way to America. ! LONDON (NANA).—Richard | Hughes, whose novel, “High Wind in | Jamaica,” promises to be a best seller, is & young man who has always been determined to succeed. He was educated | at Charterhouse, and is now 29. | He had a Grand Guignol play ac- cepted while he was an undergraduate, and another plece of his was subse- ‘quently produced in the West End. Mr. Hughes is nothing if not adventurous. He has worked his way to America, has | traveled steerage, has walked through tho Near East, has gone down the soon narrow your are beautiful. x 1929—PART _TWO. | Danube on a barge and done many | other things estimated to give him local color and enlarge his experience. | —_——— 33,700,000 Phones in Use. From the New England Utllity News. At the end of June, 1929, the total number of telephones actually in use in the world was estimated to be ap- proximately 33,700,000, of which 28,- 500,000, or 85 per cent, are capable of comnection with the- Beil System in the United States. An indication of the growth in the use of the telephone thmu.hmn the world may be had from the fact that on June 30, 1928, the estimated total for the world was only 31,800,000, of TIME ALMOST EXPIRED for ordering your personal CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS Only by your immediate call can you hope for delivery in time. even our vast stock of dcsigns must Visiting card plates may be used on many of the designs. ‘BRG@OD Engravers & Stationers 611 TWELFTH STREET, NORTHWEST 409 11th St. N.W, which 25,500,000, or 80 per cent, were capable of connection with the Be! System in the United States. T]'len, too, choice, thoush all See Us For Heating Equipment First Quality—10 Year Guarantee [HOT WATERHEAT The World’s Finest Heating Equipment Completely lnshlled in 6 Room House Nothing Else to Buy l Lon 325 10-Year Written NO CASH DOWN—3 YEARS TO PAY! Immediate installation without ANY CASH PAYMENT —3 Years to Pay! ————— American Radiator Co. Gu-unlu The Am-nuu Radiator Co. Let us install one of these guaran- | teed plants in your cellar NOW. Enjoy Summertime heat all winter. CALL NATIONAL 3067 FOR INFORMATION General Heating Co. 901 10th St.N.W.Nat.3067 ¢WMWW Washington’s Largest Radio’ Stores by Star Radio at an exceptionally attractive price— $132 1350 F St. N.W. $10 down delivers any Atwater Kent to your home The Model 76 Lowboy A beautiful cabinet of American Walnut Veneers. Featured Complete Nothing else to buy STAR SERVICE WITH EVERY SALE The ‘Golden Voice Table’ Another attractive piece of furniture for § your home with the Atwater Kent Radio built in and very cleverly concealed. o $152 Complete— Nothing ; else to buy STAR SERVICE WI*H EVERY SALE The Model 79 Highboy A beautiful cabinet of American walnut veneers with matched sliding doors. $142 TRADE IN YOUR OLD RADIO else to buy 3218 14th St. N.W. ATWATER KENT SCREEN GRID RADIO Beautiful Furniture Models Equlpped With Famous Atwater Kent Electro Dynamic Screen Grid Radio Complete—Nothing Radiator Products 2 2.2.2.2.0.0.0.02.000.0080¢80000.08.0.0.8.¢ STAR J ERVICE /'a)bth 44444444444444444*444444444#4**444 X» NN NN N NN XN X XN NN NN