Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 12

NOTED SCIENTISTS 0 ATTEND PARLEY Specialized Subjects to Be Discussed at Convention in This City. from over the Na *lon, who have cears of study on specialized subjects, will give the esults of the investigations at the an. nual meeting of the National Academy « Sciences to be held here on Apnil 29 at the National Research 'wenty-first treets. The meetings will be open to ine public. A prominent feature of the le will be on phases of the sun’s rays, as tudied during solar eclipses. A num- ler of prominent scientists will read sapers on the subject. The Einstein theory also will be discussed. Other subjects range from disserta- tions on spiral nebula as stellar sys- tems to fat production in the hog. List of Participants. Those who will participate in the meeting Monday, April 27, beginning at 10:30 o'clock, are Seashore and Milton Met! sel, “Deviation From the Regular an’ Art Principle” (illustrated); C. Seashore, “Role of Mental Measur ment in’ the Discovery and Motiva- tion of the Gifted”; K. Koffka (by invitation), ‘“The Perception of Move- ment, an Instance of Experimental Method in Gestalt-Psychology”; Yan iell Henderson and H. W. Haggard, ‘Measurement _of the Circulation in Man”; F. Novy and M. H. Soule. Cell ' Respiration,” and Wolfgang iSohler, “Biology and the Principles of Physics. Afternoon Session. The afternoon session will be held in two sections, beginning at 2 o'clock Section I. In the central hall (bio. logical sciences)—Herbert M. 3 and George O. Burr, “The Anti-Ste- rility of Vitamine, Fat Soluble E" Karl E. Mason, “A Historical Study of Sterility in the Albino Rat Due to Dietary Deficienc: Oscar Riddle, “Some Concurrent Changes Involving the Newer Aspect of the Sex Prob. lem”: Carl Voegtlin, M. Johnson and H. Byer, “Protoplasmic Action of Copper and Gold and S. M. I in the Hog . Collip. ternal Secretion of the Parathy (3land ", Stiles, perimental and Bacteriological Pollution of Wells Via the Groundwater Route”; Al ert F. Blakeslee, “Bud Sports in Jim son Weed Caused by Chromosomal Changes”; Edward W. Berry, “Fossil Bananas in the Tertiary of South America”; Peter P. shki lines of the History of Fauna of Palaearctic, As M. Chapman, “The Development of Zonal or Altitudinal Faunas, and the Iividence They Afford of Evolution by Environment”; S. A. Forbes. Determining and Measuring ciative Relations of Speci Section II. Noted scienti Production the Schaller, “Rock Replacement as idenced by Lithium Pegmatites A. Noyes, “Fallure to Obtain a “empound "Containing Only Nitrogen and Chlorine From Oxides of Nitro- gen”; Frank Porter, “Solubility of Carbon-Dioxide in Various Organic Solvents at Low Temperatures™ G. P. Baxter and H. W. Starkweather, The Densit ic Weight of Helium”; S, The Origin of Terrestrial Helium and Its Assocla- tion With Nitrogen and Hydrogen" K. T. Compton and C. C. Van Voor his, “The Probabllities of Ionization of Hg, A Ne, He, N2 and H2 Molecules by Electron Impacts™ H. C. Uley, *““The Structure of the Hydrogen Mole. cule Ton”; Edwin H. Hall, “The Four Magnetic Transverse Effects and Their Relations in Certain Metals’ Worth H. Rodebush, “The Measure. ment of the Absolute Charge on the Earth’s Surface”; John R. Carson, undation’ of Electric Circuit Other Sessions. The Monday evening session be; In the central hall at 8 o'clock—Fred. erick B. Power and Victor K. Chesnut, The Odorous Constituents of the Cot ton Plant; Emanation of Ammonia and Crimethylamine From the Living Plant”: ‘A. A. Michelson, * Test of the Einstein Theory' D. Curtis, “Solar Ec P Heber D. Curtis and Keivin Burns, “Infra-Red Flash and Coronal Spec tra of the Eclipse of January 24, 19; Sproul Observatory Expedition, Haven, Conn.”; Harlow Shapley port on Southern Nebulae”; Edwin P. Hubble, “Spiral Nebulae as Stellar ystems”; Robert Cushman Murphy. “‘Recent Oceanic Phenomena Along the West Coast of South America.” The Tuesday session opens at 9:30 in the central hall—E. L. “Biographical Memoir of Er- Method | In the lecture room | chemical and physical sciences)—W.. |t Frank P. Fenwick, chairman of dinner Lower row, left to right: Dr. J. R souvenir program committee; Michael Wyne of the executive com; Charles Schuchert, “Biographical Memoir of Joseph Bar- rell'”; Henry Fairfield Osborn, “The ori s, as Revealed by Ver: | tebrate Paleontolos Rejoinder to| William A. Bateson'; Maynard M Metcalf, “Larval Stages in the De velopment of a Protozoan”: L. R Cleveland, “The Symbiosis Between | Termites and Their Intestinal Pro- tozoa, and the Toxicity of Oxygen for | R. A. Millikan and I. S.| ome New I on Two- | Electron Jumps, and mitted by Them"; P. Debye, “The | f X-rays by Amorphous | H. Compton, “On the | n of y Scattering”; R.| Wood, “Controlied Orbital 7 of Electrons”: Theodor iaphilous Plant Types.” The af session opens at . Wilson, “Notes of the Logistic Grid, Boltzman - Equation and the Frequency Distributions of Some | Measured Parallaxes and the Par allaxes Themselves”; C. G ' bot, “Measurements of ihe Vi tion of the Sun” H. H. 'Cla “The Influence of Solar Heat Varia- | her and Climate of | Matthes, “Evidences | ciation in the Sierra | Miller, “Report on | Experiments”; Robert lhe Isotope Effect in Henry Norris E Intensities of Spectral Lines in Muitiplets”; Frederick H. Sears and J. van Rhijn, “Distribution of the | Stars With Respect to Brightness land Distance from the Milky Way Gustaf Stromberg, “The General Dis- | tribution_of Cosmical Velocities,” and Ernest W. Brown, “The Effect of a Variation of Mass on Binary Sys- | tems.” | an W - . 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A Rip Van Winkle pantomime wil be given by and rhythmic expression the Southeast Community the Hine Junior High torium Friday night at 8 o'clock boys of a play groups Center, in School audi The ased on Robert Louis Steven reasure Island.” Arthur Johns will cast include Lena Silverman, Middleton, Eddie Fowler, Robert Dunnigan ames Kerr, William the children’s dramatic of the center also will present | million mark play the title |at noon yesterday, according to a ca- |role in the pantomime. Others in_the | blegram received by E Reid CLUB TRIP COMMITTEE 1 | man of decoration committee; nan of dramatic committee. K. McCloskey, chairman of souvenirs and badges and | Joseph Kelly, Edith Keeler, Moran, Mary Orange, Eleanor Fisher, fary Devafl, Betty Devail, Ruby Tag son, Dorothy Brady, Helen Brady ver, Ella Bergling, Emma Mc William Matthews, Gretta rt, Barbara Alvy, Viola Fowler, | Sarah Bergling, Katherine Grey, Har- | oldene David, Doris Diepger, Nancy | Pierpont, Ruth Hartung, Sarah Aman, || Genevieve Bergling, May Smith, Viv- |lan Watts, Rosemary Dunnigan and Anora Moore. ! | Ford British Plant Reaches 250,000 | | DETROIT, April 18.—The quarter- was reached in the Ford in England yesterday when 50,000 left the assembly block | factory | ear No. 2 sel Ford. Ninety per cent of all material in WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 19, BARGE TRANSPORT _PROVES PROFITABLE Operation of Lines on Two Rivers Has Wiped Out Liabilities, Report Shows. Operation of barge transportation lines on the Mississippi and Warrior Rivers by the Inland Waterways Cor- poration since it was created June 1, 1924, has resulted in the wiping out of liabilities totaling $588,114.67, and current assets of $235,426.21 were shown April 1, 1925. Moreover, the War Department announced today, the barge lines have saved the public by low water rates on freight a total of $1,000.152 in the 10-month period. The financial status of the corpora- tion is set forth in a statement sub- mitted to the director of the budget by Brig. Gen. T. Q. Ashburn, executive officer, . and approved by Secretary Weeks as head of the corporation. It shows that during January, February and March of this year $149,577.85 was earned above ail operating ex penses. New equipment costing $810,383.44 was purchased during the operating period and a working fund of $200,000 set up at New Orleans. In addition, the corporation has deposits in banks totaling $206,450, of which $106,000 was remitted by the New Orleans base. Up to April 1 a total of 912,082 tons of miscellaneous freight, producing a total revenue of $2.870,383.86, was car. ried by the two river services. Five thousand dollars, representing unclaimed dividends due depositors in 1925—PART 1. PERSHING MAIN SPEAKER IN BROADCAST PROGRAM Pan-American Union Also to Radio Concert Illustrating “Tour” of Latin Countries. Geu. John J. Pershing. recently re turned from a tour of South American countries, will be the principal speak er at a Pan-American program, ar- ranged for broadcasting, Thursday night by Station WRC and the Pan American Union. The program will be broadcast jointly by Stations WJZ. | New York, and WGY, Schenectady, direct from the Pan-American Union Byilding in Washington. In addition to the address of Gen. | Pershing, a special musical program has been arranged, which will be in | the nature of a concert “tour” of the | Latin American countries. This con- cert will be playyed by the United States Army Band, Capt. William J. Stannard conductor, with the assist ance of several guest soloists, includ- ing Grace Washburn, coloratura so prano; Ethel Haltzelaw Gawler, so prano; Leopoldo Gutierrez, celebrated Chilean baritone, and Jose de Huarte, violinist. The “‘Pershing night” program will be on the air from 8 o'clock to 10:30. Gen. Pershing will be introduced by Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general of the Pan-American Union. - COTTON OUTLOOK GOOD. 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