Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1925, Page 18

a3 > DAWES VIEWS FLAG AS HOPE OF PEOPLE Vice President, at Chicago, Makes Piea for Better Support of Ideals. By the Associated Pre: CHICAGO, July 4.—The true Amer- ican, however poor and weak he may be in himself, sees in the flag of his Government only the right to work and hope for better days, Vice Presi dent Charles G. Dawes said in an In- dependence day address from Chicago tonight. “It behooves us as a people,” he sald. “to celebrate the anniversary of the ation birth with solemn thought as well as happiness for the blessings which we enjoy under our great Government and to endeavor to realize how much depends for us and for the world upon its preservation.” His address follows: “It is most appropriate that on this anniversary of the birth of our broadcast THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGITON, D. C |GOVERNMENT AGENTS’ AID ASKED {TO MAKE Z0O BEST IN COUNTRY With the ambition of eventually houstng in Washington_the_most com- plete collection of mammals, birds and reptiles in the werld, Dr. Willlam M. Mann, superintindent of the National Zoological Park, has started a_move to interest all branches of the United States service to ald in swelling the Zoo family. At present the collection, consisting of more than 1,700 specimens, barely skims the surface of the vast horde of animal life, Dr. Mann says: Through the Army Blologlcal Survey, Geological Diplomatic Corps, Consular Service, Coast Guard, Smith- sonfan Institution, Department of Agriculture and Department of Com- merce, all of which come in touch with out-of-the-way places on the globe, he expects to obtain scores of specimens unrepresented in any other collection. At the same time Dr. Mann, an ex- | plorer and collector all his life, has Nation we consider our national de- fense, for, in so doing we are only combining with our tribute to the past a definite and earnest thought of our Natfon's future. But I will leave to others to speak tonight of the great and wise system of national defense, which, as embodied in the national defense act, has been worked out on the basis of experience gained from the World War, and will only express a few thoughts which should be uppermost in our minds as Amer- ican citizens on this day. Nation’s Position Vital. “We are living in one of the great epochs of the world’s history. In the World War an elemental convul- sion of humanity occurred, which has had a profound and lasting effect upon life on the earth. For a thou- sand years and more will the events of this particular decade be studied and appraised because of their effect in altering the course of human ac- tivities hereafter. “Our people have seen this Nation emerged from that unprecedented ca- lamity to the human race—the World War—unquestionably the most pow- erful and influential on earth. It behooves us as a people, there- fore, to celebrate the anniversary of the Nation's birth with solemn thought as well as happiness for the blessings which we enjoy under our great Gov ernment, and to endeavor to realize how much depends for us an for the world upon its preservation. “From that day in 1781, when Lord Cornwallis and his Army surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, the American people have been sov- oreign in this country: and when, jn 1787, they framed the Constitution of the United States with its system of checks and balances, they created the best instrument through which the soverelgnty of a people can be ex pressed that the world has known. That sovereignty the American people on this anniversary declare to be a success and not a failure. While we cannot but admit the existence of wrongs under our Government and under all governments except that of the Divine Master, we believe that where wrong exists it is in spite of our Government and not because of it. We believe that the opportunity to right these wrongs depends upon the strength of our Government and its institutions and not upon their weak- ness. Urges Stiriving for Betterment. “We look upon the flag as that which guarantees to our peopie the opportunity to right wrongs, to strive after better things, to look upward and press forward toward the ful fillment of God's destiny for our race. The true American, however, poor and weak he may be in himself, sees in the flag of Government only the right to hope and work for better da Without indifference to the serfous- ness of national problems, upholding our Constitution, which recognizes and protects in the weakest rights equal to those of the strongest—with that charity which knows no resentment toward those who honestly differ with us—standing together as brothers and patriots, let us on this historical anniversary again pledge our love and devotion to our Government and its flag, and thank God that we live under them.” FARM COLLEGE EDITORS TO MEET IN RALEIGH Thirteenth Annual Session Covers Wide Range. Meetings Open Tuesday. By the Associated Press, RALEIGH, N. C.. July 4.—The thirteenth annual conference of the American Association of Agricultural College Editors, to be held at Raleigh July 7.9, will bring delegates from every section of the United States. Sessions will be held at the North Carolina. State College of Agricultur and Engineering. The program announced by F. H. Jeter of Raleigh, secretary-treasurer, covers a wide range. Prominent agricultural col lege editors from many States will participate in the discussions. Reuben Brigham of Washington is president of the association: W. B. Kirkwood of St. Paul, Minn, is vice president and the executive commit tee is composed of J. E. McClintock of Columbus, Ohio. and I. Kinghor of ;Fort Collins, Colo Delegates wiil be welcomed by Eu Zene E. Culbreth, mavor of Raleigh, and Dr. E. C. Brooks, president of state College. ” There will be several exhibits on display during the conference. The editor submitting the best agricul- tural article will be awarded a blue ribbon prize. The judges will be Dr. C. B. Smith of the Office of Exten- sion Work, Washington: Russel Lord of Farm and Fireside, New York, and C. A. Cobb of the South- ern Ruralist, Atlanta, Ga. The program will include an ex- cursion to the Sand Hill section of North Carolina for an inspection of fruit growing enterprises there. CHICAGOANS ;NTERESTED i N THEIR ART INSTITUTE Activity of Institution Grows to New High Mark, Re- port Shows. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 4.—Interest in the @dusures of the Art Institute of Chi- ©ago reached a new high mark in the past year, while the physical expan- sion of the institution kept pace with the: constructicnal growth of the city. Approximately $1,300,000 was spent in new buildings and installations at the institute, and 6: 4 more persons were registered as visitors than at- tended the previous year. Membership showed a similar gain. ‘The total membership now is 14,132, un increase of 1,112 in the ar. Spe- cial significance was attached to the fact that 4,930 of these were life mem bers. Eighty exhibitions were held during the year, which were observed by 1,069,242 visitors. Program at —_— Consult your conscience, and you may not have to consult your lawyer. an unrivaled acquaintance with other explorers and collectors stdtfoned in other lands.and is enlisting the serv- ices of all of them to grab up any rare or interesting specimens to fill gaps in the collection here. The time has come, Dr. Mann be- lieves, when there can be no further delay in enlarging the Zoo. Records kept at the park offices show during the past few yea come more than ever before a nation: institution, of supreme educational value. Hundreds of high schools scat- tered through the East, South Middle West are sending thelr senior classes here every vear. and one of the chief points of interest is the unique collection of animals. New Specimens Arrive. New specimens, many of the un- represented in other collections, have been arriving in considerable numbers during the past few weeks. Some of these have been purchased from ani- mal dealers or obtained by swaps of animal born at the park, but the majority have come as gifts. The increase in the collection, Zoo officlals say, will necessitate a consid- erable increase in the housing facili- ties In the near future, since the com- munity already is crowded to capacity, especially so far as keeping the anl- mals on exhibition is concerned. It now is necessary to keep some of them in places where they are not readily accessible to the public, es- peciaily animals newly recelved and some which, while very valuable from a sclentific’ standpoint, have not so much popular appeal. Much of the present difficulty will be done away with when the new birdhouse, long contemplated, is con- structed. _Appropriations for _this buflding will be asked this year. Plans have been drawn up. Not only will it relieve the present congestion, but will make possible the showing of the creatures under much better circum stances. Smithsonian Tnstitution _ officials, under whom the direction of the Zoo | comes, have been assured that there will be no difficulty in securing money for this structure. Other buildings urgently needed and which will become of vital importance if Dr. Mann succeeds in his plans for increasing the collection, are a reptile house which could be used both for insects and reptiles, a small mammal house, a pachiderm house for the ele- phants, rhinocerl, tapirs and giraffes, and possibly an aquarium which could also be used for a collection of am- phibia. Gifts Turned Down. Next to the birdhouse, the reptile house is most needed. Gifts of reptiles are numerous. Many offers are re- ceived which cannot be accepted, ac- cording to Zoo officials, because there is no place to keep the creatures. The snakes, including the great anaconda, now are kept in the lion house. Such serpents as pythons and mambas sometimes are offered on the market at low prices and are subjects of in- tense interest for the general public Owing to thelr deadly nature, how- ever, very carefully constructed cages would be necessary which would be absolutely proof against any possi- bility of escape. There is no room for even one such cage where it could be properiy placed for exhibition. At present the rear of the bird-| house and even the superintendant’s | office are filled with cages containing rare specimens. These are given the best care possible, but Dr. Mann de- sires that all shall be on public_ex- hibition as soon as possible. They now, of course, ‘are open to any one with any special interest in them. In addition a number of reptiles which are Dr. Mann's private prop- erty, but which he gladly would place | on exhibit at the Zoo, are kept for him at the National Museum becayse of lack of room. Besides the plans for new buildings is the idea of a large open runway for loins and tigers, in which they may be shown to as good advantage as is now enjoyed by the bears. This will be ready next Spring. Largely because of their excellent lgcation the bruin family at present iS the best known in the park, and there is not a minute while the gates are open that there is not a considerable num- ber of spectators before the cages. An innovation of the past week is a model prairic dog village so con- structed that children can study at first hand the habits of these inter- esting creatures. Two dozen of the little burrowers have been obtained from Kans and most of these al- ready have been placed in a pen in the open. This has a cement bot tom and is lined with cement for 8 feet on all sides. The cemented sec- tion is filled with soil. Already the animals have made for themselves a network of tunnels, each with a little mound at its opening. Were it not for the cement, it is claimed, there would be as large a prairie dog village outside the pen as inside, since there is almost no limit to the depth a prairie dog will sink his tunnels. Government Helps Collection. Dr. Mann has high hopes of the success to come from Government co-operation, which he is launching. The Zoo, he explains, is in a unique position to obtain rare animals be- cause of its connection with the Government. Other collections in the United States are dependent on municipalities, socletles or wealthy individuals for support. Hence, al- though some of them have consider- ably larger funds than it is possible to obtain under the Smithsonian ap- propriation, they are largely limited to what they can buy from animal dealers or obtain by swapping. None of them is in a position to fit out extensive expeditions to collect ani- mals. The dealers, owing to the pre- carfous nature of their business, are loath to take chances with rare and delicate creatures, which are more than llkely to die on shipboard and for which they may not find a ready market. They are apt to overlook the most interesting of all animals from the standpoint of natural his- tory and Dr. Mann's object is to make the collection here valuable to scien- tists as well as to_ intepest the non- scientific public. Even some of the larger animals, such as giraffes, seldom come into the hands of the animal dealers. The park here never has had a giraffe. In addition most countries carefully protect their rarer animals. They have especially stringent laws against removing them or even trapping them. janimal life, in the Far North. | hitherto have been Institution Here, Gro.wing By Leaps and Bounds, Expects to Benefit From Contributions Sent From All Corners of the World. laws to be waived as a matter of courtesy between nations when the animals are intended for a national scientific collection. In this way the park here has come into possession of its rarest occupants, not to be found anywhere else in the United States, which attract the attention of scientists from all over the world. Such a one is the kiwi, an almost extinct New Zeuland bird, which probably is worth much more than its welight in gold for any collection. Consular Service of Assistance. The diplomatic and consular serv- ice, Dr. Mann points out, has repre- sentatives in practically every corner of the globe, all of them cultured men and most with some interest in nat- ural history. They are on the ground when a rare specimen is captured and can obtain it for the Washing- ton Zoo long before u professional animal dealer hears of it and comes around to bid for it. Some of the most valuable of the specimens al- ready have been obtained from con- sular agents. To W. L. Schurz, at- tache at the American embassy in Rio de Janelro, for instance, the Zoo owes the Brazilian wild dog, before whose cage visiting mammalogists stand for hours in enraptured study He is probably the only one of his species in captivity, certainly the only one in any zoo in the world, and is priceless. Even in Brazil he is practically unobtainable and is al- most extinct. As a rule, these crea- tures can be bought at the time for practically nothing. If only a few diplomatic agents took the same in terest in the Zoo collection as Mr. Schurz, says Dr. Mann, in a very short time it would be unrivaled in the world. From the Army also Dr. Manh ex pects invaluable co-operation. Mili- tary officers have at their disposal the unrivaled fauna of the Canal Zone, the Philppines, Alzska, Ha- wail and advanced outposts in the United States. At present, for in- stance, the unique fauna of the Canal Zone is very slightly represented in the collection. Hawaif is almost un- represented. From the Philippines it is Impossible at present to ship birds or mammals, owing to a peculiar blood disease, which is infectuous There is no ban on reptiles, however, and the islands are especially rich in this class of life. One of the most prized creatures at the park arrived last week, an oscillated monitor liz- ard from the Philippines, the gift of Lieut. W. K. Burgess. This reptile now s five feet, five inches long, and will grow to seven or eight feet, one of the largest of the entire lizard tamily. He is considered a worthy companion of the Australian monitor which is kept in the same building It would probably be next to im- possible for any other zoo to obtain such a specimen Officers in the Philippines, Dr. Mann hopes, will re- double their efforts to obtain rare and interesting reptile specimens for the park. Their services will be especially important when the aquarium is con- structed, for the islands are the home of a unique fish life. Sailors on Lookout. Dr. Mann already has obtained the promise of enthusiastic co-operation from the Navy, especially from the hy- drographic office, which is in charge of the oceanic survey now in progress. If the aquarium already were con- structed it probably could be soon made an unrivaled depository for ocean life. In addition, however, there are few ports where Navy ships do not call at some time or other, and the superintendent expects that the offi- cers will make it a duty to pick up any interesting animals which may be available. This also applies to the Shipping Board, and he is especially confident that valuable specimens will be obtained by Shipping Board crews on the west coast of Africa. The value and extent of the Navy co-operation is shown by the fact that it probably will apply to such enter- prises as the MacMillan expedition, which expects to discover a new conti nent, with hitherto unknown forms of 1f such creatures should be discovered the Washington Zoo would be the natural depository for them under the arrange- ment. Smithsonian biological explorers interested chiefly in obtaining dead animals. Dr. Mann expects that they now will extend their efforts so far as possible to such live animals as are unrepresented and which can be transported with a fair chance of surviving. The Biological Survey of the Depart ment of Agriculture hitherto has been the chief contributor to the Zoo col- lection. Its work is confined to the continental limits of the United States, but even here, Dr. Mann says, the col- lection cannot be considered by any means complete. The ramifications of the animal kingdom are so numerous that a rare and invaluable specimen is apt to be picked up in almost any patch of woodland. Dr. Mann this Spring has placed his largest order with the Biological Survey—a complete list of all the mammals, birds and rep- tiles in the United States, and he ex- pects that during the Summer the col- lections will continue to pour in. Sends Call for Pets. In addition to collections by the Government services Dr. Mann urges persons with rare pets not to hesitate to deposit them with the Zoo. Many of these which are of great popular or scientific value often become un- manageable for private familles. At the Zoo they will obtain the best of care. The record for longevity of ani- mals at the local park is unri valed. Once a creature becomes ac- climated and consents to be fed, its chances of life are much better than if it was left in the wild state. Not only is it protected from its own natural enemies, but it is Kept warm, fed fully and scientifically and has the best possible medical attention. The Zoo has a number of generous supporters, but Dr. Mann hopes to interest more wealthy men. Such men as Victor J. Evans, a local attorney, have made contributions the value of ‘which runs into the thousands. Among those more recently interested in in. creasing the local collection is E. R. Grant, Washington real estate man, whose latest contribution, received yesterday, is a bare-breasted gelada baboon from Abyssinia. Mr. Grant is taking an especial interest in the monkey collection. Dr. Mann calls attention to the fact that the Zoo has plenty of land to grow in. Unlike the restricted areas in most cities, the Washington estab- lishment not only is extensive in it- self, but has the large area of Rock Creek Park behind it. Buildings, the most pressing present need, are be- lieved certain to come as the collec- tions increase and interest in them grows. The superintendent hopes to make the park of the greatest interest to scientists. He is seeking to preserve it as a natural sanctuary of local birds, flowers and shrubs. 1 botanists claim that anything which grows wild in this section of the country can be found somewhere in the woods of thé Zoo Park. There are some flowers which are practically extinct else- where, for instance some very rare species of lady's slipper. This Winter Dr. Mann, with the aid of Government botanists, will place It is customary, however, for these @ label on every species of bush and | | it before the public at once, North. tree, in order that the specimens may be_studied more eeasily. The cages of the present birdhouse now are being altered so that the occupants, with their unrivaled plumage, can be viewed better by the public. At the same time the build- ing behind the birdhouse is being fitted up: with cages, where new ar- rivals or creatures temporarily un suited for exhibition can be cared for comfortably. When a creature received it is not the policy to place but to get it fat with good food, tame it with kindness and nurse it into per fect health in semiprivacy. The spare building also is used for nesting birds, which are prone to leave the nests and spoil the eggs in the presence of crowds. Besides the births, which have been especially numerous this Spring, the Zoo has received the following rare acquisitions in the past couple of weeks, in addition to the Philippine monitor and the gelada A pair of viscuchas from rabbitlike animals with long and short ears A crested screamer from Colombia, a bird of the turkey family, but smaller than the American species A pair of diamond rattlesnakes, a gift from Mrs. H. K. Ferguson of Florida. A turoucou or plaintain eater from Africa, a vividly-colored green bird with pink around the eves. A golden agouti, a strange, gold- colored African monkey, also a gift from Mr. Grant. i An Australian and a South Ameri can snakenecked turtle—small rep- tiles with necks about three inches long, which they curl around the out- side of their bodies instead of drawing inside the shell. A Chinese terrapin. An American boa, a rare snake of the same family as the giant ana conda, recefved from California. A pair of American kingsnakes. A cage of Western fleld mice, kept in & specially constructed cage in Dr. Mann's office. Sacred Baboon Arrives. A sacred baboon received from the Sudan, the same animal which figured so prominently in the religion of the ancient Egyptians. A brown lemur, a woolly creature | very close to the monkeys, gray with | an orange patch on the top of its head. | This creature, in common with the | ring-tailed lemur from Madagascar, its | cage mate, is especially interesting in | view of the present conflict over evolu- tion. Evolutionists place the lemur as | the next step back in mammal develop- ment from the monkey. It has not quite arrived at the monkey stage. To | the evolutionist the pretty little crea- tures, great pets and always playing together, are man's third nearest rela- tives in the animal kingdom, coming | after the manlike.apes and then the | monkeys. A serval from South Africa, an ani- mal somewhat like the American wild cat, but longer, slenderer and fleeter. This is the most valuable of the recent | additions. A baby Arabjan gazelle, very tame, which comes from western Arabia. A baby Dorcas gazelle, with long horns, from northern Africa, also very tame. Tt also is rather pugnacious. A bateleur eagle from Africa south of the Sahara, a blackish-brown bird smaller than the American eagles, with a brilliant orange cape and an orange beak. Dr. Mann expects the bird's coloring to become much more vivid after it becomes acclimated and is fed scientifically. A pigmy falcon from Abyssinia, lit- tle bigger than a sparrow and the smallest of the hawk family. Both the eagle and the falcon are gifts of B. H. Swales, Washington scientist and O iban parrot, vivid green with red rings around its eves. A shrew, the smallest of mammals, about half the size of an ordinary house mouse. Practically all these creatures are on exhibition, with the exception of the turtles. Smaller Animals Often Best. In his appeal to Government agen- cies to help in tfie collections, Dr. Mann points out that the smaller animals often have the most interest- ing habits, are the rarest and the most valuable from a sglentific stand- point. He expects to, obtain soon a collection of bumble-bee mice from West Africa, very small creatures which can be secured cheaply, but which are unusually interesting to the scientist. He is particularly interested in ob- taining further collections _from Australia, New Zealand and Mada- gascar, islands where the most prim- itive of mammals are found, creatures which have remained unchanged for millions of years. These animals are Chile. tails becoming extinct rapidly and prob- ably would not be allowed to leave the country for anything short of a Gov- ernment collection.. The Washington Zoo at present has none of the egg- JULY 3, . The toughest digging in the world. Hard frozen ice is almost as difficult to 3 e Ellsworth fiyers had to chip off 300 tons of it in order to prepare a suitable hop-off for their airplanes in the Far 1925— PART 1. ove as rock. Yet the Amundsen- at latitude 83.44. Lincoln Ellsworth, studying map of the polar cap, with dividers stretched between Spitzbergen and the North Pole. Beside him is the iceaxe which he carried on his polar flight and with which he helped hack away 300 tons of ic to prepare a take-off field for the (Pbotos Copyright, 1925, N by North American Newspaper Alliance.) ———————e laying mammals like the duck-billed platypus, creatures just one step along the road from. reptiles. Thus far it has been impossible to get them over the ocean alive. To this end Dr. Mann is bent on establishing more co-operative ex- change of relations with directors of zoos in other countries, especially in the antipodes. me common American mammals and birds luable in these zor the creatures received in return for them would be priceless. Dr. Mann at present is intent on finding some American whaler bound for Antarctic waters who can secure him some specimens of penguin, the queer, humanlike birds that inhabit the land masses around the Anarctic Circle by millions. Not only are pen- guins objects of great sclentific in- terest, but they will keep a crowd in front of their cage laughing for hours at a time with thelr strangely man- like manneri One species of these birds ranges as far north as South Africa, but they have been preyed upon until they are very rare. At present the South African govern- ment protects them by the most stren- uous laws and it is doubtful whether it would allow any of them to be taken from the country, even for a government collection. ~ Another spe- cles sometimes s found on islands off Chile, and Dr. Mann hopes that some consular agent or diplomat assigned to the southern republic may be able to get one. Otherwise the only hope seems to be in a whaler. Pigmy Elephants Die. Last week the Washington Zoo came very near having a couple of tiny crea- tures no bigger than a rabbit which are the nearest living relative of the elephant. They are very like pigmy elephants and inhabit the Holy Land. Dr. Mann received a letter from an animal dealer in New York stating that he had obtained a couple. The superintendent at once went to New York, but only two little corpses awaited him. Thé animals had died the day before. He expects to obtain as soon as pos-. sible a pair of giraffes and another rhino. The rhino kept at the park all Winter and for which great hopes were entertained died this Spring, and his loss was the most serious the in- stitution has had for a long time. He was a baby and promised to develop into an unusually fine specimen of one of the world's largest and stupid- est animals. He was kept in a cage with a goat for company, and the two were getting along very well. But the rhino, seemingly perfect in every other way, had bad teeth. It was a fatal defect. Giraffes, still numer- ous in some sections of Africa. but carefully protected by law, could be kept alive easily in Washington, Dr. Mann thinks. When they are ob- tained, however, it will be necessary to isolate them from all L'ha other | would be likely deer and gazelles, of which they are member They susceptible to infections. To guard against this they will be kept in a section with the elephants. so far from them hiologically that neither to catch any disease family are very from the other. It is obvious. Dr. Mann says, that the Zoo here cannot expect to com- pete with some other institutions in the matter of outright purchase. Few wealthy individua are willing to give large sums to a Government in stitution. On the other hand, the co- operation of all branches of the Gov ernment, he believes, will in a few years make the collection so varied® that no other can approach it. and it will be an attraction for naturalists and students the world over to come to Washington. English Have Built Up Zoo. European government zoos have largely been built up in this fashion. London has all the far-flung British provinces to draw from. English diplo. matic agents and military and naval officers long have bent every effort to secure specimens. As a result, the London zoo is unapproached. France has practically the same ar rangement, but thus far has not been able to build up so good a zoo in Paris as the one in Washington. Dr. Mann is keeping a careful record of all the visiting parties, to demon- strate the increasing interest. Last year 2,500,000 visited the park. This compares with 3,000,000 who visited the Bronx z00 in New York, drawn from the 6,000,000 people in the im- mediate vicinity of the metropolis. “Our Government Zoo,” said Dr. Mann, “is one in which we can justly take pride. It is a remarkably fine collection, but it is worthy of all the efforts we can make to better it. It is difficult to overestimate the edu- cational value of such a place. There is a need of buildings, of course. They are certain to come. They are absolutely essential to the proper ex- hibition of our collection. “But we will find room to keep com- fortably, safely and humanely any worth-while specimens we obtain. They may not go on exhibition at once, but that does not mean that they will not be cared for just as carefully as those creatures which are before the public every day. “The opportunity for a great ani- mal collection is unrivaled. With the collecting resources of the Government services behind us there is no telling to what an extent we may go. 1 am doing my best to get every de- partment interested. It is a splendid opportunity for real servi i ey Although the United States now consumes more than 70 per cent of all the rubber produced by the world, Great Britain controls 75 per cent of all rubber plantation output. | ANSBURGH PICNI; | PLANS GOMPLETED Seventh Annual Outing of Employes of Big Store to Be Held at Glen Echo July 11. The seventh annual picnic of the Lansburgh & Bro. store family Sat urday at Glen Echo Park will be an all-day and evening outing. The committee in charge of arrangements reports that an elaborate program has been completed and that during the past week many entries for the varfous athletic contests which will held have been received The special program of entertain ment in addition to the score or more of amusement features of Glen Echo Park will begin with games at 10 am. At 2 p.m. every one will con- gregate at the ballroom for a snecial matinee dance. Prizes will be award- ed those couples judged the best dancers. The games, under the direction of Fred Huber, will consist of the fol- lowing: 100-yard dash for women, blindfold race for men, long-step race for men, pin race for men, card toss for women, banana-eating contest for men, 50-yard dash for women, nursing bottle contest for men and women handicap race for men and women, hoppi race for children and Dpie. eating contest for men. Others at Suburban Gardens. | The colored employes will be given| an allday and evening picnic the same da the Suburban Gardens, famous colored amusement resort. This group of employes and thelr fam- iliee number about 200. This picnic will be in charge of Sol Goldstein, who has already collected un assortment of prizes to be awarded winners of the various contests that will be| held, as an elaborate program has | been arranged. There will be a base | ball game between the porters of the | store and the chauffeurs.. Mr. Gold- | stein has selected a committee of the colored employes to assist him with | the outing, as he will personally be in | charge and will direct the various ath letic events and games OIL AGE IS PASSING, | SCIENTISTS DECLARE| Steam Power Coming Into Own Again, Say Speakers at Mining Conference Correspondence of The Star and New York | That the “oil | that the near | turn to power ufi bal,” was the view of two; prominent scientists, as expressed at the annual meeting of the Institute of Mining Engineers. One of them, Sir| John Cadn n, is technical visor to | | the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, but he | does not allow his oil interests to curb | his scientific conviction that there is £0Ing to be a reversion to steam and | that the internal combustion engine| will be superseded by the power which | it displaced a comparatively short time ago. In his lecture on the future of oil r John said he looked upon oil as a| 2 s passing. What oil was | doing today, coal would be doing again | tomorrow, although oil would go into | certain channels of use which coal would never be able to regain. | The_other prophet of doom for oil| was Prof. John S. Haldane (brother |of the ex-lord chancellor. Viscount Haldane). He entirel disagreed with those who believe the use of coal for steam engines had been definitely su- perseded. On the contrary, he believed | that in the not very pemote future steam engines would. to a very great extent, take the place of the internal combustion engines. Heat Energy Wasted. n the steam engine,” he “we have to jacket every part of it to re- tain the heat, but in the internal com. | bustion engine we have to adopt other | measures to get rid of the heat, other- | |wise the steel would not stand the| | temperature to which it was subject- ! ed. This is a sheer waste of heat| energy | uture development of the steam engine.” continued Prof. Haldane, “would be along the lines of inc steam pressure, with smaller lighter engines. The complete engine | and boiler would be muc smaller and | lighter than an equivalent internal combustion engine, and would, in all probability, be more suitable and even superior for use in airplanes and| { motor car: | Another speaker who waved the banner of steam was Sam Maver, a | Glasgow engineer, who contended that if the same attention had been devoted {to the development of steam engines |as had been devoted to the internal combustion engine in marine work, we should have had a much more efficient engine than at present. HEIRS OF LOST TRIBES IN U. S. WILL ORGANIZE Pastor Starts Movement for Na- tional Convention in Colo- rado in August. By the Associated Press. AURORA, TiL., July 4—Why Anglo- Saxons who believe they are the de- scendants of the ten lost tribes of Israel should organize into a federa- tion, is contained in a letter addressed to Christians by the Rev. George Mc- Ginnis, urging them to attend a na- tional convention to be held in Wau- nita Springs, Col.,, August 15-18, for that purpose. Rev. Mr. McGinnis said ‘the federa- tion planned along the organiza- tion in Great Britain, where Princess Alice, a cousin of King George, is chief patron and Lord Gisborough president. “The Anglo-Saxon federation will have for its object the federation of orthodox Christians of all denomina- tions who believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God,” said Rev. Mr. McGinnis, “to promulgate the belief that Anglo-Saxons are the descend- ants of the ten lost tribes of lsrael; jto prove that this race has been chosen of God to rule land and sea; to restore the sanctity of the Chris: tian faith, the observance of the Sab- bath and reverence for the word of God and to demonstrate to Anglo- Saxon people the privileges and re- sponsibilities attached to them by reason of their descent from Israel.” Rev. Mr. McGinnis declared the English federation, composed of 2,000,- 000 members, was preaching this doc- trine and restoring faith. 0ld Blind Mare Shares in Will. Special Dispatch to The Star. DAWMONT, W. Va, July 4.—His old black mare, which served him long and well on his farm, is remem- LONDON, J is passing. il see a and ,. {300 BADGES HELD BACK BY DISMISSED WARDENS Maryland Threatens Arrest of Fee said I worla, | school | dents. | Summer | munity | July CAPTAL HAS BES LAW STUDY NEEDS Colleges Here Attract (Stu- dents From All States and Foreign Lands. That Washington probably diaws more law students from more sections of the country than any other city evidenced by the homes of th dents of National University School as shown by the ¢ the coming year recentl While the District, Virginia lead in the dents at this institution, 48 States are represented dent b . besides thos ington and the Philippin addition, three foreign countri represented, although they ar nations having the common law as part of their jurisprudence City Offers Opportunities. This wide geographical division i due to many causes, the principal one being the fact that many employes of the governmental departments and the United States Cap vantage of the facilitie offered here to students desirable to carn through college Then Washin for the equaled by try. This is States Suprer States Court of States Court of ( of course, the different the District judicial tion, the law library Court is the most country and one of while the law onal Libr: logue ued land and number of sto- 43 of the in its st from Wash Islands. In [ for e who their own ny oth the s of the Supreme complete the b a in the Congre: complete. Many law students expect in public life as ary practice of their profession enjoy attending political Credits Recognized. Law credits obt may be applied to: tion requirements of al The fi of Government Administration of Natio opened Monday with composed both of old and dents. Dean Maynard A. ( in charge of the Chancellor Charles i have sail spend several weeks turn in time for the oper academic vear in the F ‘The Beta chapter of Gamma law fraternit mer season of social Fourth of July pa bungalow at ¢ party ended : reworks Mrs. Marg has been rian of the u ive yvears, is an alt graduated in law 19 I vear th women_students in the uni ircreasing, and now there women's organigations Mrs, Seeley we student activities wh versity and heiped or of the clubs. Mrs. her home in Washingtc native .of Wiscon Other than the gol soon to be held, ther society other fore the university to be term, but will be planned demic year, several colleges and law of the city. Interest in increasing among the stud tional University as it is principal educational insti the country al University enrollmen new stu john with Krieg retary hools out debati Deputies After 600 Are Dropped for Abuses Special Dispatel BALTIMOR: to The Star July 4.—Three hun- | dred deputy game wardens’ badges are going to be collected or tl will be rested ording Game Warden Le Compte. They are held by former deputies who have been discharged. but who refuse to give up their insignia of office. Le Compte recently discharged fee deputies because of inactivity and abuse of authority. hol to HEALTH CL|N.|CS T0 BEGIN Schedules Prince Georges County Visit. Special Diepateh to Tha Star BALTIMORE, July 4.—The ‘‘heal mobile” of the Bureau of Child H giene of the State Health Departmen will visit communities in _Prince Georges County starting on Wednes day. Child health clinics will be held at all the prin centers in the county Maryland Automobile uh 17. D. C. MAN HURT. WINCHESTER, clal) —Henry W. Szegedy, retired Government official_of 1435 Newton street northwest, Washington, >sus. tained severe cuts and bruises and his sister-in-law, Miss Vinnetta M. Wells; had an arm broken and was bruived today when their high-powered auto: mobile got beyond control, descendinz an “S" road on Opequon Hill, five miles east of here. Mr. Szegedy's caughter, Mrs. James C. Lombard, and her two children, escaped with minor cuts and bruises. They were brought to & hospital here for treatment. The front of the car was demolished. They were en route from Roundhill, Va., where they a_cottage, to spend the Shenandoah Valley Caverns Va., July 4 {Spe! LUMBI ERSITY SCHOOL. Wm Thos. Shepherd, Ph. D.. pres.. 1024 Sth n.w. Pre Spanish. Freach, math All_modern_languages | T | LANGUAGES +% .75 by native teachers. _Conversational Method, ' Day | and Evening Classes. Free Trial Lesson. Reduced Summer Ratex SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Tel. ¥, on Susqueharn River batwedn Balfs: wmore and Thiiade pRia’ " Nationa ME bered in the will of Mordecai Smith of Dawmont, who died last week. The instrument provides that the mare, now blind, is to have a com- fortable living for the rest of her life and when she dies she is to be given a decent burial, prevaration for Jeading coileges: . alac #pecial department for bays undee hiah. school age. Dhexcellad facuity and eguipment Al athigtion, Cumpns of 190 acrer Seimming B0l O coune, Catalog. Moy Teabods rush,” Pb.D. Port Depoutt. Marstand.