Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1926, Page 10

r10 - EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS MAY BE PATENTED Fight Developing in Hearings on Bill to Prevent Imi- tating Patterns. BY HAKDEN COLFAX. Tt may be possible within the near | proficlent in handling men by judges future for the woman of exclusive | PrOTCCEh (o I artment. tastes to purchase a hat, ov dress, or coat with perfect assurance t will not meet a hundred other women in similar attire the next dayv—and for a man to buy a nifty necktie with Zssurance that his office boy will not turn up with the same pattern in & cheaper material. These dreams of the exclusive.are within the range of possibility. let it Ve vepeated, but whether their 1i: tion is a matter of probability re mains to be seen. The House committee on patents is engaged in a grapple with a bill to provide copyright registration of de signs, which if enacted by Congress, undoubtedly would revolutionize mer- chandising methods. The committee will make an effort next week to de- termine whether it can amend the measufe so as to overcome the weak- nesses which have been pointed out, and vet leave something of value. Cost of Living An Issue. » be fairly well agreed inator of an artistic purpose of ornamenta It th a appears the orl sign for the ion, merely purpose, element to the against leads into fachion, mechanical some entitled creation frankly, a functional and which has at le of permanency, is protection of his copyists. But this, the element of style and where permanency is a matter o seq and_often of days—and many ladies are taking a lively interest in the pending question with more or less openly expressed doubt And there has been implanted in the mind: members of the com- mittee handling the bill a_large ques tion to the possible effect of the measure, if enacted, living A number. of merchants who ap- neared be re the committee at hes ings last week were rather confident that enactment of the bhill would re. sult promptly in increased costs of commodities to customer A pre vious hearing, held in ¥ ry. there was testimony from retailers that such a law pric or some Design Patent Slow. There is a method of assuring ex- clusiveness in designs already on the statyte books—the design patent this 3s slow and somewhat costly more than 15 vears those who desire to see built up in the Tnited sreat school of original desig struggled to get some legi: k and inexpensive reg designs. The present bill, suggested amendments, comes more nearly meeting the views of the vari- ous conflicting interests than any be- fore offered in Congress, but admit- tedly the effects of such a law are matters of speculation. Tt Is a bit disconcerting. least, for a. firm manufacturing silk bods, for example, to employ a well d staff to produce attractive de: <igns, only ve itsn designs copied almo: &oon as they are on the market by a concern producing the cheapest kind of printed cotton goods. Wall paper manufacturers are in the same boat: so s, and 4 numberless industries “which combine the artistic with the utilitarian The limitations of wory trated striingly in the afic copy lation, for while single witness who has been heard duringz thl present se: of Congress favors guch 1 in nrinciple it has proved almost impos- sible to define the objects without opening the doors to matters in which it is agreed no such rights should exist. tion of with the are illus- Seek Self Expression. The dress pattern companies became alarmed at this bill and there de- scended upon the House committee a delegation of women who stressed dif- ferent phases of the importance of leaving without restraint the right of 5 woman to self-expression in making her own dresse: sewing wpachines in the homes of the United States which testify that not all garments worm by the fair sex are purchased across the counter readymade. So the committee agreed 10 an amendment making clear the rights of the individual to an individ- ual pattern. And the retail merchants have been appeased 1o a certain extent by a proposed amendment which would require that they be notified of de- sign copyrights and that after notice they might dispose of stocks on hand or ordered. But as large department stores carry 80,000 or more different stems, there might be complications if al or a major part of them were copyrighted. In former years, the fight over the design copyright bill was mainly be- tween stove manufacturers and man. scturers of stove repair parts. It required 13 s to compose their differences. And now that style and fashion have come to the forefront, the problem has grown to mammoth proportions. (Copyright. 1926.) OFFICERS ELECTED BY U. S. HOROLOGISTS Several Washingtonians Are Named to Various Positions at _ Close of Sessions Held Here. in H. Hufnagel of Mount Ver- was elected president of the Horological Institute of America at the close of the annual convention here t week. The institute was organized five vears ago by the National Research Council. Other officers named were Edwin F. Lilley, Miiford, N who is dean of the New England Jewelers’ Institute, irst vice president; J. P. Stevens of Atlanta, Ga., second vice president; Paul Moore of the National Research Council of Washington, D. C., sec- retary, and John W. Bowman, director of the Bowman Technical Horological School of Lancaster, Pa.. treasurer. The following were chosen addi- tional members of the executive com- mittee: Ferdinand T. Haschka, Tif- fany & Co. of New York: W. Colver Mgore, editor-in-chief of the Keystone of% Philadelphia, and Robert F. Nathan, editor of the horological de- partment, Jewelers' Circular, New York. Those elected to the advisory council of 24, eight of whom are elected annually, were:" Dr. A. L. Barrows of the National Research Council, L. N. Cobb of Cleveland, Ohio; Charles F. Miller of the Hamil- ton Watch Co., Lancaster, Pa.; Carl W. Mitman of the Smithsonian In- stitution, Paul Sollenberger of the United States Naval Observatory, A. T. Westlake of the Bradley Poly technic School of Peoria and Stabley A. Pope, supervisor of time service Sme Southern Pacific Railroad, of Edw n Franeisco. upon the cost of | actually would reduce | to say the | t to devise | There are 20,000,000 | | CADETS TO DRILL JUNE 2. 1 {Sergt. R. B. Davis of Kastern xuulJ Six Non-commissioned Officers to Compete for Medal. Six high school cadet sergeants, rep- resenting the three regiments, will compete in the annual non-commis- sioned officer competition to be held at the American League Park June 2, in connection with the competitive drill. They are: Sergts. R. Hatcher and 8. Central High School, 1st Regi- ; Sergts. 8. F. Hewins and B. B Crowder, Me . 2d_Regiment, and Sergt. J. C. Whitwell of Western, both from the 3rd Regiment. g \ i | i i | 5 - ! of e S 92 s dlstinet from something with | °f the State in 1 i compulsory {put up a vali The winner of the competition will | receive a gold medal annually awarded to the non-‘ommissioned officer most ALIFORNIA FACES NEW BIBLE FIEHT Reading in School and Ab- sence for Services to Be Asked. By Consolidated Prees. SAN FRAN( 0, Bible is going to he in California this vear, and if certain religious elements have their way it woing to be in the public schools 15.—The ate politics M Members of the opposing camps are girding their loins for renewal of the| fight which ocgurred in the legislature last year over the Miller bill, provi ing for the excusing of pupils from school, upon request of their parents, in order that they may attend week day religious instruction \While proponents of such a meas ure are taking their case before parents and educators, another group is circulating petitions providing for Bible reading in the pub lic schools, This second measur however, apparently has less chance of adoption than the Miller bil Bill Defeated Once. | cee thinking” elements, including | older Californians. who thought ago that they had finally di religion and public education, one side, and the Jews, supported by religionists of numerous; lenominations, are on the in the Miller bill fight. The Miller bill was other introduced last hy Assembly of Pasadena. She and her s ters nt strugsle for the bil a small margin. They ha wrted long in advance this time, and expect to have thé ma jority of parents and legislative c dates pledged to support the measure -forc the next biennial session of the ure. The new bill from possible loss tions because of the of pupils for religious instruction, and stipulates that students excused must tandardized religious schoo approved by the school authorf Hit “Sectarian Invasion.” This last provision, when it becoms generally known to opponents of last rear's meas will spur them on to even more active opposition of “this of our public and lost by ol propr schools. Proponents of the measure contend that separation of schools and religion “contradicts the fundamental prin of the whole educational process, that education is continuous and that moral and religious education cannot safely be left for an hour's haphazard work on Sunday. Opponents see in dangerous thrust at an ideals of conscience and wol To them the proposal is contrary to the spirit of American_education and American tradition. They hold that religious training is personal and that the home is the place for ity administration. LITHUANIAN LEGATION | PICKETED BY WORKERS | Delegation With Banners Denounc- ing Government and British Im- perialism Unnoticed by Envoys. A delegation of 75 Lithuanian workers armed with banners denoun ing the government of that countr and “British imperfallsm” staged a modest demonstration in front of the Lithuanian legation, Stxteenth street, yesterday afternoon on behalf of the “400 members of the working class in Lithuanian prison The picketing went more or less un- noticed from the legation, and the only result was to delay the steady flow of traffic on Sixteenth street. Three policemen from the Tenth pre- cinet stood by with an eagle eye out for any untoward actions. Paired off in twos, the workers, men and women, marched around the driveway at a slow dignified pace, onto the sidewalk and back through the driveway again. They represented Lithuanian workers in four cities in addition to those here, it Was said. ome of the banners carried read: American workers demand the r lease of leaders of the Lithuanian working class,” “British imperialism | slaves the workers and peasants of Lithuania, as well as the workers of Britain and the coloni The blood of Lithuania drips from the hands of the white guard dictators in Lith- ania,” “Down with the Lithuania | white guard government, servant of British imperialism.” “Free the 400 workers imprisoned and tortured in Lithuanian prisons,” and “Interna- tional Labor Defense fights for free- dom of 92 labor working class leaders - It was explained that Lithuania has opposed the formation of labor unions and several ‘persons attempting to create such organizations have been lodged in jail. Easy Way to Get Thin. A new way to get thin, discovered by Dr. G. Leven of the Therapeutic Soclety of Paris, will interest stout people who dread the Summer. It involves no medicine nor strenuous exercise, say the Popular Science Magazine. In fact, the treatment may be taken in bed. All that is necessary besides following an easy, non-fat- tening dlet, it is reported, is to inhale very little*air and to breathe out hard. The usual dose is five exhalations every half hour, 15 to 20 times a da Airplanes Serve Alpine Huts. A new use for the airplane has been found in the Swiss Alps. There pro- visions are carried to the Alpine huts in the Tyrol by dropping the cargo by means of parachutes, where no suit- able plateau or glacier can be.located for landing. The cost is about one. third of the old method of provision- ing these out-of-the-way places. Valentine Day Put to Use. With a view to testing the possibil- ity of using St. Valentine's day tra- ditions as a means of promoting fine ideals, the American Social Hygiene Assoclation sent out 200 letters last| year. and 2,000 this year asking thej Judgment of ministers and others oh the feasiblity of the project. Practi- cally all replies received were favor- h‘ to the idea. THE SUNDAY STAR, THE BEAR ICED UP The Coast Guard cutter Bear, ed up” just after a- Winter blow while cruising in the Arctic wastes on her regular patrol. If wood and steel could talk, many weird tales would come from the hull of the Bear telling -| of her experiences with the ice jams of the Far North. SCIENTISTS STUDY PROBLEM OF HOW HERRING SURVIVES Prey of Other Fishes From Spawn to Old Age, _Millions Consumed in Great Britain, Yet pecies Stays Alive. |sive eggs survive the incubation period May |and produce teeming of tiny sociated Press KIRKWALL. Orkney Islands, 15.—An expedition of naturalists is| thread-like fishe: investigating from here the greatest of | The scientists foural other fish life natural mysteries—how a herring ever | chasing the herring into the beach or gets to the dinner table. any other possible pluce of safety. At Englichmen are almost reared on | tim acres of the small herrings were herrings. They have them as kippers seen, big splashes accounting for the for breakfast, and then as white bait, | coalfish and other pursuers, and the (small fish), and pickled, smoked, broil- little splashes for the escaping her- ed, or fried. Th e always obtain. ringe, able at even the <mall restaurants. Millions of herrings are caught nd relished every year. But know that many more mil rely ever pass the spgwn age. and equal millions never get to ado: lescence, vet they travel in such num- bers that they have been stop a steamship. Prey of All Others. They are the prey of all other fish and human beings from the cradle o | the stomach and yet they are the pests of their own world. What the expedi tion of the Royal Zoological Institute wants to solve is the problem of how these creatures form the breakfast, lunch and dinner for fish life and home sapiens, and yet are found in such ro- bust numbers. The expedition has spent two yvears investigating the baits and trials of the herring in their “alma water,” the Orkney Islands and adjacent waters. The scientists have learned there are enough father and mother herrings to | lay billions of spawn each vear. This spawn is awaited by millions of fish mostly greedy codfish, who fatten and Dloat themselves on the choice cavair thus provided. The codfish, jelly fish, and many other varieties get their | substance for weeks by sucking the herring spawn from the rocks and | other places in which they nestle. ! pra these marauders, the adhe- tion c By the A Easily Caught in Nets. Man starts the catch while the her- alled white bait. What ravi sea life makes at this time has not n accurately discovered, but dozens known to tion were found in cod and macker: caught by the expedition. Even up to the time when the herring is large enough to stay in « net, the other fish swim about waiting for them to drop | over the side of the trawler. All things work against the herring. It becomes the of the trawler more easily v other fish, for the trawler is led directly to the her- | ving shoals by the other and larger tish. Smaller Engines for Autos. Smaller engines, normally strong ough to run a motor car only on a level, but reinforced by a super- charger powerful enough to take it up the steepest hill, will soon be used generally on automobiles, according t R. Short of General Motors. Such_engines, b s in the Popu- lar Science Magazine, have been used successfully on airplanes and cing automobiles, and should be cticable in reducing the produc- st of trucks and pleasure car: AYFLOWER service is not merely a ges- ture. It is the natural outgrowth of a standard which does not tolerate the* merest suggestion of mediocrity. The availability of the great cuisine of The Mayflower for service in the semi-housekeep- ing apartments is in itself a note- worthy service. Under the roof of the Mayflower the guest finds a perfection and compre~ hensiveness of service instantly available which would be ab- solutely unatteinable in any private home. Reservations on semi-house- keeping apartments now being made for next season’s occu- WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 16 NOISELESS PLANE BELIEVED AT HAND Army Experts End Roar of Motor and Propeller—Study Other Problems. By Consolidated Press, DAYTON, Ohio, May 16.—Coming-- the noiseless afrplane. Possessed of all the convenienc of the finest automobile and many times its speed, the present-day air plane has suffered greatly in popu- larity because of its deafening noise. But now United States Army en- gineers at McCook Field, working pri- marily from military. motives, are bringing to perfection a noiseless planv. The motor of an alrplane general- is given the blame for all the racket the plane ma when in flight. But at McCook Fleld the en- gineers have found that an airplane moving at 100 miles an hour is a veritable symphony of tunes. There are, perhaps, a dozen or more differ. ent kinds of sonks sung by the ship as it speeds through the air. Efficient Muffler Perfected. The Army engineers started at the very bottom of the problem and de- signed and built a muffler for an air- plane engine. Mufflers for aviation motors have been built in the past, but none which resuited in less than a 25 per cent power loss. too great to be practical. 1y a 2 pel of the motda from this orchestra. Making about 2,000 minute, the propeller, been stilied instrument has thus rictly wind revolutions a it was dis. This was | + 1 Mec The new muffler functions with but | cent power loss, and the crack | | | | using « covered, is responsible for much of | omes from a speed- 100 revolutions the comparativel the noise which ing airplane. At blade takes a bite of air with each spin. So the en gineers evolved a propeller with twice the pitch of an ordinary blade and at- tached it to a geared motor. he motor still makes its regulation num ber of revolutions duces its maximum horsepower, hut the blade turns only 1,000 revolutions s minute. Each time around, how- it takes twice as big a bite of s the ordinary propeller, so the efficiency in each case is the same. With ‘this noise eliminated the small | | spuce + minute and pro- | l air- ' the newly 1926—PART 1. A SHORTAGE At a joint meeting of the boa: Charities and the Citizens' Rellef consider following facts and to ask for their First, That in the past seven these two family societfes for food. necessities hav year by some increase in these it Second, That neither of are the two city. Third, That _th hington families home care to W turn away applicants for assistance who have no other resources or other place to go. In view of the above facts all who are willing to help m‘ this are asked to send their emergen . joint finance committee, treasurei COLEMAN JEN? HERBERT | plane orchestra was reduced by one more piece. But still there was a sing-song in the ship. The forest of struts, which are the bruces between the wings and those on the landing gear, sing a mournful tune as they fight wind resistance and the brace wires hum disturbing melodies in a different key. ‘The fuselage itself contributes to the un- necessary whole where it is not properly streamlined. The first two major problems are just about whipped. The engineers now seeking waye and means to eliminate some of the struts and | wires and so to streamline the ones | that must remain that they will be | absolutely qujet. | Great Military Value, ince its military value is gr ok Iield officers say the noise-, but a matter of a short time. We can then have airplane out of sight, out of hearing, 1.aerial camera that will take pictures from heights as great as ,000 feet—absolutely free from de- tection. rom a peace stundpoint, the com- al air traveler of the future will able to. sit in his comfortabl ihin and converse with his neigh s comfortably as on a through train -but he will he moving throu at a rate more than miles an hour less airplane is a an Because their children were trans. ferred from the school at Derwent- water, England, to another a mile | away, the mothers went on strike and ! refused to let the little ones attend ! designated building. Baltimore 223 W. Saratoga St. Plaza 6509 the serious situition confronting societies, it was unanimously voted to acquaint the public with the exceeded those for .000, and that at least $11,000 must be raised to meet these congressional appropriation, but each must depend wholly upon the community spirit and the charitable good-will of W NINGS, Chairman, Board of Associated Charities. SLOCUM, President, Citizens' Relief Association. OF $11,000 rds of directors of the Associated Association, called last, week to these family welfare $13671,704 LAWSON FUND CAUSES ROW | Publisher’s Heirs Raise Issue as to Whether Sum Is Profits or Principal. support in the present emergency: months the relief expenditures of clothing, rent and other material the corresponding period of last ems for the fiscal year ending fapily societies recefves any ashingtonians. -wide, non-sectarian agencies giving in distress. Therefore they cannot \,]\)‘ the Associated Press, | CHICAGO, May 15.—Whether ! 0 derived by the est om sale of which he found- . is & part of the hody of the late publisher's estate or whether it ranks |as profits, was put up to the ecircuit | court today. |~ The Illinois Merchants ecutors of the estate, asked ion of the terms of the will 1l heirs might be satistied of the testator the the contributions now to Ord Preston, 1022 Eleventh street. Trust Com- King Shaves King. King Alfomso of Spain likes occa- sionally to travel incognito. Not long ago, the story runs, he motored under an assumed name through the wild reglon of Castile and put up at a mod- est inn. The following morning, de- siring to shave, he asked the cham- bermaid to bring him a mirror. W she had done so she remarked: * E not just an ordinary traveler, are car ried out Ivel and the Extensior Lawson. a brother, | trust fund | the yearly profits of t vided four ways, under Mr. Lawson's will, as long as the executors oper- ated the News. The executo mpowered opera or paper, and they sold it on Jan | 1926, for the sum named ‘The bi that Iver and_ other d_that the paid for the paper is not proy part of the hody of the estat divisible us profits, to be paid diately i of being added t trust funds Iver 1 8 raised question, of the sou from which nce tax payinent should come. He contends that $1 252 deducted from his share « Members of the Holly Island Club, |estate to help pay the taxes, near Wachapreague, Va., are rearing | have been taken from the be me birds with considerable success. | the estate, and that his onefour Expert gamekeepers are in charge of | trust share should be paid to him the work on an island several miless its. entiret out in the ocean. It is proposed to re lease these birds on the island. which 10 miles long. and eventualiv build up a good hunting preserve hy do you ask me that?" “I don't know,” said the girl, “but there is something about you—per haps you belong to the royal court at Madrid.” “Yes, I do,” he answered “Perhaps you work for his majesty Law mor e ) the ‘And whet do vou do for him?" “Oh, lots of things.” the king plied. “I'm shaving him just now Game Birds N;w Raised. re- Woman Charges Desertion. Mrs. Mary W. Reed Ma land avenue southwest. file for « limited diverce from eGorge Reed, u plasterer, who makes S per month, she savs. They were i Hed May 24, 1920, and separated lisi November. A reconciliation w effected February 10. Three da: taxi | later he deserted her. Mrs. Reed < for | says. Atterney Jacobh Friend appears for the wife. 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