Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1926, Page 37

ARMY DESERTIONS . SHOW DECREASE in’iefiigence Tests Planned to . Reduce Number of Runa- ¢ ways Further. the Assoclated Press. “'A three-ycar effort by the Army to “check the desertion epidemi the source Is beginning (o be: Maj. Gen. Robert C Davis, adjutant Salts of Copper Made Roger Bacon Emp | | | By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, December 2.— By a secret formula of Roger Bacon, Franciscan monk and thirteenth cen- tury sclentist, salts of copper have been produced at the Umversity of Pennsylvania. The formula’'s secret was revealed with translation of the cipher in which Bacon wrote all his wor ks, The deciphering was done by the late Dr. Willlam Romaine Newbold, who was professor of intellectual and moral philosophy at the Univérsity of Pennsylvanla, and whose work on he Roger Bacon manuscripts had een setiously questioned by scholars in this couniry and abroad. It was THE by Secret F;mula loyed 600 Years Ago ology at Pennsylvanla, sald that the secret formula had been proved effec- tive by chemists at the university Having deciphered the formula, Newbold took it to Dr. Edgar i Smith, chemist and former provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith turned it over to Dr. Iram Lukens, professor of chemistry, the latter’s experiment proved It to he accurate. Dr. Smith_and Dr. Lukens then signed the following statement, which, together with the retort used in the experiment, was presented to the uni- | versity: “This retort contalns salts of cop. per made from a secret formula of HIGHER-CLASS FORD CAR IS SEEN IN SHUTDOWN Thousands of Men Affected by “Temporary” Closing of Many Plants. By the Associated Press. .| DETROIT, Mich., December 2.—A temporary shutdown of many depart- ments of the Ford Motor Co. plants here becarhe effective yesterday. Offi- cials of the company made no state- ment as to the probable length of the lay-off, which affects several thousand workers. The company customarily shuts down in December for inven- tory, it was pointed out. NEW YORK, December 2 (P).—The New York American says that Wall Street observers interpret the closing of the Highland Park and River EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. IRISH HOOT HEALY. Governor General Leaves Theater After “Three Boos.” DECEMBER 2, 1926. to the call and the governor general left the box. ‘When he returned the disturbance was repeated, but this time the police were called and the booers hurriedly left the theater. DUBLIN, December 2 (#).—Gov. Gen. Timothy M. Healy withdrew \from the royal box of the Galety Theater Tuesday, when he was hooted by disturbers in the audience, it was learned yesterday. He later returned. The governor general was in the royal box and the performance was in progress when a man In the audience rose and shouted ‘“‘three boos for Healy, the British King's representa- tive!” There was a vigorous response minutes later. Take 12 Months to Pay! —that’s our offer to you! Hunt Ends in 45 Minutes. RHINELANDER, Wis, December 2 (P).—Lee Bastian, one of Wiscon- sin’s army of deer hunters, set forth yesterday with the opening of the sea- son, carrying a week's supplies. Four miles from Rbhinelander he brought down a 200-pound buck. He was back home, the hunt ended, 45 Mayo’s Pharmacy—3500 12th St. Brookland Is a Star Branch Office general, disclosed today in his annual| ntimated by the skeptics that his| pocer Bacon, which Prof. Newbold | Rouge plants of the Ford Motor Co. as ot mhd actia Al the | indings were the products of a sub-| . s er which | & Step on the part of Henry Ford to —C 6 : i T it i report’ “The “actuul deciine in th | \ndines wers the products of & eib| read by ments of the cipher which | & (e on Ue pert of Heneg o .5 S Especially if you live in the suburbs it isn't ont for 1926, a8 ecmpared with 7.3, | ults of scholarly research Known {0 us &nd could not have bean | Reports have been current in the Metal Weather Strip Your Home always convenient to come to the Main Office for 1925, but’ Gen points out | What was said to be conclusive|ayolved from Prof. Newbold's sub.|Street for some time that Ford, on ac- with your Classified Ads for The Star. Mhior St veen e up sieadily [ Proof of the accuracy of his Bacon | conscious mind. gt count of the decrease in sales of Ford Save coal!l Save money! Increase your com- L1 . BN s 5 cling e vern translations was submitted last night | “L e cars during the past two yvears, in-| ll tort; The coupon below, when filled in, Will brin Lowest reason Branch Offices have been established in New | Fenon ee il be at a memorial service. Dr. Roland G. e experiment was made, and the | tapged to manufacture a medium- : o = i ticall ighborhood, in t d New intelligence tests wi ap results—salts of copper—is in this our tative and full informati 1 Prices i bkl ilits Sl bbb plied to the recruiting service and |Kent, professor of comparative phil-| FeSUUS; BRak ) S | priced car. S LT e rroundin; burbs, where Classified Ads fi ¥elll the @iven e thorough trlal.. Ml (=== = pacon's formula Bas been nused | coran s the e o e e Highest ;'“h S‘::r‘m'l;“be lef‘;—auuied :’.llarornpt i' o report said ‘1t is expected that these B J h nused | cording to the American, are willing to e of nser- tests, while vers will_serve| BIG HERDS OF CARIBOU for 800 years anc Is too complicated jgamit that w “Showdown: 8 Imipend: CAPITOL WEATHER STRIP Grade tion. No fees are charged; only regular rates. 16 Eltminite wins antaiotio to be of commercial value today, ex-| ing between Ford and the General Mo- D SCREEN P. Materials i mental tvpe prior to their enlistnient STILL SEEN |N ALASKA perts say. __I tors Corporation. 9 AN COM ANY, lnc. and and thereby further reduce the num- 1619 L St. NW. Main 515 | Workmanship The Star prints MORE Classified Ads every day than all the other papers here combined. her of desertions.” The Star Classified Ads will bring you better ¥ James A. Stillman. Below Authorized Strength. The report placed the st Despite the Annual Killings Rov- ing Animals Seemingly Are Suf- “BRTgre i o obligati o n to buy.Thls cou- RESULTS. the Army on June 30 this year at ) Th6s1 remuiar active officers and tering No Diminution. “Around the Corner” is 6 men excluding the Philibpine | p. e Associated Press a Star Branch Office its, Only 3,280 of the officers were [ SN CHODAGE Alaska, December \ g West Point gradugtes. = |2 The old battlecry has ‘been The tigures showed = that ' Uhe | panged to “Don't shoot until the rmy last yvear Ww: ed average of 118,- 730 hecause appropriations for pay to enlisted men “proved insufficient.” Recruiting was resiricied in March ©of this vear and suspended in April As there was no substantial in- crease In funds for the current vear, further restrictions wert im- posed after June 30 to hold the en- listed strength down to less than 111,000, Gen. Davis shows that the Officers’ Reserve Corps d the 160,000 . jumping from 9, The enlisted re- serve reaches 6,775 from 5,115, chiefly strength of the A below the author 10 e ety et SRl Corps | indicate that moose are as thick as . b = domestic cattle on the prairie ranges The Reserve Officers’ Training | of the States. Residents of the penin- Corps reached a total cnrollment of 106,778. and the report said it prob- ably would rise to 135,000 this year “4¢ not limited.”” Instructions were fasued to hold down the enorliment to 1925 figures to keep within appropri- ations, but a substantial number of voungsters took the courses at their own expense. Nineteen applications for new u of the corps w lisapproved for lack of funds and schools were the train stops” in the case of the Alaska Rallroad. Despite the annual killing of cari- bou, the large herds which gather along the Alaska railroad in central Alaska every Fall have shown no de- creases in numbers. Trainmen for- merly bagged animals on the up jour- ney and picked them up on the re- turn ‘This has been stopped by a rule against shooting from the train. Train crews now must take advan- tage of waiting at a siding to pick up a fat yearling to augment the Winter meat supply. Reports from the Kenal Peninsula sula say the animals could be domes- ticated like reindeer by simply round- ing up the young stock, branding it and allowing it to feed on the ample ranges. ENGINEER IS INJURED. Passengers Shaken Up When En- SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN"- 4 When you see the “Bayer ; Cross” on tablets you are i “Furniture of Merit” l Seventh an ‘ ! !Eye Streets. couraged from submitting ~applica- Ff:::‘::d;“"m:] 1’"":‘“:(” getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by ? o’ , Tenn,, )ecember 2 b e . 836 s —Engineer W. T. 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