Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1927, Page 17

PRESIDENT TAKES Springlike weathes shows the Chief Executive, accom for his_daily walk resumed this dai D form of exercise. AILY HIKE. rday for his cons around the lipse. dent Coolidge enjoyed the utional. The snapshot jed by secret service men, starting The President has recently Pre: Lt Ly Underwood & Underwood. " THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., ASSOCIATES PRESENT RETIRED BATTALION CHIEF WITH WATCH. District Fire Department, who is now sei 0. 28 Engine Compan, left to right: battalion chief of ¢ fire department, is presented with a watch by members of ) and Porter street, his former headquarters. In center of zroup, g us William F. I nahan, retired chief of the (' Y Chase, Md., ut Assistant Battalion Chief A. S. Haight and E. J. Murphy, repre senting the citizens of Chevy Ch: Wa FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1927. Grange, infernational billiard champion, arrives in New York on the steamship France for matches in_this country. The champion is scheduled to play several matches in Washington. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. House. Two resolutions are pending HOUSE MOVES FOR PREPAREDNESS. Welsh of Pennsylvania (left) and Representative Ralph Indiana trying out the “official” boxing gloves prese: Longworth yesterday for use in all future fistic en Representative George A. Updike of ed to Speaker ounters in ihe be rules for such affra Henry Miller to prese CHESS CHAMPION ARRIVES FOR TOURNAMENT. Jose R. Capa- nca of Cuba, chess champion of the world, gathers with national champions from all sections of the world for the tournament which will open tomorrow at the Frank J. Marshall Chess Club in New York City. The champion is favored to retain his laurels. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. CO-EDS LIONIZE “MOST PERFECT MAN.” Bat “he” is only one of the sorority girls at the University of Kansas, annually chosen for this honor at the Puff Pant Prom. The co-ed who most successfully masquerades as the perfect gentleman in dress, manner, conduct and other requirements wins the honor. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. WILL ENTERTAIN AT VETERANS' BALL. Mrs. Elvina Rowe (right), soprano, and Mrs, Mary M. Taylor, accompanist, who will provide one of the entertainment features at the Sons of Confederate Veterans’ Mardi Gras ball tonight at the Washington Hotel. Mrs. Rowe also will sing at the Pen Women's League’s reception tomorrow to the Chinese Minister. WILL DANCE AT ANNIVERSARY BANQUET. Mlle. Marguerite Weighell, Parisian dancer, who has been engaged for one of the enter- tainment features at the twenticth anniversary banquet of the W: ington Chamber of Commer t the Mayflower Hotel, February 21. CHOOLS MAY GET *S0UND SPONGES™ Officials Elated by Test ofi Berliner Invention to Im- prove Acoustics. Public school officials were elated today over the accomplishment of the latest invention of Dr. Emile Berliner to improve the acoustics of public buildings, which was demonstrated for the first time last night before 600 per- sons in the Oyster School auditorium. 8o successful was the demonstra- tion that Stephen E. Kramer, assist- ant superintendent of schools, is con- midering the question of having one of these devices installed in the audi- torium of the Central High School. According to Dr. Berliner, the de- vice can readily be installed after a building has been erected, although it is better to construct the n “sound sponges” while the wa! uznder construction. Tests Called Success. “The acoustics at Central High School Auditorium are greatly in need of improvements,” said Mr. Kramer, “and if found to be practical—and I believe it is—we might install one of these devices there at some future time. The demonstration last night was a complete success, even the voices of the smallest children could be heard plainly.” At the demonstration, Dr. Berliner transformed the heretofore “echo in- fested” Oyster School auditorium into a “bell-like” megaphone. The device | for clarifying sound-waves, a simple | one in its way, successfully prevented | all sounds of echo. Dr. Berliner ex-| plained how it worked to the 600 cur- fous persons. The hard surfaced walls are padded scientifically, he explained, a4 at var- ious. spaces are covered with hollow paper discs covered with thin wires to hold their shape. These are what Dr. Berliner calls ‘“sound sponges,” the principle being to absorb sound-wave: preventing reflection. Dr. Berliner personally superintend- | ed the ingtallation of the devic in the | Pyster School auditorium, by conceal- ing the “‘sponges” with a special prep- aration of brown cement. This was dons without marring the appearance of the walls. Helps Child Voices. ‘The demonstration was made at a party celebrating the thirtieth anni- versary of the Parent-Teacher Associa- tion. A number of small children gave recitations. Ordinarily their words could not have been heard by those who occupied seats in the rear of the | large hall. Last_night, however, were plainly discernible. Dr. Berliner has spent a year and device, which 1t i his be- liet that it will revolutionize sound in churches, theaters and other public| halls, without the need of “loud speak- ers” now used so frequently. It was Dr. Berliner who made radio possible by his invention of the microphone. | . One thousand pipers formed a hag- their voices Shotgun Brigade Announces Big Toll In Ranks of Crows By the Associated Press. WOODSTOWN, N. J., February 18.—The shotgun brigade of south- ern New Jersey made another sortie last night on the great crow roost near here. Early reports indicated that the hunters had made a bigger slaugh- ter than in their first raid Tuesday night, when 125 gunners killed about 2,000 birds. Armed with more than 2,000 shells, leaders of the party said their goal was 5,000 crows. TREATY OF GHENT ANNIVERSARY HELD Union of English-Speaking People Urged at Patriotic Council Meeting. The union of the English-speaking people was urged anew last night at exercises commemorating the 112th anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent, under the auspices of the National Patriotic Council at Octagon House. “The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, should be prized as ending what I firmly believe was the last war that ever will occur between English-speaking peoples. The bet- ter feelings between Great Britain and the United States which were founded by it have been growing,” wrote Sir Esme Howard, British Am- bassador, whose address was read by Henry Getty Chilwn, counselor of the British embassy. Assistant Secretary of State J. Butler Wright called attention to the happy coincidence of time between the ary and the presentation of » credentials of Vincent Massey, Canadian Minister. The friendship and co-operation of the English-speaking people was voiced by Frank Peckham, national vice president Sentinels of the Repub- lic, while Capt. Paul V. Collins spoke on preparedness. The history of Octagon House was outlined -by Frank C. Baldwin, secre- tary, American Institute of Architects, at the meeting, at which Mrs. Noble Newport Potts, president of the coun- cil, presided. Those attending the meeting visited the room in Octagon House and saw the table upon which President Madison signed the Treaty of Ghent. Rev. George Fiske Dudley pronounced the invocation and the Army Band rendered appropriate airs. el e s it General Store Burned. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Febru- |ary 18.—Fire of unknown origin de- stroyed the large general store and ock of Joseph Davis, merchant at acketts Mill, in Stafford County, Thursday night. The damage is partly pipe band at a Highland gathering in Scotland recently. covered by insurance but the loss is heavy. - CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION. Pupils of the James F. Oyster School, who took part in the geant which featured the celebration by the school’s Parent-Teacher Association last night of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. The “birthday” cake, bearing 30 candles, was cut for a silver offering for the association. RICKETS AND ANEMIA CURED BY USE OF ULTRA-VIOLET RAY Wisconsin Professor Makes Valuable Discovery Experimenting With Rats. Wholesome Sunlight Injected Into Food. BANKERS PLEDGE AID IN PROBE OF “LOBBY” Declare Investigation Will Dis- prove Charges by Senator Glass in Relation to McFadden Bill. By the Associated Press. Full co-operation in a Senate inves- tigation of a bankers’ lobby in Wash- ington in connection with the McFad- den branch banking bill was offered yesterday by the Chicago and Cook County Bankers’ Association and the Committee of One Hundred. Through its secretary, E. B. Baty, the bankers' association issued a for- mal statement declaring such an in- quiry would “demonstrate the un- truthfulness” of the charges made in the Senate yesterday by Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, concerning the activities of the lobbyist for this association. “In addition the inquiry should throw some light upon the methods employed by those who are succeeding in their efforts to extend the monopo- listic branch banking system through- out the country,” the statement added. PLANE FORCED DOWN. Noses Over in Landing With Four Aboard, None Hurt. DETROIT, Mich., February 18 (#). —A cabin biplane, piloted by Eddis Stinson, and containing three Detroit business men on their way to Miami, Fla., nosed over yesterday when a forced landing was made on some filled-in ground in the Detroit River near Grosse. None of the occupants was injured and the plane apparently was not damaged. o 8ir Jagadis Chandra Bose, the eminent Hindu scientist, is convinced that plants are so near animals in their constitutional activities that they can be used instead of animals in dll experiments, removing excuse Washington Star Photo. By the Associated Press. MADISON, Wis., February 18.—As man learned to harness the elements behind the blinding lightning flash, Prof. Henry Steenbock, toiling away in his lahoratory at the University of ‘Wisconsin, has found how to capture the wholesomeness of sunlight for mankind’s table. By means of ultra-violet ray equip- ment, the Wisconsin chemist is able to transmit directly into foods health- ful properties similar, for instance, to those given cod fish through irra- diation by the sun’'s own rays, and converted to human welfare through cod liver oil. Combats Anemia. The properties are valued for their combating of rickets, scourge of baby- hood, it was ~tated, and continual ex- perimentation 1s indicating thel> value in warfare on certalr ‘orms of anemia. So valuable was Prof. Steenbock’s discovery considered by a commercial institution that he was offered inde- pendence and funds which would have given him a laboratory of his own, but he believed it his privilege to make a gift of the development to mankind, and declined the offers. As soon as the method is fully patented it will be given into the custody of the University of Wisconsin. Prof. Steenbock’s greatest concern is that the discovery be kept out of the hands of persons who would ex- ploit it financially in a world hunting for better health. The chemist, who first announced his discovery three years ago, but has talk of “vitamin D,” but explains that his process is in accordance with dis- covery that ultra-violet rays can help the plant and animel tissues develop calcium, or the lime which is essential to bone and tissue building in the body. Rickets is only one form of the regular calcium relations in the human body. Experimented With Rats. Prof. Steenbock originally experi- mented at length with rats subjected to irradiation, which in a manner not specifically known aids in the assimi- lation of calcium by the tissues, and devised a method of obtaining his rays from an yltra-violet lamp instead of the sun. Under laboratory condi- tions he found how to project the valuable properties into food ma- terials rather than directly into living subjects. The chemist, who explained he could not sell the discovery because it “would pervert my aim in life,” said he felt that only the surface has been scratched in studying the irradia- tion of foods. . | Walcott Estate Value, $160,000. Dr. Charles D. Walcott, late secre- tary of the Smithsonian Institution, who died February 9, left an estate valued at $160,000, according to the petition of his son, Sidney S. Walcott, and his wife, Mary V. Walcott, for the probate of his will. The estate includes premises 1743 Twenty-second street. Mr, Walcott left $50,000 to the ISmithsonian Institution for research work after the death of his daughter, for vivisection in any form. _..__ ' been steadily at work on jt, does ngt Helen Walcott Younger, it . r B PLAN OFFICIAL WELCOME FOR PRESIDENT MACHADO Succession’ of Luncheons and Din- ners Being Arranged Here for Cuban Executive. By the Associated Press. A succession of offic and dinners are being ar for President Machado of Cuba, who will arrive February 24 to be the guest of the American Nation for four days, Among the functions so far ai nounced are a dinner at which Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge will be hosts on the evening of February 25, and a luncheen on the same day by the Bel- gian Ambassador, who is dean of the diplomatic corps. A special car will be put at the dis- posal of the Cuban Executive by the American Government for the trip from Key West. The War Department has ordered that appropriate military honors be paid President Machado on his ar- rival at Key West. WOMAN DIES OF POISON. Mrs. W. T. Gibson, Formerly of ‘Washington, Commits Suicide. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Febru- ary 18 (#).—Mrs. Wilson T. Gibson of this city and formerly of Wash- ington, D, C., died here yesterday after swallowing a quantity of poison. Doc- tors said the woman made a state- ment just before she died that she had intended to commit suicide. Mrs. Wilson Gibson lived at 1640 Kalorama road here until a few years ago. Her husband was a carpenter. PR luncheons Ryndam Reaches Naples. NAPLES, Italy, February 18 ().— The steafner Ryndam, the American “floating university,” arrived here to- day. THe students and their in- structorg’ were received by a delega- tion of Neapolitan students, and later isit to Pompeil, Wisconsin May Ask For National Parley | To Repeal Dry Law By the Associated Pre MADISON, Wi repeal the ei was proposed introduced yesterday in tk Assembly by Assembly: T. Tews of Milwaukee. The resolution pr moralizing Congres: vention in an effort to modi peal the present prohibitior Under the Federal Consti -thirds of the States make plication for such a convent gress must call the m n a joint re SUBGESTS MEETING ONTEYTLELUNP Massachusetts Governor Asks 72 Mayors About Pro- posed Conference. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, February 18.—This State's first official recognition of the textile business depression has been taken by Gov. Alvan T. Fuller with a proposal to call a conference of heads of 72 Massachusetts cities and towns for a general discussion of the situation. The governor’s step was in the form of a letter to mayors and selectmen seeking their opinion on the advis- abllity of such a meeting. “Personally I do not think that Massachusetts is nearly as badly off as some people seem to think,” the gover:or wrote. “On the other hand I do believe that there is much that should and could be done, and be- cause I feel that way about it, I would like to get together s sentative gathering to very interesting ‘The Fuller suggestion was seen as the culmination of a move recently discussed at Lawrente and Fitchburg, both textile centers, for a State-wide conference on means of relieving the situation. In the past few years a number of New England mills either have moved their equipment in_whole or in part to the South or have ceased business entirely under plea of heav: and detrimental labor legi 70 YEARS IN ONE JOB. Frenchman Expects to Win Legion of Honor Nomination. SAINT-BRIEUG, Brittany, France, February 18 (P).—Three score and ten years on the same job in the same office, Joseph Letyrant awaits nomina- tion to the Legion of Honor. He began as a notary's clerk when he was 14. His nomination to the Legion of Honor is expected, as the government's policy: is to encourage steady, faithful workers. Already he has received fo and a prize, SEEK VOLUNTEERS FOR SOCIAL WORK Recreation Officials Plan Classes—Church Societies Aid Is Sought. committee of the pcial Agencies the Young Women's Association headquarters, conduct of & cur o4 among the voung people of this city. The com mittee is operating with the particular view of getting the young people’s so- cieties of the various churches inter- ested in volunteer recreational work. Plan Course of Lectures. A course of six lectures will be given, the first to be held in Friend- ship House, 326 Virginia avenue south- St v, February 28, at 8 p.m. 1. Wilkins, director of rec- the Richmond hool of Social Work, will be the speaker. Subsequent lectures will ‘he given at different places, follows: Monday, March 7. 8 p.n Club of Washington, Third and streets, addresses on “Indoor Ath- letics and Industrial Class Work™ by F. V. Thomson, director of the Boys' Club, and b, i rector; Ma hood House, an address by tions N Jokn J. O'Connor and Tub Programs M P. 8. it of Neighborhood 22, 8 p.m., Columbia mmunity Center, Eleventh ard streets, address by Roy with demonstrations in ation, group and square and Wirt W. Jewish Center Address. March 29, 8 p.m., Jewish Community Center, xteenth and Q streets, ad- dress by Maurice Bisgyer on “Special- ized Groups,” with ipecial demon- stration and table discussion, con- cluding with a cla: Apr 4 at 8 m. in the Young Women’s Christian ciation Building, Seventeenth and treets, when addresses on the “Use of Group Singing and Specialized Dancing” will be given by Miss Imo- gene Ireland, music_secretary of the Y. W. C. A., and by Miss Ethelo Swen- sen of the physical education depart- ment, Y. W. C. A, Miss L Burklin, head resident of Friendship House, is chairman of the recreation committee of the coun- cil, while various organizations repre- sented in the council have representa- tive members of the committee. s ‘WILL ASK BIRDHOUSE BID. Bids for the construction af a public exhibition house for birds in the Zoo- logical Park will be sought by the District Commissioners within the next week, it was announced yesterday. Plans for the building have virtually been gompleted by Albert L. Harris, muni@ipal architect. The current appropriation act car- ries an authorization of $102,000 for the birdhouse, of which $52,000 is now available. The act also carries an appropriation .of $25,000 for the constructio ocages. ‘