Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1928, Page 5

THE WEATHER District of Columbla—Cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight; tomorrow, probably rain; somewhat colder to- morrow night. TS POLITICANS ' warmer tomorrow night; probably THE FRVENING New STAR, WASHINGTON, Christian Community Center Due - To Bequest by Late Henry Lansburgh In accordance with a secret writ- ton pledge given by the late Henry Lansburgh to Rev. Hugh T. Steven- son, vpastor of Rethany RBaptist Ch h. ground will be broken to- morrow afternoon for a Christian written pledge to Dr. Stevenson 10 years ago it was with the stipula- tion that It be kept secret until his death. It Instructed his executors to pay for the cost of the lots upon which the community center would be erected. D. C. SATURDAY, OLDEST PONY RESTS. — Correspondence of the Associated Press. BERLIN.—Gray-halred but _othi wise youthful and lively, German: oldest pony, “Rich,” is spending 1t declining years on the stud of Herr Weinberg near Frankfort-on-Main. Intil quite recently “Rich” was one of the most popular horses on German race tracks. Its special task was that of accompanying nervous horses to JANUARY 14, 1928.° New Method of Measuring Earthquakes by Electricity Developed by Scientists A new and Improved method of measuring earthquakes by the strength of an electric current gener- ated by vibrations of the earth’s crust instead of mse of a huge balanced weight has bheen developed by scien- tists of the Bureau of Standards. Dr. ally and weighs not more than 15 pounds. Great advantages for the new in strument are claimed over the old method of measuring earth vibrations. These {nclude the small size of the i strument, its sensitivity, and the fact vibrations in a north and south direc- tion, another in an east and west di- rection and the third up and down or vertical. The instrument has been developed in the electrical division of the bureau, co operating with the Car negie Institution and the Coast and Geodetic Survey. The first installa tion 1s planned at Cheltenham. M4 about 17 miles from Washington. . Bloodhounds Trail Firebug. ¢ rain tomorrow in west portion; colder Movement to Name Jesse in west portion. Jones for Vice President. Women Oppose Wets. community center, an addition to the Rethany Church at Rhode Island avenue and Second street. Funds for the purchase of addi- tional lots needed for the church’s elopment plans and for the new puilding were provided by a donation from Mr. Lansbhurgh's estate and by John H. Carter ‘When Mr. lLanshurgh the tracks. For 24 years it performed this service for the horses of the Weln berg a Ry from Argentina hair ahout the The ground-breaking ceremony will follow a special service at the church at 12:30. E. H. De Groot will represent the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches. Henr: ligan will represent the Nort hing- ton Citize o e Rethany Baptist Church will he rep- resented by Miss Emma L. Wilkins and to- tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN. January 14— Bloodhounds are trailing the incendi- ary suspected of firing a barn on the Three of the instruments are neces |Green lane Frult Farm, near Han- aary to record aceurately movements|cack. The fire is the second within a of the earth’s crust—one for recording few months of incendiary orign. tonight rain that recording can be done at any de sired distance from the seismeter it- self. A setup in use at the burean gives a magnification of 1,000, which can be increased to 20,000 it desired George K. Burgess, director of the burean announced today. In place was Imported 30 years ago|of the usual mechanical methad of a « polo pony. Gray |record traced by a balanced block and gray spots on : welghing many tons, placed on a point Tarions other parts of the hody are | ricidly connected with the earth mass. {he only outward signs of its advane:| the imnroved meter records Al el motions of the earth’s erust electric. morrow: probably somewhat warn tonight in east and central portions, colder tomor- {row night in extreme west portion. West Virginia—Rain beginning late | tonight or tomorrow: somewhat warm- *ler tomght: colder tomorrow. v the Associated Press. | - JSTON, Tex.. January 14.—With | Records for 24 Hours. all Texas sharing Mo m it pm., & § pm, in bringing the Democratic 4am, 52; 8 am. convention to the “Lon 5 were v with precon gave the 2 midnight, § St 70 am. 48, Rarometer, inches—4 p.m 29.68: 12 midnight, 29.8; S am., 30.04: 11 a temperature, today. 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