Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1929, Page 2

n - 24 A X ROOSEVELT TAKES * COVERNORS OATH " Office Assumed at Midnight | Prior to Inauguration Today. * By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y, January 1.—Frank- lin D. Roosevelt became Governor of | New #rk today. He is a Democrat. A previows - = Rnosevelt—Theodore, | a relative of Franklin—was a Reoub- | lican. Alfred E. Smith, four times governor ©f the State and Democratic candidate for President in the last campaign, re- “tired to private life. The public career | of “the Happy Warrior” ended with completion of his third consecutive term as governor. What he intends to do has not been disclosed. There have been reports that he will be a banker after a vacation somewhere in the South. It was Roosevelt who christened | Smith “the Happy Warrior” at Hous- ton. It was Smith who persuaded his friend “Frank” to run for governor. Takes Midnight Oath. i Before his family and guests at the Executive Mansion, Mr. Roosevelt last night took the oath of office, which be- came effective at midnight. The ad- ministration of this oath was a precau- tlon against leaving the State without & governor overnight, prior to Mr. ‘ Roosevelt's inauguration. Tears glistened in Mr. Smith's eyes as he told of his parting with Jefl, a Great Dane, who has been his close companion at the mansion. “Jeff,” the governor said, “kept shoving closer and closer, looking up at me, just as if he were trying to say ‘Please don't leave me now.’” The separation, however, said the governor, is temporary. As Mr. Roosevelt signed the secretary of State's oath book he said: ! “There is only one cloud in the hori- gon—I wish Gov. Smith were here for the next two years.” And the retiring governor replied, “I will not be far away, and you can call on me at any time . and n't five minutes’ notice I will be on When Mr. Roosevelt arrived at the mansion from Hyde Park he was greet- ed by a hearty “God bless you, Frank!" from the lips of the man he was to suc- ceed. Mrs. Smith and her daughter, | Mrs. John A. Warner, greeted him with an embrace and & kiss. Leaders in Albany. On the heels of the incoming gov- erpor and his family came a host of Democratic leaders, among them Nor- _man E. Mack of Buffalo, Democratic ~mational committeeman, and George W. 2 Olvany, Tammany chieftain. From New % York alone came 150 Democrats on a special train. ‘The Roosevelts were the hosts to the Smiths at a dinner in the mansion ing the administration of the , After the oath was taken the party ‘attended the inaugural ball at the ‘Washington Avenue Armory. At one point In the evening Gov. and {Mrs. Smith suddenly found themselves dancing alone in the hall as the band struck up “Sidewalks of New York,” :and other dancers formed a circle of *dnlookers. Gov. Pranklin D. Roosevelt, in his in- augural address today, expressed hope for an era of good feeling, saying: “We have passed through a struggle against old-time political ideas, against .nnfiqu.ted conservatism, against igno- srance of modern conditiofis, marked by »iserious disagreements' between the legis= Mative and executive branches of the gov- rnment. As I head the declarations of both parties in asking the support of wsthe people at the polls, I can see little n for further controversies of this #: “There is a period ‘E‘;‘"‘: ) feeling. R . of g feeling.” my hope Withat we stand on the Lhresholdyo( ag- :mhzr such era in this State. For my 1 » 1 pledge that the business of the - te will not be allowed to become in- olved in partisan politics, and I will ot attempt to claim unfair advantage, & for my party or for myself, for the a jcomplishing of those things on which Jwe are all agreed.” 2 Pays Tribute to Smith. ws Mr. Roosevelt paid tribute to his & ifriend and predecessor, Alfred E. Smith, %land pledged himself to continue the bq_shuve policies of Gov. Smith. he new governor said of his prede- @essor: #: “I am certain that no governor in the 5.Jong history of the State has accom- splished more than he in definite im- ¥ 1 brovement of the structure of our State ernment, in the wise, efficient and onorable administration of its affairs, 4,8and, finally, in his possession of that «:vibrant understanding heart attuned to 4 ithe needs and hopes of the men, the «+Women and children who form the sov- = ipreignty known as ‘the people of the 1 !State of New York. #. “To Alfred E. Smith, a public serv- = 1ant of true greatness, I extend on behalf of our citizéns our affectionate greet- « ings, our wishes for his good health and 1 happiness and our prayer that God will «.watch over him and his in the years #'to come.” Mr. Roosevelt urged: B State development and ownership of * 'waterpower sites, simplification of the .. Btate's criminal and civil judicial sys- tems to halt the “too common phrase, 7,‘Rich man’s justice’”; workmen's com- nsation and adequate wages, relief or farmers through savings on a re-| ! organized system of town end county =+ government. sounder marketing condi- ;’;t;o;a and State aid to the crippled and il sick. » . 2ot : s a ¢ i H H 8 5 H H H our history - - * H - ») Will Rogers Says: NEW YORK CITY.—The old year went out last night through the mecks of milllons. of bottles. It's a good thing the drys won at the last election. New York couldn't a carried any more. ‘There was not an idle flask in the city last night. If they would just give the poor the empty bottles and let me sell ‘em there would be no poverty for a year. Our musi- cal shows got eleven dollars a seat. That's box of- fice prices, and one patron Wwas able to get one at that price at the box pffice and dropped dead with amazeme:t ‘before he copld get to & It would take Coolidge. 2mith and Hoover, playing “The Three Musketeers” in Yiddish, to be worth eleven dollars. P. 8—If the Democrats had tened to me and not eéntered & ticket at all this year, they would have been celebrating, toe, -last -&3*: seeveuns scesIsecRn RN S Old And the New Sov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ex-Gov. Alfred E. Smith. CONMUNTY CHEST OPENS OFFCALLY New Order Begins in Wash- ington’s Philanthropic and Charitable Activities. Upper: ‘Today marks the beginning of a new order for the philanthropic and charit- able activities of this city as a result of the formal opening of Washington's Community Chest as the organized clearing house for all charity work in the National Capital. Announcement of the official opening of the Community Chest activity was made today in a statement by Frederic fi. Delano, president of (hc organiza- jon. “From this date,” said Mr. Delano, “all the various kinds of social service rendered to people in need by the 57 agencies now embraced in the Com- munity Chest will be financed from the one central source to be supplied in one annual city-wide appeal to the citizers of Washington. “No longer will tickets for charity balls and benefit entertainments be peddled about the city to raise funds for particular hospitals or other welfare organizations. No longer will the daily malls be filled with begging letters from agencies of all sorts asking for help to carry on their particular services. “But also no Jonger will the officers of worthy charitable agencies have to worry about how to raise the funds with which to meet their obligations to their clients. Nor will there be in future any excuse for the duplication and overlapping of the different kinds of service. “For from this time forth Washing- ton is to have in operation a central responsible body of its citizens holding the reins for the financing of the various charitable agencies and help- ing them to work together in greater efficiency and harmony for the welfare of the whole community. “Therefore, can we say truly this New Year day that Washington is find- ing herself and facing her socfal service responsibilities in the better way which has been found to work well in over 300 other cities. Our newly organized Community Chest is now right on the threshhold of its first city-wide cam- paign to raise the large fund neces- sary to finance the 57 member agencies. A large number of volunteer workers will be .enlisted in this campaign, from January 28 to February 6, and we con- fidently expect that the public will rise to the occasion by responding with contributions scheduled for the entire year and representing the fair share of each in this common endeavor to pro- vide adequately and effectively for all those in our midst who may be in need of relief or care.” - poiiolats, CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. The board of directors, Ministerial Council, Women’s Guild and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bennett of the Central Union Mission, 624 Louisiana avenue, will be at home today from 2 to 5 o'clock. The Department of the Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps, will hold its an- nual New Year reception to the Grand Army of the Republic from 1 to 4:30 o'clock at 1326 Massachusetts avenue. ‘The District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs will meet, 8 o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Joseph M. Stod- dard, president. All officers, directors of senior and junior choirs and glee clubs, artists and associate members, have been notified. FUTURE. Lincoln Woman'’s Relief Corps, No. 6, and Lincoln Post, No. 3, will hold a combined installation tomorrow, 2 p.m., at Grand Army Hall. District of Columbia Public School Association will meet tomorrow, 10 p.m., in the board room of the District Build- ing The Washington Society of Engineers hes postponed its meeting scheduled for tonight to January 16, due to prox- imity of regular date to the holiday season. The Washington Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society of Denver, Colo., will give its annual ball January 8 at the Jewish Com- munity Center, Mrs. Morris Stein, chair- man. The Rotary Club of Washington will meet tomorrow. 12:30 p.m,, at the Wil- lard Hotel. Elwood Street, director of the Community Chest, will speak. Phil Sheridan Post, G. A. R, will meet January 4 at G. A. R. Hall. “Christian Science, ‘The Summons of Divine Love, " will be the subject of a lecture by Paul A. Harsch, C. 8. B, of Toledo, Ohio, Thursday, 8 pm, at Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Thirteenth and L streets. Free. Public invited. ‘The National Museum announces an exhibition of drawings, etchings and lithographs by George. C. Wales, daily, until January 27, in the division of Cuanhic -Arts, Smisheonian Building. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. - O, ‘TUESDAY, - JANUARY -1, 1&20. SLAYER-KIDNAPER BURNED BY MOB Colored Man Is Lynched in Mississippi as Crowd of 2,500 Looks On. By the Associated Press. ROME, Miss., January 1.—Slow death on a funeral pyre was the penalty ex- 1J. D. Duvall, employe of the State | prison farm, and the abduction of his | 18-year-old daughter, Ruth. | Shepherd was lynched a short dis- tance from a road near here last night, | while a crowd estimated to number 2,500 looked on silently. | "'The colored man took full blame for | his crimes, absolving his two bunkmates who had been suspected of complicit; Fails in Escape Attempt. {but it was cut short by a blow on the head with a pistol. Shepherd swrrendered Monday to a woman planter, Miss Laura Mae Keeler, his former employer, near Perthshire, she would accompany him when he was taken back to the farm. Miss Keeler, with Shepherd’s brother and unarmed, had gone to a cabin on her plantation where the slayer was in hiding. “Miss, I'm sorry I done it,” he told her. Mob Overtakes Prisoner. With several men, she started with in an automobile for the prison. but ding their way blocked by a mob, the party made a dash for the jail at Cleveland. Within a mile and a half of their objective about 50 men in cars overtook the prisoner, asked Miss Keeler to get in another car in which thev would send her home, and seized the colored man. Shepherd pleaded with her to “please don't let them take me,” but she was powerless to intercede. Duvall, about 60 years old and the father of eight children, was found murdered on the floor of his dining room. His throat had been slashed with a butcher knife and he had been beaten on the head with an ice pick and hammer. Ruth Duvall, pretty high school girl, was missing. She made her way the following day to one of the camps and told of being held captive by Shepherd, a trusty, who lived in a cabin in the rear of the Duvall home. Shepherd was serving 20-years sen- tence for manslaughter for killing an- other colored man. LYNCHING TO BE PROBED. Jury Called to Sift Killing of Mechanic Last Wednesday. HATTIESBURG, Miss, January 1 (#).—While a mob in Mississippl was preparing to burn to death one colored murderer-abductor, the Forest County grand jury was called to meet next Monday to investigate the lynching of another colored man. Announcing a firm stand against mob violence, Judge Robert S. Hall, presid- |ing over Circuit Court, issued the call yesterday for the special session in re- sponse to a formal request from a citizens’ committee for an investigation of the lynching of Emanuel McCallum, automobile mechanic, last Wednesday COMFORT FORFAT PIRE FRECS Scientist Predicts Adiposity Will Fail to Bar Living Within Tropics. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 1.—Greater comfort of living in heat, possibly even for fat men, was forecast yesterday be- fore the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Discoveries which promise to aid in acclimating white races to tropic heat were outlined by Dr. L. V. Hellbrunn of Woods Hole, Mass. He said ex- periments indicated that fat probably was the determining factor in adjust- ment of human beings to tropical temperatures. To laymen, a significant fact was that the nature of the fat, rather than amount, determines the ease of stand- ing heat. Experimenting with animals to dis- cover why some stand tropic heat com- fortably, while others are killed by relatively cool weather, Dr. Heilbrunn said the differences are found in the melting point of fat in the two ex- tremes. Those which thrive in heat nossess fat which does not melt until temperatures are high, while creatures of temperate zones almost literally jus- tify the well known Summertime ex- clamation about melting on a hot day. Experiments With Fat. Next the Woods Hole experimenters set about finding whether beings with temperate zone fats could develop those of the tropics. They found that living in warmer climates produced the fats more adaptable to heat. With this knowledge fixed, they. studied how to aid nature’s process, and found one way in diet. vegetables native to the tropics proved to contain properties for making the comfortable fats for hot climes. Dr. Heilbrunn concluded that as the increase of populations makes it neces- sary for more persons to move to the tropics to find elbow room, it may be possible for the white races of tem- perate zones to acclimatize themselves to the point of remaining comfortbale. Forecasts Centenarians. Dr. Eugene L. Fisk of the Life Ex- tension Institute of New York City told of increases in the life span alread:y achieved and forecast lives of over 100 years as within future possibilities. The earning capacity of the popula- tion of the United States as a whole has been increased by the recent ex- tension of average life, said Alfred J. Lotka of the statistical bureau of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He said this is because more persons live to be 45, the age of the average maxi- mum earning period of “the working population.” “Another indirect benefit,” he con- tinued, “is thgt many hundreds of thousands of children who under the former mortality would have been or- phaned before reaching their seven- teenth yeaz are today enjoying the benefits of 4 normal upbringing, under the care cf their parents.” He presented charts showing that formerly poets and musicians died young, while mathematicians tended to live long. 1 SOLICITORS REPUDIATED. Reported Indorsement by Star Denied. ‘The Star has been advised that ma- gazine solicitors, as agents of & na- tional publication, have represented to prospective subscribers that their maga- zine has the indorsement of this news- paper. The Star wishes to inform the pub- | lic, as has been necessary on_ several previous occasions, that no such ar- rangement -has been made, 4 acted of Charley Shepherd, 41-year-| | o1d colored convict, for the murder of | His last act was an attempt to escape, | T after exacting a promise from her that | Fruits and | COURT ASSIGNMENTS DISTRICT SUPREME COURT. Justice Bailey. Wednesday, Janu- 1911D—In re square: neys, Glassie, O'Leary, 143—Brown vs. Boags; attorneys, Cromelin-Laws—Williams. On hearing. 3751 In re estate of M. J. French; Coe—EKriz. In re estate of John B. Kerr; ?:fl;m’nc}s, Gardiner-Trimble—Townsend, a5 Whiteford-Barger — Hume, 81—Southern States Electric Co. vs. ral Contract Purchasing Co.; at- Elder—Lambert-Yeatman. 17—Wilkins vs. Barnitz; attorneys, Merrick-Breese—McGlure-Burke. | " 223—Amur Shipping & Trading Co. | vs. Sutherland; attorneys, Strickland— | Clagett-Duckett. | 48889—Same vs. same; | Strickland—Clagett-Duckett. 233—Newman_vs. Shoemaker; attor- neys, Sullivan—Lambert et al. —MacCulloch vs. MacCulloch; at- Emerson—MecNeil. —Stein vs. Stein; attorneys, Fowl- Gallagher. Bickell; attorneys 281—Bickell vs. Rauber—Goldstein 283—West vs. Williamson Bastian-H: ‘Hayes-Davis. 28. vs. Covert; O'Brien—Smith. 287—Nutt vs. Nutt; attorneys, Grant et al—Fleishman. attorney attorney attorneys, Thomas; attorneys, 293—Friedman Gatkin; attorneys, Bell, Marshall—Rice—Stein. 295—Jorgeleit vs. Jorgeleit; attorneys, Emerson, Lane et al.—Kennedy. 297—Hutton vs. Hutton; McLaurin—Sheaf. 301—Powell vs, Neudecker—Whalen. 305—Ralph vs. Marean; Ralph—Dickey, Kriz. 307—Anderson vs. Anderson; attor- torneys, Lemm-Hayes-Davis. 309—Gilbert vs. Crawford; attorneys, Archer-Tepper—Seal-Dice. 311—Hunter vs. Hunter; attorneys, Fleshman et al—Goldstein, Quigley. 313—Osterman vs. Osterman; attor- neys, Fowler—Perkins. 315—Wells vs. Bauckman; attorneys, Ehar‘hnrdat~BIlbri‘V. Wood et al. 7—Brown vs. Sparks; Canfleld ot al—Dickson, —+ 321—Taylor ' vs, Taylor; Howard—Gaskins. 323—Mayer vs. Wiggins; attorneys, g.enm]berc et al—Yeatman, Washington al. 325—Potts vs. Potts; Hawken-Havell—Baker. Powell; attorneys, attorneys, attorneys, attorneys, Equity Division 2. Assignment for uary 2: 1876—In re Reservoir Road; attor- neys, Bell—Sullivan. 216—Clark vs. Wardman Construction Co.; attorneys, Gertman, Bigelow— W;lxgglt,TElirsh]er, —Thompson vs. Thompson; attor- ne%';bsrsflih—shields. R —Poland vs. Poland; attorneys, Palkin, O'Connell—Ashford. i 222—Poole vs. Poole; attorney, Em- 324 —Ra —Ray vs. Ray; attorneys, Albertson. i e e 226—Romano vs. Booth: attorneys, Burkart, Quinn, Cipriana—Pugh. 228—Johnston vs. Johnsfon; attor- neys, Potter—Shea, Madigan. . 230—1Hnrflson vs. Toronto Apartment ‘0.; attorneys, Joyce, Marye—Duvall, Whiteford. 2 34 232—Union Finance Co. vs. Century Homes Corporation; attorneys, Easby- Smith, Pine & Hill—Schweinhaut, Drain. . 234—Linger vs, Washington Me- chanics’ Bank; attorneys, Burkart & Quinn—Mason. A 236—Pitner vs. Pitner; attorneys, Canfield, Lambert, Yeatman—Robb. 238—Schonberger vs. Brooks; attor- egarty vs. Brooks; attorneys, Whalen—Shinn. i r‘f"“_m‘“l" Motor Truck:vs. Dough- erty; phens, Lee. Circuit Division 1.—Justice Stafford. As;ixnmem for Wednesday, Janu- ary 2: 187—Turnoff vs. Birch; Lambert, Yeatman—Darr, Espey. 199—Herman vs. Gumenick; attor- neys, Darr, Darr & Espey—Newmyer & King. 205—Keane vs. Fraser; Newmyer & King—Yeatman. 135—Hoyle vs. Armat; attorneys, Bride, Beal, Boswell—Darr & Darr. Circuit Division 2—Justice Hitz. Assignment for Wednesday, January 190—Van Veen vs. Townsend; attor- neys, Austin—Hoover. 136—Bunch vs. Burke; Hooe—Archer. 72—Rosemont Park Co. vs. Lloyd; at- torneys, Merrick—Smith. 186—Peed vs. Washington Times Co.; attorneys, Wood—Lambert, Yeatman. 146—Atwell vs. LeBianco; attorneys, Fischer & Fischer—Peyser, Edelin, Pey- ser. 84—Paul vs. Lansburgh & Bros.; at- torneys, Hill, Colbert—Hogan, Jones. 758—Stewart vs. United States; at- torneys, McNeil, Maher—Rover, Eihelly, Hinderliter. 162—Schoneberger vs. Brooks; attor- neys, Whalen—Woodard, Shinn. 138—McDaniels vs. McDermott; at- torneys, Bell, Marshall, Rice, Carmody— Adkins & Nesbit. 54—Cole vs. General Baking Co.; at- torneys, Lemm—Fleharty. Criminal Division 1—Chiet Justice McCoy. ’ Assignment for Wednesday January 2: Impaneling of juries. Assignment for Thursday, January 3: United States vs. Robert E. Young. United States vs. William Chambers. United States vs. Benjamin Beverly. United States vs. Hattie Brooks. Criminal Division 2- —Justice Gordon. ‘Wednesday, - Jan- attorneys, Darr & attorneys, attorneys, 2—Justice Siddons. No assignment for Wednesday, Jan- uary 2. Assignment, for Thursday, January 3: United States vs. Earl Willlams. United States vs. Remus T. Burchett. United States vs. Garfield Green. United States vs. James Williams. MOUTHS ACTI.VE 150 YEARS DO NOT DIE OF OLD AGE Plant and Tree Cells Explained to Scientists by Dr. D. T. MacDougall, NEW YORK, January 1 (#).—Plant mouths that live for nearly 150 years, almost ceaselessly active, and that even then do not die of old age were de- scribed to the American Association for the Advancement of Science by Dr. D. ‘T. MacDougall of Carnegie Institution of Washington. ‘These mouths constitute one of several varieties of plant and tree cells that Dr. MacDougall described as living for extraordinarily long periods. Of them all, he said that mouths are the most “amazing.” They draw into plants food clements from the air and exhale what the plant does not use. Dr. MacDougall found the long-lived ones in Palo Verde trees. Notwithstanding their almost ceaseless activity, he said, they do not stop of themselves, but only when sup- porting parts of the leaves die. Dairy Receiver Named. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., January 1— George Henderson, attorney, was ap- pointed received for the Rockwood Farms Dairles following filing a bill of complaint against Norman F. Meyers and Edgar L. Hounshell, partners of the firm. . The plant has been operating-at a loss, 1t is alleged, and the ‘owners’ consented to the recel R In re estate of M. A. Carter; | attorneys, | attorneys, -Conlon—Bride, - Ste| RALROADS REDE IALEURAL FARES :.Effori Made to Encourage Large Delegations to Come Here March 4. Reduced-round trip rates to and from ‘Washington will be established for the | period of the inauguration, March 4, by | all railroads allied with the Trunk Line | Association, to_encourage large delega- tions to come here from scattered sec- tions of the ntry to witness the ceremonies king _the elevation, of Herbert Hoover to the presidency. One-and-a-half-fare rates for the occasion will be granted by the Penn- sylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio, and other roads connected with the Trunk Line Association, it was announced today at the inauguration committee headquarters at the Willard Hotel | augural program are being actively ad- vertised in many sections of the country by agents of these railroads, who are making unusual efforts to arouse more than customary interest in the inau- " 1'guration events. Railroads Competing. Railroads traversing the Middle West, notably Iowa, are reported to be vieing |w one another in their efforts to bring one of the largest State delega- tions from the corn State to join in | the inaugural festivities. Baltimore & Ohio and the Rock Is- land are said to be particularly active in the vicinity of West Branch, Iowa, birthplace of the President-elect, pro- moting formation of large delegations “in_addition to that of the State gover- nor and his party. An effort is being made by the Rock Island to form a complete women’s special train. Similar activ are being conducted by agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad to bring“home to the residents to sec- tions along its lines the significance of the inaugural events here. Tt was stated also at the inaugural committee headquarters that it was more than probable that both the Penn- sylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio and other roads entering Washington would establish one-day excursion rates from neighboring cities, such as Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadelphia. Special Facilities Prepared. Bpecial facilities are being prepared by the Baltimore & Ohio at the Wash- ington end of its line to provide an enormous area to be set aside for the parking of cars free of charge. The company's freight property along New York avenue is being groomed for this purpose, it is announced. Even shower bath facilities are to be provided there. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chairman of the committee on housing and hos- pitality, has called a meeting of her group for tomorrow, when specific duties will be assigned to each of the 52 mem- bers. She announced today that the tourist camp in East Potomac Park would be available for inaugural visitors and that it would be able to care for 350 persons. W. C. Miller has accepted appoint- ment as chairman of the inaugural committee on decorations and Victor B. Deyber membership on the general in- augural committee, it was announced. NEW CVILIZATION IN SCIENCE DAWNS Protons and Electrons Pave Way to Get Lore on Chemi- cal Elements. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 1.—The founda- tions of a new civilization—the chemi- cal civilization of tomorrow—have been laid down by science and the structure partly reared, practically within the last three decades. Just as the electrical discoveries and developments of the last century ‘changed the course of civilization, the advances toward understanding of the composition and behavior of the differ- ent elements are expected to exert tre- mendous and unpredictable effects on the lives of all human beings in this century. The great advances which have been made since the beginning of the cur- rent century were outlined by Dr. Arthur A. Noyes, director of the Gates Chemical Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology, in his address as retiring president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. These advances include an under- standing undreamed of 30 years ago of the way Nature has built up the 80 ele- ments, ranging from hydrogen, the lightest gas, to uranium, the heaviest metal, by means of different arrange- ments of protons and electrons, which have been described as invisible but powerful chunks of positive and nega- tive electricity. On the basis of this understanding has arisen the new science of organic chemistry, which Dr. Noyes declared was “probably the most extensive body of science and technology that was ever developed mainly through theoreti- cal considerations.” At the beginning of the century, he related, of the 89 elements now known about a_dozen, including all the radio- active elements and several of the rare earth elements, had not been discov- ered. Only & few years earlier had the elementary gases, argon, helium, neon, now in everyday use, together with krypton and xenon, been isolated. ‘Today, he said, all but three of the elements have been discovered, the number of protons and electrons which are combined in the different atoms that make up each of them is known, and the weights of those atoms, togeth- er with the electrical charges involved, have been measured within a small fraction of absolute accuracy. ‘The nature of the atom itself was not known at the beginning of the cen- tury, he pointed out, and it was not known that they were formed, like a solar system, out of whirling chunks of electricity held together by the attrac- tion of their positive and negative charges, nor that the spinning atoms united in different ways to form the molecules of matter. He gave some idea of the subsequent achievement with the statement that the mass or weight of the electron is only 1-1840 of that of the hydrogen atom, vhich is composed of one proton and one electron, and is so light that it would take a.number of them repre- sented by the figure 10 followed .by 27 ciphers to weigh one gram. The dis- tance between the electrons and the protons in an atom is so great that if the helium nucleus, having four pro- tons, were the size of & teed-up golf ball, the electrons whirling around it would be 200 yards away. Much re- mains to be iearned, he said, about the dynamic_relations involved, but physi- cists and organic chemists are making 1apid progress in that direction, Meanwhile, the increasing under- standing of the nature of the different elements is enabling physicists and chemists and engineers to bring them within the range of usefulness’in ways which the last generation was unable ;g. foresee, g_u:y w?lhnhm mmyaiifi&n o0t granted by the e g T The reduced fares and the whole in-| by his pal and A school, the first of its kind In America, will be opened in Nashville February 2, when the “Seeing Eye So- clety” begins the training of German police dogs to become leaders of the blind. The establishment of this organiza- tion fulfills the dream of Morris Frank, 20, Nashville youth who became totally blind several years ago as the result of an injury he received while in school Last April Frank, who worked his way through Vanderbilt University, learned of the manner in which police dogs were being used in Europe as lead- | ers and guardians of blind veterans of | the World War. Frank sailed for Eu- rope to become acquainted with the work there and to investigate the possi- bility of establishing a similar institu- tion in America. = Dog Trained for Him. Visiting the school in Switzerland, | Chenil de Fortunate Fields, owned by an American, Mrs. Dorothy Harrison Eustis, formerly of Rock Rose, Rad- nor, Pa., Frank had a_dog, “Buddie” trained there for him. Mrs. Eustis, who Harrison, once provost of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, and niece of Thomas Hitchcock, polo star, first insti- tuted training of these dogs as a hobby, but is now devoting her life to the work in_Switzerland. If Frank had any doubts as to the efficiency of the doge they were dis- pelled soon after he arrived at the ken- nels. A few days later “Buddie” was assigned to his new master. The dog already had learned to conduct his charge to the funicular railway that connects Mount Pelerin with Vevey be- low. Once when they were returning from Vevey and had alighted from ths funicular at the upper stop “Buddie’ pulled his new and still strange master from the road to avoid a team that had brooken loose from its driver and was tearing wildly down the road. Mrs. Fustis declared Such feats were not un- asual and that-any dog with a week or ‘two of training would have done the ‘same thing. " : Returns With New Eyes. Returning to America in June with his new pair of “eyes,” the sightless boy planned the founding of a school, in Nashville, modeled after the Fortu- nate Fields kennels. But meanwhile he has demonstrated to an American city the value that these dogs have as leaders for the blind. Mr. Frank's office is in the center of town, and-every day “Buddie” unery- ingly leads him there, even though it necessitates crossing crowded streets, going through revolving doors and rid- ing elevators. Today this pair on the is the daughter of Dr. Charles Custis | NASHVILLE SCHOOL TO TRAIN DOGS TO BE “EYES™ FOR BL | Morris Frank, blind youth of Nashville, being led acress a busy thoroughfare guide, “Buddie.” streets of Nashville causes no more at- tention than the same sight would in Berlin or Paris. Not only has Mr. Frank completed his plans for opening of the school in Feb- ruary, but he has arranged for Mrs. Eustis to come to Nashville to advise on the permanent establishment of the kennels. Mrs. Eustis thought so well of the work that she has come from Swit- zerland and brought three additional dogs with her, Although those interested in -the project are determined to make the See- ing Eye kennels and school the equal of the European institutions, they have stated that dogs to be trained will con- tinue to be imported for a short time only, as this would make the price of i the animals out of reach of many of those who need them. The kennels plan to raise their own dogs for training, using the imported dogs for breeding purposes. Trainer Is Obtained. An experienced trainer has been ob- | tained for the school, Jack Humphreys, | for several years trainer at Fortunate | Fields, and he will take charge of the training of both the blind persons and the dogs. Three weeks are required to train the dogs for their duties, and an addi- tional three weeks are necessary to in- struct the masters. This training will be done at the kennels under direction of Mr. Humphreys, and at the comple- tion of the course the dog is ready to be turned loose with its master. Besides being the “eyes” of their masters, these animals also are their guardians. Instinctively they seem to sense any contemplated ocert act. They are likewise “one-man” dogs, and, hav- ing become attached to their ultimate masters, will serve no other. They guicuy learn their master’s habits, his lesires and his dislikes. Proceed at Brisk Pace. ‘When leading their blind masters, the dogs proceed at a brisk walk, so that when they slacken pace for ob- stacles the person being led feels the signal through the rigid handle of a Stiff harness which the dogs wear. At curbs the dogs pull back and stand while waiting for traffic. At all times, Mr. Frank says, the dogs are muzzled. They also are im- munized against rables. Of the 9,000 dogs that have led German war vet- erans only 3 have been declared re- sponsible for accidents, it is claimed. Like the Mount Pelerin School, the Nashville institution will be an endowed, charitable, non-profit-making _institu- tion. No fixed price will be set on the dogs, though in most cases the training and cost of the dog will range from $150 to $200, it is thought. 64 OF NEW YEAR REVELERS SEIZED ON DRY CHARGES (Continued From First Page.) officials of the State Department and a chosen few from the private ranks of social Washington, helped swell the number of invited guests. The great Hall of the Amercias pre- sented a garden scene of red poinsettias against a background of stately palms and Christmas greens. A section of the United States Marine Band, the bandsmen in dress uniform blouses of red, furnished music for the occasion. Tables Heavily Laden. While a heavily laden table extended across the west length of the long hall, numerous other smaller tables were scat- tered about the room and at one of these Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg sat with the dean of the diplomatic corps, Sir Esme Howard and Lady Isabella of the British embassy. After the formal noon breakfast was over the host and hostess mingled with their guests. Aside from Secretary of the Navy ‘Wilbur, none of the members of the cabinet will entertain formally this afternoon in honor of the New Year. Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur had pre- viously made arrangements for a large reception in Continental Memorial Hall from 4 to 6 o'clock and it was too late to call off this function when it was learned that the President and his wife would not be in Washington during the holiday season. The annual Army reception will be held this afternoon at the quarters of the chief of staff at Fort Myer, where Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Charles P. Sum- merall will receive guests from 6 to 6:30 o'clock. Bugler Sounds “Taps.” At the White House, in accordance with a custom established two years ago, & service bugler sounded the mournful notes of “Taps” as the old «year ‘gave its final gasp. A second or so later a stirring “Reveille” greeted the birth of another year. Despite the darkened windows that told of the absence of ‘the President and Mrs. Coolidge, they had left instructions before thelr departure that the custom be - carried out as usual. A huge crowd of spectators thronged the grounds abou’, the portico and in the wide avenue before the mansion. Fully half a million Washingtonians joined in the general merry-making either earlier or late last night. Thousands of automobiles swarmed the streets, where traffic regulations were more conspicuous by their absence than anything else, while other thou- sands congested sidewalks in the down- town section. Their spirits were high and fully 150 of the more hilarious ones will have their day of reckoning in Police Court. Churches Are Packed. It is a mistake to think that Wash- ington generally greeted the entrance of Miss 1929 only in a crowded. street ,or. ¥ .cafe, - There was hm- ‘church’ the city that did not l'%“ w!‘ % G g watch service. Inside, the sound of carols told quite a different story from the noise-making in the downtown streets. ‘While Washington’s police force was keeping watch in hotels and cafes to see that the law generally was observed, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, their chief, was making a law enforcement address be- fore the assembled Sons of Jonadab at their New Year celebration. He urged the public to adopt a more reasonable attitude toward the police force. “We must give a man more than one chance; any one is liable to slip once,” Maj. Hesse said in explaining that a policeman should not necessarily be re- moved from the force for one delin- quency charge. Maj. Hesse concluded his remarks with an appeal to Washingtonians to support the eighteenth amendment. Still Celebrating. ‘While most of the New Year celebra- tions were held last night, from 8 o'clock until after midnight, the round of en- tertainment and observances was still going at a brisk rate today. Many of the churches had arranged special 11 o'clock services, while at others, New Year programs are to be conducted this afternoon. For the majority of Washingtonians, including all Government clerks, it was a day of rest and pleasure. The central ‘buflding of the Public Library, however, will be open from 2 to 6 o'clock this |afternoon for reference. All the branches were closed during the day. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public grounds, earlier in the week had revived hopes of ice skating on Lincoln Memorial Pool. Whatever may have been the prospects, the stead§ rain of early morning dashed all hopes. A number of receptions and entertain- ments are on the program for this afternoon and, earlier in the day, the Association of Oldest Inhabitants held forth in the old Union Engine House. ‘The Woman's Relief Corps, Depart- ment of the Potomac, will be hostesses to veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and other guests from 1 to 5 o'clock at 1326 Massachusetts avenue. At the Arts Club, from 4 to 6 o'clock, its many patrons and friends will find a hearty welcome. Open House at Mission. The board of directors, ministerial council and supgrintendent of the Cen- 1 TAXTITLE AUCTION 0 BE JANUARY 8-1o 15,000 Parcels Will Be Put on Block to Recover Nearly $2,000,000. ¥ Tax titles to approximately 15,000 parcels of property will be put on the auction block by the District govern- ment, the week of January 8 to 15, in an effort to recover nearly $2,000,000 in taxes that have been delinquent for two or more years. Preparations for the tax sale, an annual event in the District, were com~ pleted yesterday by the Commissioners and Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers, who will have direct supervision over the auction. It will be held in Towers" office in the District Building. Tabulation last month of the two- year-old delinquencies indicated that the 1929 tax sale would be of compar- able proportions with that of last year, when 20,000 pieces of property went under the auctioneer’'s hammer. Subse- quent publication of the names of the owners and the amount of the tax in arrears, however, has resulted in the settlement of taxes on - more than 3,000 pieces, and Towers believes payment will be made on a number of others before the sale begins. Speculators Get Titles. Of the 20,000 lots placed on sale last year, slightly less than one-half of them were sold. The majority of these ‘were acquired by a small group of spec~ ulative investors who have for vears been buying tax titles in Washington and other cities where tax sales are held to collect delinquent taxes. Quite a number of the parcels listed in the 1929 sale are in the high-value section, but the great majority of them are in the outlying sections, which as yet are undeveloped. Newly developed residential neighborhoods, however, have a fair representation in the list. Under Criticism. The tax sale has never been ular in the District as a means of collecting delinquent taxes. Civic organizations, as well as members of Congress, have long criticized and condemned it as a practice which permits the tax titles to hundreds of parcels of property to fall annually into the hands of specula- tive investors. ‘William P. Richards, District tax as- sessor, several years ago advocated a new plan before the Gibson subcommit- tee of the House, which he declared would offer more protection to property owners. The scheme was not adopted, but as a result of his criticism certain reforms were made under which the property owner is fully warned of the fate of his holdings unless the tax arrears are paid. Prior to this time, however, many tax titles had been sold without the knowledge of the owner of the property. QUEEN HOLDS HOPE IN KING'S ILLNESS Expresses Faith to Lord Mayor—Monarch’s Con- dition Unchanged. Wy the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 1.—A hopeful view of the iliness of King George was taken by Queen Mary today in a New Year letter to Sir Kynaston Studd, lord mayor of London. In this letter she said: “The King's illness must take its long, arduous course, but, please God, I may look forward to a lifting of the clouds and to a happy realization of the nation’s faith and hope.” b ‘This hopeful expression by his majesty's faithful consort, who is visibly worn by the long weeks of anxiety and close attendance upon the Monarch’s sick chamber, followed bulletins from the medical attendants which recently have been indicating conquest of the King's actual disease and a centering of efforts upon the upbuilding of his sadly depleted store of strength. Condition Unchanged. But there is still no indication of any worthwhile improvement in his state of extreme exhaustion—whicn medical pronouncements have - dwelt upon so frequently—and this; it was understood, was a source of disappoint= ment at the palace today. The bulletin issued at 11:15 a.m. was typical. It read: ‘The King has had a good night. The general and local conditions are unchanged.” This was signed by the regular doc- tors, Sir Stanley Hewett, Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Hugh Rigby. Authoritative sources said today t while the King had not gone fo d he had not, on the other hand, lgst any of the ground which he regaigled after last week's setback. The ex 3 ‘weakness of the royal patient makes his progress even slower than had {been expected and this fact is causing con- cern. Large Crowd Before Palace. The cousultation of physicians this morning lasted about an hour. New Year day brought a larger crowd than usual to the palace gates and the people eagerly read the brief announce- ment. One of the early callers at the palace was the Prince of Wales, He remained there for some time. ‘The Queen’s letter to the lord mayor replied to the customary New Year greeting of the latter to the King, a custom of long standing. Affer noting that Sir Kynaston's message came at & time of great anxiety, and uttering her prayer for a lifting of the clouds, Queen Mary concluded: Grateful for Affection. “The love and affection extended to me and my children throughout these dark days have indeed been a support to me and to those near and dear to me. When health and strength shall ke, as we hope, vouchsafed again to the King, it will be a source of happiness to him to know thst in his suffering he was ever in the thoughts of the citizens of London. “I pray you, my lord mayor, to convey tral Union Mission will hold “open house” at_the institution’s two build- ings, 624 Louisiana avenue and 613 C street, from 2 to 5 o'clock this after- noon. Special music wil be provided by the Srempe Trio under the direction of Paul Brightenberg. The receiving line will include John S. Bennett, superintendent, and Mrs. Bennett; E. H. DeGroot, jr., q James Trimble, vice president; Jackson A. Winner, treasurer, and Austin M. Cooper, secretary and assistant treas- urer, of the directors’ board, and Rev. Willlam M. Lambeth, t; 'Rev. Freeley Rohrer, vice president; Rev. George M. Cummings, secretary, and Rev. H. Dennington Hayes, treasurer, of the ministers’ council. to one and all my heartfelt thanks.” MISS M. C. HOYLE RITES. Washington Resident Is Burigd in St. Loufs. Pinal rites for Miss Mary C. Hoyle, daughter of Mrs. Charles Hoyle, 1829 Twenty-third street, who died Saturday at Ford City, Pa., while visiting a sister, Mrs. Karl W. Core, were held at St. Louis today, with interment in Bell- fontain Cemetery. pneumonia, after a brief Miss Hoyle died of illness. Miss Hoyle was a native of St. Louls, although she had lived in Wi A tabulation showed that 65 forfeited | for 15 years. In addition to her m r collateral in the District of Columbia |and sister, Miss Hoyle is survived by a branch, of spend - th S eir *New Year day at 11°46-to the Judge.® -_ f, Police Court, preferring to | brother, Charles Hoyle, a mini - home ! neer in Mexico, and ’nn unn:. Iln.m‘ :Vnul'l‘n Hays Hammond of Washington, Wi