Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1930, Page 12

- TEMPERATURE NEAR ~T0 ABSOLUTE ZERD OBJECT OF BUREAU Test Expected to Produce Cold of 453 Degrees Minus, Declare Federal Experts. LIQUIFIED HELIUM GAS EXPECTED TO SET RECORD Apparatus Now Being Assembled | for Effort in United States Standards Laboratory. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Apparatus is being set up at the Bu- reau of Standards which is expected to produce some of the lowest tempera- tures ever attained. ‘This will be done by liquifying helium gas, 3 feat which has not yet been ac- complished in the United States. It will be necessary to reach a tempera- ture of 453 degrees below zero, Fahren- heit, only about six degrees above the Jowest possible attainable temperature. This would be reached at 459 below zero, & point which probably is impos- | sible for science to attain, although scientists in European laboratories have been within two degrees of it. Helium, the strange gas first dis- covered in the sun and now of immense practical value in filling airships be- cause it is non-combustible, is the hard- est substance on earth to liquify and {reeze. Hydrogen, which is also used to inflate dirigibles, liqu‘mes at a higher tem) ture than helium. Tg:?\nt step in making liquid helium is to produce liquid hydrogen, which is accomplished by subjecting the gas to a pressure of 2,000 pounds to .the square inch, after which it is cooled by liquid air to a temperature of 310 degrees below zero. Then a supply of helium as pure as can be obtained by refining processes will be compressed to a pressure of 200 pounds to the square inch, after which the com- pressed gas will be cooled with liquid air and liquid hydrogen to the tem- perature of the latter, 423 degrees be- low zero. Will Still Be Gas. The helium will still be a gas even at this low temperature. The next step will be to allow it to expand, thereby producing additional refrigeration and Jowering the temperature of the helium to 453 degrees, at which it will liquify. In making liquid helium it is first neces- | sary to insurs a plentiful supply of liquid hydrogen, which is to be pro- duced in the same laboratory. The liquid nelium will be used for scientific to_study the nature 1 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, COMMISSIONERS APPROVE STEP TO EQUALIZE PAVING LEVIES Maximum Assessmen The District Commissioners today ap- proved in principle certain amendments to the Borland law relating to special assessments for street improvements and turned the task of formulating the amendments into a bill for presentation to Congress over to a committee. The drafting committee consists of Capt. Herbert' C. Whitehurst, chief engineer of the District; Corporation Counsel William W. Bride and Assessor Willlam P. Richards. ‘The amendments provide that the maximum ascessment for paving under the law shall be $3.50 per front foot. This will apply only where the lot to be assessed is 100 feet or more in depth. Where the lot is less than 100 feet deep, or is irregular in shape, the as- sessment will be on the basis of 313 cents per square foot of the lot, so long as the assessment calculated on basis does not exceed $3.50 per front foot. The amendment. which was worked out by Capt. Whitehurst, is sald to be based ‘on the principle that the maxi- mum assessment mentioned is enough to lay the ordinary residential pave- ment. Where a pavement of extraor- dinary depth and strength has to be t for Street Improve- ments Is Fixed at $3.50 Per Front Foot in Amendments. laid to take care of heavy traffic, the excess cost over that of an ordinary residential pavement will be-paid out of the general funds of the munici- ty. ‘The principal objections to the working of the present act are based on two reasons. e first is that the man with a lot which has a long frontage and little depth is discriminated against in favor of the man who has a short frontage and a great depth, since the assessment is calculated on a front- foot basis. The second is that residents of a street, which becomes used as a princi- pal traffic artery, do not get any par- ticular return for the assessment they are mm&elled to Dl_vtm ‘build the expen- sive ‘traffic pavement. ‘The lmen%mmt which will be draft- this | ed is intended to meet both the objec- tions. It will tend to equalize the bur- dens on the deep and the shallow lots, and it will pass off on to the shoulders of the general tax fund the burden of building and rebuilding the arteries of traffic, which are in use by the business interests and residents of the entire community rather than by those who live on them. TENTH AUTO SHOW T0 PEN TONGHT 150 New Models on Display at the Washington Auditorium. ‘Then tenth annual automobile show under the auspices of the ‘Washington Automotive Trade Associa- tion will get under way at the Washing- ton Auditorium at 7:30 o'clock tonight and a representative outpouring of Washingtonians, including members of diplomatic and official society and the iank and file of mdolnnnl enthusiasts ted to.attend. \SA!pr:chls week the structure at Nine- teenth and E streets has been in the hands of scores of nters, painters, decorators and electricians engaged in creating a colorful setting for the cars. Cars Put in Position. ‘Today more than 150 new motor car creations, presented by the Washing- ton distributors of 37 makes, were be- ing wheeled into position. Many of therh will embody surprises for the public at large, as they constitute the most advan achievements of engi- of matter at such low temperatures. Some weird effects have been observed ‘which science is unable to explain. Pt]); fect con- ctors at such low temperatures are o conductors at ordinary tem- ttain lower temperatures 3 e, stoiar to & 1 motion, W;‘"mm principle of the conser- wvation of energy. ithough the con- st of such an engine would be imptlclbk.hbr. ldfl('.k'!dde says, the Animportant sctivity of the low bration mmm o dingly to the temperature of the metal. szs even smaller can be_detected by this method. & t sources of rrors are im- puri in the platinum, and it is ex- | pected to obtain exact informnation on the effect of these. The platinum resis- tance scale of temperatures ‘s baszd on the “| thermometer,” with the aid of which true or thermodynamic tem- tures are determined by measuring pressure change of a constant vol. ume of gas at different temperatures. More Reliable Instrument. ‘The platinum resistance thermometer, Dr. Brickwedde said, is not necessarily the instrument most sensitive to tem- ture changes, but it is the most reliable for scientific use where accurate measurements are necessary. Mors sensitive are some thermocouples made by joining together dissimilar metals. When the temperature of one junction ‘thermocou hi ¥ an electric current is sta varies with the degree of tempeiatire difference. So sensitive is this instru- ment that it has been possible to meas- ure with it the temperature of planets millions of miles in space. For ac- curate measures of temperature, how- ever, it is not so reliable. A work which may prove to be of great practical importance undertaken in the low temperature laboratory is the measurement of the specific heats of organic substances at low tempera- tures. This consists in determining how much energy must be added to the substance to change its temperature 1 degree centigrade. The results are expected to prove significant in the work of the fixed nitrogen research laboratory of the Department of Agri- culture, which is trying to find how nitrogen can be attached to an organic compound. This never has been ac- complished by man, although plants do i IH the time. With tables of specific heats the research workers will be able to determine the ways most likely to Bucceed and concentrate upon them. ‘The results of this investigation may int the way to new and better uses or such waste farm products as corn- Btalks, straw, waste lumber, etc. s Marriage Licenses. Clarence W. McNames. 21, Berwyn. wnd finéw.nnmon. 16, Laurel. Md o 7 daa Toier. 37 ana Annie Johnson. 24: 5 Wi '“n.{xn‘é“n" B Dickg, 2. and Huzel Bac- P liepatr ek 3. and Ada_Sell .. ev. neers and designers. To permit their close and convenient inspection by vis- itors special traffic arrangements have been devised to regulate the flow of the crowd Lhm\l/’h the two floors de- e display. the of the Automotive ummw make the annual show as instructive as possible. Ac- cordingly, there will be on view and in operation numerous cutaway chasses by means of which visitors may study mo- tor performance. There also wil be exhibits of accessories, shop equipment lfldmm( whl,ch tflhlm nce the pleas- ure safety of motoring. Radio Carries Details. A radio discussion of many interest- show ven; . ‘WMAL by Fred vice president cf the association_ At 17:15 o’'clock this evening ‘over Sta- tion , Whitney Leary, president of the W. A. T. A, will speak and at 7:10 o'clock over station w Ru- dolph Jose, director of the exposition, wil Itell of the exposition. ‘The opening tonight will be enlivened ic on both the auditorium and exhibition hall floors, furnished by Meyer Goldman Bands. The show will remain open until 10:30 o'clock. Next week the hours will be from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. Rudolph Jose is chairman of the show committee, being Raphael Semmes, Frank G. Stew- art and J. E. Dugan. — e THIRD OFFERING - IN'PLAY CONTEST Three One-Act Dramas Are Scheduled for Columbia Heights Program Tonight. The third preliminary program of the District one-act play tournament will be presented tonight at 8 o'clock at Co- lumbia Heights Community Center, with Marie Moore Forrest as general director and Harold Snyder as stage manager. A. A. Milne's “The Camberley Tri- angle” is the first on tonight's program and will be presented by the Play- makers of Thomson Community Cen- ter under direction of William F. Baker. ‘The next is “When the Ship Goes Down,” by the Columbia Players, di- rected by Aurora M. Poston. This group won last year's tournament. The third play on the program is “Their Anniversary,” to be presented by a well known group of amateur players under Alice C. D. Riley. ‘The Circlers, players of Vermont Ave- nue Christian Church, will stage the final offering—“His Model Wife"—un- der direction of Roberta Belle Gi ‘The two remaining prelimin: grams will be offered at the Columbia Heights Center on the nights of Jan- uary 30 and 31. loway. pro- e SUBJECT IS ANNOUNCED. Dr. Montgomery Preaches Tomor- row on “An Old-World Tragedy.” “A Old-World Tragedy” is the sub- ject of the sermon by Dr. James Shera Montgomery at the Metropolitan Me- morial Methodist Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock. In the evening at 8 o'clock Dr. Montgomery will speak on “Con- quering Our Environment.” ‘The board of the church school will meet in the vestry of the church Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock. The three societies of the church will meet Wednesday. The first one will convene at 11 o'clock. The midweek service will be held Thursday evening, con- * Rev. W. trick.? 2 b Both ‘of Baltimore, Ma Judge Ne h M. aker. 35. this city. and Mary 1. 50nea 30, "Ore Bank. Ve s Rev. Eeri Wiyidey. . an, 35, New York City, and Nt T e, 24, this city; Rev. on Watson. 36, and Annie Hart, g 31, and Mary E. Odds, 19; { ’fl:o% '. Pran e . | east. They were married ducted by the minister. Pt AR Divorce Action Filed. Prank E. Willlams, 5024 Conduit road, an automobile salesman, has been sued for an absolute divorce in the m;: Buprem:m':z Mrs. Stanley T s, ‘z;u.. 1926, 1 and -have no children. Cruelty and in- fidelity are alleged and a co-i dent . Attorney Vivian O. Tepre- sents the wife, last ! ) when the girl ‘was seen ly! the other members WOMAN INJURED BY HOLD-UP MEN Miss Frances Stark Attacked in. €hain Store Branch. Skull Probably Fractured. Miss Prances Stark, 26 years old, of 901 Twentieth street, lies in Casualty Hospital suffering from a possible frac- ture of the skull, contusions on the forehead and shock, following an attack by two young men in what was be- lieved an attempted robbery in & branch of the Peoples’ Chain Store Cleaners, Fifth and H streets northeast, last night shortly after 7 o'clock. About an hour before, two men, believed the same pair, held up Herbert Early, 50 years old, 1358 Fairmont street, ‘at the point of pistols in the Sanitary grocery store, of which he is manager, at Ninth and R streets, and took $49 from the cash register, in addition to robbing Carl Walsh, 22 years old, of 55 M street, a clerk in the store, of a billfold contal ing 815, Injured Woman Taken to Hospital. Miss Stark's prostrate form was seen on the floor of the cleaning estab- lishment by Arthur Dreher of Capitol Heights, who notified police headquar- ters and then Casualty Hospital. De- tective Collins and Wise hurried to the scene, as did Policeman D. L. Guest of No. 9 police station. sclousness soon after reaching the hos- pital and was able to give a partial description of the men who attacked her. She sald she was pre) to close the store when one of the men hit her from behind just as she got a glimpse ‘of him. Robbers Frightened Away. The lights in the store were still on ing on the by Dreher, and it is believed the ment at about 5:30 o'clock yesterday and that Miss Stark was the only one on duty in the store for about two hours before attack. Miss Stark held in her hand when found the sum of $55, which she had removed from the cash register, 5 INDIVIDUALé AND FIRM Petitions Prepared by Lawn Mower Dealer, S8alesman, Shoe Company and Hardware Man. James V. Hutchins, trading as J. V. Hutchins & Co., 1218 C 5'-!!‘et. dealer and repairer of lawn mowers and simi- lar machinery, yesterday filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his debts at $3,646.75 and estimates his assets at $1,981.57. Attorney Paul B. Elcan appears for him. Reid W. Digges, a salesman, 5420 Connecticut avenue, has also asked to be adjudged bankrupt. He says he owes $6/424.96 and has assets of $125. He is Tepresented by Attorney Thomas E. Logte an Shuman and Harry Cohen, trad- ing as the C. & 8. Shoe Co., have filed & petition for the firm and individual petitions in bankruptcy. The debts of the company are listed as $8,121.54, with no assets. Cohen individu: lly is indebted to the extent of $8,879.77 and estimates his assets at $1,310. Shu- man’s individual debts amount o $234.18, with assets of $20. Attorneys Sheflerman & Aronson appear for the partners, C. A. Ferguson, a_hardware dealer, 1801 Monroe street, also seeks to be ad. judged bankrupt. He lists his debts st $9,689.04 and estimates his assets at $1,421.50. He is represented by Attor- neys Milton W. King and Edward M, Curran. | | NURSE SEEKS DAMAGES. Suit for $10,000 Involves Proper Labeling of Disinfectant. Suit to recover $10,000 damages fro; the Peoples Drug Stores has bgen fllc':’l in the District Supreme Court by Anna Lewis, a nurse, 1523 Ogden street, for injuries alleged to have resulted from the failure of a clerk to label properly :tdl:hl:uct-nt purchased from the store company at Fourteent o n%:nk mnd.y th street plaintiff sa; i ys she is employed at a private sanitarium and was wu’l’:mu bathtub with a disinfectant ordered from the drug store August 8, 1928, and Was burned severely. ~She charges that the bottle contained pure cresol, & caustic poison, while the label indi- cated its contents to be “liquor cresolis ml:fiosmu, & compound of cresol. ey R. Aubre; le for the nurse. iy WILL INSPECT HOSPITAL. House Naval Affairs Committee to Visit Institution Here. Hearings will be resumed Tuesda; the Britten bill, which provldely construction-of a new * Reas Admiral- Charie uirgeon ar les Riggs, general, testified at yesterday’s session. Chairman Britten said that testimony ted ‘showing that the Bureau for this regional dis- trict now has pending more than 100 applications for hospitalization 2 it cannot take care of, 7 Naval m“,:’]' al $3,200,000. The young woman regained con-|ed FILE BANKRUPTCY ACTION | | IPOSSIBLE POTOMAC “WATER POWER 10 BE TOLD CONGRESS Second Report on Potential Development Will Be Made in Few Days. HYDROELECTRIC SURVEY OF RIVER IS COMPLETED | | i | Planning Commission Weighs Re- sults Plants May Have on Parkway Project. Nine years after an engineering report | on the feasibility of hydro-electric power development at Great Falls was | submitted to several interested author- ities in Washington by the Federal Power Commission, another report on possible development of power by har- nessing the waters of the Potomac River is nearly ready for final action by two commissions and will be submitted to Congress within a few days. ‘The report of nine years ago, made after an exhaustive survey of the possi- bilities for development of hydro-electric power near Great Falls, bore the signa- ture of Maj. M. C. Tyler, then an engi- neer in the office of the chief of Engi- neers. The current report, which is now awaiting action by the Federal Power Commission_and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, has been made under his supervision, for he now has the rank of lieutenant colonel and is assigned to the Federal Power Commission as its chief engineer. ‘The report, which will shortly be sent to Congress, has been closely guarded as to its details, and has been made as the result of a House resolution passed nearly two years ago, calling for a com- plete report on power development at Great Falls as it relates to the bill for creation of the Potomac-Great Falls Parkway, submitted by Representative Louis C. Cramton of Michigan. The House resolution set forth that the Fed- eral Power Commission should issue no licenses for power development at Great Falls until a complete and up-to-date report had been made by the commis- sion on the water power development possibilities of the Potomac. ‘Wanted Power Studied. ‘The American Engineering Council recently took action in executive com- mittee meeting which urged the author- ities in charge of development of the proposed Potomac-Great Falls Parkway not to overlook the potential water power deveiopment on the upper Po- tomac. The original power commission report, usually referred to as the Tyler report, declared that hydro-electric develop- ment at Great Falls and in the adjacent territory along the Potomac is feasible, whether developed by the Government or by a commercial concern. A com- parison with figures for power develop- by commercial steam plants i ‘Washington to consumers here showed the kilowatt hour rate of power de- veloped by & Government operated plant at Great Falls to be only a frac- tion of a cent lower than of steam plants where power is developed from coal. Since 1921, when the Tyler report was published, reductions in the kilo- watt hour rate have been made by the local electric power company. Commission Has Applications. Three applications for water pewer development on the upper Potomac are now before the Federal Power Commis- sion and under the resolution calling for the latest report, cannot be acted upon until the new report has been placed before Congress and considered by that body. The report is under- | Stood to be complete, and now is before | members of the Federal Power Com- | mission for action by that body, and also before the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. It may be issued as a joint report of the two com- missions, aithough this has not been made known. Col. Tyler yesterday drew a parallel between the great Conowingo power de- velopment on the Susquehanna River between Baltimore and Philadelphia, and the potential power development along the Potomac, Although the water head at Great Falls is not as favorable at all seasons of the year for power development as that at Conowingo, as pointed out in his original report, the area around the National Capital has great potentia! purchasing possibilities for any excess of power not consumed in Washington and its environs. He said that much of the power developed at Conowingo is sold in and near Phila- delphia and in the area between the Conowingo dam and Philadelphia. SHORTHAND REPOR:I'ER. JOSEPH B. CORBETT, DIES Native of Oklahoma and Member of Local Firm Came Here in Fed- eral Service 20 Ye‘arl Ago. Joseph Bryson Corbett, 49 years old, shorthand ugflcr of the Hart, Dice & Carlson porting Co., died yes- terday at his residence, 1222 Massachu- setts avenue, following a long illness. A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Corbett came to Washington more than 20 years l’ . Following a brief period of service in the Government, he became a member of the shorthand reporting firm of Ragsdale & Corbett, which later became Ragsdale, Corbett & Hart. In- 1921 he entered the service of the firm Hart, Dice & Carlson. He was a member of the Shorthand Reporters’ Association of the District of Columbia and of the National Shorthand Re- porters’ Association. Besides his widow, Mrs. Lucille Corbett, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Thomas B. Losey of Chickasha, Okla., and Mrs. M. A. Kent of Rome, N. Y., and a brother, Ray F. Corbett, of Chicago. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock at Hysong's funeral chapel, 1300 N street. Burial will in Hollywood Cemetery, Rich- mond, Va EDWARD M. DULIN RITES ARE HELD AT RESIDENCE Rector of St. Paul's Officiates at Services—Burial in Fort Lin- coln Cemetery. Funeral services for Edward M. Dulin, civil engineer and builder and for a number of years a picturesque figure at interhigh school athletic meets, were conducted at his residence, 1270 New Hampshire avenue, this afternoon, Rev, Dr, Arlington A. McCallum, rector of St.. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiat- ing. Interment was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Dulin died in Emergency Hospital ‘Wednesday night after an ill. 1 ness of: several months. A minute wn as “Pop” Dulin to hundreds high school menu. |vice sauap Fin SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1930. l HEH TRIBUTE PA T0 DEPEW AS G ACCEPTS MEMORIAL Group of participants at the formal presentation to George Washington University yesterday of the Chauncey Mitchell Depew chair of public speaking. Left to right: Edward L. Rossiter, Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, Mrs. Depew, Prof. —Star Staff Photo. Willard Hayes Yeager and Judge Charles Henry Butler. EARLY REOPENING OF BANK I SEEN Del Ray Institution Liqui-f dates Investments to Provide| Ample Working Capital. | Affairs of the Bank of Del Ray, Va., | are rapidly rounding into such shape | that officials of the institution expect to open its doors for business when the audit now in progress is completed early next week. | Negotiable paper is being called in | and real estate securities liquidated, it was stated today, to provide working capital. Despite its admitted lack of ready cash when closed Tuesday and when the audit was begun, there never was a time when the bank was in serious financial straits, Carl L. Bud- wesky, Alexandria attorney and mem- ber of the board of directors, declared. Mr. Budwesky and Judge Willlam P. Woolls, also of Alexandria, have bzen given charge of the auditing by the | board, which has taken over the bank's | affalrs. In explaining the reason for the | audit Mr. Budwesky said there were Several heavy withdrawals during‘De- | cember and the first part of January. When it was found that these had so reduced the working capital that the bank's loans were out of proportion to the amount of cash on hand State bank examiners in Richmond were noti- | fled and, after a conference, the di- | rectors were advised to close its doors and make a complete audit. Meanwhile every effort is being made to liquidate enough investments to pro- vide ample funds for operation. Mr. Budwesky made it clear, however, that even when the bank was closed there was enough capital on hand to take care of the ordinary run of withdrawals. ‘What the audit will disclose directors of the bank are unable to say. The bank opened yesterday for the | purpose of receiving payments on notes and for checking accounts of depositors. | Every acount is being thorougkly gone | over by auditors. REV. H. D. WOODING IN HAMLINE PULPIT. Pastor of Eckington Presbyterian to Conduct Service at the Morning Hour, | | Rev. Henry D. Wooding, pastor of | Fckington Presbyterian Church, will oc- | cupy the pulpit at Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church; Sixteenth and Alli. son streets, tomorrow morning, his se mon subject being “The Marred Vessel. Dr. Chesteen Smith, the pastor, will preach in the evening on “Religion, Our Supreme Qualification.” William R. Schmucker will be the leader of the Epworth League service at 7 o'clock. At the midweek service Thursday eve- ning the study of the Book of Acts will be continued, under the leadership of Dr. Smith. A brief address will be given by Mrs. A. Earl Kernahan in behalf of the city-wide campaign of evangelism. The Evening Missionary Society wili meet on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Louis M. Swingle, 923 Farra- gut street. The Men's Bible Class will have an evening with James Whitcomb Riley Friday evening, and Dr. Smith will be the interpreter. Refreshments will be served. WILL ISSUE TEMPORARY TAXICAB CERTIFICATES Utilities Commission Will Give Extra Time to Comply With New Regulations. Temporary certificates allowing oper- ation of taxicabs under the new rules of the Public Utilities Commission, which go into effect next Saturday, will be issued to those owners or opera- tors who have made bona fide efforts to comply with the various sections of the regulations, but who have not qual- ified by that time, the commission an- nounced yesterday. The certificales will be of a distinctive color. The per- manent certificates are white. Commissioner Harleigh H. Hartman explained that the recent snow had slowed up the work of testing the meters and equipment of the cabs, and that it woulz not_be. just to penalize any cab driver who had made effort to comply, with the law and had failed, owing to circumstances beyond his con- trol. The ltmpor!ry certificates will be replaced with permanent ones as soon as the work of testing all cabs and checking on their owners’ financial re- sponsibility can be done. DS DEATH IN MAKING LIQUOR RAID Enter Apartment of Colored Man, Seeking Rum, Soon After He Had Died. ‘The police vice squad sought liquor and found death in the home of Thomas Gailnes, 58-year-old colored man of the 1600 block of Eleventh street, yesterday. Armed with a search warrant, they Cornstalks to Line ‘Washington Studio Of Columbia System By the Assoclated Press. ‘The lowly cornstalk, which the farmer boy used to knock down with a stout stick and which the plowman turned into the ground, is about to find its way into the elaborate - surroundings of the radio stage. The Columbia Broadcasting System has decided to use the once-wasted product as a sound- proof material for its Washing- ton studio. The company be- lieves this to be an innovation in transferring the product of the farmer, who makes up a large part of the radio audience, to the mierophone room itself. The ‘wallboard was manufactured from cornstalks sold by the farmer at | $10 a ton. WAKEFIELD FUND MEASURE SIGNED Hoover Approves Bill Appro priating $65,000 for Res- toration of Home. | President Hoover today signed an act | of Congress authorizing an appropria- | tion of $65,000 for improvements upon the Government-owned land at Wake- field, Westmoreland County, Va., the birthplace of George Washington. Of this amount $50,000 would be added to the fund raised by private subscription for restoration of the Washington home as near as possible to its original state. The balance of | the appropriation will be used in re-| locating & monument already at Wake- | CLARK RESLECTED 10 HEAD SORETY |Is Named President of Co- lumbia Historical Group for Fifteenth Term. Allen C. Clark was re-elected for his fifteenth term as president of the Co- lumbia Historical Society at the annual ll’él:tmg of the organization Tuesday in mos Assembly. Hall. Washington ‘Topham presented an interesting paper on “The Benning-McGuire House, E Street and Neighborhood” at the meet- ng. Other officers elected are: Vice presi- dents, Wilhelmus B. Bryan and John B. Larner; treasurer, Victor B. Deyber; recording secretary, Miss Maud B. Mor- Tis; corresponding secretary, Henry L. Bryan; curator, James F. Hood; chron- icler, John Clagett Proctor; managors, Theodore W. Noyes, Albion K. Parris, Col. E. Francis Riggs, Judge Robert E. Mattingly. Referring to the days when E street from Fifth to Tenth street was a resi- dential section, Mr. Topham named several famous iemnn who had lived in the neighborhood, including Presi- dent James Buchanan, John C. Calhoun, Vice President: Imon P. Chase, Sec- retary of the Treasury and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and members of Con- gress. ‘The Benning-McGuire House, at 612- 614 E street, now occ?ud by the E Street Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association, Mr. Topham de- scribed as one of the best preserved old houses in Washington. It was built in | 1827, he said, by William Benning. who lived in it a short time beforc renting it to Secretary of. the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. " Later occupants were Richard F. Cox, attorney: James C. McGuire, auctionecer; Thomas Dow)- ing, auctioneer, and his son nk Dowling, who to the Y. W. C. A, field and in otherwise improving the grounds. These expenditures at Wakefleld are in line with the Government's policy to make Washington's birthplace an- | other shrine and to have it ready in time for the George Wi bi- | centennial birthday celebration two years hence. The President also signed a joint | resolution which is a minor amend- | ment to the act providing for con- | struction and maintenance of the | Mount Vernon and Arlington Memorial Bridge Highway. He pu P al is to im- rove the record of land condemnation long the proposed highway. ILLINOIS U. GIVES A. U. “A” RATING College of Liberal Arts Is Accorded Compliment by State Institution. ‘The College of Liberal Arts of Ameri- can University has been accorded a class A rating by the University of Illinois, according to official notifica- tion received by Dr. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of the local institution. This is the highest rating given by the University of Illinois, which for years has been rating the colleges of the country through its committee on higher institutions. The “A" standing is considered by officials of the local institution a high compliment to the college, which is now in its fifth year, and places it in the class of the best colleges in the country. This recognition, it was explained by Dr. George B. Woods, dean of the col- lege, supplements the previous recogni- tion of the college by the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle States and Maryland. The American University college is also & member of the Association of American Colleges. It 15 understood that this is the sec- ond college in Washington to receive the “A” rating of the University of Tllinois. MAJ. KEY-SMITH TAKES OVER ALUMNI CLUB POST William and Mary College Group Installs Successor to W. P. Kent. Meeting last night at the University Club, the William and Mary College Alumni Club installed Maj. Francis Scott Key-Bmlflan president to succeed n Willlam P. Ke; Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Dr. Edson L. Whitney and Charles P. Pollard were elected vice presidents. Paul Hines was elected secretary and C. Dudley Shreve was eletced treasurer. | Approval of the bill now. before Con-l Rress to adopt “The Star Bg:n[led Ban- ner” as the national anthem was ex- pressed by the club. The newly elected president is the great-great grandson of the author of th{rglcfll viad FLEEING CAR REVERSED. Sergt. O. R. Sanders and Policeman K. P. Greenlow of the Traffic Bureau engaged in a slippery chase on Seventh street yesterday and. arrested Willlam | Hawkins, 2200 block of Twelfth street, | T on charges of d fail Hawkins was arraigned in Police d | Court and fined $35. of 1500 T street d pronounced the dead from naturgl causes. Two and a half gallons of alleged lquor was found. 4 was man ‘When the fugitive attempted to make a right-hand turn from Seventh street into T street at about 40 miles an hour his car skidded completely around and was headed back toward its pursuers. Consequently captiss compari tively easy. Y . ?’ ! . —Charl | Faeater omeiar ARMY FLYERS EN ROUTE TO HAVANA WITH PLANES Two U. S. Officers Join Cubans. in Flight With Six Fighting Ships. S Cub n army fighting planes, flown by the best pilots in the Cuban army and accompanied by two officers of the United States Army Air Corps, left Bolling Pleld today for Pope Field, Fort Bragg, N. C., en route to Havana. ‘The flight was made with the planes in two formations. The first flight of fthree two-seater Vought Corsairs, led by Capt. Rosenham Beam, Army Air Corps, taking off at 9 am. The sec- ond flight, composed of three Curtiss- Hawk pursuit planes, followed 15 min- 5o Pirsult, tratning pla 0 uit training planes, manu- rncturem the Cuban government at Buffalo, N. Y, have been delayed by bad weather between Buffalo and Mitchel Pield, N. Y., it was announced in a report to Bolling Fleld. They will follow the fighting planes as soon as the weather clears. The Cuban army Fflou sent to bring the planes to Cuba from the New York factories were the guests of the Cuban military attache at a dinner last night in the Army and Navy Club. They were ests of the Cuban Ambassads luncheon yesterday, embassy. at the Cuban DONALD ADAMS ELECTED HEAD OF OLD LINE CLUB Other Officers Chosen at Smoker Held by Alumni Group of Maryland University. Donald Adams was elected president of the Old Line Club, compose: former University of Maryland men, at & smoker held by that organization last night at the Lee House. The club is a branch of the Maryland U. Alumni As- u;cl.ltlon, which has groups in many aces. Edward Rupert was chosen vice president and Chauncey Brown secre- tary-treasurer, James M. Burns presided over the meeting, which was followed by an hour of entertainment and a buffet supper. Short talks were made by Dr. T. B. Symons, secretary-treasurer of the Alumni Association; Dr, N. P. Barnes, president of the Washington alumni of the University of Maryland Medical School, and H. C. (Curley) Byrd, as- sistant to v.begruldent and athletic di- rector at the University. “BEAUTIFl;lo. SERVICE.” Topic for Morning Sermon at Me- morial U. B. Church, At the Memorial United Brethren Church, North Capitol and R streets, tomorrow the pastor, Dr, 8. B. Daugh- erty, will preach in the morning on “A_ Beaut! Service.” At the eve- ning service Rev. J. Herschel Cooper, ass} it » will preach. The Sun- day school and Christian Endeavor So- cleties, will have special features. Thurs- d’e{h evening at 8 o'clock the mid- W ference superintendent, Fox Theater Man Dies in Accident. , Calif., Jan .25 Forbes, 43. Fox West Goast , was killed and his com- Charles A. Buckley, another of: icial of the same organization, was in- jured near here Thursday, in an auto~ mebile necident. »r A , Frank W. sold the building in 1918 | or_at af d of ) Professor Who Will Hold Pub- lic Speaking Chair Cites Many Speeches. WIDOW OF ORATOR HEARS HIM EXTOLLED Judge Charles Henry Butler, Long a Friend of Late Senator, Presents Gift. ‘The memory of the late Chauncey M. Depew as one of America's foremost orators was perpetuated in the National Capital yesterday afternoon when a chair of public speaking, endowed by his widow, was dedicated to his honor at George Washington University. Mrs. Depew, his widow, in academic cap and gown, sat on the platform in Corcoran Hall with officials of the uni- versity and heard her distinguished hus- band extolled as one unique in - the fields of statesmanship, oqr:wry and busifiess. Dr, Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi- dent of the ugiversity, presided, and John B..Larner,"chairman of the board of trustees, formally accepted the gift of the Ohlunu{( Mitchell Depew Chair of Public Speaking on behalf of the institution. The belief that the late Senator Depew made “more public speeches than any other man throughout all his- tory,” was expressed at the dedication exercises by Prof.'Willard H. Yeager, who will hold the chair and who spoke in reference to the place Depew oc- cupied as an orator. Al th no accurate record was kept, Prof. Yeager sald, however, it is known that Mr. Depew attended, in the course of his long life, more than 8,000 banquets. “At Least 15,000 Speeches.” I believe that I am making & con- servative estimate when I say that he made at least 15,000 speeches during his long and distinguished career,” Prof. Yeager declared. “Chauncey M. D:pew oceupled the foremost stage in the annals of Amer- ican oratory,” he added. “He had few equals as a political campaigner, He was, rarely excelled as an orator for :g:chl occasions. He is recognized as leader of all after-dinner speakers.” Prof. Yeager attributed the stateman’s Success as an orator to the pleasure he derived from it. “He said that public speaking was his recreation,” = Prof, Yeager explained. “He loved to talk in public. That is one of the many lessons that the striking career of Chauncey M. Depew has for our stu- dents of public speaking today,” In endowing the chair of public speaking to perpetuate the memory of her husbend, he said that “no in the Nation is more suited for this { memorial. than the capital of the United | States,” and added that he was “proud bo the first Depew professor of pub- g in the George Washington Unlversity.” Marvin Expresses Appreciation. In his introductory remarks, Presi dent Marvin expressed his® aj tion of the endowment by Mrs. m | Which mede it D?:IGME for the uni- versity to honor: * “who was loved ‘b'-rryh“;;'y'"« tion et e presen(ation 1 ade in bshalf of Mrs, friend and advisor, Henry Butler. > Butler, who for | three-score years “was a {friend ' and neighbor of the great orator, referred fo Mr. Depew as one who had “ d | sunshine and happiness for 90 years.” { The chair of public spe he said, | Was presented so as to enable students 10 follow his ideals in the fleld in which Depew was so eminently successtul. Mr. Larner, in accepting the chair on behalf of the university, declared that its establishment marks another !epoch in the history of the university, w};’m t!';he:m‘:y.to‘ public 3 en the icast argument by. means of the radio holds such lwuwvnr the vast audience which it reaches,” Mr. Larner said, “it becomes more and more important that the knowledge to e { he Chll!b"l.! . Depew 'by a Judge Charles many important results derived from the teaching in a soientific way the a b e profession. of Public Speaking is now established and the students of the department of law, as well as in those of other depart- ments of the university, will have a rare opportunity for development and train- ing in the art of speaking, Depew Is Paid Tribute. “Mr. Depew, himself, was standing example of the highest type of orator. He never rose to speak on any occasion, great or small, that he did not at once captivate his audience. His life and his cxlmgl: will stimulate the stu- dents to r and more important work, and thus create an af . which will aid in the further develop- ment of the university in kindred lines. “We tender to Mrs. Depew our grate- ful thanks for the establishment and endowment of this important addition to_the curriculum of the university.” Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., of New York, who spoke on the “Value of Training in Public S 3 that Mre od Tepdss lishing an out- \t Mrs. Depew hi public service in estab! the 3 “Depew and Choate, with {be excep- tion of Bryan, were pre-eminent amohg th'ed orators of the last 50 years” he said. Oratory has almost become a art in these times, Mr. Pish said, is a sad commentary that, in spite of the growth of the United States and the splendid educational opportunities afforded, there are not a half dozen men throughout America who enjoy A national reputation for eloquence, and not one of them ranks among the fore- most American orators of the past.” At the conclusion of the exercises Dr. lllrvlldl tlul,l;nld 'thl‘ho widow of Mr. Depew an nked personally for mlmun:nt. special guests was L. Rossiter, an old friend Depew and her late husband, SKATING IS PERMITTED ON POOL OVER WEEK END Four Inches of Ice Afford Pleasure for Thousands of Outdoor Enthusiasts. With four inches of ice on the reflect- ing pool-of the Lincoln Memorial, skat- ;::’n:y look forward to full T of Mrs,