Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 46

OIL SPRAY AIDS PRESSURE OF GAS Chemists Study Means of Freeing Fuel From Dust and Rust Particles. For the effective “oiling” of city ‘:.’ mains, an oil fog composed of icles | about 'a twenty-five thousandth of an inch in diameter must be produced, it 1s disclosed by a study reported in In- dustrial and Engineering Chemistry by ©O. H. Blackwood and P. G. Exline. ‘The dehydrated gas used in cities ab- sorbs moisture collected on the sides of the mains by . This frees dust and rust particles, which are picked up by the stream of gas and car- ried until the gas passes through an orifice small enough to block their pas- sage. Eventually, small o) in the distribution system are bl by ac- cumulations of dust and rust, and the flow of gas in impeded. Mains Must Be Coated. To prevent this difficulty the mains must be coated with a film of oil. The roduction of an ofl fog fine enough %o be introduced into the stream of the report. “The problem of producing an ofl £ which is adequately persistent seems first quite simple,” it is stated, “ we are familiar with the fact that water-vapor clouds persist in the sky ternal lubrication of gas mains, is com- of particles one micron in di- ameter or smaller. ition pro- duces large quantities of fine fog, but is rather difficult of control. remains closure twenty-five centimeters deep for over an hour.” PN B NEW WAY IS FOUND | TO RECOVER COPPER Process Will Depend Upon Cheap Hydro-Electric Power—Small Oper- ator Can Produce Own Copper. 8y we are the L & process, metallurgy for copper Arts Club Sponsors Tea and Exhibit Today ‘The Arts Club will have a tea this n ford Combs and is MISS JEAN mfi.lr.mlun.l-nul. schoel. 1'HE SUNDAY HOME FOR VACATION . WOODSON, ‘Woodson, to remain during —Harris-Ewing Photo. THE DAILY STORY One of World Famous Works of Literature BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. 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ST.-JEAN-PIED-DE - PORT, (4 —Smuggling, once a great and flour~ ishing industry on the Franco-Spanish 82I8; | frontier, has become a mere game for all is, he couldn't love 'em. But long o’ her his veins ‘ould run . like curled maple. The side felt full o' sun as a south in Ap'il Thoughi no vice had sech a swing ez hisn in the choir. My, when he la;dndu !l‘nllfukno'ed Lord was nigher. An’' she blushed scarlit right in meetin’ bunnet rlyflwbnhlrm ellulomclwi'd\‘.hm(hulfimnpflr o’ blue u) 3 m""mz, Tlen ye, she looked gut & new some! 8he it soul; for she felt sartin-sure he’d come, paper. Eun'o'l'lmdgmm:mt,m doubtfie o' the sekle, his heart kep’. going pitty-pat, but hern went pity An' yit she gin her cheer a jerk ez though she wished him furder, an’ on her apples kep’ to work, parin’ away like murder. "Youmztommyul-’nue}" “Wal—no. I come Penmsc® “To see ma? She’s sprinklin’ clo'es agiin tomorrer’s nin’.” To say why gals acts so or so, or don't, "ould presumin’. Mebby to mean yes an’ say no comes nateral to women. He stood & spell on one foot fust, an | then stood s spell on t'other, an’ on will give a 'recd!n' rett Mattingly and Mrs, Edif Fitzgerald will preside at the tea tables. Chess Book Collection Found. Make Appointments Now Call District 9718 Jack’s Perm, Wave Shop 1320-1322 “F” St. N.W. 3rd Floor Front found that it no longer an? have gone into more remunerative fo.ms of crime. ish Inland Revenue Office. Roast Duckling, Apple Sauce Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Jelly Filet of Sole, Tartar SBauce Raspberry Ice Mashed Potatoes New Peas Buttered Caulifiower Candied Sweets history. -,‘:E factor in dilettantes. Hard-boiled smugglers have | ¥ STAR, WASHINGTO. SCIENCE TEACHIN CHANGE IS URGED Appreciation, Not Mere Law, " Should Be School Goal, Educator Says. BY H. H. SHELDON, Professor of Physics, New York University. ‘The science teachers of New York are not, by the admission of their own lead- ers, doing the job which they have set for themselves to do. This was brought out, and well backed with statistics, at a recent meeting of these teachers. If this is true in New York it is doubtless ConceRt of what the goal realy i T i concept of Wl e e realized in our high schools, we Now, this may seem like a perfectly logical thing for them to do, it is doubtful if it is being done g‘mfln a small percentage of schools of the country today. A if it is, it has begun not so recently as to have been heard of by but a few. The attitude of the public toward science is not such as to suggest that this objec- tive has received much attention. In | general the public has but little concep- tion of what is meant by the science. ‘We hear the fear frequently that science will make term . | “we had It is primarily the business of scien to seek out and find out just how it may be standard- ized. But there is no more reason to fear science in this respect than to fear After all, the history of the sclence. ‘The difficulty lies in that the public does not know what science is. It does not know its capabilities or its limits. The place to remedy this defect is un- questionably our schools. It will not be dons hy, stage, they should be taugh: bare facts of biology, of chemistry, of g They should be taught the meaning of these sciences in relation to everyday life. When they have entered college, when they have decided to become doc- tors, engineers or teachers, then it is soon enough to teach which they must know to carry on the profession which they have chosen. —_— Chinese Universities Add Degrees. At present government institutions are authorized to create bachelors only. ek Exclusive Outfitters you ] EASTER D. C, MARCH 23, 1930—PART THREE. ROBERT DOWNING-ENDS PULPIT CAREER TO RETURN TO STAGE Famous Actor, Who Preached for 22 Years, Goes Back to Theater. Native of Washington Was at Height of Success When He Quit Drama. BY GRETCHEN S. SMITH. After 22 years as an ev: list, from the pulpits of h.‘::‘u‘reds e part of the m his theatrical with the old John T. .y layed at the National Theater. whose occupy conspicuous places in the who" of the theatrical world. ‘Then one day, at the very height of his_career, Downing threw a bombshell in his world by announcing his inten- tion to give up the stage to preach the gospel. At the time he was producing “A Voice in the Wilderness,” a dram: of the life of John the Baptist, and he says that never had he known the suc- cess which had accompanied this pro- Stopped in Washington. _ “For six weeks,” said Mr. Downing, to & full house San Frai . 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Showing From 10:30 to 12:30—2:30 h 4:30 ably because you 1t were fiction, whereas as though it were truth. Downing, after 50 years of public pulpit, the powerful, rich Mr. retains g voice which thrilled the sudiences of y of e men and women, names are now famous in the theatrical world were given a helping hand at the beginning of their stage careers. “Both of the Farnum boys, Dustin and Will, received their start with me,” he sald. “Henrietta Crosman also NTHI in my company as a g;euy young girl of 17. 1 knew Blanc] Bates, who a cousin of mine, in the days when she graduated froi gree of in | he is | per cent the INDICTED MEXICAN REPORTED IN SPAIN Atec, Who Fled With $750,000 After Revolt, Named in Arms Conspiracy. By the Associated Press. last_year’s revolution, is reported in Madrid, Spain, where he went fol- lowing unsuccessful efforts of the Mex- ican government to extradite him from mA' York. tec was paymaster for the revolu- tionist forces in Northern Mexico and fled into the United States with about after evacuation of April. have faced a firing squad, was . would .} denied in New York. GERMAN THEATERGOERS VOTE FOR HEAVY OPERA Ballot Reveals That Public Wants Classic Works Rather Than Light Plays. DUISBURG (#).—Sixty-four per cent fer having ‘operas to light opres that classic wofh"g performed. ‘The management of the Duisburg l‘unlmml ‘Theater took a straw vote to determine what sort of performances to stage in 1930. 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