Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1931, Page 10

! "A-10 17 STATES ACCEPT | BICENTENNIAL BID D. C. Commission Invites All of Union to Sponsor Days of Observance Here. ‘The States of the Union are being called upon by the District of Columbia George Washington Bicentennial Com- | mission to individually sponsor the ob- servance of a “Siate day” during the bicentennial year and seventeen States have signified their intention of do- ing so. In announcing this plan today, Ar- nold Kruckman, director of the com- mission said outstanding events in the wth of the American Nation in the years since George Washington blazed the trail to independence will be depicfzd in the National Capital in ‘Will Depict Events, Each State participating in the pro- gram will depict events of peculiar sig- nificance reflecting its activities, his- tory and ideals. The programs will be arranged through delegations to be sent by the individual States and by the members of State societies in the Capital and members of Congress. The States from which the District Commission has received preliminary acceptances to its invitation to celebrate here one day in 1932 in honor of Wash- ington are: Arkansas, California, Flor- ida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mary- land, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vir-§ ginia, Washington and West Virginia. ‘The city of Boston is also considering & “Boston day” in Washington. Observance Dates Chosen. Plans by some of the States have reached the point where they have se- lected the date for their observance in Washington. Florida, for instance, has chosen March 3 as “Florida day,” when it will stage a colorful program repre- sentative of the State. Kentucky is planning one of the high lights of the entire Bicentennial year. On June 1, designated as “Kentucky day,” it will enact here a pageant de- picting the meeting of the State's first Legislature, in 1792. Kentucky was the first State authorized by act of Con- gress and approved by President Wash- ington for inclusion in the Union after the Revolutionary War. PLANE LANDING GEAR STUDIED IN CRASHES Three-Fourths of U. S. Mishaps Are Blamed on Failure of Under- carriage. More than three-fourths of all avia- tion accidents which are due to struc- tural failures are caused by breakage of some portions of the airplane land- ing gear, according to studies just com- pleted by the aeronautics branch of the Commerce Department. ‘The studies were made as & check upon the efficiency of the existing de- Science Community Nest Established by Mice. House mice that are going Com- munist and others that have learned to catch and eat flies are described in re- ports in the current issue of the Jour- nal of the American Soclety of Mam- malogists. Mice, infesting a laboratory of the University of California, that estab- lished a community nest are described by Tracy I. Storer of that institution. ‘The nest, made of paper and hay, har- bored 36 young, ranging from some newly born to others abou: ready to leave home and fend for themselves. They evidently represented several lit- The fly-eating mouse is described by Shaler E. Aldous, biologist of the United States Blological Survey, who saw it in a show window on the main street of a Texas village. During a pe- riod of 10 mnutes, he says, “the mouse caught and devoured a dozen or more flies and was still working hard for more. When the flies, buzzing along the glass in an attempt to escape, got within & few inches of the mouse, it would dive for them. tempts were about 90 per cent successful. The room has been used for storing fresh vegetables, but at this time was devoid of all food. The fly-catching game was probably the only means of escaping starvation.” e EINSTEIN DENIES SCIENCE CHIEF AIM IS COMFORT Understanding of Great Mysteries Held Principal Objective by Great Physicist. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, October 5—A desire to in- crease the understanding, and not a wish to supply the world with com- forts, is the motove power of science, Prof. Albert Einstein said yesterday in a charity lecture on the theme, “The Lure of Scientific Research.” ‘The noted physk‘ts! father of rela- tivity, said that “any one who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mis- taken. “While science is of service” he as- serted, “in assisting us to adjust our- selves to life, the researcher himself is impelled by the urge to see below the surface. Observational experienc is the basis of research, but speculative thoulh! is a requisite for the deeper insight which constitutes the lure of the scien- tific worker.” i e ‘That 16,000 school children in Gal- way, Irish Free State, are in urgent need of dental treatment has been reported by Dr. B. O'Beirne, county health officer. EDUCATIONAL. DUPONT CIRCLE scuoot. FOR CHlLDREN th University jon and character iitural dvantage WII trals l':'s Telene arade. Empioyment sorvion, WASHINGTON PrEss sUIOING WASHINGTON, b. CRET. sign requirements, with a view to pre- venting the future occurrence of simi- lar accidents. The studies covered the last six months of last year and in- cluded 50 accidents, six of which in- wolved unlicensed aircraft over which the department has no control as to | & airworthiness. Of the 44 failures of licensed planes, 34 were landing gear failures, or 72.2 , per cent of the total number. The others were divided as follows: Wings, four; control surfaces, one; floats and hulls, two, and control system, engine mount and propellers, one each. As a result of the studies the depart- ment has determined that more care- ful consideration must be given the shock absorbing unit qualities in land- ing gears, in combination with various types of tires; that stress analysis of landing gear structures should be more carefully prepared and that the allow- able loads for each membe? of the land- V7 ing gear unit should be determined * more !.'xlccly BALTIMOREAN’S BODY FOUND IN YORK RIVER|¢ . Lee Strauss, 68, Paper Manufac turer, Had Disappeared on Rich- mond-Bound Boat. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 5.— The body of Lee Strauss, 68 years old, of Baltimore, who left home Tuesday on ; & West Point boat to visit his sister in # Richmond, was found in the York River. ‘The last time Strauss was seen alive was at dinner Tuesday night on the vessel. He was reported missing upon arrival of the boat at West Point, and his state room was undisturbed. 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