Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1932, Page 20

B—4 SYNTHETIC RUBBER BECOMES REALITY Former Catholic U. Profes- sor, Discoverer, Tells of 25-Year Search. Bynthetic rubber at last is a reality. The discoverer of the basic substance from which & material with all the properties of natural rubber has been made, Rev. Dr. Jullus A. Nieuwland, told the story of his 25-year search at the house of studies of the Holy Cross fathers at Catholic University yester- The synthetic rubber is obtained from acetylene. This is generally known as a gas—the most brilliant of the illuminating gases. It is the gas sed in the familiar acetylene torches which cut steel. The gas is a product limestone and coke. It can be made Mlimited quantities. a long call from a gas which with a terrifically hot flame to ing rubber out of rocks. This syn- thetic rubber has several points of su- natural rubber. It t e with contact with ene or gasolene, as does ordinary Contact with ozone, the zas in electrical discharges, rm it while it will ruin nat- Particles Smaller. e new material has & very much part only about six- iths of a millimicron in diameter. rubber particles range from a millimicron to three diameter. A millimicron of a millimeter. This s the new material of the coating of cloth ticles get into all the ces in the fiber, as well as .the r holes incidental to the weaving 1t probably will make possible Nieuwland said, & waterproof aincoat which can be carried in pocket like a handkerchief. The difficulty is that the new material doesn't leave any ie water vapor from the He hopes that experi- e this difficulty new material is far more resilient than natural rubber. Used in golf balls, he said, it probably will make 300 to 400 yard drives rather common- place, if golf officials will allow the game to be so revolutionized. Father Nieuwland yesterday described for the first time & lacquer produced by a different process from the same basic material which will make cellars water which has greater abrasive Tesistan steel, and which renders tainers immune to | various powerful | such as sulphuric | met Discovery in 1906. Father Nieuwland, now profi r of chemistry at Notre Dame University, made an accidental observation while at Catholic University in 1906, which he has followed up ever since. He 1d that when acetylene gas was ed into a solution of copper and nium chloride a chemical change ace and & new substance was This was not identified, but 1t to be & gas. For the next ars he experimented with this re- 2ction and found that it was possible to obtain a much higher yield of the new substance. He also found that, along with the gas, an oil was produced. From this oil other experimenters were able to produce a substance with many of the properties ?f rubber—but it did not retain its elasticity for any length of time. During the war work along much the seme lines was in progress in Germany, whose rubbsr supply was cut off. The German chemists succeeded in pro- ducing synthetic rubber, of a sort. It was very unsatisfactory. Then American chemists turned from the oil to the mysterious gas. It was found that by adding hydrogen chloride the resulting substarice spontaneously changed in a few days into a stiff, Jelly-like material which, after treat- ment, became synthetic rubber. It was the end of a Iong search for something which would make the United States independent of the rest of the world in respect to one of the basic commodities of industry and makes futile further search for native plants from which rubber can be obtained. The priest chemist has turned over his rights in the ba material to a large American corporation tock pl formed. Cost is Greater. at present, he ex- ynthetic rubber is pensive than natural e of market condi- w production cost that_the new rubber will and heat better than nat- ce one of its products, s worn out, he sald, the is gone for good and never can be recovered, as can the plant product. The chemical formula is _extremely complicated and the molecular weight runs somewhere in the neighborhood of 70,000. It is impossible to find it ex- because nothing is known in 1 the new product will dissolve. Rev. Dr. Nieuwland now is taking a vacation from his long effort which reached its final stage about a month ago. He believes stand we ural rubbe such as a GALE DELAYS LINER . S. President Harding Arrives at Go Two Days Late VEW YORK uary 18 ( Harding es, which was two days in 2 rived yesterday Hamburg, Southampton 48 hours late A M. Moore said that ¢ countered head wind locity. V P esse opmast deck, he t Harding was not dam- GARRETT BA.CK IN ITALY TU. S. Envoy Helps Baptize Baby Born NAPLES on Liner at Sea. I 18 (P W. Gar- e back on Grande today from & aly, January the k ise her father is an Italian born on an Italian ship. Alfonso Visits Daughter, Il Switzerland, January King Alfonso of yesterday to visit his daugh- a, who has been ill 18 Telephone National 5000 For immediate delivery of The Star to your home every eve- ning and Sunday morning. The Route Agent will collect at the end of each month, at the rate of 1%, cents per day and 5 cents Sunday. THE EVENING WASHINGTON, D. LA Prom Queen JLLINOIS GIRL CHOSEN FOR WISCONSIN U. AFFAIR. LOUISE DVORAK, A brunet, from Berwyn, TIl, was chosen queen of the junior prom at the Univer- SIL);O{ wmrnnslp = VfA, P. Phrvmr WOMEN ORGANIZE DIVORCE LEAGLE German Feminine Group Is Seeking Abolition of Discrimination. | EX-KAISER’S CHILDREN AT SOPHIE’S FUNERAL Rites for Former Queen of Greece Held at Sister's Home in Xronberg. | mourners, They were the forme Crown Prinee Wilhelm, Prince Eitel and the | Duchess of Brunswick. There also were a number of officers representing | regiments of which Queen Sophie Was | honorary commander. The Greek orthodox ritual was fol- lowed by a Protestant service. The former Kaiser sent a wreath of laurel The body was taken to Florence today for burial | | DRY CLEANER'S HOME threatened with death and ordered to “get out of the business.” His shops GUARDED IN BOMBINGS | were “non-association” concerns, he sald, and numerous attacks were made | Chicagoan Threatened With Death | 8gainst him in the past few months as it He Stays in Business, He Informs Police. a result, Acld-throwing vandals caused $10,000 damages to clothing in one of the shops Other acts of terrorism in man, and ordered him out of his cab, the policeman reached for his pistol. Before he could draw it one of the thugs fired four times. Two bullets hits Korzendorfer in the chest. Patrolman William Callahan arrived on the scene in time to fire six shots at the robbers before they escaped in the stolen cab. The shooting occurred at East Fifty- POLICEMAN WOUNDED BY GOTHAM BANDITS Officer, Surprising Pair Robbing Taxi Driver, Fails to Halt Flight in Stolen Cab. By Cable to The Star. BERLIN, January 18.—The fact that the number of divorces granted a nually in Germany has doubled be- tween 1913 and the present time convinced the women here that t ought to do something about it. Hat founded a League for the Protection of | Divorced and Deserted Women, they are now conducting an extensive cam- paign for members | Branch organizations are being es- | tablished all over the Reich and if | the L. P. D. D. W. has its way t! first thing that the parents of a g baby will do after registering her birth will be to enter her provisional mem- bership in the league. Just a matter of foresight, nothing more, bu: one is never too young to be careful Avoiding the question of whether it might not be wiser to apply its efforts in the field of unhappy marriage to prophylaxis (before the mischief is done), rather than to easing the con- valescent period, the Divorce emphasizes that it is means, simply an alimony it will help its members to collect what is due them. If that fails it will find them jobs 1 The L. P. D. D. W. has, indeed, a| higher purpose, which is to force the | amendment of certain German laws now discriminating against the frails. | The main_changes demanded refer to| the civil law's antiquated restrictions | of the property rights of females—t necessity of having the husband’s sig- | nature for opening a bank account, for | example The ladies also wish the penal code | wouldn't make adultery an offense| punishable by fine or even jail ! tence, or prohibit mothers divorced on grounds of adultery from governing the | upbringing of their chiidren. It moreover, inconvenient to have simpl “disobedience of the lord and master” | a basis for divorce without alimony One man and one man only is a| member of the Divorce League. He is| its lawyer. He has been under criti-| cism for contending that 88 per cent of all marriages are failures. Most of | the league think it's 99 per cent. (Copyright. 1932.) TRAIN KILLS AUTOIST AT GATES HE GUARDED | - 1 Crossing Watchman Protects Mot- orists for 20 Years Then Dies as He Quits Work for Night. By the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, January 18—For 20 years | william Forbes, 74 watchman at a rail Chicago Helghts, loweri guard motorists from speed and then raising them again. Forbes took pride in his work. He never was late at the job, he always lowered the gates in plenty of time to | safeguard automobiles, and scores of | motorists who drove often over the | crossing came to know him as a friend. | He was relieved from duty at 4 am. | yesterday, got into his automobile and started for home. As he crossed the tracks, which he had guarded for score of years, & passing train struck his car. | The automobile was demolished and Forbes was killed. SIX PRISONERS ESCAPE Men Dig Way Through New Floor of Hillsville, Va., Jail. HILLSVILLE, Va., Jan y 18 (#) prisoners held on felony charges escaped from the county terday when A. E. Combs deputy sheriff, went witk to bring in a wrecked whi: The men dug thelr way newly-poured concrete floor Eves Examined MeCormich Medleal cCormick Medica Rramine mick ¥ Glasses Fitted Spain | DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone National 0721 409-410 McLachlen Blde.. 10th and G Sts. N.W WHY RISK DOPE? MANY cough syr- ups contain DOPE. Is it right to give CHILDREN such syrups? Smith Brothers Triple Ac- tion Cough Syrup contains no dope. It stops coughs quick- ly, pleasantly and— SAFELY . 35¢ By the Assoclated Press. KRONBERG, _Germany, January | The funeral of former Queen | phie of Greece took place yesterday + Friedrichshof Castle, residence here of her younger sister, Margaret, wife R. Henders of the landgrave of Hesse. | Parliament for children of her fordshire, diad Wilhelm, were old LONDON, January 1 n, Conservat: Henley div othe esterday among In The Semi-Annual Selling . . . New Indirect Lamps | 5850 English bronze - and - gold finish; round base, with dis- tinctive openwork insert. Complete with metal re- flector and 300-watt. bulb— first time advertised at this special price. Candles—Specially Priced All Cellophane-wrapped—choice of many colors, Hand-dipped Candles; 14%;-inch length. Special 95c dozen 10-inch Candles. 50c dozen LAMPS, AND SHADES, SEVENTH FLOOR. Cake Plates $I with Servers ' Cake large creamy earthenware, in a choice of three patterns — two Dresden designs, and 1 old- fash- ioned basket de- sign—with narrow gold band. CHixa, Firti FLOOR. Pyrex Dishes with 98C Covers—Special Regularly this combination would Also Bridge Lamps 6 Two new designs—in bronze finish, with hexagon-shaped base; or in English bronze- and-brass finish, with round base. Silk Bridge Shade server and plate, of white may be used to bake in, to serve in, and to keep in the refrigerator. GrAsswARE, FIFTH FLOOR V5 and Less Than 14 Their Former Prices Were Sy85 P Large size bread or cake boxes, of white enamel, with trimming in blue. Were $7.50 bread or cake in blue, white, or white trimmed with blue. Were $8.50 $4.25 All porcelain bread or cake boxes, in green, blue, or white with Dutch design in blue. HoUSEWARES, FIFTH FLOOR. lqnelnnenSpfing Mattresses, $27-50 Made Specially for Us —Regularly $39.50 A superior quality of mattress—with the finest Hager spring unit, and four mew improvements for greater comfort and beauty—quilted border, larger boxing, taped edges, and new type rubber tufts. Single and double sizes, covered in beautiful pastel damasks. Handmade Box Springs, with quilted sides; covered to match the mattress. Special .. White Goose 21x27-inch size. BEps AND BEDDING, SIXTH FLOOR. Feather Pillows, covered to Special ... match; Parliament Member Dies. 8 (/) —Capt. R ive member of | o guard recently. fourth street and Wirst avenue, a short distance from the station to | which Korzendorfer and Callahan are | attached. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 18.— Patrol- man Edward C. J. Korzendorfer was shot and wounded severely early yes- terday when he surprised two hold-up sy - en robbing a taxicab driver. The telescope of today is about 3,000 Coming upon the two, who had just|times as strong as the first invented taken $7 from Fred Leiblein, the taxi- | telescopes By the Assoclated Press, the campaign of racketeers to drive him CHICAGO, January 18.—The latest|out of bus\gvg brought a total damage ‘de\ck\pml‘nl in Chicago's cleaning and |of more than $20,000, he said. dyeing warfare sent police squads today | _Authorities searching for the killers | the home of Louis Hollman, | of Benjamin Rosenberg, owner Of & | ision of Ox- | manager of a chain of seven dry clean- | cleaning and dyeing plant and foe of | m He was 56 | ing shops on the South Side. ; racketeers, said they had valuable clues | "Hollman told police he had been!in both cases Wo00ODWARD & LOTHROP 10** {1™ F anD G STREETS 4-Piece Bedroom Suite in The Semi-Annual Selling 3225 The beautiful Chinese Chippendale design—finely constructed, of mahogany (in popular “Old World” finish) and gumwood. Including at this special price—a dresser, vanity, chest, and double bed. This Set, with twii beds .$260 Matching Night Table s a0 920 Matching Chair crisansiapesIlB Matching Bench e s L9 Boudoir Chair Splendidly constructed and wonderfully comfortable—a very unusual value at this special price. Choose from several fine glazed chintz coverings, in dainty floral designs to harmonize with vour boudoir’s colorings. FURNITURE, SIXTH FLOOR. Average 9x12 Size—Last Year, $750 At the lowest prices we have ever known for these fine rugs. Made of finest texture, firm, hard-spun yarns, noted for their wonder- ful wearing qualities—each rug in a beautiful, distinctive old-type design, of which there is no duplicate—and which are so difficult to because of the leng time required in All sizes are approximate. secu their making. 8x10 size— Last Year, §575 10x16 size— Last Year, $1,450.. 9.3x17.9 size— Last Year, $1,450 10.7x15 size— Last Year, $1,430 $695 ORIENTAL RUGS, FIFTH FLOOR. $695 $695 6x9 size— Last Year, $400 Seamless Broadloom Carpet 9 and 12-Foot Widths—Special $Z.95 Square in The Semi-Annual Selling Yard Of fine, highly twisted Saxony yarn, long famous for its beautiful finish, splendid wearing qualities, and won- derful resiliency. And because modern carpets are smartest when plain, we are offering this fine broadloom carpet in rich plain shades of apple green, rose taupe, tan, blue-green, and mahogany. 27-inch Seamless Broadloom Carpet, special. . ... e s e e e 529Dk yard CARPETS, FIFTH FLOOR. At Wholesale Cost and Less— Fine Hand Luggage Special Purchase and Selling of Manufacturer’s Samples and Broken Lots. Hat Boxes, $9.95 8; covered with brown top-grain cow- hide. Round shape. Fitted Cases, $12.95 35; of black or brown top-grain cow- hide. Each case has from 5 to 9 fittings. Fitted Cases, $13.95 29; sizes 16 and 18 inches, covered l:nh black or brown top-grain cow- ide. Hanger Cases, $12.95 13; black top-grain cowhide over all- wood veneer box. Suitcases, $12.95 10; covered with black or brown top- grain cowhide. 16 to 24 inch sizes. Hat Boxes, $10.95 13; covered with black or brown top- grain leather. Square shape. Many Other Hand Luggage Values at Proportionate Low Prices LUGGAGE, FOURTH FLOOR.