Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1932, Page 14

B—2 s ANTON LANG'S SON | i HERE AS TEACHER Passion Play Notable Joins Faculty of Georgetown University. Forsaking his Bavarian home for & career of teaching in America, Anton Lang, jr., 27-year-old son of the pea: ant potter of Oberammergau, whose fame is known throughout Christen- dom for his remarkable portrayal of the Christus in the “Passion Play,” has; come to make a new home in Washing- | ton where he has joined the faculty of Georgetown University. i This serious young man, who now must accustom himself all over again'! to the “hurry and bustle” of American life, arrived here & few days ago in! Y!epurxtion for the opening of the Col- | ege of Arts and Sciences, where he is assigned as professor of advanced and elementary German. This is not Mr. Lang's first visit to ‘Washington. He came here for a short stay some vears ago when a student at Holy Cross College at Worcester, Mass., ‘where he obtained a degree of bachelor of arts in 1928, Mr. Lang brought word on his arrival that the villagers of Oberammergau are | planning even now for the next presen- tation of the famous sacred drama, which will be given in the Summer of 1934, the occasion being the triennial anniversary of the first “Passion Play.” This is an unusual departure, for the “Passion Play” is presented only at 10- | :{5;5 periods, the last having been in Not to Be Commercialized. Asked if the village of Oberammergau | ‘would again turn down another $1,000,- 000 offer for motion pictures of the sacred drama in 1934, as was done on a former occasion when economic con- | ditions were just as depressing, he ap- peared greatly amused. “Our “people will never permit the! ‘Passion Play’ to be commercialized in | the movies, no matter how much they might need the money,” he added quickly. During the nearly four years since his former departure from the United States, Mr. Lang has been living amid the peace and quiet of his Alpine vil- lage and pursuing post-graduate work. He took a doctor of philosophy course at Goettingen University and more re- cently specialized in_the French lan- guage at Grenoble University. Like | his famous father, he speaks English fluently, with scarcely a trace of ac- cent. He was taught Fnglish by his mother, he said, but when he came to the United States in 1926 ror the first time, he had difficulty in making his wants known. He mastered the language as he has the French language by speak- ing it constantly during his former stay here. Unlike his father, whose long hair and flowing beard make him bear a close resemblance to some of the older Italian paintings of Jesus, the young son is typical of the German student of the younger generation. Through his former residence here, Mr. Lang is used to American ways. but he is quite frank in saying he will never be used to American automobiles, which, he be- lieves, regretfully, have “taken all the Tomance away.” Back in Oberammer- gau the whole town boasts only 12 au- tomobiles, which makes for peace and quiet in the town life. With a govern- ment tax of $115 on the smallest fliv- ver, few of the villagers, he says; can afford one. Athletic Stress Deplored. Grounded in European as well as American university life, he deplores the stress that is placed on athletics in many American universities. The foot ball outlook at Georgetown in- terests him only mildly, but he is in- tensely concerned with the attitude of his prospective pupils and the classes he is to begin to teach next Tuesday. Mr. Lang, however, enjoys sports for relaxation and exercise. He knows his Rugby as it is played in Germany and his favorite pastime sport is skiing over the great snowdrifts in his Bulvarian ps. Mr. Lang came to Washington direct from Oberammergau, where his parents and two brothers and tiree sisters re- side. Like all other members of the Lang family—there are 22 in the vil- lage bearing the name and his relatives number about 150—he has taken part himself in the Passion Piay. In the 1930 play he was a member of the or- chestra. His father, who has played the Christus three times—more often than any other man—spote the pro- logues to the various scenes in the last | play. A sister, Ria, was understudy to the girl who took the roie of Mary, while a brother, Carl, who is now in the pottery business with his father, sang in the chorus. Although Mr. Lang hopes to make a permanent home in the United States, he has not abandoned hope of return- ing to Oberammergau to take part in future performances. The 1934 Passion Play is expected to be given during July and August, the usual plays hav- ing begun formerly in May and lasted during the Summer. Huge Pilgrimage Expected. The 300th anniversary of the Passion Play in 1934 probably will be one of the most notable in all its history, if plans are carried out. More than half a mil- lion pilgrims of all faigs visit the little Bavarian village oh these oc- casions. Conditions in Germany today can be likened somewhat to those that brought the Passion Play into existenc>. Three centuries ago there was a great war, i the Thirty Years' War, and as in every great war pestilence and distress fol- lowed the fighting. A peasant carried the disease into Oberammergau. The villagers made a pledge to the Almighty that if the dis- ease was stopped they would give the Passion of Christ in a play every 10 years for 300 years. The pestilence dis- appeared Mr. Lang does not know whether his father can ever again visit America. Nearly 10 years have passed since the elder Lang has been in this country, an occasion when he came also to Wash- ington. At that time a delegation of the villagers exhibited here a miniature of Oberammergau in an effort to make America acquainted with the wood carv- ing and pottery trade of their towns- people. His father, he said, is a potter and not a wood carver, as he is fre- quently referred to in this country. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN ROW IN MARYLANDi | 4 | | BY R. J. JACKSON. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md.. September 17— Development of a political rift between Gov. Ritchie and Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore during the past i |} week somewhat beclouded the opening of the campaign for the Roosevelt- Garner ticket in Maryland. It came at a time when the Republic- ans had just effected a working agree- ment between factions for the duration of the campaign. The coldness between the Governor and mayor, the latter regarded as ambitious for the governorship, arose when Jackson chided the Governor for writing to W. W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in the interest of having part of the proceeds of a Government loan to the railroad spent in Baltimore. Meanwhile, betting is about even on the outcome of ‘the national election in Maryland. The chances seem slightly to favor the Democratic ticket, but Maryland will be strictly ter in November, b ANTON LANG, JR. MASONIC APRON, 200 YEARS OLD, EXHIBITED Tattered Cloth, Once Worn by John Hancock's Son-in-law, Owned by D. C. Woman. A frayed and faded square of silk, stretched in a battered frame, was the object of much interest behind the lines of the Masonic parade yesterday. The curious, pressing forward to gain a glimpse of the tattered cloth, were informed that it was a Masonic apron, 200 years old, and once worn by the son- in-law of John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mrs. Emma H. Butts, 1832 Ontario | place, possesses the apron. It was once the property of Dr. David Cooper. Bap- | tist minister and missionary, and donor of one of the first bequests to Columbian University, now George Washington University. Dr. Cooper was married in Boston to Sareh Hancock, daughter of the fa- mous Revolutionary figure. Dr. Cooper was a Royal Arch Mason in the Scottish Rite When he died, the apron was handed down to his son, Gen. Douglas H. | Cooper, & member of the old law firm of | Mix, Cooper & Latrobe. Gen. Cooper was a veteran of the Mexican War and served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil| ar. Mrs. Butts, granddaughter of Gen. Cooper, thinks she might turn the old apron over to a local lodge. She does not know what chapter of Masons with | which it originated. ENGINEER INJURED Thomas Davis, 48, of Baltimore, & member of the firm of Federal Engi- neers Co., with offices in this city, was | treated at Emergency Hospital hs!; night for severe cuts on the head and | arm, received when knocked down by | an_automobile at Thomas Circle. ‘The car was operated by Herman Banson of the 1400 block of Wisconsin avenue, according to police. MARINE CORPS NEWS Brig. Gen. John M. Russell, com- mander of the Quantico base, was at corps headquarters last week in confer- ence with corps officials. Brig. Gen. Hugh Matthews, quarter- master of the corps, has returned to corps headquarters after an absence of several weeks on leave. Lieut. Col. Bennet Puryear, jr., as- sistant quartermaster, is temporarily on leave. Col. Seth Williams, assistant quarter- master, who is in charge of the quar- termaster depot at Philadelphia, while in the city on leave, has been stopping at _the Hotel Mayflower. Second Lieut. George E. Williams; attached to the submarine base at New London, Conn., while temporarily in the city, has been stopping at the Hotel Hamilton. Maj. Howard C. Judson, attached to the Parris Island, S. C., station, while in the city undergoing examination for | has been stopping at the | Ppromotion, Hotel Powhatan. The Senior Examining Board of the corps, of which Brig. Gen. Dion Wil- liams is president, was in session at corps headquarters last week. The naval transport Henderson Iis scheduled to leave Chinwangtao, China, today, and the following commissioned officers of the corps, who have been on duty in China for several years, have been ordered to the Department of the Pacific: Capts. David R. Nimmer, John T. Selden and Norman E. True; First Lieuts. Ralph C. Alburger, Charles C. Brown, Augustus W. Cockrell, James P. S. Devereux, Tilgham H. Saunders and Marine Gunner John H. Murphy. Chief Marine Gunner Charles B. Lor- ing has been ordered placed upon the retired list, effective October 1. First Lieut. Merrill B. Twining, at- tached to the office of the judge ad- vocate General of the Navy, is to be | detached therefrom the latter part of [ In & city in which the general regis- | September and will embark aboard the | tration of voters stands in the ratio of | transport Chaumont, scheduled to leave Hampton Roads, Va., about October 4, for Pacific waters, where. upon arrival Lieut, Twining wiil disembark at Hono- lulu for duty thereat. Recent inspection and investigation has disclosced that the duty now being performed by the corps is far more strenuous than it has been called upon to perform for many years. Navy yards, naval stations, naval hospitals, naval ammunition depots, in addition to the quotas on duty in China, the Philippines, Guam, Hawailan Islands, Nicaragua, Haiti, Guantanamo Bay, Cumba, in addition to duty afloat, it is declared, taxes the corps to the utmost with its depleted strength of but 15.000 enlisted. However, it is reported that the morale of the entire corps is at a high standard. = THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. DECADE OF PRACTICAL SCIENCE RENDERING PLANT Park and Planning Commis- sion Objects to Arlington County Site. ' Determined opposition to erection of the proposed rendering plant at the intersection of the Jefferson Davis Highway and Columbia Pike, in Arling- ton County, Va., was expressed yester- day by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The commission adopted a resolution asserting that it felt it unfortunate to violate any zoning regulations in Arling- ton County. It directed specific atten- tion to the proposed rendering plant. Coples of the resolution will be for. warded this week to the Board of Coun- ty Commissioners, County Manager Roy S. Braden, the soning board and other interested agencies, acccrding to Thomas . Settle, the commission's secretary. During its discussion the commission recalled that Congress, in the law creat- ing it, required it to draw up a regional plan for development of the Greater Washington, embracing nearby Maryland and Virginia. The statute lists specifi- cally the things Congress authorized the commission to do in the metropolitan area, including recommending a pro- gram of sewer and water developments and plans for parks and playgrounds and highway expansion. Previous Cases Recalled. In adopting yesterday’'s resolution, the commission felt it was acting within its powers, recalling that it took similar action against erection of an ol whart at Rosslyn, Va., and construction of an abattoir in Arlington County. ‘The commission pointed out that the Federal Government deemed the pres- ent rendering plant of Norton & Co., located near the Mount Vernon Memo- rial Highway, not far from Four Mile Run, so objectionable that the Bureau of Public Roads of the Department of Agriculture now has the property in condemnation. To take the place of | the present plant, which the Govern- ment will raze, after its acquisition, Norton & Co. wants to construct its new premises at the intersection of the Jefferson Davis Highway and Columbia Pike. The National Capital Park and Planning Commissicn believes the new location equally as objectionable from the Federal Government's standpoint. ‘The zoning board of Arlington County declined to grant a permit to Norton & Co. for its new plant, and County Mas ager Braden like aunched his op- position against it. Despite this, the Board of Zoning Appeals of Arlington County has now granted a permit for the plant’s erection. Population Trends Shown. A preliminary report, indicative of | Yopul:uon trends in Greater Washing- | on, was submitted to the commission | yesterday by its city planner, John| Nolen. This was not made public. The | report has been compiled with the aid | of Census Bureau figures. The commission approved preliminary | plans for the proposed improvement of | Water street, as part of the Washington | Channel water front development, sub- | mitted by the United States Engineer Office. E. A. Schmitt, engineer as- sistant to Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr, District engineer for the War Depart- ment for the Washington area, laid the | plans before the commission. This pro- gram contemplates widening Water | street_and is to be carried forward by the District Commissioners. Federal authorities are planning the water front improvement. | The peak of pollution in the Potomac River occurs during periods of reduced flow, the commission was informed earlier by H. R. Crohurst, sanitary en- gineer of the Public Health Service, which is making a study of this problem at the behest of Congress. The health body has been at work investigating pollution in the Potomac River and | Rock Creek for about two months and | tober 1. Bridge Sites Inspected. Yesterday afternoon the commission members took a trip to Great Falls and studied ground contemplated for in- clusion in the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The commission looked at & number of possible sites for & new bridge at Great Falls, and dis- cussed the best means for public access to the future national play- | ground. Recently, a permit to construct a bridge across the Potomac River at | Great Falls expired, officials of the United States Engineer Offfte here ex- plaining that the contractor had failed to live up to the terms of the permit. No decision was reached by the com- mission. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, the com- mission’s vice chairman and executive | officer, said his organization will con- | sider proposed changes in the city's | thoroughfare plan, as suggegied by th | District Commissioners. In"the main, the Commissioners, he said, have in- dorsed the highway plan, which has been brought up to date. DEMOCRATS REGISTER GAINS IN KENTUCKY BY HARRY BLOOM. Special Dispatch to The Star. { LOUISVILLE, Ky. September 17.— A political straw in the wind, regarded as significant to Kentucky as Maine is to the Nation, was the Louisville sup- plementary registration just concluded. |8 to 5 Republican, the special regis- 18,079 Democrats and 2,554 | pendents. | During the final week of the regis- | tration the Democrats outnumbered thc | Republicans. It was the first time | since 1917 that the Democrats have | anywhere near held their own in the | registration. It was significant not | only on this account, but also because | the Republicans control the city, and | their machinery for enrolling voters is | much more efictent than the Demo- | cratic. Except for the mountains of | Eastern Kentucky, Louisville is the | prime Republican section of the State. | If the registration provides a true index i of the party's condition in the district | its hope of carrying the State must be { wan. Inde- [ EISEMAN’S SEVENTH AND F STS. ‘6 MONTHLY BUYS FALL Nothing Down—Just Pay $6 in October $6 in November $6 in December YOUR SUIT 18 A wonderful selection of newest Fall styles in browns, blues, greys and fancies. All sizes—all Nothing Extra m for odels, for men and young men. Liberal Terms ASSAILED ANEW | proposes to finish its work around Oc- | tration totals were 8,190 Republicans. | NOT ENOUGH Boy Who Served on Carnegie Going to Maryland University. Enough After Designing Instruments. After 10 years' experience.in radio work that included an escape from death through explosion of the ship on which he was serving, Stuart L. Seaton, 25, of Washington Grove, Md., has de- cided he doesn't know enough. physics classes at the University of Maryland in order to gain background enough fo continue research in terres- trial magnetism. Seaton was radio operator and ob- seryer of the {ll-fated non-magnetic yacht Carnegie in the South Seas in 1929. The ship was destroyed by ex- plosion of her fuel cargo of 4,000 gal lons of gasolire in Apia Harbor, West ern Samoa, Priday, November 29, 1920. Seaton was one of four members of the ship's company of 24 on shore leave at the time of the disaster. With two companions he was some 15 miles inland. The party saw & heavy col- umn of black smoke in the sky, but, not hearing the reverberation of the explosion, merely supposed that an- other ship had come into the quiet harbor. On their way back to town they mef a truckman, who told them what had happened. The story was so weird that they refused to believe it. Commander Was Killed. Seaton says: “Unhappily, it was only too true. The beautiful ship was gone. Our commander, Capt. James Percy Ault, chief of the ocean work section of the department of terrestrial mag- netism of the Carnegie Foundation of Washington, was dead. By a strange whim of fate the only other person fatally injured was the cabin boy. Anthony Kolar. Thus we lost our most important man, and, according to gen- eral standards of uuln}nm‘ our leas{ rtant. Capt. Ault was a grea i’fi?fim, universally admired and beloved. “The exact cause of the explosion never has been determined. It probably resulted from the ignition of gasoline vapor during the loading of gasoline. “The Carnegie was built almost en- tirely of wood. She was put together with wooden dowels and bronze fittings. and contained an extremely small amount of iron. Graceful and speedy, she was a joy to behold, as many Washingtonians who saw her in the Basin here will remember. Her value was estimated at $400,000, including scientific equipment. Records Not Lost. “We did not lose any records of especial value in the destruction of the yacht. It had been Capt. Ault's prac- tice to mail to Washington all the records of our researches and investiga- tions [Each time we made port he would send off whatever data was ready. But. of course, we lost every instrument we had with us. “There were 19 men cn board the Carnegle when the crash occurred. Be- sides the two killed six were severely injured, but later recovered. The U. S S. Ontario came to our relief immedi- ately. . | "“The last cruise of the Carnegie was | the seventh she had made. All were of the highest utility to science.” Seaton, reaching the shore after the | destruction of the yacht, summed up his available assets as one pair of shces, one | pair of duck pants, one shirt and four | English shillings. He was outfitted by the officers at the Pago Pago naval base, American Samoa. Reached Here Christmas Eve. Returning from Pago Pago, he reached | Washington Christmas Eve, 1929. The | remains cf Capt. Ault, which he hqd | accompanied home, were interred in | Fort Lincoln Cemetery two days later. |~ Terrestrial magnetism. which has such | special attraction for Seaton, is, briefly. | the branch of science which deals with | “the magnetic properties of the earth | considered as a whole” The subject | began to be studied sericusly about the | time of Christopher Columbus. The | discoverer noticed on his first westward | voyage that the needle of the compass did not point truly to the North Star. He did nct know the explanation of this variation and scientists today are unable to give a complete answer to the problem. Investigation of the riddle has pro- ceeded for four centuries. It has been | studied on land as well as at sea. The Carnegie Institution established a spe- cial department to determine the strength and other properties of the magnetic field. A world survey in co- operation with other scientific organi- zations was undertaken. Field parties were sent out. An observatory at Huancayo, Peru, and an observatory at Watheroo, West Australia, were set up. The yacht Carnegie was built. The information collected by the de- partment has been by compilers of navigation charts, by the United States Navy, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the British Admiralty, as holds Letour LENSES FrEgl % Decides He Doesn’t Know | He has enrolled in mathematics and | Poor eyesight back in school. ed optometrist examine their eyes now 50c a week! If they're lost, stolen or damaged 1004 F St. N.W. C., SEPTEMBER 18 | FOR EXPERT. 95| STUART L. SEATON. ~—Star Staff Photo. | | well as by many other government or- | ! ganizations at home and abroad. ' Seaton says: “Terrestrial magnetism is important because of its practical | | value to navigation, its value to land | surveying and its value to pure science. | Why the variation of the needle should | be of such great interest is not under- stood by the majority of landsmen, but mariners stake their lives upon knowl- | edge of its movements.” | Particularly concerned in radio transmission problems related to the subject, Seaton believes that important developments in radio depend in part upon a more accurate knowledge of ter- restrial magnetism. | For the past 15 months he has been at the Carnegie observatory at Huancayo, situated thousands of feet above the sea in the Andes mountains of Peru. His stay there was for the purpose of installing new instrumental equipment. This equipment he designed and assist- ed in constructing in Washington. While at Huancayo he bullt new quarters for the radio, seismographic and sunspot enterprises of the observatory. He re- turned home on September 5. ‘Wants to Learn More. Seaton wishes to have a personal | share in_the projected advances in his | chosen field of research, but he says | that he does not know enough. He ex- | plains that he missed the advantages of a high school education. He went to | work at 15. For four years he attended | the Technical Night School, and for | two years he had special tutoring in mathematics. He says he must have a more formal preparation for the work | he wants to do. So he has enrolled in | the University of Maryland, to specialize | in mathematics and physics. He says: | “A university foundation is imperative | to my plans. I cannot make further | progress without it. Other men might | be satisfied, but I cannot be. I do not, feel that I am making sacrifices by | ‘starting over.’ Research in pure science | has an adequate reward in the joy of ; the work itself. The quest for truth | is the best adventure in the world.” MEDICAL SCHOOL SESSION IS 108TH Washington George University | Date to Be Observed Wed- 1 | nesday Morning. : —_— | | An assembly at 11 am. Wednesday will mark the opening of the 108th session of the George Washington Uni- | versity School of Medicine. Addressesi will be made by Dr. Cloyd Heck Mar-/ vin, president of the university, and | Dr. Earl Baldwin McKinley, dean of medicine. { During the Summer a new four-story | laboratory has been erected adjacent to | | and communicating with the medical school building. The main building it- | self has been remodeled and new equip- | ment installed. The new structure | houses a central laboratory for the uni- | versity hospital and clinical depart- ments and research laboratories | equipped with modern facilities for teaching and research. New appointments to the teaching staff include two heads of departments, Dr. Errett Cyril Albritten of the depart- ment of physiology. and Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud of the department of | biochemistry. Dr _Albritten comes to Washington this Fall from Bangkok, China, where he has spent the last six years as pro- fescor of physiology in the government medical school. A graduate of Johns Hopkins Medical School and the Uni- versity of Missouri, he has been asso- ciated with the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation and with the United States Public | Health Service. | Dr. du Vigneaud formerly was on the faculty of the University of Illinois. He received his doctorate at the University of Rochester and later was for two years a fellow of the National Research Council, during which time he studied | at Johns Hopkins Medical School and ' abroad. | children register~ - INSURED! U replace them |led the parade, | recently . _1932—PART ONE. THOUSANDS SEE MASONIC PARADE Impressive Ceremonies Held at Capitol Corner Stone Re-laying. " (Continued From Pirst Page.) othy Carroll. Another daughter, Miss Rose Bogley, was taken ill just before the parade began and did not partici- te. P'm role of George Washington, for the major part of the fllm, is bein taken by Teflt Johnson of the Unite States Bicentennial Commission, who has played the part in David Belasco plays. For the Masonic ritual yester- day, however, he turned the over to a member of the order. Marine Band Leads Parade. The United States Marine Band, its members attired in bright red tunics, | with Gen. FPries as| grand marshal, and distinguished guests | in the vanguard. The next unit in line | was & contingent of members of the Order of the Eastern Star, attired in | the red, white and blue of the flag, and | marching so their colors formed the Stars and Stripes. Following this, heading the Colonial division, came the Almas Temple Band, attired in costume. This division in- cluded Masons attired in the regalia of the order, prepared to take part in the corner stone-laying ritual; members of the Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4; Alex- andria-Washington Lodge, No. 22; Po- tomac Lodge, No. 5; Federal Lodge, No. 1; white horse battery of the 16th Artillery, United States Navy Band, groups of Masons in Colonial costume, members of the Eastern Star in Co- lonial costume, members of the Grand Lodge and uniformed Knights Templar. Branches of the Regular Army. Navy and Marine Corps, as well as National Guard detachments were in the third division, followed by the Blue Lodges of Maryland, Virginia and the District; Scottish Rite, Almas Temple, Grotto and De Molay members, Tall Cedars and Job's Daughters. Nearly 40 units comprised the last division, which included patriotic and civic organizations, some in costume and riding in decorated automobiles. | Robert Graham, of Keswick, England, scaled 41 peaks, totaling more imn 30,000 feet, in 22 hours’ walking e. "SALE OF Business Upturn Typewriter Company Sales Near Record—Plant Adds Night Force. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 17.—Richard W. Sears, 2d, president of the Wood- stock Typewriter Co., today said sales last month reached the highest point, with the exception of two months, of any period in the history of the com- pany. They were 58 per cent above Au- gust last year. Plant Adds Night Force. FREEPORT, IIi., September 17 (#).— A night force will be added next week to the Structo Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of mechanical toys, ac- cording to President C. E. Thompson. Eleven Banks Reopen in Week. NEW YORK, September 17 (#).—Re- ports from the American Banker said 11 suspended banks reopened this week to reach a new high for the number of | banking institutions resuming business | for any week this year. Pulp Mills Schedules Full. MONTREAL, September 17 (#).—Pulp wood mills controlled by the Chicago Tribune Co. in Quebec will continue operation on full-time schedules, Ccl. Cobert R. McCormick, publisher of the Tribune, said after a tour of inspection of the companies. Smelters to Reopen. COFFEYVILLE, Kans, September 17 (#). The Ozark 8melting & Mining Co. officials announced today their second block of zinc oxide smelters will be re- opened Monday after being shut down since early in the Summer. The first block was reopened two weeks ago and the sulphate department this week. Approximately 100 former employes have been returned {o work. DRIVER HURT IN CRASH Charles W. Franeis, about 23, of Som- | erset, Md., was injured early today, | when his automobile, suddenly getting out of control, crashed into a picket | fence, careened into a telephone pole and overturned on the Frederick road, near Rockville. Francis’ wife, Mrs. Marion Francis, and William Lowe of Washington, who | was riding with them, escaped injury. Francis was taken to Montgomery County General Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from arm and leg injuries. MITCHELL TALKS ON CONSTITUTION Explains Means Provided for Amending Federal Con- stitution. By the Associuted Press. NEW YORK, September 17.—Attor- ney General William D. Mitchell said tonight that any change in the Consti- tution would be legally an amendment, “whether it be to strike out the eight- eenth amendment or to change its terms or to substitute some other pro- vision for it.” Mitchell spoke over a radio network a Constitution day broadcast. In a review of constitutional amendments, of which he said only 25 have been submitted altogether, Mitchell re- marked: “They come so rarely that between the time one is adopted and the next | proposed we forget how it is done.” | Mitchell, asserting there has been | some public confusion about the pro- cedure of amending the Constitution, attributed it to the use of such expres- sions as “resubmission,” “repeal” and | “modification.” The Congress may submit to the States,” he said, “a proposal to amen the Constitution by merely strik the eighteenth amendment, leav subject where it stood before amendment was adopted, or it may submit a single proposal to amend the Constitution which would have the double effect of striking out the eight- eenth amendment and at the same time substituting for the eighteenth amendment some provision such as has | been suggested for returning principal | control of the liquor problem to the | States, with & reservation to Congress | of authority to require the liquor traffic in any State to be so conducted and | controlled as measurably to protect dry States and those which desire restricted systems from the illegal introduction of liquor.” Of the 25 amendments that have been submitted. he said, 5 have failed, 19 have been adopted. and 1, known as the “lame-duck” amendment, is pend- ing. —_— An Oxford (England) student recently climbed 50 feet up a Christ Church chimney and placed on it two notices requesting owners to keep their dogs off the grass. 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