Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1933, Page 11

NATURE CHANGES WATER T0 STONES Research Council Explains Phenomenon Observed in Virginia Brooks. I small Virginia brooks Nature is performing the miracle of transmuting water into stones. Explanation of a curious phenomenon Murdered GIRL'S SLASHED BODY FOUND IN PHILADELPHIA PARK. observed in small streams near Lex- ington is advanced in a report just issued by the Committee on Sedimen- | tation of the National Research Coun- | cil. There are stones on the beds of | these streams, varying in size from peas | to eggs, which differ from other peb- | bles in that they show no signs of wear ‘ such as would be the case if they were the products of other rocks. Their outer surface is of caleium carbonate, or | imestone, and they are almost perfect- | 1y_formed. ‘The phenomenon has vestigated, the Nation Council Committee reports. by the Vir- | ginia geologist, Marcellus H. Stow, who | said these stones are found only in | streams draining areas of limeston?[ Tocks, and were absent from brooks | flowing from the Blue Ridge areas of | ancient sandstone dating from before the beginning life on earth. Shell of Limestone. When the pebbles were split open, it | was found there was an outside shell of limestone about an eighth cf an inch thick surrounding a sandstone pebble, a bit of clay, a snail shell or a small | twig. | Purther investigation showed the | phenomenon was due to the irregularity of the stream beds over which flowed | (+the lime-loaded water. Slight irregu- larities resulted in increasing the oxygen content of the water and shak- L ing i, with the result that lime was d and deposited on any small [object close at hand. Continuous roll- of the pebbles by the stream results the lime being deposited evenly over thelr surfaces. The investigation is of significance because it shows pebbles being formed entirely by mechanical action without the interference of bacteria or algae, | have the capacity of liberating | mineral elements from water and caus- ing them to be deposited. Recovery of Bacteria. The report also reveals the recovery from waters off the coast of Florida of | 120 strains of bacteria which may play an important part in building limestone | rocks at the bottom of the sea, and the st been in- Research ROSE McCLOSKEY, Nineteen-year-old Philadelphia girl, who was found murdered, throat slashed and skull crushed, in Fairmount Park the morning after she disappeared from home the evening of January 5. An unexplained circumstance connected with the slaying was the discovery of Dennis Boyle, 30, an acquaintance, in bruised and dazed condition on a Philadelphia street about an hour after she disappeared. He has been removed to & hospital, but no explanation from him has yet been forthcoming. —A. P. Photo. BOYS’ CLUB PRIZES ROOSEVELT PIGTURE Autographed Photograph of Presi- dent-Elect Presented in 1829 for Excellent Work. An autographed photograph of Presi- dent-elect Roosevelt occupies an im- portant place on the walls of the North- east Boys' Club, 1863 Kramer street northeast, and is the cherished posses- slon of members of the C. J. Club, to whom it was sent by Mr. Roosevelt four Y0z, “Roceevelt 1eamed of th r. evelt learned o e C. J, Club through John A. Gage, who had been a club leader for two years. When | the President-elect heard how the youthful members spent their savings for Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets keeping of them alive and in normal condition for more than a year. It has | been ascertained that all of them pro- duce ammonia, which in turn facili- tates the liberation of lime from water | and its deposition on the bottom. The National Research Council Com- | mittee is endeavoring to determine the | laws by which the surface of the globe | is built up through the formation of sedimentary rocks. Among the investi- gations reported are several to deter- mine the laws by which rocks rich in petroleum are laid down. ADAMS TO BROADCAST MARINE LIBRARY TALK Becretary’s Address Tomorrow to Open Annual Drive for Books in Capital. Becretary of the Navy Adams will | Mr give a radio broadeast over Station WRC tomorrow at 6:45 p.m, in behalf of the American Merchant Marine Li- brary Association, which will open its annual drive for books in Washington that day. ‘The books will be sent to American seamen and men in lighthouses and on light ships. The Junior League is sponsoring the drive, which will con- tinue through January 21, Miss Katha- rine Dunlop, president, will introduce Secretary Adams, who will urge Wash- ingtonians to donate books and old es to this “Public Library of the Books may be deposited at the cam- paign headquarters, 1340 Conneeticut avenue, from 8:30 am. to 6 pm. e S BUYING DISCUSSED Brookings Institution Addresses Are Given Over Radio. “How Shall We Buy in 1933?” was the topic of radio addresses by Dr. | Leverett S. Lyon, executive vice presi- | dent of the Brookings Institution, and | Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin of the National League of Women Voters over Station WHRO Tast night. The speakers pointed out that to achieve economy, individual buying this year should be conducted with some- thing of the same attention to quality given by agents of efficlent industrial plants. for the needy he sent the boys his pho- tograph, inscribed, “To the C. J. Club of Washington—Franklin D. Roosevelt, January, 1929." The C. J. Club was organized five | years ago by 14 boys who got the idea from Coleman Jennings, now president of the Associated Charities and a mem- ber of the board of trustees of the Com- munity Chest. Mr. Jennings chanced across the boys in a group playing to- gether in the Northeast section and in- vited them to be his guests at a party. ‘The boys later erganized the club and named it with Mr. Jennings' in- itlals. ‘The membership has been in- creased to 25 and the club is going strong. Will Discuss Jury Service. BERWYN, Md., January 7 (Special). —The question of jury service for wom- en is scheduled to be discussed at the monthly meeting of the Berwyn Wom- en's Community Club in the home of W. F. Mulligan Monday afternoen. Minute Mysteries Solution te WHAT A COP! (See Page A-3.) Collins_should have arrested Little when he suggested the means of entrance knob for the first time that night. Therefore Little had guilty knowledge of the affair. 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SANTIAGO, Chile, January 7.—De- militarization of Chile'’s famed secret police, together with the detective divi- sion, has been effected by the new government, . | For the first tme in years the spot- light of full publicity has been focused on the activities of this branch of the national police force, and a thorough house cleaning is under way. No longer will the secret service and the detectives be attached to the Carabineers. They have been trans- ferred to the ministry of interior, a move which, the government believes, will end a series of scandals and once more make an efficient unit out of the service. Clean-up Service. ‘The “Strong-arm” methods of the de- tectives were first put in use during the Ibanez regime, when so many men were assigned to political work as sples on enemies of the dictator. With the long series of de facto gov- ernments during 1932, the reorganiza- tion of the service, which had been started by the Montero constitutional | government, was disrupted, and this| played havoc with the discipline of the | force. | Recent crimes, such as the murder lof the editor of a weekly publication and the discov of the drowned body of a long missing radical school teacher | caused so much public indignation that the government actes ely and or- dered the service ;gfd cleaned up as had never been done o The government made it plain, in fairness to all members of the detective force, that each man was regarded as innocent of any sceusations until any charge might be proved, but at the same time it was emphatically stated that the morale of the service was so low that only a most vigorous “purging” could accomplish anything, and the muinmer of interior was given full con- trol. Given Doubtful Duties. The temporary regime and the new | government both blamed the long mili- | tarization of the service with many of the present ills found. It was stated that the real functions of the force— that of working in a “civilian” manner in _the prevention and solution of crime | —had been lost sight of because of other “doubtful” duties assigned the | men by the militarized governments. | Most of the detectives throughout the | nation are regarded as honest, willing | men who have merely been under un- | certain influence. The government be- lieves that there are few detectives in | South America better than those in| Chile, and that the reorganization will | blot out any black marks and put the Chilean farce once more in its old po- | sition, with the public glying it full co- operaton and having confidence in it. 1 The Chinese gentleman’s correct | voice is a high-pitched treble, deli- | cately modulated to the four tones of ‘ the language. “Life-Like radio reception. Compare speakers. 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The truckmen also plan to seek the co-operation of bus operg ators in the plan, The bill to be drawn by the Legis- lative Committee of the American High- way Freight Association and attorneys for the organization is expected to provide Pederal regulation for not only the common carrier trucks operating over regular routes, but also the con- tract truck and industrial truck. It will provide for Federal license tags to be carried by interstate trucks, which will do away, they hope, with the necessity of purchasing State tags in any kothe'r than the home State of the truck. “The purchase of Federal license cago, president of the assoclation, “would provide the Federal Government with several millions of dollars of revenue.” The plan to be broached to Congress by the motor carriers closely follows the recommendations the Interstate Com- merce CommisSion made to Congress early in December. It would provide Federal certificates of necessity and convenience for truck lines, Federal licensing and regulation of rates, size of trucks and safety factors. Will Discuss Parenthood. GAITHERSBURG, Md., January 7 (Special). —A symposium of present-day parenthood, with Mrs. George Young, Washington Grove, as the chief speaker, will feature a meeting of the Gaithers- burg Woman's Club at the home of Mrs. Sydney H. Karr, Thursday, at 2 pm. © —INVITES YOU— EVERY HOTEL SERVICE EACH ROOM WITH BATH As Low as $12.50 Weekly $45.00 Monthly 15th & L Sts. N.W. Reception” AMERICAN BOSCH BRINGCS IT Model lllustrated . . $69.95 Vibro-Power—an exclusive American Bosch discovery —sets new radio standards for life-like, tranquil it with your old set. The Model illustrated is u tomorrow. Many Floor Sample els Reduced some of the floor sample standard-make Radios which are te clearance. *One of a kind In each instance, so come early, 10X—Essex Radio, regularly $59.50; 47H—Philco, D. 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BEDROOM FURNITURE DINING ROOM SUITES 2 §$325 Jacobean-type Dining Suites in oak, 10 pieces, now $195. $311 Dining Suite with Phyfe-type table, ma- hegany chiefly, now $195. $700 Carved Tudor Oak style Suite, 10 pieces, refectory table, now $298. $538.50 Sheraton-type Mahogany Dining Suite, 10 pieces, now $365. 2 $265 Sheraton-type 10-piece Dining Suites, 10 pieces, now $235. 2 $273 Early English-type Dining Suites, walnut chiefly, 10 pieces, now $165. $295 Modified Elizabethean-type Dining Suites, walnut chiefly, now $250, $1,025 Fine 18th Century Mahogany-type 10- piece Dining Suite, now $695. $950 Fine Crotch Mahogany Dining Suite, 10 pieces, now $495. $472.50 Twin Bed Walnut and Gumwood Suite now $195. 1 $379.50 Six-piece Suite, full size bed, now $175. 2 $250 Early English-type Bedroom Suites now $150. $220 Early Americantype 8-piece Suite, twin beds, now $150. $295 Twin-Bed Suite, 8 pieces, walnut chiefly, now $175. $265 All-Mahogany Colonial-type 6-piece Suites now $169. $1,198 Berkey & Gay 6-piece Enameled Suite now $395. $998 Twin-Bed Suite, walnut with marquetry, 8 pieces, now $495. $195 Colonial-type Bedroom Suite, 6 pieces, double bed, now $159. #344 Neo-classic-type Bedroom Suites, walnut principally, 6 pieces, now $195. §442.50 Grand Rapids-made Suite with double bed, mahogany, 6 pieces, now $225. $750 Biedermier-style Suite, mahogany and cam- aroon, 10 pieces, now $350. $285—18th Century-type 10-piece Dining Suite now $225. $495 Jacobean-style Dining Suite, 10 pieces, walnut and gumwood, now §$295. $595 Mahogany Dining Suite, fine Grand Rap- ids make, 10 pieces, now $475. $1,115 Carved Tudor Oak-style Dining Suite, 10 pieces, now $535. $310 Early English-type Bedroom Suite, 6 pieces, now $160. $325 Decorated Double-Bed Suite, 6 pieces, re- duced to $185. $395 Parchment and Blue Decorated Twin-Bed Suite, now $215. 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