Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1934, Page 11

Repair Parts For Furnaces and Stoves Almost All Makes During the rush period of Novem- ber it s impossible to take stove repair orders by telephone. Fries, Beall and Sharp 734 10th St. N.W. Natl. 1964 SAVE MONEY ON STORAGE and MOVING MIT TORAGE Long-Distance Movers Ags. Mayflower Trans. Co. Rugs Cleaned or Shampooed Crate and Pack by Experts 1313 U St. Phone North 3343 Gentleman’s Fine COUNTRY ESTATE In vicinity of Farmington Country Club, 2 miles from Charlottesville,| adjoining game preserve with 20 miles of bridal paths winding through both properties. Colonial Residence, built in 1809, is an authentic example of Jeffer- sonian Architecture. Contains 23 rooms, several handsomely pan- neled, and 5 tile baths. Servants quarters in separate adjacent build- ings. Garage, accommodating 6 cars, and fireproof stable for 7 horses, with standard size school- ing ring. The farm of 560 acres has long been reputed one of the finest in Virginia. Blue grass type. com- pletely fenced. Timber tract of 50 acres. Modern barns and ample| utility buildings for every conceiv- able farm purpose. One of finest herds of beef cattle in Virginia now on property, and available to pur- chaser. OUTSTANDING OPPORTU- NITY IN VIRGINIA TODAY DONALD G. STEVENS & CO., Inc. Monticello Hotel Bldg., Charlottesville, Va. R GEO. D. HORNING 618 12th St. Between F and G. Merchants of Diamonds for Over 44 Years Diamond Wedding Band con- taining 10 fine diamonds, set in 10% Irid. Plat. Chan- 52 5 nel set design HORNING DIAMONDS 16-point white perfect dia- mond, set in 18- § 50 kt. white gold.. 27 20-point white perfect dia- mond. Set with 10 small diamonds in 18- 54500 kt. white gold.. 25-point white perfect dia- mond. Set with 2 side diamonds in 18- 550.03 kt. white gold.. 32-point white perfect dia- mond. Set with 2 side dia- monds in 18-kt. 575,00 white gold. . 41-point nhne perfect dia- mond. Set with 2 side dia- monds in 10% 5100 Irid. Platinum.. A perfect white diamond, weighing 62-100, just % carst, set in 107 iridium platinum with 10 smaller diamonds. Chan- 8175 nel set...... Wrist Watch 17 J. Movement Other Platinum-Diamond Watches 565 to $§500 S-pe. Colonial Heavy Sterling Silver Tea Set, coffee pot, tea pot, sugar, creamer ‘110 and waste. The tray is $68 extra Ronson Pocket Lighter Renson Poeket Lighter Leather-covered model for ladies or gentlemen. $79.35 A wonderful value.... Deposit Reserves Any Purchase *Til Xmas—Equitable Purchas- ing Orders Accepted. Betwean Fand G Sts. LA £\ Woman, 64, Claims SCIENCE BOMBING HORDES OF GERMS Bacteria-Killing Effects of Intensive Radiation Given Study. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. New light is being thrown on the dark battlefields of the infinitely lit- tle—where countless hordes of in- visible creatures are showered ‘with thick rains of invisible bullets fired with almost the speed of light—by studies under way at the Bureau of Standards. The foe consists of billions of tiny organisms—visible under & high- powered microscope—belonging to the bacillus family, which is responsible for so many human diseases. The body surface of one of these germs is approximately a billionth of & lquln centimeter. Upon the hordes is di- rected concentrated artillery fire from X-ray and cathode ray tubes, constant streams of infinitesimal particles fired with almost speed of light mov- ing through space. Measure Area of Rays. * Yet in spité of the intensive bom- bardment the hostile hordes some- times do not seem to suffer a high death rate, although all of them must get in the way of some of the high- speed bullets. Buresu of Standards scientists tried to get at the reason by measuring the area of the rays themselves and comparing them with the area to be hit. They found it to vary from .000.- | 000,000,068 of & square centimeter for the high-speed cathode rays to 2 range of from .000,000,000,072 to about three times that amount for the range of X-rays generally used; that is, the projectile had less than a thousandth part of the surface area of the target, although both were un- imaginably small. In the world of the infinitestimally little the bacillus is a giant and is probably as little concerned with the s0 much tinier particles striking him as would be an elephant at a bom- bardment of bird shot. The compari- son is vague, however, because the “ghots” pass right through the bacillus in a continuous column, but unless they hit in exactly the right place| the little organism probably is not greatly bothered by them. Must Hit “Heart.” A column of the tiny bullets must “hit the heart,” or what corresponds to the heart, of o bacillus to kill it. Otherwise the hit is probably not fatal and bacilli have a great tenacity of life. So the problem of killing off malevolent organisms with radiation i bombardments would appear to be that of making the barrage so heavy that, by the laws of chance, mmbl bullet has got to hit a fatal spot of each “bug.” This in turn raises new problems. The dimensional work done at the Bureau of Standards, in which the path of X-rays through liquids is studied, give a mathematically stated explanation for some of the biological experiments on the bacteria-killing effects of intensive radiation. * okt k ¥ Studies now are under way at the bureau on one of the rarest and most curious of all the 92 elementa—gallium. ‘The strange properties of this metallic element have recently promised to make it of considerable value in in- dustry as an alloying element in the cadmium vapor arc lamp, but it has seldom been obtained in pure form in sufficient quantity to determine accu- rately its properties. It was first dis- covered in 1875 and exists in certain zinc blends. Difficult to Freeze. Gallium is one of the metallic ele- ' ments, yet it does not “freeze,” or change from a liquid to a solid, until | the temperature is below 85 Fahrenheit —or approximately 53 degrees above the freezing point of water. It is the only metal, besides mercury, which can exist as a Hquid at room tempera- tures. Another curious property is that, like water, it expands rather than contracts upon freezing. Two other metals, bismuth and antimony, have the same property, but their “freezing” takes place at much higher tempera- tures. Gallium, it has been determined, also has the curious property of under- cooling; that is, the liquid metal ean be placed in a temperature consider- ably below its established freezing point without becoming solid. The Bureau of Standards workers have prepared a considerable quantity of gallium at least 99.999 per cent | pure in order to determine its actual | properties unaffected by impurities of other found in specimens. CLUB ASKS TOY GIFTS | Friendship House Men's Group Makes Plea for Children. A request for toys, new and old, to be given to the children at a “Kiddies’ Christmas Party” has been made by he Men’s Social Club of the Friend- . ship - House, 324 Virginia avenue | southeast. | The members of the group are pre- ’p-red to paint and repair any toys ;;nt to the club at the Friendship ouse. Record Visiting Tip of Monument Son Coaches Her on Climb to Top. So many persons have asked permis- sion to ascend to the tip of the Wash- ington Monument that John L. Nagle, National Park Service engineer in charge of the job, said yesterday only those who can show some professional or official interest in climbing up the scaffolding are now given authority by the Government. Mrs. Louise Frazer, 64, of 1000 B street southwest believes she is the oldest person who has climbed up to the aluminum cap. She is a friend of Mrs. Harry Stanley, whose husband is overseeing part of the work for the contractor, Alexander Howie, Inc., of Cleveland. Mrs. Frazer desqribed the elevator that takes one up to the 500-foot level as a lion’s cage, but she stepped bravely out and moved up the three ladders that take one to the very tip of the Washington Monument. She said she did not dare to look down, but just kept looking up at her son George, who coached her from the cap. The contractor owns the nmokun 80 it is all right with Government offi M“mwmuwhflhh’.m to use it. elements which usually are | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, In Leading Role NEW YORK ACTRESS IN MELCHER PLAY. MISS HELEN SHIELDS, ‘Talented Washington actress, who will take a leading part in the comedy, “44 Below,” written by E. de 8. Melcher, which will be shown in Pierce Hall Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Miss 8hields returned here after playing in “Allure” in New York. She also has had successes on the profes- sional and semi-professional stage in Detroit, New Orleans and Mex- ico City. Her part will be that of a young society girl who has for- saken the family's ideas and gone into business. SCHOOL UNIT PLANS WELFARE BAZAAR Sixth Annual Event Will Feature Articles From Many Countries. ‘The Americanization School Associ- ation of the District of Columbia will hold its sixth annual “International Bazaar,” December 3 and 4, at the Webster School, Tenth and H streets. The affair, to be open both days from 10 am. to 10 pm., will be to aid the association in its program of distributing Christmas baskets to the underprivileged; to help in its child welfare program and its several adult educational projects. Articles brought from many countries are to be on sale, in addition to numerous things made by the associa- tion members who are from more than 40 countries. The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Federation of Women's Clubs are included among the sponsors for booths. Mrs. Clare Trick Willison is general chairman in charge of the bazaar. Democratic League to Meet. The Democratic League will hold a luncheon in the La Fayette Hotel to- morrow at 12:30 pm. A speaker from the Federal Emergency F.elle( | Administration will address the meet- | ing. 1 FAMED LANDMARK T0BE TORN DOWN Marini’s Hall, Birthplace of Knights of Pythias, Was Built in 1843. One of Washington's famous land- marks, Marini’s Hall, formerly Tem- perance Hall, 914 E street, birthplace of the great fraternal order, the Knights of Pythias, is to be torn down early next year to make way for an automobile parking lot, it was learned yesterday. Once regarded as one of the finest halls in Washington, this 91-year-old building has had spotted career during the past two decades. The beautiful, old-fashioned ball room, 185 by 60 feet, with a ceiling height of nearly 40 feet, has served in turn as a bowling alley, taxi dance hall, gambling joint and now is a furni- ture storage room. The original building was con- structed by the Freeman's Total Ab- stinence Society in 1843 on a lot do- nated by John P. Van Ness, whose family was among the largest early landholders in the Distrfitt of Co- lumbia. Corner Stone Laid in 1843, ‘The corner stone was laid in July, 1843, by George Savage, president of the temperance society, and the building was occupled four years later. ‘The event for which the building is chiefly famous occurred in 1864, during the latter part of the Civil War, when the Knights of Pythias, which today numbers hundreds of thousands of members in the United States and Canada, came into being there. After an original conference in the rooms of Robert A. Champion, 369 F street, under the old system of num- berfng streets in Washington, five Government clerks met in Temper- ance Hall to organize the new order. The minutes of this first meeting were dated: “Washington, D. C., Feb'y 19th, 1864, at Temperance Hall, Friday evening.” Plant Elected Chairman. J. T. K. Plant was elected chairman and D. L. Burnett secretary, and the meeting proceeded with the organiza- tion of the society, “its business and operations to be of a secret character, having for its ultimate object friend- ship, benevolence and charity.” An oath of loyalty was administered to those present by Justus Henry Rath- The PALAIS ROYAL G Street at Eleventh DIstrict 4400 Get One for the Holiday @ Aivlys oIl Permanents Usudlly $10 An Aivlys Oil Permanent will revive the life and natural Each color of your hair. permanent includes Coty’s Hair Lotion in one of the numerous fragrant odors. You are assured of a beautiful permanent, as we give a test curl before we proceed. 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ARTHIR JORDAN 1239~ G Street~ Cor 15¢ HOME OF TIIE CHICKERING PIANO NOVEMBER 25, 1934—PART ONE. bone, regarded as the founder of the order, and “on motion it was resolved that this order be styled the Knights of Pythias.” The Grand Lodge,of the District of Columbia was formed April 8, 1864, with Mr. Plant as grand chancellor and during the year the membership grew to 78. Four days after the Grand e was created there was born at the Washington Navy Yard, Franklin Lodge, No. 2, and, in the following year, when hard times fell upon the infant order, Franklin Lodge was the only lodge in existence, with less than 60 members. A year later, however, the Grand Lodge was reorganized, and by 1868 there were Grand Lodges in the District, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Order in Seventy-first Year. Documents of the Knights of Pythias are dated from the organiza- tion in Temperance Hall in 1864, and this is the year 71 of the order. Temperance Hall was remodeled in 1876, and since that time has been | known as Marini's Hall. The great ball room, which occupies virtually all, the second and third floors of the building, was for years the largest hall without central supports in this part of the country, it is said. There is a balcony in the north end of the hall. The high, arched ceiling of the hall is of elaborately decorated plaster work, still in excellent condition. ‘The building, for some years occu- | BRAKE RELINING American BRAKEBLOK Lining| Used Exclusively MILLER- DUDLEY( NW. NORTH 1583 pled by one of Washington's largest | novelty shops, has for the past six years been the home of an office fur- niture company. The hall, now owned by the Mer- chants’ Transfer & Storage Co., 922 E street, is one of four buildings be- tween the Houston Hotel and the storage company’s building which are to be razed to clear the way for the proposed parking lot. 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