Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1935, Page 25

16 MEN T0 CHECK VITAMING IN FO0DS U. S. to See How Many Are in Substances Claimed to Contain Them. By the Associated Press The Government has singled out 16 men to check vitamins and measure glandular preparations against stand- ards that have not yet been set. The men selected by W. G. Camp- bell, chief of the Food and Drug Ad- ministraction, will see how many vitamins are in foods that are ad- vertised to contain them, and what effect others might have on glands they are supposed to strengthen. Dr. E. M. Nelson, formerly associate chemist in the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, will head the new vitamin division. Dr. Erwin E. Nelson, formerly of the University of Michigan, was named to head the other. Campbell said the vitamin field has been widely exploited because of the undoubted popular appeal of the mysterious substances which add so much to foods. ‘The new divisions will employ meth- ods of checking similar to those the| administration has used for many years. Samples of the goods moving in interstate commerce will be taken by inspectors at scattered points over the country and forwarded to Wash- ington for analysis. In cases where the products do not meet the official standards, some of which are yet to be established, prosecutions will be begun through the Department of Justice against the offending companies for violation of the food and drugs act Many of the products to undergo examination can be checked only by feeding them to experimental animals In addition to this work, the pharmacological division Nelson will head also will investigate the effect| of poisons and impurities present in foods, such as spray residues on fruit, and will test the effects of new synthetic chemicals used in foods and | medicines. Returns From Arectic. After spending two lonely years in the Arctic making scientific studies for the Roval Geographical Society, T. H. Manning is returning to Eng- | land, and reports he had an arducus journey of 500 miles from Southamp- ton Island to Churchill, Manitoba, with a team of four dogs. F THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Georgetown Library Makes Progress Work is going forward steadily on the building of the Georgetown Branch Library, as may be seen from this photograph of the partially completed structure on R street, near Wisconsin avenue. pected to be completed some time in August, but the library must be furnished and books purchased for its shelves efore it will be ready to open October 1. The building itself is ex- ~—Star Staff Photo. Surprise Visit by Special Dispatch to The Star. | NEW MARKET, Va, July 13—] Mrs. Rebecca Colvin, mountaineer | woman, had a big surprise and felt| herself honored Friday of last week, | when Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, with her companion, Miss L. A. Hickok, | stopped at the Colvin farm house several miles south of here. From there Mrs. Roosevelt came across the mountain to Luray, spend- | ing the night there. Little publicity was given her Luray visit, and no men tion of her stop at the farm home was made until Mrs. Colvin came to New | Market for some groceries yesterday. | According to Mrs. Colvin, Mrs. Roosevelt had been asked by Mrs. William Brown Maloney of New York to find out what had nappened to the | mountain woman after the Shennn-\ doah National Park had been depopu- | Mrs. Roosevelt . To Virginia F arm Home Told lated. At various times in the past | five years Mrs. Maloney had stopped | at Mrs. Colvin’s home near the Sky- line Drive to buy handmade rugs. Mrs. Roosevelt was shown through the flower and vegetable which Mrs, Colvin, dren and grandchildren, care for. She was surprised to learn that Mrs. Colvin’s grandchildrzn, who are 10 and 12 years old, have never attended school, but had been taught to read and write by their grandmother. Mrs. Colvin lived on Lee Long's |farm in the park area since her I birth. Last December she and her | family moved to another farm be- | longing to Mr. Long ncar New Market. Mrs. Roosevelt departed after an hour’s visit, appagently having en- joyed it. Certainly 1t was a pleasant gardens | with her chil- | hour for her hostess, who said Mrs. Roosevelt was the finest kind of visitor. D. C. PAIR RE- ELECTED | Baraca-Philathea Names Officers at Louisville Convention. LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 13 (#).— The World Baraca-Philathea Union re-elected Albert F. Lyons of Boston, Mass., president at its convention here | today. Mrs. A. B. Johnson, Louisville, was chosen to succeed Mrs. Gwendolyn | Toward, Waterville, Me,, as third vice president. Other officers, all re-elected, were: First vice president, Mrs. Edith Hampton, Detroit; second vice presi- | dent, E. W. Miller, Cincinnati; secre- tary, H. D.. Warthman, Detroit; treas- urer, S. S. Story, Washington, and general counselor, Miss Henrietta Heron, Washington The organization is composed of Bible students. D: ¢, JULY 14 193 FARM-MORTGAGE CAUCUS WEIGHED Democrats in House Con- sider Placing Majority on Record Behind Bill. By the Associated Press. House Democrats backing the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage refi- nancing bill yesterday considered forc- ing a Democratic caucus with a view to putting the majority on record behind the administration-opposed measure. The bill calls for Government refi- nancing of the mortgages over a long period through a $3,000,000,000 new money issue. * A leader of the caucus idea, who de- clared he did not wish to be identified pending more definite decision, said all that was delaying the move was some uncertainty whether the majority leaders might be able to pack the caucus against the legislation. Incensed over Friday's Democratic Steering Committee meeting to map a campaign to take signatures off the petition to force the bill out of the Rules Committee to a House vote, the backers of the measure held an “in- dignation meeting” yesterday. Representative Lemke, Republican, of North Dakota, co-author of the measure, told newspaper men after the meeting, which he said was attended mostly by Democrats: “The farmers of this Nation are again about to be betrayed and cheated out of a vote on the Frazier-Lemke refinance bill.” Explaining how the signers on the petition had gone up and down close to the needed 216 mark, until it now stands at 206, the North Dakotan said | the whips of the majority were called together and requested to have names taken off the petition. “These unfair tactics cannot, and will not, succeed,” he said. “The great majority of Democratic members as well as Republicans re- sent this procedure, and feel that un- der the rules of ordinary fair play and decency, we are entitled to a vote on this bill, and we are going to get it.” Representative Binderup, Democrat, of Nebraska, one of those interested in the caucus move, expressed his favor for the step and assailed the leaders for campaigning against the petition. A Jacobite wine glass, 6 inches tall, was sold recently in London for $2,900. 35—PART ONE. Washington Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. TIPPLERS. 'HEN good Senators get to- gether—it may not be fair weather to the legislative budget, if they happen to foregather around the free mineral and charged water bottles in the cloak rooms. There is a whispering around the Capitol these hot days that there is & more seriofis conflict on between legis- lative giants than appears on the floor during the most spirited debate. The page boys call it the “battle of the bottle” and attribute the vic- tory in mineral water tippling to Re- publican Leader McNary of Oregon. To the page boys the Senator is un- officially known as Senator Sorghum and also as the best two-fisted charged water drinker in Congress. In the order of their appearance, the runners-up in the race for the free dispensaries are Senators Thomas of Utah, Barkley of Kentucky and Gore of Oklahoma. And nary a “here’s how” has yet been heard around the water coolers. e PROTEST. The Senate is not so slow. As witness—from the Congressional Record: Mr. McNary—Mr. President, we are proceeding so rapidly that I cannot turn the pages of the bill with sufficient celerity to keep up. The Senator from Oregon was protesting the speed with which the clerk was doing a hop-skip- and-jump through the formality of reading uncontroversial amend- ments., * £t ALL BUT THE WEATHER. AMONG 5,000 or more letters of in- quiry received daily in Washington | was one from a small but ambitious| Kentucky schoolgirl. The 8-year-old asked for detailed information about| the Capital's “streets, avenues, Police | Department, light, gas and water systems; stores, residences, Federal departments, hotels, theaters, swim-| ming pools, parks, sewer systems,| restaurants, street car lines, railway! depots, doctors’ offices, hospitals, all sorts of public offices, schools, Fire Department and all types of industry and business.” ‘The urgent request, penned on back of & penny post card, said: “Send at once!” Incidentally, the little girl seems to have overlooked our climate, but her Washington correspondent was willing to let it go. * x ¥ ¥ WHAT'S IN A DRESS? What's in a dress? That cool organdy may turn out to be cheese- cloth, the Consumer’'s Guide of the A. A. A. warns. When you are buying @ gown, rub a piece of it between your fingers. You will “separate the dress from the dress- ing” and telitale particles of white dust denoting liberal use of cheap sizing will sprinkle out and say, in effect: “Don’t buy me.” iy e STORY WITH A MORAL. 'HIS is a story with a moral—don’t | drag dirty linen into court. It is related by a prominent Wash- ington attorney who was defending a case in Supreme Court and even when went out, he regarded the case as a | “cinch.” But the jury came back and re- ported they were unable to agree. This crashing blow was too much and he questioned the jury foreman as to the cause for a misunderstanding when the facts were so clear. The| foreman replied: EL_.F-T “Do you remember that woman in the front row? Well, she noticed that you wore the same shirt two days in a row ...and we just couldn't swing her over.” | 15,000-POUND FREEDOM. A refreshing thought that should send shivers down a person’s spine on a warm day: Nearly 9,000,000 pounds of metal hangs over one’s head when he walks through the rotunda of the Capitol. Only a terrific earthquake or the rust of ages, however, can assail the | & hopeless state,” B-5 fizity of this airily woven irom Jabric. The latter danger is guarded against by systematic painting. The bronze figure— Freedom—alone weighs 15,000 pounds. * ok ok x FLAGS AFTER SUNDOWN. FOVR flags on their respective staffs over the Capitol are the only banners in America which by right are permitted to fly after sundown. Even the flag on the White House comes down. “But,” explains Lieut. A. M. Jones of the Capitol guard, “the sun never sets on the Capitol. As soon as it begins to get dusky the powerful night lights are turned on. The Capitol is always alight.” Other queries about the Stars and Stripes revealed that—apparently due to the climate—the American flag wears out quicker in China than in any other foreign country, storm fiags at sea sometimes last only a few hours, and no single person seems to know how many flags are flying over Uncle Sam’s own possessions, officially, both here and abroad. *E . REQUEST. AN ORGANIZATION which gids visiting delegates with their ad- vance arrangements here received an odd request from a convention chair- man the other day. The chairman, whose groups meet in a very swank, if not the swankiest, hotel in the city, asked: “Will you please request the —— | Hotel to get a new city directory? all the evidence was in and the ]ul’Y: The one they have now is eight years old.” TOWN GOES BANKRUPT TO SETTLE FINANCES Proposed Readjustment Would Cut Bonded Debt Half and Lower Interest. By the Associated Press. FRONTENAC, Kans, July 13— Frontenac, town of 2,000, took bank- ruptcy today in an effort to straighten out its muddled financial affairs. Hard pressed for funds for several years, the once prosperous coal mining community in Southeastern Kansas filed proceedings in Federal District Court at Fort Scott under amended bankruptcy laws for readjustment of its indebtedness. “Frontenac’s financial affairs are in said A. B. Keller, at- torney representing the city. The city's outstanding indebtedness, the petition stated, was $187,315. Under the readjustment proposed, | bonded indebtedness would be reduced | approximately half The bonds, issued at 2 per cent interest, would be payable over 25 years. R 3,220 MILES MY NEW DODGE HAS AVERAGED 217 MILES" GALLON says J. L. MEAGHER WHY BIG, RUGGED DODGE SMASHES ECONOMY RECORDS FULL-LENGTH WATER JACKETS REDUCE OIL TEMPERATURES, CUT OIL CONSUMPTION AND INCREASE GAS MILEAGE of VALPARAISO, INDIANA ¢ ... and it has saved me about 20¢ on every dollar’s worth of oil.” EVERY day tens of thousands of Dodge owners drive millions of money-saving miles. And week after week ~—month after month—they continue to get gas and oil mileage that has always been consideredimpossible. They write in to the factory and tell their friends at home that they are getting 18-20-22 and even more miles per gallon. This remarkable low cost of operation is not the ex- perience of one or two drivers . . . it’s not luck, or the efficient operation of a few outstanding engines. This astounding economy has been deliberately engineered into the new Dodge. The powerful Dodge “Red Ram” engine has a combination of econo- my features that save you money every mile you drive. And Dodge owners say that these consistent gas, oil and upkeep savings soon make up the difference in price between the big, comfortable Dodge and small, lowest-priced, competitive cars. Test Dodge Yourself Drive a Dodge. Make the FREE economy test. See for yourself how much Dodge saves you. Relax in the lux- urious comfort of the roomy Dodge as you enjoy the only “Airglide Ride.” Notice, too, how the patented Floating Power engine mountings smother engine vibra- tions, giving greater comfort to you and longer life to your Dodge. Examine the sturdy construction of the safe, Dodge all-steel body. Test the positive, smooth-stopping action of Dodge genuine hydraulic brakes. And remember, delivered right to your home, Dodge costs only a few dollars more than the lowest-priced makes. DODGE DIVISION — CHRYSLER MOTORS * D Vithe DODGE The Trew Motor Company, 1526 14th St., N. W. Torrey Motor Company 1625 L Street, N. W. MARYLAND Allentown, Padgett Motor Company THE AUTOMATIC CHOKE AND AUTOMATIC SPARK ADVANCE SAVE FUEL EVERY TIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED. AND GET EVERY BIT OF POWER OUT OF EVERY DROP OF FUEL BESIDES THAT, AUTOMATIC HEAT CONTROL, VALVE SEAT INSERTS, OIL FILTER AND OTHER FEATURES ASSURE BIG SAVINGS ON GAS AND OIL ‘Miss Mary McEnerney. Chicago, well-known woman County Commissioner of Cook County, says, “With my Dodge I'm get- ting 3 to 5 more miles a gailon than I did with the small car 1 was driving.” Roy Chapman Andrews, famed for his expedition: “Thought asn’t worki X 86 o Tittic gas (21 m the American Museum of Natural History, [ went 0 far on so little gas (21 miles a gallon),” writes Lorraine MacLean, of New York and Beverly Hills, California, one of society’s most charming hostesses. because Dodge Far East. And now Dodge blazes the economy trail know my new Dodge costs lessto run than asmalicar.” 645 DODGE AND PLYMOUTH DEALERS NEW-VALUE DODGE: Coupe $645, 2-door Sedan $690, Rumble Seat Coupe $710, Touring Sedan (2-door, with bailt-in trunk) $715, Sedan $735, Touring Sedan (4-door, with built-in trunk) $760, Convertible Coupe $770. Dodge trucks $365 and up. *List prices at factory, Detroit, subject to change without notice. Special equipment extra. Time payments to fit your budget. Ask for the official Chrysler Motors Commercial Credit Plan. ‘This sensational low cost of operation is engineered into the powerful Dodge “Red Ram” engine with a combination of money-saving features that are giving Dodge owners everywhere gas and oil mileage that has always been considered impossible. Leo Rocca, Inc., 5-7-9-11 New York Ave., N. E. Silver Spring, Jack Pry Falls Church Upper Marlboro, B. Frank Duvall Falls Church Motors Inc. Waldorf, Maryland Motor Company Hume, Frank Goode Motor Company VIRGINIA Kilmarnack Alexandsia,: Alexandria Motor Co. The Standard Motor Company Bethesda, Bethesda Motor Sales Hyattsville, Hofman’s Garage Lusby Motor Company Bluemont, Beatty’s Garage Leesburg, Frye Motor Company Bowie, Monroe Baldwin La Plata, Mitchell Motor Company Rockyille, Reed Brothers Clarendon, Kirby’s Service Manassas, Peoples Garage ENUINE DODGE AND PLYMOUTH PARTS AND SERVICE—DODGE PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS—PLYMOUTH PASSENGER CARS TUNE IN MONDAY, JULY 15, STATION WJSV 1:30 TO 2:00 E. S. T. TED HEUSING, VICTOR MOORE AND ARNOLD JOHNSON'S ORCHESTRA ON DODGE “ECONOMY DAY” PROGRAM OVER COAST TO COAST COLUMBIA NETWORR [y Y » - - - 5 Middleburg, Central Motor Sales, Ine. Quantico, Moncure Motor Co. The Plains, C. K. Moffett & Co. Warrenton, Lee Street Garage Woodbridge, Davis Garage Laurel, Laurel Motor Company Leonardtown North End Filling Station Mt. Rainier, Edwards Motor Co. Prince Frederick Calloway, Calloway’s Garage Capitol Heights, Rooney’s Garage College Park, Sellers Sales & Service Hyattsville - Queen’s Chapel Service Station Duke & Otey Motor Company 1365 H St., N. E. Fred Motor Company 4101 Kansas Ave., N. W, Kaplan & Crawford 1746 Columbia Road, N. W. Rickard & Davis 628 Penn. Ave. S. E.