Evening journal., 1905-05-29
A JUDICIAL AsPIRANT.

Mr.. McComas is not resident of the
District and all the time he served on
the supreme bench OF the District he
maintained his legal residence in Mary
land. He has been an aspirant for
judicial honors ever since the election OF
two years ago when 1t was demonstrated
that a Democrat would succeed him IN
the Senate. He was considered in connec-
tion with one or two prospective appoint
ments outside this District, but the va
cancies occurred before the expiration Of
his term in the Senate and he did not
want to vacate that place.
The more potential reason, however, ap-
pears to be the fact that the salaries of
all Federal judges were raised during the
Senator's term and that put him within
the constitutional prohibition against ap-
pointment to any Office the pay OF which
had been increased through legislation
upon which he had an opportunity TO
vote. As his political career in Maryland
seems to be ended Judge McComas will
probably not again resign from the bench
to enter politics.
ECHOES OF RAILWAY CONGRESS.
The echoes Of the recent International
Railway Congress and the late Railway
Appliance Exposition are still heard The
grounds where the exposition was held
the White Lot-under the pledge given to
! Congress, have been fully restored to
their original condition and no traces ex-
list of the beautiful little industrial city
which sprung up in month at the magic
touch OF Westinghouse and other cap
tains of industry.
Il Speaking of Westinghouse, the photo
graphs Of prominent people taken at tho
exhibit of the Westinghouse companies
by far the largest most complete, and, in.
cidentally. the most expensive on th'
grounds. have been received. They were
taken by the wonderful Cooper-Hewit
mercury vapor lamp. which gives a green
ish light or rather a light which appears
greenish TO the eye. but which. wheI
thrown on paper, more closely resembles
sunlight than any other light heretofor'
known. So successfully has it been ap
piled 10 photography that pictures ar
taken at night as we'll as in the dal
time, and the photographers is no longe
dependent on the sun.
, A recent notable example OF the appli
! cation OF this light TO photography wa
/ in the case Of the famous costume bal
e given by Vice President James Hyde o
{ the Equitable Life Insurance Company
A the costly magnificence OF which create
S an immense amount OF comment and le
- to the investigation into the affairs o
s that company which is now In progress
h The guests at this function were repeat
- edly photographed in various groups an
$ the photographs are mute witnesses I
S the sumptuous extravagsnce Of the PREF
p arations and costuming.
DIFFERENCE IN LIGHT.
y A number OF distinguished foreigner
d ambassadors. senators and others ha
S their pictures taken singly and in group
y at the Westinghouse exhibit. To iilustra,
the difference between the light from a
h incandescent lamp and that from n
# Cooper-Hewltt mercury lamp. the tw
o were placed side by side with a partitio
Is between and under the partition was
e daily paper so that one half Of the pas
II was numined by the incandescent ligl
IL and the remainder by the new light. II
former showed up very yellow while n
y latter was almost plain white.
- This light is rapidly coming into "a
y for newspaper Offices, railroad shops ar
~ factories where night work is done.
Refused.