Evening star., 1913-07-29

Prof Charles F. Marvin has been Sc
iected for chief Of the weather bureau
to succeed Willis L. Moore. recently re-
moved. Prof Marvin is now chief Of the
instrument division. He was appointed
TO the old signal service in 1884 from
Ohio. President Wilson sent his nomi-
nation to the Senate this afternoon.
Prof. Marvin was born at Columbus,
Ohio. and was educated in the public
scools there, and at the Ohio State Uni
versity. He came to Washington in 1884.
and entered the government service In
what was then known az the signal serv-
lee. since renamed the weather bureau.
He became head OF the instrument divi-
sion q the bureau in 1883. which posi-
ton he has since held.
Policy Of New Chief.
Under the new chief more attention
will be paid to weather reports and
forecasts a. they affect or are likely
to affect agricultural and general farm
Ing conditions throughout the country.
Other changes are to be made in the
bureau. but Secretary Houston was not
ready today to announce them.
Prof. Marvin is the inventor OF many
instruments used by the bureau. He
has represented the Department Of Ag-
riculture at a number Of important
ten extensively on the subject OF
weather Investigations.
Prof. Marvin Is ranked as the chief of
the instrument bureau In the weather
bureau, but the position Is declared to
be much more important than the title
would Indicate. He was a special rep
resentative at the cotton states interna-
tior.al exhibition in Atlanta in 1895 and
the Tennessee centennial exhibition in
1897 and the jamestown exhibition in
1907. In 1900 he was appointed repre-
sentative Of the department at the me-
teoroiogical congress held In connection
with the international exposition in
Paris
Several Inventions.
He is the inventor Of many forms Of
instruments used for measuring the We
locity of the wind. He is also the in
ventor Of automatic recording instru-
ments for measuring rainfall. snowfall
and sunshine.
He has made a special study of the
suns radiation. and has made a num-
ber of instruments for registering
atmospheric pressure and evaporation.
He has made a study of kite flying and
has been in charge of much of the ex-
perimental work i'm this line that was
carried on at the weather bureau sta
ton at Mount weather.
Recording instruments were sent up
on kites to q height of several miles
and gave the first records available OF
atmospheric conditions in the higher
regions. He has written extensively
on the use of kites In the study OF
meteorology. He also Is the inventor
of recording instruments for measuring
earthquake disturbances.
Prof Marvin is well known through
out the scientific world and his name
probably IL more familiar In the OBJ
seryatories of Europe than It 10 outside
of scientific circles in this country.
Favored by National Academy.
Prof. Marvin was the nominee for chief
of the weather bureau Of a special COM
mittee appointed by the National Acad-
emy Of Sciences at its meeting here last
May The academy then called upon
President Wilson. who was looking for q
satisfactory man as chief Of the weather
bureau. After the conference with the
President the National Academy ap-
pointed a subcommittee to consider the
matter 1t was composed of Prof. w. W.
Campbell of the Lick Observatory. DIR.
Arthur l. Day. home secretary of the
academy: Prof. Il. l.. Nichols OF Cornell
University, Prof. E. G. Bickering of Har-
ward, DIR. Ira Remsen Of John Hopkins.
Dr. EIhu Thompson SON Of. 81 swampsGH,t y, mp sSa'
versity Of Wisconsin. DR.. William H.
Welch. president Of the academy. and
DIR. r. S. Woodward of the Carnegie In
stitution. in this city.
The subcommittee had under conSidera-
tion .twenty-six names. out OF which four
were selected. And OF these Prof Mar
vim was finally chosen. the choice meet
ing the approval of President Wilson
members of his cabinet and the members