Evening star., 1920-05-24
WE|GHT-MEASURE
MEN MEETING HERE
200 Delegates and Guests
Register for Thirteenth
Annual Conference.

More than zoo delegates and guests
registered for the thirteenth annual
conference on the weights and meas
ures of the United States. which
opened a four-day session at the ma
tional bureau of standards today.
In his address of welcome, S. w.
Stratton, director Of the bureau, con-
increase in numbers attending the
convention. and, after giving a brief
outline of the work accomplished by
the national bureau in the past year,
laid particular stress on the advan-
tage of close cooperation in carrying
sentatives and the national bureau.
He extended to the visitors the hos
pitality of the bureau.
state Reports Heard.
After l.. A. Fischer, chief of division
OF weights and measures, bureau of
standards. had read the secretarys
report, the reports from the different
state delegates were read. These were
suspended for luncheon at the bureau.
and resumed at the afternoon session.
Later d. A. Gregg, deputy state su-
perintendent of weights and meas
ures of Texas, addressed the confer
ence on THE Effect on Commerce of
Uniform Weights and Measures Leg
islation and Methods of Inspection by
the States"
The delegates inspected a manufac-
turers' exhibition of liquid-measuring
devices.
Secretary of Commerce Alexander
morning at 10 o'clock. The next
speaker will be A. r. Small. vice
president Underwriters Laboratories.
whS will take as his subject. "Gaso-
line Pumps From the Standpoint of
Safety"
~:nfA t1@n IN
clude Charles c. Neale. state COM
missioner Of weights and measures of
Minnesota: Albert H. Vestal, chair
man committee on coinage, weights
and measures. House of Representa-
tives; Charles G. Johnson, state su-
ures of California; A. w. Schwartz,
assistant state superintendent of
weights and measures of New York
city; DR.. F. Reichmann, former state
superintendent Of weights and meas
ures of New York; s. c. Dinsmore,
commissioner of weights and meas
ures of Nevada.
James Sweeney, commissioner Of
weights and measures of Pennsyl-
vania: Guy G. Fray, state food and
drug commissioner of Vermilion, 8. D. j:
Frances Meredith. director of stand
ards, Boston, Mass; A. A. Green, chief
inspector of weights and measures of
Lansing. Mich. John J. Cummings. in
| spector Of standards OF Massachusetts,; /;
John W. Warden, captain Of police,
| Highland Park. Mich; Elliott b.
Holton. assistant state superintendent
| OF weights and measures of Newark,
N. j.; Charles p. Murray, president,
! Massachusetts Association Of Seal
| ers Lynn. Mass. Leo Stuhr secretary
OF agriculture of Nebraska; Thomas
| +. Eagan, state superintendent
| weights and measures Of Connecticut; :;
| William j. Bender, state superin-
tendent weights and measures of
Elizabeth. N. J.
| Other Visitors Present.
| T. w. Joseph. chief of bureau of
weights and measures of Richmond,
| Va; Frank Wanser, state superinten-
dent of weights and measures of
Trenton. N. j.: William F. Goodwin,
state sealer Of weights and measures
OF Providence. X. l.: William B. Nc
| Grady. deputy state inspector of
weights and measures of Pennsyl-
| vania; John w. Richarson, register of
land office of Richmond, Va; H. s.
kennerly. inspector of weights and
measures of Columbia. S. c.; A. w.
Epwright. chief inspector Of scales
Tor the Pennsylvania railroad, all
lines. OF Altoona. Pa: G. M. Roberts,
superintendent of weights and
| measures and markets of the District
| OF Columbia William T. White. d.
rector OF bureau of weights and
| measures. New York, and Leo 8.
Schoenthal. chief inspector depart
| ment of weights, measures and mar
kets Tor the District of Columbia.