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Evening star., 1924-04-09
Storn-Riding Observer of Weather
Chuses 4ir Currents in Balloon
DR.. G.. L. Mesinger Of Local Bureau Has Com pIeted
First of Is Trips Planned for Next Few
Months for Unique Operations.

Dr. g. l.. McisinEcr, meteorologist
Of the weather bureau, has completed
the first of series of fifteen balloon
summer to make 'Iose-up studies of
storms on their way across The conti-
nent.
The average we tther map consists
of whirlinG lines indicating circula-
tion of air abe ut centers of high and
low pressure the deductions from
which are of vital Importance in de-
termining the changes in weather
conditions. But these trajectories,
mystical though they may be to those
unfamiliar with the involved mathe-
matics of weather forecasting, refer
only to surface air. Nothing has been
done with air trajectories at higher
levels. This series of balloon flights
will be given over to determination
of trajectories of air at levels above
the earth's surface. The balloon,
maintaining constant elevation,
will describe a path over the earth
surface which will constitute the
best possible approximation of the
trajectory of an air particle at that
level.
Keeping Constant Level.
The Importance of such obserya-
tions, DR.. Meisinger says is empha-
sized by recent studies in the mechan-
ism of cyclones and anti-cyclones.
The great difficulty is in keeping the
balloon at constant level. This is
accomplished by observations of the
earth below when there are no clouds
underneath the basket. On CLOUDY
nights the balIoonist expects to keep
an exact location by sextant observa-
tions of the stars.
At points where both these methods
fail DR. Meisinger plans to drop bright
colored cards weighted with lead con-
tanning a request that the finder fore
ward them At once to weather bureau
Evening star., 1924-04-09

authorities In this way he Will b."
able u check up after the flight. All
the flights will start at Scott Field.
RelleviIle, III. and will be timed in
accordance with barometric obseryt-
tious telcgraI he'd ~ the weather bu-
rcau, so that the observer can take
advantage OF the path OF storms.
Dust in Atmosphere.
During these flights observations
VIII be made Of the business of the
atmosphere. This record is obtained
by rawing n known volume OF satu-
rated air through Il narrow slit by
means Of an air pump. The condensl-
ton thus produced upon dust uartl-
cles causes them to adhere to mi
croscopc cover glass placed just be-
hind the slit The water evaporates
shortly after the glass is removed and
line of dust is left behind. These
DUST particles then can be counted un-
der a microscope in the laboratory.
Measurement also will be made of
the brightness of the sky at different
elevations. Some measurements also
may be made on the size of cloud
droplets. Previous efforts to accom-
plish this have proved failures and
it was decided to postpone further
attempts until they could be made
in the clouds themselves.
Completes First Flight.
DIR. Meisinger landed from the first
flight at WATERFORD, S. c., after a
flight of nearly twenty-three hours,
over Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
and North and South Carolina. The
next flight will be started as soon
as the balloon can be taken back
to Scott Field and inflated.
The first flight was made directly
in the wake of the storm, which
brought 4 record April snowfall upon
the Atlantic coast Others Will be
started on the front or near the
centers of storms. Army air service
pilots are cooperating with the
weather bureau in arranging and
making these flights
Evening star., 1924-04-09
TEACHERS RATING
SHEETS PROPOSED
Project Will Be Discussed Today in
Office of Superintendent of
Schools Ballou.

The new teachers rating sheet, on
which the efficiency of teachers for
the current scholastic year will be
based at the end of the term in June,
was discussed by the rating officials of
the school system at a confer
ence yesterday afternoon in the office of
superintendent of Schools Frank w.
Ballou. The new rating system was
prepared by DR.. Ballou and incorpo-
rates all of the recommendations of
the teachers council. 1t is modifica-
tion of the former method of rating
teachers.
Rating officers who conferred with
DIR. Ballou include the principals Of
the senior and junior high SCHOOLS, di-
rector of the various departments
of the school system and the SuperVIS-
ing principals. The primary object
of the conference was to familiarize
these officers with all phases OF the
new system.
Rated Under CIassificatiOns.
Under the new method teachers will
be rated under four gneeral classi-
ficationS and according to the follow
ing scale: ES-Eminently superior;
E-Excel1ent; VG-Very good; G
Good; Fair, and U-Cnsatisfac-
tory. The four general classifications
are: Teaching efficiency, administra-
tive efficiency. teachers personal
characteristics and executive ability.
Under the law, a mark of Z (unsatis-
factory may deprive a teacher of
longevity allowance. A continued rat
ing of f (fair) will prompt special at
tention to such a teacher on the part
of the supervising official.
This news item was given out verb
ally by DIR. Ballou. and under the re-
cent censorship order of the board
of education he will be held account
able for any facs in i ha may be
found Objectionable by the school
board.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
SANTIAGO De CUBA
SOCIETY is REVIVED
Veterans Elect c. Fred Cook Presi-
dent of D. C. Branch-Receive
Members May 90.

Organization of the revived Dis
trict Of Columbia branch Of the So
ciety of the Army of Santiago de
Cuba was completed at a meeting
last night in the National Guard
armory, 472 l. street, by the adoption
Of bylaws and the election Of officers.
Immediately after the largely at
tended session was called to order,
an invitation was read from Maj Gen.
Anton Stephan for the Santiago mem
bers to attend, as special guests, the
ceremony of presentation of commits
sions to the officers of the 121st En-
gineers and prizes to rifle competition
winners. The invitation was ac-
Cepted and a recess taken until con-
clusion of the ceremony.
Thanks to Stephan.
1t was decided to hold the annual
meeting the third Tuesday in April
and quarterly meetings the third
Tuesdays in July, October and Janu-
to Gen. Stephan for his courtesy in
connection with the ceremony, and
in permitting the society to meet
in the armory.
Lieut.. Col. c. Fred Cook unanimous
ly was elected president; Maj. F. S.
Hodgson, vice president; Samuel H.
Jacobson, secretary; Alfred Heit-
muller, treasurer, and Rev. DR.. George
f. Dudley. chaplain. 'The attendance
included Brig. Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett, a
former president of the branch and
society, and Lieut.. Col. George w.
England, L. S. A, just returned from
the Philippines. Col. England, a
Washingtonian, is u former officer of
the District National Guard, and of
the 1st District of Columbia Infantry
United States volunteers, war with
Spain.
Although the next regular meeting
is set for July Is, the branch last
night only adjourned until May 20, in
order to act then on applications for
membership.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
WILL EXPLAIN SCOPE
OF "HOME-RULE" BILL
Commissioners to Tell People Why
Wider Administrative Powers
Are Needed.
WANT UNITED SUPPORT
Bell Says City Affairs Would Be
Facilitated.
Mt UNITED SUPPORT

Believing that the proposed bill 10
enlarge the powers of the Commits
sioners will prove Of great value to
the people of the District, the Com
missioners are preparing To lay be
fore all civic organizations detailed
statement of the measure, and why
it is needed.
Engineer Commissioner Bell said
today that he and his colleagues
want the united support of the COM
munity when they send the bill to
Congress, and he added he believes
it will be forthcoming if the tax
payers are fully informed.
The bill, as tentatively drawn,
would enable the Commissioners to act
on many minor matters that now must
go through the long process Of con-
gressionaI enactment.
Would Expedite City Affairs.
Maj. Bell feels ii viii not only eX
pedite the operation of the municipal
government, but also tighten the
burdens of the Senate and House
District committees
The major pointed out today that
as time goes on and the affairs of
the nation increase, Congress has
less ana less time to spare Tor purely
local Legislation. on the other hand
he emphasized that ii is not the de.
sire of the Commissioners to curtal
the broad and controlling jurisdic'
tion of the federal government oyei
the National Capital.
The only clause in the bill likelt
to arouse much opposition is the one
giving the Commissioners the power
now held by the justices Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court to appoint the
nF he hn1 I'd Of n1gI inn
One of the Commissioners is known
to be of the opinion that if this
clause threatens to block the measure,
it should be eliminated and disposed
of separately on its own merits.
The Commissioners viii not send
their bill to Congress until the trade
bodies and citizens associations have
acted upon it.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
RETURNED AS PASTOR.
Rev. DIR. Harry D. Mitchell Named
for Ninth Year.

Rev. Dr. Harry D. Mitchell was re-
turned for the ninth year as the pas
tor of the metropolitan Memorial NJ.
E. church, in this city, following the
conclusion of the sessions of the Bal
timore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. which adjourned
Monday night. Bishop William T. Nc
Dowell presided over the meetings.
In view of the unanimous request
of the officials of the Metropolitan
Memorial Church, Bishop Mcdowell
declined to change DR.. MitchelPs pas
torship of his present church
A reception for DIR. and Mrs. Mitch
ell will be held at the church on
April "a. Officials of the church and
the bishops have been invited
Evening star., 1924-04-09
RULES FOR GERMANY.
Commission Decides Berlin Need
Not Pay for Ships q. S. Used.

The mixed claims commission do
cided yesterday that Germany is not obs
ligated to compensate for ships operated
by the United States at the time OF
their destruction during the war for
purposes directly in furtherance of mili-
tary operations against Germany. Thir-
teen cases submitted as test were de-
cided by the commission.
Germany was held to be obligated,
however, to pay for the following yes
sells:
Rockingham. Motano, Rochester, Mo-
reni, Alamance, Tyler, Santa Maria,
Merak and Texel.
In the case of the steamers John G.
Mccullough, Joseph Cudahy and A A
Raven, the commission decided Ger
many was not obligated to CONF nsate.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
SCHOOL OF POLITICS
PLANNED BY WOMEN
Seek to Qualify G. o. P. Campaign
Workers Selected for Duty in
" Next Election.

The Political Campaign School for
Republican Women. from which can
didates for workers for the repub-
be graduated before they are quail
fed for such duties, will open at the
New Willard Hotel May ) and con-
tinue for three days. under the
auspices of the District of Columbia
League of Republican Women More
than 4 hundred women have already
enrolled for the school, it was an
Smith, the director, at the annual
meeting Of the local republican wom-
ems organization at the Gordon Ho-
tel yesterday.
The faculty. was announced as
follows: Senator Simeon ID. Fess,
Representative Robert Luce, Secre-
tary of Labor James J. Davis, Repre-
sentative Albert Johnson, Third AS
SIStant Secretary of State j. Butler
Wright, Representative Theodore =.
Burton of Ohio, Senator James f..
Watson, William Tyler Page, Mrs.
Henry r. Robert, widow of the au-
thor of Roberts Rules of Order: As
sistant Attorney General Mabel Wal
Brig. Gen. II. NJ. Lord. di-
rector Of the budget; Mrs. Virginia
White Speel. president of the Wom-
ems Republican League; Sarah Schuy-
Ter Butler, vice chairman of the re-
publican state committee of New
York; Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton,
vice chairman of the republican state
committees; Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Rev
James Shera Montgomery, Represent
ative Burton L. French, Solicitor Cen
eral James Beck, and Bennett Cor
don, publicity director of the republi-
IAN national committee. Mrs. Gilbert
GroSVenor will be in charge of eXaml-
nations which each student must
take.
Man Relatives May Enroll.
While the training school was pri-
marily intended for women, 1T was
announced yesterday that husbands
and sons of the members may enroll.
officers elected at the meeting yes
terday were as follows: Mrs. Henry
d. Frye, recording secretary; Mrs.
Douglas Thompson, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs. Charles P. Grandfiel, Mrs. Q. L
Woodley, Mrs. Perry Heath and Mrs.
Pearl Moore Grey, directors, to serve
for one year; Mrs. Marion Butler and
Mrs. Percy Hickling, directors, to
serve for two years, and Miss Mary
Perry Brown, honorary members of the
board of directors.
Mrs. Smith announced the follow
ing committee chairInen for the cam
paign school: Mrs f. A Hartman,
invitations; Mrs. Mary Morris Lock-
wood, chairman, and Miss Mary Hey
Ter, vice chairman Of the committee
on registration and diplomas; Mrs.
Q. ]. Woodley, publicity; Mrs. Ellen
spencer Mussey, literature, and Mrs.
George Barnett, banquet.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
DAILY RACING PROGRAM
TO FEATURE HORSE SHOW
Will Follow Exhibitions of Capital
Association at Arlington Park
in May.

a daily schedule of races will fea-
ture the annual spring meet of the
National Capital Horse Show Asso-
citation, to be held at Arlington Park,
at the south end of Highway bridge,
May 16, IT, 10, 20 and 81.
After the pompous show horses
hibition classes each afternoon the
track will be cleared for the runners.
On one of the show days, to be an
nounced later. the Rock Creek Hunt
Club will stage it's annual steeple-
chase, an event looked forward to by
horsemen of Washington and the
surrounding suburbs.
Melvin c. Hazen, general mana ger
of the association, assisted by several
committees, rapidly is completing G
plans for the show.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
Poland Honors q. S. Engineer.

The Polish government has awarded
F. w. Alexanderson, consulting engi-
neer of the General Electric Company
and chief consulting engineer of the
Radio Corporation of America, with
the Order of the Polonia Restituta
in recognition OF his meritorious
services in connection with the erec-
tion of Poland's new radio station at
Warsaw. This station is the first one
in Europe to make use of the Alex
anderson high frequency alternator
now used in all Of the Radio Corpora
ton Of Americas transoceanic sta
Evening star., 1924-04-09
$11, 100 Suit Follows Crash.

T. Bruce Conlyn is named as de-
fendant in a suit to recover $11.100
damages, filed in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Rachel Kossow, for in
juries sustained by her son Ellis. The
boy was riding on truck which was
in collision with an automobile of the
defendant, October 10 last at 7th and
streets Iporthwest.. -
Evening star., 1924-04-09
Will Present Opera.

The colorful de Koven light opera
robin Hood" will be presented by the
students of Mckinley Manual Training
School as their spring play in the
auditorium of Central High School to-
morrow night. Performances also will
be given Friday and Saturday nights
Dore Walten is the director. The cast
consists of Leonard Davis, John
Schellhaas, Edward Breston, John
Macdonald, Floyd Gessford, Helen
Walten, James Whisman, Dorothy
Reddish, Martha Norton and Carmen
Evening star., 1924-04-09

maximum of 40 per cent, applicable 20
incomes of $509,000 and over. This
would mean lower rates on the small
er incomes than provided in the Mel
lon and LongWorth plans, about the
same rates on incomes between S50,-
900 and $4,000, and slightly higher
on incomes from $4,000 to 100000.
1t is understood the democrats will
propose the normal rates advanced
by Representative Garner, democrat,
Texas, whose plan was supported by
House democrats, of 2 per cent en-
incomes of $4,000 and under, per
cent on incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000. and per cent on incomes
above that
Evening star., 1924-04-09
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

United States marine bar
racks tonight at SIS by fhe
United States Marine Band Or
chestra William H Santel-
mann, leader; Taylor Branson,
second leader
PROGRAM
March, with Shot and Shell"
Bilse
Overture, Merry Wives OF
Windsor" ...... .Nicolai
Madrigal and Valse lanto from
"L'Enfant Prodique" Wormser
Grand scenes from Jewels of
the Madonna" Wolf Ferari
Waltz, Loves Conquest"
Won BlOn
Characteristic. "A Chinese
Wedding Procession" Hosmer
Czardas, "CZikos ct Bohemi-
enne ............ .Bohm
Marines hymn, The Halls of
Montezuma"
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-04-09
City Heads Proclaim
Clean-Up Week Here
April 28 TO May J

The District Commissioner have
officially proclaimed thr week from
April rs to May 3 inclusive, as
"Clean-Up" week in Washington.
In sending the proclamation to
all civic organizations, the Com
missioners urged them to unite in
making Washington the CleaueSt
and most beautiful city in thu
United States
During Cleau-Tp week the city
refuse division Will operate Spe-
cial trash service to remove uu-
slightly articles from back yards
that are not taken in the regular
weekly collection
Evening star., 1924-04-09
COMPROMISE ON TAX
BY G. @. P. is SOUGHT
Mccormick to Call Republicans To,
gether-Wants Farm Bloc
Support.
DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT
Will Push Substitute Plan-Bonus
Up Tomorrow.

called Mellon tax rates will be sought
by Senator Medill Mccormick, repub-
Iican, member Of the finance commit
tee, who plans to call Il conference OF
some other republican senator's for
this purpose, particularly members
of the farm bloc.
Cannot Pass Mellon Plan.
Senator Mccormick said that pro-
ponents of the Mellon plan have ad-
mitted it cannot be adopted in the
Senate. An income tax schedule
somewhat similar to the Longworth
compromise. adopted by the House, is
predicted by some of the republicans
as the final solution of the tax meas
ure.
The only other contest of conse-
Guence looked for now by leaders of
bOth parties Will be on the miscelIa-
heous and excise rates, some of which
We're restored to the bill by the
finance committee after their repeal
had been voted by the House.
"A bitter contest is Anticipated on
the income schedule, however. and
Chairman Smoot of the finance com
mIttee predicted that a minimum Of
o. three weeks would be required for
disposition of the bill by the Senate
1t will be reported to the Senate to-
morrow, he said with the maiorit Y
report on the bill to be made public
hy Friday. a minority report by the
democrats will he submitted by SEN
ttor Simmons, North Carolina, rank
ing democrat on the committee, prob
ably at the same time.
Bonus Bill Up Tomorrow.
Meanwhile Senator Smoot expects
to call the committee together to-
a
bill sent to the Senate by the House
Not more than two days is expected
To be consumed by the committee in
consideration of this measure and IL
is likely the bill will be before the Sen
ate before the tax measure actually is
taken up. Mr.. Srhoot said it was not
probable that the latter bill would be
taken up by the Senate before the
middle of next week, while some SEN
atorS have indicated they will seek
to have the bonus bill disposed of
first
The minority report will carry the
democrats substitute income ra tie
schedule which has been proposed by
senator Simmons and agreed to by
the party members of the finance
committee. The democrats will not.
however, propose an entire substitute
bill, Mr.. Simmons said, leaving to de-
cision of the members any other
contests on the bill.
Substitute Schedule Forecast.
Virtually unanimous support by
democrats of the substitute income
schedule was forecast by Senator
Harrison of Mississippi, democratic
member of the committee, who pre-
dicted that not more than three dem
ocrats would fail to vote for the sub
stitute and that enough republican
insurgents would support it to assure
its adoption.
While details of the substitute have
MI OF al .
is understood the plan of Senator Sim
mons calls for a complete revision
of the surtax rates and the brackets
~ which they would aQply, with a
Evening star., 1924-04-09
PavIowa in Fantasy.

Woman realtors of Philadelphia, of
W hom there are a number who have
achieved marked success in their
chosen field, are up in arms over the
refusal of the real estate board of
their city to admit them to active
membership.
Evening star., 1924-04-09
PAVL0WA PROVIDES
GORGEOUS FEATURE
Autumn Leaves" Ballet Charm
ing at Poli's-Artiste Ap-
pears in Fantasy,

| Autumn Leaves" a ballet arranged
by Anna Pavlowa, featured the pro-
gram given yesterday afternoon at
Polls Theater by Pavlowa and her
! Russian ballet.
The setting of this dance was beau
tiful and the costuming gorgeous.
,, Pavlowa impersonated a chrysanthe-
| mum, blown about at times by the
North Wind in the person of Oliveroff
A group of Autumn Leaves in gowns
of suggestive colors were most
graceful as they rose or swooped
] down in the course of their gay,
abandoned dancing or went dashing
away out of sight at the clustering
approach of the North Wind.
The program opened with a series
| of oriental Impressions, the first be-
| ing three dances of Japan, appealing
! in the quaintness of the dresses and
simplicity Of the figures.
"a Hindu Wedding" followed. The
! coloring of this episode was brilliant,
| the ''nautch" girls being gorgeous in
| the shimmering light of their flow
| ing dresses, as they went through the
undulating, gliding gyrations typical
! of the Hindu.
! PavIowa in Fantasy.
, The last of the group was lit
! tie fantasy, "Krishna and Rhada," in
| which Pavlowa made her first ap-
| pearance of the afternoon. A group
! of Copies completed beautiful pic
| ture.
The third part of the program was
| composed of series of eight diver
! tissements, "Rhapsodic,' by a group
, Of eight: "Serenade," by Pavlowa
and Eovtkoff. perhaps the best re-
! ceived individual dance of the after
! noon: "Anitra's Dance" by Mile.
| F'riode, a typical sensuous eastern
! dance; Voices of Spring" Il gay pas
| sage for Mile. Butsova and Oliveroff;
! n stately Greek dance by a group
| of seven; "Bolero,' by Novikoff: :
| "Gopak" by seven male members of
1 the ballet, and "Cravotte Pavlowa,' -
! by Pavlowa and Vaginski.
! Theodore Stier again directed the
| orchestra and provided a fine back
! ground for the dancers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-30
WIFE ASKS $500
A MONTH Of
MARINE
Mrs. Blanche Kingston Is Be-
ing Sued by Husband for
Absolute Divorce

Mrs. Blanche Kingston, who has
been sued by her husband, Captain
Arthur Kingston, of the Marine
Corps, for an absolute divorce alleg.
ing misconduct and naming a co.
respondent, today asked the District
Supreme Court to pass an order re-.
curing him to pay her s200 month
alimony while the suit is pending.
Mrs. Kingston, represented bv
Attorneys Newmyer and King, SAYS
that Captain Kingston receives 4
salary of $500 month beside;,
an allowance for being married am
for quarters, which amounts to
about 500 month. He is ais,
the owner of certain property, saw
Mrs. Kingston. from which he de-
rives an income of "a substantia
amount" the property being locat.
ed In Buffalo, N. ", which he re
ceived from his mothers estate.
Defendant says that she has beet.
receiving 800 month toward her
maintenance. which pavments. how
ever. are made without an order of
the court. She claims that 500 :.
month Is not sufficient for her
actual living expenses and she asks
for an increase 10 $500 q month.