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Evening star., 1924-11-09
DISCUSS DIAGNOSIS.
Doctors Hear of Methods in Gall
Bladder Cases.

'Tetrab omphenolphthalein in the
Diagnosis of Gall Bladder Diseases
was the subject presented Friday night
by the section of roentgenology of
the District of Columbia Medical
Society, and was handled by DR.. A.
Z. Christie. On the evening Of Mo-
vember Il program will be present.
ed by the section on ophthalmology
and otolatyngology. which will be
participated in by Drs. F. c.
Schreiber, E. G. Breeding, A. NJ
Zinkhan, E. L. Morrison, J. Beatty
Drs. Bradley D. Hodgkins and
Bernard l.. Jarman have been ad-
mitted as active members of the
society. and Drs. Arthur N. Tasker,
Philip John Trentzsch and Albert
Gallatin Love as associate members.
Members of the society will work
for the success of the convention of
the American Congress on Internal
Medicine, which is to meet in Wash
ington next April. Exhibitions and
clinics will be put on by the hos
pitalS, the medical departments of
the War Navy and Public Health
Service, and an Interesting program
has been arranged by the Medical
Museum and the Medical Library Off
cialS. 1t is estimated that not less
than 5000 visiting doctors will be in
Washington for the convention. DR..
William Gerry Morgan of Washington
is president of the congress, DR..
Frank Smithies of Chicago is secre-
tary, and DIR. Clement Jones of Pitts
burgh is treasurer
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Ne'U Design of MonoPIane Makes
Landing at Thirty Miles an Hour
Washington Man Inuents Ne,U Flying Machine Con-
struction Which Proues Successful Under Test
by Experts at Boiling Field.

the pilot The frame is of ASH and
the covering Of sheet duralumin.
In addition to the variable wing
structure, the lift of the wings. in
stead of being carried by the fuse
lage, as in the ordinary plane, is
transmitted to the landing gear by
streamlined spars attached near the
middle of the length. Whether in
flight or on the ground, the landing
gear carries the load. The wings
themselves are made quite thick in
the middle and become thin at the
fuselage and at the tips. The pilots
seat is SO placed that when in flight
his head comes on a level with the
wings and the openings in the fuse
lage are so arranged that he can see
over and through the wings with
equal ease. giving him an unusually
wide range of vision. The wing. in
fact, is little more in the way than
is the windshield joint of an auto
mobile.
The fact that the plane can be
landed with the help of the new type
of wing at speed estimated at 80
miles an hour is important. in the
opinion of aerodynamic experts. Even
the Slowest planes now in CONNER
cial and official use have a landing
speed considerably in excess of so
miles an hour, most planes landing
at a speed of about 60 miles an hour
The safety factor in the new plane,
particularly considering it's single
wing structure, is high, experts main
tain, on account of the low landing
speed
Evening star., 1924-11-09

A monoplane of new design, which
combines the unusual qualities of
good flying speed and low landing
speed. has been designed by a Wash
inEton man and has made thoroughly
satisfactory test flights.
Hunter Boyd, member Of the
aerodynamics section of the Bureau
of Standards. is the designer of the
new type of plane, which was tested
entirely successful.
Employing a variable Gambler wing
and discarding the usual small ailer-
ons at the ends of the wings the
Washington inventor has devised a
plan by which the entire rear edge of
the wing is hinged. These hinged sec
tiors act as ailerons for balancing,
while at the same time an ingenious
arrangement of the JOY stick mech
anism permits both ailerons to be
raised or lowered at the same time.
This operation is performed by means
of a strap which is within easy reach
of the pilot, and can be readily car
ried out while the machine is in the
air. 1t interferes in no way with the
balancing of the plane. The varia BILE
Gambler wings control the change in
speed, a new feature in airplane con-
Struction and one which permits the
unusually low landing speed of 80
miles an hour. Tests of the new type
plane showed it capable of a flying
speed of ITO miles an hour.
Aided by Bureau Experiments.
The design worked out by Mr.. Boyd
is based entirely on information
gained through experimental work at
the Bureau of Standards. The in
ventor built the plane with the help
of his father and brother who live in
Baltimore, and before the test at
Boiling Field the plane had been flown
over from Baltimore, making the trip
in 20 minutes. Lieut.. Leo NJ. Willin-
ger of the National Guard. piloted the
plane in the test flight, which was
witnessed by Comdr. Richardson of
the Navy and by members of the staff
at Boiling Field and aerodynamic ex-
perts of the Bureau of Standards.
The plane has accommodations for
three persons, but requires an so
horsepower engine to carry that load.
In the test it was flown with As
horsepower engine and carried only
Evening star., 1924-11-09
SHRINE SENDS OUT
100000 GREETINGS
Christmas Cards Aid Build
ing Fund-Demand From
Many Countries.

More than 100000 Christmas cards
have already been sent out from the
office of the National Shrine of the
immaculate Conception at Catholic
University, and they are going for
ward at the rate of $780, 900 each day.
ihey are put up in sacks of 100 boxes
to the sack, and $50 sacks is con-
sidered fair days work. Each box
contains IL Christmas cards. The
work is being directed by Rev. DR..
5ernard A. McKenna, director of the
NATIONAL Shrine, and a night and day
force is constantly on duty.
That the work of shipment should
begin this early is due to the fact
that orders have been received for
more than 100000 cards, and they
come from all parts of the world.
Right now the shipments are to far
parts of the United States and to
foreign countries. Yesterday the ship
ment contaiped cards consigned to
China, Japan, Canada Korea, Hawaii,
Porto Rico, the Philippines and the
Straits Settlement.
Profit Aids Shrine.
The profit derived from the sale of
these Christmas cards goes to the
building fund of the National Shrine
now under construction at Brookland
For 20 years, or more, vulgar
greed has seized on the beautiful
story of Christmas and has made il
pander to selfish interests in an ever
increasing degree" declared DR. Nc
kenna, in explaining why Christmas
cards were sent out. Taking ad-
vantage of the earnest Christian
Ialth of our people. the Christmas
market was flooded with cards that
were at once secular and insipid
without appeal to religion or art. and
utterly devoid of any sense of the
wonderful faith which sees in the
Infant of Bethlehem the Redeemer of
mankind. and rejoices that on the
blessed night of Christmas He began
His glorious career in all poverty and
humility.
Began Three Years Ago.
Yielding to suggestions from many
sides, the National Shrine of the I'm
naculate Conception undertook. three
Years ago, to mail Christmas cards
artistic in quality and deeply relig-
ious in sentiment. From the Allan
tic to the Pacific came words of joy
that our delicate Christmas senti-
ment in all that pertains to the Di-
vine Infant had found expression in
these tokens of piety and love-
The recipients knew of course
riety of thoroughly Catholic Christ
mas thoughts, but also they were con-
tributing to the construction of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception"
Evening star., 1924-11-09
ENCK COMET GROWS
BRIGHTER is CLAIM
Now on Verge of Naked-Eye Wis.
ibility-First Seen 1873
Years Ago.

Encks comet has frightened re-
markably and is now on the verge of
nakey-eye visibility.
A photograph of the comet just
made shows short tail. 1t is 1873
years, or AZ revolutions, since the
comet was first seen, but the loss in
brightness during that period is not
noticeable, astronomers say, in spite
of the small perehilion distance.
Some 13 years ago the late w. T.
Lynn suspected that the comet was
fading, but found on close observa-
tion that the loss of light, if present,
was only temporary.
On September 81 DR.. w. Baade sue
ceeded in photographing Reid's comet,
and found it was of magnitude 16, as
compared with the calculated magni-
tude, 10, Indicating great physical
loss of light. The position of this
comet was within minutes Of the
Copenhagen orbit.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
OLD CLOCK ON SPREE.
Sends Lynchburg to Lunch Hour
Early After Long Record.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va, November s.
The city clock, located in the front
gable of the municipal courthouse
here, went on a spree Friday, and
sent citizens hiking home to lunch
an hour ahead of time. In some un-
accounted manner the clock speeded
up an hour and five minutes ahead OF
schedule. 1t had kept an almost per-
feet record for 70 years.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
$500 FOR SMOKE SCREEN.
Alleged Driver of Liquor Car Is
Sentenced.

Bernard Ransome, colored. charged
with the operation of a smoke screen,
was found guilty in Police Court yes
terday by Judge Schuldt and fined
$500, the case constituting the first
one of it's kind to be tried in the Dis
tricts of Columbia. In default of pay
ment of the fine the defendant will
serve a year in Jail.
Ransome appeared in both branches
c. Police Court and is now in jail
awaiting charges of manslaughter. as
the car in which he was riding is said
to have killed man as he sped down
New Jersey avenue attempting to
escape from the police. He was ar
raigned for violating the national
prohibition law and held for further
action in default of a bond of $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Approximately $s00.Ooo.Oo0 worth or
lumber is cut annually in the various
numbering sections of the United
States, and when converted into fin
ished products its value increases
$500, 100000 Last year lumber mills
the country over used S00,000,000
kilowatt hours of electrical energy,
or more than the total amount con-
sumed by all the residents of Buffalo,
N Y.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Including fine combination
mattress, resilient spring and
steel bed of excellent quality and
beautiful design. Exceptional
value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
MULDOON CLOSES A QUEER CAREER
czar Of Boxing Profession s Says He Has, Fin ,ished

NEW YORK. Dec. s1.-"Good-by; I'm not coming back"
 That was the farewell of William Muldoon. late czar of the boxing and wrestling professions in the state of New York, as he crushed his hat down over his ears and made his way out of the offices of the state athletic commission at the, conclusion of Mondays meeting. ..
 Members of the commission would not say whether Muldoon had formal ly resigned or had decided to decline reappoiptment. At any rate. his old appointment had expired and he said he was not returning.
 Muldoon steps out of office leaving a strange record. His honesty never was questioned in his long and abso- lute administration of authority over the boxing business, involving mill lions of dollars. Yet, he was con- stantly in quarrels with various ele- ments of the boxing trade. including some individuals generally regarded as being no less honest than himself.
 MuIdoon made many rules which contridicted other rules of his own making, but never, was embarrassed when such matters were pointed out to him. The general belief of. the boxing trade as Muldoon leaves off, flee appears to be that whatever his faults may have been, he was on the whole 8 beneficent force in the busi- mesa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
SHREVEPORT DOES NOT WANT FIGHT

SHREVEPORT, La. Dec. a1.-When Frank Foster, local sport promoter, announced today that he was sound ing out buisness men to seek their backing in an attempt to stage a 15-round bot here next MaSch or April between Georges Carpenter and Tommy Gibbons it brought an imme- diate protest from the Shreveport Bapsist Pastors conference. The con- ference adopted a resolution declar- Ing it entered vigorous protest when the announced proposal to bring big prize fight to shreve- port" and called upon "the 6,145 mem bers of our Shreveport Baptist churches to join us in this protest
 These resolutions are passed" the conference continued, with the deep conviction that these prize fights are q brutal and beastly business appeal ing 10 the lower and baser nature of humanity and demoralizing to the best interests of the community"
 The president of the conference was requested to present the resolution to the general pastors conference of all protestant churches which meets next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
PROSPECTS POINT TO EVEN
 BIGGER INVASION IN 1924

heavyweight champion, will join the invading ranks within fortnight when he arrives to prepare for a match with Gene Tunney, American light heavyweight champion, slated for February 1.
 A fourth European champion Edouard Mascart of France. feather title holder-may come in the spring to seek a match with Johnny Dun- dee, the Italian-American, who wrests ed the featherweight laurels last summer from another Frenchman. Eugene CriQui.
 Georges Carpenter has onther prospective fistic venture in America early in 1924, to meet leading Ameri' can light heavyweights, while Battl. ing Ski. Senagalese conquerer or Georges, already is touring this country.
 Firpo looms by far as the most dangerous invader. The Wild Bull of the Pampas'' who knocked Jack Dempsey out of the ring be1ore finally going down to defeat last September at the Polo Grounds will return to the United States, probably in March to campaign for another title match.
 Vincinti has returned to Chile after receiving a setback at the hands of Johnny Shugrue, but plans to return in February and fight his way to . position among leading contenders for Benny Leonards lightweight title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
ST RIBLIN C WILL
 GET FIRST CHANCE
Macon Boy Appears For First Time In Big
 Rings

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Young Strib- ling, the Macon, Ga. high school boy will go to the front for the first time in the wealthy zone of New York when he puts up his gloves against Dave Rosenberg in Newark Tuesday afternoon.
 His mother and father will be his chief seconds and the Ku Klux Klar which is reported to have numerous members in the state of New Jersey probably will be repre- scented by a few members. incognito, at the ringside. Although no outbreak is expected, Stribling probably will have to ex- pect a certain amount of jeering and other harmless demonstrations of un- friendliness from the body of the crowd.
 This feeling, already evinced in New York when Stribling was in troduced from the Garden ring, and at Boston where he boxed middle weight named Egan. appears to be derived from the fact that an Irish boxer was intimidated in Stribling' S home territory. This was Mike Mcr Tigue, the light. heavyweight chain pion, who had the poor judgment to accept a match with Stribling at Co., lumbus, Ga.
 Rosenberg is of the type of fighter known as a hod-carrier. His work Is uninspired, unartistic, messy and dull and although he is heavily muscled. he hasn't scored knockout since Hank O'Day was bat-boy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Firpo, Vicentini, Todd, Mason
 And Many Others Come To Land Of Promise For Living

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Invasion of Americas fistic realms by foreign boxers, after setting A new high mark in 1923, promises to establish another record in the New Year.
 Prospects of profitable matches in -1his contry have attracted ambitious | talent from Europe and South Amer lea. the latter sending two formid- Table candidates for honors in Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavyweight. rand Luis vicentini, Chilean light weight. Two European champions all ready are in this country seeking laurels, a third Is due early in Jan. nary, while others have come in search of ring prominence despite lack of titles.
 Within the last few weeks title Y holding Britishers have arrved-Ro- land Todd, European middlewetght champion, and Harry Mason. wearer of the European lightweight belt Todd was defeated by Tom Laugh ran. Philadelphia light heavyweight, in his debut here, largely because of handicaps in weight. height and reach. Mason has yet to show his fistic wares.
 Ermino Spalla of Italy. European
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
PLAN TRYOUTS IN JUMP AND VAULT

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-What amounts to the elimination of quail flying rounds in the intercollegiate high jump and pole vault, has been recommended to the intercollegiate A. A. A. A. by the Association of College Track Coaches of America.
 Under the existing scheme, quail flying rounds in. these events are con- ducted on the first day of the annual eastern college track and field cham pionships, and the final rounds on the second day. The coaches would ccnfine high jump and pole vault competition to a single day.
 Harry L. Hillman, coach at Dart mouth, and secretary of the coaches association, declared in outlining one plank:
 Today competition is rather severe cn the frail competitor as competi- tion in the trials Is as strenuous as the finals. A Jumper or vaulter ioses his spring in the two-day competi- tion, and 1t Is our recommendation that the competition in these events be confined to the last day of the meet and started two hours earlier than has been the custom"
 l. was pointed out that qualifying competition in the two events diff fers from that in all other field events.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
tFROM THE OBSERVATORY
 LOOKING PROSPECTS OVER
THE SAND OF TIME FLOWS ON
 = AND FATE MUST CLAIM ITS DUE
of handling most competition.

of handling most competition.
 A. for tn. Q 0mid4gs3 d 9 fighters even now Pancho Villa flees fast from the gloves of Frankie Genard, who seeks vainly for the flyweight crown. Genaro holds the American title ana many fans says 1t Is only matter of booking the bout before he will hold the worlds title. But Villa takes another viewpoint and with his flees wildly from town to town as the challenger pursues.
 But the fighting game is a guess ing game and any man may win. The best may fall before the worst ana mediocre gain sudden fame. It Is the fighting champs that take on serious mien as the future looms up blank in the forefront.
 Tho other championships that bear on sports change hands with minor notice, with few exceptions. The professional wrestling championship, which was once the Indian cup cup Ssa ol a ring of crown jugglers, has long been a farce and Ed "Strangled' Lewis holds little by his claim.
 Golf is q big exception and IS watched by millions of fans as the golf stick swings on championship drives. Robbie Jones, Atlanta boy. seems to stand above all golf kings His career is a romantic one and his youth adds a glamor to his title' Then the title he holds is the big gest of the American links for the open bars no class But golf crowns are worn but on few occasions Tor more than one span at time It seems that Robbie cannot hope to hold his claim longer.
 In track and 2 2eiad hundreds of titles are won and lost annually. But outstanding on tho cinder path are Joie Ray, Loren Murchison and Will lie Ritola. Ritola just recently cast his lot with Finland and will run for that country in the Olympics. He is the best cross-country runner de- veloped in America during 1923.
 Murchison was injured in an auto bile accident recently, but has an nounced his fitness for Olympic try outs. Ray is a flash that only one man has been able to surpass on the mile-run. Over in Finland Paavio Nurmi, the Flying Finn, smashed will lower the Finn's mark notch in his next race.
 In profe.,,o1naf1 1 2 Billiards Willie Hope seems to have things gong ms way in both 1S.2 and 1S.1 balk line competition. In tennis Bill Johnson holds a steady hand on the cham pionship racquet in singles play while Mile. Suzanne Lengien seems far ahead in women's singles. Will liam Tilden Is bound to hold net title of some sort and the national singles and a partnership in the national doubles falls to his lot. All these stars have bright chances at holding back the tide of time.
 O o O
 Thus in every sport from pole to pole there thrives the strong and falls the weak. but each, no matter what he be. must think with serious ness as the year of 1924 comes @ up and the old one passes out. The scythe of Father Time is relentless blade and swings with steady stroke. In all of life, not only sports' ms time comes sure to every man and the span of time be long or short in proportion to his prowess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
M. A. .A.F. Passes On Resolution On
 Olympic Control.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--A. resolu- ton favoring removal of sall foreign control in the selection of athletes to represent the United States in the Olympic games and the placing of full power of selection in the hands of the American Olympic association. was adopted by the National Anna annual convention here.
 The federation also went on rsc- ord as favoring selection of athletics by the -contending institutions for all international contests 6ther than the Olympic games without the neces- sity of outside certification The resolution was precipitated by discussion of the case of Charles Paddock, star sprinter of the Univer- sity of Southern California, whose re- cent suspension by the amateur ath- letic union. has caused much com ment.
 "The selection of athletes for the Olympian games in the charge of A. A. U. and the American Olympic association, the A. A. U., be- ing the American representative of the International Athletic federation.
 The arrangement favored would permit the American Olympic asso- citation on it's own initiative as we'll as to sanction recommendations made to 1t. Under present rules the asso- citation has no power of initiative. 7 The federation voted to increase its executive council to 21 members of the nine. the nine new members, to be women.
 A resolution which would prohibit the federation from holding an ath- letic contest without the approval of the member organization directly in charge of that branch of athletics | was left in the hands of the execu- tive committee for further considera- tion.
 Four organizations were admitted | to membership, among them being the national association of directors of girls camps. n
 Henry c. Breckenridge. former as- sistant secretary of war, was re. lected president; the three vice pres- idents elected were: Gen. Palmer E Pierce. president National Athletic association; Dwight L. Davis. assis- tant secretary of war. and Ellwood Brown.
 The latter's election as third vice president. carried with 1t the func- tions of executive officer of the fed | eration. N
 The federation also passed a reso. lution urging Congress to. appropriate not less than $1,500, ,000 and provide the necessary land for the erection of memorial stadium in Washing ton to American soldiers, sailors and marines killed in the World war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
NAVY TEAM HOLDS
 FINAL PRACTICE


 PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 31.-The football team of the naval academy and the University of Washington, which will attempt to settle their gridiron argument here tomorrow, went into their final workouts today. each. figuratively speaking, with one eye on the ball and the other on the SKY. Tne squad from Seattle ap- peared to get more satisfaction out of their meterology than did the Middies. Clouds hung over the sun and the Seattle heavyweights opined that little rain wouldn't do them any harm, while 1t might slow up the humble feet of the Hornpipers from The oldest inhabitant, however call high fog" e' Both teams looked to be in the best of shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Mexicans To Play

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Dec. a1.- Special Leased wire3-@The crack cage team from the Mexico City Young Mems Christian association will meet the Montgomery ~" outfit Mexicans are the champions of that republic. They open their invasion of the states with 6 game against the Houston, Tex, 'fY" tomorrow. night. On Thursday night they tackle Tulane university at New Or leans. s~
 . The Mexicans are on a three weeks tour of the United States, playing in many of the largest cities of the country. They refer to the itinerary as friendship tour" of. the states.