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New Britain herald., 1927-07-07

GO-GETTER - Rev. F. H.
Divine's speciality is raising
money for churches. A Bap.
fist, he has assisted in rails
ing money for 400 churches
Of all denominations He
lives at Bloomington, Ill.
International Newsreel'
Evening star., 1927-11-13
FOREIGN NEWS UNIT
IS ORGANIZED HERE
Writers Form Association,
Indicating Importance of
Washington Events.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Emphatic evidence Of Washington 8
place in the limelight of international
events came yesterday with the an
nouncement Of the formation here OF
an association Of newspaper corre-
spondents whose job 1t is to, cover
for foreign readers what transpires in
the national and international aspects
Of American life. Nearly all i'm
portant foreign capitals such as
London, Paris and Berlin have similar
groupings Of foreign newspapermen.
The announcement Of formation Of
the Foreign Press Association Of
Washington, D. c." was made by
Robert J. Remy, manager of the
American bureau of the Havas News
Agency of Paris. A temporary com.
mittee, composed Of Remy, Wilmot E.
Lewis. representing the London Times,
and DIR. Max Jordon, Washington rep.
resentative of the Berliner Tageblatt.
has been named to arrange for the
election Of a board Of directors Of the
new organization which will make it's
headquarters at the National Press
Club, Of which all Of the foreign cor.
respondents are members.
In announcing the formation of the
foreign press group. Remy said II was
due "to the increasing Importance and
influence Of Washington as O. world
news center"
1.-THE need" he said, 'has long been
felt for closer cooperation Of foreign
press correspondents with permanent
Offices in the Capital Of the United
States"
Evening star., 1927-11-13
NEW GRAYSON PLAN
IS FLIGHT BY HOPS
Next Attempt, She Says, Will
Be Based on Rejection of
Nonstop Idea.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ..
BERLIN, November IL. -- Mrs.
Frances Wilson Grayson, who was
compelled to abondon an air flight
from Orchard Beach. Me, to Copen.
hagen because of bad weather and
motor trouble, has no desire now to
make any nonstop flights across the
Atlantic.
mo non stop flights across the
ocean for me-" she told the Associated
Press today, upon her arrival in Ber.
lin to confer with Mrs Mabel Ancker
Of Copenhagen, her financial hacker.
'It was my idea from the beginning
that we should make stops en- route
from the United States to Denmark,
but my pilot overruled me. Studies
of the air and ocean currents while
was crossing on the Majestic con.
vinced me more than ever that the
development of aviation can only be
served by flying over the Atlantic in
several hops.
II am Just as determined as over to
fly my alrplane, the Dawn. to Copen-
hagen. Our three attempts provided
excellent lessons from which I profited
a great deal"
Sought New Perspective.
ing the United States a week ago.
Mrs. Grayson said: II wanted to get
away from the Dawn and all con-
nected with it for while so l could
get a new perspective on it. Then,
too, felt I ought to confer with Mrs.
Ancker, who. unlike most women. has
not dropped our project, but con.
tinues to back me.
Berlin seemed especially important
for me to see. as 1t is one OF the
worlds principal aviation centers.
The wisdom of coming to Berlin has
already been demonstrated by the fact
that Director Otto Merkel of Luf.
thansa. the German airplane operat.
ing company, told me his company
has an airdrome In Iceland, where
we can land and refuei. I knew
nothing about this before
II probably shall go to Copenhagen
also to study landing conditions there.
hope to start for the United States
in or 10 days, and on arrival there
Immediately begin preparations for
crossing back to Europe by air.
1T Is nonsense to say you can't
fly in Winter. An expedition like
ours, if 1t Is worth anything at all,
must be so organized that we can go
independently of seasons"
Denies Disagreement.
Mrs. Grayson denied she had had
any disagreement with her teammates,
as reported in the United States be-
fore she left.
ut takes a stout heart and implicit
faith to make trip like ours" she
said, land when I discovered that my
pilot had faltered somewhat I felt 1t
was only fair to release him.
Bruce Goldsborough, the naviga.
tor, and the rest of us probably will
have heated arguments the rest Of
our days. but we will also remain the
best Of friends until the end"
Evening star., 1927-11-13
VERMONTERS HERE
DONATE FOR RELIEF
State Association Gives $500
for Red Cross Flood
Zone Work.

The Vermont State Association OF
the District of Columbia yesterday
sent a contribution Of $500 to Gov.
John Il. Weeks of Vermont to be used
by the Red Cross in relief work in
the food stricken area Of his State.
Tho sum. representing the asscci-
aticn's initial donation to their home
States flood relief and sent by Bliss
n. Davis. treasurer. was appropri-
atcd at a meeting Friday night, at
which time a committee on ARA 1ge-
ments was created to plan another
meeting with a view to raising ad-
ditional relief funds.
Interested in the rehabilitation OF
their State, the Vermont State Asso'
ciation, through it's treasurer, will
receive any contributions which may
be offered for the flood relief. and
such funds will be transmitted to
Gov. Weeks for presentation to the
Red Cross. President Coolidge has
!ndorsed the associations movement.
Those who attended the initial meet.
ing in the University Club. Friday
night, included Attorney General j.
G.. Sargent, Senator and Mrs. Porter
n. Dale, Justice and Mrs. Wendell p.
Stafford, Judge o. NJ. Barber, Assist.
ant Secretary OF Labor and Mrs. wv:
w. Husband. George r. Wales, civil
service commissioner: Mrs. Grace Ross
Chamberlin. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry n.
Pratt, Mrs. Albert z. Dietrich. Miss
Mary Jean Simpson, Bliss N. Davis.
l.. o. Chaplin, E. A. Freeman, Hugh
Smith, Miss Alvord and Charles A.
Webb.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
CHURCHES OBSERVING
"RED CROSS SUNDAY"
Congregations Here Will Respond
to Roll Call at Serv-
ices Today.

Today will be observed as RED
Cross Sunday" in the churches Of
Washington. and the District Chapter
Of the American Red Cross has fur.
nished clergymen Of the city with roll
call leaflets and membership blanks.
In some Of the churches, notably St.
Johns Church. Lafayette square; st.
Matthews Church and the Church Of
Our Father. the roll call will be con.
Quoted at the close Of the morning
services, and uniformed workers OF
the District Chapter Red Cross will
be on hand to take the proceedings.
A group Of special speakers. includ.
ing Mai. Gen. George Barnett, chair
man of the District chapter Of the
American Red Cross; Brig. Gen. John
A. Johnston, chairman of the eleventh
annual roll call for the District Chap
ter, and Miss Mabel Boardrnan. secre-
tary Of the American Red Cross. will
address clubs and organizations Of
the CITY this week on behalf of the
roll call. by which the Red Cross OBJ.
tains funds for it's years work.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
RUTH ELDER OPENS |
HER FIRST ACCOUNT.
Check From Watch Company
Put in Bank-May Fly
Here for Reception.
nr tne Associatcd Press.

Dy the Associated Press
NEW YORK. November Ruth
Elder. Dixie flyer. today opened what
she said was her first bank account
with a check for $500. presented her
by a watch company. George w.
Haldeman, her CO. pilot on The
American Girl on their i'll fated
flight to Paris, accompanied her to
the bank.
It was a quiet day for the flyers.
who rested at their hotels after yester'
DAYS strenuous reception. MISS
elder remained with Lyle WOmack
her husband, emerging for trip 10
he bank in a striking ensemble SUIT OF
!cep red and white. with a nat OF
he same color.
Monday. il the weather Is favor
,ble, Miss Elder and Haldeman Will
Iv to washington to attend Il recep-
lion to be given by President Cooi'
;dye to all Transatlantic flyers.
Concerning her plans for the future.
Miss Elder said she would not go
to Panama. where her husband had
been employed, In the near future.
As to their personal plans. she said.
they had not yet had time to talk
them over.
She showed resentment toward
those who have criticized her hus-
band for not having taken any part
in her activities since her return from
France.
LYLE is all right" said Miss Elder.
I'VE understand each other perfectly.
During the day representative ot
the mayor OF Wheeling. w. Va. called
to pay the respects Of the city to
Miss Elder.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
SAUL ENTERTAlNS
TRADE BOARD BODY
Chairman of Membership Commit
tee Host at Dinner-Roster
Now 3,134.

Members of the membership COM
mittee Of the Washington Board of
Trade last evening were guests of
John Saul, chairman of the commit
tee, at q dinner meeting held at the
Hotel Continental. Nearly rs MEM
bers of the group attended.
Reports presented at the meeting
showed that a record of 5S5 new
members had been added to the rolls
Of the Board of Trade thus far this
year. bringing the total membership
to above the 1000 mark for the first
time in the history of the organiza-
ton. The roster now contains 3.134
members.
Edwin C. Graham. president: w
w. Everett. vice president. and Ben
r. Webster secretary of the trade
body. were among special guests. and
speakers were Mr.. Graham and Mr..
SAUL both of whom praised the activ-
ity and spirit of the membership COM
mittee.
William r. Ellis was presented with
prize for having obtained 20 new
members this year.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
FOR FLOOD
WORK TO Be ARIEL
House Committee Will Hear
Leaders of Farm and
Business Bureaus.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Plans of national agricultural and
business organizations to remedy the
Mississippi flood problems, together
with proposals of aid for victims Of
the inundation in Louisiana, will be
presented this week to the house flood
control committee, which commences
its second week Of hearings tomor.
row.
Chester II. Gray of the American
Farm Bureau Federation has an.
nounced that he will present his or
ganization's flood plan at the hearing
tomorrow. Also at the same time the
committee will hear the views OF rep.
resentatives of the National Credit
Mems Association on the financial
situation in the areas under water
last Spring.
On Tuesday perhaps the most i'm
portant presentation of views which
have yet been placed before the COM
mittee will be the reports of n
United States Chamber of Commerce
delegation, headed by former Sccre-
tary Of War Dickinson of Chicago.
AS other members of this delegation
there will be former Gov. Parker Of
Louisiana; Harvey c. Couch Of Pine
Bluff. Ar'-.. chairman OF the Arkansas
Senator George Percy of Mississippi.
and Albert Stone, a cotton planter Of
Dunleith, Miss.
For the remainder Of the week the
Louisiana delegation which will in.
clude residents of the Red River area
the Bayou des CLAUS and West
Atchafalaya Basin, and officials OF the
Mississinni Valley Association, headed
by w. H. Dick of Memphis. will ap
pear at the hearings to outline their
flood control proposals.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
by the Associated Press.


TRANKFORT.ON.M MAIN. Germany,
November 12.--Important progress by
the German chemical industry since
the war. including the development of
commercial synthetic rubber, was
described today before the fiftieth an.
niversary meeting Of the Chemical In
dustrialists' Protective Union.
Il was announced that the German
dye syndicate, II. G. Farbenindustrie,' =
has progressed sufficiently with en-
perimentation in producing synthetic
rubber to apply for world patents ana
that synthetic rubber would soon ap'
pear on the world markets as com
mercial commodity. The synthetic
product was declared to he the equal
of the natural rubber and cheaper In
the cost Of production. thus permit
ting it's active competition with the
natural product.
Process Discovered.
DR.. A. Won Weinberg. or!vy coun.
cillor and director of Farbenindustrie,
explained that the synthetic rubber
was obtained by contact synthesis,
a processes which has been under ex-
perimentation ever since the war.
DR.. Won Weinberg also said that
experiments are proceeding rapidly In
the direction of discoveries of new
synthetic medicines and described the
latest electrolytic processes and pro
ductton OF synthetic substances such
as ammonia, camphor. glyzol, petro-
leum and hydrocarbides.
DR.. Won Weinberg declared that the
progress of chemistry was an inter-
national affair. and that nothing was
more pernicious than to fall into the
error Of calling Germany "the country
Of chemical industry" regardless of
the achievements of others.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
POTOMAC POWER
REPORT EXPECTED
Lieut.. Col. Grant to Submit
Observations on Proposed
industrial Plant.

The supplementary report which
he National Park and Planning Com
mission plans to send to the Federal
Power Commission dealing with the
development for power purposes of
the gorge OF the Potomac above
Chain Bridge will be considered BY
the former body at its meeting here
Friday and Saturday. This report
VIII contain the commissions stand
its original view as n result of a sup
Elemental conference held between
the commission and representative
of the company seeking the Federal
power permit some time ago.
Lieut. Col. L. S. Grant. Sd. exec,i-
tive officer of the commission pre-
pared draft of the proposed report,
which he submitted at the last meet
ing OF the commission. but the mem
herS found some objections to that
and directed Col. Grant to prepare
another draft for submission at the
coming meeting. embOdying some
suggestions made at that time.
This report, together with the re
port on the proposed arterial high
ways. will be the principal business to
he considered at the coming meetinc
The committee which has been work.
ing on the arterial highway scheme
has completed It's plan which. together
with a map. 1t will submit for az
proval Of the whole commission this
week. The plan provides for a sys.
tenn Of through streets I'm the CITY.
which will make 1t possible for traffic
i'm a given section to reach one of the
streets after a short drive and then
follow II to It's destination. thus keep.
ing heavy volumes OF traffic to GER
tain lanes of travel.
Some proposed purchases Of land
for park and playground purposes
also will be submitted. as well cs
some legislation which will be pre-.
sented to the coming Congress. Col.
Grant said that the proposal made
that the commission be given author.
ity to sell certain park lands found
undesirable for retention in the park
scheme probably would be dropped. a.
he did not believe that the time wa
ripe for such legislation. lie sab
further that he believed it would n
better. when the commission had such
lands to be disposed of. that 1t be in.
cluded in special legislation and the
matter left entirely with Congress in
each case.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCED
BY GERMAN DYE SYNDICATE
World Patents Applied for and Product
Will Be Sold on Markets Soon,
Chemists Are Told.

Negotiations are proceeding. he said,
to re establish international contact
between the chemical interest of
different countries, but the idea of a
world trust is entirely baseless. ES-
pecially erroneous, he said. was the
impression which appears to have
gained ground in the United States
that chemical front is being COM
bined in Europe against America.
German industry, he declared. would
never lend itself to such a scheme.
Cooperation Sought.
after the oil agreements. we are
ready to cooperate with other
branches of American industry. hop
ing that the day soon will dawn when
expect f1irer treatment at the hands
Of Americans" he said.
(The oil agreements mentioned by
DR.. Won Weinberg include an agree.
ment which has b"en concluded be-
tween the Standard Oil of New Jer-
sew with the I. G.. arbeninduStrie.
for the mutual use OF processes for
producing synthetic gasoline under
certain patent r!ght5.)
DR.. Curtius. federal minister of
economy, said that the German
chemical industry has passed through
a hard school because other countries.
since the war, have erected almost
impa ssible trade barriers in the form
of tariffs and important prohibitions.
In his opinion, 1t would be long time
before equilibrium Is restored.
Carl Duisberg of Farbenindustrie.
who presided at todays session, said
that the German chemical industry
is now producing products annually
valued at three billion marks tabout
S7OO, ,OOO, ,O00). constituting one-seventh
of the whole Of German industrial
Drodliction
Evening star., 1927-11-13

regarding what should be done in
tho way OF legislating aid for the aSri-
cultrists He is bitterly opposed to
anything bordering on an equaliza-
ton fee as a means Of meeting the
crop export surplus and has made It
plain that he will advise against such
a plan in his message. However, he
has admitted that otherwise his mind
is open to suggestions and he Is will
ing to make compromises in order to
get something helpful through Con-
gress this session. While he stands
ready to make concessions In the in
terest OF action, he will not compro.
mise to the extent of agreeing to an
equalization fee.
It Is understood the President will
treat at some length the subject of
the merchant marine. He is anxious
to have the American bottoms on the
seven seas. not only in the inter cs st
OF American commerce, but as i'm.
portant adjunct to the national de.
tense. He is especially anxious to
have the ships operated by private in.
terests. rather than by the Govern.
ment.
He has let 1t be known that he will
endeavor to impress upon Congress
the Importance Of building up the air
services OF the Government and TO
assist in the development of CONNER.
cial aviation.
May Ask Cruisers.
There Is reason to feel that the
Presidents report to Congress upon
the unsuccessful outcome Of the naval
limitations conference held in Geneva
during the Summer between this
Nation. Great Britain and Japan will
be supplemented with a recommenda-
ton for a number Of new destroy ers
and several cruisers, besides other
craft for the expansion OF the Navy,
as well as for better housing cordi.
tions for the Army.
While the President works slowly
and systematically in the preliminary
work incident to the writing Of q mes
sage or a speech. he loses no time
finishing the task once he enters upon
tho actual writing. When he starts
to write, he has made up his mind
just what subjects he will treat and
Just what he will say regarding each
subject. The real difficulty after he
has completed the rough draft is to
choose HIS words Of expression. When
the time comes for correcting his
manuscript and his proofs the cor
rections he makes are not in tho ideas
he has expressed but the words or
phrases he has used to express them.
The President has let 1t he known
that he will not go to the Capitol, as
he has done at times in the past, to
read his next message.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
MRS. JENNIE HICHBORN
DIES AT HOME HERE
Widow Of Admiral Had Resided
in Capital City for
so Years.

Mrs. Jennie M. Hichborn, widow of
Admiral Philip Hichborn and resi-
dent OF Washington for so years, died
Friday night following a brief Illness
at the Lee House, Fifteenth and l.
streets. where she made her home.
Mrs. Hichborn was born in Towsend,
Mass. IS years ago and had lived in
this city since 1877. when she came
here with her husband. She was
vocalist OF ability, having sung in
concert in Boston. AS a resident of
Washington, Mrs. Hichborn was quiet
ly retiring. taking no part In the activ-
tiles OF organizations. She was n
member of st. Johns Episcopal
Church.
Surviving Mrs. Hichborn are her
daughter, Mrs. Martha II. Pearsall
1915 Sixteenth street. and a grandson.
Philip Hichborn, student at Harvard
University.
Funeral services will be held at
Gawler's undertaking parlors, 1880
Pennsylvania avenue, at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon, after which Mrs. Hich.
born's body will be taken to Cam.
bridge. Mass. for burial in Mount
Alban's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
SAYS GRAY FAILED
TO utilize OXYGEN
Commandant Declares Aero
naut Was Apparently Over
come in Upper Atmosphere.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SCOTT FIELD, Ill.,. November 12.-
Capt. Hawthorne e. Gray, Scott Field
engineering officer, apparently lost
his life in an attempt to break the
worlds altitude record. not because
of oxygen supply failure. as hrst
supposed. but because of sheer physi-
cal inability to open the valve OF his
second oxygen cylinder.
Lieut.. Col. John A. Paeglow, Scott
Field, comtnandant. announced today
that of four cylinders of oxygen
taken aloft by Capt. Gray, a supply
for 80 minutes, three were full when
the contents OF the basket of his bal.
loon were examined. The body was
found In the basket last Saturday
near Sparta, Tenn.
"Piecing together Capt. Gray's log
with the reports of Lieut.. Howard H.
Couch and the first surgeon who ex'
amined Capt. Gray's body, as we'll as
from my own examination Of the alti.
tude equipment, am convinced he
became so weak he could not turn on
his second oxygen cylinder" Col. Paeg-
low said.
His last log entry showed he was
at 10000 feet and had dropped his last
ballast From calculations OF his rate
of ascent / believe he had at that
time about exhausted his first oxygen
cylinder This he had cut away with
his sheath knife to be thrown over.
board.
after that ne had only to turn q
"alve to let the oxygen from the Sec
md cylinder flow into his helmet. but
/ believe the terrific lcssening pres.
sure in the upper atmosphere got him
before he could do it,, Undoubtedly
he was terribly weak, and uncon-
seriousness came before he could turn
the valve that would have kept him
alive
Evening star., 1927-11-13
MEXICAN WAR SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET
Aztec Club of 1847 Marks Ami
ver1ary With Ceremony
and Addresses.

The annual meeting and dinner OF
the Aztec Club of 1s47. military 50.
ciety OF the Mexican War. was held
last night at the Cosmos Club. An In.
teresting incident at the beginning OF
the dinner was the formal placing on
the table of one Of the clubs cherished
silver centerpiece repre-
senting an Aztec Teocalli, or sacri-
ficial pyramid. brought in under es.
cort OF four members and given n
place OF honor In front of the prrsid-
ing officer, az being one Of the most
typical products of the civilization
from which the club took its name.
After the dinner. the toast to the
Army was responded to by Maj. Gen.
Hanson f. Ely. commandant of the
Army War College: that to the Navy
U. s. NJ. retired, a past president OF
the club: and that to the Marine Corps
by Maj. Gen. Wendell c. Neville.
U. s. NJ. C..
John Calvert. president Of the SO.
ciety OF Descendants OF the Signers of
the Declaration Of Independence, was
called upon by the president of the
club, Robert Fitch Shepard, and
spoke.
Officers Of the club present at the
gathering were: Mr.. Shepard; DR..
John Winters Brannan. vice president;
Edward Farragut LOCKER. treasurer;
Col. j. F. Reynolds Landis. U. 8. A.,
retired. secretary: Edmund Hayes
Bell. assistant secretary. DIR. Bran.
nan becomes president for the ensu-
ing year. The club will hold its next
meeting In New York City in October
1923.
The club was founded in Mexico
City by officers OF Gen. Scott's Army
of occupation. In October. 1S47. AS all
who actually fought In Mex.
leo are dead. the last survivor being
Gen. II. G.. Gibson. U. S. A.. retired,
who died in 1924 at the age of S6.
present members are descendants OF
the officers OF the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps. regular or volunteer,
who served In Mexico In 1865.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
AIR ACE MAY HUNT BEARS.
Invitation to Lindbergh offered
With Barbecue on Program.

HARRISONBURG. Va. November
~ UY.-Gov. Harry F. Byrd and Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh. who Will be
the governors guest during the Vir-
ginia hunting season, were invited to-
day to Brooks Gap for an "old.
fashioned" bear hunt. with plenty OF
pheasants and turkeys as side line
in the way of shooting.
Sheriff.elec Charles F. I.awley OF
Rockingham and a number of promi.
nent citizens extended the invitation,
which, II accepted. will be climaxed
with a barbecue at Bergton, in the
heart OF the Blue Ridge.
The mountains here abound In
bears, turkeys and pheasants. Four.
teen black bears were tracked this
week at Bergton after the first snow.
fall and the hunters are ready TO SHOW
them to the distinguished invited
guests.