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level of go millimcters. with an exy.
gen pressure of iSs millimeserS Bu.
both pressure and oxygen decrease
steadily on the ascent until al +a,asa
feet the barometric pressure w"u Il b.
only '4S meters and the oxygen pres
sure but - mill!mcters-far too low.
experts say. To sustain life without an
auxiliary supply OF oxygen.
Co far. then, would ii not appear
,ha; science is sure Of ha: three
major facts: First. tina, Capt. Gray
died Of oxygen want in his body t.S'
sues second. that his death occurred
SOME time between the peak 81 his
fiiShi and his discovery on the earth,
and third. that some human agency
land IL could have been no one hut the
halloonistt assembled Co ss.4sa feet,
Bu, far from being content with such
iptcrmEs..on. the Army Air Corps.
shortly after the catastrophe, saw 10
IL that numerous tests were conducted
on animals and insects 10 determine
the point at which HE could not exist
dut. to pressure For instance. a ras
was given test flight that followed
Z
as possible. Temperature WAS dlsve'
gartied and pure Oxygen VAS fed on
TIA ascent, Starting a; this point the
oxygen supply was cut OF and air VAS
fed into the hell var from that altitude
to the ground AZ ahcut Ss,0ea ieSi
! the rat eeCame unconscious and >ccn
/ thereafter stopped hrvsathtag. methods
nj ARTIFICIAL respiration falling To rv
v!ve II,
ono authority points out that S,aae
| feet higher than the ras eetysms Qa
eunScie'iS capt. GraN'S oNvSen supply
ram out, The point ~ emphasized that
/ only - minutes more oxNgea supply
| would have hroushs the liver DOWN "a
/ safety, In this connection IL is .,npce-
| taDt Ia remark that Capt. Gray, an
/ expert on upper air conditions. must
/ surely have known Iavs>'iSe,N hoW sans,
/ his supply presumably would last, Vet
u study NJ the harenv,rst' svN~'0gStS et
I his fitxht Shows his rate of ascent wa.
/ between - GOO and - ,,stAa feet tuss
/ hah, roughly slssaAtns. as fast as the
| rate he had nlanned en, II IL believed
his Slowness IN elsmhins VAS due 20 his
| interest IN various observations. mNs
tahsN tests ~ tSdte, Eut Il would
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More snow at sis o'clock s4.ooe
feet up. and IL might he remarked that
the SNOW at high attitudes rarely is Of
,he exact sort We know. II is kind
of cloud crystailiEa,ion. ordinarily SO
slight As never to reach the ground.
And soon hit Of irony. II is St5
o'clock. The altitude is 5000 feet
pretty high up in the clouas~~and a
radA, station EfoadCaSts something an
nutated as telling about diving" A
CHASTITY plemonition. youil admit.
New. too. the handwriting becomes
wahhly. almost unintelligtole. Men
are rarely In possession of Their mar
NAL faculties 1T extremely high alti
tu,ies. Small wonder. then, added ~
the fact that 1t VAS tertitiCally cold.
that Capt, Gtay'S hands We're shakN,
Also. precisely at this time. the clock
in the balloon basket stops due, no
doubt. to the fact that temperature
OF 81 degrees below Iero tends tn con
geal the OIL in most mechantsms, II
did not in the case Ut the official haro-
graph solelv because that instrument
was cleaned entirely NJ its oil prior
~ the flight. by an expert watch
maker,
Meantime. however. the radio chugs
merrilN on HUT not for Ions, Comes
al, with n station telling something
of the Pied Piper. heard al Sn,aoo feet,
Two thousand more feet slip below
while Yet another station il heard
Hut Il has hecoine warmer de,
grees, WHY Parity, na doubt he
cause Ut the brightness vi the sun at
mid afternoon and mere important
Still hecauSe Capt, Gray has peae.
trated that peculiar region In the mSs,
"a
nciatnreS usually either remain rrse~
ueaily stationary for time with the
increase III height. ar become perhaps
even few degrees warmer. Mete"r"'
logical experts caii IL the strataspheset
Nav the radio Is dispensed With al
together IA 900 feet in the air ~ the
daring talioontst --higher even than
l.leut, Carleton Il, Champion, IL, II
the Navy Air Corps, Was able u vth,h
last July when he hrnhe the w0tla >
hsgh altitude rec"rd tor atrrlahes by
ascendIns SaA feet i'nwn sues the
eaaiu apparatus LIP goes the te'lto"n~@
town asa,n saeS the temperature ~
degrees he.ow aero nuw Ma hote
m0siV strictly business fraM nov oh
the business nf rcra,%, hreahlus,
Vet 1000 degrees more tato space
with an Sttegtee rise IN temperature
recorded The atratosphere again
"tan much heat" sVrthht~s the hNer
At ~ Qua feet, trclMhlN ne Is REFER
ring 10 his aNefheated aANs gen helmet,
Comes ~, 900 feet aad WARMER one~
move only ~ dssrees helnw, UattsnS
close Ia tho "cetiing" er top ef hisM
"naM tais1 pulling cut he,h Vacuum
IN mouth,
Forty Thousand teet' Hut the hNe.
il ap,lnistiss I've makes a naat hata
ttan that the Sky ordinarily deep blue,
sun very h.tsht, SAINT all gone Mvan
taa tsame say pro>hA eancsnsiNelNl
that he cant~mptates etimhlng even
higher, thauAh ha n atmest \ mites
| trtta earth nov,
And now What hapleasS t'nesAe
/, ss.laaaavaa ~ DEATH tprEr asr aa
thori,,es explain that car hodies are
used 10 a sen,stsle psessuys Al sea
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Capt Gray Daring Army Air Corps Balloont Is Tragic
Figure in One of Most Mysterious Adventures in History
of Avation-Query Which Comes From Scientists Is as
to Exact Time of His Death-Could He Have Been Re-
vived by Prompt Action if Found Once Return
Earth?

wants recognition Of world record
for the valiant flyer. Blu, that il I'M
possible without the final decree of
the r. A, !.
The difficulty In that there IN no
precedent 10 cover the circumstances
where u pilot lost his life during the
course Of world record flight. This
consideration aside the National Aero.
nautical Association IL distinctly
within Its rights In i,s bid. Every
STA ndard form OF procedure has been
followed. including the careful eAami'
nation of the instruments by the
Bureau Of Standards. The ascension
itself was likewise aboseboard. Capt.
Gray was duly licensed by the contest
committee for the y. 4. A. AN official
Of that body was on the field at the
take>on and two members Of the Army
AIR Corps followed The balloon VIA
airplane until IL soared completely out
of sight More than that they were
moi supposed 10 do.
In the otticiai annals Of the +. A. l..
the world.reeognized ruling concerning
such flights as Capt. Grays reads
thus.
"t'redfting Of Records "A record
made by aircraft uf Glass A free bal
looms. shall be- broken when a balloon
beionelng Ia the name or In lnWef
category shall have made better
performance.
Concerning categofies the types
of balloons are listed under eight elias.
sifleations, according to cubic capacity
and Kind Of gas used. Moreover. II
II q ndafd formula IN employed Ia de
iertuine the value of u given balloon
for classifying iis category for record
plItpnses when hydrogen ~as used for
...N i.f tf1
flight Capt. iray'n record Was en
IA blished IN the seventh category
Granted that he IL recDe nlzed by the
tnIernni ional body ~ hh wing climbed
| 10 1; 40 feet, The latter height being
America n claim, he Vii gel credit
moi only for having broken his own
I previous world re'nrd. b,i the eighth
| a M free Tor al records ns well
! IN masking It's official rnlibrntian of
/ he instruments used BY capt Gray
, ~ az Ia pfo.iiice nb authorized hight
| history" 81 record the Bureau III
| sfnndnrds placed bnr6gtuph No II IN
a isii jar This looks iike the Top
ofteuiifues piared over u cheese cake.
and II permits 1T il reduction ~ air
/ pressure within the jar, reproducing
| the actual conditions ~ lie tight
itself by making The pen If ihe lHros
, graph retfaee lis former COURSE. When
| the pen reaches The hiahss, point on
| The chart the scientists have IA renatd
| 10 terms of air pressure at lie pea Is
, reached by The ha ilnonlst, The he'll
| lar ls connected Win mefnurai
| barometer fa. The purpose. And nav
comes good news toi Amefinui The
| itireaH II siands rda. after lie careful
iesis has officially pianed its approval
op The y.i70foot height Tor The fea
sons given shove, The specials eIs
tasted onl. baiog,aph M. u, that
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hardly seem logical 20 attribute his
los az lie primarily 20 his pleasant
E1asneuyeFS with radio. fe< the flyer
had been over the ground carefully on
two previous flights and was fully
aware 81 every implication.
DiSuisSsng aS impossible Of 6sSccr-
cry the actual conditions 90 Capt.
CsraSs death. IL - interesting 10 con-
lecture the question. could the nyer
have climbed mach higher Certain
EXPERT taslconistS Cser ar emphatic
YES, while ether recognized students
os the higher air give an equally ena-
plsasic TO Ore II the latter explains
there s necessarily Ggsiir 80 the al
;0usse a rsan might attain and he
places this llIuiE somewhere between
saee0 and 5a,eea feet. because. Re
SAYS, even though mar might
breathe pure. unt.ila,eSi cxySsa. which
IS practically Impossible. the pressure
up there wcad tse far too how 20 Sos-
tain Nlfs. To Su higher man wcotSs
have 10 Ne sssc3>s$s in 4 preunasticalfy
sealed divers suit. capable OF wstls>
standing tremendous pressure and in
which tire air be AyeAshej would ne
Kept constantly AZ pressure avail
able so the st~3v tissues Another
nss3cTsag sco--Gnster eNsuSsaa;sv 81.
minsSasnS pressure. risraSen weaS be
given o0 nv the AlNsa~i, as i'm caiSSan
disease, stu N,rsher dit,stsay the air
IN the asNseG IL the hangs
However, assuming thai men cx>Gsss
scale the heavenly essShsS scr many
miles rsosv, wAas wVal6 c>,g,dsysens -
Ike Certain scientists have eN>
pressed tire opsc5s'a sASs there nSsy Ne
. belts ~ warN str above Tire Ssragg>.
sphere and Eaas Il mea c,ssla WA
stand aAc rEv>>ure by >,seS cscvessS
devised ossealns. they msSAs survive.
. t'ertaSlSly there w2u'a sse rs, esesa<iS VI,
there, As a nSattes IL fact. experts cg
see United States Weather Hsageaa saw
that Capt GRAY WAS hgSAev than any
e'eo,lS cNsssd prevail
~ MI events Auseylea t<NfaN eaSeSsN
awaits Tire tseviSsea cs the Federation
AetNaaUssQue tnsSrnatjos&asg> CNSsr axt>
attain enthusiasts THINK il 3asy sssAax
sssd l>s~tNer that he wls., Mas 4 svVag
student ~ ire upsNsS Slr ~ given che
eEfFrsae Mtsea aaytNsde y~NcNgI wAACA
he Seen,S >uTStS - AaVs wVN m NIstus
~ an unparalleled climb - the msNS>
SeFs"0s Atmosphere ~ hsSA at the eN>
reaSe NJ his llte~
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ultimate adjunct for the ascension.
And now he w3s--What? Dead?
Perhaps. Unconscious? Al least that.
In the latter case. mans pulmotm
might have saved him. Just about
three hours had ne been in the air.
all toid~and even had he been un
c0nseiSus all that time. pHlmotor
might have pulled him through. just
az il has 40 many nearly drowned or
assphyxiat"d men.
Bat, anyway. those farmers passed
him by Nor should they lie blamed
far they knew not what WAS At stake
MOI until the next morning did the
world know that Capt. Hawthorne e.,
Gray waE dead. High up In tree
had the basket come 10 rest. and
huns ned up within IL was the flyers
stsiwart body. Nearby was the bal
boon Itself With evidence that IL ha1
dragged its trailer ropes along The
ground for half a mile or no.
Al first the finders. farmers again.
could moi identify The iifeiesn form
sn8t IL. until they found the aviainr's
name upon his shirt sleeve, Next
came the police chief. and he. though
~ t~~9fsd bY the hack ~ telephone
D.afoy. sent word around " hts dis,
j coyefy. Aviation experts. appeared
! DosthAsie-~naan Of them friends d nj
aeaaiaintances of Capt. Gray. Teie-
graph kFys clicked The news 10 the
/ worlds remote cbrners. And soon
iar~" Army Air Corps officers ap,
! peaTfd. each ~ make an official re-
port.
! Carefully The experts examined the
b3iiopn. the instruments within IT,
and ,is,en~d 10 The seidlc, If the coro.
n@r. Hhich was. Death from want ot
oxygen"
RtT when did Capt. Gray die? The
Army officers DID not know. They
do NOT know today. The Bureau 49,
Standards dors MOI kno. and Us ~.
pFfts HhYe completed Is thorough "a,
animation ~ HE Instruments The
AtHts Az tDrDA aorr MOI know, thniigii
il has just ISSUED H.. .,fflniai report on
10" taFe. based nH technical al vice
from men who have soHied the skies
f1F $"Hfs. 30 one knows ~ can know
oh this earth However. there -
! abundant evidence of how the pIs,
n,ents on high Nigh, have aneried
ibf ntef ana his balioon, The Ss,hD.24i
within the bashei we're TWO htghiy
seHsiiIned paragraphs ~ measure
height aud one thermogr8pb 10 meas
'Ifs temperature. nm Oxygen nakA
three cylinders ~ oxygen ana - iDI
Az approximation of The szaet tins
~ capt. EFay's death may not seen
10 be- sliaily important, bti IL In en-
aGiy ihai 10 fhs AaIIaHal Aero
Baulicai Association. official branch al
lhe supreme goiiTl Tor determining
lbYjaiinH records, the Federation AFRO
Hatitiaae InternaiiaHaie oi Paris
itastna already granted capt. Hfas
On authoritative American re"nfd ~
Iiie basis II his nigi1i of $3.50 teel
last March. the N A. lnasurail5
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copper, nickel AMI s<.snsNsS.sISs sestas,
SlN varieties IN AL, wGaSs4s cc0agtsS
tha Various metals, ss,g messs " the
>seSlSssS Mas t3NVYSA ~ the Govern
'sseas authorities, aeA CONSEQUENTLY
teeN we've newer put In several sssvss>
ktsNa
The cn'v xv,A hsss,ssahsv ~S~~ ~sc,
3eS~ss "a the United States mtal MAS
SsrGck in tSSs, II had pSgsSsENt gs>sa
IN the e~ateE sNd the eANNgse showed
4 waSN StG<'se asaNssA sAe pesfSsattesA.
With see tnscytptsen United SsstNs &c
Asoeravss" StoNtsd thes esAg>ssE The p~'
verse Mas ahak, rae eele MsS sx>
AetsS bali tAe wesSAt nj sAe Ss>AsaN
Regardless Al shs SeasgAlsN aeS%a'tsa
hseA, he sVNad stNeen eSecSS WITH
MAyyh sae sNhssa II tApstltsg W~gNe asst
an sSsue ~ the t'astsa states eue
we've MAsAaEAV{erSd by tAtssg9nsA
jewelers. There Asa nee eeea ANY at
teRapg ia tnts<ssssSe the pSsSeaxtsd eSssn
i'm the United States SlasS lSNa la
shaS wear twN eteSss ~ the dkessessattAA>
tHaaS 81 sNd ! exnts WSgs aSSs<Si at
Tao fAsasaeesNSs mint.
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lgaSt Neaf pNAsee hsasth Nays@S yt4'
rae ke1 V'lNSSS AiSAAsN lnSsScte<l NvSarsv
eafNias ssA 30 theA>aNsaa sSsA pS~As ~
toa t4 sNSS tSSaN a >t>sSNeg " Vs.SasA
heAN a
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1t was inevitable that he would feel
uncomfortable sooner or later. because
the oANgch pressure in the atmuS.
phete decreases AT a fairly even ratio
with the ascent. resulting III a conds
tinn In the body known as "anuSes
mia. az oxygen want. due 10 the hack
nt pressure sufficient Ia drive the
oxygen from the atmospheric air into
this body Ivy way ot the lungs and
hinod stream
In the ease nf Gray. he had on of
course. an aANsenfeefins head mask
Wht'h delivers proper supply of the
lifespsesrrvina element IN rtopot ton
Ia the altitude increase, iiut even
with that he Wouid feel i'll effects
though rerhHrs somewhat mild
Next "n the hos ,ones The nn,atian
that lar, M, II barometer NJ, III
tutns ~ ~ 600 teei The hait,"nlSt
h referring Ia the techut,at operation
"f the tAiastapli. which traces un a
rhest uf Smoked paper the haiiuunist y
tOufSr, THIS turn represents a ~.
trtainB point IN the deNice wherein
the l"n On ttare aWonps dawn on the
hheet AMI M again,
More hotatiana az tadin ami Meat her
ooidttinnk. and then al at0 O'clock
thtte LIS mention ~ enuW and a,uNea
aud the tact that the temperature is
| \ deArees helnM eetn at "a ,nun feet.
iiut ,art, GRAY prohahi, II not worry
Tag ahuut helng ontd, far his hetMat
| - ntaihs an Inasnlnus heating aet Me,
Will, h on PREVIOUS htAhts and later on
this Hight had made him even too
natin
Evening star., 1928-03-22
PROPOSES CONTROL
Of REFRIGERATION
CoveII to Present Measure
for Regulation and Fees
in Capital.

A proposed regulation requiring the
issuing Of permits for the installation
of refrigerating machinery III private
dwellings or public halls In the District
was announced today by Maj w r., Il.
Covell. Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner
Inviting constructive criticism" Mai,
Covell has arranged for n hearing In
the boardrOom Of the District Building
at 10 am, Monday, April g. Copies Of
the proposed regulation. which, the
engineer department admits, Is likely to
stir many protests. were sent out today
TO citizens associations, builders and
other Interested parties,
No refrigerating or other machine for
lowering natural temperature could be
installed without permit and inspec~
tion and approval by the plumbing and
electric departments of the District
under the regulation proposed
In the case OF churches, theaters,
halls or ANY place Of public assembly -
the fire marshal would first pass on all
such applications.
The cost of the permit would range
from 81 10 SIS for motors of more than
one e~half horsepower and not more
than one horsepower, with charge
Of 81 for each added horsepower.
Additional fees would be required for
! Inspection under the electrical regltla~
tions and IN the case OF refrtgeratlng
units separated from the apparatus. or
multiple-unit systems, there would be a
Ice OF 81 for each separated unit in
addition Ia the fee for the apparatus
Evening star., 1928-03-22
PREACHER STRESSES
DUTIES OF LAYMEN
Speaker at Services in Keith's
Theater Deplores Low Salaries
of Ciergymen.

The responsibility OF laymen In lend
ing financial and moral support to their
church and minister was stressed by
DIR. Charles L. Goodell of New York in
sermon at the midday l4enten serv-
ices under auspices Of the Washington
Federation of Churches In Keith's
Theater today. Due to the lack OF lay
men upholding their responsibility,
clergymen today have greater respon-
sibility than ever before, Or Goodell
said
Or Goodell deplored the low salaries
received by elergymen. declaring that
the man who sweeps the streets gets
more money than many preachers,
Dr doodell will deliver hts fifth of
a series Of five addresses at keith'S
Theater tomorrow. His subject will be
THE Foundation of Our Faith"
DR. w l., Darby, executive secretary
of the Washington Federation of
Churches, announced at the services to-
day that. beginning Monday, the Serv-
tees under auspices Of the Federation
will be held each day in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church This Is
due, he explained. to a change III the
program arrangement at keith's Thea
ter.
Dr Darby expressed thanks for the
corporation given by the KeithS Thea
ter management In the past In permit
ting the services to be held there, DR.
Daniel A Polling Of New York, pastor
Of Marble Collegiate Church and presi-
dent oT the International Society Of
Christian EudeaVor will be the speaker
at the services In the New York Ave-
nue Presbyterian Church next week.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
BEL|TTLES ALARM
ON UNEMPLOYMENT
Federal Survey Calls Reports
"Exaggerated"- d"--Condi-
tions Improve.
By the Associated Press.

BF the Associated PRESS
Undue alarm has been occasioned in
the country by recent exaggerated re-
ports" as TO the amount of unemploy-
ment existing in industry and COM
merce, the United States Employment
Service declared yesterday in publish
Ing its monthly review of conditions
for February. A Winter slackening of
industry did occur director Jones of
the service asserted, and a considerable
number of workers were tobless. but he
also declared that consumption had in
creased and that the prospect was good.
THE horizon is clearing. and the
employment outlook is encouraging"
the summary declared The iron and
steel industry, long recognized as a
reliable barometer has shown a definite
Improvement. Orders for structural
materials, railroad cars, rails and other
equipment, not to mention the increase
In demand for automobile materials,
practically assures steady increase to
forces employed With the advent Of
Spring a further improvement IN the
unemployment situation will ma
terialiZe"
The Labor Department is making a
special survey of employment condi-
tions, which will be made public soon,
and the data on which Director Jones
views are based will be contained there
In. The summary declared In general
that while no material change had oc-
Cured In the situation during February,
the latter part Of the month has indi-
Gated "a definite upward trend In sew
eral major industries,
Evening star., 1928-03-22
HARD|NG'S ESTATE
FREE OF OIL BONDS
Executor Says Two Held
From First Issue Were Not
in Continental Deal.

BY the Associated Press.
MARION. Ohio, March a2.-Charles
d. Schaffner, executor Of the estate
OF the late President Warren G.. Hard
ing, today announced that an exarni-
nation Of his records by a special In
vestigator OF the Senate public lands
committee definitely established that
the late President possessed none Of
the s3080,0 900 worth OF Continental
Trading Co. bonds involved in the
Teapot Dome oil scandal
Mr. Schatfner said William p. Allen,
acting as special investigator for the
Senate committee, completed the in
veStigation yesterday and expected to
present his findings TO Senator Thomas
j. Walsh in Washington late today.
Mr.. Schaffner said only two bonds of
the first liberty loan were found and
both OF them were for denominations Of
$500
All of the Liberty bonds involved in
the holdings of the Continental Trading
Co, were Of the first Liberty loan and
were OF $1,000 denomination.
Serial numbers of the two first Lib
critics in the Harding estate were
given as $3.50 and 652l, neither OF which
correSponded 20 the numbers of the
Continental bonds.
Investigation revealed that the late
President had Sl82.7T worth of Liberty
bonds and Mrs. Harding held SOS, 500
worth in her name. AL OF their Liberty
bonds were Of the second, third and
fourth loans except the two oonds.
which were found not TO be involved
In the holdings OF the Continenta- Co.
Evening star., 1928-03-22
TREEPROTECT|ON
URGED BY EXPERT
Entomology Chief Pleads
That New Arboretum Be
Kept Free From Pests.

Something new and different should
be put into effect in the establishment
of the proposed National Arboretum
here. DR., c. l.. Marlatt, chief of the
Bureau of Entomology of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, told the Fourth
Shade Tree Conference. which began
a three-day session in the National
Museum auditorium today. He advo-
Gated placing In 1t only specimens Of
trees and woody plants OF North
America.
A national arboretum. he said, Is a
great and laucable project. but there Is
a great danger in the making of it
which does not exist after it Is once es-
tablished. He pointed out that the
danger lay in the pests which might
be imported on specimens from various
parts of the world
He added that many Of the pests
which had attacked trees and plants
in this country were brought in on
specimen plants, and particularly point
ed to the wtping out OF the chestnut
tree III the Appalachian area by the
chestnut canker.
He asked that the proposed arboretum
to be placed on the Eastern branch,
should be made up entirely of speci-
mems from North America, adding that
there is no continent richer in variety.
DR.. G, A. Taylor chief OF the Bureau
OF Plant Industry Of the Department OF
Agriculture. said that Government
agency was now purchasing the land
Tor the new arboretum. part OF which
VIII be made up of acquired land and
part OF land reclaimed on the Anacost.a
flats. In 1t, he said, 1t is proposed to
provide comprehensive collection of
trees for scientific study.
Col. William b. Ladue, District En-
gineer Commissioner, In a brief address.
welcomed the delegates to the city
DR.. II. G.. knight. chief of the Bu-
reau or Chemistry and Soil of the De-
partment of Agriculture. Col w. B.
Greeiy. chief forester, and DIR. Z. r..
Wherry of the Bureau of Chemistry
and Soil also spoke. following which
there was a round-tahle discussion led
by DR., w. e. Britton, Connecticut State
entymologist,
The delegates tonight are scheduled TO
hear an address on the Washington
park system by Lieut. Col u. S. Grant
3rd, director of public buildings and
public parks, and an Illustrated lecture
on shade tree development by F. /.
Mulford of the United States Bureau of
Plant Industry