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The Washington times., 1928-11-26

Dorsey M. Hyde, secretary, said
there already Is 4 feeling that the
National Capital should have an or.
chestra similar organizations are
sponsored by more than so other
American cities.
It has been suggested that Wash
ington should be represented by the
worlds best concert artists Though
most of their appearances would be
at. home, the city would be adver.
.tised by tours throughout the coun-
try and abroad.
One thing definitely decided Is
that If the chamber participates in
any way the enterprise will be coil-
Quoted on a scale large enough 20
be credit to the District. This
would call for retention OF some
noted conductor.
Preliminary Investigations have
revealed that $2500O0 would be re-
quired annually to finance such a
project.
Some of those behind the move
ment favor having the expenses un-
derwritten by citizens. Under this
plan any deficit would be cared
for by the guarantors
A meeting will re held some time
next week by committee composed
of Charles j. Stockman, DIR. Frank
w. Ballou. Judge Mary O'Toole,
Major William o. Tufts, and Sid
ney NSeidemann.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26

Counsel for Franklin =.
Smith, who was found guilty
gby ! jury Of first degree muir
der for the strangIing to death
Of his 19-yeaf-old daughter
September 26, last, filed a mo-
tion for new trial today.
IT II charged the verdict Of the
jury Is contrary TO the law and evi-
dences that Newton Smith. son of
the defendant. should not have been
allowed to testify because his adj
dress was incorrectly given, and that
the confession was improperly adj
snitted iii evidence.
The admission of the photograph
OF the bedroom In which the dead
girl lay was attacked In the motion.
An error IS charged to the court
In refusing to compel the prosecu-
tiOn to elect as to which IL the three
counts of the Indictment Ii would
seek conviction of the defendant.
and also in allowing DR.. Percy Hiclx-
ling. District alienist. To testify over
the objection or the defense.
The admission OF the confession
was specially excepted to because IL
Is charged that it was shown ID BE-
entirely involuntary; that ali three
witnesses to the signing Of the IN
strument did not testify: that the
corpus deficit had not been proved
at the time Of the admission; ana
that II tended to show the commits.
sion Of other offenscs for which the
defendant was not on trial:
The motion also complains that
the court was in error in not sub
lmitting the prayer which would
have Instructed the jury to fIpd
Smith insane. IN that il believed
him to be. following an s.irresistibie
impulse" at the time ar the murder.
The motion will BE argued satur-
day.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26

Friends Of the bill are mastering
their strength with, a view to push
ing it through at the short session
about To begin
The bill has already been reported
out by the House District Com.
mittee and Rep Frederick n. Zinl-
man, Of Maryland, has promised TO
cali it up in the House for vote
at the earliest possible moment,
Capper Strong Backer
1t has The strong backing Ct
Senator Arthur Capper, chairman Of
the Senate District Committee. and
therefore should receive prompt
consideration from that committee.
MANY leaders in both houses and
in both parties have promised to
vote for the measure and expedite
its passage. There is no known op.
position to IT, and it seems there.
fore. that the only question IN re-
gard TO it's enactment is a question
Of time
The Gravelly Point site has been.
indorsed by nearly every aviator of
note that has visited Washington
since the site was chosen by the Dis
frict Commissioners more than a
year ago.
To Cost 81. .500, 900
These fl.efs have expressed amaze.
ment that washington. the Capital
of the Nation, and one Of the biggest
cities in the country. Is not equipped
with an airport. and model one.
The Capper-Stalker bill authorizes
the construction Of an airport at a
total cost of 81 800 900, to he divided
equally between the Federal and Dis.
trict governments.
The appropriations would be made
in two years, with $3.50 900 author.
lied each year.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
Army Trap Drummers
Care For Many
Instruments

Trap RUNNERS Of regimental
and garrison bands are the most
equipped soldiers in the Army,
according to War Department
statement today.
In addition to the usual soldiers
equipment, such as belt, mess kit,
canteen, weapons, haversack and
shelter tent, the trap drummer
also has the following items
which to concern himself: snare
drum, triangle, triangle beater,
mutfler and strainer. drum sling,
drum stand, COW bawl COW bell,
sleigh bell, wood block. castanet,
cuckoo, Chinese symbaIs, imita-
ton railroad, adjustable rattle,
slap sticks. tambourine. Chinese
tom.tom, canary whistle. locono.
tive whistle, steamboat whistle
ana steam exhaust whistle.
While the trap drummer does
not carry all these instruments,
he is charged with the care Of
them and must be an expert in
the use OF each.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
High School Orators
To Meet at Tournament

High school students of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania will compete in an ex.
emporaneous speaking contest spon.
sored by the College of Liberal Arts
Of American University, and the
United States Daily.
The State contests will be held at
the American University campus.
and winners of first and second
places in the three separate State
contests will meet in a final inter.
state contest TO he held at American
University on March %. The United
States Daily will award cash prizes
totalling $3.50 while American Uni.
versity will award scholarship prizes
totallinz $500.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26

Because the late Thomas
Fortune Ryan failed to carry
out his expressed intention of
establishing q legal residence
in this city a heavy inheritance
tax probably will be levied on
his huge estate, by either the
state Of New York or Vir-
ginia.
. Corporation Counsel William ~.
Bride was called upon TO inVesll-
gate the legal residence OF Ine
wealthy financier with q view tO
determining what steps the us
trfct might take in the event the
expected court battle between New
York and Virginia develops.
Bride found that REan had not
paid taxes in the District since
1921 and, at that time, paid only 2
small amount on some. furniture
and other belongings stored here.
Planned Residence Here
About two years before his death.
RYAN is said to have announced
that he would establish his legal
residence here. If he had his estate
would have escaped the Inheritance
tax. The District has no estate
tax.
simple funeral rites for the dead
millionaire were to be held today
at the Church Of st. Jean Baptists,
Lexington. Avenue and Seventy.
sixth ST., New York city. The Rev.
Alfred Pauze, who had known
Ryan for 81 years, was the off.
ciating clergyman. Following In.
definite interment in vault In
Calvary Cemetery, the remains
will be- taken to Richmond. Va.
to be laid to rest In Sacred
Heart Cathedral.
Allan Al. Ryan. who had been
estrarlged from his father after be.
ing expelled from the New York
Stock Exchange for Bankruptcy, IS
hurrying back from tour in Eu.
rope. and Is expected to take a
prominent part in the settlement Of
the estate. 1t is thought that father
and son had settled their quarrel a
few months ago.
Defendant In Divorce
Following the younger Ryan's ex-
pulsion from the stock exchange,
he was a defendant in a divorce
suit and later married again, much
to the dissatisfaction of his father.
Allan Ryan had been travelling in
Europe with his second wife and his
daughter. Miriam.
The will Of the late finance king
is in possession of Herbert II.
Vreeling. close friend. and its
terms are a complete secret. 1t will
not be opened for several days.
Several members of the family are
now hurrying to New York. includ
ing a granddaughter Mrs Edward
Barring. Of London. due Thursday
on the Aquitania.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
VIC IMS
FORFEIT CASH

All OF the persons whom police
of the Second Precinct arrested in
"a series Of raids over the week
end. forfeited collateral today by
failing to appear in Police Court
to answer charges OF disorderly
conduct.
The list OF persons who deposited
from S. to SIS collateral att the
precinct took up five typewritten
pages and contained 137 names
Two squads. one headed by Capt
Guy E. Burlingame and consisting
of Sergeants Holmes and Roper
and Privates Carroll. Flaherty and
Oliver, and the other made up of
Policemen Parks, Bryant and ".
d. Hughes, made the raids.
A series of raids on alleged
gambling houses started by the
police Saturday afternoon continued
until last night, and resulted in
four houses invaded.
From Is TO 20 persons were cap
tured in each
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
CAPPER. To GET
MERGER DATA

THE Bureau of Efficiency's long
awaited report on the traction mer.
ger nlan on which experts have
worked Ifor five months, will be
submitted today to Senator Arthur
capper chairman Of the Senate
District Committee.
Camper is expected TO cali q
meeting OF the merger subcommittee
or the District teofnmittee ~ soon
as lac can get q quorum together
Bars Fare Increase
On his return to Washington yes.
terday Senator Capper reiterated his
belief that the local traction com.
uanies should be merged, but again
expressed his unalterable opposition
to any merger that will mean
higher fares.
He promised that the interests of
the washington public viii be thor.
cughiy protected
"We want the people TO know, &"
he said that there viii he no un.
due haste. We will want to know
everything that is possible to know
obout the merger proposition before
we approve 1t. and IL was for that
reason we ordered two independeut
studies, one by the Bureau of Effi.
cheney and the other by DIR Milo
r. Maltbie.
Public Reassured
1.-THE public need not fear thai
the utilities interests will nut any.
thing over on it. Our committee
will have to be convinced that the
merger is good thing for the CITY
before we recommend it TO the
SAnate."
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
122, 900 Miles of Roads
To Be kent Snow Free

More than 122 900 miles of high
ways In the SO States in the snow
belt will be kept open this winter at
cost of S. ,425, ,OOO the American
Automobile Association estimated.
Every 800 spent in snow removal
yields $1,000 in more efficient trans
portation and business continuity,
according to A. A. A. estimates.
Thus, on the basis Of these figures
the communities which keep their
streets and highways clear this year
will reap a benefit In excess OF $5O,.s
900 900
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
IS million
GIVEN As
COST Of
PL ANT

The attack on the Washing
ton Gas Light Company s
move for a higher gas rate in
Washington was launched to-
day, when B. Mex. Bachman,
chief accountant for the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, took
the stand and with a 169-page
report assailed the valuation
figures of the company ex-
perts.
Bachman was the first witness
called before the commission, when
the valuation case was reopened
after 4 Today recess. He Is the first
OF the experts called to refute the
claims OF the gas company.
While the company was parading
It's experts before the commission,
estimates OF the reproduction cost
Of the company's property SCARED
from the modest estimate Of S2T 49,
SO made by r. o. Luqueer, the
first witnes, TO the $34.3S0,00 esti.
mate Of Alton $. Miller, the third
Bachman fore into these figures
with both hands today. when he
had finished. the commission was
informed that the entire plant OF
the gas company actually cost $l2,.
SOS. .O0s.54.
F'lehartv Strategy
The strategy Of Ralph B. Fle-
harky Peoples Counsel, in making
Bachn1an witness for the com
mission, instead OF for the people,
led to brush between Attorney
George RI Hoover. for the gas
company, and the commission.
When Bachman was called
Hoover asked whose witness he was.
Chairman John w. Childress, OF the
commission. said he was Peoples
COunsefs witness. Hoover then
said that Robert E. Lynch, as
sistant to Corporation Counsel w.
w. Bride, ex.officio general counsel
OF the commission. had no right TO
examine him.
FIeharty denied that Bachman
was his witness. and after brief
wrangle. Childress corrected himself
and asked If Hoover did not grant
that the commission had right to
call its own witnesses.
Actual Cost SI3,OOO,OOo
Bachman. said he had studied
more than year before makisf=
properties of the gas company for
his report. On December ST, 1927,
the company had a surplus of S..
693, ,4O9. 80, Bachman said. He de.
cIared that the actual cost OF the
entire plant was approximately s1S,.
O0O 900. which figure the company
had increased TO S20,27415S.09.
He reduced the book cost to a
recommended proper total of $IA.
665. .476. He allowed $l91 1886. 73 fpr
construction in progress, and sh,-
O39, 100 for working capital, and
placed the actual cost OF the gas
company plant al s12 see, ,003.54
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
HIGHLAND CITIZENS MEET

Community problems will he
threshed out at meeting OF the
Randle Highlands CitzenN Aszo,:,a.
ticn tonight at o'clock in the Orr
school.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
Quick FightScheduLed
For Airport Bill
Times STAFF Photo

the biggest fights be made for any local egsa.
ton in forthcoming session of Congress will be waged
behalf of the bill authorize the construction
of mnnieipal airport at GrayeIy Point.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
Night Schools Show
Record Enrolment

Leon L, Perry, supervising prinei.
pal and head of night schools OF
divisions 10 to 13, reported the en-
rollment in excess of any previous
year, especially in the night high
schools.
Notice has been given that the
Garnet-Patterson Building will he
available for classes now using the
Mott Building. as soon as differ,
ences in seating capacity can be
overcome. Garnet Is arranged to
seat smaller classes than the 40
and upward in night school classes.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
Chamber to Sponsor
Capital Orchestra

Establishment Of symphony orchestra in its drive to make
Washington center for music art and literature being
BY the Chamber of Commerce. s.
The Washington times., 1928-11-26

The Quarantine station, standing
on Federal reservation I3 close to-
the District Jan is one Of the
most important fortresses guarding
the health Of Washing tonians.
The present station is compare
lively recent and succeeded row,
OF houses used BY the Health De-
partment for many years.
According 10 DIR. William G..
Fowler, District Health officer since.
1894. there was serious outbreak
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
no. 20 oUARANTINE STATION

OF smallpox among employees Of the
United States Patent Office iii Oc-
tober OF that year. In order to iso-
late persons suspected Of carrying
the germs Of the dread disease, the
department rented a row Of houses
near the Congressional Cemetery.
Some few years later, d man
came to Washington from Alabama
ito see President Roosevelt. Before
his audience with the Chief Execu-i
tive. however the man was stricken
The Washington times., 1928-11-26
TImea staff PhotL.o

with smallpox. He was sharing
rooms with Representative Thomp-
son, OF Alabama, ait a downtpwn
hotel and the Congressman was
sent to the isolation houses
Several years passed and Repre-
sentative Thompson became inter.
ested IN the Quarantine Station. AS
b result, b bill was passed apprO-
priatfng $i5.O00 for the building of
new station. 1t was completed
in 1908.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17

struck by the nucleus of llelium atom moving at 10000 miles a sec ond. Pictures have disclosed that when the fast atom of helium strikes the nucleus of an atom of nitrogen in the air it may stick and form the nucleus Of an atom Of Of flourine. which immediately ex- plodes, shooting off an extremely fast atom of hydrogen and a slower atom of a new kind of oxygen. Since the oxygen atom is heavier than either of the atoms from which it has been formed. new heavier atom is thus constructed.
 Calculations have indicated. said Prof. Harkins. that the amount of heat liberated in the formation Of one pound of helium atoms from lighter atoms of hydrogen should give as much energy as the burn Ing of 10000 tons Of coal. or enough to heat an ordinary house for from 900 10 1000 years"
 The heat of the sun. and the cosmlc rays,' he added. may be du" partly to the occurrence of this reaction. In the formation Of oxygen and hydrogen from nitrogen and heilunl. energy seems to be stored up rather than liberated"
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
JACK JOHNSON KAYOED
Former Heavyweight Champion Put to Sleep tn Fifth Round by Bear cat Wright.

Tokepa. Kans.. April IT LP---An- other of the few llnockouts charged against Jack Johnson in nearly three decades was on record here today.
 The former heavyweight cham pion. who fell before Jess Willard in 1915. was knocked out in the fifth round Of a 10 round match here last night by Bearcat Wright, Omaha ne- gro.
 Entering the ring weighing 235 pounds, as compared 10 the 20 he sealed in his championship days from 1908 to 1915. Johnson held Wright on nearly even terms for four rounds. In the fifth the giant negro fell victim 10 solar plexus blow which followed by right up- percut and remained down for the full count.
 Although Johnson was 50 years old March l. last. he carried his added poundage with much of the old dash and at time appeared 10 have plenty of drive in his body punches. However. the footwork that proved factor in his knockouts over Bob Fitzsimmons. Stanley Ket- chel. ..m Jeffries and more than a score of others, was lacking.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

By the Associated Press
 New York-Sammy Baker beat Billy Alger, Phoenix, Ariz,, QO. Tony Ligouri, Des Moines, Ia., knocked out Frank Zayarema, New York (3).
 Chicago-Jack Mckenna, Toron- to. defeated Walcott Langford. Chi caeo (s). Howard Bentz. Milwau- kee. won over Ted Esterbrook, Niles, Ohio, CD.
 Baltimore-Johnny Filucci. New York. and Bobby Garcia. Baltimore, drew I2). Kid Moher. Baltimore, beat Pep Albee. Washington (S).
 Philadelphia-Eddie Shea, Chica- go, defeated Tony Ascencio, Spain U0D.
 Topeka. Kansas-Bearcat Wright, Omaha. knocked out Jack Johnson, former champion heavyweight (5).
 Miami. Fla.-Pal Mcdonald, Terrc Haute. Ind. knocked out Billy Ryan, Cleveland @.
 Omaha-Tommy Grogan. Omaha, defeated Eddie Anderson. Casper, Wyo. uo).
 Green Bay. Wis.-Jimmy Byrns. Louisville. ky, won over Bud Cor man. kenosha. Wis. G0).
 Walter Madlay. Chicago, knocked out Al kubiak (4.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
DAYLIGHT SAVING
 SCHEDULE APRIL g
l5 States Will Adopt Summer
 Policy Very Soon

New York. April IT R--Thc day. light saving season is on again or soon 10 begin in three entire states and in hundreds of cities in If other states.
 In New York. Chicago, Philadel- phia and Pittsburgh, as generally isewhere in cities using the altered schedule, clocks will be pushed back an hour at a. In.. on April %. last Sunday in the month. and will re- main thus until September 30.
 In some places. however, daylight saving began as early as March , and in others 1t will be inaugurated at late as June.
 Some form of daylight saving will be observed in all or part of the cit ies of assachusetts. Rhode Island. Vermont New York. New Jersey. New Hampshire. Penn sylyania, Delaware, West Virginia, Ohio. Indiana, Michigan and Wis consin.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
HELEN WILLS IS
 PRAC7IC|NG HARD
Tennis Star Preparing for Her
 Invasion of Europe

New York, April 11 R - Helen Wills, national women's tennis cham pion, continued to prepare for her invasion of European courts by meeting strong masculine opposition Ill her last practice matches before her departure.
 yesterday she met the strongest opposition she has ye, encountered in Edward G. Chandler, a member Of the Davis cup squad. and came out vlctorius by the scores of 6-1, G-S. 1-G. The last Set was not con- pleted. On Monday she took a stiff three set match from Elmer Griffin. Today Miss Wills probably will meet Griffin again in her last practice sos- sion before she and Miss Penelope Anderson sail for Europe on tho Aquitania tom orrow night.
 The champions play in the two practice matches has been a reycla- ton to those who saw her win the national title last summer. It seem- ed impossible them that her game could show much improvement. Yet 1t is now distinctly better. Yester- day her backhand strokes came over with more speed and greater accur- acy than ever before. while on the torthand her drives dipped across with lightning speed and were top ped to drop well within the back line.
 Chandler neglected his usual net game. playing almost entirely in the back court to give Miss Wills prac- tice in driving. However, he was playing his best in that game, and found that he had his hands full to hold Miss Wills on even terms. Her deep drives were fully equal to his. while her sharp angle shots often caught the former intercollegiate champion yards out of position.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
C0LLDING ATOMS PHOTOGRAPHED:
 MAY ACCOUNT FOR SUNS HEAT

St. Louis, April F. Rl-Collision
 Of atoms travelling in the air at th, , rate of 10000 miles q second hay.
 teen revealed to science, opening
 new theories in the study of the uni. verse, Prof William Draper Harkins or the University of Chicago. told the Am merican Chemical society to.
 day
 The cloud tracks Of million
 racing atoms have been caught b, the camera. Dr. Harkins reported About 1oo,oo" photographs have feen taken. showing how eXplo- sions occur in these atomic crashes and how. out Of the wrecks new atoms are shot off.
 Prof. 1larkins spoke at sym- poslum Of leading American physi- olsts and chemists on Atomic structure and Nalenco." He dis cusSed the results of his cxperi- men's during the past Ii years after the discovery hy C. T. R. Wilson that atoms or fragments of atoms which are shot at high speed through a gas may be made to leave visible trails.
 lnvestiga ton has shown, he said that these trails are clouds Of wa ter vapor exactly like the clouds that produce rain. except that tbav occur as sharp lines precisely where the atom has just passed.
 When illuminated by brieh, arc light" he continued. these atom tracks appear as brilliant lines Of luminous cloud. usually straight. The atoms used for this purpose may be obtained with speeds of 12.060 miles second by using the explosion of radio active atoms. such as those of thorium C. By use Of a moving picture machine about 100. GOO photographs have been taken which gives the tracks of about 100000 atoms.
 'If atoms have the sizes usuallv attributed to them by physicists, then each doubly charged holjum atom which is shot al this high speed passes directly through moro than 100000 of the atoms of the air. Nearly all of the atom tracks are straight, but occasionally there Is swerve or bend, as if the atom comes near some very minute ob- ject which rcpels it.
 Tn the passage Of the he)ium atom through a hundred thousand million atoms of the air. only ahout 50 sharp collisions have been ob- tanned. The extremely minute ob- lect from which the he!ium atom rebounds is called the nucleus of the atom, and Is shown by this to be about as large. compared With the supposed diameter of 1ha atom. as is the sun in comparison with the diameter Of the solar sys- tenn"
 Thus the atom is regarded as at least 100000 times larger than it's nucleus.
 Photogra phs of the Wilson clouL racks have revealed how H., nucleus Of an atom cxplodes whou
New Britain herald., 1928-04-17
GRIND GOES ON
Peter Gayuzzi Still Leads Cross Country Runners as They Face q Mile Stretch.

Tulsa, Okla, April l7 tcP)- With Peter Gavuzzi of Southamp- ton. Eng. still in the lead, the Pyle cross-conntry runners left Tulsa to- day for Chelsea, fl miles east.
 Gavuzzi increased his lead over Andrew Payne. young Oklahoma runner. by winning yesterdays 4I.7 mile stretch from Bristow 10 Tulsa in 4:57. Giusto Imok of Trieste. Italy. was second with 5:2S:26, and Payne third with 5:39:5S.
 The five leaders and their elapsed time follow:
 1--Peter Gavuzzi. Southampton, England. 27o:4l:05.
 @-Andrew Payne, Claremore, Okla, 271:47:oa.
 3--John Salo. PasNic, x. J.. o92:- 2?:O4.
 4-Phillip Granville, Hamilton, Ontario. 3O5:a1:5l.
 5--Ed Gardner. Seattle, 304:41:05.