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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
MRS. VAUGHAN is ELECTED
HEAD OF HOSPITAL GROUP
Board of Lady Managers of Cas-
ualty Hears Reports at
Annual Meeting.

Officers for the year of 1929-30 were
elected by the board of lady managers
of Casualty Hospital at their annual
meeting, held at Woodward & Lothrops
tea room Mrs. M. j. Vaughan was
elected president; Mrs. Thomas Calver.
second vice president; Mrs. Cornelius
Barber, third vice president; Mrs. j.
Buynitzky, fourth vice president; Mrs.
Bernard Walls, fifth vice president; Mrs.
H. Bosch, financial secretary; Mrs. M.
j. Brewer. treasurer: Mrs. Hugh Smith,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. S. E. Will
son, assisting corresponding secretary
and Mrs. w. T. Carmichael recording
secretary
Following the business meeting. which
included the reading of annual reports
in addition to the election OF officers,
luncheon was served and brief pro-
gram held, including numbers by Paul
GROVES and brief talk on the compile
ton of the hospital by DR.. Rogers
A garden party will be given on the
hospital lawn June 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

from which pure carbon may be made. '
he says in explanation of his process.
Almost every chemist knows that dia-
monds are nothing more or less than
pure carbon. The only difference is that
one is black powder and the other a
sparkling crystal.
"A mixture of iron filings and pure
carbon is liquefied in an electric fur
mace to a minimum temperature of $500
degrees centigrade. 10 times hotter than
ordinary fire. The melted contents then
are plunged into a vat of ice cold salt
water.
Diamonds form in the center of the
mass. Some experiments have required
several months to extract the. diamonds
from their solid iron bed"
Various Irons Used
Besides liquid iron, other solvents for
the carbon were used. No contrasting
results were shown when DR.. Hershey
used nickel steel with a high CO.
efficient of contraction. manganese steel
or extremely hard meteoric iron.
More than twice as much iron as car
bon was found the most effective COM
bination. Frequently the furnaces cur
rent was varied by different amperage
and voltage.
So far as DR.. Hershey knows his arti-
fetal diamonds are the only ones now
being made and the only genuine ones
ever made in this country.
Necessary equipment for the expert
ments. including a special iron furnace,
has mounted his laboratory expense to
nearly $500. not counting the time spent
by himself and his assistants.
Londons Fire Department now has
2.1O3 officers and men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
SIMPLER METHOD is SOUGHT
TO MAKE SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS
Chemist Believes Only Tech
nicaI Problems Prevent
Commercial Production.
Combination of Sugar and
Iron Has Produced
Real Gems.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MCPHERSON, Kans., June IA
Kansas chemist seeks a laboratory
method by which synthetic diamonds
may be made large enough for COM
mercial use
Already several artificial stones have
been produced by Dr. j. Willard
Hershey, head of the Mcpherson Col
lege Department of Chemistry. He says
that one of them, one millimeter in
length, is four times larger than any
other on record
Various combinations of iron filings
and sugar have been used by DR..
Hershey in his six years of research.
Now he believes only technical difficult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Y. W. C. A. CLUBHOUSE
WILL OPEN JUNE IS
Vacation Lodge, Cherrydale, Va,
Will Be Availa BILE for Week
End Parties.

Vacation Lodge. the Summer club
house of the Y. w. c. A. on Military
road. Cherrydale, Va, will be opened
for the tenth season for week end
parties for Y. w. C. A. members and
clubs on June Is. The lodge has been
extensively added to during the past
Winter and affords greater facilities
this year than ever before.
The lodge, on a plot of seven and a
half acres, has tennis courts, spa
cious living room and porch for dane
ing, and is in the heart of beautiful
country for hiking.
It is being conducted this year under
the direction of the business and pro-
fessional women's department of the
Y. w. c. A. of which Mrs. William
A. Slade is chairman and Miss Bertha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
GIVES COPY OF CROSS.
Right Rev. T. J. Shahan Receives
Gift From Hibernian Auxiliary.

Right Rev. T. J. Shahan Receives
Gift From Hibernian Auxiliary.
A copy of the famous Cross Of Cong,
one Of the most perfect pieces Of Irish
ornamental metal work of the twelfth
century. was presented to the Right Rev.
Thomas J. Shahan for the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
at Catholic University by the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians Friday The cross was made
in 1923 to enshrine a portion of the
true cross for Turlegh O'Conor. It is
made of oak with copper plates set
with jewels.
The copy. made in Providence, r. l.,
is considered one of the finest modern
reproductions of medieval art. It is
said that the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Hibernian Order eventually hopes to
create in the National Shrine at Catho-
lie University a museum of medieval
Irish religious art. the objects of which
shall be reproduced by American artists
with all the new technical skill Of mod
ern craftsmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Oregon Bow Wins Prize.

BOSTON, June / GP).-A Stanley
Elliott of Union High School, West
Linn, Greg, was announced today as
the winner of the annual contest of the
Brooks Bright Foundation for essays or
international subjects. The prize is a
years resident study in an English uni
versity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Pabst is secretary Miss Myrtle Henry,
dietitian of the E street house of the
Y. W. c. A., will be hostess for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Summer. Week end parties have been
planned at the lodge by the Hitika, Tip
Top, Premiere and Blue Triangle Clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Belgrade Expects Royal Stork.

BELGRADE. Jugoslavia, June l C4ol.
The court physician today hurried to
Veldes, where Queen Marie of Jugo-
slavia is now residing. in anticipation
of the birth of a third child to her
ma ieSty
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
NIiIilary NMinMy Organilino

London, Aug. 9l tF-A dispatch .to the London Daily Mail today from Dairrn. Liaotung Peninsula. said that "hjl" tAr soviet and Chinese govern montS had bJnIiod accusations and reproductions Of Nanchurian frontier raids, tho soviet military almnistra- tion had been quietly organizing its 'ar-oas'"rn army. Mobilization. ;ho d.'0atch said was now complete.
 Supreme command has been given to General Butcher, who under inc designation of General Gallon was loaned to the Chinese nationalist government to adivcs if in training its army He has his headquarters "i'a the skeleton l7th army corps at Noyostbyrsk
 The 18th army corps has been hradquart'reI at Irku'sk. under General I.apis II consists of two dt- visions of mfantry and two cavalry hrigadcs. with 4o airplancs, en- 1 gineers, and gas units.
 The 18th army corps has been IQuartcr"d at Kharbarovsk under General KoroboM. If consists of two divisions Of infantry. cavalry bri- Gade. and an aviation ;Guadron. All
 of these divisions. concentrated at various points, are now being re-
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
DERBY ID FEATURE
 LEGIQN GATHERING
Louisville Convention Has Many
 Notable Events Scheduled

Indianapolis. Aug, 21 H9 - The American Legion's eleventh annual convention. at Louisville. September 30 to October 3, is to be made up Of crow ded business sessions and splendid entertainment.
 As announced by James F Bar ton. national adiutant, from the vet crans' headQuarters here, the Louis vile meeting will be spiced with fea- lures not before included in reunion arrangements.
 Tho forenoons largely will be taken up with business affairs, these likely to include some discussion of President Hoover's announcement to delay building of cruisers; world peace as encoura ged by the Kellogg treaty, and the Lcgion's plan fol the war draft of all.
 The afternoons and evenings will he given over to entertainment. On Septem bor 80 the American Legion derby will be run over the famous Churchill Downs track, home of the Kentucky Derby. Paul V. McNutt, the national commander of the world war fighters, will give his dinner to distinguished guests on the same day.
 A golden light jubilee with spec tacular fireworks on the north side of the Ohio river, and night air plane flying exhibition, yill be held September 30.
 The convention committee has been assured by the navy depart ment that the dirigible Los Angeles will take part in the aerial display. Seven bombing planes and 2l pur- suit ships are to be sent there.
 The Legion's annual parade will get under way at II a. m. October l and will pass over a tWo-mile course. The states dinner" in the armory, given by the auxiliary. and the Forty and Fights "wreck" in the memorial stadium will be that day. The night of October is carnival night.
 At s a. m. October pistol and rifle contests will be held at Camr Knox and at a. m. of the same day the semi-final contests for drum and bugle corps will be at Maxwell field, and for bands at Bclknar campus.
 There also will be a regatta, polo ! matches, a football game and side 1 trips into historic and scenic spots | of Kentucky and Indiana. Officers 1 October 5.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
Gun Boats in Battle

Multden. Nanchuria, Aug. 21 NP)- Chinese military dispatches from Harbin today stated a Russian gun boat on the Sungari river near Flu chingsetn fired upon a Chinese pos tai barge and captured five postal employees and the boats mail Minor eng3 3gements were reported today from Mulinsien and Hsingkai in the ncighborhood of Lake Hanka, while it was said severe fighting took place near Chalanor on Aug. IS and Aug. 19.
 Railway traffic at the eastern end of the Chinese Eastern railway has been crippled by attempts to blow I'D trains
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21

he next congress before l put up the other SC.
 Emma Abbot, the singer, worked her way 10 New York to obtain a musical education. She sold her magnificent head Of hair to meet first expenses" and then with her father, the keeper of d small music store at Peoria, H., she started for the metropolis giving concerts on the way whenever opportunity offered. Later in London she became the protcgn of Baroness RothsChild.
 Father August Tolton of Quincy, H., was the only negro Catholic priest in the United States. He was born a slave on stephen flliott's plantation in Rall county, Mo. H, T. Cheatham Of North Carolina was the only negro memEer of congress, succeeding Furnitold NJ. Simmons, who later became a democratic lead CT in the senate.
 Isaac Murphy, who had ridden more winning horses than any other 3ockcy Of his day, was receiving $10,000 a year from his employer, Lucky" Baldwin. Of Murphy press said:
 "fIc does not drink, swear, lie or het and he is said to have better Control of his horse than any other rider"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
Steamer Sinking and
 Whole Crew Missing

New York, Aug. 21 tP - The Radio Marine corporation today received a wireless message from the freighter Yalza, stating she had seen the steamer Quimistan on fire and deserted about 1,100 miles east of Norfolk, Va
 There was no sign of the crew,
 The Quimistan was well down in the water, the message said, and was a menace to navigation. The ship was formerly Honduran yes sel, but recently was sold to Ger man interests to be sCrapped. It was bound for Genoa, Italy, from Norfolk.
 The Yalza is an American freight CT from Baltimore.
 The Quimistan was built in Liv- crpool in 1871 as the Joseph Vac carO. It was 1,O37 tons register and at one time was owned by the ! Cuyamel Fruit company of New Orleans.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
Erayy Battle Reported

Tokyo, Aug. 21 (3}-Manchuli cor respondents of Nichi Nichi and Asahi Shimbun today reported a heavy battle yesterday just east of Manchul between soviet invaders and Chinese troops.
 The two newspapers said soviet ar- mOured trains appeared within 500 yards of the Nanchurian frontier town Four hundred infantrynon jumped from the trains and derloy- ed, opering fire on the Chinese under cover of their own artillery.
 These Chinese troopers replied with hOwitzers and the Russians eventually rtircd after two hours fighting in which the Chinese suffer- ed 30 casualties A number of Rus sians guns and some ammunition was captured.
 (Manchuli is about 10 miles from the Sino-Russian frontier in Man churia).
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
PIcparatipus Reached

Tokyo, Aug. 21 CP)-Prcparations were all but complete late today for tale-off of the dirigible Graf Zep- pelin at 1 a. m. tomorrow C ?. m. E. s, T. today), for it trans-Pacific flight to Los Angeles.
 Bcfueiing was still underway and finishing touches to slight repairs on the halloonettes were being made. But, generally speaking. the airship was in readiness for it's round-the- world lap, a trip expected to traverse 5,4oO miles and to occupy about 100 hours
 pr. Hugo Eckener, the ships mas ter, who treats the talfe-off as no more eventful than the departure of a ship from New York harbor, has asked the passengers to be ready to go aboard at a. m, full hour prior to the scheduled departure l Dr. Eckcncr said today he eX- pectcd to follow the northern great circle route to Seattle. possibly along 1 the line of the Aluetan islands and to follow the American coast south ward to Los Angeles, its southern California goal.
 Weather is Perfect i Japanese weather surveys of inc western Pacific area made by the meteorological service particularly for pr. E,Ckener showed not a single disturbance anywhere. There was every prospect of an easy trip across the Pacific, which will be the second ocean crossing by the dirigible.
 Thosuands of Japanese took ad- vantage of fair weather today tc visit the old German hangar at Kas- umigaura, where the Zeppelin i. housed 10 inspect the craft, tn, like of which has never been seen ir Japan before, Most of them were unrestrained in their enthusiasm.
 Gifts Bury Officers
 Meanwhile Dr. Eckcncr and hi: tcrtainmcnts at the hands of Tokyot great, near great, and socially prom inent. The officers have been show. cred with gifts They will have tt ship them home. in crates by sea there being no 'room aboard tn, Graf itself
 Possibly the greatest problem at tcndant upon the interim of waiting here has been rcfucling which ha. continued almost since the hour tn, dirigible was brought into the han gar It was packed with 950,o0, cubic feet of fuel, plus load Of an other older kind.
 The now fuel is mixture of vyro fax, combined with hydrogen in th' proportion of 65 to 35. It replace, the I5lau gas used in Germany, whicl was not obtainablc here. It will b sufficient for flying four motors 12I hours against the 100 Dr. Eckene thinks likely.
 The Japanese government ha completed q contract with the com pany for it to carry mail to tn, United States and Friedrichshafen
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
aligned along the Manchurian iron ripr
Many Commanders

There are numerous senior Com- mandcrs among the army, many of them former CzariSt officers. One Of the commanders is the former fac tory worker. Nitikin. who joined the rcd army in 1918 and has developed into fine commander.
 Th" correspondent of the Mail said the former cZariSt officers Wer"
 doubtful of the morale of Russian
 troops if employed outside of Rus sia.
 It was said also that former Chi nesn officials at Dairen often visited in Mukdcn. capital of ManChuria, and were inclined to believe Feng
 Yu-Hsang might be eliminated from the Chinese picture and a new
 North China party formed under Yen Hsi-Shan minister of inferior, with the aim of independence from the south.
 The advance of large reinforce mcnts of FenEticn troops 10 the Dor dor was said to have been hampered greatly by JaDancsP refusal to allow
 them 10 usc tho Manchurian South crn railroad, which is under their control.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21

Twentieth century purveyorS of soaps, cigarets, and other sundries did not originate the celebrity-tcsti- monial advertising, which is having such tremendous vogue today. Forty years ago in Americas $ "age of innocence" Henry Ward Beecher, the celebrated preacher, and Adelna Patti, the songbird, were saying some very kind things about a popular soap of English manufacture.
 It Was the period when book agents were living in velvet on the proceeds from sales of pictorial his- tories and romantic novels of the civil war.
 Gen. Lew Wallace's "The Boyhood of Christi was hailed as great book. and hls world-renowned Ben Hur" had entered upon another year of success. illustrations in w. D. Towels novels portrayed the heroes aS handsome solid" gentlemen with heavy black boards, lounging non- chalantly in smoking jackets and house slippers.
 The senate hadn't yet appointed a committee 10 investigate the expcnd- iture of huge sums by political can didates In fact. one Californian elected 10 the house of representa- lives refused to pay $11 for his ccr- tlfcate.
 Major Biggs. elected 10 congress from the second California district was a forty niner' and sheriff in frontier times when desperadocs were given short shrift. He paid the California secretary of state $5 for having his election certified and started for Washington.
 However. when his certificate ar rived and he was asked 10 pay SC more for express and other charges, he declined to receive the paper. He said:
 This business of being a con %ressman is not worth paying $lt fer. l thought it was dear when 1 put up the $5 and I'll stay out of
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
YACHT CONTRACT SIGNED

Gosport, England, Aug. 21 P1A contract for building Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger yacht for the America cup was signed today by the noted yacht builders Camp ter and Nicholson.
 The rev yacht will be built hero from the designs of Charles E. Nicholson. The keel will be laid shortly. The same firm built Lip tons Shamrock " and many other well known yachts in recent years.
 ACCEPTS MATCH RACE
 Paris, Aug. 21 UP)-Arne Borg today accepted the invitation of the French swimming champion, Jean Taris, for match race in Paris Sept. 31. Borg said he preferred dis taices of 400 or 1000 meters.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21

Japan by 50 quarts of champagne and a like quantity of wines, be sides plentiful supply of whislley and liquors.
 No beer was stocked here, the Graf prefcrrng to carry her own brew around the world.
 The point has been discussed whether the Zeppolin's cellar will be cmptied before the coastline of the United States is reached. If not. the problem may arise of how high in the air prohibition extends, to- gother with other questions of en- forcement on international air liners.
 Although it was hoped to com plcte the transpacific flight in three or four days. the Graf Zeppelin was loaded today with food for complete meals for six days for 20 passengers and a crew of 4.
 Menu Like Hotels
 The airship's menu is like that of a first class hotel. including everything from caviar to macca- rooms and the Japanese delicacy sukiyali.
 The food is packed in special metal containers stored in '"dry ice" The dinner menu for tom or row is pate de foiegras, sardines, .consommc, chicken saute. asparagus, vegetables, salad, ice cream and fruit.
 In addition the Zeppelin carries iron" rations for emergency. ut the passengers are confident these will not be needed.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
ACCIDENT VICTIM DEAD

Mannheim, 4S, of 145 Maplewood ave- nue. Bridgeport, died in the Water 5ury hospital this morning from in ternal injuries suffered Monday night when the car in which he was riding, operated by his son, Arthur, 16, crashed into a fence on the Thom- aston Waterbury road near Reynolds bridge.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
HOPE WAVES FOR :: SWISS AVIATORS,
 STILL UNREPORTED
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re-fueling, at 10 q. m.

re-fueling, at 10 a. m.
 However, neither Halifax nor Cape Race reported any word Of then The entire coast reported cloudy skies and q heavy fog bank which presented adverse flying conditions and hope for their safety waned rapidly as the hours passed without news.
 At Roosevelt Field. Long Island, the landing lights were kept on last night with the hope the plane might appear overhead after all but after several hours a small crowd of Swiss nationals and other avI%- tors dispersed. convinced of the hopelessness of their vigil.
 Ships at 2ea. nine Of them, w"r" in the path of the fliors. hut no word came from them. If the plan" came down on the Atlantic near il ship and the airmen were saved t0a ship could only have been one with out wireless, since otherwise th"ra probably would have been Sou" word or the rescue.
 There was q charcc that. like the Bremen of Baron Won Hucnof.tG, Captain James F'itzmaurice, and Captain Herman Koehl. the plane had reached the American coz tinent and came down in a desola,e out of the way spot, but the chance was considered slim.
 Dr. James H. Kimhan. meteor ologist at the New York weather bureau. said the weather conditions were not altogether discouraginE, but the overcast skies and heavy fogs probably presented serious problem for the Inexperienced Tuescher. who was navigating the ship. The aviators he said, prob ably flew "blind" most of the way from the Azores. The usual ad verse headwinds prevailed.
 Youngest of Lot
 The two aviators were the young est and least experienced ever 10 attempt the dangerous crossing which although made once by tn" German plane. Bremen, has come to be regarded as suicidal hy aNla- tors. Kaesar was but q years old. Iuescher 22, both began flying ln 1927.
 Their plane was French made Farman with Q single 2&0 horse power motor, a type of proven worth. Luescher, confessed OF leaving Lisbon his knowledge of the mariners science was limited. but said he had handled a seXtant and knew something of making calcuIH- tions" and expected he could got them by all right.
 The plane carried no radio, but was equipped with q rubber life boat, rubber life saving belts, and an apparatus for distilling sea water. The plane itself probably could not remain ahoat long if forced down.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
WARMER WEATHER FORECAST

Boston, Aug. 21 IVP) = Much warmer weather tomorrow will sup rlant the current cool wave in New England, with pCratures probably reaching into the sos, the weather bureau forecast today.
 A minimum mercury of 54 was recorded here between and a. m. today, equalling the low of yester- cay, which was the coldest August 70 m Boston in 32 years. The cold spot of New England today was Northheld, Vt, which reported 36 degrees at q. m.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
ABBOTT SAILS TONIGHT

New York. Aug. 21 WP)-Wil- liam J. Abbott, editor of the Chris tan Science Monitor, will sail for Geneva tonight aboard the Cunard liner Aquitania to attend the as sombly of the league of nations there. While there he expects to make study of the transmission of international news across the Atlantic.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
SEEKS ALTITUDE RECORD

Bridgeport, Aug. 21 P1An at- tempt to break the altitude record for "Ox-5" type planes will be made this afternoon by Milton Hamon of the Curtss Flying Service, Inc, and manager of the Bridge port airport. The present record Of 1S,600 feet was accomplished by P. II. Spencer. New England sales manager Of the service, two months in Boston