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The Washington times., 1929-02-18
GU. DEGREEFOR
SEC. KELLOGG

Special academic exercises by the
Georgetown University School of
Foreign Service will be held tonight
at $50 o'clock in CASTOR Hall in
celebration of the tenth anniversary
of its founding.
Secretary of State Frank B. Kel-
logg, will deliver the principal ad.
dress. An address of felicitation for
the work of ten years will be de.
livered by the Rev. DIR. w. Cole
man Nevils. s. J., president Of the
university.
In honor Of the recent ratification
of the Briand.Kellogg anti-war
treaty the university will confer
an honorary degree Of doctor of
laws upon the Secretary of State,
the negotiator for the American
side of the treaty's planning.
Announcement win also be made
Of the offer OF the foreign service
school of prizes for scholastic work
and compositions. Eight prizes will
be announced. Their award will be
made in June.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
SPANISH WAR
VETS MEET
by InternationaI

The nineteenth annual Maine me.
mortal exercises by the Department
OF the Potomac, United Spanish
War Veterans, was held last night
at the Pythian Temple, Twelfth
and u SITS. N. W.
The history OF the Spanish
American war and of the fate of
the battleship Maine was given by
Capt. Sylvester Epps. He also out
lined briefly the part the colored
soldier took in the conflict. Echoes
of 1898" was recited by Andrew
Clinton, while Mrs. Susie Adeil
gave a reading of "The Battle of
Manila Bay" Among the other
participants were the Community
Center Band, the Rev. David A.
Brooks and James Taylor.
The Potomac department COM
prises the following local camps
and auxiliaries: Rear Admiral
Charles NJ. Thomas Camp, Edward
A. Ridgely, commander; Sergeant
George Berry Camp, Andrew Clin-
ton, comma nder; Eva Allensworth
Auxiliary, Harriet b. Epps, presi.
dent: Virginia Berry Auxiliary. Bes-
sic w. Taylor. president.
There are other organiZa tions in
II different States of the South
and East. Nearly 5000 Spanish
American veterans reside in the
District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
PAIR To SEEK
S3,000,000
IN SEA

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 1s.-The
sum Of 100000 in gold lies deep in
the cold waters of one Of the many
passes around Douglas Island on the
inside passage to Alaska.
1t has been there for % years
nuggets. fine dust and hard gold
coins of the realm. And II now is
the hope, of two Seattle men-George
H. Henderson and H. q. Koller-to
recover that sunken fortune.
In 1901, on a foggy September
night, the big Alaska steamship Isl.
ander slowly made its way through
the treacherous channels.
There were not the flashing buoy
lights as today. nor the warning
crackle of the radio compass-tust
the dead reckoning of the skipper.
Aboard the craft was a capacity
load Of passengers-men and women
coming out to their homes In the
States from the northern gold fields.
Men and women they were who
had won fortunes in conquering the
hardships of the Klondike. Iditirod
and Discovery Creek.
In the small office Of the purser
there was more than $3,000.00O in
gold. The ships safe had been filled
to overflowing and some of the
wealth lay stacked in boxes and
sacks on the floor. Suddenly there
came a sharp crack, followed by four
short blasts of the ships whistle.
The Islander had struck a sub
merged reef around Douglas Island.
She partly filled, but the rising tide
carried the doomed boat off the reef
and she drifted three miles before
sinking with her precious cargo and
20 human lives.
The vessel plunged to the bottom
-310 feet--far below the reach of
any known diving outfit of that day.
Recently Henderson and Koller or.
ganized a salvage company, and
with a diving outfit designed by
Henderson, they plan to retrieve the
treasure, especially that which was
contained in the steel safe.
The inventor Is positive that his
outfit can be used successfully in
water to a depth of 500 feet. 1t con.
sists mainly of a tube about Is feet
long and weighing 5000 pounds. At
tached to the tube is a powerful elec.
trio light, which the designer claims
will enable diver to see for a dis
tance Of 100 feet at any depth.
Salvage will be accomplished by a
mechanical hand, managed by the
occupant. Air can be taken down
into the tube in a tank and in suffi.
cient quantity to last for four hours.
The position of the giant diving bell,
controlled by men above on tugboat,
is directed by the diver through
telephone. The invention and its
powerful submarine searchlight were
given a thorough testing in 410 feet
of water off Alki Point, near Seattle,
and performed all of its expected
functions.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
RUPTURE IS
NOT A TEAR
NO BREAK TO HEAL

Some people have mistaken idea that
rupture is tear. Rupture is not tear,
but purely muscular weakness in the abs
dominal wall. Trusses merely brace these
muscles, but do not strengthen them--on
the contrary the gouging of the ordinary
truss pad often increases this weakness,
as it tends to shut OFF blood circulation.
STUART'S ADHESIF PLAPAO-PADS
are entirely different -being mechanics
chemico applicators made self-adhesive
purposely to keep the muscle-tonic called
"Plapao" continuously applied to the af-
fected parts, and to minimize danger Of
slipping and painful friction. No straps,
buckles or springs attached. Fabric soft
as velvet--easy to apply - inexpensive.
Awarded Gold Medal, Rome, Grand Prix,
Paris, Honorable Mention, Panama Pacific
Exposition, San Francisco, etc. For almost
. quarter century satisfied thousands
report success--without delay from work.
Stacks of sworn testimonials even from the
far corners of the Earth. Process Of re-
covery is natural, so no subsequent use
@cz *srusses.
Stop wasting your time and money on
old-fashioned truss devices. Learn how to
close the herniA opening as nature ino
tended, so the rupture can't come down.
Send no money; just mail the coupon below
for FREE 10 day testsupply of the remedial
fsctor PLAPAo and 48 page illustrated
book on ruCSure. This will cost you nothing
new ~ ls1erl For your own good write
today tomorrow may be too late.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
S120,000DEPEN
GIFT To c. ".

Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew, widow
of the former Senator, has endowed
George Washington University with
the income of $4,000 fc the estab-
lishment Of a department of public
speaking in memory of her hus-
band, it was announced last night
by DR.. Cloyd II. Marvin, president
of the university.
-Fhe gift will provide for a chair
on public speaking. 1t may make
possible one assistant professorship
next fall and enable the university
to present a thorough program of
elementary and advanced work in
the art of public speaking, DR.. Mar
vim declared.
In reference to the gift Mrs.
Depew declared 1t was made be-
cause her husband was devoted to
the Capital and during his two
terms as United States Senator fre.
quently delivered speeches there"
II am confident" she added, that
he would be happy to have his
memory perpetuated through this
great university"
Mrs. Depew, who has recently
taken up her residence here, it is be-
lieved, will take an active interest
in the formation of the plans for
the teachi--g of students and those
already high in official life in the
art of public speaking. Mrs. Depew
recently purchased the house, in
the 200 block Massachusetts Ave-,
now occupied by Undersecretary Of
State Ogden Mills.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Baby Swallows Pin
But Doctor Gets
It In Time

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-An open
safety.pin was the cause Of sew.
eral hours of anxiety in the home
OF the Richards family. in Brook.
lyn.
Arthur Richards, age four
months, was voicing his objections
to being dressed when a safety
pin flew from his mothers fingers
into his mouth. Frantic efforts
to retrieve the pin only resulted
in its being lodged deeper in the
infants throat.
A neighbor called DR.. M. c.
Meyerson, who advised an imme.
diate operation.
A tube was inserted in Arthur's
throat and the pin was closed and
removed. The child was reported
none the worse for his experience
last night.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
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The Washington times., 1929-02-18
D. C. Boy Wins Honor
At Williams College

Phillip Field Herrick, 19 years old,
of the $500 block Macomb st. N. W..
has been awarded the key of Phi
Beta Kappa, it was announced late
yesterday. Herrick, a senior at
Williams College, is majoring in
literature there prior to his taking
legal course at George Washing
ton University.
Young Herrick has achieved other
things besides success in scholar
ship. He is on the track team and
has won several cross-country races.
He is editor of the school paper, the
Williams Record. and is managing
the athletic teams of his fraternity.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Fewer Hip Flasks Seen
In Schools, Teacher Says

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--Hip-flask
toting is thing OF the past as far
80 high school students are con-
cerned, DIR. Horace M. Snyder. prin.
cipai Of Manual Training High
School, declared yesterday before the
Mothers Club
when one boy appet~-s at a party
with hip flask" he said, "the rest
are scandalized and go home to tell
about it. Thus, the misconception
spreads among parents. Investiga.
tions show there is much less drink.
ing in our high schools than there
was Is years ago."
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Peggy. Joyce in Paris
As Brokers' Trial OPENS

NEW YORK. Feb. IS 0NJSl-
John and Herbert Locke. Broadway
playboys. go on trial for bucketeer-
ing today, but Peggy Hopkins
Joyce, who was expected to be one
of the principal witnesses against
them, will not be present when
justice swings into action.
Peggy, whose whereabouts has
been somewhat of a mystery, is in
Paris it was announced far away
from the monotony of courts. She
is said to have had dealings with
the Locke Brothers.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
NEW HOME HAS
COVERLESS
BEDS

ELKHART, Ind, Feb. Is u.N.s.).
Electrically heated, silk-curtained
beds set in walls, In which one
sleeps without any clothing. and
garage doors that open automati-
cally in response to the honking
of ones automobile horn are some
of the new features Of the home
which Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. M.
Phelan have just completed on
Jackson Boulevard Road, four miles
east Of here.
The home is believed to be the
most modern in the Middle West
as far as new conveniences are
concerned 1t oyerlooks the st.
Joseph River from a high bluff.
When one enters the bedroom
only a dressing table and q chif-
fonier betray the fact that 1t II
sleeping chamber. No beds are
visible. Behind stout silk curtains
however are berths In the walls.
One retires in these beds without
pajamas or nighties. and there
are no blankets or sheets. The
beds, or berths, are divided into
two compartments-one for the
body and one for the head. A
specially devised curtain separates
the two compartments.
Heated by Bulbs
The compartment for the body
is heated by electric bulbs, and the
temperature is maintained around
80 degrees. The compartment for
the head has outside ventilators
to admit air for breathing and is
kept at a much lower temperature.
Phelan contends that the human
body breathes through the pores
of the skin just as it does through
the lungs and that therefore the
body should not be hampered by
clothing in the act of sleeping.
This method of sleeping has
not only proved practicable and
healthful but wonderful in building
health" Phelan said.
Automatic Garage Doors
The doors of the garage are
equipped with electric motors which
raise and lower them as desired.
The motors are to be controlled by
now working. This automaton will
SyhCuEOII1AS WIFI LlS SOuIlO WIZ a
ton of the Phelan automobiles
horn so that when the horn honks
the doors will automatically open.
But what il another car hap
pens to pass with a horn of similar
sound" Phelan was asked.
THE automaton can be tuned to
respond only to certain vibrations"
Phelan answered.
The living room Of the Phelau
home furnishes another revelation.
The ceiling is virtually an organ
loft with a built.in loud speaker
whose measurements are Is to 8
by 7 feet. Clear radio music comes
floating down from this ceiling.
This arrangement produces undi-
rectional tone flow such as might
be secured in an orchestra hall.
The visitor to the Phelan home
will discover other delightful and
novel contraptions and gimcracks
ranging from an interesting door
bell that sounds the alarm without
being pushed. to an electric, self
Illuminating clock.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Advantages Seen in
Using COrnstalk Paper

GREENCASTLE Ind. Feb. 1S
Q.N.S.).-The Greencastle Herald
has established a new record by
being the first newspaper in the
world to be printed ON cornstalk
bond paper.
Although the Herald was the
first publication to use cornstalk
bond, it was not the first newspa-
per to employ cornstalk paper. A
short time ago the Danville. ILL.,.
CommercialNews and the Prairie
Farmer, farm magazine, printed
editions on cornstalk paper and
the Anderson. Ind. Herald has an.
nounced that it will soon issue the
first Sunday edition Of any news.
paper in the world on the new
type of paper.
The Herald sees big practical
advantages in cornstalk paper.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Engineer for 4S Years;
Never Had An Accident

BOONE. Ia, Feb. Is u.N.S).-
Michael D. Hogan. 70. engineer on
a Chicago and North Western fIier
between here and Omaha, has
climbed down from his cab for
the last time. After 4S years of
continuous service. most Of 1t at
the throttle, Hogan has retired on
pension. He never figured in q
serious accident.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18

Births. Deaths. engagements, Mar
rfages and In MemOfiam appear daily
on the last inside page, last two coll
uInns.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
Jos. III. Defrees Estate
Left to Widow and Son

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The will Of
Joseph H. Defrees, chairman of the
Board of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, on file here yester-
day left the bulk of his estimated
estate Of $566. 900 in trust for his
widow, Mrs. Harriet Defrees, and
their son. Donald.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
Maybe I'm Wrong
Yoa,re Right
Daily CrOss Word Puzzle
By John ?. Medbury

You're Right
The average flapper loves her
fellow men.
The Unfair Sex
Some girls are so lazy they
wouldn't even keep house for Q
six-day bicycle rider
Her Own Vaudeville
Guest-Do you have any trou.
ble with your maid?
Host No, she's very broad
minded.
PitifuA Cases
The woman who had to buy her
own groceries because the apart
ment house didn't have 1 dumb
Financial Note
4 New York man lost fortune
last week. His fiancee married
somebody else.
S0elal Accomplishments
Being personal chiropodist to 81
walking delegate.
Excuse IL, Please
Marriage may be 4 business.
out the women set most Of the
dividends.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
Aca "a CAda

When & kIeptomaniae goes to
college and takes everything.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04

The unhappy husband who had
MIS- wife. arrested for taking his
name u vain.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
Excuse It Pleass
yustifiabIe Honaicide

The divorce y usually the
pleasantest part Of the marriage.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
I Everything. Yes,

Everything, Yesi
Sanitariums may be all right.
but man can 70 TO q night club
and get rid Of everything he has.
Excuse It Please
The divorce y usually the
pleasantest part Of the marriage.
Justifiable Homicide
When neighbor gets you to
loan him q dozen eggs and then
comes over and borfbws your hen
to set on them.
Pitiful Cases
The fellow who dreams Ne was
the Prince Of Wales and kept
falling out Of bed all night.
Soft Jobs
Selling God Bless Our Happy
Home" signs 70 bachelors.
MOmentOus Moments
When 4 kIeptomaniac goes to
college and takes everything.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
Exeuae Ik. IlIeaae

Marriage may be business
nsst the women set most Of thaS
dividends.
The Washington times., 1929-04-04
PitlfnI Cases
Enft Lnha
NToTnenfons Nlonentg

Selling God Bless Our Happy
Home" signs 70 bachelors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03

N THE good old days Wnen the gas
light suddenly began to flicker, your
~ dad used to send Johnny downstairs
to put another quarter into the meter.
- But now John, somewhat more
grown up, will probably be asked to go out oe-
hind the barn and shovel in a few more pounds
of ground-up cornstalks.
For this is chemistry's newest contribution
to the problem of farm relef-making gas Tor
cooking lighting and industrial uses from the
hitherto deSpised cornstalk, the most conspicu-
Gus waste produced on millions OF acres OF
Aaidwessern and Southern farm lands
At the Minneapolis meeting OF the American
Chemical Society short time ago brisk and
energetic professor of chemistry from the UNI
versity of Illinois, DR.. A. M. BusweI, told now
he and one of his research students, c. S. Bor-
uff have succeeded in producing paying guam
titles of methane, gas Of high fuel value
from nothing more costly than cornstalkS, wa
ter and sewage Sludge.
The thin cornstalk porridge is dumped into
tight-topped tank, the digested siudge ADDED
and the bacteria in the Sludge do the rest.
They ferment the cellulose in the cornStalk
pith into two gases, methane and carbon d.
oxide.
The former is of value as a fuel and the lat
ter has host of industrial uses. Compressed
until it becomes liquid. carbon dioxide is sold
to soda fountains and soft-drink factories 10
become the "fzz' in pop and soda water.
Still further condensed, carbon dioxide be-
comes an extremely cold frosty looking Soho
now widely used under the name Oh ory Ace
for refrigarGt;ng purposes.
RUT it is the methane that the two Illinois
- chemists are really after Methane is the
same stuff that is known to coal miners as
6redamp. To them it is deadly menace. for
it Is odorless, and without their knowing 1t
shey may run into place where 1t is sufficiently
concentrated to ignite and cause disastrous
explosion.
Methane also occurs naturally In wet and
hoggy places, arising in bubbles from decaying
vegetation under the water. In such places it
Is known as marsh gas. When it takes fire, as
1t frequently does, it burns with those eerie
flames known for ages as the will-o-the-wiSp
For many generations methane was known
only as q product of nature, useless or even
dangerous. But when men came to light their
houses and cook their food with gas they dis
covered that this same stuff was in the pipes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Chemiby;S Nezvest Hid to Farm Relief Is an
Iron Stomach Which Generates Fuel for
Household Cooking and Lighting From
Digested Agricultural Wastes.

that brought their fuel. Common illuminating
gas is q complex mixture of number Of sub
stances and methane is one Of them.
II there were more methane in the gas we
buy from the gas companies We might like It
better, because according to DR.. Buswells CAL
culations $3.50 mixture of methane and car
bon dioxide gives almost as much heat as coal
gas And all the heat in the mixture comes
from the methane, for carbon dioxide has no
value whatever as fuel Methane, therefore,
has a higher fuel value than equivalent
amount of coal gas
THE discovery that this valuable fuel can be
fermented out of cornstalks has come more
or less as a by-product of DR.. Buswells work
on getting gas from city sewage. DR.. Buswells
regular job is with the Illinois State Water
Survey. From the work of earlier chemists
he knew that disposal plants give of consid-
cradle quantities of methane, which can be
used for heating and lighting.
This looked promising; perhaps towns could
get their gas supplies from their own wastes.
But further cumulative study showed that
only enough gas for one-fifth of the popula-
ton of a given community could be had by the
most efficient possible handling Of its entire
sewage.
The difficulty lay in the amount of material
available for the bacteria whose Preventative
activities produce the gas. There were plenty
of the bugs" but the city waste did not give
them enough stuff to work over into methane
and carbon dioXide.
Wasn't there some other waste lying about
that could be thrown into the tank and used
by the willing heterogeneous?
The most obvious waste in the Middle West
Is cornstalks. The farmer has to raise about
dollars worth of stalk for every dollars worth
of corn he harVests, but until recently he
couldn't sell that dollars worth of cornstalks
for cent. Aside from what he could feed his
livestock as silage or rough dry fodder, he had
To Lat ha TnCt On a
of minor value fertilizer even when they
were plowed under.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03

OF RECENT years number of researchers
have been seeking possible industrial uses
for cornstalks, and few promising outlets for
a part of the product have been developed.
Prof. o. r. Sweeney at Iowa State College
has made a good grade of wallboard out of
stalk fiber as well as substitute for ground
cork used in insulating refrigerators. At DAN
vile, Ill, a few miles from Prof. Buswell's