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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
Exposition to Be Held

Keen competition is expected
among troops Friday and Saturday
as they vie for honors in arranging
display booths at the annual boy
scout exposition in Tomlinson hall.
H. j. Hunt, assistant scout
executive, announced today that 125
boys were enrolled in the flremen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

Horse meat rs the topic OF
Earle H. Fitchett, 1920 North
BeUille Ggenue, lcitb Grmy
)aSe hospital No. ?.
AT the A. E. F. Headquarters
n hospital, located at Chamont,
IL old Frenchman came daily to
ollect garbage. He had q camel
nd a donkey to furnish the motive
over for his cart.
There came q day when the mess
ergeant JAILED 20 get meat. None
o be had, so he said. That same
.ay the Frenchman and his outfit
allied to show up. The third day
.fter that we had meat, but it was
erribly tough, and We could hardly
at it.
Then a rumor started that it was
Is camel that was served. You
can imagine what effect it
those of us who had man
b eat some Of it.
ever. the FTenchman put in
us 4 bpearance again with the same
I'D daniel and donkey a few days
ater, and we found out that the
ough meat was nothing but horse
neat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
CHEMISTRY AIDS
SOUTH TO CAIN
new INDUSTRIES
Scientists to Hear Story of
Sections Progress at
Atlanta Session.

BIZ Science SerUioe
ATLANTA, April 3.-Chemistry Is
the fairy godmother that is chang
ing the old agricultural south into
the industrial giant Of the new
arousing.
This will be the keynote of the
spring meeting Of the American
Chemical Society, which will be in
session here from April to II. A
considerable proportion Of the So
cietys 1900 members will be pres
ent. to hear from southern chemists
and to see in the industrial plants
in and around Atlanta the story Of
the chemical metamorphosis Of the
south.
Chemistry has touched and trans
formed many Of the classic products
Of the south, including cotton, sugar
cane, wood products, roSin and
turpentine. Some of them it has
improved in quality or lowered in
cost; others it has boosted through
finding uses for by-products for
merly wasted.
Use of Cane Changed
A classical example is found in
sugar cane, whose crushed fiber, or
bagasse, now goes into millions of
board feet of artificial lumber. This
new wallboard industry has caused
the cultivation Of cane primarily for
the fiber, so that the former prin-
cipal product, sugar, now has be-
come the by-product in certain
cane-groWing regions.
One of the first of all modern
chemical industries, the manufac-
ture of synthetic indigo aimed a
southern plantation inC ry, the
cultivation of natural indigo.
Now, however, time brings its
revenges" to the south, for che hills
of the Carolinas, Virginia and Ten
nessee have become the home of a
large sector Of the newer textile in
dustry, which abSorbs vast quanti-
ties Of the products of the now
vastly developed synthetic dyestuf
trade.
Agriculture Aided
But in promoting industry chem
iStry is not threatening to abolish
agriculture. 1t is doing quite the
contrary for the rural south. It is
promoting agriculture as wen as in
dustry partly by finding new uses
for agricultural products and partly
by assisting in bringing them into
being and protecting them from
their natural enemies.
A large part of the sessions Of the
section on agricultural and food
chemistry will be given over to dis
cuss:Ons of new weapons for chem
ical warfare on the innumerable in
sect foes of field and forest and
orchard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

James E. Watson and Arthur r.
Robinson, an invitation may be ex-
tended to Secretary of Agriculture
M. Hyde to become the keynote
speaker at the G. o. P. state con-
vention in June.
Hyde is said to be an excellent
orator. Before becoming secretary
Of agriculture he served a term as
Governor of Missouri.
1t was pointed out that he will
be able to win farm support and
that the best policy calls for key
noter from outside the state.
Harry Fenton, state committee
secretary is ACCOMPANYING Rogers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

the Cathedral high school. news
boys, and scout band of this city.
At the Circle theater the boys
were entertained by E. G. Bracket
and his tin-pan orchestra. Two
extra tickets were given each scout
for his friends.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
HYDE MAY Give
KEYNOTE TALK
Rogers, Senators Discuss
G. O. P. Convention.

Following a conference in Wash
ington today Of Eliza Rogers, Repub-
lican state chairman, with Senators
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
Real
The OId-Timer Set Out to
Show the Skipper, but
His Aim Was Bad.

FUN galore, mingled ac1th
the horrors Of UGr IN the
A. E. F., and all the glee loaS
not confined to the army. The
aaUy also had its moments.
The Times wants experiences OF
veterans of the World War and VIII
print as many stories as space viii
permit, offering a prize OF $40 Tor
the best story and a second OF %.
Make them as short as possible, SO
all the boys can get in.
Fred w. Kidding, 7@6
North Delalcare, submits the
opener today giving the nary
ats innings:
THERE must have been some
i pretty funny things happen
in the army, but we had our fun in
the navy also.
About the funniest things can
remember happened to an old
.ervice man. and could not be
laughed at. We were standing at
attention on the forward welldeck'
going through the ritual OF IN
spection Arms"
An old service man was in the
'front.' rank next to me. He had in
formed me before the boSin pipe d
assembly that he was going TO snow
The skipper some snap.
We we're about halfway down the
inc. and when the time came 1or
him to come TO Port Arms he tried
he snap. The result Was-the snap
vas there. but his hands weren t.
The gun, having no RESTRAINING
.,ower. performed a beautiful
,scension. out over the Inspection
,artv's heads, and landed about
wentv feet away on siX-inch gun
uard. barrel first The bolt new
1ut and shot ten feet away.
The skipper appeared, 1t seemed,
rom nowhere, into our range anu
sked whose gun had done such
,eautiful swan dive. This bird
topped two PAGES to the front. He
hadn't made a move, not even 10
catch the gun or retrieve it. Just
TODD like a statue until he stepped
onward ION request"
Skipper-What's your name?
Sailor-Stohl, sir.
Skipper-Was that your pieceY
Stohl-Yes, sir!
SlSipper-How long have you Deen
n the service?
Stohl-Twenty-two years, tour
months. three days, sir!
Skipper-I thought so. Any re-
,ruit would have tried to catch or
etrieve that gun, and if you had
would have broken your neck.
Dismissed!
Stohl-Aye. aye. sir.
And we couldn't laugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
RUDY VALLEE ENDS
WHIRLWIND VISIT
Grooming Radio Idol Sings for Mrs.
Hoover and D. G, Press
Club.

Rudy Vallee, whose grooming of SEN
timental ballads over the radio has
brought him fame and fortune, last
night closed whirlwind one-day visit
in Washington by entertaining the Ma
tional Press Club.
Vallee conducted his famous orches-
ira, the Connecticut Yankees, in a
three-hour dance program in the audi
forum OF the club, attracting one Of
the largest crowds on record there.
The newspaper men gave him a ire
menduous ovation.
Although Vallee and his orchestra
came to Washington to play at the
Congressional Clubs annual breakfast,
letting Mrs. Herbert Hoover, the round
OF events arranged for him kept him
on constant jump. He was presented
to President Hoover a. the White House,
and then went to the Capitol. where
he was introduced to Vice President
Charles Curtis and Speaker Nicholas
Longworth of the House. Before play
ing for the Press Club dance he was
entertained at dinner there, and met
Washington dramatic and radio editors
in the National Broadcasting Co. studios.
In his appearance before Mrs. Hoover,
Vallee sang the songs which brought
him fame-"Vagabond Lover" Il Love
You, Believe Me 1 Do" Love, Your
Magic Spell is Everywhere" Il Love the
Moon" IF You Were the Only Girl In
the World" and the Pagan Love Song"
The Congressional Clubs breakfast was
held in the Pan-American Union Build
ing. The proceedings were broadcast
by WRC and an N. b. G.. network.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
REALTORS EXTOL
BEAUTY OF CAPITAL
DonaI Chamberlin and F. G.
CIendanieI Are Speech Con-
test Winners.

The beauty, advantages and attrac-
lions of Washington as residential
city were described by members of the
Washington Real Estate Board last
night in the third annual speaking
contest of the organization at Ward
man Park Hotel.
Donal L. Chamberlin of the Kennedy
Chamberlin Development Co. captured
first honor in the event for active mem
bers of the Realty Board and F. George
Clendaniel, salesman of the N. L..
Sansbury Co., was victorious in the con-
test for associate members of the
association.
Silver trophies, awarded by w. C..
Miller, past president of the board, were
presented to Chamberlin and Clendaniel.
1t was the second consecutive victory
for the associate orator and permanent
possession of cup will be awarded to
him should he win first honor in the
fourth annual contest to be held next
Winter.
A number of reasons were cited by
the orators showing why Washington
Is the Best City in Which to Reside"
Spacious, wooded parks, wide thorough
fares, tree-lined walks, magnificent
Federal buildings, recreation facilities,
educational ..Gvantages unparalleled
elsewhere, opportunities for art stu
dents, historians, political and social
activities, association with cultured
people, sound business activity, stable
economic conditions and other notable
features of the National Capital were
described by the orators.
Judges were Edward j. McQuade, vice
president of the Liberty National Bank;
Louis Gutenberg, attorney, and Rufus S
LuSk, executive secretary of the Opera
tive Builders Association.
Competing with Mr.. Chamberlin were
Carl G. RosinSki and j. G. Weldon, jr
Speakers in the associate event, in adj
dition to Mr.. Clendaniel, were Donald
l.. LuXford and Joseph T. Steuart.
Mr.. Lusk, following the speaking con-
test, gave an illustrated talk on building
conditions in Washington and describ-
ing the work of the Operative Builders
| Association.
If new construction here is continued
throughout this year at no greater vol
ume than now is under way, he esti.
mated the real estate market shoulC
return to healthy state, since demand
is steadily catching up with supply Of
| housing units.
Alfred II. Lawson, president of the
board, presided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
REFLECTS OFFICERS
Georgetown Body, at Annual Meet
ing, Chooses Full Board-Stand-
ing Committees Appointed.

All officers of the Georgetown Civic
Association were reelected at a meet
ing last night in the Wendell Phillips
School, N street, between TWenty-sev-
enth and Twenty-eighth streets. The
association also Endorsed the reelection
OF DR.. George H. Richardson and Will
liam H. Lewis as delegates to the Citi-
zens' Legislative Advisory Council.
Off1cers reelected are: George T.
Beason, president; James Magruder,
vice president; H. H. Jackson, secre-
tary; Clarence Warren, treasurer; John
II. Bowles, corresponding secretary:
Rev. j. S: Carroll, chaplain, and r. M
Carter, whip.
Chairmen of the standing committees
were named as follows: E. H. Lawson,
education; William Watts, finance: Al
bert Jackson, public improvements; DR.
G. H. Marshall, jr., public health; Rev
G. B. Ford, legislation; Rev. C. E.
Hodges, civic improvement; w. j. Bal
lard, membership, and j. l.. Chase, re-
view.
Mrs. Jacqueline Quincy, president OF
the Bloomingdale Civic Association, adj
dressed the meeting briefly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
CALVIN NELSON RITES
ARE SET FOR TOMORROW
Retired Chief Clerk of Pension
Office Had Been Ill for
Two Months.

Calvin Nelson, 70 years old. retired
Government employe and former chief
clerk of the Pension Office. died yester-
day at his residence, l42 Twelfth street
northeast, after an illness of two
months
Mr.. Nelson came to Washington As
years ago, following a brief period of
law practice in Perry County, Pa, where
he was born.
He served nearly 40 years in the
Pension Office, his service including
besides a chief clerkship, the position
of secretary to numerous pension COM
missioners. His retirement became eff
fectiye six years ago. He was a mem
Der Of the La Fayette Masonic Lodge
and the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church.
Funeral services. conducted by Rev
Freely Roher, pastor of the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church, will bt
held tomorrow afternoon at ociocl
at the residence Interment will bt
In Congressional Cemetery.
MIR. Nelson is survived by a son
Walter G. Nelson of this city, and two
daughters, Mrs S. E. Johnson and Mrs
Q. E. Anderson Of Toledo, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
TWO ZIHLMAN BILLS
FAVORABLY REPORTED
District Committee Approves Elk
change of Land for Park
System.

The House District committee today
ordered a favorable report on two bills
sponsored by Representative Zihlman OF
Maryland the importance of which was
emphasized by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant
Sd. engineer officer in charge of public
parks and Fairgrounds.
One of these bills authorizes the eX-
change of $50 square feet of property
acquired for the park system for 2,436
square feet of neighboring property, all
in the Klingle Ford Valley for addition
to the park system of the National Cap
ital.
The other bill would effect the con-
solidation of the Turkey Thicket play
ground recreation and athletic field
which lies between the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad and Bunker Hill road
This also permits the exchange of GER
tain land recently acquired for park
and playground purposes for the same
area of other land better located tor
the purpose at an equivalent valuation
The District committee also ordered
a favorable report on a bill sponsored
by a national church organization to
permit church and charitable organi-
cations to take actio nwithout vote Of
their full executive board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
HITCH-HIKER HURT
BY AUTO ON HIGHWAY
Young Man on Way South in Seri-
Gus Condition-Parents in
Brooklyn Notified.

Few motorists responded to his hail
and John Parish, 90 years old, had to do
considerable walking after he left his
home in Brooklyn, N. Y, on a hitch
hike to the South.
Darkness fell as he was passing
through Baltimore last night, and an
hour later he was several miles along
the highway to Washington, still walk
ing, when an automobile ran him down.
The young hitch-hiker, either from
his fixed notion of getting as far South
as possible, or because he underesti-
mated the extent of his injuries, re-
quested the motorist who had struck
him to drive him to a Washington
hospital.
Wesley Lawrence, % years old. of
Baltimore, acceded to the request and
made the 38-mile trip to Washington
at swift pace
Lawrence was directed to Garfield
Hospital where the injured youth was
pronounced in serious condition from
decorations to the head and body. He
was admitted to the hospital and his
parents in Brooklyn notified.
Later Lawrence drove to No. 8 pre-
cinct and reported the accident to
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
Donald Phelps Was Compan-
ion of Miss MCKendrie, Who
Was Killed Instantly.
FATAL CRASH FOLLOWED
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Miss Edith 0'Dwyer Reported in
Critical Condition, While Three
Companions Are Recovering,

Donald Phelps, 10, died early today
in Prince Frederick, Nd, Hospital, the
second victim of an automobile accident
Sunday night, which followed a birth
day celebration for Miss Irene McKen-
drie, 1853 Otis place. Miss McKendrie
was killed instantly when the automo-
bile in which she was riding with party
of youthful friends crashed into a cul-
vert near Prince Frederick.
Phelps, who lived at Twenty second
and Evarts streets, Langdon, D. c., died
of peritonitis brought on by severe in
ternal injuries
Miss Edith O'Dwyer, Is, of 1101 Mon
roe street, is still in critical condition.
Miss Leah Angerman, II, 1915 Spring
road, is still in the hospital but is re-
covering. Joseph King, 10, 712 E street
northeast, and Leonard West. II, the
other members of the party, have been
discharged from the hospital.
The party of six young people drove
to Chesapeake Beach Sunday for an
advance celebration of Miss McKendrie s
birthday on the following day. Her
parents were making preparations for
| a celebration when news of the girls
death was conveyed to them
The accident occurred while King
was driving the car in heavy fog.
Phelps was riding in the rumble seat
with Miss McKendrie, who was thrown
clear of the car into a clump of I'M
derbush, where her body remained until
| found nearly half an hour later. De-
spite the critical nature of Phelps in
| juries, he assisted one of the injured
| girls to a house half a mile away.
Funeral arrangements for Phelps are
| being arranged
/ Rites for Miss McKendrie were held
this afternoon. Burial was in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
LEHLBACH' BILL
STUDIED IN SECRET
House Committee, in Execu-
tive Session, Carefully Con-
sidering Wording.

The House civil service committee was
in executive conference this afternoon,
going over, paragraph by paragraph, the
language of the new Lehlbach bill,
which was amended in the committee
on Tuesday, to see if the wording of the
amendments and other sections meets
the approval of the committee.
Before the meeting Chairman Lehl-
bach said that he hopes and expects
that the committee will favorably report
his bill, which is to be presented as an
amendment to the Dale bill after strik-
ing out all after the enacting clause of
the Dale measure, which has already
passed the Senate This will have the
effect, as soon as the House acts upon
the bill, of throwing it into conference
instead of sending it to the Senate for
a vote there.
Several members of the committee
previous to the meeting indicated a
strong intention to try TO further amend
the Lehlbach bill.
Chairman Lehlbach said that thus
far he has had no assurance from the
House leaders that preferential consid-
Grafton will be given to this measure
when it is favcrably reported from the
House civil service committee. He
feels sure, however, that the House
leadership will allow an opportunity at
an early date to call this bill up in the
4 House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
ARLINGTON BRIDGE
WORK ADVANCING
Construction Over Boundary
Channel Carried on Through
out the Winter.

Another phase of the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge project soon will be
finished, with the expected completion
in the middle of April of the bridge
across Boundary Channel, linking up
Columbia Island with the Virginia
shore.
F. B. Ridenour, Washington manager
of the N. P. SEVERN Co. of Chicago,
which has the contract for the smaller
bridge that spans Boundary Channel,
supplementing the main bridge that
arches the Potomac River, explained
today that work was carried on all
through the Winter by heating the sand
and gravel, and portions of the bridge
where work was being done were COW
cred with canvas to facilitate the pour
ing of concrete. In these places live
steam was turned in and these canvas
rooms were kept heated for three days
Will Lay Stone Soon.
The main arch has now been poured
Mr.. Ridenour said, and yesterday
portion of the west underpass arch was
poured. Two-thirds of the road slab
has been put in position and, If the
weather continues clear and warm, the
contractor will start to lay stone i'm
mediately.
About 200 men are now engaged ir
work on the bridge. Shortly after
Christmas, Mr.. Ridenour explained
there were 400 men working there anc
the peak was reached at that time
From now on there will be about zoe
men engaged on the job, Mr.. Ridenoul
said.
Three Kinds of Granite.
Three kinds of granite will go into
the bridge. AT present the firm /:
working with Hallowell granite, which
comes from Maine, and this is known
as "ashlar," which is the plain surface
stone above the arches. Later Mount
Airy granite, from North Carolina, anC
Stone Mountain granite, from Georgia
will be put into position.
OF the three arches that will com
pose the bridge, two are practically in
The main arch spans Boundary Chan
mel, while there will be one span on thu
Virginia shore and one on ColumblS
Island. There will be one drive undel
the bridge along the Virginia shore anC
another is contemplated on Columbis
Island. These drives, it was explained
are not part of the new Mount Vernon
Highway now under construction. Noun
Vernon Highway will be constructed
southwark from Columbia Island, bu
there will be connecting roads with thu
Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
D. c. SCHOOLS HOLD
FIRST RADIO CLASS
Eleven Receiving Sets Tuned
In for Experiment in Means
of Instruction.

Washington school children yesterday
heard their first official educational ra-
dio broadcast when the American
School of the Air program was tuned
in at IL of the IL selected schools. The
experiment was authorized by the
Board of Education last week.
The schools which have sets are
the Hine Junior High School, Seventh
and c streets southeast; the Jefferson
Junior High School. at Sixth and Z
streets southwest; the Gordon Junior
High School, Thirty fourth and 7
streets; the Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School, Tenth and u streets;
Randall Junior High School, at First
and 1 streets southwest; the Langdon
Twentieth and Franklin streets north
east; Wheatley. Montello avenue anc
Neal street northeast; the E. V. Brown
School, Connecticut avenue and Nc.
Kinley street; John Quincy Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets; the Burrville School, at Divi-
sion avenue and Hayes street northeast
and the John F. Cook School, North
Capitol and P streets.
AOcdI Trim Ill.,
The Powell Junior High School, al
Hiatt place and Lamont street. was
expected to have its receiver today.
The radio sets were offered to the
schools by the Eisenbrandt Radio Co
of this city.
Yesterdays program included q
dramatization of the story of the land
ing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
The second program will be broadcast
tomorrow afternoon and will be a dream
fantasy on Friends in Bookland." Stu
dents will meet over the air such char
acters as Huckleberry Finn, Tom Saw
yer, Lorna Doone, Uncle Remus and
others,
Coincident with this experiment the
Federal Government is weighing the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of educa-
ton by radio. The findings of an adj
Visory committee, named by Secretary
of the Interior Wilbur, with the appro-
val of President Hoover. are in the
hands of the Bureau of Education.
Differences in Opinion.
Wide divergence of opinion has beer
found by the committee on the subject
it was announced by the Interior De-
partment.
The opponents, the committee found
POhiO Ouo tiioC Vic AauIo putS d udHBeI
Gus vehicle of commercial propaganda
in the schools that it admits cheap
music to the school rooms, that it en-
courages laZiness in teachers, that toe
many teachers are incompetent to select
radio programs and use them wisely
and that the project threatens to bring
into the schools more mass education
and standardized thinking.
Proponents of the idea say that the
radio fires imagination, whoesomely StirS
emotion, broadens horizons, relieves the
strain on the teacher of continual di-
rection of her class and gives the teach
er the much-needed opportunity tc
stand aside and study the reactions OF
her pupils under instruction, thereby
sffording the opportunity for the teach
er to learn the individual difference In
the members of a class.