Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
Capital Sideights
By WILL r. sxENNEDY.

euucALlous NOC only u tnS Govern
ment itself through various depart
ments devoting much attention to this
form of visual education, but Senator
James J. Davis Of Pennsylvania is
about to push legislation through Con-
gress to further greatly this form OF
education by Government agencies.
Only Q couple OF years ago the
standard size movie MIN (sS mm).
such as is used In moving picture
theaters throughout the country was
used exclusively by the Government
agencies INDUCING in the making Of
movies. These agencies include the
Army Air Corps and Signal Corps, the
United States Bureau Of Mines and the
Department Of Agriculture. Now, those
in charge of the visual education pro-
gram find that the demand has multi
Piled for the home movie size Of 16
NM, and at present most Of the new
films and copies Of old films are being
made on the l6-mm. size. These
Government hlms are distributed to
field agents Of the department. col
leges, schools, libraries and other or
carnations for community projection.
Government are "keen" about home
movies, using them to help give their
children q broad general education.
Among the real enthusiasts is Attorney
General william D. Mitchell, inter-
nationally known as hunter, who goes
after wild animals with his movie
camera as we'll as with firearms, TO
such an extent that he has probably
the best privately owned collection In
this country Of moving picture Aims
of wild animals.
Louis C. Cramton, until recently Q
prominent member OF Congress from
the Secretary Of the Interior on con-
domination and leases for the new
Federal city at Boulder Dam, renamed
Hoover Dam, Is another enthusiast on
home movies and one Of the original
travel with o movie camera" men in
Congress.
Alvin w. Hall, director Of the United
States Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, and George w. Hess, director Of
the United States Botanic Garden, are
using the home movies, not only to
keep a permanent visual record Of their
children's growth and development, but
to educate them through use of travel.
industrial and other educational films.
Then there is another side to this
film surge, as exemplified by Repre-
sentative Carroll L. Beedy Of Maine, O
/ member of the House Committee on
InSular Affairs. This member Is devot-
ing his release from legislative duties in
the Capital City by travelling through
out his district to practically every
town, giving movie shows almost every
4 nj He he hA ayvUNNfaa
people in rock-ribbed Maine, many OF
whom know little of the world beyond
| their own mountains and lakes, init
mate pictures of strange people and
| their peculiar customs
Representative Beedy Is specializing
on movies taken while he was en- route
to Samoa and on the Samoa Islands
! With the exception of one small pro-
fessional reel. these movies being shown
| by Representative Beedy are the first
pictures in this country from the
Samoan Islands showing the real life
and customs Of the people. For the
last 80 years or more these people have
been looking forward TO the coming Of
| situation, and when the commission
arrived, with Representative Beedy q;
q member, they threw a big native
party, showing their fetes, customs
costumes and re-enacting their legends
These reels contain many shots Of mos
] beautiful scenery. This Is how ont
member Of Congress by the agency Of
| home movies Is taking the far places
| of the earth seen by him in his travel.
to the people back home"
Representative Allen T. Treadway !.
another member Of Congress who Ia,
been bitten by the home movie bug.
Some members have been collecting
views Of the National Capital so as t:
introduce some Of their constituent!
who have not yet visited Washington
world"
| These Government scientists are al.
ways finding new little gadgets o.
/ nature to help US do old things in &
new way. For example, during thest
warm tourist days they have let 1t b.
! known that a new use for the honey
| so temptingly displayed at roadside
stands is to prevent the water in auto
mobile radiators from becoming quick.
ly overheated. The honey is supposed
to act reversely in the cooler weather
Specialists in the Federal service, how
ever, warn that care must be taker
to have the radiator alright because
honey, like some OF the costly anti
free preventives, leaks through mi
mute openings where water couldn't.
| Tourists are cautioned, however, By
| the Government scientists not to use ur
all the honey supply in radiators Of then
automobiles, but to use 1t also as valu-
able food, especially good in the diet Of
athletes, highly recommended for babies
| and young children, and, because It Il
easily assimilated, OF importance where
normal digestive activities have beer
! impaired by disease or old age. 1t places
little burden on an enfeebled digestive
tract.
So the scientists are sicking the bet
upon us. and trying to make the already
busy bee fulfill larger destiny.
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And scientists in Uncle Sans serv-
ice are now developing new ways tc
paint the lily" or rather to use the
brush of nature to paint and varnish
| our homes and Offices and furniture and
what have you"
A new chemical which finds prom
| Using use In paints and varnishes L
being recovered from the surface Of
| apples. This Is q new skin game, but
| 1t is being played by one OF the great
trade ORGANIZATIONS Of the country
the American Paint & Varnishers' AS
ISOLATION, whose tests show that this
ursolic acid, extracted from the waxlike
coating of apple peel in the form OF
powder, increases the gloss ana water
resistance Of cellulose lacquers. 1t also
extends the time required for drying
and improves the brushing qualities Of
the lacquers so treated.
| Secretary Hyde of the Department Of
| Agriculture called our attention to this
| new acid valuable to commercial In
duStry and DR.. Charles E. Sando OF tbs
| United States Bureau of Chemistry, who
perfected the process of extraction
after many years of experimentatio
| explained that it would be possible to
recover 100000 pounds Of this ursolie
acid annually in the United States
most from waste at canning plants.