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Evening star., 1932-12-29
DRAWBRIDGE 24-H0UR
OPERATION APPROVED
Navigation Interests Petition Is
Given 0. K. of Hurley-Owners
Are Opposed.

Secretary Of War. Hurley today ap-
proved a petition by navigation inter-
ests for a 24-hour operation Of the
dr2Wbridge in Anne Arundel County
across Spa Greek, between Annapolis
and EastpOrt. Md
Since 1903 regulations provided for
the opening Of the draw from sunrise 10
sunset only. A change in these regu-
lationS was asked on October IL last
by a ajoritv of the navigation inter-
ests. The bridge owners, however, op-
posed the change on the grounds that
the increased cost of operation and
commercial traffic do not justify it.
The area above the bridge is used as
an anchorage for approximately 86
beats during the year. which number
Is considerably augmented during the
boating season. The sunrise to sunset
regulation now in force practically re-
stricts the use CT these boats to day
light hours. The change in the regu-
lati0ns was recommended by the dis
trict engineer, who explained that the
harbOr area below the bridge is made
ouate
Evening star., 1932-12-29
OLD MOTHER NATURES "JITTERS"
HARNESSED IN STUDY OF HEAT
When Moecule Vibrates Fast Enough Its Atoms Fly
Apart-Then There's Steam

Prof. D. H. Andrews Of Johns Hopkins
University 1t provides a basis. they
said. for studying how molecuie may
yibrate so violently that its atom oreaK
apart.
They measured the jitters OF a mole
cule of tetradecyl bromide arranged Ike
a train of cars with one atom OF brom-
inc for the engine and IA carbon atoms
hooked up behind.
a train, is furnished by heat. So they
cooled the molecule with liquid air until
practically all its heat was lost, tnen
measured the heat it needed to get II
back to normal. 1t was like stopping
train and then firing up the boilers
again to see how much steam is needed
to start the train.
When the molecule was heated up to
normal temperature, the scientists knew
exactly how much heat 1t possessed.
This gave check on now last II Is
viii
Evening star., 1932-12-29
10Th CENTURY DEERSKIN SCRIPT
BARES LOVE OF AZTEC PRINCESS
Picture Writing Shows How Royal Maiden
Won Her Heart Desire in Sn;te
of All Obstacles.
celebrated with gifts, dance and a

celebrated with gifts, dance and a
joint bath for the bride and groom.
The next year two of the Princess
Six Monkeys ambassadors were insulted
by two young chieftains-with the in
suits portrayed by knives coming from
the young mems mouths.
Princess Six Monkey declared war
Of revenge, first asking advice of an
old death woman" at temple OF
skulls. Like Jean dare, she led her
forces against the two towns of the
young chiefs, and personally captured
her enemies.
A few days later one Of the captives
was sacrificed by cutting his heart out
before a temple, while the other was
led away by the ambassadors and sacri-
feed at another place.
A ceremony followed, perhaps coro-
nation, in which Princess Six Monkey
was anointed, and then she and Prince
Eleven Wind ruled in peace. Later they
had two sons, -Four Wind and One
Crocodile, and the eldest in his turn
was married to girl of his proper
station in life, Lady Ten Flower.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ j.. December
29.-The oldest love story In America,
about an Aztec princess who won the
man of her choice despite all obstacles,
was told tooay before the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science.
And they lived happily ever after,
according to the old deerSkin manu-
script on which the story is written
in quaint picture writing. Events in
Southern Mexico dating back $50 years
before the Spaniards came in 1919 are
recorded on the deerskin. which was
described by Herbert j. Spinden OF the
Brooklyn Museum.
1t tells the tale Of lady named
six Monkey" which is the most accu-
rate way of translating into English
the pictures that stand for her name
in the old manuscript. She was the
little sister" of several elder brothers.
AS a young girl she had much diff
Guilty in gaining permission to marry
the man she wished. named Eleven
Wind" But finally the wedding was
Evening star., 1932-12-29
PHYSICIAN TO POOR
IS LAID TO REST.
Rites Held for Dr.. Adajah
Behrend, Well Known
for Charity.

A 91-year-old physician, who devoted
his life to serving the poor. was buried
today In the Washington Hebrew Gene
terry here.
He was DR.. Adajah Behrend, who
began practicing as a family doctor"
back in 1866 and remained active in
his profession until his retirement 20
years ago. He died Tuesday at his
home, 1760 Euclid street.
Shortly after graduation from the
Georgetown University School of Medi-
cine Dr. Behrend was appointed "physi-
clan to the poor" in the Northeast
section and served in that capacity for
several years. Never in his long career
as physician did he send a bill to
the poor families which he served as
combination doctor, friend and gen.
eral counsellor. In hundreds of cases,
as he drove his horse and buggy to
administer to the needs of his patients
he would stop at a market and buy a
basketful of food which he generously
presented to the stricken family.
Born in Germany.
AS child Of he came to the United
States from Germany in l847, settling,
with his family. in Sullivan County.
N. Y, At Is he left home and ap-
prenticed himself to a pharmacist in
Baltimore, entering at the same time
the University of Maryland College of
Pharmacy in that city.
Soon after he was graduated as a
doctor of pharmacy, the war between
the States broke out and DR.. Behrend
enlisted at once as a hospital steward.
He was wounded in the knee in an en-
gagement at Harrison's Landing on the
James River
Coming to Washington after the war.
DR.. Behrend entered the Medical School
Of Georgetown University and was grad
uated as a doctor of medicine.
Enjoyed Large Practice.
At one time he had one of the largest
practices in Washington and was par
ticularly we'll known for his kindly,
charitable nature
He was perhaps Washington's oldest
Mason, having joined Federal Lodge,
No. l. in 1863, and was widely known
in Masonic circles. At his burial today,
the Masonic service was read
Surviving are son. Dr. Edwin B.
Behrend. professor emeritus of medi-
cine at Georgetown University, and two
daughters, Mrs. Andrew Stewart and
Miss Esther May Behrend.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., December
29.-Measuring old mother nature S
"iitters, trillion times worse than
the worst stage fright..is sciences latest
of learning how water makes steam or
coal makes heat
It's done by measuring the energy IN
a single litter" or vibration OF mole
the American Association for the ad-
vancement of science. If the Jitters
get strong enough. the molecules atoms
will fly apart and combine again IN
different formation. which is what hap
pens when fuel burns or liquid turns
into a gas.
Everything is made of molecules
bundles of atoms-and each molecule
vibrateS a trillion times a second. "A
method of measuring the horsepower
of a single vibration was explained by
DIR S Goldheinn. Prof. v. Dietz and
Evening star., 1932-12-29
DAVIS IS HOPEFUL
.FORL0NDONPARL
Former Undersecretary Sees
Prospects for Vital
Progress.
Ry the Assnclated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 29.-Norman
H. Davis, former Undersecretary of
State and delegate to the Geneva
Disarmament Conference, yesterday said
in an informal discussion with news
paper men that he looks for good re-
suits to grow out of the forthcoming
London Economic Conference and also
from the Disarmament Conference.
Mr.. Davis wa: in New York after his
visit this week to Albany. where he con-
ferred with President-elect Roosevelt.
He said the world at large appeared
more and more to be realizing that
only by cooperating. can 1t arrest
the present depression which has stead
lily been drying up international trade
l. Holds Action Vital.
The former Undersecretary. who has
conferred with representatives Of many
nations in number of European cities
said the greatest need of the world to-
day was to bring the different nations
together. Future solution OF world
problems, he indicated would be ac-
complished largely by getting together
without fanfare and without overem-
phasis placed on technical questions OF
approach, or diplomatic nicely.
Davis was expected to confer within
the next "a hours with Secretary OF
State Stimson, who was reported to
have left Washington for New York
today. He also conferred today with
Edmund E. Day and Prof. John H
Williams, who will represent the United
States as technical experts in the meet
ings to be held preliminary to the
Economic Conference. These prepara
| tory meetings will be in Geneva. start
ing January 9. The main conference
will be held later in London, probably
| by late Spring or next Summer.
Urges Advance Accord.
If France, Great Britain, the United
States and one or two other nations. In
advance of the World Economic Con-
| ference, could find something accept
able to all sides. Davis said. and coulo
agree on these findings, it wor'd go a
Evening star., 1932-12-29
AGE OF HUMAN BRAIN
SET AT 100000 YEARS
Scientist Holds Opossum Has
MADE Practically No Progress
in SO.OOO,OOO Years.
L tl,n accnnintrd p-ncc

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 29.-The age
of the human brain was placed by DR..
Frederick Tilney of Columbia University
at 100000 years in neurological
survey published yesterday.
DR.. Tilney's findings, submitted after
a fiVe-year research for the Neurological
Institute. said that the opossum is ap-
prcximately 10000 600 years old, and in
that time the brain has developed
practically not at all" A rats brain
is placed at 10000, 900 years and that
of a cat at 25 900 900
The human brain, DR.. Tilney reported,
is only IS per cent used. the rest lying
dormant awaiting development
Man has jumped ahead of the other
animals by leaps and bounds" the re-
port said, because of the development
Of his cortey"
Evening star., 1932-12-29
Red Leader Seized in Peru.

LIMA. Peru. December 90 P)-
Eudocio Rabinez, president of the Com
munist party, was arrested in half
finished house yesterday. He had been
sought by the authorities throughout
the city.
The principal party leaders also are
being sought in consequence OF circu-
lation of extremist reyobltionist PAM
phlets
Evening star., 1932-12-29
OPPOSES NEW BUS LINE
DISPATCH to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. December Holding
that granting Of the application of the
Red Star Lines for permission to oper-
ate its busses from the Eastern Shore
over the Claiborne Annapolis ferry
would bring the busses in direct compe-
tition with its service. Harry T Con-
nelly. general manager of the Wash
ington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric
Railroad Co. has entered a protest with
the Public Service Commission.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
HURT IN CAR CRASH
Pittsburgh and Luray Residents
Crash Into Bridge.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, December 29-Borrow-
ing the Dodge coupe of a guest in their
home, James Hoffman of Pittsburgh
and his brother. Fred Hoffman of
Luray, came to grief yesterday. when
the car crashed into a bridge a mile
and half north of Luray. Fred's head
was cut, his brother was bruised and
the car was damaged to the extent of
several hundred dollars.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
Mrs. Mooney to See Roosevelt,

NEW YORK, December % lP).-The
International Labor Defense announced
Yesterday that Mrs Mary Mooney would
90 to Albany Thursday to ask GOV.
Roosevelt what he intends to 90 about
the continued imprisonment of her
son." Tom Mooney.
Evening star., 1932-12-29

About two decades later, when Frank
lin Roosevelt, like his famed predeces-
sor and relatives. assumed the Office
of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, his
young daughter, Anna, entered the
regular girls school department OF
Eastman's and continued in attendance
there for several years. She, too, won
the appreciation of her teachers, and
was regarded by them as popular,
energetic and clever"
1t is not definitely known whether
Anna Roosevelt Dali. child of the Pres
ident-elect'S daughter, viii be en-
rolled at Eastman next year when Mr.
and Mrs Dali come TO Washington.
Old-style bankers in China ARE fight
Evening star., 1932-12-29
STEPHAN IN HOSPITAL
National Guard Chief Under Treat
ment for Pleurisy at Mt. Alto.

= Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. comman-
dant of the District n tioraI Guard. is
under treatment for pIcurisy at Mount
Alto Hospital. He has been i'll since
December II. and entered the hospital
for a complete diagnosis and treatment.
His condition is not regarded as
serious.
Evening star., 1932-12-29

long way toward promising quick results
at the conference.
At a reception in commemoration oil
the 10th anniversary OF woodrow, VII
sons birth. Davis spoke informally OF
his work abroad and said:
"One interesting thing 1have realized
is that we never really move very far
forward unless we embrace the prln-
ciples of Woodrow Wilson and use the
machinery he was so instrumental IN
setting I'D"
Evening star., 1932-12-29

Franklin Roosevelt attended the same
school when they were in Washington,
it was recalled here today at the East
man School, 1905 Seventeenth street.
where both once we're students.
When Theodore Roosevelt was United
States Civil Service Commissioner. in
the early nineties, his son, Kermit, at
tended the Eastman School kindergar
ten, where he was. in the words of the
Misses Eastman, who conducted the in
stitution then and now, "a bright and
attractive pupil
Evening star., 1932-12-29

Old-sty1e bankers in China ARE fight
ing the abolition of the tael.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
Wethersield Will
 See Big Pageant
(Continued from Page 1)

Adding color to the parade will be the first and second companies, Governors Foot Guard, of Hart- ford and New Haven, the oldest uniformed military organization In the United States in point of con- tinuous service; the Putnam Phal- anx of Hartford, which wears the blue and buff of .Washington's in- fantry, the Richmond, Va. light in- fantry blues, the New Haven Greys and the second company, Cover nor's Horse Guards of New Haven.
 Major George Thenault of the French embassy at Washington will represent France at the Washing ton l-Rochambeau dinner at the Hartford Club at 2 ?. m. to-mor- row. Approximately 500 persons are expected to attend.
 A brilliant military ball will fol- low at the state armory.
 On Wednesday the entire party of officials, military organizations and bands will be carried in busses over the highway to Agawam, Mass following q route once taken by Washington. The suburb of Spring field, located on the Connecticut Massac chusetts boundary, has been chosen as q fit meeting place for the two states to merge their bi- centennial celebrations.
 Governor Ely and his party will greet Governor Cross. and his mil itary staff at the state line.
 A memorial will be dedicated near the Eastern States Exposition grounds at Springfield and other es ercises will be held at the old Uni ted States armory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
Polish Flyer
 Believed Lost
(continued from Page 1)

the district who reported hearing an airplane.
 Beacons at airports in Ireland France, England, and Poland were kept lighted throughout Saturday night. Police chiefs throughout Poland were instructed to keep q lookout for Hausner and civil guards in Ireland were on watch Believed Gone Down
 St Johns, N. F.. June 8---(UP)-- Stanislaus Hausner, Polish -Ameri- can Atlantic flyer. probably went down into the ocean, his plane bur dened by sleet, before he had progressed very far from the coast of Newfoundland, members of the Master Mariners said to-day.
 They expressed the opinion that on the night of June 3, when he would have passed this coast, the weather was such that no plane could navigate. There was a strong northeast wind with fog, rain and soft snow early in the evening, turning colder at night and near the freezing point. They believed the plane would have been weight ed down by ice and sleet.
 Wife Still Hopeful
 Newark, N. J.. June. 6--(UP)-- Mrs Martha Hausner Knows her husband, StanisIaus. is "too good q flyer to be lost" despite the fact that airport officials in Europe feared he had fallen victim to the Atlantic on his projected flight to Poland.
 Mrs Hausner spent much of her time Sunday in prayer at the church in which she and Stanislaus are raristhonere. She is staying with a brother-in-law
 T know Stanislaus must be safe. I'll hear from him soon," she said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
By RAYMOND CHAPTER (Copyright, 1852, by the United

PrcSS) 24
 Washington, June 6--(UPJ--The fight to block Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared to beaebbing today. Insiders viewed his chances of his nomination at the demo- cratic national convention which meets in Chicago June 27 as irn- proving.
 Some optimistic Roosevelt sup porters have again swung to the expectation that he will win the first ballot. A few weeks ago when former Governor Alfred 10. Smith was pounding at him, they were less optimistic.
 Newton D. Baker of Ohio stands as the man most favored in event Roosevelt should be blocked. There is some scattered talk of Governor Ritchie of Maryland. ss
 One well-informed anti Roose- velt democrat puts 1t this way:
 Ut is about an even bet that Roosevelt will be nominated. If he is stopped, 1t is better than an even bet that Baker will get 1t. If Roosevelt is not nominated within three ballots, he won't be nominated at all"
 The anti Roosevelt forces are somewhat dispirited. They are still, however, pushing their fight for real referendum plank In the platform and they have reason able expectation of winning out there over the dryer wheelhorses among the. western and southern Roosevelt leaders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
LOCAL DRUM CORPS IN NATIONAL MEET
Wheeler Young
 Unit Competes
 Tn Mount Vernon
200 Combinations From Various Parts of Country March Next Saturday at Washington Shrine Veteran Leaders to Attend Youthful Musicians

urday which will be featured by monster parade In which close to 200 of the nations outstanding fife and drum corps will compete. The parade will be two and a half miles long and Will be under the direction of the Mount Vernon Fife and Drum corps, national champions of the Mount Vernon post.
 over s1,000 in cash prizes will be offered the contesting corps. Thirty-six trophies will be awarded each carrying a gold piece as an added prize.
 The Wheeler Young corps will be under the direction of John Brenneis and James H. O'Donnell, drum major. Vincent Mahoney junior vice-commander. will have charge of the colors assisted by Olin O'Donnell and John Kennedy. The local delegation will meet Sat- urday morning at the state arm ory at 5:30 a. m., and will return late Sunday afternoon!
 The various American Legion drum corps entered will compete against one another in their own separate divisions, as will the V. F W. drum corps. The winner of each division will compete under the rules of the Connecticut Fife and Drum corps, for the main prize. Independent fife and drum corps will also compete in their own class. The Mount Vernon corps, national champions, will not com pete,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
British Statesmen
 Going to Ireland
(Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D although De Valera is adamant on abolishing the oath, of the crown. he thinks a way may be found around the difficulty which will enable Britain to treat with the Free State at Ottawa as a co-equai member of the commonwealth. Thus he reserves his announced policy last week of refusing to negotiate further agreements with the Free State, which was tanta- mount to an official boycott.
 Although De Valera's invitation, conveyed by the Free State high commissioner in London, request cd preliminary discussions regard- ing Ottawa, 1t was believed the en- tire oath and annuities controversy would be covered in the Dublin and London talks.
 George Lansbury, laborite, con- graduated Thomas on "arriving at a common -sense agreement" Ed ward Garven- Ellis, national conser- vative. expressed hope there would be mo compromised
 Thomas said he and Lord Hail. sham would leave for Dublin to- night. Lansbury asked if Lord Hail. sham were going AS minister of war or as former lord chancellor.
 He is accompanying me as member of the cabinet" Thomas replied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
MAIR PATHS7A
 TfGLORY6 6
BY DEXTER FEED NEA Service Writer

The citizens of Lynn, Mass, had just given him a grand reception. He had been lauded by speakers. patted on the back by friends and handed $2,000 reward for his achievement. Then it was all over. all over including the shouting. Said John Polando to himself: "Now what?"
 Having been a member of the flying team of Boardman and Po- lando which set long distance flight record--New York to 1stan- bul-he wasn't worrying much: He would, no doubt, find a good posi- ton.
 What Now? Perhaps he Will sometime. He should. But last reports had John Polando, air hero, spending time at home or at airports around Boston, looking for job. The question Nov what?" has not been answered satisfactorily. Russell N. Boardman, veteran flyer who has some money, is look ing ahead and planning. He has, now, become a "man of mys- tery.'' There will be a mystery flight from the Pacific coast this summer, you hear, over a new route. to an unannounced destina- ton.
 And this: from his home in Boston comes the report that he is supervising the secret. construc- ton of racing plane to be enter ed in the Thompson Trophy afr races this fail. It will be of the type in which Lowell Bayles rocketed 10 the American speed record, only to be killed in a crash later. You can be sure that bold Boardman will be doing something sensa- tional in the air before the sum- ner is over.
 That flight with Polando last summer was q great achievement Do you remember the handicaps they overcame? How they started once, too heavily loaded with gas, felt their plane sinking, then frantically dumped can after can of gasoline on Brooklyn house. tops to save their necks?
 Then finally they roared down the 4,200 foot runway at Floyd Bennett field with a load of fuel that weighted twice as much as their monoplane, Cape Cod". They missed a crash by inches, scared north along the coast to Nova Scotia and then faced the long Atlantic hop.
 A rain squall pelted them. It 7'eared, but the fog cameA soon.
 ley flew blind for hours, hurt
 d through into an opening in the banks and caught glimpse be- low of green.
 That must be Ireland" said Polando, laughing. It was.
 One Pint of Gas
 But the fog was with them again. They escaped it by flying 14,600 feet. in intense cold two goose pim ply, shivcring men. tired but undaunted. Then there was Paris. They circlcd and went on, straight into the Alps.
 Visibility was poor. The moun- tains came out of the mist at them. They zig-zagged the way through, then scared along the Danube, swooped in and around Balkan peaks. zoomed over the Black Sea and finally reached 1s- tanbul. 500l.3 statute miles from New York--a long distance record that has yet to be broken ono pint of gas was all that remained in the plane's tanks.