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Evening star., 1934-06-06

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Evening star., 1934-06-06
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Synthesis of element 93." reported
yesterday from Rome. took Washing
ton physicists entirely by surprise.
Although somewhat confused over
meager details in press dispatches,
they interpret the feat as the crea-
ton of an entirely new fundamental
element of matter, the possibility Of
which hitherto has been entirely
speculative Efforts In high voltage
laboratories hitherto have been to
change one existing element into an
other through bombardment of
atomic nuclei. Here the process has
been reversed and the transmutation
of matter accomplished by building
up rather than by tearing down.
These extend from hydogen-the
lightest and simplest, which consists
of single positively charged proton
around which revolves a single posi-
lively charged electron-to uranium,
which is the heaviest and most COM
pleX, with 80 outer electrons
An atomic system often is com,
pared with the solar system. A GER
tain number of protons and bound
electrons form a mass comparable
to the sun. Around this mass re-
volve the unbound electrons like the
planets of the solar system Thus
the uranium atoms might be COM
pared to a central sun with go planets
revolving around it. In proportion
to the sizes of the masses the dis
tances of the outer electrons from
the nucleus are roughly comparable to
the distances of the planets from the
sun-for even the heaviest matter
Evening star., 1934-06-06

single electron tightly bound together
in q single mass. Shot from tubes
with speed approaching that of light,
occasionally one Of these particles will
hit an atomic nucleus. 1t normally
would be expected to break up the
nucleus itself, thus producing another
kind Of atom.
This has been the way of the new
alchemy" In the past. There has
been transmutation of matter on a
very small scale. the obtaining of hy-
drogen from more complex elements.
But apparently in this case the bull
let" stuck in the target. The event
might be compared roughly with the
bombardment of the solar system from
outer space with bullets the size of
the earth, with the remote chance
that one of them might hit the sun.
When the neutron stuck in the
nucleus of uranium there was one
more proton and one more electron
added, constituting new element.
Naturally. 1t would be highly un-
stable system, presumably more so
than uranium itself.
There is no reason to believe, the
physicists say, that any such element
exists in nature. so far as the earth
itself or the solar system is concerned.
1t might be present in some of the re-
mote stars. Matter as it exists today
may be the result Of breaking down,
rather than of building up, process.
Claims 10 Have Found
Evidence Of Elements IS and 81.
Two elements remain undiscovered
Mos. IS and 81. Prof. Fred Allison
Evening star., 1934-06-06
MANY DUTIES SEEN
FOR NEW ENS|GNS.
Recently Commissioned Men
From This Vicinity Have
Varied Orders.

Newly commissioned ensigns from
the District and vicinity will have a
wide variety of assignments afioat,
with battleships, airplane carriers and
cruisers. it was revealed today as the
Navy Department made public the
assignments of the 1884 graduating
class at the Naval Academy.
Joseph j. Staley, son of Lieut.. Col.
Joseph j. Staley, in charge of Marine
Corps Reserves at the Navy Depart
ment, is assigned to the newly con-
structed aircraft carrier Ranger.
Frank K Upham will go to the bat
tleship Tennessee. Irving S. Presler
will serve on the battleShip Colorado.
The battleShp New Mexico will be
the next post of duty for Paul L.
Joachim. Henry c. Corbin draws duty
aboard the battleship Idaho. as does
George D. Hoffman. Douglas l.. l..
Cordiner will 60 to the battleShip
West Virginia. William c. G. Church
will have service on the battleship
Soll1OI11Ad 4AAOLlldS IL Dd LUIS WILL
serve aboard the battleship Missis-
slppl.
William T. Dutton will go to the
cruiser New Orleans. Harold W.
Campbell, jr, will serve on the cruiser
Minneapolis. John H. Harlee will be
attached to the cruiser San Francisco.
Robert E. Bourke will serve on the
battleship New Mexico. Fletcher l..
Sheffield jr. will be one of the officers
on the battleship West Virginia. Cor
don A. Griffin will have duty aboard
the aircraft carrier Lexington. Will
liam W. Walker will be assigned to the
battleship New York. Reginald Ruth
erfords next post of duty will be
aboard the cruiser Cincinnati. John
V. Smith will go 70 the battleShip
Oklahoma Charles B. Farwell will
serve aboard the Ranger.
Charles H. Clark of Annapolis, Md,
will be attached to the battleship New
Mexico George H. Wigfall will serve
on the battleship Maryland.
William M. Collins, jr., of Chevy
Chase. Md. will go to the cruiser
Northampton. Francis w. Scanland,
jr.. of Chevy Chase. Md, will be sent
to the battleship Idaho.
William R. Smith, Sd, of Annapolis
will go to the battleship Tennessee.
Frank G. Marshall, ir.. of Rockville,
Md. will be sent to the cruiser Port
land rnest E. Christensen of Land
over. Nd. will be attached to the bat
tleship Idaho Arthur E. Krapf of
Annapolis will serve on the battleship
0uantico, Va. son of colonel of Ma
rines, will do duty aboard the battle
ship Mississippi
Evening star., 1934-06-06
Discovery of Element "No. 93''
Surprises Physicists Here
Interpret Feat by Young Italian as
Creation of Entirely Ne,o Form
of Matter.

is mostly empty space from the view
point of the physicist.
The size of the fundamental parti-
cles which make up an atom is almost
infinitely little, as can be judged from
the fact that the head of pin con-
tains many millions Of whole atoms.
The mass of the bound electron Is
estimated at q fraction Of an oc-
trillienth of gram-specifically. one
over nine followed by % cyphers.
The proton Is considerably heavier
about q septrillienth Of a gram.
Italian Physicist
Bombards Completes.
An atomic system Is bound together
by electrical forces, rather than BY
gravity as Is the case with solal
system. The more complex 1t is
the less stable. Uranium, the most
complex, is very unstable and is con-
tinuously throwing off part:"les-thu'
slowly degenerating into radiuIu anc
finally into an isotope of lead
The Italian physicist, DR.. Enricc
Fermi, apparently bombarded thes,
complex, infinitely minute solar sys.
tens" with the newly discovered fun
damental particle--the neutron. Thi.
consists of a single protor and q
Evening star., 1934-06-06

of the University Of Alabama claims
to have found evidence of them by q
method which has not been given
general acceptance, but in any event
he has obtained none of the actual
materials themselves.
The nature and properties Of these
missing elements. according to DR..
William F. Meggers of the Bureau of
Standards, can be deduced fairly well.
Element IS is one of the so-called
halogen elements, closely akin to
iodine. Element 81 belongs to the
alkali family, probably closely akin to
sodium. There is little question but
that these elements exist somewhere
on earth, but in such extremely mi
mute quantities that the most inten-
sive search has failed to find them.
Evening star., 1934-06-06

New York. According to Maj. F. T.
Evans, commanding oficer of avia-
ton, the plane was being warmed up
on q block with a mechanic in the
cockpit when it suddenly jumped the
block and ran wild.
Speeding across the field, the run
away plane first struck another plane
of which Greer was crew chief and
Evening star., 1934-06-06

then turned around, the propeller
striking Greer before he could
reach safety.
There were no other injuries as a
result of the collision, and the planes
were not badly damaged, Maj. Evans
said. He asserted that the reason
for the plane leaving the block is
as yet unexplained.
Evening star., 1934-06-06
Finds Baby Tooth in Ear.

BEND. Greg. P).-Larry Shattuck,
Is, was confident he had lost all his
baby teeth many years ago, but phy-
sician convinced him he hadn't, pro-
ducing a baby tooth from the boys
ear for proof. 1t is believed the tooth
was In the ear for six or seven years.
Evening star., 1934-06-06
MAN DECAPITATED
BY RUNAWAY PLANE
Ship Jumps Block at Quantico
and Kills New York
Sergeant.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
QUANTICO. Va. June 6-Jump-
ing the block on which it was being
warmed up yesterday. a Marine Corps
observation plane struck and decap-
itated Staff Sergt. william Greer Of
Evening star., 1934-06-06
Curtains Stop Draughts.

Draught-proof curtains, brought to-
eether by a upper tassel. have ap
peared in London.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
LOWER,
TRADING LIGHT

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 GN.SO.
Stock market gave disappointing
account of itself today with the
main body of issues highly irregu-
lar and the greater number of
price changes appearing on the
downside.
Bethlehem, United States Steel,
and United Aircraft, easier.
Atchison and New York Central
were slightly lower in the rails.
Chrysler and General Motors were
steady. U. S. Smelling was strong
and oils, amusementS and Spe-
cialtieS moved in a narrow range.
Curb stocks were mixed. Utilities,
oils and investment trusts were
irregular with alcohols dull and
Cities Service slightly easier.
Bonds we're generally strong.
U. S. Governments moderately
improved.
Call money was steady at re-
newal of l per cent.
Cotton futures were firm, up z
to 8 points.
Trading was of moderate pro-
portions.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
NJ NEAL HEADS
LOAN OFFICE

Announcement was made today
by the directors of the Home
Owners Loan Corporation that
William H. McNeal had been ap-
pointed general manager of the
corporation
A. E. Hutchison, former secre
tary and general manager, will
continue as secretary of the cor
poration. Hutchison was an ap-
pointee of the former chairman,
William Stevenson, and there was
considerable criticism about his
holding two jobs. He had been
secretary to Stevenson since the
latter was a member of Congress.
McNeal, a native of Kansas. re-
Gently directed the reorganization
work of the corporation in Illinois.
McNeal will assume his duties
as general manager on Monday.
He is regarded as an expert in
home finance and his experience
covers appraisals, title examina-
tions and organization of bank
agencies,
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
ENPLOYE
GAIN NEW
VICTORY
ON PAY
Local Workers to BensfU
$2es,420 Under Change
in Offices Bill

Federal employees gained
another victory at the Sem
ate Appropriations Commit
tee hearing today when that
group agreed to eliminate the
section of the Independent on
fices bill prohibiting automatic
promotions.
The action of the committee af%
fects many employees in the postaa
service, foreign service Of the State
Department, immigration inspecH
tors, clerks in the customs service,
White House police, Metropolitan
police, park police, District OF Co"
lumbia firemen and school teach~
ers. It does not restore Set-upS
under the classification act.
District Employees Benefit
It is estimated that municipal
government employees in the Dis
trict will be benefited to the eX'
tent of $288, ,420.
The automatic promotion restor1
alton provision is not to be retro.
active, but will be effective July l..
The committee failed to order.
the appropriations measure re-
ported because of continued dis
agreement regarding sections af.
fecting veterans.
Back to Subcommittee
It was decided to send the
measure back to the subcommit.
tee and permit that group to-
agree on the veterans section.
Senator James F.. Byrnes D0 Of
North Carolina, said following the
meeting that it is impossible to
forecast at present when the bill
may reach the Senate floor. =
The committee previously had
agreed to permit automatic pro-
motions in the military services
(Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
BY International News Service

Approval of the American
Legion's -four point" pro-
gram for partial restoration Of
pre-economy benefits for war
veterans, by the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee, was
indicated today when it or
dered a subcommittee to draft
the necessary amendments for
insertion in the Independent
Offices appropriation bill.
This decision delayed action
on the bill, but was taken to
mean the full committee would
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
M'Cracken's Airmail Files Ordered Seized
Bootleg Sale
Ruled a
Felony

Persons caught soliciting orders
for liquor until they have been
issued a license, will be vigor-
ously prosecuted, Corporation
Counsel William w. Bride said
today.
Mr.. Bride said he had re-
ceived complaints that agents for
whisky dealers had been solicit
ing orders. He declared:
''NO person is permitted to
solicit orders for the sale of
alcoholic beverages in the Dis
trict until he receives license
from the Alcohol Beverage Con-
troll Board.
"Any person who violates
this law will be vigorously
punished and recommends
ton will be made to the board
that no license be issued to
the offender"
Mr.. Bride said it probably will
be a day or so after the President
signs the liquor bill before the
board will start to issue licenses.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
WILL ROGERS
Says:

Say, the snow was knee-deep
here yesterday.
California, here / come!
The airplanes are awfully fine,
but the old trains come in
mighty handy. And they are
getting their rates down now
where lots of folks are riding on
the trains.
In the Senate yesterday after
noon the boys fought over the
st. Lawrence River Canal bill.
1t will be the first presidential
measure to meet defeat. But the
vote will be mighty close.
/ was in the Vice Presidents
office when he was visited by
the Russian Ambassador and
the Iatter's wife. The AmbaS-
SadOr seemed an awfully nice
fellow. / asked him about war
with Japan. He said it had been
delayed indefinitely on account
Of bad weather.
Copyright. 1894. by McNaugl1t
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
j. s. DOLLAR
COMMANDS
PREMIUM
Demand Adds Scents to 59.06
Parity in Foreign Exchange;
CurrencieS in Battle

NEW YORK. Feb. 2 IN.S.).
Demand for dollars on such
a large scale that the Ameri-
can currency continues to
command Scent premium
over it's new 59.06-cent parity
featured the foreign exchange
markets again today.
The dollar forged ahead in
terms of all foreign currencies
after some hesitancy at the start.
The French franc, firm at first,
dipped sharply and the dollar
value as a result scared to 6213
cents.
London bullion brokers this
morning shot up the price of gold
to a new record high at 139 shil-
lings 6 pence in their effort to
prevent the pound rising in terms
of dollars.
U. S. Buys Gold
Nevertheless the United States
Treasury stepped in, and at prices
equivalent to better than $34.60
an ounce against $34.10 yesterday,
bought almost all the gold offered
in spirited bidding.
This reemphasized the Washing
ton policy of buying all the metal
offered in any market at or below
$35 an ounce until the dollar is
forced down to the 59O6 cent
level.
Pound Pushed Down
England was successful in push
ing the pound down another AS
cents to $4.9312. This is in sharp
contrast to the price of $3.50 to
which the pound was expected TO
rise in terms of its price at that
time in francs.
However, the pound has depreci-
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The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Like 1t or Not, Mr.. Monax
Means More Winter
ENDS IN DRAW

have been weather experts for
many generations.
ScOffS at Science
OF late years it has been the
custom of certain persons to
scott at me. People accuse me
of being a nature faker. That
is untrue. 1t is a malicious mis-
statement of fact, undoubtedly
inspired by the makers of
barometer and other socalled
scientific instruments to deter
mine the course of the weather.
My family has been in the
weather predicting business for
many generations, and we have
never had to use a barometer.
The method we use 1 am not
at liberty to relate. 1t would
be giving away the family'S
greatest secret.
Then, the Bad News
But will announce this-there
will be 40 more days of winter.
When l came out of my hole I
saw my shadow-very indistinct
to be true.
When l saw that shadow and
the snow on the ground, I de-
cided to go back to sleep. So
goodbye for 40 days. Be seein
va next spring.
Don't forget to look at my
handsome picture on Page 2.
Then cusS me, If you care to.
don't give a ran.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
. BANK THUGS
GET S130,000

PENNS GROVE, N. j., Feb.
0N.SD.-Four robbers armed
with revolvers seized a payroll
shipment of $13O,OOO in cash to,
day in one of the biggest and most
daring bank robberies in the his.
tory of New Jersey.
They drove up to the bank in
a small sedan at $50 this morn,
ing just as two of the banks EN-
ployes were unloading two bulky
mail sacks containing the Du
Pont payroll in small bills and
coin.
Three men jumped out of the
sedan. One said:
Hand them over"
The employees, Harold Anderson,
paying teller, and William Wad-
dington, a janitor, dropped the
bags.
The robbers threw the bags
into the sedan where a fourth
man sat at the wheel. leaped in
after them, and the automobile
sped north through Penns Grove.
Police Immediately broadcast an
alarm through four states.
Police recalled that Pretty
Boy" Floyd, Oklahoma b d / t..
had been reported entering the
state a week ago by a policeman
on the Philadelphia Camden
bridge who identified the number
Of Floyd's car but was unable to
Stoa ~
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Eliminate the Underhanded Cut Banning Promo tions

ITIsA sTIFLER OF INITIATIVE A DESTROYER OF MORALE
AND WRECKER OF AMBITION.
THAT IS TRUE WHETHER THIS UNDERHANDED CUT AF-
FECTS HUMBLE CLERK IN FIELD BUREAU OR LIEU
TENANT IN THE ARMY
No questions the fidelity and loyalty of those who in the
Army Navy and Marine Corps.
No questions that they should receive their promotions
and increases when they have earned them.
AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE HAS DONE THE PROPER
THING IN RECOMMENDING THAT THE PROMOTIONS AND IN
CREASES BE ALLOWED THEM.
But again should clerk qualities head bureau
the clerk who faithful recognition and
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
'TAMPER|NG'
W|THPAPERS
CHARGED
Aviation Magnates Removed
His Letters in Defiance Of
Subpoena, PFobers Told
BY International News Service


AS the climax to. a tensely
dramatic session in which for
mer Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce William P. Mac
Cracker defied it's authority,
the Black Senate committee
investigating air mail con-
tracts today ordered Mac
Cracken's air mail correspon-
dence seized and impounded.
The committee adopted this
drastic course after MacCracken
refused to turn over the papers
voluntarily.
His Files Removed
Republican as we'll as Demo
cratic Committee members were
indignant over the revelation that
MacCracken, now attorney for
about a dozen big air mail ccm-
panies. had permitted removal OF
confidential files from his office
in defiance of Senate subpoena
Senator White (RD of Maine
ioined Senators Black CD of Ala
bama, King CD Of Utah. ana
McCarran CD of Nevada in de-
nouncing MacCracken'S action.
white assailed it as shocking"
ond declared he had no sympathy
for MacCracken.
The vote to seize the remaining
papers was unanimous.
Witness Called Lobbyist
During the stormy session, NC.
Carran accused MacCracken OF
permitting the evidence to be
"tampered with" and assailed the
witness as a high-powered lobby
list masquerading as lawyer.
Black made biting references
70 MacCracken'S part in the So
called "spoils conference" over
which MacCracken presided ana
at which big aviation interests
agreed among themselves how
nearly all the air mail routes in
the country would he parcelled
out.
disclosure that air mail sub
sidy holders removed the tlleS
from his offices in defiance OF
the Senate subpoena was made
bv MacCracken today.
He admitted that Col. L. H.
Britten, vice president of North
western Airways. went through
the files yesterday and removed
"personal" correspondence.
A representative OF Western
Air Express also removed per
sonal" data from the files, Mac
Cracken admitted.
Henshue Backed Move
Removal of papers relating to
Western Air Express was at the
instance of Harris Henshue, presl-
dent of Transcontinental and
western Air Express, MacCracken
asserted. D..
Henshue was president of
western Air Express when Herbert
Hoover. jr., son of the former
Chief Executive, was serving as
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The Washington times., 1934-02-02
By ARCTOMYS MONAX

Well-knOwn Grounding and the WOrId
Greatest Weather Authority
1t is with profound satisfaction
that I take my pen in hand at
the request of the editor of The
Washington Times to give the
people of the Capital my learned
opinion on the weather. g.,
1 might state in passing that
my family-known to the average
person as woodchuck or ground
hog although we prefer to be
given the family name of Monax
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Bank Robbers Kill,
Wound to Get $4,000

NEEDHAM, M ss., Feb. 2
0.N.SO -Four robbers shot and
killed Patrolman Forbes Mcleod
while Iooting Needham Trust
Company of more than $4,000
today. They kidnapped two bank
officials, and shot and injured
three other men. They used pis-
tolls, a shotgun and machine
gun.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Veteran Relief Program
Placed in Supply Bill
pprove the Legion program.
FOur.POint Plan

approve the Legion program.
FOur-POint Plan
The Legion has asked:
/. disqualification of ailing
veterans, unable to care for
themselves.
2. Restoration of former CON-
pensation rates for veterans
actually disabled in line Of
duty.
3. Revision Of Service-connect-
ed disability decisions, so as to
restore many veterans to that
Status.s
4. Pensioning Of widows and
orphans of World War vet
Grams.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
2 NAMED TO WEST POINT

President Roosevelt has desig-
mated two Washington youths for
the March entrance examina-
ton to the West Point Military
Academy. They are Carleton U.
Edwards, TOO block Adams st.
N. E., and Lawrence Cooper Pur-
nell, 1900 block Sixteenth st.
N. w.