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Evening star., 1935-04-21
IRISH ''D|SCOvERY"
THEORY EXPLAINED
Stefansson Says Journey
: to Iceland in 795 Key
to America.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 20.-Dr
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic ex-
plorer, today explained his theory that
America was discovered by the Irish
nearly seven centuries before Colum-
bus voyage In 1892.
Elaborating on the statements he
made In an address to the Pennsyl-
vania Historical Society, Stefansson
said an Irish expedition braved 900
miles Of open sea to reach Iceland,
and added:
THE discovery Of Iceland was the
discovery Of North America because
from Iceland you can see Greenland
and from Greenland the next island
and so on west till you see the main
land.
I'VE don't know the name Of the
discoverer, but we know he was Irish
and probably a clergyman"
Dates Trip About 795.
"In 800 A. D. an Irish monk named
Dicuil wrote a book-one manuscript
is at Oxford-in which he said he had
spoken with clergymen who were in
Iceland IS years earlier or about 795,
StefansSon explained.
About the same time the Morse
men conquered large part of Ireland
and learned from the Irish that they
had discovered large island to the
northwest, so they went to look for it.
This was about $50 A. D. and is not
disputed by the Morse because they
reported they saw Irish clergy and
peasants when they reached Iceland.
Attention should be called to a
common mistake about the matter.
Many persons say the Morse found
only men on the island, but that was
not true since the Irish clergy was not
celebate at the time as is is now"
He recounted that Norsemen first
discovered Greenland In 982, settled
it and Christianized it,
The Pope sent a bishop there in
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7. J. HURNEY RITES
TO BE ON TUESDAY
Registrar of Georgetown Law
School Died Suddenly Yes
terday.

Funeral services for Thomas j.
Hurney, 46, Georgetown Law School
registrar. who died suddenly early yes
terday, will be held Tuesday morn
ing, with burial in Mount Olivet Gene
terry. Arrangements for the funeral
will be announced later.
Mr.. Hurney was i'll only one day.
He was stricken with a throat trouble
Friday night and the day before had
attended to his duties at the school,
He was brother of the late Francis
j. Hurney, for many years pastor of
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception in this city.
A graduate of the Law School in
1911 he took a masters degree the
following year and entered the law
offices Of Hamilton g. Hamilton, the
senior member of which is George E.
Hamilton, dean of law at Georgetown.
He became registrar of the school in
1919. after service in the World War,
and was secretary also of the local
alumni club. He was a member of
Vincent Costello Post of the American
Legion, Of the Gamma Eta Gamma
Fraternity and of pi Gamma Mu Hon.
orary Society and was a member of
the knights of Columbus.
Mr.. Hurney was native Of Wash
ington and married Miss Lorraine Wall
of this city. He is survived by his
widow and three children, Thomas j.
jr.; Lorraine and Francis j. Hurney.
Five brothers. Joseph j.. John, Alfred,
Leo and Paul Hurney, all of this city,
also survive him.
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TWO NAVY CAPTAINS
TO RETIRE APRIL 80
Jeffers, Native of Scotland, Served
Observation-Disclosures Was
Governor Of Samoa.

Capt. william N. Jeffers and Capt.
George B. Landenberger, both Of
whom have had about 80 years service
in the Navy. were directed yesterday
to proceed to their homes and be re-
lieved Of all active duty. This will he
effective April 30.
Capt. Jeffers, a native of Scotland,
served in Washington a number Of
times. He was in the once of Naval
Intelligence in 1910 and again in 1915,
and after the World War came here TO
serve in the Office of Naval Operations
and as a member of the Board Of
Inspection and Survey. In 1880 he
was captain Of the yard at the Norfolk
Navy Yard and his last assignment
has been officer In charge of the
Branch photographic Office at Norfolk.
Service as Governor of American
Samoa and as commandant of the
Naval Station at Tutuila, Samoa, is
prominent on the record of Capt.
Landenberger. He was chief of staff
OF the 18th Naval District In the
Canal Zone from June, 1881, until
recently. He is now at the Navy Yard
at Philadelphia.
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Bratha.

TRlySi. ss,ds s. h!s hon hone PiaIkssdTT Mas
husband Of Mary cecil Price. Price Funerai safHHTi
services on Monday April %. at m,
at his late home. clarksburE. Nd. 81
QUEEN. MARGARET. On Saturday. April
1sss ns n Mrs. her MssSassr Essesnsf l4Sj urRS 2S.
S%syoted %r, motheI pU Of Mrs Mrs.: Edith Credit.
ard Queen: Remains resting temporarily
sth attart st. NV. Notice OF funeral here
ROBERTS, LOUISE. On Saturday. April
- IG,r,sn a35 g. Emergency rsncsd Hospital
Pfnnq PhsStsr Once RGssTt' POST NO Of az
Chamber, co. funeral home; 14o6
ment private.
ROBINSON. MARGARET. On Thursdsy.
APT ls l9$S a 6Sred HS93spts
the late Rev, William a. and Emma
Saes Sc sso Hsss s:vei sEs.f ,s..Vs;
and friends to mourn their loss. Re-
mains mains az testing siswarts funeral
% ApriI %. o at y m m from seT Vermont tnaSs Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, Rev. Murray ON
ciating.
morning ApIil 60 1885 al At his resi-,
Ssnes AZ s5adass6 e. Ea eesRsa sa:
Roaq, r of fSpsF FSse, Bruce ssrTcss agd JR MonssV S
Aprlll 22; at 3 pm, at his late resi-
asnce fs1T ..E.n5n1e InteEment Presbyterian Gene
81 s5 Al Gsorec on ART n
yersity Hospital, GLADYS SAYLOR tnee
..e Jane Edward and George wilson.
6sra 56 SeTess aas s her late resGed9es
April %. at . pm. Relatives and
friends are invited. Interment Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
sTINE. FRANCES FANNIE1 RERECCA
Sc Gserss!SSR TTnivs5sI5y Hosp5.sI; FRAN:
GaTeT' f@HaG nif. Of 743 Hamilton st. NV. be;
mother OF Mrs. Helen NJ vaeth. Re
a9!.m aIiem mass at the Church of the Ma
terment Rock Creek Cemetery.
TROLL. REGINA. On Friday. April 10.
| 1888. REGINA TROLL. daughter Of the
late Frederick and Regina, Melchior
PennsVvsnia xesr sves saimore sGns N0sa Md 'oa oa
IN mOhSag Ioagoh Ap5 ParE cen..Iy a5 pm inter%ent
MkFHA 4RBsTEE 0R ssrREsay yhs APt 5e
loved mother OF Josie Davis. Louis Reed
and Nellie Golfer Of Glassboro. N. J.
She also leaves three brothers and one
| grandson. Remains resting at the W
| Ernest Jarvis funeral church. 1892 You
st. NV Notice of funeral later.
WHITMAN. BENJAMIN. On Friday April
| ~, 1885. al his residence. 1850 Park
place NV. BENJAMIN WHITMAN
aged 81 years. beloved husband OF Lena
| Weitzman and devoted father of Mrs.
| Henry Sheres. Mrs. Abe Kolodne DR..
| Harry Weizman. Miss Dorothy Weitz-
man and Mrs. Myer Rubin Funeral
| from his late residence on Sunday. April
| 81. at ! l am. IL
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1n Mrntnrtat,i

FERGUSON. MARGARET A. In loving
remeemnrance& & o. our dsar mother. MAR;
this life seven years ago today. April
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER AND SON.
FLAHARTY. MARY c. In sad remem-
brance of our dear mother and grand-
mother. MARY C. FLAHARTY. who fell
asleep in the arms Of Jesus one year
ago today. April II. 1884.
What is home without a mother.
Al things this world may send.
We lost our dearest friend
God gave us a wonderful mother,
She was one who never grew old;
God made her smile as the sunshine.
HER IL hoViN Sff Der sdS 5sar, ANp p5 RaTs fd
IN-LAW. GEORGE AND NARY Fla
HAFTH, MARThNNAA ANP F1AGARfY,D GGHAEPDAUdHTER'
GILL. VICTOR r. A token Of love TO the
memory Of my dear husband. VICTOR,
who passed on three years aeo today,
His pEyoTEp AND LONELY WIFE.
MARKWARD. FRANK o. In sad but low
nS onr ser FRHNK x MhRKWARp SHsSfKHS ffS
who passed away one year aeo today.
April 81, l234.
MCINTOSH AUGUSTA AND MARY A. In
,9Rd apy 1emembTsnSe ,,oIMTes 9f our dear parents
AA9Es Ansu %i vh 6'is; ~, ana 6 6AuGuSTa MelN- o1
We inscribe these words with love:
The rolling stream of life rolls on.
ReEs sp stu ;ha the the vaSsn Ss o;ts chairs s..
rH21p ot them nrI Th9 b2r2 once sat, s.. there there ~
cfNDA. CARRIE, Cattle AND paul.
sls5sd sas fs fef nsa2IE Tssae
seaTs asc today Sda Rpr m this ie5 e four
Four years have some. but We can't
His words of love; We hear them yet;
We -'e- "'' HIS HIS DEVorEp fST651 d5aF FAMILY.
ROBERTS. ALBERT TAYLOR. In loving
remembrsncs Of my dear husband. AL
BaRrd TAYl1E dHe aoBEaTs zsaT ..o Sh9 3oass de-
AfSr zr ERFg FRgEE'v0dfEab WIFE, ELAINE ROB-
ROBINSON, NEWTON. In loving remem-
brance OF my dear husband. NEWTON
ROBINSON. who departed this life
three years ago today. April 81. 1882.
Just line of sweet remembrance,
Just memory, fond and true;
Just token of loves devotion
,oNNIt That my y1 heart stu Ill longs for YOU.
ROYSTER. JESSIE In loving memory of
our sister and aunt, JESSIE RoYsTER.
who departed this life one year ago to-
M HER SISTER. l. N1EcEs iIcf; AND NEPHEW
TURNER. BETSY. In sad but loving re-
membrance OF my dear. devoted mother,
BETSY TURNER. who departed this life
two years ago today. April 81. 1888.
passed, mother dear, Since God God called
you home to dwell with Him
In life loved you dearly,
Yoqsn LosEl9 SSSfh 6atGHfER' 81 }6i FER MARo1E-
WARD. MINNIE. In loving remembrance
Of my dear mother MINNIE WARD
who departed this life ten years aEo
today. April 81. 1925.
Gone. but not FORGOTTEN
HER LOVING DAUGHTER. NAOMI
STEPNEY.
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IRISH DISCLAIM HONOR.
Trip by st. Brendan in Sixth Gen.
tury FruitlesS.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, April
20.-As much as they would like
to see some Irishman get the credit,
authorities here were forced to admit
today that Columbus claim to fame
by discovering America still stands.
Authorities said the nearest an
Irishman got to beating Columbus was
fruitless Atlantic trip by q saint
named st. Brendan in the sixth CEN
tury, who set out to discover 'the
promised land Of saints" which he
believed existed to the west. Legend
says that during the trip the party
actually landed on what they thought
was new island, but that 1t proved
to be only huge whale taking a nap.
When he eventually returned, Bren-
dan reported he had seen a large land
somewhere "St. Brendan's Island"
was duly entered on map. but after
years of wrangling by dubious geogra-
pliers they decided there was no such
place.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia light
rain and slightly colder today: tomor-
row cloudy. preceded by rain in morn
ing. moderate northeast winds.
Maryland-Probably rain today and
tomorrow. slightly colder In central
portion today.
Virginia-Probably occasional rain
today and tomorrow, slightly colder in
north portion today.
West Virginia-Cloudy, rain In south
and east portions today; tomorrow
cloudy, probably rain In east portion
IN morning, not much change in
temperature.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
PIT. A. SHOWS GROWTH

The parent-teacher membership
throughout the country has jumped
26l,8l7 during the past year, bring
ing the total to 1.727,727. Mrs. B. F.
Langworthy, president of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers, an
nounced yesterday.
The Districts share in the increase
has been nearly quarter of its mem
befship, with 12,035 members now as
against $3.50 last year. California
led the country in point of members
with 196,959, gain of almost $4,000
over last year.
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Palmisano to Be Honored

A banquet and dance in honor of
Representatives Palmisano. Cheviccia
and Marcantonio will be given by the
Lido Civic Club May Is, it was an
nounced following the regular monthly
meeting of the group at the May
flower Hotel recently.
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Dratha.
BIELEFELDT. VERNE l..

BlELEFELDT. VERNE L. On Friday
5 place ia g3s At 1EREE hsS EeSIdensf E Sdox Sf2s q
oawIer Sons chapel. 1856 Pa ave. NV.
omit flowers, AIit inteTment at PIRATE. R sfS' s.
BOWMAN. BELLE. On Tuesday, April ] g.
BOWMAN. beloved wife Of Robert Bow Bow
sey mother Of Mrs. Margaret Jones.
sister OF Mrs Agnes Thomas and Mrs.
Martha Harris. She also leaves many
af fssne ss Il Se JoRn sRa eRfi Rhnes anera
Chapel. Bird and Eye sts. s.w. Funeral
Sr1eoSolifsn sg1aay; April III at hIoS Pm from the
BRYANT. JOHN. Suddenly. on Saturday,
apt April 20, 1885; ;o,, a. his residence, $40
band Of Ella Bryant, He leaves. besides
his wife. one daughter and other rela-
tlves and friends to mourn their loss
Eemsins Ion soDs pes'ng 9,n.s At Henry Washing
ave. ne. Funeral Tuesday. April -,
al, at ! pm: pm from the above named fu-
BURROUGHS. H. BRUCE. On Friday.
@ t. luz spkRousHs 81 h9s 5ssdsnfs husBsd
Brandywine Md. Monday April -. at at
II am. Interment Mattawoman Gem
CAMERON. LErTIE DUNCAN. Mr. and
Mrs R. Todd Duncan announce the
DuNcA% Gas 'css Re5seF On Mrs +ETE
dlanapols, Ind Funeral Monday. April
Church npere9I fsSn SdsSsp0s si SShoS RsRs! I1a
CARROLL. DONALD. On Friday. April
AID CARROLL. Beloved GISitAjt son of John NH Il.
leaves nine aefens sisefs four 5lo,hefs sls9 snS
irienas: Remains resting at the John
bat5.sf S. a aIessndriao hDns "a. Notiss seFea q
CAyELLE. CAROLINE. On Friday. April
a LINZ cAvELf LEIsedRePS Bs Beovfs aOSDtf mGb
er OF Mrs Nellie Watts. Phsnshon n'IS Ca
vells LEAN ane Oliver Foster and grandmother
Y: Ernest jarvis funeral church. 1432
You st. NV. Notice of funeral later. II
CHAMBERS. ELIZABETH. On Friday.
aAnrH ARF Ha 9a2 cHAMBfhs n GfEnseE sbs sesya
Remains resting at Richardson 4 Rob-
.Ts insonS funeral E,lrsho home: ;.. 100 Vermont
April 90, at > pm. at the above fi,
neral home: Rev j. L. Henry ofhciatinS.
Interment Rosemont Cemetery.
cREATH. WILLIAM A. On, Saturday.
RI M l'R eREA4H # osFss Ssioasd lss4 lH9zD1tei Il
Cara F. and Mead P. Creath Remains
re ting at the S. H. Hines Co funeral
nome. 290l l4th ST NV. Funeral Serv-
ices at the s. H. Hines funeral home,
29ol l4th st. NV. on Monday. April 80,
at 3 pm. II
CURRIN, ELIZABETH. On Friday. April
10: 1895. ELIZABETH CURRIN Re-
QUEEN mass will be offered at ST. Rose s
Technical School Chapel on Monday
April -. at 3 am Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Mount Olivet
DI GIULIAN. ANTHONY. On Saturday.
April 20; 1888, at Garfield Hospital,
ANTHONY: beloved husband Of Emma
Romeo iuan Charlie and and iathsf asert Of Ri
st. ne on Tuesday. April 81 at Sac
en-. an: thence the the Holy Rosary
at am; Relatives and friends in
terry. Please omit flowers. 22
DOUGHERTY. MARION T. On Thursday.
April Is. 1885. at ! am. at her resi-
dence. 2512 Clifbourne place NV,
MARION T. beloved daughter of the late
Cornelius A and Susanna B. Dougherty
and sister. of Mrs. Cornelie D. Yerby
Funeral from her late residence on
Monday. April % at $50 am: then
to st. Paul's Church. 18th and v SITS.
NV. Requiem mass at 10 am. Inter-
ment (private) Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Please omit flowers. Fl
Evening star., 1935-04-21

II2B and the b1shopric was CONTINUED
until 1928. This claim Is supported,
said the explorer, by papal bulls.
Strangely enough" Stefansson said,
"after the voyages Of Columbus it be-
came to the interest of the Spanish
crown to credit Columbus with being
the discoverer of America. They based
their claim to the new land on his
work.
Its a reasonable explanation to as
sumo the Pope, under the influence
of the then great Spanish nation.
withdrew the bishop Of Greenland in
1928 to help people forget the Irish
discovery. After all. England and the
north countries had broken away
from Rome by that time"
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Report Until 10 PM. Saturday

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Highest, "a, pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 81.
Lowest, SO, 4 am. yesterday. Year
ago, IS.
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RuRXELL. ARIHuR ALPH0NSo.

wish TO express our sincere thanks and
profound appreciation to our relatives,
friends and coWorkers for their kind
thoughts and sympathy expressed. and
to the church and ministers for their
interest and prayers for our invalid
mother and aged father. and to the doc
tors and nurses for the splendid serv-
ices rendered at the passing of our loved
one, ARTHUR ALPHONSO BURWELL
Mr. AND MRS VIRGIL H. FRANKLIN
AND FAMILY
Evening star., 1935-04-21

lS. 1885. JOHN H. HUNTER beloved
husband OF Madeline Hunter, father Of
Joseph and Francis Hunter son OF Mrs,
Emma G. Pettiford brother of lanes
Pettiford. jr. He also leaves a step
iather' James Pettiford. ST; one adopted
Saunders of McKeesport. Pa, and one
uncle. Perry Young Remains will be
a. the residence of his mother, 422 B
81 Sc. at IL O'Clock Sunday Funeral
Monday. April %. from Mount Horeb
Baptist Church. Rev. c. H Fox, pastor
lnteTmPnt W0Od1aup rannatarv
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UarnH nf Thanka.

ANDERSON. GEoRGIANA. We desire to
express out sincere thanks and gratitude
for the beautiful floral tributes. friendly
deeds done and other Expressions OF
sympathy offered at the passing OF our
beloved daughter and sister. GEOR-
GIAEA ANDERSON THE FAMILY
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FOUND.
LOST.

FOR LOST OR WANTED ANIMALS apply
Animal Rescue League. II o st. NV.
Phone North $3.50.
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HAWTHORNE, ANGIE. The family of the

late ANGIE HAWTHORNE wishes to ex-
press sincere thanks and gratitude 10
relatives and friends for their many ex-
preSsions OF sympathy and beautiful
ment at the death OF our devoted
daughter and sister. THE FAMILY.
ROBINSON. LUCINDA. The family of the
late LUCINDA ROBINSON wishes to
thank the nelghbors and many friends
for their kindness during the illness,
cards of sympathy and beautiful floral
tributes al the death of our dear moth.
Evening star., 1935-04-21

April. 10 1923. at his residence. l4IS
beIoyd hboIngiedIloW s. NV JAMES EDWARD
Inee Carberryl and father of James C.
ana Paul F. karnes. Funeral from the
anove residence on Monday. April % at
$50 m; thence to the Church Of the
Nativity. 5000 Ga ave NV where
requiem mass, will be offered at 10 M
ment Mount Olvet Cemetery 81
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Saturday, April 20. 1885 at his resi-
denee sl3 South Carolina ave. Sc.
band OF Lorraine Wall Hurney Sery-
ices at the above residence on Tuesday.
Church Of the Immaculate conceptinns Sre
sth and sts. NV. where solemn
REQUIEM mass will be offered at 9:}0
m. Relatives and friends invited
Interment Mount Oliuet C.emet arv o.
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JOHNSTON. CECIL F. On

y. 1885. at 1870 pm at his resi-
denGe 1900 Kilbourne place NV. CECIL
r, beloved son OF Cecilia M. and the
late Matthew 3 Johnston and brother
OF Edith M. Johnston. Funeral from
the above residence on Monday. April
at $50 a m: thence 10 the Church
OF the Sacred Heart. where requiem mass
VIII be offered at q a m. Relatives and
Cemetery 81
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HOWARD; MARY ELLEN. On Friday.
MARY. ELLEN HoWARD NEE Smith,
beloved wife OF William Edgar Howard
She Is survived by her husband and one
daughter Mrs. Ida Cooley. and one son.
Arthur W. Howard. Funeral from her
late residence. 1417 G ST. ne. on Mon
Gay. April 90. al 2 pm Relatives and
friends invited. Interment ForeStyille
EPISCOPAL Cemetery Forestyilie Nd oi
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April 20. 1885. at his residence. 536
10th ST. ne. JOHN. the beloved hus-
band OF Ella Bryant He leaves besides
MS wife. one daughter and other rela-
tlves and friends to mourn their loss
Remains resting at Henry S. Washing
ton d Sons funeral home. 4925 Deane
ave ne. Funeral Tuesday, April .,3,
AT l pm. from the above-named fu-
neral home. 1nterment in Payne Gem
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H. 1875. MATTE T.. aeed = years. en; ).
flom her late residence. 92I L st. ne,
on Monday. ,Aprll 90. al IL am ReIa-
yves and friends invited. Interment
Fort Lincoln Cemetery 81
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Tide Tables.

Highest, 80, on March 81.
Lowest, q, on January 20.
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FERGUSON. MARGARET A. In loving
remembrance of our dear mother. MAR
GARET A. FERGUSON. who departed
this life seven years ago today. April
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER AND SON.
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April Is. 1885 at am. at her resi-
denee 2512 .Clifbourne place NV.
MARION T. beloved daughter of the late
Cornelius A and Susanna B. Dougherty
and sister of Mrs. Cornelie D. Yerby
Funeral from her late residence on
Monday. April 10. at a:30 am: then
to st. Paul's Church 18th and v sts
NV. Requiem mass at 10 am. Inter-
ment (private) Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Please omit flowers II
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DI GIULIAN. ANTHONY. On Saturday
April 20: 1885, at Garfield Hospital
ANTHONY. beloved husband of Emma
Di Giulian and father Of Leonard
Romeo. Charlie and Albert Di Giulian
Funeral from his late residence. 325 6
st ne. on Tuesday. April 81. at $50
am; thence the the Holy Rosary
Church. where hfgh mass will be suno
at 9 am. Relatives and friends in
vited. Interment at ST. Mary's Gene
81
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sErH aiBBIE IgsS asea q VEenS Years EhtHo VIE q
George Z. Hlbble. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs; Howard Thrift Remains resting
at 726 Upshur st. n W. until Monday m
Services at the s. H. Hines Co.. funeral
nome. 29O1 14th st. NV. on Monday.
April %. at pm. Interment Cedar
Hill Cemetpry 81
Evening star., 1935-07-21
Televisiion Test Near.

1T WAS very definitely televiSion-
conscious Federal Communications
Commission whose members last Mon
day listened to a whole day of testi-
mony and arguments as to why the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
should or should not be permitted to
install its newly developed "coaxial
cable between New York and Phila-
delphia.
The cable is one Of the most radical
recent developments in the communi-
cations art. being capable of transmit
ting some 240 two-way telephone con-
versation over a single circuit, whereas
only four can be handled over the
single open-wire circuits now in use.
The A. T. & T. asked permission to
test it out in actual operation, agree
ing to stipulation that it shall only
be used experimentally and that the
F. C. C. shall later rule whether it
shall be introduced commercially.
Television entered into the discus
sions when DR.. Frank B. Jewett, vice
president of the A. T. & T., in charge
of its Bell Laboratories, which devel-
oped the new cable, described how 1t
could be used for television transmits
sion when not in use for telephony or
telegraphy. DR.. Jewett admitted that
conversations already have been, held
with the Radio Corporation of America
respecting the use of the cable when
r. C. A. starts its first public expert
mental television station near Phila-
delphia next Spring.
r. C. AS subsidiary, the National
Broadcasting Co., presumably will wire
its Radio City television studios in
New York with the coaxial cable in
order to connect with its vision trans
mitter. If the cable works-and DR..
Jewett said he had every confidence it
will-one of the biggest problems Of
practical television will have been
met-namely, the discovery of an ade-
quate wire medium to link local
television broadcasting stations to-
gether in the same manner that sound
broadcasting stations are now linked
into so-called networks.
The coaxial cable is regarded as the
answer to network television because
it is capable of transmitting band
of 1000 kilocycles, which is 100 times
the band width now required for
ordinary broadcasting. It will require
at least that wide o path" over wires
and through the ether to transmit
television pictures of appreciable def
milton, it was brought out In the tes-
timony, and eventually it may require
twice as wide q path.