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GREELY CALLS POLE!
FLIGHTS “STUNTS”
!Believes Byrd Will Succeed,;
but Sees Little Scientific
Gain in Exploit.
BY NF.LSON M. SHEPARD.
Desire for personal fame and iron*
: pag? publicity have supplanted the sarri
j firing scientific zeal that formerly led
I so many adventurous spirits to death
in the three centuries conquest of the
two magnetic poles, Maj. Gen. A. W.
Greely. retired, oldest living Arctic ex
plorer. believes regretfully.
Furthermore. Gen. Greely who observes
his 84th birthdav Tuesday, places little
stock in the use of aircraft in pola: ex
ploration To Greely. whose penetra
tion to the farthest north in 1882 nearly
rost his life. Coindr. Richard E. Byrd’s
proposed aerial dash to the South Pole,
which fires the imagination of the aver
age layman, is interesting primarily as
•Just another air stunt.” However, he
belives Comdr. Byrd will succeed.
Th? three years’ e*tperirnees of hL ;
own expedition form one of the most
j tragic chapters in polar explore Mon. 1
Two relief expeditions having failed to
! reach them, the party of 25 men ma
rooned in that icy wilderness retriated
south to Cap? Sabine, where, relief still
failing, most of them perished of starva- j
tion. Only seven survivors were foun i 1
bv the third rescue party under Capt. j
Winfield S. Schley. U. S. N.. July 23. j
1884. when another week's delay per
haps would have proved fatal.
It was to question the first American j
whose expedition wrenched from Great j
Britiin in May 13. 1882, her prior,
claim to farthest north" and h»ar
from him an expression as to the rela
tive value of these changed conditions ;
in polor transportation that Gen. ;
Grcelv was sought in ilv* quirt recre
ment of his Georgetown horn-.
Has Confidence In Byrd.
There in the atmosphere of his library
h» talked treely of the chuiges i
wrought in polar expeditions, his own
recollections 01 the passing era that
witnessed the crowning achievements
of man's final conquest of the elements
and he looked, too. into the future.
Gen. Greely first let it be known that
he believes Comdr. BjTd will be suc
cessful in his venture as he was in cir
cling the North Pole, because of his
• great courage and wonderful per- (
sistence.” Bui as one who is Inclined
to apply th? analytical eye of science
io man's worn in the polar regions, he |
doubts if anything in the way of real
material advantage to science wilt be
gained through an aerial flight to the
Antarctic.
"Except for the purposes of recon
naissance and the photographing and
charting of wide areas of land and sea
already known to exist," he went on
to explain, "that is all there is to it.
A siuut."
Gen. Greely does not discount the
geographical advantages to be derived
m mapping from the air vast areas un
seen before by man in this estimated
4.600.000 square miles of Antarctic '
wilderness. But he does believe, and
savs so frankly, that such an expedi
tion can add little of material ad
vantage to the enormous amount of
scientific data already possessed at the
price of early discoveries and the cul
minating successes of the twentieth
century through the sacrifices of such
men as ShackJeton. Scott. Mawson and ,
Amundsen Man has learned 'almost
all there is to gain, he says, from the ;
meteorological and magnetic obeerva- <
tkms thus obtained.
Every age has its sensations and
Gen. Greely is not alone in declaring 1
that this is the age of sensationalism in
so-called scientific explorations. He
admits reluctantly that the demand for
•front page stuff.” as he terms it, has
forced scientific endeavor to a second
ary place In Great Britain especially
more than one authority has com
plained that this public craze for the '
spectacular has tended to divert funds
for what they regard as more useful
kinds of work on land and sea In polar
regions.
Dag SUU Stuirease.
"The Dresident of the Royal Geo
graphical Society, '* Gen. Greely added, i
"said recently that It is almost Impos
sible to get scientific explorers al the
1 present time ”
1 Am one who fared forth with his dog
teams to the unknown regions of the ,
| North in an earlier period. Gen. Oreelv j
. was asked if the progress In the devei- 1
i opment of aircraft or mechanical tram-!
; port for snow sledges has lessened the j
hardships or dangers of later day ex
plorers. He smiled whimsically in re-!
minding that after ail these years of
so-called progress "the dog is still
supreme on land ”
The beginning of the twentieth cen
tury. which witnessed the final conquest
tof both Poles, he declared, is the real
dividing line in this inarch of explora
tive progress. When civilized man first
began to penetrate "beyond the sunset”
he soon learned through experience that
| the Eskimo dog-team was the most re
liable means of transportation "Then
they b*gan to think they knew better
than the natives." he said, “and began
substituting hardy Arctic and Siberian
ponies With the progress of mechani
cal development came th* dawn of
motor transportation.”
Gen. Greely paused significantly to
add: “But Peary reached the ocean of
the North Pole with dog-teams and
Amundsen was compelled to rely on his
dogs to penetrate to the Kouth Pole 80
you see after all there has been little
or no successful change in the method?
employed on land Until science has
constructed a reliable mechanical de.
vice that can successfully withstand the
intense cold of the polar zone, the day
of the do* hea not yet passed.”
Like other noted authorities. Gen
Greely believes the development of
motor-drawn snow sledges ha* its po*--
sibilitie* and advantages, just as th*
airplane or dirigible for which Amund
-*en forsook hi* dog trains to follow in
Byrd * wake to the North Pole, But the
constant danger of a "breakdown” far
from a base of supplies makes the use
of motor tnw sledges today inferior to
the sureties* of the dog lie believe*.
For record-breaking travels over the
Its. Gen Greely declares, nothing ye»
has surpassed some of the record-,
j achieved v ith dog sled* For example
1 he cited the temarkable feat performed
bv MrClifitnck who discovered the fate
of the Franklin expedition. With eight
linen in 105 days it* traveled MW mile*
j over the tee arid mow In hi* search
Flying Machine's Value.
Bo far as 1 know that record has;
never been surpassed for sustained es
Uni," He n Greely said "and I don t
, ' befieie it in possible to surpass if under
any changed conditions I* shows, in
deed that there ha* been little im
provemen* in the means of getting
there on land "
The flying machine lias it* value in
polar travel for reconnaissance and
prospecting the rouie tart Up kind of
, exploration that Is now required,
v-tentist* claim, cannot be done by a
i quick-moving machine Nor will it be
poeatbl* Ui Ithe problem of landing and
taking off i* vdved In geographical
exploration there Is still a great deal
’ ur b don* In the Antarctic- especially,
where tiwe airplane never before ha*
ben iibed Certain regions on account
lof ice congestion have been neglected
I and could probably be nvml vafely ex
oiored byway of th* land ice, from
accAoetbi* bases in «hl* respect the
; airplane should b« of great service
in preliminary reconnaissance and ever*
for the general charting of coast line*
But the motor equipment used on
•and in th* polar region* Gen Greely
rtatrio *h'i* f»r I* Inferior W the oilier
long tried method* of transportation
Fuel Ohm should njrro tim.tp proof
] Gen. Gr eely pointed »ap p
lin such xnutn** mid •* found In th*
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.. MARUFt 25. UW-PART 1,
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ARCTIC EXPLORERS PAST AND PRESENT |
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// %&... Vi // i Above, one of the plane* which
// >&'*% U 7/ w ’ Yi Comdr. B\rd will uxe on hi* fliiht to
// ' Mk Wk \\ yy iffMl WK Vi »h*> South Pole. Lower left: Comdr.
// v ftf Jr'i m 1 \\ h// , A V Byrd; lower right. MaJ. Gen. Greelv,
II ap' \r / \\ retired, famous Aretle explorer, who
II ¥>■'l'' 'HBni. - \\ / . 1 1* U doubt* the scientific value of flight*
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| ever it Ls. must be strong, simple and |
: trustworthy. A breakdown beyond
repair miles from a base of supplies
probably would prove fatal to the men
involved.
It Ls not without reason therefore
; that many noted authorities place little
reliance on man-made machines under
these conditions. R. M. Rudmose
-1 Brown, noted English authority on
polar explorations, raises this same ,
; point.
“Is it safe to rely on a machine?" h*
asks. "Is the margin of safety not too
narrow when the only line of retreat
on the machine giving way Ls to con
tinue on foot, hauling sledges? It is all ;
a question of reasonable risk, for risk
there must be on any Journey of this
kind
“A man knows his own measure, but
he can never know the measure of the ;
machine's capacity. The machine is
bound to introduce an uncertain ele
ment in the calculation and so increase
the risk of failure as well as the change
| of success." , ,
When Comdr. Byrd starts on nis
southern expedition, probably in August.
hLs party will carry along the best
scientifically approved food for such
climatic conditions, food containing the
necessary vitamin elements that are
supposed to be proof against th«. dread
scurvy.
Question of Diet.
Here again it occurred to m.nd ‘he*
j this must be a distinct advantage over
j the old days of sustenance in the
! frozen zones.
j None at all.” Gen. Greeiy replied to
: such a question. "The proof of the
! pudding is in the eating."
As a veteran who has campaigned
for year* under almost everv known (
condition on Army rations, the mere
thought of appeared to grate
on hLs nerves. "What provisions could
be better than mine?” he arked in re
turn. "You can't improve very well on
a ration that kept 25 men alive for
two years in good health. Outs was
the onlv expedition that remained in
the field for so long a period that was;
not depleted by disea.se and s.vrvy. i
What better proof of the puditng
could be had than that?"
j The main reliance of the Greeiy ex-
I pedition, he explained, was in canned
| meats, canned onion* and potatoes, j
j with dried fruits such as peaches and
apples Occasionally this diet was
. varied bv the fresh meat of musk-oxen.
! These elements of food—minus the
! musk-oxen—it is interesting to note, sre
| included in the contemplated stores for
\ the Byrd expedition. Added to them
] will be large supplies of pemmlcan on
! which one can live several months
without scurvy.
! Byrd will start out on a *500.000 ven
ture to map an unknown continent with
an equipment that will convey news o*
, his progress each day to the public di
rect by radio. On the iceship Samp
son. three airplanes and 75 dogs will
sal) with the party for the Ross Ice
Barrier to spend three to fifteen months
in the frozen South. These planes,
once a base is established, will explore ,
thousands of miles of land and sea un- j
seen by man.
The Antarctic has away of upsetting j
the best laid plans, but Gen. Greeiy be- j
lieves the valiant airman will reach Mr j
objective -the southernmost magneUc
; point "It is quite possible that Comdr.
Byrd will be able to land his plane at
| the pole, but whether he could take off
again is another matter.” he said
"Do you think that Byrd artuahv
flew over the North Pole?" Oen. Oree 4 y f
j was ask'd.
Oh. yes. bevond a doubt," was the .
quick reply. "The flight of Byrd to the j
i North Pole insured beyond question I
priority by an American In attainment
of that goal "
But tliere 1* on- point in connection
j with Byrd* previous flight which Gen
Greeiy recounts more humorously than
otherwise.
Veteran Recalls Query.
j "I wrote Comdr Byrd a year ago last j
j month to ask him a simple question,
j It was. 'Where does the magnetic needle t
j point at the North Pole?'
"Comdr. Byrd wrote me a courteous j
! note In reply saying that he did not ,
i at that time have access to ills records, j
> but wouid undertake to answer my j
! question at a, more convenient time,:
■ But J have never heard from him
i again “
Oen. Greeiy propounded the same
question to his old friend Roald Around*- •
sen without obtaining a definite an
: swer,
i "Nothing hat been published as yet 1
to my knowledge either from Peary,!
Byrd or Amundsen to show the true j
magnetic condition* at the North Pole,"
he added
"How is the magnetic needle sup- j
posed to act at the Pol' ?" Oen Greeiy ;
i was asked
. ’ Ail, If I knew myself 1 would not
j nave written to find out." he laughed i
1 ! "Some say M should point south other*
think it would point every wav"
Maybe he will obtain an answer to
' Id* question when Comdr Byrd circles J
* Hr* Antarctic Pole
"What advantages, if any, would d<*-
1 rive to the United Mate* from an AM - ’
1 arctic expedition’/" Oen Greeiy was*
asked
"England has taken over the only j
part of that continent of any value in
i hiding the Hoss Be* and Falkland," j
1 he replied "Bite control* the whaling
rights In those area* Everything of the j
1 slightest material value already has!
' 1 Ireeii appropriated by England by tight 1
’! of discovery and oecupuliort"
I Unlike the Arctic continent Ihe vast |
I region In the south are piacMcallv Imi- 1
i ten of resource* though some veins Os j
i coal its e been discovered and vine
use s of vegetation Gen Greeiy h»» j
, ins* completed • work op "Polar lift- j
j glow* of the Twentieth Century" in
IJ which he show* to what extent l|i«
I I world *t large can profit off Hub n*
‘ J
"The Arctic region holds vast op
portunities in this respect. Few people
realize, for instance.” he added, "that
a half million tons of coal are shipped
out of Spitzenberg every year.” Other
Industries are thriving In those regions
and being put to commercial usage.
Landing Places.
If Comdr. Byrd ls successful in find
ing suitable landing places for his
heavily laden planes in the south, where
advance bases of supplies can be es
tablished. it is possible that more
knowledge can be learned of the re
sources of the Antarctic continent by
means of sled expeditions in parts here
tofore untraveled by man. Antarctica
is covered almost entirely by a great
dome or plateau of ice rising from the
coasts to Interior elevations of some
10,000 feet, which presents almost
baffling problems in a plane taking-off.
This ice cap completely masks the un- |
deriving surface features except for cer
tain mountain ranges that tower above
the ice. a few isolated peaks or nuna
taks near the edge, and in places bare
rocks near the coast.
With a temperature much colder
than in the Arctic and with raging
winds and snowstorms such as snuffed
out the lives of the valiant Scott and
his partv on their return from their
i successful march to the Pole, this vast
i Antarctic plateau proves a formidable
barrier which possibly can be surveyed
extensively only from the air
Oen. Greelv will be among those who
hungrily await news of what success
the expedition attains, for, despite his
advancing years few persons living to
day keep in closer or more intimate
touch with all matters relating to polar
I eX He r *has' known personally all the j
great explorers and scientists of the
past two decades as he knows those of
the present time in many parts o. ttv*
globe. His own volumes, so well known,
are among the best known and widely
quoted relating to the polar regions.
Prom the day that he set forth on
that fatal expedition from which only
( 7 of the 25 members returned alive, he
! has kept his finger constantly on the
pulse of scientific progress In the con
quest of th' two pole*. He takes mod
est pride in the fact that hts own ex
pedition in 1881-1884 was no adven
turous pole-seeking voyage, as is gen
enerallv believed, "but a single uni
in an elaborate system of international j
scientific research in which 11 nations
and 50 scientific observatories worked
tn concert." It marked the first Amer
ican participation in polar research in
co-operation with foreign nations.
Compared with the *500.000 Byrd
Antarctic expedition, the Government
appropriated *25,000 for him to furnish
transportation and the Army furnished
the stores "The whole three years;
work didn't cost more thAn *50,000.
Gen. Greeiy said.
Hale and hearty in his 84th year,
there seems to be little change in Gen
Greeiy with the passing of years. Tow
ering over six feet, he keeps vigorous
still in mind and body by the appllca
; t.km of that rule of "moderation in all
I things." which he says has been a life
-1 long habit. He believes his fit physical
i condition Is due more to heredity than
to the rigors of hts early outdoor life.
Por Gen. Greelv comes of a race of
hardy, long-lived New England ances
tors wljo trace back to the Mayflower.
11a* Long Record.
In maimer courteous always and
kindlv, he ls indeed a "gentleman of
! the old school" It ls hard to visualize
i in this studious man of science, *ur
rounded bv hin library in thf
j quiet retirement «>f home surroundings
' one who has known the hardships of
frontier campaigns, months of toll as
an Army engineer in distant Alaska
and who stood a watch with death in
that tragic expedition “whose purpose
held to sail beyond the sunset."
j Gen. Greeiy has been in the public
' service from that day at the age of
1 1 ytars he chalked the figure 18 on the
soles of his ahoes and stood up before
a stern recruiting officer of a Massa-
I chusetts volunteer regiment at the out
| break of the Civil War to declare truth
fully he was "over eighteen.'*
. "Not given to lying even indirectly I
i colored to the Ups of my ears," he re*
j latrd of this incident. When the officer
said, "You don't look it,," the youth re
i piled bravely, "But I am really over 18.
That was how Greeiy got Into hts first
public service. Wounded three times
during the war he was later to become
1 the first volunteer private soldier ill
the Army to reach the grade ot a
brigadier general.
) Since the beginning of bis Intensely
j interesting public career, Oen Green
has "chalked up" more records of per*
i sonai participation In outstanding im*
I pprlant events than falls to the lot or
; the average public man As an organ
izer of the Bignal Corps Service and as
a Government scientist lie was asao*
I elated with all the great Americans
from that time on In the Government
What lie regards as the most Impor
tant, perhaps of his peace-time duties
i performed was the expenditure of t>fto.*
: 000 for itie construction ot a flying mi*
! china for war purposes the famous
i craft of Prof H P Langley,
i During (he past year, Gen Greeiy has
j been tsr from InacUva, for he has just
i published his "Remlliia etise* of Ad
| venture and Service,an extraordinary
, record of 85 years of public service
From a soldiers' camp located on
• Meridian Hill overlooking the City of
• Washington during the early days of the
(Civil War he formed his first contact
i with the National Capital For the last
! 40 year* or more, Clan Grady has baep
1 i "Washingtonian" during the limes
j wlren not on duty on the frontiers of
Ivitixiittun. or elsewhere op Army duty
Few people hsve had a wider oppor
l unity for experience sud few indeed
'ske keener delight tn looklnv back nr
onward on the mafrh of progress than
ilia v id* resgke min of twg grow mr*
BISHOP SHAHAN
j WILL RETIRE SOON
Catholic U. Head Completes
Official Term Wednesday.
Alumni Plan Honor.
Bishop Shahan, who has been a mem
ber of the faculty of the Catholic Uni
versity for the past 37 years, and for
the last 19 years rector, completes hi?
; official term in that office next Wed
nesday, but will remain in administra- j
| tive charge until hts successor is ap- j
pointed, probably before the end of the !
present scholastic year.
In appreciation of the unprecedented
growth of the Catholic University under
his administration, and his even wider
service throughout the entire field of
Catholic education, the Clerical Alumni
i Association of the university has at -
i ranged for a testimonial banquet on
April 11, to which the ecclesiastical
alumni from all parts of the country
have been invited, as well as the fac
ultv of the university and the Wash
ington play alumni.
Because of hLs upbuilding of the un:- *
veralty. Bishop Shahan has been in- I
vited by the board of trustees to con- j
tinue indefinitely in direct charge of 1
the erection of the National Shrtne of
the Immaculate Conception on the uni j
\ varsity campus, and to be special ad- 1
viser in carrying out the building pro- I
gram for the entire university group
which he inaugurated.
Besides his achievements as an
educator and administrator. Bishop
Shahan has the distinction of being
one of the ablest writers on doctrinal
problems.
j Proud of Undergraduate School.
The work in which Bishop Shahan
takes the greatest pride Ls the growth
of the undergraduate department at
the university, which he created and to
Which he has devoted personal and
fathrrly care. When he first came to
the University he found 25 young lay
students tn Albert Hall, most of whom
had come for graduate studies. He de
cided that the best way to build up a
graduate school was to offer prepara
tory training to an undergraduate
body. The Undergraduate school now
numbers about 500 students from every
State in the Union. Meantime there
are nearly 100 graduate students,
j Under his administration the unt
' verslty property has bren enlarged
from 70 to 270 acres and about 30
buildings. Colleges of various religious
orders centering about the university
have increased in number from 2 to
24. Besides this there are other large
institutions now affiliated with the unt
! verslty. such as Trinity College, the!
Catholic Bisters’ College, the Sulpician
Seminary. Basselin College and the
National Catholic School of Social
Service.
Bishop Shahan has built four of the
large university halls -Gibbons. Grad
uate. St. John's and Engineering Hall;
also the Maloney Chemical Laboratory,
the Mullen Library, the gymnasium, the
j stadium and the Crypt of the National
Shrine, in all. nine buildings at an ex
pense of about $3,500,00t), most of
which he collected himself.
Through his efforts the University
library has been enlarged from 50.000
to 300,000 volumes, with many tn
[ cunabtila and other old and rare vol
umes of almost incalculable value.
He was one of the rounders of Trinity :
College and of the Sisters' College, and j
created Basselin College.
One of BLshop Shalom's earliest i
works at the university was as editor
for 10 year* of the Catholic University
Bulletin, by which the university for
I years reached the Catholic people. He
was one of the five editors of the Ca ho
llc Encyclopedia, and of its extension
the Universal Knowledge Foundation.
He has contributed often to the Catho
lic reviews and In the Bulletin reviewed
literally hundreds of learned historical
works.
He has been president of the National
CAtholtc Educational Association from
Its foundation, and of the National
Catholic Charities Conference, and of
the International Federation of Catho
lic Alumnae.
Will Reside In Capital.
Borne of Bishop Shahan » best known
writings include "The Blessed Virgin
in the Catacombs" i 18931; "Giovanni
Battista de Rossi" GOOD); "The Begin
ning of Christianity" it9o3>: "The Mid
dle Ages" (1904); "The House of God
and Other Addresses and Studies"
' 1905) and "St, Patrick in History’
•100ftt He also translated from the
Get man Hardenhewer's "Lives and
Writings of the Earlv Fathers."
For 40 years he has bean a devout
servant of the Holy Bee, from which he
lias received frequent and honorable
t ecognttlon He ha* known personally
the last four pope* and has often visited
Home and Italy, with whose treasures of
art and architecture he has a close ar
qimlntanee.
Bishou Hhahau will continue to reside
in Washington, making his home on the
grounds of Holy Cross Academy, to
whose sisters he was chaplain for mam
years
Bishop Shahan was born In Man
chester, N H, 71 years ago He studied
al Montreal College and the American
College In Home and 4« years ago won
ihe degree of doctor of theology from
the Propaganda College at Home, when
lie was only 35 years old In 1889 the
Homan Seminary granted him the de
gree Licentiate tn Homan and Canon
law Later he spent two years at Hie
University of Berlin and at the New
Horbottue and the Institute Cathulique
In Paris i
In 1883 lie was appointed chancellm
and secretary of the diocese of Hart*
hod, Conn He joined the Catholic
Mnivetstiy faculty In 1801 He lectured 1
dining 1803 and 1003 un the history rtf 1
education at the Catholic University
Institute of Pedagogy, New* York Ha t*
•n «rlgtn*l member of lit* hoard ill
KRESS CLAIMED I
IN UTILITIES PROBE
Trade Commission Speeds
Inquiry, McCulloch
Asserts.
By lh» A*«ort(»t«l Pr*M.
Answering “innumerable queries” as
to what the Federal Trade Commission
is doing in its inquiry into the financing
of public utilities companies. Commis
sioner Edgar A. McCulloch declared
yesterday he was anxious that the in
vestigation go forward as soon as possi
sible.
In a statement he said he realised
that “there is some tension, perhaps
some impatience, on the part of those
who want to know what is going on
here,” but that all he could say was
that the commission is running down
every clue possible to assist if in the
investigation.
Under the Walsh Senate resolution
! the commission is looking into th'
| Questions of financing, propaganda and
I ‘.he influence of elections. It has held
I a preliminary hearing to gather data
I and McCulloch said that while he 1.
! anxious to proceed as early as possible
• so far we have not reached the stage
where we are ready to proceed.”
Preliminary Inquiry.
“We are engaged at, present in a pre
liminary inquiry, assembling our evi
dence. planning our line of attack and
laving out our case,” he said.
“I realize there is some tension, per
haps some impatience, on the part of
those who want to know what is going
on here. All I can say at present is
I that we are running down every clue.
■ investigating every possible source o'
information, taking due cognizance of
all newsnaper reports, rumors, speeches
jof public officials, and general cur
; rent literature concerning public util
; ities. with a view to mtssing nothing
; that would be apropos to the subject
as outlined to us In Senate resolution
No. 83.
“It is our present task to assimilate
this vast miscellaneous data, to separate
the valuable and the pertinent from the
ephemeral and the Inconsequential and
to prepare It all for introduction into
*he record. And the public may be
assured that all of it will be thoroughlv
aired In the hearings, most of which
will be In the form of oral testimony.
Data Is Catalogued.
“Among the voluminous pieces of
1 documentary evidence now being di-
I gested. catalogued and indexed are the
1 data turned over to us by the individual
j Senators, not to mention the great
j mass of books and papers entered into
j the record by the National Electric
; Light Association and the American
Gas Association at the first prelimi
nary hearing held three weeks ago.”
Commissioner McCulloch said that a
number of examiners were in the field
running down all clues and that a con
siderable oortion of the questionnaires
sent to all electric light, power and gas
companies of the country have been
I returned with desired information and
! that all holding companies will be ques
j tioned likewise,
j Claimed to be th* largest in the
world London Bridge's new signal tow
, er will contain 311 electrically operated
i levers, which will control about 2.000
trains a day.
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! EVANGELIST TO PREACH.
Services at Brookland Church to
Continue Until Easter.
Evangelistic services begin today at
the Brookland Baptist Church, Six- •
teenth and Monroe streets northeast. :
| under the direction og E. O. Sellers of
| Mew Orleans, and will continue to
Easter Sunday. There will be services
i each evening, except Saturday.
Mr Sellers is professor of music in
: the Baptist Theological Seminary at |
New Orleans The Brookland Baptist 1
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\ Cfje Srgonue
SIXTEENTH STREET and COLUMBIA ROAD
NORTHWEST
J>FI IARII ITY Owned as an investment, not a speculation.
| The Argonne is interested not. only m a
signed lease this year, but in living up to the letter of every promise
made, first to preserve a worked for and valued reputation, secondly
as insurance against dissatisfaction and vacancy in years to come.
RESPONSIBILITY Operated directly by the owner, its
careful and efficient management per
mits no shifting of responsibility regarding any complaint, repair or
suggestion tending to increase the convenience or contentment of Its
occupants. In this building direct dealing with the responsible interests
means direct results.
PERMANENCE Earh y '* ar n{ our own ‘* r 3h>p has meant im
; proved conditions regarding both physical
characteristics of The Argonne and excellence of its service. Here to
stay, we continue to improve with time as the only sound method of
maintaining an Investment.
SIOO cash 8
Balance Like Rent
I 'fy mn ) EVERY
i J>tove in I
f ftlt) m Free Course Ju*t a Short
Walk From Our
Here at a glance are _ ___ *
• ,tw °“ rort ' <> " ,: HEMLOCK
Eight Rooms Street Homes
Colored Tile Beth Why ff ot Comc Qut?
Frigidaire -■ ~~
H. R. HOWENSTEIN CO., 1311 H St. N.W.
Capital and Surplus $1,000,000
Church is entering these evangelistic
service* following an enlargement cam
paign. at which there wa* a group of
Sunday school expert* from the Baptist
Sunday School Board, with active
classes every night for a week, followed
by a dedication program.
i
Split on S-4 Inquiry.
A disagreement on the resolution for
a congressional and executive investiga
tion of the S-4 disaster was reported
yesterday by the Senate and House
conferees The report will be taken up
in the Senate Monday.
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