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BACKER OF POST
HAILS DISCOVERIES
Claims Stratosphere Flights
Were Successful, Even
in Failure.
By the Associated Press.
BARTLESVILLE. Okla., April 20.—
Wiley Post, stocky world-glrdler, Is a
success even in failure, his backer said
today.
Though thrice unsuccessful In at
tempts to span the continent in the
substratosphere. Post's six months of
efforts to explore far above the earth
have brought important contributions
to aerial science.
Frank Phillips, the Bartlesville oil
man who sponsored Post's attempts,
said a few of Post's discoveries are:
How to live for extended periods on
pure liquid oxygen, how to insure cor
rect ignition in higher altitudes and j
how to keep a radio from going “hay- j
wire” in the thin, blue altitudes far j
above the clouds.
Plans New Try Soon.
The discoveries were discussed here
during the last few days in conferences
between Phillips and the flyer, owner
of the world-circling plane Winnie
Mae. Post, forced down in his last
attempt at Lafayette, Ind., by a faulty
supercharger, plans to return to the
West Coast for a new try soon.
•‘Unfortunately.” said Phillips, “the
public’s attention has been focussed
on records Wiley strove for. I. my
self, did not realize the full importance
of his experimental work in the strato
sphere until I talked with him again !
this week.
"First of all he has definitely proved
man can live for extended periods on
pure liquid oxygen. For three periods
of eight hours or more during his
flights he has done it. He is a pioneer
in this respeet.
Praised for Discoveries.
•'This feature is important. Liquid
oxygen eliminates the weight problem
created by gaseous oxygen which must
be carried in bulky, heavy containers.
A small, light tank supplies sufficient
liquid oxygen for an 8 or 10 hour
flight in "heights where man cannot
live without it. Post has suffered no
discomfort.”
The oil man explained Post's suc
cessful use of liquid oxyRen was a
supplementary development to his self
designed rubber flying suit and “diving”
helmet, which functioned perfectly
during the flights.
This lightweight suit. Phillips de
clared. eliminates physical hazards of
ascents into the heights and will be
the key to success in future aerial
combats.
“Post has done more than any living
man to overcome obstacles to strato
sphere flying.” Phillips said. “Official
records do not show he holds any
altitude marks, but it is a matter of
public record he has flown longer in
the stratosphere than any other man."
KROCK ELABORATES
COMMENT ON PRESS
Asks Leave to Extend Remarks
to Cover Other Pointed
Criticisms.
To the Editor of The Star:
Until I read your account today
of the proceedings yesterday of the
American Society of Newspaper Edi
tors I continued in the understanding
that the session in which I partici
pated was closed. I have no objec
tion to the publication of anything
or everything I said in the discussion
of the faults of American newspapers.
But I fear that, your reporter's selec
tion of mv last and least point may
give the widespread impression that
I am one with Dr. Sirovich in a
crusade against those de luxe mem
bers of newspaper staffs, those enfants
gatees of journalism—the theater,
book and music critics. Their escape
from the laws of responsibility that
guide most others who create news
papers has been flagrant in some in
stances. But I am not seriously dis
turbed over them.
The chief points I hope I made,
which did not impress your reporter
so much as the one he selected, were
these, and, since the session is no
longer closed, may I briefly list them
as faults to be occasionally observed
in the American newspapers as a
whole, in my opinion: The holding of
public office, or close banking and
industrial affiliation, by publishers;
the quantitative, instead of the quali
tative, test for headlines; the first
page ‘‘balancing” that often results
in blowing up stories beyond their
value; the "fixed appearance,” which
forces the writing of much that isn't
worth writing in the way of columns
and editorials, and drawing in the
way of cartoons: reportorial careless
ness with verbs and adjectives, which
put people in the position of "admit
ting” what they have simply "as
serted"; gossip columns that invade
privacy and don't bother about veri
fication; burying corrections, and per
mitting staff men to blow up small
news happenings beyond their value
In an effort to hang on to a continu
ous first-page "by line."
These are some of the suggestions I
made whicn X should like to balance,
if you will grant me the courtesy,
against the one that attracted your
reporter. ARTHUR KROCK.
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400 ALUMNI TO HEAR
HARVARD HEAD SPEAK
Dr. Conant to Be Honored at An
nual Dinner of Club
Here Tuesday.
Dr. James Bryant Conant. presi
dent of Harvard University, will ad
dress 400 graduates assembled in his
honor from the Harvard Clubs of
Maryland and Virginia at the annual
dinner of the Harvard Club of Wash
ington, Tuesday, at 7 p.m., at the
Washington Hotel.
All Harvard men are invited to at
tend, Col. Ralph H. Hallett, secretary,
said yesterday, since attendance will
not be restricted to members of the
clubs.
Charles Warren, president of the
Harvard Club here, will preside. Prof.
John Dickinson. Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, and Judge William C.
Coleman. Maryland District Court
judge, also will speak.
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COAL HEARING FRIDAY
The Consumers' Division of the Dis
trict of the National Emergency Coun
cil sent out notices yesterday urging
consumers to attend the hearing re
quested by local coal dealers before
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen Fri
day morning at 10 o’clock.
Mrs. John Boyle, jr„ chairman,
called upon consumers to protest the
proposed short ton of 2.000 pounds for
coal, which the dealers have requested.
Schools and Colleges
Events of Interesting Student and Faculty
Activities in Washington s Leading
Educational Institutions.
Southeastern Banquet Saturday. !
Representatives of eight
classes in law and accountancy
have been chosen to make brief
addresses at the annual banquet of
Southeastern University next Saturday
night at the Mayflower Hotel.
The speakers will be: C. Allen Sher
win, president of the senior law class;
Miss Sylvia Kessler, vice president of
the junior law class; Robert E. Jones,
president of the freshman law class;
Lewis A. Hester, president of the sen
ior accountancy class; Ralph L. Bailey,
president of the junior accountancy
class; Ralph Holstrom. president of
the freshman accountancy class;
James T. Rush. prcsttV-nt of the fresh
man day class in law-accountancy.
and Eugene A. Carlin, presiJ-nt of
the junior day class In law-accoun
tancy.
Prof. August H. Moran of the law
school faculty will be toastmaster.
Following the banquet there will be
dancing and other entertainment.
Fred L. Dawson is chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements.
Rev. Walsh Ends Talks.
DR. EDMUND A. WALSH, S. J„
vice president of Georgetown
University, will conclude his
1935 series of public lectures next
Friday evening in Gaston Hall.
Law School students have arranged
a crowded program of events during
the first ten days in May, following
the Ehster holidays. The first event
is the annual dinner of the Law Jour
nal staff, which will be held the
evening of May 1 at the Mayflower
Hotel. Justin Miller, formerly dean
of law at Duke University and now
assistant attorney general, will be the
princpal speaker. The student editor
in-chief, William L. Morrow, will
preside.
Charles H. English, chairman of the
Board of Bar Examiners of Pennsyl
vania. will address the student body
at the Law School May 2 at 5 p.m.
He is a graduate of 1905 at the law
school and will advise students who
intend entering the practice of law
next year.
The Carroll Law Club is planning
for its annual banquet on May 8 and
Chancellor George P. Lamb is in
charge of arrangements. Details are
to be announced later.
The final prize debate between
successful candidates of the four
law clubs of the school will take
place May 10. Four preliminary de
bates already have been held and the
forthcoming contest will decide the
interclub championship. A faculty
cash prize will be awarded at the
June commencement to the winner
of the final and each of the prelimi
nary contests.
A. U. Debater Undefeated.
THE American University men's
debating team concluded an un
defeated season Monday, when
Prank Hoadley and Sidney Sachs won
[ over visiting representatives from
Emory University of Atlanta. Ga„ in
Hurst Hall auditorium here. The
question was .“Resolved. That the na
tions should agree to prevent the in
ternational shipment of arms and
munitioas.” American University up
held the negative.
The visiting speakers were Ther
man Dennis and Remington McCon
nell. Edward Hopper, a student at
the local institution, presided.
The annual Spring concert of
American University musical groups
; will be held Thursday in Hurst Hall.
| This will be the first opportunity
for many of the students and faculty
to hear the vocal groups.
The program will consist of two
groups, of five numbers each, by the
chorus, composed of 25 picked voices
drawn from the men’s and women’s
glee clubs, and of one group of five
numbers, by the two clubs singing
separately. James McLain is director
of all the vocal groups.
Catherine Church and Worthington
Houghton will be initiated into the
American University chapter of Pi
Gamma Mu. national social science
honor fraternity, at the annua! ban
quet of the organization to be held
Monday on the campus.
Martin Allwine is chairman of the
Committee on Preparations, and is
assisted by Emily Coleman.
G. W. Engineers Celebrate.
THE fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the George Wash
ington University School of En
gineering will be observed with a two
dav program Friday and Saturday
under auspices of the engineers' coun
cil of the university.
Ending with a banquet at the May
flower Hotel Saturday night, when
Dr. William McClellan, president of
the Potomac Electric Power Co., will
speak, the program will feature ex
hibits and demonstrations showing
work being done by engineering
alumni of the university. The en
gineering laboratories will be open to
visitors on Friday from 2 p.m. to
10 p.m., and on Saturday from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
The Committee on Arrangements is
composed ,of William Ellenberger,
Parkins Birthright, H. Velpeau Dar
ling, Albert McPherson, James John
son and F. M. Hoffhelms from the
alumni, and Emil Press, Harold
Sangster, William Smith, jr.; Carl
Hoffman, Caleb Motz and John Par
sons from the student body.
In addition to courses in civil,
electrical and mechanical engineering.
the school has a combined engineering
law curriculum for those planning to
enter the field of patent law. The
professional degrees of civil engineer,
electrical engineer and mechanical
engineer are granted for advanced
work.
The University School of Education
will have a chapter of Phi Lambda
Theta, national honorary education
fraternity for women. The national
body has granted a charter to a group
which is known on the campus as
Lambda Sigma, and at installation
ceremonies to be held May 4. this
group will become Alpha-Theta Chap
ter of Pi Lambda Theta. Membership
is conferred upon those women who
are among the highest one-fourth of
the women students registered in the
School of Education; who have given
evidence of high professional interest,
outstanding leadership and excep
tional promise In the field of educa
tion; and who are recommended by
two members of the education faculty.
Officers of the chapter are: Mildred
Green, president; Imogene Reudlger,
vice president; Helen Arons, keeper
of the records: Dorothy Lauder, cor
responding secretary, and Mary Doyle,
treasurer. *
Classes will be resumed Thursday
following the Easter recess. Final
preparations will be rushed for a
number of campus events scheduled
for the near future. On May 2. 3
and 4, the annual fiesta will take
place. This three-day celebration,
held for the benefit of the university
band, will feature exhibits and various
"midway attractions.” vaudeville
shows, sports, music and dancing.
Members of the Cue and Curtain,
student drama group, are rehearsing
for their production of "R. U. R.,’’
which will be given at the Wardman
Park Theater the second week in May.
On the evening of May 14 the Glee
Club will give its annual Spring con
cert in the ball room at the Willard
Hotel.
Catholic Scientist* Meet.
THE tenth annuftl meeting of the
Catholic Anthropological Con
ference will take place on Tues
day at Catholic University in Mc
Mahon Hall. All the discussions will
be open to the public. They will In
clude a paper by Miss Regina Flan
nery of the department of anthro
pology at the university on "Magic
Among the Indians of the Atlantic
Seaboard," and one by Rev. Dr. John
M. Cooper, head of the department,
on "Magic and Science." Election of
officers for the coming year will fea
ture the afternoon gatherings, which
wn: include also a talk by Rev. Dr.
Aloysiu* X. Ziegler of the university
faculty on "Geomancy," and a dis
cussion of "Some of the Mental Proc
esses Involved in Magic.” by Dr. John
R. Swanton of the Smithsonian Insti
tution.
Dr. Herbert Wright, head of the de
partment of International law, will
speak tomorrow evening at the ban
quet of the Catholic Association of
International Peace, which is holding
its convention at the Mayflower Ho
tel tomorrow and Tuesday.
Joseph A. Dugan of 508 Crittenden
street, was elected president of the
varsity band last week. Several other
Washington residents were named to
offices, including George E. Lewis, 1823
Monroe street, vice president: John P.
Brennan, 1201 Monroe street, secre
tary: Robert J. McKenna, 619 Twelfth
street northeast, treasurer, and Robert
K. Steele, 2910 Twenty-ninth street,
drum major. Other officers for the
year are Henry V. Ratke of Philadel
delphia. Pa., librarian, and George
Kuzma, jr.. of Indianapolis, Ind., busi
ness manager.
The Travelers’ Club of Catholic Uni
versity will sponsor the fifth in a series
of national nights, under the direction
; of Dr. J. De Siqueira Coutinho of the
economics department, Friday. The
Washington public is invited to the
i exercises, to be known as Italian
night. Native Italian songs and
dances will be demonstrated by native
performers.
Classes will be resumed Wednesday,
when the Easter recess is concluded.
PHI GAMMA ALPHA and Phi Theta
Pi will sponsor the annual Spring
frolic of Strayer College on Sat
| urday evening at Meridian Mansions
2400 Sixteenth street.
This dance, which will have as its
feature a floor show from Phil Hay
den's studios, is being arranged by a
committee representing both fraterni
ties. Those in charge include Johr
Bartram, Alexander Gordon, Johr
Coughlin and James Easter, who are
being assisted by Percy E. Sackett and
T. W. Wauchope, faculty advisers ol
the Greek-letter organizations.
Strayer College will resume its ses
sions tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
following a brief Easter recess which
began at noon Thursday.
National lT. Women Organize.
NEW recognition on a nation-wid«
scale was given the woman stu
dents of National Universitj
Law School during the past week
when a group of officers of Iota Tai
Tau. a national legal sorority, assem
bled in the Capital and installed e
chapter of the organization at Na
tional University.
The new chapter, named Omicron
I had its founding In a banquet at thu
Shoreham Hotel. Ethel Glnberg
Rachel Racoosln and Ida Taxln Fo>
were the National University student
who were the elected founders of th«
t chapter. The national officers of lot*
Tau Tau who came to Washington foi
the purpose of Installing the chaptei
were Agnes Duffey de Foot of Atlanta
Ga„ supreme dean; Redie P. Ashurst
Atlanta, secretary, and Dolly Butler,
Hollywood, Calif.
Mrs. Charles Francis Oarusl, vice
chancellor of National University and
a leading proponent of women's activi
ties at the 66-year-old law school, and
Col. Julius I. Peyser, prominent attor
ney and professor of equity practice
and judge of the equity branch of the
moot court on National's faculty, were
named sponsors of the new chapter.
Judge Nathan Cayton of the District
of Columbia Municipal Court, youngest
jurist ever to be named to the bench
In the District of Columbia, and a
member of the National's faculty, was
named legal adviser.
The activities which Iota Tau Tau
engages In particularly center about
Juvenile delinquency. Members of the
sorority In all sections of the United
States are among the leading woman
barristers of their communities, and in
their individual spheres they have un
dertaken to promote child welfare and
protect children against abuse In all
branches of law.
While most universities and colleges
are closed this week for the Easter
holidays, National University Is oper
ating its classes for the schooling of
its 1,000 students without Interruption.
The current Spring term opened
March 11, to continue until May 25.
The only holiday observed since the
Christmas vacation was George Wash
ington’s birthday anniversary, the
classes running daily until the close
of this current academic year. This
reduced number of holidays is pre
ferred by National students, who re
peatedly have elected to continue their
studies without holiday interruptions.
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D. C. MEN ON PROGRAM
Two Historians Will Speak at
Cincinnati Meeting.
Two prominent Washington his
torians, R. D. W. Conner, national
archivist, and T. P. Martin of the
Library of Congress will be speakers
on the program at the twenty-eighth
annual meeting of the Mississippi
Valley Historical Society, to be held
at the University of Cincinnati Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week.
Conner will describe the National
Archives Building here and outline
Its purposes, while Martin will speak
on "The Significance of the Wheat
and Related Trade In the Mississippi
Valley. 1845-1862.''
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World Hook-Up May 2 Will
Honor Jane Addams for
Peace Work.
Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, will intro
duce Miss Jane Addams In the
round-the-world peace broadcast that
will be an important feature of the
three-day twentieth anniversary cele
bration of the Women’s International
League, beginning here May 2. This
announcement was made yesterday by
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, chairman of
the Anniversary Committee. Miss
Addams. honorary International pres
ident of the league, will be the central
figure of the observance.
Viscount Cecil, outstanding peace
advocate of Great Britain, will speak
from London; Arthur Henderson,
president of the Disarmament Con
ference, from Geneva: Paul Boncour,
former foreign minister and French
Senator, from Paris: Prince Toku
gawa. member of the peers of Japan
and president of the Japanese Red
Cross, from Tokio; Mme. Krupskaya,
widow of Lenin, and Mme. Litvinoff.
wife of the foreign commissar of the
U. S. S. R., from Moscow. Miss
Addams will respond from Wash
ington.
The world hook-up. made by the
| National Broadcasting- Co., will be
i part of a reunion meeting on May 3
of the American women who 20
years ago went to The Hague with
Miss Addams to an international
congress of women, which later re
solved itself into the Women’s Inter
national League for Peace. The
; Washington members of that original
i group are Mrs. Louis F. Post, widow
| of the Assistant Secretary of Labor
| in the Wilson cabinet; Mrs. Mary
Heaton Vorse, well-known author;
' Mrs. Charles Edward Russell, Mrs.
George Rtiblee, Miss Constance
i Drexel and Mrs. Charles Umsted.
SIR. TO OBSERVE
D. C. Society to Hold Ladies’
Night, Marking Forty-Fifth
Anniversary.
The District of Columbia Soclty of
the Sons of the American Revolution
at 8 p.m. Tuesday will hold a ladles'
night meeting and commemorate the
beginning of the forty-fifth anniver
sary of the society, in the Italian Gar
den of the Mayflower Hotel.
The occasion has been designated
as the "Founders’ Commemoration
and Army Month" meeting. Dancing
is to follow a short session at which
an address on "The Civilian Conser
vation Corps" will be delivered by
James J. McEntee, assistant director
of emergency conservation work.
Those who have been members of the
society for many years will be hon
: ored at the session. Members who<
have completed 30 years of member
! ship since the society last celebrated
| "Founders’ dsy” are Oliver H. P.
Johnson. Francis E. Meloy and Charles
G. Hoffman.
In view of most of the major wars,
I in which the United States has taken
part having started in April and the
| fact that "Army day” was celebrated
this month, it was decided to observe
j "Army month.”
The program will include vocal se
lections by Mrs. Marion Gardner, ac
companied by Mrs. C. C. Griggs.
Brig. Gen. William E. Horton Is
chairman of the Floor Committee,
which will direct members and guests
to tables for refreshments and later
supervise dancing. Col. Alonzo Gray
is chairman of the Committee on Re
ception and Introduction, which will
welcome official guests. The usual
business session will be dispensed with.
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Corrosion Proves Costly.
Metal corrosion is estimated to have
cast industries of England about »3,
500.000,000 in the last year.
FRENCH DEBT TO U. S.
CUT $6.96 BY GIRLS
Houston Mademoiselles Get Sum
by Selling Flowers—Send
It to Treasury.
Through the patriotic efforts of two
French mademoiselles of Houston,
Tex., the French debt to the United
States was reduced on the books of
| the Treasury yesterday by $8.98. Now
France owes Uncle Sam only $141,
308.523.87 u of Novemoer 15 last.
The two girls had heard that Francis
Deering, manager of Loew’3 Theater In
Houston, had 5,000 scarlet pimpernels
to dispoee of and volunteered to sell
all the flowers provided the sum
realized would be used to help pay off
the war debt France still owes Uncle
Sam. The girl* were Henrietta
Compiegne and Suzanne Duchet.
They made 16 96 by aelling the
flowera for a penny up each and the
check was forwarded to Washington
Carter Barron. Loew Theater repre
sentative, In the Capital yesterday,
presented the check to Idward W
Bartelt, United States commissioner of
accounts and deposits, to be applied to
reducing the French debt.
Veterans to Meet.
Ace-Rasmussen Chapter of the Dis
abled American Veterans will meet
Thursday evening in the club house
of the Fort Stevens Post of the Amer
ican Legion, 306 Kennedy atreet.
Comdr. J. L. Spears announces a busi
ness session, followed by talking pic
tures, music and other entertainment.
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