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Census Figures Cited in Ap
pointments to Military and
Naval Academies.
BY J. A. O’LEARY.
Washingtons plea for an increase
In its quota of appointments to the
United State* Military and Naval
Academies was strengthened today by
additional data furnished the Senate
Military Affair* Committee by L. A.
Camithers of the Forest Hill Clti
■ens’ Association.
When a subcommittee held hear
ings on the question two weeks ago
It was shown that, on the basis of
1980 census figures, eight States with
smaller populations than the Dis
trict have larger quotas in the two
academic*,
The new -statistics show that, on
the basis of estimated populations for
1935, there are 10 States below the
District in population, but each of
which is entitled to more appoint
ments. Each member of Congress is
entitled to three appointments to
West Point and four to Annapolis.
Since each of the States referred to
has two Senators and one or two
House members, each is entitled to a
total quota In both academies of 21
or 28 The District, with a larger
population. Is allotted nine appoint
ments to both schools.
The new Statistic* wen* auumuwu
bv Carruthers at the request of Sen
ator Reynolds. Democrat, of North
Carolina, who has Indicated he would
favor placing the District on a parity
wit ft States of like population, if per
aons here who vote or have legal resi
dence elsewhere could be deducted
froih the count in arriving at Wash
ington's population.
In his response. Carruthers showed
that on tiie basis of 1936 population
figures, the 48 States would have one
appointment for each 34.385 of popu
lation. while the District was en
titled to one for each 68,777 persons,
or double the population required by
a State for one appointment. On
this basis of comparison he figured
Washington would be entitled to 18
appointments Instead of nine. Con
tinuing, Carruthers' letter stated, in
part:
•Reference was made to the fact
that some of the residents in the Dis
tnat of Columbia have a voting resi
dence elsewhere, estimated at from
60.000 to 65,000, and I was asked to
tupply the best available information
on the population of Washington that
could depend on home States for ap
pointments to,, these two schools I
aas unable to arrive at any authentic
information, but on the assumption
that the population would be double
the number estimated at voting, or
120,000, which subtracted from the
estimated population of 619,000 would
still leave a population for Washing
ton that would have to depend on ap
pointment from the District of ap
proximately 500.000. and on our pres
ent apportionment of nine a popula
tion of 55.500 for each appointment
as compared to 16.134 for the 10 States
with a population of less than the
Citv of Washington. On this reduced
population to 500.000 for the District
of Columbia, based on the 10 States
in which 16.134 entitles one appoint
ment the District of Columbia would
itill be entitled to 31 instead o. 9
-A further Illustration, using tne
10 States with a smaller population
than the District of Columbia, in
which one appointment is made for
each 16.134 of population. Washing
ton would require a population of only
145 000 to be entitled to the nine ap
pointments which it now has. You
w'ill please note that the contention
of our association is that we are not
squitably represented when compared
with States with a smaller population
or when compared with all of the
States.” . ,
No bill to change the Dlstact s quota
has been introduced yet, but le in
formation developed at the hearings
may come up for discussion when
the Military Affairs Committee meet*
next week.
| Service Orders.
ARMY.
Brant. Brig. Gen. Gerald C., Air
Corps, Barksdale Field. La, to Lang
lev Field. Va.. March 19.
Hicks, Lieut. Col. William W., Coast
Artillery, here, to Hot Springs Na
tional Park. Ark.
Weaver, Lieut. Col. James R. N.,
General Staff Corps, War Department
General Staff, to Infantry, Fort Ben
ning. Ga . August 25.
Goeppert. Maj. Lloyd WCoast Ar
tillery, Philippine Department, to Fort
Monroe. Va.. on completion of pres
ent tour of foreign service.
Wheeler. Capt. Clarence D., Air
Corps, Langley Field, Va.. to the Pan
ama Canal Department. May 4
Unruh, Capt. John G., Chaplains'
Reserve, Culpeper, Va., to active duty
at Army Medical Center. May 6.
Perry. First Lieut. Willis A.. Coast
Artillery, Fort Monroe, Va., to Fort
Stevens, Oreg., August 4.
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Marriage Licenses.
Joseph S Tolson. 21. 1358 •print rd .ind
Frances I. Miller. 18. 1234 Montello
ave. n.e : Rev L. J. Wempe
Irnest E. Weaver. )r.. 25, 5620 33rd st
and May M. Wilkinson 24. .3000 Con
necticut ave.: Rev. A. C. Oliver.
James C Daley. 22, Fort Belvoir. Va
and Chloe O. Phelps. 16. 3023 14th
st.; Rev. M. W. Hyle.
Idward A. Bolster, 22. Pasadena. Caltf..
and Elizabeth D. Kiliian. 22. 405 10th
st. n.e .; Rev. J D. Buhrer. .
Merritt W. Ross. 38. 703 11th at . and
Minnie D Trout. 37. 1021 G st.;
Judge R E Mattingly. „ . .
A Elmer Thorne. 66. and Nannie E. John
son. 65 both Of 1103 C st. a w.; Rev.
J. E. Briggs. _ _ ..
George Miller. 46. 1816 C st. n.e.. and Lily
R. Kelly. 42. aEst Port. Md.; Judge R.
E Mattingly. _ _ t ...
Harold N Lynn. 21. Olen Echo Md . and
Margaret S. Catidlll. 16, 55 M st.; R»v.
Louis Zanoff0 26 483? Illinois ave.. and
Sophie Snyder. 27, 1829 Webster st.;
James'g'Johnson*'22. 1503 Rhode Island
ave. n e.. and Wleen M. Brown. 18.
Mount Rainier. Md.. Rev. L. E. RoWn
James F. Furr. St. *nd Bvelyn R. Farr,
-jo. both of 630 O it; « e.* Rev. C. W
Raymond'Euell. 21. 915 5th it ».*. aBd
Veronica Jameson. 18. 1237 3rd st.
s.w.; Rev. J. B Glenn.
Lecester Jones. 24. 1768 XJ st.. and Jo
sephine Carpenter 24. 1026 Fairmont
st.; Judge R. E Mattingly.
Richard G. Christmas. 26. 11 o*Slat st
and Virginia M. Strother. 21. 1156 21st
st.; Rev. F. W. Alstork.
George H Harris :VJ 455. New York av^.
and Callie Ford, 600 M st.; Judge R. S.
Mattingly.
EDUCATIONAL.
Million-Dollar Doctors’ Hospital Site
In the space shown by the dotted line, on the north side of I street, between Eighteenth and
Ninteenth, a new hospital, financed by doctors, soon will be built. The historic Friends Meeting
House and the Sidwell Friends School will be torn down or moved to make way for the new in
stitution. —Star Staff Photo.
1 A
Hospital
(Continued From First Page.)_
the physicians on the hoards of these
two buildings.
1 The hospital will follow the general
architectural appearance of the two
medical buildings, which are alike,
i It will have provisions in Its orig
inal structure for 250 beds, but under
| the enlargement program contem
i plated, could be increased to 400 beds,
j It will be built of concrete and
brick, with little, if any, marble.
A small part will be developed for
I private room service. Most of the
i hospital, it w'as explained, will be de
signed for persona of moderate means.
, The physical plant, including both
medical buildings and the hospital,
will be heated from a single heating
plant and serviced by one telephone
1 exchange. They will be connected by
large underground causeways, pro
viding access to all three buildings on
I the block.
Provision is made for expansion of
(he hospital on the north to provide
more facilities and to run the build
| ing back practically to the alley on
ground already owned by the phy
sicians.
The future of historic old Friends
i Meeting House and the Sidwell Friends
School Is under consideration, but no
decision has been reached.
Friends School for many years has
been patronized by Presidents, diplo
mats and many other distinguished
persons. Among Its pupils have been
Archie and Theodore Roosevelt, sons
of President Theodore Roosevelt; Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, and members
of the families of former Secretary
of War Newton D. Baker, Champ
Clark, former Speaker of the House,
I and Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson.
The historic old friends Meeting I
House was erected in 1808 and was
rebuilt in 1879. Officially its name
is "Alexandria Monthly Meeting of
1 Friends.”
This name harks back to its found
ing. when it was a branch of an old
Friends Meeting in Alexandria which
since has disappeared.
Action to sell the property was taken
recently at a business session of the
meeting. The trustees are Herbert S.
Lewis, Harold B. Stabler and J. Austin
Stone.
Stone is also executor for the two
other pieces of ground Involved in the
transfer, the school at 1809 I street,
and a lot now being used for automo
j bile parking adjacent to the Columbia
Medical Building, belonging to the
Sidwell heirs.
Several members of the I street
meeting also belong to the Florida
Avenue Friends Meeting, which con
venes in the stone building constructed
during the administration of President
Hoover. Whether the I street meeting
will go over to this Florida avenue
group or establish itself elsewhere has
not been decided.
Under terms of the sale, it was
learned, the meeting has the right, if
it chooses, to move the historic struc
ture to some other site.
The Sidwell Friends School, which
was established in 1883 by Thomas W.
Sidwell as an outgrowth of the school
established by the meeting itself, also
operates a plant at 3901 Wisconsin
avenue, where there are 17 acres de
voted to school purposes. The school
will be given another academic year
at its I street location If It desires,
under terms of the sale. It will prob
ably build new facilities on the Wis
consin property.
Traffic Convictions.
SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Lewis C. Letherbridge. 5014 Iowa 1
avenue, 15.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING. |
John C. Evans, 128 C street north
east. $10.
Robert P. Oliver. 3020 Dent place.
$10
Charles Slusser, Virginia. $5.
Charles L. Leffler. Bolling Field, $10. ,
Lee Rackett, 2236 Virginia avenue. I
*10.
Rowland K. Hazard, 21 Michigan
avenue northeast, *10.
Wilbur Bruner, 1219 D street south
east. $10.
William B. Runkle, 4000 Cathedral
avenue, $5.
Louis C. Harris. 3139 Porter street,
$10. |
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
WE NEED USED CARS
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Direct Foctory Dealer
4221 Connecticut Ave.
Clev. 8400
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A Complete Beauty Treatment
Simplified Beauty Kit
—containing Barbara Gould Cleansing
Cream ("Liquefying" for oily skin
"Special" for dry skin), Barbara Gould
Tissue Cream, Barbara Gould Skin
Freshener.
Offered next week only, during the visit
of
Miss Edna Frye
Barbara Gould Special Representative
Toiletries, Aisle 11, First Floor.
Garland Ferguson, 2126 Connecticut
avenue. *5.
Charles E. Depue, Jr., 5307 Dorsett
place. $10.
Henry G. Norris, 1625 W street
southeast $10.
John F. Walsh, 1115 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. $10.
John M. Tholl. 1512 Trinidad ave
nue northeast. $10.
Joseph Malmone, 759 Sixth street
southeast. $10.
PERMIT SUSPENSIONS.
ivrmlts of the following persons
were suspended for the length of time
indicated:
Harry Abramson, 1030 Seventh
street. 30 days.
Rush B. Ashley, 814 Twenty-second
street, 15 days.
James E Barnett. 1900 Bladensburg
road northeast. 15 days
Jack L. Belote, 3017 Yost place
northeast, 15 days.
Arthur E Bonnet. 1927 Otis street
northeast, 15 days.
Jesse J. Brice. 2525 I street. 15 days
Walter W. Btrchett, 1400 Fairmont
street. 15 days
James V. Birmingham, Arlington.
Va.. revoked.
Nathaniel Broadle. 5013 Ayers place
southeast. 30 days.
Barnes Brown. ^623 C street south
east. 30 days.
John F Burgess, 1018 O street
southeast, 30 days
Joseph J. Fielder. Maryland Park.
Md.. revoked
Everett R. Johnson, 1941 Sixteenth
street southeast. 15 days.
Edward E. Thomas. 500 Forty-fourth
street northeast. 30 days.
Joseph J. Wilson. 112 Sixteenth
street northeast, revoked.
Charles W. Woodward, 2707 Wood
ley place. 45 days.
Thomas E. Brown. Cedar lane. Ed
nor. Md . 15 days.
Ross M. Bonham. Box 55. Cabin
John. Md., 30 days.
Ouy H. Burton. 145 Grove avenue,
Alexandria. Va., revoked.
FEDERATION WORK
ON TAXES TOLD
Lodge Addreue* Chillum
Height* Association on
Activities.
ThomM KUls Lodge, president of the
Federation of Oitlens’ Associations,
last night addressed the Ghlllum
Heights organisation at Keene School,
outlining the work done by the federa
tion and stressing the value of the
recently appointed Tax Committee In
co-ordinating the activities of the 65
associations.
"We go to Congress and ask for
money. It points out to us the amount
of uncollected personal taxes in the
District and tells us ws should collect
tax money owed us before we com* to
them," Lodge said. "It is the object
t' th Tax Committee to meet this
argument."
The meeting was well attended, and
•aw a program of entertainment pre
sented by a "hill-billy" quartet, with
Miss Lucy Hopkins. Joseph Hopkins,
Mark Worth and Charles Tolaon aa
the cast, and tap dancing by Oeraldiae
Grifli., singing by young Roland King,
cornet playing by James Daw and
piano recital by George Cain.
A proposition made to the meeting
by H. Mills Kroh of the Volunteers of
America to canvass the neighborhood
for employment openings for the needy
was referred to the Public Utilities
Committee.
Joseph Whelan was elected secre
tary of the association and Samuel
Hutcher and Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Weber were elected members.
Deaths Reported.
Cornells J. Tselor 87, 1700 Hobsn rd
Edwin K Graham. 80 Potomee
ave. s.e.
George W. Wilding. 83 Gwlllnger Hos
pilwl.
Jennie E. Hlpkln* Rl. 3720 Upton st
Christopher C Balderson 77 Emergency
Hospital
Adam Fadler, 76 U. S. Soldiers' Home
Hospital
John O'Keefe. 75 Sibley Hospital.
Carrie Cromblltt 71. Garfleld Hospital.
Rose A. Matthews tin Providence Hospital.
Owen H. Peaster. A3. Galllneer Hospital.
Charles A. Thompson. 61. U. 8. Soldlera'
Home Hoepital.
Helen E Mills 60. 1401 Newton st. n e
l.eland Rowe 51. U. 8 Naval Hospital
Abner P. Blackmon, 44. 2650 Wisconsin
ave
! Irene O Mills 44 4436 Alabama ave. • .e.
William R Horn 41. 2656 Wisconsin ave.
Grece Moore 38 Oallinaer Hoepital.
Barah E Barbour 56 72] 2d at s w
Anne Lee. 52 Galllneer Hospital.
Births Reported.
John end Grace Mayer boy.
John and Rose Catlan. boy.
Edward and Mane Lynch boy.
John and Jeanette Kirby girl
Oaslano and Annunaiata Amante girl.
Robert and Minnie Creekmore girl.
Jay and Helen Carter eirl
I Herschal and Ruth Rimel. boy.
i Thomas and Eleanor Hall boy.
Joseph and Haeel Williams boy.
Elsworth and Ktla Craig boy
Harry and Zenobra Payne, girl.
tram mark Special Sale
0Bcd Roan. Dtnlnc
Room and Livim Room
F u r n i t urr. Book case*.
Desk*. Cabinets. Sewing
Machine*. Breakfast Sets.
Vacuum Cleaners. GUt
Bentwood Chair*. China.
Glassware. Bric-a-Brac.
Pictures. Rvaa. Books.
Metal Beds. Sortnrs.
Mattresses. Studio
MOIST' “* Couches. Da? Beds.
Draoeries. Radios. Chil
dren’* School Desks. Tables and
Benches. Refri»enban. Metal Cabinets,
fctc.
at Public Auction
At SLOAN’S, 715 13th St.
MONDAY
March 8, 1937
At in A.M.
TERMS CASH . .
C. G. Sloan Sc Co.. In€.. Aucts.
EttabUshra till
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10™II™F and G Street* Phone Dinner 3300
Dominion Checks
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Spring in women’s
Jacket Frocks
Crisp, sheer—and injected with bright color—
these Enka royon frocks loom smartly on 6 new
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navy—the frock in larger sketch
in snorter women's sizes, too_
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Film of Rabbit Laying Egg
Traces Mammal Life Steps
Several Scenes Constitute One of Most
Remarkable Triumphs of Moving
Picture Photography.
BT THOMAS B. HENRI.
Moving pictures of a rabbit laying
eggs wore shown at the Department
of Agriculture auditorium yesterday.
They constituted several scenes of
one of the moat remarkable triumph*
of moving picture photography,
achieved by Department of Agriculture
photographers.
The two-reel picture, "In the Be
ginning,” has been made over a period
of two years and with several special
techniques which made possible the
actual photography of the earliest
steps In mammalian life.
Rabbits, of course, lay eggs. If they
didn’t where would all the baby rab
bits come from. So do horses, cows,
monkeys and all other warm-blooded
animal*—Just as truly as do hens and
ostriches. The only difference is that
the mammal eggs are very much
smaller and are laid inside the body
of the mother and are kept there
until the young "hatch.”
Camera Acts Automatically.
The eggs are ejected by the burst
ing of follicles on the ovary of the
female, a process which is too slow to
be observed by the eye. In this case
an incision was made in the abdomen
of the rabbit, the camera focused and
regulated so that automatically it
would tate three picture* per minute
under Intense light. This procedure
required that the light automatically
•witch on and then off every time a
picture was made. Otherwise the
heating effect would have been so
great that the rabbit probably would
have died, or at least the process of
ovulation would have been stopped.
The magnification, as finally shown
on the screen, wu approximately 180
times.
The photographer proceeded to fol
low, step by step, the progress of the
rabbit egg after It wu "laid." This
could not be done, of course, within
the body of the animal. Newly laid
eggt were wuhed out and placed in
a special reoeptable where all the
processes could go on such as would
normally lead to the birth of a baby
rabbit.
Only One Reaches Goal.
The film contains the llrst actual
pictures of the fertilization of the egg.
The tiny, polywogllke spermatozoa ns
were photographed at normal camera
speed of 90 pictures a second u they
swam toward the egg. Hundreds
started in the race but only one ac
tually reached the goal. All the rest
gave up at some stage of the race.
The successful contestant bored its
way through the thin "aheir of the
egf end the process of the formation
of e new rabbit etarted at once. This
was followed through the first four
days, with appropriate camera speeds
to bring out the continuous motion.
First was photographed the splitting
of the single cell of the original egg
into two, then into four, and eo on.
At first it went on very slowly. Then,
at about the third day, the process is
so speded up In nature tha. in the
picture it look* like a constant boiling
as cells divide and redivide—for the
single original cell must multiply into
billions of cells which will constitute
the body of the baby rabbit.
Pictures Taken of Locusts.
For the first time the fundamental
processes of embryology, essentially the
same for all warm-blooded creatures,
are made visual. The photography
was done by Carl Turvey of Jie De
partment Of Agriculture staff.
At the same time there was the first
showing of a sound moving picture of
the emergence of the 17-year locusts
last Spring, with sctual photographs of
the little Insects building their tunnels
just before emergence, thel* struggles
to ge‘ out of their hard shells, the
formation of wings and finally the
hatching of the new crop of cloadas
from the eggs laid by the emerged gen
eration.
Both films will be distributed as part
of tHe Department of Agricultures
educational service.
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11*0 Twelfth St N.«*
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Circlo* Daily. 2:30 & 7:30 P.M.
Grace Gra? DeLoac Reader
Personal Interviews for spiritual Help
and euldance me? be arranaed b? a
visit »o the Council House or Telephone
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Miss Myrtle Simpler
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Monday through Wednesday,
showing a collection of charm
ing frocks made from Everfast
k Fabrics—with Butterick Pat
p^terns.
$&■ Cottons, Sicond Flooh.
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lecting proper clotbtng
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