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Evening star., 1928-05-20
Emperor Will Reward
Faithful at Coronation

Filial piety, devotion and loyalty are
the three precepts of Shintoisn. In
sruetions have been given by the
Japanese Emperor to the minister OF
the imperial household to make a
thorough investigation throughout the
country to discover unusual and out
standing incidents of fllial devotion. of
loyalty OF servants To their masters and
or faithfulness of wives To their hus-
bands,
II Is the emperor's wish that such
national virtues be recognized by
awards OF money and medals at the
Time or hts coronation ceremonies In
kioto this Fall The coronation also
viii be the occasion of rewards To the
elders OF the empire So far, speciflca-
lions have not been announced, but It
is understood that all persons In Japan
who are 30 years Of age or above will
receive small sake cups marked with
the imperial crest (salte Is the national
drink of Japan.
The ministry OF Justice already Is pre-
pairing a long list OF crimitiais who will
be freed from prison or whase sentences
viii he shortened through imperial
olemency at the time OF the corona
ton.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Oxygen ON Mars Is Best Indication
Of Life There, Astronomer Saws

The presence of oxygen gas IN
the atmosphere of Mars Is the best
evidence to date of life ON that planet
At least this Is the opinion OF Or
Henry Norris Russell. noted Princeton
astronomer. In statement TO scientists
of the southern branch Of the unt-
versity of California.
The concentration Of oxygen about
Mars is only about IS per cent Of that
over the earth. This was recently
shown by measuring the wave length
of certain radiation passing through
the moving atmosphere OF the planet,
So dilute an atmosphere would not
support life In animals of the earthly
type There Is no very good reason.
however, why an entirely different anil
NAL evolution should not produce
creatures whose venons blood or other
bodily fluid could absorb oxygen at low
air pressure, Nevertheless. as q matter
OF simple logic, oxygen stu does not
prove the presence of animal life
IN the vegetable realm aNygen tells
more convincing story DR. Russell
points out from the chemical viewpoint
that free oxygen gas Is utterly ont of
place in the advanced stages Of a dead
world, In particular the ferrous iron
minerals. present In vast quantities In
the various planets, by the laws ei
the chemist should long ago have ah-
Sofhed all oxygen gas III sight In
such cAsMieM action the numerals ere
Evening star., 1928-05-20

normally converted into the ferric iron
og common red soils 1t Is only the re
verse chemistry Of q growing planet
which could possibly restore Suppsv
OF the active gaS,
Extensive gEay-green bands ON the
planet MarS-~~SolaetineS called canals
are thought by nr Russell 10 consist
or vegetation The extreme distance
t the planet. however, renders evil
dsnee Of animal life 50 far impossible
OF detection
The very existence Of planet such
aS the earth with 50 favorable a COM
eination Of physical and chemical con-
ditionS Is regarded by the astronomer
aS an extremely rare accident. Ac-
eordmgy there are likely very few tn~
hahited worlds in proportion 20 the
total number Of heavenly hodies In
existence, Nearly all are either too
hot, too cold, TOO small 60 hold an at
moSphere by force OF grayitatton. too
dry, or have the wrong kind Of atmoS-
phere. Moreover il Is equally unlikely
that any great number OF Inhabited
worlds would happen 60 develop during
anywhere near the period Of time IN
which we live
Evening star., 1928-05-20

The Development Of method Of d.
agDessls for certain kinds u human
cancers accomplished by Or. George
d. Papanaeola0u Of Cornell Medical
College is an advance In the campaign
tilat science ls waging against this
disease.
BY q simple microscopic inspection
81 the fluids Of part Of the body
apart from ti1e iOcSti0n oF the nalig-
nspt gYoWtils, Dr. FapapIcolaou Is able
W detect the presence ~ the cancers.
The appearance of the cells that have
been injured ia their fight against the
abnormal growth Is different from that
OF healthy normal cells.
Although the research is 81 yet IN
3tg early stages and the scientific de-
tails are not yet published, II IL prob
able that the new 0iagDoslie netnod
viii eventually be available for clinical
use aad that IL Will enable the diagnosis
Of naslignapey IN its early stages, when
it can be- best attacked and checked,
Cancer as caused by normal cells
running wild and growing with yigoT
tilat IL otherwise shown Ia only the
young, embryonic tissues. Such unraIi~
I1ess Of mature cells attempting ~
create cancers i'd attacked by defenders
~ the body'E health the Dhagoeytes
an6 relsted cells, many of which are
wounded IN the combat and bear tils
ksEkA.laf RskEss 1aAt " kspaRls 0lGeH
Evening star., 1928-05-20

to say. they have been absorbed in the
course or time by the conquered race.
1ne ManchurtanS drew so many SOL
diers from Manchuria to maintain their
supremacy In China that by 1912 when
the dynasty was overthrown scarcely
10 per cent OF the population left in
Manchuria was pure Manchu stock,
Now another factor has become i'm
portant in the situation to accelerate
the downfall Of Manchu power. This
Is the enormous emigration OF Chinese
into Manchuria, especially from the
province OF Shantung during the pres
ent famine conditions there. The popu-
lation OF Manchuria has risen to more
than 22,000.000 largely because of emf
grafton, for the peace maintained by
the Japanese working with Chang has
attracted millions of Chinese from the
war-torn central provinces.
Japan's Difficult Problem.
Japan. of course. faces more diffi-
cult problem In Manchuria as the
Southern Nationalists get nearer TO
Manchuria. China asserts sovereignty
over Manchuria just as 1t does over
Mongolia. but the sovereignty has been
rather vague heretofore. The Nation
altsts, once they have consolidated their
position in China proper. likely will
turn their attention to the bordering
provinces and may contest some Jap
anese claims In Manchuria, as well as
Russian claims in Mongolia. which bor-
ders also on Siberia. The Red Rus
slams have tried with some success to
sovietize Mongolia and thereby take 1t
virtually out of the political control Of
China.
1t has been said that East Is East
and West Is West and never the twain
shall meet" However. East and West
have presented strikingly similar politi-
cal phenomena In the careers of Hind
enburg and Chang inasmuch as both
Germany and China have evolved In
the same way broadly from mon
archies into republics and more inter-
estingly still on the personal side in
the elevation In each country of SOL
diers to the seats of authority held by
emperors who have lived to see these
events take place.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Child Burials Found
Among Indian Ruins

Two child burials have been un~
covered In the prehistoric indian ruins
VI the Wupstki National Monument, IN
Arizona. Jesse g. Clarke, custodian
~ the reservation, who made the en-
cayatl0Ds, reports that In one burial
a cradle board was lying over the body
which bore q shell necklace and was
accompanied by three pieces Of pottery
III the other burial the cradle board
was underneath the body. Pour pots
we're found with IT. Both bIfials had
been wrapped in mating M,ut moisture
had cFept in and spoiled I yso that Only
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Evening star., 1928-05-20
New Cancer Diagnosis Method
Promises Advance i'm Medicine

observes and uses as a diagnOstic In
dication.
The cancers that Or. Papanic0laou
can detect by his new method are those
Of the female genital organs, and the
detecting cells occur IN the genital
tract There is hope that the same
method of diagnosis win be applied 10
other fluids 0f the body. thus locating
easily malignant growtils In other parts
Of the human machine.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

The Democratic convention held In
Madison Square Garden four wears ago
holds the reenrd Of an political national
conventions for the number OF hallosa
necessary 20 nominate canasgtate for
President, James W. Davis was nonai-
mated an tue lQSa hallak -.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

The Cofanes are a tribe of Indians
native To Ecuador, who we're discovered
by Humboldt In ia0l They act ~
lldaa and camp attendants to eN-
alnrers and atill cling to their primitive
nahit Of Wearing elothlpg made from
tAa lREk * AaeA .G.seAAaa.sANSA.AaAsA.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

The world now has total population OF a little
less than 2.O0000000O scattered over total land
area of about 53,ooO0oo square miles. Vast areas
capable OF growing food crops-such as the
Amazon and Kongo Valleys and the Siberian
steppes-are almost uncutivated and uninhabited.
World transportation by land and water Is at
such stage of efficiency that surplus food can
be rushed anywhere in the world before famine
due to local crop failure can make great inroads
on the population. Besides, probably the greater
part of the worlds agriculture Is at low stage
of development, with millions of farmers using
implements and methods which have not changed
10 any appreciable extent for thousands Of years.
Nevertheless. the problem Is worrying those
Evening star., 1928-05-20

lContinued on Fifth Page D
Evening star., 1928-05-20
BALKAN ASPECT CLOUDED
WITH FEAR OF ITALIANS
Belligerent Minorities, Backed by Press
at Home. Call on Fascists to Gross
Adriatic and Intervene.

Editors Note .-~~ The Balkan situation is
considered threatening hy European states
men. The writer Of the following article
which is the first Of a series OF four. has
made comprehensive survey OF the condl-
flons in thai section and is in a position 20
give an authoritlve opinion Mr.. Booth 4
special correspondent Of The Star and Chi
xAra Dslfg NeWSA
Evening star., 1928-12-14
GR|Ev|NG WIDOW
TAKESPO|SONDOSE
Companion Strikes Bottle
From Hand as She Stands
by Mates Grave.

Grief for her dead husband caused
Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Pappas. 80
years old, Ills street. to drink poison
yesterday afternoon while In Glenwood
Cemetery by his grave. She is recover
ing today. Her husband was Emanuel
A. Pappas, 48 years old, who committed
suicide last June in his store at North
Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Miss Angelic BubakoS of 119 K street,
who was with her, knocked the bottle
OF poison from Mrs. PappaS' hand after
she had half emptied it. The attempt
to end her life occurred in a deserted
portion OF the cemetery, and it was 10
minutes before the screams of Miss
Bubakos attracted attention.
Policeman Hears Screams.
Sergt. Ralph M. Cox Of the twelfth
precinct, driving along Lincoln road in
a police car, heard her and took Mrs.
Pappas to Sibley Hospital. She was
later taken home. Her condition was
not thought to be serious.
Miss Bubakos said today she went to
the cemetery with Mrs. Stella Klanes
of 100 E street, to burn a candle over
the grave of her mother. Mrs. Athens
BubakoS, in accordance with the cere-
monial of the Greek Orthodox Church.
She found Mrs. Pappas there sitting
on her husbands grave, sobbing. Be-
side her was a package Of. stationery.
After a while she seemed to gain con-
troll of her emotions, took out pen and
began to write She completed three
letters, sealed and addressed them and
laid them on the grave.
She then approached Miss BubakoS
and Mrs. Klanes and asked them to
burn candle over the grave of her
husband, since Christmas, his name
day. was approaching.
I'VE burned the candle" Miss Buba-
kos related, land she told of the parties
she and her husband used to have every
Christmas Then We went away short
distance and she took little bottle
from her pocketbook and raised 1t to
her lips j ran to her and knocked
it from her hand, but she had already
drunk half Of it."
Returning to her home from the hos
pital Mrs. Pappas asked for the letters
and when Miss Bubakos gave them to
her, she tore them into small pieces and
thew them away.
On June Z Mrs. Pappas, found her
husband in his store with bullet wound
over his eye. She brought the injured
man to Emergency Hospital. where he
died three days later. Mrs. PappaS was
placed under arrest by Washington
police and held at the House Of Deten-
tion for Maryland authorities. A cer-
tificate of death by suicide was issued,
however, and she was released.
She Is a telephone operator and lives
with her mother, Mrs. Katherine Beight
Evening star., 1928-12-14
GREAT FALLS PLAN
ACTION DEFERRED
Absence of Four Commission
Members Again Prevents
Decision on Project.

The Great Falls power project. which
Is before the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, meeting here to-
day. faced further delay when the four
members whose absence from the last
meeting prevented final action were
not present today. It was said, however,
that further consideration would be
given the report of the special COM
mittee of the commission, which has
urged that the palisades area in the
upper Potomac River be retained only
for park purposes. and fatty rejecting
the proposal for a combination power
and park project.
The commission devoted its morning
session to further consideration of OBJ
jections to the ShipStead bill, which
would give the Federal Government
control over the exterior appearance of
private buildings fronting on Federal
reservations. The principal objections
were that the measure was too broad in
scope, as originally drawn. in that It
would give authority to control the an
pearance OF buildings fronting on every
minor reservation in the city. 1t was
neileved that this would serve as a
means Of attack on the measure In ths
courts on Constitutional grounds.
Commissioners Voice Approval yns
The District Commissioners have ex-
pressed 10 the commission some oppo-
Stion 10 the measure for this reason.
1ne purpose OF the proposed law is to
give the authorities control over build
ings on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue, fronting on the proposed Fed.
srai puilding project, and also around
the Capltol grounds. The view was ex-
pressed today by attaches of the CONF
mission that II 1t were confined to tllesA
larger areas, In their opinion il wotiIa
De less subject to attack in the courts.
as most OF the owners would consent Is
erect structures. the exterior appearances
OF which would conform to the stvlessf0
prevail on the south side of the Avenue
when the Government program is COM
pleted. NO'ss-
1t was. said that the Great Falls nroi.
ect would be taken up this Afternoon
wnen Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin. chief
OF engineers of the Army and Chairman
OF the commission, would be present.
The four members OF the Commission
absent today were Senator Capper of
kansas, chairman Of the Senate Dis
trict committee; Representative Zihi-
man OF, Maryland. chairman of tho
House District committee: Frederic De-
lano and Stephen Mather.
Mr.. Mather has been Ill for some
time and cannot be present. but 1t was
held probable the other members would
be present at the meeting tomorrow
morning, when the commission Is ex-
pected to take flnal action In the
matter.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
POLICE OPEN DRIVE
ON SLOT MACHINES
Eight Arrested After Com
plants by Parents and
Phone Company.

Inaugurating campaign against the
use of slot machines in business houses
after numerous complaints had been re-
ceived from. parents that their children
were playing the machines on their
way to school, and from the telephone
company that slugs from the machines
we're being used instead of nickels at
pay stations, headquarters detectives
yesterday arrested eight.men and charg-
ed them. with permitting gaming ALI
pleaded not guilty and demanded jury
trials when arraigned before Judge
Ralph Given, IN Police Court today.
Those Arrested.
The men arrested were Richard Orr
Biddick, % years old, and George
Papas, 80, both arrested in delicates-
sen store In the 700 block of Thirteenth
street address; Jacob Caplon, 81, and
Harry Blaun, 81, arrested in a cigar
store in the 900. block. of Ninth street;
Mike Hasney. 36, and John James ROM
pool room in the 1900 block of Ben
ming road northeast; Arestomanes
Mines, 40, arrested in restaurant IN
the 100 block of Kalorama road, and
Mike Apostolakos, 33, arrested in a
delicatesSen store and newsstand in the
600 block of. Pennsylvania avenue. AL
are at liberty under. bond of $500.
The men were taken into custody by
Headquarters Detectives H. E. Brodie
and Frank A. Varney after H. H. Carper
police chauffeur, had in each case
played the machines until he obtain
ed some Of the disks, which are redeem
able with merchandise.
Parents Complain.
Police say many parents complained
that when they sent their children tc
neighborhood stores, the youngsters
would spend any change they received
| by taking a chance to win merchandise
prizes on the machine:
Even more numerous complaints were
received from the telephone company
which reported finding as many as 4C
| Of the disks in one pay telephone.
! A further roundup of other dealers
said to be using the machines illegally
is being planned by the police.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
NEW NURSES LAW
FORD. c. APPROVED
House Subcommittee Puts
o. K. on Change in Regis
tration Statute.

The Fish bin. providing for new
law covering the registration Of nurses
in the District Of Columbia, will be fa-
yorably reported from the subcommit-
tee on public health. hospitals and
charities to the House District commit
tee at It's meeting. next Wednesday by
Chairman Bowman of the Subcom-
miswe. '.'..''.'tt
This decision was announced by Mr.
Bowman following hearing at which
the District committee room was
crowded with doctors, superintepdenss
of nurses. .training, schools and gradu-
ate nurses. Representative Fish, Re-
publican, New York, this afternoon re-
introduced his bill carrying minor
amendments suggested by DR.. w. G..
Fowler. District health. oflcer, which
were indorsed by the Graduate Nurses
Association. Mr.. Fish said he Will push
this measure for early action, IN the
House. He emphasized that the DIS
trict law has not been changed since II
was enacted in 1907.
He pointed out that it was one of the
eldest laws in the country regulating
trained nursing, and emphasized the
Improvement and development iot tne
nursing profession during the last ~
years. The principal discussion of the
bill was made by Walter Bruce Howe, OF
the law firm of Howe, Hill 81 Bradley,
who made an. extensive research cover
ing the legislation in various States, and
who Representative Fish introduced as
having volunteered his services in fram-
ing the bill providing for improvement
of the nursing profession In the DIS
trict
The principal purpose of the bill, Mr.
Fish said, is for the protection OF the
public through raising the standards o.
the nurses training and protesslona1
activities.
DIR. Joseph 8. Wall, chairman of the
legislative committee OF the Meolca
Society of the District, expressed ap'
proval of the purposes of the bill, but re.
served for review by the society exam
ination of its specifc provisions.
Among those who spoke in favor O.
the bin were Mai Julia St1nSon, SUI
uerintendent of the Army Nurse Corp:
and president of the Graduate Nurses
Association of the District; Miss Jane
@:=h. superintendent of nurses, Emer
eency Hospital, and chairman of Grad
liate Nurses Association; Miss Gertruo
Bowling, director OF the Instructive Wis
itfrg Nurses Society; Miss Mary Car
mody, superintendent OF nurses at tn
Chiidren's Hospital and member of tn
nurses examining board of the District
Miss Binnie Calvert and Miss Eleano
MAYNARD, representing the Gradual
Nurses Association; Miss Ida S. Butler
assistant director of the Red Cross Nurs
ing Service; Miss Lucy Minnigerode, su
perintendent of nurses. United State
Public Health Service, and Miss Eliza
beth c.. Fox. director of the Red Cros
Public Health Nursing Service.
The Nincilal feature Of the bill pro
Evening star., 1928-12-14
WOMAN CLERK KILLS
SELF. In APARTMENT
Miss Mamie Bishop Ends Life
After Suffering From Nerv-
Gus Breakdown.

Miss Mamie Bishop, 33-year-old en-
ploye of the War Department, shot her
self to death yesterday afternoon in
her home at 1647 Lamont street. Cor
oner j. Ramsay hewitt issued a certifi-
cate of suicide after an investigation.
witnesses said Miss Bishop had Suf-
fered a nervous breakdown some weeks
prior to her death. She lived with her
mother, Mrs. Kate A. Bishop, and a
brother, c. P. Bishop, who is attending
school at Baltimore.
Miss Bishop was alone in her home
at the time. Neighbors, attracted by
a muffled report, found her dead when
they came into the residence.
The body will be taken to Rutlege,
Ca this morning for funeral service
and interment.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
MOVIES USED IN SCHOOL.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. R.--Instruction
by motion pictures has been inaugurated
In Bellevue High School here.
Students purchased combination
stereopticon and moving picture ma
ments and it is being used in class
rooms and in entertainment programs.
"The picture machine will be useful
in supplementing oral instruction and
textbook, especially in American his
tory and social subjects" said j. Mel
son Mowls, the school principal. 1.-THE
machine also will be used in singing
We use no singing books in Bellevue
High"
Evening star., 1928-12-14
OIL PRICE RAISED.

PITTSBURGH. December IA Pl-
An increase of IS and 35 cents a bar
rel in the price of crude oil was an
nounced by purchasing agencies here
today.
The new prices are:
Pennsylvania grade in New York
transit lines and Bradford district in
national transit lines, $685.; Pennsyl-
vania grade in national transit lines
and Pennsylvania grade in southwest
Pennsylvania lines, $3.75, and Pennsyl-
vania grade in Eureka lines, $3.65, all
up Is cents, and Pennsylvania grade in
Buckeye lines, So so, up 35 cents.
Other grades unchanged.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

vides for registration of graduate cer-
tilted or trained nurses in the District.
from the membership of the Graduate
Nurses Association to serve for five
years. Members of this board are to be
appointed by the Commissioners OH
nomination by the Graduate Nurses
Association.
The Fish bill provides for a paid
executive secretary to keep the register
of nurses and registry of nurses train
ing schools. This secretary is required
to examine and report upon nurses
training schools and the quality OF
training,
Evening star., 1928-12-14
33,4oO AUTO TAGS SOLD.

Superintendent of Licenses Wade
Coombs said today that 33,400 auto
mobile license tags had been sold since
the plates were put on sale December /.
He estimated that about $4,000 would
have been sold by the end of the day,
leaving approximately $4,000 tags to be
sold in the remaining IL or IL working
days in December
The 1929 tags may be placed on
automobiles tomorrow Mr.. Coombs said.
They must be in place by midnight
December 81.
Mr.. Coombs again deplored the slow
rate at which tbs tags are being sold.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

to DR.. George M Kober. president of
the tuberculosis Association. 1t was
to say that President Coolidge had di-
rected the secretary to send the in
closed check as his contribution toward
the annual Christmas seal sale of the
association.
The Christmas seal sale advanced
with cash received up to noon today to
the total sales Of a little over 2,l00,O 900
seals, or more than half way to the
goal of the campaign. This leaves still
a large number of allotments sent to
individuals on approval which have not
so far been accounted for, and it is
asked that all who can do so will re-
spond now. using the stamped and adj
dressed envelope sent with the seals. by
mailing payments for seals kept or re-
turning asfy not available.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
"Where Shall | Go to Church
on Sunday"

How often you have asked yourself this question! You
have the desire to join in Divine Worship in church.
but find difficult to make your mind which church to
select.
Let the Saturday Star be of assistance to Every
week you will find listed the church pages over 100
churches giving details of the varied activities including the
hours of service sermon subjects well pastors
name, location, special music, etc.
The best informed person the religious activities Of
Washington is the person who faithfully reads the church
pages Of Saturdays STAR .
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Richmond Man Exonerated.
Ian pIsnatch b The star.

Special DISPATCH 70 The Star.
STAUNTCN. Va. December IA
w. F. Johnson, jr., of Richmond.
charged with attempted assault on
young Staunton woman December IL.
was exonerated yesterday when he
proved an alihi.