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Evening star., 1931-12-14
WASHINGTON AND LEE
PLANS ANNUAL BALL
Theme Will Be Recreation of
Mount Vernon Reception Of
Colonial Period.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON Va. December II
Plans are nearly complete for the fancy
dress ball. for three decades an annual
event which has drawn many of the
South's most beautiful girls to Wash
ington and Lee University.
In keeping with the bicentennial an
nlverSary of WaShingtons birth. the
Dance Committee has announced that
the ball. which will be held January %,
will repeat the theme of the 1905 fancy
dress. Colonial ball at Mount Vernon
1t will recreate a scene at Gen. Wash
ington'S home when he gave a recep-
ton the Christmas that he returned
from active charge of the Continental
Armies.
One end of Doremus Gymnasium will
be transformed to resemble the Mount
Vernon facade, through which the
dancers will walk to reach the gar
den,' lighted by lanterns and candel-
abra. where the reception will be held
Here the guests will be seen as French
cavalry officers, Colonial horsemen.
British military men and Colonial and
British courtiers,
Evening star., 1931-12-14
ASKS OBSERVATORY
SOUTH Of EQUATOR
Carnegie Institution Head
Sees Need for Large
Telescope.

Establishment of great astronomical
observatory with a l00-inch telescope
in the Southern Hemisphere is urget
in the annual report of DR.. John C.
Merriam. president of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington, made public
today.
Dr.. Merriam stresses the need OF
studying the heavens visible south OF
the equator with the same thoroughness
which has been devoted to the North
ern Hemisphere at the Carnegie Insti-
tuition Observatory at Mount Wilson
Calf, where the most important con-
tributions yet made to knowledge OF
the structure of the universe have been
accomplished in the last few years.
The great question before astronomers
Evening star., 1931-12-14

stein, Sir James Jeans and DR.. De
Sitter, and others are evidence of the
Importance these observations have in
study of the most fundamental ques-
tions in astronomy and physics.
The great contribution to under
standing of structure and dimensions
of the physical universe through re-
searches at Mount Wilson and co-op-
Grating agencies has made more in
sistent the demand for information re-
garding the extremely important region
of the heavens seen only from the
Southern Hemisphere.
Big Telescope Needed.
Completion of picture of the heav-
ems with special reference to more re-
mote regions of the universe will re-
uuire in the Southern Hemisphere a
telescope as powerful as the loOinch
at Mount Wilson.
DR.. Merriam tells Of research into
changes of climate which may some
time build I'D a body of knowledge of
Evening star., 1931-12-14
lUCIEN KEARNS GETS
MINISTER'S LICENSE

A minister's license was granted to-
dav to Lucien H. KearnS. Takoma Park,
Nd. by the Presbytery of Washington
City of the Presbyterian Church at a
meeting in the New York Avenue
Church.
Kearns was admitted by vote of "a
to II after lengthy debate over his
religious views He answered many
theological questions propounded by
several score ministers and elders pres
ent when the case first was considered.
The presbytery had declined to act
on kearns' request for license at a
meeting six months ago on the ground
his views were generally regarded as
ultra-liberal.
Rev. Frank S. Miles was appointed
chairman of the Foreign Missions Com
mittee by Rev, Godfrey Chobot, mod
orator.
Evening star., 1931-12-14

enormous Importance for future guild
ance OF human activities"
With cooperation by John Hopkins
University, the institution Is undertak-
ing an investigation connecting the
story Of embryology with our under
standing Of the structure and physi-
ology Of the adult. The effect of these
researches extends even to the critical
questions in the field of human be-
havior."
In its 80 years the aggregate receipts
OF the institution have been $77,156.-
269.l5 and its aggregate expenditures
SIG. $40, SOFAS
The annual scientific exhibit of the
Carnegie Institution at the Administra-
Evening star., 1931-12-14

Manu. the Carnegie expert who has
devoted lifetime to the study Of
diatoms, nothing ever has been found
that by the most far-fetched conjecture
could be considered an ancestor Of the
diatcms. They appeared suddenly in
the miocene geological period all over
the world.
Still more astonishing, DR.. Mann
said, the most complex in structure and
beautiful of the diatoms were the first
to appear. From the beginning of the
species the evolutionary change, when it
has occurred at all, has been toward
simpler and simpler forms.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
CAPITAL DANCER TO WE'D

Nose Uckershausen and Actor Get
License in Gotham.
Rose Marie Ockershausen. 2l-year-
old dancer, daughter of Henry and
Mae M. Ockershausen, 327 Thirteenth
street northeast, and Allen Fisher, %,
an actor OF New York, obtained a mar
riage license in New York today, ac-
cording to dispatches from that city.
The couple said the ceremony would
be later today by the city clerk
Miss Ockershausen, who gave her
present address as the Landseer apart
ments, Fifty-first street. New York. is
native of Washington. Her flance
said he was born in Indianapolis.
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ton Building, Sixteenth and streets,
will close this evening.
Exhibit Defies Theories.

Among the exhibits which will be on
view this afternoon and tonight is one
of phenomenon that seems to violate
all the laws of evolution which hold
for the rest Of the living world.
This is the case of the diatoms, ex-
tremely minute ocean plants which
swarm In all seas. Photographed under
the miscroscopc they are seen to have
beautiful patterns which are used as
models by jewelers.
1t is a law of life that everything
must have an ancestor, and that
organisms evolve from simple to COM
plex. But according to DR.. Albert
Evening star., 1931-12-14

Bangkok. Siam, is to have its first
chain shoe store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ELLEAIR, Fla, February "a
- Gene SaraZen of New York
sloshed through a steady rain
~ here today to card two fine
rounds of golf and take COM
mand Of the field at the halfway point
in the Florida West Coast Open Cham
pionship with 1879.
Defending a title he won so sensa-
tionally last year, Sarazen clipped three
strokes from par this morning to score
q 81 on the No. 2 course and waded
through drenched fairways this after
noon to post IL on the difficult No.
course of the Belleair Country Club.
One stroke behind the pace setter
came Al Espinosa, from Chicago, who
equaled Sarazen's 81 this morning, but
could not keep step on the second
round.
Standing alone In the third place was
young Joe Before of New Rochelle, N.
Y, who surprised the gallery with a
SO this morning and came back with a
fine "a in the afternoon.
KirkwOod Ties for Fourth.
Joe Kirkwood, trick shot artist, knit
together rounds of 10 and 10, the lat
ter being the best card of the afternoon
round, to tie for fourth place with
Ralph Kingsrud, Fargo, N. D., and
Lighthouse Harry Cooper, now play
ing out of Chicago. Cooper played con-
Sistent golf, turning scores Of II and
u.
Eddie Kirk, Owosso, Mich, added an
afternoon rs to brilliant morning So
for a total of IA, and stroke still fur@
ther back came a quartet composed
of Vincent Eldred, Bradenton, Fla;
Charles Guest, Detroit; Joe Turnesa,
Elmsford, N. Y, and Johnny Farrell,
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Seven strokes behind the leader came
Jock Collins, Dayton, Ohio; Lloyd Gull
licEson, st. Petersburg, Fla; Denny
Shute, Akron, Ohio; Henry Ciuci,
Bridgeport, Conn; John Watson, Chi
cago. and Ed Kirby, Tampa.
After disastrous start in the morn
ing, Horton Smith, youthful New York
professional, came back with fine II
to finish the day with a total Of lat.
He had nlustrious company, for posted
at the same figure were Walter Hagen,
Detroit; Willie MacFarlane, former ma
tional open champion of Tuckahoe, N.
Y; Whiffy Cox, Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Lew Waldron of Chicago.
Babe Ruth, base balls horne-rlln hit
ter, respondent in golf OUTFIT con-
sisttng of white shirt, open at the neck;
natty gray knickers, navy blue stock
ings and black and white sport moe
casins, played around with Hagen and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
DOEG, MISS PALFREY
WIN BERMUDA TENNIS
Bell Defeated in Mems Singles,
While Miss Morrill, Loses
in Women's Play.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, February 20.
The United States, represented by
John Hope Doeg Of Newark, N. j., and
little Sarah Palfrey Of Boston, Mass,
today won the mems and womens
tennis singles crowns in the annual
Bermuda lawn tennis championships.
They defeated fellow Americans for
the titles, Doeg winning from Berkeley
Bell Of Texas in four sets, "a, 2-6,
6-1 and 6-3. Miss Palfrey defeated
Miss Marjorie Morrill, Of the Boston
suburb Of Dedham in straight sets,
e3, SO.
The victory Of Doeg, who is here on
his honeymoon, was expected, as he Is
the United States champion and
ranked No. /, as compared to the elev-
enth place ranking Of Bell. Miss Pal
frey's victory over Miss Morrill,, how
ever, was something of an upset, as she
Is only eighth in the national ranking,
while Miss Morrill, was placed at No. 2,
behind Mrs. L. A. Harper, the national
champion Miss Morrill, was In both
poor health and poor form, suffering
u aID0Ch "a 4AAAuCAA0s
Dogs steadiness, an unusual attrt-
butte for q left handler, won over Bells
more brilliant but cratic play. The
champions cannon-ball service was
working with good effect, while Bell
was having trouble getting the first ball
across the net and lost his temper over
frequent calling Of foot faults by the
referee.
Doeg succeeds Herbert l.. Bowman
Of New York, while Miss Palfrey as
sumed the island throne occupied last
year by Edith Sigourney, q fellow Bos-
toHfian.
The United states made 1t o clean
sweep of the four crowns by capturing
the mems and women's doubles titles
as well as the singles championships
Bell and Cliff Suffer of New Orleans
defeated Doeg and Bowman in f1ve
thrilling sets to win the mems doubles.
The scores were 63, 2-6, Ga, IS,
6-3
Miss Morrill, made up for her singles
defeat when she and her partner, Pene-
lope Anderson of Richmond, Va, de-
feated Virginia Rice Of Boston and
Molly Harland, English player, So,
6-3, to win the ,women's doubles.
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Basket Results

American University, so; Virginia Medi-
cal College, 80.
Drexel, 81; George Washington, 29...
Virginia State, IS; Howard University,
20.
Northwestern, 80; Ohio state, 10.
Purdue, SO; Minnesota, %.
Michigan, 26; Wisconsin, is.
Illinois, 81; Iowa, 10.
Indiana, So; Chicago, %.
Wooster, 40; Case, 81.
Notre Dame, %; Army, Is.
Cornell, 30; Princeton, %.
Yale, 20; Harvard, IA.
Bucknell, "A; Baltimore University, 50.
Duquesne, At; John Carroll, %.
Mount ST. Mary's, 81; Western Mary
land, 20.
washington College, "a; Loyola Of
Baltimore. %.
Syracuse. Al; Penn State 90.
Dartmouth, 27; Pennsylvania, 20.
University of Detroit, %; st. Johns Of
Toledo, 10.
Nebraska. Al: Oklahoma, 80.
Texas, 90; Texas A. and NJ, 20.
Southern Methodist, 40; Arkansas, 81.
Oklahoma A. and M, 80; Washington
University, 26.
Baylor University, 36; T. G. o., "a.
Parsons, 80; Simpson, 81. r~~
st. Mary'S, %; st. Thomas, 20.
Knox, So; Coe, "a.
Michigan State. "a; Marquette, Fl
(overtime).
Johns Hopkins, 20: st. Johns, Is.
Fordham, az; Columbia, "a.
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GOAL NEAR FINISH
DEFEATS G. LIVE
BubIitz, DrexeI Center, Too
Much for CoIoniaIs in
Final Game, 31-29.

A N antelope played center for the
~ Drexel Dragons against George
~ Washington'S basket ball team
last night and won for his
teammates one of the closest games
played on the George Washington 1oor
this season. The score was 81 TO %.
Chick Bublitz was all over the floor
He outjumped Wayne Chambers, George
Washington's pivot man. His basket
shooting resembled machine gun. His
sensational one-hand flip while racing
down the SidelineS in the last 15 SECONDS
Of play ended the Colonial teams sea-
son in o defeat
The game, judging from the play in
the early stages, looked as good as I'm
the bag" for George Washington. The
ColoniaIs scored IL points before Drexel
could count. Then a bombardment OF
baskets, most Of them being propelled
by the fingers Of Bublitz, pulled the
PhiIadelphianS UP to 1917 Is the bell
ended the half.
once again the Colonials got the
jump on the Dragons after resumption
Of play. They took . 25-to-20 lead,
were overhauled and then, with hVe
minutes TO go, again leaped to the front
when Johnny Fenlon sunk foul and
Art Zahn pocketed q pair of felders.
Here the Dragons antelope" dropped
in two rapid-fire flelders and then with
the score tied, 29-all, and the watch
ticking OF the remaining is seconds,
Bublitz let loose mile-a-minute heave,
which, in a somewhat weird manner
swiShed through the cords after travel
ing on a dead straight line.
The victory gave Drexel its second
straight triumph over a local collegiate
quintet, the Dragons having defeated
Gallaudet Friday.
The defeat gave George Washington
a season record Of 10 wins and losses.
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HmoXI, Miss, February a.
* There is at least one person
connected with the Washing
ton ball club who thinks pretty
well of ( he chances of the Detroit
Tigers In the coming American League
pennant scramble.
Although he Is starting his eighth
wear as q member of the executive force
Of the Nationals, Billy Smith seldom Is
mentioned in the sports columns OF the
newspapers. and mostly then only ~
this time OF the year, when his duties
as "Eur1n0 secretary" Of the club cast
him Ia the role Of chaperon for
bunch Of players bound for training
But twas not always thus. There was
n time when he figured in headlines
from one end Of q season to the other.
for be It known uncle Billy" as he Is
affectionately called by his intimates,
once cut quite q swath In the base Dali
world.
call his fame, for his sphere OF activl-
ties did not extend to the big show, but
he was for many years one Of the best
known figures In that extensive portion
of the national pastime comprising the
minor leagues, where he served with
distinction in the ranks as an outhelder
in addition to earning laurels aplenty In
q managerial capacity.
CTARTTNG out as youthful n.y.
y chaser with the Elkhart team OF
the old Indiana State League back
in 1893, Billy blossomed forth as Q play
ing pilot two years later with LyncnS.
burg of the Virginia State League, ana
then served in q similar capacity with
Norfolk, Knoxville Of the Appalachian
League, Davenport Of the Three-eye cir
cult and Terre Haute Of the Central
League.
When. in 1904. he moved to Macon Of
the South Atlantic he achieved the first
of a long string Of pennants. Repeating
there the following season, he moved up
to the Southern Association, where for
four years he bossed the Atlanta club
and landed the Crackers on top twice,
in 1907 and 1909.
It was at this time he gave up gar
dening and retired to the bench TO do
his bossing. with Buffalo Of the Interna-
tionalS In 1910, with Chattanooga of the
Southern in II and ~, and then back
to Atlanta, where he won another brace
of pennants in a three-year stretch.
After a fling as helmsman Of Rich
mond when IL was in the international
League in '16 and 1T, he sought To
duck the worries of managership by
serving a term as secretary Of the
Atlanta club, but Shreveport prevailed
upon him to take the reins again and
in his five years there he achieved one
Texas League title, which brought him
up to 1924, when he became associated
with his old friend, Clark Grifhth, as
boss of all concessions at the Washing
ton park, in time to see Bucky Harris
lead the Nationals to the first cham
pionship Washington ever had.
TT is obvious that with his background
i Uncle Billy" should know some
thing about the national pastime.
1t Is his opinion that the Griffmen
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CATHOLIC j. TEAM
VICTOR At BOXING
Defeats Temple, Az to
PIP, in Good Match-BIasi
Is Double Winner.
7 ED by Capt. Rocco Blast, Catholic
University boxers vanquished
Vr..~1~p. -Iau>--aan d. ~airifAd

r ED by Capt Rocco Blast, Catholic
University boxers vanquished
Temples gloveSnen in spirited
battling last night in the G. U.
gymnasium, Az matches to az. BlaSl
scored easily over Emmanuel Fischhoh
in the 160-pound class and then
triumphed over Joe Haubrich IN the
175-pound class In the hardest fought
and best all-around match OF the pro-
gram. His victories enabled his team
to come from behind and win. i.
Though there was only one technical
Knockout, that in which Johnny Di
Pasouale of the Cardinals trounced
Patsy Fragola, there was plenty Of fine
Temple took the lead when Eddie
Cuden outpunched Joe Unsworth in the
115-pound bout that opened the pro-
gram. C. u, however, promptly came
back with a win as Di Pasquale came
through with his K. 0. over Fragoia;
After Will Beloff Of Temple and Bob
Marabelias fought to a draw, Capt.
irving Kutchner of Temple gave Shines
a trouncing to again put his team
ahead.
CAPT. Blast then came through with
his two victories to put the Cards ahead,
after which Danny Pyne added G. Us
final win by outpointing Joe Haubrich.
Blast appeared as a substitute 1or
Lyons in the 175-pound encounter.
Summaries:
115-pound class-Cuden CD defeated
Unsworth. Decision.
125-pound class-Di Pacquale &c. ID
defeated Fragola. Technical Knockout.
135-pound class-Marabelias 20. u
and Beloff. Draw.
i45-pound class - Capt. Kutchner
CID defeated Shines. Decision.
160-pound class-Blast &c. ID oe-
feated Fischhoh. Decision.
l75-pound class-Blasi &C. ID de-
feated Haubrich Decision.
Unlimited-Pyne &C. ID defeated
Pilconis. Decision.
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AMERICAN QUINTET
FINISHES WITH WIN
Easily 0verComes Virginia
Medical College Team
in 80 80 Game.
A MEXICAN UNIVERSITY closed
~ It's basket ball season by easily
defeating Virginia Medical Col

A MEXICAN UNIVERSITY closed
~ It's basket ball season by easily
n defeating Virginia Medical Col
lege, so to 80, last night on the
Methodist court. For the first eight
minutes of the opening half the in
vaders, who also were ending their
campaign, furnished the Eagles fine
night, but A. q. then stepped to gain
commanding lead, which 1t held.
With the game In the well known
bag, Coach Walter Young sent In .
raft of Eagle substitutes about midway
of the second half when his team had
41-to-16 lead. The Medicos showed
somewhat better against the reserves.
After the Virginians had fought them
nip and tuck during the early stages
and gained the lead twice, at to s
and to 2, the Eagles stepped out with
will. Red Olsen tipped in floor
goal to put them ahead, Q to 8, and
they ran the score to Is to before the
Medicos again scored.
For the first 10 minutes Of the sec
ond half the Medicos were unable to
score single floor goal.
Except COLLISION, all the A. u. players
will be available next season. COLLISION
was the only flrst-stringer to play the
whole game. He was acting captain.
American u. won nine and lost six
games this season.
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OLD LINERS BEAT
NORTH CAROLINA
Play Georgia In Seml-Final
Round TomorroW-Forida,
Kentucky Also Left.

By the Associated Press.
A TLANTA Ga, February 20.-
n Maryland will play Georgia
n and Kentucky will battle
Florida in the semi final
round of the Southern Conference
basket ball tourney here Monday
night.
The Old Liners today conquered
North Carolina, 10 to II, after
trailing Is to II at intermisSion,
yielding their old rivals only one
point in the last 20 minutes Of
play.
In the other games today and TO-
night, Florida, the big surprise Of the
tournament, upset Tennessee, SO 70 20,
and It was the Volunteers who put out
the title-holding Alabama team yes
terday; Georgia, pre-tourney favorite
to carry OF the laurels, beat Auburn,
81 to 81, and Kentucky scored over
Duke, 36 to so.
Naryland's Unusual Feat.
MARYLAND performed an unusual
IVA feat In holding North Carolina
to q lone marker in the second
half Of their hectic contest.
The Old Liners exhibited q smooth
passing attack and had little trouble
jockeying for position, but the Terrapin
sharpShooters couldn't seem to get the
proper range on the basket.
Largely through long shots by Capt.
Artie Marpet, Carolina jumped to an
early lead and led at the half, Is to
IL. Seven of Maryiand's frst-half
points came via the foul-throw route.
In the second half Cardinals only
point came with free shot by Moore,
while the Old Liners, with their ace
guard, Bozy Berger, showing the way.
soon tied the count and forged ahead.
It was Berger who threw two field
goals In succession TO boost Maryland
out front and then sank q foul ahot
just as the game ended.
His last field goal came with about
two minutes to play and Just about
clinched the honorS. He grabbed the
ball under the North Carolina basket
and sped the length Of the floor to
sink the sphere for two mighty inn
portant points. He also pulled this
same stunt against Louisiana State
yesterday. Berger and Ronkin were
the main cogs in the Old Line machine.
Maryland's defense was 30 good that
North Carolina was practically confined
to long-range shots and 1t was unable
to sink any Of them In the last half.
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

nENN entrants have withdrawn
L from the Georgetown University
track meet Saturday night be-
cause of q disagreement with Cornell
as to the distance Of their relay race.
Efforts to obtain Fordham and
Swarthmore for the race have failed
and Wesleyan now Is sought.
An editorial in the Georgetown
College Journal repudiates in plain
terms those who have objected to the
abolition of rowing at the Hilltop
institution. The editorial points out
that those in position to know re-
allied that the crew was costing the
school too much.
Washington Federation Is the frst
of the racing pigeon clubs here to
adopt its Spring program. The first
race for this club, which is starting
its twenty-frst year, win be from
HUNTINGDON, Pa.
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G1i Hze1s Condition Rapidly Maryland Qn Advances Dixie 7ou
Ruth Now Hopes
To Be Golf Pro

DELLEAIR, Fla, February % up.
- Babe Ruth, home-run slugger,
does not intend to cool his heels in
a base ball dugout when he reaches
the twilight Of his illustrious dia-
mond career.
Just before teeing of today in the
Florida West Coast open tourna-
ment, Ruth said he hopes to become
q golf professional when his days
of base ball usefulness are ended.
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Sarazen's Fine Golf i'm Rain
Tops Field i'm Belleair Open

Kirkwood. For a while 1t looked as
though the ponderous slugger would
steal the play from the golf pros. Out
in IS, stroke under par, the big
BAN started back with two brides.
That ended his string, for he blew up
with a loud defamation and finished
with a 70. He matched that figure
on his afternoon round.
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is a pretty good catcher of those de-
ceptive high ones back of the plate.
Bolton nearly was beaned on sew
eral occasions through his inability to
judge the tricky flight Of the ball, but
toward the close OF the session dis
Barney is hopeful Of eventually teach
ing the youngster 10 master this all
essential side line TO the business Of
backstopping.
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Hockey Scores
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal, q; Philadelphia, /.
Montreal Canadiens, S; Toronto,
Overtime tie.)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cleveland, 3; Buffalo, /.
Pittsburgh, 2; London, o.
CANADIAN-ANIERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston Hruin Cubs, 8; Springfield,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tulsa, 3; st. Louisms2.
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Ban Johnson Now
Desperately Ill

CT. LOUIS, February 20 (P).-The
- condition Of Ban johnson, for
mer chief of the American
League, remained serious tonight.
JoIlnson's condition has remained
unchanged for D week or more,