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Evening star., 1932-04-18

Maryland broke into the won column
Saturday In base ball ard did 1t with
a zeal that made it seem it was trying
to make up for its previous losing eff
forts. 1t trimmed Dickinson by 20 to 4.
In its other two contests Saturday the
Old Liners broke even, the lacrosse team
trimming Georgia, at Athens. by II
to 0, while the track team was losing to
Virginia Military Institute by a much
wider margin than was thought prob
able.
Evening star., 1932-12-09

man visits the COW to feed upon its
milk. The udder Of the cow Is larger
than that Of any other animal. Para
sitfcally, man is responsible for the de-
velopment Of the large COW udder.
The tail is an organ of locomotion
OF fish, amphibians and reptiles. Yet
in other animals the tail Is an organism
developed in the ordinary way which
the host responds to a parasite, that is,
to get rid Of it. The tail of horse
is developed merely to get rid Of para
SITES"
Linked With Human Thumb.
Prof. sinitsin credited parasites,
which delight in munching of the
center of ones back, with the develop
ment Of the human thumb, comment
ing that some scientists say the
extraordinary utility Of the thumb Is
largely responsible for human advance
ment above other animals.
TRY and scratch your back" he sug-
gested. you will find o certain area
that the other fingers will not reach.
Monkeys do not have a thumb like
man because they have longer arms
and their fingers will reach all parts
of the body"
To cap his theory he pointed out
without bacterial parasites human life
could not exist"
Evening star., 1932-12-09
IMPORTANT ROLE
! GIVEN PARASITES
Cause Many Changes in
Evolution of Species,
Scientist Declares.
sg the Associated Press.

|
los ANGELES, December 9-Para-
asites are credited by Prof D. F. Sinitsin,
Russian scientist, with being responsible
|for many changes in the evolution Of
|Species.
The thumb on your hand, horses
tail. the lamp-like appendages which
light the way for some deep sea fishes,
|an owe their development to parasites,
|he told the Sigma XI Scientific Fra
|ternity at the University of California
lot Los Angeles.
Man Zone Of Parasites"
And man, he said, is one of the para
|sites which plays a part In evolution.
|He compared man to the mosquito-a
variety of parasite which visits his host
only when he wants to eat. The mos
quito feeds on the blood of man, and
man drinks cows milk.
"Just like the mosquito" he went on,
Evening star., 1932-12-09
ARMY ADVERTISING GROUP
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Reserve Corps Officers Organize for
Emergency War Duty-Found-
ed 1S Months Ago.

The Selective Service Advertising
Group of the Officers Reserve Corps OF
the Army will hold its annual meeting
tomorrow at its headquarters IN the
Walker johnson Building.
The group was organized IL months
ago by Gen. Andrew Moses. assistant
chief of staff, and Col. William H.
Rankin. During the past year 1t has
prepared q special volume In which each
contributor has written on his advertis-
ing experiences during the World War.
The purpose Of the group Is to erect an
organization of advertising men Tor
emergency war duty, and great progress
already has been made.
Those In attendance at tomorrows
meeting include Lieut.. Col. Gilbert j.
Hodges, representing newspapers; Lieut..
Col. Lee n. Bristol, representing the
national advertisers; Lieut.. Col. George
F. McClelland, radio; Lieut.. Col. Carl
Ryoir, organization service; Lieut.. COL
Robert E. Rinehart, agency service; MAJ J.
Charles D. Hart, moving pictures; MAI
Ralph K. Strassman, magazines; MAJ
C. Roy Dickinson, business papers; MAI.
Louis C. Pedlar, plans and art service,
and Hector Fuller, general secretary.
Japan,s SO dye producers now have q
total capital of more than S1O,0O0,000.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
London-Paris Planes Faster

All-metal airplanes, each with a ca
pacity of 10 passengers, are to be added
to the Air Unions Paris-London serv-
ice early next year. They will cut the
flying time between the two cities and
accelerate the service between London
and Marseille
Evening star., 1932-12-09

Japan's SO dye producers now have a
total capital Of more than s10,000,0O0
Evening star., 1932-02-11
Plain Seamless Broad|oom Rug
Formerly 5000

great value not only because Of price concession but because
broadoom rugs are especially desirable this year. Made Of Deep
cosewoven pe suitable for any the home or for office
use One point greatly favor Of these rugs that they lend
larger appearance to any room. Coors are:
1.de Green Blue Rose Taupe Sea Green Orchid Beige
Burgundy Eggplant
MosEs-FoURTH
Evening star., 1932-09-06
BIGGER AID GIFTS
URGED BY GREEN
President of A. F. of L. SAYS Need
This Winter to Be Greater
Than Ever.

Greater contributions this year than
last Will be necessary If Washington's
1oblesS and needy are to be relieved
through the Winter, William Green,
president of the American Federation
OF Labor, stated yesterday in a spe-
clal message directed to relief COM
mlttees and Community Chests through
out the country.
Pointing out that the recent con-
gresSional appropriation will not meet
the situation adequately, Mr.. Green
urged cooperation of labor groups in
supplying funds for the relief of Gu
mulatlVe distress following on three
years OF unemployment. Heavy per-
sonar Sacrlhces Will be necessary, he
said, II sufficient aid is to be given
port.
In the past, records show that 231A
per cent of the total received bv e5
Community Chests was in contributions
OF less than S25, indicating the re-
SponSe OF labor to appeals for help
In washington, E. c. Graham. presi-
dent OF the Community Chest. an
nounced that 81 "a per cent of the total
contributions here were received from
1,289 persons serving on the directing
boards Of the Chests IS organizations.
Familiarity with the work of the chart
ties has impressed the board members
with its value, Mr.. Graham said, and
consequently increased their gifts.
Praising the board members for their
contributions Of time, energy and
money, Mr.. Graham stated that If all
citizens were as familiar with the ac-
complishments of the local charities
there would be no difficulty in reaching
the Chest campaign goal.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Army Band this
evening at the Walter Reed General
Hospital at $50 o'clock. William j.
Stannard, leader; Thomas F. Darcy,
second leader.
March, King Of the Air" Nelson
Selection from Lies Huguenots,"
Meyerbeer
Duet for cornet and trombone, THE
waltz Dream OF; Of the Bail". joyce joyce
Descriptive. In a Monastery Gar
Fox e trot, Somebody Stole My Nssd"es Gal"
Wood
Excerpts from "Florodora". Stuart
March. American Army. 80. .IaSilli
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
$50 o'clock. John s.. M. Zimmer-
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
March, ION the Quarter Deck. Afford
Overture, IF I Were King" -. Adam
Solo for cornet, ave Maria"
Mascheroni
Paul Leman, soloist.
Grand fantasia of Irish folk songs,
"reminiscences Of Ireland. Godfrey
Solo for chimes, Bells on the Water"
Watson
James Boody, soloist.
Waltz suite, Pleasures Of the Past"
Waldteufel
Finale. Lincoln Centennial"
Lee Sanford
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-09-06
firemen and policemen's Labor day

cratic crowd. People of every class
and race stood side by side for hours
waiting for the procession and watching
its. progress. Rich and poor, old and
young, they forgot everything but the
vast attraction of the sight and joined
in a common enthusiasm for the
marchers.
Much sympathy was manifested for
the paraders. It was hot work waiting
for them and watching them and the
people realized that 1t was hot work
marching.
The beauty Of the floats, the uni
forms and the banners won generous
praise. The crowd loved the pageantry,
the color, the rhythm of it all.
The music was richly appreciated.
There were Is bands. Altogether, the
parade was an interrupted concert Of
martial melody from first to last.
Street vendors did good business.
Men with boards covered with badges.
miniature firemen's hats, etc, had
numerous customers. Ice cream dis
pensers, candy sellers and newspaper
boys reaped harvest.
It was estimated that half the crowd
consisted of children. Obviously it was
a children's festival. The youngsters
appeared to be amazingly good-natured
in spite of the blazing heat. They
wanted to see 1t all, and most Of them
did see it.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
AUTOPSY SLATED
IN CH|LD'S DEATH
Macdonald to Investigate
Tetanus Theory in SChek-
els Fatality.

Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald announced today an autopsy
will be performed to determine the
cause of the death of William G.
Schekels. 5, who died Saturday at Chill
drens Hospital. supposedly of tetanus
developed following a smallpox vac
cination.
With both private and hospital ply
sicians in doubt as to whether tetanus
was the direct cause of death, it ap-
peared possible today that the vaccina-
ton would be absolved of all blame in
the case
Serum Samples Tested.
Meanwhile. the District Health De-
partment laboratory was testing serum
Schekels vaccination. When the boy
died it was suggested that defective
vaccine might have caused infection,
but authorities pointed out today that
in view of the fact no other cases had
been reported this was unlikely.
The United States Public Health
Service, which keeps close check on
all anti-toxins on the market. asserted
that in the past extensive tests on
smallpox serum have failed to show any
possibility of tetanus infection from its
use.
DR.. Albert E. Marland, the private
physician who vaccinated the Schekels
boy August IL. said the parents return
ed to him with the child on August 29.
At that time he said he noticed nothing
extraordinary in the boys condition, but
when he did not improve the physician
thought he might be suffering from in
fantile paralysis.
The parents told him, DR.. Marland
said, that William had injured his vacci-
| nation wound once when he was in bed.
Sent to Hospital.
DR.. Marland sent the child to Chill
dren' Hospital. where tetanus anti
| toxin was administered September l and
the patient admitted for treatment. He
became steadily worse and died Septem-
Der 3, hospital records show.
The death certificate stated the cause
of death as tetanus, but DR.. j. S. Hunt,
house physician of the hospital, ad-
mitted this morning that the diagnosis
/ was "open to doubt" because of unusual
| circumstances in the case. =.
! For one thing, it was pointed out no
extraordinary center of infection was
noticed about the vaccination wound,
where the child was supposed either to
have been infected by the vaccine or
| later infected when the vaccination was
| injured While this condition is not
unknown in tetanus patients, it is rare,
the physician stated
Learning of the facts set forth above,
DR.. Macdonald today decided to in
clude an autopsy in his investigation.
The Health Department report will
be available Thursday if test culture
made today shows results but other
wise will be delayed for seven days for
the observation of guinea pigs inocu-
lated this morning.
Evening star., 1932-09-06

chanics. WASHINGTON: D C:
wssSi1ston ssSGndyiI5OrS 5 Post American Legion
Third~Fox Theater Band. Washington,
D. C.
Oldest piece of fire apparatus in line Gage
attested by affdavit).
FiTsta,Reserye Hose Company No. l. Green
eases; seecnd1Exempt d t Fire Association. poush-
Third-Coiumbia Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. Washington. d. C. 188O.
Class II.
Best comic entry in line.
First-Engine Company No. Z. Washington.
second-Herndon Volunteer Fire Depart
Third-Engine Company No. 25 and Truck
Company No. 8. Washington, D. C.
Class 12.
Fire or police organization coming by rail-
road from most distant point.
First-Exempt Fire Association. Pough-
second. Bedford Volunteer Fire Company,
Third-citizens' Fire Company. Newport.
Pa.
Class Is.
Fire or police organization coming by auto
First-Waynesburg Fire Company. Waynes-
Second United Fire Company No. 1. Nep-
III Trfhird~ooodwiI Hose and Engine Com.
pany. Pottsville. Pa.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
Controversy Arises
Over ClanrOss Band,
Winner of Contest

The award of first prize in a
drum and bugle corps contest,
held in the Sylvan Theater yes
terday afternoon in conjunction
with the firemen's parade, by the
Clanross Band, a Scotch bagpipe
group of Chester, Pa, was the
object of dispute in musical cir
cles here last night, after the
question arose as to whether they
constitute a band or a drum and
bugle corps.
The problem became more
complex after it developed that
the ClanrosS Band had taken
second prize as the band present.
ing the best appearance in the
firemen's parade, instead of COM
ing within the class embodying
drum and bugle corps.
Sergt. A. j. Bargagni, grand
marshal and director of the
parade and contests, said the de-
cision of the judges in the Syl-
van Theater. band and drum and
bugle corps contest was final.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
PARADE ATTRACTS
MANY THOUSANDS
Spectators Come Here From
Nearly Every Town in
100-MiIe Radius.

The annual f1remen's parade yester-
day was truly big parade, but the
outpouring of the masses to witness 1t
was bigger parade by far.
From practically every community
within 100 miles of Washington and
from every suburb of the Capital they
poured into town, thousands upon
thousands of men, women and children,
to view the procession of the fire.
fighters and their allies, the police.
BY automobile. bus, trolley and by
train they came. Beginning with
dawn and continuing until after the
parade had begun, they crowded to the
spectacle.
Estimates varied, many said the
crowd totaled 100000 but those seeing
the procession certainly outnumbered
three or four to one the people march
ing.
All Space Is Utilized.
BY 9 o'clock the Avenue was swarm
ing. by 10 it was jammed. Late comers
had to be content to find places to
stand in side streets. The windows and
roofs of hotels, stores and offices along
the Avenue early were filled. Human
ingenuity added to these points of
vantage by climbing trees and lamp
posts. by perching on public monu-
ments in defiance of police prohibition,
by hanging on fire escapes, by standing
on butter tubs and boxes miraculously
produced by vendors quick to antici-
pate the need, by using every possible
elevated structure along the street
Patient fathers and mothers stood
for long periods at stretch with
children on their shoulders. One man
on the sidewalk, near Twelfth street,
held up two husky little girls until his
neighbors began to comment on his
capacity for punishment. A relatively
small man lifted his relatively weighty
wife to his shoulder that she might see
over the heads of the intervening null
titude.
TaMcabs were engaged to stand in
side streets with their leases perched
on their roofs. Even waiting am
bulance was pressed into service as a
grandstand.
The steps Of the Treasury Building
accommodated thousands.
It was good natured and demo-
Evening star., 1932-09-06
BANDITS GET $166
IN SIX ROBBER|ES
Taxicab Driver Loses SIP
to Armed HoId-up Man
Who Hired Hack.

Six hold-ups by armed bandits In
various parts of the city during a
period of IL hours ending early today
gave police a busy aftermath to the
Labor day week end. Three of the vic
tins were taxicab drivers. The six
crimes netted a total of $166.20, the
victims reported to police.
James A. Wheat. a taxicab driver
was the chief victim. He was robbed
OF $112 at the point of a pistol by a
shabbily dressed colored man shortly
after 10 O'Clock last night. He was
hailed by the man at North Capitol
and Pierce streets and drove him to
Sheriff road and Bell place northeast
where he was held up and robbed.
Paul Post, manager of a gasoline fill
ing station at Connecticut avenue and
Porter street. was held up by two young
white men, one armed with a pistol
shortly after midnight. He was alone
when the men walked in, threatened
him with the pistol and forced him to
turn over $40 from the cash register
Three colored men were reported tC
have participated in the robbery at the
point of a pistol of Wade H. Wood
taxicab driver, of the 400 block of G
street early this morning. He was rob-
bed of Sc.
Hoyt Hudgi1S OF the 1400 block O1
Massachusetts, avenue southeast, an
other taxicab driver victim of bandits
told police a colored man held him UP
at the point Of pistol and took S5.45
from him.
A knife was the weapon used by a
colored man who was reported to have
robbed Walter White, colored, Of the
100 block of street, of $1.25 in Madi-
son court yesterday.
James Prater. 300 block of Sixth
street. reported he was attacked by sew
eral colored men at Missouri avenue
and Four-and- a-half street southwest
about $50 pm. yesterday. They
robbed him Of $l.50 and his huckster's
license. Police are holding two colored
men as suspects.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
JEWISH YEAR OF 5693
WILL BEGIN SEPT. 80
High Holy Days to Be Started
With Rosh Hashonah, on
October l and 2.

The year 5693 of the Jewish calendar
will be ushered in with the Jewish High
Holy days, beginning Friday, September
30. The first days of the new year,
Rosh Hashonah, will be observed Sat-
urday and Sunday, October l and 2,
and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement,
October 10.
Under the auspices of the Jewish
Community Centers and Young Mems
and Young Women's Hebrew Associa-
tions. group gatherings, club meetings
and religious services will be held dur
ing the holy days. The meetings will
include discussions Of the origin, tradi-
tions and significance of the days.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
WOMAN RUN DOWN
CROSSING STREET
Driver, Halted by Fremen,
Held for P0lice-ViCtim
Seriously Hurt.

Struck by an automobile last night
while walking from the curb to a street
car safety zone on Connecticut avenue
at Porter street, Sarah Brown, colored
81, of the 700 block M street, was in q
serious condition today at Emergency
Hospital.
John Pelham, colored, 81, 5000 block
Spruce street, Chevy Chase, Md, who
was said to have been driving the car
was seized by firemen Of No. % Engine
and No. IA Truck Company and later
was arrested by eighth precinct police
He was charged with reckless driving.
Pelham. according to the firemen
hesitated only moment after striking
the Brown woman, then sped on down
Connecticut avenue in an effort to
escape. The firemen, lettering about
their station half block away, rushed
into the street and halted Pelham, hold
ing him fer the police.
Blocked Traffic Half Hour.
The accident attracted hundreds Of
persons to the scene and tied up traffic
o nthe avenue for more than half an
hour.
At Emergency Hospital it was said
the victim was suffering from severe
internal injuries and possible fracture
of the back.
In another accident last night. Police
man John P. Raetzman, 40, attached tc
the seventh precinct, was injured wher
his automobile was struck by another
car az Thirty-third and N streets. Re-
moved to Georgetown Hospital, he was
found to be suffering from shock anc
bruises to the left arm and chest.
Lester Leap, colored, II, received
bruises on the head and hip wher
knocked down by an automobile al
Fourteenth street and Park road.
George Smith, %, of the first block ot
H street, was overcome by carbon mon.
oxide gas in garage in the rear of $50
Eighth street. He was revived at Emer.
gency Hospital
Nearby Virginia reported one of the
| quietest Labor days in recent years, not
single traffic injury being reported
in either Arlington County or Alexan.
dria. Two people were treated at Alex.
andria Hospital for slight injuries suf.
fered in Fairfax County.
| The two injured were T. A. Mueller
and Mrs. Mary Muller of the 200 bloch
OF Delaware avenue southwest, Wash.
ington. Both were treated for cut!
about the face received, according t(
the hospital report, when the machine
driven by Mrs. Muller attempted to pas.
another car on the Washington Rich.
mond Highway. near Accotink. They
were released after treatment.
Evening star., 1932-09-06
William F. Ham of w. R. & {.
Co. Declines to Comment
on Kcech Letter.
HANDS OF COMMISSION
TIED, DECLARES PATRICK
John F. Hanna Believes Plan
Would Work Better if Two
Lines Are Consolidated.

The suggestion for scent zone fare
for local street cars and busses, made
Saturday by Peoples Counsel Richmond
/ b. keech, failed to stir much enthusiasm
today. William F. Ham, president Of
the Washington Railway g. Electric Co..
SAID ne had been out of town for a
month and, having just returned today.
ieiG tnat ne could not comment until
ne mad given the matter much further
thought.
John F. Hanna, president of the Cam
ltal Traction Co., said he would ex-
anime the Keech proposal hopefully. but
tnat ne thought any such scheme would
nave better results after the merger of
the two street railway systems Is accom-
| plished by Congress.
Would Welcome Experiment.
Chairman Mason NJ Patrick of the
commission said that personally he felt
the commissions hands bound bv the
| fact that the 1O-cent street car fare
| case is IN the courts. but that he would
welcome any experiment, such as the
keech proposal if the car companies
wanted to try it. He said similar pro-
posals have been made by the commits
sion many times to the car companies.
but that they have fallen on deaf ears.
Mr.. Hanna discussed the question
rather fully. He said that he had
watched similar experiments in many
parts OF the country, but that in each
case the experiment, although it had
produced at least temporary increases
IN passengers carried, had failed to pro-
duce any increase in revenues. The
Capital Traction Co.. which up until
recent years paid 81 dividend. is now
down to the basis of 81. A meeting of
the board of directors will be held
Thursday to consider what the next
dividend will be.
| Il notice that Mr.. Keech said this
plan would involve no extra expense"
he said. "but it would undoubtedly in
volve more service in rush hours, the
most expensive kind of service.
Present Rates Unpopular.
| Undoubtedly the present rate struc-
ture is not popular with the public, al
though it is cheaper, relatively to the
cost of service, than when we had the
scent tare. In those days we paid
platform labor $3.50 day, and now we
pay about $3.50 day. Platform labor
Is about 40 per cent of our costs, in
cluding depreciation, and 35 per cent
of our costs including bus operation.
we would like to do something to
increase the popularity of our rates, but
we must consider any steps very care
fully. Any such change would come
much better after the lines are under
unified control than under separate
| operations. I want to take occasion to
deny a published statement that the
North American Co. controls our COM
pany. This is not true. Perhaps
fare change might be easier if the North
American controlled both street car COM
panies here.
This does not mean that we will
not give very careful consideration to
Mr.. Keech's letter independently of any
merger. If it appears, after study, that
there Is some chance of an increased
revenue from his plan, or from a plan
involving cheaper fares for off-peak
riders, in effect in some cities, we would
probably try the experiment"
Evening star., 1932-09-06
PRESIDENTS SECRETARY
RETURNS FROM VACATION
Theodore Joslin Back at White
House After Several Weeks
at Swampscott, Mass.

Theodore Joslin. one Of President
Hoover's secretaries, returned to the
White House today after a vacation of
several weeks at SwampScott, Mass.
During his absence from the city his
duties had been taken over by Edward
T. Clark, who had served as personal
secretary to former President Coolidge,
a situation which gave rise to erroneous
reports at the time that Mr.. Joslin's
departure from the White House was per-
manent Walter Newton, another of the
White House secretaries, is expected to
leave on his vacation soon and Mr.
Clark likewise will fill in for him.
At Swampsoott Mr.. Joslin said he had
given up politics for swimming. He
arrived at the White House shortly after
President Hoover's return from the
Rapidan.