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Evening star., 1932-02-20
DRUG HELPS CURB
PNEUMONIA GERMS
Experiments Show Partial
Immunity Gained by
Injections.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Experiments with drug which gives
a degree of immunity to pneumonia
are described in the February medical
bulletin of the Veterans Administra-
ton.
These experiments were carried on
with rabbits at the Army Medical
School here and may open up a new
approach to the treatment or preven-
ton of this dreaded Winter malady.
The drug used was. sodium dehydro-
cholate, a derivative from the bile. Va
rious bile preparations had been shown
previously to have the effect OF dis
solving the pneumonia micro-organ-
isms.
The sodium dehydrocholate, accord
ing to the report of DR.. Edwin E. Zieg-
Ter of the Veterans Administration
staff. was injected into the animals
together with various amounts OF pneu-
nococci, the micro organisms RESPONSE
BILE for pneumonia. Only one kind OF
pneumoccocus, type one. was used.
Lives Are Prolonged.
Fatal doses OF the organisms were
given the rabbits and then, at varying
Intervals measured amounts OF the So
dunn dehydrocholate. In one expert
ment, where introvenous injections were
given, the lives of some OF the animals
were prolonged four to six times as long
as the controls not given the drug, who
all died in approximately one day. :.
In another experiment mixture OF
the sodium dehydrocholate and the
pneumonia organisms was injected into
the rabbits and, several weeks later, an
ordinarily fatal dose of the pneumo-
cocci alone Three of the seven rabbits
thus treated survived. Others lived
from four to eight days, while those
not given the injections died IN from
one to two days.
Pneumococci grown outside the body
on artificial media were not dissolved
bv the sodium dehydrocholate. but
either were killed or robbed OF their
virllence so that they would not pro-
duce infection. AS result Of the ex-
periments he conducted, DR.. Ziegler
states that this drug has an anti
pneumococcus action in the animal
BODY and that mixture Of sodium de-
hvdrocholate and pneumococci. when
infected into rabbits produces a degree
of immunity to pneumococcus nfec-
ton
Avoids Conclusions.
He worked on the theory that the
bile salts are used by the body itself
In overcoming the pneumonia organ
isms. He avoids specific conclusions.
however, stating that the investigation
has created more problems than 1t
solved and that the study OF the amino
cholic acids, which are characteristic OF
animal bile, is opening up vast field
of biological relationships which need
extentive investigation.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
REV. GERHARD E. LENSKI
ANNOUNCES HIS TOPICS
"Have Faith in God" to Be Sub
feet Of Discourse at Grace
Lutheran Church.

Have Faith in God' will be the
subject Of Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski,
pastor, at Grace Lutheran Church, to-
morrow at II am. At pm. he will
preach on 1.-The Disciple Who Nearly
Failed"
The young people will meet for "The
Friendly Hour" at pm. Catherine
Haislip will speak on "Is 1t Possible to
Know the Will Of God?" and Mrs.
Andrew Dahl will discuss How May
I Know the Will of God" James
Small will serve as leader. Supper will
be served at 7 o'clock.
Special speakers for Sunday evening
programs are announced by the COM
mittee in charge: February %, pm,
DR.. W. E. Schuette, president OF the
Eastern district of the American Lu-
theran Church: March 13, Roger White
ford, THE Trial of Christ"
A conference Of Sunday school teach
ers and workers will be held in the
church hall February 26 at 6:45 pm.
Supper will be served at 6 o'clock and
the meeting begins Immediately after.
Speakers will be Dr. Charles Wiles of
Philadelphia and DR.. Carl G. Wolf OF
Baltimore.
Midweek Lenten services are being
held throughout the Lenten season.
Thursday. pm. Pastor Lenski will
preach on Jesus and Men" The lit
any will be sung.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
MERCHANTS ASKED
TO AID IN PARKING
Gen. GIassford Declares
Drivers Have Not Gener.
ally Observed Rules.

Merchants Of Washington were ap-
pealed to yesterday by Brig. Gen. Pei
ham D. Glassford, superintendent Of
police, to aid him in his campaign to
break up the double parking evil.
In letter to Mark Lansburgh, presi-
dent of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association. Gen. Glassford
pointed out that drivers of commercial
vehicles are not complying with the
traffic regulation requiring the park
ing Of vehicles within inches OF the
curb where there is space available; He
urged Mr.. Lansburgh to have members
of the organization familiarize their
truck drivers with the regulation.
1T is frequently observed" said Gen.
Glassford, that commercial vehicle
drivers are apparently very indifferent
to the provision of this regulation and
seldom take the trouble to park at the
curb when curb space is available. In
an effort to improve existing condi-
Evening star., 1932-02-20
SERIES is CONTINUED

Rev. Hubert A. Woolfall, rector of
st. Marks Episcopal Church, continues
his two Lenten series Of sermons tomor-
row. using as his morning sermon topic
His World Within" and his evening
subject will be The Words OF the
Kingdom"
TIE school of religion which was
opened on Ash Wednesday will have
the following meetings next week:
Children's meeting Wednesday at
O'Clock, mems meeting Tuesday evening,
Ladies' Bible Glass Tuesday evening.
for all Wednesday evening and Young
PEOPLES meeting Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
BICENTENNIAL SERVICE
Special Program for West Wash
ington Baptist Church.

At the West Washington Baptist
Church tomorrow at II am. there will
be a Bicentennial service In which the
church and Sunday school will partici-
pate. The church will be decorated and
the children will appear in Colonial
costumes. members of the church and
school will take part and the choir will
render special music. One of <he songs
will be a tribute sung in Trenton, N. j.,
in 1789 The pastors theme will be
THE Greatness Of Washington" There
will be no evening preaching service.
The church will join in the union
Bicentennial service Of the Georgetown
churches at st. Johns Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

tions, am requesting the assistance
and cooperation Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association by an
appeal to the membership Of this as
sociation to see that their drivers are
thoroughly familiar with the provision
of the regulations and are instructed
as to the necessity for a compliance
with same, rather than action towards
individual drivers to the extent Of an
arrest, which feel often seriously in
terferes with the conduct Of business
of the merchant or business man due
to the neglect Of the driver"
Last week Gen. Glassford wrote To
taxicab operators, requesting theix CO.
operation in improving traf1ic condi-
tions.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
NATIVE OF PALESTINE
TO SPEAK IN CHURCH
Najib Kouhrai Will Address Con
gregation Of Church Of the
Brethren.

At the Church Of the Brethren to-
morrow morning DR.. F. F. Holsopple
will take as his subject 'The Religious
Life and influence of George Washing
ton" At the evening service Najib
Kouhrai, . native Of Palestine. will
speak.
The Christian Endeavor will have as
its theme How Can Show My Crowd
That Am a Christian?" The Inter-
mediates will have as their subject
Some of the Things That Made
George Washington Great"
The church will hold the anniversary
service OF the dedication Of the church
school building March 6.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
BESSIE LOVE IS MOTHER

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, February 20
R.-The role Of motherhood has been
given Bessie Love, screen actress. who
In private life is Mrs. William Hawks,
wife of q Beverly Hills broker. Mrs.
Hawks yesterday gave birth to 7A-
pound girl The baby has been named
Patricia.
Miss Love was one Of the first
actresses of the silent picture days to
gain fame In talking pictures.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
BIBLE CLASS PROGRAM
Special Exercises to Be Held ir
Congress Street Church.

The Harrison Bible Glass Of Congress
Street Methodist Protestant Church
will hold a special Bicentennial service
tomorrow. At GAS am, Representative
John William Boehne of Indiana, will
speak on Jesus the Good Shepherd"
Sergt. B. c. Beach will have charge Of
the lesson and give short talk on it.
All men are welcome.
At II am. the pastor will preach on
THE Greatness of Washington" and at
7:45 pm Representative Morgan G.
Sanders of Texas. will deliver an address
on George Washington and Our Flag"
Evening star., 1932-02-20
HAMLINE NJ. E. CHURCH
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
"George Washington" to Be Morn
ing Theme-Another of Special
Sermons in Evening.

George Washington" will be the
eermon theme tomorrow morning at
Hamline M E. Church. At 7:45 pm.
the pastor. Rev. H. w. Burgan, will
preach on Philip, the Man Who
Looked Before He Leaped." This Is the
sixth Of the series of special sermons
on The Apostles Of Our Lord"
The church school is at Gas am. and
the Epworth League at 7 pm.
At the midweek service Thursday
night the last of the series of Washing
ton Bicentennial addresses will be given
by the minister. The general theme
has been professionalism in Colonial
America" The special topic for this
week is Protestant Education in the
Colonies and the Great Awakening"
During March a series Of pre-Easter
Thursday night services will be held
An Easter class of new members Is now
being formed.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
COLONIAL PICTURES

include a very notable collection-depictine
the life and surroundings Of Washington
ST to $85.
P1cTuRIs SIXTH FLOOR
Evening star., 1932-02-20
TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON
Memorial Services Arranged for
Christ Lutheran.

WAS Washington a Christian or
Only a Deist?" will be the subject of
the address Sunday morning in Christ
Lutheran Church by the pastor, Rev.
j. Frederic Wenchel. The service will
be commemorative Of the Washington
Bicentennial.
The midweek Lenten service Thurs
day will be held, feature of which Is
the old rugged cross. The sermon will
be on How Jesus Dealt With the
Hypocritical Caiaphas." This Is the
third Of a series of sermons on How
Jesus Dealt With the Persons Con-
nected With His Passion" The Eel
lowship Club will have q social Friday
evening.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
GANG TRUCE BROKEN
BY FOURTH Staying
Body of Reputed Beer Baron Found
in Ditch Near Cleveland i.
Airport.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. February 27.-Gang-
lands reported truce" was broken
again today by the fourth Staying in
two days
The body of Charles Gentle, 26, de-
scribed by police as a beer baron, was
found in a ditch near the Cleveland
Airport, his body pierced by eight steel
jacketed bullets and a half-smoked
cigar still fast in his hand.
His mother said he left home last
night in response to a telephone call
from some one saying he was "in
trouble" That was all that was learned
about his movements until his body was
discovered early today Police said il
was evident he had been taken for a
ride" by some one he thought was a
| friend.
Gentle, according to detectives, was a
member of the Lonardo faction, three
of whose members are sought for the
triple execution Thursday CT Raymond
and Rosario Porello, brothers, and their
henchman, Domenico Gueli For years
the Porello and Lonardo factions have
engaged in a bloody strife fer control
of the corn sugar business
Frank Brancanto, believed by police
| to be the fourth victim of THURSDAY S
gunfire, was still reported in a dying
condition tonight, but refused TO tell
how he was shot.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Rescuer Overcome.
PITTS BOND SEARCH
LEADS TO BANK BOX
OF EX-JAlL CLERK
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fore at a gambling house in Maryland"
Miller said he did not know who
Mack was. When the bonds became
due. Miller said, he took them to his
bank for collection The money for
paving them off was on deposit in an
other bank, and he was told to come
back in an hour When he returned
two internal revenue agents were there.
They took the bonds.
The court will have to decide whether
Miller acquired good title to the bonds
when he won them. If so, they Will be
returned to him.
According TO the bill, the agents also
took eight $500 bonds on the Riverside
from Bernard c.. Gould, 8091 Falkland
drive. Silver Spring, Md. At Mr..
Gould's home it was said he Is now IN
Florida. .o
other items seized included $1,000
worth of bonds of the Republic of Peru.
The bill says they were found IN
safety deposit box at the New Shore
ham Hotel, and have been claimed by
H. o. Hart, who has been associated
"tfl1 The liquor found in the Florida home
! vault. It was itemized as follows:
| Eleven Grayes dry select wine, 2
qCruse" wine, S Bordeaux dry wine, 5
apricot brandy, Jamaica rum, l6
Benedictine, 13 Cointreau, SO creme de-
| menthe. IL port wine, IL sherry wine,
| 8 st. Julien wine, Al Gilbey's dry gin,
Old Rariety whisky, l Old Hickory
whisky. 16 Three Star Hennessey
brandy. "a Red Cap wine 80 Martini
and 6 yermouth 1t was not indicated
whether the figures referred to bottles
! or cases.
The bill was filed by Attorney Har-
rison F. Mcconnell of the Bureau of
/ internal Revenue.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The text of the lame duck" proposed
constitutional amendment, as finally
agreed upon by conferees, follows:
That the following amendment to
the Constitution be, and hereby is,
proposed to the States. to become valid
as part of said Constitution when rati-
fed by the Legislatures of the several
States as provided in the Constitution:
Section l. The terms Of the Presi-
dent and Vice President shall end at
noon on the goth day Of January and
the terms of Senators and Representa-
tives at noon on the Sd day of January
of the year in which such terms would
have ended if this article had not been
ratified; and the terms Of their sue
cessors shall then begin.
Section 2. The Congress shall as
semble at least once in every year, and
such meeting shall begin at noon on
the Sd day of January, unless they
shall by law appoint a different day.
Section 3. If at the time fixed for
the beginning of the term Of the Presi-
ent, the PreSident-elect shall have
died. the Vice President-elect shall be-
come President. If a President shall
not have been chosen before the time
fixed for the beginning of his term, or
if the President-elect shall have failed
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Text of Lame Duck Bill
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Finally Agreed
Upon by Conferees Is Subject TO
Ratification by States.

to qualify, then the Vice President
elect shall act as President until a
President shall have qualified, and the
Congress may by law provide for the
case wherein neither President-elect
nor Vice President-elect shall have
qualified. declaring who shall then act
as President, or the manner in which
one who is to act shall De selected, and
such person shall act accordingly until
a President or Vice President shall have
qualified.
Section 4. The Congress may by law
provide for the case of the death of
any of the persons from whom the
House of Representatives may choose a
President whenever the right of choice
shall have devolved upon them, and for
the case of the death of any of the
persons from whom the Senate may
choose a Vice President whenever the
right of choice shall have devolved upon
them.
Section S. Sections l and 2 shall
take effect on the 18th day Of October
following the ratification of this article
Section 6. This article shall be in
! operative unless it shall have beer
ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution by the Legislatures of three
fourths of the several States within
seven years from the date Of its SUBJ
mission"
Evening star., 1932-02-28
BURNET TO DISCUSS
TAXES IN FORUM
Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to Be interviewed
Over Radio.

An interview with David Burnet,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. will
feature in the National Radio Forum
program arranged by The Washington
Star and broadcast over coast-to-
coast network of the National Broad
casting Co. tomorrow night at 10
O'Clock. Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing
editor of The Washington Star, and
who presides over the forum broadcasts
will interview Mr.. Burnet on the Prob
lens and Policies of the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue" During the course oil
this interview the commissioner Will
deal with such absorbing topics as
Tax Refunds - Taxing the Gangsters
Taking the Bureau to the Taxpayers,
Advice on Preparing and Filing Re-
turns" etc.
Mc. Burnet is particularly well equip
ped to discuss questions touching or
the work and aims of the Bureau o1
Internal Revenue. He has been COM
missioner for year and half He
has risen from the ranks in the In
ternal Revenue Service. He entered tho
bureau as an auditor 13 years ago. He
was transferred to the field service in
August 1919, as an internal revenue
agent in Cincinnati, Ohio. Three year:
from the date he first entered the
bureau. he was promoted to the posi-
ton of Internal Revenue agent ir
charge of the Cincinnati division. Wher
the agent in charge of Boston resigned
in February, 1929, Mr.. Burnet was Sc
lected or the Boston assignment. Hi:
advancement since has been rapid. He
was brought to Washington and ap-
pointed deputy commissioner in charge
of the Income Tax Unit on August
1929. Then the President appointed
him Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
on August 20, 1890 In this position hs
has under his Jurisdiction nearly 10000
employees.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
.SEABURY'S CHARGE
Anglers ROOSEVELT
Governor to Challenge Attack
on Handling of Farley
Investigation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, February 27-Gov.
Roosevelt will challenge Samuel Sea-
bury's attack upon the executives
handling of the removal of Sheriff
Thomas M Farley and what was in
terpreted as criticism of Mr.. Eoosevelt's
other contacts with Tammany Hall
Roosevelt was at his Hyde Park
home today when he read of Seabury's
speech at Cincinnati last night, in
which he commented on the procedure
preceding the removal Of Farley, a
Tammany leader. According to infor-
though angered by Seabury's remarks,
decided to ignore them. Later, how
ever, he changed his mind and decided
to take off the glove" A statement
was expected late tonight or tomor-
row.
Situation Complicated
Mr.. Seabury's indictment Of Tam
many and his illusions to Roosevelt
further compncate the Democratic
presidential nomination situation, If 1t
is to be taken, as some observers con-
slider, bid for party nomination.
Roosevelt is an avowed candidate and
former Gov Smith is receptive can
didate. Smith is a Tammany man.
Roosevelt Is not
State Senator John ]. Dunnigan,
Tammany spokesman in the Upper
House OF the Legislature, said Mr.. Sea-
bury's Cincinnati speech ''unmaSked
him." declaring his expressions of
moral indignation have never been "on
the level" ASsemblyman Louis A.
Cuvillier, a veteran Tammany legis-
lator, said. Judge Seabury has set out
to make trouble" for both Gov. Roose-
velt and Mr.. Smith.
The Governor was reported partlcu-
larly incensed at Judge Seabury's S
declaration Il myself filed charges
against Sheriff Farley before the
Governor. and after two months delay
we got some action:
Mr. Roosevelt held a public hearing
before ousting Farley.
NettIed by Seabury.
Before the hearing the Governor was
reported nettled by Judge Seabury' S
efforts to prod him into action before
he had the complete record Of the Sea-
bury charges and the Hofstadter Com
mittee investigation. Seabury is counsel
to the Hoftstadter legislative body.
IIC AC SCNCIdA
interrupted Seabury when he consid-
cred his remarks extraneous.
Roosevelt and Seabury, an unSuccess-
full Democratic governorship candidate
in 1916, never were close political COM
panionS, although it was the Governor
who first injected the former Court of
Appeals judge into the New York in
vestigation.
Mr.. Roosevelt recommended Seabury
to the Appellate Division of the Su
preme Court In 1929, and he was named
to investigate the magistrates courts
in Manhattan after evidences of graft
had been found. Later the Governor
named Judge Seabury as his commits
sioner in the investigation of District
Attorney Thomas C. T. Grain.
The Republican ma jority of the legis-
lative investigators employed him as
counsel to the Hoftstadter Committee.
SEABURY RETICENT.
Evening star., 1932-02-28

after the gambler pleaded guilty in the
United States District Court.
The order which liberated the 63-
year-old gambler was issued after DR..
Hugh H. Young and DR.. Warren H.
Hoax. physicians attached to the Fed
eral Courts had examined him and re-
ported on his physical condition.
DR.. Hoax said he confirmed DR..
Youngs report that the prisoner was
in need of a specialists treatment for
heart and other ailments, such treat
ment being unavailable to him while
he was in jail.
Judge Chesnuts order took the form
of q modification of sentence, which
reduced the Jail term from nine months
to Sc days.
La Fontaine began serving his SEN
! tence on January 2, Judge Chestnut
having deferred the serving CT the term
to permit the defendant to spend
Christmas with two small nieces whom
he had raised.
The gambler was charged with eva
sion Of an income tax payment in 1926
of $l1,62262. When arraigned on the
charge, La Fontaine informed the
court that he had settled the Govern
ment's civil claim against him by a
payment of more than 5000 900.
When he pleaded guilty to the charge
La Fontaine admitted that he operated
a gambling establishment on the Bla-
densburg road, just outside of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
REORGAN|z|NGPLAN
.LOSTBY DEMOCRATS
Fight Continues as Commit.
tee Fails to Approve War
Navy Bill.
b. the AssocIated press-

b. the Associated Press.
House Democrats trying to cut ex-
penses by consolidating Government ac-
tlvities met a setback yesterday but
stuck to their plans for thorough
study of superfuous executive machin-
cry and renewed a charge that the cab
met was not cooperating
Before the Expenditures Committee
adjourned without approving the Dem
ocratic-s sponsored bill to merge the War
and Navy Departments, Chairman
Byrns of the Special Economy Commit
tee said he had asked all members OF
the cabinet for suggestions as to what
activities could be eliminated.
Letter Made Public.
Then, Secretary Mills made public a
letter to Chairman Cochran of the Ex-
penditureS Committee insisting that
any failure to cooperate win not be
due to any action or attitude on our
part"
Cochran retorted: "The President has
suggested an administrator Of public
works and a personnel administrator
If Mr. Mills or any other member Of
the cabinet will Jet me know what
Government agencies the President de-
SireS in these set-upS I will then GER
tainly announce that the Government
departments are cooperating with the
Congress"
Cochran granted that in two letters
he had received from Mills the Treas
ury Secretary had said that in so far
as proposed consolidation legislation
conforms to the Presidents recommen-
dation, it has the approval Of this de.
partment." ....
"Mr. Mills tells the committee he
wants it to do exactly as the President
requests Cochran asserted. The
Congress has a responsibility as well as
the President, and an agency Of the
Congress is trying to get the Executive
Departments assistance to bring about
proper legislation to consolidate and CO.
ordinate Government activities"
The difficulty, the Missouri Democrat
explained, is that no cabinet member
has explained what portions Of proposed
measures do not conform TO the recon-
mendations Mr.. Hoover made in spe-
cial message to Congress February II.
Sees No Indefinite Delay.
Cochran disagreed with the view Of
some members of the Expenditures
Committee that yesterdays refusal to
approve the War-Navy bill meant the.
| legislation had been indefinitely de-
layed.
Although the committee did not set
date for further consideration, he re=
| iterated the belief that the measure
would be approved and presented to the
House.
Opposition to the legislation CEN
tered around a phrase that would give
the President authority to consolidate,
eliminate or redistribute the functions
of agencies "by rules and regulations
not inconsistent with law"
Tg-G Al-s- IL
NIT the President, among other things,
| to transfer rivers and harbors work,
which has been done by Army engi-
neers for many years.
| Cochran and Democrats who sponsor
| the consolidation contend the Chief
Executive would be compelled to ask
congressional authority TO change any
organization specifically authorized by
law. r.