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Evening star., 1936-05-13
C|RRH0S|S CAUSE
BYDR|NK K|SDEN|ED
Liver Trouble Cannot Be
Laid to Alcohol, Doctors
Report.
BY q stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
KANSAS CITY. May 13.-Cirrhosis
OF the liver, terror Of bathtub gin
days, may have been . bogey man Of
the family doctors prohibition era
bedtime stories.
Alcohol, good or bad, cannot be re-
garded seriously as the cause Of this
rather common and eventually fatal
malady, Drs. Russell H. Boles and
Jefferson H. Clark Of Philadelphia re-
ported at group meeting Of the Amer.
ican Medical Association here today.
The two doctors have charge Of
autopsies on persons who die at the
Philadelphia General Hospital. Out
of 1000 they selected. all in which
there was evidence Of cirrhosis, all
in which the person was known to
have been addicted to alcohol and all
In which the liver was enlarged. There
were 243 cases In which there was
evidence of cirrhosis. Only "a, a
little more than one-third of these,
were drinkers. OF the form of cirrhosis
most frequently attributed directly to
alcohol there were $50. Out Of these
los, so far as could be ascertained.
never had taken a drink. There were
"a cases of fatty degeneration Of the
liver, also usually blamed to liquor.
Strange to say, 26 Of these were nom
drinkers.
Drs. Boles and Clark then examined
their material from the standpoint Of
.1.zLo1;rr rY.t,ay had 900 ro eas kpOur
to have been hard drinkers. OF these
So, or "a per cent, showed definite
cirrhosis. When they included the
26 cases showing fatty degeneration,
the percentage of the whole group
was only 81.
Besides alcohol, the autopsies led
them to exonerate measles, pneu-
monia, typhoid fever, tuberculosis and
diabetes as Of primary importance in
causing these liver degenerations. The
actual cause remains unknown. In
further support Of their thesis they
pointed out that the type Of cirrhosis
usually thought to be alcoholic oc-
ours In children and In various ami
mails who never have tasted alcohol.
Moreover. it is quite frequent among
such people as the Brahmins of India,
among whom it would be deadly sin
if the lips were allowed to touch al
cohol.
This does not mean, they insisted,
that the drinker Is more likely to
have q healthy liver. When the con-
dition develops. from whatever cause,
alcohol does it no good. But total
abstinence is very little protection
against cirrhosis, the autopsies
hsowed. The idea grew up during
the prohibition era and was accepted
naively, by doctors and laity alike,
without any serious attempt to check
up on it.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
GOVERNMENT JOINS
IN STAMP EXHIBIT
Post Office Department Sets Up
Branch and Shows Presses
at Work.

Washington is conspiciously repre-
sented in the Third International
Philatelic Exhibition, Grand Central
Palace, in New York City this week.
The branch philatehc agency set
up by the Post Office Department for
the sale of exhibition souvenir panes
continues to be thronged with Gus
toners. Twelve windows are open
from early morning until late evering,
ard more than 100000 is estimated
to have passed over the counter since
the opening May 8. Before the show
closes Sunday, receipts are expected
to exceed double that amount.
Superintendent Robert z. Fellers
Of the Division Of Stamps and his
assistant Mrs. Louise p. Shawen are
in charge Of the branch, and Charles
P. Anderson is supervising cancel
lations.
The Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing section of the exhibitions
includes a press engaged in man
ufacturing the souvenir sheets. It is
operated by James M. Lanigan ard
Miss Nettie Hefiin. Director Alvin w.
Hall and Superintendent John M.
Smith Of the Postage Stamp Division
Of the Bureau arrived yesterday. the
former to lecture on the technical
aspects Of philately. Mrs. Catherine
L. Manning, philatelic curator Of the
Smithsonian Institution, also Is in
attendance as one Of the speakers.
Meanwhile, Philip Simms Warren,
like Mrs. Manning vice president Of
the American Philatelic Society, Is
assisting Engene Klien, president, at
the organizations booth.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
ADVERTISEMENT,
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Fatigue

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testinal Fatigue, commonly called
Constipation, do not know what
It 10 to feel good. One Or two
E-Z Tablets for a day or two are
Just what these people need They
have more pep" and step livelisr
than in years. Disziness, tired
feeling, headaches, when due to
constipation. disappear. Surely
makes q difference. See for your
self. You get so little E-Z Tablets
for 2se. At al good drug stores.
Evening star., 1936-05-13

a favorable position for making good
his prediction.
OF II Democratic candidates spon-
sored by the Coughlinites. 2 had been
nominated and others were leading.
On the Republican side, however. the
social Justice" candidates Jared less
spectacularly, with orly 2 out of 13
leading. One was nominated.
George H Bender and L. L. Mar
shall, both of Cleveland, maintained
their leads for the Republican nomi-
nations. and Raymond ]. Jeffreys, also
of Cleveland, bearing the stamp of
the Coughlin group, had forged into
third position, displacing M. Herbert
Hoover of Akron for runner-up posi-
ton.
Former Representative John Nc
Sweeney of Wooster and Lieut.. Gov.
Harold M. Mosier of Cleveland in
creased their leads for the two Demo-
cratic nominations for Congress at
large in 4,419 of the States 8,579 pre-
cincts
LANDONITES IN FRONT.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
JASMINE" SAYS FARLEY.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 13 CP.-Post-
master General James Farley termed
Jasmine" today the charge of Henry
P. Fletcher of the Republican Ma
tional Compaign Committee that Re-
publican campaign matter had been
"mutilated" while in the mails.
When I return to Washington I
will investigate Mr.. Fletcher's COM
plant, which, on the surface, appears
asinine," said Farley in his private
car en- route East.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
NATURALIST WILL GUIDE
PUBLIC TOUR SUNDAY
Evidence Of Dark Ages of History
to Be Pointed Out Near Zoo
logical Park.

Dinosaur bones, petrifed wood,
sharks teeth and sea shells were
found In the geological ages where
Washington now stards, Donald Ed
ward McHenry, National Capital Parks
naturalist, will tell a group that will
accompany him on a tour, starting
on Sunday at pm. from the Natural
History building of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Described as "the first Of its kind
ever offered In an American metro
politan CITY," the tour will pass near
the National Geological Park, where
McHenry says he will point out gravels
l00,000,o00 years Of age, resting upon
rocks probably 1000, 900, 900 years old.
The National Capital Parks office
will arrange for bus transportation,
for those not provided with transpor-
tation in private cars, officials said,
and charge will be made for this
part Of the program.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
PREDICTS SWEEPING VICTORY

DEVILS LAKE, N. Oak, May 13 (P).
Postmaster General James A. Farley
told the State Democratic Convention
yesterday he believed the country at
the November election will insist the
President shall have the opportunity
to complete his job" Of seeking re-
covery.
THE people know that the work
of recovery is only half done," said
the cabinet member, who came from
Washington to address the gathering
of North Dakota Democrats, whom he
credited with being among the first
to enlist under the Roosevelt banner
in the 1882 campaign. Farley pre-
dicted his chief would sweep every
State next Fall.
aACrNyvNyU
Evening star., 1936-05-13
LANDONITES IN FRONT.
Supporters of Kansan Lead at West
Virginia Polls.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 13 Up.
Supporters of Gov. ALT M. Landon
of Kansas were leading today in the
contest for delegate seats at the Re
publican National Convention on the
basis of scattered returns from West
Virginia's State primary.
These sparse returns showed the
10 delegates favoring Landon for
President to be running ahead.
The State selects 16 delegates.
There were 81 candidates and "a of
them had announced they would abide
by the popular vote in the presiden-
tial preference primary, in which Sem
ator William E. Borah and Leo j.
ChaSsee of Milwaukee, Wis, were the
only candidates. The pledge, however,
Is not binding.
Returns from 534 of the States
2y347 precincts gave Borah 1884
votes. Chassee's vote was negligible
and it was not tabulated. There was
q "write-in" vote for Landon, but such
votes are invalid in West Virginia.
= Roosevelt Gets 47,s16 Votes.
From the same number of precincts,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
ceived 47,816 votes in the Democratic
presidential preferential voting. His
only opponent was Joseph A. Coutre-
marsh Of New Hampshire, whose votes
were untabulated.
'Landon candidates for delegates at
large to the Republican convention
were leading, returns from IA pre-
cincts showed. Four were to be cho-
sen from a field Of 10 candidates.
These returns gave A. A. Lilly, a
Iandon supporter, 6,347 votes; Ma
tional Committeeman Walter S. Hal
1anan, also for Landon, 5,734; Howard
Sutherland, who was pledged to sup
port the popular choice, 1896, and
Charles Kimball, a Landon backer,
1884. Kimball is the Republican
State chairman. Sutherland, although
pledged to the popular choice, said he
too would vote for Landon.
The Landon delegates were ahead
In five Of the States six congressional
districts, each of which elects two. No
returns were in from the sixth dis
trict.
All Delegates for President.
All of the Democratic candidates for
delegates were announced Roosevelt
supporters, assuring the President of
the States 16 convention votes.
The bitter contest for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the United
States Senate apparently was settled
in favor of Senator M. M. Nicely, a
Senate veteran.
His opponent, Ralph M. Hiner, for
ner Speaker of the House of Dele
gates, conceded his defeat after re-
turns from SAT precincts gave: Nicely,
<5,619; Hiner, 14419.
Hiner was supported by Senator
Rush D. Holt, Neely's 3o-year-old
Democratic colleague.
Former Judge Frank Nesbitt of
Wheeling almost equaled the vote to-
day Of Hugh Ike Shott, Bluefield pub
fisher, for the Republican nomination
for United States Senator. Shot had
taken an early lead
Returns from $50 of the States
2,347 precincts gave Nesbit, 2l,247;
Shott, 1887.
YOUNGER GROUP Is FACTOR.
Evening star., 1936-05-13

thesized successfully. The University
Of Chicago workers, however, have
found at least 80 substances which
contain the hormone in some degree
and now are carrying on extensive
experiments to determine their po-
tency. Male and female hormones
seem In some ways related to each
other. it was said, but with the latter
it requires 1000 times the dose Of the
former to produce some characteristic
results in the female.
(Copyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Miners for Joining U. NJ. W. A.

CALGARY. Alberta, May 13. (P.-
Officers Of IS miners locals in Alberta
and Eastern British Columbia, repre-
senting 1000 men, yesterday approved
plans to amalgamate their unions
under the United Mine Workers of
America.
A referendum on approval Of ANAL
gamation plans will be held after a
conference in Washington with John
L. Lewis, international president.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
YOUNGER GROUP Is FACTOR.
Vermont G. o. p. Delegates Held
Favorable to LandOn.

BURLINGTON, VT, May IS R.-
The Young Republican movement,
scarcely year old, became a definite
factor today in the national conven-
tion set-up Of traditionally conserva-
tive Vermont.
A slate of nine delegates elected
yesterday at the State convention was
headed by three of the younger group,
which was instrumental in the draft
ing of the convention platform.
And the entire delegation, though
none of them would be quoted on it,
was reported favorable to the can
didacy of Gov. ALI M. Landon Of
Kansas. youngest presidential aspirant
IN the field.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
CHOIR Entertained
It. Patrick's Singers Guests OF
Msgr. Thomas on Birthday.

Members Of the choir of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Church were guests Of
the pastor, Right Rev. Msgr. G. r.
Thomas, on his 18th birthday ami
versary last night at q dinner In the
Willard Hotel.
Msgr. Thomas first came to the
church when he was ordained In 1882
and later returned as pastor In 1917.
Twenty-six choir members attended,
including Miss Jennie Glennan, di-
rector and organist, to bring good
wishes and messages Of congratula-
tons to their host.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Girl Heroine Rewarded

For sticking to her post for four
days and nights, thus saving the lives
of 80 seamen of the Soviet steamer
Irtysh during q storm OF the Nor
wegian coast, Itta Neiman, the girl
radio operator of the vessel. has been
rewarded by the Soviet government.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Paw Raise Given
To Doctor Listed
As "Care of Dead"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chuckles spread through the
Capitol today over the spot
picked by the Senate for an
amendment to the Navy appro-
priation bill to give DR.. George
w. Calver. Capitol physician. the
pay and allowance Of a Navy rear
admiral. He now is a captain.
The amendment went into a
section labeled Care Of the
dead"
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Fletcher
Continued From First Page.)

copy of 'uncensored' had been CEN
sored," said Fletcher. "A page had
been mutilated. The matter deleted
consisted of copies of two letters from
the Democratic Committee of Indiana
County, Pa, to emergency relief
workers in that county demanding
contributions to a Democratic political
fund on penalty of not receiving addi-
tional relief work"
Evening star., 1936-05-13

Subways Rebuilt.
Nearly $1.3o0,ooo is being spent In
London subways.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Primaries

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
FLAYS
LIVING COST
PAY SCALE
International News Service

BY an informal ruling in the
Carnegie-IllinoiS Steel Company's
wages as to living costs case,
Secretary of Labor Frances Per
kins today became first to trans,
late concretely the view, expressed
yesterday, of President Roosevelt
that wage increases should not be
made conditional on fluctuations
in living costs.
Miss Perkins held that employe
representatives of the company
had no authority to sign for their
fellow-workerS a proposed wage
agreement, one feature OF which
involved baSing of pay cuts and
boosts on living costs.
The company offered its en-
ployeS a 10 per cent wage increase
on condition that during the com.
ing year wages would be scaled
up or down within per cent
limit, according to the cost of liv'
ing as shown by the Labor De,
partment index.
The Secretary had been asked
for the opinion by the workers
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Patter'
son, of South Chicago, and Elmer
j. Maloy, of Duquesne, Pa. They
were represented as desirouS OF
rejecting the company's offer and
substituting a request for a flat
10 per cent increase.
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
STRIKERS SET
FOR BIG PUSH

NEW YORK, Nov. IA GN.SO,
Maritime strikers here martialed
their full strength today to meet
the incoming liner George Wash.
ington in an effort to prove their
strike has not collapsed.
They made plans to win to their
side the whole crew of the largest
of American ships.
This purpose they conceived
after they were taunted by the
accusation of the American Steam
ship Owners Association that the
maritime strike "either has failed
to come off or has definitely
collapsed"
Joseph Curran, head of the out
law strike stategy committee, said
today that if he could win the
crew of the George Washington to
his side, then victory would be
assured.
But Curran's forces apparently
were losing strength as 16 ships
sailed from New York Harbor, de-
spite the walkout.
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
F. REGIS NOEL. Attorney
National Savings and Trust Bldg.

District Court of the United States for
the District of Columbia, holding Probate
| Court. No. 50669, Administration This
is to give notice that the subscriber. of
the State of Maryland has obtained rom
the Probate Court of the District of Co.
| lumbia, Letters of Administration on the
estate of Vincent f. Maynard, late of the
District of Columbia. deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the vouchers thereof. legally authen.
| ticated, TO the subscriber. on or before the
goth day of October, A. D. 1887; other
wise they may by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate Given under
my hand this Goth day of October, 1885.
| Rebecca Maynard, Lanham, Maryland.
| (SeaD Attest: Theodore Cogswell Register
of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk
of the Probate Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS.
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Hillary Hopkins
Harris, % 9th ST., s. E., Washington, D. c.,
Plaintiff. VS. Rachel Harris. also known az
Clark ST.. Brooklyn, N Y. Defendant No.
| 62.575. Equity. The object of this suit 10
for an absolute divorce from the defendant
upon the ground of desertion. On motion
of the plaintiff. it is this 11th day of No
vembcr, 1896, ordered that the defendant
Rachel Harris, also known as Peggy Hem
shaw, cause her appearance to be entered
| herein on or before the fortieth day, ex-
cluslve of Sundays and legal holidays, occur
ring after the day of the first publication of
this order: otherwise the cause will be pro-
ceeded with as in case of default. Pro-
vided, a copy of this order be published
once week for three successive weeks in
the Washington Law Reporter. and The
Washington Times, before said day. JOSEPH
G9A cHHRfEs HHsfi T. STE sTEw2RT f4Py csft Tss
By G. W. STEWART. Jr., Asst. Clerk.
ALBERT LYMAN, Attorney,
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
DOCTOR COMES
WITH SUSPECT

Shot during the holdup Of a
restaurant here on election night,
Freeland E. Bragg, %, was to be
returned from Baltimore today in
a specially equipped police car.
Bragg was arrested two days
after the holdup when he appeared
at the Mercy Hospital in Balti-
more and asked treatment for bul,
let wounds in the neck and chest.
Mickey Maiticos, proprietor OF
the restaurant in the 100 block
Seventeenth Street Northwest,
identified Bragg as one of the two
robbers, police said.
Lieut.. John Fowler, police bal
listics expert, also identified the
bullets taken from his wounds as
those fired at the thug by Police,
man j. A. Dellenger, of the Third
Precinct.
The policeman was in the res
taurant at the time of the holdup
and opened fire as the robber fled
after taking $100 from the cash
register.
A bed has been fixed in the
police car and a doctor will &C,
company the prisoner back here,
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
Steel Company Heads
"Amazed" at Ruling

PITTSBURGH, Nov. IA G.N.S0
A spokesman for the Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corporation eX
pressed "astonishment" here today
over the ruling of Secretary. Of
Labor Frances Perkins that EN-
ploye representatives had no au
thority to sign wage agreements
for fellow workers.
The corporation statement de
clared:
"This statement from Secre-
tary Perkins came after cOnSulta-
ton with two emplOye repre-
sentatives of Carnegie-Ill
employees. One of them recently
was discharged after repeatedly
violating company rules. George
Patterson, of Chicago, dis
charged for leaving work with
out permission to attend a
meeting of representatives in
Pittsburgh some months ago.
"The other ELMER ]. MalOy,
of DuqueSne, Pa is openly
allied with outside interests
that are antagOnistic to the en-
pIOye representation plan. He
is now under fire of his fellow
representatives of two plants
because of these outside con-
nectiOnS."
Maloy is reputed to be favorable
to John L. Lewis Committee fol
Industrial ORGANIZATION.
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
PETER PLEADS
NOT GUILTY

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 14.-Ed-
ward Peter, Rockville attorney and
former counsel to the board Of
Montgomery county commits
sionerS, charged with embezzle-
ment of county funds, entered a
plea of not guilty and asked trial
by a full bench of judges, through
F. Barnard Wells, local attorney,
here yesterday.
Judge Charles w. Woodward
said he could not set date for the
trial until he had conferred with
Chief Judge Hammond Urner and
Associate Judge Arthur D. Will
lard, but said he would see them
today in Frederick, Md.
John Henry Burns, 35-year-old
Washington merchant indicted
for criminal assault on 26-year-
old Washington girl near Potomac,
Md, several weeks ago, will face
trial on November 25. He is now
at liberty under $4,000 bond.
Donald Parker, colored, 27, now
SCIN411S q 111C 1OA O4AC AAANA
der of a Prince Georges county
merchant, indicted yesterday for
the murder of Horace Waters, Of
Germantown, Md, during a hold
up nearly five years ago, will be
tried November 10.
Date for trial of John Thomas
Dove, colored, and William H.
Parr, for the murder of William
F.. Ford, 65-year-old nightwatch-
man, was not set when a plea Of
insanity was entered for Parr by
Robert B. Peter, jr, his counsel.
Entering plea of not guilty of
larceny, Charles P. Crummit in
formed Judge Woodward he had
no attorney and asked permission
to represent himself.
John Wilson, charged with
housebreaking, surprised the court
when he arose and entered plea
of "nolle contendere. John H
Gassaway was appointed his coun
sci by the court.
Michael Misowich and William
F. O'Brien, charged with assault
with intent to kill in connection
with the frustrated Rockville jail
break last August, entered pleas
Of not guilty.
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
NAVAL HEROES
H0N0RED

Two former Washingtonians
were among IL naval heroes of the
past who today had their names
given to IL new destroyers of the
1886 naval building program.
The Washington men were Rear
Admiral Richard Wainwright and
Rear Admiral Cameron McRea
WinSloW.
The late Admiral William Sow.
den Sims also was honored within
six weeks of his death by having
one Of the new craft named after
him. The other Navy men Sc
iected are Comdr. Edward Merritt
Hughes, Rear Admiral Edwin Alex
ander Anderson, Ensign Charles
Hazeltine Hamman, Capt. Henry
c. Muslin, Rear Admiral John
Henry Russell, Masters Mate
James Buck, Capt. jeremiah
O'Brien and four brothers, Rear
Admiral Henry Wake, Commodore
Charles Morris and Rear Admiral
Francis A. Roe.
The Wainwright, which is not
yet under construction, will super
sede previous destroyer also
named after the admiral. There
has previously been a naval vessel
named the U.S.S. WinSloW.
The Washington times., 1936-11-14
GUARD 0'BR|EN
WITNESSES

Fearful of reprisal for breach OF
the gangland code against "squeal-
ing" principal witnesses in the
shooting of Joseph Edward O'Brien
for several days have been con-
stantly guarded by detectives.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson
today said he ordered a 24-hour
watch over O'Brien, Harry "Spike"
Behrle and w. r. Carpenter after
police picked up rumors that the
three were on "the spot"
O'Brien was shot last July as he,
Behrle and Carpenter emerged
from a restaurant in the Southeast
section of the city. Detectives at
tributed the shooting to an under
world fight over the illicit liquor
and numbers game" rackets.
In the wake of the shooting, de-
tectives rounded up members Of
the so-called "Warring Mob" and
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, super
intendenU of police, ordered an in
vestigation into reports of graft
in his department, the results of
which have not as yet been made
public. At liberty under bond
totaling $4,000 in connection with
the shooting are:
Charles Rags" Warning, John
w. Sweeney, Clarence L. "Cocky''
Ware, Joseph S. Bond, George
Frederick Teddy" Tear and
Samuel S. Monty" Montgomery
OBrien and Behrle. summoned
to testify before the District
Grand Jury. are reported to have
refused to talk on the ground of
self-incrimination, but Carpenter
is said to have talked freely to
the jurors.
Both O'Brien and Behrle have
been cited to appear before Justice
Peyton Gordon Monday in United
States District Court to de-
termine if they are in contempt
of court for their failure to testify.