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Evening star., 1937-12-31
BY THOMAS r. HLNRY.


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31.-The first
authentic report of keeping water.
saturated protoplasm alive-and pre-
sumably Immortality Transforming
its water content into glass was made
before section Of the American As
sociation for the Advancement of
Science here today by DR.. Basile J..
Luyet of St. Louis University.
For some years the public has been
regaled with fantastic thrillers about
scientists freezing" animals, keeping
them in cold storage for an indefinite
period and then thawing them out
none the worse for the experience and
physiologically no older. Three years
ago some Russians were reported to
have done this with dog and an
American college student got a good
deal of publicity by volunteering to be
the subject of similar experiment.
Few scientists took such reports Sc
riously. But because something seems
highly fantastic does not mean that
it is impossible. DR.. Luyet decided to
find out what there was to it, start
ing from the bottom up. He was both
biologist and physicist and COM
bined his knowledge of both sciences
in his experiments So the results he
reported today may be considered the
last word scientifically on the posi-
bility of such miracle He himself
does not regard the Way as entirely
closed, but new physical and chemical
discoveries must be made before any,
body can go much further.
Plant Tissues Kept Alive.
He has succeeded, he said, in keep
ing alive plant tissues containing less
than so per cent of water at the tenn
perature Of liquid air, approximately
l85 below zero c., and bring them out
Evening star., 1937-12-31
EGYPT PLEDGED
TO BRITISH PACT
Farouk's New Premier As.
sures King He Will Work
in Harmony.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. Sl-Egypt's g
new government, created by the bold
maneuvering OF Farouk, "the boy
King" pledged itself today to cooper
alton with Great Britain.
Mohamed Mahmoud, the new pre-
mier, assured the 18-year -old monarch
in letter that he would do his ut
most to carry out the Anglo-Egyptian
treaty, establishing Egyptian inde-
pendence. and work in harmony with
Egypt's ally, Britain.
Both London and Rome were watch
ing the developments closely because
OF Egypt's vital position on the Med
iterranean and SueZ Canal. Cairo
| outwardly was calm after rioting last
night in which street lights were
smashed in several districts.
Angered supporters of the ousted
premier, Mustapha Nahas Pasha, head
of the Wafd (NationalisD party, also
had gathered outside the palace, YELL
ing, Down with Farouk!"
Police patrolled the streets prepara-
tory to taking over the headquarters
OF the disbanded blue shirt organiza-
tion OF Wafdist youth. dissolution OF
which was major factor in the dis
pute between Farouk and Nahas.
The new cabinet prepared to go be-
fore Parliament Monday to seek a vote
of confidence. Unless it is forthcoming
Parliament will be dissolved.
Mahmoud was understood to be
considering making changes in parlia-
mentary constituencies. This maneu-
yer would require at least six months
and would pospone elections if Parlia-
ment were dissolved.
The British Embassy announced that
Britain viewed favorably any cabinet
governing constitutionally" and added
the London government was not in
tervening in any way.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
Water Content Turned to Glass.
Plant Tissues Are Kept Aliue
Experiment With Saturated Protoplasn,
Reported by Scientist Scouts Stories
of "Freezing" animals.

Of it none the worse. 50 far as could
be observed superficially.
He has succeeded in keeping alive
leaves with so to 10 per cent water in
their constitution, if they are less
than 4 half millimeter in thickness.
He has determined that similar tis-
sue containing as high as 90 per cent
water could be kept alive II only
few thousandths of a millimeter in
thickness.
He has proved that vitrified proto-
plasm is not dead, but alive. It Is.
OF course, a long way from a plant
leaf to human being or a dog, but
they are made of the same basic pro-
toplasm which is the stun of all life.
The present impossibility Of producing
similar state of suspended animation
in man rests on the fact that it is
impossible to find any human being
= half-millimeter thick.
Ice Crystals Kill Orga anism.
The essential thing, DR.. Luyet said,
is that the water in the tissues must
be changed not into ice, but into
glass. Once ice crystals are formed
In the body fluids, he stressed, the
organism-plant leaf or man-is dead
beyond all hopes of revival. Just why
Is another question-but 1t Is an in
escapable fact.
DR.. Luyet is continuing his proto-
plasm vitrifying experiments. He re-
fuses to speculate. He has proved, he
said. that vitrified protoplasm is not
dead. 1t remains to find ways of
vitrifying it in the animal and plant
body. So far as is known he has gone
little way over the frontier of all
previous human knowledge of the sub
ject. So until there is a further re-
port from him any stories of suspend
ing the life of man or animal by the
"icebox method" can be considered as
gross eXaggerations.
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PROPOSALS.

WAR DEPARTMENT., OFFICE OF THE
Constructing Quartermaster. Room 1886,
Sealed Proposals viii Be received in this
once until 600 PM, Z, 8: T.. February
construefion ~" Of lae Heating % Plant n sol.ins M
Field, Washington. d. c. Plans and speci-
ncations will be available at this ONCE
January 3. 1884 upon deposit of certified
check In the amou 1t Of $1,000 made pay
able to the Treasurer OF the United States.
Information at above address,
de27.28,3 81 .ja1.5.6
PROCUREMENT DIVISION. PUBLIC
Buildtnes Branch. washington. D. C.. Dec.
20i sii!,7 i9,37:-sealed BIDS in duplicate will be
Jan. II. 1888, for skylieht shades and
louver in light court at the Federal Ware
house Extension at Washinston. D. C..
one set. may be obtained at this ONCE in
the discretion Of the Assistant Director Of
Procurement. Public Buildings Branch. W.
de27,20,31
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fever passes and you'll be set. It's
swell job
Suppose. said Hernia, laughing,
''he falls for me?"
He won't" Freda smiled crook
edly. HE isn't the type. All busi-
ness"
Fredas representations had proved
correct in every instance but one
Hal Wheaton was young and hand
some and kind. He was the type who
devoted himself strictly to business.
Hernia had fallen for him. But
and here was where Freda had
erred-the fever had not passed. In
fact. it was mounting to dangerous
temperatures She worked and ate
and went through her daily routine
in a sort of daze. She hadn't believed
1t possible that the mere sight Of one
person could influence her thoughts
and ideas to such an extent.
She tried to be reasonable with
herself. She tried to be fair with
Hal. 1t wasn't his fault. He had
done nothing, said nothing. looked
nothing, to bring on her condition.
To him she was mere Office fixture.
She told herself that if she only
hung on the fever would pass. Hal
would mean nothing to her She
would become rational again. And
the effort would net her one swell
job, which she needed sorely.
A MONTH passed, and its passage
proved one thing TO Hernia. The
love bug had secured strangle hold
on her heart and wouldn't let go. 1t
wasn't any use. Shed have to give
up, 60 away, get Hal Wheaton out
Of her sight and mind. 1t wasn't
fair to him to stay. Her work showed
results of her preoccupation She
was making errors that were costing
Wheaton money. It's wonder he
hadn't fired her before this.
Another week passed and she came
to 4 definite decision. On Friday
night she carefully penned note,
making it short and to the point,
resisting An impulse to write reams
telling him how she hated him be-
cause Of what he had done to her.
Saturday morning Mr.. Wheaton
didn't show up at the office For
this she was grateful. At noon she
slipped into his private Office and
left the note on his desk On the
way out she kept her head lowered
She didn't want Miss Lewis. the moth
erly stenographer whom Ha. employed,
to see the tears in her eyes.
Now If Hernia had been anything
but thus affected. her sense of reason
would have warned her that this thing
she was doing was the least effective
of all remedies Before Saturday
night arrived she realized that it was
Evening star., 1937-12-31
ATTACK IS FATAL
TO MRS. GA|LLARD
Deceased Was Widow of
Noted Army Engineer of
Panama Canal Fame.

Mrs. katharine Ross Davis Gaillard,
widow Of Col. David du Bose Gaillard,
notable Army engineer and builder
OF the Panama Canal, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon Of . heart attack
In her apartment at 1861 Crescent
place. She is survived by an only son,
David st Pierre Gaillard: his wife,
the former Monica P. Blodgett, and
three grandchildren. David du Bose,
David st. Pierre ana Monica.
Mrs. Gaillard was known to thou
sands Of Army engineers and civilian
workers on the Panama Canal be-
cause Of the spirit with which she
stood by her husbands side during
its building.
Braving the dread yellow fever,
ignoring the terrors Of the jungle, ac-
cepting and incredibly turning to q
new utilization, strange foods and
means Of housekeeping, Mrs. Gaillard
was the first officers wife to join her
husband on the Panama Canal Zone
Termed Little Lady Engineer"
Because of her interest in the build
ing of the canal, the endearing term
of "the little lady engineer" was be-
slowed upon her by the rank and file
who labored with her husband in
cutting through the 80 miles Of the
canal. This included the famous
Culebra Cut, whose repeated slides
threatened disaster to the whole prof.
ect. This is the 10th anniversary
year since the Sd Corps Volunteer
Army Engineers and the Gaillard FAM
lily placed upon the rock face of that
cut, now called the Gaillard Cut,
commemorative bronze tablet which
bears her husbands name Upon this
fact Mrs Gaillard commented only
few days before her sudden death.
1t was during one Of Mrs. Gaillard's
trips with her husband into the jungle
Evening star., 1937-12-31

sisted from the bridge. I saw Ensign
Biwerse's whole uniform blasted from
his body by bomb-fire I saw Execu-
tive Officer Anders terribly cut by
bomb splinters, Through it all I tried
to keep my camera pointed at the
Japanese planes as they dived ever
close. Now and then shattering ex-
plosion would send me ducking away
for shelter with senseless fear grip
ping my vitals. Then, in some way,
found myself back again nesting
the camera against my face and
squirting my eye through the finder.
(Copyrisht, 1887, by Register and Tribune
Syndicate)
Evening star., 1937-12-31

that he discovered the costly vine-
entangled machinery abandoned by
Ferdinand de Lesseps. which was re-
conditioned by the United States VOL
unteer Army Engineer Corps and put
to work, thereby saving months of
precious time and thousands OF dol
lars in expense while the Canal Com
mission was awaiting the arrival Of
similar machinery.
Collecting orchids from the jungle
subsequently became one Of Mrs.
Gaillards interests Cactus Gail
lardae," rare species, not known until
she discovered it, bears her name to-
day.
Awarded Medal.
For her skill and ingenuity in the
evolution Of home entirely through
the use Of native materials. she was
awarded medal for model sub
mitted to the World Fair.
She displayed amazing ingenuity,
too, in utilizing native foods and
dishes into more palatable adaptations,
among the most celebrated being her
cocoanut ice cream, evolved from the
milk of cocoanuts. any other kind Of
milk, Of course, being an unheard Of
delicacy in the Canal Zone.
Mrs. Gaillard, as Katharine Ross
Davis, daughter of Henry Campbell
Davis and Isabel Harper Means Davis
was born in Long Leaf. S. c., of dis
tinguished ancestry. She completed
her early education at Mount Zion
Institution in her native State in 1881
and in 1882 was one Of the first three
women admitted to the South Carolina
College.
Mrs. Gaillard and her husband were
married at Winnsboro, s. c., in 1887,
when he was starting his Army career
Gen. Black. in an oficial report
upon Col. Gaillard's service in build
ing the canal, comments on the de-
votion and help the colonel received
from his wife.
Mrs. Gaillard's closest friend for
years was Mrs. Gorgas, wife of DR..
William Crawford Gorgas. Army sur
6SoAA ViAocC uClllLdtlOll VI III. w uAGCA
Reeds discovery that a certain species
OF mosquito was the carrier Of yellow
fever, made possible the completion Of
the Canal. Often called "the Army
sisters" because of their devotion and
long association at Army posts, they
took apartments near each other At
1861 Crescent place after being Wild
owed. Mrs. Gaillard outliving Mrs
Gorgas.
Mrs. Gaillard's scrap book on the
Panama Canal Zone, with its original
pictures and drawings. was felt to be
such a valuable contribution to the
Canals history that Mrs. Gaillard had
been urged by its editors to write an
article for the National Geographic
Magazine, illustrating it from her own
source Of material.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
Norfolk Theater Sold.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 81 IP).-The
Loew's State Theater Building, 1885,
344 CRANKY street. was sold yester-
day at price slightly in excess Of
100000. one Of the biggest sales OF
real estate ever made in Norfolk The
purchaser was Loew's Virginia Enter
priseS. Inc.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
DEFENDERFER HONORED
Again Named to ONCE by Delta
Sigma Phi.

Arthur w. Defenderfer, retiring
president Of the Cosmopolitan Club,
will 60 into his Gath term as secretary
treasurer Of Delta Sigma Phi Frater-
nifty as q result of elections held at
the annual convention of the fra
ternity in New Orleans yesterday.
Honors were conferred on Mr.. De-
fenderfer at yesterdays meeting of the
Cosmopolitan Club. DR.. j. B. L. Muir
ray, retiring vice president and presi-
dent-elect. presided. Installation of
new officers will take place at q meet
ing next Thursday.
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Tags
Continued From First Page. }

are reported to have been lured into
trying to get their plates this way,
and that was the last they saw of
their money. The helpful ones ap-
parently went in one door and out
another. tossing away the applications
and pocketing the money.
Another Racket" Probed.
Another racket" being investigated
by Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer was that alleged representa-
tives of motor clubs were Offering to
obtain tags quickly for persons who
would join their clubs.
The first man in the long line when
the Office opened at 845 o'clock this
morning was H. F. Brommer slate
roofer, of 320 v street NE, who had
been holding his place since $50
o'clock last night.
Weary but happy, the roofer issued
from the Office five minutes after it
opened. his 1893 tags clasped in hands
still blue from the cold Of an all
night wait on the sidewalk with the
mercury freezing
Mr.. Brommer said he heard over the
radio that the tag Office would re-
main open until o'clock last night
When he arrived at $50 pm, he
found the place closed and decided he
would avoid the last-minute crush to-
day by standing up all night.
Il just had to have those tags" he
said, because I've got a new job in
Alexandria, starting Monday, and I
needed my car
Mr.. Brommer said that about IL
O'Clock last night three youths fell in
line behind him. Il talked to them
and we got friendly" the roofer said.
I'VE were pretty cold and hungry
after a few hours. One of the boys
would run across the street and bring
us coffee and sandwiches, while we
held his place in line.
THE crowd kept growing all night.
BY 3 am. there were a score in line
and before daylight the line was a
block and half long had long
wait, but think it was worth it
from the looks of things this morning ~
BY the time the bureau opened q
single-file line extended clear arounc
the block. 1t was expected to stay that
way until the five tag dispensing win
dows closed at $3.50 pm, since new
comers appeared as rapidly as the
licenses were issued.
Mr.. Van Duzer said between six and
seven thousand sets of tags were issued
yesterday and that many more prob.
ably will be passed out today.
That the public doesn't take its
new plates seriously until the first OF
the year rolls around is shown by the
fact that until the past few days, only
about 1000 sets day were issued
The tags have been available since
November 30.
It didn't matter who was who this
morning but it did count where you
stood in line. Four or five policemen
stood guard at the entrance to the
bureau, making sure there were ne
"crashers."
Evening star., 1937-12-31
Sir William Stavert Dies.

MONTREAL. Dec. 81 canadian
Press) Sir William Stavert. IS,
Canadian financier and wartime &C
counting officer to the British treas
ury, died at his home last night. Gov
ernments of q number of countries
called on him for fiscal investigations.
Evening star., 1937-12-31

B, the Associated Press.
Administration officials promised to
announce tonight what price the
Treasury will pay for silver mined in
the United States next year.
Because of its importance to securi-
ties and other markets, the announce
ment probably will not be made until
after . pm, when the West Coast
exchanges close.
The announcement will come from
President Roosevelt or Secretary Nor
genthau, either in the form of proc
lamation or as mere statement of
policy.
Speculation on Price.
The ajority of unofficial guesses in
administrative and legislative circles
centered on continuance of the present
price Of 77.57 cents per ounce, which
is about 80 cents more than the Treas
ury pays for foreign silver.
Western Senators have contended
lowering of the domestic price would
make operation of many mines un-
profitable and throw thousands Of
miners out of work.
The 77,57-cent price, in effect since
April "a, 1885, has resulted in the sale
of slightly more than 100000 ounces
Of new domestic silver year to the
Treasury. This silver. as we'll as for
eign silver bought by the Treasury
usually at As cents an ounce is paid
for in silver currency backed by the
silver it buys. Thus, no cash outlay
from other sources is involved.
Tonight also will mark the eXpirs-
ton of the London silver agreement
of 1888, under which the United
States and seven other nations prom
ised to bolster the world price of sill
yer by keeping large quantities off of
the market.
The agreements demise is not eX-
pected by Government economists,
however, to affect the price of silver
since the United States virtually con-
trolls the price
U. S. Controls Price.
Secretary Morgenthau announced
yesterday he has agreed to buy I'M
disclosed amounts of Mexican and
Canadian silver in January and has
extended until July /. 1888. an ar
rangement to buy more of the metal
from China.
A Treasury spokesman added that
1888 silver offers from Peru and other
countries with whom no formal
understanding exists will be consid-
cred individually, as in the past
Evening star., 1937-12-31
PAPERS BOOST RATES

ATLANTA. Dec. 81 R.-The Allan
ia Constitution last night announced
an advance in its subscription rates,
effective January 2, 1898, to meet
greatly increased production costs. :"
An increase of cents week, from
20 cents to IS cents. was announced
for mail or carrier subscriptions. The
yearly rate was advanced from $3.50
to $l2.
LEWISTON, Me-, Dec. 81 (R.-The
Lewiston Daily Sun and Lewiston
Evening Journal have announced new
subscription rates, effective January l..
The newsboy carrier rate will be
raised from Is to 18 cents weekly and
the mail rate from s. to IS q year.
The single copy price remains the
same, 3 cents.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
Fumes Overcome Police.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 81 (P.-Police-
man Joseph Kadlec and Joseph H.
Brown, sitting in a radio car, were
made Ill yesterday by exhaust fumes
which leaked into the machine
Brown revived kadlec. who was over
come and drove him to q hospital. 90
Evening star., 1937-12-31

going to be impos-
sible to remain tn
the same city with
Hal Wheaton. For
example, the temp
tation to return to
the omce and re-
trieve the letter she
had written was
almost overpower.
ing.
There was an II
o'clock train out
CT Buffalo for Sha-
ronport, which was
the town of her
b ! r t h. and she
boarded it. She sat
up all night In q
day coach. Her
parents were as
onished, yet de-
lighted, to find her
in the living room
when they returned
from church They
Evening star., 1937-12-31
"Spirit of Hollywood" Gone.

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 81 (P).-"The
Spirit OF Hollywood" is gone.
The Los Angeles Art Museum has
reported bronze plaque, for which
Actress Betty Cradle posed, missing
from among its exhibits.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
STABBED TO DEATH

Seven Are Held in Assault in Col
ored "Social Club"
Josh Collins. 27. colored, first block
Of Myrtle street NE, was stabbed to
death today in social club" in the
1900 block of Seventh street NV.
Seven colored men, arrested in con-
nection with his death, are being held
at the second precinct for investiga-
tion
Collins body was removed to the
Morgue Detective Sergts. A. M. Tol-
son and Jack Dalglish of the homicide
squad are investigating.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
PRICE Of SILVER
TOBESETTON|CHT.
Government Announcement
on Metal Mined in u. S.
Expected After 6 PM.
BACKGROUND

6AC ChIHOUV
For last four years the United
States. as largest buyer OF siluer,
has virtually controlled ,Dorld price
OF the metal, lately firing it at
about IS cents an ounce. This
country also has carried out-pir-
tnnlly single-handedly-the London
silrer agreement OF 1888, Which
pledged eight nations to support
price by keeping large quantities OF
metal on market. This agreement
expires tonight.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
Paper Marks Tooth Birthday.

JACKSON, Miss, Dec 81 (P).-The
Daily Clarion-Ledger celebrated its
Tooth anniversary last night with q
192-page birthday edition.
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Gave War Service.

During the World War Mrs. Gaillard
enlisted for canteen service with the
District Of Columbia Red Cross, work.
Ing untiringly in feeding the soldiers
Evening star., 1937-12-31
BULLETIN

The United States and Mexico
agreed today to maintain a stable
rate of exchange between the
United States dollar and the Mexi-
caE peso. Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau and Mexican
Finance Minister Eduardo Suarez
said the exchange would be main
tanned at the present ratio of $50
pesos to the dollar.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
DAILY SHORT STORY
Romantic Runaway
HERNIA knew

HMMlA knew
what she was
getting into before
she went TO work
for Hal Wheaton,
an attorney. The
substance of it she
heard from q va
riety OF sources,
but it was Freda
Macarthur, who
used to work for
Wheaton and was
now married and
happy. who gave
her the real bw-
down.
You'll fall for
h im," Fred a
warned. "E cry
one does. He's so
young and hand
some and kind.
But don't let 1t get
you down. Just
hang on till the
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RESORTS.
FLORIDA,
MIAMI. FLA.

Palm Beachs most distin-
guished hotel. is again host to the nation.
Under same ownership, direction and guest
policy as Miami Biltmore, Miami.
MIAMI, FLA.
Evening star., 1937-12-31
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.

MIAMI
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