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Evening star., 1937-10-27
DR.. JESSE N. REEVE
DIES HERE AT II
Retired Oculist Had Taught Chill.
dren From Private Schools
for Many Years.

DR.. Jesse N. Reeve, II, retired ocu-
list, who for many years had taught
children from local private schools,
died Monday night in Georgetown
Hospital after a long illness.
DR.. Reeve, who lived at 1868 CO.
lumbia road NV, had specialized in
teaching those who, due to sickness
or other causes, had fallen behind
in their regular school work. Many
pupils. were sent him by private
schools.
A native of Tennessee, DR.. Reeve
was graduated in medicine from
Georgetown University. After en-
gaging in general practice here, he
became an eye specialist. Due to
failing health, he retired from his
practice as oculist about Is years
ago and had engaged in teaching until
recently.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ashley
Miller Reeve, and four sisters, Miss
Felicia Reeve and Miss josephine
Reeve, both of this city; Mrs. Adolph
Williamson, Seattle, Wash, and Mrs.
Greer Baughman, Richmond, Va.
Funeral services are being held to-
day in Gawler's chapel, 1850 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Burial will be
private.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Girl Victim of Meningitis
Is Worse, Hospital Reports
Janet Trenis Received
Sultanilamide Treat
ment for W.

The condition of Miss Janet Trenis.
pretty 22-year-old college student from
Nokesville, Va. who has received the
sulfanilamide treatment here for epi-
demic cerebro-spinal meningitis, was
reported worse" today at Providence
Hospital
The drug, taken in tablet form, is
component of the elixir sulfanilamide,
which has caused 46 deaths in the
Nation, but which used alone is con-
sidered one of the most effective known
treatments of meningitis.
DR.. Christopher j. Murphy, who has
charge of the case. said that when
brought to the hospital Sunday. Miss
Trenis was in comotose condition, but
rallied after injection of an anti
meningococcic serum. The sulfanila-
mide treatment was used after she
regained consciousness, he said.
Suffered Setback Last Night.
Though Miss Trenis rallied from the
treatment through yesterday. hospital
authorities said she had suffered a
setback last night.
DR.. Murphy said Miss Trenis.
junior at the State Teachers College
at Fredericksburg. Va. was brought
here by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
L. Trenis, after efforts to diagnose
her case in Nokesville had failed.
Definite diagnosis of meningitis was
established by blood test Sunday,
he said.
Three students who shared dormi-
tory quarters with Miss Trenis at
Fredericksburg were brought here for
prophylactic treatment Sunday and
remained overnight for observation.
DR.. Murphy said.
DR.. Sanford Rosenthal, senior phar-
macologist at the National Institute
of Health, said today that IAN esti-
mated three tons of sulfanilmide
have been used in the United States
since its introduction here from Ger
many about year ago. Besides epi-
Evening star., 1937-10-27
PROMOTION TESTS
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
WORKERS PLANNED
Commission to Give Exami-
nations for Persons in
Lower Grades.
222 OF 762 EMPLOYEES
ELIGIBLE FOR ENTRANCE
Clerical and Stenographic Forces
Affected Chiefy-Designed to
Aid Career System"

Marking new departure in ef-
forts to build up a career service in
the Government, the Civil Service
Commission announced today that
competitive promotion examinations
shortly will be held to give its own
employees in the lower grades an op-
portunity to qualify for inter-office
advancement.
The examinations will be held for
those in grades one and two-gen-
orally clerical and stenographic forces
and while they are not compulsory,
those who do not compete and pass
will not be considered for advance
ment unless the promotion registers
are not appropriate to the positions
to be filled or are exhausted.
222 Are Eligible.
The examination will be confined
to the Washington Office of the COM
mission, and there are 222 employees
out of total of 1852 eligible for en-
trance. For the most part, they are
in the lower wage brackets.
In the past, the commissioners we'll
as other agencies-has given employees
an opportunity to qualify for advance
ment in grade through non-competi-
tive examination, and before the World
War there was limited promotional
policy provided for skilled laborers,
messengers, watchmen and guards.
The present step, however, is far ad-
vance over these.
Promotion System.
This" said the commission an
nouncement, lis in harmony with the
commissions belief that the first step
toward a career service in the Govern
ment lies in developing a competitive
promotion system within the service so
that employees qualified for promotion
may not be overlooked when vacancies
in higher positions occur
Many of the commission employees
have signified their intention of COM
peting.
The innovation is designed to at
tract wide attention through the Gov
eminent. both because of President
Roosevelt's interest in the principle
of career service and the fact organ
lied employees long have argued for
this plan.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
MRS. M'CLESKEY,
D. C. TEACHER, DIES
Served in Various Schools Here
for 25 Years-Funeral
This Afternoon.

Mrs. Elsie Thompson MeCieskey, for
more than 25 years teacher in Dis
trict public schools, died Monday in
Sibley Hospital after an illness OF six
weeks. Funeral services are being
held at pm today at her late resi-
dence, 5464 Thirty-frst street NV.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
A native Of Washington, Mrs. Nc
Cleskey was appointed a teacher in
April, 1912, and first taught at the
Adams School, Subsequently. she
taught at the H. D. Cooke School,
Monroe School, Petworth School and
finally at the Health School, She had
been assigned to teach the fifth grade
at the latter since last February,
when transferred from the Petworth
School, where she had her longest
service-16 years.
She was an active member of the
Chevy Chase Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. McCiesky is survived by her
husband, Milton A. McCleskey; her
mother. Mrs Mary Alice Thompson,
and a sister, Miss Mabel I. Thompson.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
.SASSCER AND SECREST
WILL SPEAK AT DINNER
By a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Oct. 27.
Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer, can
didate for Governor of Maryland, and
Representative Robert T. Secrest,
Democrat, Ohio, will speak at the
fourth annual banquet of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Southern
Maryland, to be held at T. B. tomor-
row night.
Each member of the clubs baseball
team, winner of 20 straight games to
capture the county league champion
ship this year. will receive a trophy
from Walter johnson.
John S. White, member of the State
Legislature from Prince Georges
County, will be toastmaster for the
banquet.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Mystery Coed,
Winner of SIS
Prize, Sought

Missing-the girl who drew the win
ming design for the official George
Washington University stickerl
Without clue to her identity,
Ralph Flewharty, manager of the uni
versity cooperative stores, is wonder
ing where and who she is and how
he can give, her the SIS prize she has
won.
Last semester the university STU
dents selected from q field of three
entries in the SIS prize sticker con-
test design featuring the Washing
ton Monument. The girl who drew
1t, however. apparently did not re-
turn to school this year.
Meanwhile the stickers are being
autographed, and the entry blank
with the sought-for name of the win
ner on it will not be back for several
weeks from the lithographing COM
pany.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
M'AFEE MURDER
TRIAL NEARS END
Arguments Center on State
of Drunkenness of AC-
CuSed JanitOr.

Arguments centering around the
question of whether the defendant
was too drunk to know what he was
doing were begun this morning in the
District Court first-degree murder trial
of William (Major) McAfee, accused
of Staying Mrs. Henrietta Anderson,
36, at 1888 L street NV, with heavy
iron furnace shaker August %
The elderly colored defendant was
janitor at the L street address. He
testified during the Week-long trial
that his mind was a blank for "a
hours.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B, Murray told the jury of IL
white men the defendants crude at
tempts to conceal the crime clearly
proved he knew what he was doing.
Mr.. Murray said McAffee took the
furnace shaker from the basement to
Mrs. Andersons apartment and there
struck her repeatedly on the head,
thereby indicating the Staying was de-
liberate.
Defense Counsel Robert I. Miller at
tempted to convince the jury that tes-
timony by the Governments witnesses
proved McAffee was very drunk.
Assistant United States Attorney
Samuel F. Beach will present the final
argument this afternoon, and after in
struction by Justice Jesse c. Adkins
the case will go to the jury.
McAfee was the principal defense
witness. He testified he was so drunk
the Sunday afternoon Mrs. Anderson
was slain that he remembered nothing
until the next evening. He admitted
that he might have made the state
ment to police which earlier was in
troduced as a confession, but said
he had no recollection of doing so.
He denied the truth of what it con-
tanned.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
SHOWS OF MAGIC
TO AID LUNCH FUND
Seven to Perform in Series at
Belaseo Theater Starting
November /.

The wizardry of Washington and
out-of-town magicians is going to
provide free lunches for the thousands
of needy school children here.
Starting November / the magicians
will feature some of the tricks OF
Houdini, KelIar, Thurston and w. w.
Durbin in q week of matinee and eve
ming performances at the Belasco
Theater. The matinees will be at
2:30 pm. and evening shows at $3.50
pm. The proceeds will go to the
fund of s67,500 that must be raised
by the community to keep the free
lunch service operative for the school
year. The Works Progress Admin
istration is taking care of the labor
costs of the project.
Magicians to appear in the week
of magic include Theodore T. Golden,
president of the National Council OF
the Society of American Magicians;
Charles w. Townsley, vice president
of the Washington branch; c. g.
Slayton, AL Baker of New York, Lou
Never of Baltimore, comedy magician;
Henry Haviland, Washingtonian and
Western High graduate, now appearing
professionally in New York and Phil
adelphia, and Harry Baker, president
of the local assembly, No. %, American
Society of Magicians, and sleight-of-
hand artist.
Special arrangements have been
made with officials at Franklin Ad-
ministrative Building to allow school
children to get off early from school
to see the afternoon performances.
Western Union will call for applica-
tions and deliver the tickets under an
ARRANGEMENT with the magicians.
Last night several thousand WASH
inqtonians danced at the Mayf1ower
Hotel at ball to raise funds for the
free lunches.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
INSPECTOR DEFENDS
POLICE IN PRECINCT
Finds Nothing Wrong With En-
forcement in Reply to Protest
of Association.

Inspector L. T. H. Edwards, assistant
police superintendent in charge of
personnel, today defended second pre-
cinct officers against criticism OF the
Mid-City Citizens Association. which
had protested alleged immoral con-
ditions on sections of New York ave-
nue. NV. within the precinct.
Edwards said congestion caused by
the largest population of any precinct
in the city made the Second precinct
difficult to police properly, but never
theless, Il think they are doing an ex-
cellent job up there and can find
nothing wrong"
Members of the citizens association
charged at meeting Monday night
that they had heard law violators
boast about paying money to policemen
to escape prosecution.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
GEN. SCHLEY TO SPEAK

Maj. Gen. Julian l.. Schley, re-
Gently appointed chief of Army en-
gineers, will be the principal speaker
at an open meeting of the Engineer
Chapter of the Reserve officers As
sociation of the United States at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Jefferson room
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Col. Fred B. Ryons is president of
the Engineer Chapter. and Col. Fred
eric A. Delano is chairman of the
Reception Committee.
Evening star., 1937-10-27

IS II more tnan
at this time last
year.
Two other per-
sons in the car
with Mr.. Kelly
were n jur e d
painfully. Ed
ward D. Williams,
80, of 1880 North
Carolina avenue
Sc, listed by po-
lice as driver of
the car, a n d
George H. Duri-
ty. SO, Upper r
Marlboro. Md.
were treated at
Evening star., 1937-10-27
AID COMMUNITY CHEST

The Junior Board of Commerce an
nounced yesterday after a breakfast
meeting at the Ambassador Hotel that
ITO of its members would participate
in the Community Chest campaign
as workers in the metropolitan area.
Harold Fang, director Of the
board, will head the groups team
captains and division chairmen.
Evening star., 1937-10-27

gar Morris, was introduced by Henry
]. Crosson, vice chairman Of the
board. DR.. Frederic w. Perkins, board
member, pronounced the invocation.
On the program also were the Boys
Band of the Industrial Home School,
".the Drake Family" of the child vel
fare division and group Of children
nom the District Training School.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Ardmore Club to Meet.

ARDMORE, Md, Oct. 81 Especially.
The October meeting of the Home
and School Club Of Ardmore will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Eva w.
Busey and Mrs. George Sullivan at 8
O'Clock tonight. Members have been
asked to come In Halloween costumes.
Evening star., 1937-10-27

luncheon of the Rotary Club at the
Willard Hotel, asserted it was the lack
of a Navy sufficiently strong to protect
America S. rights as neutrals that sent
us to war in 1912 and again in 1917"
Telling his audience that "the might
of England is ''the British fleet" Ad-
miral Train, former naval aide at the
White House, said that "the battle
ship is still supreme and as such re-
mains the backbone OF our naval
strategy"
Evening star., 1937-10-27
AUTOCRASHFATAL
TO 'F|NNEY KELLY
Former Policeman and
SandIot Pitcher PIoWS
THROUGH Pole.

Charles E (Finney) Kelly, AZ, of 435
Fifteenth street Sc, former policeman
anc well-known sandlot baseball
pitcher, was killed last night when an
automobile in which he was riding
ran off the road, plowed through a
telephone pole and tree and smashed
into a house at 1876 Good Hope road
Sc
The death raised the District traffic
fatality toll for the year to 81. which
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-13
Beu|ah Crosby Is
Engaged Today to
Bruce JOhnStOne

Announcement was made today
by Mrs. John w. Crosby of the en-
gagement of her daughter, MISS
Beulah Crosby, to Mr. Bruce john
stone of Ketchikan.
Miss Crosby, who recently attend
ed Juneau high school, will be gra-
duated from the American School
in Chicago early next spring. Well
known in the Gastineau Channel
district, she has made Juneau her
home town for the past II years.
Miss Crosby's fiance, Mr.. john
stone. is a longtime resident of the
First City. He is well know n
throughout Southeast Alaska as a
big game hunter and guide, and is
remembered as the huntsman who
killed the largest grizzly bear in
Alaska last year At present. he is in
service on the Unuk
River, out from Ketchikan.
The wedding will take place in
The near future.
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Il. NJ. BehrendS
Co., Inc.
"Juneau's Leading
Department Store"
WILLIAMSON BACK
~ FROM SURVEY TRIP
JUST AS In 1917

Twenty years ago today, F. w.
williamson returned from a sur
veying trip for the Public Survey
Office where he was a cadestral en-
gineer. Today, just 20 years later,
he again returned to his office here,
having arrived from a similar sur
veying trip aboard the North Sea.
Mr.. Williamson was accompanied
on his return here, by his wife, and
by Ray Cruden, also of the Public
Survey office. The present survey
work has been carried on at Kos
ciusko Island.
Between now and the 20 years
ago when he was cadestral en-
gineer here, Mr.. Williamson spent
many years in fur farming near
Seward. He returned to government
service in Juneau early this year.
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Baby Alligator
Rides to Juneau
For Miss Stewart

Nothing less than baby alligator
was the surprise present which ar
rived aboard the North Sea last
night for Miss Sue Stewart of Ju-
neau, coming to Alaska all the way
from Daytona, Florida.
Travelling as a passenger in the
U. S. Mail department, the alliga-
tor was awarded Al attention dur
in its ride on the North Sea and was
fed on choicest filet mignon.
The Florida specimen measures
close to 18 inches.
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MRS. HARRY ASK
HONORED AT PARTY

Mrs. L. j. Holmquist was hostess
at an informal party in honor of
her sister, Mrs Harry Ask, yester-
day afternoon, assembling a small
group of guests for the affair.
Present we're Mrs. Stanley Grum-
NETT, Mrs. H. M. Holman, Mrs
Ruth Blake, Mrs. Arthur Burke,
Mrs. Arthur Adams, Mrs. James
Orme, and Mrs. Mary Holmquist.
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NO STATEHOOD

HONOLULU, H. l.. Oct. 10. = Be
cause of Hawaiis predominantly
japanese population, a factor which
has assumed a new emphasis in
view of the Oriental conflicts, the
members of the visiting Congress
sional Committee, now in the Is
lands, are unofficially of the opin-
ion Hawaii is not ready yet for
statehood.
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Hollywood Lifts the Veil
Hiding Its Trade Secrets

there is to see, but you'll see a great
deal more than you would if you
actually visited studio in person.
In films of this type, the idea is
to go closer up to the technical
details of film-making which, in
most movie fictions about Holly
wood, are passed over lightly in the
interests of keeping the story going.
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HANDS OFF

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has refused to inject
himself into either the New York
Mayoralty campaign or Arkansas
Senatorial race.
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ON VACATION

Miss Rosellen Monagle, clerk in
the U. S. Commissioner office here,
is a passenger south on the Yukon
for a months vacation in the States.
Miss Monagle expects to spend
much of the time in Seattle. Mrs.
Sharples will be employed in the
office part time during her absence,
Commissioner Felix Gray said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-13
TAxES---W0W

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, = Elisha
Hanson, General Counsel for the
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION told the National Associa-
ton today that food chains in the
Nation will pay tax bill for the
current year of approximately four
teen billion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-13

Most visitors looking over New
York harbor see only the piers of
the giant liners and think they have
viewed the waterfront. The real
romance is found in Brooklyn where
there are miles and miles of docks
for small freight ships from all
corners of the globe.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-13

Footwear was in use more than
$500 years ago, the ancients util-
izing various materials such as pelts
of animals, metals, grass, leaves,
bark and wood In some sections of
the world heels were first used to
keep the feet well above the burn
ing desert sands.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-10-13
CDA MASQUERADE
PLANNED; SEWING
meetings. RESUMED

Mrs. Joe Thibodeau was elected
lecturer by the Catholic Daughters
of America at the meeting of the
organiza ton, last night. when mem
bers gathered and made plans for
masquerade party to be held at
the meeting on October 26.
Mrs. Walter G. Hellan, Grand
Regent presided, and plans for the
masquerade included appointment
of the following committees: Mrs.
Miles Godkins, Mrs. E. G. Heron,
Mrs. o. j. Reiten, entertainment;
Mrs. j. K. McAllister and Mrs. Della
Dull, refreshments.
Announcement was also made
that initiation will be held on No
vember 30. The regular sewing
meetings of the CD.A. are to be
resumed this fall, with the first
gathering, for both members and
friends, to be held Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. George Simpkins.
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which are chosen by the Secretary
of Agriculture. Groups of states,
in turn, form regions, also headed
by his appointees.
1t is certainly true that much eff
fort is made to keep politics from
influencing the distribution of bene-
Its under the act. 1t is equally
true however that each local organ
iZation becomes a cell" interested
in pre- the organization
through which it derives benefits.
Bylaws of the local organizations
deal only with administration of the
AAA act But by their very nature
they develop into local "town-halls"
open to the discussion of everything
under the sun with natural empha-
sis upon those matters close to the
farmer.
CHECKS MEAN VOTES
Secretary Wallace recognizes this
secondary development of the local
organizations and highly approves
it. M, L. Wilson, Assistant Secre-
tary who moved into Rex Tugwell's
place, looks upon these local farm
committee as important in the de-
committees as important in the de-
mocracy in the country Wallace,
sharing that view, believes a similar
avenue for discussion of public af-
fairs should be found for local
groups of city folk.
Almost every farm plan which
Wallace smiles upon carries in it
provisions which would continue the
AAA organization. 1t was created
by him. Very POSITIVELY he consid-
ers any political function it may
have as of minor consequence in re-
lation to the main purpose.
But the political potentialities of
the 100000 farmers who received
checks in 1886 is not overlooked by
those who in 1888 and 1910, will be
more interested in rounding up farm
votes than in rounding up farm
cattle.
Even Wallace boldly conceded at
various prediction press confer
ences last year that the farm sup
port for President Roosevelt hit
new highs after each check distri-
button
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SAILING PUT OVER

Sailing of the motorship Estebeth
for Sitka and way ports has been
delayed until Thursday evening in
stead of Wednesday evening. adv.