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Evening star., 1937-09-15
FOUR COLONIES
TO Be PROMOTED
President Announces Names
of Those to Become
General Officers.
BY the Associated Press,


-Four changes in the Army high
command, necessitated by the i'm.
minent retirement of general officers
were made today by President Roose-
welt.
He announced the appointment OF
Col. Joseph o. Mauborgne, now d.
rector of the Radio Aircraft Labor.
atory at Wright Field. Dayton, Ohio
to succeed Maj. Gen. James B. Allison
as the Army's chief signal officer
Allison retires September 80 from
active service.
To succeed Mai. Gen. Edward M
Markham as chief of the Engineer
Corps, the Chief Executive named
Col. Julian L. Schley, now CON-
mandant of the Engineers School at
Fort Belvoir, Va. Gen. Markham's
regular four-year term of Office ex-
pires on October II.
Col. Allen w. Gullion, acting Judge
advocate general, was appointed Judge
advocate general to succeed Maj. Gen.
Arthur w. Brown, whose term ex-
pires November 30.
Each of these three colonies will
serve in their new posts with the
rank of major general.
Col. Walter E. Prosser, now serving
as signal officer of the Sd Corps Area
at Baltimore, was made brigadier gen.
eral Of the line to fill the vacancy in
that rank which will be created by
the retirement from active duty of
Brig. Gen. Perry l.. Miles on Oc-
tober 81.
Evening star., 1937-09-15


Churches, president of the Washing
ton Association Of Congregational
Ministers, president of the Washing
ton Congregational Club, delegate to
the National Council of Congreea-
tional Churches from the Middle At
lantic Conference and dean of the
Congregational Young Peoples work.
Mr.. Booth also had served as pastor
in Pennsylvania.
The First Congregational Church
IN Peoria is considered one of the
Oldest and most influential churches
OF the Midwest. A number of pioneer
families of Central Illinois are among
its members.
Mr.. Booth was graduate of OberIn
College and a cousin Of Will Hays
president Of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers ana Distributors of America.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow in Peoria and in East Pales-
tine, Ohio. Saturday. Burial will be
in Vienna, Ohio.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
BRITISH SUB PATROL
(: COST $4,000 WEEK
Operating Expense Is Exclusive of
Rent Charges-France Must
Pay Similar Sum.
By Gable to The Star.

oS Ndple 70 Inc star.
LONDON, England, September Is.
The cost to Great Britain alone of
operating patrol ships against the
mysterious Mediterranean pirates will
run to ore than $4,000 a week. II
was estimated as the admiralty pre-
pared to start patrols today.
Each Of Britain's 36 destroyers
should burn thousand dollars worth
OF oil fuel week at economical
speeds, though this will be greatly IN
creased whenever high speeds are
necessary IN chasing submarines.
To this minimum charge must be
added $6,250 for stores required by
this destroyer feet and its men when
they are on active duty, so that the
minimum is about s42 900 a week.
Ine operating costs are not all
however. Ships continually on the
move necessitate extensive reflts
which cost sI50,00o a ship. II one
third OF the refit costs are allotted to
this extra service in the Mediter-
ranean, the anti-subnarine patrol will
require rehts totaling sl,750,oo it is
estimated.
A similar amount must be expended
by the French Navy, of course, ano
both governments must maintain air
meets Tor liaison with destroyers along
the l,40o miles of sea lanes which the
two countries have undertaken to keep
open.
(Ccpyrisht, 1872
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Amis1,man, Foe of Building
Ne,v School, May Be Director
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, September 15.-
The plain people" of Lancaster Coun-
ty, who went to Federal Court to op-
pose a new consolidated school house,
gave one OF two Republican nomina-
tons for school director in East
Lampeter township to one Of their own
number.
Black-bearded D. B. Zook, a men,
ber of the Amish sect, running inde-
pendently, polled 253 votes to stand
second only to C. N. Burbeker, who
had 275.
Brubaker and M G. Souder, who lost
his fight for place on the Repub-
lican ticket, represented the non-
Amish element of the township. Both
ran with the Endorsement of the town.
ship Republican organization.
Election officials said nomination Of
Zook and Brubaker was tantamount
to election next Fall in the normally
Republican district.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
FOR CHILDREN SET
100000 Returning to School
to Be Guarded Against
Traffic Dangers.

A co-ordinated campaign to guard
the more than 100000 children re-
turning to school in the District next
week from traffic dangers WAS planned
today at a conference of police, school
and American Automobile Association
officials.
The campaign will involve safety
lectures in the schools and co-opera-
ton Of $500 schoolboy patrlomen, or
ganized and equipped by the A. A. A.,
with traffic policemen operating under
Is precinct co-ordinators.
The conference followed a meeting
Of District police, traffic and legal Of
flcials yesterday, when Commissioner
Hazen stressed the need for increased
attention to traffic problems now in
view of the large number of children
who soon will be making their daily
trips to and from school.
Drivers Held Responsible.
At the same time, George E.
Keneipp, manager of the keystone
Automobile Club, issued q statement
emphasizing presence of the school
children on the streets during hours
of traffic congestion will impose "a
high responsibility upon every driver
OF an automobile, truck. bus or street
car" He said every motorist must be
doubly on his guard to avoid injuring
"carefree and careless" children.
After the conference held in his
Office today Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police, said special
efforts will be made to assure the
safety OF approximately 5000 children
who will be going to school for the
first time and will need particular care
IN crossing streets.
Attending the conference were sew
eral police officials, Robert L. Hay-
cock, first assistant superintendent of
schools; A. K. Savoy, an assistant su-
perintendent, and Richard Ham. A.
A. A. director of safety.
Van Duzer Issues Warning.
At yesterdays meeting, the first of
9 series of monthly round-table dis
cussions on means of reducing traffic
4ccidents, Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer warned that speed breeds
Death" and advised the Commissioners
against any increase in speed limits.
= Van Duzer made the statement in
reply to question from Commissioner
Hazen, who presided. Hazen did not
indicate he had any proposal for boost
ing the speed limits.
The major outcome of the meeting
was an agreement by all that improve
ment OF the traffic problem lies in CO.
operation by the public, including
priver and pedestrian, and better CO.
ordination OF the activities of District
agencies, police, traffic direction. pros
ecution officials, the courts and the
street division, in its planning and
development Of highways.
Engineer Commissioner Dan I. Sui
tan said, there is no city problem that
requires greater effort, clearer think
ing and sounder decisions than traffic. I"
= Van Duzer said there were 200 in
&rsections where traffic lights were
@eeded, but that most of these could
not be installed because OF lack of
funds.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

Meantime, the township consolidated
school, which the Amish oppose and
which led them to enter a member Of
their own sect in the school director
fight, is nearing completion.
The Amish, who favored retention
Of the one-room schools which the
new building would replace, early in
the year asked the United States Dis
trict Court in Philadelphia for an order
to stop construction of the building,
then about one-third completed
They also sent delegation to WASH
ington to protest P. w. A. grant to
the district to finance the building.
Zook was member of the group.
Later the School Board, with the
assistance of the Department of Public
Instruction, went to the Circuit Court
and got an order that enabled the
board to continue the building
A hearing in the case is scheduled
before the Circuit Court in October.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
CONNERY IN RACE
FOR HOUSE SEAT
Brother of Late Representa-
tive Wins Nomination in
Special Primary.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LYNN, Mass, September 15.-State
Representative Edward D. Sirois and
Lawrence Connery will contest for
the congressional seat left vacant by
the death OF the latter's brother,
United States Representative William
c. Connery.
Sirois, Republican, and Connery, q
Democrat, received their party desig-
nations in a special primary in the
seventh Massachusetts congressional
district yesterday. The election will
be held September %.
The late Representative, whose
brother now seeks to represent the
district, died June is. Elected eight
consecutive times, he was chairman
OF the House Labor Committee at his
death.
Connery, 43, who was his brothers 8
secretary. collected 1858 votes to
1856 for State Senator Joseph A.
Langone, his only opponent for the
Democratic designation.
Sirois, 80, Lawrence florist and
World War veteran, Just nosed out
his nearest opponent, former State
Representative C. F. Nelson Pratt of
Saugus. Sirois received 7,136 votes to
5,594 for Pratt.
Langone announced he would run
as an independent on stickers.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

First results of new test for
pregnancy developed at Georgetown
University Medical School were de-
scribed to graduate physicians there
today by DR.. Fletcher Veitch, jr.,
and Raymond Osborne.
The test, which requires about five
hours, depends on the identification
Of chemical substance known as
pregnandial. This material, which is
found In extremely minute quantity
exists under no other circumstances.
The best established test to date
for pregnancy in its early stages is
the slow and cumbersome Ascheim-
Zondeck procedure.
The test, besides being slow, is net
absolutely sure, since the same, reac-
tions are noted in certain cancerous
conditions.
Prolan Test Uncertain.
During the past few years So
called "prolan" test has been intro
duced. A preparation of prolan, one
of the potent chemical substances
secreted from the anterior lobe of the
pituitary gland in the brain, is in
jected under the skin. 1t is sup
posed to produce a skin reaction in
a few minutes in cases of pregnancy,
but when 1t was tried out recently on
100 women known to be expectant
mothers, 80 of them showed no reac-
ton at all.
The pregnandial test in its present
for has had q perfect prediction
record. There are not enough cases
as yet, 1t was explained, to make
any certain claims for it.
The substance itself is believed to
be breakdown product of one of
the sex hormones. 1t is, however,
entirely inactive. 1t is closely related
to cholesterol, from which the hor-
mones are supposed to be built up,
and which is found generally in ami
NAL tisue
Pregnandial was first isolated in
England about seven years ago and the
fact established that it was found
only in pregnancy. The work Of the
Georgetown chemists has been to
perfect the technique of isolating it
in pure form and recognizing it in
minute quantities. This makes Dos
sible for the first time use of the
material in diagnostic test.
At present the test can be carried
out only by a technician in a chemi-
cal laboratory, but. DR.. Veitch said,
there is a possibility that it may be
simplified so any physician can carry
it out in his own Office. Several
hundred successes with no failures
will be necessary, he stressed, before
the test can be considered as abso-
lutely diagnostic and introduced into
general medical practice
1t is not known at present how
early the pregnandial makes it's ap-
pearance. The Georgetown doctors
have found it within one month OF
beginning pregnancy, but they hope
to determine it much earlier, possibly
within four or five days. 3
In q session devoted to advances
IN obstetrics DR.. William j. Cusack
told Of . new method of treating
infections which follow child birth
m which there y . sharp riss IN
Evening star., 1937-09-15
THREE MEN INDICTED
IN SAFFEL SLAYING
Trio Being Held in Arlington Ac-
cused of Numbering S7-Year-
Old Storekeeper.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star
LEESBURG. Va, September 49,
A special grand jury today returned
flrst degree murder indictments
against three colored men charged
with the Staying Of Henry Saffel. 81
year-old merchant, during a hold-up
at his Unison, Va, store on August 81,
On the jury was Nathan johnson,
colored, OF Leesburg, the first member
OF his race to serve as a. member of
jury In Loudoun County since the
days of reconstruction following the
Civil War. =
The indicted men are John Wind
sor, Lester Eddes and Charles Os-
borne, who have been held at the Ar
lineton County Jail as a precaution
against any possible violence since
their arrest on the morning following
the crime
The defendants were not in court
and no announcement was made as
to when they will be arraigned. Their
trial, however, will be held during the
regular term of Circuit Court opening
October IL.
Commonwealth's Attorney Charles
f. Harrison said that each of the
men has confessed to the crime, with
Windsor admitting the actual shoot
ing.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
UNION WINS POLL
IN GREYHOUND LINE
Labor Board Recognizes Railroad
Brotherhood as Bargaining
Agency.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, September l5.-The
National Labor Relations Board has
recognized the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen as bargaining repre-
sentative for approximately 1000
Greyhound Bus Line drivers, S. r.
harvey, assistant president of the
brotherhood, announced today.
Harvey said the board, which held
hearings in July on the matter of
representation, ordered elections to
determine the bargaining preferences
OF approximately 500 other drivers in
Atlantic and Southwestern Greyhound
units.
Harvey announced the board ad-
vised him it was certifying the broth
ernood as representative of drivers on
the Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
Inc, and subsidiaries; Central Grey
mound Lines, Inc, and subsidiaries
Eastern Greyhound Lines, Inc, of New
England, Illinois Greyhound Lines
Canadian Greyhound Lines, Ltd.
Ohio Greyhound Lines, Capitol Grey
hound Lines and subsidiaries the
Southeastern Management Co. ane
the Richmond Greyhound Lines, Inc
Characterising the decision as 9
complete victory" for the brother.
hood, Harvey said committees repre-.
senting the units would meet here
at date to be set later, to start ne.
gotiations with the company on work.
ing conditions.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
FUNDS SOUGHT TO END
FLOODS IN WATTS RUN
Northeast Boundary Citizens
Name Three Committees to
Handle Work.

A campaign to obtain an appro-
prlation for flood relief on Watts
Run was started by the Northeast
Boundary Citizens Association last
night with the appointment of three
committees to handle the work.
The program outlined asks for suf-
ncient funds to widen, deepen and
straighten the creek which as re-
Gently as last month inundated q
large area following heavy rains.
The Executive Committee took un-
der advisement a proposal from the
w. P. A. that the association spon-
sor school for the instruction of
girls IN the domestic sciences.
A resolution was passed asking
that the Board Of Education re-
nounce its declared policy of using a
majority of day school teachers az
instructors in the night schools. The
resolution asked that teachers hav-
ing just finished college be given
preference for the positions.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
WIRES HITLER THANKS
FOR FETING CHICHIBU
Emperor Hirohito Expresses Graf
itude for Reception Accorded
His Brother at Nuremberg.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, September 15.-Emperor
Hirohito of Japan today thanked
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler for giving
his brother, Prince Chichibu, recep-
ton during the Nuremberg Congress.
Sincere thanks" the Emperor
telegraphed. ''for the cordial reception
extended Prince Chichibu.
Il am happy this visit contributed
to consolidating and strengthening the
good relations already uniting our
countries"
The prince sailed from Bremen for
New York today.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
DOUBlE-NATIONALITY
PLAN OF NAZIS is HIT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Citron, Democrat, OF
Connecticut said today the Nazi gov
ernment's recent announcement Of 4
double nationality" for Germans
abroad "proves their desire to inter-
fere with other countries"
He declared German officials had
said that Germans living outside the
fatherland remain nationals of the
Reich whether they are citizens OF
other countries or not.
If there is evidence, Citron's state
ment added, that Germany Is financ-
ing subversive movements In the
United States. 1--WE should make the
strongest Of demands for them to de-
sist. even to threatening to abroeate
diplomatic relations"
Evening star., 1937-09-15
PLAN RALLY

The United Federal Workers of
America, Treasury Local, No. II. will
hold an organization rally tomorrow
night at the old Interior auditorium
Eighteenth and F streets. Jacob
Baker, president Of the union. and
Len De Caux, c. 1. o. publicity d.
rector. will speak.
Union literature was distributed to
Treasury workers yesterday as they
were reporting for work.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
D.A. R. MAGAZINE
GETS NEW EDITOR
Frances Parkinson Reyes
Succeeds Miss Lincoln
in Post.

Mrs. Frances Parkinson Keyes, we'll
known author and wife of former
Senator Keyes of New Hampshire today
became editor Of the D. A. R. Magazine,
official organ of the National Society
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
She succeeds Miss Natalie Lincoln,
who died two years ago after editing
the magazine for Is years.
Mrs. Keyes said she planned to add
. few features of general interest, to
use fiction for the first time and to
add book review and antique depart
ments. In line with the interests Of
the D. A. r., Mrs. Keyes said, she will
emphasize historical articles by we'll
known authors.
Mrs. Keyes expects to decorate her
Evening star., 1937-09-15
SILVER B0UNTIES END
ON ORE DECEMBER 81
77.57 Cents Will Be Paid on Metal
Mined Prior to That Date,
Treasury Says.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury announced today the
bounty price of 77.57 cents would be
paid on silver mined prior to mid
night December 81, 1897, regardless
OF when it. is refined.
Secretary Morgenthau said the an
nouncement was approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The current silver program, begun
December II. 1888, ends under a pres
idential proclamation December 81.
Instituted to increase the price 10
domestic producers, the program
boosted payments for the white metal
from 40 cents to 77.57 cents an
ounce.
The administration has given no
indication Of what, If any, program
it will follow when the present pro-
gram ends.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
CHINA'S PLEA RIDICULED
Toxic Militarists Deny Attacks
Upon Non-Combatants.

TOXIC. September Is LP).-Japa-
nese Army circles yesterday ridiculed
China's appeal to the League OF Ma
tions against japanese aggression"
Military sources asserted that Japan's
mainland armies had not attacked
during the conflict.
They expressed confidence the world
would be "unimpressed" by Chinas
accusations In Geneva.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Nurses Examination Set.

The Nurses Examining Board of the
District will hold an examination for
registered nurse certificate on October
20 and II, 1t WAS announced today
Further information can be obtained
from Miss M. Cordelia Cowan, execu-
tive secretary. l74e X street, apart.
rnent 50.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

here until March,
1881, died today
in Peoria, the
Associated Press
reported.
Mr.. Booth was
pastor of the In
gram Memorial
Church for six
and a half years.
During his serv-
ices here he had
served in the Of
fees Of moder-
ator of the
Washington As
sociation of
Evening star., 1937-09-15
REV. KYLE BOOTH
DIES IN ILLINOIS
Served as Pastor of Ingram
Memorial Congrega-
tionaI Church.

Rev. Kyle Booth, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, Peoria,
Ill. who was pastor of the Ingram
Memorial Congressional Church,
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Boy, Is, to Be Executed.

MARION, N. C., September Is tP).
-Ffteen-year-old Mann Smith, COL
ored, started to the States prison at
Raleigh today to await execution on
conviction Of rapins . l2-year -old
white GIRL
Evening star., 1937-09-15

The army employs a rapid method
OF X-ray photography to spot tuber-
00losis among its men.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
JUDGE DOYLE TO TALK
Will Address Cosmopolitan Club
Luncheon Tomorrow.

Luncheon Tomorrow.
Judge Michael NJ Doyle, recently
resigned as member of the Board
OF Public Welfare. will speak tomorrow
at the Cosmopolitan Clubs regular
weekly luncheon meeting at the
Carlton Hotel.
Judge Doyle was elected judge ad-
yocate OF Cosmopolitan Information
at the international convention of
Cosmopolitan Clubs at Saskatoon,
Canada. Tomorrow he will give
resume of . program carried out at
the convention.
Plans will Be outlined for the clubs
stag" night scheduled for September
% 1t the Congressional Country Club.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

After sca1oding has been remoDed for the first
time from the Great Crossing North Transept of the Wash
ington Cahedrdl IN preparation for the first public sepces to
be held there Sunday In architecture the crossing the
heart Of the Cathedral layout formed the Great Choir
portion OF the pan through the
transeps and continues hrough the nau to the pest front
North Transept made possible by gifts totag s5000O from
the late George Fishbaker Ne York banker memory his
parents. Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1937-10-21
Glass York
Aids inCure of
tuberculosis

Education Is said to be cure for a
number of things. but few people know
1t helps tuberculosis.
Yet in reporting to the Board OF
Education the work done in adult
education under Works Progress
Administration project, Mrs. Mary
Steele, director of arts and women's
projects of the w. P. A., pointed out
as unique the statements by physi-
clans at the tuberculosis Hospital that
patients in the adult education classes
at the institution showed marked i'm
provement" after joining.
The answer, of course. is mental and
not medical, Mrs. Steele explaining
that the patients are thus provided
with IAN interest outside themselves" :"
Evening star., 1937-10-21
5l3 SIGNED UP
IN "Y" CAMPAIGN
Harris Division Leads in En-
rolling New Members Since
Mondays Report.

An additional 113 new members
were reported last night in connectlon
with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation,s annual membership cam
,,airn. raising the total of new MEM
bers now signed to 5l3. The adol-
tional members we're reported at a
meeting last night in the Central W.
Building, 1885 G street.
The campaign workers division,
headed by George E. Harris, with
Page NICK. Etchison as secretary, en-
rolled "A new members since Monday
and led the divisions for the two days.
The team headed by Robert Nichols,
with Ralph w. Foster as secretary,
signed 81 new members since Monday
leading the teams since that date,
while r. w. Cavanaugh, with IL new
members, led the individual team
workers.
John l.. Vandergrift, Chesapeake a.
Potomac Telephone Co. official, chair
man of the "Y" Membership Com
Y,ittee and a member of the Y. M. G..
A. Board, who has directed previous
membership campaigns, addressed the
campaign workers.
George Gum of the National Broad
casting Co., who also spoke. at last
nights meeting, will interview Earl
A. Nash, the membership campaign
chairman, and Ralph w. Foster, phys
,cal director of the ''Y," in 15-min-
ute broadcast at 7:45 pm. today over
station WMAL. The subject will per-
tain to the "Y's" contribution to the
social, mental and moral life OF the
community.
"A dancing team of eight did the
big apple at last nights meeting. They
we're Earl Acree, Miss Mary Frances
Staley, Miss Eleanor Hagermann. DICK
Bunch. Johanna Oswald, June Weber,
Max Gregg and Richard D. Muenter.
w. w. Wheeler. Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. official, will speak
at the next report meeting, to be held
at 5:45 pm. tomorrow. The campaign
will end next Tuesday. The goal Is
300 new members.