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Evening star., 1938-04-13
DISEASE CRUSADE
REACTION PRAISED
La Toilette Tells Hygiene
Society of Tribute Due
Dr.. Parran.

Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin,
bill recently passed by the Senate,
told the District Social Hygiene So
ciety last night Of his "amazement'
at the public'S sudden intelligent
consciousness" of the seriousness of
social diseases, as eXemplfied by its
reaction to his bill
Among those attending the dinner,
held at the Y, w. c. A. Building, were
more than score of persons of local
and national prominence in the medi-
cal and social service fields.
'AS layman, Senator La Toilette
said Il was amazed at the reception
the bill received in the Senate. The
committee which handled the bill did
not receive a single protest; the bill
passed the Senate without a single
dissenting vote, and l, as author of
the bill. have not received a single
complaint"
Cites Change.
AS an illustration of the recent
change that he said had come about
regarding open discussion and action
on the problem of venereal diseases,
Senator La Fcllette cited the case of
Well-knoWn national magazine which
was nearly put out of business a num-
ber Of years ago because of public
sentiment against an article it used on
Venereal diseases. Within the last
year, he said, the same magazine used
similar article and received but one
complaint
Speaking of individuals who have
been instrumental in bringing about
this change in public opinion. Senator
La Toilette said tribute cannot be
paid too often to Thomas Parran.
United States Surgeon General for
breaking the ice in getting the subject
OF syphilis and gonorrhea before the
public"
ne speaker warned that the seri-
business of gonorrhea must not be
underemphaslzed because of the
more dramatic consequences which
syphilis Is known to have"
He added that because of the greatly
improved means of transportation the
problem of venereal disease control
must be State and local one as well
as of national concern.
Each State Must Fight.
ALTHOUGH obviously Federal aid is
essential in this campaign" he said,
the war must be waged in each of
the IS States"
Senator La Toilette said that as a
result of an anti-syphilis campaign
in his State the number of persons
treated at institutions for the disease
has been cut by tWo-thirds.
DR.. Arthur T. Mccormack. who
heads the American Public Health As
soclatlon and is health officer for the
State of Kentucky. told the gathering
that too much emphasis cannot be
placed on the cure and prevention OF
syphilis and gonorrhea in the rural
areas, He cited cases in his own
States to illustrate the extreme diff
Guilty of obtaining examinations and
effectlng treatment for the afflicted in
remote areas.
Society has been paralyzed by hy-
pocrlsy. senselessness and prudery
throughout the centuries" he declared
In a request OF his audience that tney
use every means possible to bring
about heightened public sentiment
regarding the venereal disease prob
lem.
Evening star., 1938-04-13
RACE
BETTING OPPOSED
RandIe Highlands Citizens
Association Sees Track
Drawing Undesirables.

The Randle Highlands Citizens AS
sociation opposed last night the bill
in Congress to legalize horse racing
and pari-mutuel gambling in the Dis
trlct
Adelbert w. Lee, president of the
association, cited the Districts in
creasing police problem" in saying:
1T is doubtful if the revenue derived
from track would balance the ex-
pense incurred in protecting WASH
ington from the undesirables it would
attract"
The association voted against H. r.
9790 which would limit protests on
the issuance of liquor licenses to resi-
dents within radius of 600 feet of
the proposed establishment
Would Change Tag Date.
The association Endorsed proposed
change in registration date for auto
tags, from January / to April /.
The associations Endorsement of
suffrage for the District was reiterated
on motion by c. A. Barker and an
appropriation was ordered sent to the
D. c. Suffrage Association to aid in
the continuance of its work.
Junior day in the District, to be
celebrated April 20. was indorsed.
letter to the Board of Education
was authorized, asking repairs be made
at Orr and Rapdle Highlands Schools
A complaint received stated that new
sanitary equipment was needed and
the walls were badly in need of paint
Group Health Debated.
controversy over Group Health
Association was halted by referring
the subject to a special committee to
be appointed by the Executive Com
mittee.
The association was urged by Mr..
Lee to attend the meeting at the
Franklin School April rs when 1910
school budget requests will be heard.
Sixty-three renewals of membership
and Is new members were announced
by Arthur Hoyle, chairman of the
Membership Committee The new
members are O. w. Rickard, Charles
w. Douglass. Benjamin R. Swarm,
Walter S. Charron, T. A. Trueblood.
E. l.. Davis, Homer F. Pagan, I. Kit,
S. T. Beacham, George Assay. Anthony
Carozza, Samuel Alexander, Mrs. Mar
guerite NJ. Fisher, James E. Cowhig.
o. H. Fowler and James c. Donaldson.
Evening star., 1938-04-13
CASE TO SPEAK

Norman S. Case, member Of the
Federal Communications Commission
and former Governor of Rhode Island.
will speak at the Rhode Island In
dependence Day services May 4 in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol, it was
announced today by Mrs John M.
O'Connell, in charge of arrangements
for the Rhode Island State Society.
The States congressional delegation
Is to attend dinner dance given by
the society that night at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-04-13

i n g t on Alumni
Association of the
university, it was
announced today.
M r. Niklason
attended a Western
High S c h ool,
where he won
his letter in foot
ball, was a men,
Der of the wv"
CT u b and the
Cadet Band, and
was president of
Sigma Delta Fra
t e rn ty. He is
now at Kiski-
~ ,notaitnc CAn;A
Evening star., 1938-04-13

School in Salisbury, Pa, and will
enter the Wharton School of Finance
and Commerce at Pennsylvania Uni
versity in the fall
The selection was made from Is
applicants by a Scholarship Commit
tee Of 10 members, headed by George
F. Snyder.
Evening star., 1938-04-13
Heating Engineers Meeting.

John Meyers, branch manager of
johnson Service Co., will speak on
the application of pneumatic controls
to air conditioning at the monthly
meeting OF the Washington chapter
of the American Society Of Heating
and Ventilating Engineers at 8 o'clock
tonight at Wesley Hall.
Evening star., 1938-04-13

nearby who made the second list with
an average Of IS per cent or better,
are Cadets Julian Colquitt. Francis
Dieuaide, William Hume, John Lee,
Ray 10y. Robin Minick, James
Persons, George Phillips, Cecil sprull
and William Walsh.
Evening star., 1938-04-13
WIN SCHOOL HONORS
IA From Capital Area Placed OF

I4 FTom Cap1taI Area Placed on
Fishburne Study Rolls.
Fourteen boys from the Capital
area made the first and second honor
rolls at Fishburne Military School, it
was announced here today.
-Four, Cadets Douglas Adair, Park
Holland, Gilbert Slocum of this city
and Willoughby Williams, East Falls
Church. Va. made first honor roll
with an average Of 80 per cent or
better.
The other 10 from the Capital and
Evening star., 1938-04-13
F. h. NIKLASON WINS
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Western High Football PLAYER TO
Attend University of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania.

Frank Hugh Niklason, son Of Clar-
ence R. Niklasor, 1900 Military road,
Arlington, Va, is winner of the four
year scholarship to the University of
PENNSYLVANIA awarded by the WASH
Evening star., 1938-04-13
IS, 900, 900 Rail Line,

1raq will spend $4,000 600 in con-
structlng the Baiji-Mosul-Te Kotchek
Railway line.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Comptometer in Head
Boy Has Odd Gift
HUMAN ADDING MACHINE, IS,
TO DEMONSTRATE ON RADIO

NEW YORK, July 5 (I.N.S.).
When Willis Dysart awakened
one morning and remembered a
string of numbers "a mile long"
that he had seen in a dream, he
decided he was gifted. And so
he is.
Just to prove it, the 15-year-
old human adding machine sat
at a busy street intersection here
and, without pencil and paper,
tOtaled the numbers on passing
license plates for an hour in
his nghtning-fast mathematical
mind.
The boy, in New York for a
radio broadcast, lives in Omega,
Ga, where he has been wedding
his fathers garden and doing
chores about the farm since he
was five years old. Only a month
ago he put on his first pair of
new shoes.
Willis was StrOlIing along a
railroad right-Of-way one day, he
related. when a train passed.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
SOLUTION NEAR.
IN LEWIS DEATH.
OFFICIALS HIN 7.
Police Chief Called In
By Prosecutor

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, July
'6.-Solution of the mysterious
death Of Mrs. Esther Lewis, Wash
ington widow and an expectant
mother, was nearing today.
States Attorney Arthur w.
Dowell summoned Capt. Edward
NICK. Johnson, head of Maryland
State police, who has been in
charge Of the investigation, and
other officers for a conference.
POISON NOT FOUND
Dowell said they would discuss
the report Of the Baltimore city
pathologist on an analysis Of the
woman's organs and other impor-
tant evidence.
While Dowell refused to discuss
the report pending the conference,
another source indicated no poison
was found in the stomach, which
would imply the woman did not
kill herself, but was murdered.
The body Of the woman, widow
Of an Army sergeant and mother
Of six children, was found float
ing in Lyons Creek, near the main
highway from Washington to
Chesapeake Bay resorts.
LNUGS LACKED WATER
Examination showed there was
no water in the lungs, indicating
she was not drowned. There were
no marks Of violence on the body,
other than two small cuts on the
head.
A Washington street car motor
man was taken into custody sew
eral days after the body was
found, but the States attorney
said he is being held only as a
material witness,
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Merriam Is Feted
By Phone Officials

To celebrate his Is years Of SER
vice with the telephone company,
fellow officials and associates of
Samuel F. Merriam, general traf-
fic manager of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company,
yesterday rendered him a lunch
con at the Annapolis Hotel. He
was presented ruby service pin,
emblematic Of the quarter century
Of service.
Mr.. Merriam began his career
in 1918 with the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company at st.
Louis, Mo-, and rose to district
traffic chief in 1924. He later
served in New York city, Balti-
more and Virginia. He came to
Washington as general traffic
manager in 1885,
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Woman Held
Key to Gray.
Death in Car
Coast Police Drop
Robbery Motive
In Probe

HOLLYWOOD, July 6 G.N.SJ.
A break in the puzzling murder
in Hollywood" of King D. Gray,
studio cameraman, loomed today
as detectives admitted they were
searching for a woman.
Her arrest is near, they said,
and added a motive to justify ar
rest was believed to have been de-
termined.
The announcement came as q
Coroner's jury declared Gray was
shot to death "by an unknown per-
son with homicidal intent"
The current search conflicted
with statements by officers yes
terday they believed a nervous,
slightly built man." with robbery
as a n.ctive, was responsible. Their
original theory was that woman's
jealousy lay behind the killing.
POSED AS BACHELOR
Married and the father Of two
grown sons, Gray was believed by
officers to have posed often as an
unmarried man. He had private
lock box at the post office, they
said, where he often received mail.
Among the letters he received
there, officers said, was one found
on his person when his body was
discovered, sent to him from Miss
Frances Bleakley, former Holly
wood department store clerk, now
living in New Castle, Pa.
According to Miss Bleakley's
brother, DR.. E. N. Bleakley, a den
tist, she was of the impression
that Gray was not married and
had often told him so when Gray
visited at the brothers home.
WIFE TELS OF ROW
Gray was the husband of Mrs
Myrtle Gray. Police said Mrs.
Gray told them she and her hus-
band had quarreled a week before
the murder over a letter he pllr-
portedly had received from an
other woman.
Detectives emphatically refused
to identify the woman they are
seeking. They would give no
details.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Crime Marked
2 Women in Solitary
Prison Cell

DWIGHT, ILL.,, July 6 Q.N.S0
To mark the anniversary of their
shocking crime, Mrs. Blanche Dun
kel and Mrs. Evelyn Smith were
placed in solitary confinement to-
day for the third consecutive year.
The unusual bit of penance was
added to their long prison sent
ences after the women were con-
victed of the murder and dismem-
berment of Mrs. DunkePS Son-in-
law, Erwin J. Lang, in Chicago in
1885. The terms of 180 years each
would not allow the women to be
paroled with time off for good be-
havior before they are 100 years
old.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

He memOrized the numbers on
the box cars as the long freight
rolled by, and in an hour he
was able to repeat the numbers
not only backward and for
ward, but to give the location
of any car in the train. 1t was
that night, quite logically, that
he had the dream.
Willis genius is something
which no teacher can take credit
for. His mother died when he
was a child and he only finished
three grades.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Woman in Auto
Mishap Improves

Improvement was reported to-
dayday in the condition of Ethel
Brown, 10, of 2110 Lee Highway,
Arlington, Va, injured Saturday
when she fell from an auto driven
by her husband, Clark Brown, near
M Street Northwest and Key
Bridge.
It was inadvertently reported
In The Washington Times of Mon
day that the injuries proved fatal.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06

CoIOred KrinkIsd Spreads
Full double bed size: seam -
less: rose, blue. green, or AnA
s6I9Ionsd ch,d, etc; seamless and OU6
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Work Week Cut
By Carnegie Steel

PITTSBURGH, July 6 GNSO.
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corpora
ton, largest operating subsidiary
Of U. s. Steel Corporation, has
further reduced the working time
Of some Of its white collar" work
ers, it was reported today. Last
February the work week was re-
duced from 51a to 5 days with a
81 per cent pay cut. The time
is now being reduced to 4 or AZ
days with a corresponding pay re-
duction,
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Girls RayOn Panties

Lawn dresses. sleeve
less shirts. u sleeve n WA
shirts; lawn ger Fnv Al n
trudes, hand knit u 'W OOC
bootees.
The Washington times., 1938-07-06
Jap HandbiNs

TOKYO, July 6 G.N.SO.-Japa-
neSe newspapers here report that
handbills showing pictures of
Chinese soldiers feasting in a
prison have been very effective in
persuading hungry and exhausted
enemy units to surrender.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
CHURCHILL PLEADS
FOR DIRECT u. S. AID

Continued from page one)
try to cope with them"
Churchill in making his plea for
United States collaboration with
Britain to halt the march of the
dictators, continued:
"All the world wishes for peace
and security. 1t is their hearts
desire. But have we gained it?
That is what we ask. Have we
gained it by the sacrifice of the
Czechoslovak republic?
"That republic was. the model
democratic state of central Eu-
rope, a country where minorities
were treated better than anywhere
else, but it was deserted and de-
stroyed and now it is being d.
gested." -,
lis this the end or is there
more to come? :. Can peace,
good will and confidence be built
upon some mission of wrong-do-
ing backed by force? Has any
benefit or progress ever been
achieved by the human race
through submission to organized
and calculated violence?
"If we look back over the long
history of the nations we must see
that on the contrary, their glory
has been founded upon the spirit
of resistance to tyranny and in
iustice, especially when those evils
seem to be backed by heavier
forcnn
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
WILL CALL 40
WITNESSES IN
u. S. SPY CASE

Continued from page one)
foreign government, namely Ger
many"
Gunther Rumrich, an army SER
geant who deserted and became a
Nazi spy, was expected to be the
first government witness today at
the trial of three of his alleged
co-conspirators, charged with hav~
ing stolen United States military
secrets for Germany.
He pleaded guilty when the
case was called Friday before
Federal Judge John C. Knox, and
offered TO turn government evil
dence. Altogether, the govern
ment had 40 witnesses by which it
expected to prove that under the
direct supervision of the heads of
the German secret police and nav
al intelligence in Berlin, the spies
stole army code books and plans
of warships and fighting airplanes.
The prisoners were Johanna
Hoffman,, hairdresser on the
German liner Europa, alleged mes:
senger for the spies; Otto Vose,
former employee of the Seversky
airplane factory at Farmingdale,
N. Y. land Efic Chaser, former
private in the army air corps at
Mitchell Field.
Indicted with them were IA 9TH
ers who fled to Germany before
the federal grand jury's investiga-
ton.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
WOW DISTRICT
MEETING near
Several From Here Will At
tend Gathering To
Be in Marion

Marion camp, w. o. w., will be
host to the 54th annual Western
North Carolina district log rolling,
to be held at Marion on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
The program calls for uni.
formed parade Wednesday at 3
p. M, with banquet and dance
that night. Thursday morning a
business session will be held. All
members of Hendersonville Wood.
man circle have been invited and
those wishing to attend are asked
to meet at the Woodman Hall on
Tuesday night. where drill prac-
tice will be held, also plans COM
pleted to attend the convention.
Local district officers who will
attend are: MRS. Callie Albea. past
president; Mrs. Lillian Boiling,
secretary; Mrs. Lula Shipman,
treasurer; Mrs. Grace Shipman,
musician; Mrs. Vesta Shipman, re-
porter; and Mrs. Georgia Brock,
outside sentinel.
Others who have signified their
intention of going are: Mrs. Flor
ence Katzenmoyer. delegate; Mrs
Lula Orr and Mrs. Orlene Max
well.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
BRITAIN AWAITING
FULL REPORT FROM
PALESTINE GROUP
Continued from page onc)

Continued from page onc)
British government anticipated
the submission of a report mot
before the latter part Of Octo-
ber."
Hull said that on instruction
from the state department, Am
bassador Joseph Kennedy had
conferred with the British foreign
office. Kennedy was assured that
no final decision is to be made"
until the Palestine partition COM
mission has completed its study.
Replying to an inquiry from
Fish, Secretary Hull said that the
United States has constantly
kept before the British govern
mcnt the interest which the Amer
lean people have in Palestine.
81 have every reason to believe
that that government (Britain) is
fully aware of public opinion on
the matter in this country" he
wrote.
Hull added that the United
States would continue to keep in
close touch with developments OH
Palestine, and 1--WE shall take all
necessary measures in connection
with developments relating to that
country that may be practicable
He said he had received from
Ambassador Kennedy digest OF
remarks made in the house of
commons by British Colonial Sec
rotary Malcolm Mcdonald assur-
ing the nation that no steps would
be taken without the consent of
the commons.
"Mr. Mcdonald is stated to have
referred to the fact that the COM
missions report would not be in
his hands until towards the end
of October, and that he did not
anticipate that the government
would be able to reach conclu-
sions before the house of COM
mons reassembled on November
l." Mr.. Hull said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mrs. Emma B. Knox, summer
visitor in Hendersonville for the
past several years, who has been
a guest this year at the Hender-
sonville inn, left today for her
home in St. Petersburg, Fla, and
expects to return next season.
Mrs. Wallace Hunt and son,
Sammy Hodges Hunt, and Miss
Virginia Hodges left by motor on
Saturday for Texas, where they
expect to spend about a year.
While away they will tour other
western states including Califor-
MIA.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred O.. Trotter
spent several days in durham
while the former was attending
the Duke university clinic. They
also saw the Duke-Georgia Tech
game on Saturday, visited friends
in Raleigh and returned last
night. :.
Fred M. Waters, Jr., and his
roommate, John Buchanan, of
Cullowhee, were weekend guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Waters, who brought
them home from the Citadel-Fur-
man game in Greenyille. Both
play. in the school band. -. :
Mrs. w. C. Bostie, 'Jry and
young, SON, Master Thad Bostic,
of Forest City, who was ring bear
er in the. Shipman-Jones wedding,
were weekend guests of Nh. and
Mrs, r. -MacRae Arledge.
DR.. and Mrs. William N. Forte,
scue' were in Durham for severa!
days while the former attended
the Duke" clinic. -.
Miss Julia Atkin returned yes
terday- after visit to her aunt,
Mrs. H. A. Mackenzie, in st. Pc
tersburg. Fla. Numerous. courte-
sizes were accorded her. Her
mother, Mrs. Henry Atkin, VINO
accompanied her will remain Tor
a longer visit
Mrs. NJ. r. Sans and son, Bob
by Sans, of Greenville, S. c., who
were here for the Shipman-J ones
nuptials, were, weekend guests OF
Mrs. Jonathan Williams.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
Women
OF District Plan
Bat Cave Meet
Fall Auxiliary Meeting to
Convene Wednesday,
1890 A. NJ.

The fall meeting of the second
district of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Episcopal Diocese of Yves
tern North Carolina will be held
at the Church of the Transfgura-
ton, Bat Gave, on Wednesday,
October 10, at 1880 o'clock.
Churches comprising the Sec
ond district are at Highlands, Bre-
ward, Franklin, Upward. Edney-
vile, Tryon, Saluda. Henderson
vile, and Bat Cave. g
Mrs. F. w. Ewbank, of Hender-
sonville, vice president, will be in
charge of the meeting which will
open with the celebration of Holy
Communion by the Rt. Rev. Rob-
ert f. Gribbin, bishop of the do
ceSe. .... "
The general theme of the meet
ing will be rural work, and re-
ports on this work will feature the
program. Mrs. A. N. Stoney, of
.Morganton, will give talk on the
Chapel of Our Savior, at Wood
side. near Shelby. -
The Offering. taken for the cor
porate gift. Of the women this
year, on All Saints Day, Nov. l,
will go to this chapel. Those con-
tributing to this offering each year
do so in memorial to some member
of their family and this offering IS
always devoted to some such spe-
cial work. 5s 80,
The offering on Wednesday will
be used by the Altar Guild in the
diocese to establish a rotating
fund to provide new vestments
and altar fittings for mission
churches. :,
Miss Cronshe, mission worker at
Bat Cave. heads the hostess branch
for the meeting and Rev. H. Cary
Elwees is pastor of the church,
" After the morning session, the
afternoon session will be informal;
All members attending are asked
to bring sandwiches for picnic
luncheon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-17
BRITISH IRE MOUNTS
TOWARD DICTAT0RS

CONTINUED from page one)
WINGED that unless the British gov
ernmnet ends the present uncer-
tainty in East, Africa there may
be civil war there
The defense league referred TO
is the Tanganyika league. pledged
to resist the separation of Tangan-
yika from the empire. :, =.
A United Press dispatch from
Nairobi, Kenya, 10 days ago sala
that so great was fear of "conces-
sions to Germany in Tanganyik;a
that business and trade were al,
most paralyzed. 1t was adoeo
that the governments of Northern
Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia ana
the Union of South Africa had re-
ceived appeals. from Tanganylka
for aid. Appeals have been sent
to the Joint East African board IN
London. :" 20 {.