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Evening star., 1939-12-04
Zoo Sage Is Made
Eseapeproof After
0rangutan Injuries )
Heodkeeper Blackburn,
Two Attendants Hurt
While Capture Ape

Susie, l5O-pound orangutan which
yesterday ran amok, attacking
Headkeeper William Blackburn and
injuring two attendants, won't take
any more Sunday afternoon strolls.
Zoo workmen, armed with weld
ing tools. today went about the Job
of making escapeproof the cage
from which Susie broke by wrench
ing loose an improperly welded steel
bar.
The ape had 80 minutes of COM
parative freedom. although specta-
tors were protected by the glass In
closure which surrounds the monkey
cages.
While Susie playfully tore at the
insulation around the steam pipes
In the Enclosure, her keeper, Charles
r. Kern, telephoned for Mr.. Black
burn. Then he removed the three
chimpanzees and two other oraugu-
tans to basket cages" above the
main cages and threw open all the
cage doors so Susie could take her
choice.
Meanwhile the headkeeper and q
dozen or so armed guards entered
the inclosure. Mr.. Blackburn plan
ned to lasso the wandering ape, but
at the first flick of the rope she
jumped on him.
Il knew she would have killed
him." Mr.. Kern explained today,
"and I thought I'd be able to get
away with just a few scratches be-
cause Susie knows me, so I pulled
her off him"
While Mr.. Blackburn escaped, Mr..
Kern talked to the beast, quieting
her down. Another keeper, Frank
Lowe, tossed peanuts into one Of the
cleared cages and Mr.. Kern coaxed
Susie toward it.
When she finally entered it and
the door was slammed firmly be-
hind her, she left Mr.. Kern with q
scratched left arm and torn cloth
ing and Sam Morris, 60-year-old
keeper In the antelope house, with
two bitten fingers.
Susie, whom Mr.. Kern describes
as usually good-natured," has
been with the Zoo since 1882. Hers
is the first escape from the mod
ern steel cages in the new small
mammal house.
Despite his scratches and bites,
Mr.. Kern holds no grudge against
Susie.
I'm not mad at her." he said.
1T was just one Of those things.
She's still one Of my favorites."
Evening star., 1939-12-04
AIpho Chi Rho Club
Dinner Friday Night

william H. D. Cox, national presi-
dent Of Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity
will address members of the Wash
ington Alpha Chi Rho Club at their
dinner, at $50 pm. Friday, at the
Cosmos Club, Madison place and H
street NV.
1t. Col. Thomas G. Frailey, former
national president, Is chairman OF
the Arrangements Committee.
Other members include William O.
Burtner, Joseph E. Hill White, the
Rev. James Henderson, Wilbur H.
Collier, w. Ernest Odutt, Charles
4. Fadeley and George b. Suplee'
Evening star., 1939-12-04
| AIcuntru Caravans
Oyster Roast TONIGHT

James A. Sullivan, grand COM
mander of Alcantra Caravan, Order
Of the Alhambra, announced an
oyster roast will be held tonight
from 6 to 8 o'clock in the Knights
Of Columbus Club House, 918 Tenth
street NV.
Following the roast, Mr.. Sullivan
will preside at . business session.
Details Of the Alhambra Ball to be
held at the Willard Hotel In Feb.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
First Clinical Report
Made on Neutron Ray
Cancer Treatment
Dr.. Ernest O. Lawrence
Tells Advisory Council
Of Latest Studies
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The first clinical report of treat
ment of human cancer patients with
neutron rays was made to the Can
Ger Advisory Council, meeting at
the National Cancer Institute at
Bethesda today, by Ernest o. Law
renee of the University of Cali
fornia.
These rays" are streams of neu-
irons shot from a gigantic atom ma
chine at speeds approaching that
of light. Neutrons are the heaviest
elementary particles in nature. All
matter is composed of almost inf
nitely minute particles-protons and
electrons. The former have positive
electrical charges. the latter mega
tive When the two are combined,
as they are in the nucleus of an
atom, they constitute a neutron.
The "cyclotron." invented by DR..
Lawrence, knocks these neutrons
loose from atomic nuclei, and they
then can be aimed in q steady
stream at a target such as a cancer.
Compared to X-rays they are like
heavy artillery projectiles, compared
with bird shot. This does not mean
that they are necessarily more ef-
fective. The results of the clinical
treatments we're not made public.
"Synthentic Radium" Produced.
DR.. Lawrence also is producing
'synthetic-radium" m"-artiflcial RADIO
active substances, some Of which
are much more powerful than ra-
dium-with the cyclotron.
The process used Is to lombard
target with so-called "deuterons,
or atoms of heavy hydrogen. They
are fired" with an energy of 49,
100000 volts.
The neutron intensity" DR.. Law
renee reported, makes it possible to
give treatments at distance OF
a meter from the target In q few
minutes time. Should 1t prove de-
sirable we will be able to arrange
ports to theat two or more patients
simultaneously. These same remarks
likewise apply to gamma rays les
S6IlGldlly G4lC S&41llc u.s. A.IAySJ, 1O1
we have plenty Of gamma radiation
of the energy range above q million
volts also available for therapy. It
Is the intention this year, however
to concentrate on neutron therapy
Yield Increased.
I'VE have found the yield Of arti-
hcial radioactive substances has
gone up according to expectations
For example, the yield Of RADIO
active iodine at 10000, 900 volts IS &c
times greater than that at 5000, ,000
volts, and we now can manufacture
enough of this material to use II
for therapeutic purposes.
"On one occasion recently as
test we bombarded copper for 2C
minutes and produced an amount
of radioactive zinc equivalent In
gamma ray activity to two grams
Of radium. From this we can cal
culate that We can now produce
the equivalent Of at least 20 grams
Of radium Of longer lived substances
I &lninh &lnat IA Mill nHantilnl llYs Get
Evening star., 1939-12-04
Building Code
Rackets Seen,
u. 5. toAct
Restrictions Held
Boring Cheap
Homes for MANY
BY the Associated Press.

0y the AS6OCleteo fteSS.
suspecting that some municipaI
building codes foster costly rackets,
the Justice Department is preparing
a three fold attack on code restric-
tions which officials believe are pre-
venting many a poor man from
building himself a cheap home.
Thurman w. Arnold, Assistant
Attorney General in charge of the
Antitrust Division, has openly Of
fered the departments cooperation
to an experimental builder willing
to challenge the codes in the courts.
Removal Of the prohibitive re-
structions by legislative action is
being urged by the Federal Housing
Administration, which has yet to
see any considerable number of low
income earners take advantage of its
insurance on construction loans Of
$2,500 or less.
Both the Justice Department and
the F. H. A., however. have been
emphatic In saying that building
codes should not be suspended en-
tirely and that they are not the
only factor hindering low-cost
American home building.
F. HI. A. to Offer Bill.
For instance, the F. H. A. soon
will offer to State Legislatures a
uniform bill to reduce foreclosure
costs and encourage bankers to
risk smaller home loans. and the
Justice Department is conducting
Nation wide investigation of alleged
building trade restraints by con-
tractors, dealers, labor unions and
others.
There are $500 separate building
codes in the United States, about
20 per cent of them from IS to 20
years old, F. H. A. investigators
found.
They start out" Mr.. Arnold has
said. from the fact that there must
be protection from fire and safe
guards of minimum health re-
quirements. They develop into le-
gally established boycotts. particu-
larly relating to walls, roofs, elec-
trical work and plumbing"
The result, added Corwin D. Ed
wards, special assistant to tho
Attorney General, who has studied
building codes, is that often new
materials are excluded, prefabri.
Gated products are banned, eco.
nomical methods of construction
are forbidden In the long run
an even more important result is
to limit experimentation
Three Methods Considered.
In an effort to reduce costs, tho
Justice Department has considered
three methods of eliminating un-
reasonable cost requirements:
l. To seek injunctiops in tho
courts against "manifestly absurd
provisions.
2. To cooperate with a private
builder in making test of the more
technical restrictions.
Mr.. Arnold suggested that some
experimental builder design house
that could pass all reasonable tests
for safety and sanitation and sub
NIT it for construction in the prin.
cipal cities. Then, he said, the
Antitrust Division would be in
position to attack as a restraint on
interstate commerce any ordinance
or the action of any board which
prevented the building of a safe and
economical house."
8. To discourage requirements that
are too luxurious for the little man.
Evening star., 1939-12-04
. Traffic Record

The trafnc record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, So.
Motorists injured, 8.
Motorists arrested, 346.
Pedestrians injured, 8.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, /.
The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending at 8 am. today:
Fatalities, (pedestrian).
Accidents, SO.
Motorists injured, IL.
Motorists arrested, l26.
Pedestrians injured, Z.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, none.
Evening star., 1939-12-04

radium, but at present the chief
practical difficulty Is in handling
thee large amounts q radioactive
Evening star., 1939-12-04

The last OF a series OF articles
dnalyzing details OF the report
made by t,Do experts after a study
of the National Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
U. .C.L. A. Routs Bears
By 20-7 10 Retain
Clean Record
Washington Leads Attack
After Foe Gets EorIy
Lead on tumble
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4.-Califor-
mia at Los Angeles continued along
the victory trail today, walloping
the oft-beaten but proud Golden
Bears of California, 20 to 7, before
homecoming day throng of
$4,000.
Once again it was the spectacular
running and passing of Kenny
Washington, Negro halfback, who
carried the Blue and Gold of the
Uclans to victory and kept them in
the undefeated ranks of the Pacific
Coast Conference.
The lanky Washington scored one
touchdown on brilliant 35-yard end
run and fired two touchdown passes
to his teammates for the other two
Bruin tallies. Guard John Frawley
kicked two of the extra points after
touchdowns and missed one.
1t was the worst licking U. C. L. A.
has been able to hand its cousins"
from the Berkeley campus in the
brief span of their grid relations.
California, already defeated four
times, started with a bang A Bruin
tumble on it's own 26 on the second
play of the game paved the way.
Tony Firpo, Carlton Hoberg and
Ted Hubert battered the ball on to
the Bruin l., where Firpo went over
center. Lee Artoe converted. But
that was all for them.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
DonieIs-C Comiskey Bout
Switched to Nov. 30

Maynard Daniels 10-round bout
with Pat Comiskey. scheduled Sat-
urday night at Baltimore, has been
postponed uptil Nov. 80, Eddie Ross,
manager of the youthful District
heavyweight, has announced. The
postponement was agreed on be-
cause of bout Daniels has listed
tomorrow night at Norfolk against
Nick Rabin. which would not give
him sufficient time to prepare for
Comiskey.
Lou Ambers, lightweight cham
pion who regained his crown from
Henry Armstrong in 15-round bout
last summer, will appear in an ex-
hibition at the National Athletic
Club, Baltimore, Thursday night,
engaging three opponents in 2-round
sessions. The exhibition will be in
conjunction with the regular show.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Lady Luck Squares Accounts
As Duke Nips Georgia Tech

main pounced on the ball on the
Tech SO.
Jolting George McAfee and Roger
Robinson hammered 1t through to
the 9 on five pierce charges. George
and Wes McAfee got more and
Robinson then bulled through to
make it 60. Bill Bailey came back
from the line for his first place.
ment try Of the year and sent the
oval sailing through the uprights.
A few minutes later the Tech
linemen smacked George McAfee
after a short gain and the ball
bounded free. Guard Louis Per-
kerson grabbed it on the Duke IL.
Beers Is Marksman.
Bobby Beers fired . pass to Roy
Goree for IL yards and q first down
at the 8. On the third try, End
Joe Bartlett grabbed . Beers pass
IN the end zone and 1t was rs.
Roy Goree lined up to defend .
Tech record Of 10 points after on
10 tries this season, but his place.
ment was low and wide and that was
the game.
The teams wound up the statis-
tical battle in near dosfall, Duke
gaining 150 running and passing
while Tech made III.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Nov. 4-Fickle Dame
Fortune squared two 1899 football
accounts today and tipped that So
big g-point-after- touchdown to, Duke
to give the Blue Devils a 7-6 victory
over Georgia Tech.
Only last week the same Dame
Fortune had made that point serve
Tech nightly in q 7-6 win over
Auburn and a few weeks ago she
showed Duke out of the unbeaten
ranks with q 1914 heartbreaker
when Pittsburgh got the nod.
Bailey Kicks Vital Point.
But today she was smiling before
full house of 10000 fans when
big Bill Bailey swung his foot after
first-quarter Duke touchdown and
the leather sailed true. But in the
second period she was looking the
other way when Roy Goree tried
to knot the count.
Duke struck swiftly when the en-
tire center of the big Blue line
smothered Johnny Bosch's at
tempted quick-kick on the third
play Of the game and Mike KAf-
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Football Comes Into Own With More Thrills Lower Prices Than Colleges
PiH Given Hot Scrap
As Il 0vercomes
Temple, 1871
Blocks Kick to Breuk
Tie, Then Stoves OFF
Late Owl Threat
BY the Associated Press.

oy the ASSOCldteQ fIeSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.-Pitt's
aroused Panthers ended their two
game losing streak today, but they
had to stave of a last-quarter Tenn
pie threat on their own 15-yard line
before winning, 1877.
A crowd of $4,000 at Temple Sta
dium saw the Panthers score in the
first seven minutes on a 37-yard for
ward pass, Emil Narick to Dick Cas-
siano, then after the Owls tied the
score at TT, capitalized on blocked
third-period punt to score their win
ming touchdown.
With the ball on the Temple 46,
Johnny Dickinson, Pitts right end,
broke through to smear Andy Toma-
sizes fourth-down punt. Dickinson
recovered on the Temple 80 and ran
% yards to the Temple 7 before be-
ing hauled down from behind
Cassiano gained 6 yards on two
smashes at right tackle, but on third
down Narick was dumped for no
gain. On fourth down Cassiano
again found a hole at right tackle
and went over.
The Owls came raging back in the
closing minutes and almost pulled
the game out of the fire.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Richmond Keeps Slate
Clean by Score|ess
Tie With Y. N. |.
$1,000 See Attempted
Field GooIs Fall
Short Of Mark

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 4. R.-
Three desperate field goal attempts
failed as Richmond's undefeated
Spiders battled Virginia Military In
stitute to scoreless tie before 49,
600 drenched spectators here today.
Both squads settled down to a
waiting game for breaks which
failed to come when smart defen-
sive tactics. aided by slippery
gridiron. checked such heralded
backs as v. NJ is Paul Shu and
Bosh Pritchard and Richmond's
Arthur Jones.
Richmond's biggest scoring threat
came late in the first period on a
drive from midfield to the five.
There the mud-streaked Keydets
held and Stuart Hoskins' place kick
sailed far wide.
Bill Burge, lanky Spider end.
blocked Shu's angle placement try
from the 25-yard stripe in the
third. Shu tried again for a field
goal in the fourth but the ball
dropped short from the 81.
The tie score left the Spiders and
Keydets sharing top place In the
State championship race.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Col. Hall Is Singles
Victor in Annual
Gun Tourney

Col. j. r. Hall, veteran marksman,
emerged as individual champion Of
the Washington Gun Club after
round of title shooting yesterday,
breaking AZ birds at % yards to gar
ner the crown. One bird behind
were Kelley Wynkoop, Parker Cook
and H. G. Wood. Wynkoop winning
second honors on the flip Of a coin.
Yardage trophies were won by
Cook. 81 yards; Wood, l9, and James,
M. Green, II. Julius Marcy took
the doubles crown with 45x50, there
by retaining his rank as the clubs
most consistent doubles marksman.
Col. Hall also fell heir to the Lewis
Trophy class B prize. while class c
honors went to Green.
The H H. Shelton Memorial tour
nament will feature next Saturdays
program. w. F.. Burrows has do
mated a trophy for the high-gun
handicap winner. Yesterdays scores:
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Boston College Drive
In Last 5 Minutes
Downs Auburn
Two Touckdowns Scored
On IS Plays to Pull
1877 Come From Fire
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov. 4.--After being
held in check for IS minutes by a
sturdy Auburn line and superlative
punting, the Boston College Eagles
put on a brilliant closing drive in
the last five minutes today to over
take the Plainsmen, 13 to Z, before
$4,000 football fans at Fenway Park.
Defeat was staring the Eagles in
the face when they suddenly found
themselves and scored twice on IS
plays, 6 Of which were beautiful for
ward passes launched by Charley
O'Rourke, non-starter.
Eagles Soar to Tallies.
The first Boston touchdown march
measured 81 yards and was climaxed
by Substitute Fullback Frank Davis
2-yard buck. and the winning tally,
made with only two minutes of play
remaining, comprised three consecu-
tive passes, O'Rourke throwing the
last one, a 15-yarder, to Vito Ananis
in the Auburn end zone.
Only once in the previous three
periods were the Eagles, who rushed
for net of IS yards and Is first
downs against 80 and 5 for the
Plainsmen, able to harness their ter
rifle power. In the second quarter,
with Davis banging inside the
tackles, they surged 40 yards for
first down on Auburn's 10.
Break Gives Auburn Score.
There the Plainsmen's stout
hearted forwards stiffened and
forced Boston to surrender the ball
on downs 2 yards from the goal line.
The Southerners' running attack
never caused the Eagles any worries
for the closest they came to the
home teams end zone was the
30-yard mark in the first period. The
Eagles were threatening to score in
the second when Lloyd Cheatham
snagged what'was intended to be a
touchdown pass and raced back 80
yards for Auburn's sole touchdown.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Christman' 5 Pitches
Dash Husker Hopes
OF Clean Slate
Missouri Stor Displays
.Rore CoIm in Posing
To 27-to-13 Edge
8y the ASSociated Press.


COLUMBIA, Mo-, Nov. 4-Laconic
Paul Christman shattered Ne
braska's hopes for an undefeated
season today by passing the Missouri
Tigers to a 27-to-13 Big Six victory
with all the nonchalance Of q coed
powdering her nose at the junior
prom.
He tossed and tossed-but never
In q hurry. Once he shook of
pair of Nebraska huskies, faced to
the left to survey a horde of possible
receivers, then leisurely turned to
the right and whipped home a
touchdown strike.
It was the most lopsided score
Missouri ever piled up on Nebraska
here and $4,000 spectators saw
Christman and his rollicking team
mates push the Huskers from the
ranks Of the Nations undefeated
teams and from the leadership of
the Big Six.
Christman tossed II passes and
8 of them were completed. Dur
ing the first half four of them
brought the Tigers three touch
downs and 116 yards gained. In
the final two periods, when the
teams played on a more even basis,
he rifled home d like number.
In front Of Christman was line
that charged so furiously 100 yards
were assessed against 1t in penalties.
Beside him performed Sophomore
Fullback Bill Cunningham. who did
on the ground what the famed
Christman did through the air.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Gamecocks Score so
Upset Over Gators
Through Aeria|s
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 4.-The
South Carolina Gamecocks sprang
a mild gridiron upset here today with
a 60 conquest of the Florida Gators.
About 5000 fans watched the
interconference game In a chill
wind and under an overcast sky.
With only one previous victory out
Of six games, the Gamecocks struck
through the air for their touchdown
in the second period and threw up
q defense that halted every Florida
threat the rest Of the way.
After stopping q Florida march
at their 16-yard line, the Gamecocks
went 60 yards on two aerials for
the score that won the game.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Hoyos
Continued From Page B-6)

ed 1t on the 6-inch line, forcing
Charley Hockenberry to kick from
well behind his own goal line. TAX
ing the ball on West Virginia's 30.
Georgetown drove to its first touch
down.
Jules Koshlap, Spencer, Lou
Ghecas and Jim Castiglia alternate
ly pounded the Mountaineer line to
reach the 7, but here West Virginia
braced. Two plays gained only 2
yards, but Koshlap passed over the
line to Lascari for a touchdown.
Lilo added the extra point.
For the rest of the half, though,
1t was the same story. West Vir-
ginia had no running attack capable
Of denting the big Hoya line and
Georgetown. while gaining consist
emily, couldn't muster another scor-
ing punch. Once big Joe Daniels
blocked punt and DAILY recovered
on West Virginia's 30, but nothing
happened. In the final few minutes,
a 25-yard run by Castiglia carried
Georgetown to first down on the
enemy Is, but Koshlap was thrown
for a 15-yard loss as he attempted
to pass, and another aerial effort
fell incomplete as the gun sounded.
The second half was played even
more sloppily than the first. West
Virginia consistently was offside.
and in the third period the Noun
taineers drew eight successive pen
alties for the infraction. Despite
this assistance the Hoyas couldn't t.
score again, although they drove to
a first down on West Virginia's 10
as the third period ended.
AS play was resumed Georgetown
blew the chance when Spencer fun
bled and West Virginia recovered.
Two consecutive passes put the
Mountaineers past midfield for the
first time, and when they finally
were forced to punt it looked as if
play would be confined to George
town territory tor a change.
Here, however, was where George
towns other superb kick came
Halfback Lou Falcone, sophomore,
got of a 66-yard boot in return
that rolled outside on West Vir-
ginia's 8 and put the Mountaineers
in another hole. With the time grow
ing short Charley Seabright, a right
footed kicker and a southpaw pass
er, tried an aerial attack, and his
first heave was picked out of the
air by Center Jim Reichey, who
ran 20 yards unmolested to score
the second touchdown. Lilo again
kicked the extra point.
West Virginia Threatens.
With the score IA to O against them
West Virginia's Mountaineers sud-
denly became tough. A quick kick
on second down fooled the Hoyas.
Halfback Lou Ghecas finally picked
up the ball on his 2-yard line and
was dropped III his tracks. Mike
Kopcik, regular end and punter, was
sent back to punt, but the ball slid
of his foot, travelled only q short
distance and sailed outside on his
own l0-yard line.
Little, 140-pound Sammy Pinion
passed to Seapright for q 6-yard
gain, putting the ball only yards
away from the Hoyas' goal with
third down coming up. but two line
plunges by Pinion and Harry Clark
failed by a yard to make q touch
down, and this time Kopcik punted
out to his own 30.
With only seconds remaining,
John Carliss passed to Seabright
for a 5-yard gain. Another pass
from Bob White to Tom Davies,
substitute backs, gained l6 and put
the ball on Georgetown's 8, but
vCastiglia intercepted a third aerial
as the game ended,
Evening star., 1939-11-05
18th Man No Aid
To Rochester
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fTeS8.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. A.
Trinity College held a $50 lead
over the hapless Rochester foot
ball team today, when spectators
started to count noses and found
the home eleven one man short.
They shouted in an attempt to
direct Coach Bill CoXs attention
to the shortage. But Trinity
drove goalward from the Roches-
ter 36-yard line and moved to
the 15-yard stripe on three plays
before Cox discovered he had
only 10 men on the field.
Cox sent in another guard.
Rochester's defense "stiffened"
and prevented an immediate
score. However, Trinity won,
46-0, as Rochester kept its VIC
toryless record for the year in
tact.