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Evening star., 1939-01-03
Alumni Of Central
Pay tribute 10
Three Of Number
Judge Coyton, Col. CoyeI|
And Edwin Hughes
Honored at Exercises

Central High School alumni yes
terday paid tribute to three of their
number for service to city and
country.
Raymond E. Gable. retiring presi-
dent of the alumni, presented spe-
cial certificates of distinction to
Judge Nathan Cayton of Municipal
Court, Edwin Hughes, president OF
the National Associa ton OF Music
Teachers, and 1t. Col. w. E. R
Covell. U. S. A.
Mr.. Gable told the several hun
dred persons attending the 30th an
nual reunion at the school of the
works of these three in their chosen
fields. He cited Mi Hughes efforts
in arranging various musical mas
terpieces for the piano, Judge Cay
tons work in behalf of a small
claims court and the endeavor of
Col Covell in reduction Of electric
rates here as well as his present
food-control work in Pittsburgh.
High lights of the reunion pro-
gram included athletic events in
which the alumni played against
the current varsity teams and a
dance in the school gymnasium
Charles M. Schwab headed the Ar
rangements Committee.
Mrs. Florence B. Stewart of the
class of 95 was chosen to succeed
Mr.. Gable as alumni president
Other officers elected are L. v
Lampson. Rolston Lyon. George M
Norris and Mr.. Schwab as vice presi-
dents: L. G. Hoover. Miss Helen M
Coolidge and John F. Brougher. hon
orary vice presidents; Mrs. Martha
T. Baker. secretary. and Mrs. Mary
Curry Maher, treasurer.
Directors named are Charles H
Bates, Albert Conradis. Andrew
Dent. R, l.. Collins, Christine Fas-
sett. Stanley Fischer. Robert Halle
George Hodgkins. Maxwell Johnston
Sylvan King. Robert A. Maurer
John Meininger. Norma Moore
Richard Newby. Robert Newly. Ray
mond Pruett. Sally Steele, Bessie
Whitford and Ernest Williams. 3"
Evening star., 1939-01-03
CIV. U. Dean Appointed
VISITING Professor

Dean Henry Grattan Doyle Of
Columbian College at George Wash
ington University has been appoint
ed visiting professor of methodology
at the Middlebury Romance Lam
guage Schools. Middlebury, VT, for
the coming summer session.
Dean Doyle, who retired last June
after four years work as managing
editor of the Modern Language
Journal, leading journal of methods
Of language teaching, will give a
course in the methods of teaching
modern foreign languages and will
have general supervision of the
work in methods.
The idea on which the Middle
bury School is based is the segrega-
ton of students from the English
language. No elementary courses
are offered and from the day of ar
3 nval students are pledged to speak
: the foreign language they propose
sssto work In.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
-Four Mad FeIons Plan
Robberies, Killings,
Says Fellow Fugitive
Fifth Of Group Who Fled
Lima Asylum Captured
On Cleveland Street
e> the Associated Press.

fN tne Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 3.-Four mad
felons who escaped from the Lima
Ohio State Hospital for the
Criminally Insane intend to launch
an orgy Of big time crime with a
series of Chicago killings, fellow
fugitive seized here insisted today.
Detective Sergt. James j. Nc
Donald captured Russell Nuckels
Is. without struggle yesterday.
surprising the convict as he walked
on a downtown street.
Nuckels related a fantastic story,
Sergt. Mcdonald said. about plans
of Frank Haines of Chicago, describ-
ed as leader Of the hospital break.
to take the fugitives into big time
robbery"
Claiming he left the others late
Sunday at Fort Wayne, Ind, Nuckels
told detectives:
"Haines said he was going to
Chicago first to kill his wife and a
couple of cops he didn't like and
then they were going into big time
robbery"
Chicago police. informed OF
Nuckels' statement. deployed officers
about the home of Haines wife and
places which the fugitive once fire.
quented.
I'VE won't disclose where Mrs
Haines lives said 1t. Archie Kane
but we have our men there in case
Haines shows up
Haines is under a l0-25-year SEN
tence for robbing a filling station
Nuckels. accused in Cleveland as a
Lovers Lane holdup man, pleaded
guilty to attempted robbery. Others
who fed the hospital were Marion
Pierce. colored. of indianapolis. SEN
fenced to 10 to 25 years for shooting
to wound; William Brucks. life-term
Ohio slayer. and William Blatz
native of Maine. under 10-25-year
robbery sentence.
The Clevelander said Haines al
lowed him to separate because he
said his mother was dying, and after
promising to rejoin them.
IF you squawk, we'll finish you,
Nuckels quoted Haines.
Hospital officials termed the con-
victs very dangerous and very
violent
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Light 1,000,000-Vo
X-Ray Tube Ready
To Fight Cancer
Will Substitute for
600, 600 Worth
Of Rodium
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE.
Associated Press Science Editor,


SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Jan. s.
A new kind Of million-volt X-ray
tube equivalent of $50 900 900 worth
Of radium has been developed for
u,e in treating cancer.
The giant ray tube will deliver a
much higher amperage, or volume
OF current, than other millon-volt
X-rays. 1t is based on a new elec-
trical idea, originated by scientists
of the General Electric Co.'S re-
search laboratory here.
The tube is ready to be installed
in the s4,0O0.000 cancer institute of
Memorial Hospital. now nearing
completion in New York City.
Rays Are Cooler"
| Million-volt X-rays have been
sought for cancer because they are
more penetrating, and cooler
that is, better able TO penetrate to
deep groWths without burning the
human skin. But penetration re-
quires high voltage, and this has
been obtained at the expense OF
| amperage, or volume.
! The new tube. with the same pene-
| trating power, delivers several times
more current. 1t is hoped this ciac-
trical food will be useful to treat
/ the resistant types of maligrancy,
those which are not cured by ordi-
nary or even the usual million-yolt
X-rays.
James Ewing, MD, Memorial
Hospitals world famous cancer eX-
pert, said the experiments with
higher amperege WILL be made.
The tube is the smallest and light
est weight giant ray machine ever
built. making it readily available to
hospitals. In the past new build
ings or extensive reconstruction usu-
ally have been needed TO house the
giant X-ray tubes. There are less
than a dozen of them in the country.
Weighs 1900 Pounds.
This tube is less than a mans
height and We CHS 1000 pounds
Many thousands of pounds of lead
and other material have been elimi-
mated
The tube can be plugged into an
ordinary light socket. Heretofore it
has been necessary to use cumber-
some and heavy machines for
Transforming current.
The result is midget giant -
which can be put on truck and
carted around to industrial jobs TO
be used as super eye for look
ing for flaws in huge pieces of steel
and other construction units There
never has been million-volt X-ray
tube that could be easily trans
ported.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Lehman Urges Joint
Efforts on Problems
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. Jan "a sym
pathetic and realistic" effort by
labor, industry. agriculture and gov
ernment to solve economic and So
cial problems was urged by Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman yesterday to
offset the dangers of dictatorship.
The Democratic chief executive
spoke after taking, at CO. the oath
Of office for fourth term. starting
as he did New York's first four-year
administration. Gov. Lehman was
reelected November over Thomas
E. Dewey, Republican district attor-
ney of Manhattan. in one of the
Nations closest gubernatorial races.
The Governor declared there we're
three chief bulwarks for democracy
/. "A militant defense of the civil
and religious liberties guaranteed to
every citizen.
2. The continued concern of a
progressive people and their Gov
ernment in the social and economic
Well-being of every citizen.
3. AN awakened national spir-
ituality"
Then he cited seven concrete ex-
amples" of what the people, through
their Government. must continue to
do,' lest dictatorship gain a foot
hold here:
The removal of glaring social and
economic inequalities. the assurance
OF decent wages and fair conditions
for labor. an equitable distribution
OF national income, equal bargaining
rights for labor and capital, the pro-
vision OF decent housing with public
assistance. the protection of the
savings Of the people, the establish
ment within the economic resources
OF the country of social security in
old age and during periods of en-
forced unemployment"
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Officer Hurt in Crash
While Chasing Speeder

Motor Cycle Policeman Otto
Fuss was recovering in Georgetown
Hospital today from head injuries
received Yesterday when his motor
cycle struck a street car loading
zone marker at Wisconsin avenue
and Edmunds street NV. and over
turned to end his chase of speed
ing automobile
Officer Fuss. 33. of the 7th pre-
cinct, lives at 1888 Fortieth street
NV.
A collision on the Washington
Baltimore boulevard near Laurel,
Md, sent William B. Severe, 50,
and his wife. Sarah. So. of III
Eighth street NE. to Casualty Hos
pital with severe injuries. Mrs.
Severe received a pelvic injury and
cuts and bruis~T Her husband
was treated for shoulder and rib
injuries.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Quokers Report Nozi Approval
Of Jewish Emigration Plan
Fullest Cooperation Promised on Relief
Stations to Aid 100000

families and absorb the rest Of the
4OC, ,0O0."
DR.. Jones said that of the 900 600
persons he estimated were in need
OF assistance. 400 900 were Jews.
The Quakers have obtained per-
mission of the German government,
DR.. Jones said, to send commission
ers there to supervise the relief work
Funds for the work will be raised
among the membership of the So
ciety.
Reich Government Lauded.
DR.. Jones said he and the other
members of the delegation-D. Rob-
ert Yarnall, Philadelphia business
man. and George A. Walton, head
master of a Friends School-re-
ceived most generous and courteous
treatment" from the heads of all de-
partments having anything to do
with the matter" He added they
did not see Hitler.
1--WE can't speak too highly of the
German governments help" he said.
Our visit was very ef1ective-not
only in helping to solidify definite
plan for more speedy emigration, but
we feel certain spirit Of love and
service similar to our work in post
war Germany was deeply felt not
only in high government places but
among the people as we'll"
The Friends Service Committee
carried on extensive humanitarian
work in Europe after the war. The
committee is doing similar work now
in Spain.
Dr. Jones said speedy emigration
Of Jews was "the most pressing prob
lem"
Everywhere we went" he said
I'VE found the Jews saying that they
wanted above all else to get out of
the country.
They said: Don't put food and
hunger first. We can stand hunger;
we can stand anything, but get us
out"
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Debutunte Makes Bow
As. Niqht Club SINGER

Beautiful, blond Anne Kiess, q
Washington debutante. last night
realized an ambition of long stand
ing-she made her debut as a night
club singer.
She appeared at the Heigh- -Ho
Club on Connecticut avenue and
was afterward 50 excited she couldn' t
remember what she sang. Today.
still too excited to talk about 1t. she
couldn't say whether she wants to
continue as a night club singer.
Miss Kiess, = soprano, sang Get
Out of Town" and Might and Day."
Evening star., 1939-01-03

The disturbance that was central over
Southwestern Queoec Monday morning has
moved eastward TO Newfoundland and
Labrador with greatly increased intensity,
Cartwrieht Labrador. "S.fS inches An
other disturbance is moving rapidly east
ward over the North Central States. Daven-
port. Iowa. ?9.56 inches. with, broad
trough extending SouthweStward to New
Mexico Amarillo. Tex. 49.6o inches. Pres
sure is sbnormslly low from Alaska south
eastward to Washington and Montana,
Lanssra Island. British Columbia. 2s.62
inches; An area OF hieh pressure is NOV
Ontario and Southwestern Quebec Mon
treal. Quebec. 30.:i2 inches. Pressure re-
mains hieh from Alabama and the Eastern
Gulf of Mexico eastward beyond Bermuda.
Jack sonville. Fla. 3n.lS inches. and it is
relatively high over California. Fresno.
zoos inches. Generally fair weather has
prevailed: except fol, rain in the North
Pacific States and the Northern Plateau
region and light snow from the Red River
Of the North Valley eastward to Maine
and the Canadian Maritime Provinces. The
temperature is still considerably above nor
NAL over the sreateI part Of the United
spread New England the interior Of New
York. Ontario and Western Quebec. Doucet
Quebec. reporting temperature of ID p.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Embassy Dog Lost
Following Fire Siren

Liechen is lost. lured away from
her mistress by the call of a siren.
The small, brown dachshund heard
q fire engines siren and impulsively
started running after the big red
truck yesterday when at Connecticut
avenue and M street NV. on a walk
with her mistress, Marie Henriette
Straten- -Ponthoz, II, daughter of
Count Robert van der Straten-
Ponthoz. Belgian Ambassador.
Miss Straten- Ponthoz hopes that
by now Liechen has satisfied her
curiosity about fire engines and that
some one will help the lost dog hnd
her way horna.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
B, the Associated Press,

>
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-The
Nazi government was reported today
to have given its approval of pro-
gram under which American
Quakers propose to provide imme-
diate relief for non-Aryans in Ger
many and to speed the emigration
Of Jews to other countries.
The program was described by DR..
Rufus M. Jones, leader of a three
man delegation representing the
American Friends tQuakers) Serv-
Ice Committee, which returned yes
terday from months visit to Ger
many to study the situation first
hand.
DR.. Jones, a Haverford College
professor, said the Reich govern
ment had promised fullest CO.
operation" in establishing relief sta
tions throughout the country to
supply food, money and other as
slstance to approximately 10000
AACAi dllu WOIIlcH.
Transient Camps Planned.
Under the plan for accelerating
emigration, DR.. Jones said $4,000
heads of Jewish families would be
sent to transient camps" to be set
up outside Germany pending the
establishment OF permanent colo
nies
German authorities concede that
some 100000 Jews will be left in
Germany" the delegations spokes-
man added. These are the old, the
inflrm and the very poor.
Taking away those 200, 900 leaves
some 400 900 persons to be gotten
out of Germany. The German
authorities think If 10000 Of the
most virile and vigorous-the heads
OF families-can be taken out and
well settled in other parts of the
world. then in the course of a few
years they will be able to move their
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Earl of Perth to Retire
As Envoy to Rome
BY ~ Associated Press.

! By ~ ASSoclated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 3-The Earl of
Perth, who is So years old, will retire
in April as British Ambassador to
Rome.
Sir Percy Lorraine. British Ambas-
sador to Turkey since 1888. has been
approved by King George as Lord
Perth's successor.
Sir Percy, SO, was named unof-
fcially to the Rome post during a
visit last summer to England.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Oldest Inhabitants
Prepare Call for
Representation
F. A. Emery's 'Messoee,'
Pointing to Citizens
Role, Adopted

~ OfIicials of the Association of Old
est Inhabitants today were prepar-
ing to send to the new Congress
special message asking for ma
tional representation for the District
Of Columbia.
$ The message" was ofncially
adopted yesterday at the New Year
meeting of the association at the
Old Union Engine House after it
had been read to the gathering by
Fred A. Emery, vice president OF
the association.
: A document Of three pages, the
Emery plea was made its own
BY the association upon motion Of
Horace j. Phelps. In the hands of
the Executive Committee Of the as
sociation was left the question of
how best to present the matter to
Congress in order that 1t may re-
ceive the most attention.
Theodore w. Noyes, president of
The Association of Oldest Inhab-
itants, showed deep interest in the
new move to ask Congress for ma
tional representation, as he Is chair
man of the Citizens Joint Commit
tee on National Representation.
which for years has been striving
for this objective.
John Clagett Proctor. chronicler
and vice president of the associa-
ton, reviewed the year 1898 in his
chronicles. brightly treating local,
national and international subjects
in his discourse.
Mr.. Proctor's chronicles OF the
year were received with many
chuckles of amusement. His wit
PLAYED over many local matters.
from the weather to hung jury,
and extended to international al
fairs when he took several Jlbes at
the German anti-JeWish campaign.
Referring to the adventure OF the
Young couple who crashed the
White House" on New Year eve,
Mr.. Proctor wondered who will
crash it in 194O?" He gave "un-
stinted praise" to Jesse c. Suter for
his work as chairman of a special
committee which during the last
year completely renovated the in
terror of the assembly room In the
Old Union Engine House.
John Lewis Smith was admitted
to membership in the association.
President Noyes exchanged New
Year fluctuations with members OF
the association.
-. On motion of A. Denekas it was
decided to establish annual mem
bership cards.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Insurgents Report
Fighting Way 10 Mile
0fkeyCity Of Artesa
Rebels Array Troops
Along 65-MiIe Front
For Barcelona Drive
BY the Associated Press,

Dy VIC AocOCiAtCO EIcSSs
HENDAYE, France Cat the Span
ish Frontier, Jan. 3-Insurgent
commanders today reported that
their forces had advanced within a
mile and a quarter of Artesa on the
River Segre. one of the immediate
objectives of the insurgent offensive
toward Barcelona and the sea.
Insurgent dispatches said columns
striking from the northwest were
approaching Artesa in fresh gains
in the Central Catalonian war the
ater. Artesa, the key to Catalonia" ="
controls a network of highways i'm
portant for transporting army sup
plies.
Elsewhere along the 65-mile- long
front insurgent commanders were
arraying their troops for fresh
thrusts against Barcelona, the gov
ernment capital.
Barcelona IS the ultimate objec-
tive of the insurgent offensive begun
December %. Late reports reaching
the eFrench-Spanish border indicated
to military observers that operations
during the past several days were
preliminary to a large-scale of1en-
sive against the governments 20
mile fortified line between Balaguer
and Borjas Blancas. This first de-
tense line is roughly IS miles west
of Barcelona.
Several Possible Objectives.
Immediate objectives, these in
formants pointed out, could be:
Borjas Blancas, southern end of the
government first line of defense; and
a sector just east Of Balaguer. where
insurgent troops already hold a
bridgehead and a small segment of
the important highway to the
French border.
The northern columns of the in
surgent army, by recent victories in
the Vilanova de Meya sector, act
ually have moved east of the Bal
aguer- Borjas Blancas line of for
tiflcations. BY marching south they
could imperil the governments Cat
alan militiamen by rearguard as
saults.
Simultaneous advances from SOUTH
ern towns around Granadella. south
Of Borjas Blancas, would subject the
government fighters to both frontal
and rear offensives. resulting in a
pincer movement for positions east
Of Balaguer.
Communications Threatened.
Insurgent field reports indicated
operations Sunday and Monday on
the extreme southern and northern
TANKS were designed to straighten
existing lines.
The insurgents cleaned out a
dangerous pocket on the southern
slope OF the Llena Mountains, there
py menacing government commun-
lcations between Mora de Ebro and
the agricultural center of Falset. %
miles from and on the highway to
Tarragona, Mediterranean coastal
| city so miles southwest of Barcelona
One important victory claimed by
the insurgents Monday was capture
OF peak east of the village OF
Juncosa. which dominates the south
bound road to Reus. This position
is within striking distance of the
principal highways between Lerida
and Tarragona, over which the gov
ernment has been moving war ma
terials for Borjas Blancas.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Weather Report

District OF Colmbia-Moy
lowest temperature
moderate southery
Mayland-coudy with slowly rising temperature tonight
light rain afternoon
Vlrgin!aMosy tonight
tomorrow night; slightly warmer tonight in the
Vgina-Cloudy tomorrow tomorrow
tonight.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Pitman Discusses
'0stratism' Of Japan
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee said
today he would favor "ostracism" of
Japan If that nation fails to live
up to our moral standards"
"Understand,' Senator Pittman
told reporters, Il don't favor ostra-
cism right away"
Asked what form penalties against
Japan might take, the Nevada SEN
ator asserted that there would have
to be legislation. Of course"
The form of the legislati would
depend, he added, upon the kind
Of sanctions you wanted to apply"
Evening star., 1939-01-03
China Is Rovoeed
By Yellow River Flood
ny the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. Jan. 3.-The Inter-
national Famine Relief Committee
reported today that 5000 900 Chinese
farmers were homeless and 9,000,0 900
more were threatened as a result of
Yellow River floods.
The committee reported breaks In
the dikes 20 miles east and 40 miles
west of Kaifeng and said the flood
was sweeping through lakes and
canals toward the coast, following
the course of the disastrous floods of
1889 and 1887.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
Queen and Princess Better

LONDON. Jan. 3 P.-Queen
Elizabeth and her elder daughter,
Princess Elizabeth, both suffering
from colds which forced them to re-
main indoors at Sandringham House.
were reported improved yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
D. 6. Bankers to Meet

Members of the District Bankers
Association will attend a luncheon
at 12:45 pm. Friday at the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
RenOrt for Last - Hours.

Record for Last 2i Hours.
(From noon yesterday TO noon today
Hishest 6. 1870 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 40
Lowest 81. 4 am. today. Year ago 80.
Humidity for List Fl Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, "a per cent at ! :55 am. today.
Lowest 20 per cent at noon today.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on January ..
Lowest. 35 on January /.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
High 5:2Q am. 6:23 am.
Low - 12:O4 am. 1858 am.
High 5:57 pm. 6:49 pm
Low 1908 pm. 1:04 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
sun today G:.1 4.51
Sun. tomorrow 1:21 4.5S
Noon. today 2:5a I'm. 4:50 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1939-01-03
A Plea to Congress
Nv FRED A. EMERY.

Depered to and officially adopted BY the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants of the District OF Columbia
Evening star., 1939-01-03
River Report.
Precipitation.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today
Evening star., 1939-01-03

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to datel:
The Phoenix index., 1939-09-09

Victor. OUT OF NOWHERE and
I'M COMING VIRGINIA, an Artie
SHAW Bluebird that could be bet
ter GUESS I'LL GO BACK
HOME and WHISPERING WHILE
WE DANCE, an acceptable Bruns-
wick by Gene Krupa that neverthe-
less is nothing to write home about
COMES LOVE and OUT OF
THIS WORLD, beautiful Dorothy
Lamour for Bluebird.
Seen "The Wizard of OF" yet?
If SO, you may like these tunes
from the picture rendered in char
acteristic style by the bands: IF
| ONLY HAD A BRAIN and THE
JITTERBUG, by Vincent Lopez, on
Bluebird; OVER THE RAINBOW
and DING DONG! THE WITCH is
DEAD, by Glenn Miller for Blue
bird; DING DONG plus the slow
and lovely SOUTH OF THE BOR-
DER by George Hall for Vocation;
JELLY ROLL POLKA and THE
MERRY OLD LAND OF OF, typi-
cally Eddie DeLange on Bluebird
-. RUNNING THROUGH MY,
MIND, sweet swing, and STOP!
IT'S WONDERFUL, reminiscent OF
"Posin' - by Tommy Dorsey fol
Victor. LOVE WITH A CAPITAL
YOU and AN ANGEL IN A
FURNISHED ROOM, quite COM