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Evening star., 1939-01-31
Fishing Sinker,
IS Yrs. in Lung,
| Is Removed

Harry Du Chaine, 44-year-old chief
clerk of the Soil Conservation Ad-
ministration, was reported resting
comfortably" today in Baltimore
hospital after surgeons removed a
q inch lead fishing sinker believed
to have lodged in his lung during
boyhood.
Mr.. Du Chaine, who lives at 1885
Evarts street NE, entered Mercy
Hospital in Baltimore shortly after
Christmas to learn the source Of
mysterious" pains in his chest. An
X-ray examination revealed the
sinker surrounded by fiberous tissue
in a tip of lung.
The obstruction was removed with
bronchoscope, aided by the X-ray.
The difficult operation was per-
formed under direction of Dr.. Wait
man F. Zinn. 1t was Mr.. Du Chaine's
third attempt to learn the cause OF
his chest pains.
Mr.. Du Chaine could not recall
ever having swallowed a lead sinker.
He believed, however, this must have
occurred about IS years ago, when
he experienced minor hemorrhases.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Why Must They Die?

Eighty-sir persons 1Oere killed
last year in traffic accidents in
the District OF Columbia-d need
less sacrifice OF Hues. The 1889
record is no1U being made. AL
ready eight persons have been
killed, t,Do less than in the
corresponding period last year,
.holUeuer.
The Star, belieUing a study OF
fatal accidents may cause motor
lists to drive more carefully, is
Offering during 1889 tactual
analysis OF each fatal accident in
the District of Columbia, illus
trated By pictures or sketches.
What 1Uas the accident? Where
did it occur? What factors Uere
inuolved? These facts, as pre-
sented, Uill be based upon off,
cidL fndingS.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Coroner's Jury Holds
Man in Traffic Death

A coroner's jury yesterday after
noon held Ulysses Blake, 20, col
ored, of 1926 Newark street NV.
for action of the grand jury in con-
nection with the traffic death of
Matte Lancaster. 30, colored, of 1856
Columbia road NV. She was fatal
/ ly injured Saturday night when
knocked down by Blake's car in the
TOO block of Hobart place NV.
In another case, coroner's jury
absolved Philip A. Laverine, 81, of
4018 Ninth street NE. of blame in
the death of Gordon K. Sievers, 25
a Department of Justice employe,
who lived at 230 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. Mr.. Sievers was fatally
injured on January Is, when struck
by truck operated by Mr.. Laverine
as he crossed the street in front
Of his home.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Business Area
Control Of
Traffic Urged
Schultz Would Ban
Left Turns and
Protect Walkers

Abolition of left turns in the con-
gested business section and the
adoption of a special signal that
would stop all traffic movement at
intersections for "a seconds while
pedestrians cross were advocated to-
day by Chairman Schultz Of the
Streets and Traffic Subcommittee Of
the House District Committee
These two plans, Representative
Schultz believes, not only will serve
to reduce the number of traffic &C
cidents in the business area but will
afford greater degree of protection
to pedestrians at crossWalks.
The pedestrian light is being op-
Grated successfully in Chicago, Mr..
Schultz said, and its adoption in
Washington should be even more
effective because of the width of the
streets.
"A pedestrian doesn't have much
chance in Washington now he de-
clared. Motorists making right
turns on a green signal often force
! the pedestrian to wait for two or
three changes of the lights before
he can attempt to cross the street.
Those who become impatient often
dart out into stream of traffic,
| hopeful they won't be hit.
IF the Commissioners will change
the traffic signal system SO that
there will be a double red light or
a combination of red and amber
light to stop all traffic to give the
pedestrian an opportunity to cross
an intersection without lodging cars
I am sure the fatality list will be
cut down this year"
Mr.. Schultz pointed out left turns
were prohibited on certain streets
in the business section several years
ago as a result of his traffic safety
recommendations but he believes
the prohibition should be extended
to all streets.
Mr.. Schultz also believes all cir
cles on Massachusetts, avenue should
have underpasses similar to one be-
ing constructed under Thomas Cir
Gle. Unless such plan is carried
out, he said. congestion at the cir
cles will be intensified, because the
Thomas Circle underpass will per-
init more expeditions movement
of traffic at only one point on Mas
sachusetts avenue-traff1c that will
inevitably "pile up at the other
circles.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Couple Arrested
AFTER Tiff at Ball
| With Judge

A sleepy but smiling young couple
and Police Court Judge Walter j.
Casey were fast friends today after
a hearing on charges the pair
created a disturbance near the
judges table at the Shoreham
Hotel Birthday Ball last night.
Milton j. Norman, assistant cor
poration counsel, who conducted the
hearing in Judge Casey's chamber,
announced that charges had been
dropped when the couple apoligized
to the judge and all differences
were settled.
The husband was arrested after
dispute with the judge. and the
officers also took the wife to the
precinct. Judge. Casey said he
thought the officer would merely
caution the couple. and dismissed
the matter from his mind.
Informed by a newspaper reporter
early today that the two had been
booked at the precinct on charges
of being drunk and disorderly,
Judge Casey telephoned and had
them released on their personal
bond.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Traffic Fatality No. I.

The place: The TOO block Of
Hobart place NV, near an alley.
The accident: A 30-year-old COL
ored woman had started from the
north side of this one-way street
and was struck by a small sedan.
The car skidded on a strip of ice.
started up a steep embankment on
the north side and then crossed the
street, crashing into a parked car
on the south side. The driver took
the victim to Freedmen's Hospital,
where she was pronounced dead.
There was one eyewitness, a
woman, who said she saw the victim
near the north curb and the car
approaching, but this witness could
throw no light on the manner in
which the accident occurred. The
driver estimated his speed at Is
miles an hour and there was no
other evidence on this point. He
was headed east on Hobart place,
the direction in which the one-way
trafic is routed. He said he had
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at 3:15 o'clock IN
the Army Band auditorium. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, The Washington Grays,"
Grafulla
Overture, The Jolly Robbers"
Suppe
Concert piece, The Old Refrain"
Kreisler
Impromptu, The Spinning Top"
Bizet
From the suite "Children's Games
Descriptive, March and Process
sion of Bacchus" "------Dellbes
Intermezzo, La Pepita" ----Tobanl
Mexican march, 'Zacatecas" -Codina
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Georgetown University"
Lent Zimmerman
Overture, "LExultante Tendresse,'
Gabriel l-Marie
Entr'acte:
(a) "In Summerfields" Braham
CD "An Indian Legend" Baron
Excerpts from musical comedy:
Nina Rosa" "------------Ro Romberg
Popular numbers:
Adorable" -Wynburne
"At Shutdown" Donaldson
Waltz, "Gloriana" ----------F Friml
Finale, "Generalissimo" "------ -IIincke
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra tonight at $3.50
o'clock in the sail loft at the Navy
Yard. 1t. Charles Benter. U. S. N.
conductor: Charles Brendler, assist
ant conductor
Program.
Overture to the opera "Oberon,"
Carl M. Won Weber
Rhapsody, The Culprit Fay
Henry Hadley
Prelude, "LApres- Midi dun
F'aune" ----- Claude DebusSy
afternoon of Faun)
Waltz, Tales from Vienna Woods"
Johann Strauss
Fantasia, "a Night on Bald
Mountain" M. MouSSorgsky
piano Concerto in A Minor"
Edward Grieg
Miss Irene Fleury Lerch,
guest soloist.
Rhapsody, "Espania" --E, ChabrieS
1.-THE Star spausled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Police Asked to Hunt
For Missing Electrician

Grant Warner of 1924 Park road
NV. has requested police to be on
the lookout for his son, Ocie Warner,
42-year-old electrician, who has
been missing since Friday.
Mr.. Warner reported his son was
last seen as he left for his work at
the University of Maryland. He is
described as feet 10 inches tall, 180
pounds, with gray hair and gray
eyes.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Uniform Law Asked
On Power Measuring

A uniform law fixing the margin
for defective or incorrect measure
of electricity or gas in the District
was urged by the Commissioners
yesterday in letter to Speaker
Bankhead.
The present law allows a per
cent margin of error in measure
ment of electricity and per cent
margin for gas. The Commission
ers said the per cent margin also
should be applied to electricity, be-
cause experience has demonstrated
there is less reason for error in the
measurement for loss of electric cur
rent than there is in the measure
ment for loss of gas.
Evening star., 1939-01-31

veered to the left to avoid a strip
of ice, saw the victim and jammed
on his brakes, skidding on another
piece of ice near the north curb and
causing his car to hit the embank-
ment and dash back across the street
out of control. He did not know at
what moment he struck her.
The time: About pm, January
%.
Weather conditions: Clear, dark.
The street: Icy In places, dry In
others. A IS per cent grade.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Droftsmon CoIIopses
| At District BuiIdinq

Winslow q. Ware, 26, a Junior
craftsman employed temporarily
with the District Water Department,
was rushed to Emergency Hospital
about noon today by the Fire Rescue
Squad after he had collapsed at his
work in the District Building.
Mr.. Ware, whose address was
given as 1341 K street NV. was
allowed to return home after re-
ceiving treatment.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Enlisted Men Plan
Boil at Navy Yard

Enlisted men at the Navy Yard
are planning an elaborate benefit
ball in the Sail Loft at the yard on
the night of February % for the
Navy Relief Society. At least 1900
guests are expected at the enter
, tainment, which will be held the
night after benefit staged by the
Yards officers for the same cause
Chief Boatswain's Mate j. j.
OHara will be in charge of ar
rangements for the all-Navy enlisted
mems ball. Decorations for a big
carnival night club in Sail Loft
will serve for both dances, it was
said.
Evening star., 1939-01-31

The vehicle: TWo-seated sedan.
Brakes in good shape.
The driver: A 20-year-old colored
man, employed as chauffeur in a
private family. Three years driving
experience. Police said his breath
indicated he had been drinking, but
he was not under the influence OF
liquor. He said at the inquest that
he had taken one bottle of beer only
One previous arrest for speeding.
Coroner's verdict: Driver held for
action Of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Bill Asks Referendum
On DELEGATE Selection

A city-wide referendum for the
selection of the Districts delegates
to the Republican and Democratic
National Conventions is provided in
a bill introduced late yesterday by
Representative Kennedy, Democrat,
of Maryland.
An identical measure died in the
last Congress.
Voting machinery would be set
up in various sections Of the Dis
trict for the referendum.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
DR.. Geschickter to Speak

DR.. Charles F. Geschickter of Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, will
speak at a meeting of medical and
dental officers of the Navy on duty
in Washington and vicinity at 8
pm. February in the Naval Medi-
cal School. DR.. Geschickter' sub
ject will be Recent Advances in
Endorcrinology in Relation to Neo-
plastic Diseases"
Evening star., 1939-01-31
No. 7

Chart shows how proceeding east Hobart street
dry place roadway between two strips of ice
stepped from north curb (where there no side
left up embankment then down across
street striking parked shows where womans body was
picked up
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05
NEW PLOT TWIST
 ADDS FLAVOR TO
 MYSTERY PICTURE
Night Club Sandal Has Final Showinu Tonight
 al Coliseum Theatre

Add up John Barrymore in one of the most distinctive roles he has ever played, a cast composed entirely of front-rank screen flaw orites, and an entirely new twist to mystery plot and your result is Paramount's new thriller, Night Club Scandal" which ends tonight at the Coliseum Theatre
 This new. film is distinctive in it's way of treating the murder which is the foundation of the story. h. stead of hay fumbling through reels of film. Night Club Scandal" shows the audience the murder at the beginning of the picture. when John Barrymore murders his faith less wife and plants clues to impli- cate her lover, Harvey Stephens From then on the audience is on equal terms with, if not ahead of the police and reporters who work on the solution of the crime. The plots and counter-plots which are the result of the clue planting make a story which moves at top speed until the final fade-out.
 Barrymore's plot moves steadily as he had planned, much to the grief of Stephens and his sister
 Louise Campbell until Miss Camp bell entlists the aid of Reporter Lynne Overman in proving her brothers innocence. Overman uses his influence with Detective Charles Bickford and pries into the past of Barrymore until another murder brings events to head, and Barry more is arrested.
 With the eyes of a group of policemen focused on him the mur- derer is able to kill himself by poison, thus outwitting the justice of the law; and another perfect crime" is a failure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05
EASTERN STAR
 INSTALLATION
 LAST EVENING
Scores Atfend Ceremony at Scottish Rite
 Temple

Impressive installation service s were exemplified last evening at the Scottish Rite Temple when new of ficers for the Order of Eastern Star received their respective stations.
 Retiring Worthy Matron, Mrs. Dora Sweeney, was installing officer for the evening services, which were witnessed by over 150 persons.
 During the ceremony violin solo was presented by Miss Sylvia Davis, accompanied at the piano by her mother, Mrs. Carol Beery Davis, and a piano solo was expertly ren- dered by Miss Venetia Feero.
 A Past Worthy Matrons ring was presented Mrs. Sweeney at the close of the installation, by Mrs. Charles HaWkesworth, while Walter P. Scott made the presentation to M. s. Whittier, retiring Worthy Patron of the Star Order. A bouquet of flow CTS was also presented Mrs. Sweeney by MT Whittier, on behalf of her parents. MT. and Mrs. Al Lundstrom.
 Officers installed at the service last evening were: Miss Gladys For rest, Worthy Matron: Homer Nord- ling, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Mildred Wyller, Associate Worthy Matron; Harry Watson, Associate Worthy Patron; Mrs. Helen Webster, Con- ductress; Mrs. Leona Talmage, Asso- ciate Conductress; Mrs. Lillian Wat son, Secretary; Mrs. Louise Heisel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05
JOE pENNER STAR
 OF COMEDY RIOT
 ATCAPIT0L SHOW
Co Chase Yourself Plays for Final Showing To- !
 night, Local Screen

Utilizing as it's unique background an elaborate automobile trailer, Go Chase Yourself, starring Joe Penner, ending tonight at the Capitol The atre to provide the audience with one continuous round of laughs.
 Joe Penner plays the role of a crooning bank teller who is kidnapped by bandits after they rob the bank and use Joe's trailer to effect their escape Most of the hilarious action in this comedy feature takes place in and around the trailer won by Joe in raffle t Appearing in support of the funny comedian are Lucille Ball as his cold hearted wife, June Travis as a beautiful society girl who is also Kidnapped by the thugs, Fritz Field as Miss Travis foreign fiance whom she is trying to avoid in marriage, and Bradley Page, Richard Lane and Tom Kennedy as the bank rob- bers .. . When the police launch an ex- 1 tensive man-hunt for Penner, whom ! they believe robbed his own bank, a series of side-splitting situations develop which make Go Chase Yourself one of the most notable laugh provoking pictures seen this year. Before the exciting climax is reached Penners wife and the for [ eign nobleman become involved, the heiress family joins the police in their frantic search for the missing persons, Penner gets in hot water with his captors by revealing clues to his whereabouts during rowing reporters broadcast, and the gang sters deliberately give him and the two women a ride" by catapulting the locked trailer down dangerous mountain road
 i Edward F. Cline has retained a fast tempo in his direction of this entertaining little picture and the capable cast enters into the spirit of the fast-paced story. Go Chase Yourself" an RKO Radio Picture, was produced by Robert Sisk from an original story by Walter O'Keefe, and adapted to the screen by Paul Yawitz and Bert Granet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05

Moscow flyers feted "Lindy." Ger many's big landplane crossed the Atlantic. The Hawaii Clipper, with Is aboard, was missing in the Pa- cific. Frank Hawks died in a crash near Buffalo. Dan Dodge, million heir bridegroom of a phone girl, drowned after mishandling dyna- mite
 Another Element
 French Chemist Jean Perrin re- ported discovery of 93rd element. Oriental dysentery invaded Owosso, Mich German microscopists mag nified germs 100000 times. Women voyagers through Colorado River rapids brought back new kinds of cacti And the Queen Mary set a transatlantic speed record.
 New York's District Attorney Dewey, prosecuting James J. Hines, publicized policy Barbara Carroll of Maine posed for photographers covering her fathers trial for mur- der. The Cleveland torso slayers 1lth and 18th victims were found Charles Bird, ex-Public Enemy No ?, was caught in Baltimore. And the alleged baking to death of foui Pennsylvania prisoners was probed
 Angels" and Solons
 Father Divine's angels moved to a new heaven" near Franklin D. Roosevelt's Hyde Park place Senators Alben w. Barkiey, 'ennett Champ Clark and Elison D. Smitf were among the many moving into election finals, and those who were beaten in preliminary polling in cluded Senators James P. Pope ane William C.. McAdoo.
 The Harlan County. Ky, labol conspiracy trials jury couldn't agree The Dies inquiry came to the fore with J. B. Matthews introducing al.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05
King Sings, First Lady Cides; Ne,v Jig Steps
By THE AP FEATURE SERVICE

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt likes oId-fashioned gIid- ing steps-King George sang to group of boys about the village blacksmith" and used gestures Tree the newest offerings before dancers in Am erica and EigIand Mayris Chaney First Ladys danc- ing friend got the glide idea from Mrs Roosevelts favored steps-presented it at cabinet dinner. Carl Heimann, launcher of the Lambeth Walk King Georges singing act-was inspired by the gestures.
 Sc Mrs. Roosevelt and the king will have some thing in common to talk about during the royal visit next spring. Take lock-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05

brought him back from the crash scene.
 The Levanevisky search also had it's share of mercy flights, and on one occasion, mercy flier had to be rescued by-of all things-a snowmobile owned by Master Ser geant Stanley Morgan of Barrow. The snowmobile is flivver on trac- tor wheels which logs over the frozen tundra at about 15 miles an hour. at
 FIivver Kescues Gillian
 Harold Gillian was flying emer- gency supplies to Sir George Hubert Wilkins, based at Point Barrow for the Russian plane search. Bad wea- ther forced Gillian down at Cape Halkett, about 100 miles east of Barrow, in the dead of winter. The plane was damaged in landing. The snowmobile came to his rescue with bailing wire, sheet iron and canvas. Gillian patched his plane and com pleted the flight. M uE
 Time was when any sort of mercy flight hit page one, column eight. Now the flights have to pack plenty of punch, must contain the main es- sentials: adverse weather, hardship, isolation, impending death--or life in fact, any kind of aerial derring- dor. Otherwise the telegraph editor just boils the story down to filler size, if, indeed, he even bothers.
 Mercy flights are here for good. Blase Alaska and Pacific Northwest newspaper readers take them for granted now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05

forest fire. A miner, i'll, is stranded in his cabin. A plane is reported down.
 Off go the mercy fliers to the rescue.
 Those isolated settlements along the oft-stormy Strait of Juan De Fuca, which lies between the state of Washington and British Colum- bias Vancouver Island, also figure in mercy errands. It is usually the Coast Guard seaplane base at Port Angeles, Wash, that responds. Plane Subs for Stork Recently, for instance, Copilots Lieut.. D. B. MacDiarmid and Lieut., (jg) F. G. Wilde, flew from Port Angeles to East Sound, at Orcas Island, and picked up Mrs Mildred Latta, 21, an expectant mother Eff teen minutes later she was in Ana cortes and rushed to a hospital. Without waiting to learn if it was to be boy or girl, they returned to their base. M
 Because of their efforts, a five pound baby boy was delivered pre- maturely in Caesarian operation. The doctor said the child would probably live"
 Airplanes played their part in last months efforts to rescue the 18 sur vivors of the wrecked wooden mo- torship Patterson at Cape Fair weather, Alaska. Planes dropped supplies to the stranded men, two landed guides and lair ferried" some of them to civilization. S8
 Last month a radio message from Anchorage said merely Mercy flight plane sent Talketna return unidentified Native boy broken leg Another Anchorage plane brought the son of an Indian chief from the wilderness near Iliamna to Anchorage disqualification for criti- cal burns he received in a fire which fatally burned his father, the tribal chief, and destroyed the family's possessions. s M
 Alaskans Know Their Pilots
 Alaskans know the names of more plane pilots than they do members of their own Territorial Legislature. Such names as Joe Crosson, Sheldon Simmons, Harold Gillian, Noel Wien, Bob Ellis, Alex Holden, Bob Reeves, Hans Mirow, Don Goodwin, Art Woodley and Bill Lavery. &
 Lavery, it will be remembered, was decorated by the Soviet Gov ernment for his part in the 1884 rescue of the Russian Lindbergh, Sigismund Levanevisky. Levanevisky apparently lost his life in the Mos cow Fairbanks transpolar flight in August, 1897, with five companions , Then there was Percy Hubbard, veteran of several mercy flights be- fore he lost both legs in an air crash while on a regular commer- cial assignment. Mercy flights
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-05
AUcueT 102Q. BATTLE FOUGHT FOR A HILL; EUR0PES IF OVVSIT lA1V. JTTER5 GO ON MCREASING
By VOLTA TORREY AP Feature Service Writer

A concealed as well as undeclared war had simmered for years along the frontier between Russia and Manchoukuo. Just wherethe boun- diary lay. geographers could not say. And in August, 1888, so many bombs burst on a hill called Changkufeng, near the uncetrain frontiers eastern end, that the whole world worried, and wondered. ~
 Was Russia. China's friend. di- verting Japan from the war in Chinaq Or was Japan, Germany's friend, distracting Russia from the crisis in Czechoslovakia? Or were both sides frontier forces merely fighting to avoid being moved to bigger and bloodier battlefields?
 Few could say. But Toyko and Moscow diplomats compared maps, ordered an armistice, and agreed to let commission draw the line be- tween Russia and Manchoukuo.
 War Dog Days
 August Is was expected to be Der Tag" in Europe. It wasn't. But the build-up continued every August day. Hungary's kingfish. Admiral Nicholas Horthy, went to Germany to study goose-stepping. Bulgarias King Boris got his peighbor's per mission to re-arm. Spain's Insurgent President Franco scuttled the non interventionists' plans. Germ n S marched as to war. and busted a British passport officer from Vienna for espionage. r
 "It will soon no longer be pos sible." Secretary of State Hull broad cast, for some nations to follow the way of force and for other nations at the same time to choose and follow the way of reason