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The guardian., 1940-02-17

Board of Directors met at residence
of chairman, DIR Florence }. Bell,
$50 fremont St., and had very in
teresting meeting, hearing reports of
the splendid affair at Peoples Bap-
tist Church, with Missionary Club,
ethiopia At the Bar of Justice" "
which was historical and Educational
with all the characters performing
their parts well, DIR. Mary Gordon,
chairman, thanks all who took part
to make such a great success.
The guardian., 1940-02-17

Initiation will be held Friday, Feb.
16, in Smith Hall when the candidates
will travel, oh yes, travel. We are
having a membership drive.-$1.00
reinstatement and $3.50 new mem
bers. Come in and help carry on the
good work.
The guardian., 1940-02-17

DIR. Lucille Jones, chairman of
Ways and Means Committee extends
thanks and appreciation to all Dtrs.
and friends as we'll as Oil Burners who
attended the Supper at her residence
1926 fremont St. Watch out for an
other date.
The guardian., 1940-02-17

The Civil Liberty Committee met
at the residence of DIR. Minnie Woods,
419 Mass Ave, DIR. Claudi Roachford
chairman. An interesting meeting was
held with discussion on the can't
Lynching bill" Next meeting in
March" at residence of DIR. Lucille
Jones, 1926 fremont st., apt. 6. All
members requested to attend.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Mai. Gen. Shanks Dies
At 10; Commanded
Embarkation Ports
Officer Was Holder
Of Both Army and
Navy Service Medals

Maj. Gen. David Carey Shanks,
10. U. s. A.. retired, who as COM
mander Of ports Of embarkation in
New York and New Jersey during
the. World War supervised placing
on board ship more than million
and half soldiers bound for France.
died early today in Walter Reed
Hospital after an illness of about
three weeks.
Gen. Shanks, who lived here in
the Westmoreland Apartments, was
one of the few officers to hold both
the Army and the Navy Distinguish
ed Service Medals, awarded in con-
nection with his work as commander
of the embarkation ports. Late in
1918 he trained the 18th Army Divi-
sion at Camp Kearny, Calf. Then.
following the armistice, he returned
to his position in charge Of ports
and supervised the handling Of
troops returning from overseas.
West Point Graduate In 1884.
Gen. Shanks served in the Spanish
American War and the Philippine
Insurrection.
Born in Salem, Va, he attended
Roanoke College and was graduated
from the United States Military
Academy at West Point in 1884 and
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant of infantry in June of that
year. He passed through the vari-
Gus grades, until reaching the rank
of major general in 1917. He was
retired January IT, 1925.
Gen. Shanks was member of the
Army and Navy Club and the Chevy
Chase Club here, the Pacific Coast
Club, Long Beach, Calf, and the
Lotos Club of New York.
Wrote Two Books.
He wrote a book on Manage
ment of the American Soldier" and
another on LAS They Passed
Through the Port"
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Nancy Chapman Shanks; two
daughters, Mrs. William E. Malloy,
wife of Comdr. Malloy. U. S. N, and
Mrs. Stephen ]. Champerlin, wife
of 1t. Col. Chamberlin, U. s. A.,
and several grandchildren. Both
Comdr. Malloy and Col. Chamber
lin are on duty here.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
| Mrs. Ella Marcus Bull,
Active in D. A. R., Dies

Mrs. Ella Marcus Bull, 70. widow
of Orvil A. Bull. died here yesterday
after a two months illness. Mrs.
Bull was the founder of the James
Mccall Chapter of the D. A. r. here,
which was named for her great
great-grandfather. Col. James. Nc
Call, a soldier in the Revolutionary
War.
Born in Columbus, Ga, Mrs. Bull
came to Washington after the death
Of her husband in 1906. Mr.. Bull
was at one time school commits
sioner for Troup County, Ga, and
served in the Georgia Legislature.
+ Besides being active IN work Of
the D. A. r., Mrs. Bull took an in
terest in affairs of the Order of the
Eastern Star, being life member
Of Esther Chapter, No. S. In recent
years she had made her home at
208 S street NE. She leaves no
immediate relatives.
Funeral services were to be held
at $50 pm. today at the Scott
funeral home, 408 Eighth street Sc.
Burial will be in Columbus, Ga.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Funeral Services Held
For Patricia Donovan

Funeral services were held at
10:30 this morning in st. Matthew's
Church for Miss Patricia Donovan,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. William
]. Donovan of 1647 Thirtieth street
NV. Private burial in Arlington
National Cemetery was to follow the
rites.
The Rev. Vincent Donovan, o. p,
Of st. Vincent Ferrers Church in
New York City, an uncle of Miss
Donovan, celebrated the requiem
mass.
Miss Donovan, %, was fatally in
jured Monday when her automobile
left the highway and crashed into a
tree near Fredericksburg, Va. She
was returning from a visit to a
friend at Duke University at Dur
ham, N. G.
Her father, New York and WASH
ington lawyer, is well known as
"Wild Bill" Donovan, commander of
the famed Fighting 69th" Regi-
ment during the World War. He
was Assistant Attorney General
during the Coolidge administration.
Miss Donovan was baptised at
Camp Mills, New York, by Father
Duffy, chaplain of her fathers reg
iment, shortly before it sailed for
France. She made her debut in New
York three years ago, and had been
attending George Washington Uni
versity here.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Suturu Center Founder
To Speak on Mission

Miss Lillian Picken, founder Of
the Satara Friendship Center at
Satara, India, will discuss the work
of the mission at series of meetings
here beginning Friday and continu-
ing through Sunday.
Her engagements include one at
the First Congregational Church at
8 pm. Friday, another at the same
place at 2 pm. Saturday; third
before the Women's Council, WASH
ington Federation of Churches, at
federation headquarters, 1749 N
street NV, at 3 pm. Saturday.
Miss Picken will address the Sum-
day school at Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church at $50 am. Sum-
day At II am. Sunday she will
speak at the Potomac Heights Com
munity Church. She will address an
interdenominational rally of young
people at pm. Sunday in the First
Congregational Church. and another
rally at 8 pm at the same place.
Evening star., 1940-04-10

late in the year when the new Social
Security and Railroad Retirement
Buildings are completed in South
west Washington.
Questionnaires will be circulated
IN the next two days among the
Baltimore and Washington employees
of the board, as it is felt that among
the latter also will be a sizable
number who will want to change
their residence to get nearer the
place of employment.
The questions to be asked include
the amount of rent desired to be
paid or if the employe would be in
terested in buying home; location
sought; size of the family, and other
related data.
The information needed most, 1t
is said, bears on families with in
come under $4,000.
1t has not been decided yet what
action will be taken after the re-
turns are in.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Forum Of the Airs Topic
10 Be Waqe-Hour Law

Amendments to the Wage-Hour
Law" will be the subject OF the
American Forum Of the Air from 8
to 9 O'Clock Sunday night on the
Mutual Eroadcasting Co. network.
The program will include addresses
by Senator Murray of Montana and
Representative Barden Of North
Carolina, followed by informal dis
cussions by Representatives Patrick
OF Alabama, Cox Of Georgia and COT.
fee OF Nebraska and by Miss Joseph
Inc Roche, president OF the National
Consumers League.
The program will be broadcast
from the studio of the new Interior
Department Building, and the pub
lie has been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Businessmen PIun
Dance April II

The April meeting of the Connec-
ticut Avenue Businessmen's Asso-
citation was postponed last night
until April II. when the association
will give a dinner dance in the May
flower Hotel. A trophy award viii
be made to the business firm having
the best window display on Con-
necticut avenue and II door prizes
will be given.
Miss Alice Fay, Forrest Oakley
Miss Rosalie Robin and Bertram
Shrier are in charge of the ar
rangements and entertainment. Le-
roy Thayer is chairman Of the Din
ner-Dance Committee.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Experiment on Crowd
Costly to Youths
By the Associated presss

By the Associated Pressa
DENVER.-It took just 1 minute
and 20 seconds for a couple Of
youths to find out how long it would
take to draw crowd if they shouted
murder" on downtown intersec-
ton.
Two hundred persons came on
the run when they stopped their
car in the middle of the street and
started shouting Help, murder!"
Among the 200 were Patrolmen
G. M. johnson and w. j. Miller, who
were a block away. They filed
charges Of disturbing the peace.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Cardinal Verdier
IOf Paris Diocese
IDies at rs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April l0.--Jean Cardina.
Verdier, 76, Archbishop Of Paril
and notable church diplomat and
administrator, died yesterday.
Known for years simply as Mon.
sieur Jean," he was named cardi-
nal archbishop Of the Paris diocese
with spiritual dominion over 5,0OO,-
600 persons, In 1929.
Cardinal Verdier was born at La
oix-Barrez. He became a profess
sor of theology at the Seminary OF
st. Sulpice in Paris. He was elected
superior and director in 1907 and
was named superior general of the
order in 1929.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Twice Moved College
Carries On in China

Compelled to move from WI
chang to Wweilin, then from Kweilin
to Hsichow, west of Yunnan, China,
Hua Chung College has already re-
sumed activities.
The students determined to wipe
out illiteracy in theil new neighbor-
hood. They divided the villages into
six districts and made four students
responsible for each.
Six hours Of instruction are given
every week, and the courses include
reading, hygiene, the patriotic move
ment, and singing Students also
teach In the new Hsichow Middle
School.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Charter Amended

RICHMOND, Va, April 10 CR.-
Amendments issued by the State
Corporation Commission yesterday
included:
Prince William Enterprises, Inc.
Manassas, Va, w. Hill Brown, jr.
president. Increasing its maximum
authorized capital stock from $40, 0,00C
to 10000. A. S. F. Mackenzie, Sec
retary, Manassas, secured amend
ment.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Fire Destroys Farmhouse

Fire Of Undetermined origin yes
terday afternoon destroyed q Az
story farmhouse on the Colesville
pike near Colesville, Md. Volunteer
fire departments from Silver Spring
and Sandy Spring battled the blaze
for several hours. The house was
owned by Howard D. zook Of
Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
William and Mary Plans
Four Scholarships

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April TO-
President John Stewart Bryan an
nounced William and Mary College
would award four scholarships to
entering man students "of excep-
tional intellectual ability" from II
Southeastern States, including Vir-
ginia and the District The awards
will be in memory of the late Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson, the personal
physician of President Woodrow
Wilson and chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Cosmopolitan Club Dance

More than 100 members and
guests are expected to attend the
Cosmopolitan Clubs spring dinner
dance tomorrow evening at the
Mayfower Hotel. A. w. Lee, chair
man Of the Entertainment Com
mittee, is assisted by a committee
of members wives.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Security Board 10 Survey
Workers Housing Needs

Looking to the time when ap-
proximately 1000 employees of the
Social Security Board will be shifted
to Washington from Baltimore,
officials are planning to make a
housing survey to determine the
needs of the workers.
The move is expected to take place
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Bond Concert Cancelled

The band concert by the United
States Marine Band scheduled for
2:30 pm. today has been cancelled
because Of other omcial engage
usut& aA6sG11
Evening star., 1940-04-10
pIREcroRs

FREDERICK H. ECKER, New York, N. 7.
Chairman Of the Board
Metropolitan Life Insurance. Company
JOHN ANDERSON. New York, ny.
Chairman, Executive Committss
Charles Phxsr B Co., Inc.
MITCHELL D. FOLI.ANSBEE, Chicago, N.
Member, Follansbss, shoesy and Sehupp
Attornsys At Law
JOSEPH p. DAY, New York, NJ =.
President, Joseph p. Day, Ine., Real Estats
LANoDoN p. MARVIN, New York, ny.
Member, Emmet, Marvin and Martin
Att0nsys at Law
Evening star., 1940-04-10
Dunbar PIT. A. to Meet

The Dunbar High School Parent
Teacher Association will meet to-
morrow at pm. at the school.
Evening star., 1940-04-10
I'm Mrntnrtant

FULLER. MAGGIE. Sacred to the
memory Of our devoted sister. MAGGIE
FULLER, who departed this life four years
Sister, I loved you, dearly.
Better than can be told.
But God loved you better
DEyoGSPS XoGSP ssorzzEh, ssS iii ) JAMES AN AND IRENE
HERBERT. EDWARD Il. In loving re-
f. # NY Who dear BASED .he away s
years ago. April { bAGdGrrR. 1s33 MABEL.
Of our dear Mother, sARSH ISHin1 HoksGR. ds@sIy
ssss, Sas a:ss9fe 2s1 10 'h'i i. 'sn wears
MAssINo, CATHERINE. In lovins
memory OF our dear mother. who departed
this life twelve years ago today. April 10.
Treasured thoushts Of one so dear.
Often bring a silent tear:
Thoughts, return to scenes long past,
lime 'o'H HUsBASp sa Nd AND fVsk eA1LDRaN. tIssS .
sAYLEs. REV. AoUILA AND CARRIE
& H s%YEa e our 5d O4yed xye nsRr essss Fe
s sSYLEs R Who departed ted this life 1 ten year;
ago, April and April 10, 1880. re-
spectively.
They, had smile for every one.
A heart as pure as gold;
LADIES asir IN Ro aeye1 sF9F 81 2Psaov.
IDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH. MARIA L.
JOHNSON, President; ELSIE WATT,
Secretary.
my % dear % ana only u daushter. s:' HASIE kRci' \. z
sILh ssInL!h,f .hSaII whe IIess ne aiassssa E1fSf RseI
Evening star., 1940-04-10

WILLIAM L. DE BosT, New York, N. Z.
Prssidsnt, Union Dime saving Bank
JEREMAH MILBANK, New York, N. 7.
Milbank 8 Co.
DALTON CORY COLEMAN
Nontrsal, Canada, Senior Vies-Prssidsnt,
Canadian Pacific Railway
NEwcoMB CARLTON, New Yerk. NY.
Chairman Of The Board
Western Union Telegraph compaay
LEROY A. LINCOLN, New Yosk, ny.
President, Astzopolitan Lks
lnsuTancs Company
HARRY W. CROFT, orssawieh. coaa.
Former Chairman
Hafhison-Wa Rsfractoeiss Conpany
Evening star., 1940-04-10

THOMAS n. BECK, New York, NY.
President, The Croweli- Collier Publishing
Company
WALTER EWING HOPE, New York, N. 7.
Member. Ailbank, Tweed and Hope
Attornsys at Law
SAMUEL ". FORDYcE, 81. Louis, Mo.
Member, Fordycs, White, Nayns, Williams
and Hartman, Attorneys at Law
GEORGE AcANENY, New Yeek, ny.
Chaifman Of ths Board
Title ou@antee and Trust Company
RoBERT Y. FLElmlo, WasAingtoa, q. e.
Prssideot and ChaifmaA of ths Beard
&4Q Nat;ooal Bank
TREDERfc ". ECKER, New Yoek, n. 7.
Ves-prssidsot
Evening star., 1940-04-10

FRENCH. MARY W. On Tuesday. April
Rainsforth French, MARY w FRENCH,
beloved wife of the late DR.. William B.
French.
Funeral services at the Chambers fu-
neral home, 14OO Chaplin st. NV, on
Thursday. April IL. at 1920 am. Inter-
ment Bangor, Me.
April 8. 1910. PAULINE J. GOLDIN. be-
loved sister of Ethel Gilman. Jennie Col
burn. Catherine Miller, Lola Wood and
Funeral services at Chambers funeral
home. 517 11th st. Sc. on Thursday:
friends invited Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery 10
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Patuxent Research Area
Has Long>Range Design
5000 Acres Being Devoted
To Study of Questions Now
Raised by Conservation

A part Of their efforts. thereto
will be devoted to studies Of ".
utilization of wild-life resource,
Live trapping will be studied especi-
ally with more emphasis on traps
from which animals and birds
cannot escape in a manned condl-
ton. The scientists may also do
bit of shooting. purely in an expert
mental way. they explain, in con-
Quoting their researches on the re-
servation.
Even those persons bored with
sportmens talk of big bags will pro-
fit by the researches. For there are
many diseases of wild life which
may bring death to humans. Tula-
remia. spotted fever. sylvatic plague
and many others will be placed un-
der the research microscope.
And finally. the findings will be
made public, so that commercial
breeders of animals and birds can
learn of better methods and avoid
the diseases that make domestic
breeding-especially of silver fox
and mink-so hazardous and eXpen-
sive. Who knows but that not many
moons from now mink coats may
be too cheap for even pawnshop
storage during summers.
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Bv R0berf BruSRiu.

Two quail in every pot and mink
coat in every home are something
to be achieved possibly by future
generations, but the United States
Government has already begun
concentrated attack on the prob
lem.
1t may take 400 or 500 years to
solve completely problems inherent
in making the wild life more plen-
tiful. However, if the populace is
still eating fowl and meat instead
of "ersatz" food in capsules, if it is
still wearing clothes, if sportsmen
are still hunting (and if there is
still a populace), United States Fish
and Game Commission scientists
may have the answer by then.
At any rate, they have finally
begun to seek in their own research
reservation the answers to count
less questions inherent in the res
toration of wild life, once the most
abundant resource in the land, but
steadily diminishing before an in
creasing population, hunters, fish,
ermen and modern farming methods.
Just Is miles northeast of Wash
Evening star., 1940-08-18

by DR.. Ira N. Gabrielson, started its
refuge system throughout the coun-
try in 1885, almost half million
wild fowl died annually from that
disease, and the loss is still large
factor, although it has been cut
down considerably by stabilizing
water levels. Research on that prob
lem supplements studies being con-
Quoted at the Bear River Refuge in
Utah.
Several turkey buzzards penned
at the Patuxent Refuge have been
supplying serum for inoculation
against the disease, but it will be
impossible to inoculate all and
therefore a better method must be
found.
Frederick C. Lincoln will investi-
gate the migration habits of birds
in the area and conduct seasonal
inventories The birds will be
banded to determine their seasonal
movements over the far-hung
flyways.
Wild-life restoration would be of
little apparent value to sportsmen.
trappers and fishermen unless it
provided good shooting. food and
pelts. Of'this the refuge scientists
are fully aware.
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Big Road Projects Keyed to Needs of National Defense

for not only extending highway fa-
cilities but for modernizing the main
routes, in the interest of traffic SAT-
ETY. and economy, would justify
much larger Federal authorizations
and appropriations than have ever
been proposed. The aim Of the
Roads Committee has been to pro-
vide a stable and orderly program
and maintain a steady, reasonable
rate of progress. 1t is generally agreed
that roads are as necessary a part
of national defense as guns and
ammunition. We need roads to the
farms where the food is produced.
We need roads to the factories
where munitions and supplies are
made. We need roads so our de-
fense forces can be transported
wherever and whenever needed
War developments recently have
strongly spotlighted the Importance
of highways militarily, but even
before that, when the Public Roads
Administration recommended to
Congress that the Government
undertake construction of a vast
system of inter-regional through
highways, the War Department
strongly concurred.
Congress has not yet acted upon
the plan outlined in that exhaustive
report but it is significant that
expenditure of at least $312,0 900
on Federal-aid roads in the near
future is under direct control of
Washington. All plans and contracts
of the States must be approved by
the Public Roads Administration.
AS this agency operates in close
consultation with the War Depart
ment, it is inevitable prospective
highway improvement will be de-
finitely keyed to the demands of
national defense.
1t was in 1921, nearly two decades
ago, that the War Department made
a comprehensive study of the high
way routes important to the nation.
Evening star., 1940-08-18

lack of employment in conservation
minded America.
Later. employees of State Conser-
vation Departments will be invited
for the course, and executives from
the States will be permitted to study
there for short periods.
Under DR.. L. c. Morley, superin-
tendent of the refuse, the various
laboratories have begun to function
with great enthusiasm from its
youthful scientists. Probably longest
in operation has been the food habits
division, with DR.. Clarence Cottam
in charge. which has been conduct
ing experiments in nutrition and
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Effort Is Made to Give
Workers Better Prices
Similar Centers Sought for
Plans Elsewhere, With Hope
OF Economic Gain in Nation

as in the other belligerent countries.
Information was recently sought
by Netherlander who told the sci
entists that before the invasion
thousands of wild fowl were being
trapped on the Zuyder Zee and
other lowlands for transportation
to England. for food.
With the economic value Of wild
life becoming more apparent as
the war increases in scope and
tempo, the scientists hope for a new
era of conservation upon cessation
of hostilities, although it may be
merely preparatory for a new war.
One of the problems to be solved
at the PatuXent Refuge is the ef-
feet modern cropping systems have
in encouraging or discouraging wild
life. Since half of the 5000 acres
is timbered and the other half
farm land and marsh, they will be
able to determine the effect Of for
estry operations on the animals and
birds.
Crows Are Studied.
The studies there may incident
ally settle for all time the contro-
versy over crows. Scientists admit
Evening star., 1940-08-18

that these birds, which are slaugh-
tered annually by the thousands,
eat crops. But they want to meas
ure how much crows eat of valuable
crops and crop-destroying insects,
and if considering them a pest is
justified. Similar studies will be
made of other birds.
One effort in making wild life
popular with farmers will be in
developing hedgerows which will
supply cash crops, such as holly,
nuts and fruit, and at the same
time provide cover and food for the
game birds.
The land and its conhguration
will permit variety of experiments.
1t extends from high hills and roll.
ing meadow to marsh and bottom
land along the Patuxent River, once
capable of floating ships loaded with
cargo from England, but now silted
into a meandering creek.
Running free or in pens for closer
study are several thousand mink,
quail, ferrets, wild turkeys, foxes,
raccoons, gray squirrels, opossums,
mourning doves, manards. wood,
ducks, beavers, muskrats, ruffed
grouse and several white-tailed
deer. Others may be added.
On the 60-acre Cash Lake, an
other 15-acre lake and "a small
ponds of varying depths and types
of bottoms, the scientists will be able
to study marsh plants and the types
of food most favored by water fowl
and mammals with a semi-aquatic
habitat
The Middle Atlantic area is al
most devoid of lakes and Cash Lake
will, therefore, be proving ground
and guide for impounding artificial
lakes for preservation of wild fowl
and fish.
Mosquito Control.
1t will incidentally also provide
a boon to mankind, for one of the
studies will be on natural control
of mosquitoes, one form of wild life
which even conservationists are
trying to destroy.
In addition to improving the lot
of wild life. the research center will