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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-06-06
Health Conference To
Be Held Next Week
Health Officers And Boards
OF Health Of Maryland To
Meet In Baltimore

An interesting program has been
arranged by DR.. John S. Fulton, Di-
rector Of the State Department. of
Health, for the annual conference Of
Health Officers and Boards of Health
of Maryland, at Osler Hall, Baltimore
Friday and Saturday, June 18th and
18th.
The speakers on Friday will include
Governor Richie, Surgeon General
Hugh S. Cumming, and Assistant
Surgeon-General A. M. Stimson, of
the U. S. Public Health Service. Some
Of the notable achievements of the
State in the control of communicable
diseases, during the last quarter of
century will be the subject of an adj
dress by DR.. R. H. Riley, Chief of the
State Bureau of Communicable Dis
eases. Methods used in immunization
against diphtheria, will be described
by DR.. L. V. Ellicott of the Baltimore
City Department of Health. DR.. A. r.
Dochez, of New York City who has at
tanned international distinction by his
studies of scarlet fever and the de-
velopment of serum now used in the
control of the disease, will speak on
the preparation and use of scarlatinal
anti-toxin.
Other subjects scheduled for discus
sion include: "Pernatal Care and the
Prevention of Infant Mortality" by
DR.. J. H. M. Knox, Jr., Chief of the
State Bureau of Child Hygiene; "The
Duties of the County Health Officer"
by DR.. E. c. Kefauver, County Health
Officer and Assistant Deputy State
Health Officer, of Frederick county;
"Problems Of Hydrophobia Control"
by DR.. Stimson; "The Sanitary Engi-
neer in the Health Program" by Abel
Wolman, Chief of the State Bureau
of Sanitary Engineering; "Problems
in Milk Control by A. L. Sullivan,
State Food and Drug Commissioner;
Educational Publicity by Miss Ger
trude B. Knipp, Chief, Division of
Public Health Education, State De-
partment of Health; and "The Eco
nomical Advantage Of the Distribu-
ton of Biological Supplies by the
State Department of Health for the
Control of Communicable Diseases, by
Walter N. Kirkman, Chief Of the Blu
reau of Personnel and Accounts.
The program for the session OH
Saturday has been arranged with
special reference to the work of the
public health nurses. It includes:
Communicable Disease Control" by
DR.. John Collinson, Assistant Chief,
Bureau of Communicable Diseases;
"Care in tuberculosis" by DR.. John
Nicklas, Clinican Maryland Tubercu-
losis Association; "Value of Glasses
for Midwives," DR.. Knox Chief, Bu
reau of Child Hygiene; Nursing Prob
lemes in Mental Hygiene; "Public
Health in Schools" DR.. E. A. Jones,
Cambridge, Deputy State Health Of
ficer; "Civic Advancement Along
Sanitary Lines" by Fred w. Caspari,
District Engineer, State Bureau Of
Sanitary Engineering; "Nurses Re-
ports and Equipment" by Miss Ethel
Monroe, State Advisory Nurse.
Invitations to attend the conference
have been extended to county and
town health officers, physicians, coun-
ty commissioners, mayors and men,
bers of town councils, members of the
Board of Education, county superin-
tendents, public health nurses and to
others interested in public health.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-06-06
State And Peninsula News

Announcement was made last week
of the formation in Baltimore of a
law partnership by Clarence w. Miles,
Peoples Counsel before the Public
Service Commission and formerly of
Salisbury, and two prominent attor-
neys of that city. The association is
with Eugene A. Edgett and Jackson
r. Collins, and offices of the firm are
located at lila and Ills Munsey
Building. Mr.. Miles withdraws as a
member of the firm of Miles, Bailey
& Miles, Salisbury.
Mr.. Edgett is assistant States At
torney of Baltimore city "a member
of the faculty of University of Mary
land Law School and nephew of
William M. Maloy, former chairman
of the P. S. C. Mr.. Edgett is consid-
cred as one of the most prominent
of the younger trial lawyers in Balti-
more.
Mr.. Collins is a native of the East
S1h NllO1S, SASdudCC VI w COll
and Lee in 1918, and honor man in the
Class of "a at Harvard Law School.
For the last year he has been assist
ant Peoples Counsel but will resign
this office August LIST, to devote the
time to his private practice.
Mr.. Miles, whose rise in his chosen
profession has been a meteoric one,
was admitted to the bar in 1920 and
was City Solicitor of Salisbury at
the time Of his appointment to his
persent responsible position by Gov
ernor Richie. Mr. land Mrs. Miles
are making their home at the Avon
Apartments, Charles and Read streets,
Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-06-06

engine house foreman and one Of
Cape Charles most respected citizens
died at his home on Monroe avenue
Monday afternoon of last week at 8
o'clock from paralysis. He had been
i'll only a few hours, having worked
his shift at the local railroad shops
that morning and it was while COM
ing off duty that a stroke seized him.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Balti-
more, Md, on Nov. II, 1868 and was
the son of the late Steven R., and
Julia Ann Fletcher Thompson of that
city. When young man he went to
Erie, Pa; where he was employed by
the Nickel Plate railroad as fireman
and also worked in a machine shop at
Erie. He first married Miss Hattie
Pollock, of Erie, Pa, on October 21st,
1884, who died December 10, 1897.
There were no children to this union.
He married the second time, Miss
Florence Elizabeth White of Fair
mount, Md, on April II, 1899, who
together with four sons survive him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson moved to
Cape Charles in 1885. He entered the
services of the old New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad as fire.
man on February 8, 1856, was pro-
NOTED to engineer on April 10, 1887
and was made engine house foreman
at the railroad shops on February J.,
1911 which position he held until his
death.
Mr. Thompson is the last of the first
three original main line passenger
engineers of the N. Y. P. & N. rail-
road. George Barr and John Clarke,
who preceded him to the grave sew
eral years ago were the other two
who piloted the railroads passenger
trains during the latter eighties when
Joseph Restein, now Train Master
was passenger conductor.
AS a citizen, Mr.. Thompson was
respected by all who knew him and
his word was never questioned. He
was a member of Bethany M. E.
Church and regular church goer
when his duties at the railroad did
not prevent.
Funeral services were held at his
late home, Rev. Vaughn S. Collins,
pastor of Bethany church officiating.
The body was taken to Delmar
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-06-06

"Be prepared" is the motto of the
Boy Scouts and the value of the AK
iom and the result of it's application
was strikingly shown on Folly Creek,
Va, last week. A girl member of a
swimming party slipped into a deep
hole, became frightened and was in a
serious danger until one scout reach
her and held her up long enough for
two others to come to his assist
ance when she was taken ashore.
There first aid instructions of the
scouts brought the girl around in
short order.
The Seventh grade of the Parksley
High School picked out the Folly for
a picnic and were making the most Of
an ideal day, boys and girls alike en-
joying the swimming. Over estimat-
ing her power one of the girls found
the current too much for her and,
when, as she reached, what she
thought was firm footing went be-
low the surface of the creek, she be-
came panic stricken and helpless.
Mason Dever spied her hand above
the water and started out for her as
she was going down for the second
time.
The dash to her rescue had ex-
hausted him but William Finney and
Moore Parks were close behind him
and relieved him of his burden and
soon had their charge on the bank,
where she was quickly revived.
Evening star., 1925-05-19

BOY SENTENCED TO DIE
PLAYS Jazz IN PRISON
Fifteen-Year-Old Slayer Confident
He Will Be Saved From Death
in "Hot Seat"

By the Associated Press.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, May ia few
minutes after being sentenced yester-
day to death in the electric chair for
the murder of his aged grandmother.
15-year-ol William Cavalier was
playing jazz music on a phonograph
in his room in the detention house.
Since his confession that he killed
his grandmother last September for
the purpose of robbery, Cavalier, the
youngest prisoner ever TO receive the
death sentence in this State, has been
confined in the home of detention for
juveniles. After sentence was imposed
it was reported that he was to be re-
moved to a cell in the county prison,
but late last night no such order had
been issued.
After being returned to his room the
boy soon was playing lively selections
on his phonograph. which has been
his greatest source of amusement
since his arrest. He appeared uncon-
cerned as to his fate, saying that he
was not afraid of dying 'in the hot
seat" He added that he would have
plenty of friends who will save me-"
Counsel for the boy announced they
would appeal to the State Supreme
Court for new trial and, failing in
this, would carry the case before the
board of pardons. 1t is understood
there will be no opposition to a COM
mutation of sentence should the case
go to the pardon board.
Cavalier showed no emotion when
sentence was passed.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
3lOQUARTSSElED
IN 18TH STREET RAID
Alleged Owner in Police Court
When Descent Is Made on
His Dwelling.

Police today descended upon a pre-
tentious stonefront dwelling at 1920
Sixteenth street, where they seized
nearly 300 quarts of liquor, which.
they say, had been made there and
bottled up in fancy containers as old
Scotch, cognac, Bacardi rum and other
liquors of supposed ancient vintage.
Dominic Goodyear was said by po-
lice to be the owner of the liquor
and To have been in Police Court
toGaT while the raid was going on,
answering previous charges of sell
ing liquor. At the house \police ar
rested Mrs. Goodyear and Amonado
Hllonosio.
The raiding party found that a
small room in the basement without
a window had been used, they said,
to manufacture the liquor.
Among the alleged liquors found
were many fancy decorated bottles,
which the police seized, as follows:
twenty six quarts Green Stripe Scotch
whisky, % quarts of cognaC, is
quarts Sandy Mack, 50 quarts of
Bacardi rum, quarts Gilka, 8 quarts
Scotch, s quarts Canadian Club, 3
quarts apricot brandy, y quarts
Black and White whisky, II quarts
Mount Vernon Club rye and 3 gallons
of gin.
In addition to the liquor there were
found in the basement a large assort-
ment of labels and bottling and cap
ping devices.
Police making the raid were I. c.
Wilson and n. o. Holmes of the vice
squad and NJ. II. Rainey. park police.
They had just completed making a
purchase. they said, prior to their
raid. They will ask warrant for the
arrest of Goodyear.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
Coolidge Decides
To Forego Private
Car OF, Trauels
Viii Use Ordinary Pull
man Accommodations
For EcOr,on,y's Sake.

When President Coolidge goes to
st. Paul, Mimi, next month and later
to Swampscott, Mass, where he will
spend his vacation, he will travel in
an ordinary Pullman compartment
car. In making this known today
the White House explained that the
President believes travelling in this
democratic fashion does not inter
fere with his privacy nor does it in
terfere with the necessary safe
guards to protect the Presidents life.
Private cars have no particular at
traction for President Coolidge, and
in the interest of economy he intends
to ride on the ordinary Pullman cars
when he travels. 1t is likely. though.
that because of the large number of
people who will be in the presidential
party when he goes to st. Paul,
several cars will be needed to hold the
party and the railroad may deem it
advisable to make a special section
of them.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
ADMITS INCORRECT
STATEMENTS MADE
Ex-Gov. Davis, on Trial for
Bribery, Confesses to In
formation Previously Denied.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., May 19.-Jonathan
M. Davis, former governor, charged
with seeking a bribe, yesterday admit
ted on the witness stand that several
parts of statement given the press
to explain why his son, Russell G..
Davis, had delivered a pardon to Fred
PollInan, forger, We're not true. &.
b. Griffith. attorney general, pressed
the defendant to admit that a Peter
son route" really was mentioned be-
fore the executive expressed a willing
ness to parole Walter Grundy, an en-
bezzler. This was denied.
A. l.. Oswald, attorney, who repre-
sented Grundy in parole application,
testified that Davis was cold to ap-
peals for executive clemency until
Oswald said: "Well. l guess the only
thing to do is to take the Peterson
route
Peterson Route Defined.
The phrase Peterson route" Oswald
declared, related to reports that Os-
wald had heard pardons were being
sold through the office of Carl j. Peter
son, bank commissioner.
Suggestion of the Peterson route,
according to Oswald's testimony, led
to the solicitation of a $500 bribe by
both the governor and Peterson.
Davis denied that the words Peter
son route" ever were used by Oswald
in any conversation with him.
Davis completed four hours of cross
examination upon the adjournment of
court last night.
In his statement to the press, made
January 10. after publication of an
alleged expose of a pardon sale
through Russell Davis to Pollman,
Gov. Davis had said that certain per
sons took advantage of 1.-The unsophis-
ticated nature of my son to inveiSle
him into some indiscreet act"
Informed of PoIiman's Trip.
lie had denied in the statement any
knowledge of Pollman's visiting Rus.
sell Davis on the Davis farm, in Bour-
bon County, but his own testimony
brought out that he had been inform
ed of the Pollman trip. Pollman tes-
titled that he offered $3.50 to Russell
Davis if his father would grant a
pardon. Russell is alleged TO have
accepted from Pollman the $3.50 in a
Topeka hotel and handed the paroled
convict the pardon bearing the sigma
ture of the elder Davis.
The case is expected to go to the
jury late today or early tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
CIVIC LEADERS BACK
GEORGETOWN FETE
Memorial Day Pageant Will Give
Historically Faithful Picture
of Growth.

Civic and business interests OF
Georgetown are uniting to make the
pageant to be given on Memorial day
in MontroSe Park "A success, il was
indicated at a meeting of the pageant
committee at the Potomac Savings
Bank last night
Approximately 100 persons VIII take
part in the historical picture of "Old
orgetown. Colonial Georgetown and
the Present Georgetown One of the
interesting features of the pageant
will be the display of old costumes and
heirlooms owned by residents of that
section of the city and actually used
by the first residents.
Lieut. Col. G. O. Sheriff.. director OF
public buildings and public parks, has
granted permission for the use of the
natural amphitheater in Montrose
Park and also has expressed his de
sire to cooperate otherwise. Plans
were mapped out for raising the nee
essary funds. Special musical pro
grams will be arranged by Miss Meta
Craig.
1t is estimated that there will be
room in Montrose Park for 5000 per
sons to see the affair. Those in
charge are Frank r. Leetch. Joseph
Oliver. Harry Haynes. Moe Baer. ii.
G.. Torbert. Miss Meta Craig, John
Hadley Doyle and J. 3. Wycoff.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
". r. T. Puts Spikes
On Busses to Keep
Ride-Sneukers Off

The Washington Rapid Transit
Co. today took steps destined to
bring disappointment and dismay
to certain venturesome youths OF
the city as well as to produce feel
ings of more comfort and security
to parents and bus drivers. The
move is to equip the rear tenders
of the new busses, which heretofore
have been Inviting perches for
"sneaking a ride" with blunt but
closely placed outstanding spikes.
T. +. Putnam, in charge OF
equipping the busses. said that
number of his drivers had stag
gered into the home garage with
sagging lips and sweated brows as
a result of the perils from young
sters along the route. When the
bus stops it's hard to know that
youngsters are finding perches on
the rear fender.
This is what put dozens of driv-
ers on the verge of nervous break
down and resulted in bus No. 62
this morning sporting new protec-
tive spikes on it's rear fender.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
FIRST LADY TO SEE
HORSE SHOW Open
700 Entries Set Record for
Annual Exhibit of
Thoroughbreds.

President Coolidge will be unable
to attend the opening tomorrow after
noon of the National Capital horse
show, but he will be represented by
Mrs. Coolidge, who will occupy the
presidential box
The equine aristocracy of six States
will be on hand at Arlington Park.
Va, for the opening. Seven hundred
entries, the largest in the history of
the horse show association, are listed.
Tomorrow's program opens at
O'Clock with a full schedule of 10
classes. Thirty-siX entries are sched
uled for the local hunters class. al
ways one of the most popular of the
show. The rules of the class require
that the timber-toppers be ridden by
their owners and exhibitors.
Forty hunters are entered in the
class for ladies' hunters. the greater
number of them to be ridden by their
owners. Mrs. j. Lawson-Jo hnston
wife of one of the attaches at the
British embassy, and noted horse
woman. will ride in this event. This
is Mrs. Lawson-J ohnston's first ap.
appearance in a local show ring.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
has announced that he will attend
the second day of the show, Thurs
day. and present the ribbons in a
number of the classes. Secretary
Jardine is bringing with him as his
guest, Tom Mix, the film star, who
has entered his pony. Tony" as a
post entry for that day. Tony and
his master are old friends of Secre
tary Jardine.
Gen. Pershing's horse, o. X. is
entered in the second event on to
morrows program. He will be rid
den by Maj. John Quekemeyer, for
mer aide to the general. Gen. Perish
ing plans to be present during the
showing of his entry.
The program for tomorrow will close
with an exhibition of trick horse
manship by troopers from Fort Myer
a feature of each days program, and
a mile-and-a-half steeplechase.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
SEEK KIDNAPPED GIRL.
Police of Two States Join Hunt for
Abducted Stenographer.

NEW ORLEANS, May 10 (P).-
Police of Southern Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi are searching for Miss Corinne
Walter, 20-year-old stenographer, who
yesterday was abducted at pistol point
from her desk in a downtown Office
and carried to a waiting automobile.
William Rumsey, 80, former en-
ploye i'm the office from which Miss
Walter was kidnapped was sought as
her abductor. Rumsey, police were
told, appeared in the Office with a re-
volver, and summarily commanded the
girl to- accompany him and be mar
ried.
Miss Walter refused, other employees
said, whereupon the man picked her
up and carried her from the build
ing.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
HAGUE PARLEY HELD
APART FROM COURT
Coolidge Sees No Connection Be
tween U. S. Adherence to Lat
ter and Law Conference.

BY the Associated Press.
President Coolidge sees no direct
connection between the question of
American adherence TO the Interna-
tional Court of Justice and the sug-
gestions advanced during the Paris
meeting of the Interparliamentary
Union committee that a new confer
ence be called at The Hague to codi-
fy international law.
The Hague conference question will
not come before the President until
some official record or recommendation
from the Interparliamentary Union
reaches his hands. The view has been
stated in some quarters that the
Washington Government might not
consider adherence to the World Court
until the body of internationalized
law has been codified. but the attitude
of the Washington administration IA
voring adherence without delay has
not been changed
Evening star., 1925-05-19
CAMERAMEN ARE HOSTS
TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS
President, Pershing and Several of
Cabinet Are Guests at
Annual Banquet.

President Coolidge. Gen. Pershing,
several members of the cabinet and
others prominent in official life were
the guests of honor at the annual
banquet last night of the White
House news photographers at the
Mayflower Hotel. When Kemper
Cowing, POSTMASTER, arose and an
nounced there We're to be no speeches
the President applauded the loudest
and Longest.
Entertainment and fun of varied
nature made up for the absence of
oratory. Besides the band music, the
entertainment program included sing
ers and dancers and jokesmiths from
the local theaters. Kirk Miller was
in charge of the enterta inment fea-
ture of the evening. The banquet
was opened by Robert Denton, presi-
dent of the Photographers Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
NEGRO LAWYER URGED
AS u. S. ATTORNEYS AIDE
Thomas L. Jones Is Recommended
by Gordon to Be Named
His Assistant

Thomas l.. Jones, well known col
ored lawyer, who has been urged for
one of the vacancies of the Judge
ships in Police Court, has been recon-
mended to Attorney General Sargent
by United States Attorney Gordon for
appointment as an assistant United
States attorney for the District of
Columbia.
Albert a. Stern has also been rec
commended by Maj. Gordon for ap-
pointment as an assistant in his office.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
DEAD MAN UNIDENTIFIED.
Body Found at Street Corner and
Conveyed to Morgue.

The body of an unidentified white
man. found dead last night, at the
corner of Third street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, is at the District
Morgue today awaiting the claim OF
relatives and friends.
J. w. Cogswell of asa c. street north
east, discovered the body shortly after
il o'clock last night. and took it to
Emergency Hospital, in the hope that
some life might be found in the
corpse. On arrival, DIR. Bats pro-
nounced him dead.
The man was between As and SO
years of age, apparently. with curly
brownish hair mixed with gray, a
sandy mustache, but otherwise clean
shaven. He was about feet 10 or II
inches tall, approximately weighing
10 pounds, and the apparel consisted
of dark suit with a patch on the
left knee, low black shoes, tan socks
and a blue working suit.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
Mexico Denies Rebel Plot.

MEXICO CITY, May 10 LED.-The
war department issues a denial of
reports ascribed to the Revolutionary
junta'' in the United States that
rebels have crossed into Mexico. The
border is we'll guarded to prevent any
such invasion, the department says
and quiet prevails.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
Saving Effected on P. 0. Contract

Standardization in envelopes used
by Government departments resulted
in a reduction Of $4,000 from last
year in the contracts let yesterday
for the coming years supply. The
contracts call for expenditure of about
s435 900, for 100000. 900 envelopes.
Evening star., 1925-05-19

Funds raised by a one centavo do
mestic postage stamp in Mexico to
fight the locust pest have already
proved sufficient to start the cam
paign.
Evening star., 1925-05-19

In only seven chusetts,
Rhode Island, New York. North and
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
are women more numerous than
men.
Evening star., 1925-05-19
B|RGFELD IS GIVEN
CLASSIFYING POST
Will Represent Mellon in
Rating of Treasury
Employees.

The trend in Government methods
to put one-man control in place OF
boards or committees has been carried
another step forward, it was learned
today. with the elimination of the
Treasury Personnel classification
Board of five persons and the designa-
ton of Departmental Chief Clerk f. a.
Birgfeld Ito represent the Secretary
III all matters concerning the opera
tion of the classified ton act"
This significant change has been ac-
complished at direction OF Secretary
Mellon, who, in his orders, directs the
heads of each bureau, office and
division in the Treasury to designate
an employe to handle classification
and efficiency rating problems in your
respective activities" These persons
will keep in contact with Mr.. Birgfeld,
Secretary Mellon orders, and will
serve on an advisory committee to
the official representing the depart
ment"