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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
NATIONAL GINGER
/. CHECK-UP ORDERED
Doran Calls for Samples of
Suspected Paralysis Epi-
demic Cause.

Prohibition authorities have launched
an investigation into widespread cases
of reported mysterious paralysis in the
South, supposed to have resulted from
person drinking Jamaica ginger.
DR.. James M. Doran, prohibition COM
missioner, has asked his administrators
throughout the country to obtain sam
Piles of the Jamaica ginger available in
their territory and turn them in for
analysis.
! Pure Jamaica ginger Is supposed to be
| made with the use of pure alcohol and
no denaturants, but medical authorities
have found that there are some SYM
toms in the disease resulting from drink
ing Jamaica ginger which might point
to the use Of isopropyl alcohol, which is
sort Of first cousin to wood alcohol, a
poison. Isopropyl alcohol is made syn
thetically by several different processes,
| is not drinkable, and does not come
under the authority of the Volstead
law.
Would Cause Paralysis.
If this cousin of wood alcohol is being
| used in the manufacture of Jamaica
ginger and drunk by patients or per-
sons hoping to get q kick out of 1t,
medical authorities here say it would
likely cause paralysis affecting the en-
tire system.
The Public Health Service also is
trying to get at the bottom of the
strange paralysis which has broken out
in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia and
Rhode Island, and which appears most
ly among men who have imbibed the
extract.
The health officer of Oklahoma has
told the Public Health Service that he
suspects the presence Of minute quanti-
ties of some metallic poison in recent
ginger extract shipments. Replies are
awaited from the health officers OF
Georgia and Tennessee.
A clue may be offered by the Rhode
Island cases, it was explained today
Here the paralysis was accompanied by
blindness, leading to the suspicion that
wood instead of grain alcohol was used
In making the extract.
1t Is entirely possible, 1t was said, that
some manufacturer made a mistake ir
one lot, which would explain the sud-
den simultaneous appearance of the
symptoms in widely scattered localities
Several hundred victims have been re.
ported, but no fatalities.
Drinkers Advised to Quit.
The only advice the Public Health
| service can give Jamaica ginger drink
ers is to stop drinking it for a while
or else have the stuff analysed for
metallic poisons or wood alcohol.
Public Health Service Investigators
have just gotten to the bottom of a
strange epidemic which appeared in
several Virginia counties in January
which appeared at the time to be q
variation of influenza. It was a form
of spinal meningitis.
This dreaded disease, it was ex-
planned, takes strange forms in its early
stages and is likely to be mistaken en-
tirely by local practitioner. So diff
cult is diagnosis in the early stages
that whenever a new, queer disease is
reported another outbreak of meningitis
Is suspected. The unusualness and un-
predictability of the symptoms is due
to the fact the meningococcus attacks
the central nervous system, resulting in
many variations of wierd behavior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
BACK AT DESK TODAY.
Secretary Says He Has Not Yet Made
Campaign Plans,

Secretary James j. Davis of the De-
partment of Labor, who yesterday for
mally announced his candidacy for the
Republican senatorial nomination in
Pennsylvania, was back at his desk
here today, intent on carrying on the
work of his department and In aiding
the administration In its efforts to over
come the unemployment situation.
IT have not made any plans for the
senatorial campaign yet" said Secretary
Davis today. 81 believe I can be Of
more service right now doing what I
can to help the President and to help
labor to fuller employment"
Won't Resign 1T Present.
Mr.. Davis has no intention Of re-
signing from his cabinet ONCE to make
the race for the Senate nomination. His
determination to continue on in his
present office while candidate for the
nomination for the Senate is backed by
many presidents. Furthermore, it is
fully understood that the Secretary of
the Treasury, Mr.. Mellon, also a mem
Der of the cabinet, will back Senator
Joseph r. Grundy for the nomination.
Nor Is it likely that Secretary Mellon
will resign because of the contest in
Pennsylvania
The Secretary Of Labor and his friends
are much encouraged over the situation
IN pennsylvania. The Ware organiza-
ton in Philadelphia is lined up for the
Davis-Brown ticket, and there are indi-
cations that many upstate" Repub-
l1cans will back that ticket, too. Francis
Skunk Brown, former attorney general
and now candidate for governor, is Mr..
Davis running mate.
VIII Not Spend.
Mr.. Davis indicated today that he
did not intend to get into q money
spending competition with the Grundy-
Mellon organization in PennSy!vania.
II there Is to be a lot of money ex-
pended in the coming campalgn,~ he
said, it will come from the other side.
It was the excessive expenditure of
money in the 1926 senatorial Campaign
which aroused the Senate, led to an
investigation and ultimately to the ex-
cluSion from the Senate of William s.
Ware, after he had been elected. The
Senate Is expected to appoint another
committee to investigate campaign lex-
penditureS this year. THAI being the
case, it is likely that the candidates
and their managers will be careful what
they do in regard to spending money.
Senator Grundy, now serving under
appointment to fill the vacancy caused
by the rejection of Ware. announced he
would be a candidate for the Menina-
ton at the time he was appointed, The
approaching campaign is expected to
be hot one. ,5r3e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
DAVIS TO OPPOSE
GRUNDY FORSEAT
Ware Lines Up Behind Labor
Secretary-FiSher Sup
ports Senator.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 1.-THE stage
was set today for an intense three-way
fight for control of Pennsylvania Re-
publican politics at the May primaries
with the formal entry Of Secretary of
Labor James j. Davis into the race for
the United States senatorial nomin-
alton.
Davis, who has been assured of the
backing of William S. Ware and the
Philadelphia Republican organization.
announced his intention here last night
of making the race
Opposing him will be United States
Senator Joseph r. Grundy, supported
by Gov. John S. Fisher, who appointed
him to the seat made vacant by the
Senate'S refusal to seat Ware. Fisher
appointed Grundy with the specification
that Grundy would make the race for
the full term.
The third side of the fight for State
control will be furnished through the
race of former Gov. Clifford Pinchot
for the Republican gubernatorial NOM
nation. Pinchot will be opposed by
Francis Skunk Brown, Philadelphia,
who Is aligned with Davis, and by
Samuel S. Lewis, former State treasur-
er, who is popularity supposed to be
coupled with Senator Grundy.
Davis announcement stated his be-
lief that the knowledge and experience
he had gained while serving as Secre-
tary of Labor under Harding, Coolidge
and Hoover had particularly qualified
him for the Senatorship.
! Davis previously had asserted that
should he make the race he would not
resign his cabinet post to do so.
Judge ]. Amber Williams of Mont
| gomery County also has entered the
Republican lists for governor, further
| complicating the Republican situation.
but what political alignment, If any, is
| sponsoring him is not apparent.
Mr.. Davis in his announcement gave
some indication of his platform in the
| closing paragraphs Of his formal an
nouncement.
Il have always stood for fair wages
| for labor" he said, land for fair profit
for business. Since the days of Presi-
dent Mckinley I have constantly sup
ported the principle of a protective tariff
for the American farmer and American
industry as the best way yet devised
to insure the prosperity of our farmers,
| business men and workers.
II have favored limited immigration,
| because 1t is protection to the Ameri-
can worker, both native and foreign
| born, against competition which would
lower the present high standard of
wages and result in greatly increased
ly for welfare legislation for the benefit
| of man, woman and child"
BACK AT DESK TO-DAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
MARYLAND PROBES
CRASH OF D. C. CAR;
3 DEAD, 3 INJURED

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ing toward my car at a terrific rate of
speed, far over on the left side Of the
road, headed straight into the west
bound stream of traffic. It swerved and
careened as the driver without reduc-
ing speed, sought to get the machine
back onto the right side of the road.
The driver pulled the wheel too far
over, the cars left wheels hit the dirt
on the right side Of the road and the
machine crashed into the culvert near
by. Parts Of the Car and clothing OF
the passengers few high into the air as
the machine hit"
The witness declared large crowd
gathered about the wreck car in few
minutes, and almost as soon as the
wreckage settled in the ravine below the
culvert Maryland State policeman
was on the scene.
Body Hurled Long Distance.
One body was hurled so far from the
wrecked machine that it was not To-
Gated until half an hour after all the
from the wreckage-strewn ravine.
Matthews and PoSey were taken 10
st. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, where
they were pronounced dead. About 80
minutes after the accident, which oc-
Cured at 1890 o'clock. Corpl. BeaSe-
man of the Maryland State Police To-
Gated the body of Mrs. Burnen. The
body, crushed beyond recognition, was
lying in the small stream flowing be-
meath the culvert. One leg had been
amputated and the other partially SO.
The body was removed to a Laurel I'M
dertaking establishment.
xnao@0rfck froLy B1irnni1 and the PAN
dolph girl to st. Agnes Hospital, while
Miss Cephillie was taken to the Univer-
sity of Maryland Hospital. Both Bur-
nell, supposed to have fractured skull,
and Miss Randolph, who suffered in
ternal injuries, are expected to recover.
The eight-cylinder car sideswiped a
telephone pole, careened into the cul-
vert and was almost completely de-
molished. The occupants of the car
were lifted high into the air and de-
scended into the 20-foot ravine amid
a shower Of debris.
Part of the car remained hanging
over the culvert and the other bits
were hurled distance from the scene.
One woman's hat was found lodged
on the limb of a tree IS feet high
and at some distance from the culvert.
Report to Justice of Peace.
POIlce DeueVe Cile CdI III oOLllS AHoALASa
got OF the paved portion OF the 40-foot
highway. struck a telephone pole lying
parallel to the road and was thrown
into the culvert.
In addition to Corp. BeaSeman, Sergt
Rassa and Pvt. Haddway of the Laurel
substation investigated the accident
They made a report to Justice of the
Peace Howard d. GoSnen at Savage
who had not decided early today II an
inquest would be necessary.
One curious circumstance Of the &C
cident, friends Of the party were told
was the fact that Miss Cephillie's
brother passed the scene coming tC
washington last night only . few mo-
ments after the tragedy and stopped to
examine the wreckage without know
| ing his sister had been one Of the
victims.
| -
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cent place and since his retirement he
and his wife have spent much time
travelling about the United States. He
is Republican, but has not been active
politically, nor has he been active in
civic work in this city.
Friends of Hart are hopeful that he
will be appointed as Mr.. Taliaferro's
successor. Mr.. Hart has been Endorsed
for this place by a number of members
of the bar and prominent citizens of the
city and is known to be entirely &C
ceptable to the Republican leaders of
this city. In addition to these strong
Endorsements, Mr.. Harris long service In
the District Building, where he served
with such distinction, commends him
very strongly in the Presidents con-
sideration in selectirfe a successor to
Mr. TaliafeWas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
$1OO,OOO,OOO FUND.-
TO FARM BOARD 0KD
Senate Approves Appropriation AL.
lowed in Partial Conference Re-
port on Deficiency Bill.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. -rC
The $l00,0o0,00O appropriation for
the Federal Farm Board was approved
by the Senate today in accepting q
partial report from q conferences COM
mittee on the deficiency supply bill
which carries, in addition, SIS, 000, 600
for other projects. 8rrf
The conference report pared down the
$1,000, 900 seed loan fund to $4,000, 900.
The House still must act on four
Senate amendments which are IN, dis
agreement. They are inclusion Of
So, 100000 for Porto Rico hurricane
relief and provision Of additional sums
for construction of the Federal build.
ings at Boston, Denver and Richmond.
All other Senate increases in the bill
were approved. The House will take up
the conference report late today Oh
tomorrow str
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
CREETS IRISH IN AMERICA
President Cosgrave Sends ST. Patrcks Day Message
Natives of Erin and Descendants in u S.

international relations Is the marked
increase shown by the statistics of di-
rect trade between the United States
and the Irish Free State. Exports from
the United States went up by IS pei
cent in 1929 and imports from the Irish
Free State by over 200 per cent. There
is room for much greater expansion
and it is to be hoped that increases
will continue to be recorded in these
figures.
I'VE continue to follow with admira-
ton the activities of the United States
in the cause Of world peace. We trust
that their efforts will be crowned with
success.
THE number of visitors to ireland
from your great country are steadily
growing. We hope that all your readers
who project a journey to Europe this
year will include Ireland in their itin-
erary. We assure them a hearty well
come"
(Copyrisht, i93o)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
MRS. LAVINIA S. PERKINS
FUNERAL HELD AT HOME
Wife of Former Kentucky Judge Is
Buried in Rock Creek
Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lavinia
Smith Perkins, IS years old, who died
Friday at her residence, in the Wyoming
Apartments, Columbia road and Cali
fornia street, were held this morning at
the residence. Interment was in Rock
Creek Cemetery,
During recent years, Mrs. Perkins, the
of Covington, KY, had resided in Wash
mgton, coming here from Cincinatti.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Hannah Perkins Stewart, who resides
at the Wyoming Apartment residence
and son, Gilbert George Perkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
YOUTH KILLED, FOUR HURT.
Frederick High School Students Car
Crashes Into CuIvert.

FREDERICK, March 17.-Four high
school students were injured and one
killed Saturday evening, when their au-
tomobile, travelling at high rate Of
near this city. Kenneth Mantz, is,
editor Of the school paper, and the
grandson Of the clerk OF the court, Eli
q, Haugh, was killed.
w. H. Ferguson, IL, driver of the car,
was injured seriously, receiving q frac-
tured hip and three broken ribs. Other
youths injured were: Robert McCardell,
is, 50 of State Senator A. Leroy Nc
Ce"1sk Howard McGregor, 10, and Roy
hi'dknecht
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
ANIMAL NOT PARALYzED BY TEST.
Guinea Pig Is Only Intoxicated BY
Jamaica Ginger.

ATLANTA, March II (P).-Health au-
thorities, seeking to diagnose the strange
paralysis which has affected some 2SO
persons in four States, today arranged
further experiments with guinea pig
which was intoxicated, but not para
lyzed by a first dose Of two ounces OF
Jamaica ginger.
Several investigators have attributed
the origin of the malady to the drink
ing of Jamaica ginger, but Or. L. l.. Ter.
rell of Corbin, KY, said the animal
failed to show any signs of the paralysis
in yesterdays experiment here.
DR.. Felix j. Underwood, State healtn
officer. who has been advised of some
100 cases in Mississippi, has expressed
the opinion that the malady was due 10
something chemically wrong In the
Jamaica ginger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
ARTHUR L. CLINE BURIED.
Services for Taxicab Pioneer Are
Held at Home.

Funeral services for Arthur L. Cline,
proprietor of Cline's, Inc, dealers in
radio supplies and stationery, who died
at his home, $3.50 oliver street, Chevy
Chase, Friday, were held at the resi-
dence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. IN
terment was In the Abbey Mausoleum'
Arlington, Va.
Mr.. Cline, who was "a years old, was
O pioneer in the taxicab field here. he
was previously owner Of the Fede[aI
Taxicab g. Auto Livery Co., which ne
sold about four years ago. he was
widely known here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17

mer Secretary of the Navy, identified
Denby'S signature on papers ordering
that plans for construction of Pearl
Harbor oil storage facilities be carried
out.
Doheny's company got the Pearl Har-
Dor contract and 1t contained q clause
giving his concern preference to the
Elk Hills lease.
Gregory Tells of Plans.
Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregory, re-
tired, who was chief of the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks when the Pearl Har-
Dor contract was executed, said that
plans for the plant there were initiated
by the Navy so it could have a fuel
base of the Pacific Coast.
He said officials Of the Interior De-
partment had nothing to do with origi-
mating the project or in preparing the
plans. On cross-examination he testi-
ned that while 1t was usual for the
Navy Secretary to be the final officer
in all such negotiations, in the Pear
Harbor project, Fall was the deciding
off1cer because Of an order made the
year previous by President Harding.
Gregory also said there was nothing
IN the Pearl Harbor plans or specifica-
tons regarding the leasing of the nava
reserve. A clause finally inserted II
the contract resulted in awarding thu
Elk Hills lease to Doheny's company.
The four ministers who testified thai
Doheny had high reputation as 9
man of integrity and honor" were
Rev. George Davidson, Episcopal minis
ter; Rev. j. Whitcomb Broucher, Bap'
fist pastor; Bishop John j. Cantwell Of
the CATHOLIC Church, and Rev. Georg'
P. Bovard, president emeritus Of thu
University Of California.
In addition, DR.. Davidson and Rev
Mr.. Brougher said that the defendant
was known as a man of outstanding
patriotism. A part of Doheny'S defense
has been that he bid on the oil leases
through patriotic motives.
Former Judge Defends Doheny.
Edward j. Henning. former United
States district judge Of Southern Can
fornia, said he had known Doheny Lol
many years and that his reputatlon 1ol
honesty and integrity was good.
Frank Hogan, chief OF Doneny
defense counsel, read correspondents
between Read Admiral j. *. Roplsor
of the Navy Department ana FAN ans
Doheny, accepting for q Doheny CON
Germ royalty rates on crude oil. In on
letter Fall informed Robson CnaG az
would not sign any contract or Ieas'
with Doheny's company tnaI was no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
Falls Dead at Friends Home.

Patrick Aloysius Gilhooley, So years
old, of 1908 p street, fell dead at 2:30
O'Clock this morning when he called at
the home of a friend at ISIS p street.
A physician said death WI due to an
attack OF heart disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
Payne Will Address Lions.

william Payne, member of the Lions
Club, will deliver an address on "Fire
Insurance" at a luncheon of the club
in the Hotel Mayhower Wednesday az
ternon at 1890 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
Union Veteran Dies at SO.

FORT 1AUDERDALE. Fla. March
IT R--John A. B. Shippey, So, Union
veteran of the Civil War, father of
County Judge Fred s. Shippey and
formerly active in Illinois politics, died
here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
TWO HURT IN CAR.
Neither Driver Is injured in CoIs
lision of Machines.

Miss Hannah O'Keefe, 20 years old.
SCOT Seventh street. and Mary Quill
10 years old, of 518 Kennedy street,
were slightly injured in an automobile
accident today at Eighth and Allison
streets. They were riding in an autos
mobile driven by Matthew D. Morely
of 1917 Monroe street when the Moorely
machine collided, according to police
with an automobile driven by Oscax
Schr,altz CT 2024 Pierce Mill road
Neithe. driver was nur..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
WIFE. IDENTIFIES
D0HENY-FALL NOTE
AT FORMERS TRIAL

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
HOOVER CONSIDERS
DR.. REICHELDERFER
FOR COMMISSIONER

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
FARLEY MAY ASK
ROME FOR ACTUAL
TONNAGE FIGURES

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those who have discussed the subjet
with the President recently, appearin
to have the best chance of the three.
The Washington times., 1930-12-09

had sworn to love her eternally.
What rot. Well she'd shown
him she didn't care.
"Well, it's splendid-so far.
What about the furnishing
will, will she help about that?"
she asked interestedly. "ISu
be lots Of fun"
Gilly shook his head. }
mo, I was counting on your
help. She's been away and
I'd like to have it all complete
before she comes home"
The New Contract
Peggy's slender arched brows
lifted a trifle.
"Oh, I might manage it. I'm
not signing my new contract
until the first"
Gilly frightened. his boyish
face flushed and eager.
"Thatll give US plenty Of
time"
The look In his eyes cut
Peggy like a whip. Yet, what
did it all matter to her, This
boy and his wind-swept gar.
den and his dreams? It was
just-oh well. At the foot of
the steps she stopped suddenly.
There was the niche in the
wall, where they had planned
to put the Winged Victory. The
sight Of it gave her a quee-,
tight feeling in her throat.
"It's late. I'll meet you in
the morning at 10, and wen
start furnishing" she said
thickly, glancing at her watch.
"It's awfully good Of you,
Peg" Gilly remarked, Is he
swung his blue roadster out
into the highway.
Very Difficult
Peggy found 1t all rather
hard. She felt more certain,
every time she saw Gilly, just
how much he meant to her. But
when girl comes back and
finds the man she loves deep
in business Of homemaking,
for some other woman, what Is
she to do?
Still the next few weeks were
The Washington times., 1930-12-09
When a Couple Plans
A NeU Home

Gilbert Carter led the way
through the broad, low pitched
rooms Of the little white house
In windsor Farms. He was the
proud possessor of the wind
swept gardens and everything
within the quaint white picket
fence-except the, girl that fol.
lowed him UP the stairs In a
rather breathless fashion.
Gilly swung open the closet ,
doors, adding a pungent smell
to the odor Of fresh paint and
varnish. Peggy peered into the
linen closet, with wide eyes.
"Gilly-it's all just as we
planned 1t years ago, cedar lin
ing and everything" she ex-
claimed in a hushed voice
Gilly grinned.
"Sure-a man never plans but
one home. The girl may go back
on him, Of course, but II he ever
builds house, it's always-well,
according to Hoyle," he laughed
unsteadily.
Unfurnished House
''He may not get the original
girl In the dream, but the house,
even she can't rob him Of that"
he added, crustily.
Peggy fingered by the window,
silent. The house was still un-
furnished, but all the rest was
there, even the red and yellow
hollyhocks against the white
fence, and on the opposite side
Of buckingham Road there was a
long strip of pine woods. The
old dream had always been
heavy with the odor Of pines.
Seems funny-you living here
with some other girl" she ven
tured. turning away from the
window with a sigh.
well. I've asked you a dozen
times. You prefer Hollywood to
this" Gilly's glance shifted.
"Then love doesn't count?"
she flung at him.
"Of course I love her. Would
I take all this trouble If
didn't?"
Peggy flushed confusedly. And
just three short years ago he