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The Washington times., 1932-08-11
HyQttsUiLLe Er-Chief
In Bay State Crash

METHUEN, Mass. Aug. IL.
Robert C. Gallagher, former
Hyattsville, Md, chief of police,
was today released under $500
bond on charge of reckless
driving following a collision be-
tween Gallagher's car and an
other machine which resulted in
serious injuries to a woman and
child.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
4 Virginia Counties
Reject Road Plan

Tabulation yesterday of the
official returns from the special
road plan election in Arlington
county revealed a majority of
844 against adoption of the State
supervision system proposed by
former Governor Byrd.
The vote was 1872 for and
1856 against. Three other Vir-
ginia counties, Henrico. Warwick
and Nittaway also rejected the
Byrd plan.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
KNIFE WIELDER JAILED

Convicted of cutting Frank
Woods, colored, of Bowie, with a
butcher-knife, William Thomas,
also colored, was sentenced to
six months in the Maryland
House of Correction by Judge j.
Chew Sheriff in the HXattsville
Police Court. Thomas was ar
rested by Constable w. c.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
HOUR FOR CHILDREN

The last childrens story hour
under auspices of the Woman'S
Improvement Club at the Silver
Spring library will be held tomor
row morning, with Mrs. Dee Shan
non, radio entertainer, in charge.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
II Caught in Raid
Forfeit $3.50 Each

Seventeen colored men and
women arrested early Sunday in
a raid by Prince Georges county
police on "The Midway" colored
roadhouse at Laurel. forfeited
$3.50 each on disorderly conduct
charges in Hyattsville Police
Court.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
BIG STILL DESTROYED

Prince Georges county police
yesterday destroyed a 200-gallon
still found in the woods near
AquaSco.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
FINED $50 FOR LIQUOR

Rutilia Brookins was fined $50
for possession of liquor by Judge
j. Chew Sheriff in the Hyatts-
vile Police Court yesterday.
The Washington times., 1932-08-11
GAlTHERSBURG PARTY

Ladies of Grace Church, of
Gaithersburg, will hold a lawn
party on the church grounds to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
LAY SIEGE TO "MIRACLE" MAN

fact. than many first-class hospi.
tails in large cities.
During the months of July, Au
gust and September, this year, 1t
was estimated he personally gave
two treatments daily to 1,400 per.
sons.
At 81 each, he thus collected
81 400 q day. or $42, 900 per month
During October and this month,
due to the bad weather and travel
ing conditions, his practice has
slumped until he now makes only
little more than $500 a day.
This amazing take" as side
show owners describe their profits,
has been made possible by the slow
growth over 10 or IS years of DR..
Lockes reputation as a miracle
man" in the treatment of arthritis,
formerly called advanced rheuma-
tiSm.
The reputation has not been
built scientifically through recog-
milton by his professional col.
leagues. 1t grew by a medical
grapevine" route, to use gang
land phrase.
An Age-OId Disease
Arthritis is one of the most
painful and stubborn diseases af-
flicting mankind. Almost all the
halt and MANNED of the Bible
were sufferers from this disease.
Little progress has been made in
its treatment since those days.
Among one of the most notable
victims OF the disease in this
country today is DR.. John Chal-
merS Da Costa, world famous
Philadelphia lecturer on surgery
For years he has been confined in
a wheel chair, absolutely helpless
in the grip of a disease which
slowly locks shut every joint in the
body, leaving the skeleton at
autopsy all in one solid piece.
With the best medical atten-
ton of the earth at his COM
mand, DR.. Da Costa, like many
other world famous surgeons, has
been forced to this condition.
Yet DR.. Locke, of this town,
a -four corners" six miles from
the Canadian National railway
to the south, and ten from the
Canadian Pacific station, Win
chester, to the north, claims to
check, if not cure, the devastating
effects Of this dreaded disease
by literal laying on of hands" !"
Fame Spreads Slowly
His claims at first, of course,
were made only in his neigh
borhood. A number of arthritis
patients in his local practice re-
ceived real or fancied aid. They
told others.
Slowly his fame spread to sur
rounding districts, across the st.
Lawrence River to upper New
York State. Finally, now, every
victim of acute arthritiS in the
United States probably has heard
his praises by word of mouth
from devious sources.
Last August, in a magazine
article of national circulation,
Rex Beach, the romantic novelist,
sang DR.. 1ocke's praises. Beach
had been treated by. Dr.. Locke.
There are nearly score of
types of arthritis, but DR.. Locke
treats them all by one method.
The Washington times., 1932-11-21

This method, so simple that
he can administer three treat
ments per minute, consists merely
in grasping a shoeless foot BY
the heel and then doubling the
arch upward by downward pres
sure no the toe of the foot.
Relieves Nerve Pressure
His theory Is that most Of the
pain suffered bv arthritis victims
is referred" pain, due to pressure
on the main nerves of the lag by
maladjustment of the four chief
bones in tko arch of the foot.
He claims that his twist" re-
lieves pressure on these nerves
and that joint pains in the rest
of the body diminish until the
patient can exercise and "un-
lock" the hardened joints.
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
CURE CREDITED
!. To 'GULL|BLE'
PATIENTS

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l UN.SJ.
The American Medical Associa.
ton has nominated as "the mira.
Gle man of 1892" DR.. Mahlon w.
Locke, Of Williamsburg, ONT, a
town Of 400 population six miles
from the nearest railroad.
In the current issue of the
journal of the American Medical
Association is published report
on DR.. Locke by the bureau of
investigation of the association.
DR.. Locke claims to cure ar
Thrills advanced rheumatism by
twisting the arches of the feet.
To his barnyard clinic have
fl0cked thousands of American
and Canadian sufferers from this
dread disease, as we'll as victims
Of partial paralysis of all sorts.
Patients Held "Gullible"
The association attributes DR..
Locke's fame as healer to word
of-n1outh testimonials and "gul'
lible" newSpapermen who have
been patients at the celebrated
outdoor clinic.
After estimating that Dr.
Locke's income in the past two
years has jumped from that OF
an ordinary obscure country doc
tor to an amount ain excess OF
$160,000 a year." the association
bureau of investigation asserts:
Medical literature contains
not a single article by him,
% far as o careful search has
been able to determine. He
seems unwilling to share with
other physicians, tn" secret
Of his cure.
LAW OF AVERAGES
"He manipulatss the first
iietartarsal, internal cuniefOrm,
and scaphOid with the thumb
Of one hand against the head
6f the scaphOid and the other
hand holding the first meta
tarsaI. Just what that accom-
plishes the depOnent Sayeth
not.
"By the law Of averages, it
IL inevitable that a man treat
ine a thousand patients a day
by manipulation, and in the
psychological atmosphere OF
such a shrine, would persuade
many that they are benefited.
'In such large groups there
must be many pSychOneurOticS
whose inhibitiOns are lifted by
the combined manipulation and
psychic reactions of the sur
rounding circumstances, and
who, until the end Of time, will
testify they have been cured"
The Washington times., 1932-11-21

Following is the first Ot series
OF articles on DR.. Mdhlon w.
Locke, tUhom the American Mes
icdl Association nominated sdttri.
cdlly this tDeek as "the miracle
man OF 1882"
Ebety State In this country,
euery proOince In Canada, and
every large city In both nations
has sent ana Is sending to DR..
Locke scores of patients in dd.
pdnCed crippled stages. In his
bdrnydrd clinic they tDnit hours
for their "dolldr.d-dGy" treatments.
International NetDS Seruice sent
the head of its science department
to the scene to giue a tirst-hGnd
account of this amazing phenont-
efton.
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
Work to Begin Today
On NeIU Forest Road

Ground is to be broken today
for the new road through George
Washington National Forest in
Virginia which starts at Powells
Fort Valley, six miles west of Lu-
ray.
Agreements have been reached
as to two thirds of the right-of-way
for the highway being built under
direction Of the Shenandoah
county board of supervisors and
Federal park authorities.
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
By LEIGH MATTEsON

WILLIAMSBURG, Ont, Nov.
81 QN.SO.-I stood in eight
inches of snow and Slush today
in a barnyard here-witnesSing
perhaps the most bizarre medico-
religious spectacle ever staged in
North America.
In the yard the barn, a new
shed, and overflowing across the
narrow sidewalk to the mud road
were crammed more than $50 OF
the most hopelessly crippled men,
women, and children in the
United States and Canada.
Hundred In Wheel Chairs
1 counted nearly a hundred
in wheel chairs, sunk to the foot
rests in snow. Others sloShed
about on crutcheS or leaned on
canes.
For a mile along both sides
of the road were parked automo-
biles. Many were expensive ma
chimes with chauffeurs nodding
at the wheels. Others were in
expensive, mEd-spattered vehicles
with drivers, absent, wheeling or
supporting some afflicted rela,
tive.
A personal census disclosed that
almost every State of the United
States and every province OF
Canada was represented in the
automobile license tags.
Flanking the yard to the east
is a huge two-story frame home.
At the near end of the veranda
crippled man stands selling
new spapers from all over the
United States and Canada"
These are stacked on the We
randa.
Beyond the piles of papers
n. arches a mother supporting a
1O-year old boy from behind. His
head bangles backward and he
reels forward, knees rising high
with each step of two or three
inches.
Never Walked Before
The child laughs guterally, glee,
fully at east step. The mother
told me:
"He's wild, you see. He has
never walked before. We
brought him here, rigid, on q
stretcher. Every movement
made him suffer. Now look"
Her son said:
"Thaw's raw that's right)."
This is but a brief glimpse OF
the scene. The barn. the yard,
the shed, the strangely patient
patients, the house and the yer
anda-these belong to a strange
country doctor, Mahlon w. Locke,
M. D., graduate of the Medical
College of Queens University
Kingston, Ontario, and post-grad'
uate of the Medical School of the
University Of Edinburgh, Scot
land.
Until about three years ago he
was distinguished from other
country doctors only by the fact
that he also was a wealthy land.
owner.
Now he is perhaps the most
highly paid medical practitioner in
the Western hemisphere-and he
never charges a patient more than
81 for a days treatments.
Averaged 1,4OO q Day
Individually, he treats person
ally daily more than any other
physician in the world-more, in
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
Gas Poison Victim
In Serious Condition

Edward S. Wohlfarth, 48, of
the 600 block of Sixth st. N. W..
is in a serious condition at Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was
taken yesterday morning, suffer
ing from gas poisoning. Wohl-
farth was found in his room un-
conscious, with gas escaping from
d stove.
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
Tuberculosis Group
VIII Meet MOnddu

The annual meeting of the
Association for the Prevention Of
tuberculosis will be held next
Monday evening at the U. s.
Chamber of Commerce, 1915 H
st. N. w. Surgeon General Hugh
S. Cummings and DR.. Shirley w.
Wynne. commissioner of health
for New York city, will be among
The Washington times., 1932-11-21
2H yards long,!
In.inch Qnfonn T.inod

Here's the answer to what
to do with your windows.
Adorn them with these
smart new drapes.
Shiki damask, the choice Of
interior decorators. Pinch
pl le t e d and tie-backs.
Come with hooks, ready to
hang.
Sixth FIoor-The Hecht Co.
Evening star., 1932-05-07
Foxx Tops American Hitters;
Critz Sets Pace i'm National
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N IEW YORK, May with the
N averages slipping rapidly
through the fourth week Of the
National League season and the
batting race growing tightek.
Hughey Critz Of the New York Giants
and Arthur (Pinkey) whitney of Phil
adelphia stood up under the strain
bit better than their rival sluggers to
hold the first two places among the
regulars.
Critz retained first place on the list
with an even 400 average, only points
below his mark a week before, Whlle
Whitney gained the second rung with
a 1897 mark.
Another Philadelphian, Les Mallon,
held third place at 38l, only l point
ahead of George Watkins OF st. Louis.
The rest of the first 10" consisted OF
Paul Waner, Pittsburgh, '.378; Worth
ington. Boston. .377: Terry, New York,
1854; Klein, Philadelphia, 800; Herman,
Cincinnati, 1855, and Grantham, Gin
cinnati, .35l.
The slugging honors were about
evenly spread over small group OF
ltdutISt Will Iou4 WoiiSi' AA-' -
Chuck Klein and PittSburgh'S surpriS-
ing Gus Suhr sharing the distinction
of holding two "firsts."
Waner led in doubles. with II, and
stolen bases. with S. Terry and Suhr
each had batted in l8 runs to split the
lead Suhr also was first with four
triples and Terry and Jim Collins OF
the Cardinals each had six homers to
their credit. Whitney was the other
batting leader. with % hits, while
Chuck Klein, with 20 runs, topped the
scorers.
The widely distributed second-place
honors went this way: Eighteen runs,
Whitney and Paul Waner; % hits, CritZ
and Paul Waner; eight doubles, Whit
ney, Watkins, Worthington, Frederick
of Brooklyn and Stephenson Of Chi
cago; three triples, Klein. Herman and
Vaughn of Pittsburgh; four home runs,
Worthington; IT runs batted in, Her
man; four stolen bases, Watkins, Her
man, Frisch, st. Louis, and Vaughn,
Cincinnati.
The New York Giants held the club
batting lead, although their aggregate
mark had slipped to .288, just points
ahead of the Phillies. In fielding the
Boston Braves were ahead with .974
average.
The list Of undefeated pitchers was
reduced to nine with young Lonnie
Warneke of Chicago in first place with
four straight victories. Another Cub
moundSman. Charlie Root, and Walter
"Huck" Belts of the Boston Braves
were right behind, each with three
games won and none lost.
Evening star., 1932-05-07
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, May Jimmy Foxx,
one of Connie Mack's boys who
4 refuses to ride the toboggan of
an early season slump, smashed
his way to the top of the American
League batting race during its third
week.
Unofficial averages, including games
of Wednesday, gave the Philadelphia
first baseman 25 hits in 81 attempts
for the mark of .4l0. G. Walker Of
Detroit, leader Of the batting race at
the end of the second week with a .472,
dropped to seventh with a 97-point fall.
Carl Reynolds of Washington climbed
into second place with a 30-point gain
to 1898 for the week.
The list of leaders was conspicuous
by the absence of Babe Ruth, whose
average fell from .394 to 1927 during
the week. The other pace settlers were
Appling. Chicago. 1894: Dickey, New
York, .389; Myatt, Cleveland, 1885,
Gehrig, New York, .377 G. Walker,
Detroit, .375: Oliver, Boston, .37l Cos
lin, St. Louis, 1862, and CrOnin, Wash
ington, 1862.
Individual batting performance hon.
ors were well scattered. although john
son of Detroit led in two specialtleS
with % hits for the largest number Of
safe blows and leading total of 9
doubles Porter Of Cleveland led in run
getting with 20, Gehringer OF Detroit
topped the field in hits for total bases
with a record of 40 and was tied with
Averill of Cleveland in batting in runs
at %. Chapman Of the Yankees led
in base stealing, as per custom, with
5, while six others tied FoXx with 3
triples and Babe Ruth led the home run
race with circuit smaShes Wednesday
night.
The Yankees kept in front in team
batting with a .295 percentage, with
Washington still first in fielding at
98l. Detroit had % double plays on
the right side of the record books.
Thirteen starting pitchers clung to
the rapidly dwindling undefeated class,
with Wesley Ferrell Of Cleveland top
ping them with his five straight VIC
tories. Weaver of the Senators had
four victories and no defeats in six
starts. Lefty" Grove of the Athletics
was down the early list for change
with two triumphs and three defeats
in six starts.
Evening star., 1932-05-07
UN|ON|STS PLAN
HEAVY BALL LIST
Nine, Routed by Repair Shop,
to Tune Up by Playing
Outside of League.
THE newly-organized Federal Employe

THE ly-organized Federal Employe
J. Unionists are finding It's rough
road in the Departmental League.
but if plenty of action will iron out the
difficulties, Manager Earle Moser ex-
poets his ball toSsers to provide stern
competition in the future.
Swamped yesterday by District Repair
Shop, II to 3, in five-inning game,
climaxed by an 11-rur spree in the fifth,
the Unionists plan to book heavy in
dependent schedule.
Today they were to oppose the Be-
thesda Fire Department at pm. on
the Bethesda diamond and tomorrow
they will trek to Cabin John for another
3 o'clock battle. For both games the
Unionists will gather at 10 B street
southwest at 1:30 pm.
In the other Departmental League
game yesterday. Union Printers and
Commerce battled to a 4-to-4 deadlock.
Games Scheduled
Tomorrow.
Sterling A. c. VS.. Rover A. c.,
pm, South Ellipse.
Georgetown Juniors vs.. Senators, ]
pm, No. 10 diamond.
Auth's VS.. st. Mary's CelticS, pm,
Alexandria.
Ciro's Italian Villagers VS.. Bethesda,
3 pm, No. 10 diamond.
Phoenix A. C. VS.. Skinker Eagles, 8
pm, Eagle diamond.
Dora Juniors VS.. Swann's Service,
1870 pm, Hyattsville High field.
Dora Seniors VS.. Clifton BARRIERS
$3.50 pm. Hyattsville High field.
Franc Jewellers VS.. Horning jewelers.,
8 pm, Potomac Heights.
Scholl's White Sox VS.. Kensington,
1870 pm. No diamond.
Virginia White Sox vs.. Gulf Refining
pm, Arlington.
Columbia Heights VS. Miller -Roamers
pm, North Ellipse.
Games Today.
Columbia Heights VS.. Walter Reed,
D. m, Walter Reed
Skinker Eagles VS.. Majestic Radio,
pm, Wisconsin avenue and Upton
street.
Goodacre Midgets VS.. Mulhall Midgets
l pm, West Ellipse.
Games Wanted.
Chevy Chase Senators, with peewee
teams on Senators diamond. Call
Tommy OHanlon at Wisconsin 1898.
Clifton A. c., for Saturdays and Sun
days. Call Adams 4735.
Palisade A c., for tomorrow. Call
Manager Hager at Cleveland 1881.
Irwin Cab. Call Manager Taylor at
Potomac 2701.
Berwyn Juniors. Call Berwyn pam
Koontz Service Seniors, for tomorrow
with team having field. Call Lincoln
9217-J after o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-05-07
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American League.
Batting-Foxx, Athletics, .41s; Rey-
nolds, Washington, .403
RunS-Foxx, Athletics; VoSmik and
Porter, Indians. 20.
Runs batted in-Averill, Indians, and
Gehringer Tigers, %.
Hits Porter. Indians. 81; johnson,
Tigers. 80.
Doubles-Johnson. Tigers, 9; GOslin,
Browns Oliver, Red SoX, 8.
Triples-FoxX, Athletics; Myer. West
and CrOnin. Washington: Schultz and
Burns, Browns; Rhyme, Red Sox, and
Selph, White Sox, 8.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees; Gehrtn-
ger. Tigers, and Foxx. Athletics, 6.
Stolen bases-Chapman, Yankees, S;
Watwood, Red Sox johnson, Tigers;
Morgan, Indians, and Blue, White
Sox, 4.
National League.
Batting-Whitney, Phillies, .4o3;
Critz, Giants, 400.
Runs-Klein. Phillies, 20; Whitney,
Phillies; P. Waner, Pirates, and Collins,
Cardinals, 18.
Runs batted in-Terry, Giants, 81;
Herman, Reds, 19.
Hits-Critz, Giants, 80; Whitney,
Phillies. 81.
Doubles-P waner. Pirates, II;
Stepenson, Cubs, 10.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates. 4; Klein, Phil
lies. Vaughan and P. Waner, Pirates;
Herman and Heath. Reds, 3.
Home runs-Terry, Giants, z; Collins,
Cardinals, 6.
.., stolen ,. oasss.R: wsasE. Pirates and
Evening star., 1932-05-07
RICE TESTIMONIAL
WELL SUPPORTED
Other Organizations Join
0ptimists in Plan to
Honor Veteran.
y AM RIcE-one of the greatest base

y AM RICE-one of the greatest base
ball players Of all time, according
y to Clark Grifith, president of the
Nationals-will have his day"
here in July, when the Browns or the
Tigers are playing in Grifith Stadium.
That much was decided at the
luncheon meeting yesterday at the
Hotel Hamilton of the General Com
mittee planning for the celebration to
be held as a testimonial to the player
who has been wearing the livery of the
Nationals since 1915.
President Griffith, who made the
principal address, not only euloglzed
Rice, but also gave assurances OF the
washington base ball clubs fullest CO.
operation in the affair and offered
valuable suggestions as to how it should
be conducted.
A THOUGH the plan for Rice day
n at Griffith Stadium was originated
by the Optimists Club, that or
ganization has invited civic and frater-
nal bodies to join in sponsoring the
celebration and yesterday many had
representatives among the SO present at
the meeting.
Those attending were Griffith, Joseph
Murphy, Edward D. Shaw, Dorsey w.
Hyde, jr.; Mark Lansburgh, Wash B.
Williams, John A. Norman, Clarence
Pearson, Hugh E. Phillips, Joseph
Kaufman, c. w. Karl, Elmore T. Bur-
dette, Frank w. Pierce, Jack Horner,
D. A Grain. Russell Conn, Rev. Francis
]. Hurney, Peter NJ. Dorsch, ]. Harry
Angelica, Russell F. Donnelly. F. Law
renee Walker, william S. Shelby, r.
A. Dixon, George E. Keneipp, Charles
Fyfe, Edmund o. Carl. M. H. Stockett,
James Mcnamara, Henry Schaffert,
Charles O'Connell. Garrett Waters,
John B. Keller and Mrs. Inez Warren.
WASH B. WILLIAMS of the OPP
w timists Club is chairman of the
committee and Mrs. Warren OF
the Board of Trade has volunteered her
services as secretary.
Organizations represented yesterday
were Optimists Club. Kiwanis CLUB,
Amity Club, COsmopolit9n Club. Wash
ington Round Table. Board OF Trade,
Chamber of Commerce Merchants q
Manufacturers Association, Indian
Spring Golf Club, Congressional Coun-
try Club Bows Club. Mystic Shrine.
knights of Columbus, Elks, American
Legion and the Washington City Duck
pin Association.
Luncheon meetings of the committee
are to be held weekly at the Hamilton,
which. through Manager Conn, has
proffered one of the private parlors for
the gatherings.
Evening star., 1932-05-07
MARYLAND GAMES
DRAW SCHOOLBOYS
College Park Mecca Today
of TraCkmen-EaStern
Nine Winner.

r EADLINING today's schoolboy
~ activities hereabout is the Uni
versity of Maryland track meet
at College Park, starting at l
o'clock.
Ball games are listed between West
ern and Charlotte Hall for the West
ern field and Mount st. Joseph and
Georgetown Prep for the Garrett Park
diamond.
One Of the few Sunday contests for
the scholaStics is scheduled tomorrow
when Georgetown Prep and Dewitt
mis- League match at Garrett Park.
VITESTERN, to be met May II, now
w Is the only team in the path OF
the Eastern base ball team to its
fifth straight public high school cham
pionship. The Lincoln Parkers walloped
Business, 20 to 10, yesterday, in heavy
hitting, loose-fielding game. 1t was the
final series tilt for the StenogS, whose
record was one win and three losses.
In contrast to previous series compe-
titiOn this year, 1t was wild and woolly
game from the start At the end of the
third inning Eastern was ahead, IA to ?.
Dick Lanahan, ace Eastern pitcher,
struck out II and socked two home runs,
and Eddie Fitzpatrick mate. who has
a penchant for circuit wallops, got an
other.
The score.