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II Erickson was improving he prob
ably could appear by that time.
"Your honor knows that he IS an
important witness in this matter"
sinkler repeated and requested a re-
cess In which to prepare an affidavit
a. to Erickson's physical condition.
Affidavit Prepared
Judge Miller honored his request.
Court was not resumed until 4:10 p.
m.
J. NJ. Hanley, attorney for the de-
PENDANT Harold Mcdonald, read to
the court the affidavit which had
been prepared during the recess. It
contained the statement Of DR.. NJ. w.
Roam that since April ~ Erickson has
been confined to the st. Alexius hos
pital, Bismarck, suffering from
Bright'3 disease; that 1t would jeo-
pardise the defendants life to be
moved from the hospital bed; that he
Is now improving and II he continues
to do 50, as he is expected to do, in
four or five weeks he should be able
to attend the trial; and that in his
present condition, he suffers from low
blood pressure and weak heart.
An affidavit was then entered by
Sinkler. rs attorney for Erickson, stat
ing that the trial cannot proceed
safely without Erickson, and outlin-
ing the points on which Erickson
planned to testify for the defense.
Statement Denies Conspiracy
The affidavit said Erickson will
testify he never had entered into .
conspiracy with any Of the defendants
named In the indictment; that it was
never the defendants purpose to de-
fraud the government or c0rruptly
administer an act of congress for the
purpose Of promoting q newspaper;
that he never entered into any con-
nivance with any Of the other de-
PENDANTS. for the purpose Of requiring
federal employees to make payments
as insurance Of holding their jobs,
and that he had no knowledge of q
conspiracy existing among any OF the
men named in the indictment.
Erickson. the affidavit stated, Is the
sole owner Of The Leader" having
purchased the newspaper from E. j.
Conrad In the spring or summer Of
last year.
The affidavit concluded with the
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statement that the defense cannot
60 to trial without his (EricksonS)
testimony"
Lanier Immediately announced "tte
government resists the motion" Ha
said the government would appoint
two physicians to conduct IN exam.
nation as to EricksonS health.
Judge Miller, before adjourning
court, said he wanted = thorough
examination made.
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at least 400 Of which were there prior
to the order for the grand jury to
investigate the case now being tried.
Wednesdays Developments
Development at Wednesdays court
session included:
A motion by District Attorney p. w.
Lanier that the defendants be tried
jointly, the motion not to apply to
Erickson In view Of his illness.
Denial Of q defense motion chal.
longing the petit jury q having been
selected illegally.
Denial Of defense motions TO uuash
the two indictments returned against
the defendants BY Z grand jury.
Overrultng Of 4 demurrer entered
BY defense attorneys to the indict-
ment charging conspiracy to ohstruct
an act Of congress, with the decision
held In allegiance on demurrers to the
second indictment charging conspiracy
to solicit political contributions from
federal workers.
Both indictments are based on the
governments allegations that LANCER
and the other defendants conspired to
solicit funds from federal workers for
political purposes.
Moves For Joint Trial
After the eight defendants present
had entered their pleas Of mot
guilty" U. 8. Attorney Lanier moved
for trial jointly Of the accused men.
The motion, he said, did not apply to
Erickson.
Sinkler arose to make the defend
ants request for = continuance until
Erickson could appear.
Erickson u q material and indis-
pensable witness to the Defense" he
said. Il desire = continuance until
such q time e he can be produced
here"
The Judge asked how long he
thought 1t would be before Erickson
would be well enough to appear to
which Sinkler replied,
Il am informed by his doctor that
he has been improving for three o.
four weeks. We were hopeful to have
him here but are informed that Il
will be 10 to 80 days until he car
safely leave the hospital.
The court reminded sinkler that Il
would be three or four days before the
government would be ready and that
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PLENTY Of seed IS
AVAILAbLEFOR USE
IN GROWING FORAGE
Wilson Says MilIst, Sorghum
and Other Crops Can %
Used to Advantage

Five million pounds Of millet, sor-
ghum and other quick forage crop
seed are being held In readiness by
the state federal emergency relief
administration In case the drouth-
stricken areas Of North Dakota get
rain, E. A. Wilson, deputy state d.
rector Of federal relief work, an.
rounced Thursday.
The seed Is to be distributed to
farmers II and when there Is suffic.
lent rain to grow forage crops that
would carry livestock through the
winter months. Farmers would be
provided with sufficient seed to plant
20 acres each.
We are continuing to furnish
farmers on relief with enough feed to
keep substance herds so that when
we get normal weather conditions, II
we ever do, they can carry on in the
livestock business" he added.
This program, Wilson said, hooks
up with the livestock purchasing
by the federal government which, In
North Dakota, has been placed in
charge Of DR.. J. H. Shepperd, presi-
dent of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college.
Is Rehabilitation Program
What it Is" Wilson explained,
lis q rehabilitation program. This
office furnished in May, and will con-
tinue In June, to provide seed for
emergency feed crops for those on
relief who wouldn't have a crop other
wise.
Il am not acquainted with the de-
tails Of the stock buying program.
But according to tentative plans laid
at the Washington conference, It was
decided, In the case of mortgaged AMI
mails, to pay two-thirds Of the price
for reduction Of the mortgage and
ne-third to the farmer"
A Minneapolis conference Thurs.
day, he said, was to decide upon what
price would be paid for the stock. It
Is assumed that the government will
pay somewhat more than the market
quotations.
He said that the report that his Of
flee had purchased two million BUSH
els Of oats and barley for the live
stock feeding program was not true.
I'VE have been buying feed and seed
right along" he said, but we don't
need two million bushels to provide
feed for one month although by the
end Of the season 1t may amount to
that much"
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10 Beer Retailers
Are Held to Court

Dickinson, N. D., May 24.-(ReTen
holders Of state retail beer licenses
were bound over to district court for
trial as the result OF hearings held
before Police Magistrate Murray
Dickson. One other also will face
trial. He waved preliminary hearing.
A twelfth was acquitted Of charges.
The nell had been arrested on
charges, brought by the state beer
commissioner, of selling illicit liquor.
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KILLED AT TAPPEN

Happen, N. D., May 24.-(R-Henry
Stanke, farmer south Of Tappen, was
killed Thursday afternoon when .
train struck the automobile he was
driving.
Witnesses said Stanke was crossing
the Northern Pacific railroad tracks
when the train hit the car.
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NAME CADET COLONEL

NAME CADET COLONEL
Grand Forks, N. D.. May M.-R1-
Clyde r. Huddleson Of Hudson, Wis,
was named cadet colonel Of the UNI
versity Of North Dakota r. O. T. G. at
the cadets annual convocation pro-
gram here Thursday morning. Dom
G. Fart Of Grand Forks was appoint
ed lieutenant colonel.
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Fargo Group Hears
Rail Board Member

Fay Harding, chairman Of the North
Dakota board Of railroad commits
sioners, spoke Thursday before the
1894 convention of North Dakota
Telephone association In session ct
Fa 20.
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City and County

County Judge !. G. Davies issued
q marriage license on Tuesday to
Tressler E. 6rotts Of Sheridan, Wyo.,
and Miss Patrisia Marion 0rinsteiner,
Bismarck.
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st. Simeon Stylites. the Syrian as-
celtic, built pillar go feet high. and
then, for the good Of his soul. sat on
top Of the column for 30 years with
out once descending.
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CLAIM 600 KILLED

La Paz, Bolivia, May 24.-(R)-
More than 5000 Paraguayan soldiers
were killed and Ut least $4,000 wound
ed in q Bolivian counter attack be-
fore Fort Ballivian, according to m
official dispatch Thursday.
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Every fourth married woman IN
Copenhagen y self-suppogting, -.
cording 70 government figures.
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SIGNS BANKRUPTCY BILL
Washington. May 24.-(FePresi-
dent Roosevelt Thursday signed the
municipal bankruptcy bill to allow
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scaling down Of city obligations.

At Potsdam. Germany. = . school
for sl,epherd dogs: Il has turned cut
1000 animals q guides Tor German
veterans who lost their sight during
tho World War.
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The canoe birch provided primitive
man With food. drink, tzanspogt, and
lodging.
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Any soil that win produce ooo6
garden crops win raise god rooos.
Evening star., 1934-11-06
Remains of Ice Age Cypress
Forest Found Near AnndpOlis

2 to or more feet in diameter. At
the base of the cliff there is 5-foot
bed of very black clay in the lower
the roots and knees of the cypress
stumps are so interWoven that in
places they form a solid wooden floor.
Vegetation Not Different.
Apparently the vegetation of the old
swamp was not greatly different from
that which would be found in the
neighborhood today, although the
species differ. DR. Berry was able to
identify several from their seed gath
cred from the muck. There were
several varieties of swamp grasses,
closely similar to those of the present.
There was a single seed of a grape
known as the chicken" or frost"
grape, a similar species to which in
habits low-lying areas near streams
and swamp thickets from New Eng
land westward to Nebraska and south
to Florida and Texas.
There were a great many acorns.
Apparently the oak, although not of
the same variety found in this part
OF the country today. was a common
tree of the ice-age forests Some of
the most common objects found were
numerous small gals caused by some
lce-age insect which so modified the
young cypress seed that in the ma
ture state they bore no resemblance
to normally developed ones. These
often were found closely packed in
cypress cones.
Evening star., 1934-11-06
KRAMER PROBING
FOOT BALL FIGHT
Assistant Superintendent
Calls Witnesses for Per-
s0naI Examination.

Prompted by conflicts In reports
submitted to him by principals of
Western and Mckinley High Schools.
whose foot ball teams were involved
in a free-for-all fight during a game
Friday, DR.. Stephen E. Kramer, irst
assistant superintendent of schools,
called witnesses to his office today for
a personal examination.
A number Of the players and
Coaches Dan Ahearn of Western, and
Elmer Hardell of Mckinley were to
testify.
The Board of Principals and Dr.
Kramer then were to formulate a
report, which will go to DR.. Frank w,
Ballou, superintendent Of schools.
Meanwhile, DR.. Kramer announced
that the Roosevelt Eastern game
scheduled for today, would be played
at Eastern rather than in the Central
Stadium, where inter-high school
contests long have been held.
DR.. Kramer feels spectators can
not be restrained properly at Central.
When the fight there occurred, the
crowd swarmed onto the playing field.
The reports Of the two principals
were prepared after investigations
yesterday. Both Frank c. Daniel of
Mckinley, and DR.. Elmer S. Newton
of Western refused to divulge the
contents of their statements. Each
said, however. that testimony given
them varied little.
Evening star., 1934-11-06
D. C.PRVATE JOBS
SEEN INCREASING
Labor Department Analyses 1880
Positions Given Here Last
Month.

Increased private employment in
the District was indicated by the
Labor Department today in analyzing
the 1880 jobs given last month
through the United States Public En-
ployment Center.
OF the placements 72.4 per cent
were on positions in private industry
or with private employers compared
with 81 per cent during the preceding
month. The increase in private
placements reflects not only an i'm
proved employment condition in the
District, but also a greater use Of the
Public Employment Center by en-
ployers, officials declared. Public
works projects provided 27.6 per cent
of the placements.
The total placements represent an
increase of 26 per cent over the
number of positions filled in Septem-
ber, an increase of SO per cent over
the record of october, 1888. The en-
ployment center received 3,2l2 new
applications during this month";
Evening star., 1934-11-06

|. GETF.E.R R. A. HELP
$4,000 to Be Distributed
Monthly for Work by
CoIIegians.

Needy students in colleges and uni
versities will receive s1,414,940 each
month this academic year from the
Federal Emergency Relief Admins
tration.
They will have to work for it in
socially desirable" projects on and
off the campus. The maximum a
student may earn will be $40 month,
but the average, it was said, will be
nearer SIS.
The program is expected to reach
e4,331 young men and women this
year, compared with $4,000 who re-
ceived aid last Spring.
More District of Columbia colleges
and universities are entering the pro-
gram this year and the number OF
students receiving financial aid totals
927 in 10 institutions. They are doing
various kinds of work such as re-
search, clerical, library and laboratory
activities, health and recreatlonal en-
terprises. In some cases the work is
being furnished directly by the
schools, while in others through CO.
operation with various agencies IN
the District.
The students at these local schools
will receive $13,905 a month. At
American University, 36 students are
enrolled in the F. E. r. A. program
and will receive $540 a month in re-
turn for their work. Howard Uni
versity is furnishing 133 students, the
cost being $1,965.
Other institutions are entered as
follows: Washington College of Law,
6 students, costing $50 monthly;
Miner Teachers College, 63 students
S945; Catholic University Of America
21O students, $3.50; Wilson Teachers
College, 81 students, $855; George
Washington University, 210 students
$3.50; Georgetown University, 215
students, $3,225; Southeastern Uni
versity of the Y. M. c. A, 33 stu
dents, s495, and Gallaudet College
l3 students at $195 a month.
In Maryland, LOGS students in 1s
colleges will receive $15,825 month
Virginia is furnishing 2,0l4 students
to the program at a monthly cost To
the Government Of $30,20l. They
represent 81 institutions. At the
University of Maryland, 369 students
| will receive $3.50.
The quotas for the various colleges
was fixed at IL per cent OF the stu
dent enrolment.
Evening star., 1934-11-06
SOUTH CAROLINA GROUP
WILL HONOR GRID TEAM

Members of the University of South
Carolina foot ball team will be honor
guests at dance and reception to be
given by the Washington Chapter of
the University of South Carolina
Alumni under sponsorship of the South
Carolina Society at the Washington
Hotel Saturday at pm.
Assisting in arrangements for the
function are Charles M. Galloway,
master Of ceremonies; James H. Gal
loway, Tickets and Finances; Whitney
Tharin, Publicity; Edward P. Hodges,
Floor Committee, and Buford Worthy,
Reception and Transportation Com
mittee.
More than 40 members of the foot
ball squad will be present, stopping
here on their return trip to the uni
versity, following the South Carolina
villanoya game Saturday in Philadel-
phia.
Evening star., 1934-11-06
KENILWORTH GROUP
OPPOSES LOTTERY
Approval Given Vigilantes in
Crime War-0ther Ideas
Advocated.

In its war against crime the Kenil-
worth Citizens Association last night
made plain that it was opposed ito
any city-managed lotteries or races"
The association approved the action
taken by the Federation of Citizens
Associations and will appoint vigi-
lanteS to do their share in ridding the
city of vice. A resolution drafted by
John S. Driggers cited the recent muir
der of an innocent man in an alleged
gang killing as a challenge for the
citizens to get together for the
cleanup.
The resolution did not meet with
the unanimous approval of the asso-
citation, as many of its members had
other ideas to combat crime.
E. E. Dillon, past president Of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association
and a delegate to the federation for
the local group, told the citizens that
they should individually help the Pc
lice Department. He said most of
them are usually too quick to con-
denim and not quick enough to help
the police.
P. ]. Dallman suggested that the
whole community join the citizens
association in the war on crime,
Evening star., 1934-11-06
INQUIRY Is LAUNCHED
IN DEATH OF RESIDENT

Police and Emergency Hospital
physicians today were investigating
the death of John Heron, A, 34ll @
street, who died early this morning
after being admitted to Emergency
Hospital late Sunday night whep
neighbors found him unconscious in
his home. Contents of whisky bottle
found in his room were to be analyzed
to determine If death had been caused
by alcoholic poison.
He was treated in his home Sunday
night by DR.. Stephen r. Hulburt, 5000
Dent place, and later turned over to
Emergency Hospital physicians when
it was found that his condition was
serious. He was removed in a private
ambulance by his sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Lane, 1918 3 street southeast.
according to police. He died "a hours
later.
Physicians declared that If death
had been caused by alcoholic poison
ing, police would be directed to make
a search for the dealer from whom
the liquor was obtained.
Evening star., 1934-11-06

Buried remains of an ice-age cypress
forest have been found by DR.. Charles
T. Berry, Johns Hopkins University
paleontologist, directly across the
Severn River from Annapolis.
The ancient tree stumpS, which
probably flouriShed during an interval
of the glaciation of the continent,
we're uncovered by waves cutting into
the face of Greenbury Point. From
the surrounding mud DR.. Berry was
able to collect seeds which give some
indication of the kind of vegetation
that covered this part of the country
from $4,000 to 10000 years ago.
of Pleistocene Times.
The forest swamp itself consisted
chiefly of bald cypress trees, a species
that now is retreating southwark, but
which apparently fourished in Pleis-
tocene times, since several similar
buried forests have been uncovered
along the coastal plain Apparently
this one filled deep valley through
which ran two ancient streams from
l to feet deep and several feet wide
The stream beds now are filled with
coarse quartz sand above which is a
Pinch deposit of a curious, intense
blue mineral known as vivianite
which often IS found in this kind OF
deposit and in cavities of fossil
bones.
Clustered around the extreme end
of the point and exposed only at low
tide are about Is cypress stumps from
Evening star., 1934-11-06
Citizens GROUPS
FORM NORTHEAST
JOINT CONFERENCE
Six Associations Delegates
Organize at No. II Pre-
cinct Station.
ORGANIZATION TO WORK
AS "FACT.FINDING" UNIT
Problems Of Interest to Entire
City and Section Will Be
Considered.

The Joint Conference Of Northeast
Citizens Associations was organized
last night when delegates from six
Northeast groups met at No. II pre-
cinct station.
A constitution and bylaws were
drawn up setting forth that the group
is to function solely as ''fact-fnd-
ing body and will not infringe upon
the rights of the component citi-
zens' association to act as they see
fit on any matter. Two delegates
from each of the member groups will
meet once a month or on call Of
the chairman, to discuss matters
of current interest Problems TO
be considered will be either Of city,
wide importance or Of interest to the
general Northeast section - those
matters involving conflict between
member organizations TO be avoided.
Scheer Temporary Head.
A. F. E. Scheer, president of Dahl
gren Terrace Citizens Association
and chairman of the Joint Confer
ence of Northeast Suburban Citizens
Associations, was selected temporary
chairman. Kenneth P. Armstrong
was selected temporary secretary. The
election of permanent officers will
take place November 26.
Among the items delegates were
asked to be prepared to discuss at
the next meeting are:
The crime situation, with proposed
measures to lessen the evil.
Consolidation of the Park and
Metropolitan Police Departments as
a measure to reduce overhead ex-
penses and secure greater co-opera-
ton.
Reduction, as far as possible, Of
present parking restrictions, espe-
cially south of Pennsylvania avenue.
The abolition of the Traffic Depart
ment, this work to come under the
major and superintendent of police
and the several precincts, as means
Of avoiding duplication Of duties on
the police force.
Taxation Study Urged.
Taxation in its several aspects was
also recommended for study and re-
port, as were proposed bridge across
| the Baltimore g. Ohio railroad tracks,
the opening of South Dakota avenue
to provide a thoroughfare from the
Northeast area directly into the
Takoma Park area and the Chain
Bridge project.
The few associations not represent
ed last night, Mr.. Scheer declared,
will be notified of the next meeting
and invited to send two delegates.
Although the new conference will
have no power to act on its own, he
said, it will be necessary to appoint
permanent chairman to preside over
the meetings, and secretary to keep
the minutes. These two Offices, he
emphasized. need not mislead the
public to believe the conference in
tends to function as do the associa-
tions, or encroach on the powers of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
| tons.
The following citizens associations
were represented last night: Dahl
gren Terrace, Michigan Park, Brook
land, Burroughs, Lincoln Park and
Chillum Heights.
Evening star., 1934-11-06

for paving and substituted certain spe-
c1f1c charges. The cost of repaving
abandoned track area was not perpet-
uated in the law as charge against
the company, hence the full cost of re-
paving in case of such abandonment
is on the District of Columbia. The
street car company. however, is un-
doubtedly responsible for removal Of
its track structures and leaving the
Subgrade in suitable condition.
THE commission has likewise noted,
through the press, action taken by the
Federation of Citizens Associations on
last Saturday. with reference to the
statements of the peoples counsel.
The commission commends the action
OF the federation. Our records and
personnel are at the disposal of its
Public Utilities Committee"
Evening star., 1934-11-06
SUED FOR CHILD'S CARE

A suit asking that Frederick j. Kyt-
tie, manager of the Cairo Hotel, be
adjudged in contempt of court and
sent to jail for failure to pay $50 a
month for the support of his minor
child was filed in District Supreme
Court today by Mrs. Dorothy B. Kyt-
tie, his divorced wife.
Mrs. Kyttle, through Attorney Jean
M. Boardman, says she obtained a
divorce last September and that
Kyttle has fallen $l50 behind In the
alimony payments.
Evening star., 1934-11-06

Rotary Club. He now heads the
board Of the Young Mems Christian
Association and is president of the
Fifth International Congress of Ra-
biology.
Other officers chosen included John
c. Let's. honorary president; Edward
F. Colladay, first vice president; Bishop
Edwin H. Hughes, second vice presi-
dent; Herbert E. Walter, treasurer;
Harry E. Woolever, assistant treasurer;
H. Wilson Burgan, secretary; Miss
Elizabeth Carmichael, assistant secre-
tary; Albert Osborn, historian, and
Charles W. Baldwin, secretary emeritus.
DR.. Gray told the board that a
surplus Of $8,147.21 was carried over
from the past year and that there
was increased enrolment this year of
81 students.