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Evening star., 1934-03-31
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BERRY {. CLARK
States Attorneys An
nouncement Follows Fourth
MistriaI of Former Official.
ELLICOTT CITY JURY
RELEASED YESTERDAY
completed Discharge Of Duty" ="
Prosecutor Says, in Re
viewing Case.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star

DS OldH SOiItSpOHucuL VI He SldT.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 81
States Attorney Stedman Prescott of
Montgomery County does not intend
to make further effort to convict
Berry E. Clark, former clerk to the
county commissioners, on charges of
embeZzlement of county funds, he an
nounced today.
In a formal statement Prescott said
he feels he has completed the dis
charge of his duty inaSmuch as he
brought Clark to trial four times and
in every case the jury was unable to
agree.
The last trial ended yesterday in
Ellicott City, where a hung jury was
finally discharged after failing to
reach a verdict at the end of nearly
"a hours deliberation.
Mr.. PreScott's statement said:
The grand jurors for Montgomery
County in March, 1882, returned 81
indictments against Berry E. Clark.
1t then became my duty to present
evidence to the petit jury. Since that
time he has been tried four times,
each time the jury being unable to
agree.
1T would have been much eacier
for me to determine what my duty
was had we had a decision one way
or the other at any one of these trials
l am informed that the cost to the
county in each case would average
under 5000.
Il now feel that I have completed
the discharge of my duty as States
attorney for Montgomery County. and
if it meets with the approval Of the
court, I intend to stet the remaining
cases"
Evening star., 1934-03-31
ALLEN TO GET DRAFT
OF WELFARE BILL
Commissioner to Study Measure
to Transform Board to
Advisory Group.

Commissioner George E. Allen will
receive on Monday a draft of the
proposed bill to transform the Board
of Public Welfare from an admin
strative body to an advisory group
The proposed measure was completed
today by Vernon E. West, assistant
corporation counsel, assigned by Allen
to prepare the bill.
Allen directed the measure to be
prepared after he reached the conclu-
sion that authority over Districts
welfare ano penal institutions should
be placed upon an administrative OFF,
cial operating under the direct super
vision of the Commissioners. Under
the present law, this authority is CEN
tered with the Board of Public We'll
fare, over which the Commissioners
maintain no control.
1t is expected Allen will place the
matter before the Board of Commits
sioners for action in the near future
Evening star., 1934-03-31
IMPETUS IS LENT
TO STADIUM PLAN
c. of c. Parks and Recrea.
tion Committee Gives
Project Backing.

The movement for public stadium
ct the end of East Capitol street was
given impetus yesterday by the Parks
and Recreation Committee of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
which urged the project be pushed.
The action was taken after receipt
o. information that the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
has become interested in the stadium.
Thomas Slater Settle, committee
chairman, pointed out that leading
athletic events cannot be brought to
Washington because of lack of suit
able place to hold them.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commissions survey of the
Districts recreational system was ap-
proved by the committee, which
adopted a resolution urging that the
survey be complete and aim at unity
ing the existing recreational facili-
ties.
The committee went on record in
favor of the formulation of legisla-
ton by the Senate Rivers and Har-
bors Committee for development Of
the local waterfront in accordance
with plans submitted by the chief of
Army Engineers.
The often discussed project Of an
airport at Gravelly Point, for which
the chamber has fought, again was
indorsed.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
DAIRY PLAN CALLED
SWAP OF DOLLARS
Cooperative Federation Official
Declares Producers Scarcely
Benefited.

The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
mlnlstration program for relief of
dairy farmers throughout the country
had been described today as an even
exchange OF dollars" with practically
no benefit to milk producers.
Charles w. Holman, secretary of the
National Cooperative Milk Producers
Federation, who has been at odds for
some time with Secretary Wallace s
dairy policy, attacked the A. A. A.
program in a statement issued last
night.
Holman's statement said a tax of 5
cents per pound of butterfat would
not be sufflclent to carry out the pro-
gram and estimated at least 55s cents
per pound would be necessary. with
out allowing for administration ex-
penses
Under the SIS cent tax. Maryland
and Virginia milk producers would
pay in $2,465,437 in taxes and get
back 50 460 900 in benefits, Holman
estimated, figuring that in the end
the farmer would have to pay the tax
because the ultimate consumer would
not stand for an increase in prices
and the middleman would not consent
to reduction in profits.
In addition to this even swap of
dollars" Holman said, these dairy
men are giving up the market sale of
milk products containing over 3OO.-
100000 pounds of butterfat-a direct
surrender of from $4,000, 900 to slOo.-
100000 in cash income, with no
chance of getting it back unless the
program Is successful in raising the
price for the products they have left
to sell by 212 or cents per pound
of butterfat content above what it
would be without the program"
Evening star., 1934-03-31
SUIT TO COMPEL
SALE OF OIL FILED
Amato Coal Co. Seeks In.
junction Against Stand
ard Oil.

The first legal proceedings in the
local gasoline price war were started
in District Supreme Court today
when the Amato Coal Co., Inc, 1918
Fourth street, filed suit for an in
junction against the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey.
The suit aMges the oil company
has refused to abide by a contract
TO furnish gasoline to the coal COM
pany. and the court is asked to COM
pei the defendant to keep this agree
ment.
The contract stipulated that from
10000 to 10000 gallons of gasoline
was to be furnished the coal COM
pany from September 8, 1893, to Sep
temoer 8, 1884, and that unless there
was a gasoline shortage the pur-
chaser could buy more than 10000
gallons if it so desired The coal
company also sells a cheaper grade of
gasoline, and Joseph F. Amato. head
of the company, is active in the af-
fairs of the Associated Gasoline Re
tailers OF Washington, Inc, which
handles the cheaper product.
The coal company charges it was
notified on March % that the Stand
ard Oh Co. would no longer supply
it with gasoline, and the sole reason
for this, according to the suit, is that
the oil company wishes to penalize
the plaintiff corporation for the ac-
tiVitieS of Amatn The s1it xas 6Iod
through Attorney David L. Riordan.
The court ordered the oil company
to answer the suit by April 9.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
HIGH COURT BREAKS
RECORD FOR SPEED
Justices Forego Easter Vacation
to Give Many Decisions
Monday.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Therell be no Easter vacation for
the Supreme Court, which is break
ing speed records.
Monday it will give decisions in
many of the 80 cases in hand and
continue pressure on lawyers to hasten
the presentation of others. The court
is cleaning up its work so fast that
counsel will be unable to have enough
cases ready to occupy all its time
next week.
Already the record of last term
has been broken To date the court
has disposed of 753 cases, 204 by
written opinions.
Having by 5-to-4 DECISIONS dis
posed of two controversies arising
under emergency State legislation the
court is approaching a decision in
the first N R. A. case to reach it.
While it sustained the Minnesota
mortgage moratorium law and the
New York milk price fixing authority
during the week of April 30, the court
expects to hear arguments in a case
brought by the United States from
Texas involving restrictions on the
production of oil.
In this N. R. A. case it will be
called upon to decide whether phases
of emergency relief legislation come
within the powers granted to the
Federal Government by the States.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
CITY HEADS OPPOSE
OUTLAY FOR AIRPORT
District Seen Unable to Finance
Gravelly Point Municipal
Project.

The District Commissioners were on
record today as definitely opposed to
development of Gravelly Point as a
municipal airport due to the heavy
expense involved.
In letter to Chairman King OF
the Senate District Committee, the
city heads called attention to the
great expenditures that would have
to be made over the next few years
to meet requirements for hospitals
schools and other needed facilities
The cost of the airport. under the
pending Gibson bill. would be limited
to s2.500.0 900, half Of which would be
borne by the Federal Government and
half by the District
The bill provides that the District S
share need not be paid until 10 years
after completion of the airport, and
then only in five annual installments
The Commissioners, however. told
Chairman King they could not predict
the financial condition of the city
government 10 years hence
1T is estimated that an annual
expenditure of at least $4,000 900 for
many years to come will be required
for the erection of new schools. hos
pitfalls, fire and police stations, penal
institutions and the like. in addition
to which some s17,oo000o will have
to be found for construction of the
first two unist of the Municipal Gen.
ter and of the proposed sewage dis
posal plant.
1t is believed that all of these
needs must be given priority over a
municipal airport. although such an
airport admittedly would be highly
desirable"
Evening star., 1934-03-31
$9,15O IN ALIMONY
ARREARS IS DENIED
E. H. Pilson Says Wife. Now
Countess Salvoni, Agreed to
Forego Payments.

Edwin H. Pilson, 1146 Eighteenth
street, denied in District Supreme
Court today that he owes $3.50 to
his divorced wife, now the Countess
Marjorie Pilson Salvoni, of Florence,
Italy.
The wife filed suit recently. as
serting she was divorced from Pilson
at Rockville, Md, in October, 1923.
and that he was ordered by the court
to pay $75 a month maintenance. for
her three children. She charged he
is $3.50 In arrears. Pilson. in an
swer filed through Attorneys Ray
mond Neudecker and Jean Board
man, declared, however, that his wife
told him in December, 1923. she was
willing to forego the maintenance
payments If he would stay away from
the children. He says he agreed to
do this, although the court orders
specifically authorized him to visit
them.
His answer also stated that on De-
cember /, 1928, his divorced wife
married Alexander Britton, who died
in June, 1926, and that she subse-
quent married Count Salvoni, with
whom she Is now living in Florence.
He also asserts that two Of his daugh-
ters are married, one to a baron and
the other to q count.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
ANNE L|NDBERGH
GETS HONOR TODAY
Plans for Presentation of
Hubbard Gold Medal
Are Withheld.

With details as to the time and
place withheld in an effort to avoid
crowds, preparations were completed
today for presentation sometime be-
fore nightfall of the Hubbard Gold
Medal of the National Geographic So
ciety to Mrs. Anne Morrow Lind
bergh.
Mrs Lindbergh asked that the cere-
mony be conducted as quietly as pos
sible. In accordance with her request,
the Geographic Society agreed not to
announce the time of the ceremony
and to hold private presentation of
the simplest character, to which the
public will not be admitted.
Expected by Train.
With all air transport operations
between Washington and New York
Cancelled because of exceedingly bad
flying weather, with heavy rain and
ceilings as low as 600 feet in many
places, it was assumed here the Lind
berghs would come to Washington by
rail for the ceremony. 1t is under
stood that Mrs. Lindbergh will be ac-
companied by her husband and her
mother, Mrs Dwight Morrow
The Hubbard Gold Medal, never be-
fore presented to woman, was
awarded to Mrs. Lindbergh in recog-
milton of her work on the European
aerial survey trip she made with Col.
Lindbergh last year and the japanese
trip of 1881. The radio communica-
tions between the plane and land sta
tions. handled entirely by Mrs. Lind
bergh. are regarded as outstanding ex-
amples Of skill and efficiency.
Distance Records Made.
The plane never was out OF touch
with shore stations during the two
ocean crossings last year. and during
the South Atlantic crossing communi-
cations distance records were estab-
lished, Mrs. Lindbergh achieving two
way communication with points as
far distant as Boston, while in flight
from Africa to the Brazilian coast.
Today's ceremony is to be attended
only by members of Mrs. Lindbergh's S
party, officers of the society and
members of their staff and members
of the society's board of trustees.
The presentation is to be made
by DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, president
of the society
Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh and Mrs.
Morrow were expected to be the din
ner guests of DR.. and Mrs. Grosvenor
tonight at their home, Wild Acres
DR.. Grosvenor and Mrs. Lindbergh's S
father, the late Dwight Morrow, were
classmates at Amherst University.
Evening star., 1934-03-31

Use Of evipan with the psychotic
patients, who often are quite unruly,
was completely successful. No CO.
operation is called for on the part of
the person in the operating chair
Far-reaching possibilities are opened
up In the use of the new anaesthetic
in dental work with children and
nervous persons.
Mouse Spreads Fever.
The common meadow mouse is an
important agent in the spread of
spotted fever, it is indicated by ex-
periments just announced by the Pub
lie Health Service. 1t serves as a
host to the infected larval dog ticks
Unlike most of the infected small
rodents, however. the meadow mouse
shares with man lack of resistance
TO the dreaded plague, which has
escaped from its Rocky Mountain
focus INTO the Eastern United States
during the past few years. Many of
the animals used in the Public Health
Service experiments. conducted by
DR.. William L. Jellison, fell sick and
died Of the disease.
Hitherto 1t has been supposed that
the small rodents simply acted as
storage places for the virus-passing
it along to new fresh generation of
blood-Sucking ticks without suffering
Evening star., 1934-03-31
WOMEN RESCUED
FROM HOTEL POOL
Two Guests of Nicaraguan Lega-
tion Unconscious When
Pulled Out.

Senoritas Louisa Albaumza. "a and
Maria NarvaiS. Is, guests of the Mica
raguan legation, narrowly escaped
drowning last night in the Shoreham
Hotel swimming pool. They were res
cued by Edward H. McCrahon, man.
ager of the pool. who dove in after
they had sunk in more than feet
Of water.
Senorita NarvaiS sank when she
ventured into the water at the deep
end of the pool and her companion,
stronger swimmer, went to her aid
Struggling desperately, Senorita Mar
vais wrapped her arms and legs
around her would-be rescuer and
both sank.
McCrahon, attracted by the cries of
spectators, plunged in and swan to
the spot where the two had disap-
peared.
They were locked together so
tightly" he said later, that I had my
hands full getting them to the sur
face by myself 1t took two dives to
do it, but I finally got them up and
they seemed all right after a rest
Both young women were uncon-
scious when McCrahon pulled them
out of the pool They responded
quickly, however, to stimulants ad-
ministered by the hotel physician.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Fishing for Ducks
Is Police Problem,
On Roach's R,u,,
Detectives Watching for
ViOlatOrs of La,0 Pro-
tecting Wild Foul.

Fishing for ducks is the newest
violation with which the United
States park police have to contend.
Complaints have been made that
men and boys frequent Roachs Run
along the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway and utilize poles, with
strings or ropes attached, to lasso the
young ducks that come in there to
feed. The National Capital Parks is
anxious to establish a game preserve
there, so that the duck and other wild
fowl that feed in that area may find
a safe harbor. Recently, however, per-
sons adopted the idea they could re-
plenish their larders with free wild
duck.
To preserve the birds. Capt. P. j.
Carroll of the United States Park
Police, has assigned plain CLOTHES men
to this detail The police were in
formed the ducks are molested partic-
ularly between and 5 in the after
noon and between and 9 at night.
The police are determined. they say,
to catch these intrduers and take them
into court.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Use of EuiPon May Bring
About Painless Dentistry
Remarkable Ne,U German Anaesthetic
Demonstrated Successfully
at St. ELzubeth's.

themselves. House mice, on the other
hand. appear from these experiments
to be highly resistant to the virus
They neither get the disease them
selves nor pass the virus along to
others.
The spotted fever season around the
District again Is close at hand.
Disease Gains on Doctors.
Disease gained trif1e on the doc
tors this Winter. With significant
increases in some of the epidemic dis
eases, the death rate for February
was 1877 per 1000 inhabitants, it is
shown by statistics gathered by the
Public Health Service. Last year 1t
was 1872 and the year before 1913 In
1881 1t was 142, due to q minor in
f1uenza epidemic.
Smallpox, which always shows big
increase in February, reached a low
record-only GOT cases for the entire
United States. Last February there
were TAB cases, while 1,4O2 were re-
ported in 1882 and 4,l37 in 1881. This
was an of Winter for influenza. Sig
nificant decreases from last years
rate were reported everywhere except
in Texas, where 1t was practically the
same. The meningitis rate was the
lowest in recent years.
The diptheria incidence rate was
raised over last year by an increase Of
Is per cent In the South Atlantic
States Elsewhere 1t was about the
same. Scarlet fever, on the other
hand. had its biggest season for six
years, with significant increases every
where except in New England and the
Middle Atlantic States. There was ap-
proximately 80 per cent more typhoid
fever during February than was re-
ported last year, but the incidence was
not much greater than the average for
the past nine years. While this is an
Of season for infantile paralysis there
was, nevertheless, a 80 per cent in
crease over last February.
Lack Vitamin c.
Lack Of vitamin C-the anti-scurvy
vitamin, which is obtained from fresh
fruits and vitamins-probably is one
of the dual causes Of rheumatic fever,
the increasingly prevalent heart all
ment Of children which comes in the
late Winter and early Spring.
This is demonstrated by results of
experiments just announced by the
Public Health Service. 1t has been
known that rheumatic fever was de-
pendent on streptococcus germs but its
peculiar incidence has led doctors to
suspect that there must be something
else.
Guinea pigs innoculated with the
germs and given plenty Of vitamin C
did not develop heart injuries. Those
deprived of the vitamin and given the
germs showed LESSONS very similar to
those caused in children. The expert
ments are reported by Drs A M Slim
son, O. F. Hedley and Edythe Rose of
the staff of the National Institute of
Health.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Painless dentistry may have been
achieved at last.
It has just been demonstrated at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital here in dental
operations on insane patients through
the use of evipan. the remarkable
new German anaesthetic. by DR.. Earl
B. Frank, chief dental ofncer.
Evipan was first demonstrated in
the United States by DIR. Charles S.
White at the George Washington Uni
versity postgraduate clinic at GAL
linger Hospital last month in some
major surgical operations, including
one Caesarian section. 1t is a general
anaesthetic, administered by injection.
1t produces a profound sleep lasting
half hour or more. There is a
complete memory block. The patient
revives without any demonstrable
after effects, as far as the anaesthetic
itself is concerned. 1t takes effect
within few seconds.
Use OF gas, or any Of the local
anaesthetics employed in dentistry,
Evening star., 1934-03-31
OFFICIALS SPEED
BACK-PAY ROLLS
Federal Employees Expected
to Get Larger Checks
Middle of Month.

Administrative officers throughout
the Government today were ready to
speed up preparation of rolls covering
the two months back pay due en-
ployes, in line with a circular issued
late yesterday from Controller Gen.
eral McCarl prescribing that this be
done Immediately.
McCarl called for supplemental
rolls. carrying all employees in service
on March 81, who. he pointed out,
were entitled to receive one-third CT
the gross deduction made from their
pay in February and March.
He advised also that additional in
structions would be issued oy his
Office without delay, covering prep
aration of the regular rolls under the
new schedule provided by the inde
pendent Offices bill.
Two Weeks Required.
In some of the smaller establish
ments of the Government, it was
thought today, the back pay may be
available within a week, but where
there are large forces it was estimated
that two weeks would be required
This would give the employees the
retroactive pay and the first checks
covering the increased rate the middle
of next month.
Members of Senate and House will
do much better than this however, as
they are to get the new rate ano
/ their back pay also on April 8, it was
said today at the Capitol.
Meanwhile, today word on veterans
benefits, also boosted in the inde-
pendent Offices bill, came from Gen
Frank T. Hines, administrator of vet
erans' affairs, who said: I'm all cases
where it is possible to restore pension
or compensation without the neces-
sity of an administrative review, such
action is being taken
Speed Sought.
Immediate attention also is being
given" Gen. Hines said, "to those
groups of cases wherein a review
of evidence Is required before a de-
termination may be made under the
new legislation in order that an
adjudication may be accomplished
with the least possible delay to the
veterans and their dependents.
1T is estimated that approximately
100000 World War veterans, 180,60O
Spanish War veterans and $4,000 de-
pendents of Spanish War veterans
will be affected by this legislation. It
is further estimated that the in
creased cost of these changes will be
approximately $83 100000 on an an
nual basis"
Gen. Hines reiterated his previous
statement that primary consideration
is being given to those persons who
were removed from the rolls on ac-
count of the economy acts, whose
by the new law.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
LIQUOR RAID NETS FOUR
Forty Gallons of Alleged Corn
Whisky Also Seized.

Four persons were arrested and
more than 40 gallons of alleged corn
whisky seized last night when men,
bers of the police liquor squad raided
a house in the 1000 block of c street
southeast.
Those arrested were Thomas M
Henderson, "a; Paul Hendricks, "a;
Margaret c. Hale, 80, and Morris A.
Franklin, 80, colored. All were
charged with illegal possession and
unlicensed sale, and bond was set at
1000 each.
The raid was made without a war
rant, members of the squad declaring
an officer purchaser liquor in the
house a few minutes before.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Polecat Left Alone.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 81
R1.-For perhaps the first time in its
history the local police department
refused yesterday to respond to an
emergency call for help. The appeal
came from a family in a fashionable
residential section which said a pole
cat had taken possession of the back
yard. The police sergeant who got
the call canvassed the headquarters
building for volunteers, but not ono
came forward.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Sidney Fox Asks Divorce.

HOLLYWOOD. March 81 P.-
Sidney Fox, motion picture actress,
instituted divorce proceedings again
yesterday against her film distributor
husband, Charles Beahan. Miss Fox
filed a similar suit some time ago,
but withdrew it following reconcile
alton
Evening star., 1934-03-31
Troops May Guard Election.

SANTA FE, N. Mex, March 81 Up.
Gov. Hockenhun is considering post
ing National Guard officers at Belen
during the city election set for April 8.
He has been asked to take a hand
by a Belen delegation. The Governor
understood that there is a clash Of
authority between the sheriff's ONCE
and the local police.