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The Washington times., 1934-04-03

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, April
G.N.S0.-A mothers love and
hope, nourished on the simple
faith that God will protect her
son, today thwarted efforts to take
7-year-old Benny Hendricks to New
York, where great doctors could
continue the grim battle to save
his frail body from turning into
stone.
Tragedy is not new to Mrs.
Theresa Hendricks, who lives in
Larksville, near here. Five years
ago her husband was killed in a
mine accident.
With her eldest son at her side
to interpret as she spoke in Polish,
she told International News Ser
vice she would never consent to
the removal Of her ill-fated child
to New York.
Mother Terrified
Benny is now a patient in the
orthopedic ward of the Wilkes
Barre General Hospital. His
mother said:
"If they can't cure him at the
hospital in WilkeSbarre, I'll take
him home with me.
81 couldn't let him be taken
to New York. / wouldn't be
able to see him then, as 1 do
now.
''NO. I could never consent to
it,"
Mrs. Hendricks seemed terrified
at the very thought of it. She was
afraid, she said, they might harm
her boy there.
Fears He Will Hear
The widow expressed complete
confidence in DR.. H. Alexander
Smith, head of the orthopedic
ward, who is treating Benny.
She was worried that someone
might carry to Benny the fears of
medical science that death even
tually overtake him or that if the
process is finally
halted he will be a prisoner of his
own body.
DR.. Smith, meanwhile, took elab-
crate precautions to shield his
charge from the attention his case
has attracted. The personnel of
the orthopedic ward was shifted
about to make certain that the
child will not be disturbed by un.
wanted visitors.
Doctor Denied View
DR.. George B. Dorff, New York
specialist, who came here by air.
plane at the request of the New
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
IN ROW
OVER DRESS

HOLLYWOOD, April 3 (IN.SO.
The city prosecutors office today
was called upon to settle quarrel
between Juliet Shelby, once known
to the film world as Mary Miles
Minter, and Hilda Desey, a dress
maker. Both women claimed a
tweed dress estimated to be worth
from $55 to $61.
The former silent film star
brought suit against Miss Desey,
and had marshal installed in
her dressmaking establishment.
Miss Desey said:
"She came in my shop,
grabbed the dress, and ran out
again."
Miss Minter said she had
financed Miss Desey in the shop
and had taken merely what be-
longed to her. She added:
'I'll be glad to be in the city
attorneys office on Friday"
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
TWO SONS JOIN
PRESIDENT ON
YACHT TODAY
George Hearst to Accompany
J James and Elliott on
Visit to Father

MIAMI, Fla, April 3 QN.SO.
James and Elliott Roosevelt
planned to join their father, the
President, aboard Vincent Astor's
yacht, the Nourmahal, off the
Florida coast today.
Elliott flew here from Shreve-
port, La, on business. Here he was
to join James, the Presidents eld-
est son, and the pair were to fly
out to the Nourmahal, expected
to be in the vicinity of Salt Key,
during the early part Of the day.
George Hearst Also a Guest
George Hearst, son of the pub
Usher William Randolph Hearst.
was to accompany them to the
yacht. He flew here with Elliott.
The visit of the two sons, taken
in connection with the guarded
revelation that the President
probably will extend his fishing
cruise until the latter part Of
next week, gave rise to numerous
rumors that some meeting Of Off
cial Importance was scheduled.
These were denied at the White
House headquarters in the Miami
Biltmore Hotel. AS were other
reports that the President was
not we'll. The latest bulletin re-
ceived by the Presidents Secre-
tary in the hotel here, Col. Mar.
vim H. Mcintyre, from the Nour-
mahal, denied the latter reports
with the following cheerful SEN
tence.
"AlI well and happy and
hoping for fine catch tomOr.
row."
Decision Proves Surprise
The Presidents decision to con-
tinue his cruise until next week
came as something of a surprise.
Originally, he had planned to re.
turn to washington on Saturday.
after coming ashore Friday and
boarding special train.
White House headquarters here
continued to regard the decision
as somewhat tentative, but an
nouncement from washington
was taken as confirmation Of
the action.
It was learned that a dinner
in the capital which the Execu.
tive had planned to attend on
this Saturday night had been
postponed a week. Further, the
postponement came, it was
learned, after conversations be-
tween the White House and the
dinner hosts.
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
Ohio Student Suffering
From Body Justification

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3 Il
N.SO.-A case of body ossifica'
ton, similar to that of the T.
year-old Pennsylvania boy whose
body gradually is turning into
bone, has been discovered in a
24-year-old Ohio State University
student and has been a subject
of research and study for the last
two months, it was revealed here
today.
The case of the university stu
dent, whose identity was with.
held, is under the observation Of
DR.. George N. Curtis, professor of
surgery and surgical research at
Ohio State.
DR.. Curtis revealed that the
24-year-oh university student thus
far has shown only symptoms of
the strange malady, which in ad-
vanced cases virtually makes the
victim a prisoner of his own
body as it becomes petrified.
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
GRAIN ACT HELD
INADEQUATE
By International News Service

BY International News Service
Declaring that the present grain
futures act was passed by Con.
gress against powerful opposition
and contained many compromise
provisions, ]. M. Mehl, assistant
chief of the Grain Futures Admin
istration, today urged more rigid
Government supervision over
grain trading.
He appeared before the House
Agriculture Committee which
opened hearings on the Admin
iStration bill providing Federal
control of commodity exchanges.
He said:
This bill embOdieS the theory
of self regulation Of these ex-
changes under Government
supervision.
In explaining the principal pro-
vision of the proposed bill, Mr..
Mehl said the bill covers trading
in wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye,
flax seed, grain sorghums, and
mill feeds.
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
TAX SPOTLIGHT,
AIM IN SENATE
BY International News Service

A progressive drive to force COM
plete publication of income tax
returns was started in the Senate
today on top of the Administra-
tion's campaign to plug all loop
holes in the revenue law.
The progressives, led by Senator
LaFollette (RO of Wisconsin, de-
manded complete publicity of in
come tax returns as an aid to the
Government in ending tax avoid
ances and evaSions by the nations
millionaires.
Senator LaFollette will sponsor
the full publicity proposal as an
amendment to the pending tax
bill.
The publicity drive will have the
support of revelations by the Sen
ate banking investigation, that j.
Pierpont Morgan, the late Otto H.
Kahn, and other banking czars
failed to pay any income taxes in
1880, 1881, or 1882.
Other financial leaders, such as
Albert H. Wiggin, Thomas S. La
mont, a Morgan partner, and Mr..
Kahn also were shown to have
avoided heavy tax payments by
various legal schemes.
The fight for complete publicity
was started a decade ago.
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
Pennsy Head Scores
Federal OlUnerShip

NEW YORK, April 3 (I.N.S.).
"POlitical interference and bu-
reaucratic direction are inherent
in government ownership"
So w. w. Atterbury, president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, OBJ.
serves in the company's annual re.
port for 1898. His opposition to
government ownership of the rail.
roads was made in connection with
remarks in support of the idea by
Joseph B. Eastman, Federal CO.
ordinator of transportation, in a
study recently submitted to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
BENNY HENDRICKS

York American but was denied
permission by DR.. Smith to exam
inc the boy, said he was planning
to return to New York tonight.
DR.. Dorff had expressed the hope
that he might be able to bring
relief to Benny if. the case was
not too far advanced.
DR.. Louis E. Bisch, another
New York specialist, today was
attempting to obtain permission
from DR.. Smith to examine
Benny.
Thinks of Mother
Little Benny took no part In
the dispute between physicians
seeking to try their skill in the
case that has attracted nation
wide attention. His principal con-
Germ was his widowed mother and
the numerous gifts he received
for Easter.
Meanwhile, Benny lost one of
his priced poSSeSSions-a pop
gun-and was greatly annoyed at
the action of hospital authorities
in refusing him visitors. Falling
to the floor the popgun broke, so
then Benny turned his. attention
to a toy telephone on which he
makes imaginary calls to his
mother when she is not at his bed
side.
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
POWER
CHARGE ST|RS
CAPITOL
Nebraskan's Attack on Trust
Seen As Renewal of Drive
to Pass Johnson Bill
BY International News Service

By International News service
Congress today pondered the
charge of Senator George w.
Norris (RJ of Nebraska that the
power trust" has "key men"
planted in its midst to defeat
regulatory legislation.
Senator Norris made this charge
in a speech denouncing Samuel
insult as a bribe-giver and Ben
edict Arnold" and aSSailing the
activities of the Associated Gas
& Electric Company in New York
and Tennessee politics.
The Johnson Bill
Liberals in both houses re-
garded the veteran Senator's
speech as the opening salvo in a
renewed drive to secure final en-
actment of the utilities bill spon-
Sored by Senator johnson CR0 of
California. This bill, which the
Senate approved, would prohibit
Federal District courts from set
ting aside orders of State utilities
commissions.
After making public two addi-
tional letters showing additional
political activities of the ASsoci-
ated Gas & Electric Company
in New York, the Federal Trade
Commission marked time in its
inquiry. It has other. evidence
that probably will be divulged
later.
On "Same Side'
One of the letters, written in
January, 1880, by j. I. Mango,
president of the company, de-
clared the New York Gas and
Public Service Commission and the
utility companies were ION the
same side of the fence" with re-
spect to an investigation then be-
ing conducted by the legislature
into operations Of State utilities
laws.
New evidence showing that the
Kentucky-T TenneSsee Power Com
pany, a subsidiary of the Asso-
ciated Gas and Electric Company,
engaged in widespread propa-
ganda against the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority and also against mu-
nicipally-owned light plants was
offered by the commission.
H. D. Fitch, president of the
company, declared in a letter
written last october to another
Associated official:
"This department, which has
functiOned so successfully since
its organization, has temporarily
been turned into a propaganda
department to combat municipal
ownership.
"The proximity of our proper
ties to the Tennessee Valley Au-
thOrity's social and municipal
ownership activities has made it
imperative that we keep in close
touch with these developments,
and to offset, as far as we may,
the propaganda being spread by
the Government to all properties
within transmission reach of
Muscle Shoals, and to combat
municipal ownership movements
in Missouri and Indiana, where
our properties are either threat
ened or we have this issue to
face"
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
Police Guard Plant
Of Soup COn1pQnY

CAMDEN, N. j., April 3 U.N.S).
With settlement negotiations in
the peaceful strike of 3,100 workers
of the New York Shipbuilding Cor
poration at Stand-Still, a heavy
police guard today was assigned
to duty at the Campbell Soup
Company's plant where minor dis
orders between opposing factions
have been frequent. Reports that
the soup company planned to close
its Camden plant because of the
strike now in progress and to cen
ter its activities in Chicago met
with emphatic denial today by
Harry A. Kelleher, plant manager.
The Washington times., 1934-04-03
BY International News Service


A new stock exchange regula-
tory bill-backed by all leading
exchanges-was submitted to Con-
gresS today as a part Of the drive
to defeat the Rayburn Admins
tration measure.
While the bill is less rigid than
the Rayburn measure, it provides
for complete regulation, including
the licensing of exchanges.
It was laid before members OF
the Senate Banking and House
Interstate Commerce committees
as the latter committee began
consideration of the Rayburn
measure behind closed doors.
Although Representative Ray
burn CD Of Texas, chairman Of
the House committee, predicted
adoption of his bill with some
changes, strong opposition in the
Senate Banking Committee may
result in serious consideration Of
the stock exchanges proposals.
COUFC Appeals EFOV10e0
The new bill creates a Federal
stock exchange commission Of
five members, to be named by
the President. Each would re-
ceive $4,000 a year. Major pro-
visions of the bill include:
Margin requirements would
be fixed by the Federal Re
serve Board.
Exchanges would be licensed.
The commission could revoke
licenses for a 12-month period.
Brokers could be licensed If
the stock exchanges failed to
enforce rules laid down by the
Federal body.
Appeals to the courts pro
vided from orders Of commits
sion.
Maximum penalty for VIOLA
ton of commissions orders, two
years in prison or $4,000 fine.
rigging Forbidden
Fictitious transactions, stimuli
taneouS purchase and sale to
create false prices, circulation
of misleading information, or
combinations to "rig" the mar
ket are forbidden.
Commission could require
adoption of rules for listing Of
securities.
The bill provides more flexi-
bility in administration than is
allowed under the Rayburn
measure.
The bill was submitted by
Lothrop Wilmington, counsel for
the Boston Stock Exchange. It
is backed by the Boston, Chicago,
Philadelphia and New York stock
exchanges; New York Curb Ex-
change: the associated stock ex.
changes embracing 81 cities.
While the House committee was
planning to seek passage Of the
Rayburn bill next week, after re-
vision, the Senate Banking Com
mittee was to hear additional
witnesses.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

Fine quality cabbage is cheap and
abundant; cauliflower, broccoli and
Brussels sprouts are also in season.
The makings of pumpkin or squash
and apple pies and of sweet potato
pone are all seasonable and moder-
ately priced. White potatoes are
cheap. Good spinach is high, but
green beans are still low in price.
Grapefruit is beginning to be plenti-
full though the season is still early.
Persimmons and pomegranates with
grapes, pears and bananas help to
make colorful bowl of fruit.
The following menus are made up
from the latest market news avail
able.
Low Cost Dinner
Braised Chuck Roast
Boiled Potatoes
Creamed Cabbage
Bread and Butter
Butterscotch Pie
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Roast Chicken with Giblet Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Buttered Cauliflower
Bread and Butter
Prune Whip
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Oyster Cocktail
Roast Fresh Ham
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Green Peas
Mixed Green Salad
Rolls and Butter
vanilla Ice Cream Chocolate Sauce
Coffee Min,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

Mr.. Vernon Miles spent Saturday
night with Mr.. Edgar Wilkerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Justice and
son, Richard, Mr.. Ohio Wilkerson and
son Philip Vernon Miles and Billie
Wilkerson were dinner guests with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Wilkerson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Miles enter
tanned the following Sunday at dinner:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Taylor, of Prin-
cess Anne, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. S. X.
Miles and daughter, Agnes, Mrs. Flor
ence Lewis, of New Church, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. P. Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Day.
id Miles and daughter, Virginia and
Beulah Parks, of this place. After
noon visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. L.
r. Parks and son, Robert and daugh-
ter, Lille May, Mr.. w. J. Parks,
Billie Wilkerson and Philip Wilkerson.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilkerson spent last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
Mona, Va. News

Mr.. Grant Paradee of Pocomoke
City, Md, visited with his brother and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Paradee
Sunday.
Miss Elaine Miles spent the week
end with Miss Agnes Miles at New
Church.
Master Herbert Taylor of this place
was a weekend visitor with his cou-
sin, Edward Johnson, at Pocomoke
City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tull and chill
dren visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thigh
man at Painter, Sunday.
Mrs. J. P. Miles and daughter, An
ME May, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
D. P. Miles Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jones of We'll
bourne, Nd, were callers on Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Paradee Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Mason attended the fun
eral of Mr.. William Marshall at Saxis
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Miles were Wis
itors with Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Miles
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Miles and daughter,
Geraldine, visited with Mrs. Willie
Farlow Friday evening.
The Ladies Aid of Berea M. p.
Church, New Church was entertained
by Mrs. Fred Tull with good attend
ance Thursday evening.
Mrs. Emma Huffman of Pocomoke
City, has been recent visitor of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ohio Wilkerson of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Miles and
daughter, Geraldine, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Payne were supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. William Carey of New
Church, Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

DID YOU KNOW
That June Knight doubled for
Greta Carlo in some of the dancing
scenes of "Mata Hari"?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
No More Headaches
No More Backache
No More Dizzy Spells

Mrs. Arthur Willette of Ferndale,
Mich, writes: "Just started my 4th
jar of Kruschen. First I want to tell
you / lost 80 lbs in months. l
weighed 184-now I weigh 154 and
still want to lose Is more lbs. l feel
better than I have for 10 yrs. 1 used
to have headaches, backaches, dizzy
spells, heartburn but don't any more.
l have 3 friends taking it and it's
helping them too"
If you want to get rid of ugly, un-
healthy fat which saps vitality, short
ems life and makes you look old and
unattractive-if you want to possess
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

THE NEW shoes are extremely
attractive and there is no need to sac
rifice comfort to beauty, since even
the largest foot can be fitted in a
shoe that will make it look slim and
small. Here is a trio of new shoes
all the latest. The first is of rough
leather with wide strap with per-
forations in heavy bands as smart
trimming. The second shoe is of
suede combined with bands of patent
leather for a daytime step-in pump,
There is banding of narrow silvered
instep. For evening, there is a san
dial of white cloth shot with silver.
There is banding of narrow silved
ribbon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
IF YOUR
BREATH HAS
A SMELL YOU
CAN'T FEEL WELL

When we eat too much. our food DECAYS
IN our bowels. Our friends smell this
decay coming out Of our mouth and call it
bad breath. We feel the poison of this
decay all over our body. It makes US
gloomy. grouchy and no good for anything.
What makes the food decay in the bowels?
Well. when we eat too much, our bile
Juice can't digest II. What Is the bile juice?
Il 70 the most vital digestive juice In our
body. Unless pints of II are flowing from
our liver into our bowels every day. our
movements get hard and consolidated and
OF our food decays In our IS feet of
bowels. This decay sends poison ell over
our body every six minutes.
=, When our friends smell our bad breath
(bat we don'O and we feel like a whipped
tomeae don't use a moathwash or take a
laxative. Wet at the cause. Take Carter's
Little Liver Pills which sently start The
How OF your bile juice. But II something
better" 10 offered you. don't buy Il, FOR
i may be q calomei (mercury) pin, which
loosens teeth. gripes and scalds the rectum
II In; many l people. Ask for Carter,!s Little
ask for-25f. Gl934. C.M.Co.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

The worst muffing Of any recent
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

club, doesn't get home till the small
hours and then has to sleep all day.
The couple are forced to communi-
cate with each other by notes.
And Nelson's $s6 auto still parks
side by sldo with Bette's expensive
sedan.
Few realized what was going on,
but a fantastic episode at the Russ
Columbo funeral is a sample why
Hollywood is nervous on such occa-
sions. Out of the milling crowds
which surrounded the church
woman detached herself and man.
aged to get to the pallbearers. She
appeared to be about As and was
dressed weirdly in a chiffon evening
gown and sandals. She was chewing
gum fieroSly.
To Gilbert Roland, who was nearest
to her, she whispered: where is
hep?
Roland got her away by a ruse.
In a moment she was back, question
ing Bing Crosby. Bing also motioned
her away.
The poor creature, obviously a
mental case, trailed the pallbearers
to their car. still asking questions.
There, Zeppo Marx, in desperation,
made as IL to grab her.
Screaming, the woman ran down
the street. As the crowd gaZed
wonderingly after her. the car bear
ing the pallbearers slipped away.
Biggest laugh at the Sigmund
Romberg farewell party was sup
piled by Arthur TIammerstein II.
The orchestra had been instructed
to play only Romberg numbers. but,
as the party stretched on and on,
finally went into the strains Of 1.-THE
Merry Widow Waltz.
Here" said Romberg. 1T didn't
write that"
Hammerstein motioned him to
silence and tipped:
That's all right. So many COM
posers have. they probably thought
you'd claim it too"
The worst muffing Of any recent
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

Several W g 9 X 8
ago, the Colum-
bia studio re-
GIVE d q call
from a woman
who wanted to
know Gene Ray
mond'S favorite
color. Someone
in too much Of a
hurry to find out
told her it was
b row n. II h o
sequel to the in
CT d o mt cam o
-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
Mrs. WiIIette Tells How She
Lost 80 Pounds In 3 Months

healthy figure with slender feminine
curves-take half u level teaspoonful
of Kruschen Salts in n glass of hot
water first thing every morning. Krus-
rhen is the safe, healthy way to reduce
approved by physicians-a jar costs
only few cents and lasts weeks at
w. H. Clarke & Co., or any drugstore
throughout the world.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

Will Hope at Beaver Dam, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Mason spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Figgs
of near Pocomoke City, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Fletcher Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Paradee
Tuesday evening.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
&I$ giESs$S55 81 !

news story was by tho Chicago
reporter who interviewed Cecil u. do
Mile. In n terrible hurry. the pro-
Queer gave the interview while taking
his bath. And the reporter nit-wit
didn't even mention the fact in his
story.
I hope a certain old lady reads
this, for she deserves an explanation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS .

ALTHOUGH summer fruits are dis
appearing from the markets, the ar
erival of many typical fall vegetables
and the lowest prices for two months
on beef and lamb should make it
easy for the housewife to plan inter-
esting and varied meals.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12

grows uiOAS piS
turesque every
day. Now that
the Warner star
has gone to work
with Paul NUM-
in "Bordertown",
she has to get
up at seven a. m.
to be made up
and on the set
for an early
m orn IN g call.
Nelson, who is
the piano player
NJ fha HaUunrf n
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
BY HARRISON CARROLL
G. Copyright. 1894
Kin0 Features Syndicate, Inc.

HOLLYWOOD. -. The menage
of Bette Davis and her youthful
husband, Harmon o. Nelson, Jr.,