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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-05-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
In CITY and COUNTY

Paul M. Jones from Geo. E. Rich
ardson and wife, farm containing 233
Acres, more or less, in the End Elec.
ton Dist. Consideration, $40 &c.
J. Edward Evans from Franklin
Upshur, Assignee, tract of land con-
tanning 60 acres, more or less, on the
South side of the State Stone Road
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-05-18

leading from Berlin to Ocean City,
about 1-2 mile from the corporate
limits of Berlin. Consideration $500.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-05-18


Mrs. w. F. Gillespie is undergoing
treatment in hospital in Washing
ton, D. c.
Mrs. Samuel M. Crockett is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. VIM. Wigton, in
Philadelphia.
Miss Marie Mills, of Baltimore, was
a visitor this week in the w. J. Scott
home on Second st.
Miss Lois Owens, of Odenton, spent
the past weekend with DR.. and Mrs.
r. I. Owens.
Friends of Mr.. Edgar Fontaine will
be glad to know he is improving after
being housed by reason Of illness.
Robert H. Robertson, Jr., Of the
University of Penn, spent the week.
end with his parents here.
Miss Cynthia Blaine spent the past
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. John
r. Lydon, in Fredericksburg, Va.
Mrs. Katherine Atkinson who has
recently located in Berlin was Sun
dav visitor in Pocomoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Riley motored
to Baltimore Tuesday for weeks
visit.
The William BENEFITS of Ocean City
spent the weekend with Mrs. Ben
nett's parents in town.
Mr.. Frank G. Jones Of the Somer-
set News was business visitor in Po-
comoke the early part Of the week.
Mrs. J. Paul Young was hostess to
the afternoon contract bridge club on
Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Powell spent the past
weekend in Snow Hill the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Russell Higgins.
Mrs. E. James Tull has returned
from a weeks visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Claude Walker in Salisbury.
Little Jackie Wooster has been very
ill for the past two weeks with meas
les.
Mr.. P. L. Scher, proprietor of
Scher's, has returned from buying
trip to New York.
Mrs. Eta A. Redden who has been
quite ill for the past two weeks is
still confined to her room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Dryden have
recently moved from Hastings, Flor
ida, to Charlestown, S. c.
Lyman L. Long, of Washington,
D. c., has been recent visitor in
Pocomoke and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colvin Redden of Har-
risburg, Pa, have been recent guests
of Mr.. Redden's mother, Mrs. Colvin
G. Redden.
DIR. Harry Biron spent the week.
end in Philadelphia attending CHR
opractic Clinic. His wife and daugh-
ter accompanied him.
Mr.. James w. Foster, representing
the Maryland Department of the
Enoch Pratt Free Library in Balti-
more was in Pocomoke Tuesday.
Mrs. Emma B. Stevenson will re-
turn tomorrow frroo,.,c: . g four weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. F. U. Barnes
in Williamson, N. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude S. Davis moved
this week from the r. V. Gladding
home to the Harvey Northam apart
ment on Market Street.
Mrs. H. V. Clary and son who have
been in Washington, D. c., for the
past several weeks have returned to
their home in Pocomoke.
Miss Edith Wilson, R. N. of Union
Memorial Hospital who was called
here by the illness of her sister will
return to Baltimore Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Elmore and
daughter, will return to Pocomoke
this week after spending the winter
months in Sanford, Florida.
Mr.. Jack West spent Sunday in
Norfolk at the home of his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
E. Bosnian.
Mr.. Charles Mason of this city and
Mr.. Elliott Marshall, of Snow Hill,
are home from business trip to
Baltimore.
Mrs. w. H. Wolverton of Trenton,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-05-18
Marriage License

Benjamin Pantalone and Aida Wood
field, both of Philadelphia, Pa.
Cornelius P. Nader and Hazel Her.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
NEW WPEPCO BOILERS
DAMAGED BY BLAZE
100000 Equipment Had
Been Given Preliminary
Tests Yesterday.

Fire broke out last night in one of
the 100000 boilers at the Potomac
Electric Power Co.'S new plant at First
and v streets southwest, damaging the
equipment to an unknown extent and
occupying the attentions of six fire
companies for more than two hours.
The blaze was confined to the inner
chambers of the huge boiler, but it was
necessary to turn streams of water on
the fiery red plates of the tank to pre-
vent nearby steel fixtures from melting
in the intense heat. Engineers at the
plant expressed the opinion the fire had
been caused by congestion of coal dust
in preheating air chambers OF the
boiler.
The equipment is new and has not
yet been placed in regular service. A
test blaze was built in it yesterday aft
ernoon, but was allowed to die down
shortly after 5 o'clock, officials said.
While water from numerous hose
lines played over the burning tanks, the
principal power generator in the build
ing continued operation without inter-
ruption, fed by another boiler near the
damaged one. There was no break in
light service anywhere in the city de-
spite the fire. plant engineers reported.
Full extent of the damage cannot be
estimated until the boilers have cooled
off enough to permit interior eXamina-
ton. 1t is believed, however, one OF
the most expensive sections of the
unit-the electrical precipitator. worth
more than 0,000-was saved from
severe injury.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
LEAP FROM WINDOW
AVERTED BY DENTIST
Man Wanders Into Office of Doc
tor, Charging Foul Play
at Restaurant.

A man identified as Harry Brandon
OF the 1900 block Of I street wandered
into the Office Of Dr. Maurice P. Power
on the seventh floor of the Washing
ton Medical Building early last night
and attempted to leap out the window.
DR.. Power, q dentist, was busy in his
operating room when Brandon wan
dered through the open door and de-
manded that the doctor examine him.
He complained of stomach trouble and
said he believed he was the victim Of
foul play at a restaurant.
The dentist stepped down the hall
to call physician, leaving Brandon In
his Office with Eddie Chaput, GIG Sew
enteenth street, a patient. When Power
returned, Brandon demanded that he
call police and an ambulance.
The dentist again left to call Edward
Evans and Joseph Lemons, ,colored ele-
vator boys, and when he returned
Brandon had seized an old Civil War
muSket In the Office and attempted to
fire it. When the visitor again insisted
that the police be called, DR.. Power ac-
commodated him.
Meanwhile, Brandon rushed to a
window yelling, Help! Foul play!
Police!"
The dentist grappled with him and
held him until the two elevator boys
and Policeman G. w. Disney arrived
Disney took Brandon to Emergency
Hospital where he was turned over to
Policeman j. H. Elheld to be transferred
to Gallinger. Before going, however
Brandon's mind apparently cleared and
after short rest at the third precinct
was released.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
NAVY HOPES TO REACH
1000 PLANES GOAL
Air Chief Urges Complete Equip
ment on Proposed Warships.
Work Already Begun.

During the coming fiscal year, the
Navy hopes to attain its 1,0OO-piane
goal, Rear Admiral Ernest j. King, CHIEF
of the Bureau Of Aeronautics, Navy De-
partment, said yesterday.
The naval air chief has urged That
the new warships contemplated should
be equipped suitably with aircraft. Con-
gress is now considering estimates from
the Bureau of the Budget, which rec
ommend that S6,131 900 be expended In
the new fiscal year for naval aviation.
With this sum, naval authorities eX-
pect the service will have on hand suffi-
cient planes of modern construction TO
bring it to the standard set by Con-
gress. Unless prices skyrocket, Admiral
King expects to be able to construct the
new planes within the limits set, he
said. A number of ships are under con-
struction with money already made
available.
The Navy has 919 serviceable planes,
according to last official reports, but
some $50 are classed as obsolete. The
Public Works Administration allocated
s7,5oo,ooo for 100 new planes to bring
the wings Of the Navy up to fighting
strength and most of this sum has been
obligated.
with the plane-building program un-
der way, the Navy hopes to bring its
aerial forces to pority with the war
craft afioat. Thirty-two warships are
being built under the N. r. A. pro-
gram, whereby s2a8, ,000,0 900 has been
made available and the Navy antici-
pates that it will spend $100, 100000
annually for five years, to build the
surface craft up to London naval
treaty strength.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
TWO-WAY RELIEF
WILL Be STOPPED
Officials Devise System to
Stop C. w. S. and Direct
Aid to Same Person.

A new system Of accounting, de-
signed to prevent Civil Works Service
employees of the District from drawing
emergency relief payments in addition
to the emergency employment pay with
out knowledge of officials. has been
prepared by District authorities, it was
announced yesterday.
The plan was created after discovery
vas made that a number of persons on
the Civil Works Service rolls also still
were receiving weekly payments from
the District Emergency Relief Division,
1t was explained.
Under the new system. case workers
of the Emergency Relief Bureau will be
required to certify the identity Of per-
sons receiving direct relief payments
and records Of these disbursements will
be checked against the lists Of persons
on the G. w. S. rolls, officials explained.
The system has been prepared by
Mai James r. Lusby in cooperation
with Leroy A. Halbert, director of emer-
gency relief.
1t is believed that the number of per-
sons who have received two-way pay
ments is not large. Maj. Lusby said
the number probably would not exceed
25. On discovery of number of cases
however, it was determined to put a
stop to the practice.
A pay roll totaling s189,s18, the larg-
est yet recorded, yesterday was dis
bursed to 1920 employees of the Civil
Works Administration. At the same
time ,488 Civil Works Service employees
in the District were paid a total ot
$17,925.
This brought the total Of the two
classes of workers to 18,708 and their
pay rolls to s207,745. The c. w. A
workers are paid out Of Federal c. w. A
funds and those in the service" classi-
fication are paid out Of emergency re-
lief funds of the District.
In addition to these payments, the
District yesterday disbursed s13,871 in
direct relief to persons still on the Dis
trict emergency relief roster.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
DICKSON DESCRIBES
UNION RELIEF WORK
President of Central Trades and
Labor Council Speaks on Pro-
gram Over WRC.

Organized labor'S battles in behalf of
its own unemployed were described last
night by Richard A. Dickson. president
of the Washington Central Trades and
Labor Council. in an address broadcast
over WRC in the Washington Com
munity Forum.
Mr.. Dickson prefaced his statement
with the remark that unemployment re-
lief was by no means the only form
of relief that concerns organized labor.
He praised the workmen's compensation
act which, he said, has lifted the bur-
den Of relief for injury or for occupa-
tional illness from the unions
He outlined the aid provided by the
unions at homes for the aged and inca
pacitated, old-age pensions, technical
school training, mortuary benefits and
other similar activities that relieve
charitable institutions in meeting relief
demands.
"Of course" Mr. Dickson said, there
are cases where the union is unable to
care for the entire number on its lists
and where we have found ready and
active help from the Community
Chest, which has stepped In and pro-
Vded the necessary relief"
Mr.. Dickson also told Of the large
number of union men thrown out of
jobs by the depression and Of the ef-
forts of labor to help care for them and
their families. The outlook at present,
he said. is much brighter and he paid
high tribute to President Roosevelt for
his recovery efforts.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
GROWTH OF MEASLES
THREATENS EPIDEMIC
17S Cases Reported Since December
Holy Trinity School
Diphtheria Studied.

One hundred and seventy-eight cases
of measles in the District have been re-
ported to Health Officer William c..
Fowler since December 1, and SO of
these have been recorded during the
past week, it was announced yesterday.
The number, Dr. Fowler reported, is
considerably greater than during the
same time in the past two years, and
he anticipates that a measles epidemic
may be developing. A measles epidemic
may be expected about every three
years, he said. The situation as yet
has not reached that stage, he said.
He pointed out that measles may be
spread by carriers whose case had not
reached state where diagnosis was
possible and said there was nothing
definite that could be done about it
by medical authorities.
DR.. Fowler yesterday ordered study
made of nine cases of diphtheria
which have been reported during the
past two months at Holy Trinity
School, in the 1900 block of Thirty
sixth street. The number of cases is
not alarmingly high, he said, but war
ranted a study.
He said during December there was
a total. of So cases of diphtheria
throughout the District, as compared
with 28 in December, 1882, but that he
had no fear Of an epidemic.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
swish" of Education Board
Is Given Principals of
Various Schools.
QUESTION WAS RAISED
BY DEAN OF HOWARD u.
Ballou Letter Asks Officials to
Keep Necessary Expenses at
Minimum Figure.

The wish" of the Board of Education
that expenses incidental to graduation
from the various public schools at the
end of the current semester "be kept at
minimum" was conveyed to the
principals of all elementary, Junior and
senior high schools late yesterday by
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools.
DR.. Charles Houston, dean of the
Howard University Law School, was the
board member who introduced the ques-
ton OF graduation expense at the
boards meeting last Wednesday. He
asked whether or not the board could
graduations simple" He said 1t had
been brought to his attention that
parents who can scarcely afford to
keep their children in school at all
some times find it a heavy burden to
meet the various costs Of the graduation
exercises.
Assessments Not Made.
Or. Ballou explained that 50 far as
the scrool system itself Is concerned
there is not a single assessment made
against any child at graduation time
The costs-includiEg such things as
class rings, class social events, or per-
haps certain dress requirements-are
those which the graduates themselves
vote upon themselves or, as ne ex'
planned it, upon their parents. ne
said it was a question just how far tne
school authorities should undertake te
curb the voluntary actions OF the grad
uating classes
In his letter yesterday to the prin'
%a1
whole question Of graduation expense
had been discussed by board members
"It was the unanimous wish OF TN
hoard" he wrote, that school prin
cipals exercise every reasonable ef1or
to keep at a minimum the expens
connected with the graduating exer
cises, whether such expenses have 10 o'
with the requirements of the school, o
depend on the action taken collectlvel.
bv the members of the graduating
classes"
Schedule of Exercises.
The schedule of midyear graduation
exercises this year follow:
White schools-Eastern High Schoo
(three-year class, 8 pm; Roosevelt
High School. 8 pm: Eliot Junior Hlgi
school, 2 pm; Hine Junior High Schoo
pm: Langley Junior High School,
pm, and Macfarland Junior Hisl
School, 80 pm, January 30, and Cen
trail High School, 8 pm; Eastern Higl
school (four-year class, pm: Nc
Kinley High School. 8 pm; Western
High School, 1870 pm: Deal JUNO
High School, pm; Gordon Junio
High School, 2 pm; Jefferson JUNO
High School, 8 pm; Paul Junior Higl
School, 2 pm: Powell Junior HigI
School, pm, and Stuart Junior Higl
School, 2 pm. January 81.
Colored schools-Armstrong Higl
School, pm; Cardozo High Schoo
2 pm: Francis Junior High School.
o m, and Garnet Patterson Junior Hlgl
School. pm, January 80, and Dunba
High School, 8 pm; Randall JUNO
High School. 1880 am; Shaw Junio
High School, pm, and Terrell JUNO
High School, l pm. January 81.
The Wilson and Miner Teachers Col
leges and the Browne Junior Hig!
School will not graduate midyea
classes.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
DRAMA STUDY LEAGUE
WILL PRESENT COMEDY
Initial Performance to Be Given
January 22-Play to Be Re-
peated to Aid Churches.

The first offering of the season under
auspices of the Drama Study League of
Washington will be las the Clock
Strikes" a mystery comedy in three
acts by Elizabeth Armstrong, to be pre-
sented in Immaculate Conception audi
torium Monday evening, January %.
The cast has been in rehearsal for
two months under direction of Arthur
Bradley White, who organized the
league last year.
The comedy will be repeated in I'm
maculate Conception auditorium Tues
day, January %, for the benefit of the
Sodality at st. Martins Church, this
city; will be presented Thursday, jan
uary IS, in st. Martins Hall, Gathers
burg, Md, for the building fund of the
church, under auspices of Rev. John G..
Callaghan, pastor, and again at Han
cock, Md, in the Hancock High School
auditorium January 81, for the benefit
of st. Peters Church.
Members of the cast for the snow
include Miss Elizabeth Dugan, Miss
Helen Stafford Smith, Miss F. Romona
Raley, John Leonard Donnelly, Jesse
Veitch, Harry S. Weatherbee, Herman
Garrett, Joseph Swami and Thomas e.
DAVIS.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
DENTISTS TO BE SHOWN
BUREAU WORK RESULTS
Federal Experts Studies in Four
Fields to Be Demonstrated
at Meeting Tuesday.

The practical application Of the re-
search work of the United States
Bureau of Standards as it pertains to
wakes, investments, castings and alloys
will be demonstrated at a meeting OF
the District of Columbia Dental So
ciety in the George Washington Uni
versity Medical Building Tuesday, at 9
pm. DR.. w. w. Wyman, president OF
the society, will preside.
Drs. r. L. Morrison, v. v. Belle, ].
w. Brown. ]. r. Hogan, E. E. Morrl.
son and Maj. w. F. Scheumann WILL
handle the demonstration work.
Members of the society have been In
vited to attend the monthly medical
meeting of the United States Army at
which Maj. L. H. Tingay will speak on
Jaw Fractures" it was said. The meet
ing will be in the Medical Department
School Building, Army Medical Gen.
ter, the evening Of January l5.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
LIQUOR SQUAD RAIDS
POTOMAC HOUSEB0AT
Man Held 5or Illegal Storing of
S31 Quarts of Alleged
Whisky.

Raiding a houseboat on the Potomac
River, near Alexandria, yesterday,
Washington police arrested a man
identified .s William Sutton, 46, Of
alexandria, and conflscated 831 quarts
Of alleged whisky. Sutton was booked
on a charge of illegal possession and
released under $500 bond
The raid was made by Lieut.. George
NJ Little and members of his head
quarters liquor squad. Access to the
boat was gained by a platform leading
out to it from the Virginia shore
Lieut. Little said he had received a
number OF complaints regarding the
boat, both from Virginia and District
citizens.
Although the boat was some distance
down the river, it came within the
authority of District police to make
the raid, Lieut.. Little said, under the
laws governing jurisdiction over the
Potomac River, coupled with the fact
tie beat was moored.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
MAIL BOX RESTRICTIONS
BY FARLEY PROTESTED
Utility Companies Act Against
Ban on Use for Bills, Accounts
and Circulars.
By the Associated Press.

by tno hSSOCldIeo FTcSS.
Protest against Postmaster General
Farley's order prohibiting use OF home
and Office mail boxes as receptacles for
such mailable matter as accounts, sales
bills and advertising circulars has been
made by utility companies.
An executive Of one company said
the order would result in the laying of
of persons now employed in delivering
bills and would work hardship on util-
itv companies by requiring them to 60
to the expense Of mailing their bills.
Postmaster General Farley yesterday
pointed out the local postage rate for
first-class mail had been cut to 2 cents
land that one Of the reasons for this
reduction was to enable and induce
corporations and other business inter
ests to utilize the mails for monthly
statements"
Evening star., 1934-01-07
KEECH JOINS FIGHT
ON GAS VALUATIONS
PEOPLES Counse's Move to
Eliminate Stove Figure
Is OverruIed.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
yesterday joined the fight of Assistant
Corporation Counsel william A. Roberts
to eliminate an item Of 81 ,038, ,470 from
the valuation Of the Washington &
Georgetown Gas Light Cos.
This sum represents the value Of the
companies stock Of gas stoves and other
appliances, either in their storerooms
or represented by bills receivable on
customers who have not completely
paid for them. Mr.. Roberts objected
Thursday to the admission Of any testi-
mony relating to the gas stoves on the
ground they we're not property of the
company used and useful in the public
service. The Public Utilities Commits
sion at that time overruled the objec-
ton and admitted the testimony.
Yesterday as Mr.. Roberts was about to
start croSs-examining a gas company
witness, Stuart S. Rosters, on the SUBJ
ject, Mr.. Keech moved to strike it out
Order Is Cited.
Keech called the commissions atten-
tion to an order issued in March, 1881
compelling the companies to account
separately for their gas appliance bust
ness, and said also that under their
charter the companies had no power
to engage in that business
Stoddard F. Stevens, counsel for the
companies, then produced an opinion
by former corporation counsel
adopted by the commission on Septem-
Der IS, 1914, which held that there was
nothing illegal about the conduct of ar
appliance business by the gas company
| do you disagree with your prede-
cessors?" he asked of Mr.. Roberts.
Frequently" was the reply.
Objection Overruled.
Stevens further challenged the valid.
| ity of the order for separate accounting
on the ground that no notice or public
| hearing had been given before 1t.
adoption. He said the gas appliance
business was an integral part Of ths
gas business and highly beneficial tS
the customers Of the company.
The commission finally overruled Mr.
Keech's objection, but reserved tht
right to disallow the amount If 1t Is not
satisfied with testimony to be Offered
| later as to the propriety Of the ga
companies conducting an appliance
business
Mr.. Stevens complained that th'
anomalous" position of Mr.. Robert
as both legal adviser to the commission
and prosecuting attorney was unfat
to the company. When Roberts start
his cross-examination he automaticall.
valves his objection to the testimony
Keech, who will not cross-examine, viii
preserve his objection intact. MI
Stevens said that this in effect wa
having to contend against two people
counsels.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
FRANKLIN MERGER PLAN
VIRTUALLY COMPLETE
Waiver Forms, Soon Ready for
Depositors, Will Ask They Yield
35 Per Cent of Total.

The plan for merger of Franklin Ma
tional Bank into the new Mechanics
Franklin Savings BanS is expected to
be completed early this week, so that
waiver forms can be sent to depositors
and the sale of stock begin.
The waiver will ask depositors tc
yield IS per cent Of their deposits in
order to receive IS per cent in cash
when the bank opens.
The other bank in the merger is the
Mount Vernon Savings Bank, which has
sold most Of its quota Of stock and re-
ceived from depositors nearly all of the
waivers necessary to make the merger
plan e1fectke.
Evening star., 1934-01-07
PARK POLICE REPORT
officers Made 159 Arrests in City
During December.

Altogether. 159 arrests were made by
the United States Park Police in De-
cember in the city. Capt. P. j. Carroll
yesterday reported to the superinten-
dent of the National Capital Parks, c.
Marshall Finnan, with 28 being fined
1896, while "a preferred to forfeit $3.50.
Traffic violations. with "a arrests, led
the list, with drunkenness, with %.
second,
For the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway, for which separate report
is submitted, there were 10 arrests.
Is Of them for automobile speeding.
Nine were fined 500, said Capt. Car
roll, while nine forfeited $195.