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Evening star., 1938-02-20
ENERGY" EXPEDITION
TAKES PILLS TO GAME
Idaho State Ofieials and q. s.
Biologists Seek Cause Of
Nalady in Elk Herds.

By the Associated Press.
CHAMBERLAIN BASIN, Idaho,
February ia seven-man mercy"
expedition, armed with . bag Of pills
for herds Of stricken big game. buried
itself today in Idaho's wild Jackson
River country.
The expedition. composed of repre-
sentatives Of the Idaho State Game
Department and the United States
Biological Survey. seeks to learn what
mysterious malady i thinning ranks
Of elk herds.
If the pills won't work, bullets will.
State Game Warden W. r. Mcintyre
ordered the expedition after receiving
word by radio that . strange illness
was taking . toll Of the vast herds Of
elk. The doctors will seek to diagnose
the illness. In the event the disease
Is infectious. the ailins animals will
be destroyed.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
M'NUTT UPH0LDS.
EASTERN POLICIES
Withdrawal of U. S. From
Orient Would Lengthen
Conflicts, He Says.
By the ASsociat ted Press -.

6y tns Ae0Oelated PreSS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. ls.-Empha-
sizing the seriousness Of the Far East.
ern situation, Paul v. McNutt, hieh
commissioner to the Philippines. told
Indiana Democratic editors tonisht
that withdrawal of America from the
Orient would result In q continuation
Of the conflict there for another cen
tury.
The balance Of power will be 10
upset by the removal Of American
influence, he said. that the day Of
our race in the Orient will be over"
Through the process Of progressive
democracy. America might bring peace
to the world" he said That u our
creed unto which we give our un-
dying loyalty"
The high commissioner reviewed the
history of the Philippine attempts
to obtain independence. but said
economic problems must be solved
before other problems are successfully
met"
Earlier in the day the Indiana
Democratic Editorial Association, be-
fore which McNutt spoke tonight, en-
dorsed the McNutt-for-president boom
started by friends Of the former In
diana Governor McNutt Is on his
way to Washington to confer With
President Roosevelt.
Successful practice Of the funda-
mental principles Of democracy Is the
one hope of saving civilization. Mr..
McNutt told the 1000 cheering Demo.
Gratis
Speaking ut the largest Indiana
Democratic editorial banquet In the
States history, he lauded the leader
ship of President Roosevelt and
praised the administration Of Gov. M.
Clifford Townsend. his successor in
the Governors chair.
Mr.. McNutt told the Democrats
that life in democracy Is and must
be something more than mere ex-
istence."
1T means growth, development, So
cial security and sharing responsibility
for the common good" he said.
Declining to answer queries as to
whether he intended to enter the 1910
presidential nomination contest, Mr.
McNutt told newsmen that II am
not back here on any political mis-
sion."
In answer to questions concerning
the length Of his stay In the Islands,
he answered:
Il will remain as long q I am
needed, and that period depends upon
developments"
Evening star., 1938-02-20
MRS. WHlTFORD MARKS
HER 83D BIRTHDAY
Score Of Members Of Family Hon.
or Mother Of Star Employs
on Anniversary.

A score of members of her family
congratulated Mrs. Margaret e. Whit
ford. 1869 Eighteenth street NV,
Wednesday on her s3rd birthday ami
yersary. She is the mother Of Roy K
Whitford Of The Star Circulation De-
partment.
Those who honored Mrs. Whitford
were the Misses Bessie, Margaret and
Stella Whitford; Miss Theresa r.
Schoenborn, Roy K. Whitford. Stanley
Whitford. Mr.. and Mrs. Royden K.
Whitford. IT,. and their young son.
Royden. Sd: Mr.. and Mrs. william A.
DuVall and son Whitford: Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Morton Fry and Mrs. Frys
daughter, Miss Patricia Harrah: Mrs.
Mary E. Riggles and daughter. Mrs.
Emory L. Groff, and Capt. and Mrs.
Charles Ooppes Lowe.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
FESTIVAL IS PLANNED
BY JUNIOR HADASSAH
TaX-Dancing Booths and Conces-
sions to Feature "Risadoo"
Next Sunday.

Washington will have its taxi
dancing for . night when the Junior
HadAssah sponsors Z "Risadoo" next
Sunday At the Jewish Community
Center.
The center's large auditorium will
contain booths, concessions and other
features that 90 along with such 4
festival, but the portion Of the hoor
given over to the 5-cents-a-dance
entertainment Is to be the main at
traction on the program.
The party is to begin at 5 pm. and
last until II pm. The auditorium Is
being decorated by committee headed
by Sadye Resnick.
A white elephant party" will be
held by the group this afternoon at
the home OF Doris Raebach, AS
Irving street NV. to obtain prizes
to be used At the festival next week.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
MAURICE BAER, rs, DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral Services for Retired
Mems Clothing Dealer Will
Be Held Tomorrow.

Maurice Baer,; IS. retired mems
clothing and furnishings dealer, died
Friday at his home, 1885 Columbia
road NV, after IN Illness Of about
two months.
Mr.. Baer. . native Of Alsace, France.
had been . resident of this city for
81 years. He formerly was in the
mems clothing and furnishings busi-
ness with his brother, the late Al
phonse M. Baer. He retired about 73
years ago.
Surviving are . brother, Benoit
Baer. jr.; Q number Of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will Be held at
1880 an. today ct tie residence.
Burial VIII Be Ia the washington
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
u. S. EXPORTS OF WHEAT
SHOW HUGE INCREASE
Agriculture Department Reports
Shipments Abroad Largest
in Six Years.

6y the Associated Pre43.
The Agriculture Department report
ed yesterday that exports Of American
wheat this season had been the largest
IN six years.
The amount. including nour, ship
ped abroad between last July and
February. was reported at about 50,-
100000 bushels, compared with IA
100000 during the same period 4
year ago.
Because Of q drought caused short
age in some types Of wheat, the
United States imported 2s,219,000
bushels during the corresponding
period last year, compared with only
about SOC, 900 bushels this season, the
department said.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
MAN ADMITS CRIME
WHICH JAILED PAIR
Two Others Now Serving Terms
for Operation He Says He
Performed on Self,

0J tAE A00VClRteU TIe68s
ASHEVILLE. N. c., Feb. 1o.-Sherih
Laurence Z. Brown announced John
Hart confessed today he performed q
crude emasculation operation upon
himself six years ago for which two
men are now serving long prison
terms
Jack Ammons was sentenced in
1882 to from 80 to 40 years for the
crime, and Marion Ammons to from
20 to 80 years. Sheriff Brown said
Harris confession was sent to the
paroles commissioner At Raleigh.
Hart. the sheriff said, was picked
up 4 few weeks ago suffering from 4
second attempted operation Of SINH
lar nature. Questioned at"a hospital
here, the sheriff said, he first accused
three men Of attacking him, and then
admitted he also performed this op-
Grafton on himself.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
c. c. c. HEAD TO BEGIN
|. CLOSING OF 400 CAMPS
Elimination WIN Start March
on Basis Of Cost, Project
Status and Priority.

By the Associated Press.
Robert Fechner. director Of the ci-
william Conservation Corps, said yes
terday he would begin chasing ap-
proximately 800 camps on March I
in compliance with President Roose-
velt's budget recommendation Of
$226. .o00, 900 for the corps during the
next fiscal year.
The c. c. c. had $315, zoo, 900 for
the current year.
Mr.. Fechner said the camps would
have to be abandoned by July l and
that they would be selected on the
basis of maintenance cost, the status
Of projects and priority.
Recommendations for camp aban-
donment will be made by the War De-
partment and the Department Of Agri-
culture, he added.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
DRYS WIN LEGAL ROUND
County Election Set Aside by He
strAininT Order.

NEWTON, Ga. Feb. 10 R.-Pro-
hibitionists turned to the courts today
and won the preliminary round Of a
legal battle to keep Georgia one Of
the Nations five legally dry States.
Charging recently enacted county
option liquor Law Is unconstitutional,
its opponents obtained 4 temporary
restraining order here canceling an
election set for Monday to determine
whether this rural South Georgia
county of Baker should be the l1rst
to end the States 22-year-old whisky
ban. A hearing WAS set for March II
at Camilla, Ga.
Evening star., 1938-02-20

ago when there was nothing but VII
lAges and farmers"
Ambulance chasing Is symptom Of
this condition, Mr.. Garrison said. He
added,
III these fellows (chasers) didn't
collar the clients, where would the
clients go7 And wouldn't most Of them
be hustled into settlements without
even the protection they get now from
the chasers7 II the chaser1 answer,
In part at least, . social need, but We
don't like the way they run their show,
might not the bar itself organize to
answer the same need. with ofhcea
properly controlled and supervised and
ret up With the idea drst and foremost
OF decent service at decent Yates?"
Help fsr Yssng Lawyers ASKED.
The bar ought to help the youns
lawyer to get his practice going, Mr..
Garrison said. and then he criticized
the majority Of successful" lawyers
cut Oh fromsthe bottom levels Of the
practice where, IN the petty courts and
the criminal courts and the one-man
onices, the law touches and minglea
with the flesh and blood activities Of
the great mass Of people" He linked
this lofttneas to the present day.
This remoteness and detachment
from the living sources Of the law"
he declared, and from the day-to-day
ills and aspirations of the multitude
may explain tn part why 80 many OF
these men seem to fear democracy"
Since Nathan Margold, Interior De-
partment solicitor and president OF
the District Chapter Of the Guild, was
i'll IN . hospital. Herman German. Dis
trict vice president, read his speech
OF welcome to the delegates.
Mr.. Margold's Message.
Washington feels its members have
contributed largely to the success OF
the guild during the past year." Mr..
Margold wrote. The organization was
founded December ~, 1896, and when
1t held its first convention year ago
1t had 1927 members.
Robert H. Jackson, Solicitor General
designate; Senator La Toilette, Pro-
gressive. Of Wisconsin: Thurman W.
Arnold, author Of The Folklore OF
Capitalism; Lafayette s. Foster, pro-
fessor of law at Yale, and Mr.. Devaney
will be the speakers at the annual
banquet Of the guild tonight. The
convention continues through Tues
day.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Dentists to Meet.

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 10 R.-
More than 200 dentists o9 Virginia.
West Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima and the District of Columbia are
expected here Monday for the dental
alumni home coming at the Medic :
College Of Virginia. The observance
will be . part of the centennial of
the medical COLLEGE.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
SEEDSff::.:TESTING
Ts ONE PEoooN n Ps~v osslv...h STAMPS
~ e,s,,e>A - eovgR PACKING q p0oTAog
olant Movn1Rl
01OPloS

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Ii0wefs Of eiAAt sise. r.
coDmendsd for pots OF
window boXes but can b
Brown outside - . vine.
Claimed II runners are
pinched Of : or } tiRo1
plants will form dwarf
compact shape and prod
nee giant flowers. t6ee
photo). SEEDS mixod and
produce aAAAss and col.
ors such d sky-blue. red
Aaked whitA pink. purple
And othtfs.
Test Packet ~ SooAo.
Evening star., 1938-02-20

and red coat over red dress. Under
her right eye Is 1-tnch scar.
Frances Hooper, is. Of 1890 D street
Sc, wore red sweaters, red skirt and
. plaid coat when she disappeared.
Both girls attend Hire Junior High
School, and are reported to have left
the Acton home about 7 pm. Sat-
urday.
It was first reported that the girls
had left for GAINESVILLE, Ohio, to visit
their erandmothers, but nothing has
been heard from them as yet.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
BARKEEPERS STRIKE
Two Gambling Ships Picketed by
Remote Control.

LONG BEACH, Calf, FEB. 10 R.-
Two gambling ships, the Caliente and
the Tango. felt the pinch Of labor
trouble today.
The vessels, anchored OF Long
Beach, were picketed by remote con-
troll BY nearly 80 hartenders and
culinary workers, who stood at the
docks where prospective patrons
boarded water taxis and told them
the ships of chance were unfair to
organized labor.
The strikers demand the seaman
stationed "a the vessels hold frSt
claas deep sea ratins5, instead of the
second ela0 eestiAcatae taasS now
have.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Two MISSING GIRLS
THOUGHT SEPARATED
Father Of Frances Hooper Ex.
presses Doubt She Is With
Acton Girl.

The mysterious disappearance of
Frances Hooper and Florence Acton,
two Washington girls. missing since
Saturday, February IL, was still un-
Evening star., 1938-02-20
0oso Tree e01s0usa

Wonderful New Tree Bal.
saHas, bushy branching
plants literally covered
With double roSe.liks
bl0Ouns. Plant shown here
RrowA In our vgtoo0 hal
1o1 budo and NoWoes
1t one time. We want II
tested overywhefe. Seed
liAited. 0axsd CeloFa.
Test paoisst - 9ooda
Evening star., 1938-02-20
NesU Annual
cap0w1kAna

Claimed to 10 the earliesl
Of all. RroAusine large
double 6owefs Of delight.
ful fragrance In several
eolors few weeks fHou
Plants branch, frsely,
aoweriHg ON lont otenai
quite hardy. blooms until
fate fall. then oan be pot.
ted for winter Aowofl
o1lxeA eetors. :.
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Evening star., 1938-02-20


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Evening star., 1938-02-20
S SPECIAL
FREE OFFER

tsss in all sections Of the country this hummer s..
fore offering for sale All q are easy 70 GroW aad
should Drodnee hundreds of 0ofos6as SSswsts.
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II 4 SfA0pS are e1clased 70 cover pooAea6
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Evening star., 1938-02-20
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Evening star., 1938-07-24
Keenan, Forum Speaker
Federal Law Enforcement Will Be His
Subject Tomorrow Night.

The Federal Governments Law En-
forcement Activities" will be the sub
.iect OF talk by Joseph B. keenan,.
Assistant to the Attorney General, in
the National Radio Forum tomorrow
at $50 pm. The Forum is weekly
radio feature arranged by The Wash
ington Star and broadcast over a
coast-to-coast network of the National
Broadcasting Co. The program is
, heard locally through WMAL, The
Stars radio station
Mr.. keenan, came to the Justice
Department in July. 1888, as a Special
Assistant to the Attorney General to
direct the Governments war on
racketeering and gang terrorism. In
october of the same year he was ap-
pointed Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the Criminal Division of the
Justice Department. This promotion
was awarded him in recognition OF his
work in directing Federal prosecution
Of Harvey Bailey, George machine
Gum Kelly and others in the notorious
Urschel kidnapping case at Oklahoma
City.
Mr.. keenan, has been responsible for
the passage of II new criminal laws
through Congress.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
MAN KILLED, 2 HURT
IN DANCE HALL ROW
Special Officers Beaten Police
Hold Others Employed
at Place.

Hazel Frazier. 1923 Lees Court NV.
was killed and two special officers were
injured, one being cut and the other
beaten, in a row at a colored dance
hall at Seventeenth and U streets NV.
early today.
The man killed died after being
removed to Emergency Hospital
The special officers were employed
at the dance hall to maintain order
and one Of several held for question
ing at the thirteenth precinct station
had gun which contained two
empty shells.
James E. Butler. 33. of 422 Twenty
third place N w.. was the officer who
was cut and Rupert Crockett. "a, Of
1909 r street NV. was beaten.
Police were unable to get details
of the fray Immediately. but said they
had trouble calming the crowd which
collected at the scene. adding that
feeling was running high against the
special officers.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
17,OOOD.C. Dogs
Endangeredby
Catcher's Net

The Districts poundmaster, Frank
B. Marks, will start rounding up pet
pooches In wholesale fashion August
4 unless their owners make haste to
purchase dog tags for the new fiscal
year, District officials said yesterday.
Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers
issued warning that no less than
1900 dogs have not yet been pro-
vided with the new tags, and that
only a week remains before the pound
wagon starts rolling. Only 5000 tag.
have been bought. Last year there
were more than $4,000 tags sold, he
said.
1T people want to protect their
Ftdos," said the tax collector, they
had better come to see me and pay the
81 for the tag. Otherwise, their dogs
may be picked up by Mr.. Marks"
II an untagged dog Is collected BY
the poundmaster, it may be reclaimed
by payment of a 81 fee in addition to
the 81 license fee.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
REz0N|NC ROW
SPURS MERGER
Plans Being Drafted to Join
Bethesda and Chevy
Chase Areas.

Efforts to incorporate the Bethesda
Chevy Chase neiehborhood are being
given impetus by the current contro-
versy over rezoning Of tract Of
land on Avondale street, 1t was learned
yesterday.
Leon w. Bell Of Middleton street said
many residents Of the area believe
their collective opinion in zoning mat
ters would have greater weight if
expressed through a mayor and
council.
He disclosed that plans to form an
incorporated town are being drafted
now and will be presented to the
county's legislators in the fall.
The specific controversy now being
waged involves an effort on the part
Of the citizens to obtain a rehearing
on petition to change the classifi-
cation of the Avondale tract from
residential A to residential c to per-
nit the erection of apartment houses
The change was authorized two weeks
ago by the county commissioners and
last week a civic delegation opposed
to the change asked the County Board
to reopen the case. The change Is
sought by Mrs Kate M. Bradley, own
er. The board still has the delega-
tons plea under consideration.
The fact that a petition, to SIM
ilarly rezone lots owned by Glassman
81 Ostrow. Inc. of Washington In
the area bounded by Wisconsin ave-
nue., the back line OF residential A
property on Middleton street, Chase
avenue and Pearl street, has been filed
with the County Board has added new
fire to already smoldering resentment
felt especially by property owner.
along Middleton street, which would
be sandwiched between two residen-
tial c areas. Mr.. Bell said. The entire
area was originally zoned residential
A. except for the l20-foot strip OF
first commercial along Wisconsin ave-
nue.
Mr.. Bell said an organizati ton called
the East Bethesda Civic Associa tion
has been formed to combat the re-
zoning petition.
In protesting the proposed zonns
change residents of the area claim
that values OF residential A property
would be damaged.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Experiment Reveals Certainty
Of Unconscious Whispering

L. Kennedy to test some of the cases
ascribed to mental telepathy.
He set up two parabolic sound re-
hectors, each feet in diameter, on
opposite sides Of the room. A slight
sound at the focus Of one would be
picked up and made audible at the
focus Of the other. A chair was placed
at each reflector, so that person sit
ting there would be at the focus.
A blindfolded student was led into
the room and seated in one OF the
chairs. He did not know there were
reflectors in the room. nor did he
find out in the ensuing experiment
that he was sitting at the focus OF
one Of them. DR.. Kennedy sat at the
focus Of the other reflector where
he could hear any sound the students
lips might make.
The student was given box OF
cards marked 50 that he could identify
by touch the symbols on their faces.
These symbols were star, cross, wavy
lines, square and circle. those used at
Duke University for both telepathy
and second-sight tests. A watcher re-
corded the cards as picked up.
The student was told to name each
card to himself as he identified it.
The naming was not to be out loud,
but by mental shouting" He was
to imagine himself shouting the name,
clearly enunciated, at about the speed
Of his normal breathing"
Dr. Kennedy, sitting at the pickup
reflector, tried to guess. or mind read"
what card the student picked up. He
listened for any sounds made by the
students lips, which might help him
guess.
And he got plenty Of these differ
entail sounds The students did not
know they were making the noises.
Some Of the whispers failed to identify
cards. But out of Is men given this
test, DR.. Kennedy found IL whose un-
conscious whispering enabled a list
ener to guess the cards at far better
than chance.
When these same persons were told
not to do mental shouting" but only
to imagine they were seeing the card
out in front Of the blindfold, the list
ener at the other reflector dropped to
about chance in the accuracy of his
guesses.
DR.. Kennedy concluded from the
experiments that in tests Of telepathy
care ought to be taken to eliminate
the possibility OF using these sound
clues.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
DR.. J. T. MEGONIGAL
DIES OF ARM CASH
Deep Wound Results in Death
of Dentist in Home at
Arlington. Va.

DR.. James T, Megonigal, 81, a
dentist, with off1ces at 1925 I street
NV, died about 9 o'clock last night
at Georgetown Hospital OF loss of
blood from deep wound in his arm
suffered in his home, 1901 North
Wayne street, Arlington, Va.
DR.. Megonigal was found in a
second-fioor room of his home by
his brother-in-law, John Wash,
shortly before pm. Mr.. Wash sum-
n1oned the Arlington Rescue Squad
and the dentist was removed to the
hospital.
The coroner's once here was in
vestigating the case last night in CO.
operation with Virginia authorities.
The wound apparently had been in
ficted with a razor, Arlington County
police said.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
COLLISION FEARED
- IN BONDINGS HERE
Bar commAes Receives Many
Oral Complaints of Fee
Splitting Practice.

Following appointment OF COM
mittee to investigate bonding practices
in the District. Harlan Wood, chair
man OF the Bar Associations Griev-
snce Committee for the Police Court,
announced last night that his group
for several months has been investi-
eating charges Of collusion between
lawyers and bondsmen in that tri-
bunal.
Mr. Wood said his committee has
received many oral complaints par
ticulsrly concerning the practice Of
'fee splitting"
The charges, he said, are being
investigated by subcommittee COM
posed of himself, Samuel Boyd and
Arthur j. Hilland
The other committee, named by
District Court Justice Jesse c. Ad-
kins, is composed of Assistant United
States Attorney Harry Underwood,
Walter Bramhall, clerk OF the Police
Court; William Adkins, criminal clerk,
and Col. Charles Stewart, clerk Of
the District Court.