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Evening star., 1939-06-20
Testimonial Is Given
Dr.. Swormstedt
On 86th Birthday
Homeopathic Hospital
AIumnoe Sponsor
Dinner and Dunce

An 66th birthday and 81 years
as practising physician in Wash
ington jointly we're celebrated by
DR.. Lyman BeecfRr Swormstedt in
whose honor more than $50 persons,
including prominent members of the
medical profession, gathered at a
dinner and dance last night in the
main ball room of the Raleigh Hotel.
The testimonial was sponsored by
the Alumnae Association Of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital.
Practising medicine here since the
"horse and buggy days." DR.. Sworn
stedt was one of the pioneers in
homeopathy and has been asso-
ciated with the local hospital since
its founding in 1881. He still re-
tains an active practice which be-
gan at the age of "a.
DIR. Swormstedt mas more COM
mon sense per pound than any man
know" declared Dr. GREGG Custis
Birdsall. one of the guest speakers.
who added that the veteran physi-
clan had progressed with the pro-
fession and is as up-to-date today
as any doctor in the profession.
DR.. Birdsall recalled first seeing DR..
Swormstedt in high silk hat and
frock coat with red carnation rid
ing in horse and carriage in down
town Washington. He pointed out
that DR.. Swormstedt studied medi-
cine during the transition period
when cures for many diseases were
unknown.
Welcome to Honor Guest.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Jackson, presi-
dent of the association and toast
mistress, welcomed DR.. Swormstedt
on behalf of the nursing school and
reminded guests that he had de-
signed their school pin which has
been in use since the first class grad
uated in 1885.
A graduate of that class was
present last night, Mrs. j. H. Bran
son. whose husband is a member of
the hospital staff. DR.. Branson read
an amusing poem he had composed
on the occasion of DR.. Swormstedt's
anniversary.
Another speaker, Fred Mckee,
president of the Hospital Board of
Trustees, after extending his con-
gratulations to the guest of honor,
praised the work of the women in
the growth of the hospital.
The youngest member of the hos
pital staff, DR.. John A. Swartwout,
recalled his association with Dr.
Swormstedt as neighbors, whose
mail and names were always being
confused
History Is Read.
In the absence of Mrs. Octa B.
Winter who was i'll, Mrs. Jeanette
Kobb, member of the association,
read Mrs. Winters history of the
alumnae group which was closely
identified with the activities of their
honored guests.
Members of the Hospital Board
who attended were Lanier P. Nc
Lachlin, Charles Doing, T. Janrey
Brown, DR.. Garden Warner, DR..
Ernest Sappington and DR.. Branson.
Other guests included DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph Shearer, DR.. and Mrs.
Joseph Shapiro, Mrs. Swormstedt,
Mrs. Birdsall, Mrs. Warner, DR.. and
Mrs. w. p. Baker, DR.. George B.
Tribe, DR.. William F. King, DR..
Mary Brosius, DR.. and Mrs. Bernard
Notes, DR.. and Mrs. Edward Qualey,
DR.. and Mrs. Calhoun Sterling, DR..
and Mrs. Franklin Pedrick, DR..
Thomas Cajigas, Mrs. McLachlen,
Mrs. Doing. Mrs. Ross Thompson,
Mrs. Clarence Dodge, president Of
the Women's Board; Mrs. Brown,
Col and Mrs. Randall and Mrs.
BERTHE Scoring, past president Of the
Nurses Examining Board.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Baby Is Found
Abandoned in Auto

A 1-month- old colored baby was
found abandoned this morning in
an automobile in the 1700 block of
Corcoran street NV.
The infant was wrapped in a
white blanket, with a three little
pigs design on it and was discov-
cred by Betty Nichol. colored, of
1743 Corcoran street NV.
The Women's Bureau removed the
child to Gallinger Hospital, where
1t appeared to be in good condition.
The car in which the child was
found was traced to man who lives
in the 2200 block of Champlain
street NV, but police said he could
shed no light on the case.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Schultz Milk
Bill Approval
Hit by Bates
Says Committees
Action Disreeorded
Probes Findings

Action of the House District Com
mittee in approving the Schultz bill
to open the Washington milk mar
ket to milk and cream produced
outside the local milkshed was criti-
cized today by Representative Bates,
Democrat, of Kentucky, chairman of
the Public Health Subcommittee
which conducted the recent milk
investigation.
THE committees action" he de-
clared, was clearly against the in
formation the investigation brought
out"
Representative Bates was particu-
larly critical of the provision in
the Senate bill which substitutes
the 1899 edition of the United States
Public Health Service milk code for
the 1925 District Milk Control Act,
under which the Health Department
was given rigid control over Wash
ington's milk supply.
That code will give Washington
no guarantee as to the price or sani-
tation Of its milk supply" said Mr..
Bates. 1T is possible under that
cade for some milk to be shipped
here without any inspection at all.
II really had hoped that the COM
mittee would approve legislation
with teeth in it-legislation that
would guarantee the consumer even
increased protection as to the quail
ity and purity of the milk and pro-
vide also some measure of control
over prices. Instead, however, the
committee has approved bill that
will have the opposite effect. It's
action certainly is another argument
for giving the people of the District
some form of self government"
Representative Bates has intro
duced a bill providing for creation
OF a special f1ve-man board that
would control the price of milk for
both consumer and producer. He
said he would fight for its approval
as a substitute for the Schultz bill.
There is little likelihood. however,
Of early consideration of the Bates
bill. 1t will be referred by the full
District Committee Monday to
subcommittee for public hearings,
which will take a week or more.
Meantime the Schultz bill will have
been acted on by the House. 1t
has been placed on the House cal
endar and is scheduled to be called
up Monday, the next District day.
Representative Smith, Democrat,
OF Virginia. who sponsored the res
olution which led to the milk in
vestigation, announced he would
lead the fight for approval of the
Bates bill as substitute for the
Schultz bill. He described the
Schultz bill as the most poorly
drafted piece Of legislation I've ever
seen" o.. y
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Commissioners
Invited 10 Attend
Suffrage Meeting
Citizens Conference
Session Tomorrow
At U. 5. Chamber

The District Commissioners have
been invited to join with Washing
ton residents in speak your mind
on the District government" meet
ing sponsored by the Citizens Con-
ference on District Suffrage tomor-
row night in the United States
Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
The first hour of the program. be-
ginning at pm, will be broadcast
over Station WMAL.
Numerous requests for a place on
the program have been received by
voteless Washingtonians who wish
to join in discussion OF the best
way to secure a local enfranchise-
ment, william H. Mondel, in
charge Of arrangements, reported
today
P Purposes were outlined last night
over Station WRC by Harry N.
Stull, vice president of the District
Suffrage Association. who declared
this is our answer to the referen-
dunn of May, 1938 in which you
overwhelmingly Endorsed the prin-
clples for which we are contend
ing" In the poll $4,000 ballots were
cast in favor of District suffrage.
Emphasizing that a government
not answerable to the people for its
acts can lin no sense be termed
representative government, Mr..
Stull urged a city council elected
by the people, which will bring a
more representative, more re-
sponsive and a more efficient gov
ernment."
A systematic effort to secure an
elected city council would obviate
the calling of Congressman busy
with national and international
affairs to discuss District matters,
Mr.. Stull said. He believes that
the Kennedy bill now before the
House District Committee would
correct this situation.
Although every study of the gov
ernment of the District has resulted
in recommendations for changes,
they have all failed to recommend
participation by the people, it was
pointed out. The sole exception
to this was the alternative plan
suggested in the Griffenhagen re-
port, he stated.
I'VE are taking a direct route
marked democracy which leads
straight to representative govern
ment and we do not propose to
make a detour because some ILL
advised persons are shouting warn
ings from the side lines on impend-
ing disaster because they think they
know the road better than we do"
declared the speaker.
Evening star., 1939-06-20

fiscal year 1887, 98.4 per cent of the
certified milk samples mot pas
teurized and 95.5 per cent of the
other raw milk samples met the legal
standard OF not more than 10000 per
cubic centimeter and no colon bacilli.
OF the pasteurized milk samples
98.l7 per cent met the legal standard
of not more than 10000 per cubic
centlmeter and no colon bacilli.
There is no legal standard for
cream; but of the ID samples taken
of pasteurized cream, only 2 gave
a count of over $4,000 per cubic
centimeter. More frequent sampling
OF cream is recommended. OF the
pre- -pasteurized raw milk samples
90.85 per cent were under $4,000 per
cubic centimeter and only 042 per
cent were over 100000 per cubic
centimeter. There is no legal stand
ard for such milk, but a hearing is
held when the count exceeds 100 ,000
Bacterial records of shippers
samples are so filed as to make it
extremely difficult to determine the
average count for individual farms. :"
Senior Sanitary Engineer Leslie c.
Frank testified at length before the
House Milk Investigating Commit
tee, outlining the difference between
the District of Columbia system and
the proposed Federal code.
He told the committee that adop-
ton of the Federal code and re-
peal of conflicting statutes would
remove all grounds or semblance of
grounds for future accusation that
the District of Columbia regula-
tons are maintained on a non-
standard basis in order to permit
the producers within the present
milkshed to monopolize the Dis
trict market"
If the proposed Federal code were
put into effect. Mr.. Frank pointed
out that it would not necessarily
reduce in any degree the "directness
OF control now exercised by the Dis
trict Health Department. - nor
would there be any actual lowering
of standards"
AhSAuuCS CPCChiC AscuulI CI1cutS.
The District of Columbia re-
quirements," said Mr.. Frank in a
statement prepared for the commit
tee, do not now include any impor-
tant requirements which are omitted
from the Public Health Service milk
code. In fact, the Public Health
Service includes numerous specific
mandatory requirements not in
cluded in the District regulations.
This is primarily the case with ref
erence to the process of pasteuriza-
ton, which nearly all health officers
now agree is the most important ele-
ment in the prevention of milk
borne outbreaks of disease.
However, it is believed that a
saving in the cost of milk control
might be effected if the District
health officer were to avail himself
of the privilege conferred by the
proposed code. namely, that of ac-
cepting the ratings of other milk
sheds made by the State Board of
Health of the State in which the
other milksheds are located, pro-
vided the ratings are based upon
the Public Health Service rating
method and provided the
rating methods of the State Boards
OF Health concerned are periodically
checked by the Public Health Serr-
1ce."
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Band Concerts

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra tonight at
7 o'clock in the bandstond at Sol
diers' Home. John S. M. Zimmer.
mann. bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant.
Program.
March. "Sergeant-at-Arms," McBain
Overture, Hungarian, "Ilka" Doppler
Morceau, "First Norwegian
Rhapsodie" - Christensen
Scenes from the grand opera, "I
Lombardi" Verdi
Popular numbers
THE Gypsy in My Soul" Boland
Somewhere Cow Is Bawling,"
Fisk
Waltz suite, Enchanted Night"
Karl King
Finale, "The Rotarians' Pete Buys
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Washington Gas Light Co.
Employees Band tonight at 7:30
o'clock at the National Sylvan Thea
ter. Otto Siebenichen, leader.
Program.
March, Master Craftsman" Huffer
Overture, Hungarian Comedy"
Keler-Bela
Selection, ''Mayitime" Romberg
Popular numbers
(O Deep Purple" De Rose
90 Little Sir Echo Brigel
Waltz, wedding of the Winds"
j. Hall
Finale
(a) Beer Barrel Polka" Grill
fb) March, "Semper Fdelis,'
Sousa
The band concert will be followed
by the Blackfriars Guild production
of "Cyrano de Bergerac."
The Federal w. p. A. Orchestra
also plays for the patients at two
hospitals tonight. The first will be
a dance for the patients at St.
Elizabeth's Hospital at 7 o'clock, and
the other a concert at the Washing.
ton Sanitarium at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Citizens League Opens
Campaign Offices

What the Nation needs in the
White House is good hard
headed business man." according to
Jay Lewis, executive director of the
Independent Citizens League, which
today opened offices in the Willard
Hotel in preparation for the 1910
presidential campaign.
Mr.. Lewis declared the league is
not ready at this time to support any
candidate, that its primary concern
is the increasing national deficit.
The league, Mr.. Lewis said has
regional Offices in New York, Kansas
City, Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland,
Los Angeles. Philadelphia. Princeton,
N. j., and New Haven, Conn.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Triol of Policeman
Is Postponed

The Police Trial Court today in
definitely postponed hearing of
charges against Policeman Theo
Crow, who was fined $l25 in Police
Court last week for short weight
ing" coal as dealer.
Postponement came when Police
man Crows attorney, Charles Ford,
was unable to appear because of en-
gagements in court.
While no definite time for hearing
the case was set. members of the
trial court indicated that It would
be considered in July.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Union at Suvurin
Votes to Strike at Word

Union employees Of the Savarin
restaurant at Union Station have
voted to strike on word from the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Union and the Bartenders' League, it
was revealed today by the Local
Joint Executive Board of the union.
The strike vote, according to the
board. was taken after negotiations
for higher wages, closed shop and
other demands reached the dead
lock stage.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
Get Wisconsin Deorees

Five students from Washington
and nearby were awarded degrees
at the University of Wisconsin yes
terday. They are Salli Crane and
Daniel P Johnson of Washington,
Marion w. Thomas and Anne H.
Cochrane of Chevy Chase, and Abra-
ham l.. Schneider of Glenn Dale, Md.
Evening star., 1939-06-20

catlOn. I a X ! n z
no set courses
and a b S I've d
from all attend
a n ce regula-
tionS. is William
Robert Perkins,
jr., of $50 Six
teenth S tre e t,
who graduates
today.
Mr.. P kins
received honors
in biology and
was elected to
membership in
the homo ary
Evening star., 1939-06-20
W. C. T. u. Benefit

A covered-dish luncheon for the
benefit Of building expenses will be
held by the board of trustees Of the
District Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union tomorrow at l pm.
at their headquarters, $50 Sixth
street NV
Evening star., 1939-06-20
OIympion Club Dinner

New officers are to be installed by
the Olympian Club of Washington
at a sixth anniversary dinner cele-
bration at 7:30 pm. today at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
w. 4. Perkins, .

W. 4. Perkins, Jr. scientific society,
Sigma XII for proficiency in inde-
pendent research in the sciences.
He is the son of DR.. w. Robert
Perkins and the late Ethel Fawsett
Perkins.
Evening star., 1939-06-20
D. c. Student Graduates
From Princeton Todov

One Of small group of Princeton
seniors allowed to participate in
a unique experiment in high edu-
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16

unless the cold weather moderates
and the crust which has formed on
the snow loosens, the mortality
among the cattle will be tremend-
Gus. Several cowboys who drifted
off with herds have not been heard
from. The bodies of John Martin
and Henry Miller, the cow boys
who were frozen to death near
Sierra Grande in last weeks ter
rible blizzard, were brought to Fol-
som for burial. Four other men
belonging to the same party are
missing, and it is feared that they
are dead. 1t is reported by parties
who know that at least twenty
men are missing from this range
and it is feared many of them will
never bee found. Jolly and Wise,
the men who escaped badly frozen
tell a heart-rending story of their
sufferings.
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16

and family, the Hon. George Ban
croft, Mrs. Story, Justice and Mrs.
Field, Justice and Mrs.Lamar, Mrs.
M. w. Fuller, Assistant Secretary
Adee, Baron and Baroness Rosen,
of Russia, Mrs. Weir Mitchell and
Mrs. Hobe, of Philadelphia, and
Admiral Rogers. A reception and
breakfast followed the marriage
and soon after the newly married
couple left the city for tour to
New York and other Northern cit
les. Among he Delawareans who
attended the ceremony were Chief
Justice Comegys, Judge Grubb,
Judge Wales, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
G. Bird, Senator and Mrs. Gray,
Francis N. Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
c. Vandergrift, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry G. Banning, Clerk of the Peace
E. R. Cochran, ex-Congressman
James Williams, DR.. James A.
Draper, John H. Rodney, Esq.
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16

to protect Fennimore's bridge over
Appoquinimink Creek was S1,144,-
O6 making the total cost of the
bridge $3.50.
DR.. w. P. Davis, who has kept a
record of the weather, says that We
have not had four continuous days
of clear weather in this section
since the 10Th of April last.
A settlement has been made of
the affairs of the defunct Dean
Woolen Company, of Newark, Del.
The stock holders received $3.50 on
each share of stock worth at par
$50. This makes 13 cents on
dollar.
The wife of Michael c. Fitzger-
aid died Thursday at Wilmington
after giving birth on Wednesday to
a perfectly developed male child
which had two heads and two
hearts, but was otherwise normal
A day or so ago at Bladesvllle.
a suberb of Seaford, James Lewis
beat his wife and fatally kicked
their infant in the head He then
shot his horse and hog, and is now
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16
PERSONALS

Mrs. M. w. Orme and children,
of Philadelphia, have been spending
the past week with her aunt, Mrs.
R. D. Hoffecker. Mr. Orme also
spent Sunday in Smyrna.
Mrs. Sarah E. Barne, of Water
bury, Conn, will arrive in day or
two on a protracted visit to her
uncle, Isaac Penniwell.
Samuel A. Buchanan, who was
employed during the past season at
Port Penn, will take course in
medicine in the University of Penn
sylvania.
Supt. L. I. Handy has been in at
tendance on the Teachers Institute
of Wilmington and of New Castle
county now in session at Newark.
DIR. w. t. Collins of Camden, N.
J., Daniel G. Spruance, of New
York, John Stevenson, of Chester
vile, William R. Spencer, of Will
mington, and A. H. Wilson, Of Phil
adelphia, have visited Smyrna
friends the past week.
Mrs. George w. Dame enter
tanned a number of her friends at
the rectory on Saturday evening.
Charles r. Clements Of Philadel-
phia, is home on a visit to his faith
or
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16
BIG BLIZZARD IN THE
SOUTHWEST

Early snow storms and bitter
cold has prevailed during the past
two weeks from Montana to New
Mexico. The following dispatches
read like decided winter Dispatch
es from southern and western
Kansas give details of a fierce
snow storm that ragged there last
week. Snow, hail and sleet fell so
thickiy and was driven so fiercely
By the wind thar ir many places
people did not care to venture out
of doors. The trains are some
what delayed, though none have
been abandoned. Texas---The deep
est snow that has fallen here in
twelve years is on the ground now.
1t is six inches deep. All trains on
the Fort Worth and Denver are
blocked north of here, and there
are eight engines in snow drifts
seventy-five miles northwest of this
place. This is the worst snow
storm that has ever visited the Pan
Handle The drifts are nine feet
deep at Hartley. Clayton, n. M
The storm has abated, and for the
first time in nine days the sun is
shining. While no authentic re-
ports have been received concern
ing the loss Of life, reports from in
land say that several Mexican
herders have been frozen en- the
Leon, a small creek twenty miles
south of town. kilograms from
Grande give another case Of freez-
ing, that of Joe Martin, cowboy
who was employed with others in
holding a herd Of cattle near that
point. His horse gave out, leav-
ing him on the prarie eight miles
from the nearest house. This is
endeavored to reach, but was over
powered and he was frozen to
death after walking a short dit
ance. The train men report much
difficulty in different cuts, which in
some places are completely filed
with dead cattle and sheep. The
loss of both is tremendous. Old
cowmen say that with the present
depth of snow stock will be unable
to live for any length of time, and
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16

commodations which are the newest
in luxury, yet the cost of travel on
the fleet will be based on the lowest
coach fares in history.
Four of the seven lightweight cars
on each train will be of the new re-
clining-chair type, with adjustable,
softly upholstered seats and spacious
lounging rooms; one, a modern,
beautifully decorated diner; one a
combination baggage car with ac-
commodations for the trains crew,
and one strikingly arranged tavern
lounge-observation car, equipped
with radio. All seats on these trains
will be reserved.
Providing a complete travel SER
vice, a passenger department repre-
sentative will be on each train, and
coach attendants and maids will at
tend to passengers comfort.
Full air conditioning. interior
decorations featuring mirrors and
color effects expertly designed to
Smyrna times., 1939-11-16
Deluxe chair car trains to operate on daily 2hour schedules

THE new streamlined train with
(which the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad and the Florida East Coast
Railway will inaugurate the fastest
New York-Florida service in history,
has been named "The Champion, :"
officials have announced.
The train will operate on a daily
basis, and the service will be in
augurated December l.
The Atlantic Coast Line, which
will operate two of the new trains,
will coordinate its daily service with
the Florida East Coast Railway
which will also take delivery on two
of the new flyers. Three trains of
the new fleet will ply between Miami
and New York, the fourth operating
on a fast daily service between
Jacksonville and Miami.
Now nearing completion in the
plant of the Edward G. Budd Manu-
featuring Company in Philadelphia,
the new streamliners will offer ac-
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KENTON ITEMS

w. H. Moore received his COM
mission as postmaster last We'd
nesday and has moved the Office to
its place in his store where it was
for several years until about four
years ago.
Miss Maggie Blackiston, Of
Smyrna, has been visiting Miss
SaIlie Bailey during the past week.
G. F. Hawkins, who went to
Philadelphia about two weeks ago
to have a cancerous growth remov-
ed from his face, returned home
Monday.
Miss Laura Wilds is visiting
friends in New Jersey.
William Graham recently erect
ed a shop on Frazier street and
vii resume his old trade of black
smithing.
w. H. Moore has about complet-
ed repairing his house and it is
now ready for the finishing touches
of a painters brush.
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
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only pops; why don't you shoot
something that can make noise ?"
Instantly he drew a large revolver
from his pocket and pointing it
into a crowd of colored people fired
three shots. AL Trusty and Edwin
Brown fell to the floor, and Harris,
replacing his weapon, ran from the
hall to his boat. Trusty was struck
between the eighth and ninth ribs.
The ball DETECTING entered the
heart, and he died in a few min
utes. Brown was shot in the head
almost directly betwene the eyes,
and he fell dead where he stood
Harris was pursued and captured
in the boat, where he had taken
refuge, and about thirty spectators
of the shooting were locked up and
held as witnesses. The coroner's
jury Friday morning tried to dis
close the motive, but was unable
to do so, but only gained a possible
clue that there is a woman in the
case. Circumstances of the shoot
ing lead to the belief that it was
premeditated and that Harris
marked his victims, singing them
out from the crowd. Who the third
bullet was aimed at is unknown, as
it went wide of its mark.