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WASHINGTO WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDA Y MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1930. — DEATH OF THOMAS ISBELIEVED DUE " TOHEART FALURE Body of Real Estate Dealer Gives No Evidence of Fatal Blow. | § f CHEMICAE—EXAMINATION YET TO BE COMPLETED $trange Parallel to Details of Pre- vious Accident Is Found in Course of Inquiry. An autopsy performed yesterday afternoon over the body of J. Benson | ‘Thomas, Washington real estate dealer, eliminated previous theories that| 'Thomas might have been the victim of & fatal blow. At present, the unofficial opinion of the examining physicians is that Thomas' death was due to heart failure. However, chemical examina- tion of the vital organs is being made. Thomas' body was found by a shoe store manager Friday in a rocky covert of the Potomac River Valley just a little beyond the District line in Mont- gomery County. John J. Kean was on a fishing expedition when he came upon the body lying face downward in a lh:‘l.ll.ow pool at the bottom of a steep ravine, l Jaw Is Unbroken. : At first the medical opinion was that | ‘Thomas had been struck a blow on the | Jaw hard enough to break it and prob- | ably cause his death. The autopsy, | performed at Rockville yesterday, how- | ever, showed that the jaw was not! broken, but that there 'were surface | scratches and bruises on the face, such | #s would have been encountered by a | man falling down the rocky sides of the ravine. ‘The physicians who conducted the ex- amination are so satisfied that there | had been no foul play that Dr. William T. Pratt, county health officer, who had supervised the examination, decided that no inquest would be necessary and Teleased the body for burial. At the same time he asked Dr. Oscar Hunter, pathologist of George Wash- ington University Hospital, to make an n of the viscera. This ex- amination was started yesterday after- noon, but it was explained that it would take not less than two days to run| through the chemical tests. The phy-l siclans assisting Dr. Pratt in the ex- amination were Dr. D. E. Hawkes and | Dr. J. W. Bird of Rockville. Drowning Eliminated. ‘The physiclans found that the death | ‘was not due to drowning. The examina- | tion showed there was no water in ‘Thomas’ ]unfi. In other words, when ‘Thomas fell into the water he was ap- tly already dead. Dr. Pratt said That the likeliest explanation was that ‘Thomas suffered a heart stroke while standing or walking at the top of the ravine, and that the bruises on his face we'rle received when he fell down to the pool. Mr. Thomas ~disappeared Tuesday, having been last seen at Fifteenth and H streets northeast Tuesday afternoon and at his , No. 1 Thomas Circle, about noontime. His automobile was found the next day parked near Chain Bridge and it is thought he may have left it there and gone for a stroll. Strange Parallel. ‘The tragic circumstances of his death bore a strange parallel to the details of an accident in which he was involved some three months ago, and which came near costing him his life. He was riding 'In his automobile through Rock Creek when the car hit & bump and he was catapulted into & shallow branch. Another motorist chanced by and took the unconseious man out of the water in which he was lying, saving his life. A vigorous police search was under ‘way for Thomas at the time the body was accidentally found Friday. When his brother, Donn Thomas, found the ear at Chain Bridge Wednesday, police began beating the underbrush of the Potomac Valley and scouring the river for signs of the missing man. At night they worked with the aid of flashlights. ‘Thomas, who lived at 3710 Military goad, leaves a widow and two children. -CLINICS ES'i'ABLIéHED TO CURB TYPHOID Six Cases and One Death From Fever Reported in Upper Marlbord. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., August| 16,—Hoping to prevent further out-| break of typhoid here, Dr. A. B. Hooton, county health officer, has arranged three typhoid vaccine clinics to be held #t Wells’ corner store August 20, 27 and | September 3. Bix cases and one death have bt-;n reported to the health office during the | ast week. Residents are cautioned to | e particularly careful to keep flies away from food to prevent spread of the disease, in & bulletin issued by the health office, announcing the clinics. . WINNERS IN STATE-AID MEET ARE ANNOUNCED eam 1 of Mine 12 Consolidation | Coal Co., Takes First Place in Frostburg Contest. Special Dispatch to The Star. FROSTBURG, Md, August 16— Team No. 1 of Mine No. 12, Consoli- dation Coal Co., won first honors at | the fourth annual State-aid meet, conducted here under the auspices of the Maryland Bureau of Mines, held at the Beall High School athletic field. Its percentage was 99.55. Team No. 1 of the Union Mining Co., Mount Sav- age, was second, with 99.15, and Team No. 1, Mine No. 1, Consolidation Coal Co., third, 98.9. Twenty-five teams rticipated. The first honor team won !).w district meet here a few months ago. It is composed of John Struntz, captain; Quenton Spiker, patient; Wil- liam Long, Charles Odgers, Harold C. Meek and Ellsworth Filer. Rappahannock Times Sold. RICHMOND, Va., August 16 (Spe- eial).—A. D. Latane has sold the Rap- nnock Times, published at Tappa- nnock, Va., to A. J. Cole. Mr. Latane { ever, of this evil is a “curb saturation” Mary’s press agent suggested that she Not ROCK CREEK FREED OF CONTAMINATION such a bad idea, for Mary photographs very wel How Mary Brian, moving picture aciress, happened fo pose with this 1931 District auto tag apparently was explained at the District Building yester- day by the statement that “blank” tags are sent to each State in advance of their issuance in order to help in co- ordination of color schemes. Perhaps pose with a zero tag from each State. DDUBLE PARKINE DOOMEDBYSTUDY Committee Finds Practice Ccmbated as Traffic Congestion Cause. This is the eighth and last of a series | of articles on the parking and garage | problem in Washington, with the results | 0f the studies and the recommendations made, on behall of the Automobile Parking Committee, ‘comprising varied interests of the city. The and pud: . who acted as ils chairman. the ‘report was summarized fin news articles at the time it was made, interest in the subject has promoted this series. BY DONALD A. CRAIG. In making its recommendation for & strict prohibition of double-line park- | ing, the Automobile Parking Commit- tee of Washington, on which the Fed- eral and District Governments and local trade and civic bodies were represented, with traffice experts being consulted, considered the question as it has work- ed géz bfinfi;‘mfly En:m):; cities. “Double-line par] no legiti- mate place in the traffice scheme of any y,” says the committee at the outset of its proposals on this subject. “In the face of the fact that most cities are combating this practice as one “tll::w mn? s‘errflel:i‘l:lshllcwrs in traffic congestion an r parking con- dlflom, it is surprising 'opl’nrd the fol- lowing provision in the traffic and mo- tor vehicle regulations for the District of Columbia: “°All vehicles must park within 6 inches of the curb where there is space available, and if no space is lable within a reasonable distance ger vehicle may stop parallel and as near as practicable to parked vehicles only long enough to take on or let off pas- sengers, and a commercial vehicle while actually engaged in loading or unload- ing merchandise, provided, that such vehicles while so parked will not unrea- ;(Jnably impede or interfere with traf- o Liberally Interpreted. “That this provision has been liberal- ly interpreted by the police and by the driving public is apparent to any casual observer,” continues the committee, “and it is revealed in the studies of 40,653 parked vehicles, in which almost 2,000, or approximately one in every 20, was discovered in a double line. “All reasonable convenience should be afforded to the users of vehicles, and every effort should be made to provide adequate terminal facilities, properly located, but it is not believed that the present practice can have anything but a very detrimental effect upon the sound development of automotive equip- ment for central business district use.” The committee worded its fipding against automobile double parking as follows: “It is recommended that the provision tolerating double line parking be re- pealed immediately, and there :_hould‘ be substituted a strict prohibition of | the practice, to be made effective after | sufficient space at the curb has hecn provided for loading and unloading.” | ‘The committee finds that double line | parking is partially the result of “las xess,” and it says makes some drive: unwilling to draw into the curb or drive to a point where a curb space is available. 1t finds that the principal cause, how- that leaves no spaces available for the use of those vehicles which desire to stop momentarily for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or merchandise. “This use,” says the committee, “is the most legitimate and profitable to which the curbs can be put. The turn- over is high, and the vehicle stands no longer than is necessary for the performance of an act directly con- nected with the business of traffic and transportation.” Need of Reserved Areas. 1t is declared by the committee that wherever double-line parking is ol!; served because of “curb saturation WOMAN ARRESTED INNAGAIL MYSTERY FROM CHEVY CHASE Completion of Sewage Sys- tem Eliminates Chief Source of Pollution. KENSINGTON DISPOSAL NEXT TO BE CONSIDERED Trunk Line Also Being Built to Care for Refuse in Willett Branch. Rock Creek as it flows through Chevy Chase now is unpolluted by the sewage which up to the middle of last week was poured into the stream by this populous Maryland suburb. Elimination of the use of Rock Creek for sewage purposes was brought about | by the completion of the sewage system stretching from the District line to Chevy Chase Lake. This project has been under constructign for almost a year and cost approximately $90,000. Winding through the southern end of Montgomery County, the stream for years had carried the refuse of almost 50,000 acres of thickly settled residential territory into the District of Columbia, through the park which bears its name and a portion of the city to the Poto- mac River. Odors Unbearable. In dry years when but little water flowed along the creek bed, the pollu- tion caused odors to rise and make the banks of the stream unfitted for recrea- tional use. This condition was present, however, principally in the stretches of the creek in the District where the sew- age of the sections to the north seemed to_stagnate. Two years ago during a prolonged drought the Washington Suburban San- itary Commission, in charge of all sew- age and water systems in Montgomery Death of Washington Man Subject of Renewed Inquiry by Brunswick Police. ‘With the arrest of a woman at Bruns- wick, Ga., in connection with the mys- terious death of Frank Nagail, an in- terior decorator, of 1124 Eighth street southeast, whose body was found last January near Brunswick, a year after his disappearance from, that city, police renewed their investigabon of the case. Mrs. Ruth Cross of Brunswick, who, police say, was in an automobile with Nagail the nigbt he was last seen alive, was taken into custody by Brumswick police, and was being questiohed' last night, Sheriff A. S. Poppell of Brunswick sald yesterday he had evidence to show that Mrs, Cross was in the automobile as stated. She will have a preliminary hearing Wednesday, police at Brunswick announced last night. Nagall, who lived with his brother, James, at the Eighth street address until two years ago, when he went South for work, was last seen near Da- rien, Ga. He is said by police either to have been thrown from a taxicab or to have left it voluntarily on a deserted road near Darien. Police said he then wandered to the nearby home of a colored family and asked lodging for the night. He was refused admittance to thé place, police state, and s said to have wandered into the woodland section n« Darien, w;;zre his body was found January 8, Police said the taxicab which he left or was thrown from was hired at Bruns- wick. Two women were seen in the cab as it passed the outskirts of the city. Canadian Bar Elects. ‘TORONTO, August 16 (#)—L. S. 8t. Laurent of Quebec was elected presi- dent of the Canadian Bar Association today, succeeding Premier R. B. Ben- nett. The prime minister declined to gol:lflnue in office in view of his official uties. who has something to sell. The com- mittee took due notice of their objec- tions and they will be given considera- tion in any regulations that may result from the work of the committee. A special feature of retail traffic in ‘Washington warrants the incorporation of a special provision in the loading finfmremih,uon. n:‘e committee thinks. opinion such a special vision will greatly increase its emeu‘:’::m Pursuing this subject, the committee 8oes on to say that patrons’ trans- portation and sales study conducted by the department stores of the central district revealed the fact that chauf- feur-driven cars contribute 9.29 per cent of the total number of sales, and 12‘27 per cent of the total amount of sales. This chauffeur-driven patronage is larger than the entire automobile pat- ronage in some cities. In addition to chauffeur-driven pa- trons there are many others who are driven to their shopping destination by some member of their family. “As_with all vehicles it is naturally desirable that such cars await the Te- turn of their passengers near the des- tination,” the committee says. Waiting Space Favored. From a traffic standpoint, however, it is especially desirable, the committee thinks, that this type of car be af- forded waiting space. If a convenient space s not closely available, the prac- tice of cruising is generally followed pending the pick-up of the passenger. This adds to the burden of traffic flow and especially to the inconvenience of pedestrians at street, intersections, in- asmuch as such cruising vehicles usually make circuits of the block in which the destination is located. It is for this reason that a special “live and Prince Georges Counties, received complaints of unpleasant odors arising from the creek as it flowed through Maryland, but during the present dry spell no similar protests have been made to officials of the sanitary body. Kensington Without System. With the new sewage system in oper- ation, T. Howard Duckett, chairman of the commission, declared, only Kensing- ton still uses Rock Creek as an open drain and that the waters lose by aira- tion before they reach Rock Creek Park, much of the contamination from this source, The new system is a realization of ‘;art of the commisison’s plan ultimately 0 eliminate the use of streams flowing through its district as open sewers, Eventually, Mr. Duckett said, the Chevy Chase sewer line will be extended to Kensington and so entirely free Rock Creek of refuse matter. The commis sion expects to take this step, he a serted, as soon as sufficient funds are available, probably beginning work in another year. Bethesda Line Being Built. Another scheme is to eliminate the use of Willett Branch as a carrier of Bethesda’s sewage. A trunk line for this purpose already has been com- pleted as far south as River road. The Rock Creek system is composed of a 36-inch pipe laid along the bank of the creek from the District line to Coquelin Creek, a distance of agvroxfi- mately 6,000 feet, connecting with a 12- inch trunk line running up Coquelin Creek to Connecticut avenue just south of Chevy Chase Lake, a distance of 2,400 feet. Under an agreement with the Mary- land authorities, the District of Colum- bia Engineering Department constructed an intercepting sewer to the boundary between the two jurisdictions to receive the Maryland sewage, which is carried through the District’s mains to the Po- tomac River below the city. This connection was made Wednesday and the new system put into operation. According to Mr. Duckett a gjearin, the waters of Rock Creek took place almost at once. PYTHIANS TO FORM INSURANCE CONCERN Grand Lodge Authorized Separa- tion From the $24,000,000 Department of Order. By the Associated Press. TAMPA, Fla, August 16.—The Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge to- day authorized formation of the United Mutual Life Insurance Co. from the $24,000,000 insurance department of the order with complete separation of con- trol from the lodge. Officers were in- stalled and the biennial session ad- Jjourned. Final divorce of the insurance de- partment from the lodge terminated several years of discussion among Su- preme Lodge Pythians, and was passed a 93-t0-63 vote. Pythians holding licles will become Mutual stock- olders. The installation service was con- ducted by Past Supreme Chancellor Tracy R. Bangs of North Dakota. Leslie E. Crouch of Portland, Oreg., was placed in office as supreme chancellor for the ensuing two years and through the next biennial session to be held at Kansas City, Mo. COMPROMISE REACHED IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES Washington Residents Agree to Pay Luray, Va., Couple Total of $2,750. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., August 16.—A compro- mise has been reached in the two dam- parking” privilege, i1s incorporated in the necessity is indicated for the cre- ation of reserved areas, commonly called loading zones. The central district, and many other districts in the city, the committee has found, require & much wider use of this regulation. It is true, admits the committee, that it will eliminate a number of curb spaces now available for time-limit parking, but it is believed by the committee that the great regularity of parking and freedom of movement will be more than ample compensation. The members of the committee, whose names were not made public, as meetings were executive, dissented from the recommendation against double-line parking until convinced by actual trial has owned and edited the paper, which was formerly called the Tidewater for more than 30 y 3 that some substitute method is work- able. It is proper to say that both of these committee members were repres the following recommended loading zone regulation: “‘(a) The director of trafic shall have authority to determine the location of loading zones, and shall erect and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same, “(b) It shall be unlawful for the op- crator of a vehicle to stop, stand or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the expe- ditious loading or unloading of passen- gers, or for the unloading and delivery or pick up and loading of materials, in any place marked as a loading zone. Provided, however, that the operator of a vehicle other than a taxicab or bus, may stand said vehicle in any loading zone while awalting a passenger and while in actual charge of said vehicle and ready to move the same, unless re- quested to give space in the zone to The sale was brought, about by the ap- | sentatives of the Merchants and Manu- | the operator of a vehicle desiring to intment of Mr., Latane as clerk of the court for Essex County in 1928, ‘which office he has continued to hold. facturers' ably ook from the ition and were prob- ing at the pmlem mainly viewpoint of storekeeper load or unload passengers or merchan- dise, in which case it shall be unlawful to fail to comply with said request, age suits of Byrd Jenkins and his wife of Luray against Miss Sylvia Milliken and H. E. Milliken of Washington. Mr, and Mrs. Jenkins were injured last Labor day when they had a collision with a car driven by Miss Sylvia Mil- likin on the Dry Run Bridge, a mile east of Luray, on the Lee Highway. By the compromise each party will pay his share of the costs. In addi- tion Byrd Jenkins will receive $750, while Mrs. Jenkins will receive $2,000. Farm Bureau Head Named. MARTINSBURG, W. Va.,, August 16 (Special).—E. S. Humphrey of Belle- vllr:cwu elected president of the West Virginia Farm Bureau at the closing session of the anmual conference in Jackson’s Mill. Gray Silver, this city, DRY NI WREGKS 16 STILLS N D. € AREAIN T MONTHS Increased Vigor by 11 Agents Follows Reorganization Un- der Justice Department. PROPERTY DYNAMITED WORTH $2,000,000 Maryland, as Capital Supply Source, to Get Brunt of Enforcement, Increased vigor in the enforcement of prohibition in the Washington area, with Federal agents concentrating on Southern Maryland, is seen in the per- formance record of the Capital enforce- ment unit for the first seven months of 1930. For the period ending July 30 the 11 agents charged with upholding the Federal -enforcement arm in Maryland and the District of Columbia had de- stroyed 166 stills. Greater activity characterized the first 15 days of this month. Almost on the heels of Col. Amos W. W. Wood. cock’s arrival as director of prohibi- tion in the reorganized enforcement unit under the Department of Justice, the agents in this distriet concentrated their efforts so successfully that 21 stills have been destroyed in the two ‘weeks. Eleven arrests were made at these stills, and the agents destroyed 84,684 gallons of mash. In only one month since the first of the year have the agents destroyed more stills. In March 36 stills were destroygd in Maryland, the State which is regarded as the source of 90 per cent of the liquor that is delivered in the Washington area. Variance in Number. ‘The number of stills destroyed in other months varied as follows: April, 25; May, 15; June, 28, and July, 25. It has been® emphasized informally that there have been no orders given for an “enforcement drive” in the Capital vicinity. There are indications, nevertheless, that in enforcement efforts from now on the reorganization will be felt to the extent that Maryland as a source of alcohol and liquor will bear the full brunt of the Federal activity. In that connection, it is pointed out that Col. ‘Woodcock has said that “steady pres- sure” against the sources of liquor, meaning the stills and the forces that succeed. in drawing alcohol from ware- house illegally, is to characterize his administration of prohibition unit. ‘While the Federal agents under Wil- liam R. Blanford, deputy administrator for the Washington district, will con- tinue to co-operate with the Metro- politan Police Department, it is ex- pected that 99 per cent of their cases will be instituted in Maryland. Cases against individuals in Washington are made in the great majority of instances by policemen. Now, under the reorgan- ized unit, special agents of the Depart- ment of Justice are available for work in enforcing the prohibition laws. From time to time they will participate in the effort to dry up the Capital area. $2,000,000 Property Dynamited. More than 1,300 arrests have been made in the area since the first of the year, and in the District of Columbia 23 stills have been destroyed. It it estimated that it costs in the neighbor- hood of $2,500 to equip a 500-gallon still, and on that basis the Federal agents have put dynamite to property valued in excess of $2,000,000. ‘The reorganization that followed transfer of the enforcement unit to the Justice Department July 1 resulted in Virginia being added to the district which _includes Washington, but the Federal agents here will not concern themselves with Virginia except in in- stances where their assistance is re- quested. The administration of the Washin ton enforcement district has been tran: ferred to Richmond, Va. from Balt more, and R. Q. Merrick, who was made administrator in charge, has indicated {|that the co-operation offered by the State is efficient and that the enforce- ment unit here should continue to con- centrate on Maryland. PROSPECT OF SHOWERS FOR DISTRICT TOMORROW Weather Bureau Says Capital Will Escape Storm Which Struck New England. ‘Without rain in sight for today, there is some prospect for showers tomorrow, according to forecasts from the Weather Bureau. Rain fell to an “appreciable” extent in three places in the drought area yes- terday, in Kansas, Central Iowa and Western Illinois, but the only other precipitation consisted of light showers over the parched sections of the drought- stricken corn belt. The prospect for Washington and vicinity is partly cloudy today, with local showers for tomorrow, not much change in temperature. There is no prospect whatever of the storms which struck New England yes- terday afternoon coming down this way, Weather Bureau officials said. The highest temperature yesterday was 86.8 degrees at 3:30 o'clock and the lowest was 65 degrees at 5:45 yesterday mo‘rn7|;li. At 10 o'clock last night it was 75. CHILD HIT BY AUTO Alice Patricia Gragan Treated for Abrasions and Bruises. Alice Patricia Gragan, 4 years old, of 819 Alabama avenue southeast, sus- tained abrasions of both arms and bruises of the face yesterday afternoen when an automobile struck her as she ‘was crossing at the intersection of Elev- enth and P streets southeast. William T. Dewdney, 35 of 1909 Nichols avenue southeast, who police say was driving the car, removed the girl to Providence Hospital, where she was treated and released when staff physi- clans pronounced her condition to be not serious. TWO ACCUSED OF GAMING Merchant and Electrician Arrested in Newsstand Raid. Alex Weinstein, 38 years old, a mer- chant of 1334l North Capitol street, and Joseph John Deblasi, 25 years old, electrician, of 4619 Georgia avenue, were arrested on charges of permitting gaming, in a raid conducted yesterday afternoon on a newsstand at 3813 Geor- Was named vice president, and D. W. Alexander, West Alexander, Pa., was named a member of the executive com- mittee. Howard M. Gore, former Gov- ernor of the Stale, was a speaker at one of the sessions. gia avenue by tenth precinct police. Policemen R. L. Jones and R, F. Mc- Ci , Who made the raid, said thely seized $123.50 in cash and playing cards. Weinstein and Deblasi were released on $1,000 bond each, Legion as the first award made for the Here’s young George Shaw with the cuf presented him by the D. C. Air building of model aircraft. The trophy was given him for perfect attendance at meetings of the Legion and for the best style of work in the Legion’s model aircraft class. —Star Staff Photo. CYCLE PATROLMEN ARE TOBE UNTED September Will Mark Com- pletion of Move Begun Last Year. "The consolidation of all of the motor | cyele patrols now attached to the vari- ioux{ outlying police precincts under confrol of the Traffic Bureau prob- ably will be a reality early in Septem- ber, according to plans of the Police Department. ‘This has been facilitated by the recent move of the Traffic Bureau to its present quarters at 462 Louisiana ae- nue and the move of the rest of the Police Department to the same build- ing, which is expected to be accom- plished this week. Near to the Louisiana avenue building there is a garage on alley property, now owned by the District. The garage is at present used by a baking concern, which rents it ffom the District. Notice has been served to vacate the garage, however, and it will be used to house the motor cycles wheén they are not in use. Double Duty for Cycle. A new system will be put into effect whereby the motor cycle officer, after a trick of duty, will return the motor to the garage instead of riding it home, as at present. This will allow a second officer to use the same motor cycle for the succeeding tour of duty, or at least it will insure better care of the motor cycle, since it may be repaired, oiled and s0 forth by the mechanics at the garage without having to be brought in special- 1y for the purpose. Another new scheme to be tried out is to place on each motor cycle a brake- testing device. Whenever an officer sees an accident or other event which leads him to suspect that the brakes on ar. auto do not come up to the officially required standard, he can make an im- mediate test. At present these devices !are kept at the Traffic Bureau, and to make the brake test the car suspected of being improperly equipped must be taken there, often from the outlying edge of the District, before the charge of “bad brakes” can be made out. First Step Last Year. The contemplated step of centralizing all motor cycle activities of the depart- ment is but a logical conclusion of an- other taken last year. Following a public clamor about a sudden outbreak of traffic accidents, Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, took 16 motor cycle officers away from the precincts and assigned them tempo- rarily to Inspector Ernest W. Brown, in charge of the Traffic Bureau, for a campaign against violators of the traffic laws. The arrangement proved such an instantaneous success that after the “emergency” had passed, and the rate of incidence of traffic accidents had re- turned to normal, the temporary assign- ment was made permanent. Much of the work formerly done by the motor cycle men in the outlying precincts is now done by men in light automobiles, Motor cycles are used nowaday chiefly in escort work, of which the department is called upon to perform a large amount, and sending one or two men to special gatherings such as those at athletic tournaments and the like. Light Car Service, When the cherry blossom crowd ar- rives every Spring motor cycle men line the arteries leading to Potomac Park. But for the regular patrol work the light car has proved more satisfactory. At about the same t|11me“ tglltlt th:; change goes into effect the light car nbou{ tc‘ invade another fleld—that of the foot patrolman. All foot patrol work in the second precinct is to be abolished early next month and in its place will be_substituted a motor patrol. Seven light automobiles will be driven around by privates who have heretofore pound- ed the pavements. is is an experi- ment which will spread to other pre- cincts if it proves successful. POISONED MAN FALLS Earl Rogers Taken to Hospital After Collapsing on Street. Earl Rogers, 30 years old, who gave his address as 746 Third street, was reported last night in a serious condition at Casualty Hospital from poisoning. Police say Rogers collapsed at Thirteenth and H streets yesterday afternoon, after leaving the home of his mother, Mrs. Martha B. Rogers, 1421 F street .G HEALTH RULES * PROTESTISDENIED Dairymen Declared Satisfied | With Regulations Because of Good Market. News dispatches from Richmond, Va., to the effect that dairy farmers of Vir- I'ginia are trying to Secure relaxation of | stringent health regulations on dairying, brought forth the comment from health authorities in the District yesterday that no protest had been received from the nearby farmers, who seem well sat- isfied with the functioning of the pres- ent regulations. According to Acting Health Officer Edward J. Schwartz, while the Wash- most stringent’ in the country, the farmers do not object because of the good market here. He said that even if any protest were to be made, there is little likelihood of the local Health | Department agreeing to a slackening of the regulations. Shows Typical Letters. He showed two letters in the day’s mail as an evidence of the way in which the regulations are being enforced. One was to a dairyman who had applied for a permit to ship milk into the District. ‘The letter informed him that inspectors had visited his farm and found that he did not keep his barns clean, and that therefore the permit would not be fs- sued. The second was to another dairyman who now has a_ permit to ship milk to the District. He was told that inspectors had reported that his barns were in a dirty condition, and that if he did not show cause within 2 week why his permit should not be ;fivoked, it would be taken away from im. The Health Department here gives each dairy with a permit to bring milk to the Capital a monthly rating for the cleanliness and efficiency of its opera- tion and the quality of its milk. The retailers here who buy from the farmers add to the regular price 1 cent per gallon for any milk rated 85 per cent or better, 2 cents per gallon for milk rated 90 or better, 3 cents for 95 per cent or better, and 4 cents for 99 or 100 per cent. Thus it is to the financial advantagé of the farmer to keep his dairy and its products in the best and cleanest condition possible. Cleanliness Demanded Throughout. Points on the'score sheet are allowed for cleanliness and drainage of the stable and yard; construction of the stable; light ventilation and cleanliness of the stable; site, construction, clean- liness and ventilation of the milk house and facllities for the storage of milk; CAMPBELL T0 HIRE BALLISTIC® EXPERT TOTEST REVOLVER Counsel Announces He Has Arranged Conference With “National Authority.” l SMITH WILL CONSULT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Hearing on Transfer to District ‘Will Be Held in Alexandria Wednesday. Steps toward obtaining authority to have a defense ballistics expert exam- ine the revolver of Herbert M. Camp- bell, under indictment in the slaying of Mary Baker, were taken last night by ihfirlu Henry Smith, counsel for Camp- ell. Smith announced he had arranged a conference with “a nationally known firearms authority” with the view of retaining him to test the pistol turned over to investigators by Campbell and the bullets removed from the body of Miss Baker. The defense attorney de- clined to reveal the identity of the new figure in the case. Col. Calvin Goddard of Northwestern University, Chicago; Dr. Wilmer Souder of the Bureau of Standards and Lieut. John Fowler, firearms expert of the Washington police feece, all agreed re- cently after minute examinations that the slugs which killed Miss Baker had been fired trom Campbell’s weapon. Campbell, himself, has insisted there must have been some missake. He de- clared the revolver never had been out of his possession. He was greatly an- noyed by the results of the first ballistic examinations, saying they must be in error because he had no knowledge of the slaying. ‘Will Confer With Collins. Smith said he had not yet had an op- portunity to consult William H. Collins, an assistant United States attorney in charge of the case. He aded he would make overtures to Collins soon in an ef- | fort to gain permission to have his own expert test the pistol and bullets. Informed of the defense attorney’s plans, Collins said %e would accede to such a request if, in his opinion, the authority advanced by Smith was quali- fled to express an opinion on such a matter. He said that in any event it would be necessary for a representative of his office to be present when the new examination takes places in order that damage to the evidence might be in- sured against. The pistol and bullets have been locked up in a safe in the Department of Justice for several weeks. ‘While no similar case has arisen in the history of local courts, it was said last night that Smith could attempt to obtain a court order giving him au- thority to have the articles tested should Collins rule the expert he se- lected failed to qualify. Plan Hearing Wednesday. Meanwhile plans are going forward for the hearing Wednesday before United States Commissioner J. Barton Phillips, in Alexandria, to decide ;hether Oam’phe“ shall be removed to or ington regulations are probably the |ginia at his home in Arlington County at the very hour Washington police believe Miss Baker was slain—6 pm. on . April 11. The defense lawyer said he would seek to prove Campbell was at his home when the girl met death. He announced plans to contend the prisoner could not be removed merely on the authority of the indictment. He added his wit- nestes would definitely establish Camp- bell's whereabouts for the entire day. Smith revealed he intended to carry the case to Federal Judge D. Lawrence Groner in Norfolk should he lose out before Phillips. He intimated he would appeal to an even higher court if necessary to block his client’s removal. Collins announced the prosecution would insist at the hearing that the indictment was sufficient in itself to Justify the defendant’s return trom the Alexandria City Jaill to Washingten, He reported he would have witnesses produced if the situation required such e satd 14 vigarously oppos e said he would vigorous! e any move to have Campbell reles on bail. He said he would continue to ad- here to his original position, expressed in a recent conference with Smith, that the gravity of the crime forbids the release of the defendant under bond. Smith had offered to drop his efforts to prevent removal should Col- lins agree with his suggestion that bail be g:nud. The indictment of Campbell resulted from a grand jury investigation decided on by Collins in furtherance of his plans to speed up the return of the prisoner to Washington. STILL OPERATOR GETS THREE MONTHS IN JAIL Russian of Baltimore Sentenced at cleanliness of utensils, water supply, methods of milking and cooling the milk; health and cleanliness of attend- ants and the condition of the cattle. Each cow milked is given a tuberculin test every month. No milk may be shipped to the District from cows with positive reactions to these tests. No milk may be shipped from any farm where there is a case of diphtheria, typhold, scarlet fever or septic sore throat, diseases which are transmitted through milk. The score card system was originated by the District in 1905. Since its incep- tion it has been copied by many other cities. A recent test by the National Dairyman’s Association, according to Dr. Schwartz, showed that samples of milk collected at random from stores in ‘Washington yielded a smaller bacterial count than those so collected in any other city in the country. POSE AS RUM CUSTOMERS, DETECTIVES TRAP MAN Officers Charge Jack Norwood With Transportation and Confiscate Bedan. ‘Two detectives from the thirteenth precinct station trapped Jack Norwood, 21 years old, of 2800 Fourteenth street, and arrested him on dry law Chufi‘ by posing as custofhers and order him to deliver two pints of whisky to an apartment house near Walter Reed H'rg tal early last night. e officers, Dennis Murphy and El- mer F. Lewis, charged Norwood with transportation and possession of the alleged liquor, and confiscated the new high-powered sedan in which he drove to the apartment after recelving their order over the. telephone. Upper Marlboro in Default of $200 Fine. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARBORO, Md., August 16. ~—Pete Nakonieski, a Russian, of Bal- timore, who was held in the county Jail for several days as “John Doe” be- cause police could not learn his name after arresting him at a still, went to jall yesterday for three months in de- fault of a $200 fine for illegal manu- facture of liquor. The men was arrested when £ officers seized a still on the Crain way August 9. As he did not English police were unable to ge# his name, and could not make it out gven when he worte it. His identity established in Police Court throu interpreter. Judge J. Chew Sheriff ordered liam Love, colored, of Fairmont held for the lc‘tlon of the l‘;‘nd on a charge. of arson, pre! nce Brown, also eo& mother'’s home was damaged last week. Love was Deputy Sherift D. C. Couple Licensed to We LEONARDTOWN, Md, Augusf (Special) —Three were issued yesterday at the Leonard- town Court House making six being is- used for August so far. 'y were is- sued to the following couples: Anthony Fitzgerald Lucas, age 41, Washington, D. C., and Ruth Louise Halladle, age 34, Washington, D. C. Willlam Benjamin Murphy age 22, of Charles County, and te Matilda _Jol 18, rles age County, Md. John Robert Carter, age 22, of St. Inigoes Md., and Annette a1, St. County, as an Inigoes, Md. both. 1 B r