Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1930, Page 22

IND.C.INDECADE| == Census Reveals 106, Against 204 in 1920, With 2.3 Per Cent Loss by Nation. The number of farms in the District of Cclumbia dropped during the past decade from 204 to 106, whereas the fotsl loss for the country as a whole was only 2.3 per cent, according to an announcement of the Census Bureau yesterday. The Census Bureau's figures revealed there are now 6,207,877 farms in the country, or 150,466 fewer than in 1920. New Hampshire led all States with & foss of 27.6. i Losses of 116,179 farms in the East| North Central States; 98,650 in the Bouth Atlantic States, 68,418 in the Middle Atlantic States, 30,863 in the ew England States, and 3,101 in the jountain States, were partially bal- anced by gains—108,917 in the West South Central States, 28,335 in the Pacific States, 17,792 in the West North Central States and 11,160 in the East Bouth Central States. New England Loss Heaviest. The highest percentage of loss was n the New England Stafes, with a 19.7 cent decrease. The highest per- centage of gain was in the Pacific BStates, 12.3. ‘With the exception of Iowa, Michigan and New Mexico, announced today simultaneously with the United States total, the farm census tally for all States had been announced. Arizona showed the highest per- centage of gain, 329 per cent, With 13,260 farms now as compared with 9,975 a decade ago. Texas topped in numerical increasc, ining 59,974 farms, Mississippi com- g‘ second with a 40,352 gain. Georgia Number Largest. Georgia lost the largest number of farms, 54,480; Ohio coming second with $7,036; South Carolina, third, with 84,799, and New York, fourth, with $3,075. Previous to the 1920-1930 decade, farms had been steadily mounting in numbers as the United States developed. Before the Civil War, in 1850, there wefe 1449073 farms in the United States. By 1880, with westward emigra- tion, this number had increased to 4,008,907, Figures for the next 30 years were: 1890, 4,564,641; 1900, 5,737372: 1910, 6,361,502, The peak was reached in 1920, with 6,448,343, when the trend toward fewer farms with larger acreage set in, bringing that total down to 6,371,640 by 1925. ASKS COURT TO HALT.. MOVE FOR AUTOPSY Husband of Mrs. Sevier, Who Died in Honolulu, Protests Reinspec- tion of Her Body. By the Assoclated Press. HONOLULU, October 15—Technical testimony concerning _blood-pressufe symptoms occupled much of the hear- ing yesterday concerning the death of ‘Mrs, Marion Shainwald Sevier, whose brother, Ralph Shainwald, seeks a sec- ond mw%ty upon her body, asserting she may have been poisoned. Col. Granville Sevier, husband of the woman from whom he inherited $700,- 000, has asked the court to issue & per- manent injunction restraining Sheriff Gl another of Irvington, N. 928, of acute car- dilation. An autopsy perforried in April of last year developed no un- natural cause of death. Gleason denled he told Frank Thomp- son, Sevier's attorney, he thought Shainwald was “& nut or crazy.” Glea- son the statement came from ‘Thompson to him. The sheriff also contradicted testi- mony of Attorney E. H. Beebe tha Gleason had sald he decided to hold a second autopsy in order to get rid of Shainwald. After Gleason testified he never was certain whether Mrs. Sevier died of natural or unnatural causes the hear- ing was continued until tomorrow. DEED PAYS DIVIDEND Colored Man Gets Life Job for Aid- ing Spanish War Soldier. CHICAGO, October 15 (#).—Good deeds done more than 30 ago day began Y‘ rlie Morris, colored. Before the Spanish-American War Charlie was a $9-a-week r in & drug store and friend of les Wal- gven, an $18-a-week clerk. When the tter was called to the colors, the sent him money and tobacco. Be- fore the war ended Walgreen was sent ‘home ill, and the colored man and his wife nursed him. Then they parted and for 30 years neither knew where the other was. Walgreen rose to the head of a huge drug store chain. Morris was luckless and while {ll and jobless saw an advertisement in a Chicago paper bearing the name “Walgreen.” So he went to Chicago. As he sat in the reception room a bald-headed man stopped and looked st him. And, to make a long story short, Charlie walked out of the office— ‘with a lifetime job with his old boss. British Flyer Ahead of Record. LONDON, October 15 (#).—Dis- patches to the London Daily Mail from Allahabad, India, yesterday said that Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith had ar- rived there at 2:15 pm. on his solo flight from England Australia, He three days ahead of Bert Hinkler's record for the trip, which is 15 days. — e OR!GINAL Dr. A. Reed Cushion Shoes are dis- tinctive and exclusive in de- sign. Their charming style captivates the most fas- tidious taste . . . you would hardly - belleve such beauty of line and design could be combined with such satisfy- ing comfort. But try the shoes and judge for yourself. John Elbert Shoe Co. Makers 1318 G St. N.W. | graduate of Rush Medical College. at Meédical Man Wills His Body to Science Before Death Mysterious Malady Ends Life of Prominent Phy. sician in Los Angeles. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, October 15—The last act of Dr. Lloyd Emerson Matter, Pasadena physician, who died yester- day from a mysterious malady, was to wiil his body to science, so that the na- ture of his illness might be further in- vestigated. A group of his colleagues sought to learn the cause of his death by study- ing the findings of Dr. A. F. Wagnor, county autopsy surgeon, who performed | a post-mortem examination in accord- ance with Dr. Matter's will. Dr. Matter, 58 years old, had suffeve from a painful condition for 10 months He was a native of Freeport, Il.; a Chicago, and had practiced in Pasa cena since 1913. ; i DAUGHTER OF PUBLISHER DIVORCES SIMPSON, JR.!| Desertion in 1928 After Year Is Charged by Former Alicia Patterson, Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 15.— A divorce charged desertion, saying they were married September 28, 1927, and that | her husband left her September 29, | 1928, SIS L S In a recent month Honduras export- ed nearly 2,000,000 bunches of bananas to the United States. Hourly Nursing Service Registered Nurse Baths, Massage, Irrigations, Etc. Treatment Ordered by Physicians Col. 8676 OCTOBER HECHT MONTH FIGHT FOR PARKING RENEWEDBY C.OFC. Darr Writes Commissioners Opposition to Eliminating Double Parking. ‘The proposal of the Traffic Advisory Committee to eliminate “doubie park- | ing” here met with protest from an- other quarter yesterday when the Washington Chamber of Commerce, STAR, WASHINGTON, through its president, Charles W. Darr, in a letter to the District Commission- ers,) reiterated a protest made by that organization last year against the ban- ning of the privilege extended to com= mercial vehicles, In filing its objection, the chamber joins with the Merchants amd Manu- facturers’ Association, which acted ear- lier this week. Mr. Darr's letter to the Commission- ers follows in part: ““This question first arose about a year and a half ago when overzealous en- forcement of a then-exis police or traffic regulation had the effect either of preventing or slowing down the ac- tivities of local business firms or of forc- ing them to assign two operatives to handle each commercial vehicle. 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F Street at Seventh ey i D. C, WEDNESDAY, of its investigation were present board of directors. After Mwm‘g y and urged a change regulations to permit truck drivers to park double while making deliveries, which drzqml, ‘we understand, was duly granted. “In view of the fact that many busi- ness firms have no delivery entrances except immediately in front of their stores, it is apparent that the prohibi- tion of double parking would prevent the receiving or shipping of mercha dise except at such times when suf clent free curb-line parking area is available. ‘Because of these facts and because of the past specific action of the cham- OCTOBER 15, 1930.’ i T B S pectfully urge that doul and to th | parking for delivery purposes, for rea- ‘sonable otu';e. be permitted in future as in the past.” WOULD ANNUL DIVORCE Chicago Woman Alleges Husband Forced Her to Sue. 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