Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1923, Page 8

L ) ~ BABE NOT SLAN, JURY'S VERDICT Body Found Along ‘lazz Beach” Declared Pre- maturely Born. FIVE MINUTES UNDER - WATER; BOY LIVES With Life Apparently Extinct, Lad Is Revived After Twenty- Four Hours. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., June 30.—| Hubert Robinson, aged six, son of Joh | Robinson, Smithsburg farmer, spent five | CLARENDON, We, the und ro evide mitted. The body. sheriff, seemed [ mature birth and wa the usual way.” The above is the Va, 30.~ coroner's jury. find a crime being com- reported by the been a pre- disposed of in June sizned ce of to h verdict of the cor- oner's jurs rendered at the inquest into the vase of the discovery Thu day night of the remains of a child buried by Sheriff A. C. Clements of Arlington county in the vicinity of Jazz Beach about two months ag The case attracted unusual interest in the county fact that the head of the police de- partment the position | of satisfying sent of the justi- hearing was Arlingte unty court- seatng capacity of the m was taxed hecause of the roun ed ent The tlcation of his held at the house and the large courtre connection with the ements admitted bury- ing the 1. which, he said. he be- | lieved was prematuorely horn. He said the reason he did not notify the coro- ner was because did not think it neces: ing that he thought he wa humane act by bury- ing the Sherift Clements cited three otk < where the summon- | g of & coroner’s jury wux passed by heriff Clements claimed that tl investigation was instigated by pe sons who would do him i coming election. Add jury, he t n attempt on the part ¢ ns to create tical s was pe inding Body. arter of Hume Sprins dy and was the first ner H Swain o that e his dis to Dal and no He then to he sa'd rein-lu to e Alexa who fo called by and, t ery he wen the sherift ter, a brot Works, a in an automobil Hf to the James Carte whom burial, testified that infant’ to be hetween nd four months old. They wlso safd that they | were of the opinion (hat its thros was eut Howard Smoot Ca liam went e and Wil who scene a were Willia pres, v thought the same warden of the county and special officer, said that he was told of the bur about a ago. when in the vieinlty of Beach” investigating a report still being i ration there He said that he m ander Carter, who related the whole story to him, but that he did not make an invest gation at that time becuuse he saw a gypsy woman and loitering around the spot. He said the In- vestigation postponed until Thursda the remaing w found coroner notified Other Witnesses. n of Clarcendon Bunuker of Baliston, L. M Clarendon, ©O. W. AMoxley Myer Heights, John W Ballston and H. B. An, witnes called to te ing removal which were taken rtuking establishment of Mr. Ives, where they | were viewed by the jury preceding | the inquest lust night. There was a wide division of opin- ion amon the witne: 2 us to the| aize and Ze of the child and the) character of a &ush under the chin The jury sumy ed by Coroner Swain Thursday night when the re- | mains wer umed was discharged | and a new jury for the inquest was selected from "th nd_jury list, | which as follg W. R.| i an; Lou R ewton Ki 5 anaugh and James Wills. B —— SUIT FOR $117,561 FILED ON CONTRACT FOR COAL Maryland Brokers Bring Action for Alleged Failure to Make Deliveries. AL M. D re other the find- remains, v to The Star Md. June cers, Baltimore | and Cumberiand, have hrought suit in the United States Dist Court at Pittsburgh against the Westmoreland * Fuel mpany enshurg, by which ver $11 61.02 »ym Octol to fulfill a es of coal. Balt Cuml T on- | William Harry E. partners in Coale & is brought through 1 Sordon Anchincloss, re- eivers for the company il | of complaint avers that the defendant F and are ! suit and company failed to make deliveries of coal contracted for April ) KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Husband Dead, Wife Stunned; Bolt Descends Chimney. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. 2 Md., June 0. James Wescott, aged twenty-eight, of Gray, In the Meversdale coal field. instantly killcd at his home by | a bolt of lightning. which descended j the chimney with 4 terrific crash. | Mrs. Wescott, who was working about the kitchen, was badly stunned by the crash and lay in an uncon- scious condition on the floor for about ten minutes before she dis- covered t her husbund had met his death. The Wescott family came from New Jersey last September. BOY SHOOTS SELF. Father’s Punctures Right Ear. Special Dispateh to The Star. LYNCHBURG. Va. June 30.—Harry, small son of Harry White, 1712 Union street here, whose father is in charge of & truck used for delivering oil, ¥riday climbed upon the seat of the truck in front of his home while the father was at lunch. Under the cushion the child found a .22-caliber revolver, and while playing with the weapon it was dis- charged, the bullet passing through the right ear. After the child had surgical attention he was little the worse for his experience. CRUSHED UNDER TRUCK. Boy Loses Life When He Falls Beneath Wheels. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN Md., June 30.— Harold Edmondson, 15, of Williams- port, was crushed to death when he tell from a large truck loaded with brick. directly beneath its wheels. The youth’s neck was broken and his pelvis crushed, and he was dead when help reached him. The driver of the truck, Harry ouffer of Hagerstown, is being held the police pending an inquest. The accident happened within a short distance of Edmondson’s home. — “In_the old days" explains the Creighton News, “a ford was the place where you crossed the river. Now it's every place you trv to cross the street. inds Revolver i Mone | Providence di { which would not be classed a; | way either is under wa ! fifteen d | street northeast, ten days for reckless nminutes under water and Is still alive. It was the most remarkable case that he has ever handled, declared Dr. M D. Kefuuver, who attended the youth. For twenty-four hours, the youth hung to life by & mere spask. Today he 1s on the roud to recover; The youth, with seversl other children, was playing about the pond in the rear | of the Tesidence of Joseph Wolfinger, | near Smithsburg. Robinson’s compan- | fons suw him wade into the water and then disuppear. The children taought nothing about Robinson for several min When their chum did not resp . they became frightened and called Blickenstafl, who dived into the | d and brought Robinson's, Hmp form to_the bank | There appuren Several trained v wus 1o spark of life iurses, who were at the Wolfinger h e, W ked for hours over the routh nd were flually re- | warded by a quiver of the pulse. IFor twenty-four hours physicians and s worked on. The boy Is now out of | danger. FALLSCHURCH ROAD i Link From Hall's Hill Will Give | Modern Highway to | 1 Dispateh © LLS CHU A er has been rece G. Shirley, chairman highway comm informa from the on, in which given that within weeks bids will be in- the f) East Falls Churel nd a third highw ghteen feet wide her the »f the commission Is for « crete of bound conerete Will He Modern Road. | o When this work ix complete will be & modern roadway from West | Fulls Church into Washington over the Kev bridge, as the material now is belng hauled to imp the one other bad strel of Ch lale and Rosslyn. Mr. "Shirley sends word that work on the from Falls Chur to ¥ t-mile link of t Lee highw is to begin at ¥ to build this road is to be aned the state by Falls Church and icts of Fairfax a bond fssue for that purpose hav- | ng l_v\pu voted. This road alse will be eighteen feet wide, and probably ur-bound macadam on concrete r having been twic t t0 be done by the Construction force Roud to Shenandoah Valley. With the completion of the: pieces of work and the work now ing done on the Little River turn- pike beyond Fairfax there will be | a passable road for Washington mo- orists all the way to the Shenandoah alley, with only a few short siretches good. At several other points in Virginia | work on stretches of the Lee high- or the money for construction provided, and it will not be long until there is a perfect road across the Blue Ridge, at Thorn- | ton's Gap, passing the Luray Caverns | and connecting with the V: nike | at New Market. LICENSES SUSPENDED ! FOR D. C. MOTORISTS| Six Not Allowed in Maryland for Periods of From Ten to Thirty Days. ived of n state the | i a i tion i [ montn or six Ivited for building Hull's HHI to dlstunce of o1 a link in the roud bm a 1 ad it is | riles The but a r makadam i ve ct road rou. Special I'spateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June Washington motorists ran afoul of ] the motor vehicle laws of Maryland 30.—Six m during the past week, according to|TI !the weekly report of Automobile Com- missioner Baughman, made public to- | day. i Dr. T. 8. Speer, U street north- west, had his license suspended for thirty days on a charge of speeding in exceeding the speed limit of thirty. five miles an hour: Samuel Bacon, 1415 Gth street northwest, fifteen da for failure to keep to right of road; S, B. Bryant, 525 M street southwest, and Leo Frene, 329 H driving, and Miss Freda Kenyon, 1634 D street northwest, and Mrs. William | Wills, 25 16th street northeast, ten | days ‘each for driving without a li- | cnse. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY SHOE WHOLESALERS Southern Association Ends Two- Day Annual Convention at Lynchburg. ial Dispatch to The Star. NCHBURG, Va., June 30.—The Southern Shoe Wholesalers' Associa- tion, which represents wholesalers from all of the southern states, con- cluded a two-day convention here! last night, following a banquet at the Virginia Hotel, at which time E. P. Miller, president of First Nationai Bank, was the speaker. The officers elected vesterday for the coming vear are: President, H. E. Paine, Charleston, W. Va.; first vice president, W. E. Pitts, Montgomery, Ala.; second vice president, E. L. Car. rington, Lynchburg; executive com- mittee, W. J. Carroll, Baltimore; I. E. Dooley, XKnoxville, Tenn.; L. 8. Strauss, Richmon: O. D. McGrew, Huntington, W. Vi R. P. Beasley, Lynchburg,'and W. F. Spaulding. At- lanta, Ga. BOY DEAD IN'AUTO CRASH. Mother Seriously Injured When Auto Turns Turtle. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md.. June 30.— Richard B. Smith, aged seven year: was killed, and hiz mather, Mrs. Helen B. Smith, St. Louis, Mo., was !:(:ldodu.dly iré)\:rad, :hen their machine skidded and turned turtle 1 hill, west of this city. Shisinana. bT son ':nd mother, y & chauffeur, George Dernoceo of Asbury Park, N. J, wto was slightly hurt, were on their way to the imivm summer home at Allenhurst, accompanied ——— An elephant will eat 200 of hay a day. BonEDe [the appointment _lor | Kineerin there | coun- | { ditch i mor " THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, CALLS A.P. DAVIS' DISMISSAL POLITIGS Dean Cooley of Michigan Hits Work for Ousting Reclama- tion Director. By the Awsoeinted Preas, ANN ARBOR, Mich. June 30.—Poli- ties,” is responeible for the dismissal of A. P. Davis by Dr. Hubert Work ‘tary of the Interior and in his place as di- service of recent the reclamation former Gov. Duvis of Idaho. Dean M E. Cooley. head of the engineering |college of the University of Michigan, uid today. Dean Covley is president of the Federated American Hnginee ing which has gled formal prot My rector of ocieties. Davis has worked more than [ thirty years at his post, to the great| advantage of (he country.” Dean Cooley sald WORK UPHOLDS ACTION. Secretary Holds Two Engineers to Be Unnecessary. ON BOARD PR CIAL TRAIN. June Work of the Luterior Departn W d that his accepting “resignation’ director of the to effect toduy the Davis. former service, were t tion of th uld elimin the need 3 inecrs” and replace one of a man “who could help on the reclamation Depu nt of Agr u aiding the farmers for yvears. Mr. Davis' resignation id. “We don't need two charge of the reclam. In the future the ser - C amation 1 first to d viee in a wa o wo e th w he >untry Mr. Work engineers in rvice ad will the bureau will be qualif farmers rather than supervise en- works on the projects. D W. Davis, fo governor of Idaho, is ‘such a g a 1 have appointed him as the bureau chief. have abol- ished the office of director and placed I Weymonutl, former assistant service, in the position er of the bureaw.” da for . tef and the ice ouly $1, 0 from t return, and there w due the government which the ers could n ay Help Homestendern. “Mr. Davis of Idaho will hel homesteaders to become successful farmers and pay off their debts” he ided ‘The Agriculture Department has agents in the agricultural df tricts of the country, and we to end the service reclamation farm Regarding the protests filed Interfor I tment by engine Water-pos nterests and organiza tlons, T he would give them I he re turned to Alaska wher | of Pr $3.000,000 now far to the the added, 1 » them in one hand against the commendations received from those | who regurd the reorgunization of the reclamation service as @ step in e of the old system ROCKYVILLE. ROCKVILI —At a4 meet of the citizens' mont, this was appoin was directed of an in 0 (Special) xecutive boxrd building inspector and to see that no building ¢ kind be permitted to be erected town unl the owner first in from the chairman of the ex- ecutive bourd a permit at a cost of $1. Mr. s was also selected for ap- pointment as a deputy sheriff for the purpose of maintaining law and order in Woodmor A regulation was adopted providing that “no descendant of the African race be allowed to own. build, rent occupy any building in the village requiring that all bulldings to be erected be wholly detached, conform to certain building regulations and to cost not less than $2,500; prohibiting the throwing of paper and other rub- Dbish on the sidewalks and streets of the town, and making it unlawful to obstruct the gutters, side drafns and ex of the town Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mre. Joseph L. Rockville, have announced the gagement of their daughter, Harriet Elizabeth Clagett, fo Mr. David Owens of Suitland, Md. The rriage will take place in August. he bride-elect was given a miscel- laneous shower at the home of her parents Thursday evening and in con- nection therewith her birthday anni- versary was celebrated Mrs. Katherine Bare Vickers Thom- . widow of John Thomas, died ves n at Clifton. her home ounty. aged seven- 3 she had been il a < time of a complication of di s and her death was not une ted. She is survived by the follow ildren: Mrs. Orville Peters of : Chase; Mrs. Malcolm Farquhar of Kenneth Square, Pa.; Miss Mammie Thomas of Ednor, and’ William John Thomas of Ednor. She also leaves a brother and a sister—Edward Vickers and Miss Martha Vickers—of Balti- and six grandchildren. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mrs. Thomas before her marriage was a Miss Vickers, She was a native of Baltimore but had been a resident of the Ednor neighborhood ever since her marriage nearly fifty years ago. Lawn Festival Held. The Philathea class of Grace Meth- odise Sunday School, Galthersburg. held a lawn festival last eveningl It was well attended and proved & fuc- cess in every way. Mrs. Clyde Thom as, president of the class, was chair- man of the committee In’ charge Prof. A. C. Bready, principal of the high school at Damascus, this county. has entered the summer school at the Miss | University of Maryland for the six- weelk course that is being given there FORCED TO WED AT POINT OF PISTOL, IS CHARGED Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md.,, June 30.— Nicka _Deakamakos, twenty-eight years old, who married Pata C. Gola- mis, fourteen years old, here several weeks ago, Is being held in Potts- town, Pa, awalting the arrival of the local authorities, who have filed a charge of perjury against the hus- band. Christ Golamis, the girl's father told the local authorities that on June 20, Deakamakos came to his house while he was gway and at the point of a revolver forced the girl to consent to marry him. After ob- taining her consent, Deakamakos brought the girl here. telling a lo- cal minister she was eighteen years old, after one minister had refused to wed the couple, it is charged. WIDOW OF BOXER WEDS. Special Dispateh to The Star, ‘UMBERLAND, Md., June 30.— Mrs. Ada Matilda Penner, widow of Alfred “Buck” Penner, boxer, who was killed some months ago in an automobile accidert, was married tu Edgar Lewis Frantz Thursday. e e Great Britain has completed 437 new cemeteries and Is working twice as many more. against the Secretary’s action. ! intend | not § member | will | MORE MINE STRIKE CASES NOL PROSSED i Indio ' War Food and Fuel Act | Quashed. | SR { By the Ammociated Eress. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. June 30.—On motion of Homer Ellfott. United ‘Sm(eu district attorney, the Iudlet- jment of 125 mine operators and ‘Imlnert returned February 24, 1920, on charges of violating the Lever wartime food and fuel act, was nolle ! prossed in federal court Judge A. B. Anderson. The action followed that of yes- terday when, on motion of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, the in- dictment under the Sherman anti- tiust law against 226 operators, union officlals and dealers, was dismissed The Sherman act indictment was re- turned months after the Lever act indictments, and was intended as a substitute for it. Mr. Ellfott acted on the Lever act case, It was sald, on the authority of Mr. uughery. MORE TROOPS SENT OKLAHOMA TOWN Action Follows Demobiliza- tion of Okmulgee Units and Period of Quiet. here by i By th peintod Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. June 30. —The handful of state troons on duty in that portion of Okmulgee county remaining under martial law, in ac cordance with Gov. Walton's pro- clalmed drive against mob activities, was augmented this morning when a company of national quickly mobilized a. “kmulgee, rat- tled into Henryetta in motor trucks. Officers in command professed not to know the reason, und Adjt. Mark ham here refused to comment The Okmulge had demabilized Geu, company yosterday other units on duty in Okmulge to be called out again at 1 this morn With 1t martial law over the e in the are Henryetta, Brig. Gen. Alva J. Niles, conimanding the occupation, returned to lLis home at A yesterday 1o | brepare a report for Gov. Walton i No Further Steps Seen. Other than the new mobilization in Okmulgee county, there appear to be no immediate spects of further ? teps. An cfficial report on the n Ottawa county is awaited by the governor, who ordered an investiga- | tion of the ¢ eorge Thompson, a minor, seiz ¥ in the Picher by band and sub- jected to tion after he had been acauit a statutory charge. Pending reccint of the report, Gov. { Walton says he wliil not make a deci- ion to whet iall be ent into Otta been . only o'clock ifting unt r r troops county WILL RUN BusIneS> BY GOLDEN RULE { Enterprise Launched by New York Man Based Solely on the Al- truistic Principle. By the Associnted Press. NEW YORK, June 30.—A dry goods | commission business controlled solely |by the principle of the Golden Rule, [in which profit-making will not be the primary consideration. has been launched by Fisher C. B. Baily, it was learned tod Mr. Bafley has and has taken offices here sent circulars to southern cek at | cotton mills In which he expressed his conviction that a large majority of humanity is honest and that & busi- ness enterprise conducted along altru- istic lines Is quite possible. ‘Our employes,” the circuwr said, hall set, ralse and lower their own salaries. Our mills shall set the cori- tments Against 125 Under|mission they will pay us. We guaran- | tes to deal with scrupulous h with every mlll, customer, agent or employe connected with us. ery one connected with us will consider himself his brother's keeper.” Mr. Bally, who is a son of Joshua L. 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