Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1923, Page 11

‘PROPISEDZONING BARS APARTENTS Change in Regulations Af- fecting Suburban Sections Subject of Hearing. a A change in the zoning regula- tions that would prohibit the build- ing of any more apartment houses in five suburban neighborhoods will be considered by the Zoning Com- mission at a public hearing at the District building at 10 o'clock July 13. Announcement of the hearing was made today by Engineer Com- missioner Bell. Nelghborhoods in List. The neighborhoods in which proposed to prohibit partment houses are bounded as follows: North, Kennedy street; south Shep- herd street; east, Georgia avenue, and west, Rock Creek Park North, District line; south, Albe- marle street; east, Rock Creek Park, and west, District line, excepting tri- angular plot of ground bounded by ticut avenue, Belt r Nor- mpton street Ct circle North, Woodley road and Cathedral s assa avenue; an 34th and North, District line: south, Tucker- street, 5th street, Rittenhouse east, District line; west, avenue, North, Tilden street; south, Calvert stree 34th street; west, Arizona avenue. Conforms to Amendment. This step is the result of an amend- ment to the resulations made las! month. by which v Zone, known as “A Restricted,” was created. Prior to that amendment “A Area” was intend- ed for detached homes, but did not prohibit apartment hou The question to be considered July 13 is “Should the above outlined sec- tions of th, be classed as ‘A Restricted’ 2 The commission will consider anoth- er amendment to the regulations by making the definition of a private ga- rage read as follows A garage without public repair or service facil- 1t of not more than 800 square feet, housing not more than four steam or motor driven vehicles.” A proposal to change M street be- tween North Capitol and 1st streets northwest from commercial to resi- dential also will be taken up July 13. LARGER FORCE DUE IN CUSTOMS OFFICE Increase in Personnel to Be Made Early in Present Fis- cal Year. The customs force will be increased early this fiscal year. it was said to- day at the Treasury. The shortage of personnel and even of cash with which to pay them at the conclusion of the fiscal year last week was deplored by Treasury offi- cials today, who said plans were being considered for an increase in the per- sonnel at various ports. ew York w it was said lany as requested. The customs receipts during the past fiscal year, it was revealed by the budget. hiad exceeded all expecta- tions, climbing to the figure of more than $450.000,000, but coincident with this gratifying report came an- nouncement” from York that all employes in the E ere ac of shortage of funds. This, . will be made it explained toda up at th xt pay roll, and plans laid whereby it cannot happen again. NEGRO HELD FOR MURDER IN ARLINGTON SHOOTING Declares He Killed Friend in Self- Defense at Hell's Bottom Home. 1 probably gain a few, Ithough probably not as unt Special Dispateh to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., July 3.—Herbert Henderson, colored, was arrested last night at his home’ in “Hell's Bottom,” Jefferson district, Arlington county, and lodged in Arlington county jail, where he is being held on a charge of having murdered by shooting Emmett Mon- cress, also colored. Henderson, __according _ to Deputy Sherift 2. O. Kines and Deputy Sherift William Thompson, who were ‘assigned to the case, claims that he shot in self defense. According to his story he met Moncress at a spring a short’ distance from his home, where he had gone for water, The latter, Henderson said, had « shotgun and urged him to accompany him, but would not give any reason.for the demand, nor tell of their destination. When near Henderson's home, the pris- oner states, Moncress accused the form- er of wanting to go home for his gun and leveled his shotgun at him. Think- ing his_life danger, the prisoner hed the 'weapon aside, nd fired the fatal shot. s, it is said, was rushed to Alexandria’ Hospital by a friend and ) died a few minutes after arrival there. SEIZE LIQUOR IN RAID. Policemen Find 150 Gallons of Whisky at T Street Address. One hundred and thirteen gallons of red whisky and thirty-seven and one- half gallons of the corn product were seized in a raid on 525 T street today by Acting Lieut. Sullivan, Policemen Smith, Barbee and Trammell and Rev- enue Agent Hines. . Verling Harrls, colored, thirty-sev- en, was arrested, charged with sell- ing and illegal possession of whisky. Three-quarters ‘of a gallon of wine ‘was also seized. FINED FOR IMPERSONATION. % For emvlating the duties of a traf- fic officer in that he directed traffic at Georgia avenue and Bryant street, held up pedestrians, drivers of auto- mobiles and workmen engaged in re- pairing a street car track and dis- played a badge, Joseph Peyton, col- ored, was fined $15 in the District of Columbia_ branch of Police Court today by Judge Schuldt. Joseph, the ;{\.ildan‘sedshow;fl. had been drinking. s adge bore the inscription “Hooch Inspector, No. 23." e OFFICIALS TO DINE AT JAIL. Maj. Willlam L. Peak, superintend- ent of the District jail, will enter- tain a party of friends, District of- ficials, ‘members of the bar, the United States marshal for the District of Columbia and others, at the Dis- trict jail, Thursday evening, at 6 o'clock, at a dinner. Judge Gus A. Schuldt will be the honor guest. When United States Marshal Snyder was appointed Maj. Peak was host to a similar party, with Marshal Snyder as the honor guest. GOVERNOR ON VACATION. CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 3.—Gov. Cameron Morrison will leave Char- flotte by automobile for Asheville, where he expects to spends about two months. He is expected to re- turn to Ralelgh about August 1 to spend three days hearing petitions for pardons and commutation. jtoday as a I Am Deaf, Reads ' Sign on Rear of Farmers Wagon Special Dispateh to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., July 3. —A county farmer who is aficted with deafness so seriously that he is unable to hear automobile horn warnings has fortified himself against accident by displaying on the rear of his horse-drawn vehicle when he goes on the highways the sign “I am deaf.’ He was in the city toda: placird, in conspicuous leti showing clearly on the rear axi cidents and credits the warning with his safety, so far. U. S. HAS 65 COLORED WOMAN PHYSICIANS Race Needs Increase of 450 Prac- titioners Yearly, Survey by Howard University Shows. The colored race now has a total of sixty-five woman physicians, surgeons | and osteopaths in the United States, | the Interlor Department announced result of compilations made through Howara University. There are but five colored women who practice dentistry in this coun- try. The average vearly increase of col- ored physiclans is only sixty-three, statistics collected by the university showed, while the race actually needs an annual increase of at least 450 to take care of the health of its people. The average number of additional colored dentists graduating every year, Howard University officials say, is xty-three, while there should ' be 500. The s add, to trained nurses, ninety 'being graduated each vear, although 600 are needed to administer to the sick among the colored people. An interesting feature of the data collected by Howard University is that there are more colored physiclans and dentists practicing in the _citles of Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago than in all the sixteen southern states where about 8,000,000 colored people liv CADETS END TEN DAYS’ ARMY TRAINING COURSE Third Annual Encampment at Congress Heights Most Suc- cessful of All Hardened and tanned from ten days of genuine Army life, the non- commissioned officers_ of the Wash- ington High School Cadet Corps to- day ended their third annual en- campment at Camp Simms, Congress Heights. Camp was broken shortly after mess this morning and by noon all the cadets had returned to their homes. The encampment has been the most suc ul one 1 its _establish- ment, three vears ago. The cadets gained valuable Wnowledge of mili- tary tactics and science, which will enable them to better command their units the next school year, while at the same time improving their physical condition. FILES SUIT OVER CHURCH. Trustee Claims $5,000 for Alleged Unfulfilled Contract. A. D. Holder, trustee of Ward Me- morial African Methodist Episcopal Church, today flled suit in the Dis- trict Supreme Court to recover $5,000 damages from P. Dudley, with whom he made a contract to remove the frame church and parsonage from one site to another. The trustec sa the contract was entered into April 19, 1922, and was to be con pleted in sixty-elght working days. The church was located at 100 Mann- ing strect northeast and was to be located at 42 Brooks street north- cast. Fourteen months have elapsed, the court Is told, and the buildings have not been placed in the new position. The trustee declares the jacks and supports of the church have been re- moved and the condition of the build- ing endangered. He has also been deprived of the use of the house of me condition applies, they | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. [0-CENT FARE PLEA T0HAVE HEARING Washington Transit Com- pany Application Coming Before Utilities Board. The Public Utilities Commission will hold a formal public hearing in the board room of the District building at 10:30 o'clock Thursday, August 2, on the application of the for a 10-cent fare. Inquiry today indicated that the two big street railway companies will not take part in the Investigation into bus rates. S. R. Bowen, vice president of the Washington Railway and Eleotric Company, sald he was not surprised to learn that the bus company had found it necessary to seek an in- creased fare. He intimated his com- pany probably would not concern | itself with the question. John H. Hanna, vice president and general manager of the Capital Trac- tion Company, was not prepared to- day to discuss the matter of Rapid Transit Company rates. Accountants of the commission have begun a careful checking of the company’'s reports in preparation for the hearing, and copies of the peti- tion have been given each of the Commissioners for study. BARBARA FRITCHIE GRANDNIECE DIES Mrs. Julia M. Abbott of Fred- erick Was Long Associated With Civil War Heroine. Special Dispatch to The Sta FREDERICK, Md., July 3.—Mrs. Julia M. Abbott, eighty-three years old, and grandniece of Barbara Frit- chie, heroine of the war poem by that name, by John Greenleaf Whit- tier, died at the family home in this city following a long iliness. The death of Mrs. Abbott removes one of the living associates of Barbara Fritchle, who formed the basis of the poem, which is known in practi- cally every American home. As a niece of Barbara Fritchle, Mrs. Ab- bott was a frequent visitor to the Fritchie home, and personally has stood in defense of her aunt, when the truthfulness of the Whittler poem has been questioned, as at times it has. Possexsed Famous Flax. When Barbara Fritchie died, the flag, which Mrs. Abbott says she waved In the face of Gen. “Stone- wall” Jackson when his troops pass- ed through this city, passed to Mrs. Abbott together with an Interesting collection of household antiques. This flag and this collection of china, fur- niture and silver has been the source of much interest to tourists from all parts of the United States who have come to this city to see for them- selves the home where Barbara Frit- chic lived. Mrs. Abbott has recelv- ed thousands of tourists at her home here, has showed them the Barbara Fritchie flag and the antiques. Wrote History. Her daughter, Miss Julia Abbott, has written a history of the life of Barbars Fritchle, in support of the Whittier poem. Mrs. Abbott was the daughter of the late Henry and Catherine Stover Hanshew. She was a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church for ixty-one years. She is survived b: one son, Henry H. Abbott, this city one daughter,” Miss Eleanor Abbott, and_one granddaughter, Miss Julia E. Abbott. worship and has lost the revenue therefrom. Attorneys J. W. Glen: and M. C. O'Brien appear for trustee, NAMED STEPHAN’S AID. Harvey L. Miller on Vet- erans’ Staff. Lieut. Harvey L. Miller, U. 8. N. R. F., of this city, has been appointed aide-de-camp and aissistant chief of staff to Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, commander of the District of Colum- the Lieut. bia Veterans of Foreign Wars. Lieut. Miller, in addition to the usual dutles of an aide, will be in charge of operations, parades, entertain- ments and_athletic events of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the coming year. — SPECIAL TRAINS TOMORROW. Train_service to and from Chesa- peake Beach tomorrow will be con- tinuous, so as to accommodate Fourth of July crowds, according to an- nouncement by Chesapeake Beach rallroad officials. In addition to the regular tralns, specials will leave all day long at short intervals as soon as comfortably filled. Five thou- sand autoists are expected, and spe- cial arrangements have been made to facllitate the parking of cars. for Summer Rash Prickly Heat Sunburn Tired, Aching Feet Use Noxzema Greaseless Cream . THIS famous healing cream gives quick relief in all hot-weather irritations of the | ekin—rash, prickly heat, sun- burn, chafing, insect ~ bites, tired, aching, swollen feet, etec. Instantly cooling, soothing and refreshing to the skin. You can actually FEEL IT HEAL. Snow white — greaseless — rubs right in—no soil or stain! So fragrant and delicate you'd ' never suspect its powerful heal- ing qualities. The world's finest skin preparation, being the only one that actually penetrates the skin and carries oil of cloyes, menthol, camphor and other cooling, b g medication direct to the inflamed 'skin Gt n e todey—slways Kk a jar today—always keep it handyl’ At all dmg abtor g sizes—35c—50c—$1. If your draggist cannot supply you, send money to the Noxzema Chemical Co., 102 E. Lafayette Ave.,, Baltimore, Md., and we will supply you direct. = Don hanging somewhere. Flies have been implicated of infantile paralysis, even tuberculosis! " Don’tswat the fly! Don’t have flies! On your own premises prevent the breeding of flies—destroy their eggs. get into ask how. Washington Rapid Transit Company | hoid, scarlet fever, measles, smallpox, erysipelas, anthrax, and our house, kill cleanly. Do you With Preventol, the wonderful insecticide that is sprayed. And don’t forget toliberally spray with Pre- ventol any :eaxby .;;ll:ces ‘wher::ues 1:::5 age refuse heaps, Seek comers of viables and out-bulliings. Wrecked Plane Adrift 7 Hours i Off Piney Point By the Atsociated Pre: NORFOLK, Va., July' 3.—The crew of the naval seaplane EO- 6908 reached the Hampton roads alr station today from Anacostia after a thrilling experience adrift. off Piney Point, Md, for seven hours Sunday night. The plane, en route from Washington to Nor- folk, encountered engine trouble and' made a fofved landing ten miles off shore. In making the landing the pontoons were car- ried away, and the plane drifted until midnight, when it reached | shore. Those In the plane were Boat- swain Claude Tucker, Ensign James W. Hughes and D. H. Crawford, the last a naval photog- rapher. SCIENTISTS SAIL TO STUDY ECLIPSE Two From University of Virginia in Expedition to Southern California. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. UNIVERSITY, Va, July 3.—Two of the scientists of the McCormick Ob- servatory of the University of Vir- ginia expedition and the sclentifio equipment needed to observe the total eclipse of the sun on September 1 salled yesterday from Hampton roads {aboard the U. S. S. Capella for a trip | through the Panama canal to south- lern California, where the observers will locate. Dr. L. G. Hoxton, head of the de- partment of ,hysics at the university, and Allan C."G. Mitchell are passen- Ig(‘rs aboard the Capella. A month will be taken for their cruise. Dr. 8. A. Mitchell, director-of the Leander McCormick Observatory, who is in charge of the expedition, will leave the university about July 15 and will proceed by rail in order to reach California before the arrival of the naval vessel. Mre. Mitchell will accompany her husband. Harvard University is not sending an expedition, but Dr. H. T. Stetson of that university will observe the clipse as a member of the Univer- sity of Virginia party. REVENUE RECEIPTS DROP $15,000,000 PAST YEAR Income Taxes Also Fall Off About $10,000,000 in Maryland District. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 3.—Internal revenue collections from the Mary- land district for the fiscal year ended June 30 were 348,349,554, as compared with $63,600,000 for the preceding fis- cal year, according to figures made by Galen L. Tait, collector of this dis- trict. Income tax recelpts fell off about $10,000,000, Mr. Tait estimated. The balance of the $15,000,000 decrease is due principally to the abolition of the transportation tax, which was opera- tive for the first half of the fiscal year ended June 30, 1922, it was explained. Internal revenue receipts for last month were $8,215,083, of which amount $7,317,712 was In income taxes. DEATH TO BE PROBED. Man Believed to Have Died From Blow. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va. July | W. Potter, forty-five, died here sud- | |brain and, it is thought, { will disclose that it resulted from a blow received during a fisticuff Saturday night. Potter is survived by his wife and six children. ) (s 3.—Fred | | denly yesterday of concussion of the | an autopsy | D. €, TUESDAY, CITIZENS ORGANIZE T0 HIT LAWLESS s Law and Enforcement League Formed in Prince Georges County. Special Dispatch to The Sta HYATTSVILLE, Md., July 3.— Prince Georges county faces the most thorough clean-up of lawless ele- ments in its history with the forma- tion here last night of a law and enforcement league, which will em- brace in its membership the most prominent residents of the county. Although not finally. organized. it will be the purpose of the league to strike at gambling dlves, bootleg- ging and other lawlessness at the polls ¥ electing thelr own candidates. George W. Musgrave of Laurel is chairman of the committee in charge of forming the league. Mayor Rusche of Hyattsville presided as temporary chairman. A meeting will be held Monday night to further perfect the organization, ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 3 (Spe- cial).—Capt. Albert Bryan, sixty- elght years old, died at 7:30 o'clock last night at his residence, 803 Prince street, after a three weeks' illness. Death was due to heart trouble, from i which he had been a sufferer for some time past. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his late residence and will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Willlam J. Morton, rector Christ Episcopal Church, and burial will be in Ivy Hill cemetery. The deceased was one of Alexan- dria’s best known residents. For thirty years he was employed in the Riggs' Bank, Washington, D. C., and for the past elght years Capt. Bryan had been employed as a cashier by the C. C. Smoot & Sons Company, Inc., this city, having resigned his position in Washington to accept a position with that firm. Member of Council. The deceased for many years was actively identified with city affairs, from the fourth ward, and while a member of that body for a period of twelve years he wag chairman of the finance committee. In 1917 he re- signed from the city council. For a number of vears Capt. Bryan was captain of the old Alexandria Light Infantry. Capt Bryan was for a number of years vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church, and he was a member of Alexandria-Washington Lodge of Masons. The deceased, besides his wife, Mrs. Marion Beach Bryan, is survived by two son Lieut. Ferguson Beach Bryan, U. S, and Attorney Albert V. Bryan of this city. Plans for Fourth. Independence Day here will be marked by a general suspension of business. Practically all lines of business endeavor will cease func- tioning for the day. Hundreds of persons have planned to spend the day on outings and picnics, and many motor parties have been planned for the day. All city, government and state offices will be closed, and Sun- day hours will prevail at the city post office. Base ball games and picnics to nearby resorts are to be features of the day's celebration. The youngsters already have be- gun the celebration by the explosion of fireworks and the racket will be kept up until late tomorrow night. Theopholis Ballenger, for several years past city market master, has tendered his resignation as such. Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, Knights of Columbus, will give its annual ex- cursion to Marshall Hall next Mon- day. —_— Thanks to the vegetable and chem- ical chromatios created in American | and European laboratories, it Is now ossible to reproduce the wonderful lues and reds in Persian rugs that have been puzzling the world's sci- entists for centuries. tSwat the hiding places. in the spreading finishes them. FLY/ How in the wide world did the idea ever start that we should be complaisant when we had swatted the fly—crushed him— and perhaps left his germ-reeking remains Preventol is a general insecticide Kills moths and brings bugs from their Sprayed into cracks and crevices Preventol brings cockroaches and bed bugs out into the open where another shot instantly And when sprayed in your closets twice a month Preventol kills moths and destroys their eggs. The Preventol And those that New York. combination package (pint can and sprayer) is now selling at the special price of $1.00. druggist today. Refills for less in pint and quart sizes, and larger sizes for hotels, restaurants and institutions. be on vacation or where you cannot get Preventol, write the Haynes Chemical Corporation, Long Island City, Get one of your Should you When all other insecticides have failed use JULY 3, 1923 FALLS CHURCH READY " FOR4TH PROGRAM Athletic Contests and Other Features for Community Cele- bration Tomorrow. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 3.—At the July meeting of the citizens' as- soclation last night plans were com- pleted for the community Fourth of July celebration, to be held tomorrow on the Lawton property. The exer- cises will begin at 10 o'clock, and will continue until late in the after- noon. Music will be furnished by the Clarendon Band of twenty pieces; there will be other instrumental and vocal music, athletic contests for men and contests and games for children, a patriotic program, drills by the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and other en- tertainment. In addition to the citizens’ associa- tion, the American Leglon, Woman's Club and D. A. R. are co-operating in the arrangements. J. O. Martin is chairman of the joint committee. The address of welcome will be delivered by Frank H. Eastman, who last night assumed the presidency of the cit- izens' association; opening prayer will be by Rev. Mr. Murray, pastor of Crossman M. E. Church; community singing will be led by C. N. Mc- Groarty, president of the Music Study Club; the Declaration of Independence will be read by Rev. Mr. Knox, pastor of the Baptist Church; Mrs. Robert J. Formad will have charge of the Woman's Club part of the. program and Mrs. S. H. Styles that of the D. A. R.; the work of the Boy Scouts will be in charge of Rev. Mr. Castle- man, and that of the Girl Scouts of Miss Bonnell; R. A. Cushman will have supervision of the children’s games and races, while the athletic cvents will be directed by Guy N. Church of the American Legion. There will be a bgll game between local teams, a cup to be presented to the winner. Lemonade and other refreshments will be on sale, and citizens are ex- pected to bring lunch baskets and make a day of it. INDICT BOY FOR MURDER IN DEATH BY AUTOMOBILE Spectal Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va, July 3.—Ernest Covington, one of the youths arrested being a member of common council {in connection with the theft of an automobile, and who was driving the car when it struck and killed Wil- liam H. Kidd, a student at the Uni- versity of Richmond, a month ago, has been indicted by the grand jury in the corporation court for murder in connection with the killlng. After the killing the youth stepped on the gas and made his escape, be- ing arrested a week later and made a confession after one of his com- panions had been arrested and ad- mitted his part in the affair. TRINKLE TO SPEAK. Governor on Fourth of July Pro- gram at Pulaski. Speeial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 3.—All state and city departments will close this afternoon and will not reopen until Thursday, the officers and all others engaging in the observance of the Fourth of July. Gov. Trinkle is to make an address at Pulaski; Attorney General Saun- ders will speak in Albemarle, and the governor's secretary, Park P. Deans, will speak at Farmville, there being elaborate preparations for the event in each place. - Wisdom does not always occupy it- self with what will make a happy man. ELEVEN COUNTIES T0 MERGE SCHOOLS High and Elementary Grades in Maryland to Con- solidate. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 3.—State Superintendent of Schools Albert §. Cook has announced that eleven Maryland counties will consolidate high and elementary schools. A summary of the consolidations planned for this year follows: In Baltimore county, Thistle Mills School, the school at Grays and the Oella School will consolidate. In Queen Annes the bus lines which have been transporting puplls to the town school will take on two more busses. Large Rural School. In Charles county five rural schools will be merged in a large rural high school, to be constructed at Glasva, near Faulkner. The land for the school—five acres—was donated by a farmer of the section, and it is the| intention of the county to make it a model school of its type. Anne Arundel county will see the erection of a consolidated high school at_Glenburnie. In Cecil county the two-year high school at Fair Hill will be moved overland one mile, and then con- solidated with several elementary schools. This school is expected to Erow eventually into a four-year high school, provided sufficient puplls can be obtained, New High School. Howard county will build a new high school at West Friendship, the result of consolidation, and its pupils will be taken to it in busses, Dorchester county will build a new four-room school and consolidate two others. The first consolidation there was made last year with eight routes and six busses. This year the in- crease In the number of pupils going to the consolidated schools will ne- cessitate the use of four more busses. In_ Calvert county the schools at North Beach and Chesapeake Beach will be merged and & new building | erected halfway between towns. the two — AUTO LICENSE IN SHAPE OF APPLE TO ADVERTISE Special Dispateh to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., July This city, in the heart of the apple pie | T! ridge apple belt, is advertising one of its largest resources this year by hav- ing its clity automobile licenses, re- quired on all cars operated and owned | within the city, made in the form of an 2pple, with the word “Martinsburg,” the year and the number of the license guit- ably stamped on the face of the license. The tin is attached to the larger state licenses. — $350,000 DIVIDENDS. Heavy Payments Are Made by Banks of Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 3.—In addi- tion to the $350,000 paid out by the banks of Richmond vesterday in_the way of dividends, the state of Vir- ginia added $420,000 to that amount in the way of interest on the out- standing debt, the checks being placed in the mails for the bond- holders of record as of June 15 Many of these checks go to other states than Virginia. o I SOLDIER SHOOTS BO THROUGH ACCIDENT Pistol Discharged While Being Ex. amined in Cafe—ILad Wounded in Thigh. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., July 3.— Robert Broaddus Heflin, seventeen- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Heflln, was shot through the thigh by’ a bullet “from . an army pistol which accidentally exploded while in the possession of Ollle Hudson, a prie vate in the 111th Field Artillery, one of the guards on special police duty. The shooting occurred in a cafe about 12 o'clock Sunday night. Hudson was seated at a table In the cafe and had just finished eating. He took the revolver from his belt and Wwas examining it when it discharged. The 45-caliber bullet struck young Heflin, who was standing at the counter, in the right thigh, passing through his leg. The wound bled freely and Heflin was rushed to the hospital, where Drs. Scott and Bar- ney were called and dressed the wound. The wound is not believed to be serlous. Hudson was relieved from duty as a guard, FIVE WITNESS KILLING; NOT ONE KNOWS DETAILS Special Dispateh to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, July 3.—Al- j though there were five negroes in the {room at the time John Ashby, negro, | Was shot and almost instantiy killed, | the police as yet have been unable to get any of them to talk. All admit they heard the report of the revolver, but claim they do not know who fired the pistol. Neither do the police know what caused the row. Two negroes have been locked up in connection with the shooting. ROCKYVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 2 (Special). —White en route to a dance at Hal- pine this county, Saturday evening, John Smith and Russell Jackson, young “Washington negroes, were opped by Policemen Rodgers and Claggett. Suspicious-looking packages which they carried were found to lcontain a Jarge number of half pints of corn whisky and they were placed under arrest on charges of violating the local option law of the county. Upon being found guilty in the police court here, each was fined 3100 and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs, with the alternative of spending three imonths in the house of correction. are in jail here trying to de- cide which end of the sentence to submit to. Miss Estelle A. Legge and Eustice H. Waller, both of Washington, were married in_ Rockville vesterday by | Rev. P. Rowland Wagner, pastor of the Baptist Church. A license has been issued by the |clerk of the circuit court here for | the marriage of Miss Hilda I. Morti- {mer and J.” Edward Brooks, both of | Charlottesville, Va. [ hat More Lasting Impressions Come Through the Eye Than Through {the Ear,” was the subject of a debate lat a meeting of the Christian En- deavor Society of the Rockville Christian Church Sunday evening. Rev. S. J. Goode and Russell Karn argued in the affirmative and Rev. Dr. Taylor and Frank H. Higgins took the side of the ear. The audi- ence voted that it was about an even | break. On charges of disorderly conduct |and assualt, Jacob Masben. colored, of Rockville was found guiity in the i police court hera yesterday and fined |$125 and costs by Judge Samuel { Riggs. ———— |, A mood word is an easy obligation, but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing. Fillwith TEXACO thevolatile gas and notice how your TEXAC GASOLIN OLATILE GAS il é ¥ wi