Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1923, Page 11

PETTING PARTIES FLEE KLANSMEN Arlington County Spooners Scatter When Robed Fig- ures on Parade Approach. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 27.—A class of fifty was initlated into the mysteries of the Ku Klux Klan last night by the klansmen of Arlington county. The ceremony was staged in Duncan’s lane, between this city and North Braddock. The customary flaming cross, fif- teen feet high, was used by the klansmen, and it could be seen for a considerable distance. A number of motorists stopped at a distance and witnessed the group of hooded men. Immediately following the ceremony the klansmen, numbering about 250, in automobiles, moved silently away, and followed the lower River road almost to the highway bridge, turn- ing off into the Military road, and the procession disbanded on the Claren- don road. Only a few petting parties were encountered by the klansmen, and they soon left the scene of operations when they saw the klansmen ap- roaching. P he members were attired in full regalia, and the procession passed through Del Ray and_Lloyds, north of this city. Many from this city witnessed the ceremony. The finishing touch to the news- stand for many years conducted by Charles Tyler, colored, well known news vendor and bootblack, was put on in the police court today by Jus- tice Duvall when Tyler was arraigned before the court for operating a news- stand on the sidewalk at the south- west corner of Royal and King streets. The court ordered it discon- tinued at once. It was explained by the court to Tyler that under the provisions of the city ordinance he cannot lay pa- pers on the sidewalk or on chairs, but must have them held in the hand for his customers. The court, however, when Tyler told of having handled about 1,000 papers Sunday, declared that he might put them in & side al- ley near the corner and have his dboys and himself hold them for cus- ‘tomers. Director of Public Safety Paul Mor- ton appeared in court and explained the provisions of the new city ordi- nance on the subject. He said Tyler ‘was notified of the law July 15. Advised By Attorngys. Tyler explained that two attorness fad told him it would be all right to sell the papers as he had been doing. The court, however, thought different- 1y, and Judge Duvall, in summing up the case, acquitted Tyler of the charge of violating the ordinance, with the understanding that hereafter he would discontinue the practice. Tyler's bootblack stand has just Been removed from the foregoing corner to an alley, and last night he had to move his stand for good, and now Tyler is placed on the same basis under the law as the average news- boy, in other words, Tyler is homeless, Edwin L. Krumreick, Ph. D,, D, D. formerly of Denver, Col., and now as- soclated with the Geographic Lite Soclety of Washington, D. C., will ad- dress the J. R. N. Curtin Memorial Baraca class of the First Baptist Church Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Dr. Krumrelck is a distin- gulshed and eloquent speaker, and every member of the class is urged to be present. Dr. Krumreick also will preach at the regular morning and evening services of that church. Political Campaign Planned. Friends of Robert S. Barrett, candi- date for the state senate from this senatorial district, met last night in the Elks’ Hall and mapped out plans of Mr. Barrett’s candidacy in the pri- mary August 7. The state corporation committee has granted a charter to the Colonial Printery, Inc., Rosslyn, Arlington county, Va, with a maximum capital stock of $5,000 and a minimum of $1,000. Objects are a printing busi- ness. Officers and incorporators are: Earle T. Huttersbaugh, Bast Falls Church, president; S. P. Poindexter, Washington, D. C., secretary, and C. L. M. Gosurn, Takoma Park, Md. Friendship Council, No. 28, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, have arranged for its annual excursion, which will be given to Marshall Hall next Thurs- day. It is expected the affair will be well patronized. —_—— MARYLAND APPLE CROP ABOUT 1,771,000 BUSHELS Slightly About Ten-Year Average and Last Year’s Yield, Say TU. S. Statistics. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July condition of Maryland's apple cro; as of July 1 was about 57 per cent of a full crop, according to John S. Dennee, local crop statistician of the United ' States Department of Agri- culture. This he estimated to be about 102 per cent of the last ten- year average for the state and 11 per Oent more than last year, which was regarded generally as a poor one for _apples. Mr. Dennee figured that the crop will approximate 1,771,000 bushels, as compared with 1,731,000, the average of the ten-vear period. Of this about 326,000 barrels will find their way to market, the remainder being con- sumed on' the farms or made into ocider and vinegar or dried. Maryland's peach crop the first of the month, acoording to the report, was about 67 per cent of a full crop, @s compared with 45 per cent last year and 58 per cent for the ten- year period. The crop this year is 116 per cent of the ten-year average, indicating a production of approx- imately 578,000 bushels, as compared with 495,000 bushels last year and 442,000, the average of the last five years. 27.—The ANXIOUS OVER MONEY. $200,000 in Frederick County in Dollings Stocks. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., July 27.—Anxi- ety has been widespread in Frederick oounty_over_the financial difficulties ©of the R. L. Dolling Company of Ohio. It is estimated that about $200,000 ©f Frederick county money is invest ed in the various projects of the com gu‘n , of which $40,000 is from Bruns. Wil , Md., alone, —_— PIGEONS FLY 304 MILES. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. ,&WCHEBTER Va, ' July 27.—A number of year-old carrier pigeons owned by Willlam H. Hillyard and A. Doran, sent to Walnut a few days ago, were re- leased at 7 a.m. the next day, and the ‘birds began to alight at their hom 1ofts hers eight hours later. The dis tance is 304 miles. CHANGE IN TRIAL COURT. Dispatch to The gtar. "LYNCHBURG, Va., July 27.—The in- dictment against 'Nora B. charged with misappropriating postal funds at & post office in Rockingham county, has been removed to the Har. risonburg division of the western district of Virginia, for trial at the mext term cf the federal court there, FARMERS' UNION PICNIC. Dispatch to The Star. . ERICKSBURG, Va., July 27.— The Farmers' Union of Orange county will. hold_an all-day picnic on the farm_of Dr. Tallaferro, on the Rap river, near Madison Mills, in that county, on August 15. Public spea. nt sports Ing, races, contests and water will be features, |S tate Asked for Special Dispatch to 3 RICHMOND, Va., $81y 27.—A. L. Edmundson, a prohibition officer, in a report to headquarters here, says that the conditions around Ferrum, Franklin county, are de- plorable. He was there on his way home, and saw ten wasgons and five trucks, loaded with meal, all of which was belleved bound for moonshine distilleries in that section. Officer Edmundson knows the names of the men who were haul- ing the meal away, and he has ap- pealed for sufficlent men to go into that hilly country and make SHIP 8,000 CARLOADS OF GEORGIA PEACHES Growers Credit Fine Crop to Work of Virginia Man in U. S. Service. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., July 27.—Eight thousand carloads of peaches of un- usually fine flavor and size and virtually all of them free of worms and blemishes have been shipped this season from the great peach belt of Fort Valley, central Georgla, accord- ing to word recelved from Oliver Ir- win Snapp of this city, federal ento- mologist. who has been stationed at Fort Vailey for three years. Most of those shipped were of the Elberta variety. The peach industry of cen- tral Georgla was on financial rocks four years ago, due to numerous di eases and insects injuring the orc ards, and growers were greatly dis- couraged. he Department of Agriculture sent Mr. Snapp and & corps of assist- ants into the territory, and drastic methods were employed. Hundreds of diseased trees were cut down and burned and a general cleaning up of the orchards undertaken, with the re- sult that by another year the Erow- ers were “getting on their feet” again. Now they are reaping handsome re- turns, and all of them give Mr. Snapp and his men credit for saving the industry. STATE TAX COMMISSION MERITS ARE DEBATED Majority of Montgomery County Grange Speakers Would Abol- ish Body. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, July 27 Whether or not the state tax com mission should be abolished was a subject of a lively discussion at a meeting of Montgomery County Po- mona Grange, held at the fair grounds here yesterday. There was a wide difference of opinion among those who spoke, a large majority, however, taking the position that the taxing machinery of the state could get along very well without the commission. Some' thought the powers of the commission should be curtailed, while others felt they should be continued and strength- ened. . The discussion was held to ascer- tain the attitude of members of the grange for the guidance of its repre- sentatives at the annual meeting_of the state grange, to be held at Bel Alr in December, when the propo- sition will be considered. The meeting, which was conducted by the master, Samuel Nichols, wa largely attended. The morning ses. sion was devoted principally to busi- ness, and in the afternoon addresses were delivered by Stato Master B. John' Black, Mrs. Clara Williams, state lecturer, and others. At noon a basket luncheon was served. BIDS OPENED FOR 11 HIGHWAYS IN VIRGINIA Work in Various Parts of State ‘Will Cost $700,000 Under Contracts to Be Let. D, Va., July 27.—Bids for eleven pieces of road work in Vir- ginia have been opened by Chairman Shirley, and these are to be tabulated by the clerks and made ready for presentation to the full commission in the course of the next ten days, at which time the contracts will be awarded in all cases. These pieces of road work will cost nearly $700,000 and are in various parts of the state. It is not known whether any of the members of the p {legislature "are connected with the firms submitting bids, and in the past such bids have been rejected by Chairman Shirley, who takes the ground that it is not proper for them to bid on such work while serving as members of the legislature. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md,, July 27.(special) —Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the circuit court here for the marriage of Miss Elizabeth E, Wins- ton and Willlam O. Stephens and Miss Ona P. Lang and Thomas H. Royster, all of Washington, Miss A. Louise Bullock and HaleyH. Taylor, both of New London, Va., also visited Rockville in quest of a marriage license but were unable to obtain one because the young man was but twenty years old and da# not bring with him the written consent of his parents as the law requires of minors, Examination for Teachers. Prof. Edwin W. Broome, County superintendent of schools, has an- nounced that the annual examina- tions for certificates to teach in the public schools of the county will be held in the high school building at Rockville August 14 and 15, beginning at 9 o'clock each morning. Exami- tions for scholarships in _various institutions will be held at the same time and place, Harvey Poole, of the vicinity of Cedar Grove, this county, was fined $100 and costs by Judge Samuel Riggs in the police court here following his conviction on & charge, preferred by Sherift Alvie Moxley, of operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor. He was fined an addition- al $26 and costs for disorderly con- duct and was sentenced to six months in the house of correction for as saulting Sheriff M The im. oxley. prisonment sentence, however, wa: defendan! suspended pending the good behavior. The assault on the sheriff consisted of nothing more serious than & rather rough shaking, the act being due : exasperation over being ar- r este For violations of the motor vehicle day a enneth Livingstone, $49.50; Alexander Gadison, $12.50; John Tiernay, $12.25. A Jjoint meeting of the volunteer fire companies of Montgomery coun- ty—Kensington, Rockville, ~_Silver Spring and Takoma Park—wlll be held in St. Mary's Hall here Saturday evening with the Rockville company host. presentatives of the &" Volunteer Fireman's Association and the state forestry department will deltver ad 8, & pro and other features will and refreshment: B.'.n-ll’d 3 dnts, Th committee of arrangemdn ® pub- lic has been invited, as originally planned to hold eting at the fair grounds and de an elaborate program o letic events and other features, the time was decided inopportune. Mountaineer Bootlegging Nests Squad to Raid a complete clean-up of the great nests of stills that are known to be there, and in which the officers are making ralds from time to time, This is the section in which the men claim that they grow the vorn, the rye and the fruits, and that’they have a right to do with it as they please; that it is th and they are not to be held a countable to any person for what- ever they may do with that which belongs to them. Years ago those mountaineers were always on the alert for “re enuers,” and many of them hav been ‘“pinked” with bullets at long range, the accuracy of these men as marksmen being recognized in every part of *he country. URGES MOTORISTS TO ASSIST POLICE Baltimore Man Wants Them to Re- port All Reckless Driving. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 27.—Every mo- torist a policeman is the idea sug- gested by Paul F. Stricker, director of the Baltimore safety council. “The' careful driver must reallze that he can aid in his own protec- tion,” Mr. Stricker sald. “He is a pos- sible victim of the man who drives recklessly, and, furthermore, the recklessness and lawlessness of an- other brings him dlsrepute. It is up to him, therefore, to report every case where the law is broken, taking the {river's number and testitying against m. “The Automobile Club of Maryland will appoint a vigilance committee for this purpose,” he sal nd we, of course, call upon every other driver to assist in this effort to decrease the number of accidents.” NEW ENTRANT IN RACE FOR JUDGE STIRS VOTERS Henry J. Hunt of Bethesda Is Can- didate in Montgomery County Primary. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 27.—As the time for the Montgomery county pri- mary elections nears increasing in- terest is being taken In prospective candidates. During the past several days numerous citizens in various sections of the county have an- nounced for office. One of the surprise announcements just made is that of Henry J. Hunt of Bethesda, who will go into the primary as a candidate for judge of the orphans’ court. Already there are seven or eight citizens seeking this position, and Hunt's announcement has caused much speculation. Mr. Hunt was formerly county com- missioner and during his tenure car- ried on a vigorous campaign of public improvement, his activities for bet- ter roads and higher pay for teach- ers of the county being particularly noteworthy. He is closely identified with various civic activitles in the county, Mr. Hunt now holds a position in the engineer division of - trict of Columbia. tBerOl DRY-LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING TO BE HELD Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League Will Have Session at Washington Grove. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE} Md., July 27.—The annual meeting of the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League will be held in the auditorium at Washing- ton Grove August 8, with morning, afternoon and evening sessions. In connection therewith, a law-enforce- ment meeting will be held and the occasion promises to be one of the most important in the history of the temperance organizations of the county. The various sessions will be dressed by prominent speaker: among them by llng Er;mry Coblenz, uner for Marylan United States District Allorne;yAmgl W. Woodcock, former State Senator Willis B. Burdette, W. W. Briggs, president of the Montgomery coun ty Sunday School Assoclation; Rev: A. Kilman, William B. Waters, . R. Nichols, O. A. Gillingham, J. E. Stacks, A. 'E. Owen and J. Wii- liams and others. There will be special music at each session and in the evening the ‘Washington Grove Band and a vocal soloist will render selections. At noon a basket luncheon will be served. —_— OPEN-AIR CONCERT. Benefit Fete to Be Given at De- catur Heights. Special Dispatch to The Star. DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md., July 27. —The home of Mr. and Mrs, E. J. Cannon, on the Washington-Annap- olis highway at Bryant avenue, De- catur Helgh 11 0 concert will be furnished by Kidwell’ Brass Band of Washington. Proceed: of the function will be devoted to the fund for the community playground. Featuring the evening will be & num- ber of contests, including three-legged rac tions, for_boys and girls, women. Prizes will be awarded the winners. In charge of arrangements is the entertainment committee of the citi. zens' assoclation, of which Miss Ger- trude Bicknell is chairma: Of the committee are Mr: Owens, Mrs. G. H. Sweet, E. J. Can- non, H. W. Gilbertson, J. J. Good, Mrs. Gordon B. Ferguson, Norman Brigham, Mrs. George Harris and 8. P. Attractive Store Room Oftice Rooms Apartment 14th & Eye Sts. N.w. fot $400,000 not anticipated when the ‘BALTIM state treas: E, Md., July 27.—The 'y 18 to receive a windfall last budget was made out, state offi- clals predict. The additional revenue will be derived from the increase in taxable basis. Half of the accrue in 1928 and the remaining half in 1924, Returns from enough counties have recelved by the state tax com- n to warrant a forecast that the state’s taxable basis will be increased this year by more than $65.000.000, the amount of increase reaching $75.- 000,000, perhaps. This: increass will be 'subject to the state tax rate of 30 1-13 cents on the $100 for 1923 and 30 2-13 cents on the $100 for 1924. Returns Made. To date complete returns have been recelved from eight counties, and the total increase in the taxable bases of these eight counties roughly is $4 000,000. The countles, with their tax- able bases for 1922 and for 1923, are Raltimore. . . . Calvert... . Totals ......... $220,118,412 Increase In the taxable basis of eight counties, $40,096,269. Among the large counties yet to be heard from are Allegany, Anne Arun- del, Garrett, Prince Georges, Wash- ington and Wicomico. Increases in the taxable bases of these and the other countles which have not yet reported are expected to swell the $40,000,000 by at least $25,000,000 more. Baltimore County Leads. Of the counties which have reported, Baltimore shows the biggest increase, with about $12,000,000, Montgomery being next, with nearly $10,000,000, and Frederick third, with nearly $8,500,000. Real and personal property is included. In some of the countles the new county tax rate as applied to the new taxable basis will mean a reduction in the tax- payers’ county bill, while in other coun- ties the county bili will be larger. RACING AUTO TURTLES ON ROAD KILLING DRIVER Friends Try to Warn Maryland Man Speeding Against Ano- other Toward Danger. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., July 2 Edward A. Bradford, this city, twen- ty-nine years old, son of Mr. and Mrs, Edward Bradford, Baltimore, was killed this morning on the Winchester pike, near Darkesville, this county when an automobile which he was driving toward this city in a race with another man, skidded as he tried to slow down, after being waved down by friends along the road, side- swiped another car along the road and finally turned over, falling in such a way as to shut off Bradford's wind. Half a dozen local friends of the two racers had gone to Darkesville to watch the cars. As they passed there something went wrong with one of the cars of spectators, and as they saw Bradford appear over the hill, driving at racing speed, they sig- naled to him to stop, which he tried to do, but in the effort his dar went beyond his control. A widow and sev- eral children survive. 5 CHARTER POWER COMPANY. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va. July Virginia-Carolina Power Company, organized with a maximum caplital stock of $500,000, was chartered by the state corporation commission. The company is headed by Marvin Smithey of Lawrenceville, Va., was organiged for the purpose of dis- tributing electric current in the counties along the Virginia-Carolina border, principally Brunswick and Mecklenberg in Virginia and Warren in North Carolina. The and iy JOCKEY GETS 30 DAYS ON TRAFFIC CHARGE Ensor Accused of Driving While Drunk and Without Pennsylvania Seventh g Permit. : Avenue 5 om Street | Special Dispatch to The Star. ————— BALTIMORE, Md., July 27.—Levelle (“Buddy”) Ensor, twenty-three years re old, one of the best known jockeys on ‘the turf today, was sentenced to thirty days in jail for operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor by Magistraté Staylor in the traffic court. Ensor, who is the son of former Prohibition Agent Georgo Ensor, and lives at 4942 Park Heights avenue, was arrested by traffic police follow- ing a collislon with another auto. According to the police, he falled to stop after the accident and was ar- rested after a chanse of several - blocks. Ensor denfed being, intoxi- cated, appealed the case, and was r leased under $1,000 bail. Besides the jall senterice, Ensor ‘was fined $100 and costs for operating an automobile after his license had | s ale of Tropicals | missioner. Ensor’s license was ré- 1 | voked ssl:er-dl ‘mtznflflilu 0 lw!;‘an‘h; . bel ‘was arralgnes n traffic court charge —and u l'lg held at a most | with driving while intoxicated. LEGION POST PROTESTS unusual time. | That weave VETERAN BUREAU ORDER which has your Wants Disabled Men Examined at preference is in- | Lynchburg, as Has Been Custom. Special Dispateh to Tho Bar. LYNCHBURG, Va., July 27.—A pro- test is being made to Senators Carter cluded — for we have practically reduced our entire stock of Tropical Clothes — rather | Open tomorrow—Saturday—until 2 P.M. Thisisa ‘Most Unusual i Glass and Claude A. Swanson and Representative C. A. Woodrum by the executive committee of the Lynch- burg Post, American Legion, over orders from the Veterans' Bureau to discontinue examination of sick or disabled veterans here. The order’ will mean that sick men will be forced to go to Danville or Roanoke for examination, and the committee maintains that this works a hardship and is sometimes im- possible for local veterans. 7 Te iy weinl oy beudidcne drastically, too. | b e lis sl Daarsfran s teniare minioe Mak hi %fi?f:mrn of the armed force from akemanship ! S counts for somuch | FAIRS WITH PARI-MUTUEL —especially in the MACHINES DENIED AID “feather weights” Action of West Virginia Governor —and these areall | in Refusing Appropriations our regular StOCk- Brings Protest. 4 to The star i i g i T e i 1Tt $25 Silk Suits--Now--$18.75 : ! B e rarse o mac oe ML | 5 P s . N $12 75 ottin : s itatnnd | §15 and $16.50 Palm Beach Suits--Now--$12.75 flegfic‘;:ur;}y’xg’:ns?;:g:':‘;ro’f"z’r‘mnevefi: These are fine Palm Beaches Virginia Fair Association to that ef- fect. The legislature two years ago | de an appropriation of $25.000 a i year to be distributed among fair as- sociations of the state meeting cer- tain requirements. 1t is held by fair officials here that the governor does not have the say about the distribution of state aid, the matter being largely governed by law. They contend there is a law ap- plying to state aid for fairs in which it is said the aid will not go to fairs where gambling is permitted, but the law also clearly sets out that the section referring to gambling in no sense applies to horse racing. SEEK AUTO FACTORY SITE. Pittsburgh Inquiry Answered by Cumberland Commerce Body. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., July 27.—The Cumberland ‘Chamber of Commerce is in receipt of a letter from an attor- ney of Pittsburgh, inquiring as to the avallability of a site suitable for an automobile manufacturing plant near this city. Secretary Franklin H. Ankeney has forwarded a reply, naming several sites and glving other information re- garding the resources of this city. —_—_— NEW VIENNA POSTMASTER. John L. Jefferies was appointed acting postmaster of Vienna, Va., by Postmaster General New. $20 to $25 Mohair Suits—-Now--$14.75 $20 to $25 Tropical Worsteds—Now--$14.75 $18 to $22 Linen Suits---Now--$13.75 é For Street, with long Trousers; for Golf, with Knickers 1 $7.50 Black Alpaca Coats--Now--$5.95 | $9 White Flannel Trousers--Now--$6.75 ? $2.50 White Duck Trousers--Now--$1.95 Crash Knickerbockers---Now--$3.95 | Thoroughly shrunk before being cut $37.50 Mohair Tuxedos---Now--$27.50 Coat and Trousers Third Floor. Choice of Any Straw Hat in the House $1.15 —That means all the Sen- nits, Split Braids and Nov- elty Braids—of every grade. The shapes are exactly correct—and the sizes are quite complete—in varying proportions. On the Economy Floor (Fourth Floor) DON’I’ forget Auth’s Frankfurters for the picnic basket else they’ll all be disap- oin Blump, meaty and ten- der, they are ideal for the one really substan- tial course t every icnic needs—not too eavy, yet nourishing and with a delicious spicy flavor that meet keen, live outdoor nT- petites more than half way. Until 2 o’clock tomorrow we shall sell ' Men’s Mohair Suits —the best you've seen at much higher prices—for $10 | ade in Washington by Auth