Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1923, Page 9

NOVEMBER 17, - 1923, _ g THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 'D. 0, SATURDAY NAMING POSTMASTER l MUTT AND JEFF—Of Such Stuff Foot Ball Stars Are Made. BRINGS SPECULATION (Copyright, 1923, by H. O, Fisher, Trade Mark Reg. U. 8. Pat. Of) —By BUD FISEER § GOODRELLINDICTE ON MURDER CHARGE Son of Retired General to Plead Self-Defense in Mont- gomery County Slaying. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 17.— Truxton Goodrell, son of Brig. n. Marcel Clay Goodrell, U. . M. C., re- tired, and otherwise prominently con- nected, will have to stand trial in the eircult court here fa the murder of Harry Adams of W hington, who was killed on Goodrell's farm, near Burnt Mills, this county, the 8th of last July. Au indictment formally charging him with the murder of Adams has just been returned by the grand jury now in session here and ! the case will be tried at the term of | criminal court Wwhich begins here next ! Thursday morning. He will be de- | fended by John A. Garrett of Rocke ille and his plea will, it Is under- stood, be self-defense. 9 ] At the time he met his death Adams, whose home was in Washing- ton, was engaged in operating a whisky still on the Goodrell place. A young man from Washington went gut there late at night for a load of Tiquor and not finding Adams Inquired of Goodrell, who occupied a shack on the place,” what had become of him. Goodrell told the man that Adams and & negro employe had had trouble and that the former had been shot and killed. He took him to where the dead body lay In a clump of bushes | mear the still i Since Admitted Shooting. Goodrell was arrested the following day and has since been in fail here. He has, according to the county offi- cers, since admitted shooting Adams, insisting that he did so to save him- | self from an attack by Adams, who | was approaching him with an.ax. | Immediately after Goodrell's arrest | his mother and elster, who were liv- ing with Gen. Goodrell at Berkeley Springs, W. Va, came to Rockville and have since been here. They visit the prisoner dally and see ‘that he has all comforts possible in a jail. Goodrell attended. the University of Virginla, graduated in law and for seven years practiced his profession in Des Mofnes, lowa. A nervous breakdown compelled him to give up his legal work. At the time he shot Adams he was living alone on the Burnt Milis place and was “roughing” it for the beneft of his health. He at one time lived in Washiagton, where he is well known Teachers Appointed. . _ Prof. Edwin W. Broome, county sii- perintendent of schools, has nounced the appolntment and con- firmation by the count board of edu- n of the following public school | teacher:: Miss Hazel R._HIll, assigt- ant, at Woodside: Miss Blste Gilletts assistant, at Takoma Park: Mrs. | Blanche Creamer, principal, at Aspen; A. Blondell Newsom, principal of Rockville colored school in place of Mrs, Hartman, resigned. A i The educational board has decided to deed to the Rockville velunteer fire department a lot, forty feet wide, at the northeast corner of the lot on which the old public school building formerly stood. as & site for a bulld- ing for use of the fire department and the mavor and town council, the | condition being that when no longer used for the purposes of the depart- ment {t is to revert to the county board of education | While motoring along the Rock-/ viile plke, near Bethesda, yesterday orge Hacberle, sald to be a New Yorker of prominence. was “held up” | by Motor Cycle Policeman - Leroy Rodgers, who informed him that his | machine had been running at the rate of fifty miles an hour. Haeberle did not deny it and when escorted to the police court here paid a fine and| costs of $26.50. Forty hours' devotion will begin in St. Martin's Cathollc Church, Galth- ersburg, with high mass 'Sunday morning and will continue until Tuesday. A Redemptorist priest will doliver the sermons Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. At ‘the high mass Sunday morning thirty children of St. Martin's parish will make their first communion. Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the circuit court here for: the marriage of Marcus D. Kolufos | and-Miss Anna M. Micheal, both of Washington. and Robert 8. Hall and Miss Myrtle F. Younger, both of | Laurel, Md. { Revival ‘service to continue two weeks will begin in Mount Zion Bap- tist Church. at Beane. this county, Sunday morning. The pa Themas Brown. will be Rev. J. W. Nieol, pastor tist’ Church ‘at Kensington. At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. in Trinity churchyard at Upper Marl boro. Md., Janet Montgomery Cha; tor. Daughters of the Amer'ean Revo. lution, of this county will, tation of the Prince Georges county chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, unvell a hand. some headstone, given bv the United States government, and place the offi- cial D.’A. R. marker at ths grave o Corp. Jolin Moore of the Tth Ma: land Regiment, revoiutionary war. An approprigte nrogram will | be elven, including reading of-al prayer from a bullet-plerced prayer | book carried by oore during ‘his seven vears' service. Corp, Moore la one of tha revolutiona-y ancestors of Mrs. Frank P. Stone, ent of Janet Montgomery Chapter, who will have charge of the exercises. POLICE CHIEF OUSTED. | Mayor of Frederick Shakes Up De-| partment. ! Rpeclal Dispateh to The Star. flPHEDERlCK, Md., November 17— Sweeping changes were made in the police force of the city when Mayor Lloyad C. Culler removed Thomas Fil- by as chief and appointed Officer Martin Walsh to that position. A! the same time he requested the resignation of Patrolman James I’ Painter, and appointed as his s@cces sor Willlam ing. Filby replaces Reverdy Drononburg as sergeant of | police, the latter being transferred to a patrol in the city. ASK LAND CONDEMNED. 6,275 Acres Sought in Virginia for Forest Reserve. Special Dispatch to The Gtar. LYNCHBURG, Va., November 17.— The federal fowest reserve has insti- tuted suit in the district court he for the condemnation of lands be- longing to Fitshugh and Elderm and others in Rockbridge and Augusta counties. The tracts ' sought include 6,275 acres. ——— MEALS 30 CENTS EACH. Virginia State Normal College Cuts Cost From 81 Cents. Harrisonburg L'ppointmut Likely to Have Effect in Selecting State Delegates: Special Dispafeh to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va.. November 17.— TPolitictans of the Shen#ndoah valley are understood to be speculating on what effect the appointment of Charles A. Hammer as postmaster of Harrisogburg will have on President Coolidge's administration being in- dorsed, when the time comes to se- lect state delegates to the natlonal republican conyention. Mr. Hammer has been secretary of the state committee for ‘the last elght years, is a friend of C. B. Slemp, sec- retary to the President, and since be- ing secretary has “stood in” with the state organization.- It s conceded that his appointment was due to his triendship for Mr. Slemp, and he was selected over County Chairman Zeig- Jer of Rockingham county and W. H. Chandler, who has been assistant postmaster for a number of years. They were applicants for the pos tion, and each had & strong follow~ ing. 1t is the impression of republica politicians in some localities. it is said, that the selection of Hammer will not have much of a tendency to bridge any factional differences al- ready existing among republicans in Rockingham county. Mr. Hammer has been practicing law in Harrifonburg since 1902, Pre- vious to that time he was In turn farmer, hotel clerk, tchool teacher, bookkeeper, Shoe Store salesman, travellng salesman, confectionery store proprietor, revenue agent and clerk in several law offices. He “read e running a candy store. WASHINGTONIANS GUESTS OF KENMORE ASSOCIATION Members of Garden Club of Vir- ginia Also Spend Day at Historic Place. Special Dispatch to The Star, FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Novem- ber 17.—Mrs. Thomas Wheelwright, Mrs. Frank Duke, Mrs. Malvern Pat- terson, Mrs. Thomas Duke and Mrs, Richard Crine of Westover, repre- seniatives’ of the Garden Club of Virginia, and Mre. Frederick John- ®on, Mrs. Charies W. Richardson, Mrs. Lewis Abbott. Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Robert' Powell, Miss Small, members and regents of chapters of the D. R. of the Dlstrict of Co- | lumbis, Were guests here of the Ken- more Assaclation. The Garden Club of Richmond will entertain the Garden Club of Amer- ica April 22, 1 . They are anxious to spend a day in Frederichsburg on account of its many points of.his- toric interest. There are 589 of them and they expect to bear their own expenses, only asking cars and guldes to show them the places worth visit- ing. ‘The Washington guests were here to vislt Kenmore and formulate a plan for a Kenmore Auxiliary In the District of Columbla. The guests were taken for a drive around Fred- ericksburg. Members of the Ken- more Association were with them at Various points 1o add to thelr snjoy- | ment. They visited Kenmore, Mary Washington Home, Rising Sun Tav- ern, Chatham and Belmont. FATHER TRIES SUICIDE WHEN SON KILLS SELF Latter Takes Life With Shotgun and Farmer Cuts ‘Throat. Special Dispatch to The St SISTERSVILLE, W. Va.. November .—A few hours after his son, J. \\'.' Bogard, had killed himself with a shotgun, Mart Bogard, - seventy-five years old, living near here, attempted | The son, it 13 sald, was despondent because he had recelved a threaten- ing letter. The father had been ill for some time. He fs expected to re- cover. KILLED AS AUTO STALLS. | Accident Is Witnessed by Victim's' i Wife. Special D spateh to The St REYNOLDSVILLE, W, V ber —~Willlam A. Cunningham, forty, motor boss at the Lewis mine of the Hudson Coal Company, was almost instantly killed when struck by a troight train while in his new auto- mobile, which is said to have stalled | on a crossing. i He was returning from Clarksburg, where ho had ‘deposited money in bank, and his wite, who was waiting on the porch at thelr home to greet him, 300 fcet away, witncssed the aor cldent. ESTATE WORTH $1,250,000 “Mama’ Bartholdi, Actors’ Lodg- ing Housekeeper, Amassed Fortune NEW YORK, November 17— “Mama” Therese Bartholdi, who for twenty yvears conducted Bartholdl Inn, an actors’ lodging house on Brosdway, left an estate of $1,250,- 000 when she died In 1920, This was dfsclosed when a court actlon revealed detalls of & fight be- tween her husband. Louls Bartholdl} a scupltor, and her two daughters over disposition of the estate. AWARDED $1,500 DAMAGES. Special Dispateh to The Btar, FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Novem- ber 17.—A jury in.Stafford circuit court returned "a verdict for $1,500 for the plaintift in the damage suit of Morton S. Peyton vs, the Rich- wmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Roilroad Company. Mr. Peyton sued to recover 3$3,000 for damage donme to his property by a spark alleged to have been from a rallroad locomotive, VATV LAWS to_end his life by cutting his throat. B T TWO A.M. AND JeFP AINT Home!: T wonder WHAT'S KeePING Him evt? FEWER MOTORISTS Only Six Washingtonians Are: Penalized in Maryland This Week. [ Special Disnateh 10 The Star. | BALTIMORE, Md., November 17— The names of only six Washington motorists appear in the list of automo- | bile violations for the week, made pub. lic today by the automobile commis- sloner, which is the smallest number of District motorists who have been penalized for state motor vehicle law | Infractions for many months. Two of these, John H. Best. 4 Jewell street, and James Aubrey Green, 520 Sth street southeast, had their licenses | suspended pending investigation of | fatal accident, and John Bollenger. | 6§13 C street southeast, had his license revoked on a charge of operating while Intoxicated. The other three, Betty Greenwood, 3028 Q street northwest; Nelson, Lang- horne, 1303 Whllach plac ander Laphoff, 1209 7th sireet north. west, were penalized with a ten-day suspension each for operating without a Yicense, Owners of motor trucks must see that the weight of chassis., manufac- | turer's body allowance and rated ca- pacity are stamped on the-truck before 2 1924 license can be issued, accord- ing to an announcement at tfe auto- | moblle commissioner's office this | morninz. This is a new requirement, and will affect about 13,000 vehicles. ~ The change In the law was made by the last legislature to make it easier for the motor vehic.e authorities to fix the license charge. | HEADS MISSIONARY UMON| Mrs. McElroy Elected President of Virginia Body. Special Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 17.— Mra. W. C. McElroy of Norton, Wise county, has been elected president of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Unlon for Virginia, the election tak- ing place last evening. Mrs H. B. Cros#s, who retired as president, was made one of the vice presidents, and 5. A. R. Turnbull of Norfolk also as made a vice president Miss Ita, Foster of Richmond {8 the Sec- etary of the union and Frank T. Crump of this city was continued as treasurer. This meating is declared by the 300 or more delegates to have been one of the best and most profitable in every way that has been held in its history. The meeting came to an end last night and the delegates began leaving for their homes early this morning. The sessions lasted five days. _—— PORTRAIT IS PRESENTED. Picture of Gen. E. Kirby Smith Is to Be Hung in Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 17.—An oil portralt of Gen. E. Kirby Smith, one of the distinguizhed officers in the Confederate states army, Is to be presented this afterncon to Lee Camp. No. 1. Sons of Confederate Veterane. The ceremony is to take | nlace at the Battle Abbey. The portrait is the gift of Dr. Kirby Smith. 2 son of the officer, who, with his two sisters, reached here to- day from Florida to be present at the presentation. Col. C. Seton Fleming of Florida will make the presenta- tion and the gift i» to be received by Gen. Walker B. Freeman of this city. Beautify your home * Grounds Maryland-grown Fivergreens, Trees, Shrubs and Plants, also Fresh-dug Fruit Trees and Californie Privit Hedge. Daily Delivery Estimates on Planting Cottage City Nursery Cottage City, Md. Sales Office, Baltimore Blvd., At Cottage City Phone Hyattsville 785 Post Ofice Box 33, Hyattsville, Md, which caused several acres of wood- land to be swept by fre: o ASPRIN Beware of Imitations! Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va. November 17.— Cost of feeding the students in the Farmville Normal College, a state in- stitution, is placed at 31 cents a meal, and at the coming session this will be fized at 30 cents, In the other normal schools, of which there are three, the food per meal for each student is placed &t 32 cents. None of these schools will re- cetve m cent of Increase for their sup- Tort ow for adaitional ruoms in Tehich {o accommodake students to train for ‘& tedohfog, T 0 " f Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” have been safe by millions and m'lhd ph over twenty- ynnA‘:r n is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetio- ITCAY PINPLES ON FACE And Arms. Very Large and Red. Cuticura Heals. “My face and arms began to! kel it whh pimples that were Bard, very large and red They were bout my face, s s we KNOW THAT HR Fom A HARVARD FooT BALL PLAYER TO |BE. 6ETTING 9, deee: *SAP_ETTA T WAS INITIATED INTO A ‘ERAT* BNIGHT THe ERY" ButeH , BT NeU vERY: TEST MY MORAL COURAGE X WA TWD T 68 ouT AND ForerBLY INJUNCTION SOUGHT FOR TOBACCONISTS Act of Virginia Legilhiure Regu- lating Warehouses Will Be Fought. Special Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Va. November 17.— Julian Meade of Danvllle, counsel for the public sales warehouses for the auctioriing of tobacco, was here yes- terday, to lay before the supreme court of appeals an application for an Injunction to prevent the enforcement | of the act of the legislature regulat- ing warehouses and opening the doors of these to members of the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Assoclation. Mr. Meade did not have a chance to present the matter to the court and {was sald to have been here for the purpose of consulting counsel in con- nection with the matter. The “open” warehouses are making a determined fight to prevent the co- operative association disturbing their members or selking to get any infor- mation regarding their tobacco when placed on the public warehouses for sale. The new law allows the co- operative agents to make such ex- aminations and if the members have tobacco there they can be reported to sociation and disciplined. The have been In the courts in North Carolina in several ways and they have been uniformly decided in favor of the co-operative This is the first case the sort to reach the supreme court of appeals here, the decision of Judge D. Price Withers of the corporation court Danville, sustaining the vajidity of the law, which the independent war, housemen are seeking to have passe on and its valldity established DOCTOR AND NURSE KEEP WEDDING SECRET 2 YEARS | Announcement Just Made of Mar- riage of Dr. Reed and Miss Martin of Washington. Special Dispateh to The Ktar. WINCHESTER, Va., November 17.— Miss Wilda Martin, attractive Wash- ington nurse, whose marriage to Dr, John Alton Reed of that city took place in Baltimore on July 6, 1821, according to announcement made & day or two aga, is & member of an old and well known Winchester fam- fly and a graduate of the John Kerr High School here. Her mother, Mrs. Florence Martin, i{s now In California, It is understood the main reason for keeping the wedding & secret so long was to give Dr. Reed opportu- nity to become well established in his profession, being greatly, assisted by his wife. The Esskay BEAUTY IS NAMED AC CO-RESPONDENT |Mrs. Agnes V. Leon of Wash- | | ington Sues Dentist Hus- band for Divorce. | Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., November 17.— Naming Miss Clara McAbee, Lime Kliln, this county, winner of a Mary- land beauty contest about seven years ago, as co-respondent, Mra. Agnes V. Leon, Washington, yester- day filed sult In the Frederick coun- ty court for absolute divorce from her husband, Dr. Albert K. Leon, a deéntist of this city, formerly of Washington and Baltimore. Five years ago Mrs. Leon sued her husband for a divorce. naming at that time Miss Leon and Lulu Cla- baugh, a factory worker. She with- drew the suit “to save her son,” then four years old, “from the stigma of divorce.” Mrs. Leon claims that her hus- band's salary is $4.000 per year, of which die contributes 3§20 per week toward the support of herself and her child. She charges that he has spent money lavishly in buying Miss McAbee expensive clothing and furs and has been guilty of misconduct he asks custody of the son, Albert K. Leon, jr. and alimony sufficient {for her maintenance and the educa- tion of the son. Judge Glenn H. Worthington passed an order requiring Leon to pay $100 counsel fees and $100 monthly to Mrs. Leon, pending the litigation Mr. and Mrs. Leon were married at the cathedral in Baltimore in April, 1912, and have lived since that time in Frederick. Mrs. Leon has for |a year been residing in Washington. —— MUDD, IN ILL HEALTH, LEAVES FOR ARIZONA | Special Dispatch to The Star. | BALTIMORE, November 17.—In poor condition physically, Representa- tive Sydney E. Mudd 'of the fifth Maryland district has gone to Phoenix, Ariz, where he expects to remain this winter. Mr. Mudd rebelled against leaving at this time, when Congress is about to convene, but his physician insisted |on_his going, stating he could not | hope to recover if he remained here. | It is understood that before leaving the Maryland representative arranged to “pair off” with a democratic mem- ber of Congress In_voting. Thomas | R. Mudd, a brother, has been living in Arizona for several years. Flavo A Reflection of Skill S long as results dn;'nnd on human skill, someone is bound to do it better than others. Esskay ham is perfection itself. Its firm unusual delicacy ained, juicy meat and it~ of flavor is' but a reflection of the skill and experience devoted to its careful selection, mild curing and special smoking. The Wm. Schluderberg-T. J. Kurdle Co. Meat Packers. Baltimore. “aAm A Bazarrianm, QUALITY‘ WY ™ TAKE A COM'S SHoES AwAY DRAMATIC SEASON OPENS AT U. OF M. Three One-Act Plays Are Presented by Masque and Bauble Club. ° &pecial Dispateh to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md, Novembst 17.—Three one-act plays were pre- sented by the Masque and Bauble Club of the University of Maryland | last night in the auditorium before 8 large audlence. “Maker of Dreams,” in which Mar- garet Wolfe, Victor ®Kerney and Ed- ward Juska had the roles. was first presented. It was followed by “Hya- cinths,” in which Mildred Morris. Ellen Keyser and Phvllls _Morgan made up the cast. “The Wind of Allah" the final offering. was pro- mented by Hamilton Roche, Joseph McGlone and Victor Kerney. The presentation of the one-act plays marked the opening of the dra- matic season at the university. A number of plays will be presented during the winter, “If I gVere King," being the next on the 1 Miss Thelma Wimkjer of Washine- ton and Miss Laura Amos have been chosen delegates to represent the Young Women's Christian Assocla- tion of the university at the students’ quadriennal convention, which will be held in Indianapolis next month. Miss Lillian Ernest will go for the Students’ Volunteer Groun and the religious orgamizations at the univer- ity also will have representatives which have not vet been named. The convention, which will begin December 28 and continue to January 1, inclusive, will be held under the ausplces of the Student Voluntaer Movement_of the United States and Canada. It will be the ninth meet- ing of its kind. Between 6.000 and 6,000 representa- tives of colleges and universities of the two countries are expected to at- tend the conferencé, the purposs of which is to give the students a vis- ion of conditions, economic. socid@and religious. of all peoplea. Many prom- inent persons from all over the world will speak. B —_— BOY SERIOUSLY BURNED. Special Dispatch to The Star. ELKINS, W. Va., November 17.— Hubert Clyde, young son of O. P. ! Wilson, was seriously burned yester- day, when he fell from the foot of a chaise lounge to the top of a gas heater. The burn on the left side of the face i3 deep-seated, because he could not raise his body until his mother reached him. He had lost his bal- ance and tumbled backward. The ' palm of the right hand is also badly seared. - DJ . (Zi’m\é];f?éfa/s E‘% i Knotty Problems i Solved By Hand! Hand-tailoring in a man’s tie as in his clothes. 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