Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1924, Page 22

FLOODS PUT END TOFAMOUS CANAL C. & 0., Washington’s Dream of Uniting East and West, ¥ Now Dead to Traffic. COMPLETED IN 1850 oject Given Start Under Ill- Omened Auspice When Spade Defies President Adams. Special D) HAGE August 9.—The #;» sapeake and Ohio Canal, George “ashington's dream of uniting the East and the West, for the fir: sea- son since its completion 1850, has failed to operate. The annpuncement several days'ago by its owners that loyes had been discharged and aintenance, discontinued is be- ved th ind that the historic| Waterwa streching from the rich Jove Cumberland to . will never again reopen. 5 waterway through one of the Fichest and most picturesque sections of the East, following the Potomae River fruq. Cumberland to G orge- town, was dealt its death blow by the two fidods which swept down the s of the Potomac and Shenan ah ,this The canal*which Ras noney for the past few ye pre would have con- tinued in operation a few but for the « The States Brst o Waterway as the Che Ohio Canal and he was in the formation of the pany shortly in all emp! L goul The lands etoy ars, ably more year: first President meeived of the United h an inland | eake and instrumental Potomac Com- before his death. This company, however, failed to raise suflicient money or to interest enough | Beople in th oject and it soon died. Project ix Revived. But in 1823 a new project was con- ¥ived, but it was Washington's orig- inal idea which was followed by the people who' were instrumental in the puilding of the Chesapeake and Ohio €anal. 1t was the idea of this new Sencern to construct a canal alon e Fotomac RIVEr to its headwators 2hd thence to the waters of the Ohio River. This scheme was brought be- fore the Legislature of Maryland and 1i¥et with general approval. The Legis- luture, as 11f, called a canal con- | éntion to take into consideration the | ility and expediency of unit- 1al navigation, the waters 3ay with those of the and to devise means and to effect that object. -Delegates sent’ from Maryland, Virginia. | Pennsylvanla’™ ahd from the three| of ‘gie District of Columbia 1§ton, Ggorgetowa, and Alex- a. S November %, 1823, this conven- t in the Nation's Capital and | ibled on December 6, 1826, The convention was presided over by Gov Joseph Kent of Maryland, while Wal- ter Jones of Washington acted as sec- retary. At this convention a commy Weation was presented from citizens % Belmont County, Ohio, declaring that it was their opinion that such a canal would be the outlet for all the trade of the Ohio River, and they an- tcipated a great advance in the value of the land when the work was in operation. At this convention it was dyetded fo ‘build such a waterway, and in a Tesolution declared that such i waterway leading from the seat of tiie mefteral Government to the Ohio Iiver was one of great importance t) the States and was of inestimable value fo the future security, union aAd happiness of the United States. p N e Is _Adopted. The LLegislature of Virginia had al- ready passed an act in-1823 incorpo- rating the Potomac Canal Company, and the charter of this company, with few modifications, was. accepted at meeting, among which w the change of the name to the “Chesa- neake and Ohio Canal, At th meeting. it as suggested that the canal compamy be incorpo- rgted for $2,750,000. Two-elevenths of this sum was apportioned to the State of Maryland, three-elevenths to the State of Virginia, four-elevenths to the United States, two-elevenths to the District of Columbia.. Ohio was urged 16, contribute to the cost of construct- inz the nal, but never did so. Thé canal company was required to maintain. the * Potomac River in a navigable condition. until canal navi- zation should be prepared and the sht to all streams in the mountains west of Cumberland necessary to the construction and operation. of the work &#lso conferred, and the canal was de- @ared a public highway. Provision was made for the condemnation of land re quired, and it was enacted that on-pay- ment of the awarded damages the ompany should seize the land. To 4Tl cases ‘arising from controversies about - the condemnation of - lands coming up in_the courts.precedence was to be given over all other cases 50 that the work might not be delayed. . The canal was. to.be divided.into tlie. first and second sections—the fprmer to extend from tidewater in i Disgtrict of Columbia to the mouth of the Savage River in the north branch. of the Potomac at the base of . the Allegheny Mountains, second or western section to extend thence along the Savage River .as far as practicable to reach some convenfent woint for connecting the eastern and western waters by a tunnel through the dividing ridge -between the same and_thence, after crossing the ridge, té6 the highest steamboat navigation 4f the Ohio River. It was later de- sided; however, that the western ter- inus was to be Pittsburgh. Mary- land later decided to build a lateral branch- to Baltimore. Right Within Capital, ~Then, in 1825, the President of the Ynited - States signed an act of Con- gress confirming the charter in erder to grant the right of construction @nd operation within- the District of Qolumbi s ; “Yt was in June, 1828." that a suffi- gient amount of stock had been faken and the company was duly incorporated. At this time $3,698,900 worth of stock had been sold. J(At the first meeting of the stock- hoblders, held in the City Hotel, Wash- #gton, on_Jun# 21, 1828 Charles F. Mercer of Virginia was -eiected presi- dent. The directors were Phineas fanney of Alexandria, Joseph Kent of Maryland; Peter Lenox and Fred- erivik May .of Washington, Walter Smith of 6Georgetown ‘and Andrew Stewart of Pennsylvania. = Then,’ on” July 4, 1525, the work of ebnstructing. the €dnal was begun at Georgetown with imposing ceremo- nies. Thirty miles. distant, at the same - hour-—.and day, ground was broken for another enterprise, latar 5 gain cottrol"of the canal-the Bal- timore and ‘O Railroad: ffigleful of earth for the ved by Frgsident John uincy President Adams’ spade struck a.moitand.did not sink in. The President tried again, with N6 better ‘saccess) s Thus foiled, he hastily thréw doyn the spade, strip- ned off his coat 'and” went seriously o work, The great multitude raised 3 tremendous cheer,and thé applause, history relates, lasted for some time after the President had mastered th gifficulty. ' ~An 0ld néwspaper says: “The pro- cpssion to the place for beginning the Work was formed ‘in Washington, which was at that time separated from Georgetown by a considerable space, and with no bétter method of communication -, between the . two cfties than stages' on -an execrable road. And the President of the United States, together with representatives of foreign countfies, the high officials of the Government, the officials of the ganal .company, companies. of, militia and -buads of music,-came around.to | amid a silenc Seene at Williamport, Md., where waterway was drained by numerous breaks. caused by recent flood. Georgetown in boats and landed n considerable distance abdve that city, and proceeded to the spot designated by Judge Wright, the chief engineer | of the canal, for the beginning of the work, and not far from the canal of the old Potomac Company, the dream of Washington. Here, in a hollow square, stood President Adams and Gen. Mercer. At that moment the sun shone out from behind a cloud and, so0 intense as to chasten ion of hope and to hallow iasm of joy, the Mayor of | Georgetown handed td Gen. Mercer, | the president of the canal company, | the consecrated instrument, which was later presented to President Adams.” Many Dificulties Experienced. From this time until the canal was completed in 1850, difficulty after difficulty was experienced. On 10 separate occasions, the company had to petition the Virginia and Mary land Legislatures for = more funds, while Uncle Sam also aided the pro ject financially. FRinally the canal was completed at a cost of $11,071,17, or $59.618.61 a mile. Unfortunate due to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with which it had to compete, the canal s also a representative of a big that went to seed. One of the ars after it was opened, its venues amounted to but while its expenses for the vear were $83,792. These figures were barometers of what has hap- pened since that period. The great- est single achievement of the C. & O. Canal was to be the instrumentality that led to the construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad, which by the time the canal was completed was using 13 locomotives and a dec- ade later had extended its tracks to Wheeling, W. Va. The canal com- pany fought many long and bitter legal battles with the railroad au- thorities before it conceded any of its right of way along the Potomac, which was the natural outlet through | the mountainous sections. These | legal fights delayed the completion of the canal many years. The canal when completed in 1850 was 1843 miles long. Of this length 5 miles are in the District of Co- lumbia, 36'% miles in Montgomery County, Md.: 16 miles in Frederick County, Md.; 77 miles in Washington County, Md., and 50 miles in Alle- gany County, Md. The level at Cumberland is 03 feet above that at Georgetown. ~The elevation is at- tained by 74 locks. The canal is fed from the river by means of seven dams and the capacity was estimated at 3,264,000 tons a year. Gates at Cumberland Opened. At 5 p.m. June 11, 1850, the gates at Cumberland were opened b Charles B. Fish, the chief engineer | of the company, and water admitted | into the western level of the canal| and a new boat named the Cumber- land floated in. The ceremonies on this_occasion, attended by the Mayor of Georgetown and other prominent officials. were elaborate. Five canal boats laden with the rich products of the mines of Allegany and destined for Eastern markets were passed through the locks amidst the salvos of artillery. During the Civil War the waterway performed eflicient service for the Government in the transportation of supplies. In 1862 an order was issued that all officers of the Army should respect the canal officials and prohi- bited them fro minterfering with them in management of the work. Several attempts by the armies of the South to destroy_aqueducts were foiled by the magnificent character of the. ma- sonry. Tn 1889, during the great flood, when the canal was badly damaged, it was believed that it would never be operated again, but the waterway was finally repaired and resumed operation, but mever with the trade that it had before, much of which passed to the railroads. The canal was worth to the State of Maryland all that it cost, every one agrees, because it developed the great coal mining industry of Alle- gany County. But as a national thoroughfare, for which it was de- signed, it was a bitter disappoint- ment to its projectors. DECATUR HEIGHTS. DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md., August 9 (Special).—At a meeting of the De- catur Heights Citizens' Association at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Jarvis elimination of boxing in Prince Georges County was discussed. It was announced that the annual asso- ciation fete, which was to be held August 16 on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. N. O..Brigham, will be held later in the month. The president of the association, W. R. Beattie, called for volunteers to help the playground committee clean up the ground and is court. .Mr. Beattie stated that I avground Tot could be secured on a tax title after this fall. ‘Barbara Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lee, entertained a num- ber of her little friends at a party in honor. of her 10th birthday. Her guests included Gertrude, War- ren, Kenneth and Robert Gilbertson; Marian and Harry Thomas; George and Katherine Harris; Rita and James Good; -Mary Cannon; Helen, Doris, Francis and Ruth Brigham: Linton and Millicent Williams, and Elizabeth, Richard and George Toole. The. following from this vicinity attended the recent annual camp of the 4-H Federatéd Girls' Clabs of Georges Fome? Helen. Doris and’ Ruth Brig- ham; Barbara Lee; Elizabeth Tool | cal |at 2 o'clock from the home. County held at Fort|ern 6-room bungalow on Swindell ALEXANDRI ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 9 (Spe- cial).—Extensive plans are being made by the local committee for a celebration here September 12 in can- nection with the Defense Day ob- servance. More than 5000 men be- tween the ages of 18 and 45 will be in the line of march, it is believed. The parade, scheduled to start at 3 o'clock that afterno will be re- viewed by local officials, the chief marshal and several distinguished guests who it is believed will be here. Nearly 1,000 school children, all car- rying flags, will participate in mass singing, which will be held immedi- ately after the parade. An orator for the occasion has not been decided upon. The local committee, headed | by Charles W. King and composed of Col. Kenneth W. Ogden, Maj. J. Ran- dall Caton, Wiilllam P. Woolls and Charles Henry Smith, is working on the plans. A contingent from Fort Humphrey including a band and other mi ¢ units, will participate. Many fr: and patriotic organl- zations have expressed their desire to participate. A call has been received here from | the Committee for Progressive Po- litical Action for a State conference of all interested in the candidacy of La Follette and Wheeler, to be held in | Richmond, August 30, beginning at| 10 am. The call issued by the com- mittee, which is composed of P. J Conlon, Mount Ida; Mrs. Gilson Gar- ner. Clarendon: Carroll L. Rikker, Idylwood; C. H. Lowe, Shenandoah.| and George B. Walbrof, Richmond,! asks all interested union locals. lodges, political _organizations or groups Interested in progressive poli- tics to send delegates. To Attend Notification. Former Representative Charles C. Carlin, accompanied by Senator Claude A. Swanson and Mr. Carlin's sons, C. Keith Carlin and Charles C. Carlin, jr., left this_morning by motor for Clarksburg, W. Va., where they will attend the Democratic notification ceremonies. i Fire Chief Watson of the District of Columbia, after a conference with City Manager Wilder M. Rich and Director of Public Safety Paul Mor- ton, this morning announced that in the future when any of the Washing- ton fire apparatus is needed here only an official request from the city man- ager, the director of public safety or Mayor Albert Smoot will be honored. The discussion was the result of the fire last week at the shipyard here. when the tug Firefighter was called and remained in service more than §0_hours. Members of the Old Dominion Boat Club are now making plans for a lo- | regatta_to be staged here next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. | C. Fletcher Dyson is chairman of the | arrangement committee. Only local crews will be entered. A smoker will be held Monday night. August 18. Stopping at King and Alfred streets this_morning to inquire of Policeman Lawrence Padgett the way to Richmond, three negroes were | arrested when the officer spied a | half-pin bottle of whisky in the ma- chine. Two of the negroes, Clarence Statham and David Patterson, were held for the action of the grand jury. Tas Statham, owner and driver of | the car was acquitted after denying | any knowledge of the whisky. ‘While cranking his automobile in front of the office of the Alexandria Light and oPwer Company on King street today, Erick O. Zabel, Rose- mont, suffered a broken arm. Frederick List, formerly foreman of the plumbing shop at the plant of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora- tion here and former resident, died yesterday at his home, 1675 North Milton avenue, Baltimore, according | to word received here. He was a member of Sarepta Lodge, Odd Fel- lows and Virginia Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose. Gov. E. Lee Trinkle today appoint- ed R. A. Long and H. Noel Garner as_notaries public. Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Clara M. Clark, 47 years old, wife of I. 8. Clark, who died Thursday night at her home, 113 Wilkes street. : Members of the Holy Name Society will_attend early mass tomorrow at St. Mary's Catholic Church and re- ceive holy communion in a body. Lyman McCrary, student of music at Yale University, will give an organ recital in Christ Church to- morrow night at 8 o'clock in_place of the regular service. An offering will be taken to help Mr. McCrary continue his studies in music. Waste paper burning set fire to J. M. Springman’s store in Lorton yes- terday. Motor Company, No. 5. of this city -extinguished. 'the flames before great damage had been done. Richard Stanley Hall, small son of Luther R. Hall, Little Arlington, died last night at his home. Funeral serv- ices will be held tomorrow afternoon Burial will be in Fairfax County. From riow until the end of Sum- mer children of the city too small to accompany their older brothers to the city’s swimming pools will be ac- commodated with a hose attached at Queen and Pitt streets. This was arranged by City Manager Rich and Director of Pubiic Safety Paul Mor- ton, the Alexandria Water Company furnishing the water free of charge. BALLSTON. BALLSTON, Va., August 9 (Spe- cial).—. . T. Myers has sold his mod- road to.Willlam A. Smith of Brad- bury Heights, Mad. Dr. H: L. Echols and W.: L. White Gertrude Gilbertson; Dorls Jarvis; Helen and Virginia Spindle, and Sophie Wolf. The Housekeepers' Club of this place has received programs_of the annual Southern -Maryland Fair to be held next month at Upper Marl- boro and the club is busy preparing its exhiBits. Drew the Line Somewhere. From the Boston Tramscript. Muriel—I. don't know whether to marry Ferdie or merely be a sister to him. What do_you think, dear? Madge—Oh, Ferdie's dll right for a enjoyed several days of fishing at Bluemont last week, the guests of Postmaster Lewis. Julius Andeérson has sold his house on Clement avenue, to T. H. Sher- wood of Lacey. _Rev. L. Vroman Schermerhorn of ‘Washington, who filled the pulpit of the Ballston Presbyterian Church last Sunday, will again preach there to- morrow. Bert L. Snyder of the -vicinity of Vienna, Fairfax County, has pur- chased’a garage at Lacey. Mr. and Mrs. L. F, Wilson are the parents of a boy, bork Saturday. Lee Douglas will lead the Christisn KENDALL MURDER TRIAL NEXT WEEK Legal Talent Arrayed for Battle Over Life of Young Virginia Farmer. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., August 9.—The trial of Charles B. Kendall 24-year-old Spotsylvania farmer, un- der Indictment for murder of Dr. Rob- ert L. Powell at Granite Springs May 17, will come before a jury in Spot- sylvania Circuit Court August 19 Judge A. B. Dabney of the Corpora tion Courf of Charlottesville will pre- side. Kendall has been confined in Spot- svlvania_ jail since his capture in Orange May 19, two days after the crime. His companion, Arthur Raines, who was held under hond as a wit- ness, committed suicide with a shot- gun Tecently. The alleged murder occurred on a Saturday afternoon, when Kendall, it is alleged, called Dr. Powell from the store of J. Lewis Dulin and asked him to come down the road, ax he wanted to talk with him. The two left the store In their autos and proceeded to a point near the home of Massie V. Marris, where, according to wit- nesses, Kendall drew a gun and emptied the contents into the body of the physician. after which he fled. Dr. Powell lingered two hours. S. P Powell is commonwealth’s attorney of the county, but cannot prosecute Kendall, because he is a brother of the slain man. Threc nights before the killing Dr. Powell is reported to have administered a_beating to Ken- dall. Julian F. Kendall, father of the accused man, is a lifelong friend of the Powells. His wife Is a semi- invalid. The physician was 37 years old. Attorneys for both sides are preparing for hard-fought legal battle. Former Senator C. O'Conor Goolrick of this city, assisted by At- torneys L. O. Wendenberg and T. Gray Haddon of Richmond, will direct the prosecution, and Attorneys William W. Butzner and Harry M. Smith, jr., of Richmond will defend Kendall. Nearly 50 witnesses have been sum- moned. McLEAN McLEAN, Va, August 9 (Special).— More than 50 members of the McLean School and Civic League and the Mc- Lean fire department met Tuesday evening on the schoolhouse grounds and under the leadership of the vet- eran construction manager, H. C. Mackall, made a start in staking out and in preliminary construction of the booths and pavilions for McLean day. The spirit of co-operation shown by all community organiz tions assures the day wiil be a great success. The committee in charge announces a base ball game between the United States Department of Ag- riculture and%he local boys, umpired by the nationally famous Nick Alt- rock. The tug-of-war promises hot competition, the McLean team has challenged all ngighboring com- munity teams to a grand elimination contest for the championship of northern Virginia. A silver loving cup will be awarded the winners. The new fire apparatus will be decorated | with appropriate posters and sent over all roads of the county to arouse interest. A meeting of all members of committees will be held at the parish hall August 15 at 8 p.m. for perfecting final plans. A block of four attractive and mod- ernly appointed stores has been com- pleted in McLean by a firm of Wash- ington real estate operators. A second top dressing of crushed rock and oil has been spread over the Chain Bridge road between the bridge and Langley, and the road is now in_excellent condition. The present drought, which has continued nearly two months, follow - ing a cold, wet spring, and late | planting, threatens to materially re- duce the corn crop in this vicinity. Mrs. E. D. Vosbury left Tuesday on a motor trip to Blacksburg, Va. as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Garber of Accotink. Mrs. Garber and | Mrs. Vosbury are delegates from the Women's Advisory Council of Fair- fax County to the annual meeting of the Virginia Home Makers' Con- ference held in conjunction with the farmers’ institute at Virginia Poly- technical Institute August 6 to 8, in- clusive. Rev. Couneil to Preach. The Rev. V. H. Council will conduct the regular services of the MecLean Baptist Church today. Arrang ments have been made to have | preaching every Sunday in September. A prayer meeting will be held next Wednesday evening at the Masonic Hall. J. M. Frame and W. R. Ross have been appointed delegates from McLean to the Potomac Baptist As- sociation, which will be held at Falls Church, 'Va., August 13 to 15, in- clusive. uilding operations will be re- sumed this week on the new Baptist Church at McLean, and R. V. Gosson, in charge of construction, will use every effort to complete the building by November 1. The Women's Guild of the Method. ist Episcopal Church of McLean will hold a reception at 8 p.m. Wednesday for the new minister, the Rev. Mr. Sadtler, and Mrs. Sadtler. The com- mittee ' in _charge of arrangements consists of Mrs. W. T. Weaver, Mrs. H. C. Mackall and Miss Sallie Ball. Mrs. T. M. Corner and Mrs. M. Amole have been appointed as the commit- tee in.charge of refreshments. In the absence of the regular min- ister, the Rev. J. H. Dunham, Sunday services at the Lewinsville Presby- terian Church will be conducted on August 24 and August 31 by the Rev. Freeley Rohrer of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church of Washington, D. C. The Rey. William Eisenberger of the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church will preach on the first Sunday in September, and the Rev. Arthur Barrows of the Eastern Pres- byterian Church of Washington, D. C., will preach on the second Sunday of that month. The members of the Lewinsville Presbyterian’Church have announced the organization of a missionary so ciety, with Mrs. Sprager as presiden Mrs. Thayer, vice president, and Mrs. Hunter Mach as secretary-treasurer. CABIN JOHN. CABIN JOHN, Md., August 9 (Spe- cial).—The Cabin John Citizens’' As- sociation held its monthly commu- nity get-together Monday at the hall of the Shaller Memorial Church, Mrs. A. C. Wilkins presiding. The only routine business taken up was road construction and repairs, special com- mittees being appointed for each street to co-operate toward comple- tion of the grading and cindering of all streets. The rest of the evening was given over to the chairman of the entertainment committee, A. C. Wilkins, ‘Who presented a program featuring the Cabin John Orchestra, Dr. Shutz, leader; A. Heeman, cornet soloist; Dr. Shutz, piano recital; A. C. Wilkins, ’cello solo; Allen Potter and Mrs. Bartlett, solos; Mrs. Rhetd- stadt, recitations, and E. Dement of the Potomac Heights Association, mo- tion pictures. This citizens’ association, only ‘re- cently organized, s fast becoming a recognized county activity, and, al- though the evening was warm, the hall was packed with residents of the community and many from Washing- ton and the nearby districts of Mont- gomery county. The hext meeting husband, but. I wouldn't want such a | Endeavor meeting -at the . Ballston [will be Monday, September 8, at 8 p.m., i Memorial Church, boob for a brother, Presbyterian at the Shaller | hibits of household art, canned goods, Notification Meet By the Amsociated Press. CLARKSBURG, W., VA., August 9. —John W. Davis wiil probably be the most brilliantly {lluminated man in the United States Monday night during the ceremonies hero at which he will be notified for- mally of his nomination for the presidency by the Democratic party. Through the wizardy of mod- ern lighting a total of 150,000 can- Glepower of light will be concen- lrated on the spealers' stand In Goft Plaza and the grounds sur- rounding, which will be made as bright as da More than 100,000 square feet will be illuminated. Ingineers of a Pittsburgh elec- trical firm have just completed in- stalling 75 100.000-watt lamps in standard flood light projectors, the Job being completed in eight hours. The projectors mounted on the speakers' stand will throw a red, Wwhite and blue “sunburst,” mak- ing a bizarre, though patriotic effect. UPPER MARLBORO. UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August 9 (Special).—The annual fair, under the auspices of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association, to be held here September 9 to 13, several weeks earlier than usual, promises to be big- ger than ever before. The exhibition hall will be double the size of the old hall. A new stock building also will be available and a new judges stand ‘on the race caurse. Directors are M. Hamp- ton Magruder, Dr. Charles V. Hayden, Walter J. Mitchell, John B. Pyles, Wil- l!l\ln G. Brooke, Hal B. Clagett, George S. Dove, W. S. Chichester, Robert L. Hall, John T. Hall. The women's com- mittee—Mesdames Frank Forbes, Frank Parran, Henry L. Morris, James Heury B. Brady, Thomas H. Lyons, Martha Boone, John E. Mullikin, Nel- son A. Ryon, H. Clay Hopkins, George W. Buck, John T. Hall, Fabian Heilig, Willlam T. Davis, W. S. Chichester, Philip ley, Arthur Bowie, Frank Darnall, Walter Euwer, William S. Hill, Charles Hill Bowie, George B. Peverly, Lansdale G. Sasscer, John H. Traband, Clarence M. Roberts, Frank G. Addison, Michael J. Wyvill, George S. Harrigon, Samuel E. Sweeney, Joseph C. Matting. Iy, J. F. Goldsborough, Willilam F. Hol. mead, George Buckheister, R. Bernard Brady, Otho S. Pumphrey, Albert O. Beall. ' French Bowie Addison, Francis S: Carmody, Julian 8. Hall, Leo Farrall, Albert Bowiing, L. Ailison Wilmer, John Berberick and Misses Alice D. Duvall, Maud Gibbons, Helen Briscoe, Susie Clagett and Rebecca Berry. Many at- tractiona will include seven horse races aily. Among the exhibitions in which | winners' will be awarded cash pre-| miums will be: Horses, cattle, hogs, wheat, corn, tobacco, garden prod- ucts, agricultural implements, fruits, French, silk and colored cotfon em- broidery; Knitting, crocheting. new | and remodeled garments, special ex- | preserves, jellies, pickies, catsup and sauces, dried fruit, cut flowers, potted plants, bread, cake, ples, candy, dairy products, home-cured meats, vinegar, s0ap, honey, child's exhibit, painting, and girls' club exhibits, in-| cluding hogs, poultry, corn, cattle judging, club exhibit, 4-H or junior home-makers' club exhibit, poultry, high, grammar and rural school and community booth exhibits. Persons | desiring to make entries should ap- | ply to William G. Brooke, secretary | of the fair assocfation, at Upper Marl. | boro, for a premium list or other in- | formation, Prince Georges County commiesion- ers have appointed John B. Steele | local assessor for Hyattsville election | district, to assist Assessor Elmer Hutchineon. = Women of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Cheltenham, Prince Georges County, will hold their annual festi- val on the church lawn August 27, be- | ginning at 6 o'clock. R. A. Cross of Westwood, Prince ! Georges County, received 61 cents a pound for a hogshead of tobacco sold | for him by the Maryland Tobacco Growery’ Association recently Ac- cording to officials of this association, this is the only hogshead of tobacco that has been sold on the Baltimore market for more than 60 cents per pound. FORESTVILLE. FORESTVILLE, Va., August 8 (Spe- | ciall.—A wedding in which several young people from Forestville took part was solemnized at St. Mark’s | Episcopal Church, Washington, last | Saturday afternoon. The bride was Miss Evelyn Whalen of Washington, and the bridegroom George Oliver, until recently a resident of this com- munity. Kathryn Follin and Irvin Darne, both of Forestville, were maid of honor and best man. Mrs. W. W. Imboden of Fort Myer Heights was bridesmaid, and her little daughter Elizabeth was flower girl. George Cornwell of Forestville and Arthur Marr of Washington were the ushers. ‘The regular organist of the church played the entrance march, “Bridal March” from “Lohengrin,” ‘and the exit march, Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March.” The reception was held at the Oliver home in Fort Myer Heights. Just before refreshments were served, a musical program was rendered by Miss Annie Cornwell. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver left for Virginia Beach for a honeymoon of a few days. They will reside in. Washing- ton, D. C. Mrs. J. R. Shray, who has been ill at her home for over a week, was taken to George Washington Hospital last Tuesday, where she will undergo an operation. Ralph Powell of McLean, secre- tary of the Washington, Great Falls and Dranesville Hignway Co., Inc., has been appointed a member of the evecutive committee in_charge of Forestville day by L. B. Morris, gen- eral chairman. Berwyn-Branchville. BRANCHVILLE, August 9 (Spe- cial).—The Prince Georges County achool board has appointed A. B. Ga- han of Berwyn a trustee of the local school, to succeed Sheriff John Fink, whose' term expired in May. The term of William A. Duvall as trustee will ex- pire in 1925, and that of Dr. A. O. Etjenne, chaifman of the local board, in The following members of Boy Scout Troop, No. 114, of Berwyn spent last week at Camp Roosevelt, the Scout camp on Chesapeake Bay: ' Winthrop Matzen, Kermit Hunt, John Bowie, Rob- ert Pannebaker, Mark Woods, Mallory. Wooster and William Deeck. A Eleanor Bickford of the Girl Reserves, Josephine Griffith and Dorothy Maxwell, all of Berwyn, have returned from the Y. W.C. A, Camp near Baltimore, Sadie Pannebaker and’ Mary Elizabeth Mul- ligan spent the week at the 4H Club Camp at Fort Foote. On Friday, “Visi- tors' day,” about 40 friends of the campers spent the day there. Seventy were enrolled at the camp, which was under the direction of Miss Ellen L. Dayis, home demonstration agent. Mrs. Clarita Cissel has sold her house, ifi Daniels Park, and is spending the re- mainder of the Summer at North Beach. Mrs. Arthur® Lucas of Atlanta, Ga., with her eon, is visiting her- parents, Mr, and Mrs. John N. Cunningham ‘of Daniels Park. The family of C. H. Dant of Washing- ton has taken the residence of John M. Sherman for the Summer. Engineers of the Potomac Fiectric Power Co. have drafted the final plan for location of poles and lines of the electric extension from Branohville to Ammendale_and it i understood con- struction will begin at once... State Forester Beasley has appointed A. L. Johnson of Branchville fire. war- den for Berwyn District, the number of forest fires occurring in the county mak- ing it advisable to have. obe in each | dstricky 3 cial). council to order last Tugsday at Brentwood | mayor announced that the Brentwood ning. of Mrs. L. V. Moxle coats to equip the Brenewood Volun- partment, to send delegates to the to be held at Seat Pleasant, Md., and steps were taken to take charge of a show at the Mount Rainier thea- Club of the Methodist committee competition established at also developing for this club to con- duct one church service during Au- Croft VIRGINIA HEALT PROGRESS RAPID Improvement of Conditions for Children One of State’s Aims, Says Official. By the Associated Pres: RICHMOND, Va, August 9.—Vir- ginia has made rapid progress in health work, Carter W. Wormeley, director’ of the State bureau of pub- lcity, declared tonight 1 making public a statement relating to the board of health. “Virginia was one of the first States to take ‘advantage of bacterial dis- coveries (n the fleld of preventive medicine,” he sald, “and in 1908 com- pletoly reorganized its State board of health, placing in charge a physician who had been well prepared for such work through post-graduate studies abroad. Despite four subsequent changes of State administration, Vir- ginia has today the same commis- sioners of health who took office 16 years ago. “From the inception of real public health work in the State a sense of its importance has been widespread Today, there is general appreciation of the part it plays in making a people prosperous, productive and happy. - Its efforts begin with the unborn child and continue through all the ages. Its aim is to produce healthy children and to provide for them healthful conditions. First Tuberculosis Sanitarium. “The State is generous in its appro- priations for health work. It estah- lished ~the first tuberculosis sani- tarium in the South and one of the first in America. It now maintains two excellently equipped sanatoria for white patients and one for colored people. This latter was not only the first of its kind to be established, but until a yeaf wgo it had more beds exclusivéely for colored patients than all other ~Southern sanatoria combined. “Within 16 years the sickness rate for typhoid fever has been reduced more than 75 per cent; within 10 years the death rate from this disease has been cut two-thirds; within 8 years the death rate from tuber- culosis has been reduced more than one-third. From some counties hook worm has been virtually banished from all countles it is disappearing. BRENTWOOD. BRENTWOOD, Md., August 9 (Spe- Mayor Roberts calied his firgt r evening School Auditorium. The Post Office had secured mail delivery service effective September 1 and urged the public to number their houses and to arrange to install mail boxes or slots for house delivery. The mavor announced that he had been unable to secure the appoint- ment of a councilman from the first ward. A new committee on health and sanitation was appointed, of which ~ Councilman_ Galliford was named chairman. Councilman Galli- ford presented the question of pro- viding a superintendent of the pub- lic dump, but as the council was not agreed as to what steps should be taken, the dump was ordered closed for two weeks on motion of Council- man Keys. The Women's Brentwood Citizens’ Association donated $150 to the mayor and council, which they raised at a carnival on the grounds of Firemen's Hall last Monday eve- . The Women's Community Club of jrentwood gave a fete on the lawn Friday evening to buying rubber help a fund fo teer Fire Department. At the last meeting of the fire de- arrangements were made conference ter to raise funds for the depart- ment. Joe L. Green. president of the Men's Church, an- nounced that the new drive for mem- bership is progressing under the the last regular meeting. - Plans are | sust. The Citizens' Association of Cedar > has completed the grade on Newton street by the use of the town tractor and co-operative work of the | citizens of Cedar Croft. Ed Smith, son of W. A. Smith, who sustained serious injuries in a 30-foot fall from a scaffold last week, is re- ported to be still in a serious econ- :luion at Sibley Hospital, Washing- on. EXPERT SCHOOL ADVICE The Star has engaged the serv- ices of am expert school adviser on out-of-town schools. It is sug- gested that those imterested visit the schools persomally if possible, or write direct to the schools, giving explicit information about the pupil desired to be emtered, and ask for full details and mot simply for a catalogue. The Star's expert school ad- | viser is visiting the out-of-town schools at all times, and readers can obtain explicit advice by ad- dressing the Educational Advirer, c/o The Evewing Star, Wash- ington, D. C., and all letters will be forwarded and answered promptly. VIENNA. VIENNA, Va., August 8 (Special).— Warnings'have been posted along the right-of-way of the Washington- Virginia electric line calling atten- tion to the fact that the tracks and banks along same have been sprayed with poisonous chemicals and that owners of live stock permit cattle to graze along track at their own risk. Vienna ball players defeated Fair- fax on Sunday last by the score .of 12 to 3. The annual picnic of the Vienna Presbyterian Sunday school was.held on Saturday at Bannockburn Farm, the Summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blake at Sanger Station. The Wesley Methodist Sunday school held their picnic on the same day at the Huntington Grove at Five Oaks Sta- tion. Bids for the transportation of school children from Tysons Corner to the Vienna School are being .re- ceived by the County School Board up until noon August 19. Bids are also being received for janitor serv- ice and the removal of the temporary sehool building to the grounds of the Vienna Colored School. ldylwood day was held on Saturday under auspices of the Idylwood Citi- zens' Association. Dancing and other amusements were enjoved. Re- freshments were sold for benefit of this organization. The evening was devoted to public speaking under auspices of the First Democratic La Follette Club of Virginia, which was recently organized at Idylwood. The speakers were Senator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota on * onomic and Political Issues”; R. A. Haste, secre- tary to Senator Wheeler, on “Political Parties”; Landon C. Painter of Alex- andria and C. L. Riker of Idylwood, organizer of the First Democratic La Follette Club in Virginia, who took as his subject “Some Suppressed Congressional Facts.” . COTTAGE CITY. COTTAGE CITY, (Special).—Prince Georges County commissioners have let it be know that the road rebate money to be paid the corporation of Cottage City this year will amount to $852.63. The an- nual road rebate money is one of the advantages of incorporation, it is pointed out. The commissioners are planning to get the grades of the streets, with a view to providing proper drainage. The town commissioners have de- cided to endeavor to negotiate a con- tract with the Potomac Electric Pow- | er Company covering the street | lights. It is hoped to place this con- tract into effect January 1 nmext. H. N. Johnson has been appointed town treasurer and has accepted An inspector from the Post Officé Department visiting here laid out the routes for the mail delivery service which is expectd to start about Sep- tember 1 In addition to having the mail delivered by carriers from the Brentwood post office the plans in- clude the placing of collection b es at various points for outgoing mail Due 1o a shortage of such boxes, it is likely that thev will not be installed at the time the carrier service starts. All residents of the town are remind- ed that mail will'not be delivered to any house which does not have a, mail box fastened to the house or a suitable slot in the front door. In order to facilitate the carrier service | it is hoped that each householder will make the necessary arrangements prior to September 1. After this| service starts it will be necessary to have incoming malil addressed so as to give the name of the addressee| and the street and number. Persons desiring to have Cottage City appear on the envelope should arrange to| have this followed by “Brentwood, Md., Post Office’ or some similar] wordine. At the August meeting of the. fire company it was announced that the building committee had practically decided to start work on the new fire house about September 1. The lot,| which was bought some time ago. has | now been surveved and staked off. J | R. Atwill has resigned as engineer of the company and Samuel Z. Tavman Dbeen appointed his success EDUCATIONAL. Md., August 9 KENSINGTON. KENSINGTON, Md., August 9 (Special).—Ma. and Mrs. Adelno Gib- son and daughters departed Monday for their new home in Fort Leaven. worth, where Maj. Gibson has been detailed. A successful lawn fete was held re- cently by the Order of the Eastern Star.” Miss Jesta Warthen was chair- man of the committee on arrange- ments. Mrs. Lewis W. Call of Garrett Park was_hostess for the Civic Study Club Friday evening. g The Woman's Democratic Club of Montgomery County will hold a meet- ing Friday at the Country Club, Rock- ville. ' The speakers will be Mrs. Mor- timer W. West of Baltimore and Da- vid C. Winebrenner, candidate for Congress from this district. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson will preside. St. Mark's Guild of the Episcopal Church, Burnt Mills, gave a supper ‘Wednesday evening on the grounds of Joseph. D. Sullivan, at White Oaks. The proceeds will ‘be used for the erection of a new parish house. Col. Edward Conley, who has resided in_Greenridge, near Burnt Mills, for several years, will move to Georgla in September. Owing to_the construction of a new Episcopal Church the old building has been bought by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ray, who will remodel it for a dwell- ing. Fhe regular monthly meeting of the Kensington Volunteer Fire Company has been postponed until Monday, August 18. Capt. E. A. Farrell has returned home after an absence of five months. Herman Schmidt, who bought the house formerly occupied by Herbert Elder, has taken possession of his new home. Mr. and Mrs. Elder will build on their lot adjoining Mr. Schmidt’s property some time in the near future. . EDUCATIONATL ELECTRICA ing men of ambition and limited Condensed course-in Electrical ENGINEERING Theoretical and Practical Electricity, Mathematics, Steam and Gas Engines, Mechanical Drawing. Students construct dynamos, IN.ONE YEAR Thoroughly equipped fireproof dormitories, din- ing hall, laboratories, shops. trained. Write for catalog. motions. install wiring and test elec- trical machinery. © Course with diploma, complete Sept. 24, 1924. Bliss Electrical School 210 Takoma Avenue, WASHINGTON, D. C. y ‘Telephone Columbia 9070 LUGIA GALE-BARBER SCHOOL will board limited number of children, August and September; coaching. School term opens October 1: day and boarding. MARY GALE DAVIS, M., Prin., 1816 Beimont road. Phone Col. 378 Pan-American School of \T Spanish Classes now forming. Special instruction for Army-Na _ men, High Schocl and Col- lege students. Enroll now! Ofces: 3rd Floor Brentano Bldg, 12th & F. Main 7183, NATIONAL) SCHOOL FINE & APPLIED ART FELIX MAHONY, Director, Main 1760 Conn. Ave. and M “Study Art With a Purpose” | Day and Evening Classes Children’s Saturday Class Our 8-Month Professional Fundamental Course fits you to accept a position in In-| terior Decoration, Costume Design, Color, Poster, and Commercial Drawing. Register Now. ANGUAGES. AT ern Tanguages taught by native teachers. Conversational Method. Day and evening clasees. Individ- ual lessons; Free Trial Lesson, without obligation on vour part. Reduced summer rates. BERLh'z SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES $16 14th St. N.W. Tel. Fr. 2680. men_with training are in de- mand. For more than thirty years this school has been train- time for the electrical industries. enables * graduates to: secure good positions. and pro- Over 4,000 men 32nd year .opens I MISSING U. S. MARINE ARRESTED AS ROBBER Diamond Ring and Other Property Found on Youth Held in Rockville Jail. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 9 —SHer i Albaugh of Frederick County, Md., happened along y sterday when Low- :n l: Day, 18-year-old United States narine, got off a train at Washing- :2n‘ Junction. The sherift :Arr!:lf(! uy for investigation and found in Afs possession a $200 dtamond ring, Rold watch, a wedding ring, som money and other property. Deputy Sheriff Gingell and Police- man Clagétt of Rockville happened alogg and. told the sheriff -the he of Joseph Pyles, a merchant of S man, Md., Montgomery County, had had been robbed of articles of the de- scription of those found on his prigs oner. '‘Day explained that he hap- Dened to be out of money and entered the Pyles home, according to the Montgomery " County officers, whe locked him up at Rockville. Tnvest]. Bation revealed that Day was listeq as a deserter from Quantico, He fa‘.d his parents live at McRoberts, VALLEY APPLE YIELD 1,750,000 BARRELS Cumberland and Shenandoah Esti- mates Reduce Federal and State Figures by Third. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., August o —Apple growers in the Cumberlang and Shenandoah Valley apple se tions will market an approximate yield o 1,750,000 barrels this year, according to estimates here. The estimate s Yor all marketabl fruft that wiil be moved In" saciolg and bushel baskets, and does not in. clude bulk and cider stc that wild be Jumped and whose quantity will be determined only by the ultimate maturing’ of the apples now on thy trees. The estimate is one.third uno der the United States and States' timates as of July 1. Those estimatos —the first inclusive figures for the year—growers say’s, credited the sec- tion with far more than its actual promige, and to a certain extens worked harm on the market by over- stating the probable supply. Tha governmental surveys are being parcd down rigorously, it is stated, at the earnest behest of the growers the selves. The yield will be approxi- mately 40 per cent of the yield lasr year in the same region. The 1923- yield set a record of nearly 4,000,000 barrels. The current season's yicid will be approximately 35 per cent of A capacity crop. 20 miles from Boston. A school that ap- peals to the young American boy and the thoughtful parent accessible, bealthful, beautiful, Winter and summer camp. Write for catalog. Alexander H. Mitchell, Principal Box T, Billerica, Mass. McTernan School for Boys Columbin Bivd., Waterbury, All wports. Horsemanship. Conn. | Unusunl perxonal attention to the in- dividual in n home atmosphere. De- velopment throuzh athletics n spe- cial feature. Vacation nddress, C. (' McTERNAN, Crystal Beach Camp, Say- AKELEY HALL A School for Girls—Hegitntul and piec- turesque location on Lake Michigan, College preparatory and general courses. Music, ATt, Languages, Domestic Science. Individual at- tention. Outdoor sports and sys- tematic physical training. For Hlustrated Year Book Address The Principal, Mary Helen Yerkes, Box 345-S, Grand Haven, Mich. Tome School A national boarding school for boss. on the Susquehanna _River, midway between Phila- deiphia and Baltimore. Campus of 150 scres Special preparation for Princeton. Yale, Ha vard and other leading Universities. Separate department for_boys below high school e AT athletics. Heavy endowment permits low tuition rate. For catalog address Murray Peabody Brush, Ph.D. Port Deposit, Maryland. For Girls and Young Women. Roancks, Va. One of the leading schools of the south. In Valley of Virginia famed for health and’ beauty of scenery. Elective, preparatory and college vourses. Music. Art, Expression. Home Economics, Secretarial and Library Course. Journalism, Athletics. _Address MATTIE P HARRIS, 'President, Box M. MRS GE TRUDE “HARRIS BOATWRIGHT. Vice-Pre WILLISTON An endowed school for boys whose parests desire the ‘best in_education and care at a reasonable coxt. Preparation for all colleges. Complete_equipment with ample campus snd athletic field. Eighty years of achievement. Modern methods. JUNIOR SCHOOLS for young boys. tinet school with a Housemother, Headm and_Special Faculty. ARCEIBALD V. GALBRAITH. Principal, Box %, Easthampton. Mass. Beachwood School, Inc. An established cultural and practical school for young women. College Preparatory, Junior College. -~ Music, “Expression, = Art, Physical Education, Design, Tlustration, Normal Kin- derghrten. Gymuasium and swimming pool. Separate dormitory for girls under 16. Ia suburb of Philadelphia. ~Address JENKINTOWN, PA. for 300 cgrafully Tavites Your Personal Investigation of Mer ‘claim to ezcelionce in LOCATION EQUIPMENT Instruction Athletics School Rpirit Separate Lower School For Cafalog address John C. Sharpe, LL. D., Hendmanter Box E Blairstown, N. J. SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Classes limited to 10, witb individual atten’ tign, make for highly successful college prep: ration. General® Course. Music, “Art, All Sports._Extate’ 6 miles from Baitimore. 45 min. nington via B. & O. Lucy Roberts, Ph. D., Principal Box 350, Catonsville, Md. STUYV SCHOOL FOR BOYS In the foothills of the Blue Ridge, 50 miles trom Washington, - College preparafory, with indiyidusl instruction; new bufldings; 90 acres, Golf, fox hunting, weéek end eamping _trips.. Send for_catalog. ' EDWIN B. KING, M. A (Yale), Headmaster. ‘Warrenton, Virginia Bordentown MILITARY INSTITUTE Thorough preparation for college or business. Efficlent: faculty, smali classes, individual a tention. Boys taught how to study. Military, training Supervised athletics, 40th year. For catalog, address : Gol. T. D. Landon, Principal and Commandast Drawer 31, Bordentown.on.the-Delaware, N. J. MANLIUS" Saint John's School A College Prepuratory School with & military system developing maniiness, obedience, honor, Bysiness course. ~ Beparate school for youngen s. Extensive campus in the bills. = Well glinned recrestion and athletics. ~ Swimming ool,_athletic: fields. 3 GENERAL WILLIAM VER n Endowed Schoot