Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1926, Page 10

ZONING LAW URGED FORMONTGOMERY County Club Women Also] Favor Kindergartens in School System. Md.. May 1 the annual meeting at vesterday of the Monts “ederation of Women's Club: pted urging en General Assem zoning law for the county. astablishment by the county tion of Kindergartens needed. appointment by education of a full-time county super viser of drawing course for children. The federation voted to continue to work for a county lating library 3. Rrook l.ee. one discussed “Civi in Montgomery County.” ROCKVILLE of several Activities Cites Low Tax Rate. Maj. Lee said that Montgomery County enjoved the lowest county tax rate of any of Maryland's 23 counties, the p £100 ssesved value. The State rate is 26 12-35 cents, which represents a reduction of 10 cents during the last saven years. 1o stated that the basis «of assessment is uniform throughout the county and that the assessed talne 1s far lower than the owners will take for their property The Montgomery County school 7 was rated the third best in ate. and that the State had ad 4 from thirty-eighth to fifth in tional standing ¢ ng the past seven vears. That $350.000 of bond issue had been spent for mew schonlhouses during the past three vears. and that the in terest redemptions over a period of 20 vears and increased cost of opera- tions on the new and enlarged schools required $6 1o 90 per cent of the total taxes derived from the new houses built in Montgomery County during the last three vears. One hundred and sixty thousand dollars was also spent for schaol construction between 1921 (Special). Chevy mery board of | where he board of with an established and a Summer reading course also | ment Clubs nf Montgomery nt rate being $1.15 on they " ROCKVILLE. _ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15 (Spe- cial)—When Lester Smith, a young !'esmv.m of the vicinity of Washing- ton Grove, lost control of his auto- mobile on the Gaithersburg-Washing- ton Grove road a few days ago, the machine climbed a 3-foot embankment and hit a house. The auto, of course, was badly damaged. Smith was found guilty in the Police Court of reckless driving and was fined §25 and costs. | Robert Guion Nicholson > Olney {and Miss Helen Clarice Thompson of Colesville were married early in the weeis at Colesville by Rev. H. Stock ton Myerly, pastor of the Colesville Methodist Church, | (Al a meeting at Dixie Tavern here {of tlLe executive board of the Wom- an’s Democratic Club of Montgomery s it was decided to_continue - | publication 'of the Woman Democrat, -|official organ of the club. with Mr .1 W. Ernest Offutt of Rociville, editor. and Mrs. Empry Bogiey of Friend ship Heights and Mrs. Lawrence All- nutt of Dawsonville, ant editors. | Two Marriage Licenses. Licenses have been issued by the | clerk of the Circuit Court here for the marriage of Murray S. Kenworthy, 51 vears old, and Miss Violetta Cosand, both of Russiaville, Md.. and Hobart M. Sweger, 29, and Mrs. Bettie Kennedy, 35, both of Washington. Announcement has been made that the United Democratic Law Enforce- County, of which there are 19. will hold a meeting in ihe town hall at Kensing- ton next Tuesday evening. with Rep- resentative jam D. Upshaw Georgia as the principal speaker. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson. chairman of the State federation, will attend. Prof. Edwin W. Broome, county superintendent of schools. spoke on “Rural Education” before the students State Normal School. Towson, day evening loval E. Briggs. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gideon D. Briggs. died early ves. terday at his home in Gaithersburg. aged 31 vears. He had been in poor health for a long time. He is survived by both parents. a brother and four cisters. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the home, burial to be in Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg The St. Patrick’s Players of Wash ington will present a musical comedy, “The Patter Revue of 1926.” in St. Mary's Hall here next Wednesday evening. Preceding the play the mem- hers of the cast will be entertained at dinner by the members of the aid society of St. Mary's Church, and fol- | with of | PRINCE CHRISTIAN | OF GERMANY DIES Richest Man of Country, 79, Was Head of Espionage Service in War. By the Associated Preas. RERLIN, May 15.—Prince Christian Kraft Zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Duke of Ujest. head of the noted Hohenlohe family. died yesterday on his estate in Hungary, where he was spending ( his declining vears. He was 79 years old and was rated the wealthiest man in Germany. Prince Christian was an intimate friend of Bismarck and an influential member of the old imperial court. His fortune was acquired in landed properties and industrial undertak ings. Prince Christian had a noted career as financier, sporteman and clubman. He was a founder of the Automobile f Germany. the World War he was head erman espionage service for France, Portugal. Spain and Italy, headquarters in Switzerland. | His name was prominently mentioned in the famous espionage case involv ing Bolo Pasha. Pierre Lenoir and Louis Malvy, which resulted in the execution of the two first named and | the banishment of Malvy { A woman calling herself Comtesse de Beauregard was declared to have ! acted as intermediary between Prince | Christian and Bolo Pasha and others. | It was asserted during the investiga tion that she gave considerable in- | formation to the French after she | had heen apprehended and held in | Paris. The “comtesse” asserted for years she had been a friend of Prince Chris tian, that he visited her in Paris quently and that she recelvel largess from his purse. No denial was made by her that, after the outbreak of the war she kept in touch with the princs in_Switzerland. The “comtesse” was the daughter of a barber and her title was an as- sumed one. She was born Madeline Rous. Her home was Marseille. STAR. WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 15— Delegates and ministers of the three Episcopal churches of the city will attend the one hundred and twenty- first annual council of the Episcopal diocese of Virginia at Leesburg Wed- nesday and Thursday. Bishop Wil- liam Cabell Brown will preside. delegates are: St. Paul M. Norton and James Smyth: Christ, H. C. Beverley and Julian T. Burke: Grace, Edward L. Brown and Charles J. Deahl, The Alexandria National Bank, through I. H. Dudley, cashier and first vice president, has sent to J. M. A1l m May 15, .| A degree SATURDAY Duncan, chief of the Fire Department, a check for $25 as a token of appre- ciation’ for the prompt-and efficent manner in which the Fire Department recently subdued a fire which threat- ened serious damage. Robert E. Knight of the chamber of commerce has been named to make the “all Virginia” good will visit by bus, beginning Mo: and lasting threughout_the we The trip will start from Richmond. team from Washington |last night conferred degrees on a | class of candidates for Potomac Lodge, No. 38, of this city. F. H. Allen of Accotink, recently elected grand mas- ter. was honpr guest and, with others, spoke. The regent and vice regents, in ses. MAY sion at Mount Vernon for the forty- fifth consecutive year, will attend dervices tomorrow at 11 o'clock at historic Pohick Church, Fairfax County. A sermon will be preached by the Rev. Reginald F. Hall, rector. Sees Huge Wet Propaganda CHICAGO, May 15 (P).—"Wet propaganda, ih a Chicago and New York newspaper in one month has been computed at 41,000,000 and 22.- 000,000 yards, respectively, by Mrs. George Mathes, Chicago. She told the Chicago Woman's Club her figures were based on space given | propaganda multiplied by circulation 900 COPPER WORKERS STRIKE FOR PAY RAISE Branch of Anaconda Company May Be Forced to Close by Walk- out of Men. By the Associated Press. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., May 16, The plant of the Raritan Copper Co., a subsidiary of the Anaconda Copper Co.. faces a shutdown through the strike of 900 of its 1,250 employes. The 900 left the plant demanding a wage increase of 10 cents an hour. A general strike committes was in. The Story the ., 1920 RS $379,982.86 N [rEcewine vewen | T May 15, 1921 $1,519,200.36 May 15, 1922 $2,079,564.50 structed to’ present demands for a 10 per cent wage increase, eight-hour day, time and a half for overtime and double pay for Sunday work The committee also was instructed to induce the employes of the American Smelting and Refining Co. and of the Standard Underground Cabls Co. 5,000 in all, to join the strike. L el i | Women’s Bill to Be Reéported. A Pavorable report was ordered yes terday by the Senate immigration committes on the Lenroot bill whirh would permit American women wha lost their citizenship by marriags and later became widows to re-anter the United States in a non-quota status. ——————————— Windows Told Six years ago—on May 15, 1920—the Mt. Vernon Savings Bank opened its doors for the first time. Before they closed that day depositors had brought $379,982.26 to the Receiving Teller’s window. An encouraging start for a new in- stitution entering upon a career of service to Washingtonians! Since that day deposits have grown to many times that amount—not in and 1923, Road System Praised. {lowing the presentation a dance will 5 { be held The read system was described as | Want State Enforcement. spurts—but steadily, regularly, so one of the most complete of the coun- | ty systems in the State that leads the United States in the good road move- ment and in the percentage of its total road mileage which had been im proved Co-operation between the county's legislative representatives, the Board of County Comissioners (who aizo ap- point the police force). the police force and sheriff and State’s attorney, had rid Montgomery County of the commercialized gambling resortswhich had formerly been operated from Washington City, disorderly resorts and prize fight promotions. The coun- 1y authorities al evented the es- tablishment of a large race track at Rockville. Law Enforcement. Maj. Lee stated that while certain men and women who are dissatisfled with political conditions and person- nel in the county. are agitating for increased law enforcement, effec- tive and honest law enforcement has been the rule as a part of the usual course of government in Mont gomery County for Years past; that the county’s prohibition law, which w passed by direct votein 1888, had Rl strengthened at the last Legis- 1alire and that even the Anti-Saloon League of the county in their sem!- annual meeting last week mads no complaint against the type of en- forcement that the county's prohibi- tion law was receiving Attention- was called to the vast help that the water and sewerage systems built by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission had heen to health, general living and de. velopment _ conditions throughout suburban Montgomery County. The new Maryland rate for water and sewer service is $13.30 a vear for a 50 foot lot, while the prevalling Dis- trict of Columbia rate is on the basis of $14.25 a vear, and the rate in the metropolitan suburban district around Kaltimore Is §15 a lot a vear. Quake in Santa fnrbara, A BARBARA, Calif. May 15 A light earthquake was felt here vesterday, lasting about 2 seconds. FURNITURE RENTING FOR Household Receptions Drives Conventions Office Weddings 5.000 Foldinz_Chaira Always in Stock H. Baum & Son 464 Pa. Ave. NW. Main 9136 Parties General Elevator Company, Inc. 467 C St. N.W. Washington, D. C. Elevators Controllers Motors Machine Work Repairs Promptly Made Day Phone, Main 1280 Night Calls Lincoln 8950 A the meeting at Woodside last weeX of the Montgomery County Anti- Saloon League a resolution was unani- mously adopted calling upon all nomi nees for the Legislature to pledge themselves to support, in the event of their election, a State prohibition en- forosment measure. Those present agreed to vote for no candidate not pledged. The Rev. F. Johns Bohanan, canon of the National Cathedral, Washing- ton, will preach in Christ Episcopal Church here Sunday morning. t %‘e Best! And AFE — because d frozen an ' the Ice Cream C. W2 NASH' UNDER KNIFE. Manufacturer, Also His Granddaughter, Had Appendicitis. KENOSHA, Wis., May 15 Charles . Nash, president of the Nash Motors Co., underwent an oper- Motor ation for appendicitis here at mnoon | vesterday. His condition is reported as favorable. Marjorle Wilson, his granddaughter, was also operated on for appendicitis and her condition is PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% Compounded Semi-Annually Commencing January 1, 1926 Assets Over $11,000,000 Surplus, $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President ‘ JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec’y JE== It meets all the trying conditions of automobile engine lubrication. Demand AUTOCRAT Beware of Substitutes At Good Dealers ). — | , Tacoma, Portland, and California. 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ZANTZINGER o '11§) LA 14 1) o May 15, 1924 $2,724,976.38 G TELLER ! v s» I T | = QU RECEIVING TELLER % that the end of each fiscal year showed a gratifying advance over the year before. On May 12th, 1926, deposits in the Mt. Vernon Savings Bank totaled $3,972,234.90. On this —our sixth birthday—we can look back with pride to a record of continuous serv- ice to our depositors—not merely through the ordinary functions of a Savings Bank, but through the Christmas Club, the Vacation Club and the Insured Savings Plan by which the best features of a Savings Account and the Insurance Policy are combined. Six years of growth! The teller's window tells the storyl | May 15, 1925 $3,237,397.09 & s (LA LI 1)1 111)))))) L e A3 111 DAY May 12, 1926 $3,972,234.90 MT. VERNON Savings N.E.Cor 9tk St. Opposite the Compound Intcrest Pnl:i on Savings. You canopen a Savings Account at this convenient Bank with as little as o = Jolc———Jo]c———o{c———|o[c—1] 31 Adual Drinking Cup Co., Ine. ¢ - Easen, 3%