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2 i s THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, , D. C, AUGUST 38, 1926—PART 1. LEGION OFFICIALS REACH ALEXANDRIA Virginia Convention Opens Monday, With MacNider as Princinal Speaker. | fered three prizes for the best names | the 10th Regiment, United States Ma- | ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 7|Francis H. Fannon, Herbert Mills. (Special). — Alexandria’s municipal [Committee appointments: Liason to swimming pool, it is expected by City |auxiliary, Capt. George H. Evans, Mil- Manager Morton, will be ready for | ton Glasgow: house, Christopher New- use by August 16. It is vet to be|ton, John Creegan, John Petty, W. P. named, and the city manager has of- | Gardner: degree team, Maj. Charles 17. Barrett, Maj. J. R. Horton, Capt. chosen. He s he has been be-C. J. Deahl, jr.. R. M. Green, C. D. seiged with suggestions. The contest | l.andeck, Iugene Simpson, Nicholas for naming the pool will close Au-|Bufano: finance, George F. Downham, gust 14. The winning name will he|l. H. Dudley, Clay Brittle; member- selected by the city council. {shib, John Arnold, William Meeks, City Manager Morton has prepared | C:vde Chileotte, James R. Duncan, traffic regui fons for the passing of | [f#rry Kandler, Lawrence Gardner: nterpost relations, Cameron Roberts; Special Dispatch to The Star, rines, through this city en route from ~/'tertainment, Mrs. Anna Meeks, J. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 7.— |Quantico to Camp Meade, Md., Thur ,\"v ""‘fl(l:n- . Il H. Hrmrmvflll‘iw Sta officers of the American | day at 10:30 o'clock in the morning. Mae —Cdvanaugh: public affairs, T e s, threedtay | It is expected that there will b |iharles W. Kinz, Everett Helmuth, S vention here Monday, ar. | between 3,000 and 4,000 in line. They |*ul Morton, Willlam P. Woolls, E. vedl this o ftesuoon; Inelulng| 7. A, SHlllretufn Beptenier /5 @fhe e | Ut TWHMAR Sy RannRl Caton, Jre; GIE Nicholas, Richmond, department ; Will come over Hunting Creek Bridge |7t CoX. Nelson T. snvder: refresh- aditane, Mant Gelemates reached | to Franklin and go on to Washington |70t Henry P. Thomae, Max Fagel Phiere tonicht. rom now until fie] Stresbiand thence to Washington. | o Joecbl Fhesison, atilotics TH kL from . | b S e e Tomes, Melvin Fones. Lewis Hoy: opening at 9 o'clock Monday they State tax returns must he m: ) L iones D I will be coming by train, boat and |Not later than August 15, accordir s AT OR I L motor ear. Members of the locallto word received by Commissioner e M " Randall Jegion are ‘eeting them. The {llevenue Charles H. Cullahan. The O d Bgirell. e NS State officers will be busy planning | majority of persons alreudy have 6 Wil g Dl o the session, all day tomorrow. Head- {liled thelr returns with the commis | s o annon, SHss Fom o auarters are at the George sioner. There are, however, a few de. | 0 AR Miss Catherine Pullman. Hotel. { linquents on the list. 1 Damage by Storm. More than 500 flags will be on dis- ! One of the many feawres planned ' Trees and inanches of trees here t the curh on King ¥ other streets beginning to- porrow. There will be 500 delegates for the legion and auxiliary The main address Mon t the joint session of the two hodies will be made by Hanford MacNider, As- nistant Secretary of War, Instead of ional Comdr. MceQuizg, as orig fnally planned, and Comdr. McQuigs will speak Tuesday at a joint session 10 be held at the armory City to Extend Welcome. The meeting will be presided over by State Comdr. Frank M. Wray. Paul Morton, city monazer. will wel- come the delezates or city Invocation will he M. Bovd. depirtment chaplain, Fer- gus McRee, State viee command will respond. while M} Ce Yaughan, Franklin, Va.. president of the State suxillary, will respond hehalf of that organization. Reports will be made by the mittee, rules and permanent organi- zation and reports of department of- ven by B. street and | for the delegates who will attend the #nd @ number of telephone’ poles on | State convention of the American gie Fort Humphries roud were felled Leglon will be a reception and dance evere wind and rainstorm at 4 Monday ‘night at the Armory. Music o'ciock this afternoon. A plate-glass will be furnished by the United States . indow at the George Mason Hotel hehalf of the | on | street, dential com- | Legion, Marine Band. knocked out. The loss is $250, covered by insurance. A Dbig tent, used for on the north side of Commerce Deeds Are Recorded. During the week the followinsg dee ic of transfer were placed on record inihetween West and Peyton streets, was the office of the clerk of the Corpori- | inocked down. Many shade trees in tion Court: Forest L. Crook, conve. - other sections went down, and a few ing to Mrs. Olive Henderson half in s were broken. No one was In- terest in house and lot on the eas: jured. Many tre in Arlington Coun- ide of Washington between Prince (3. north of the city, were blown and Duke streets: Michacl T. Dwyer down to Sidney George Tothlil, house and he two hundred members of the lot 309 South Columbus stree - Doy Scouts of the city will aid during burban Home Co. Inc., to Paul L.|the progress of the State convention lot 13, block 13, section 2. o the merican Legion Monday Clyde B. hham, special | Tuesday and Wednesday. All of the will report at 9 o'clock Monday morning at the George Mason Hotel. | At 3 o'clock y afternoon all of t. No. 24, American|the Scouts will report at police head- commissioner, to A. wife, house and lot G. Bennett a 314 North F | Alexandria Px F. Clinfon Knight, com-|tuarters and be assigned to - traffic mander, has announced appointments |duty during the parade. Sor the vear. Members will meet at| A series of music entertainments ficers will e mad The conven- |3:45 o'clock Tuesday at the Eiks' Hall|has been prepared for the sessions of tion will sdjourn at 1 o'clock and {to take purt in the parade Tuesday.|the Legion and auxiliary here next proceed to the residence of the late | Rev. Hugo Blankenship was named|Wweek by a committee composed of Dr. Kate Wal'er Barrett to place a |chaplain and W. C. Robinson and|Mrs. Anna Haslett Meeks, J. T. Pres- bronze memorial tablet on her home, |John Arnold assistant sergeant-at-|ton and Francis H. Fannon. she being the first n of the arms. It now ha )9 members. The city council will hold a special State organization and also at one| Members of the cxecutive commit-|meeting at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday after time national president of the aux- |tee are: E. C. Gibbs, W. Cameron|noon for acting on a resolution pro- fliary. Roberts, T. A. Somers. C. . Corbett. | viding for a temporary loan of $30,000, Afterward the delezates will ad- |Capt. C. J. Deahl, jr: Sidney Weil, |which will be made by the city. journ for lunch, and conventfon com.- | = = will meet at 2 o'elock. At ‘clock a_pilgrimage in automobiles Mount Vernon will be made, and es will be held there Concert and Reception. Monday night from 7:45 o'clock until 8:45 o’clock there will he a band concert by the United States Marine | Automobiles driven by Re jed one of the teachers in MecLean |t street improvement, fire protection, Band at Washington and Prince | Carpenter of Grace Church, Alexan-|High School. Miss Rebbie De Butts|water supply, sidewalks, street light: Let T T T R e s e e o B e e T e at the o wiven by the auxiliary | Annandale. Both were forced over an | Chesterbrook. Miss Mary Kephart will | ocglution expressed belief that it in_honor of the wsitors S | émbankment. Mrs. Rosina. Nix, who | trach the Vale School and Miss Afleen | would be desirable to hold public hear. The couvention Tuesday will be < in the Nix car, was cut and -lison at Vienna. lings at which all citizens would be addressed by National Commander | brulsed. No one was injured in Mr.,, M. and Mrs. C. T. Patton of Floris |, yked to present their views. John R. McQuigs, and then will fol | Carpenter's machine. have announced the marriage of their | soot = icilee, and = < sallie F. Phil.|d2ughter Sarah to William Middle- | Civie Co-Operation Move. Tow s and other business, and | The funeral of Mrs Sallie F. Phil- | aughter o I, AL | nt t ternaon session beginning at | lips, wife of Ira Phillips, residing near [ ton of Herndon at Frederick, Md. As a stop toward cloer co-operation 2 o there. will be presentation | Hunters Station, was held Monday [ Miss Stella T.. Belcher of Clifton |, S50 ™ iy E. Scott, repre- e 3 S Jast s Turial was in Union Cemetery | Station and Wesley N. Fox of Hern- ul ““j ’;;“ Gicat malls Sircat \"m- A parade will be staged at 4:30 | at Alexandria. & | uonEweneimaxricdiiniRoCIvitle “'ed‘iy'::\li'm}x Ekition, andlW. T DoVIe o'clock at the Alexandria naval tor-| About 100 breeders attended the [NCX(AY. " 2 | represonting the Columbia Street Citi- - e Caliag B sl ol e d Warren McNair and Mark Turner | JCPresent b stnlde o) . e binl i P""c'lxurr L tr of aiieecs swere |Vt e Welefox Couste Wulr, Sepeanc | Dete W O cxei i commEEe 00 e S it 9 2 " el B ber 15, 16, 17 and 18. F. Newton & S Lo L : b et e i e viise inaer mipic: o | IOBLer fotiiemnibn s Mnskintendent (L the MIUIESEr (L8 Dol ot clock at the Alexandria Naval Tor-| Gospel tent services under ausplecs | *the’ exhibit of cattle and will be as. | Va8 requested to designite & member B MO 4 5 e + surr | Warren McNair is assistant superin- | ¢ SECUAYE <O e e e ) given over to|ing the Town Hall. 'The Japhet Furr I . i that the mow o) fhe mext ioonventlon ity Initha| otiitneservicen Swhish willibesinkat [ Of (Gontervill s Superintendent ot ORIl e e hen o B linon nailas A iR D | einetealene taNDwinE Ambacs WEsnER | DOT Ay BNTES BAx e $EG BTRllvn | B ercises will be under auspices of | Plunt, president; Fred Leake, vice ;::‘{"“BM;NLAt:‘““gr:::};o“s B" ‘;‘l’:;‘; The closing exercises the Daily 4;;1:@(:-:; Post of Avlington County. | P \_vk-r:;: Dalton Taylor, SeCTetANY: | (i pe'in charge of side show attrac- | Vacation Bible School were held at Thence thev will ko to x Court. | treasurer. tions and Mrs. Tenry Hunt Mckee of | Columbia Baptist Church Monday Wk e Ul et he | School Audit Completed. Whashington will assist in providing | morning, with Mrs. A. M. Saffer, will of Georze Washington. This | Iimtmbers, superintendent. in charge. The fol: W close the eighth annual State! At a special meeting of the county e Jowing program was given: Doxology, | convention. Business sessions of the Jegion will be held in the auditorium | F. of the Elks' Home, and those of the auxiliary in the Young People's Building. RCCKVILLE. ROCKVILL] August 7 (Spe- eind).— Mrs. Mary Higgins -of this comnty has filed t in the Circuit Court’ here for an absolute divorce H from Joshua Higgins of Washington charging that because of the refusal of the defendant to pr & suitable home and maintenance she { ide her with | 1 i t was, on November 20, 1919, forced to leave him and that, therefore, the defendant was guilty of desertion. The couple were married November 23, 1893, and have three grown chil- dren. Mrs. Higains is represented by Attorney Kenneth Lyddane of Rock ville, Tames lward Jones, 21, and Miss “atherine Young, 18, hoth of V inuton, wers married in Rockville this evening by Rev J. Goode, pastor of the Christian Church S, M. Nowlin, proprietor of garages at Rockville and Whe: was ar- rvested by Policeman Guy Jones on a charge of operat an automobile while under the inflience of a drug and wus required to provide $500 col Jateral for his ranee in the Po. lice Court here ext Tuesday. For violat le reg. | ulations, the id fines or forfeited in the Police Court here 1 Wa James: chlar 0 ear nd Wil v issued it Court Thom by the here fi Stanley Md., and 0 of d, Moore, 2 ndiun Agnes Natalie Whiteplain, Ad According to figures compiled by Dr. John Gardner. county treasurer, Taxes agmesating $102,592.96 were | eollocted 1 treasurer’s office her duri J or 1 amount, $16.734.88 goes to the State as its HERNDON. HERNDON. Va., August 7 (Special). —Miss Virginia Carter Castleman of Herndon Seminary has been appoint- FAIRFAX. FAIRFAX, Va.,, August 7 (Spe- cial)—H. B. Derr, county agent, is preparing to hold several land-clearing demonstrations. . Girls End Camp Trip. Mrs. Zene McMillen and her Sunday chool class of 25 girls have returned from a camping trip to Seneca. Rev. George Thomas Waite of Rich- mond, formerly of Herndon, preached at the Baptist Church here Sunday morning and at the union service at school board held Monday, with Dr. M. Brooks presiding, the work of cxamining the county treasurer’s hooks as to school funds was finished. The trustee from Providence district Mr. Williams, was authorized to have necessary repairs made to a portion of the roof of the Chesterbrook School. A few accounts were ordered paid. i ight The old framc school at Annandale, | ™ N o i veplaced by a hrick structure, will be |, T";‘n”f“‘m:’l{fO{"!_mfii!'l:g:’l;‘ “‘w.'"h,, :,lqg;; transported to Baileys Crosstoads as 1) "tne Herndon team Saturday, 6 to 3. a colored school. . Work on the Seminary road, be- lte won Leesburg pike at Donaldson's store, [, The Girls AUxiiars e Bar has been begun. The road will l.e“ hurch met Wednesday eveminz at i Herndon also won the Sunday game covered with sand and gravel and |\ L G Susiistus Sl Tastly. ith! waterproof. ton dressing. | line HElEn Mctarty Leing the lender. \ month or six weeks will be Te- | ijon of Mr: telle Ricker, met quired to finish the work. The con-|yiinga” afternoon with Howard struction of the coner l’{N\ll\\‘ Y | Thornsherry. Miss Marvette Ricker on the Lee Highway near Bull BUn | prertained the Young Woman's Aux- Bridge 1 advancing rapidly. iy Tuesday evening. At the meeting of the Board of Su- [yl "OA Il FYG0E e entertained pervisors held Wednesday last it was | o a1 Society on Thursday. decided to employ u “road engineer} Rey. j. Phillip Harner of Lovetts- to attend to the roads in the county | i, has heen called to the pastorate system, and F. Larkin. engineer | ¢ the Reformed Church at Edin- in charge of the bond issue roads,|iurg. Va. was appointed. A section of rond| Schools will reopen September 21. Mr running_parallel to the new Herndon- . Annie Robey-Walker of Herndon Little Hiver Pike rond was declared | fias again heen appointed divector of ungecessary and ordered closed. < | jiusie at Herndon, McLean, Oakton, to compulsory tuberculin test for i Court House and Floris, cows, the board voted to place the Walker w hostess for the matter in the hands of its referee, | ifome Intercst Club Tuesday, lunch. R. Ewell Thornton: those in favor of Fetie iiivven At hon. e ST the test were represented by Dr. B. F. ard be occupied with recipes Rrookbunk, in charge of work in Vi rely household to ginia, the State veterinarian, and Touis Coviart has been ap. Dallas Berry, W. E. Earle, Dr. od pastor of Joseph's Catho. Hailman, R. E..Berry, C. T. tie Church at this place. He will offi- ind J. W. Pobst. Walter e at Lees and Purcell- Jliver of Fairfax and George Smith | “ille Cinb met Wednes- of Franconia, represented those o The Fortnightiv Josed. At the conclusion of the argu- day with Mrs. George Buell, the sub. ments Mr. Thornton announced that being travel his decision was adverse to the pro- ! Fairfax County Chamber of Com posed test, since i number of dairies | merce meets here Tuesday. Arthur H. Bueil has been appointed to assist lin the intensive drive for membership from August 10 to \iready emploved it, and since the alary of the inspector. $3,000 vear, hud better he saved to the taxpayers. = i Centerville Chapter, U. D. C.. mot Filing of Tax Returns. | Thursday, with Mrs. Jennie Adams. i John Mills is erecting a dwelling on James U. Kincheloe, county commis. foner of revenue, announess that the | (he lot on which the residence of il time for filing returns on_ intangible |11 Hovt was burned, L personal proper ribiiey Wana sin: | hos purchased SEhee ot oy stition street_on which the Robey ho ymes expires August 15, after which ERE {burned. share of the tax on real and personal iyime a penalty of 10 per cent will be property and securitios add i . ' The total amc of county and| Groveton dav’ will be celebrated | icy?? Stae taves 1o be coliccted by the | ugust 18 on the farm of W. F. P.] Y” GROUP FINDS YOUTH office for the year an July | teid. The features of the day T is approvunacel Inter- | consist of in | OF TODAY SEEKING MONEY estat the rute charged | contest. eeds of the affair peginning Sept all real ! will be for the fund which is properts upor i faes are mot | Ning maised for 4 commnits ball ot Ford Held One of Three Greatest paid by January 1 will be advertised ! Groveton. ! 3 s G Tor sale at public auction | 'More than 200 special premiums are | Men in World—Farming Earl Burdine of Takoma Park. a{offered in the various departments of Dislike General. mem of the Montgomery County lthe Fairfax County fair, and new | police force, who has heen mentioned as a possible candidate for the Demo Cra nomination fer sheriff, to be made at the primary clection on Sep. tember 14, tod filod with the super. visors of elections here a certificate f his candidiey and made the re quired cash deposit. His name will, therefore, appear on the official pric mary election ballot. « spirant smply with such pri The only other ninary so far is for the sherif nomination to | | Special Dispatch to The Star LONDON, August T.—Youth's id {ave centered mostly upon success, according to a survey made ciation. announces that the world committee of the Y. M. \pplications for concessions daily. ¢ A., obtained from boys and young The district council of the Order of | men in 58 countrie Praternal Americuns will meet with |- Young men cverywhere consider he Vienna Council next Tuesday | Henry Ford one of the three greatest night. | men in the world, because he is “the Galen Weller of | premier exhibit of efficiency and of found a land tortoise |.the wealth that efliciency can create.” Burritt property, in the southeastern | Another condition, the report finds, The premi- numerousx vear. M. fair asso- is recelving | b: ones are coming in daily ums this year will be mor than in any preceding Ruckley, secretary of 218 he Fairfax Monday on the former swmer Sheriff George E. Nicholson. | Frederick J. Kennedy of Washing- |section of Fairfax. with 1882/ is that youth) even in countries dom- ton. formerly of Little Rock. Ark. |scratched on the hottom shell. ! inantly agricultural, shows a general and Miss Lulu M. Eakin of Fairfield, | Harry B. Derr. county agent. at-| dislike for farming, because of the Va.. were married in Rockville early | tended the State’ Farmers' Institute i isolated living and small pay. in the week by Rew. Hertram M. held at Blackshurg. Miss Lucy Step 1 Most of the young men did not be- ©szood, pastor of the Buptist Church. |toe, Miss Sarah Cox, Mrs. Wesley | jiove that God had any favorite ma- Carter. D. J. Garber, W. G. Merritt | tion, but one Canadian boy said, “God Strongly Patriotic. ¥rom the Life Magazine. He -Doesn’t :he use a fume? She—1 should ~ Jar 100 per cented American. lot of per | so—she's a n‘u‘ Smut is said to have damaged the and Wesley Carter also attended from | had Fairfax County. | Em The work of taring the River road | to Fort Hunt is in progress. | 3oy 2 | a favorite nation, or the British pive would not be where it now is.” To relieve the water shortage at Schoficld Barrack, Hawaii, 14.060 wroops have been cidered 1o Sunniuer wheat crop in some Virginia counties. | camps. | religious serv- the home of Dr. C. Augustus Simpson, | material | ¢ FALLS CHURCH BODY SEEKS WATER SUPPLY Citizens’ Meeting Initiates Move for Fairfax County Sec- tion of Town. pecial Dispatch to The Star. "ALLS CHURCH, Va., August 7. | At the monthly meeting of the Falls Church Citizens' Association held Monday evening a movement was in- itiated seeking to obtain a water sup- | ply for that part of the town which | lies in Fairfax County. The Arling- | {ton County part of the town will have | water when the Arlington County | | sanitary district system is completed | | nextyea committee, headed by | | President Anderson, was appointed to {appear before the town council next | onday evening and ask the co-opera tion of that hody. | Arlington County is to have water | under authority of a special act of | | Congress, which permits it to connect up with the mains of the Washing- | {ton water system. Before the Iafr-| | fax County part of Falls Church can connect up with the Arlington County system authority would have to be ob- {tained from Congress, and a_working financial arrarfgement effected with rlington (‘ounty. A necessary pre- liminary step, it is believed. is to can- vass Falls Church property owners 4o see how many will sign up as water | users. | The association also adopted a reso- lution _asking the mayor and town { council to create a citizens’ adviso | committee, to consist of represer tives of the fire department. civic bodies and e at large, to confer | with the town officials in the matter Bible re man; pi Rev. M. R, Welch; song by tiny tots, “Jesus Wants Me for a ading by er, Rev A, Castle! Sunbeam'; second class—1) “America the Beautiful” (2) “Stand Up for| Jesus™; third class—‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus”; fourth clas “My Country 't of Thee”; fifth “ Onward Christian Soldiers’ memory work by tiny tots; Twenty third Psalm by second class; memory by third, fourth and fifth entire school; Knox; song by four songs b by Rev. W. ool. | Menory Prizes Awarded. talk Prizes were awarded to Tucy Boyd ‘lm‘ memorizing Bible verses, and to [ the following children for perfect at tendane Byrne Ware, Bennie Smith, Raymond Hall and Eieanor | Cooley. The program closed with a song by the school. There were 72 children’ enrolled_and averaged in attendance. On Tuesday the children were given a picnic in Henry’s woods. The teachers were: Misses Dorothea Beltz, Fannie Lee Elsroad, Josephine Howard, Gary Turner and Mrs. A. M. Saffer. The monthly meeting of the Great Falls Street Citizens’ Association will | e held at the home of W. F, Tlin- man on Tuesday evening at § o'clock. All members are urged to be present |COMBINED AGE OF FOUR AT REUNION 329 YEARS Confederate Veterans of Montgom- ery County Camp l.)windles From 54 Members. Special Dispateh to The Star. | ROCKVILLE., Md., Although the member: August 7. hip of Ridgely Brown Camyp of Confederate Veterans, of this county, has been gradually de- | pleted by death from 54 to 5, the annual meeting of the organization, | aiways held on the first Saturday of | August, was not omitted and four of the survivors met—RElgar L. Tschif- fely of Rockville, Rev. J. W. Duffey, Wishington; Judge Alfred C. Tolson, Colesville, and John Hutchinson, Bethesdi. The azes ofithe four present aggre zated vears, Comdr. Tschif- fely being 84, Judge Tolson, 83; Mr. tutchinson, $2, and Dr. Duffey. 80. Others present were Edward lorner of of | two deceased 1V | Mrs. Jeaa Vista, resident o Brown Chap- ¢ Daughters of the Confederacy ¢ Scllman dent of the Rock- | rer pre veter: and severi! « s of Washington, the g member of the camp, was un sur- | able to be present. The meeting wos held at the home | of Comd Tschiffely in Rockville. The principal business transacted was election of officers, which resulted in the re-election of the following: Com- mander, Elgar L. Tschiffely; adjutant, Alfred €. Tolson; chaplalin, Rev. J. W. Duffey. A dinner was served under the direction of Comdr. Tschiffely’s daughter and grand- Qiughter, Rohert E. L. Smith fand M e Smith, after | which the veterans and the other | suests some time relating | | anecdote ohviwise enjoyiig | themselves, County to Unveil Portraits of 12 Famous Natives Special Dispateh to Th. RICHMO! August Tuesday will witness an important event in Hanover County, the scene of the teiumph of Patrick Henry as a barrisier in the famous Sta The courthouse is one of the old type brick buildings. im- ng and solid after more than a hundred years. The annual pic- nic of the Hanover Troop, one of the famous commands of the Con- federa will he held Tuesday, when the portraits of 12 of the most famous sons of the county—Patrick Henry, Henry Clay. Thomas Nel- son Page, Judge Richard H. Card- well, Gen. Williams €. Wickham, Rev. Samuel Davies. Hill Carter, Henry R. Carter, Judge Mason, Judge Samuel C." Redd. John R. Taylor and George P. Haw—will be unveiled. The speaker will be itepresentative J. Montague, with Senator Henry T. Wickham to pre- sent the porfraits, which are the gifts of the Daughters of the Con- federacy CAPITOL HEIGHT CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md.. August T (Special).——The recent town curni val for benefit of the road fund, hav ing proved suc ful, it is planned to hold another next month under the direction of the same committee. The total proceeds will be used to level. gravel and tar Sixty-first street. This work will cost about $1.000, and if the second carnival proves as successful as the first, the town treasury will be relieved of the major cost of the work. The deed for the community play ground property which has heen do nated the town by Otway 1. Zant- i Washington and Maryland has been reccived from Mr. Zantzinger and work soon is to_be started on_ clearing the lots of under- brush, which probably will be under. taken by Boy Scouts. 1t is announced ground committee has §48 on hand, which will he used to bu ment. Those who have not made re turns on tickets for the recent enter tainment held for the benefit of the playground equipment fund are urged to do so promptly. A permanent play- ground committee is to be formed, ac- cording to present plans. with repre- sentatives of various town organiza- tions as members, Orders have becr loitering on the sic several recent minor « The mayvor and council are consid- ring new traflic regulations prohibit- 1 parking on the south side of Cen- 1 avenue between Sixty-fiest and ixty-second street, ithin 20 feet of a corner or 15 o fire plug anvwhere in the issued to break up valk wder: 0 would be prohibited entering Cen tral avenue from Crystal Springs ave nue without first stopping at the 1th side of Central avenue, The town hooks and papers con- nected with the bond issue ¢ three years ago will he audited and returns made within a month. Town Fights Diseases. According to Mayor Thomas J. Luckett, one of the physicians of the town is to be requested to classify con tagious diseascs and recommend regu- lations for prevention and ation. Mayor Luckett ix considering enter- ing the race for the Republican nomi- nation for Congress from the fifth dis trict. He states his decision will be made followinx a conference with Thomas Mudd, brother of the late Rep- resentative Sydney E. Mudd, who may consider running. Streets are in disorder as a_result of the laving of water mains. (‘itizens are anxiously awaiting the completion of the work, in view of the fact that several wells have gone dry since the laying of sewer pipes. The exchange of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. here is rapidly nearing _completion. The Johnson house, Sixty-first and Otway streets, will be the location. The town treasurer is receiving taxes at_the office of former Mayor George Finger, Central avenue, every Wednesday night from 7 to 8 o'clock A concrete walk has heen laid around the local public schoolhouse. Town Councilman George Tudge has presented to the Fire Department in \merican flag. This will be raised shortly. The auxiliary of the local Fellow. ship Masonic Lodgze will entertain at a dinner gust 17. t 0dd Fellows' Hall Au- Recently Lodge, 20 members of Lo Independent Order of Odd Fel- motored to St. Marys County. witness the installation of of- 5 of Scotland Lodge. They were rovally entertained, the fishing and hathiniz at Point Lookout being fine. The party returned the following aft- ernoon - being 1aid along Ben 1z road toward this place. mplaint is heard here as the 1t of voaming dogs. The carnival held recently by v Lodge, Odd Fel of this was well attended. Loyal- place Several Hurt in Wreck. GREENFIELD, Ind., August 7 (#). Severanl persons were injured when 1 westbound Pennsylvania passenger train and a freight train collided head on three miles east of Greenfield early tonight. A Question of Age. From the Toronto Globe. Mrs. Bing—Oh, 1 would be more definite. Z i Mr. Ring—What's the difficulty, my dear Nirs. Bing up old potatves, but does not say how old the potatoes must be. equip- | . following Automobiles | ty | h these recipes | This one tells how to use | D. C. COAST ARTILLERYMEN READY FOR CAMP The 260th Coast Artillery of the District of Columbia National Guard, and (left), C: Louis M. Gosorn, in command, which will leave today for two weeks’ training at Fort Mon- roe, Va. RAVENSWORTH FIRE INQUIRY CONTINUE Youth Remanded at Fairfax for Further Hearing After Mother and Others Testify. atch to The Star, | FAIRFAX, Va | to obtain any . August 7.-Failur impor i the preliminary hearing today of Rus- { probably” will take place early in Sep | senn wo b¥ venei oIS el topkins | (CUICSR ACCORIBERLe B0, T R vestiation of the fire which destroyed | “gr. Nicholas Orem. Prince Georges e historic _home of the | punty” superintendent of school | Ite Gen. W. H. I, Lee, 12 miles south | has announced the appointment of of here a woek ago, resulted in Wood | jecce™y *Hingon, last year @ super. | being remanded to jail for a further hearin Mrs. 0. prisoner | manager of Ravensworth: Theodore | Wood, a brother, and John Newman, negro, testified today, the mother and brother to the effcet that Russell | Wood was in bed when the fire was discovered, and the red witness i to allegd hootlex activities around wensworth. Wood is under inves- |tigation in connection with the opera- | tion of w still and attempts to conceal evidence of liquor making. Hugh Marsh, who conducted the in- quiry today before Justice of the Peace Charles L. Zoll, in the absence of the commonwealth’s attorney, would give no names of others to be summoned, but it is believed the addi- tional witnesses will be asked specifi- about allezed threats to burn the The home of the manager of tate was damaged by a fire a week previous to that which destroyed Ravensworth at a loss of §70.000, and | it was said the smell of kerosene was letected about the burning building hen firemen arrived from Alexandria B. of the nd wi Wood, mother the e oo late to extinguish the flares. wing to a conflict of testimony the ‘xamination today was merely cur- sory, the main hearing of the prisoner twaiting the summoning of other wit- nesses. = . - | LYON PARK. LYON PARK. Va., August 7 (Spe- cial).— At the rate tickets are selling there will be a general exodus to Marshall Hall Saturday on the ex- cursion given under auspices of the Community Center. . V. Colberg, in charge of arrangements, is plan- ning a number of athletic events, in- cluding novelty races of all kinds, A special feature will be a spelling hee among contestants from the Com- munity Center and several other or- wanizations to be present. Prize dancing contests also will be held. A meeting of the committee in charge of the luncheon to be given in the community house by the cen- was held Thursday night to discuss and plan the details. The date of the luncheon has heen [tenfitively set for August 19. Mrs. Wilkon Tolford is in charge, Mrs. Joseph Haley, president of the Woman's Club. The monthly meeting of the Lyon Park Civie Association will be held in the community house Tuesday eve- iing at 8 o'clock. A report on the progress of the foint committee en- | iiescvori ter to secure a voting precinet i to include Lyon k and Ashton Heights will be dise ed. Activities jof the Civie Federation and other questions of county-wide interest will [be presented | President Merrick of the Civie | fon has announced the follow | Assoc {ing personnel to represent the asso- ciation on the joint committee sug- sested by Supt. of School Fletcher Kemp to decide upon i name for the new Lyon Park School: A. A. Moore, chairman; Joseph Haley and €. K. | Lewis. The joint committee is to in- | clude representatives from the Wom- |an’s Club of Lyon Park and the Par- | ent-Teacher Association, each of whom ate water to fight any nt evidence In | of the dairy farm | assisted | UPPER MARLBORO. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., August 7 (Special).—Candidates in Prince | Georges County are increasing. Amons the latest is Charles B. Ager, seekin: the Democratic nomination for State Senator. Ager, a resident of Chillum district, served a Representative in 19221924, He will be opposed by the present State Senator, Lans. ! dale G. Sasscer of Upper Marlboro. | J. August Miller of Chillum district {has announced for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner County Commissioner William . Ma { gruder, Democrat, of Hyattsville, filed recently for renomination Many Sheriff Candidates. aw of Middleton, and P Tippett of Cheltenham, also have filed for the Democratic nomina- | tion. Constable Thomas H. Gar jof ilyattsville and Constable A Thompson, Surratts distriet, | made it Known they will sewk i nomination. ‘The present sheriff. {Jdohn J. Fink of Berwyn, Demoe Ihus announced he will not be a can didate for re-election. Other candidates who have just filed [are Millard Thorne of Piscataway dis trict, seeking one of ‘the Democ ! nominations for the Orphans’ ¢ {and County Surveyor Edward L. P'mer of Hyattsville. Republican. renomination. Candidates must by August 27 Assessment Suit Hearing. ‘I'rial of the suii entered in the Cir cuit Court for Prince Georges County umes E. Steele et al. against j the Washingto, Suburban Sanitary Commission. designed to compel the commission to set aside its increase in front-foot sessment charges which became effective July 1. 1325, on the ground that they are illegal, urt, i Lati for ! tile | school principal in { Norfolk. Va., as principal of the Laurel High School. Mr. Hinson, who will succeed A. S. Cummins, resigned, is a graduate of the University of labama, and did post-graduate work at the University of Virginia and Co lumbia University. He was one time principal of the Warrenton (Va.) vising elemental High School. The county schools will reopen September 13. More than was realized from | the recent annual carnival of the Fire Department held on the fair grounds Best costumed_girl—Lorraine Coyle, first; Virginta Hulfish and Marguerite Sult, tied for second: Beatrice Wilson, third. Most comically dressed hoy Wesley B. Cranford, jr., and Lindsay Cranford. Best dressed doll—Barha | Livingston. first: Peggy McCormick, econd; Polly Howland, third. Claude H. Owen sold 152 tickets to win first | prize in this contest and Ethel Fisher, who disposed of 101, took second prize. R. Lee Hall of Cheltenham was awarded a $10 gold plece for holding the ticket with the prize-winning number. By ordrr of the Prince Georgos County Orphans’ Court, Margaret S. Walls and George W. Shuler have been appointed administrators of the {estate of William H. Shuler. |" Prince Georges County commission- ers have appointed Frank P. Hurd lector of dog licenses for Vansville district. i Prince Georges County Pomona Girange, embracing the various sub- ordinate granges of the county, will hold its quarterly meeting in the high school at Brandywine next Thursday, with the Brandywine Grange as host. Business will occupy the morning ses- sion, which is to hegin at 10 o'clock. Following luncheon to be served by members of the Brandywine Grange, {an attractive program open to the here, Prize winners Included: Best { decorated automobile—Frederick Bin- | ser, jr., first; Seat Pleasant Fire Com- pany, second: B. W. Cranford, third. public will be the order, featured by numbers. music, lectures and other A feature of the annual for Trinity Episcopal Church, { held next Saturday afternoon and eve- ning at the residence of Harry Buck here, will be @ baby show. Prizes will | be awarded in two classes, one for ! abies up 1o 2 years old and the other | il‘ur those from 2 to 4. Mrs. Mildred Mullikin, Upper Marlboro, will receive entries. A supper and other features jalso have been arranged. Committees Ifor the fete are: Supper - Miss Mary | i Hiil, Mre. Ceorge Buck, Mrs. W. T.| Davis, Mrs. Harry Buck, Mrs. Luther i ng. Mrs. Plummer Smith, Mrs. i Harry Boswell, Mrs. Harry Nicholson, Mrs. Frank De Vaughn. Mrs. Alex. | Moore, Mrs. Charles Traband, Mrs. e 2 Van Miss Mrs. Mrs. | Miss | Tee . Rev-| | Charles Lowe. Cake—Mrs. Clagett, Mrs. John H. Maggie Hill, Mrs. Ernest Smith, Gui Clagett, Mrs. H. H. Talbert, Robert Wells, Mrs. Guy ( I Myrtle Bndl cream: erdy_S: Cleveland Buck | and Mi > Hill, Esther Sass- | cer, Adelaide nd. Malinda_Ben- | nett, Virginia Maguire, Annie Buck, | a Nicholson. Virginia Hulfish. Cof | fee and iced drinks-—Mrs. Harry Gore, Mrs, Benamin Suit, Mrs. Hulfish, Mrs. having indorsed a name and present. | Buck, sr.: Mrs. BDruce Buck, Mrs. ed it to the school board. A letter | Wesley Kerr. Candy—Misses Mazie veceived from N. M. Iisher, presi.|Bennett, Ellen Smith, Sylvine Clagett, [ fent of the Parent.Teacher Associn. | Eloise Sasscer, Hilda Bennett, Gwen tion, advises that the matter be pre- |d0lyn Smith. Fancy table—ars. Hal | |sented at_the next meeting of hisClagett, Mes. Shrewsbury, Mrs. Ma-| | body in September, as he would be | Euire, Miss Susie Hill, Mrs. W & | | unable to appoint’ & committee at Casdpd i oboks ! [ D ot Coch Trhana: i After considerable prodding and ey, Misses aband, Bett unfavorable criticism on the part of:"”" Louixe Morris, Della Buck. | |the citizens of the community, the |Marlon Van Wagner. Orange tree | | Clarendon Fire Department Wednes. | Misses Marle Hill Fleanor Morris. | |dayevening detailed its pumping | Mary Sasscer, Gladys Buck, Hilda | | equipment to pump water from the el lut: Segina S, | |lake in the recreation park into the Bennett. ~~ Entertainment— | | fire cistern at the Lyon Park station. ril LR B i B e the hose. had o be 1aid esom | Mullikin, Vinnfe Livingston, Walter | the street car tracks_the work was in. | PUwer. 1 [torrupted 2t intervals to allow the = - | | passing of the cars. I'umping was . : continued for a couple of hours, COTTAGE CITY. i [and this cistern, which s of 30,000 i allon capacity, is practically | e i practically full and | CoPPAGE CITY. M. Aubust 7 | <upplies adequ five within a radius of 1,200 feet. Funds the cistern were secured by popu- |l subseription. There ave still a few | piedzes which have not been paid, and these funds will be used to install pipe connections under the raflroad tracks in order to avoid the situation encoun- tered Wednesday of interrupting the pumping or the alternative of tying up the street railway traffic. STEWART IS APPOINTED. Towa Governor -GiVES Cummins’ Successor Title to Senate Toga. DES MOINE: for . lowa, August 7 (#).- —-David W. Stewart of Sioux City, who was vesterday nominated for a short term in the United State: ate by the State Republican conven- [ tion. .today received title to his toga through an appointment by Gov. John Hammill. Stewart, the successor of the late Senator Albert B. Cummins, unless unforseen opposition arises, will have undisputed claim to the remainder of the Cummins term after the Novem- ber 2 election, as he will be the only | short term candidate with party sup- port. The Democratic party will not have a candidate. Stewart today was the center of a civic celebration at Stoux City. Many children of Denmark are com- pelled to go without bacon this year because of the high prices of the meat. |1.~'pecmn.~~m a special meeting of the town commissioners held Friday eve- ning it was decided that many of the | present ordinances should be correct ed. Tt was voted to hold a special | election September 14. at which the registered voters will be asked toabo} ish ordinances 3 to 9, inclusive, and approve new ordinances. Ome pro- posed grants a franchise to the Chesa- | peake and Potomac Telephone (o. to erect new poles, provided the com- | pany will connect the local fire siren with the Hyattsville Telephone Ex change, the cost to be paid by the | fire company. | At the meeting of the fire company | Monday night the following were ap- | pointed as delegates and alternates to the annual convention of the county association, to be held at Riverdale August 1 Delegates, T. Weston | Scott, V. A. Simmell, Martin de Wa- | ters, N. P. Rasmussen and George A Rheinbold: alternates, (. A. Locke, Joseph Batch, S. Z. Tayman, Alan Lelghton and R. W. Brickerd. The company accepted an_invita- tion from the Washington Fire De- partment to participate in a parade September 11, prior to the annual ball game between Washington police and firemen. The company will enter its new truck, which will be manned by about 10 men. Members of the com- pany are drilling each Wednesday night and a crew will he chosen to represent the company at the county convention in an effort to capture the prize, which is to be , for the hest time in competitive drill.” Asst. Chief Simmel will have charge of this crew. ANTTRUST LAWS REVISICH STUDIED Department of Justice Re- ported Taking Stock of Weaknesses of Statutes. Special Dispaicn fo The St The latest aspirants for sheriff are | WOODSTOCK. Vi, Au 3 muel 1. Sweeney of the Melwood | Recommendations for revision of district and E. 0. Middleton of Spald- ' the antitrust laws are being ied ings district. for the Democratic nomi- - and prepared at the Depariment of nation. and W. Harry Crozier of Suit- * Justice, dccording to authoritative in Iand for the Republican nomination. formation sy promise o brin. G. Machen of Hyattsville, a ! forward the relitionship of the Gov ernment to business s an importan topic in (h Hints that the adn oncerned over vilure of the Shey nan and Clayion acts to mest new situations i business have recu vom time 1o time it was genes Ay understood \William 1. Donovan, issistant to the Attorney General, ox n ad mviewpoin pecel petorg he New York in Qu vhen he intimated the old <t o lonser apply 1+ conditions emcontrary 1o the public inter Laws May Be Reeast. It now is detinitely known that the whele subject of ntit xislidon < being subjected (o ¢ ul investi wtion at the department with i view toward recasting the lws, Presum ably they are to xtended to alleged % of tonopoly and restraint of trade which now are not ille 1. bar it is felt that when the subject i< opened it will lead to one of the me spirited fights of recent years in Con gress, The insurzent bloc in Congress i< expected to demand drastle penaltios for those convicted of violating the antitrust laws and to insist on @ wide application of such statutes. Or ganized labor probably will join in the discussion. with the insistence that trade unions be exempted in no uncertain manner from application of the laws and that they he freed from the fear of injunctions handed down under this type of legislation Another issue involved in the ad ministration’s attitude toward busi ness arose because of the partiei ition of the Federul Trade Commis sion _in the consent decree against the Ward baking merszer. fact that the Department of the first time brought the mission into the case was hailed at the time as an achievement, because it was regarded a step toward fer mination with one stroke separate actions being taken by two different governmental agencies in the future Progressives Opposed. Later. members of the progressive group challenged the advisability o the move ou the ground that tha Trade Commission should not be und by the department, but should be permitted to follow its course in- dependently Tt is generally believed thar the | policy Iaid out in the decree againsi the haking merger will e attempted hereafter in all similar cases. It is indicated the administration is prepared to refute with its re anti-trust cases any ¢ charges that the Republicans been partial to big business. A show ing will be made if necessary thut 14 cases have been started under the anti-trust laws since July 1, 1425 Seven were civil and seven criminal Thirty-two cases have heen closed since that date and now pending ar 2 11 being criminal and 17 civil actions. The department has Investigated 240 cc violations of the mplaints of allesed Mti-trust Taws in es amouuted 1o mpleted EDUCATIONAL. National University Law School (Established 1869) Standard three car leading to degrees of B. C. 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