Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1927, Page 7

*the ! et et e e UNITING OF TOWNS MEETS WIDE FAVOR Prince Georges Committee; Head Says Survey Develops ‘ Little Opposition. Special Dispatch to The Star | HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 10.— | Arthur P. Owens, chaitman_of the committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to sound sentiment on proposal to consolidate 2 munities ot Upper Prince Geor | County as a city, reports that most of the people are favorable and others are open to conviction He and his committee aim to place the proposition hefore the varipus civic and other represeiitative bodies throughout the territe the bound aries of which roughly are the Dis trict of Columbia line on the south, Holl'gvood, bevond Berwyn, on the north: the Edmonston road on the east and Hyattsville Hills on the | west. It would include nine incc porated towns and be 10.05 miles | square. | Representation Is Wanted. Citizers of some of the communities \ | resent the of representation on the committee, Mr. Owens says, but it is planned to enlarge the committee by the addition of members from such places. { Of principal interest to most citi- | zens s whether the consolidation would mean an increase in their taxes It is the opinion of Mr. Owens that. while the communities would have to pay for the improvements they would receive, the taxes would be compa tively low at first, incre improvements became a N Owens is ed that if the Legi lature is called upon to pass an act authorizing the consolidation it will see to it that the plan does not work | an undue hardship upon the ecitizens of any part ot the proposed clty. Mr. Owens also is sure that the city would not have to assume the bonded in- | debtedness carried by any of the in- corporated towns within its bound- aries, but that provision would be | made for the discharge of these ligations by the taxpayers in suc areas, Some opposition to name “Maryland City' has bee made, but this, toe, is something the can be wirked out satisfactorily, Mr. Owens believ Indorsed by Decatur Heights. Formal mdorsement has heen given the plan by the Decatur Heights Citi- zens' Association, before whom Mr. | Owens appeared. It will be laid be- fore the Berwyn Clvic Assoclation Wednes night, the Greater i densburg District Citizens' Association October 19, a representative meeting !\f the Prince Georges County Federa- tion of Women's Clubs late this month and before other gatherings; Another meeting of Mr, Owens’ committee is planned for October ‘17 | In the, Municipal Building here, and the committee will report at the next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville, to be held November 1. This meeting, which will be fol- lowed by the annual hooster banquet to he attended by Gov. Albert C. | Ritchie and other notables, orig- | inally was set for' October, 31, but | changed because the committee in | charge, headed by Dr. I. K. Atherton, was unable to make arrangements for serving the banquet Qetober 31. The banquet will be held in-the Masonic Hall and.is éxpected to prove one of the H:xem. if not the biggest, events of its kind In the town's gfnw-y. More than 200 are expected. GILES FUNERAL HELD. Labor Federation Official Buried in Winchester Family Plot. Special Dispatch 10 The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., October 10.— The body of J. Edwin Giles, jr., 40 years old, t-usted friend and confident of the late. 8amuel Gompers and chief accountant of the Federation of La- bor, who died in.a Washington hos- pital late Friday night, was interred in the family plot in Mount Hebron Cemetery here . this afternoon, Fu- neral: rites were conducted at the cemetery chapel'by the Rev. J. Luther Neff. ‘pastor of Market Street Metho- dist Episcopal Church. Mr. Giles' death*was due to blood poisoning, following rupture of a vein in his lower, Teg, when he struck it aganst an. open drawer of a steel filing cabfnet in his office some weeks ago, while working on reports to he taken to the annual eonvention of the Federation at Los Angeles, Calif. the proposed com- | THE EVENING RETREAT OF SHANSI REPORTED IN TOKI0 Manchurian Offensive Along Peking-Hankow Railway Held Successful. JUGOSLAV AVERTS BALKANS CONFLICT; ACCEPTS APOLOGY | (Continued from First Page) Kovachevitch have been killed and a third captured, took refuge in the cave 1 by the local militia. An shots be the and | when pursu all-night ing - exc milit two of their quarry de: man was taken to Istip, wherc Kovachevitch was assussinated week. last | By the Associated Press OKIO, October 10.—A general re- treat of the Shansi forces which have been advancing on Peking from the southwest is under way, g veceived by the Japan | agency Rel "Phe advices ind that the Manchurian offensive along the Peking-Hankow Railway was suceesstul CHINA CELEBRAT The killing of <la eral was charged against M: Comitadjis, or irvezulars. . government made strong repre. entations to Bulgaria regarding this nd other crimes attributed to terror- rom over the horder. The crimes were allegedly with the object of stir between the wtries, METHOD IN TOURING DRIVING IS URGED Rudolph Jose Suggests One of Best| Ways to Avoid Fatigue on Trip. The committed up trouble | Sixteenth Anniversary of Birth of Re- public Observed. SHANGHAL October 10 (#).—The Nationalist government to- xtensively the six- ¢ of the revolution the overthrow anking | day observed | teenth anniversa |\which brought about lor the Manchu dynasty and the ways to avoid fa-|founding of the Chinese republic. tigue on the touring trip, when long| The foreign office in Shanghal was hours are spent hehind the wheel of | the scene of a brilliant reception the motor car, but one of the most ef- | which Chinese and foreign militar: fective is a form of the old game, |and civil dignitaries attended. Simil follow the leader,” in the opinion of | observances were held Rudolph Jose, local automobile deal fonalist teivitory. ~. More and more motorists are . earning the advantages of this method Drapéd iy Baunere. f touring driving and are finding it | cellent energy conserver, Mr. declares. Picking the right leader to follow first may seem to be something of . but trailing a car for a mile so will el one to determine whether its r is the type that can be expected to travel at a fair pace and at the same time exercise the proper ions,” says Mr. Jose. “The s of following another car Tor instance, one does not have to pay close atten- tion to warning signs that otherwise is required n slow down or speed up as car does. The man ahead wod driver, will temper his avel to road conditions, At curves or steep descents his| liod of driving generally will serve | s a good guide. There are many nghai was draped in a virtual of Nationalist banners. St avalanche Ady] orthern government, stated that the day was similarly celebrated except that the five-barred . flag of North China was displayed " instead of the Nationalist banner of a red and white star on a blue field. (On October 10, 1911, in consequence of a_revolutionary plot in Hankow, a mutiny broke out in Wu Chano among being the signal for the formal begin. ning of the reyolution which ended with_the abdication of the Emperor P'u Yi on February 12, 1913.) Kuhne Case Postponed. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Oc * ¢ 10— “In traveling through a strange |Shortly after the case of James, al'as ate it is an excellent idea to follow | Jelly” Davis, charged with the mur- ar bearing the license plates of that r last Christmas of Daniel Kuhne, ate. In such a case, its driver can | hermit fa-mer, was called for trial in b2 expected to be familiar with his|Circuit Court here this morning pc.t- oads. In addition, his knowledge of | ponement asked by the State on the traffic regulations, both State and |account of the absence of Detective local, should be better than the|Daugherty, an important witness, visito Daugherty’ is in Canada on business “There are many advantages to be fand could not be served with nctice of gained from following the right kind |the {-i1l date. The case was post- of a leader | poned to October 24. ‘BUTLER-FLYNN Paints—Class Bqfler-Flynn salesmen are trained to give you intelligent paint informa- tion. Proper instructions plus good quality painting materials assures you of a satisfactory job, g 607-609 C Street N.W. Paint Phone Franklin 151.152 Children’s Health Shoes FITTED OUR WAY “KEEP YOUNG FEET YOUNG'AND IN PERFECT STYLE TOO B Famous lasts for Simplex Flexies. uilt the Doctor’s Way orthopedic specialists specified the Prescribed the soft, pliable leathers. 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Roth, 8 ck Mrs. Florence Virginia years old, widow uf Freder Roth and 'daughter of the late tideon L. Walker of New York, who s one of the promoters of the old Washington Market House in the days of Gov. Shepherd, died at her , 1227 Stapl reet north- vesterday, d illness of t two months. Roth was for /many yvears employed in the cash room of the Untted States Treasury Department. Funeral services will be conducted Lee's undertaking parlors, an avenue, tomorrow aft- at o'clock. Interment will be in Congressional Cemet GREGG LEAVES BUREAU. The vesignation of A. W. youthful general counsel for ternal Revenue Bureau, bec: fective today. He will be associated with the New York law firm of Dun- nington, Walker & Gregg. As a Treasury adviser, Mr. Gregg had a prominent part in the drafting of the last three revenue acts. Gregg, Asks no favors Fears neither pot nor pan Darlo the dishwasher Montfort Jones Leaves Trust Fund for Benefit of MONDAY, TURFMAN LEAVES 94,800,000 IN WiLL Mother, Since Dead. Miss August excess of §4,800.000, | petition W1 hara Jones of Was Jugss Robert L. Jones an Oklahoms of da left an estate valued according to the [ Ber- Elliott L, both of | United fi Jomes, . 2400 | street, a former resident of Ko | who ¢ ied at Saratoga, 1is thre others, ington, Jone. led for the OCTOBKR 10, 1927. man and said to be part owner of the Audley Farms, He had real estate in Virginia and Oklahoma valued at |335,000, household effects of $23,000, | in additicn to Government bonds and ither securities estimated at $4,750,000. lesides his widow, Mrs. Allie B, Jones, he is surviyed by eight brothers and s residing’ in Mississippi, Okla- nd Washington. The will provides that one-third of be paid to his widow and ainder be held In trust by | ‘ homa | the. estate | that the ren [the three brothers and invested for a | term of five yvears, during which the |income is to be paid to his mother, | Mrs, Sallie T, Jones, and to his eight |brothers and’ sisters. At the end of | the trust the fund is to be distributed |among the benefi 5. Mrs, Sallie | T. Jones, the mother, has since died. | Her death was believed to have been due to shock over the death of her ., | son. - in —: Placed on Retired List. Capt.” Constantine B. 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