Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1927, Page 7

BOUNDARY FIGHT UPT0 GEOLOGISTS Report to Be Submitted to Virginia and Maryland Leg- islatures and to Congress. Bprcial Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 8.—Settle- ment of the disputed boundary line on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia has been placed in the | hands of a committee consisting of Dr. Edward B. Mathews e geologist of Maryland, and Nelson, State geologist of Virginia decided at a hearing held Ritchie’s office Testeniay, which Virgin represented by State_Senator O'Connor Goolrick and Judge William S. Snow of the State game department of Virginia, while Maryland’s claim was presented by E. Lee Le Compte. State game warden; Swepson Iarle, State commis sioner: Thomas E. Robinson, attorney general, and Dr. Mathews, State geolo- Eist. “Frankly, T do not feei that Mary- 1and has the -ight o arbitrarily set s boundary line between Maryland and Virginia and_then enforce its laws without the State of Virginia agrees to the boundary line,” Gov. Ritchie declared after the hearing. “While t bou.dary line between the two States on the Potomac River was laid out by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey at the suggestion of a commission appointed by Gov. Lee of Virgina and Gov. Jackson of Mz land in 1877, there is no record show ing that it was eve (’(‘P[\(nr‘ by Legislature of Virgini: sence of any such agreement 1 do not fecl t aryland_has the right to arhitrar orce its laws over the! entire river.’ Maryland Controls River. The boundary line between the two | States in the Potomac River gives| Maryland the right to enfor e laws on | practically the entirs river, :ccordh to Lieut. Col. Clande 1. Birdseve o the United States C Survey, who, with E. M. the War Department, also the hearing and presented maps Douglas of attended | and | charts showing the line as laid down | by the survey of 1 This survey places line at the ‘low-water th Potomac River, to which point Vi ginia has a right, and which is to be measured from the low-water mark at one headland to the low-water mark at another headland. without includ- ing the indentations, b creeks or waters of affluent rivers. Hunting Fees Involved. The question dispute _between | t° two States in regard to the parment of hunting license fees. as well as to enforcement of Maryland game laws on what the Virginia rep- resentatives claim is Virginia terri- tory. The line as laid down by the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1877 follows closely the shore line of Vir- ginia and consequenty brings a num- ber of Virginia marsh lands under jurisdiction of Maryland. and it is due to this that Gov. Byrd pro- tested against enforcement of the law by Maryland officials. Senator Goalri in presenting Virginia's claim. said that hunters in that State had heen gunning in these sections without molstation since 1795 and resented what ths nsidered in- fringement on the rizhts of their | State when Maryland attempted- t enforce its laws there After the committee makes its re- port those eas to which Virginia now takes exception will he submit- ted to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for arbitration. The final report of the committee will then be presented to the Legislatures of both States and to Congress for approval. The original charter to Lord Balti- more embraced the Potomac River to high-water mark on the south. or Virginia. shore, according to records o( the Coast and Geodetic Survey, but the Maryland mark on the in Beginning November 7th, e Bureau message will be broadcast the first and third Mondays of each month through the coure _$esy of Station WMAL. The tisement in that co-operates w evidence the | and in the ab- | ast and Geodetic | 0 | pests to the Flot appearance of these VETERAN HELD !NSANE. Doctor Acquitted in Baltimore. Spedal Dispatch to The Star, BALTIMORE, November ~Wil- liam J. Smith, a 42-.yvear-old war vet- exan, der Dr. H. Veterans' Point, w quitted ¥ erd: R. Carson, director of the Bureau Hospital at adjudged insane and ac- he jury found insanity at the time Smith is said to have shot at Dr. Carson. and elso find him Insane now. Smith, it is said. will be con- fined at St Elizabeth's Hox Washington, the vernment’: tution for the criminally insane. PARLIAMENT FACES EQUAL VOTE ISSUE British Houses Reminded of Promise by Women as Fall Session Opens. insti ated Press LONDON, November 8.—The “flap- per vote” question was one of the first to confront the British Parliament to- day when the members gathered in the House of Commons for the first ses. sion after the Summer adjournment. As the members assembled they were reminded of the government's promise to grant women votes on the same terms as men when six women paraded outside the Commons yard. | The women carried black and yellow | placards inscribed: “Votes for women | By the Asso: on the same terms as men” and Votes for women at 21.” Carry Umbrella Banners. Fach demonstrator also carried an umbrella covered with a yellow stream- er_bearing the slogan “Votes at 21." The demonstration was organized by the equal political rights campaign {committee, of which the Countess thondda is chairman, The reconvening of Parliament itself | had no more ceremony than after an ordinary week end adjournment. After an hour of questions, the House im- mediately plunged into its heavy pro- zram of legislation. which will con- tinue until the Christmas vacation. Reform Is Big Problem. Probably the thorniest problem con- fronting the Parliament is the reforr of the House of Lords. while the hot- test fight will be over the unemploy ment insurance bill. by which it is pro- posed to reduce the “dole” or unem- ployment benefits Other problems will be disarmament. government economy. aid for British movies and amendment of “Dora,” as the defense of the realm act is known, which, carrying over wartime regula- tions, ‘still forbids Britains from buy- ing_cigarettes and chocolates except during certain hours of the day. Money in Boll Weevi Correspondence of The Star RICHMOND, Va.—Picking holl wee- ¢ils is a more lucrative task than pick- cotton on the farm near Moultric, 0. Lindsey, who has just 000 of the much maligned State College of 0 a thousand a shipped Agriculture, At m $8 to $10 dail —_— It is estimated that 60 million tons of fuel are wasted in this country each year because of imrefect combustion. the r itrators of 1877 changed the boundary to the low-water line, giv- ing as their reason for doing so the long occupation by Virginia of the land above that line. —it means fair Better Busines WHOLE truth, this adver- columns this publication ith and supports is The Better Business Bureau for your protection, Man Accused of Trying to Kill| accused of attempting to mur-| Perry | jury in Federal Court yes. | ital, | \scientions weevil plucker can carn | All these are results, THE_EVENING VIRGINIA VOTERS BALLOTING TODAY '40 Per Cent of Assembly Members and Many Sena- tors Seek Re-Election. star. ovember 8.— Special Dispatch to The RICHMOND, \ The voters of Virginia are today lelecting all the members of hoth branches of the General Assembly— the Senators for a period of four years and the House members for two year With few exceptions there "are .Democratic nominees every county and city in the State while the Republicans have candi- dates for the General Assembly in a few of the counties, and there are some independent candidates in a few instances. About 50 per cent of the old House members are in the running to succeed themselves and they have no opposition, save in one or two districts. However, there is one district in which the Democrats have not a candidate for the Senate— that being Carroll and Grayson which elects a Republican every time. The weather here today was not conducive to bringing the voters to the polls, with forecast for rain. The city vote is expected to he about 30 per cent of the registered vote. The voters are today passing on three amendments to the constitu- tion—to allow widows of Confederate soldiers to vote without being re- quired to pay the poll tax as a pre- requisite; to provide that any county with a population of 500 to the square mile shall have the right to v assessments on abutting prop- erty owners for public improvements. (This applies at this time solely to the county of Arlington.) The third amendment is that which will enable the State to make the appropriation years and the fiscal year the same. D. A. R. OF FAIRFAX ADMIT 2 MEMBERS Mrs. Tunis C. Quick Appointed Act- ing Registrar of County Chapter in Mrs. Shear's Place. Special Dispatch to The Star. VIENNA, Va., November 8.—Fair- fax County Chapter D. A. il held its Noveml ar meeting vesterday at the home of the vice regent, Mr E. Willis, with the regent, Mr lin Williams, in the chair. Action was taken ‘0 have the chapter .ontribute for the upkeep of ti.: Virginia reom in Continental Memorial Hall at the rate of 5 cents per member annually, which will be taken from the chapter trea ury. Mrs. Henry W. Petty and Mr. Ashton C. Jones w ppointed a com- mittee on program. Mus. 8. C. Stuntz, corresponding sec- retary, read seven letters of acceptance for membership in the chapter. The registrar reported the addition to_the chapter of two new members, Mrs. Carroll Shreve and Miss Mamie Eili- son, of Falls Church. Mrs. Edna W. Temaen of Clarendon was transferred Zlen Tlarden Walworth Chap- 5 Tunis C. Quick of Falls Church was appointed by the regent to act as registrar during the ahsence |of Mrs. C. L. Shear, who will leave for Tonolulu November 9 for an absence of six months. The treasurer was authorized to pur- chase .ree copies of the State confe ence report. Mrs. Henry W. Patt spoke of the work of Rev. W. B. Eve ett, an Episcopal clergyman, who hes established a_mission near Marshall among the Free-Staters of Virginia, the Free-Staters being descendants of Hessian soldiers captured at the battle of Trenton and brought to Alexandvia hy George Washington play in advertising. s Bureau. Its objective is and nothing but the truth.” saving it, is Accuracy. inl W Hlx'\m' STAR. WASHINGTON, FIRE DAMAGES CHURCH. Organ in Virginia Edifice Destroy- ed by Flames Sunday. * Special Dispatch to The Star. AU November 8— The Staunton firemen Sunday morning saved Bethel Presbyterian Church, a $60,000 structure, 10 miles from here, from complete destruction by flames. A defective flue was helleved to be re- sponsible for the origin of the fire. The organ was destroyed and dam- age to the edifice is estimated at £10,000. INDIANS CAPTURED INMEXICAN REVOLT Government Sees End of Trouble With Execution of Seven Rebel Leaders. By the Associated Prese. <ICO CITY, November 8.—Hav- ing executed Gen. Arnulfo Gomez and six other leaders of the revolution in the state of Vera Cruz, the govern- ment today held captive 600 Yaqui Indians who recently surrendered in the state of Sonora. The small bands of Yaqui Indians remaining in the field will soon be exterminated, the government an- nounced, since the backbone of that revolt has been broken. Scouting parties in Vera Cruz, under Gen. were pursuing closely the two remaining rebel leaders there, Gens. Almeda and Medina. Francisco R. Manzo, militar ndant in Sonora, arrived here with 600 Yaqui Indians who recently surrendered in Sonora, led by Chie tains Ignacio Matus and Manuel Es- pinos: Gomez Leaders Slain. The Yaqui revolt in Sonora, which has been the scene of fighting between the Indians and government troops for mearly a century, is considered ended, since Matus and Espinosa had the largest number of followers. The government has now turned its at- tention to wiping out the small bands which remain, Since seven Gomez leaders have faced the firing squad. The first to die was Gomez himself. Fernando Reyes-and Silvanio Garcia were the last. Their capture and execution was announced the government last s had a long career as a revolutionist, having fought with Villa. arcia had led outlaw bands in_the hills of Vera Cruz for 10 years. Four other revolutionists were captured with Gomez and executed. Rebels Driven Out. The government announced with the exception of Almeda Medina, no rehels remained in Cruz, where Gomez carried on his tivities. The scattering or killing off of various groups of irregular bandits is all that remains to be done there, the government said. A row of 14 graves in the French cemetery here holds the bodies of those who attempted to overthrow the Calles government. At one end lies Gen. Gomez, at the other his as- sociate in the revolution, Gen. Fran- cisco Serrano. Twelve others who paid with their lives lie beside them. No close relatives of Gomez at- tended his bur His wife and chil- dren are in Los Angeles and his mother at Navajoa, Sonc Several en became at the veside, but theré were no demon- ions. There were no ceremonies than a brief funeral oration friend of Gomez. that and Vera other by a Masonic Lodge to Meet. POTOMAC, Va., November 8.— Henry Knox Field Lodge of Masons will mest in the auditorium of the town hall building tonight at 8 o'clock. NOT ONLY TRUTH— ACCURACY “Truth in Adv crtlsmg is the battle cry of The Better Business Bureau. The battle is one designed primarily to protect the public against misrepresentation, untruth and trickery. It also protects the legitimate merchant against unfair competition Just techinal, within-the-law truth is not the olncctnc of The “the truth, the: Another way of When it’s advertised as “wool” in Washington, it must be all wool; Rayon has supcrceded the old misleading term, furniture dealers are naming the woods; furriérs say frankly that Hudson Seal is dyed muskrat. “art-silk”; practical results of a co-operative cam- paign for not only Txuth, but also for Accuracy in Advertising. Better Business Bureau of Washington 336 Evening Star Building s e Telephone-—M ain 8164 WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING MATE Son, 7, Says He Saw Mother Shoot Father—Habeas Corpus Is Sought. Special Dispateh to The Star. TTSVILLI ara Marie Har densburg, w esponisible by a coroner's jury, meet Inz in the office of Mario Ventura | here, for the death of her husband, Robert A. Hartley, 34-year-old plumb- ing contractor. died early November 8.— | 7 years old, night held last lay at v Hospital, Washington, fol- ving an operation. Mrs. Hartley is alleged to have shot him at her home Thursday night. Doris Hartley, 11-year-old daughter, who testified her mother and father h:l_(l not lived together for some time, | said she was in the dining room and | though she heard no conversation be- tween her father and mother, did hear a shot, and when she went into the kitchen found her father lying on the floor and her mother standing by him. She found the gun on the gas stove. She said she heard her father say “was not her fault.” i Robert A. Hartley, said to be the only eye-witness to the shooting, said he saw his mother get the pistol out of the pantry and fire it, and that he saw his father fall ward on the floor away from her. After the shot the boy ftestified his mother picked his father up and put him in a chalr. He said he was beside his father when the pistol was fired. Clifford E. Gasch, who said that he s summoned to the house; Oscar . . who lives next to the Hartley and William Boyce testified. Rogers, 46 V street, i t ad tion . Hartley told him she was going to “get Bob, then William (the dead man’s brother) and then the mother and father” (the dead man's parents). William (Doc) Hartley, the brother, who lives at Kentucky avenue southeast, Washington, said that when he went to Emergency llospital, ac- ympanied by his sister, Mrs. May Me- of Hyattsville and Clifford the wounded man exclaimed: “She got me. She said she would get me, and she did.” Doctors who attended Tartley testi- fied they smelled alcohol on llartley's breath Following the inquest Mrs. Tartley was taken to the House of Detention in Wa hlnx:lnn. Today her attorney, J. Frank Lillard of Hyat -ille, intend- ed to file habe corpus papers in the Cireuit urt for Prince Georges County with view to securing Mrs. Hartley's release on bond. lle said he would nsk the court to set the he for ¥r The case will be pre to the next session of the county grand jur; Justice of the Peace Hugh O acting coroner of Bladensburg district, presid« 1 over the inquest. Si torney Frank Parran e witnesses. William P. Magruder jr., 7 years old, , testified that in a con last Spring M mined the of TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 192 ______-_..—..-————__.___._____—_—_————-———-—-——'———a ARLINGTON CAMPAIGN | |BOY SCOUTS QUIZZED Hyattsville was foreman of the jui I PRESIDENT INVITED TO ALEXANDRIA FETE Washington Birthday Association Group Calls at White House With Senator. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va,, November 8.— A committee composed of represenin- tives of the George Washington Birth- day_Association called on President Coolidge yesterday afternoon vitea him to attend the par patriotic celeb: 22, President Coolidge consider the invitation Senator Claude Representative Ch, Mayor William Albert Smoot of Ale: ndria, J. William M in eene, Ilarry D. Kirk, Fred C. Good- w and Nelson T. Snyder composed the committee which visited the Pre: ident at the White House. CLERGYMAN DENIES SOLICITING WEDDINGS Retired Minister, Prosecuting Slander Suit, Admits He Ques- tioned Couples, Though. de promised wvanson, former les C. Carlin, & Special Dispateh to The FREDERICK. Md., November 8.— Taking of testimony in slander suit of Rev. James H. Ander- on, a retired minister of the Metho- 3piscopal Church of Eliicott City sdward M. Parrish, 2 Methodist Episcopal Sllicott City, was continued cuit Court here today foilowing the testimony of the complainant yes- terday afternoon. The c: was re- moved to this county m Howard ar. Rev. Mr. Anderson vesterday de- nied that he had solicited “marriage busin; as charged by Tev. Mr. Parrish. He admitted that he stopped couples near the courthouse to inqnire if they had secured a minister to per- form the ceremony on several occa sions. A controversy Dr. J. Heward Wells of the Methodgst Ipiscopal Church South and Rev. Dr. G. Ellis Willis, former prominent Washington min- ister, and_now pastor of Calvar: Methodist Episcopal Church, this ctiy. Dr. Wells maintained that his branch of the church had no well defined code of ethics concerning marriage cere- monies, except concerning divorced persons. Dr. Williams _ said the Southern branch is strongly opposed to soliciting marriages. John €. Tibbetts, a neighbor Mr. Anderson. testified that him go to the courthouse y every day, “returning some- times with as many as three couples.” Records produced as evidence re- vealed that during the period from April 10 to October 31 of this year, Rev. Mr. Anderson performed 59 mar- riages, while Rev. Parrish officiated at 143. presiding _elder and in- | and | n here on February | to! the $10.000 | arose between Rev. | ENDS WITH FLOURISH‘ Amendments to Constitution Bting\ Interest in Election—Record Vote Expected. Special Dispatch to The Star. | CLARENDON, Va., Torchlight parades. political meetings and street corner discussions last night ed the closing of one of the liv pre-election campaigns Arlington | has ever witnessed. Compe- | tition nong the candidates has sel-| dom heen so keen, and the interest of the voters has never been sed to| such a pitch over before-clection | “dope.” The voters are str ming (o the| polls in the eleven precinets to indi- | cate their choice for Arlington Count representatives in the State > ate and House of Delegates, for ail county offices and three proposed constiti- tional amendments and a_record-shat- tering vote is expected. The ballot be- ing so big, doubt is expressed in some quarters as to whetser or not it will be possible to take care of all who | will want to vote within the preseribad | time, from sunrise 1o sunset. The polls close at 5:02 o'clock. 1 Tn a last-minute stand for favor of the voters the Republican campaign committee last night staged a big rally in Odd Fellows' Hall of this place, at | which the party’s candidates for local | | oftices bitterly denounced some of the present office holders, all of whom are | | up for re-election. Those who spoke | are: M. G. Ely, eandidate for the State | Senate; Louis A. MacMahon, candi-| date for the House of Delegates; L. McNemar, H. C. Saffell, B. M. Hed- rick, candidate for the board of super- visors from Avlington district; Law- | rence Michael, candidate for treasurer; | Edgar W. Pumphrey. candidate for | | commonweaith's attorney: . Bugene | Doyle, candidate for commissioner of | revenue; A Driscoll, candidate for sheriff, and Frank Thompson, candi ate for constable. Arthur Orr pre. ded. Of particular interest to the votars | of the county is the constitutional amendment which would author | county having a population greater than 500 per square mile to impose taxes or assessments upon abutting property landowners"—for sidewaliz, alley and sewer development. Be of the population requirement Arling- ton County will be the only county in the State affected at the present time by the passage of the amendment. It i said (o be generally favorad by the s and civic organizations of the 1i | Coun Fire Department to Meet. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAC, Va., November 8.—The regular_monthly meeting of the Po- tomae Fire Department will be held in the council chamber of the town hall building tonight at 8 o'clock. e Several hundred kinds of corn are | Weather Bureau ison lasted since March 6 rown in the corn belt of the United ates. -7 IN DEATH OF COMRADE ' ‘Pohce Probe Killing of Lad Found With Bullet Wound in November §.—Police ition to the Killing . of La Grange. & 1000 Boy Kihn. suburb, by questioning November S.— | s who disap- was found yesterday serted seetion of the forest preserve near La Grange, with a bullet hole in the head. Nearby wae 2 small rifle and a signal flag of the type used by Bov Scouts, of which sreanization the vietim was a membe: A palice theory was that the boy had hee shot acecidentally by plav- mates, who feared to notify the wuthorities SPEED RECORD IN TRIAL. Two-Year Wait Ends With Ac- quittal in 25 Minates. CHICAGO. November ‘Peppy” Gienero waited years to be tried for Michael Vinci. but it took only 25 i s to pick a jury. hear testi. mony and cet a verdict of not guilty. One witness only was heard. The trial set a new speed record in mur- der cases here. “hody of the hoy peared Sunday. s P)— nearly two the murder of Record-Growing Season Ends. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHRBURG. Va., November 8.— The longest growing season on record here since the establishment of the in 1871 ended yes- terday morning when a kiiling frost, the first of the season, came. The sea. that being the last killing frost of the Spring. The killing frost found crops all saved nd the farmer ready for the condi. tion. Heads Dental Class. | Special Dispateh to The Star. POTOMAC, Va.. November $.—Rob- ert Saffelle, a graduate of George Ma- son High School, has been elected president of the junior dental class of Virginia Medical College, Richmond, Va. Shaffelle starred as an athlete at George Mason and Ilater at William and Mary College, Williamburg, Va., where he studied after leaving the local high school. —_— Will Be Buried in Lynchburg. ial Dispateh to The Star. NCHBURC November 8.— ‘The body of J. Babcock, 50 years old, formerly of Lynchburg, who died Sunday at La Crosse, Va., was brought here_yesterday afternoon for burfal. Mr. Babeock is survived by his widow. e e i Before the war Russia had prac- tically no chemical industry, but the war-time need for powder, explosives and poison gas led to the develop- ment of this industry, which is still growing. TAILORED AT FASHION PARK INNOV ATION The expression of the Hy-Notch lapel has met with re- markable success in the development of Parkerry overcoats. Substantial, stormproof and worthwhile in every way. 50 AND MORE In addition to Fashion Park—we’re featuring a special line of Richard Austin Lomlon-lown Overcoats —plain and Raglan shoulders— 48