Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1928, Page 5

VIRGINIAN PUSHE SCHOOL VOTE BiLL ounly Education Boards Would Be Subject to Elec- tion Under Law. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va, February 11— Delegate H. Earlton Hanes of Fairfax has come forward with the same bill he offered at the last session, providing for popular election of county school boards. one from each magisterial district. The measure succeeded in the House last session and met defeat in the Senate. The bill is in direct conflict with the recommendations of the Education Commission. It went to the committee on schools and colleges, and Mr. Hanes intends to fight tii> measure through and get it to the floor. Mr. Hanes says that he believed in the practical control of local self-gov- ernment by the people, for real democ- racy. and that he sees no other plan to arouse mterest on the part of the peo- ple generally in the schools which so nearly places the schools in control of the people. ‘Rhe Legislature has agreed to a reso- lution from the House whereby all bi! will have to come in prior to February 20. when all Jegislation will be barred save local measures and tax bills and bilis dealing with the small loan con- This gives the members mst 17 days in which to devote their time to bills that have already been introduced and which are now. in many instances, before the committees. Beginning ne: Monday the two bodies have just 24 xing days before the end of the session In a long session yesterday the House approved the tax code the Senate by a vole of 88 bl now goes to the governor. Senator Swank of Rockingham has offered a bill which would regulate and control outdoor advertising along the highways. The bill provides for the licensing of such business and imposes & tax on such advertising on the basis of square feet. The bill also provides that no signs shall be placed within 15 feet of any public highway nor within 100 feet of any road crossing. The bill would to a considerable ex- tent remove the boards from the high- ways. Permits for signs would have to be obtained from the State highway commissioner, each sign to be numbered and dated. COUNTY FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS Montgomery Units Meet at Gaith- ersburg for Quarterly Session. The Bprcial Dispatch to The Star. GAITHERSBURG, Md.. February 11. —The Montgomery County Volunteer Firemen's Association. comprising the fire departments at Silver Spring, Rock- ville. Takoma Park, Kensington, Sandy Bpring. Bethesda, Chevy Chase and | Gaithersburg-Washington Grove. held its quarterly meeting in the Masonic Hall at Gaithersburg Thursday night, and elected John Feast of Silver Spring, g'l’:sldln! to succeed Clarence Keifer of koma Park. and re-elected Norris Pussell of Sandy Spring, secretary- treasurer for a fourth term. Each constituent organization will select and eertify a vice president. THE EVENI NG STAR, WASHINGTON. CUT IN MISSISSIPPI SUPPORT EXPECTED IF SMITH IS CHOICE _(Continued_from First Page.) proposal for the secret ballot was voted down and the resolution indorsing Sen- ator Harrison was adopted. Uninstructed Delegation Seen. ‘The Democratic delegation to the national convention in Houston will go instructed for Senator Harrison or un- instructed. possibly the latter, it is pre- dicted here. There will be an effort in the State convention to instruct the delegation against Gov. Smith, unless present plans fail. But it is not be- lieved now that this effort will be suc- cessful. But there will also be an effort to pledge the delegates, singly, if not en bloc, never to vote for the nomina- tion of a wet candidate—and that means Smith. That eflort. undertaken by the drys. may be unsuccessful. No man could be more strongly op- posed to the nomination of Gov. Smith, probably. than Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo, who just now is fighting to have the text books used by the children in the public schools printed by the State When I asked him whom the Democrats of Mississippi favored for President, he | replied | USenator Harrison.” “If Gov. Smith is the nominee of the party.” he wa: . “will Mississippt {vote against Smith in the general clec- | tion? | “Mississippi will cross that bridge | When it comes to it, if it ever does come 1o it,” he answered | State Is “Democratie.” i, But_the governor does not believe that_Secretary Hoover, nominated on the Republican ticket, could earry the State. And he added. significantly: “Mississippi is thoroughly Demb- | cratic. The Mississippl Legislature is in ses- sion and both Lieut. Gov. Bidwell Adam and Speaker Tom Bailey of the House are In Jackson. Both are opponents of the nomination of Gov. Smith, but both thiat nomination would not Republican, to support the nominee of was the com- ment of Speaker Bailey. He and the { lieutenant _governor took the position {that they had bren clected by Demo- !crats and that decision of the Demo- jcratic party in regard to its national ‘ticket would be binding on loyal Demo- jcrats. Nor did they look forward to | the support by Mississippt of a third in- | dependent Democratic nominee if Smith should be the choice of the national convention. While the Democrate of Mississippl, like those of other Southern States, are opposed to the nomination of Gov Smith, and, as Gov. Bilbo gut it, “no other man could be nominated who would cause so many Democrats to go fishing on election day,” there is no crystallization of sentiment for any other candidate. They do not believe that a Southern Democrat could be | nominated, like Senator George of Georgia or their own Pat Harrison. In- deed. some of them think that the nomination of a Southerner this vear would be unfortunate fo rthe South. They are looking forward to other years when the party might put up a South- erner without bringing instantly the opposition of all the forces in Democ- racy of the North and East which are today supporting Al Smith. “Choosey” Lot This Year. ‘The fact of the matter is the South- ern Democrats this year are a “choosey™ lot. Here in Mississippi they do not ! care much for Senator “Jim” Reed of Missouri. although he has some sup- porters. They are too loyal to the mem- ory of Woodrow Wilson quite to forgive | Senator Reed for his opposition to the | late President. They would vote for| him, of course, if he were the party nominee, and probably more quickly than for Gov. Smith. They can't quite see Gov. Donahey of Ohio as the standard bearer, and when you mention jcents a gallon. Owen D. Young of New York to them | The meeting was attended by 190 it is like mentioning Santa Claus—they | members of the various fire depart- | have heard of him, but have never seen | ments. It was reporied that a total | him. | ©Of 180 alarms had been responded to| To date, Gov. Smith has had most of | during the quarter by the eight organi- | the publicity in Mississippi in the tall; | tions as follows: Bethesda, 45; |0f candidates, just as he has had in Kensington, 34. Rockville, 27; Silver jother places. It is possible that some | Spring. 26: Chevy Chase, 23; Takoma | other Democratic leader will emerge as Park, 15: Sandy Spring, 7, and Gaith- |2 popular choice before the nationa! ersburg-Washington Grove, 3. Two of | convention is held, and if one does! the Bethesda calls were to rescue cats from trees, and one for the Rockville department was to help calch a sup- posed burglar. The Kensington organi- Mississippl leaders and the rank and file will heave a sigh of relief. Secretary Herbert Hoover of the De- partment of Commerce apparently has Zation was called 1o the barn of Brain. | the inside track among the Republicans | ard H. Warner, near Kensington, five | of the State. There are two factions, one s and extinguished the blazes four ;htldtd by Perry Howard, colore | es before the building was finally | tlonal committeeman and State chair- | destroyed |man, and the other by former Gov.| Interest vas aroused by a report |George M. Sheldon of Nebraska, who | from the Sandy Spring department | came to Mississippl several years ago that definite steps Mave been borhood of res:rvoirs for fire-fighting purposes. It is planned, it vas stated, 10 Iocate the cement tanks at Sandy Spring, Brighton. Olncy, Ednor and other thickly settled localities, to be financed by the various communities, and committees, it 2iready been appointed to further the project Following the transaction of business A program of music and other features was given and refreshments were served It was decided to hold the Spring meeting at Silver Spring in May. ROCKVILLE, ROCKVILLE. Md., February 11 (Spe- cial,. —Mrs. Elizabeth Frances e died early yes- at her home at Hunting Hill, 2ged 84 yeurs. Bhe had been 1l a long Lime of & complication of diseases, Bur- ving her are the following ehildren: Frank. Porter snd Miss end Mercy Ward of thi Ward of Portage, Wi Banks of Howard Cou lah Ward of Chinton Mrs, Ward vas formerly & Miss Garrett Dr, William T, Pratt, eounty health officer, has prepared an ordinance will ask the eounty eommiss g 25 the county Bourd of He o1 act 3, vegulating the sale of milk At present, according W Dr. Praty, there trictions A Lane, for more than 20 employ of the United i Bethe diea his home, at ethesda 44 though e had been g affection of the bra b was sudden and unezpected im wre Mrs. Reland ity and Miss Beu- fSup- his widow and three e Frederick N Zibiman man of the e~ o Montgomery Ao xntion of Sepublican Women | 52 w0 the Bome of the presi Hariom, ut Alta Vista Mrs Habison has an gt of Mr Koch of Wosdside chainman Uy commitee b succeed Joinism of Alba Victa cee 0f Court Al g o Americe T Falr Mar i’y of Mon Gaithershusy Sl e slairy, ik ey y. ¥ewruary 20 Wvs Lillian Gloyd Bade Ve ommitue s ehinge Ty M Ompm ot the B gt € Clabed ut b L JIT Wt Chissle Singly, 21, of Glen Eohn, 144 Wary V. Lenniwiger, 38, of B Uik parenige wh BASE | e Ciresit Count e Soertram Wisthing s by e e 101 Vhe 1 21, ann othi ot ehingon, snd Sy € Jan, 2 of Suwksille, wnd Wie Bvelyn A Fishioy 25, of Mulpine, M40 Juniias nased sy tw Janary wes Buinen ¥o0 Yooking intn vius b e i [ ) Wb the fuluie, soourding t i Lty taken ! loward the installation in that neigh- | a5 reported, have | 1 itepublic ra- | y [tore ule and took up farming on a large scale in Washington County. _Mr. Sheldon, by | the way, is the sole Republican elected | 1o the State Legislature to whom refer- ence has been made. He is not now a | member of the Legislature, Seek Leader's Scalp. The Perry faction succeeded in oust- ing former National Committeeman | Mulverhill several years ago. And now | the Sheldon faction, made up mostly of | white Republicans, is after the scalp of | Howard. "It 5 clajmed that the Sheldon | faction s not a llly white faction, but | | includes negroes as well as whites, Both factions are favorable to Mr. | | Hoover today, it is said. Indeed, the | Btate executive commitiee, called to- | gether by National Commitieeman How- ard not long ago, adopied resolutions | | prassing Mr. Hoover for his fiood reliet | work very highly. ‘The Sheldon faction is alsn favorable to Mr. Hoover, There are those who insist that if a real cam- palgn §5 made for him In the State, Mr, | Hoover will receive a big vote, because | the people of Mississippt are grateful (o | fhim in the extreme for his work during | i the flood and have great confidence in | { him.* “There ave in Misstipp) cities, as | 1in other eities of the Bouth where bisi- | i ness hias been greatly on the increase, | business men of high standing who | really prefer 1o vote the Republican na- | tional ticket and do. It 1s believed that | ! some of these vould contribute to the | Republican campaign and take a real PInterest an 3t if Mr. Moover were the nominee It all tales be | true, these be pertlous | [Ymes for the | Republican organization | IL has grown o be s vald, for the delegut o { 1 county, distiet and 51 j conventions vy bave their expenses paid | #nd thelr bourd while they ure on the ;lnm)n'm of e party, | Keep Money Out of State, i B estimated that I requires some- i lee 7000 10 g all these ey 2 bt candldates for the noming- o ars chiary Wils year whout sending money into M W or other Bouth o Btates for such purposes. 1 these contributions came o Bght immediately churges vould be made of Inproper ex- penditures 1 o | nationul convention &l At he Bt publicun; ssippd would biave this year A, Just we they wie | COgln Hoover wna | Lowden monecy B nol inoving e (e | Bele 0 ds sald, wnd ds nob goltig A Jpyhlican Blale convention b A tor Mutch 13 and D deje Fee b the s Uansl conventiog wni Ahen Iistriet deley. Chsen carlier Bt faetion wre wirding for a sbgule, u o s oW Bppest Ui cont Lentione will go Vo the st | o Bod there fight oul the bt e e credentinls commitiee of Mis Y own Jea s wte ol acing down i e i anvention, ws they hnve done o often | bl et Democrats Pall Big Vole, The Bepublican vole 1y Misetssippi very smsll i nstionel elections, i Wi other edections the ity merely ke Bocontest 1904 Fresident palitge received es Lo 100 475 {tin b Bwemoriat, wnd 3494t e, independent. Harding s wiss IS5 L 60 48 for I a bemocrstie S ma Ia fle a0, RITES FOR 4 CHILDREN, FIRE VICTIMS, TODAY Spring Gap, >Md., Tragedy Blamed to Overheated Stove in Home Where Mother Had Died. Spocial Dispateh to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md, February 11.— Funeral scrvices were held at Spring Gap today for the four children burned to death yesterday when the home of Winter Garland consumed by flames. . Three of the little victims were the motherless children of Garland, be- tween 4 and 8 years of age. The other was the 2-year-old child of Mrs. Laura McIntosh, ~housekeeper for Garland. Mrs. McIntosh, who had been caring for the Garland children since the death of their mother recently, was at the home of a neighbor when she saw smoke curling above the cottage where the four little ones had been left playing. She hurried to the place screaming for help, but the fire had gained such headway that rescue was impossible. An - overheated stove s given as the cause of the fire. Gar- land was at his place of employment when told of the fire. The charred bodies of his children will be placed in one grave, LONDON, February 11 (#).—The Daily Mail said yesterday that the air ministry will test a new form of airplane motor. Tunning on cheap crude ofl, in the new airchip R-101 and later in afr- plancs. The crude ofl costs about 9 At present gasoline is about 32 cents a gallon. was ever, the Demact 4 275,000, whic # cation of Democratic strength. In a general clection many Democrats do not bother to go to the polls, knowing what the outcome will be. 1 found one careful observer of poli- tics _here who believes that if Smith be th> Democratic nominee and Hoover the Republican the feeling against Smith will he so strong that the Re. pubiiea ay carry the State atic vote runs as high s a better indi- - Mopdwar &7 10th, Lith, F and G Streets 222-Pound Dog At Show Beside One of Only Special Dispatch to Tha Star, BALTIMORE, February 11.—A study in contrasts appeared at the dog show yesterday, when Mrs. Marion C. Durphy of Arlington, Va., and Mrs. C. Tubbs of Havre de Grace entered the armory at the same time with the largest and the smallest_entries. Mrs. Durphy led a St. Bernard weighing 222 pounds, while Mrs, ‘Tubbs carried a midget black and tan terrier, whighing 5 pounds. {BALTIMORE CAR FARE RAISED TO 9 CENTS Tokens to Be 3 for a Quarter After Sunday Under Decision of Pub- lic Service Commission. By the Associated Press, BALTIMORE, Md., February 11.-— Street car fares were increased 1 cent in Baltimore by decision of the State Public_Service ‘Commission announced yesterday. The new fares will go into effect ter midnight Sunday, the United Railways & Electric Co. an- nounced. - Cash fares were increased from 8 to 9 cents by the order and tokens, now sold two for 15 cents, will be sold three for 25 cents under the new rates. An increase to 10 cents, asked by the com- {pany on the ground that its revenues had been decreasing. was denied. More Tax Protests Heard. Special Dispatch to The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md.. February | district, which includes ~ Bradbury | Heights, Dupont — Heights, District Helghts and nearby territory, appeared before the Prince Georges County com- | missioners here yesterday protesting the | valuations placed on their property in the recent general reassessment. It was one of the largest representations | which have appeared from the various | districts. February 15 has been set by the commissioners for hearing com- plaints of Vansville district taxpayers. 11.—Taxpayers of Spauldings_elcction | D. €. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 11, VIRGINIA RACING BILL DEFEATED, 35 T0 2 Senate Committee Has Companion Measure for Creation of a Commission. By the Associated P RICHMOND, Va. February 11.—By a vote of 35 to 2, the Virginia Senate yesterday defeated the Barron-Doughty bill to permit pari-mutuel betting on horse races in Virginia counties under local option. A companion bill, which would cre- ate a State racing commission, is in the hands of the Senate committee on moral, social and child welfare. X)OLLEEE DROPS SECTION. Mary Baldwin Makes Bid for Standard Recognition. Special Dispateh to The Star. STAUNTON, Va.. February 11.—In order that Mary Baldwin College may be able to receive standard college recognition trom the State board of education, the board of trustees has decided to discontinue the preparatory department, according to announce- ment by the Rev. A, M. Fraser, presi- dent of the college. This move will be- come cflective at the close of the scholastic year 1928-29. With a history of more than 80 years, first as Augusta Female Seminary. the institution enlarged its curriculum in 1923 to include college work. Since then the college department has grown. but the State board of education will not give a standard college rating to an institution which, in the same plant, conducts both preparatory and college inary courses when the new plant, being planned. is built. . Pastor Fifty Years. Special epateh to The Star CUMBERLAND, Md., February 11.— Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt tomorrow observes his_fiftioth anniversary as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, this city. Dr. Moffatt came here 50 years ago from Ofttawa, Il to that time he had been pastor at De- catur, 111 work. The plan is to re-establish sem- | Previous | lished for two pianos. | vesterday may have taken it too 928.° "MUSIC A TWO-PIANO PROGRAM. A new two-plano ensemble made its | bow most effectually in a program before the members of the Friday Morning Music Club yesterday. The component_parts of this ensemble— Charlotte Klein, brilliant woman or- ganist, and Adolf Torovsky, another leading organist and a choir director who 15 doing some progressive things in Washington—were well known to ail In music circles, but their capacities as planists, especially in ensemble work, were generally an unknown quantity until yesterday. They proved | themselves highly worthy of the new laurels they so obviously received from the audience which tried the capacity of the Cosmos Club auditorium. The individual qualities of cach performer were blended to a nicety with those of the partner, and although the per- fection that only long cxperience in such teamwork with one's particular partner can give was, of course, lacking, the evenness of balance and the | amount of genuine expression that | lifted this ensemble's work out of the ! purely mechanical feat class proved | highly admirable. This two-plano team presented well chosen contrasting works. The Aren-| sky “Suite, opus 15.” is rarely heard in its entirety. Even so, the lilting waliz theme quite stood alone in beauty of expression. Saint-Saens' “Danse Maca- bre” emphasized the co-ordination of the artists in giving colorful expression, yet never getting in each other's way. ‘The *“Jazz Study” of Burlingame Hill was a delightful bit of musical cari-| cature done in gay modern color with-| out any vindictiveness In the second group Saint-Saens was | again represented by a “Scherzo.” al- together charming. and Debussy's ex- quisite “Petite Suite” was well done, although the ballet sremed a bit heavy | in execution. The last number was | George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue,” which created such a sensaton when it was first produced in its form for piano with orchestra in 1 oy Mr Gershwin and the New York Symphony Orchestra. It has been heard here fre- quently, finding perhaps its earliest and happiest expression as a two-piano | performance under the sympathetic | English songs. | street. “Key Under Step” Is Sign on Store Robbed 5 Times Special Dispateh to The Star, CHATHAM, Va.. February 11— Samuel White, local hardware deal- er, victim of five robberies in thres months, has placed ‘the following sign to his front door: “Please do not break in. The key s under the doorstep. 1f yon cannot_unlock the door eall me at 9-J. Please close the door when you come out.” The store has been unmolested since the notice. White had to re- place the front door and lock twice as the result of forced entri slurring flare which 15 the dominant characteristic of this music being wo tidily punched out. The players were i decidedly at their best in the older and more classic forms of their other num- bers. Although they called their pro- gram one of “modern music.” there was certainly no “news value” to any of the works performed. Alice Edwards, mezzo-soprano. as- sisted by Alys M. Rickett at the piano, sang a group of iittle-heard and worthy ilver,” by Armstrong Gihbs, is a particularly lovely num- 28 H Valentine 124 Years 01d. Special Dispatch to The Star. LONACONING, Md. February 11.— A valentine made in 1804 is in posses- sion of Henry H. Atkinson of Allegany It was received by his grand- mother. Mrs. Henry Wallace, from her sweetheart. who later became her hus- band. It is 12 inches In diameter and was cut from a square piece of paper with a penknife. It has an edged cir- cular border and surrounding the center are several heart-shaped designs and other figures. In the center is the love message. March for Trolley fien. A march was recently composed in honor of the 32 street car men of Vienna who have stuck to their posts and have hands of Katherine McNeal and Sid- | ney Clark shortly after it was first pub- | The ensemble | Ti- | fention: the carel driven their cars ever since electric trol- levs were introduced into that city 25 years ago. The composition was recent- 1y played publicly for the first time and AMUSEMENTS EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. A three-character, one-act play, based on the life of the Savior, with Charles Rann Kennedy, its author, and his wife, Edith Wynne Matthison, the distin- guished actress. attracted to the audi- torjum on American University campus last night a capacity audience. The same play was presented privately yese |terday afternoon at Mount Vernon Sem- niary. and will be given this afternoon privafely at the Cathedral School. The presentation, “The Chastening.” written by Mr. Kennedy, was interpret- {ed by the noted playwrizht and his famous wife. assisted by Miss Margaret Gage, in a manner worthy of the r ! tation of the noted principals. The story | concerns the life of Jesus at the time { he was about 12 vears of age. and had i begun to display precocious wisdom before the famous scholars of the dav, ' |in such manner as to mystify mother. Mary. plaved by Miss Matt] | son. and utterly o confound Josepn I her husband. interpreted by Mr. Kenne. |dy. Miss Gage had the role of t youthful Christ. who was referred to the text only as “the lad.” | Interspersed with deft touches of humor and using the determination of | Joseph to make the lad a carprnter |as the antagonistic force, the plav moved forward with reve e and ! compelling strength. The ‘used | parables to interpret his dreams of | the future. He disclosed to His mother | the inevitable end of His mission on earth. It was in the mother's grief, grasp- ing the awful significanee of the im- | pending cross, that Miss Matthison | rose to the heights, revealing the un- utterable anguish of the mother neart She drew from her audience tears and | sobs. Her voice was wonderful, as it ! has always been. | Mr. Kennedy was intensely human as ,Joseph. His humorous interjections !into the spiritual tensity provided wel- | come relief and he swung into fervor of spiritual revelation in the lines he | had written with fine feeling 1 ‘The role of the Christ, always diffi {cult and hazardous to essay, was | ceptably portrayed by Miss Gage. production concluded with the revela- tion to Mary and Joseph of the v of Christ's mission. At the close. a:leep on His mother’s shoulder, Joseph then takes Him in his arm: and the three walk stage nthrop Monday and All Next Week-Special Demonstration and Fash Miss Barbara Butler of New York Will Demonstrate and Wear ion Showing of Celanese Fabrics these Fabrics in Many Smart Frocks Assisted by Another Model Advantages of Celanese Fabrics Waven from ahrics washable, hygienio properties, Unaflected i Have insulating properti Humidity has no offect, Allows passage of the » ing rays, s fust—white stays white, Wide range of weaves, health. 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