Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1928, Page 5

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Every P o Greater Strength o Greater Rigidit tion's advantages to old houses. ¥y ok A Finer Surface | As an imterior finish, uires it with finer resisles. Ncslmm-'rzzb' INSULATING At the Special MAIN OFFICE-6% & C.Sts. S W CAMP MEIGS-5% & Fla. Ave.N.E BRIGHTWOOD-59, 21 Ga. Ave.N.W if neglected result in a serious o DR. SIEGERT'S Rl ate Loans (D. C. Property Only) 6% No Commission Charged You can take 12 years to pay off: your loan without the expense of renewing. $1000 for $10 per month including interest and prin- cipal, Larger or smaller loans at proportionate rates PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Established 1881 Largest in Washington Assets Over $17,000,000 Cor. 11th and E N.W., P e P O | i IMONTGOMERY TAX -~ RATESETATSI30 }County Commissioners Adopt | First $1,000,000 Budget { in Area’s History. ROCKVILLE. Md.. June 19.—Mont- {gomery County’s first million-dollar i budget for county government was ap- {proved by the county commissioners today in Rockville. The total is | $1.050,650.27. | The commissioners maintained the existing tax rate of $1.30 per hundred- dollar valuation. A most interesting feature of this action by the county commissioners was the final ratification of the new taxable basis for Montgom- ery County as determined by the gen- eral reassessment of 1928. The 1928 basis shows $70,516,710 assessed against the real property of the county, as com- | pared with $47,863.805 assessed against | this real property of the county in 1927 | The 1928 increase has taken place al- | most entirely in the suburban section |of the county and represents increased values based on speculative land and | new construction. as the existing as- | sessments on homes and business prop- lrrnes in the suburban section were Montgomery not materially raised. Securities owned by | County residents subject to the 45-cent jtax on each hundred-dollar valuation | ncreased approximately $2,000.000 and { the automobile assessments, taxable at |the rate of $1.30 per hundred-dollar | valuation. are expected to show a total | ‘of nearly $2,500,000. Bethesda District Leads. The Bethesda district, including | Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Glen Echo and | | Cabin John, shows a total real prop- erty assessment of $19.969,000. while |the Wheaton district, including Silver | Spring, Takoma Park and Kensington, |shows a total real property assessment | of $12.376,000. These two districts fur-~ | nished over 90 per cent of the increase. The 1927 Montgomery County budget | Was $853,000. The 1928 budget represents | an_increase in county expenditures of $197.000. The main increases in the 1928 expenditures are for operation and carrying charges of new school build- ings and increased road and school bond issues redemptions due to the county's extensive road and school -lmth:r the puth sev’eru hyuu, and 50 the necessary levy for the expenses of the 1928 election. The ld:!ptfonll amount levied for schools is $75,077, which includes the entire increase for the operation of the schools asked for by the County Board of Education and county superintendent of schools, iwin W. Broome. The total county expenditures for schools in 1928 will be $419.802; $58494 was levied for addi- t and retirement charges vious road and school bond issues. that being added are to other elem:ntary and high schools ncfio:u of the county. coun y commissioners are confident that with the 1928 in- crease to the Mon! Election to Cost $25,000. To hold the 1928 election will cost £25,000. which senting the final cost of the 1928 gen- eral reassessment. These iwo items will not be required in the 1929 levy. as theré 15 no election Il L bullding purposes without increasing the county’s $1.30 tax rate. ‘The basis of the Washington Subur- ban Commission _district in llml'wu'fycountylnmnnmenl the of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, has a taxable basis, by virtue of the new assessment, of $51,- 388,500. The new basis for the election dis- tricts and the special taxing districts as well as the old and new budget items are herewith attached. Schools will cost $419,802, police pro- tection $45,600, bonds and interest $180,- 950.94, district roads $69421, general | roads $45,380, road opening $20,000, bridges $20,000 and assessing $22,000. . WORK SEEN HOOVER'S | CHOICE AS CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN PARTY (Continued from Pirst Page) thing that is considered nowadays an | absolute essential for a national chair- | man. Besides his knowledge of politics, | however, Dr. Work is an organizer and an administrator. As Secretary of the Interior, as well as Postmaster General he has had an to deal with some of the largest problems of admin- istration. The usual custom is, of course, for | the winning candidate to pick his na- | tional chairman, who is really in charge | of the campaign. Former Senator Wil- liam Butier of Massachusetts became | national chairman at the instance of | President Coolidge and now will retire | in favor of Dr. Work. | One of the most important jobs ahead of Dr. Work is to reconeile some of the | factional jeaders who vented their griev- ances against Mr. Hoover at Kansas | | City. Dr. Work will devote his whole | | time to the campaign and probably will "K;,’”“‘;“',‘." m:u"gnor the !;Inenor. though t sa which has yet 10 be fletzrmlne:,uu 1f he does resign, it will be the first vacancy in time in the Coolidge cabinet, and it is not unlikely that the President will consult with Mr. Hoover about the selection of a successor, who may be able to continue with the work of the Interlor Department in conform- ty with the Hoover-Work campaign pol- icy. Indeed, it 35 not unlikely that Dr, | Work would recommend | cessor. as he has the personal confi- dence of the President, There has been some discussion about naming an Easterner as eampaign man- -?u hut hecause of the very existence of factional strife it has been | it best 1o take some one from the Middle West who himself is on good terms with all the leaders of the East. An- nouncement of the prospective appoint- mer®. of Dr. Work as actual chairman will not be made for several days, (Coyright, 1928,) {left the original meeting of Providence | GRADUATION his own sue- | THE EVEN | i ‘ | | | | Mother of the fa 3 mous Mexican fiyer, wh | flight, and Mrs. Emilio Caranza, his MRS. MARIA RODRIGUE; G Z DE CARRANZA, 2 wife. They were photographed at the telephone, in Mexico City, talking to Capt. Carranza at the Mexican embassy here. —Underwood Photo. FAIRFAX DELEGATES HOLD CONFERENCE ing Groups to Roanoke Convention, Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., June 19.—The first caucus of the delegates from Fairfax County to the State Democratic con- vention at Roanoke was held last night irposes |at the courthouse upon call of Mar- | shall Thompson, chairman of the dele- gation from Providence district. Thomp- son was elected chairman of the meet- irv and E. H. Allen clerk. Fourteen of | the 20 certified delegates were present, | as well as many of the alternates. Three changes were reported to the caucus. H. D. Seal of Floris, alternate, will attend in place of J. A. Wheeler of Colvin Run: De Ormond Robey will attend in place of Willis Tippet, both | of Herndon, and F. S. McCandlish of | Fairfax will take the place of Claude Wiley of Fairfax and Richmond. Earle Mutersbaugh was appointed chairman of a committee to engage ac- commodations for 20 delegates at Roa- noke. Plans were made for an auto- mobile caravan, leaving Fairfax County early Wednesday morning. It was de- cided to hold the next county caucus at | I:In‘:.nln’.'on Thundn{hin Runnke‘. u:- mediately preceding the caucus of the | eighth 1 district. F. 8. McCandlish was appointed chair- | man of a committee to report to Thi urs- day’s county caucus on the different ques- tions on which the county members will be required to vote. They include the DEFECT IN BRIDGE HOLDS UP TRAFFIC Providence District to Send Oppos- Mechanical Fault in Span of Higlhl way Structure Temporarily Halts Travel. A mechanical defect in the draw span on Highway Bridge which caused it to jam and tie up traffic for almost an hour last night will be corrected when the bridge flooring is repaired next month. Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, assistant ngineer commissioner, announced to- ay that an order already had been issued to the contractor who is to repair the bridge to correct the trouble in the span. Occasionally when the span is opened to allow river craft to pass un- der the bridge it hangs on its roller which causes a sag. years old, Capt. Whitehurst said, there have been very few instances in recent years when traffic was delayed on ac- count of its failure to function properly. The contract for repairing the bridge flooring was awarded last week and work is expected to get under way be- tween July 1 and 15. The steel buckle plates will be removed and replaced with steel beams, covered with laminat- ed wood. Asphalt will be used for the surface topping. The appropriation act for the coming fiscal year to begin July 1, carries $178.- | 000 for repairing the bridge. The work. | however, will cost about $145,000. GROUP GOING TO GERMANY choice of an elector to cast the votes | for the district following next Novem- | ber’s election and the thoice of the five distriet members on the State Demo- | cratic committee. Fairfax County's delegation is expected to support George | Robey of Pl.l_l"'(,.:: for re-election on this : committee. district will also elect | two delegates to the national convention | at Houston and participate in t*~ selec- tion of four delegates at large. McCandlish was also requested interview the delegates from the othe) nine counties and Alexandria City, which, with Fairfax comprise the eighth district. Assisting him in_this survey will be E. H. Allen, C. H. Pow- ell, Earle Mutersbaugh, E. E. Gillette and Marshall Thoinpson. The senti- ment of the meetinz as expressed last night was strongly 13a‘nst Smith, Reed or Ritchie. Two delegations will go to Roanoke from Providence district. The con- test which arose at the Vienna meet- ing on June 9 between delegates in- structed to vote against Gov. Smith or Senator Reed, and delegates pledged to support the nominee of the Demo- cratic party, no motter who he may be, will be carried first to the State Democratic committee who will refer it with their recommendations to the credentials committee. From there the losers may, if they desire, carry the question to convention. Senator W. T. Oliver stated that he had a list of the names | H. of 37 known Democrats, instead of 23. as previously reported, who had district in order to hold what they considered a real convention of the Democratic party. Senator Oliver tated that in his obinion the primary | of Virginia deberred from partiei- | pating in a Democratic convention many of those who were elected from ! the anti-Smith faction, inasmuch as he alleges they have previously voted the Republican ticket. He stated that opinfon among the bolting delegates was divided for and against Al Smith, their bond of union being their pledge to uphold the nomince of the party. S HELD Ten Pupils Get Diplomas—E. T.| FPranks, W. T. Stanton and E. ¥. Long Speak. Speeial Dispatch to The Star. SURRATTSVILLE, Md., June 10— E. T. Franks, member of the Federal Board of Vocational Education, w-: the rincipal speaker at commencement ex- :rnlnsp.ar‘u Surrattsville High School, held last night in the new school audi- torium and llrrely attended, W. T, Stanton, Pederal agent for agricultural education, also spoke, There was musie, under direction of Miss Eliza- beth Pearce. Rev. Aubrey C. Giimore, rector of the local Episcopal Church, and Rev. John E. Horstkamp. pastor of the local Catholic Church, offered prayer, Trueman 8. Klein, principal of the school presided. {“esterday afternoon closing exercises were held for pupils who have com- pleted the seven-grade elementary course. Edgar F, Long. Assistant prinel- 1 of Hyattsville High School and an rr:nrucmr at the University of Mary- spoke. ind, hbt lomas were presented the following graduates of the high school: Commercial course—Enid Kathleen Pi tt, Dorothy Wileox, Ma . ret eless, Gwynn Parker, Alice Plorence Schwein, Harvey Allen Nay- lor, Willlam BSylvan les, Wilfred the flocr of ‘the main | A. TO STUDY AGRICULTURE Ivan C. Weld, President of Com- merce Chamber, Member of Party Sailing July 6. Ivan C. Weld, president of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce. will sail |for Germany July 6 with eight other mericans who have accepted an in- itation to serve during the Summer as members of a commission which will work with a group of Germans in a study of certain agricultural problems in that country, The matters to be studied include city milk supplies, production and dis- tribution of other dairy products and meat. The work has been arranged |by @ group of Germans who are in- terested in the improvement of con- ditions in agriculture marketing and farm finance. In addition to Mr. Weld, members of the commission are C. E. Gray, presi- dent of the California Central Cream- eries. San Francisco. Calif.: Dr. N. W. Hepburn, manager Peoria Creamery Co., Peoria, Il.; F. B. Morrison, director of the New York State Agricultural Ex- periment Station, Geneva, N. Y.: Dean H W. Mumford of the College of Agri- culture, University of Illinols; Dr. F. . Pearson, professor of marketing, Cornell University, Ithica, N. Y.; Dr, . E, Ross, professor of marketing, Cornell University, and Dr. G. F, War- ren, head of the department of agri- cultural economics and farm manage- ment, Cornell University. During 1927 there were 456 injuries to golfers in the United States, while the combined number hurt in polo and hockey playing was only 87 FAI Furnity ‘Townshend Tippett and Millard Edgar Yankee Tractors Win. ANGORA, Turkey.—Americen cater- pillar tractors oytdid German, o Blovak and British rjvi in Turkish military tests, while 5 bet on e results, Bchuitz. General course—Mary Helen Gwynn. bl Rsion ‘The ocean near the South Pole is olive green in color due to the count- less numbers of minute animels, called Wstorus, carvied in suspension. . STAR., WASHINGTO s returning Col. Lindbergh's good will | Despite the fact that the span is 26 | “KEEPING *‘Character Furniture Has Been Good the Beginning” D. C. TUESDAY DONNBYRNE KILLED INMOTOR ACCIDENT | | o | |Irish Writer, 39, Dies Under Own Car While Driving on | Seashore. Br the Associated Press. BANDON, Cork, Ireland, June 19.— | | Donn Byrne, widely known Irish writer | and novelist, was killed last night near | his home when his automobile over- | | turned on the seashore. Mr. Byrne had gone for a drive | alone in his car near his residence, Coolmain Castle, near Bandon. He was found dead by his secretary near the road where his automobile, which he had recently purchased, had overturned. Mr. Byrne was born in 1889, and | among his publications were: “Stories Without Women,” “The Strangers' Banquet,” “O'Malley Shanganagh,” ;Hn]mrmm‘s House” and “Brother | sauL.” Donn Byrne was Irish, but his novels | and film dramas had won even greater success in the United States than in the British Isles. He was born in New York of Irish parents 39 years ago, and | received his education in the United | States, Ireland, Germany and France. | He was formerly on the staffs of the | Brooklyn Daily’ Eagle and the New | York Sun. Of recent years he has lived chiefly | on the continent and in the British | Isles. He has contributed short stories and serfals to many of the prominent American and British magazines. For | a time he was an exile from Ireland be- cause of his political activities. He has recently made his home near “Hang- | man’s House.” ! Many of Mr. Byrne's other novels | have had great popularity in the United States. He was a great patron of sport, | and was an international amateur ath- | lete of considerable renown. | | _Mr Byrne's full name was Orian Os- | wald Donn-Byrne, but he preferred the use of Donn Byrne without the hyphen and signed all his writings that way. | | RITCHIE QUITS RACE | IN FAVOR OF SMITH AS AID TO HARMONY (Continued from First Page.) | | standard bearer, Gov. Ritchie said he appreciated the feeling of his “friends | e&ewhete in the country who are also | | generous enough to think me worthy of that honor.” | _ “This, however, gives me more than a sense of gratitude. It gives me an added sense of responsibility to my | | party. | Party Needs Unity. “The Democratic party needs one thing—and only one thing—to assure its succees in the Fall. That one thig | 1s unity. and unbroken front. It is not enough that there be no repetition in Houston of what happened at Mrdison Square Garden. There should be no thought or suggestion of it. There should he no dissension that can be avoided. I believe that every Democrat should subordinate himself to this higher eall | for party unity.” | In declaring that he will release th: Maryland delegation from the instrue- | | tions of the State convention. which | | had pledged him 16 votes at Houston. | | Gov. Ritchie said in conelusion: | “There are other great Democrats | equinped for the presidency. but Gov | Smith embodies far and away the best | chanes to win.” { RITCHIE'S ACT STIRS HOUSTON. 'Ktel Backers Claim Missourian Can Block Smith. HOUSTON, Tex., June 19 (.—With- rawal of Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of | | Maryland from the Democratic si- | dential nomination race has set political | | circles to buzsing here a week before | | the national Democratic convention, | | June 26. It brought a statement from th- | headquarters of Senator James A. Reed of Missouri that the candidacy of the Missourian would prove an insurmount- able barrier in the way of the nomina- ts(m t|:1|ns of friends of Gov. Alfred E t! tional Democratic committee, conferred “ers, and refused to comment on the action of the Maryland governor, but | | Edward S Vilimoare, Senator Reed's | | campaign manager, declared the Mis- souri Senator controls enough votes to block the nomination of Gov. Smith. Clears the Air. Characterizing Senator “the country’s most vallant warrior, Villmoare branded as “propaganda claims that Gov. Smith would be nom- inated on the first ballot, and asserted that the Missourian would be rewarded with the nomination. Vilimoare said the Maryland governor's decision ' “merely clears the air,” but does not change the pre-convention outlook as far as Reed is concerned. | Arrival of party leaders from several | States brought conflicting claims .on. | cerning doubtful tions. | Dooley, national committeeman ~from Porto Rico. predicted that the six votes from his territory. claimed by Reed would go to Smith on the first ballot. Miss Marie McCurry, secretary.of the TH") re Since We must present a united in Clem Shaver, chairman of the na- | || behind closed doors with political lead- | || JUNE 19, 19 ernment should be qualified by pre- % bona-fide residence, Dooley said. REED DECLINES COMMENT. Senator and Wife Will Leave for Hous- ton Thursday, KANSAS CITY, June 18 (#).—Sena- tor James A. Reed, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, de- clined tonight to comment on the with- drawal of Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland as a candidate in favor of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York. Senator Reed, accompanied by Mrs. Reed, will go to Houston Thursday night. A delegation of about 200 Mis- souri and Kansas friends will go to Houston Sunday to work in his behalf DENIES SENATE PLANS. WICHITA, Kans., June 19 (#).—Re- | ports in State political circles that he would be appointed to the United States Senate in event of the election of Sena- tor Charles Crutis to the vice presi- dency and election of Clyde M. Reed, Parsons, Kans., publisher,,as governor were quieted today by Henry J. Allen, Republican, former governor, who said he “would not be available.” Mr. Allen, who publishes the Wichita Beacon, said he always believed “the most useful job for a publisher is to publish his newspaper, and my present plans contemplate an increase in my publishing activities GOV. ALBERT C. RITCHIE. Ohio State Nemocratic executive com- mittee, believes that the 48 Ohio votes will be cast for Atlee Pomerene, favor- ite son, on the first ballot, but that the delegation will swing to the Smith col- umn “at the proper time.” From Shaver came the opinion that | the farmers who were denied admit- | tance at the Republican convention at Kansas City. would come here and would be given a hearing on their plea for relief for agriculture. Give Farmers Hearing. “We cannot promise that their every demand will be met, but we will give | them an opportunity to present their | case.” he sald. ¥ Shaver announced that the national | executive committee would = convene | Monday to settle any possible contests | over seating of delegates. He said that | thus far no official notice of contests | had been filed and only one had been | rumored. | Sam Houston Hall, built for the con- | vention and named in honor of the hero | who won the independence of Texas on the hattlefleld of San Jacinto, has been inspected and pronounced perfect in every detail by most of the early arrivals. The housing committee vir- tually has completed arrangements to care for 50.000 visitors. { After looking over facilities here manv | of the campaign workers, observers and newspaper men left for the beach at Galveston. Among those expected today was George Van Namee, campaign manager for Gov. Smith. Reed First to Arrive. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri will be the first of the candidates for he presidential nomination to reach the convention city. He will arrive Friday. | it was announced by Ed Villmoare of | Kansas City, treasurer of the Reed-for- | President Club. Early arri brought word of two | planks which will be asked in the party Jlatform. One will seek the voting priv- ilege for residents of the District of Co- lumbia and an attendant representation l ress. The other plank, advocated by N--I tional Committeeman Henry W. Dooley of Porto Rico, will ask that Porto Rico be given “such territorial form of gov- ernment as would meet the present eco- nomic condition of the island and pro- vide for the aspirations of her people. with the view to ultimate statehood ac- co':d':g"lo all territories of the United | The Porto Rico delegation also will | ask that their plank specify that any! officlals_appointed to administer theit | 713 G St. N.W, homes. charge—no WEHAVE FINANCED- ACilyof be glad to explain 'PROGRAM 1S GIVEN 1’ BY PIANO PUPILS | Miss Mebel C. Latimer Guest Artist at Recital by Mrs. Man- ning’s Cla: A varied program of distinguished compositions was given last night at a plano recital by the pupils of Mrs, Toutt-Johnson Manning, with Miss Mabel C. Latimer, soprano at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, as guest artist, held at the Mount Pleasant Congrega- tional Church, on Columbia road, near | Fourteenth street, before a large au- dience. Mrs. Manning’s descriptive an- alyses of the selections were read by Willlam Russell. Miss Latimer gave a group of songs. | _ Constance Russell. a child pianist, | played five difficult numbers, and en- | semble numbers were rendered by Theo- | dore Langley, Casson Crittenden and Clark Hawkins. The latter two also appeared as soloists, as did Miss Aman- da Chittum, Miss Patsy Miss | Maria Williams and Miss Maxine Duvel. | Ushers were William Russel, Reynolds | Williams. Austin Kengla, Rex Smith and | Trimble Sawtelle. RUUD MFG. CO. 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