Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1928, Page 7

THE EVENING § AR, WASHINGTON., D. (., WEDNESDAY, ATUGUST 15, 1928. STORMEAIT AUTOS | STILL MAROONED 3 Vigorous Protest Voiced Over | Delay in Restoring Matta- { woman Creek Bridge. Washington and Marvland motorists still marooned fn southern Maryland by the washing out of the Mattawoman Creek Bridge near Waldorf, Md. are highly indignant over the failure of the Maryland State Road Commission to make temporary proviston for the pas- sage of cars, according to members of the American Automobile Association, who yesterday. made a personal survey of the situation there Though other brid at less im- portant points have been made passabl the survey party A for en thrown ac gap and a similar bridge for auto- mobiles could be provided without much difficulty. i The Mattawoman bridge day night when the torre converted the peaceful cree raging flood. The abutment undermined and the concrete broke off at both ends and settled t the creek bed Safe Route Sugzested by A. A. A. The fell Satur- Automobile tion declared today that the ¢ way motorists from southerr can reach the District is over a very long detour by way of Hughesville and Benedict and the Little Patuxent River ferry. or by way of Milestone Landing and the Solomons Island ferry. The Hughesville-Benedict road is washed | ¢ out in many places and is bad, though | reggy. passable This situation, in the opinion of the “The two ferries are very American Automobile Association offi- are entirely inadequate ¢ | clals, is unnecessary. They pointed out burden of southern traffic.” | that on the Washington to Richmond the association repor They can irginia ¢ cairy only two cars-at a time. If it :d out. each moy becomes known that southern Ma pair than the Mattawoman X land can be reached by this route there | bridge. Traftic between Whshingion will be a line of cars & mile long at | and Richmond is moving over all three each of these ferries and motorists v spans, the will have to wait all day to cross.” The survey crew visited the Matta- woman Creck Bridge at noon yesterday and found no work going on. The fore- | definits information the siate of man in charge said it probably would | the highwavs and repair work under _ be three or four days before a bridge jurisdiction.” the association re- ! temporary character, would be “The Virginia S te Roads Commis- sion was able 10 give u accurate and Utmost Value In This Popular Mattress The New PARIS Conscience Brand Mattress Gives Wonderful Comfort and Long Wear— = VIENNA ELECTION RECOUNT ORDERED Defeated Mayoralty Candi- | date Charges Poll Tax Not | Paid by All Voters. | Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., August 15.—Re- count of the ballots in the election of mayor in Vienna June 19 was ordered | by Judge Howard Smith of the Arling- | ton County Circuit Court yesterday, fol- | foot of Springfield, Mo., lowing presentation by Attorney Amos |, C. Crounse of a pelition which claimed | pre dtHOS that the election was illegal. | th The petition was filed by Attorney | goi "G e Crounse for Judge James Allen, wio | was defeated for the office of mayor by | E. T. Bennett by a scant margin of two | ) | votes. ~ Judge Allen enters the cla | that ballots were not properly mark ad that the election of his opponent | land three councilmen was_ illegal be- cause of the fact that the latter voted without being properly qualified, not having paid poll taxes prior to Decem- {ber 6, when the law requires poll iax | payment six months prior to election. The throwing out of the four votes which he claims were lilegal, Judge Allen declares, would give him the elec- tion by one vote., The court order calls for a recount on the night of August 20 | | in the presence of Judge Allen and At- ‘ torney Crounse. | Arriving at the courthouse _VCSH‘I’H:\V“ to sit for the first time since qualifying cuit judge, Judge Smith, who was recently appointed to succeed the late | Judge Samuel G. Brent, was presented with a basket of flowers by the Arling- ton County Bar Association, the pres- [ entation having been made by Amos C. | Crounse. ‘ | OWEN TO TOUR SOUTH SPEAKING FOR HOOVER I Swims Severn River | By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 15.—M. D. Light- chairman of Democratic Hoover for | mittee, today announced hat Robert L. Owen, former Senator | would engage in a| | speaking tour in’the South in behalf of | Herbert Hoover’s candidacy. Mr. Lightfool has established a tem- | porary headquarters in Chicago. He 50 issued a statemeni saying his or- | tion has almost completed its | | work i lining up the Hoover Demo- | | erats in six Southern States and Wash- | | ngton. adding that in Missouri alone {he had 22000 pledges from Democrats who would vate for Hoover. national | ported. Other detours announced by the ciation yesterday still are being used, {but repairs are being made as rapidly {as possible where washouts Motorists are still marooned in southern Maryland, where Sunday washouts closed roads. many places there are washouts beside | the concrete toad edges so deep that! cars running ofl* the edge are in danger | of overturning. The roads are narrow and when (wo cars are passing there is srave danger where these washouts oc- cur, the association stated. The Hilltop-to-Riverside. Md., road is | impassable, one of the most serious washouts in southern Maryland having occurred al & bridge just outside Hill- top, the association reported today. In Virginia the highway situation is | somewhat improved. ~The main high- way to the South, Route 1, from Wash- | ington to Richmond, is open to light| traffic. though trucks still are being de- | toured by way of Warrenton and Orange. | “The Maryland commission, on the other hand. did not seem to know the situation at all, and in order to obtain information to which the public is entitled we had to send out our own survey car.” ‘The situation at Marlboro, Md., where two bridges were washed out, is norma today, the association survey party an- nounced. A porary bridge has been crecled to carry traffic over the creek this side of Marlboro and the bridge over the Patuxeni River has been re- opened to traffic. Motorists are advised to use great care in traveling over the Southern Maryland roads. 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