Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1928, Page 2

ALEXANDRIA GETS FAIRFAX TERRITORY Auhexation Fight - Takes Sharp Turn When Previous - Hearing Is Nulled. Special Dispatch to The Star. ARLINGTON. Va., November 15.—) Judges of the Circuit Court before whom the trial of Alexandria against Arlington and Fairfax Counties for an- nexation of Potomac and vicinity was resumed this morning decided after considerable -argument had been sub- mitted that the previous hearings be- fore Judge Samuel G. Brent, who died during - tourt adjournment, were null and vold. The case will be reinstituted next Wednesday. An exception to the| ruling, which was the unanimous verdict of the three judges, was noted by Maj. Carter Hall of Alexandria’s counsel. It was the contention of the counsel for Arlington and Fairfax Counties that | the new trial-was necessary because new judges were not familiar with the witnesses and details and that con- fusion might result in injustice, but the Alexandria counsel pointed to the fact that the records were clear and the judges could read them and recall any witnesses necessary. Agreement Is Accepted. At the opening of the court this morning, Albert V. Bryan of the counsel for Alexandria presented an agreement between the counsel of Alexandria and the supervisors of Fairfax County, wherein Alexandria will acquire one- fourth of the assessable values and three-fourths of the territory it seeks in the annexation proceedings against thus Justice Peyton Gordon swearing in = BIG CROWD SEES GIVEN TAKE OATH New Pclice Court Judge Herei Presides at His First Session. Almost hidden behind a mass of | flowers from well-wishers who crowd®d elimina ving the territory in question to :‘lmmm The land is between the resent boundary of Alexandria and a beginning 2t the intersection of the west boundary line of the city with the north right-of-way line of the Lit- tle River turnpike, State Highway No. 21, then running "es:h:lxml m:k%:r:tyx ht-of-way line of tSate e ntere with the. west Tight~ er lane, then along oeaston, of the est wiy 1in lane, then f-way line of -way tion. then e to its line of t that for im- lane, $7,232.40 for of Leesburg pike within Fairfax County and the territory to be acquired ldnd susuz building and equipmen! ] chool for colored. chil- dren located in the territory mentioned it assume and provide g B i f J ¢ 3 £ § g g %é ggegi 5§ 5‘&% i onut-:‘neom for 1927, annexal . would ‘agreement r e ot grand larceny, at the request of Mr. Ernest o pases to capacity one of the largest rooms in Police Court, Ralph Given today was sworn in by Justice Peyton Gordon as Police Court judge. After administering the oath, Justice Gordon congratulated Judge Given on his appointment, reviewed his qualifi- cations, and added, “No man ever came to_the office better qualified.” e T Y Samast.do. sdrminister gol my utmost to admi 3 Justice in this court . faithfully and conscientiously and hope that in the years to come I will have the well- wishes that I have today. I can hardly thank you enough.” Judge Given and Justice Gordon posed -for photographs, after which a reception was held in front of the bench by the new judge and Assistant United States Aftorney Joseph C. Bruce, who takes his place as chief of the assistant district attorney’s office in Police Court. By 10:30, 45 minutes after Frank Sebring, clerk of the court, had called the assembly to order preparatory to Mr. Given receiving the oath, the flow- ers been cleared away and the new judge walked from the floor of the courtroom, where for 27 years he had appeared as Government prosecutor, to S atougts b nent 1t y_Drearrangement was that the first case called would Earl Bishop; charged with Ellsworth - Nelson, Sebring, Toad | charged with issuing bad checks, was 2\5“ arraigned. This was done so that e first name mlx.nht be kept in the Police Court ‘which | files, as all grand larceny | the District paper bearing Judge Given's cases go to Supreme Court for final not guil ing a $50 on Sands, On recom- Bruce his bond was Wil Harrison, coloféd,” was the of the territory|first man sentenced by Judge Given. be | He pleaded guilty to the larceny of is|$2.75 from a colored woman’s savings that | bank, and, upon admitting a police subject to of ances the the record was given a 6-month jail term. Among the gifts presented to Judge Given was a watch from the members of the Detective Bureau. Judge Given fills the vacancy caused by the death last Summer of Judge George H. Macdonald. Malay Pirate Vessels. ‘The armed sailing vessels used by the Malay pirates, really large rowboats, carrying two masts with high triangu- lar sails and armed with a few small -|'swivel guns, ‘are called gallivats. "Walker U. Varney, corporation at- 7] ted in Potomac, locat the new council had gone on record as opposing annexation by the city. The posed by A. V. Bryan of for Alexandria, who said case of Potomac had been closed and the request for dismissal of Po- tomac’s answer was invalid. Prior to the opening of court this morning” the three Judxes hearing the case met and agreed on Don P. Halsey of Lynchburg, judge of the sixts judi- cial circuit of Virginia, as senior judge of the annexation tribunal. The other judcfis are Prederick Coleman of Fred- ericksburg, judge of the fifteenth judi- cial circuit, and Judge E. W. Hudgins. Commissioned in 0. R. C. Commissions. in the Reserve Corps of | the Army have been issued by the War Department to Henry O. Colomb of the medical staff of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, this' city, as a ‘first lieutenant in the Medical Corps and to John R. McIntyre of 4323 New Hampshire avenue, this E%y. as a first lieutenant in the Dental TpS. Will Rogers NEW YORK CITY—Ambassador Fletcher from Rome, on his way to join Hoover's party, was by to see 4 me today. You know, I told you i THE EVENING Ralph Given as new Police Court judge. Mr. Given for many years acted as assistant United States attorney, assigned to Police Courts, while Judge Gordon was United States attorney. —Star Staff Photo. COURT OVERRULES STEWART DEFENSE Admits Testimony Given by 0il Man to Senate Body Last Apfil 24, By the Associated Press. Over the protest of the defense in the perjury trial of Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, Justice Jennings Bailey in District Supreme Court today permitted testimony given by the oil man to the Senate public lands com- mittee last April 24 to go before the jury. With Senator Nye of North Dakota on the stand, Government counsel brought up the April meeting, *when Stewart had revealed that $759,000 of Continental Trading Co. bonds had been received by him and turned over to a trustee. ‘The court inquired whether Stewart had been sworn on that occasion, as he was on February 2 and 3, when it is cl that he perjured himself in de- nying knowledge of any distribution of bonds by the company. “No, he was not,” said Nye, explain- ing that it was not the custom to swear Senate committee witnesses when they appeared a second time. The objection of Frank J. Hogan, de- fense counsel, against admission of the April testimony was overruled by -the court. Justice Bailey took the position that the April meeting was a contin- uance of those of February, and it was not necessary to swear Stewart a sec- ond time. With this the Government excused Nye temporarily for the introduction into evidence of corrections to be made in the printed record of Stewart’s April testimony to make it conform with the stenographic report taken then. Read- ing of the record of Stewart’s testi- mony ther ‘was resumed. GEORGE S. LIVINGSTON, PENSION OFFICIAL,DIES George S. Livingston, 89 years old, member of the board of review of the United States Pension Office, where he had been employed for the past 40 years, died at his residence in the Cathedral Mansions yesterday, after a short illness. Mr. Livingston was secretary of the Equitable Purchasing Co. and secretary of the National Union, a fraternal or- ganization. He is survived by his widéw, Mrs. Lounise Young Livingston, and two daughters, Mrs. Charles L. Griesbauer of Kensington, Md., -and Mrs. William L. Larson of Chevy Chase, Md,, and a sister, Miss Mary Hooe Livingston. Funeral services will be conducted in St. Thomas Catholic Church Satur- day morning at 9:30 o'clock. Inter- ment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. -STERLING SI ECAU The Perfect Gift Is‘ of its delightful beau- LVER * | net after Federal taxes of $175,000. STAR, WASHINGTON. TITLE CONPANES ARECONSOLIDATED |Washington and Baltimore Firms Merge—Total As- sets Are $15,000,000. : ‘The Washington Consolidated Title | Co., 1413 I street, and the Maryland : Mortgage Co. of Baltimore, have con- solidated, according to announcement !today by Eugene A. Smith, president of | the local company. ‘The Washington Consolidated Title Co., with combined capital and surplus ! of more than $1,500.000, owns about %0 per cent of the siock of the District Title Insurance Co. the Lawyers' Title Insurance Co. and the Washington Title Insurance Co. They have had a large business in Washington, average annual earnings over ‘the past year showing a Smith Made Official. ‘The consolidation was completed yes- terday when directors of the Maryland Mortgage Co. voted to acquire all the outstanding common stock of the local consolidated company. Eugene A. Smith, president of the local company, was elected a vice president and direc- tor of thc Maryland Mortgage Co. AS a result of the deal and the recent acquisitions of the Baltimore concern, the Maryland Mortgage Co. and its subsidiaries are said to have consoli- dated assets of about $15,000,000. Other officers of the Washington Consolidated Title Co. are: Vice Presi- dent, Arthur G. Bishop; secretary and treasurer, Lee Barroll; directors in ad- dition to the above officers. Clarence F. Donohoe, Ernest L. Smith, Sydney Thomas and Charles B. Gillette. The District, the Lawyers' and the Washington Title Insurance companies were created under charter granted by Congress. The District Title Insurance Co. began business in 1892, the Lawyers’ in 1896 and the Washington in 1892. In Insurance companies, up to that time operating independently, consolidated forces, and 1n 1922 a consolidation in- cluding the Lawyers' Title Insurance Co., was effected under a working agree- ment still in force. The title plants themselves were completed units when the companies started operating and have been kept up to date. AD MEN WIND UP Experts Present Various As-| pects of Technical Prob- lems to Convention. Various aspects of technical problems annual conventiop of the American As¢ sociation of Advertising Agencies, wind« ing up a two-day session at the Hotel Mayflower. The morning. session,. closed to the public, dealt with the general topic of publisher relations, with expefts on this phase of the association’s work present- Ing several ;papers. ‘The morning papers were prepared Ewald Co. of Detroit; Philip L. Thom- Electric Co. of New York and president of the Audit Bureau of Circtilations; Co. of New York; J. J. Hartigan of the Campbell-Ewald Co., Guy Richards of the Erickson Co. of New York, L. D. H. Weld of the H. K. McCann Co. of New York, Edward L. Greene, general man- 1 ager, National Better Business Bureau, Inc, and J. M. Farrell, the Blackman Co. of New York. The afternoon papers were by.John C. Sherman of the John B. Sherman Co. of New York, Clark McKercher of T. E. Moser of Moser & Cotins.of Utica, 1902 the District and Washington Title | Kamir TWO-DAY SESSION were brought toddy before the twelfth |} by Henry T. Ewald of the Campbell- | F3%00 son, publicity manager of the Western %hx:’ Al C. F. Kelly, president of ‘the Kelly-Smith o N. Y.; Roy S. Dustine of the firm of D. C. THURSDAY, ‘NOVE.\[BER 15, 1928 Batten, Barton, Dustine & Osborn, Inc., of New York, and McGuckin of 0;5 Eugene McGuckin Co. of Philadel- phia. ‘The report of the associstion's treas- urer, E. De Witt Hill of the A. K. Mc- Cann Co. of New York; a vote on a proposed amendment to the oraniza- tion’s constitution and by-laws; con- sideration of resolutions, and the elec- tion of officers and members of the executive board were scheduled to come up in the closing hours, late today, of the convention. Yesterday afternoon’s session was not open to the public, but the announced program follows: Addresses on “Chain Store Development—Effect Upon Na- | tional Advertising and Advertised ' Brands,” by Guy C. Smith, advertising manager of Libby, McNeill & Libby of | Chicago, president of the Association of National Advertisers; “Some Ob-' servations on Copy,” by J. K. Fraser, partner of the Blackman Co., New York; “Radio Advertising—Some Prac- tical Suggestions as to Technique,” by L. Ames Brown, president of Lord & | Thomas and Logan, New York, chair-; man of the organization's committee | on radio advertising; “Agency Finance and Accounting,” by Earle Clark, treas- urer of J. Walter Thompson Co. New York, chairman of the association’s committee on cost accounting, and K. L. Hamman, president of Hamman Ad- vertising Organization, Inc., San Pran- cisco, and “Business Paper Advertising,” by Malcolm Muir, president of the Mc- (Y}rlkw-Hlll Publishing Co., Inc., New ork. John O’Shaugnessy, former execu- tive secretary of the organization, w] is arranging to become an advertising counselor in New York, was given a surprise purse, containing $2,500 in gold, by colleagues in recognition of his long service to the assoclation. A musical entertainment and demon- stration, of radio broadcasting by the National Broadcas! Co. featured last mg“m's annual banquet of the organi- zation. FOR TOMORROW. (First Race, 1 P.M.) FIRST RACE—Purse. $1.300; maiden 2- vear-old colts and geldings: 6 furlonas. Mimic . B Uncle Mariin Begorra 4 Domineer ; ¢ Matin’s_Minis't Sullivan Trail ep! 5 J. A Weil .. unfast c Little Cartain. 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This time we offer: ho | From Yesterday’s 5:30 Edition of The Star. 3| ing in habeas corpus mother that she is 3| the mother told the court that while tody 98 | mother and_children. 04 | stopping at the tourist camp in' Poto- 193 | their mother. 103 HELD AFTER WEDDING CbES ASTRAY Left to right: John McLaughlin and George Woodin, arrested by police at a gasoline station, where, it is alleged, an attempt was being made to rob it. The men were ol their way to Rockville with a wedding party. MOTHER IS GIVEN CUSTODY OF GIRLS Habeas Corpus Reunites, Woman and Two Daughters | Separated Nine Years. | Mrs. Lettie B. Baker of Franklin, Va., | and her two daughters, Ruth Virginia, 20 old, and Annie Elizabeth, 19, wer,:‘:nnlwd this afternoon before Justice Hitz in the District Supreme Court _after a separation of nine years. ‘The children have been in the custody of the House of the Good Shepherd, Thirty-sixth street and Reservoir road, under transfers from welfare societies in Virginia. The court held at a hear- sued out by the entitled to the custody of her children. Through Attorney Phillip W. Austin, she was employed at Norfolk, Va., in March, 1919, without her knowledge the idren were taken by welfare societies in ia. The older girl was trans- ferred to the House of the Good = herd April 17, 1924, and the other yirl gepl'iem r 22, 1926. Their father is lead. When the girls came to the court- house in the custody of one of the sis- ters of the institution they were met by the mother, who embraced and kissed each one, and after the court had sustained her right to their cus- there were more embraces between Mrs. Baker is mac Park. Attorney Henry W. Gower represent- ed the House of the Good Shepherd and made no objection to the decision of the court that the girls be surrendered to g s New York Lutheran Ministers’ Asso- ciation recently presented before an in- vited audience “Freedom,” a motion p‘:lewu based upon the life of Martin Sidn Prom Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. 50 GREE ST ON STOP NG Governor Given Ovation Dur- ing 15-Minute Pause While En Route South. Greeted by a throng cf more than 5,000 men, women and children, who stormed the gates at Union Station, Gov. Alfred E. Smith paid his respect to Washington this afternooa in a brief visit which lasted but 15 mmutes while the private car of William Kenny upon which he arrived from New.York was switched to a Southern train. The governor, headed for a two-week vacation in the South, which he will spend at Biloxi, on the Mississippi Gulf coast, was overwhelmed by the recep- tion he received at the station. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who will accompany the governor South, was the first to board the New York train as it pulled under the sheds: at 3:20 o'clock. He persuaded the governor to walk to the gates of the station coneourse, where he was eted by the shouts and cheers of th‘e“vsst crowd that had gathered there. When cries of “speech, speech™ inted to his throa Police had difficulty - in _controlling the crowd, which had rushed around the street to the end of the yard and swarmed around the Richmond special as the governor boarded it. Chairman Raskob was in the gov- ;;mgl’l party of six friends; en route uf Standing on the back platform of the train Gov. Smith posed for pho- tographers and shook the hands of the g(;untlus friends who pressed in upon im. W MEN'S Wi WRD SUPPLY SHIP HTS OGEAN EALE Eleanor Bolling Weathers Storm Crossing Interna- tional Date, Line. BY JOE DE GANAHL. Wirsless to The Star and New York Time: ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP ELEANOR BOLLING, AT SEA, No- vember 15.—The Eleanor Belling, sup- | ply_ship of the Byrd Antarctic ex- pedition, was weathering a strong gale on the run of a hurricane area 550 iles northeast of Dunedin, New Zeal- and yesterday afternoon as she crossed !ihe international date line. This is the second severe storm through which the former North Sea trawler of 600 tans has had to pass since she started for the Antarctic con- | tinent on September 18. Two days out of New York the vessel passed through an 80-1 -an-hour hurricane off the Virginia capes after it had taken a tol! of many hundreds of lives in Florida. The storm through which she is mow passing has not been so severe, but the vessel is rolling and pitching ex- cessively. Calendar Drops Day. At 3 o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) iafternoon the Bolling crossed the 180th meridian. At midnight last night one day will be dropped from the ship’s log, and the crew awakencd today to find that it is Thursday, No- vember 15. - The expedition members will get the day back when the Antarctic fleet again_crosses the meridian on the way to the.Bay of Whales. The Eleanor Bolling is due at Dunedin on Satur- cay. Radio messages from whalers in the Antarctic state that the ice condi- tions are bad this year. Carl O. Petersen, s radio operator on the Bolling, spen| year with the Antarctic whaling feet, ed a mes- sage yesterday from the' steamship Sevilla, at latitude 60 south and longi- ture 43 west, telling of a ‘heavy pack of ice there. The Sevilla reported that one of the smaller whale hoats.was damaged in a collision with a jarge blue whale. Hs thm short-wul‘: ndhh 2 he::lpment on e W ugh which messages have been dled, has kept the expe- ditiort 'ship in touch with si) corners of the earth. “.Almost every cvening the ship is in” comiunication with Canada, 'Norway, Siberia and the South Shet- land Islands. 4 Radio Distance Increased. As a result of the untiring attention ,0f Radio eer Hanson, assisted by Operator Petersen, the efficicncy of the equipment has been increasing as’ dis- tance jncreased. % On Saturday the crew listened on three loud speakers to messages from their relatives broadcast by voice from the Canadian .and American Westing- house Co. through station KDKA. The reception was {:eneptlomlly clear. Plans. have been made for weekly sched- fi.‘n‘h the expedition is in the < “ A message Jast' night to the New York Times gave the position of the Eleanor Bolling at noon. November 13, as latitude 39.13 south, longitude 179.29 ‘west, milés northeast of Dunedin, New . 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