Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1929, Page 7

THE EVENING “FIGHTING CHANCE" MONTGOMERY NEED CONCEDED BENTON Maryland Painter Shot in Al- leged Robbery Attempt. Two Held as Aids. Shov m an alleged attempt to burglarize & store near Bladensburg, Md., Sunday morring, Willlan H. Ben- ton, 28-year-old syattsville painter. was conceded a “fyhting chance” to live, by Casualty Hospital physicians today. His niece and her husband, Gerald Stroup of Riverdale, are being held in $1,000 bond as accomplices. A third man, who left after taking Benton to the hospital, is being sought. About 2:30 o'clock SBunday morning W. A. Davis, colored proprietor of the store at Buena Vista, on the Defense Highway, was awakened by an unusual noise at the tront door of his store. Listening at the door, he heard the slight, grating noise of a key being cautiously inserted in the lock. Step- ping back, Davis raised a 45-caliber rifie and fired through the closed door. Hears Auto Speeding Away. The explosion was followea by a | stified scream and the sound of run- ning feet. A few seconds later Davis heard the clashing of gears as an auto- moblile sped quickiy away. Ten minutes later a woman and three men, one of the latter suffering from a bullet wound in the abdomen, aroused Dr. W. B. Baker of University Park. After a hasty examinstion, the physi- cian advised that the wounded man be taken to a hospital. They drove to Casualty Hospital, where the bullet victim was identified as Benton. ' The others said they were his niece and her husband, Gerald Stroup of Riverdale and Jack Schrodt of Seat Pleasant. An examination disclosed that Ben- | ton's intestines had been punctured in | three places and Dr. A. M. McDonald prepared for an emergency operation. Meanwhile gttaches at the hospital communicated with Maryland authori- ties. Before the State police arrived Schrodt disappeared, and subsequent efforts to locate him have been fruitless. Changes Made in Story. ‘The Stroups first told police they had attended a party at Riverdale Saturday night, at which Benton ‘was present. Later, they said, they drove to Chevy WILLIAM H. BENTON. DEMOCRATS TOAID | b.0.P. VOTERS'BILL Speaker Lee of Maryland House Issues Statement Favoring Measure. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., January 28— Democratic organfzations in vmous sections of Maryland are planning to support the Republican measure, intro- duced in the Senate by Senator Wil- liam A. Gunther of Allegany County, to repeal the declaration of intention act, which requires that every new resident, desiring to vote, must file his declaration of intention to become a citizen of the State one year before a eneral election. It is claimed that the law prevents a number of residents each year from voting, as they do not know the requirement until they ap- pear for registration The Republicans have made a blen- nial fight Inr the measure, but this is fhe first time that there has been any indication of a Democratic luppol’t.lnfl E. Brooke Lee, Silver Spring, Chase, Seat Pleasant and Baltimore. ‘When they returned home, they said, Benton, who boarded with them, was not theére, and that they started to look for him. After visiting several relatives with- out finding Benton, they said, they started back, and i‘ just before reaching their home found him leaning against a telephwne pole. He told them, they said, that he had been shot by two strange men, and they took him to the ‘hospital. ng. H. G. Machen of the county police and Coumz Constable Claude Reese were not sal with this story and started an investigation. When they learned of the attempted robbery and that Davis thought he wounded one of the burglars, they ques- tioned Mr. and Mrs. Stroup again, and, they say secured a confession trom su-oup according to police, admitted that he and Benton made their attempt to enter the store while Mrs. Stroup and Schrodt waited in the machine. Says He Warned Benton. Stroup told police that he heard Davis moving around in the store and warned Benton, who was trying to fit a key igto the lock, to run. Just as they mmd to leave, he said, the shot was Bcnwn has clung to his original story that he was shot by two strange men, and prolonged questioning ® yesterday failed to change this version., When his condition permits, thc police will confront him with the aileged con- fession. Mr. and Mrs, Stroup. were under $1,000 bond each by Justice of the Peace Herbert J. Moffat of Hyatts- ville for their appearance before the April term of the grand jury in Upper Lookouts have been sent adjoining police believe his arrest is According to Benton’s relatives, he has a wife, who before her marriage was Miss Irene Harbaugh. They were ssparated three years ago. They have one son, who s staying with the mother’s family in Pennsylvania. VESTRES SURVIVOR GIVEN PRISON TERM|..:¥ Ovelton L. Maxey Sentenced at Cumberland for Industrial Loan Shortage of $6,500. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md,, January 28.— Ovelton L. Maxey, survivor of the Ves- tres ship disaster, who swam for two hours after the vessel went down sev- eral months ago, and was rescued, was sentenced today to serve four and a half years in the Maryland penitentiary. Maxey was convicted before Judge Albert A. Doub of Circuit Court of the embezzlement of $6,500 of the funds of the Industrial Loan Soclety of this city, of which he was manager. He was on his way to South America when the ship was enveloped by a storm, many lives being lost. Maxey was arrested in New York and returned here. He lived at Richmond, Va., and was a Euduuu of the Uni- versity of Virginia. JURY LIST ANNOUNCED. |} February Term of Circuit Court|nounced Arranged at Frederick, Md. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., January 28.— Jurors for the February term of Circult |1 Court were drawn by Judges Hammond Urner and John 8. Newman as follows: | it H. A. Droneburg, John A. Ball, Charles N. Staley, Thaddeus M. Felton, Walter P. Feaga, Clarence C. Holtz, Grover L, Michsel, G. Oscar Rhoads, Russell H McCain, Markell H. Nelson, William A. Cramer, Russell E. Lighter, L. Ifert, Samuel Stambaugh, Joseph D. Welty, Henry L. Scott, Jerome E. Gaver. ‘William H. Hogarth, Charles F. Craw- ford, Albert C. Fogle, W. Ernest Boyer, Willlam E. Hendrickson, Joseph E. Brown, Robert 8. Calimer, Elmer M. Powell, Walter C. LeGore, Daniel M. Miller, George A. Cashour, David A. Lewis, Cecil K. Holter, Morris L. Rouzer, Daniel Flory, Howard L. Metzger, Silas D. Bittle, Clayton D. Houck, Murray C. Bohn, Jesse Clay, Samuel W. Hoffman, Howard E. Forney, Clarence W. Stottle- myer, F. D. Dutrow, C. W. Huffer, R. W. Zimmerman, Clarence M. Phleeger, C. L. Grabill, Frank Caskey, Thomas Eaves and J. D. Stup. i ey Firemen to Present Films. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAC, Va., January 28. effort to pay off an outstanding d.bt n! $150, Potomac FPire Department -will pmenL a benefit moving picture, Clara of the House of ates, formal statement sef forth the at- |1 titude of the Democratic organization hfildln of Montgomery County. Registration of Voters, Speaker Lee pointed out that his county is the section of Maryland where the p ate registration of new voters takes place every campaign. Approximately 3,200 new voters regis- tered in each of the last twoum paigns, according to Maj. Lee. “We are willing to give up whatever advantage mly accrue to the Demo- Montgomery Count hrough the dnhn tion of lntenung llv o uid Maj. Lee, “for the following mo into Maryland from State or % the clty of wuhmn:s’ belleve the theory of xchntlom tentions. l’:w in new cf flm is e to acquire local mer:lxtnenm mtlot:. ’b;(ue the new citizen ean participa & State, noun;y or Baltimore city election Difficulty for Citizen. “A citizen from any other State can- not mcuutmli:mm any considerable knowledge of t] pmblnu of any eoun- ty of Maryland of Baltimore OCity. any oq g&ble basts ':n‘tum fi':ehl:ig any of l:wmmt or lut«ufic cast a vote in the first local :” 'p-rtleuhr county or ia lh“mmn mhfioury period, in which uz.“:nlx;a‘m esisiing provieans seeims miliar & fair and wlu s yunu continual “It may be ne to require & e e g e counties l&‘ monthl before m Inclusion of unlmnd olt- in the police census bo lmwd as prima facia evidence of lence for p\llwnl of mlmuon 3100,000 DELINOUENT IN MONTGOMERY TAX County Forces Engaged in Listing 800 Property Owners for Ad- vertisement of Sale. Bpecial Correspondence of The Star. ILLE, Md., ".:llnulry 28.—All February for sale at public auction, County Treasurer J. Forest Walker an- today. The clmulytoroe in the office of the cuunl&y ‘trenumrlhu k!I)wn mhu&uy u':’. gaged for several weel list of flell.nquenu 'lwp:.nw number t some- s like $100060 In taxes. due. thnse on the list their taxes before goes to the ter there will be an extra chary each au of u. otherwise sdditional $8 to forestall the omfln‘ ptoperty e than onc-m!( o! those on this H. | for sale, thoy the number of delinquents will be Muecd fully four- fifths hefore the day of sale. Heads hptut Brotherhood. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAC, Va., January 28.—Bryan Gordon has been elected nt_of the Baptist Brotherhood of Del Ray Baptist Church. R. T. Hardin was named first vice president; Walter Dam- eron, second vice ' pre nt; George Walter, third vice president; Ivan Groves, secretary-treasurer, and James Clore, chairman of the en! committee. Births and Deaths Even. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., January 28— Eighteen births and 18 deaths were re- office here Bow in “The Fleet's In,” Friday and Slturdl.y at the Palm Theater. A comedy, “Fireman, Save My Child," will be shown also. ported at the hnl'-ll during the past_week. were 17 white and one Negro blnhl and 13 white and five Negro deaths. ” be | the county see t 1 a spilt which might to ber of auto licenses M&h‘“mi truck PUT AT $2.000,000 Delegation to Urge Bond Legislation Coping With Unusual Growth. WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Staft Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., January 26.— Bond issues aggregating nearly $2,000,- 000 will be sought for Montgomery County for school, road and courthouse unpfovnnenu by county leaders, who to ask the Legislaturé for -mm\cy to fissue the bonds. The mmey is declared to be needed not only pay for improvements already com- pmzd and which have been financed out of the current working funds, but phenomenal yomlul lubdlmbn Tmn is little doubt that some of posed issues will face some de- cm onpoculon. pnmculmy in the here Senator Eugene Jones of Kmlnmm is scrutinizing every meas- ure which proposes to saddle further debts on the county for a period of ynfl The deleglwl from Ihe counly expecte unnnimously for All of !.hem, nccord.\nl STAR, WASHINGTON, TWO COUNTIES PLAN Fairfax and Arlington Claims to Be Presented at Char- lottesville. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, Va., January 28.—Headed by { B. M. Hedrick, Arlington district super~ visor of the Arlington County Board, a delegation of officials and road promo- ters will go to Charlottesville early to- morrow to present the county's claims for road funds. In special session this morning the supervisors voted unani- mously a resolution requesting the State Highway Commission, which will hold hearings at Charlottesville, to al- locate sufficient funds for widening and paving Glebe rcad between Lee High- wi;y and the Washington-Alexandria pike. the board regarding the road require- ments for the coming year. Mr. Hed- rick will present the resolution at the hearings tomorrow. Masse Hears Fairfax. Fairfax County was represented at to information gathered from county ’cm“‘ le figure: ed for the count 'S pre| or e y mmmhnm hrdlem that bond issues for this amount will not increase the tax rate of the county, it is known that th‘re is a growing sentiment among lembers of a wing of the democratic rtlnln of the county to reduce the tax rate, and they are represented 28 being very unwilling to even keep it at its present rate. Larger Funds Denied. ‘The principal fight on bond issues will be made in the case of two meas- ures to provide additional funds for the proposed new courthouse and jail at Rockville, for which $300,000 ‘was au- thorized at the last Legislature. These bonds have been sold, but no construc- tion work has been started on either the ‘courthouse or jail, because of the desire of the county leaders to provide a better bullding than was originally con- templated. of the measures will provide for the issue of bonds to the smount of $150,000, which will be added to the $250,000 already provided for the courthouse, and another in the same amount for the purchase of the land included iIn the square west of has mm a'the eourmouu In addition to provid- land for a more pretentious n vnu give the county land whlch umu the heavy traffic through the town to and lrom the west, that is now blocked by a “bottle neck.” In addition to the two courthouse bond issues, there is the refunding bond issue for the schools constructed dur- ing 1928, and another one of $400,000 for new oconstruction during 1920 and 1930, to meet & demand which has been forced on the county by the extraordi- nary growth which it has experienced. be for r:tundtn; the durm. “ln national elections & new citizen in the it will be in m omm 'hlch the lhh“flmdmo:th'g county each year for Jateral road con- , bel Montgomery County’s cent tax m‘:‘ gasoline pmflg:du;:e 1:/{ 1927 session of the Legislature. L Concrete Ropd Plans. smount of eoncrete roadway whl:h Wwill be constructed . during tht It was pointed out that if Senator Jones insists on i oy m_mhloopo-unnmthe to widen the thoroughfare | "% Little Washington, Va., today by Mark ‘Turker of Forestville, and Harry Leigh of Andrew Chapel, members of the county board of supervisors, who asked Wade Masse, a member of the State Highway Commission, to speak tomor- row in behalf of Falrfax County for funds sufficlent to complete a mile and ||| a fourth of dirt road on Leesburg Pike beginning at Difficult Run bridge. For this work, $5,000 had been allo- cated, but this was insufficient. That will be all the Fairfax officials want, their view being that Arlington improve- men‘m will be of equal benefit in their section. Meeting Set for Tonight. This is_the first official resolution -11 A meeting will be held at Falls Church tonight under auspices of the | Straight-to-the-Bridge Association, when arrangements will be made for members of that organization to attend the Charlottesville meeting. A caravan of automobiles will be on tomorrow’s trip, it is said. Robert Forman, advocate of the widening and paving of Glebe road, and Dr. Samuel M. Johnson, president of the Lee Highway Association, will | attend the State Highway Depnrtmgnt' hearing and will n"emtn to persuade the Virginia officials that Arlington County, as one of the most congested sections of the State should receive mola:y proportionate to its growth and The State has tentatively allocated $180,000 to the county for the widen- ing of the lower Alexandria road and a continuance of the widening of the Lee highway. ‘The Lee boulevard and Glebe road were not included in the original allocations. The State does not control Wilson boulevard, which runs west from Ross- lyn_through Clarendon, and which is badly in need of repair and widening, but citizens are attempting to assist Supervisor B. Hedrick in obtaining free € | rights of way for this, the third heavi~ est traveled highway in the county, the work to be done by the county. Heads Glebewood Body. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. BALLSTON, Va, January 28— Robert H. Forman, vice president and chairman of the road committee of the Glebewood Citizens’ Association, will head a large delegation tomorrow morning to attend the hearing of the State Highway Commission at Charlottesville to urge the improvement of Glebe road and to present the rights-of-ways for a 50- !oot highway. BALLSTON FIREMEN LET $3,000 CONTRACT Hall to Be Built Over Firehouse and Improvement of Road * Is Sought. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALLSTON, Va., January 28.—The Ballston Volunteer ‘Fire Degnmenv at its meeting Priday evening awarded a te | contract to Blumer & Blumer, local con- ready ery ty Sena- to these two meas- g & iy tgomery County Democrati delegation, and lluul’wuenur:;. o'; increase right up to the State elections next year. Civie mu\lnclm throughout the Surbu + adinesnt to th cu: tal City, have almost iy Ta- vored the more Gunumu Jjall md ptomt, and the leaders of mmmewtwwmnnhu mture when up with the courthouse Senator Jones said today that he was not prepared at this time to make known the reasous, in full, for his stand on the bond lnuu. but in very short time expected to publish in detail his purpose in opposing the measures. o e VIRGINIA AUTO OWNERS HELP BUILD OWN ROADS tractors, to remodel and construct a ?-ll ':l;er the firehouse, costing approx- ma The mury of the department was instructed to send letters to Col. H. G. Shirley, chairman, and Wade Massie of the State Highway Commission urging that improvements be given to Glebe road. The firemen claim that with the improvements of the road it will be the main artery for cross-country traveling to and from fires. o R RURAL STORES ROBBED. Epidemic in Danville, Va., Section Is Showing No Abatement. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., January 28. —-Rllrll store robberies in this section tinuing, The store of Powell nmnen near Ruffin, N. C., was bioken into and certificates of dopom on a Reidsville, N. ©C., bank and merchandising aggregating in’ value $15,000 stolen. ‘The loot apparently was carted off in trucks. The safe was opened by a method frequently seen in the local robe beries. The thieves first broke the com- bination knob, drove the shaft pin into the safe and then by dealing severe blows to the receptacle caused the tumblers to fall. Gasoline Tax Payments Average From 6 to 7 Cents Daily for Each Machine. N | By the Associated Pri RICHMOND, January 28.—Be- tween 6 and 7 cents a day for better Toads in Virginia is the approximate amount of gasoline tax Z:ld by the average automobile owner in the State, it is calculated from figures ohmned from the State motor vehicle de) ment. And about 10 per cent of the gasoline tax is paid by tourists, it is estimated by James M. Hnyu, Jr., State mz};orlv‘ohuln commissione! P gasoline tax unted’ to spproximately $8,089,996. 'rm.u was pdd by approximately 304,327 auto- mobile owners, e num- nunu;dulhznmmox%mmpm year am ufll.flll .31, i o ere sufficient automoblles owned in Wr‘lnh to place one at intervals of every 128 feet along the roads of the State highway system. There would be about five automobiles to every mile of road in the State, including small, unulndlprnved county roads, it was calcu- ‘The total mileage in the Virginia State highway system now is approxi- mately 7,000 mllu. it was stated. The lom ml.le of all ped tsc roads is estimated County Club lnsident Named. Special Dispateh to The Star. GUMBERLAND, Holzshy Realty Oo uu is :mmlnent in banking circles. Dr. Karl P. Heintz was chosen vice president; Lewis M. Wilson, secretary, and Arthur B. Gibson, treas- urer, Try Breakfast RY this quickly-made luncheon or breakfast dish—Gorto in delicious as fresh roe convenient to prepare. Ask your gour for @ can today. Other Fish ecipes. Gorton-Pew Fisheries, Gloucester. Mass. Makers of Gorton’s Cod Fish and Gorton’s “Ready-to-Fry” Cod Fish Cakes. rfon's ROC FOR ROAD HEARING B Cx WIONDAY. J'AN'UARY 28, 1929, ° A Special Oflcnnfl SUNMIINA' Por this week '. 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