Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1929, Page 10

- SUBURBAN NEWS b 19 SUBURBAN NEWS.' PARK DEVELOPMENT . NEEDS OUTLINED Independence Necessdry for Virginia Planning Body, Maj. Brown Says. SASSCER WOULD BAR | 'PRISON FARM PRODUCE Bill Would Prohibit Sale of Perish- | ables in Competition With Citizens _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY! 7 [ANTISHITH GROUP PLANS FOR FUTURE Lyon Urges Party Bolters Conferring Today to Re- pudiate Regulars. led to the drafting of the bill. The House of Reformation at Chesingham | has_agreed to stop raising perishable | zoods pending the action of the Assembly on_the bill. Complaint that reed birds were tso small and the weather too hot during the first two wecks of the hunting sea- son last year is responsible for a bill asking that the season be opened 15 days later. The present season is from November 15 to December 31. This | would be changed to open December | 1 and close January 15, thus main- taining the present length of the sea son. The third bill asks the abolition of the resident fishing license law, so that a farmer might fish on_his millpond or other small waters on his land with- said the conference would be asked to consider. A. J. Dunning, jr, of Nor- folk was also authority for the state- ment that the conference would in all probability be asked to consider asking for the resignation of John J. Raskob as chairman of the Democratic national committee. In the event that the conference de- cided on an independent ticket it was expected that a formal call for a con- vention would be issued. This conven- tion would function in much the same way as the Republican State conve tion. ; Should the anti-Smith group dec to enter into the Democratic primar it was backed by an opinion by ney General John R. Saunde such voters were eligible to partici under the Virginia primary laws in electors L} refused to support last year were ct by convention and not by direct pri- mary. The committee of 12 persons calling |t the conference today met in cxccutive session at 8 o'clock Jast night and con- in_session here today to determine the | tinveq in e tor midnight, policy of the Democratic natioual|No statement was at the conclu- ticket in November with respect to 8l | g - Sidney |BRIDGE PURCHASES GET LEGISLATIVE 0. K. Maryland ON PARK PLANS ssembly Approves Two States Buying Potomac Structures. APOLIS, Md.,, | House Ia: | authorize: ¢ Roads Commission |of Maryland to join with the Virginia | authorities in the purchase of the two | bridges over the Potomac River at Point out first obtaining a license. g{,,fi;’;k,}g}“{}‘fé}‘.’,‘_"‘ i VoL awitns e One’section of the bill authorizes the | Maryland commission to enter into a { joint agreement wi the State Road Dog Owners Fined 7 " | Commission of nd to purchase nder License | the Point of Ro dge At viot mite than " Tt other measure Law in Arlington limits to purchase of the Special Dispa Dy a Stall Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February "hree bills of special significance to ce Georges County, one of them erning the markeking of fram prod- uce and the othe; relating to the me_license laws, introduced in- e State Senate Jansdale G. . local Tep- resentative, last week., A penal institu- tion owned or aided v * . v v v € v 13 1 By the Assoclated Press, LYNCHBURG, Va., February 5.—The | district, county and State chairmen of | the anti-Smith organization in Virginia in 1928, augmented a number of cit- izens extended special invitations, were Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, February 5—“Po- ¢ litical boundary lines must be disre- garded if any planning or zoning com- mission_is to_function properly,” de- clared Maj. Carey Brown of the Na- ¢ tional Capital Park and Planning Com- % mission last night at Annandale. Be- ¢ fore an audience of about 300 members of the Chambers of Commerce of Fair- W o th and that the agree~ e is to be made be=- nd Road Commission Brunswic n tch to The Star. in fax and Arlington Counties and Alex- andria City, Planning Commission, Real Maj. Brown pointed out the necessity of * setting up a planning commission which . could function independently, the even- tual execution of its plans to be in- trusted to the scparate political units involved. Proceeding with a discussion of meth- ods of solving this problem in Virginia, Maj. Brown pointed out that the pri- mary need here was to see that the 'governor's comm Virginia is © supplied with su nt funds, either “ frem State, county or private sources, Z 'to develop the plans they have alread: evolved in the many meetings they e % jalready held in conjunction with plan- ning authorities of the District. Maryland Law Not Applicable. In the opinion of j. Brown the law under which the Ma d commission now functions is not entirely applicable to Virginia conditions. He pointed out ithat Arlington County already by spe- cial act of the State Legislature is au- . thorized to adopt a zoning law, and sug- gested that this law be amended to in- % clude all of Falls Church and vicinity {and all that portion of Fairfax County across Huntjng Creck from Alexandria, s well as all of Alexandria City. ;7. L. Bragg, chairman of the Vir- ¢ 'ginia Park and Planning Commission, |outlined the difficulties under which his % 'commission had labored due to the en- tire absense of either funds or author- 4 !!ty to enforce their decisions. He « |stated that in his opinion the best way Z\in which the citizens and civic bodies 7 'of Northern Virginia could co-operate % was to work for the passage of the bill |Creating the Virginia Metropolitan Area . 'of Washington. ¥ | onder a resolution offered by Fred i, |Robinson of Herndon, one of the di- # rectors of the Fairfax Chamber, the £ ' meeting went on record in favor of the vz |@ppointment of a central committee to 4 include the presidents of the three Chambers of Commerce and one repre- | 7 isentative of each of the two Boards 7 of Supervisors and the Alexandria |City Council to co-operate with the ¥ |Virginia Park and Planning Commis- z|sion in working out a program of T 'action. The secretary will notify the bodies involved to send delegates to & later meeting. _Although Delegate ¢ |H. E. Hanes of Fairfax County ex- ¥ |pressed some doubt as to whether the ¥ 'State Legislature would appropriate & v v| % any considerable amount of money for v lthe expenses of the Park and Planning |Commission, both Delegates Fred .Bir- 5’1111 of Alexandria and Hugh Reid of ¢ 'Arlington County stated that they be- ¥ lleved such a committee would prove ¥ |efficacious. fé‘ Urge Immediate Action. 7 ) ‘They advised that this committee eommunicate immediately with the governor and with the men,who will make up the governor’s budget for the 1930 session in order that a tenta- tive allotment may be included in the budget submitted to the Legislature. W. K. Handy of Arlington County stressed not only the need for funds to put over the plans of the Park Com- mission, but the immediate need for money to conduct a publicity cam- among the members of the ture. He called on all organi- zations interested in the development of this section to appropriate funds for this work. President Martin Webb announced the financial campaign to be inaugu- rated by the Fairfax Chamber on Feb- Tuary 18, to raise not less than $5,000 to advertise the county’s advantages for residential, agricultural and indus- trial development. In connection with | the chamber’s plans for the develop- ment of the section around Cameron 7 !Yards as an industrial location, Maj. ‘Brown was asked whether the Park and . Planning Commission would at any ¥ future date offer any objection to the location of industry in such close prox- imity to the Mount Vernon Memorial Boulevard. Maj. Brown stated he saw 'no reason why a reasonable industrial development there should interfere with the plans. Last night's meeting was opened by C. W. Eliot, 2d, city planner, of the 1 National Capital Park and Planning Commission, who pointed out the im- portant part played by Virginia terri- {tory in the development of the pro- system of parkways for the Cap- TN SENRLERTL Oy | | ‘| | ! | RETERTTOLACE S® ; _ Representative Louis Cramton of . Michigan, introduced by E. H. Allen, {chairman of the Fairfax committee on highways, paris and planning, outlined the reasons for and the provisions of his bill creating the George Washing- ton Memorial Parkways from Mount lVemon to Great Falls. He outlined ! the prowisions of his bill in regard to ‘Wash! and Maryland and dwelt 2t leny on the means provided for financing the Virginia portion, whereby the Federal Government advances sufficient funds to purchase the neces- lury land along the Potomac as soon i @s assured that the State of Virginia or political subdivislon thereof agrees |to reimburse the Government within | five years for one half the cost of the ; 1land itself. | Martin T. Webb, president of the ! Fairfax Chamber, presided. 'FOUR YOUTHS HELD AS THEFT SUSPECTS Waive Preliminary Hearing on Burglary Charges in Ar- lington Court. TS ET NSRS TSR EENS 4} ) § o Prom a Staff Correspondent. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, Va., February 5—With the arrest of four youths, Arlington County police claim to have solved the recent Tobbery of five business houses in the county. They have recovered loot wortn nearly $1,000, they say. (£ Those under arrest, all minors, are Milton Rothery, Waverly Hills, Va.; Alton Parker Riddle, Waycroft, Va, and Harvy Smallwood and Walter Her- riety, both of Ballston, Va. All were arraigned before Police Judge Harry R. ‘Thomas in Police Court this morning and waived preliminary hearings. Roth- ery and Smallwood were held under $5,000 bond each and Riddle and Her- riety mnder $2,000 bond each. ‘The burglaries with which' the boys are charged started before Christmas, the last taking place a little more than 2 week ago. Rothery, Smallwood and Herrety are accused of having entered and robbed a clothing store in Ballston and the two former %ith entering & hardware store and barber shop in the same town. Rothery and Riddle are ac- cused of entering a garage near the courthouse and Smaliwood and Rothery with breaking into a shoe shop on Wil- son boulevard near Glebe road. Rothery, Smallwood and Herriety were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Harry Wood- | yard and Policemen C. W. Carr and Raymond Crack. Riddle was arrested ‘Washington police at the request of iie Arlington County, authories, ¥ - the Virginia Park and | Estate | ~ Board, governing bodies and officers of | the three units of Northern Virginia, | BERLINER PLANT GOES T0 BALTIMORE $1,000,000 Corporation Is Formed to Build Plane Factory at Airport. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md. February 5— The Berliner-Joyce Aircraft Corpora- tion, the first airplane manufacturing company to announce plans for locating adjacent to Baltimore's proposed mu- nicipal airport, filed incorporation pa- pers erday with the State Tax Commission. ‘The new corporation, formed by Bal- timore and New York banking houses, ha san authorized capital of $1,000,000. Of this amount approximately $700,000 has been subscribed by Townsend Scott & Son, Baltimore investment bankers, and Ralph B. Leonard & Co., invest- ment bankers of New York. Officers of the corporation are W. W. Moss, former vice president and con- troller of the Curtiss Aeroplane & Mo- tor Co. president; Henry Berliner, owner of the Berliner Aircraft Co., Alexandria, Va., vice president in charge of production, and Temple N. Joyce, former chief test pilot and ‘Washington representative of the Cur- tiss Co., vice president in charge of sales. On the board of directors are W. Frank Roberts, former superintendent of the Bethlehem Steel Co. plant at Sparrows Point; Charles L. Phillips, Baltimore banker; Col. B. F. Castle, president of the Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio; Ralph B. Leonard, head of a New York banking house, and Townsend Scott, Baltimore banker. As soon as the factory is available here, mechanics and other skilled labor and equipment will be moved here from the Berliner factory in Alexandria. ‘Will Leave Alexandria. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 5.— The Berliner plant here will be aban- doned on completion of the Baltimore airport now under construction, officials of the company announced here today. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 5 (Special).—A delegation of six mem- bers of the Alexandria Independent Voters’ League today is attending the State convention ~of Hoover-Curtis Democrats at Lynchburg, Va. The logal party is composed of C. H. Brown, president of the Voters’ League; D. R. Stansbury, vice president; J. A. Har- nage, secretary: A. S. Doniphan, treas- urer; C. W. O'Meara and Y. W. St. Clair. Supt. of Public Schools R. C. Bowton said today that the entire faculty of West End School, including Miss Eliza- beth King, principal; Miss Alberta Schaffer, Miss Lelia Foster and Miss Gladys Guinn, would be transferred to Maury School, in Rosemont, Monday. A fifth teacher will be added. Maury School will replace the West End School, whieh was sold to the George Wash- ington Masonic National Memorial As- sociation for use as a power house for the temple on Shooters Hill. Bowton -announced the appointment of Miss Charlene Kiracofe of Staunton, Va. to the High School faculty as a teacher of English and Latin, filling the vacancy caused by the recent death of Miss Margie Binford. Miss Kiracofe is a graduate of Mary Baldwin College and has been teaching for three years at Randolph-Macon Academy. The annual cabaret dance and supper of the Alexandria Business and Pro- fessional Women’s Club will be given tonight at 8:45 o'clock in Armory Hall. Dr. Edgar C. Harper of Richmond, who is in this city conducting the tuberculosis clinics, was the principal speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club today. Waiter C. Drury and Arthur E. El- bourn yesterday sold the Monticello Hotel, at 805-807 King street, to Harry Baker and wife, Mrs. Juanita Baker. The fifth annual meeting of the con- gregation of the Lutheran Church will be held tonight at 7:45 at the parson- age. g!-‘“ty-fl\'e of the 109 students who have signified their intentions of join- the Alexandria High School Cadet Corps have placed orders for cadet uni- forms. Police Capt. W. W. Campbell has ap- pointed L. E. Brown to succeed L. E. Brown as a member of the local police force. Funeral services for Mrs. Isabella Johnson Lee of Richmond, widow of James Randolph Lee, who died Sunday nighf at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayland C. d, were held today in West Point, Va. Mrs. Lee is survived by two daugh- ters, Mrs. Kidd and Miss Ida Johnson Lee of Richmond. Mr. Lee died here on January 10. Mary Custis Lee, 17th Virginia Regi- ment Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in Lee Camp Hall. ‘The body of Miss Ruth Perkins, 15- year-old Alexandria High School fresh- man, who was killed in an automcbile accident at Barcroft Sunday night, will be sent to Charlotte, N. C., tonight for burial. A charity dance will be given tonight iE‘kElks' Hall by the Alexandria Lodge of s. Quickly clamped to the rear automo- bile tires, a pair of metal hooks afford Upper left: Representative Cramton of Michigan. Upper right: Maj. Carey IMOWR: iliever:: W1 S0y SEE ARLINGTON BULDS * 0 NEW HOLSES Home Construction in 1928 Totals $2,000,000, Tax Official Announces. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., February 5—Three hun- dred new homes at an assgssed valuation of $679,000 and an actual valuation of $2,000,000, were constructed in Arling- ton County during 1928, it was re- vealed today by Harry K. Green, com- missioner of revenue. Checking back on his records, Green discovered that in 1920 there were 3,580 homes assessed in the county and that there are now 8,255 homes, an in- crease of 130 per cent in nine years. This is the largest gain shown in any county in the State ,and a record, he think, that cannot be beaten by any other community of like size in the entire country, since Arlington is the smallest county in the United States. An increase of $1,717,032 in the assessed valuation of real estate, per- sonal property and public service corperations was shown in 1928 over 1927, The total assessed valuation for last year was $27,710,188, as against $26,693,156, he said. Arlington district has the largest assessed valuation, with $13,659,176. Jeflerson district follows with $8,677,~ 862, while Washington district has $5,373,150. There were total levies of $705,568.48 in the three districts. Washington district has the largest tax rate, paying $2.80 on each $100 of assessed value. The rate in both the Arlington and Jefferson districts is $2.50, the difference between these and Wash- ington district being the payment of in- terest and retirement on a road bond issue floated a number of years ago. tn the East Falls Church section of - lington district there is a rate of $1.65° and in Washington district $1.95. The various levies for districts are as follows: School bonds—Jefferson _ district, $13,016.79; Arlington district, $20,452.44; ‘Washington district, $7,512.66. Total, $40,981.99. Fire protection—Jefferson district, $8,677.89; Arlington district, $13,634.97; Washington = district, $5,008.45; East Falls Church, Arlington, $24.22; East Falls Church, Washington, $364.72. To- tal, $27,710.! ‘Three- districts paid on $104,000 road bonds, $674,000 school bonds and $750,~ 000 water bonds. SCHOOL GROUP TO MEET. Broome to Address Somerset As- sociation Tonight. Special Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md., February 5—E. W. Broome, superintendent of “schools of Montgomery County, will be the prin- cipal speaker at the meeting of the Parent-Teachers’ Association tonight at 8 o'clock, in the schoolhouse, near Wis- consin and Dorset avenues. Dr. Paul W. Dunbar of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, and Mrs. Kathryne M. Bricker, principal, will also address the meeting. . New Scout Troop Formed. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., February 5.—A new troop of Boy Scouts has been chartered here. In addition to all members of the old troop, the following newcomers will be charter members of the new troop: Ellsworth Stotler, Ellsworth Imlay, Alvin Stommel, Ran- dolph Solers, Eddy Dowe, Luther Mil- burn, William Korn, Commy Economos and Charles Simpson. Robert Ennis is scoutmaster of the troop and Wil- liam Brainin is assistant scoutmaster, Bible Class Meets Tonight. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAC, Va. February 5.—Mrs. John S. Sowers' Bible class of the Del Ray Baptist Church will hold a meeking tonight at 8 o'clock and the teachers’ traction when the car sinks in a mud- hole or other soft spot. council will meet tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. Over Private Loan Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February 5--A controversy between two of the daughters of the late Gov. Oden Bowle of Maryland over a road in their father’s historic estate, Fair View, near Collington, Md., was partially heard by Judge Joseph C. Mattingly in Circuit Court here yesterday and the case was continued. The road involved, known as “Faulk- ner’s lane,” is said to be one of the oldest thoroughfares in this part of the State. Mrs. Annette B. Roberts of Landover, Md,"claims her sister, Mrs, Mary, S. Daughters of Late Gov. Bowie Argue Between Their Lands ‘Whitridge, prominent Baltimore society ‘woman, permanently closed the road in February, 1927, by locking both gates | with chains, blowing big holes in the ‘:‘ufl‘d and placing various obstructions n it. The plaintiff contends that as far back as 1926 Mrs. Whitridge wanted to close the road on the ground that peo- ple using it would leave the gates open. Mrs. Roberts objected, as she owned two farms which used the road. Mrs. Roberts asks that the road be restored to its original condition and that her sister be restrained from fure ther interfering with ify . -5 Y State elections in Virginia this year. ‘Three possibilities were seen- arated independent ticket, a coalition with the Republican State organization, or entrance into the regular Democratic primary. Leaders of the anti-Smith faction were noncommittal before the conference, being careful to state flhnt[ views expressed were their own personal views. Would Repudiate Regulars. At least oné of the leaders, Frank Lyon of McLean, a leader in the eighth | district, expected to ask that the con ference repudiate the Democratic lead ers who supported Gov. Smith I r, both national and State. Mr. Lyon had | prepared several suggestions which he | | county headquarters refusing to make public. . Returns Marriage License. Epeclal Dispatch to The MARTINSBURG, W. Va,, February 5. —A moftiage license issued here a month ago has been returned to the by Miss Mildred Lee Fur Va., one of the princip: mple cxplanation that she does not intend to wed Ronald Ellroy Ney ung business man of Harrison- burg, the other principal, at this time, anc ging the Richmond last their deliberatior ar. by the State would not be permitted to raise perishable produce for sale to the general public, according to the provisions of one of the bills, spon- sored by the subur- ban truckers of Maryland and in- troduced by Senator Sasscer. Metro- an market sale of farm produce House of Correction at and the propesal to re- Maryland Reform School nore fo some farm territory Senator Sasscer. ARLINGTO! HOUSE, Va., the 14 per: County, in a of unlicensed each by Judge Harry R. Thomas in Police Court t The time limit for allowing dogs to run at large on 1928 tags or without, license expired on January 31. Johnson expects to co every dog in and that all owners who have failed to comply with the law will be haled into court. ns arrested by Harry Johnson, kame warden for Arlington N COUNTY COURT February 5—Ten of | COuUnty Joint maintenance of s to be subjected to toll charges | the bridges are paid for. i P Sues for Auto Injuries. drive against owners dogs, were fined $14.25 his morning. Miss Elizabeth L. Thompson of | York City vesterday filed a $10,000 {age suit in stated today that he | against, Robert Everh: ntinue his drive until the county has a tag art August 27 Chief officer Harry Manning says: = 7€ instead aLuck fi;fmweegt,‘” HEN I climbed aboard the ‘America’ after those col d, strenuous hours getting the men off the freighter ‘Florida,” there was nothing I wantedsomuch asa Lucky—‘By George, it tasted wonderful! A Lucky is always refreshing. My tense nerves relaxed, my aching throat was soothed and the whole thrilling adventure just seemed a part of the day’s work. As time goes by, and I look back to that memorable night, I'll always remember the wonderful taste of that welcome Lucky. As I went around to visit the menwe’drescued,Ifound manyofthem enjoying Luckies, too. We really couldn’t wait to get back to our ship and ‘Luckies.’ As an actual fact in returning to the ‘America’ I noticed one of our men¥ rowing with one hand and lighting a ‘Lucky’ with'the other. There’s no flavor to equal toasted tobaccos, and I always prefer Lucky Strikes. There’s wisdom in the saying: ‘Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet.” It helps a man to keep physically fit and we who follow the sea must always be prepared for any emergency.” Harry Manning, Chief Officer, i 3 Now Acting Captain, “S. S. America”™ Harry Manning, Chief Officer, Now Acting Captain, *S. S. America” W Authorities attribute the enormous increase in Cigarette * smoking to the improvement in the process of Cigarette manufacture by the application of heat. It is true that during the year 1928, Lucky Strike Cigarettes showed a greater increase than all other Cigarettes combined. This confirms in no uncertain terms the public’s confidence in the superiority of Lucky Strike. *The man men- 2 N tioned by Chief Officer Manning wasBoatswain’s Mate Aloys A. Wilson. “REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD OF A SWEET. @ 1929, The American/Tobacco Co., Manufacturers nd the board of supervisors of Loudoun bridges is to be provided for and traffic until NORFOLK,. Va., February 5 (#).— : dam- ederal District Court here of Norfolk, charging that he was responsible for | personal injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in Baltimore last