Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1929, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS, NELLIGAN BOARD GETS FULL POWERS Governor’s Commission Starts Today to Aid Grand Inquest in Road Case. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspondent of The Star. STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 5.—Probing of the th State Road Commission funds wi under way today by two bodies, the governor's commission, also inquiring | Inquest Head known as the Nelligan committee, con- and the grand inquest members of the G tinuing its investigations in Baltimore, | | ] composed of O’'Connor, N tors in Baltime ted to tell what he has found in ¢ tions before the vestigations and the subsequent prosecutions. | mittee, which is | composed ¢ Nelligan, George | M. Shriver. Jonathan K. Voshell and | Edwin J. Bactjer, will today function for the first time as an official body. The Lef t in less than | two hours rushed t tion giving this committee power summons witnesses and call for records, as well as to punish for failure to ap- pear, refusal to testify and for perju rey cuted the pecul Att P h to a year or both f nment. No Dissenting Votes. Not even a dissenting vote was re- sure in the Hou: | Daniel C. Jose altimore, le: of the insurge , and_Josept Wilmer of Faull Charles Coun Republican floor leader in the House, seconded the motion to suspend the rules which gave the bill right of way. But the way was not so clear in the Senate, where it was finally passed under a suspension of the rules with one dissenting vote, that of Senator Harry O. Levin of Baltimore, Repub- lican, who opposed the hurrying through of the measure. He alleged, &s he did before the grand inquest, that the Legislature was surrendering its prerogatives to_the committee. Senator Walter J. Mitchell of La Plata, Charles County, Democratic floor leader, took issue with the Baltimore Senator, and said ‘that if he thought it robbed the Legislature of dny of its (powers he would oppose it. Senator S. Scott Beck of Chestertown, Kent County, chairman of the grand inquest, told the Senate that the legislative committee had decided that the Nelli~ gan committee was more competent to conduct certain phases of the investi- gation. Senator Daniel B. Chambers of the fifth Baltimore district said the bill should be passed quickly. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, within a few minutes after the passage of the meas- ure by the Senate, signed it, and a cer- tified copy of the measure will be ob- tained from the clerk of the Court of |Appeals here today and taken to the committee at Baltimore, so that it will function for the first time this after- noon under its added powers. i Glves Broad Powers. As finally adopted, the measure gives ;mud powers to the Nelligan committee. {1t is to ascertain any thefts or wrong- \tul diversions or uses of money, sup- Iplies or other property of the State Road Commission which may have oc- curred; the procedure, legality and pro- priety of purchases and of the award 'of contracts, and also the performance of contracts and the payments there- under; the accounting methods and business procedure of the State Roads Commission; and any and all other acts of the commission which the investi- gating committee may deem proper to_investigate in the public interest. In addition to these powers, it is authorized to summons and require the tendance of witnesses through the offices of the sheriffs, or by subpoena issued by any member of the committee and served by any person designated to do so, and to require the production of all books, documents, accounts and papers the committee may deem Trel- evant and to examine all witnesses under oath. The committee heretofore has been without power to call witnesses or to ut them under oath. It could merely vite them, and if they refused to come that would be the end. But the grand inquest decided that the Nelli- gan committee was so much better equipped to handle the investigation, because of the fact that it is studying thousands of road contracts awarded during the past eight years, and is gleaning information on which to base gcientific investigations,” which give it the information on which to prosecute an inteiligent inquiry. It was pointed out that the legislative committee does not have at hand the well organized machinery which has been set up by the committee, and could not perform the vast work that would be required in the less than 60 days remaining of nd | INAMES APPOINTEES Central Committee Prepares SENATOR S. SCOTT BECK Of Thestertown, Kent County, who, chairman of the grand inquest comm tee, today will direct the interrogation of the first witness, Herbert B. 0'Conor, State’s attorney, of Baltimore. t DEMOCRATIC BOARD Montgomery List to Send to Governor. Special Dispateh to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 5.—The Democratic State central committee for Montgomery County—Robert G. Hilton, chairman; Henry E. Clark, Lewis P. Allnutt, Lloyd J. Jones, Mrs. W. Ernest executive session here today and decided to recommend the following for the bi- ennial appointments for the county soon to be made by Gov. Ritchie (the recommendations are considered tanta- mount to appointment): Supervisors of elections, Laurason B. Riggs, Lloyd J. Jonss, Benoni Allnutt and Archie W. Souder. The governor, it was decided, will be asked to reap- point Messrs. Riggs and Jones, but the law requires that four names be sub- mitted. For justices_of the peace Samuel Riggs, Edwin D. Byrdette, John Jones, Alfred L. Moore, Theodore F. Voliten, Bernard A. Duke, Samuel R. Kyle and oyd T. Grubb were named. It was decided to request the governor to designate Riggs and Kyle as police jus- tices at Rockville and Takoma Park, respectively, to succeed themselves. To be notaries public—Guy F. All- nutt, Mrs. Harriett E. Athey, Miss Lola E. Atwood, Harry F. Appeleby, F. Bache Abert, Miss Grace V. Barnes, L. Vaughn Bowly, Miss Helen V. Bready, Hattan D. Brown, Charles H. Becker, S. Walter Bogley, Robert A. Barbee, J. Paul Brunett, Bernard T. Brosius, William L. Burdette, Joseph W. Bowie, H. Leslie Carlin, Carl A. Cline, Robert F. Carter, Miss Mary Lee Cashell, Miss Alice H. Cashell, Mrs. Nellie J. Sawyer, Mrs. Madeline J. Sonneman, Archie W. Souder, J. Janney Shoemaker, John A. Stover, Miss Lydia Tucker, Hugh R. Thompson, Mrs. Lee A. Thompson, Miss Lenore L. Viett, Mrs. Katherine G. ‘Woodson, E. Deets Warfleld, George M. Wolfe, Paul F. Wire, Miss Katherine M. Wells, Miss Anna Yearley, Louis A. Yost, sr.; Benjamin _White, Bryan Davis, J. Milton Derrick, Miss Alice S. Daily, James S. Fra- sier, Walter L. Funderburk, Miss Margar H. Graves, William_Griffith, William A. Gassaway, Albany D. Grubb, Richard F. Green, Mrs. Virginia M. Harrison, H. B. Hendricks, George A. Hood, Frank L. Hewitt, Miss Edith B. Hayes, Elgie D. Hawkins, Miss Rebecca Hall, Ralph M. Hendricks, Samuel Merhle Haines, Miss Maude V. Johnson, Miss Mildred Karn, William A. Croll, Charles E. Kohlhoss, William L. King, Miss Rebecca Lenowitz, R. D. Lillie, Frank D. Leizear, Miss Mae G. Mc- Laughlin, L. Curtis Mortimer, Edward ‘Wesley Maxwell, Harry C. Meem, Wil- liam E. Morgan, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Partin, Miss Mildred E. Penn, Smith L. Putman, Miss Lydia F. Prettyman, Frank B, Proctor, Frederick E. Parks, Mrs. D. James Price, Eugene J. C. Ramey, Isabelle H. Reynolds, Alfred A. Ray, Edson Rogers, Charles A, Read and Jean W. Skinner. The committee announced that it would submit a supplementary list of recommendations for justices of the peace and notary public within the next few days. Offutt, Miss Ruth Shocmaker—met in | BY GEORGE PORTER. Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. February 5.—With a representative of the Mary- land-Natfonal Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission in attendance at the regular weekly meeting of the Prince Georges County commissioners at the courthouse here this afternoon, it is ex- pected the long standing differences be- :i‘w“] the two will be adjusted late to- ay. From the morning session it was in- dicated that the commissioners would shoulder the responsibility they have so long attempted to avoid and proceed as nave the Montgomery County commis- sioners, by administering the zoning regulations drawn up by the Planning Commission. Seventeen Cases Pending. If this is done it clears the way for ar § | hearings on 17 requests for changing in zoning that have been held up since Jast April. Two of these ask residential areas changed to commercial to permit the establishment of cemeteries. An agreement also would end the possibility, discussed by the Prince Georges County delegation in the Leg- islature and the commissioners at a recent meeting, of introducing a bill to relieve the latter of responsibility for acts of the Park Commission. SPLIT ON PRINCE GEORGES ZONING MAY BE CLEARED UP Park and Planning Commission to Meet With County Heads at Upper Marlboro This Afternoon. ‘While approving of the zoning plans drawn up by the patk commissioners the county group, which had previously exercised its own constitutional right of passing and administering a zoning ordinance, hesitated to administer the new plans for the reason that an ap- pointive body, such as the park organi- zation, had no authority to create zones. The commissioners isted only an elective body such as they were could legally handle division of areas. Willing to Act. ‘When requests for changing in zoning began to come in it was found the Park Commission had no legal authority to conduct hearings and decide such mat- ters, but the members of the commis- sion, who received their appointments from_Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, expressed a willingness to administer the zoning act if the law was so amended as to permit them. The Montgomery County commission- ers, who faced the identical problem, did not hesitate to exercise their au- thority. Hearings have been held on proposed changes by them, the Park Commission sending a_representative to approve or oppose such a step, but the commissioners making the final de- cision. None of their verdicts have so far been contested in the courts, as the Prince Georges commissioners antici- pated. POLICE IN DOUBT ABOUT GIRL' FATE Uncle Held on Kidnaping ‘Charge After She Is Be- lieved to Have Died. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md, February 5.—still somewhat doubtful of the the- ory that” Viola Quinn, Upper Marlboro high school girl who has been missing for over a month, had met death, and intensifying their efforts to find her, if alive, Prince Georges County police yes- terday caused the arrest of another member of her family. Accompanied by a Baltimore detective, Lieut. A. W. Hepburn and Policeman V. M. Nichols of the county force arrested Edward Sparks, 34 years old, at his resi- dence in Lansdale, a suburb of North- east Baltimore, on a charge of kidnap- ing his niece. Information furnished by Leslie Sparks of Anne Arundel County, an- other uncle of the missing girl and brother of Edward Sparks, led Justice of the Peace Harry Gore of Upper Marl- boro to issue the warrant. It charges the uncle with both kidnaping the girl and taking her out of Prince Georges County. Sparks refused to make any state- ment when arrested and immediately retained counsel, upon whose advice he refused to leave Baltimore. He will be given a hearing there today. ‘The missing girl's aunt, Hattie White, a sister of Sparks, who also lives in Anne Arundel County, was taken into custody Saturday on a charge of con- spiracy. She is a prisoner at the Upper Marlboro jail, Bernard Sallman, colored, former employe of the Quinn family, who faces a statutory charge, was relased today on $7,500 bond. MOUNT RAINIER SEEKS Bill Introduced at Annapolis to Give Town 100 Acres Ad- Jjoining District. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 5.— Mount Rainier is seeking to enlarge its corporate limits by a bill introduced in the House last night by Delegate Wil- liam F. Keys of Mount Rainier, Prince Georges County. The measure would annex 100 acres of land in Prince Georges County in the area boynded generally by the District line , the preiem corporate line and Queen Chapel road. A similar bill was introduced and passed by the 1927 Legislature, but was vetoed by Gov. Ritchie at the request of the Prince Georges County delega- tion in the House because of certain errors which would have put in effect the old tax rate of 10 cents. Three College Girls’ Outing as Hoboes Ended by Officer Special Dispaten to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, February 5—W. H. Irvin, patrolman for the Southern railway,.after 30 years' experience as a policeman, TO EXTEND BOUNDARY |; had a new one Sunday, on the main line of the Southern rail- way, when he picked up a trio of pretty college girls from this place, who were enjoying a hobo ride on a southbound {reight train. : The officer was somewhat taken back when he found that he would have to arrest a trio of Southern beauties and the sur- prise’ of the young women was equally as intense when they were advised that they were under ar- rest. During the holiday between the two semesters they made a wager that they could walk so many miles, ride so many more in an automobile and still others in a freight train. Saturday they walked to Lovingston, from whence they went Sunday to Shipman, where they boarded the freight train to return. They knew Lynchburg was South and thought all trains stopped at Lynchburg. But here they figured ‘wrong, for the train did not stop until it reached Montview, six or eight miles south of the city. ‘They were put aboard a switch engine and brought to the Union passenger station. FORMER CADET INDICTED IN V. M. I. HAZING Spectal Dispatch to The Star. LEXINGTON, Va. February 5.—An indictment charging hazing, a misde- meanor under the Virginia law, was returned yesterday against R. F. Beamon of Portsmouth, Va., a former cadet at Virginia Military Institute, by a Rock- bridge County grand jury. Beamon, who was a third-class man, was turned over to county authorities January 19 for alleged violation of the aw passed at the last session of the Virginia General Assembly declaring hazing a misdemeanor, V. M. I officials sald he was dismissed following investi- gations by the commandant. Officials alleged that Beamon struck J. F. Renfro, jr., of Georgia, a cadet, several times. Beamon, college officials said, declared he struck Renfro because Renfro cursed him. Renfro’s injuries were superficial. BRI S A Ex-Sheriff Loses Suit. CUMBERLAND, Md., February 5.— In an opinion filed in the Circuit Court yesterday by Judge Albert A. Doub the State is entitled ot recover $1,727 from former Sheriff W. Ralph Young, repre- senting fees with interest which Mr. Young collected while in office. The State contended the sheriff is entitled under the constitution to a straight salary of $3,000 and no more. The ver- dict was for $25,000, to be released upon the payment of $1,500 with interest, amounting to $1,727. MILK INSPECTORS PAY BOOST ASKED Maryland and Virginia Dairy- men Would Raise Wages of District Employes. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., February 4.— Increase of pay and allowances for the inspectors of the Health Department of the District of Columbifa, who watch over the purity of the milk supply of the National Capital by visiting the farms in Maryland and Virginia, where it is produced, is to be sought by the members of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers’ Association, it was an- nounced at the annual meeting of that body held terday in the county building here A petition was read at the meeting, h is to be circulated among the membership in both States, and which is subsequently to be presented to Rep- resentative Frederick N. Zihiman of Maryland, chairman of the House Dis- trict of Columbia committee, asking him to aid in_putting these men on a par with the Federal inspectors of the Department of Agriculture. A recom- mendation is made in the petition that they be paid $3,000 a year and given an allowance of 7 cents'a mile for their automobiles. The present pay and al- lowances are too small, it was pointed out, and they have to travel hundreds of miles in their work of inspecting the dairy farms and the herds. ‘The following officers were elected: President, F. 8. Walker of Orange, Va.; first vice president, L.E. Riggs of Sil- ver Spring, Md.; second president, R. S. Hynson of Manassas, Va. and secretary asurer, John McGill, jr., of ‘Washington. ‘The following directors were elected: Frederick County, Md.—George A, Allnut, Adamstown; A. M. Etzler, Fred- erick; J. H. Remsburg, Middletown; Clyde W. Smith, Ijamsville, and E. Speaks, Frederick. Montgomery County, Md.—James D, King, Germantown; W. M. Magruder, Gaithersburg; W. W. Hodges, Boyd, and L. E. Riggs, Silver Spring. Culpeper County, Va.—A. G. ‘Wils, Brandywine. Fairfax County, Va. —B. B. Iden, Vienna; W. M. McNair, Herndon, and L. A.Popkins, Alexandria, Fauquier County, Va.—Cecil B. Beane, Cattlett, and N. C. Bispham, Reming- ton. Loudon County, Va—H. T. Pan- coast, Purcellville, and F. T. Ander- son, ‘Arcola. Prince William County, Va.—R. S. Hynson, Manassas. Orange County, Va.—Frank S. Walker, Orange. West Virginia—IL D. Van Metre, Kear- neyville. The board of directors also elected the following executive committee for the ensuing year: R. S. Hynson, H. T. Pancoast, F. S. Walker, E. C. Speaks, L. E. Riggs and A. M. Etzler, OLDEST LURAY RESIDENT DIES AT AGE OF 104 Miss Virginia Crank Was Present at Inauguration of Andrew Jackson, Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., February 5—Miss Vir- ginia Crank, 104 yvears old, oldest resi- dent of Luray, is dead at her home here. * Miss Crank died from the effects of a cold. Miss Crank witnessed with her par- ents the second inauguration of Andrew Jackson as President of the United States. She also witnessed the inaugu- ;fllion of Martin Van Buren as Presi- lent. . Interment took place today in Albe- marle County. Three nephews—J. O. and C. G. Bailey of Luray and A. G. 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Z 7 pass last night a resolution calling on the governor to furnish each member of the House with a copy of the report of Haskins & Sells, the accountants who audited the books of the State Roads Commission. O’Connor this af’ernoon is expected to give to the grand inquest a general picture of the results of the investiga- tion by his office to date, including the inquiries by the two grand juries in Baltimore, which resulted in nearly two dozen indictments, and almost a dozen convictions. DUTROW PLEADS GUILTY, @pecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 5 (Spe- cial) —Former Sheriff Clay Plummer and Willlam O. Dosh, professional bondsmen and residents of Gaithers- burg, were not in the Police Court here yesterday to answer charges of disor- derly conduct, when their cases were called for trial, and their collaterals, $7.50 each, were declared forfeited by Judge Samuel Riges. They were ar- rested when they fought in the base- ment of the courthouse here to seitle a_controversy over which was to fur- nish bond for a prisoner. For the third time within a few months, the drug store of Dr. R. W. Vinson, near the courthouse here, was - _Those Big Burly " Burberry Overcoats —are included in the clearance—together with the 72227727 14 beautiful high-grade sample metal beds from best manufacturers. Your $ choice together with a 20-year guaranteed steel coil spring and $2.00 Cash—50c a Week 45-pound Royal tick mattress. other Winter models from this world-famous maker. $100, $110 and $125 Burberrys—Now $89.50 | == 5.piece Dinette Suite, with Full-length Extension Table and Four Beautiful Chairs. $2.00 Cash—50c a Week | BALTIMORE, February 5.—Donald Dutrow, former assistant paymaster of ,the State Roads Commission, yesterday was classed as one of the “central con- spirators” in the roads looting when he pleaded guilty to $1,029.42 thefts of the $376,000 shortage. Dutrow was the sixth of the 11 men recently indicted to be arraigned. POTOMAC TOWN COUNCIL STUDIES SEWER NEEDS Will Take Up Disposal Problem Formally at Next Meet- ing. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star, POTOMAC, Va, February 5—The question of devising a plan whereby the sewage of Mount Ida can be disposed ©of in a more sanitary manner than by dumping it into the ditch behind Geori Mason High School, Jefferson Ele- mentary School and th~ Jefferson Dis- Odds and Ends Splendid Qualities Scatter Floor Rugs 52;2_2 each Some worth more than double broken into and robbed Sunday night, this time of large quantities of cigars and cigarettes and half a dozen hottles of denatured alcohol. Louis C. Hill, 22, a member of the Fory Meyer Army Band, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Albert of Washington, were married in Rockville yesterday after- noon by Rev. 8. J. Goode of the Chris- tian Church. A license has been Issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the mar- riages of Thomas C. Leak, 23, of Stan=- ley, Va., and Miss Myrtle B, Foster, 19, of Luray, Va. In the Circuit Court here, Judge Rob- ert B. Peter has signed a decree grant- ing to Henry O. Dodson of Rockville, an absolute divorce from Mrs. Virginia M. Dodson of Washington, and award- ing him the custody of the couple’s only child, Henry O. Dodson, jr., aged four years. The bill charged desertion and infidelity. John Kisner and Paul Wright were before Judge Samuel Riggs in the Po- lice Court here terday on charges of abducting the 15-year-old daughter of Right now is when the Burberry Greatcoat is most appreciated—while the other heavy weights and weaves are tempered to the more moderate weather, % . A Burberry Coat is a good investment—for its dis- tinctive fashioning never relinquishes its preferred place in the wardrobes of the particular, Z trict Health Center wrs brought before the Potomac Town Council last night. The council will formally present the John H. Green of Potomac. The charge against Kisner was changed to a less serious offense and he was released on matter at its meeting February 13, Plans approved by the council call for the installation of 22 electric lights of 200 candlepower each, suspended on decorative brackets from the wooden poles recently placed on Mount Vernon avenua. 2t was declded to recinder portions of Mount Ida and Randoiph avenues and to patch other avenues which are in need of repair. $500 bond, and the case against Wright was_dismissed. ‘The arrest of the two men followed the discovery of the girl in the home of a relative of Kisner near Sandy Spring. Earl T. May and Bertha Lee Harper, both of Washington, were married here yesterday afternoon by the Rev. Bertram M. Osgood, pastor of the Baptist Church. Rev. Mr. Osgood also married Harvey N. Warren of Fairfield, Pa., and Bessie L. Eustace, Cromwell, Va, A wide selection, various colorings and covering materials Novelty Chairs. $13.5 $1.00 Cash % Civil War Veteran Buried. BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. Va,, Feb- — ruary 5.—Funeral services for John W¥ Johnson, 85, member of Company F, ® ~17 - 13th Regiment, Maryland Infantry, in N H & l b, ) b 't;r* Civll Wer, who died February 1 at adjutant of Fort Cumperland Post, No.| AN LM, UXJ. B, 4 ( suite ....... L e e home of a daughter in Glassport, 5 erican Legion, place of Fred- o ;- | P, were Tl at Suyders, W, Va, to° jerick A, Puderbaugh, Who' esigned |g SRR e ; . 3 $5.00 Cash—$1.00 Weekly | day. ee sons and eight daughters ! when appointed on the People’s cgg} e s VI Z A ¥ sundvg {5 - - i iwtayl” onCh, DI, s ap attorneyy WX, Sl - % 2 7277 722727 elegant, .masaive pieces. Bed- room Suite, in handsome deco- rated matched veneers. Entire Elmer J. Carter Appointed. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., February 5.— Elmer J. Carter has been appointe