Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1929, Page 10

|10 % ‘SUBURBAN NEWSsHE THE EVENING STAR,, WASHINGTON,” D.”C.,” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929. SUBURBAN NEWS/ ROAD BODY HEARS © ATTORNEY HALL | Witness Reads Statement of Convicted Paymaster. “Lid” Still On. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspondent of The Star. STATEHOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md, . February 7.—In an atmosphere sur- charged with friction, the grand inquest of Maryland sat here yesterday after- noon for an hour and a half and listened to_testimony of Willlam Pur- nell Hall, Baltimore attorney, purport- ed to include a statement from Thomas A. Butler, convicted paymaster of the State Roads Commission, now serving & three-year sentence in the Maryland penitentiary. The Butler statement, in typewritten form, which Attorney Hall sald was prepared in the penitentiary, contained 42 separate specifications, in-; volving the alleged unlawful disposal of | State property and the use of State labor on private premises. The state- ment generally leveled ths charges against John N. Mackall, former chair- man and chief engineer of the commis- sion. Hall was the attorney for Charles L. Ewers, who pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to defraud the State. He said he was called into the Butler case by the latter's wife in an effort to get his sentence shortened or to get a » pardon. Hall said he told Butler that Gov. Ritchie found out he was inter- ¥ "ested in the case, “he would keep him (Butler) in jail for life.” Ewers ap- eared in answer to a subpoena of the inquest, but refused to testify, on ad- vice of his attorney, Hall, until after he had been sentenced. “Lid” Remains On. The witness Hall was the attorney who, several days ago in Baltimore, | threatened to “blow the lid”.off the “ whole affair, and tell of higher-ups in- volved. Persistent efforts of former I Attorney General Armstrong, of counsel for the inquest, to get from Hall in- | formation which would give the inquest " some idea of who these higher-ups were failed utterly, and the lid is still on. | Hall gave no direct testimony, and ; finally admitted that all he had was hearsay, and further admitted that such evidence would never be admitted or considered by any court of law. The witness, aside from reading But- ler's statement, directed most of his talk against Speaker E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring. ‘It began right with the “ beginning of the session of the grand + inquest. “I move the witness be sworn,” said Speaker Lee. “I am going to be sworn,” Hall hotly fired back. *“You havq never sworn anybody before this comlhittee yet, but you are not going to get by with that . with me,” advancing and holding up his Pright hand, awaiting the administering of the oath by Senator S. Scott Beck of Kent County, chairman. Hall then laid before the committee | s list of witnesses whom he said he ! desired be summoned for interrogation by him. They included Butler, R. Ben- ! nett Darnall, former associate member ; of the commission; M. Hampton Ma- gruder of Upper Marlboro and Edward M. Thomas of Baltimore. He said he 1' ‘wanted the vouchers of the State Roads ! Commission, and would like to have the minutes of the commission from 1924 } to 1928, and the names of caw which served gasoline to the Glenburnie ! State garage, and the amounts deliv- ered. - He said that Darnall, he understood, | could show that there was never a min< ute entered on the Roads Commission | records which authorized the “toy bal- | Joon” celebration at Upper Marlboro in | connection with_the opening of the « Crain Highway. Magruder and Thomas, he told the committee, authorized cer- | tain checks to be issued and turned in + certain vouchers. This information, he ! continued, came from Butler. He said Butler informed him that there was | lack of authority for the expenditure of this money. s Promises Are Alleged. ' Hall charged before the committee | that the reason Butler and Robbins ! signed confessions was that Mackall omised that he would make no men- i Fion of other alleged irregularities. He | said that there were 18 other employes involved, against whom no action | been taken, and that 11 of them were . still on the pay roll of the Roads Com- ! mission. , Butler's statement charged that Mackall never paid for fertilizer and i soil placed on the lawn of his private home; that he never paid anyt! for ‘the use of State trucks, and used & State chemist to build a lily pool on his property. He said the lumber used ;in. the construction of a garage on Mackall's property was charged to the | Severn River Bridge. Butler alleged , that Darnall got two automobiles, and on one of them he turned in another automobile. They were registered in his name, Butler charged, until the investi- rgation began. Hall added that this could be checked up in the motor wvehicle registration records. Butler alleged that a nephew of Mackall was put to work in the Sum- mer and given a car and expenses to ! ride around the State. He said the man in question was not an engineer, and had never taken an examination before the State Employment Commission. Mackall’s brother was alleged to have ! been given several sets of harness, the property of the State. He charged favoritism in the award of certain contracts, and insisted that he always handled the large contracts. Traffic paint, Butler's statement said, which was no good, had been Ful‘- chased from a neighbor of Mackall. Every year, it was alleged, Mackall took 15 or 20 State employes to Chi- cago with him and allowed each $200 expense money. “Mackall's expense was $300,” but Hall added that “Mackall furnished the uor” He said that proof can be furnished that these men were drunk when they started, drunk while away and still drunk when they got back, and that the whole trip was just a round of card games, crap games, cabarets and fist fights. Butler alleged that Mack- all gave an asphalt plant to one con- tractor, and that steam rollers were joaned to private organizations. There were a number of other de- tailed charges. Hall said that he re- ceived the statement from Butler about four months ago. Denies Press Statement. Mr. Armstrong asked Hall about a newspaper statement in which he was quoted as saying Mackall had been made the goat in the whole affair. He denied this emphatically, and then bout 2 minutes later said that he elieved that Mackall had been made the goat.” He told the committee that he had tried to get his client Ewers to release him from holding certain information, but so far the latter had refused. Hall added that he expected that Ewer's family would be able to get the release for him. He said that Mackall was a “man with a very good heart.” “You mean, then, that he did things ‘| Road Probe Witness ‘WILLIAM PURNELL HALL, Attorney who appeared before the grand inquest probing Maryland road fund shortages at Annapolis. ODYSTERMEN TAKE CASE T0 GOVERNOR Rehearing Sought as” Truce| Over Rights in Virginia Nears End. RICHMOND, Va., February 7 (#).— Gov. Harry F. Byrd has called a con- ference for this afternoon among rep- resentatives of tongers, planters, fish commission and the State legal depart- ment to discuss plans to obtain an im- mediate judicial decision upon all of the leases involved in the Gloucester oyster disturbance. The conference was called for 3 o'clock, and is expected to be completed before the present truce of 24 hours, granted by the tongers ex- pires at 8 o'clock tonight. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, ' Vi February 7.— Charles S. Smith, jr., counsel of the Gloucester tongers, came here today to lay grievances of the York River oyster- men before Gov. Byrd, in what was termed a final effort to prevent an armed clash off Gloucester Point. Tongers, idle under the terms of a 24- hour truce, up tonight at 8 o’clock, t | made no efforts today to take oysters from the disputed grounds, which they invaded yesterday and the day before. They did no dredging yesterday, how- ever. The tongers at a mass meeting last night, acting upon the advice of Mr. Smith, who was in attendance, agreed upon the truce pending a decision on the part of the State Commission of Fisheries to rehear the case in which it recently gave the planters two years in which to remove oysters from leased grounds declared public in a new survey of oyster rocks. Busy With Dredges. ‘Meanwhile the planters had their day upon the disputed oyster beds. They rted busy this morning with ir dredges on the disputed rocks while* the tongers watched them from the Gloucester shore. Sixty-two tongers and two oyster kers were out on bail today l'li:; ‘morning. They were arrested Tuesday on war- | rants sworn out by a planter whose they invaded in defiance of the commission’s ruling. oystermen were fighting because the{ believe the planters deliberately the right to plant on State rocks, despite the boundaries fixed in their leases from the State. Says Plats Are Right. “There was no error by the State in marking out the plats of those leases. ‘The error was by the planters in de- had | liberately disregarding their own boun- darfes and moving their stakes out on the public rocks. Naturally they have no right to claim oysters which they planted on the chance of being able to get away with such a trick.” Mr. Smith said that the tongers want to avoid bloodshed, but that there is no uumnof:wmgdmdnh’: et ke n 5 erred in ‘The cision that the State the property and that the planters, in- nocent of error, should be given time enough to remove their oysters without financial loss to them. y QUICK DRIVE SAVES GARAGE GAS VICTIM George F. Buell, Herndon Realty Man, Recovering in D. C. Hospital After Being Found Unconscious. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. N, Va., February 7.—Found unconscious in his garage here at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday night, George F. Buell, a realty salesman, was rushed to Emer- gency Hospital, Washingthn, D. C,, in time to be saved from probable death. Members of the family called Dr. Ernest C. Schull upon making the ‘dis- covery. Dr. Schull and Julian D. ‘Thompson, & neighbor of Mr. Buell, accompanied him to the hospital. It is believed he was preparing to work on the engine of his car when he was overcome by monoxide gas. He is re- covering. ‘Two months ago Asa G. Bradshaw, cashier of the National Bank here, was found unconscious in his garage from monoxide gas. He recovered. Woman Beats Two Sons to Death. CARROLL, Iowa, February 7 (#).— Mrs. John Herbert yesterday beat to death with a poker her two sons, Wal- ter, 4, and Leonard, 2, at her home at Halbur, near here. woman is be- lieved to have become suddenly insane. lature was trying to have a full and complete investigation of the whole affair, and he would like to have in- formation which would name those higher ur than Mackall, if any were involved in the peculations. “If what Butler says is true,” Hall said, “you will have one of your big contractors—one of your Guilford resi- dents.” The latter place is a fash- for friendship that, perhaps, he should pot have done,” asked Mr. Armstrong. ““Yes,” Hall answered. He cited an instance of an employe who sought his pay, and was told by the pay office that his name had been scratched because he was involved in the troubles. The man called Mackall, | fired he added, and a few days later had his money. “Maj. Lee certainly has some ques- tions to ask me,” Hall fired, but was rapped to order by Chairman Beck. ionable residential section of the Monu- mental City. “What we want,” sald Maj. Lee, “is to give you a chance to raise the lid. ‘You have given two sources of informa- gan.!wie ‘would to get to the p_of o “You can get to the top of it,” Hall back, “and then maybe you will not want it. Hall sald that some of the whose cases were sent to the jury were not indicted. “You are indicting the grand jury?” people grand Senator Beck then asked for the orig- inal statement of Butler from which Hall read. The latter refused to give [it, but offered a copy. The committes cemanded the original, and Hall said | 11+ would not give it to the committee, but would give it to Mr. Armstrong.- | aj. Lee pointed out that the Legls~ I 3 Senator Beck asked. “I am indicting the grand jury.” The committee then adjourned until ‘Tuesday at 3 o'clock, and in the mean- time subpoenas will be issued for Hask- ins & Sells, the firm which :u%l‘wd the | MANASSAS ROAD PLEA T0 BE HEARD Delegation Expected at Fair- fax Courthouse Tonight for C. of C. Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va. February 7.—Presi- dent Martin Webb has called a meeting of the Fairfax County Chamber of Com- merce for tonight in the courthouse. The half hour from 7:30 to 8 p.m. has been as- signed to a delegation from the Kiwanis Club of Manassas, to be headed by Rob- ert A. Hutchinson, vice president, and Dr. C. R. C. Johnson, director, who have requested permission to present to the chamber a plea for the assistance of Fairfax County in the mutual problem presented by the seven-mile road from Mannassas to Centerville. One-half of this road is in Fairfax County and one- half in Prince Willlam County. The committee came to Fairfax on Monday morning to_interview President Webb a .d E. H. Allen, chairman of the cham- ber’s road committee. ‘The balance of the meeting will be devoted to a_discussion of the Farmers’ Marke$ site location proolem. In 192¢ the chamber went on record in favor of the Southwest site, it being the opin- jon of the members who studied the question at that time that the latter’s nearness to the Virginia shores meant an advantage to Virginia farmers. ' In view of the opposition to the South- west site which has been shown by the Virginia farmers who operate on the old cu.b market site, at B street, and the conflicting opinions of the directors, who have recently studied the problem, it was decided at the lasi meeting of the directors to ascertain at a public hearing the opinion of the agricultural interests of Fairfax County before tak- ing action on the recommendation sub- mitted by Franklin Williams, chairman of the agricultural committee. This resolution calls for rescinding the for- mer action of the chamber in favor of the Southwest site and requests that Senator Carter Glass withdraw his sup- port of the Stalker bill, now pending in Congress, and support instead the rec- ommendation, offered by Senator Ar- thur Capper of Kansas, chairman of the District committ-e, to the effect that the entire question of market site loca- tion be taken out of politics and left to the decision of a disinterested comis- slon of market experts to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture or other non-partisan offcial. Invitations are be- WOMAN MAKES FIGHT ON CEMETERY PROJECT Mrs. Louis H. Crook Heads Prop- erty Owners’ Protest to Mont- gomery Commissioners. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 17— That the establishment of a modern cemetery on the 200-acre tract adjoin- ing the Congressional Country Club property, in Potomac district, recently acquired by Edward H. Jones, Harry M. Martin and others, will not be uoomgg.shed without a contest was made known here Tuesday, when Mrs. Louis H. Crook, owner of adjacent property, appeared before the county commissioners and registered emphatic protest against granting the permit. Mrs. Crook held that the mainte- nance of a cemetery there would not only prove a menace to health and impair property values, but would prove injurious to the community generally. She stated that other property ownei; of the neighborhood weuld join her in opposition, and that she would soon pireadem a petition indicating their at- titude. It was stated at the office of the commissioners that a number of written protests have been recelved from in- terested property owners. ‘The commissioners adopted an ordi- nance for the regulation of al ceme- teries within the county. It fixes a license fee of $25 each for al existing burying grounds and all that may be established, places the question of lo- cation within the discretion of the com- missloners and provides heavy penalties for burying in an unlicensed cemetery and other infractions of the regula- tions. ASKS FOR $1,648,102. Coolidge Seeks Extra Fund for De- partment of Justice. President Coolidge yesterday asked Congress for $1,648,102 additional for the Department of Justice. Of this money $52,000 would be used at the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans,, to provide for increased pris- oners and additional guards. The Atlanta, Ga., and the McNeil Island, ‘Wash., penitentiaries would get $40,00Q and $27,000, respectively. Of the amount $1,284,875 would be for the care of Federal prisoners con- fined in State, county and city insti- tutions and for the construction of a jall in New York City. ing extended to every one interested in the plsslfi or defeat ow the Stalker bill, especially farmers, to attend this meeting. BERRYVILLE BANKER BLOOD POISON VICTIM H. William Baker, 81, Was Model for Confederate Monument in Cemetery at Winchester. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., February 7.— H. William Baker, 81 years old, for many years an outstanding business man of Berryville, Va., president of the Pirst National Bank there, several terms mayor and councilman and actively identified with the Berryville Horse and | Colt Show Society, died yesterday in a hospital here after having a leg am- putated recently to check blood poison, resulting from a sprained ankle. His wife, formerly Miss Emma Henry, Fred- erick, Md., died some years ago. Sur- viving are one brother, B. West Baker, this city, and four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Chamblin, White Post, Va.; Mrs. Joseph T. Hiett, East Falls Church, Va., and Mrs. Julia Jifkins and Mrs. John S. Miller, this city. He was born near here. As a young man of commanding ap- pearance, he was selected from hun- dreds of others as the model for the heroic statue of a Confederate soldier which surmounts the Unknown Monu- ment in Stonewall Cemetery here, burial place of nearly 3,000 soldiers from every Southern State, The cemetery, dedicated by former Gov. Harry A. Wise October 9, 1866, was the first of the kind opened after the Civil War. The Unknown Monument, first to be erected in the United States, was dedicated in 1870, the late Senator Morgan of Ala- bama. being the chief orator. The mon- ument, erected through efforts of South- ern women at a cost of $10,000, regard- ed then as a fortune, is considered one g{ t&e most beautiful memorials in the outh, Mrs. Emma P. Turner Dead. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., February 7.—Mrs. Emma Peck Turner, 76 years old, widow of Logan Turner, died Sunday night at the home of her sister, Miss Bessle Peck, in Petersburg, Va., where she has been ill for two weeks, The body was brought here for burial. Col. Russell Heads Y. M. C. A. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va, February 7.—Col. Thomas H. Russell was re-elected president at the annual election of officers of the Y. M. C. A. Others chosen were Willlam C. Pancake, vice president; F. C. Hamer, secretary, and Floridus 8. Crosby, treasurer. A Simplified Recipe for Valentine Cakes Mixing Time Less Than 3 Minutes! Attorney Smith said today that the |’ Mra. Stanley Morley, popular debulante of last year, is an enthusiastic “'Kilchen-lested™ convert. The Week’s Prize “Kitchen-tested” Recipe You can make these professional look- ing Valentine Cakes in a trice, this new way of baking. A way that’s making in- experienced cooks, everywhere, famous for their baking. By the development of an utterly new type of flour—Gold Medal “Kitchen- tested” Flour—baking has been simplified amazingly for housewives. And the cause of most baking disappointments banished. “Kitchen-tested” means that every recipes. batch of this flour has been tested in an oven just like yours, before it goes to you. Tested for uniformity of result with home That means Gold Medal Flour always your recipes. Ask acts the same way EVERY TIME, with A grocer for GOLD MEDAL “Kitchen-tested” Flour. For perfect re- sults, be sure and get that brand of flour before you try this recipe. ============Cut cut along this line and save-~—meeau oo ____ 4 eggs, 14 tsp. salt, 2 cups sugar, 2 tsp. flavoring, 1 ilk, 2 thep. baking “KITCHEN-TESTED" mun,‘:rmmlr?d undy“ D T thag, bpe o METHOD: 1. Beat eggs until very boiling hot and which has been heat baking powder which have been sifted t: TIME: Bake 25 to 30 minutes. TEMPE! RECIPE. .. . Valentine Cakes with whirl with the 2 tbsp. of butter. 4. hearts and larger red candy hearts, irl beater. 2, Beal f powder, 2 cups GOLD MEDAL spiced gum-droj ps. t in salt, sugar and flavoring. 3. Beat in milk which is r. 4. Sift flour once before measuring. 5. Beat in flour and mhef. 6. Pour very quickly into greased and floured pan as 2! i TURE: 350° F., moderate oven. SIZE OF PAN: Two or one 8 x 16-inch baking pan. Directions for Decoratings 1. When cake has cooled a heart shaped and round cooky cutter. 2. Ice with Butter Decorating Icing. cakes place border of tiny red hearts. In center of other little heart cakes with icing and make little flowers of gum-drops to decorate these cakes. bake immediately. cut into hearts and rounds, using 3. Around edge of some of the heart-shaped place larger candy hearts. 4. Cover round cakes By cutting each candy into 3 pieces with scissors it is easy to mold each piece into petal shape with fingers. Ung«n gum-drops for leaves. Place 5 petals in form of a flower -in center of each cake. Add a tiny bit of yellow for center of small cakes. Butter Decoratin, whites. METHOD: 1. Cream lg and decorating. ‘This and other delightful “’Kitchen- School. You are invited to listen in. -tested™ wer and place green leaves arour:t it. AMOUNT: 16 to 20 !’T)‘:('!’u 4 ‘.'tb.'\?{dbz:"m 3 c:_?‘:;onie:tiolger'l sugar, 2 tbep. mubm. 2 tsp. lJvanilla. Zuell e rthe bt . e sugar, diluting the mixture with the cream. 3. Add the vanilla. 4. Beat 5. Continue beating until the mixture will hold its shape. Then use for spreading ‘WASHBURN CROSBY COMPANY, Minneapolis, Minnesota recipes are given every Wednesda; d Friday la the Gobd M i yandE (edal Radio Cooking Medal Home Service Dept. Station WRC—10:30 A.M., Eastern Standard Time . LD MEDAL The only “Kitchen-tested’’ CAPTIVE CONFESSES IN MANY ROBBERIES Colored Man Identified as One Who Escaped From Virginia Road Gang in 1922, Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., February | 7.—Archie Jackson, colored, 28 years old, made a full confession to a series of robberies in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties extending over the last six months, State Officers Hough and Reger announced today. He is in the Jefferson | County jail, where he was confined after §1ts arrest in Cumberland Tuesday morn- r | He escaped from a Virginia road gang in 1922 after he had served six months of a six-vear term for robbery. He said he had done no work since he fled the road gang. home near Kearneysville Sunday night was denied. He said he shot at- house- holders only after he had been fired upon. The man was identified by a bloody {arm, which was struck by shot fired by F. M. Daniels at Shenandeah Junction Sunday night. Baltimore Fire 25 Years Ago. | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 7.—Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the big fire which burned out the heart of Baltimore and leveled 140 acres. The loss was roughly estimated at $125,- 000,000. - Firemen from Washington, Philadelphia, Wilmington and New York helped subdue the flames, A Teller and Phone Girl Licensed. Special Djspatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February 7.—Marriage licenses have been issued to Frederick Leonard Strasser, 21, a bank teller, and Miss Frances Leona Shumaker, 20, of 5 Quincy place, | Washington, D. C., a telephone oper- ator. Noble Grass, 24, and Miss Maude Boone, 22, both of Rosaryville, Md., also were licensed to wed. ALL ITEMS LISTED BELOW MUST BE SOLD and are Sacrificed Accordingly a4 - Tomorrow’s the Day BARGAIN DAY!!! $12.75 Fiber Reed Chairs and Ro'el:lc;!, with auto style, loose seat upj tered cushion. Fri- day only....ceceeennnn $6'95 $44.50 Heywood-Wakefield 3-Pe. Living Room Suite, decorated reed &ber. n!lmge auto )alt:{ls seat cush- ns that are uphol- stered. Friday only... $27.85 $4.95 Hardwood Telephone Stand and Stool, finished in mahogany. 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Friday only.... 513'95 $1.98 Breakfast Room Chairs, un- finished and ready for paint- 59¢ ing. Friday only........... $9.75 Unfinished Drop-leat Break- fast Tables; hardwood, ready to paint. only $6.75 Unfinished Serving Table; hardwood, ready to pajnt. 32 49 Priday only - A charge of attempted assault in a | $1.95- Shrub Vandals Exposed | ‘WALTER J. QUICK, JR., District forester, whose report shows widespread destruction of trees and holly during Christmas season. SCHOOL GROWTH SEEN. i | Superintendent Broome Addresses Somerset Parent-Teachers. Special Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md., February 7.—Supt. E. W. Broome of the county school sys- tem addressed the meeting of the Som- erset Parent-Teacher Association, held at the schoolroom Tuesday evening. He gave an outline of some of the activities to which parent-teacher associations may devote their attention. He predict- ed a large growth for the Somerset School and outlined plans for the build- ing of two wings at least equal to the size of the present school, with a combi- nation gymnasium and assembly room between, as the buildings which will be required and provided in the future. “SLAUGHTER” OF SHRUBS DEPLORED BY FORESTER W. J. Quick, Jr., Places Blame on County Police for Yule Tree Thefts in Annual Report. ! Special Dispateh to The S | . UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February | T—Announcement that “the Christmas | season 6f 1928 saw a veritable slaughter of young trees and holly in the vicinity of Washington and Southern Maryland,” and an analysis of the forest fire record of 1928 showing upper Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties carrying the poorest records featured the annual report of District Forester Walter J. Quick, jr., made public yesterday. | A general disinclination on the part of county sheriffs and police to enforce the law is noted by Forester Quick in connection with flower and greenery thefts in Southern Maryland. “In spite of apparent general compli- ance with ownership rights in the case of Spring flowers and Christmas greens in the vicinity of Baltimore,” the report “there is a general disregard of concerning this matter in coun- ties adjoining Washington and Annap- (lfllsd and throughout Southern Mary- nA In regard to the “veritable slaughter” of evergreens last Christmas, the report declares “hundreds of trucks of stolen greenery went into Washington, glutted the market and prevented sale of more expensive trees shipped from Canada In addition, literally thousands of trees were stolen and transported to Wash- ington by individuals for personal use.” A total of 287 forest fires occurred during the year, destroying 11,920 acres of trees and causing a property loss of $137,419, the report shows. Forester Quick calls attention in his report to the fact that the greatest damage occurred in Upper Prince Georges County, where over 6 per cent of the total woodland was destroyed by fire. Maryland Teacher Expires. Special Dispatch to The Star. KITZMILLER, Md. February 7.— Mrs. Mary E. Blackburn, a school ‘teacher, died at her home here, aged 79. Mrs. Blackburn was born in East St. Louis and came to this community with her hushband, E. G. Blackburn, over 50 years ago. Furniture Bargains FRIDAY is housecleaning day at PEERLESS—and that’s why it’s also Scores of high -grade furniture items have been $15.00 Simmons and Norfolk make glull'anle;g Cu:ll Bed prings, coils. Friday [ ST $7'65 $129.00 Overstuffed 3-Piece Living Room Suite, covered in fine velour, excellent + spring built $59 50 seats. Friday only.... $19.50 Finest Occasional Tables, in latest styles for the modern living room. Walnut or mahogany veneers, - carved bases. (Floor sg 85 samples.) Friday only.. !54;15 G"ey'md'“l:‘:z;nem Folding Metal 0-Carts. a) porierg $2.98 isl:.sfl Electric lHeaUers, complete with cord and plug. Friday iy 1% 69c $2750 Large size Dresser, made of cabinet woods, finished in walnut. Fr.idly $14.75 [ SRS, . $24.50 Chest of Drawers, gumwood, finished in American walnut. Friday only.. $11'95 $24.50 Gas Cooker, with lower oven and porcelain door. Three-burner style. $12 95 Friday only.. $17.50 Boudoir Chairs, with cretonne and flounce all around. Fri- covered e, 87.85 $69.50 Console Lane Cedar Chest, in wllnutb;'eneel‘, Extra cedar drawer at bottom. F.i- day only. ceseenen $39‘50 $24.50 Dressing Table, with three mh‘lrcrs, Fine American alnut veneers. Friday Walout veneers. Friday gg) 75 $98.00 Cottage Bedroom Suite, with French vanity dresser, chest 2}( drnw;rs‘ and square-end bed. umwood in walnut finish. Friday only... 339'75 $29.00 Straight-end Bed, cottage style in Flemish oak. sll 75 Friday only. . A ' $24.50 Mahogany and Walnut ‘Veneer Gate-leg Tables, with drawer. - Friday $14.65 OOIY o ocsvvesisravaias $59.50 Mahogany Veneer Buffet, Gate-ieg” tabis. Priday ate-leg tables. - Y $20.75 Sll.?inslm lon: gu:;s‘nuou Metal Beds, walnuf 3 Friday only 35'95 $7.75 Simmons Guaranteed Link bed only ..pr.".ln F . $3.95 rounded up—some odd lots—floor samples— and discontinued numbers — and we’ve cut prices to practically nothing. $29.75 Walnut with Cane Panel End Day-Bed, Simmons and Foster make, roll-edge _mat- $19.85 tress included. Friday only ....... “:255 flto $5.50 All-Feather Bed lows, floor samples. Friday only, each....... $l.00 $13.00 to $19.50 Fireside and Radio Benghes, wrought iron base, cov- cred in velour and mohair. @4 Q5 Friday only......... ;1 $1.95 Gumwood End Tables, fin- ished in brown mahogany. 9sc Friday only $59.00 Englander and Simmons Finest Day-Beds, walnut or green decorated ends _ with felt mattress. Friday $29 50 only . $9.75 Console Mirrors, mahogany- veneered, some with decorated in- laid panel. Friday $2 95 $249.00 Tapestry Overstuffed 3- Piece Living Room Suite, finest con- struction throughout, covered all over; settee, Chesterfield chair and high-back tufted P chair. Friday only.. $139.00 $15.00 Simmons and Norfolk All Pln‘:b Cotton Roll-Edge 50-Lb. Mattress. Fri- day only........ceeeeen $6'95 $29.50 Chinese Red Tea Wagon, with gold hand-painted decoration, glass ll?ylsmd rubber- tire wheels. Friday only .. i1 $14.50 $79.00 and $98.00 48 and 54 inch Hand-Carved Polychrome Buffet Mirrors; 2, 3, 4 and 5 sections. Handsome carved frames, with etched mirrors. Friday @¢ B s vavihed Srewe . $29'75 $29.00 Pure Layer-Felt 50-Lb. lfi:l;l-!!:dxe 7 M‘ttre’ss. slightly soiled sample. Friday only........cc.n . 39‘75 $19.50 Simmons Double Sliding Day-Bed, with gretonne mattress and flounce. Friday only rreed . $11.85 $149.00 Four-piece Bedroom Suite, large dresser, two-door chifforobe, full vanity dresser and bow-end bed. Pflda)" 374-50 only ..ieeennnniaeans $1.98 TImported Venetian Mirror, with” eched destan, _bevel edge and silk cord. Friday only . 79¢ l No Phone Orders on These Friday Bargains |