Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1929, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS,’ HANBER AvODS | - VOTE ON MARKET Fairfax Meeting Ends With- out Action After Debate on Southwest Site. @pecial Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, February 8—The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce at a special meeting held last night in the courthouse at Fairfax appointed Herndon to co- prese: ing to the State Highway Commission a resolution prepared by Robert Buck- ley asking the Highway Commission to complete at an early date the road from Centerville. Robert Hutchison of Manassas, spokesman for the delegation, which in- cluded E. R. Connor and R. B. Hynson, Jr., pointed out that the commission last year spent $25,000 for a new bridge on this route, that the original roadbed was now abandoned and that the new road- bed and approaches to the new bridge have not been hard surfaced. “The meeting Was attended by approxi- i mately one hundred and fifty members of the chamber, farmers of Fairfax County and Washington commission men, who met to discuss action on the Stalker farmers' market bill. At the close of the evening's spirited discus- sion President Webb refused to entertain a motion presented by F. D. Parrish of Seminary Hill and seconded by E. D. Vosbury of Merrifield, asking t the chamber go on record as favoring the inclusion of a retail clause in the mar- ket bill and the substitution for the Southwest site of a site north of Penn- sylvania avenue, convenient to the citizenry of Washington, the exact lo: cation to be determined by a disin- terested commission of market experts, as recommended by Senator Capper. The discussicn against the Southwest gite was led by W. 1. Swanton of Wash- ington, past president of the Columbia Heights Citizens' Association, who with George Wales and Dr. Havenner con- stituted the original investigating com- mittee from the Citizens' Advisory Coun- cil; J. B. Smith, the h:der of the 10: farmers who have ed an agreement to establish their m at the mid-city site; John S. Blick, owner of the latter site; O. M. Walker, representing the commission merchants of Wi 3 Franklin Williams, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee; Herbert Willlams of Vienna, formerly an advocate of the Southwest gite; Elmer Shultz of Predericksburg, s farmer; Frank. Jones of Fairfax, George Byrne of Chesterbrook, E. D. Vosbury of Merrifield and F. D. Parrish. H. R. C. Shockey of Vienna stated he favored the Southwest site, but opposed the wholesale provision. Advocates of the Stalker bill, who opposed reopening the previous decision of the Chamber of Commerce, were George Harrison of Herndon, Martin Webb, Willie Sipes, H. H. Wakefield and Omer Hirst, all of Annandale, E. H. Allen of Newington and Charles M&Gnllmtv‘:‘y.. lawyer :; ‘Washington. The meel broke vhout taking definite action, President ebb stating that the farmers were not sent "in large enough numbers to 'y action. Lty BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN PLANNED IN COUNTY Directors of Arlington Chamber #< Discuss Plans for Fight on Signs. 2 Staft Correspondent of The Star. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February 8.—With two glant snow plows, each capable of keeping clear more than 50 miles of roadway every 24 hours, being “limbered up,” and the work of build- ing drift fences completed along the State highway leading into Washington, officials of the State Roads Commission office here believe they are well pre- pared for whatever the weather man may send during the remainder of the Winter. The big plows are stationed at Laurel and Silver Spring, and are part of a fleet of eight recently placed service, They will co-operate with a fleet of about 30 old type of plows used in previous years. The new plows are at- tached to trucks carrying 10 tons of stone to give ‘them sufficient backing, and are equipped with rotary “V” , THE EVE NEW GIANT SNOW PLOWS READY FOR WORK ON MARYLAND ROADS shaped blades. The old type consisted of a convertible truck for maintance work with provision for the attachment of a 10-foot snow blade. o ‘The giant plows were purchased at a cost of $9,000 and were tested on a 40- mile highway between Elkton and Chestertown. Each has four driving wheels and a pushing power of approx- imately 8 tons when loaded. ‘The plow at Laurel is intended to operate over the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard and along the Defense High- way as far as Priest Bridge. That at Siiver Spring is for the State Highways in Montgomery County. Altogether there is about 700 miles of State high- way to be cleared under the direction of the office here in event of snow. The 30 other plows are stationed at strategic ints along the roads, and are capable of clearing 20 miles a day. SHERIFF OPPOSES CHANGE IN SYSTEM Declares Control of County Police ENGINEERS TO SEEK LINK WITH COLLEGES Speakers in Virginia - Schools to Force Should Remain in His Office. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md,, February 8—Defense of the present system of controlling the county force through the shemfi’s office and con- demnation of the theory advanced by those who would have the la ‘:‘ changed so as put the force in! the hands of the county commis- sloners was voiced yesterday by Charles S. Early, sheriff of Prince Georges ty. Asserting most of the sentiment for the proposed change was coming from women's clubs, the sheriff Sheri®t Early, declared those fa- believed the county police force should be self- “The idea that we should make enough arrests to carry the expenses of the force and the Police Court is ridiculous, the county chief of police said. “Our main job is not to make a Iot of arrests and collect big fines, but teach law red, among “Virginia Board of Frade. The fight of the chamber against the sign boards is to be planned by a ttee composed of Guy Church, G. Campbell and P. P. Wood- latter being secretary of R ‘Washingto! ird 's “Virginia Night,” which is tp take place on March 12. It was decided by the present board to Jeave for the new board the ques- tion of the chamber's stand on the question of whether the body is to sup- or oppos¢ the application of the N. Auth Provision Co. of Washington 3 Citing the example “of a State patrol- to the county, who per- it impossible to judge efficiency by the number of arrests made. T . CONTRACTS AWARDED voring the change | tary to saf the life and and | engin eguard e and property Make Liaison With State Industries. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., February 8.—With the aim of furthering better relations between the industries and colleges of Virginia, the Virginia section of the American Society of Mechanical En- gineers has arranged for a series of lectures at the colleges by prominent scientifically trained men, it was an- nounced today by J. A. Johnston of Richmond, member of the executive committee. A specific objective of the lecture course is to bring about an increased demand on the part of Virginia indus- tries for uates from Virginia insti- tutions, Mr. Johnston said. There is no reason, he said, why Virginia colleges could not be the source of supply for technical workers and executives of new industrial concerns of the State. The lectures will be given at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at Virginia Mili- Institute, at Washington and Lee University and the University of Vir- ginia. The lecturers will be Allen J. Saville, graduate of the University of Vi and * formerly’ director of wtm:uwoflu of Richmond; Marshall stitute of Technology, refrigerating eer connected with the York Ice Machinery Co.; W. B. Ferguson, graduate of the Naval Aademy and t.h? specialist in a'h‘ipd dntcxl: nology, s and construction and production en- eer for the Newport News Ship ing and Dry Dock Co.; ur Scrivenor, graduate of King’s College, London, formerly with Ferrar & Mor- engineers of lnndug. FOR THREE BRIDGES |i=ne sasivee Charles and St. Marys Counties to Get New Spans Worth $22,329. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 8.—Contracts for the building of three bridges in Southern Maryland, one in Charles County and two in St. Mary's County, for.a permit to built an abattolr in the \yere awarded by the State Roads Com- county. DISTRICT HEIGHTS 70 DEMAND SCHOOL Citizens to Visit Annapolis in| Fight for Building Bond Issue. Special Dispatch to The Star. DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md., February 8—Aroused over the refusal of the Prince Georges County delegation in the Assembly to include their request for a new school in the draft of a bill for a bond issue for school bulldings, the school committee of the local d'/-‘ igen’s association is planning to visit| Annapolis in the next few days. mission this week. The one in Charles County, a dou- e 16-foot span reinforced concrete slab bridge on the road from La Plata to Riverside at Grayton over Hancock Run, was awarded to the Southern Maryland Construction Co. on its bid of $8,238. ‘The same company was given the con- tracts for the two bridges in St. Marys County—one a single 24-foot span rein- forced concrete arch bridge on the road from Chaptico to Maddox, 1% miles south of Chaptico, for which the com- pany’s bid was $7,495, and the other a single 30-foot span reinforced concrete arch bridge on the road from Morganza to Clements, 1! miles south of Mor- ganza over Locut Run, for $6,596. MARYLAND MAY BAN PART-TIME DEPUTIES The | SR committee, headed by O. J. Whaley,|Joseph Bill Would Prevent Badge- chairman, is dissatisfied with the rec-| ommendation that the children from | District Heights be sent to the Brad- bury Heights Sthool. ‘The Heights citizens is made especially keen | Wearing Under Guise of i Officialdom. ppointment of the District | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 8.—Pro- by the fact that they were given to|hibition sgainst the emfilfo{:mt of any understand that if getting 100 children to ucceeds | person as a deputy sher: . '.mmedfi',f | countles for pmyume is contained in any of the new school, a four-room building would ; & bill introduced in the House of Dele- be erected. claims to have gotten the names of 110 | Bal children. WAR FLAGS FURLED A volunteer committee | gates yesterday by Daniel C. Joseph of re. It provides that any person, not a deputy, who displays a badge purporting to be a shel and carries & deadly weapon under the guise of pre- tended authority shall be guuty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of IN OYSTER FlGHTi“";fi:’;fiP:;.:&';;n, R By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va. February 8.—The flag of war has been furled over the York River near Gloucester Point, with both tongers and planters agreeing to take no more oysters from the disputed beds until a court reviews the decision of the State Commission of Fisheries giving the planters two years in which to remove their oysters from territory recently declared public. Called by Gov. Harry F. Byrd yes- terday, representatives of all factions involved in the controversy met here and decided to let Judge Beverly T. Crump of Richmond pass on the ruling of the commission, The hearing is set for Newport News Tuesday. The tongers in their mass meeting last night at Achilles were told by David Lindsay. Commonwealth’s attor- Oll Ref Va. FALSE TESTIMONY CHARGED TO YOUTH Fined in é‘rllnnon After Giving Evidence as Witness in Theft Case. Special Dispatch to The Star. - ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, February 8.—Called as a State witness to testify against Milton K. Kib- ler, who was charmm'nh receiving stolen property, Wi Stoneburner was ordered held by Judge Harry R. Thomas in Police Court and afterward fined $10 on a charge of glving false testimony. Kibler had been a by Arling- ton County police whert they found in his accessory store a number of articles alleged to have been stolen from other business houses in the county by four youths who are now awaiting trial on housebreaking charges. He was found guilty and fined $25. His attorney, State Senator Frank L. Ball, noted an appeal. It was brought out in the testimony by Acting Commonwealth Attorney E. Bruce Green that Stoneburner had been employed by Kibler and that the former hid a number of spark plugs claimed to have been among the loot. When called upon to testify, Stone- burner stated that he did not know why he had hid the plugs after a visit to the store by the officers. Judge Thomas thereupon called his attention to the fact that he had called upon the judge in company with an officer and made a statement to the effect that he had hid the plugs at Kibler’s direction. W. K. Orris Dies in Cumberland. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star, CUMBERLAND, Md.,, February 8.— W. Keith Orris, 36 years.old, prom- |inent business man of the south end, died last night at Western Maryland Hospital after a brief {llness. Mr. Orris was a member of the Republican State central committee for any County, He was a Mason and . His of riot or disords LOSS After L Special Dispatch to The Btar. BALTIMORE, February 8—Eleven suits of five States having failed to pro- duce results, Mrs. Teresa Wurtsbaugh of Virginia filled suit in the Federal court here yesterday for the recovery of her trunk or $100,000, naming the American Express Co. as principal de- fendant. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the | Treasury, is named a defendant in the |suit as director general of rallroads. ney of Gloucester County, that war- vants ogainst 62 of them for invading the disputed grounds Tuesday would be relle prossed. The other defendants include the United States Railroad Administration, a stor- age and transfer concern in Nashville, Tenn.; a hotel in mgvme, Kn widow and daughter ive. ;Woman Sues for $100,000 for Trunk osing Case in 5 States The sult charges that the express company is responsible for the loss of a trunk in 1919 that contained the major portion of her worldly goods. Among them, she said, wtr’e & daguer» rotype valued at $14,000, & letter valued at $10,000, a cemetery lot deed valued at $500 and two suit case checks valued at $25,000. The trunk also contained clothes, papers; jewels and other valu- able property. Mrs. Wurtsbaugh has sued in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, ©Ohio and North Carolina and, now have ing exhausted all of her funds, filed & petition to sue as a pauper, PROGRESSIVES HIT BY BROOKE LEE Speaker Declares New Party in County Is Outgrowth of Bouic Faction. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. CHEVY CHASE, Md., February 8.— Democratic organitation leaders in Montgomery County refused to become unduly concerned over the announce- ment made public today of the forma- tion in the county of the New Progres- sive Democratic party. Maj. E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring, speaker of the House of Del State Democratic. organization leader, said that the new organization is the same Bouic-Ord anti-organization fac- tion, which was consistently beaten at the polls in 1923 and 1926, and Maj. Lee added: “We expect to beat them in 1930.” ‘The Boulc-Ord faction is headed by Albert M. Bouic of Rockville and for- mer Sherift wugm L. Ord of Pooles- ‘The Carey E. Quinn of this place names as ofi- cial spokesman of the organization, and it says that the new party has been formed out of what was termed the snti-organization faction, so designated muu of its opmuth!;n n:: certain o policies practiced boss sys- tem organization in control at the pres- ent time and headed by E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring,” Policy Is Outlined. “In answer to many insistent in- quiries concerning the nature and ob- jects of the New Progressive Democratic organization of Montgomery County, formally launched some two weeks ago,” says the statement, “we feel it proper to announce as follows: “(1). All statements will be issued by its secretary, Carey E. Quinn. The na- ture of the organization is such that no individual or newspaper can speak for it in any way. “(2). The party is formed to learn and to express what the people of Montgomery County want and to put flemwmm It has no other ob- jective. every elective country-wide committee repre- senting each veting district. The execu- tive committee selected the county committee is composed W. L. Aud of Poolesville, Md.; Robert L. Tolson of Rockville, and Barrett Prettyman of Chevy Chase, Md. Edward Peter of Rockville is treasurer. ‘Want Business System. ' “(3). The progressive Democratic party will determine issues by reference to the people. It will then support candidates who can express and make effective those issues. “(4), The progressive Democrats will work for an efficient and up-to-dat business system in the administration of ous in the county’s government. T progressives believe that taxes should not further be raised until after a com- plete overhauling. ‘The progressives further believe in restoring to the people greater control over the administration of its affairs, its utilities, water and sewage, police and fis&hools. " = rogressive Democrats will give the peop?e of the county not a boss, but a Democratic party system to which every citizen can turn.” e In a recent month the United States exported 277,771 tons of anthracite and 1,606,004 tons of bituminous coal. == “The Store for Knowing ‘We are located only one-half block below the O Street Market and we are happy to say that we are gain who do their marketing there, and get herc the same merchandise as offered elsewhere, at much lower HARRY . . KAUFMAN:! 1316 to 1326 Seventh St. N.W. Taken From Our Half-Price Sale ‘prices. Men’s $ 15 - Correctly tailored garments of the very. best materials obtainable, cut in the very newest fashion and finished in the very best manner. All-wool materials in all the most sought-after mixtures. Styles for both the young chaps as well as the conservative man. All sizes up to 44, e Stldolln, i lo]———lalc———=|a|———]a]c———|o|c——=]al———[d|c———|alc———lo/c——— o/ al leather sole: season’s newest lasts are shown. wonderful school shoes, as well as for dress wear. Sizes up to 6 for boys and girls. Soo BOE=== Your Charge A and county and (Glel | started during the late Spring or early e [of their automobile license fees. - About it were_sent the commissioner of' 11;1008771- he | and all the substations have been at and Overcoats ) Think of Buying High and Low Shoes For Boys and Girls That Sell Regularly at $3 and $3.50 Pair $1.95 offered in a sale—they are of leathers in black and ten, with sturdy G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY,. FEBRUARY 8, 1929. GLEBE ROAD PLEA WINS $40.000 FUND |State- Highway Commission Allocates Part of Lee High- way Money for Work. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP; Staft Correspondent of The Star. N, Vs, February 8. h efforts of the Glebewood Citi- tion -and of a committee Foreman and Commission, road is to be widened and paved from the. Lee Highway to Ballston, it arned toda; was les A The commission has reapportioned $40,000 of the $100,000 tentatively allo- cated for the widening of the Lee Highway from Cherrydale to Falls which to carry the latter project as far as possible, No change was made in the allocation of $80,000 to widen the ‘Washington-Alxeandria Pike. Since the State took over Glebe road about five years ago there have been no efforts made to improve it. Persons living along the road have at times been unable to get through the .mud during the win County the road. During the past several monthf a number of members of the citizens’ associa assisted by county officlals, have been busily engaged in obtaining options on free rights of way for the project. These options were for but one year, the first having been obtained last October. With these options the delegations appeared before the Highway Commis- sion and explained that the rights of way had been obtained at considerable trouble and exgnse and that failure of the commission to act at this time would result in the loss of the options. It is expected that the work will be Summer. BAD CHECKS GIVEN Worthless Paper Total- ing- $11,000. v Special Dispatch to The Star. LAUREL, Md., February 8.—Corp. J. J. Cassidy of the Maryland State police complete the task of collecting cash from persons in the- substation’s juris- diction who gave bad checks in payment $1800 was collected at the substation. Throughtout the State bad checks vehicles amounting to about work collecting cash for them. FIGHT LIQUbR TRAFFIC. Special Dispatch to The St CAPITOL HEIGHTS, J. Luckett, a campaign to break up bootlegging has been launched here. Mrs. Sara Cans and John Poletta were arrested following the finding of alleged liquor in their possessior. 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