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g o* BUBURBEN NEWS: THE EVENING STAR,” WASHINGTON. D.” ¢; TUESDAY,” FEBRUARY 12, 1929.% ..SUBURBAN NEWSS Vs TRASH DISPOSAL ~ LAWIS FAVORED! Montgomery Federation Also ! Votes to Back Cramton Potomac Parkway Bill. | BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., February 12.—Leg- lation giving the Montgomery County tommissioners authority to contract for the coilection and disposal of ashes, trash and garbage in the metropolitan Qistrict, except in the incorporated towns and special taxing areas, was favored in a resolution adopted last night by the Montgomery County Civic Federation in the high school here. The resolution precipitated a long debate, the points of contention being whether the service would be compulsory and thether it would involve the levying of & general tax. The federation also approved the Cramton bill, which provides for the improvement of the banks of the Poto- ac River from Mount Vernon to Great alls by the Federal Government and he States of Maryland and Virginia. It also adopted a resolution which re- quests the officers and board of direc- tors of the Farmers’ Bank & Trust Co. ©f Rockville to renew, in the public in- st, its suspension of steps looking ward a construction of a new bank building on any part of the land now wned by it, the acquisition of which F\ns been recommended by the building committee of courthouse improvement. Carter Offers Report. A The report on the ash, garbage an trash collection was presented by Au- brey Carter, Chevy Chase Terrace. The esolution as presented provided for giv- g the county commissioners authority enact ordinances for such coilections and dispols:.ls after a grant of power by ature. m;ofienmlmin of Bethesda said that such a sorvice should not be inaugurat- and paid for by imposing a tax on 1l the residents of the county, but it hould be made opiional for the resi- fents to take the service. He said that the cost of such a service would be high, nd charged that the resolution as writ- did not express 1the opinion of the fajority of the people. He offered an amendment which pro- fided that the contractor for the work thall be paid only by the residents who avail themselves of the service, Charles W. Hopkins, Woodside, said fhat if that proviso was included it uld meet with the general approval of people of the metropolitan district t of Rock Creek. He said that there was a strong sentiment in the ter- tory east of Creek a CHEAP HEALTH “GLASS" SUCCEEDS IN ARLINGTON Dr. Chichester to COUNTY TESTS Demonstrate Use of Transparent Papei- for Ultra-Violet Ray Treatment. By a Staff Correspondent. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, Va., February 12—How the mothers of Arlington County are now enabled to give their children the bene- fits of Winter sun baths without having to resort to artificial light will be dem- onstrated by Dr. P. M. Chichester, county health officer, and the two county nurses, Mrs. M. A. Rudasill and Mrs. N. R. Davies, when they go to the State health convention in Richmond on February 19. d,flntu ;!l:en;.ly Dr. Chlehesu;.uld to- y, of average means have been unable to give their children the bene- fits of sun baths in the Winter because the ultra violet rays of the sun will not penetrate window glass. The only alternative was a quartz glass, the ptice which is h. o‘The new ‘!‘gilzl.ss" is nothing more nor less than the transparent paper with which cakes and candies are wrapped. This paper may be fitted into a frame and placed in the window in the same manner as a screen. ‘The child must be placed where the rays of the sun may penctrate the pa- per and cover the entire body. When he learned of this paper, Dr. Chichester corresponded with the Bu- reau of Standards and from them learned that it was one of few sub- stances through which the ultra violet rays will pass. He immediately brought it into use in the treatment of anemic and weak children in the county. It is hoped by the health official and his assistants to so successfully demon- strate the use of the paper that it will be put into use by other county health officers. CAPITOL HEIGHTS Rock against x. Mr. Hopkins also added that the ty commissioners should have the ywer to arrange for a dump, where the can be disposed of, and the mitaar should be compelled to keep ry. ‘The resolution, in the opinion of (c:,eph H. Cissell, Silver Spring, attor- for the county commissioners, ‘I:mldllydownwmawflotlphn, he believed the commissioners would ¥ish to know the opinion of the f Ation as to how the service should be sstablished. He also said that it should W whether the service should be compulsory or optional. Holds Power Exists. ‘were e of them, like Takoma Park, had a actory service now. The resolution, as reported, with the irle amendment, was adopted. ‘The courthouse resolution was pre- ited in a report of the on tion and legal action by J. Bond its chairman. ith, 5 , In Edé“"&hm m;;eet.lnx the bank y building plans, resolution provided that the pauu ator and members of the House legates from the county be requesf secure legislation at this session amend e law or enact ditional laws as may be necessary make certain the acquisition of the whole of the square west of the court- rmset grounds and the closing of Court 1t was adopted unanimously without bebate. p o Oppose Auto Insurance Law. ‘This committee reported unfavorably a resolution which would have urged pulsory automobile insurance and favorably acted on the recommenda- of the legislative and legal action ittee that the act of Senator Ty- tiings in getting a provision in the Army bill providing for an investigation and rt on the widening of Conduit road the District line to Great Falls, cluding the widening of Cabin John ridge, be approved. It is provided that federation request Representative ihiman to obtain like action of the louse when the bill goes to conference. Charles H. Merryman, Bradley Hills, rman of the committee on internal ty improvement, presented the re- rt on the Cramton bill, which was vorably adopted. It included a sug- d amendment of the bill to pro- ide for the improvement of Cabin John E;eek as a part of the development. . B. Amstrong, Cabin John Park, Elfl that Mr. Cramton had agreed to clude that in the bill. The federation adopted the report of the committee on sanitation and pub- lic health favoring the placing in effect ©f a modern health and sanitation code under the authority of the last Legis- lature. ‘When Mr. Merryman presented a fesolution which would provide that no mmu be issued for a cemetery in the nty unless and until every resident Within a radius of 1 mile of the pro- d site bad given written consent, ! Martin of Martin's Addition made the point of no quorum, as many bf the delegates had left. However, Col. A. B. Barber, president, ruled the presence of a quorum, and Mr. Martin | Hy threatened to keep the federation in HITS TAX MEASURE Town Asks Legislators to Oppose Bill Limiting Levy Rights. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, February 12— county commissioners urging the con- struction of about five-eighths of a mile of concrete road from Halls Station, in Queen Anne district, Annapolis Defense highway. avenue passing through Capitol Heights now stops at Halls, and its completion to the Defense Highway would make the shortest direct route, it is claimed, from Washington to Annapolis. It was ordered that an electric stop sign be placed at Sixty-first street and Central avenue for the protection of school Mm;be = e Despite that ashington Subur- ban Sanitary Commission has given certain property owners in Capitol Heights permission to connect their premises with abandoned wells as a means of disposing of sewerage ahd ‘waste water, the council that these pensed with on or before February 25, otherwise the owners would be prose- cuted under the town’s health regula- The session had Mayor Thomas J. Luckett presiding, with Henry A. Noel, clerk. Members of the council attend- ing were Leon Litz, president; Frank Lawrence, Charles E. Hunt, Joseph m: Harry Snall and Frank Weis- er. U. S. COURTS HIT Stein Holds Federal Prosecution of Dry Agents Too. Slow. ‘Weigel Case Shifted. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 12—Sh criticism of Federal authorities :‘3 voiced by Judge Charles F. Stein in Criminal Court day, when Assist- ant United States Attorney James M. Hoffa appeared with a writ from Fed- eral Judge Willlam C. Coleman trans- ferring the case of John hibition agent, to Federal courts cases of prohibition agents in- dicted in State courts. b1 ‘Weigel was slated to go on trial be- fore Judge Steln yesterday under an in- dnctment charging him with assaulting arry Barnes, owner of the Club session for some time unless it was pgreed to put the whole matter over until the next meeting. This was agreed to. RSB F T ) e SCOUTS TO HOLD SUPPER. Beeks Financial Support for New EBowie Troop Tonight. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BOWIE, Md., February 12.—A supper fo raise funds to finance the new Bowie ia Scout Council; cutive Pavey and Capt. Evelyn B. Alabam, on January 24. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 12 (Spe- clal).—John A. Lochte, a native p:f Montgomery County, died Sunday in a Washington hospital, aged 70 years. The funeral will take place at 9 o'clock Thursday morning from the Catholic church at Bethesda, burial to be in Rockville Union Cemetery. Mr. Lochte was a son of the late Andrew Lochte and the last of his . Thomas Lowe his instituted sult in the Circult Court here for an ab- l Lectures on Rumania ‘ GEORGE BONCESCO. DIPLOMAT LECTURES ON RUMANIAN ART George Boncesco Tells Bethesda Club of Spirit Behind ‘Works. ‘The artistic genius of the Rumanian peasant was pictured by George Bon- cesco, financial counselor of the Ru- manign legation, in an address today before members of the Bethesda Club at Bethesda, Md. ‘The note of sadness and fatalism which prevails in the colorful Ru- manian folklore and music was explained by Mr. Boncesco as resulting from the hardships suffered under foreign in- vaders. From early Spring to late Fall both men and women are engaged in field work and have little or no time for leisure or any other kind of occupation, he sald. As soon as Winter sets in the soul of the Rumanian peasant finds ex- pression in works of art. “The younger wives and daughters turn out colored embroideries. Others are weaving the cloth, as fine as a spider’s web, or blending the colors and quaint designs of a woolen rug,” Mr. Boncesco said. “The men are engaged in woodcarv- or making pottery, which in shape, color and design closely resemble the anclent Mediterranean pottery.” BY STATE JUDGE VIRGINIA HAS CHANCE TO WIN LEGION HONOR State Running Wyoming Close Second in Membership Campaign. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va., February 12.—Vir- ginia, now ranking second among all States in the Union in the American Legion membership race, is believed by local officials to stand a good chance of :}nning the national membership ophy. W. Glenn Elliott, department adju- tant, announced yesterday that Virginia is trailing Wyoming, the leading State, by only three ts. ‘The present membership of the Vir- ginia department is approximately 4,038, as compared to the total membership last year of 5,803, and a membership at this last year of 2,541 Boosters’ Banquet Planned. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, February 12.— A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the eighteenth district of Prince Georges County, has been called by President Thomas J. Luckett, mayor of Capitol Heights for tomorrow night in the office of the Seat Pleasant Build- ing Association. Arrangements will be made at this meeting for the annual booster’s banquet next month. RSB Mrs. C. T. Hall Expires. Special Dispateh to The Star. . | MAGRUDER DENIES ROAD FUND GRAB Declares Charge State Paid for His Private Lane Is False. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 12.—The lie was passed yesterday at the session of the governor’s committee investigating | the State roads scandal. At the conclusion of a statement to refute evidence offered several days ago by Alfred J. Wise, Marlboro haul- ing contractor, that State road funds had paid for the graveling work on an entrance to the property of M. Hamp- ton Magruder in Prince Georges County, Magruder said: “It is an unqualified falsehood and a deliberate lie and I believe Wise knew it was so when he made the statement.” Wise, who was sitting in the back of the room, shot back in a low tone, apparently inaudible to the committee, “That’s & ie.” Attorney Takes Stand, Previously Wise had been on the stand and Magruder, in the character of at- torney, had tried to shake Wise's previ- ous testimony that he had done the alleged graveling at Magruder's place THE DOUBLE DUTY Refrigerator and Gas Range Nothing in years has interested women more than this latest means of saving time and effort inthe kitchen, And nothing else can do more to make the kitchen an easy, comfortable place in which to work. This Electrolux § makes 40 Large ice cubes. Dimen- § sions 8714'" wide, 25" deep, 2934 high, with legs 31¢4" high. at the direction of Edward C. Duncan, Southern Maryland dis! for the Roads Commission, and that ‘Wise had been pald for the work out of State funds. Magruder then took the stand and testified that when the Crain highway right of way was determined it was found it would run through the meadow of his residence property and he deter- mined to build on a new site. For a while he had used a temporary dirt road and then determined to have a graveled road built, he said. Magruder said he asked B. D. Vaughn, superintendent for the L. R. Colbert Construction Co., which was building that part of the Crain highway, to do the work. Protested Bill. Magruder continued: “I had Vaughn build the road, including the widening and graveling. After the work was done I received a bill for $760. I was in- censed at recelving so large a bill and told Vaughn plainly what I thought about it.” Finally, Magruder said, a deduction of $167 was made and the bill was settled. Magruder offered in evidence the re- ceipted bill of the Colbert Co. and his check in payment. At the beginning of his statement Magruder said he had donated two or three rights of way in connection with the Crain highway and volunteered to procure others, W. A. Bingham Dies. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., February 12.— William A. Bingham, 21 years of age, a farmer, died Sunday evening at his home here. He is survived by his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bingham of Appomattox, and four brothers and six sister: =257 (OUNCIL FAVORS LANDOVER ROAD = Hyattsville Asks Completion of Permanent Paving of River Road. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 12.— Indorsemen of the proposed concrete road from Landover to Upper Marlboro by way of Oak Grove was voted at the meeting of the mayor and Town Coun- cil of Hyattsville last night, and Waldo Burnside, town clerk and counsel, was directed to inform the clerk to the Prince Georges County commissioners o fthis action. It also was voted to ask the county commissioners to com- plete permanent improvement of the River road from Kenilworth to Bladens- burg. It was decided to address a letter to the county commissioners asking that some of the county funds be allotted to improvement of the Colesville road, a county thoroughfare, from the Wash- ington-Baltimore boulevard in River- dale west to New Cut road. Chief Noble F. Rushe of the Hyattsville Vol- unteer Fire Department in his monthly report called attention of the council to the bad condition of the road. Aroused by the prolonged failure of several property owners to and sidewalk assessments levied under the old paving law, it was voted to di- rect Mr. Burnside to intsitute a suit in equn‘y‘ designed to collect these as- sessme ents. Daniel C. Fahey, jr., of Riverdale. ex- essed the opinion in a letter to coun- cil that that town has a definite need for some one to work with members of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in town planning work here. He suggested that such an official might be called super- intendent of parks and public buildings and believed that he has the training to fill such a position. Mr. Burnside was directed to notify the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad officials that conditions of Railroad avenue Lave become “intolerable.” It was voted that the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. be given permis- sion to retain its bus tsop signs in Hyattsville in their present locations and to place such additional signs as may be necessary. Dr. H. T. Willis, mayor, presided over the meeting, which was attended by these councilmen: Dr. I. K. Atherton, C. D._ Anderson, George H. Morley, Harry Boswell, E. M. Gover, Dwight B. Galt and Dr. Perlev F. Brookens. MRS. WHITEMAN BURIED. Special Dispatch to The Star. BRUNSWICK, Md, February 12.— Funeral services were held here this morning for Mrs. Mary Louise C. Whiteman, 48, who died at her home here Saturday night. Interment was at Rockville. Mrs. Whiteman was a dlulghte‘r of the late James M. and Ellen Selby Elder of Montgomery Cotinty. She is survived by her husband, Frank Whiteman; two sons, James and Prancis Whiteman. GLEBE ROAD WORK FROM PIKE URGED Glebewood Citizens Favor Granting of Permit for Auth Abattoir. Special Dispatch_to The Star. GLEBEWOOD, Va., February 12.—A movement to have Glebe road improved from the Columbia pike toward Ballston as an alternative for the announcement that it should begin at the Lee high- way was launched at the monthly meet- ing of the Glebewood Citizens’ Associa- tion at the home of its president, O. Borcherding, last night. Robert H. Forman, chairman of the road committee, announced that the real object had been accomplished at the meeting of the State Highway Com- mission recently in allocating the $40,000 from the Lee highway main- tenance fund. “We have heard the cry for a cross- county road,” Forman declared, “and with the improvement of the road from the Columbia pike to Ballston, with a slight detour on Wilson boulevard to Clements avenue, which is a concrete road, will give us an outlet to the Lee highway.” The association went on record as indorsing the application of N, Auth Provision Co. to establish an abattoir in Arlington Count; Atiny gas flame takee the place of all ma- chinery in producing ice cubes, steady cold. 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