Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1929, Page 10

10" ® SUBUR BAN NEWS.? ARLINGTONTO LAY PLANS FOR DRIVE Directors of Chamber Will Decide on Zoning Cam- paign Tonight. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., March 6--The setting of an early date for a special meeting to consider the size of the committee which is to raise the $5,000 ledged by the organization to pay for half of the expenses of the Zoning Commission is to be one of the most important matters considered tomorrow at the bi-monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce. It has already been suggested by the present committee that a committee of 25 be appointed, each member to bel assigned the task of raising $200, but | since more than $1,000 has aiready been pledged the president, Keith A. Brum- | back, has suggested that the money | might be more easily raised if there! were 40 members of the committee, each to raise $100. Members' Aid Sought. Plans already under way for a quar-’ terly membership meeting are expected to be consummated at tomorrow’s meeting. While the constitution of the | organization calls for a quarterly mem- bership meeting none has ever beem held, it was said, and it is planned to | abide by the constitution in this respect in the future. The first meeting will probably be held early in April. ! The secretary, P. P. Woodbridge, | thinks that the chamber can only do | efficient work when the entire mem- bership is active and that the only way to keep them interested is to give them a more fréquent opportunity to become familiar with the work. The practice of having a few members | shoulder the entire responsibility is to | be stopped, he declared. Directors’ Duties Assigned. ELee Seeks to Aid Children Who Are Under Handicaps | Special Diepatch to The Star. { ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 6—E. Brooke Lee, speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland Legis- lature, today introduced a bill pro- viding for the State to care for the physically handicapped children of Maryland. In his bill, Maj. Lee explained that this action is nceded because of the recurring outbreaks of infantile paralysis and other diseases. He said there exists no greater | menace to the welfare of Maryland | | than an increasing number of its | citizens unable to sustain them- selves or to bless posterity with a healthy progeny. The bill provides that there will be a census taken twice each year by | the various school boards throughout | the State to ascertain the names and | addresses of physically handicapped children. The names then would be given to the State Board of Healtl. The school boards are directed to prepare a special education for these children to fit and equip them to become self-sustaining and produc- tive. The State Board of Health is directed to provide clinical aid, therapeutic and hospital treatment when needed for these children. LIMIT ON'SPEED Arlington Federation Seeks More Liberal Rule for Traf- fic on Span. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYON PARK, Va, March 6.—Signs OVER BRIDGE HIT The new method under which each| o0 the Highway Bridge prescribing a member of the board is to be the di-|speed limit of 15 miles an hour for Tector of a_particular branch of the | passenger vehicles and 12 miles for VIRGINIA EXPORTS SHOW INCREASE: State Sends $21,355,611 to' Other Nations in Three- Month Period. - By the Associated Press. Exports of merchandise from Virginia were valued at $21,355.611 during the | second quarter of 1928, as compared with $21,265,267 in the corresponding period of 1927, it is shown by figures made public today by the Department | of Commerce. An increase of $90,344 was shown for the 1928 quarter. Leaf tobacco, valued at $12,231,705. ranked first in order of value among the commodities sent from the State to foreign markets during the three-month period. Exports of cigarettes were valued at $4,233,072, followed in order by raw cotton, $1,876,166; boards, planks and scantlings, $579,916; chew: ing tobacco, $378,610; potatoes, $174,- 340; cotton manufactures, $173,277; coal, $165,877; metals and manufactures of metal, $139,405; chemicals and re- lated products, $127,694, and machinery vehicles and parts, $125,067. | Animals and animal products, corn, wheat flour, apples in boxes and bar- rels, tanning extracts, manufactures of wood, and paper and manufactures of ipaper were included among the di- | versified commodities exported from the | State during the three months. | Virginia was shown to hold rank of | 14 among all States and was excelled { only by Texas, Louisiana and Maryland | among Southern States. | Total exports of merchandise from ! the United States during April, ]\(a)’: jand June of 1928 were valued at $1,-: 149,940,627, compared with $1,135,803,- | 1219 during the same period of the pre- |ceding year. This was an increase of | $14,137,408. | Virginia was one of 19 States to show | increases in value of exports during the | quarter last year as compared to the | same period of the preceding year. New York took first rank among all | States in value of exports during the | second quarter of last year, with foreign |cial)—Mrs. Lula Blanche Nichols, 28, School Bond Bill | Will Be Signed | By Ritchie Today| Special Diepatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 6.— Brooke Lee, speaker of the House of | Delegates of the Maryland Legisla- ture, announced that Gov. Ritchie said he will sign today the bill au- thorizing a bond issue for $475,000 | for the erection of schools in Mont- '} gomery County. | The bill was passed by the Legis- | lature last week. . Mrs. Nichols Dies. LYNCHBURG, Va., March 6 (Spe- | wife of Walter Nichols of Big Island, | died yesterday at Virginia Baptist Hos- pital here. She is survived by her hus- band and one daughter. HEAD OF LEGION !n private at the outbreak of the World War and emerged as a lieutenant col- ‘0"(‘[. explained the American Legio | and its program, particularly the hospi alization for disabled service men, th: care for their children and families and the Americanization work being conducted by the Legion. He was welcomed on behalf of the SPEAKS O WORK | | e | is a2 member of the Legion; State Comds Nelson_Overton of Newport News, Pa: McNutt Makes Address at } State Comdr. F: Clinton Knight of this | city, Cl)ntldr. (;NMMllan_nhGlnsgm;:nt1‘1;:' A p ilocal post an rs. Richar . English, Reception After Alexan- , dria Banquet. | president of the Ladies* Auxiliary in this | city. Mrs. Boyce Ficklin of Georgia, | national commander of the American | Legion Auxiliary, and Capt. Thurlowe | White, T for the local post, were unable to at- Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘ltl’\d. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 6.—Paul | V. McNutt of Indianapolis, national | commander of the American Legio: told of the aims and accomplishments of the American Legion last night in Armory Hall, at the public reception held for him by Alexandria Post, No. 24, following a banquet. i The national commander, introduced as the man who entered the Army as Miss Struder Buried. | POTOMAC, Va., March 6 (Special).— Funeral scrvices for Miss Minn | Struder, who dicd here Saturds morning at the residence of her siste Mrs. J. T. West, were held yesterd: morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church, lin Alexandria, and interment was in | Sharon Cemetery, Fairfax County. ity by City Manager Paul Morton, who | who was to welcome McNutt | | | SUBURBAN NEWS, . }Huvey Baker Smith of the Columbia | Heights Christian Church officiated. WED HALF CENTURY, ; COUPLE CELEBRATE LIFE SENTENCE GIVEN = f SLAYER AT ROMNEY Second Marriage Ceremony Per-| S formed Amid a Host of Rela- | 53-Year-Old Farmer-Trapper Slew i : | Boy, 13, tives and Friends. | A= and Father in Quarrel | Over Water Well. | Special Dispatch to The Star. A second mannagg ceremony, celebrat- ROMNEY, W. Va, March 6. orge ing the golden anniversary of Mr. and | Fitzwater, 53-year-old Hard CU! t Mrs. Isaac Ridgeway of Riverdale, Md., | farmer-trapper, was sentenced to nis was held last night amid a host of rela- | imprisonment by Judge G. K. Kump tives and friends at the home of their |in Circuit Court here Tuesday follow- son, A. C. Ridgeway, 4314 Fourth street, | ing his conviction three weeks ago ot last night. : | having shot to death Lerti Simmons, The coupk. were married in Loudoun | 13, in a dispute between Fitzwater and County, Va., 50 years ago, coming to | the boy's father over water rights from Washington later to reside for a period | a well serving both farms. Fitzwater, of 35 years. They moved to Riverdale, | during the trial, admitted killing the Md.. two years ago. elder Simmons, but the indictment on Their seven children, nine grandchil- | this charge was not pressed. dren and three . great-grandchildren | The boy was slain September 23, were present. A feature of the ceremony | 1928. The casc was brought here from was a rainbow stage effect,.at the bot- tom of which was the proverbial pot of gold containing a gift of $100. Rev. Hardy County for trial on a change of venue, in which Fitzwater alleged he could not get a fair trial. chamber will be in shape for adoption | at this meeting. Each director has been given an opportunity to select the particular type of work to which he is best adapted and will be given an poportunity to select his own com- mittee. Due to the fact that the cham- ber now has an executive committee and that each of the other committees will meet at their own discretion to consider their particular problems it is hoped by Woodbridge that the meetings of the board of directors may be made monthly and those of the executive committee weekly. It is also expected at tomorrow’s meeting to take up the matier of an annual outing for members and their families. It has been suggested that ar- rangements may be made to have the outing take the form of a week end at some nearby mountain resort. BROTHERS INJURED IN TWO ACCIDENTS| Hard Luck Trails Pair Attempting, to Return to Home in Wash- ington in Autos. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., March 6— Trouble just couldn't ber avoided by John and Frank Waters of Washington yesterday. First, they attended their brother-in-law's funeral. They started off in separate cars. Half an hour later John's car skidded on the slippery road and overturned and he was bruised and cut. Passing motorists helped him right the car and he_continued. trip to Washington when his car skidded | ; from the road near Aldie, Va. He also was cut and bruised. later John's car left the for a second time, near Harper’s Ferry, Va. He was injured slightly again. They finally got home safe. ALEXANDRIA. i ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 6 (Spe- | cial) —William Tyler Page, clerk of the | House of Representatives and author | of “The American Creed,” has been invited to address the American Legion | Auxiliary at its meeting tomorrow X;lightl. at 8 o'clock, in the George Mason | otel. ¥ Mrs, James M. Duncan, sr., chairman of the auxiliary’s Americanization com- | mittee, has announced that the princi- | pal speaker is to be Henry Woodhouse. | Mrs. Evelyn Howard Sheridan will sing. Rev. Father Kirsch, O. M., of Catho- lic University, will speak tonight at the Lenten services to St. Mary's Catholic Church. Right Rev. A. J. Brennan, D. D, Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, will administer the sacraments of confirmation Sunday morning at 7:30 in the church and Rev. Nicholas Habetz of St. Mary's A short time |}, trucks “and activities of Washington police in holding Virginia motorists to strict adherence to this low speed were placed on the “unfair list” by Arlington County Civic Federation meeting in Community Hall here last night. A resolution offered by Richard L. Eacho and unanimously adopted after amendment by Frank G. Campbell directs the legislative committee of the federation to confer with the Traffic Bureau- authorities in Washington to urge that the speed limit be increased. Should the committee be . unsuccessful in its plea to the Traffic Bureau, the amendment provides, the matter is to be referred to Representative R. Walton Moore, who will be requested to seck lumbia. Mr. Eacho declared that there might have been some excuse for the low speed limit when the bridge was in course of reconstruction, but now that no obstructions are offered to traffic and four cars can easily travel abreast, such a low speed limit is unreasonable. Business Zoning Asked. A resolution calling upon the Arling- ton County Zoning Commission to im- mediately designate. business districts of the county and requesting a statement of the commission’s accom its up to date was offered by the_ g itive committee through its chairman, Hugh McGrath of Ashton Heights, and unani- mously adopted. Following a report of Frank G. Camp. bell as to the status of the abattoir question and suggestion that resolutions, which have been adopted in all sections of the county against the proposal of the N. Auth Provision Co. of Wash- ingtno to erect such a plant in county, might fail to impress the board of supervisors with the true sentiment f the people against the project, Ar- thur Orr of Lyon Park offered the fol- wing resolution which was adupted: mittee be authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to demcnstrate to the authorities the sentiment of the membership of the organizations affil- iated with the federation with respect to the establishment of an abattoir in the county.” Must Drop Membership. An example of the dire straits to which the local Fire Departments are put through failure of the board of supervisors to furnish funds for the pur- chase of gasoline used by the apparatus was brought to light when a letter was read from Thomas Meechem of the Clarendon department, advising that his organization would have to withdraw its membership from the federation because all money now available is needed for actual operating expenses. The writer declared that the action of the board in declining to pay the gasoline bills was be held at 7:30 in | solely responsibie for the withdrawal of | the membership. x Action of the federation in adopting resolutions favoring increased salaries for county school teachers was com- mended by Fletcher Kemp, county superihtendent of schools, in a letter = PLANS favorable action by the District of Co-| “Resolved that the executive com- |t shipments valued at $214,818,670. Texas | { was second with $139,476,902. | = PUNSTD WRGHTS MOTHER | | Woman Who Gave World First Flyers. | Special ispateh to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va., March 6.— Search is now being made over two counties in Virginia—Loudoun and Al- i bemarle—for the birthplace of Susan of Wilbur and Orville Wright, so that honor may be done the forbear of the | “Fathers of Flight.” It has been deter- | mined that Mrs. Wright was a Vir- ginian, bérn in Hillsboro, but which Hillsboro is not yet known, there being two in the State—one in Albemarle County and one in Loudoun. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Grasty of the Uni- versity of Virginia, who has undertaken the search, is inclined to think“that Hillsboro, Loudoun County, is the place where the maternal ancestors of Wilbur end Orville Wright lived and where their mother was born. Their grandfather, John Gottlieb Koerner, was a wagon maker, and a gazeteer of Virginia, rinted in 1835, pictures Hillsborough | as quite a village, with “a tanner, sad- dler, boot and shoe manufacturer, tailor, hatter, cabinet maker, two wagon makers and one blacksmith.” Church records and land records in Loudoun County are being searched in an effort find some information about this family. | “WEALTHY NOBLEMEN” i TRICK MUSIC STUDENT Innocently Financed Stolen Auto | Deals, Woman Declares in U. S, | Court at Baltimore. | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 6.—Mrs. Rox- | anna Rinker, daughter of a retired lumber dealer of Bridgewater, Va., who came to Baltimore to study-music, yes- | terday in Federal Court told how she | had been tricked into innocently financ- ing stolen auto deals in the belief her associates were “wealthy noblemen.” Alded and befriended by the “noble- men” she met socially, she testified, she advanced money to three young men. The money afterward, it turned out, was being used illegally. Mrs. Rinker came up for trial before Judge Coleman in Federal Court on charges of violating the Dyer act. Dis- HONOR | {Expert Seeks Birthplace of Catherine Koerner Wright, the mother | § The HUB—Seventh & D Sts. N.W.—The HUB—Seventh & D Sts. N.W. Radio Fans-—-The Hub Announces an Amazing Offer in a Delivers This New Model Special Philco Console No. 591 One of the thousands of satisfied Philco owners says: “I have logged 196 Radio Stations on my Philco from 33 States and 6 Canadian provinces.” You, too, may get results the same as this satisfied Philco owner from Chicago. ; For local stations and many distant stations NO AERIAL is necessary. Come to the Hub, look, listen and become convinced that the Philco is. the most modern of Radio receivers. All the big events broadcast throughout the country will be brought to your easy chair perfectly and without distortion. Easy Payments Make Ownership Easy Magnetic Speaker ( $127 .50 Less Tubes i bl (it i L Pillow-Arm Suite in 100% Mohair—Regular This handsome suite is distinguished by elegance of design, genuine 100> mphair upholstery, guimped and welt seams, moquette on reverse side of loose spring-filled cushions and heavy carved legs and base Large pillow-arm settee, armchair and button- back chair—pieces of the “chummey” kind into which you sink fully relaxed and you leave reluctantly. Made with a spring foundation and spring edge. A Church, Fairfax, will preach Sunday |read to the meeting by Miss Gertrude trict ‘Attorney Amos W. W. Woodcock rail. rare combination of style and value. night at 7:30. Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Anne Schoeni, 52 years old, who died Monday at her home, will be held to- morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and in- terment will be St. Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. Schoeni is survived by her hus- band, Charles H. Schoeni; four chil- dren, Robert D. Zimmerman, Mrs. Catherine Everett, Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly and James G. Schoeni; two &is- ters, Mrs. Peter Gray and Mrs. Henry Barden, and three brothers, William H. Beach of this city, and James and Ben- net Beach of Baltimore. Gardner L. Boothe, president of the | First National Bank in this city, has been requested to serve as the local chairman for Philippine day to be cb- served May 1 when the Leonard Wood memorial committee plans to complete its $2,000,000 campaign for the eradica- tion of leprosy in the Philippines. Alexandria Business and Professional Women's Club plans to conduct a cam- paign to have the Methodist Protestant Cemetery cleaned and Mrs. Mary Troth is chairman of the committee appointed to receive contributions. Rev. Blanche E. Perigo, evangelist, and Miss Ada Collier, song leader, both of Indianepolis, Ind, are- conducting 1 at the Free Methodist CONTRACTS AWARDED. Tour Small Bridges Will Be Built in Maryland. BALTIMORE, March 6 (Special).— t a cost of $30,953, contracts for three of four small bridges to be constructed in Southern Maryland have been award- ed to the De Luca Construction Co. by the State Roads Commission. One will span Mill Run, another Hog Hole Run near Port Tobacco, both in Charles County, and the third Bay Run near Clements, St. Marys County. 7 The contract for the fourth bridge, which will span Ward’s Run at Hilltop, Charles County, was awarded to the omers Construction Co. Work wiil ¢ at once. Confederate Veteran Expires. WARRENTON. Va., March 6 (Spe- cial).—B. B. Yates, a Confederate vet- eran, died at his home here yesterday. He would have been 86 years old on March 12. He leaves his wife, two sons nd five daughters. L. Crocker, corresponding secretary. A special committee to arrange for a benefit card party, the date of which is to be announced later, was named by President William C. Hull as follows: Mrs. J. P. Lowell, Organized Women Voters, chairman; Mrs. Alice Semones, Organized Women Voters; Mrs. Naomi P. Craver, Potomac Citizens' Associa- tion; Mrs. Arthur Orr, Lyon Park Wom- en’s Club: Mrs. Edith H. Walton, Or- | ganized Women Voters; Mrs. Mary Van Doren, Cherrydale Citizens' Association; Mrs. Bertha Kelley, Ashton Heights ‘Women's Club: Mrs. Florence Cannon, Arlington Citizens’ Association, and Mrs. H. A. Fellows, East Falls Church | Citizens’ Association. i | DRIVER IS SENTENCED. |Judge Gives Fine and Jail Term to Drunken Autoist. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- | HOUSE, Va,, March 6.—Pleading guilty {to a charge of driving while intoxicated, 1J. J. Gorman was_yesterday sentenced | by Judge Howard W. Smith in Circuit | | Court to pay a fine of $100 and serve‘. 30 days in jail. | A jury returned a verdict of “not guiity the case of Daniel H. Rucker, | who was charged with a like offense. At! the request of Commonvealth Attor- ney William C. Gloth, Attorney Albert V. Bryan of Alexandria prosecuted Rucker, H COMPANIES FINED $10. Firms Charged With Employing | Women More than 10 Hours Daily. LYNCHBURG, Va., March 6 (Spe- clal).—The Wasson Heel Co. and the | Blue Buckle Overall Co., local concerns, were fined $10 and cots In the Mu- nicipal Court here Saturday on charges | of allowing woman employes to work | more than 10 hours a day. The charges were made by H. W. Furlow, assistant commiss State Department of Labor. Town Council to Meet. POTOMAC, Va., March 6 (Specic ner of the asked the case be dismissed. Kenneth Bradshaw and Herbert Brad- shaw, brothers, and Joseph Jirak of New York, who were jointly indicated with Mrs. Rinker, pleaded guilty. LEGION POST PLANNING FOR PERMANENT HOME Hyattsville Unit, No. 3, Recently Purchased Property Formerly Oc- | cupied by Cosmopolitan Club, Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 6.-+Sny- der-Farmer Post, No. 3, American Le- gion, of Hyattsville, yesterday bought in the property at Spencer street and Avon i avenue, formerly occupied by the Cos- mopolitan Club, at a mortgage sale. The consideration ~was not announced, though it was regarded as reasonable by representatives of the post, which plans to use the property as a permanent home. The post now rents headquar- ters on Maryland avenue. It is planned to raise money for the purchas> of the property through the | publication of a Prince Georges County business directory, orders for which are 4 now being taken, and through a carnival | to be given next Summer. | FIREMEN PLAN BENEFIT. | McLean Volunteers to Give Play in Parish Hall. MCLEAN, Va.,, March 6 (Special).— The Volunteer Fire Department will stage its Midwinter theatrical benefit tonight and tomorrow night in the Parish Hall. “The Womanless Wedding,” with a cast-of 30, will be presented under the direction of Mrs. H. A. Storm. The play is to be followed by old-fashioned square dancing, with music furnished by fiddle and accordion, played by members of the local fire company. i Again Heads échool Work. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 6 (Special) —J. H. Chiles was re-elecied | by the School Board of Spotsylvania County yesterday as superintendent of The semi-monthly meeting of th> Po- tomac town council, postponed last night because of the inclement -weather, is to be held v.on‘m at 8 o'clock. schools for a four-year-term, beginning | July 1. - Mr..Chiles already has served for 12 years as superintendent of the' Spotsylvania schgols. 18 Months to Pay 198 Use Your Credit REDUCED PRICES uaranteed Tires New Low Prices on Summit Tires Sold With the Standard Warranty 29x4.40 f 30x3Y (Clincher) Balloon Tires Summit Tire $6-95 $5.95 30x4.75 31x4 S. B. Balloon Tires Summit Tire $10-95 $10.95 $1.00 a Week Pays for A TIRE! Metal Bed $ Polychrome Frame $3.98 Buffet Mirror Williams Tires Are Guaranteed for 15 Months Full size con tinuous post metal beds, in wood finish. Specially priced for Thursday