Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1929, Page 4

+'we have repeatedly, in fact, almost con- . fee League is arranging for a dinner at + the .work of the league and arrange- . Mohr, executive secretary, heads the . committee in charge. * Federation of Woman's Clubs of the - be “Current. Releases of Book Fil + evening of Epworth League anniversary et * William A. Marlowe of Fairland, John . Baptist Church officiated at the mar- : Bowle, 22. both of Washington, at the . CUNARD STE! : night aboard the Cunard liner Aqui- DUEKETT PROWIES IR RELE Suburban Sanitary Commis- sion Chairman Explains | Muddy Street Conditions. | | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | UPPER MARLBORO, Md., March 23. | =~An explanation of the “disappointing” | manner in which the contractors have handled the work of laying water and sewer mains in Berwyn and Branchville, | and an assurance that the Washing- | ton Suburban Sanitary Commission will | “do whatever is possible under the cir- | cumstances” to make the streets of those communities more satisfactory, is | contalned in a letter of T. Howard | Duckett, chairman of the commission, ! 10 M. Hampton Magruder. counsel to | the Prince Georges County commis- | sioners The letter, which was presented to the | eommissioners at their special meeting | yesterday afternoon, is in answer to a | request by county leaders to have the streets made passable after a large dele- tion of citizens. headed by. County | mmissioner William A. Duvall, had complained they were “marooned” be- cause of open sewer trenches. Complaint Justified. In his reply, Mr. Duckett states that & personal inspection :of -the situation Justifies a good deal of indignation, but explained that the matter is largely | beyond the control of his commission under present circumstances. “We are just as disappointed as the citizens of Berwyn could possibly be at the manner in which this contract has been handled,” Mr. Duckett says, “and tinuously, threatened the contractor in order to get him to do the things that ought to be done with .reference to the roads and refilling trenches, but there our jurisdiction ends, unless we | choose to have the responsibility of | canceling the contract, and this we have not felt we are in a position to do. | Excavation Declared Difficult. “Added to the indifferent manner of handling the work has been two other conditions—a soil which made excava- tion extremely difficult and an open Winter, with practically all rain and constant freezing ‘and thawing,” "Mr. Duckett states. The chairman of the sanitary com- mission points out that under the law the commission is required to let the ccntract to the lowest responsible bid- der. In the Berwyn case, he declares, the commission received numerous let- ters of commendation before awarding the contract, which led them to believe the contractor was “responsible.” * But, being independent contractors, they are beyond the control of the commission, except as the terms of the contract re- quire its inspection and supervision, according to Mr. Duckett. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 23 (Spe- eial) —At the bi-weékly meeting of the Rockville Woman's Club, held at the Montgomery Country Club, Rockville, and well attended, it was voted to con- tribute $25 to the Montgomery County Social Service League, $15 to the scholarship fund of the Montgomery County Federation of Woman's Clubs and $10 toward the fund that is being Taised by the Rockville Parent-Teachers Association to pay for a piano recently purchased for. the* high school gym- nasium. 2 i5n Monday will be cklebrated throughout the State as Maryland day ,and in observance of the. occasion the ‘public | schools of Montgomery County will, it has been announced, hold appropriate exercises. The day commemorates the 259th anniversary of the founding of Maryland. L Bil Arrangements have been completed to seat 600 at the testimonial dinner to be given Representative Frederick N. Zihiman'in the armory at Silver Spring, Monday evening. by the Congressman’s Zihiman in the armory at Silver Spring friends. Capt. Frank L. Hewitt, who suggested the idea, will act as toast- master, and talks will be given by James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor; ‘Walter H. Newton,” secrétary to Presi- dent Hoover, and Senator Millard E. ‘Tydings. Three-minute speeches will also be made by -Dr. A. C. Christie, James A. Watson, Leo Bender, Robert Murphy, H. S. Sedgwick and Gordon Bonnette. Vice President Curtis and Speaker Longworth have been invited. ‘The Montgomery County Social Serv- the Manor Club, Norbeck, the evening of April 4. It is intended for residents of the county who are interested ments will, it is understood, be made 1o entertain a large number. Irma Announcement has been made . that Mrs. George Gillingham, ‘chairman of the motion pictures committee of the District of Columbia, will speak before the motion. pictures chairmen of the various clubs of the Montgomery County. Federation of Woman's Clubs in the Earle Theater Building, Washington, Thursday morning. Her lubjectl will ms.” Mrs. Mina Church Brann, county chair- man of mction pictures, will preside. A specizl program of music and addresses has been arranged by the Epworth League of the Rockville Meth- odist Church in observance tomorrow ay. Funeral services for Benjamin B. Wheeler, retired farmer and life-long resident of the county, who died Wed- nesday night at his home near Fairland, aged 77 vears, were héld yesterday in 8t. Mark's Episcopal Church, Fairland, burial being in the church cemetery. Mr. Wheeler had been ill a long time and recently underwent an unavailing operation as a last resort. He is survived by two daughters and two sons. They are: Mrs. Phil Love of Colesville, Mrs. A. Wheeler of Fairland and Harry Wheeler of Colesville. He was a brother of former County Commissioner William T. Wheeler. Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of the riage here yesterday afternoon of Harry Irving Grinder, 22. and Miss Louise home of the minister. 1 WARD HELD IN DIAMOND SMUGGLING Aquitania Arrest in Alleged Inter- national Ring Made Just Before Liner Sails. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, March 23.—An alleged | member of the so-called international diamond smuggling ring. the ninth to be taken into custody. was arrested last tania shortly before sailing time. The latest arrest is that of Leslie Met- calfe, second-class chief steward of the Aquitania. A search of his cabin failed to reveal any gems. ‘Metcalfe was charged with smuggling into this country gems valued at $150,000. william Ballyn, “singing chief stew- ard” of the Berengaria, was the first | reached the age of 15 years and t in | Judge Smith set last night’s conference, | i | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. The purpose of the organization is wholesome recreation. The local chapters were sta are three degrees to be taken by It is planned to organize base ball, nature for the girls. In addition to Melnick, officers of scribe, and Eloise Sunderman. purser. ORGANIZE CLARENDON, Va., March 23—Organized on January 15 with 11 membe fraternity, of which Norbert Melnick, county sanitary officer, is chaplain, was increased at the last meeting to 16 mem- | the sister organization, the Phi Beta Pi sorority. to accept as members boys and girls who are between the ages of 12 and 21 years and provide them with religious and civic interests that will keep them from the streets and provide them with Robert Hamilton, scribe, and.Howard Crouch, purser. VENING TO The two are mem| rted by Melnick and Mrs. H. W. Beattie, who is chaplain of the Phi Beta Pi. members, the first of which is given upon admittance, the second to children who have | he third to those who have reached the age of 18 years. The requirements are that they must attend Sunday School regularly and follow the teachings of the Apostle Paul. They are non-sectarian : teams for the boys and similar branches of an appropriate basket ball and track Kappa AID BOYS AND GIRLS rs, the membership of Kappa Sigma Pi Sigma Pi are William Savart, chancellor; Duval Allen, vice chancellor; Of the girls’ organization, Marie Smith is alpha; Dorothy Hunt, TAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. TAX RATE RAISED N PRINGE GEORGES flncreased Budget for 1929 Is Approved by County Commissioners. | BY GEORGE PORTER. Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, March 23— | Carrying estimates of approximately | $785,000 and requiring an increase in| | the tax rate from $1.30 to $1.36 per | | 8100, the 1929 budget for Prince Georges | County was approved late yesterday afternoon by the county commissioners in special session at the courthouse here. It will be signed by the commis- sioners at noon Monday. Loss of the $40,000 equalization fee | for schools was given as the reason for | the slight increase in the tax rate. Tha |levy itself was actually cut in regard to { | | | | several items. School Budget Adopted. ‘The school budget, calling for an es- | timated expenditure of approximately | $407,000, was adopted as submitted by Supt. Nicholas Orem and the Board of Education. One item was eliminated from the evy entirely. Thai was the Police | Court which last year received $5,000. | No allowance was made this year when statement of the court account showed | it was paying its way. | During 1928 the statement showed the court’s receipts were $1,000 more than its .expenditures, which included the purchase of four new automobiles. Another Cut Made. Another big cut was made in regard |to the levy for the House of Reforma- | tion at Cheltenham. This item was re- | duced $4,000 less than it received last year. Because of the contemplated con- struction of roads through a $550,000 bond issue, which will relieve the county of maintenance costs of several miles |of roads within the next year, the road levy was cut from 25 to 23 cents. The 7-cent levy for the sanitary tax |and the 3-cent levy for the park and bres of a national organization. There IDGE CONTINES SPUERACE [ASE Smith Indicates Favor for| Arlington County One- Unit Idea. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY _ CQURT HOUSE, Va., March 23.—Inditating that he favors the suggestion of State Senator Frank L. Ball and Common- wealth's Attorney William C. Gloth that the entire county be considered as one unit in the instailation of sewerage, Circuit Judge Howard W. Smith last night continued the sewerage case until the April term of court to permit a further study of the entire situation. Last night's conference, which was held at the home of the judge, was ex- pected to result in a definite decision as to the boundary of District No. 1, but Judge Smith, after considering the va- rious arguments advanced, stated that the question was of such magnitude and of interest to such a large number of people that he did not feel justified in bringing the matter to a conclusion at this time. | Idea Not New One. ! ‘The one unit idea is not a new one, Judge Smith having suggested it when the matter of setting the boundaries was before him a month ago. At that time C. L. Kinnier, county directing engi- neer, stated that he believed the plan a sound one. | The difficulties encountered in the | setting of the boundaries have been due to the desire of the residents of Ashton Heights and Lyon Park to have their sections included in the proposed dis- trict No. 1. After a careful study of the situation, Kinnier submitted a report to Judge Smith a week ago in which he held that it would be inadvisable from an economic standpoint to include them, due to the fact that they drain in a different direction from the areas already included in the district. Realizing the necessity for trunk lin> drainage facilities for these two sec- tions, which are thickly populated, hoping that at that time some one would offer a feasible plan that would allow either their inclusion in the original district or a separate bond issue for the two sections. Chance to Please All Ball and Gloth are of the opinion that by taking the county as a unit and then by first constructing lines in the sections most needing them, ex- tending the construction as the growth necessitates, every one would be satis- fie d. ‘The only d!fficulties to be encoun- tered in such a plan, it is pointed out, is the possible failure of a bond issue to carry in the election that must necessarily follow. There is grave doubt that the issue may be defeated by resi- dents of the sparsely settled sections and by those who have already provided their own sewerage. Ball announced today that he will consult with Hugh Reid, member of the House of Delegates, and attorney for those included in district No. 1,and Thomas J. McGrath, attorney for the Ashton Heights and Lyon Park sec- tion, in an effort to present a formal petition at the next term of court to | have the court make a single unit of | the county. | ALEXANDRIA. S v e | ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23 (Spe- | cial).—Rev. Dr. Thomas Hamilton ‘Lewis of Washington, a retired Metho- dist’ Protestant minister, will be the| principal speaker at the Good FPriday | services to be held in the Richmond Theater Priday afternoon by the Alex- | andria Ministerial Association. Rev. | George J. Hooker, pastor of the Metho- dist Protestant Church here, and presi- dent of the local association, will preside. Passion week services will be held in the Methodist Protestant Church be- ginning tomorrow night and continuing nightly throughout the entire week. Decision service will take place in the church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, while evangelistic services will be held tomorrow night. Easter Sunday has been set aside 8 Victory day, with spe- cial programs for both the Sunday school and church services. ‘Alexandria Lodge, No. 758, Benevolent a celebration Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in Elks' Home for the retiring officers of the present term. Albert Hurshman is chairman of the com- mittee which is arranging an elaborate entertainment. Newly elected officials will be installed on April 8. Miss Lillian Petty has been re-elected president of the Young People's Society of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Miss Margaret Haydon was named sec- retary and treasurer and Miss Mallory Hufty stewardess. Confirmation services will be held to- member of the ring arrested. He pleaded guilty and is expected to testify for the Government-in the-trials-of -other-mem- sbers of the ring. {INSURGENT | Failure to Act on House Bills Held and Protective Order of Elks, will stage | ADDITION TO HOSPITAL IS PROVIDED IN BILL | | Measure Authorizing Purchase of | Land Said to Have Maryland Governor’s Sanction. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 23.—Pav- ing the way for an addition to the Unl versity of Maryland Hospital at Balti more, either at the present site or some other site in the State, is provid- ed in a bill introduced in the House yesterday by Speaker E. Brooke Lee of | Silver Spring. The bill is said to have the sanction of the governor, and it was said further it is intended to e it possible to obtain options on land in preparation for any construction which may be authorized by the Legisla- ture in 1931 The bill specifically authorizes the Maryland Board of Public Works, with the approval of the board of regents of the institution and the governor’s | commission on higher education, to ob- tain options for the future purchase by the State of parcels of land, and improvements thereon, which may be deemed necessary to carry. out any plans formulated by those two bodies. They are now making a study of the needs of the institution. The public works board also is au- thorized to enter into any negotiations, with the approval of the two other bodies, which may be necessary to car- ry out as promptly as possible any projects which may be authorized by the next Legislature. TWO ARE CONVICTED ON LIQUOR CHARGES| Washington Men Are Fined on| Transporting Charges at Upper Marlboro. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., March 23, —Two Washington men, convicted of transporiing liquor through Southern Maryland, were yesterday fined by Judge J. Chew Sheriff in Prince Georges County Police Court. They were Bryant McMahon, 1500 block of M | street, and John Sweeny, who gave his | address as “Twentleth street north- | west. McMahon pleaded guilty to the| charges and was fined $150, while Sweeny's fine was $125. In addition | McMahon was fined $25 for lg:cdlnfi | According to the testimony, McMahon | failed to obey a traffic signal of Prince | Georges County policemen, who were investigating _an ~automobile accident near Forestville on March 2. He was chased along the Marlboro Pike into | Washington and back to Suitland by | Deputy Sheriffs A. W. Hepburn and Harry Robinson, Sergt. H. G. Machen and Policeman V. M. Nichols. The man was captured when the motor of his car became overheated. Twenty cases of alleged liquor were found in his car. Sweeny was arrested following a chase along the Crain Highway near Marl- 0 by State Policeman L. E. Dutrow d Policeman Nichols, during which the civilian’s car crashed into an em- bankment. Sweeny fled after the acci- dent, but was found later while hiding behind a telegraph pole. I LEADER CRITICIZES SENATE to Justify Week End Recess at Annapolis. By a Staff Correspondent of The Bt ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 23. completion of the passage of bills on the final passage calendar of the House yesterday, Daniel C. Joseph, insurgent leader of Baltimore, moved that the House adjourn over the week end without passing the 25 Senate bills | that were pending. He pointed out to the House that a number of House bills had been sent to the upper body on which no action had yet been taken, and he wanted the House to defer ac- tion to see what the Senate was going | to do about them. Speaker Lee interjected that there | was no disposition on the part of the | House to punish the Senate, but Joseph demanded a roll call on his motion to adjourn until 8:30 o’clock Monday night. However, it was pointed out that there was only one more week remaining of the present session and he was pre- vailed upon to change his motion so as to call the House in session at noon on Monday. The House voted favor- ably on this, leaving the Senate bills still on' the calendar. . Clerk’s Salary Bill Passed. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 23.—The bill of Speaker E. Brooke of Silver I morrow in the Lutheran Church by the Rev. Carl J..Goette,pastor. Three pers sons will be confirmed. e ‘ Spring increasing the salary of the clerk | of the Maryland Court of Appeals from Ps,tmn to $5,000 a year was passed.by the House yesterday. & W | By & Staff Correspondent of The Sta | planning tax within the sanitary dis- trict will be carried over from last year BILL WOULD PROHIBIT in additon o the county tax of $136 e bu ol 785, FIREWORKS DISPLAY ]‘represonu :’e‘ Incr:nseo nl‘ne‘l’rly‘xu.noc —_— = | over the $737,943.02 budget of last year. Silver Bpring Measure Permits July | T e s e , HEAVY WINDS HIT TOWN. 4 Demonstration on Independ- A s lis | Gale Leaves Danville Streets Sub- | merged in Water. 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