Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1929, Page 11

! t SUBUR Sogr - BAN NEWS.) MONTGOMERYBILLS Al County Measures Must Be in the Senate by Tonight. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspondent of The St ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 25.—This is ultimatum day, the first known in Montgemery County's legislative history, and also it is Maryland day, a legal holiday, marking another anniversary of the day when Catholic pilgrims land- ed in lower Maryland, along the Po- tomac River. Ultimatum day was set by State Senator Eugene Jones of Kensing- | ton, fixing it as the period when the delegation in the House must have in his hands all bills affecting Montgomery County, including the scheol, road and eourthouse bond issues, or accept re- sponsibility for their failure to pass. Many of the bills already have been gent to Senator Jones, who announced that he probably would want to hold gubnr hearings on them. But Speaker . Brooke Lee of Silver Spring, and democratic organization leader in the county, said that all of the important measures would be in the Senator’s hands by midnight, tonight. There is not time to get through three bills which were introduced on Friday, the last day when bills may be introduced, ex- ecept by unanimot consent of the House. Two of these relate to the pro- wvision of a paid fire department in Sil- ver Spring, and the provision for em- ployment of two firemen regularly by the volunteer fire department of that suburb. The other contains certain amendments to the Metropolitan dis- trict act. Courthouse Bills Up. The two courthouse bills, which have | been the source of much disagreement between the Senator and the delegation in the House, are on the third reading calendar and it is predicted will be ssed this afternoon, and sent prompt- to the Senate. Although they say Q.{Ilt they have no direct information ered in a letter sent to Dr. George L. Edmonds, Rockville, chairman of the Montgomery County delegation in the panied by the presence of a witness, to | if the bills were not delivered by the | twenty-fifth the responsibility for them would be placed on the shoulders of the House delegation. No time limit was fixed today, and the leaders say that they will have complied if the bills arc sent over to the Senate at any time prior to midnight tonight. Senator Jones has indicated that his opposition to the courthouse bond is- sues were on two grounds. One was that the failure of the issues would al- low a reduction of the county taxes, and {he other that one of the bond issues proposes to take the square west of | the courthouse. on which is located the | Farmers' Bank & Trust Co., in which | ] | HOUSE, Va., March 25.—No additional | | the Senator is a stockholder and di- | rector, and he wants to protect that | site. | "1t 1s not known to the other House | teaders from Montgomery County what his stand will be on the other bond is- sues, including those for roads and scho but it is probable that his de- | cision will be reached after tonight, when all of the have been placed in his hands. HOVES TOPROTEY LVESOF STUDENT | | | | | | Pointed Out to Railway Official. | Spectal Dispateh to The star. | CLARENDON, Va, March 25—Fear- ton-Lee High Schools over the tracks of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway Co., James B. Lockwood has appealed to Jefferson V. Davis, general manager of the railroad, to take meas- ures to keep them from the right-of- way. He was advised by Davis that the from the Senator, administration lead- ers feel that the Montgomery County representative in the upper House will | give the measures deep consideration. in | Yiew of the display of interest shown | by the appearance of hundreds of tax- payers at the State Capitol last week. House attaches, including Albert J. Almoeney of Rockville, chief clerk and | parliamentarian, a veteran of many years in the Legislature, said that never in the period of his service in the House | has he ever seen such an assemblage sent in favor of a law. Senator Jones as announced that this week he would | hear certain opponents to the measure. Some of these, he continued, have writ- fen to him about the proposed bond | issues, and he wants to hear them. He did not indicate how large a dcleg'nuunl would come to oppose the approval of | the bonds. Adjournment Next Monday. The present Legislature must come 0 an end by midnight next Monday and the legislative jam is increasing as bills have been piling in. The committees have been urged to report them prompt- 1y so that the bodies may take prompt action, to the end that no important bills would be left unacted upon before the final adjournment. ‘The Montgomery County legislation as well as that of Prince Georges is in ex- cellent shape, so far as the House is concerned, and the delegations from these two political subdivisions will be able to mark time largely during the closing hours, >xcept that the Mont- gomery delegates will keep a close watch on the action of the vsoen';;e Hnwet\;zr. they do not propose e any action in favor of forcing the bills through, if Benator Jones opposes them, as there is an unwritten law that the action of a Benator in favor of or against any strict- 1y county local measure, carries the sup- porting vote of the members. One point of significance about the delegation which appeared in favor of the courthouse bills was that it was not mobilized by the county political organ- fzation. It was not made up of followers of the party, but as Barnard Welch, Republican leader, pointed out, it was & spontaneous presentation of the tax- Efym 25 a whole, and all political be- s were represented. Business, profes- sfonal and civic organizations also ap- peared by representatives. Senator Jones’ ultimatum was deliv- matter would be given careful consid- eration. Lockwood, who is advocating that the board of county supervisors construct a permanent foot path through Hayes street, an abandoned county road that | runs directly from Clarendon to the i | school, points out that many of the students from Thrifton and Lyon Vil- lage use the tracks as the only means of walking to school without becoming mired in the mud in bad weather. “It is a practice,” he said, “that is unfair both to the children and to the officials of the railroad, the former endangering their lives by the practice and the latter being placed in the po- sition of responsibility for the children.” ‘Through Lockwood a number of stu- dents appeared at the last meeting of the board of supervisors to advocate the construction of the foot path and the matter was referred to the coun- ty engineer for & report, which is ex- pected to made at the next meeting of the board. ‘The children who are now using the tracks, Lockwood pointed out, can use Kirkwood road to its intersection with Hayes street and then follow the pro- posed foot path to the school. In his argument against the use of the tracks, Lockwood called attention to the fact that the tracks are used at the time of day when the com- pany is running extra trains to care for the many Government employes who_use the railroad as a means of reaching their work. —_—. FOUR ANGLERS FINED. Arrested for Using “Dip Nets,” Men Get Ten-Day Senfences. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., March 25 (Special).—Four anglers charged with using “dip-nets,” against the law, were arrested Saturday along the Shenan- doah River in Jefferson County by deputy game wardens, given hearings before Magistrate Moler, fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail each. The game wardens have been con- ducting & general round-up of these violators, who are found to be operat- ing mainly on the Shenandoah and Po- tomac Rivers. House, and its delivery was accom- | | record the fact that it had been deliv- | | ered. The letter specifically said that FACE FNAL RUSH bond issue bills will | ‘Danger of Tracks in Arlington | ing for the safety of the dozens of stu- | dents who daily walk to the Washing- | P! “THE TEVEXING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.” MONDAY, WMARCH 25, 1929. INCREASED SCHOOL FUND SIDETRACKED No Additional Levy Set in| Tentative Budget for Arlington. LY LESTER N. INSKE! Staff Correspondent of The ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- | levy for the increase of teachers’ salaries | and other expenses of the school system | is included in the tentative budget for | the year beginning July 31, as prepared | for the approval of the board of county supervisors by the commissioner of revenue and county clerk. | While the budget figures do not be-| come official until they are presented| NEW CHURCH TO BE BUILT it 300 ‘The board will also ass part. borrowed to the board at their next meeting, it| Jining). is known that no increase in the levies was advocated by the board, hence none is included in the tentative budget. The budget will not be accepted unti’ April 24. Against Increased Levy. At the last meeting of the board the chairman of the school board and superintendent of schools appeared and presented their tentative budget for the coming year. When advised that there was an_ increase of $17,000 over last year’s budget, requiring an additional levy of approximately 10 cents, Super- visors Edward Duncan and B. M. Hed- rick said that they were unwilling to increase the levy this year even for the | schools. Despite ‘the stand of the ever, numerous organization the ' Organized Women Voters, solutions favoring the increase | e T hopetul that the board will | de the additional board. how- | ns, including | have | and are still hopeful reconsider and provi funds. K While the proposed permanent cthflic building and other projects are not in= clude:gln the budget, it is hoped that they will be provided for out of the general fund. Plans for the clinic are now in the course of preparation and are expected to be presented Wwithin a short time to the board for action. The total amount of the tentative budget is $873,200, of which amount | $299,950 is the county's share for the schools and $178,200 for the county’s | share in road construction and main- tenance. The State furnishes nddfi.l?nal funds for both the schools and roads. Items of Budget. As prepared by Commissioner of Reve- nue l-'iar‘r)y K. Green and County Clerk william H. Duncan, the budget is as follows: ; PFor judiciary, $4,500; administration of the county, $57,000; public buildings, heat, light and other expenses pertain- ing thereto, $8,500; elections, $1.500; support of poor, $6,500; health depart- ment, $12,500; scavenger service, $25.- 000. Education—From county levy, $299,950; from State, $55,000; from capi- tation tax, $5,400; from dog tax, $1,600. Roads (construction and mainte- nance)—From_county, $178,200; from gasoline and bus taxes, $62,200. Fire protection, $28,300; sidewalks, $14,150; contingent fund, $113,200. The total revenue is composed of the county levies and $62,000 from the State in gasoline and bus taxes; $5,400, capitation taxes; $1,600, dog taxes; excess fees, $7,500; scavenger service, $23,000, and schools, $55,000. TEACHER ASKS COURT TO DECIDE POSITION Miss Elizabeth Trump Claims School Board Broke Contract Promising Her a Job. Special Dispatch to The Ster. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., March 25.—Miss Elizabeth Trump, Kearneysville, is ask- ing the Supreme Court of Appeals to say whether a county school board can “go back on its word.” She lost a case recently in Circuit Court_of Berkeley County, and now is appealing to the higher court' on the ground that the Berkeley County board contracted with her last year to teach school, and when she reported for duty found that another teacher had been given the position. 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Take the tiny tablets as directed and you will marvel at the speed with which your cold departs, Butdon’texpectsuch resultsunless you make sure of getting the right remedy by em- phasizing GROVE'S, when asking the druggist for GROVE'S BROMO QUININE, Price 3oc, GROVE'S BROMO QUININE LAXATIVE TABLETS The new building will consist of a main auditorium, Sunday school room | and basement, and will have a seating capacity of about 250. brick construction. The new building will replace the small chapel that has been in use since the organization of the church, six years ago. attendance of more than 100 persons and Sunday school attendance of approx- imately 175. Ground for the first unit of the new Calvary Methodi: | at Prazier and Monroe avenues, Virginia Highlands, will be broken at a brief | ceremony %0 be held following services Easter Sunday. The affair is under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. J. W. Townsend, who will be assisted by J. H. Straughn, treasurer of the General Conference. The first unit of the church will cost $26,000, a part of which has' been furnished by the Board of Church Extension of Maryland, of which this is a t in the payment of the interest on the amount 1 so that a greater part of the contributions can be applied to the Protestant Church, It will be of | There is an average church | MANY CASES POSTPONED BY ABSENCE OF LAWYERS Leonardtown Court Has Small Docket While Attorneys Attend Annapolis Law Session. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md, March 25.— Absence of several prominent lawyers of St. Mary's County who are attending the sessions of the Legislature at An-| napolis caused the postponement of & large number of cases scheduled to be heard during the March term of Circuit Court, which convened here last week. As a result the very small docket of minor criminal cases was disposed of by the grand jury within four days. Only one homicide case was presented to the grand jury, but no true bill was returned for lack of evidence. Judge Willlam M. Loker is presiding over the court and was joined on the | bench Thursday by Judge Joseph C. Mattingly. e PREPARE FOR ELECTIONS. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, March 25 (Special).—Mount Rainier voters are displaying interest in the special elec- tion to be held in the firehouse Satur- day from 5 to 10 p.m., to pass on the proposed fire tax of 12 cents on each $100 assessed valuation of town property. It is estimated that the proceeds of the tax, will be around $800 which is about one-third of the estimated amount needed for 1929 running ex- penses of the department. | | | |HEALTH WEEK HEADS | Montgomery County Sanitation | EXPECT GOOD SHOWING Campaign Begins March 31, Con- | tinuing Through April 7. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 25.—Mont- gomery County, last year awarded a | silver cup for the best work during the | annual Negro health week among the | rural districts of the United States, will, | according to Dr. William T. Pratt, coun- ty health officer, who will again be in charge, make as equally good show= ing during this year's annual obser- vance, which will begin March 31 and continue through April 7. Sanitation will, according to Dr. Pratt, be stressed in the county this| year. Other matters tending to im- prove health and living conditions will | also be given careful attention. | Dr. Pratt and the county health| nurses, Misses Hermine Badenhoop, Mary Potter and Annie Miller, will address numerous meetings in various parts of the county. Dr. E. O. Peters of this county and Washington, who had much to do with the record made by the county last year, will take a prominent part in the week’s activities. This year will mark the fifteenth annual observance of the week. As heretofore it will be under the auspices of the Tuskegee Negro Conference and the National Negro Business League, in connection with the United States Pub- lic Health Service and State and county health departments. Various health and civic organizations are also ex- pected to manifest interest. “Know him? I should say I do...he not only shared his shell hole with me— he shared his Chesterfields too!”’ {a charter to the colony of Maryland | established the first colony of the State MARYLAND MARKS 2%TH ANNIVERSARY Exercises, Especially in the Schools, Held Throughout State Today. With musie, pageantry and verse the school children throughout the State of Maryland are today taking the lead- ing role in celebrating Maryland day, | which commemorates the founding of Maryland 295 years ago. | The day, which is a legal holiday | within the State, marks the landing of Leonard Calvert, fourth Lord Baltimore, | at Blackistone's Island, on March 25, 1634. All banks and courts and most business establishments in the State observe the holiday. Accompanied by about 20 “gentleman adventurers” and some 200 laborers, Leonard Calvert, second son of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, set out| from Cowes, England, on November 22, 1633, having been dispatched by his brother, Cecil Calvert, first lord pro- prietary of Maryland, who had secured | from the King of England. Sail in Two Ships. Leonard Calvert and his expedition safled in two small ships, the Ark and the Dove, and reached Point Comfort, Va., on February 24, 1634. They first touched Maryland soil when they ar- rived at Blackistone's Island, then called | St. Clements Isle. On March 27, 1634, the party took possession of an abandoned Indian vil- lage which they named St. Marys. One tradition says that the Englishmen paid the Indians a few axes and hoes and cloth for the village. At all events they | | there. Calvert met an English adventurer | named Capt. Henry Fleet, who had | lived some years among the Indians | and helped the newcomers gain !hei friendship of the redskins and estab- lish their settlement. Foundations of State. On these friendly relations were laid the foundations of a State. The chief opposition which faced the colonists came not from the Indians, but from a fellow countryman, Capt. William Claiborne, who had opened Kent Island as a trading station and endeavored to prejudice the Indians and Virginians | against the newcomers. When Claiborne resorted to force he | was promptly defeated in a “naval en- gagement” in 1635, the colonists having only to overcome one small ship and 14 | men. Leonard Calvert died June 11, 1647, | leaving one son, William Calvert. In | November, 1890, the State of Maryland erected 2 monument to his memory and that of his wife, Anne, at St. Marys. At present a bill is pending in the Legislature authorizing the erection of | a suitable memorial to mark the found- | ing party’s landing on Blakistones Island, and also its place of departure at Cowes, England. SUBURBAN NEWS/) Mountaineer Finds Earthen Pot With $2,200 in Gold Coins Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, March 25— Witt Pforr, who Mves a few miles from Waynesboro, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, engaged in digging pine stumps, struck something and on investigating brought to light an earthenware pot, which contained gold coins of several denominations, amounting to about $2,200. The jar apparently had been bur- ied sometime possibly before the Civil War, as the latest date on any of the coins was 1849. The coins ranged from 1795 to 1849. Many of the coins are said to be rare and of great value and should net him more than its face value. TRUCK KILLS CHILD ASSISTER LOOKS ON Girl Runs Under Wheels of Machine in Frederick Street. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., March 25.—Run- ning headlong under the wheels of a laden milk truck operated by Oscar Stull, Lewiston, Mabel E. Sparrow, 4,| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sparrow, Catonsville, was yesterday was crushed to death at Market and Fourth streets, this city, while her hor- rified sister, Elizabeth, 13, looked on. The two children, with their parents, had about half an hour before motored to Frederick, where they were visiting Mrs. Sparrow’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Biddinger. They were on their way to attend the Sunday school session of All Saints’ Church. As they stood at the street intersec- tion waiting for traffic to thin before crossing, the child left her sister and had almost reached the street opposite when Elizabeth called to her. In the meantime the truck was passing. The child turned and walked under a rear wheel and was crushed to ueath. Stull, unaware that he had run down the child, was halted by cries of spectators. At a coroner’s hearing, conducted by Justice Alton Y. Bennett and State's Attorney William M. Storm, it was de- cided the death was accidental and Stull released. Danville Masons to Meet. DANVILLE, Va, March 25 (Spe- cial).—Scottish Rite Masons will hold a speclal meeting on Maundy Thursday to commemorate the Last Supper. The ceremony known as “The Relighting the Lights” will be shown. Here’s a cigarette in which, thanks to the blend, mildness is achieved without loss of good taste! Chestetfield . . . mild enough for anybody and yet THEY SATISFY . Licoegr & Myers Tozacco Co. o i LT BN D e M | Bl STL SEZED - HLONG PATUXENT |Four Arrested and 9,000 Gallons of Mash Are Destroyed. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE., Md., March | squad. of eight Montgom: headed by Chief | A swooped down on a man | moth whisky still on the Patuxent Riv | near Brighton, this county, shortly | after 4 o'clock yesterday morning and | arrested Alfred ‘Walker and son, Clar- | ence Walker, of Brighton, and Wesley | Matthews and Lester Davis of Howard | County, who were found at the still, and David Thompson, who was in bed in a nearby house, all colored. Thompson was released on his per- | sonal recognizance, and the others were committed to the Rockville jail to await | trial in the Police Court here. ‘The still was in full operation when the officers suddenly appeared. One | man found there escaped and several of the others made unsuccessful efforts to_do likewise. The still was dynamited, about 9,000 gallons of mash and a large quantity of lquor dumped and several gallons of { the finished product were brought to Rockville to be used as evidence. It was one of the biggest plants of the kind raided in the county in a long time and required more than three hours to dis- pose of. In addition to the .police chief, the officers who descended on the liquor camp were: Sergt. Guy L. Jones and Policemen J. B. Noite, George Windham {and Charles T. Barnes of the Silver Spring substation, and Roy Bodmer, | Harry Merson and Robert Howes of the Rockville headquarters. \MOTOR COACH HEARINGS WILL BEGIN TOMORROW ‘Washington Bus Company Applica- tion for Baltimore Route to Come Before Commission. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 25 —Hear- ing on the application of the Washing- ton Motor Coach Co., Inc., for intra- state permits for the operation of motor vehicles for public use in the trans- portation of passengers for hire between the Maryland-District of Columbia Line and Baltimore via Washington Boule- vard has been set by the public service commission for tomorrow at 10:30 o’clock. At the same time the commission will hold a hearing on the application of the Pennsylvania General Transit Co, for similar permits for operation be- tween the Maryland-Delaware State line and the Maryland-District of Co- lumbia line via Elkton, Perryville, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Philadelphia road, Baltimore, Washington Boulevard and Bladensburg.