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. 10 SUBUR BAN STAR. - WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 19290 SUBURBAN NEWS TEST CASES DELAY AUTO TAG DRIVE Employes in D. C. Will Sub-| mit to Arrest in Rock- ville Saturday. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md. March 27.- lowing a between State's Attorney Robert Peter, jr.: Charles C. Collins. attorney for the American Automobile Association; Police Chief Alvie A. Moxley and Wil- | liam H. Talbott, attorney for the Poto- mac Electric Power Co. of Washington, it was decided today to defer the drive against the operators of automobiles carrying D C. tegs belong to Wash- Fol- | number of conferences_held | ington firms. and used by employes in | Maryland_until four test cases have been decided upon by the courts. Mutual Agreement Reached. By mutual agreement two employes of the Potomac Electric Power Co. and two members of the American Auto- mobile Association will appear in Rock- ville Saturday and voluntarily submit to arrest. They will then be tried before Police Judge Samuel Riggs and in the case of conviction will appeal to the Circuit Court. Attorney Peter announced t case of appeals he believes that Judge Robert Peter can hear the cases within the next ten d: Since_there is no appeal from the uit Court in such cases the drive- will proceed if he up- holds the convictions. Attorney Peter several weeks ago con- | ferred with the Attorney General of Maryland with regard to automobiles owned by Washington firms and_oper- ated by employes who live in Mary- land and was informed that, in the opinion of the Attorney General, such cars become the property of the em- ployes in the eyes of the law if kept in the State for a period of 30 days. Virginia Cases Failed. The tag drive instituted in Arlington County, Va.. on January 16 w: cessful in so far as the operat private automobiles were concerned. but failed in the courts when the cases 'in- volved automobiles belonging to Wash- ington firms and operated in the county by _employes. > Judge Harry Thomas, the police Judge. convicted a number of the drivers of automobiles belonging to Washington firms, but when the cases were appealed to the Circuit . Court Judge Howard ‘W. Smith ruled that it would be neces- sary to prove that the cars were kept continually in the State for a period of at least 30 days in order to.convict | them of operating illegally on District | tags. | Cases Nolle Prossed. | As a result of Judge Smith's decision | in the first appealed cases to be heard | before him, Commonvwealth's Attorney | William C. Gloth nolle prossed all of bt Se 1 is visible for many miles. SS venteen-year-old Roanoke, Va., boy, expec is powerful searchlight he has constructed. to show pictures on clouds with The machine casts a beam which PATRIOTIC GROUP TO MEET| CLARENDON, Va. March 27 (Spe- cial).— A meeting of the Fellowship Council, No. 49, Sons and Daughters of America, 15 announced for Thursday e;l\ening at 8 o'glock at Odd Fellows' Hall ere. Mrs. Collier of Richmond, member of the State Council, will be the guest of honor. At a recent meeting of the coun- cil Eustis Crux was elected delegate for | two years to the State council, which meets this year in M M, Clements was elected alternate for two | years and Mis. Elizabeth K. Taylor | alternate for one year. The council has | plans under way for a benefit card| party to be held in April at the home of | Mrs. Goldie Duvall, in Washington. D. C. A dance will be given in April at Odd Fellows' Hall, the date to be announced Eula | the other cases in which Washington | iater. Mrs. Effie Havenner is chairman firms were involved. ‘The new law, under which the ar- rests were made, holds that any auto- mobile kept in the county for a period of 30 days must have Virginia tags, no matter by whom owned. The difficulty in enforcing the law is due to the inability of the police to prove that the car was kept in the State con- tinually, Judge Smith having ruled that if it was removed to the District for just one night the owners had of the committee on arrangements. 7 Education Board Submits Budget. CUMBERLAND, Md., March 27 (Spe- cial).—The Allegany County Board of Education yesterday submittefi to the count commissioners the budget for the fiscal year ending March 30, 1930, which_calls for $716,214 for support of the schools. Last year $704,794 was ap- complied with the law. ARLINGTON BODY OPPOSES COUNTY RETROCESSION Citizens Appoint Delegates to County Civic Federation to Fight Proposal. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALLSTON, Va., March 27.—The retrocession of Arlington County to the District of Columbia was opposed at the mecting of the Ballston Citizens’ Asso- ciation last night at the home of Mrs. Mae E. Jacobs. The delegates to the Arlington District Council of Citizens Associations and the Arlington County Civie Federation were instructed to agi- tate the subject in a resolution unani- mously adopted. Thomas J. Crack was appointed to confer with the board of supervisors and the county engineer to abate the parking nuisance that exists in front of the post office at Ballston and Bellaire avenues. The oitizens bitterly assailed the present methed of parking three and four abreast, it being impossible for traffic to move. Father Ross, C. S. P, will be among the speakers on “The Catholic Church in Latin America” at the Y. W. C. A, New York. | port. of the volunteer fire department. COTTAGE Y MAY GETMOREPOWERS Keys™ Bill Passes Maryland Senate-and Is Sent to Governor. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 27— Broader municipal powers are given the | Cottage City Commission in a bill of ! William F. Keys, delegate from Prince | Georges County, which passed the Sen- ate and now is ready for the signature | of the governor. | It gives the town officials power to| regulate and control by ordinance every- | thing that is done by a great munici- pality, including the control of con-| struction of buildings, regulations of | amusements, to control nuisances and to make fire regulations. Other bills of Mr. Keys which have passed both housés and are now before | Gov. Ritchie for signature are: | To levy a tax of 12 cenls a year on | each $100 on property in Cottage City | for_support of the fire department. Raising the pay of the town treasurer | of Cottage City from $60 to $100 a year Boundary Would Be Changed. Slightly changing the houndary of | Brentwood and adding some additional | territory. Increasing the corporate limits of Mount Rainier lo take in a triangle north of Rhode Island avenuc between | the present Jimits and the Districi of | Columbia line. Providing that the voting places of elections in Cottage City shall be at the headquarters of the commission, in- stead of having one in each ward. Levyiig & tax of 10 cents per $100 in the town of Brentwood for the sup- Authorizing Cotlage City to provide | street and sidewalk improvements and | to borrow money. Garbage Tax Included. Amending the charter of Brentwood | by providing a longer term fer mayor | and treasurer; providing for equitable | adjustment of costs of street improve- ments and providing for removal of any elective officer by impeachment. Providing for the eollection of taxes | in Cottage City, and fixing July 1 of each year as the date they become pay- able. Increasing the corporate limits of | Cottage' City. Providing for an annual tax levy of | | 20 cents.on each $100 for the establish- | | ment of trash, garbage and ash collec- | tion in Mount Rainier, if approved by referendum. A refcrendum law providing for the levying of & tax of 10 cents per §100 on the property of Mount Rainier Yor the | malntenance of th: volunteer fire de- partment. Druggist, 72, Succumbs. ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 27— Frank Warfleld, 72, one of the oldest druggists of this city, died yesterday at the 'Alexandria Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora M. Warfield; two sons, Arthur K. ‘Warfleld, assistant _cashier of the Alexandria National Bank, and Vernon Warfield; a brother, Col. Edgar War- field, and a sister, Mrs. Ada Kurtz. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. 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Our trio of stores offer you a wonder- ful selection at a’ wide range of. prices. Here you will find potted plants and cut flowers of every kind—for every purse and every person—the very best varieties and all strictly fresh—direct from our own greenhouses. CHERRYDALE TRACK ISSUE IS UNSOLVED Conference Is Held on Wash-| ington & Old Dominion Problem. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHERRYDALE, Va., March 27.—The | old problem of what to do with the tracks of the Washington & Old Do- minion Railway through Cherrydale re- | mained unsolved today, despite the ef- forts of engineers of the State Highway Commission to work out a plan. The tracks have always presented a barrier to the widening of‘the Lee High- way through Cherrydale, beginning at the point where the work of the high- | way was stopped last year, but not un- til ‘this time has it become vital, since the State intends to continue the widening this year to a point beyond | Halls Hill. Stores Present Problem. With the stores on one side separated from the road by only a very narrow sidewalk, and on the other side by the double tracks of the trolley line, it | becomes necessary to move one or the other, and the engineers feel that it would be impossible to move the stores. The problem was discussed at length | yesterday afternoon by F. D. Henley, right-of-way engineer, and Herbert Darden, right-of-way agent, both of the State Highway Commission; C. L. Kin- nier, county directing engineer, and E. C. Turnburke, supervisor of Washington district. ‘The only logical plan offered for consideration was that the railway | be required to operate upon a single | track through Cherrydale. Bids for {he highway project have not | yet been ddvertised, but it is expected | ihat they will be within the next few weeks, slnce it is planned to carry out the widening through this Summer. Of the three State projects to be ac- complished in Arlington County this year, the widening of the Lee Highway, widening of the Washington-Alexandria pike and construction of Glebe road, oniy one has been advertised for bids. that being Glebe road. Although the ! bids have been opened none has been | awarded. Organizing Peace Foundation. STOCKHOLM (#).—Prof. Robert | Barany of Upsalia, winner of the 1915 Nobel prize in medicine, is organizing a political and social science academy to be opened in Geneva with 28 win- ners of Nobel prizes as trustees. The institution is projected as a worldwide peace foundation. The Prodigal Returns When a fellow owns up and takes his licking, nobody wants to rub it in. But, really... well, let him tell it himself to the crowd on the 8:15. Of Fal Fairfax School Head | | | | | | | | WILBERT T. WOODSON Va., who has been appointed division superintendent of schools for Fairfax County for the four-year term beginming July 1. Mr. Woodson came to Fairfax three years ago from Fork Union tary Academy and has served as high school supervisor and clerk of the county school board. HYATTSVILLE MAYOR'S | RENOMINATION URGED Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 27. delegation representing each of the four wards urged Mayor Hilliary T. Willis here last night to accept the renomina- tion for mayer for & term of two years. William H. Anglin, spokesman for the delegation, pointed out that the mayor's acceplance meant the avold- ance of a mayoralty contest; that he had mastered the details of the town's government, and that it was customaty for the mayor to succeed himself. Mayor Willis made it plain that he would engage in no personal contest for the office, and that he would leave the matter entirely in the hands of friends. Announcement was made today that the annual registration of new voters who would be entitled to vote in the municipal election to be held May 6 would take place Monday, April 8, be- ginning at 9:30 am., at the chambers of the mayor and common council, Municipal Building, Johnson avenue. | missioners such sums | necessary | within-the town. April 15, was set for revision S TAKOMA PARK BLL SENTTDGOVERNOR Proposed Changes in Charter Approved by Senate and House. | By a Staf Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March koma Park, provided for in a bill intro- duced in the house by the Montgomery County delegation, have been approved by both houses, and the measure now is before Gov. Ritchie for his approval, ‘The bill provides for nominations of | the town officers at a meeting of the citizens, to be held on the Monday eve- ning prior to_election, It also provides for the payment of a salary of $1,200 to the mayor, if a vroved by a referendum of the vote and the members of the council, $300 a year. A general registration may be held at any time the council directs, but in no case shall a lapse of more than 10 rs be allowed between reg: Clerk Is Authorized. The mayor is given broad powers as head of the town, including all the criminal jurisdiction of a police justice. The council is d to appoint town clerk, a , 4 superintendent of public work and & chief of police, and lin,‘ amendments define the duties of these. ‘The council is given authority to pass ordinances to establish, equip and maintain public parks, protect public buildings, churches, private buildings, trees, fences, from defaceméht and in- jury and to protect song birds. It also is authorized by another amendment to pay to the Prince Georges and Montgomery County com- as they deem advancement for school Budget System Provided. It also provides for the inauguration of a budget system in the town, in- | eluding apportionment of expenditures within the limit of the estimated re- ceipts, with a provision that no budget allotment is to be exceeded except by special order of the council, and then the expenditure must be kept within the estimated total receipts. No de- ficiency is to be permitted. In the matter of front foot assess- ments for improvements abutting cor- ner lots, an amendment provides for full as sment for the frontage and half assessment for the side. On a recent Sunday “Life” was the | subject in the eight Christian Science churches of Cleveland. yr 1 27— | Changes in the town charter of Ta- 5 PRINCE CEORGES * BILS ARE PASSED | Police Clerk Pay and Other Measures Are Sent to Governor. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 27— The bill raising the pay of the clerk to the police justice of Prince Georges County from $1,500 to $1,800 a year and re- lieving him of serving as secretary to the chief of police has passed both houses and been sent to the governor for signature. ‘The $194,000 school bond issue bill also passed through the Legislature and has gone to the governor. It provides for a number of new schoolhouses in Prince Georges County, to be bullt with- in limits specified in the bill. Another bill which has gone to the governor provides for an increase in the bond of the clerk to the county commissioners from $1,000 to $50.000 nd authorizes the county commission- ers to pay the premium. A similar re_which also has passed boih houses fixes the bond of the deputy clerk at $10,000, the premium to be paid by the county commissioners. The ‘Mullikin bill authorizing the mayor and council of Laurel to borrow not to exceed $10.000 for street and roadway improvements also has passed both houses and has been sent to the governor. TWO KILLED IN CRASH. Car Containing 9 Colored Persons Turns Over Near Martinsville. MARTINSVILLE, Va, March 27 (Special).—~Two colored persons were killed and n others injured in an automobile agcident near here. A car occupled by the nine victims was speeding on the Roanoke road when a tire blew out, causing the car to go out of control and to turn over several times. Mattie Sue Reed and Jasper Wade were found to have suffered broken necks. Gaithersburg Bill Passes. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 27.—The bill amending the town charter of Gaithersburg has been passed by both houses and sent to the governor for signature. 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