Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1929, Page 11

¥ &ngood to Be. Planted on| ¢« Every Home Site in Vir- ginia Community. cp«m Dispatch to The Star. AYON PARK, Va., April 11.—Com- | prehensive plans for the beautification | of Lyon Park, including the planting of | 'wood trees on every home site, were perfected last night “at the monthly mieeting of the Lyon Park Garden Club | aithe Community House. The dogwood committee, appointed a ago, reported it has collected more {h‘n a thousand young dogwood. trees, many of them being scedlings from gowings made this Spring. Seedlings to Be Cultivated. The larger trees, some of which are § or 4 years old, will be distributed im- mediately, but the seedlings will be car- rled in the nursery for another year or two before distribution. #Lyon Park, being situated in a wooded section, nlrendy has a large number of native dogwood trees, which were grow- in the woods' when this suburb was o%ned for development. lans for the beautification and land- scaping of the park and community house grounds were also adopted. These fnclude the planting of an inclosed, perennial garden adjoining the Com- munity House .for. garden parties and ther outdoor gatherings during the Summer months. Plan Fund Campaign. ~The club adopted the recommenda- tions of a jolnt committee of the several organizations of the community for a go-ordinated program of community befterment and for a joint campaign to Taise the funds necessary. A lecture, illustrated by colored lan- tern slides, on “Landscaping the Home Grounds,” was a feature of the pro- gram. EHURCH MEETING ENDS IN FROSTBURG, MD. Ninety-Third Annual Assembly of “Washington Association of Con- " .gregational Bodies Concludes. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. .;FROSTBURG, Md., April 11.—The finety-third, annual meeting of the ‘Washington Association of Congrega- | tional Churches closed at the Bowery | Street Church here yesterday. It @pened Tuesday with Hugh Thrift of Washington, moderator, presiding. Rev. | F.E. Allison is the local pastor. Rev. Robert W. Brooks, Miss Nell ' Berghout and Rev. Harvey W. God- rd, all of Washington, spoke. ROCKVILLE. +ROCKVILLE, Md., Agfll 11 (Special). =Following an illness of several months, Mrs. Jessie V. Zittle, widow of Jacob D. Zittle, died Tuesday night at the home of Rev. and Mrs. H. Stockton Myerly, at Colesville, She is survived by a daugh- | ter, Mrs. Forest Burgess. of Chicago, and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Bodmer of Poolesville and Mrs. J. W. Bayhoff of ount Rainier, Md. The funeral will ke place thig afternoon from the home of Rev. and Mrs. Myerly, burial to be in Monocacy Cemetery, at Beallsville. ‘Toxin-antitoxin treatments for the gvenfian,of diphtheria will be given Dr. William T. Pratt, county health cer, at"the Rockville High School to- rrow, beginning at 11 o'clock. This e dpportunity -will be offered the children of ' Gaithersburg ‘and vicinity the afternoon of Friday, April 19, at the Gaithersburg. School and in the school Damascus April 15, 22 and 29. An ald-time country dapce will be held in ‘the parish hall at Aspen next Wednesday under the auspices of the ¥oung People’s Society of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Aspen. Miss Marga- Tet E. Carroll heads the committee. _»UUnder auspices of the Glenmont Pa- fent-Teacher Association and for the benefit of the publle school at Glen- mont, an entertainment and dance will be held in she school ludlwrium tomor- fpw evening. “Rain marred the annual fleld day program of the colored public school thildren of the county here yesterday, |J. but most. of the scheduled events were staged. ‘Dr. William E. Burdick, State athletic director, and Edwin W. Broome, county superintendent of schools, were Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNANDALE, Va,, April 11.—Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bladen of Annandale on March 26 celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They have lived in their present home ever since their marriage 50 years ago, and during that time there have been no changes in the household, either deaths, births or mar- riages. Mr. Bladen is 81 years old and ais wife, formerly Miss Margaret Padgett of Fauquier County, is 79. Mr. Bladen was 14 years old when the Civil War broke out and was living with his family in Alexandria. After the end THE EVENING. of the war his father purchased a large farm near Annandale, on which the family has resided ever since. Mr. Bladen was one of the old-time Democrats who last November deserted their party aflliations. He was for many years registrar of this precinct and served for eight years as commis- sioner of revenue for Falls Church dis= trict. When the State Legislature con- solidated the six district commissioners into one county office he served as dep- 1ty commissioner for six additional years under the present commiuumer. J. U, Kincheloe. \FIRE COMMITTEE’S PERSONNEL NAMED Fourteen Selected to Arrange for Convention on August 15, 16 and 17. | Special Dispatch to The Star. | Fairfax Counties Firemen’s Association, | announces the personnel of the commit- tee to arrange for the convention to be held August 15, 16 and 17: F. C. Kendrick, Falls Church, general chairman; Clayton C.Donaldson, Cher- rydale, chairman emeritus; G. Frank Allwine, Jefferson district: J. A. Daw- kins, Arlington; J. R. Malloch, Balls- ton; H. C. Roberts, Cherrydale; J. B. Swecker, Claren- don; George B. Robey, Fnlrf!x!ial‘ll U, Vi B. Harmon, s W. U Vamer. Ghurch; R.F. Beck- with, Jefferson district; G. W. C. Flor- ence, McLean: Richard ,A. Roseberry, Potomac; Vernon Gawin, Vienna, and George ‘Harrison, Herndon. Departments from New Jersey, Penn- sylvania, Maryland and Virginia are be- ing invited. FAIRFAX WOMEN MEET. ment Elects Officers. FAIRFAX, Vla., April 11 (Special).— The quarterly meeting and annual election of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department was heid yesterday afternoon in the court- house. Mrs. F. W. Huddleson was elected president for the coming year, Miss Grace Gaynor secretary end Mrs. H. R. Cupp treasurer. The four vice presidents, one from each section of the town, are Mrs. R. B. Nickell, Mrs. Hugh Sauls, Mrs. Sid Wiley and Mrs. : A. Hailman. The auxiliary adopted a resolution protesting against the action of the cent levy for fire protection in the | BALLSTON, Va. April 11.—Walter | | U. Varney, president of the Arlington- | Auxiliary of Volunteer Fire Depart- | superviscrs in refusing to include a 3- | TREES AT MT. VERNON | UNDERGO TREATMENT Annual Period of Surgery Begun. Many Planted by First President. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALLSTON, Va, April 11.—The task of preserving the historical trees |of Mount Vernon by the administra- tion of the modern methods of tree surgery is now under way, the “sur- geons” being Forman and Biller of Glebe road. With the exception of the two years that they were in the Army during the World War, these two men have cared for the trees =2t the histroic estate of George Washington since 1913. As explained by Robert H. Forman, who also is.a member of Arlington County's new zoning commission, it is | the desire of the present owners of Mount Vernon to preserve the trees for as long as the house and relics with- stand the ravages of time. The treatments are under the direct supervision of Walter C. Biller and are based upon the methods prescribed by the latz Charles Sprague Sargeant, direcor of the Arnold Abroretum of Harvard University. Many of these trees are known to have been planted by Washington. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Colored Man Condemned for Mur- der Last Thursday. " NORFOLK, Va,, April 11 (#).—Hemry Palmer, alias Henry Moten, 27, colored, late yesterday was found guilty of first degree murder for the death of Mrs. Bertha L. Pox, 50-year-old white wom- an, and hh punishment was fixed at death i@ the electric chair by the jury. The murder occurred last Thursday. Culpeper Woman, 76, Dies. CULPEPER, Va, April 11 (Bpechl)‘ —Miss Bettie coons, 76, died at her home yesterday. She was a member of Culpeper Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and of other patriotic and civic organizations. —_— Landing Field Considered. | STAUNTON, Va., April 11 (Special). | —A tract of land on the Stonewall | Jackson Club Hotel site. is under con- sideration for an airplane landing field. REE - today All Peoples Drug Stores Large 25¢ tube of DR. WEST’S remarkable quicker-acting tooth paste—with each purchase of a DR. WEST’S toothbrush W‘E Piastrat our expense. desu'el And adds a Yyour Gmmhmmtedtnd i are no coarse irritating sensitive h‘a'ue‘Aad:: WM ‘our mouth is qm'l cooled by pl:a:ant. believe there is a delightful surprise , forall whowant white, clean teeth. Sowoflc-mthLWmsToam polishing (not scouring!) which bnyhlem deeth wonderfully. Stains and sticky depouu are remavu!. Every crevice is washed clea Tt acts with exiraord We chlly Mm:zwm&%md 'g: modern habits. Qur reputation and namelmkoht. mud—d:m mdel to umbm . - ust to compare with your present . favonle. 'oday buy%.n?of the famous Dr. West's Toothbrushes. You will be handed, free, thelarge 25¢ tube of Dr. WEst’s nToovm PastE. See the resultsit gives. Suchan offer must be limited, Tae WESTERN 'aoxrmwhg::' % STAR, WASHINGTON Criminal Session in Prince Georges Opens—Those En- tering Pleas Remanded. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 11. —Having yestefday arraigned all of the 20 prisoners awailting trial in the Marl- boro jail and placed on the court’s docket the 21 indictments returned Dy | the grand jury in its final report Mon- day, the Prince Georges County Cir- cuit Court today began trial of the criminal cases. Eight of the prisoners entered guilty pleas upon arraignment and eee 1% Te- manded for sentence later in the term. They were: Joseph Dudley, larceny; James Weedon, larceny; James Patter- son, larceny; Samuel Jackson, house- breaking; Alexander Mack, carrying a concealed weapon; Newlan' Blackstone, larceny, and Joseph Meadows and Benjamin Russell, larceny. ‘Those who declared they were not guilty of the charges placed inst them were: William Jones, assault with intent to kill; Clem Marshall, assault with intent to kill and robbery; Carroll Jones, housebreaking; Emilia Torre, as- sault with intent to kill; John T. Hop- kins, false pretenses; Stanley Banks, Elsworth' Gibson and Robert E. Gib- son, iarceny and housebreaking; worth Gibson and Stanley Banks, lar- ceny; Harrison Benson, colored, mur- der; Alexander Mack, assault with in- tent to kill; Hillery Jackson, assault with intent to kill; Osemus Brooks, lar- ceny, and Hillery Bacon, larceny. Indictments for some of those ar< raigned were comnlned in the group of 21 docketed. Others indicted were: Thomas Mathias, Jr, assault with in- tent to kill: Arthur Harper, larceny; Bertie Williams, disorderly conduct; Herbert Lewis and Theodore Beach, larceny; George F. Rosenfleld, statu- tory offense; James Andrews and Aaron Trachtenburg, robbery; Leo Janomick, alias Leo Brush, larceny, and Joseph Proctor, larceny ‘and forctble entry. ‘D. C. THURSDAY, PLAN IMPROVEMENTS FOR SOMERSET SCHOOL Parent-Teacher Association Told Development of Grrunds Wil Proceed. £ Plans are being made for the provement of the schoolgrounds” of: Dr.. George E. Lewis, supervisor of |- ,.x:*w R PATSY MULLIGAN WINS SPRING: PUPPY TRIALS High-Olass Dogs Entered. in An- nual Event' Near Center- wille. Special 'Dispaich to The Star, HERNDON, ‘Va., April 11.—At the first annual members’ Spring puppy trials held vesterday at Stone Barn, on the Machen estate, near Centerville, - | there -were & number of high-class dogs entered, some of them being sent back to second series. The judges were J. L. Dale of Vienna, Va., and E. M. Curtis of Fredericksburg® The winner of first place was Patsy Mulligan, owned by . L. Pullen of Richmond. Becond place was wort by Klengla’s lngrhn. owned by Charles R. Klengla of Orleans, Va., and third place was won by Phoebe Florandale, owned by C. B, Stickley of Vauxclaux, Va. Officers of the association are Chnlu B. Kingslet, president; Harry D. Mitchell of Herndon, vice president; T. P. Baldwin, second vice president; Judge W. 8. Snow of Alexandria, third vice president; G. W. Williams of Washing- ton and Herndon, secretary-treasurer. school property snd bulldings of Mont-" ‘wmpt'n APRIL 11, 1929.° BURELARS FOILED oad mean Opens Fire * Ater Three Try to Rob Nokesville Institution. Bpecial Dispateh’to The Star. MANASSAS, Vl-. April 11.—An at- the bank Va., was mnma by the pted robbery took place about 3 a.m. robbers battering down the front aoor“ox"ul: l:lnk ulnd tect | three attemp! itroglycerine to force the vault. The third explosion was so violent that it wncked the in- terior of the building, causing the rob- beu to leave the bank. ones dashed out of the house in his &zm clothing, opening fire on the ts with a shotgun. The robbers teturned the fire k-:d they ran to parl nearby dashed off in the direction of War- ing in the bank and the othe ing in the automobile. procured ‘This is m attempt within the year to rob this institution. Authori- ties_have been notified and Sheriff J. P. Kerlin, with county officers, is working on the case. State Board Agent Is Named. IIIW){;!AD&WEM of tcn(mflle arper of unt n as agent of the State Board of Children’s Guardians, with headquarters in Huntington, is announced. Cumberland Girl Dies. CUMBERLAND, Md., April 11 (Spe- cial). —Miss Caroline McLean Smith, | daughter of the late Dr. and James M. Smith, died yesterday at her e. fureral will be held to- morrow morning from the home. Burial will be in Rose Hill. s FREED ON CHARGES | MARTINSBURG, W. Va, April 11 0 Mrs. | "SUBURPRAN WIFE RELENTS AS MATE PROMISES HIS SUPPORT Heved to "Have Been *"Murdered. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, April 11.—Arthur Bwope, father of'six, was back in the good- graces of Mrs. Swope today after ‘having been absent for three months, during which time a nation-wide search was made for the Berkeley Springs, W. Va., man. Mrs. Swope relented when her husband was srraigned on a non- , | support charge before Justice Winton Unter and refused to testify against him. Swope was then released when he promised to support his wife and family. Swope disappeared while making the rounds of Hagerstown dance halls last November. For a time authorities were convinced that he had been murdered. lln Swope had demanded insurance ympanies ry the policy which her hlu which resulted in the search and finding of Swope worltn: in a coal mine at Westernport, Md. several days ago. OF UNLICENSED DOGS| | Maryland University Employe’s Ac- | cusation Overruled by Judge | J. Chew Sheriff. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTBVIL!I, Md., April 11.—Pro- | ducing in court three "license tags be-| Jony to the three he owns, A. ler of West Park was yesterday -cqu\md of a charge of hav- an unlicensed lfo t against| him by John 'nlmun, employe of the| horticultural department of the Uni- versity of Maryland, who claimed to| have been seriously bitten when at- tacked by Miller's dogs last week. Judge J. H. Shepherd of College Park appeared for Trimun and assisted in the prosecution of the case. The | complainant declared the dogs attacked | him while crossing a path which he\ had seen others in the community use. ifi“l:ue:l w':wndednth::d mn"chc;/;m private property e J. Chew ' Sheriff upheld his contention. Missing Pather of Six Was Be-| . NEWS: THREE APPOINTED AS ADMINISTRATORS Artbar Hiortdahi ‘Is Named ‘to " Handle Estates of Mother _nd Father. ny Staff Correspondent of The Star. PER MARLBORO, Md., April 11.— Ar'.hllr Hiortdahl of Hyattsville Tuesday intéd administrator of the es- tate of mother, Mrs. Josephine Hiort- dahl, by Judges John A. Schultz, Mil- lard Thoren and Phillip G. Miller at the weekly meeu.n‘ o( lhe Prince Georges County Orphans’ He. also was appol smed administrator of the estate of rmhwx Hiortdahl, his father, succeeding his mother. Other adminstrators appointed were: Harry W, Knoblauch of Bowie, for the estate of -Katherine Knoblauch, and Delia E. Banner of Glendale, for the estate of Laura V. h. Dorothy Tipton of Seat Pleasant, ad- ministratrix of the estate. of James E. Davis, was authorized to sell-to Willlam H. Hodges two lots in Cedar Heights for 8450, Lillian I Siebert of Mount Rainier, ex- ecutrix of the estate of John F. Siebert, was directed to dispose -of the estate’s | personal property for $2,000. SEEK CITY GAS PLANT. Philadelphia Corporation Desires Municipal-Owned - Utility. DANVILLE, Va., April 11 (Special).— | | The Southern Citles Utilities Corpora- tion of Philadelphia has approached the eity with a view to purchasing the municipally owned gas plant. ‘Walter Whetstone, president of the corporation, is negotiating with the city council. The concern owns gas prop- ;'mg at Lynchburg and at Durham. PLE \V General Motors Introduces the C A New Medium Priced Car with Ninety Degree V- type Eight Cylinder Engine Read about the new Viking in the Sat- urday Evening Post, issue of April on news stands everywhere today. 13, Hour,' | KIN G OMPANION' CAR TO OLDSMOBILE X31A 33— (sl halmezet Hear about the new Viking on the Radio . General Motors Family Party; “Viking ** next Monday evening, ‘April 15. SEE IT AT THE FOLLOWING OLDSMOBILE SHOWROOMS, BEGINNING THE WEEK OF APRIL 14th: Mt. Pleasant Motor Co. 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