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. SUBURBAN NEWS. DELEGATIONS URGE IMPROVED ROADS Large Group Goes to Upper Marlboro to Reiterate Request. BY GEORGE PORTER. Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 24. —Reiterating their requests before the Prince Georges County Commissioners, sitting yesterday as a road board, four large delegations urged the construc- tion, this year, of as many lateral roads. No definite action was taken on the re- quests yesterday, but the commissioners themselves arranged to confer with the State Roads Commission in Balti- more tomorrow morning, by which time it is expected they may have decided whether any of the roads requested will be recommended this year, The county leaders and State Roads | Commission will confer on the 12 roads | already recommended. At the confer- ence it is expected to be definitely learned whether the engineers will be e to follow all of the commissioners’ recommendations as to which roads ghould be built of concrete and which of gravel, Different Roads Suggested. Evidence that the citizens of the ad- Joining towns of Branchville, Berwyn and Berwyn Heights have been unable | to reach an agreement as to which road | should be built between the Baltimore | Boulevard and the Edmonston road was | seen in the appearance before the board of two large delegations asking that this link be made over different routes, although the two roads suggested are less than 500 yards apart. One of them, numbering about 200 men and women, packed the office of the commissioners and staged an en- thusiastic demonstration in favor of the Branchville route as the first sec- tion in a lateral road from the Mont- gomery County line to Glendale on the Defense Highway. Maj. Ralph Case, spokesman of the delegation, explained to the commis- sioners that the group urged the road be built from Glendale to the head of the Edmonston road, thence along the Branchville road to the Baltimore Boulevard and from there through the Metzerott road to the Montgomery County line where it would connect ‘with the road leading into Silver Spring. Regarded as “Best Road.” Using the term “belt road” in describ- ing this route, the spokesman claimed it was desirable as one benefiting all of northern Prince Georges County, rather than a few communities. Referring directly to the conflicting requests of the residents of Berwyn, Maj. Case said, “the suggested improvement there is really street improvements and does not come within the meaning of the lateral road law as we understand it.” Concluding his address, Case sub- mitted four petitions containing 382 signatures, and accentuated the size of the gathering before th» commissioners by having them raise their hands as a sign of approval of the proposition he had outlined. County Commissioner William A. Du- vall of Branchville was then called upon for an expression of opinion. He de- clared that, believing’ the route would serve the greatest number of persons, he was unqualifiedly in favor of the Branchville road improvement. Petition Presented. A petition containing 193 signatures was presented by a delegation from Berwyn and Berwyn Heights, who again urged that the Baltimore Boule- vard and the Edmonston road be con- nected through Central, Waugh and ‘Washington avenues. Charles F. Worden, one of its spokes- men, declared that in urging this im- provement the citizens were asking for the betterment of one of the most heav- ily traveled roads in the county outside of an incorporated town. There are 13 stores, a church, a railroad station, a post office, a telephone cxchange and 26 dwellings on Central avenue, he pointed out, adding that “the merchants there have been politely told by some of their former customers that they now stay away and deal elsewhere because of the bad condition of the road.” Berwyn Road Urged. G. P. Bickford, who also spoke, told the commissioners that a movement for a through road from Silver Spring to Glenndale was recognized by the mem- bers of the delegation, but maintained that the route through Berwyn “tied up” with this proposition as well as any that could be found. Completion of two miles of road con- necting the terminus of the thorough- fare at the north of the University of Maryland to the Riggs road was asked by the first delegation appearing before the board, while a group of citizens {rom Suitland, headed by Attorney Le- roy Pumphrey, repeated a request that the road from Silver Hill to District Heights be made concrete. ‘The board voted to limit a county franchise granted last week to the Con- solidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore to the Laurel district. W. R. E. TRACK REPAIRS WILL BE STARTED MAY 6 Bad Conditions Necessitate Im- provement on Section of George- town-Rockville Line. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md,, April 24 —Renewal of the track of the Washington Rail- way & Electric Co. between Leland street and the old Georgetown road here, on its Georgetown-Rockville line, be started May 6, it was stated to- day by Dr. Benjamin C. Perry, county commissioner, in charge of the west metropolitan district. This improvement has been sought for some time, as, it. was pointed out, the center space oc- cupied by the rallroad is in a bad con: dition. The new tracks will be laid adjacent to the new concrete roadway on the east side and at the same grade as the street, which will make it possible for automobile traffic to use the tracks. At the present time it is practically im- possible for one car to pass another going in the same direction. The pres- ent tracks are adjacent to the west roadway. It also was said that as soon as the new track is laid and piaced in use the State Road Commission will be asked to raise the grade of the west roadway to the level of the east road- way. It is now about 18, inches lower. — GLENN DALE FIREMEN " FORM NEW ASSOCIATION | | { Special Dispatch to The Star. GLENN DALE, Md, April 24—In- mrm:n 7 "? fl?h.n‘mt:: of ‘the ler e Gl D-el:emre“n Association, Inc., has announced. ewly elected officers of the associ R. W. ent; urer;: Dr. J. Willett, first lieutenan second lleutenant, Hereafter regular meetings of the as- sociation will be held the first and third . Mondays of each month, ‘courses and more varied cur 'VIRGINIA INSTITUTE TO MARK 10th ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT Dr. Burruss Will Be Honored at Exercises to Be Held in Blacksburg. Efforts Made to Get Many Graduates Together on Alumni Day. Special Dispatch to The Star. BLACKSBURG, April 24.—Observa- tion of the tenth anniversary of the presidency of Dr. Julian A. Burruss at Virginia Polytechnic Institute will be the principal event of Alumni day, which will be held Monday, June 10, as part of commencement celebration, Henry B. Rodd, secretary of the Alumni Association, announced today. Plans are being made to have as many as possible of the 3.500 alumni of the institution back for the celebration. Spe- cial efforts are expected to b: made to get the members of the class of | —— 1898—Dr. Burruss' class—to return. It is held particularly fitting that V. P. I should take this occasion to observe the completion of an administrative decade because enormous strides have been made by the institution under the direction of the first alumnus to serve as president. Dr. Burruss became president of V. P. L in 1919 declaring “that our first duty is to Virginia, to train Vir- ginians to work for Virginia In less than two years the new administration had reorganized the faculty, had made provisions to meet deman for new cull and had raised entrance standards. In the past 10 Years an increase of more than 50 per cent in instructional departments, and more than 70 per cent in courses offered has been realized to give V. P. L. a rating of fifth best among the coun- try’s technical institutions. Perhaps the most outstanding accom= plishment of Dr. Burruss, administra=- tion is the tremendous increase m the physical plant. The World War Me- moral Hall, gift of the Alumni Associa- tion; Davidson Hall, Patton Engineering Hall, drill and recreation field, new barracks and dormitory, an extension division building, an addition to the in- firmary, new power plant, new sewage system and 300 acres added to the col- lege farm, are high spots in improve- ments made to the physical plant. Despite the enormous amount of time and energy Dr. Burruss has given to the office of president at V. P. I, he still has found time to devote to other activities vitally affecting the State. Just at present he is chairman of the agricultural commission which Gov. Byrd appointed to study the problems of the farmers. He is also chairman of the committee which is endeavoring to make electrical power practical for farmers. THOMAS KELLY HEADS CATTLE ASSOCIATION County Holstein Breeders Hear Agricultural Experts at Busi- ness Session Monday. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24.—Follow- ing the annual banquet at Rockville High School Monday evening of the Montgomery County Holstein Breed- ers’ Association, the membership of which comprises 45 of the leading breeders of Holstein cattle in the coun- ty, @ business session was held at which Thomas C. Kelly of Darnestown was clected president; James D. King, Ger- mantown, vice president, and Ralph ‘Walker, Gaithersburg, secretary-treas- urer. John B. Diamond, jr, Gaithersburg; O. W.- Anderson of Rockville, county agricultural agent; William H. Mc- Ceney, Silver Spring; Dr. Thomas A. Ladson, Olney, and Sprigg Hayes, Barnesville, were elected to serve on the executive committee. Dr. Thomas A. Ladson presided. Talks were given by Dr. J. C. McDow- ell of the United States Bureau of Dairying; H. C. Barker, head of ad- vanced registry department of the Uni- versity of Maryland extension service; Homer Remsburg, president of the Maryland Holstein Breeders’ Associa- tion; Henry Shoemaker, agricultural agent for Frederick County; O. W. An- derson, agricultural agent for Mont- gomery County; Albert A. Ady, assisiant county agricuitural agent, and Josiah ‘W. Jones, president of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau. The association voted to donate $50 to enccurage and advance 4-H Club work in the county, and Pleasant Hills Farm offered to present a pure-bred Holstein heifer to the outstanding boy in club work in the county during the year. CHURCH TO LIFT DEBT IN BLADENSBURG Woman’s Guild of St. Luke's to Pay Off Last Note on Parish Hall, Special Dispatch to The Star. BLADENSBURG, Md., April 24— Announcement has been made that the Woman’s Guild of St. Luke's Protes- tant Episcopal Church will on April 29 pay the last note: due on the hand- some parish hall of the church, erect- ed at a cost of approximately $8,705. This will represent the culmination of several years or hard work on the part of members of 'the guild who have raised the bulk of the money for the construction of*the hall through dances, dramatics and other benefits. The hall was recognized as a vital need of the church, which is one of the oldest in this section. ‘Tonight the guild will hold its month- 1y meeting at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John B, Alsop, River road. Mrs. William C, Frerie is president of the guild; Mrs. Basil Pickett, vice president; Mrs. George Harris, secre- tary, and Mrs. H. J. Wolf, treasurer. Other members include Mrs. Norman Alsop, Mrs. George Frohlich, Mrs. Dora Radtke, Mrs. Tina Schuler, Mrs. God- frey Aebersold, Mrs. Julia Stack, Mrs. Edward Gasch, Mrs. R. Nichols, Mrs. Percy Norman, Mrs. Staley M. Clarke, former president; Mrs. A. Burton, Mrs. George Rowe, Mrs. Percy Wolf, Mrs. Henry A. Friday, Mrs. Harry Sissler, Mrs. J. Summers and Mrs. - Clarence Gasch, On Tuesday, May 14, at 8 pm. a May dance will be given by the guild in the parish hall, when the feature will be the crownnig of a May queen. A prize will be awarded the queen. ROAD BODY MEETS. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. - BELTSVILLE, Md, April. 24—The Vansville district road committee for 1929 held its first meeting of the sea~ son here to and discuss for road work during the year. roned Officers, elected were: Chairman, The other ‘members sard aind of Beltsville was ity commise year 1929, of the committee are Percy Cassard Harry Jones of Beltsville. John D. Smith THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. DR. JULIAN A. BURRUSS. Alaska Lecture to Be Given. Government employes and the public are invited to attend a free illustrated lecture on Alaska to be held in the Department of Interior Auditorium Friday night at 8 o’clock. The lecturer will be G. C. Dickens, general agent of the Alaska Railroad, which is owned by the Government. The railroad is arranging a special excursion to Alaska BILL FOR DAMAGES GIVEN BRENTWOOD Irate 'Residgnts Demand Town Pay for Poor Street Condition. Special Dispatch to The Star. B 00D, Md., April 24.—Im- patient at the failure of the mayor and council to take any action on their re- peated requests for relief from objec- tionable drainage which they -claim to have been caused through an engineer- ing mistake in the paving of their street, the residents of Charles street, Brentwood, last night appeared beforc presented & bill against the town, Mayor L. V. Moxley refused to ap- prove the bill, but the councilmen voted to have their road committee, headed by R. 8. Czarra, investigate the situa- tion and report at the next meeting. E. W. Baker, spokesman for the dele- gation, told the meeting that the water which drained off the roadway on to the residents’ property constituted a | health menace and had been reported to_the Prince Georges County health officer. The delegation advised that if a low retaining wall were erected to protect the property, the bill would be withdrawn. for $400 damages . The first permanent theater in for Government employes in the early Autuwnn. g A A dd ol d L ~ RALEIG America was built on . South street, Philadelphia, in 1766. the town leaders as a delegation and |, | of the Young People’s Class of White- | ., WEDNESDAY, Dedication of Tree To Mrs. Coolidge Is Planned Tomorrow An oak tree dedicated to Mrs. +Calvin Coolidge, will be planted tomorrow at 2 o'clock in Lafay- ette Park at exercises sponsored by the District of Columbia Fed- cration of Women's Clubs, The brief ceremony will be held near the statue of Lafayette. District government will be represented by Commissioner Tallaferro and Maj. Donald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer Com. missioner. All clubs of the Fed- eration will participate. Members of the federation, in view of tree planting tomorrow, have been welcomed into the American Tree Association by Charles Lathrop Pack, president, who pointed out that Mrs. Cool- idge is already a member, having planted the Oberlin College elm on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial. Church Class Elects Officers. LANHAM, Md., April 24 (Special). Louise Eberle has been €lected president | field Methodist Episcopal Church, with Miss Hazel Blythe, vice president: Fred G. Robinette, secretary, and M. Parker Cowglll, treasurer, R g Will Hold Reception Tonight. CHERRYDALE, Va,, April 24 (Spe- clal) —The reception to the auxiliaries by the Arlington-Fairfax Counties Fire- men’s Association will be held in the * | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. COONTY DRAIAGE SYSTEN IS ATTACK Ballston Citizens Told County Has Failed to Correct Evils. BALLSTON, Va., April 24.—When the subject of how this community should be drained was presented to the Ball- ston Citizens' Association last night at its monthly meeting in the Rogers' Building, Thomas J. Crack declared that it was not the duty of the people, b:n one that the county owed the peo- ple. “We have for 25 years been end®avor- ing with the county officials to show how it should be drained, and several right-of-ways from time to time have been seeured, but have not been taken advantage of.” he declared. “It is almost. an impossibility to get through a certain | portion of the community after a ter- rific rain, such as occurred last week, | when many of the property owners'| homes were at flood stage. In a resolution adopted Ray Cogswell, Mrs. Catherine M. Rogers and Thomas J. Crack were appointed to work with the county engineer, C. L. Kinnier, to devise ways and means on the proper method for the proper drainage of Ballston. ‘The committee on the no-parking sit- Cherrydale Firemen's Auditorium to- night at 8:15 o'clock. HAVE THE TASTE THAT WELL ‘Wear a Dickens blue suit; 2 buttons with peaked lapels, in a rich Gordian Worsted with 2 or 3 buttons — or a Malacca tan “Ifs good business to have al three; 450 or less does it 1310 F uation reported signs had been placed { SUBURBAN Man Burns Hands . Rescuing Turkey Fired by Match Albert Burke, 21, of 628 Third street northeast, was treated at Emergency Hospital yesterday for burns on his hands, received while rescuing a turkey after a passer- by had dropped a lighted match into the bird's crate. Burke, an employe of the Mary- land Produce Co., 213 Tenth street, smelled feathers burning and extinguished tHe flames with his hands. The turkey escaped with nothing worse than a singeing. at the point suggested and with a modi- fication on the proper location a vote of thanks was extended them and Mr. Kinnier. The road committee reported that many streets were being improved by the county. BUILDING CONTRACT LET. | Work on New Home of Martins- burg Elks Will Begin Soon. MARTINSBURG, W., Va. April 24| (Bpecial).—A contract has been let by | the local lodge of Elks to A. S. Peery for the construction of a new 540.000‘ home on the site of their present build- ing in the downtown section. Plans were prepared by C. E. Kent. local architect. Construction work will start soon, and it is hoped to have the building ready for occupancy by late Autumn. It will have a frontage of 47 feet on the street, running back 67 feet, and will include & grill, lounge rooms NEWS.” gt 3 WOMAN 1S FOUND WITH THROAT CUY Mystery Surrounds Injuries to St. Marys County Resident. ] ¥ il Mrs. Joseph Pustka, 50 years old, wife of a farmer living near St. Marys City, Md., may die at Providence Hog< pital from a razor slash across the throat before she can explain how the wound was inflicted. She was found yesterday afternoon in a lot behind her home, a razor lying nearby. Her husband made the discov= ery when he’returned from the post office. He said the razor belonged to him. James Goddard, a neighbor who re- sponded to Pus call for assistance, brought the wounded weman to Wash- ington, first stopping at Great Mills, where first aid was administered. Dr. Prederick R. Sanderson, who treated the woman here, said her wind- pipe had been severed. Attendants in- quired of the patient if the wound was self-inflicted, but the woman either re. fused or was unable to nod or her head. e California electric po farmers are using more than any farmer group and lodge hall. You fike to be seen with well dressed, prosperous looking men —so do your friends. Make them glad they know you ight 1929 fner & Marz. Or a notched lapel suit of Scots Greys Street in the HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES DRESSED MEN RESPECT H HABERDASHER