Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1929, Page 10

SUBURBAN NEWS. AUTO INJURIES FATAL. ; CITIZENS APPROVE James Nickens, Colored, Dies at Casualty Hospital After Crash. BERWYN, Md, April 30.—James Nickens, colored, 50, 2100 block of S| 10 “APITAL BOYS WIN | BURBAN NE , THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929. NAME COMMITTEES | MT_ RAINIER READY INCOLMAR MANOR: TO ELEGT OFFIGERS ¥ WINNERS OF R. O. T. C. DRILL AT MARYLAND U. street, died at Casualty Hospital this | morning, a short time after an accident | on_the Washington-Baltimore Boule- | NRO.T.CDRLL “2ke Most Honors in Annual Competition at University of Maryland. :al Dispatch to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 30— shington boys carried off most of the 1018 in the annual competitive drill the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps it of the University of Maryland at llege Park yesterday. pt. Harold L. Kreider of Hyattsville, i, had the distinction of winning the »jor event when he led Company D to tory in the company drill and gained : Gov. Ritchie Cup for his organiza- n and a saber for himself, but all the rer awards went to Capitalites. Company D earned further honors en its second platoon, handled by at. Milton M. Price of Washington, ok the platoon driil and the alumni p. Wins Individual Honors. E. C. Whitehead, annther Washing- ian, a member of Conpany E, took jividual honors when, in competi- n with the pick of the various com- nies, he was adjudgad the best drilled dent in the unit. His award was a id medal, given by the class of 1899. 2 selected men from each of the six mpanies competed. ed C. Linton of Takoma Park, ident colonel of the unit, was awarded 2> Sam Browne belt, given to the one 10 has done the most for the regiment ring the year. Corp. Willis T. Frazier of Washington ined the 3d Corps Arca medal for aking ths highest rifle score during > year. Another medal, offered the mner-up, went to .Corp. Frederick arshall, also a Capitalite. All presentations were made by Col. . L. idge of the 3d Corps Area ‘adquarters in Baltimore. Judges of the competition were Capt. aul E. Liber of the office of Chief of fantry; Capt. Harry W. Caygill of e Office of Chief of Staff and Capt. aymond L. Shoemaker on duty with e R. 0. T. C. at Georgetown Univer- Dr. Pearson Present. Dr. Raymond Allen Pearson, president { the University of Maryland, was esant for part of the ceremonies, saking his first appearance on the :mpus since he was taken ill last No- >mber. He has just returned from the outh, where he had been recuperating. Capt. W. P. Scobey of the military opartment of the university, who will -ave in June for duties elsewhere, was ented with a set of books by the cgiment. Maj. R. S. Lytle is head of the de- nartment of military science and tactics t the university and his aides, in addi- ion to Capt. Scobey, are.Lieut. Ed- ard H. Bowes and Lieut. Robert N. Young. VIRGINIA MAN JAILED AFTER SHOOTING FRAY Carter Dalton Subdued in Gun Fight—Half Dozen Weapons Taken From Him. Special Dispatch to The Star. STUART, Va., April 30.—Carter Dal- ton is in jail here, facing several charges following an exchange of shots with a sheriff’s posse organized by Sheriff Frank Mays after reports reached here that Dalton was firing at members of a colored family near here. Members of the posse had narrow escapes, but no bullets took effect. Dalton was pursued through the woods and finally subdued, it is said. He was found to have in his possession a .45 revolver, 100 shells, 2 bowie knives, an ax and several smaller knives as well, it is charged, and a pint of liquor, ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 30 (Spe- cial) —Senator Claude A. Swanson paid a visit to Alexandria yesterday afternoon and, accompanied by Mayor ‘William Albert Smoot and former Rep- resentative C. C. Carlin, looked over the location for the proposed municipal airport and shops. Seven members of the Alexandria Rotary Club will attend the annual con- vention of the fifl ixth district of Rotary Clubs Thursday and Friday at Lynchburg, Va. They are: Taylor Burke, president; Herbert Cross, secre- tary; Dr. Nelson Gray, treasure: ired Thomson, Joseph Everly, Dr. H. A. Latane and Blair McLeod. The weekly luncheon meeting of the club was held this afiernoon in the George Mason Hotel, with Rev. Percy Foster Hall, rector of St. Paul’s Episco- pal Church, delivering the principal ad- dress. Rev. P. L. Vernon, pastor of the First Baptist Church, was in charge of the program. City Manager Paul Morton, who has | resigned his office here to become city manager of Petersburg, Va., on July 1, announced today that he had accepted an, invitation from the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce to address that body in the near future. Funeral services Cook, 84, who died Saturd: were held this afternoon at the residence, in Cot- tage Park. by the Rev. Dr. William J. Morton, Christ Episcopal Church, pastor Church, Isabella Upper: Winning company, D, and (below) Col. O. L. Eskridge presenting the Gov. Ritchie cup to Capt. Harold L. Kreider. Woman, Believing All Rum Cars Junked, . Asks Authorities for Autos for Support By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April 30.‘ The woman, living in the 400 block of H street southwest, wrote that she o 4 | had been informed through a member —Believing that the police force ef‘or the recently discharged April jury Prince Georges County has been con- | panel that the State’s attorney could fiscating a large number of rum-run- | assist her in obtaining the cars for sale ning automobiles since the enactment |as junk. of the Jones law and giving them away | She was advised, however, that the for junk, a Washington woman has | county authorities have no power, as do written State’s Attorney J. Frank Par- | the Federal revenue officers, to confis- ran, requesting she be given some of | cate cars, and even if they did it would the cars to help support her unemploy- | be necessary to dispose of the machines ed husband and three children. through due legal process and by sale. Dental Socisty at its meeting here yes- terday. Dr. R. L. Thacker, Franklin, ROMNEY, W. Va., April 30 (Special) vas named vice president, Dr. C. A. —Dr. W. C. VanMeter, Petersburg, was | Ryan, Piedmont, secretary, and Dr. A. named president of the Potomac Valley | H. Hossack, Keyser, treasurer. Potomac Valley Dentists Elect. in Washington It Is Our Pleasure to Announce The Opening of Another Rexford Store tomobil Monday to make free all automobile owners who desire to have the tests made. North St. Asaph strect will be rope off for the work The body Manass Hospital ver Brown, 28, of ed at the Alexandria from injuries received t was_taken to t Manassas, FINED AS DR.UNK DRIVER. M. 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ESTABLISHED 1886 ‘ 1333 F Street PHILADELPHIA STORES 141 So. 13th St. 926 Market St. ‘Work of Newly Formed Im- provement Association Gets Under Way. | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | COLMAR MANOR, Md, April 30.— | The standing committees of the newly | formed Colmar Manor Improvement Association as appointed by Rev. Or- | ville Sproull, president, and the plat- | form of the organization, adopted for | use in the coming town elections, were | announced today by Burt M. Bromley, Five requirements for candidates seek- |ing the support of the Improvement | Association are set forth in the plat- | form. They are: A personal interest in improving the streets and street light- ing; “appropriate zeal” for law enforce- | ment; “sufficient business ability” to | manage the finances of the town, and willingness for “full publicity to all transactions”: alertness to the educa- ‘TWO BOYS ARE HELD tional demands of the rapidly growing IN FRIEND'S DEATH scivel ropuiaion anc, s s to oo | tions in Colmar Manor who strive to | further the civic needs of the town. Police Question Youths After Com-\ The standing committees follow: ¥ . Membership—E. Charvoz, chairman; panicn Is Killed by Explod- G. Lofgren, R. B. Enos, Mrs. Samuel ing Gun. Millhauser and Mrs. Mary Cox. Schools and school buildings—L. C. e —— Coker, L. Carter, G. Wood, Mrs, Golds- berry and Mrs. B. M. Bromley. Finance—H. K. Wilson, chairman; J. Special Dispatch to The Ste CUMBERLAND, Md., April 30.— L , John Trost, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs, |1 Simmons, W. C. Mandanyohl, Mr | George W. Messman, 502 Franklin H. C. DeGroot and Mrs. Harriette Siss- | street, who was shot vesterday after- | 1% s e {noon. died at Allegany Hospital. “"_"Es'éld"““‘s and street lights | | f |Mrs. R.’O. Davey, chairman; A. L. | Charles Powers and Richard Nierman, | e 4 | about ,the same age as_ the dead boy, | Kceton, Willlam H. Russell, G. W. Cox | were taken into custody by the authori- | ° ol ts | ties and’ questioned at the office of | Entertainment—-Mrs, R. B. Enos State's Attorney William A. Huster. | g mans Hrs. o o e, e W | Indications point to the shooting as | Visor. Mrs. Jeancite Y | having been accidental. The boys, it | E- Sebree. | s said, were frlends, and were playing |, Sewer, water, sanitation, fire protec- with a .32 caliber revolver which was | GO% 1C. SASTANER. J. e SOARSCR. discharged in attempting to wrest it | {AAIFRATE T Yl T Rt from each others’ hands. e Tl e The accident occurred in the back | Publicity—Mrs H. M. Hickerson vard of young Powers' home, 716 Sylvan | fadifman: Wi, o, J° ariadcs | Avenue, ‘According to the story told the | Routten, Harry Hill and Samuel Mill- | police, the boys found the pistol, an | Dauser. | old pattern, on a dump and were ex- KRB 2 PO amining it When it exploded. The German tractor industry is grow- The boys were previously questioned |ing by leaps and bounds as the result at the police station by County Investi- |of the formation of a credit organiza- gator Terrence J. Boyle and City De- |tion which has found it possible to tective William J. Cubbage grant credit in almost every case Fire Tax Proposal Also to Be Voted Upon Next Monday. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, April 30.— ‘A new mayor and two new councilmen | will be selected and a fire tax proposal voted on at the local town elections to be held next Monday. Fred Negus, mayor for the last two | years, is not a candidate for re-election. Those seeking the office this year are | John H. Beall, insurance man, of 3501 | Perry street, and Harry J. Miller, printer | alnd ‘publishel‘, of 3733 Thirty-fifth street, Served Unexpired Term. Beall was appointed by the town | council in 1926 to serve out the unex- | pired term of Mayor Kenneth Bovui, who resigned. He was defeated by Negus in the elections of 1927. Miller has | never served on the governing body of | the town, In the first ward a keen competition | has developed for the position of coun- |cilman between Louis Rosenfield and {Norman ~ A. Pruitt, the incum- bent. These two have been competitors | before, Rosenfield winning in the elec- | tion four years ago. Rexford Worley is the unopposed can- didate for councilman in the fourth | ward, his nomination coming as some- | thing of a surprise when it was filed with the supervisors of election just be- | fore the closing hour. He will fill the | office relinquished by B. E. Sager, who | has represented the ward for the past six years. | The present councilmen for the sec- | ond and third wards hold over for an- | | other year. Firemen Active. A strenuous effort is being made by | members of the town's Volunteer Fire | Department. to obtain the passage of a bill authorizing the mayor and council| »- to levy a tax of 10 cents on each $100 | assessable value of real and personal | property for the maintenance and | equipment of the fire company. The | present mayor and council have gone | on record in favor of the proposal. | D. J. Orcutt, chairman of the supu‘-| visors of election, announced that the | registration showed a total of 1,362 qualified voters in the town. The balloting will be conducted in the town hall next Monday from 8 a.m. |to 8 pm. vard near here. Thomas Paine, 2200 block Flagler place, | and Clarence Lee Blangon, first block | of Myrtle whom were injured in the accident. FIVE OF Only By the Associated Press. | member of a family of six were killed late yesterday when the truck in which they were riding was struck by a west- bound Baltimore & Ohio express at | Leslie’s Station, near here. Cumsey of Quarryville, Pa.: his wife, ‘:wn sons, 11 and 9 years old, and a instantly. injured slightly. ing, said the truck, driven by McCum- | | sey, drove onto the tracks immediately | to erect an apartment house in Mary- | after an eastbound freight had passed, | Jand the driver appar | westbound express. | tempted to wave him back, but no | There also was disapproval expressed | attention was paid to the signal, County called a jury to investigate the accident. | thrown from its mother’s lap when the | truck was struck, landing on a grass | ank. | (Special) —The home of George Freeze, | 215 miles from here, was destroved by fire sometime after midnight Monday, and Mrs. Freeze and a woman guest, who were alone forced to flee in their night clothing. The house and contenis were total losses, amounting to several thousand dollars in damage. to have started from an exploding lamp. Chevy Chase Residents In- dorse Their Committee’s Administration. Nickens was taken to the hospital by | street northeast, both of — Special Dispatch to The Star. CHEVY CHASE, Md., April 30.—Resi- dents of Section 4 at their annual meet- |ing in Valley Place School last night | approved the tax rate and budget for the coming year, as prepared by the | citizens' committee, and indorsed the administration of the committee during the past fiscal year. The citizens approved the special levy |of 50 cents on each $100 of assessed | property, which Is the same rate as has been in effect for several years. The new budget, which was also approved, provides for the expenditure of $16,500, during the coming fiscal year. ‘William R. de Lashmutt, chairman of the committee, and Marvin Farrington, | secretary-treasurer, explained the bud- |get and the plans for expenditures of funds for the coming fiscal year, Mr. | Farrington giving the trbasurer’s report. | showed a balance of $1,191.73 at the | committee’s disposal. The largest item in the new budget is $9,000 for th» maintenance and im- ovement of streets and roads. The budget ‘aiso provides $3,200 for ash, year-old daughter were killed almost | irash and garbage collections; street An 18-month-old child was | lighting, $1.200; iabor and material, | $1,200; superintendent’s salary, $900, watchman at the cross- | and for bonds, street signs, etc., $1,000. Protests were voiced on the proposal Infant Daughter Saved When Thrown Clear of Car. Is ELKTON, Md., April 30.—All but one Frank Mc- J. J. Tully, adjacent to the District line, but itly not seeing the | Upon assurance that the project had He said he at-|been abandoned no action was taken. | because the county treasurer’s office holds up tax money due the section for periods deemed unnecessary. Road work it was pointed out is held up and inconvenience yesults, it was said. Resolutions were adopted petitioning Section 5 to take steps to improve and widen Connecticut avenue from Taylor to Woodbine street. Because of the fire hazard presented through cutting off of the water supply, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission will be requesied to devise means of providing emergency supplies. Possibilities of securing connection and supply of water from the District also were discussed. It was decided to install sidewalks on Meadow lane from Leland street to the Valley Place school for the pro- tection of school children. The fire is believed R TR An official report states that 500 kinds of material are used for men's shoes. 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