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e SUBURBAN NEWS. THE ‘EVENING STAR," WASHINGTON. D. . FRIDAY. MAY 3, 1929. REALTY HOTIE N CRADE FIHT HT Kensington Resident Rebhuked by Road Official at Balti- more Hearing. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., May 3.—Charges that certain real estate interests out- side of Kensington were behind the movement to provide an overhead cross- ing of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks in that town met with a sharp rebuke from the State Roads Commis- sion when that body was holding a pub- lic hearing on the grade crossing elim- ination at its offices here today. The reference was made by E. W. Moore of Kensington, a former mayor of the town, who told the commission that a certain real estate dealer, who was pres- | procit COURT PONDERS AUTO LICENSE CASE OF D. C. CARS IN MARYLAND {Action Against Washington Firms' Em- ployes Operating Machines Without : State Tags Taken Under Advisement. Special Dispatch to The Star. pany's business only, excepting that he of residents of Maryland to operate in | home every day. the State automobiles belonging to their | In the other case, the statement set District of Columbia employers without | forth, MacIntosh used the company's Maryland tags was argued before Judges | car only to travel between his home Robert B. Peter and John S. Newman | and the city and for the company's in the Circuit Court here _V;sl;rda,\’. Rr-: business in the District. was the question as to whether such | operators Thould have Maryland chaut- | Attorney Peter Argues. feur permits. State's Attorney Peter argued on be- It was agreed that whatever reci-| half of the State that the uses of the . if any, exists between Maryland | automobiles by the defendants as stat- and the District of Columbia might | ed constituted ownership within the | meaning of the automobile regulations ROCKVILLE, Md., May 3.—The right | traveled to and from his Garrett Park | have important bearing on the questions and there was an_understanding that | State's Attorney Robert Peter would | ascertain from Gov. Ritchie the exact | terms of such reciprocal arrangement | for the guidance of the court. Decision | was, therefore, reserved. | The arguments were in four recently instituted test cases, in which T. Brooke ent, was active in the movement. Howard Bruce, associate member of the commission arose to his feet and | and Robert F. Carter of Garrett Park |V said that shortly after he tooff office he | personally went to the town of Kensing- | ton and examined the proposed project ' and made certain decisions from purely | an engineering standpoint. He said that no one ever spoke to him in regard to any real estate, and that Mr. Moore's references to real cstate interests were not_in order. “You have made a good argument.” Mr. Bruce said, “but on that point you are just a little bit wrong.” Decision Expected Today. also disclosed that the com- mission had worked out plans for both an underpass and an overpass, and indicated that no decision would be made until sonietime after the con- clusion of the hearings today. There was apparent {riction growing in the room where the meeting was held as when one speaker was on the stand a spectator moved closer to better hear the argument. At this point another person took hold of the first man and pushed him aside, ad- ' monishing him that he was annoy- ing the speaker. Mr. Moore told the commission that he had been informed by the Bal- timore & Ohio Railroad engineers that they had never seen any need for a pe- destrian underpass near the station. He said that the proposed overhead bridge would make it necessary for the con- necting road to go through the property of two squares. He pointed out that cer- tain streets in the town, including Bladensburg _road and _Metropolitan avenue would .have to be materially widened in _order to handle the in- creased traffic caused by the diver- sion to the proposed overhead bridge. Menace to Children. Another serious matter, he alleged, would be the subjection of all children on the north side of the track to four- way traffic. He also told the commission that none of the citizens of the town would want their wives or daughters to go _through the proposed pedestrian | underpath after dark, as it was a suit- | able place to commit a murder. In his opinion, Mr. Moore said, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, has so im- med the crossing with signals and ights that he did not believe the State Roads Commission was warranted in spending any money for the elimination of the crossing. He contended further, that if it becomes necessary to relieve the traffic, that it can be carried across a bridge now over the tracks at the upper end of the town. He predicted that the proposed overhead crossing , would tear the town to pieces. Mr. Moore said that Kensington was strictly ' residehtial community and that the citizens did not want any automobile business. He read letters from Joseph ©. Murray and Brice B. Haas protesting against the proposed overhead crossing and submitted a protesting petition which he said was signed by 473 people “who knew what they were signing.” At this point he alleged that a previous petition submitted in favor of the elimi- nation of the crossing had been signed by people who had given it no con- sideration. Blames Realtors. Despite the rebuke of Chairman Uhl of the commission, against charging | that real estate interests were oppress- | iug the matter, Rev. T. D. Windiate | charged that the citizens of the town | ‘had not stirred up the crossing elimina- tion matter, but that real estate inter- ests were desirous of opening up such | property which they held in the section. | He also charged that the opponents had not been treated fairly in.the matter of giving notice of the public hearing | today. Saying that he had only learned | of the hearing yesterday, he charged that the commission had not complied with the law governing the granting of L-bnc hearings. He cited a number of usiness properties that would be affect- ed by the closing of St. Paul street. MASS MEETING TO BE HELD. He Mayor Ernest Announces Public Dis- cussion of Crossing May 10. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. KENSINGTON, Md., May 3.—The Kensington grade crossing eiimination, particwarly the proposal to provide an | overhead bridge near the intersection of Connecticut avenue, in the town here, with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks, will be thrown open to public discussion at a mass meeting to be held here”on May 10 at 8 o'clock in the | evening, it was announced by Mayor Lucien B. Ernest. Although the State Roads Commis- | sion is formulating plans for the con- struetion of the overhead bridge this | Summer out of the half-cent gasoline | tax fund provided for the purpose of | eliminating grade crossings throughout the State, there is a demand among some of the residents of this town that opportunity be given them to expres: s on the matter at a public | 2nd it was decided to do it next Friday. The meeting, however, has been called rily for the nomination of candi- for the town council to fill two vacancies which will be created by the expiration on June 30 next of the terms of Frederick W. Brown ard E. J. Wood- well. 1t is very probable, it was said, Amiss, jr., of Chevy Chase, an employe of Galliher & Huguely of Washington, and Kenenth MacIntosh of Takoma Park, this county, both employed by the | Potomac Electric Power Co. Wnsh" ington, were fined by Judge Samuel Riggs in the Police Court here for not | having Maryland license tags on thelr | employers’ cars, which they were in the habit of operating in this county. Mac- Intosh was also fined for not having & Maryland chauffeur’s license. The oth- ers have such permits. Tried In Police Court. The cases were tried in the Police Court on an agreed statements of facts | and following Judge Riggs' decisions | appeals were noted and the same stat ments, of course, were sent up for con- sideration by the Circuit Court. Amiss’ use of his employers’ car in. cluded driving it to his Montgomery county home at night and returning to | the city in the morning and for business | of his employers back in Maryland and | the District of Columbia, as well as for Iis own business or pleasure in both jurisdictions. - Carter, the statement showed, used the electric company's car in both Maryland and the District for the com- | and that the cars should have Maryland He based his argument, he ex- on an opinion of the ‘attorney general of Maryland to the effect that exclusive” use of a machine consti- tutes “ownership” in the eyes of the| law. It was contended by Attorneys S. R. Bowen and Charles C. Collins of Wasl ington and William H. Talbott of Rock- ilie that the defendants had neither permanent nor exclusive use; that they | were only authorized to use the cars in the regular course of their employ- ment as the agents or servants of their non-resident employers; that the cars were permanently domiciled in the Dis- trict of Columbia and only temporarily in Maryland each day and never for over one day at a time, except in case of sickness or other cause which might prevent employes from reporting for work each morning; that there is no difference between cars staying in the State each night under these circum- stances than the cars of Maryland resi- dents. employed in_the District of Co- lumbia, staying in the District each day, and that the defendants had no real ownership in the cars, and therefore could not obtain Maryland tags. No one seemed clear as to the pro- visions of a possible reciprocal arrange- ment between the two jurisdictions, but it was agreed an arrangement of the kind might have vital bearing on the cases. The cases are regarded as of big im- portance, as hundreds of residents of Maryland _and the District will, it is understood, be affected by the decision. tags. plained, ALEXANDRIA RULE AIRED BY OFFICIALS Petitioners for Special Elec- tion Said to Be Misinformed, Councilman States. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3.—At the meeting of City Council yesterday Mayor William Albert Smoot and Councilman E. F. Ticer made refer- ence to the petitions which are being circulated, addressed to the judge of the Circuit Court, calling for & spe- cial election to determine whether the present _council-manager form of gov- ernment shall be continued or the old mayor-and-council plan be re- stored. Signers “Misinformed.” Councilman Ticer stated that ap- parently some of the signers of the petitions had been misinformed, par- ticularly with reference to the bonded indebtedness of the city. The bonded indebtedness at the time the present form took office was $1,100,000 and a temporary loan of $55,000, while the indebtedness today is $1,600,000 with no temporary loans, Mr. Ticer stated. The increase has been less than $500,- 000, Mr. Ticer mentioned, and many major improvements, such as Jefferson School Building, Maury School Build- ing, Hunting Creek Bridge, Hoof’s Run sewer and many miles of improved | streets made. Mayor Smoot was even more positive in his characterization of the misin- formation being circulated, and stated | he believed the present council had done all in its power for the city. He suggested that City Manager Morton prepare a set of newspaper articles out- lining the improvements to bring them to the attention of the citizens. Temporary Loan Asked. A resolution was introduced, and laid | over under the rules, providing for a| temporary loan of $25,000 for general expenses in anticipation of the collec- tion of taxes. The council was informed by Gard- ner L. Boothe, president of the Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Washington Railway, that _the officials of that road would meet City Council Friday, May 10, in a final conference in reference to paving between and on 2 feet each side of its tracks on King street from Royal to Patrick. A resolution was introduced, and laid over under the rules, appropriating $4,000 for the city's share of street im- provements in_Rucker place, Johnson place and North View terrace. BOY, 16, SENTENCED ON LIQUOR VIOLATION Captured at Still, Given George Farrell of Indian Head, | SQUAD FAILS TO SAVE HEART ATTACK VICTIM! Rescue Unit Works More Than Hour in Vain Effort to Re- vive J. A, Goodwin, By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. COLMAR MANOR, Md, May 3.— Stricken by a heart attack in his grocery store at the corner of Daniels and Marshall avenues here, last night, Joseph Albert Goodwin, 46, died in a few minutes in spite of efforts of the Prince Georges County Rescue Squad to save his life. Under the direction of Chief H. L. Leonard, the squad worked over an hour | on the man, using two tanks of oxygen and laboring in relays to revive him with artificial respiration. ‘The man was pronounced dead by Dr. Leonard Hayes of Hyattsville. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned by a coroner’s jury which held an inquest under the direction of Justice of Peace R. N. Moreland as soon as the man was- pronounced dead. FOREIGN MOVIES IRK FRENCH AUTHORITIES Importations of Seven Productions for Every One From Native Talent Hurts Pride. PARIS (#).—France, importing seven movies for every one she produces, feels | she ought to be among the dominant | countries in films because a Frenchman, | Lumiere, invented the first flickering | picture. | American supremacy in the industry | is so obvious that it is unquestioned, but there is feverish search here for a method that will free France from ab- solute dependence on foreign films. Ad- mittedly, the way has not yet been found. Some of those who discuss the sub- ject in technical magazines ask picture men why they don't follow America’s lead, risking money to make good pic- tures, presenting them in good houses and advertising their wares. It is ob- served that only 7 per cent of Freneh | g:ople go to medmo:':u. while Ameri- | ns are credited with bein cent picture fans. Skl France last year made only 94 pic- tures and bought abroad 681, more than three-fourths of them from the United States. Germany contributed 122 films | ‘;v';:d was America’s only serious compet- | T America is described as having 25 times as much money invested in movies as has France, employing 40 times as many people and getting at the movie box office 25 times as much money in 6 times as many theaters. It is con- cluded that a few people do a lot of shouting about the movie business here. | 60 Days. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 3.—George Far- rell, 16 years old, of Indian Head, was sent to jail for 60 days by Judge Wil- liam C. Coleman in Federal Court yes- terday after he had pleaded guilty to that the grade crossing wrangle will be one of the campaign issues. The pres- ent mayor and council have decided in favor of the overhead crossing near Connecticut avenue, which is oppo: by State Senator sington, who wants an underpass east of the present grade crossing and rail- Toad station The matter of formulating a program for the laying of sidewalks in the town also will be laid before the meeting for | public_discussion. Engineers of both the State Roads Commision and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission have been invited to be present at the meeting to explain various phases of the projects. LAKE FREIGHTER GROUNDS Coast Guard Is Ordered to Stand By Ship. May 3 (#) i here today pared to stand by the Philbin, aground off ot with a heavy sea Philbin went aground The crew of the ter still was aboard the craft it was reported. Shipping here a standstill on account of the ERIE, Pa Members of Kingsville running. The 1 nights ago. today American agricultural implements are being used in Estonia. ne Jones of Ken- | were or- | a charge of violating the Volstead law. Young Farrell was caught at a still | near Mason Springs, Charles County, April 10, by prohibition agents. ~Ques. tioned by Judge Coleman, he admitted complicity in the operation of the still | and said that he was to be paid by an- | other man. Two accomplices escaped | the agents. In pronouncing sentence Judge Cole. man allowed for the time Farrell had been in jail since April 10. 10 MATHEWS, FETE QUEEN, | “Miss West Virgina for 1920" 4 Says She Will Refuse | Movie Offer. Special Disp: o The Star. | . MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May 3, Information from Morgantown, W. Va. today stated that Miss Mar ws of Mannington, W. Va., “queen” of he apple blossom festival at Winches- ter, Va., last month, has been elected “the most beautiful girl” at West Vir- ginia University for the fourth suc- cessive year, and also has been chosen | “Miss t Virginia for 1929” by the man students of the university. Miss Mathews has told friends she has not received any movie offers and would refuse them if given. Army doctors of 40 nations will hold & congress in London. | WINS BEAUTY HONORS' Jo Math- ' /| THE SWAN BOAT OFFERS THE ill Opportunity ; TO COMBINE HYATISVILE RAD BIDS ARE OPENED $54,711.50 Lowest Figure| Submitted for New Proj- est—No Award Made. Br a Staff Correspondent of The Staj | UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 3.— {G. B. Mullin & Co., Washington con- tractors, who are at present building an overhead brick which will eliminate the | hazardous street car and railroad grade | crossing at Hyattsvile, has made the | low bid for the work of extending Rhode | Island avenue northeast from the Dis- trict line to Hyattsville. | According to a report received at the | office of the State Roads Commission | here today, G. B. Mullin & Co. sub- | mitted an estimate of $54,711.50. Sec- ond low bid was made by L. R. Colbert, a_Fredericksburg, Va., contractor, w $54,951.50, barely $200 more than es mated by the Washington firm. The bids were opened in Baltimore Monday. but as yet no award has been made. Altogether six bids were received, ranging from Mullin’s $54,711.50 t0 $59,784.70. This is the second time the G. B. Mullin & Co. has submilted the low bid for this project and also the second time that L. R. Colbert was runner-up. On the previous occasion the bids were opened last September, but because of delay in securing necessary rights-of- way and a slight change in plans, no ef- fort was made to award the contract until March. Because of the altersd plans and other conditions, both low bidders refused to accept the contract when offered it. Mullin’s present bid is about $10,000 more than the one submitted last year. This increase is chiefly caused by the | new plans, which call for approximataly 6,000 yards more of fill. As the vlans call for a total of approximately 13,000 yards of fill and only 7,000 of cut, the extra 6,000 will have to be purchasad and hauled from some other project. e ‘The United States exported $820,149,- 000 wotth of products to the Far East last year. PROMINENT AT Front row ARLINGTON ROTARY SUBURBAN NEW CLUB MEETIN left {o right: J. Hammond Brewer, jr., secretary; C. L. Kinnier, A. C. McMillen, Dr. R. N. Suttos i- h | dent; Supervisor B. M. Hedrick, Charles T. Jesse, T. Briley Clem and Ernest M. Baldwin. R Second row, left to right: Robert H. Forman, Phillips, Dr. Stacey T. Noland, State Senator Frank L. Ball, M. E. | Church, K. A. Brumback, Richard Moncure, L. C. Smith and D. R. Collins. Third row, left to right: A. F. Thielander, Ernest M. Shreve, J. A. Deuterman and Fred A. Sosnell. Shotgun Protection Against Dogs Advised 6AS RATE HEARING SET When Courts Fail Endangered Woman By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md.,, May 3.— Mrs. Mary Mae Fitzgerald of Capitol Heights was yesterday advised by Police Court Judge J. Chew Sheriff that she would have to “carry a shotgun or a club” as she walks along Central ave- | | | Mrs. Fitzgerald that her only remedy | nue and the other thoroughfares here if she wished to fully maintain her “rights” against the multitude of dogs, stray and otherwise, which she claimed endangered the life of herself and her family. . Mrs. Fitzgerald took the matter to court because the police force of Capi- tol Heights “wouldn't do anything about it.” In fact, Mason Lowe, one of the town bailiffs, was the defendant in the case. ‘The woman obtained a warrant charging Love with permitting a vicious | missed. dog to run at large after, she claims, a Scotch terrier owned by him had, on April 26, bitten her small son Thomas. The boy was only slightly injured. ~ The judge declared the warrant was improperly made out, there being no | such charge in the code, and advised lay in a civil suit. In the future, he | pointed out, she might carry a gun as | the law gives an individual full right | to shoot a dog attacking a human be- ing or farm animal. ‘The “natural” tendency for boys and dogs to be friendly rather than antag- onistic, however, was pointed out by the | court in a lecture to both the defendant and complainant, each of whom prom- ised to “be good meighbors” in the fu- ture before the case was finally dis-| FOR THURSDAY, MAY 23 Commission Will Go Into Whole Case, Including Extension Charges. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 3.—Following a complaint from the mayor and City Council of Hyattsville, Prince Georges County, regarding the rates charged consumers by the Washington Suburban Gas Co., the Public Service Commission set Thursday, May 23, for a hearing on the case. At that time the whole case will be gone into by the commission, both as to rates of the company and extension charges, which was also included in the complaint by the mayor, who acted for & number of residents of Hyattsville and vicinity. OFFICERS ELECTED ATROTARY SESSION ;Dr. R. N. Sutton Named Head of Newly Organized Association. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. | CLARENDON, Va., May 3.—Meeting | yesterday at the Washington Golf and | Country Club, Arlington County's newly | organized Rotary Club spent a greater | part of its time in the selection of | permament. officers. | __Those elected were: President, Dr. R. | N. ‘Sutton; vice president, Keith A. | Brumback:' secretary, J. Hammond | Brewer, jr.; treasurer, Ernest M. Shreve, and additional members of the | board of governors, M. E. Church and | Charles T. Jesse. A. F. Thielander was accepted as a new member. At the suggestion of Mr. Jesse the | regular meetings were set for 12:15 o'clock every Thursday afternoon, with the exception of the last Thursday in the month, when dinners will be held at 6:30 o'clock in the evening. It was felt that the last named meeting could, through the extra time provided, allow more time for the social activities of the club. It was announced by Brumback that the officials of the Alexandria Club will |be present at the next meeting to initiate the new ciub into Rotary In- ternational. Yesterday's meeting had |an almost full attendance. POLICE HOLD DRIVER. | By a Staft Correspondent of The Star, HYATTSVILLE, Md., May 3.—Wil- | lam Thomas Payne, colored.y2200 hY(l)lc]k of Flagler place, said to have been the |diiver of the car containing James Nickens, also colored, 50, who was fatal- ly injured in an accident involving six automobiles Monday, was arrested yes- terday by Maryland State Policeman J. M. 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