Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1929, Page 10

ALEXANDRIA PIKE PLANS BLOCKED State Will Build Only Arling- ton Section in Case of Annexation. DY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Btaff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., May 7.—Blocked | by the acquisition of a half of the road | man, fourth ward, Hyattsv THE ~EVEN E. B. Hilley, council- ht: Dr. H. T. Willis, mayor of Hyattsville; e a o y first ward, Hyatts- ; J. Moses Edlavitch, councilm: by the city of Alexandria, the Virginia ville, and Harry A. Boswell, councilman, second ward, Hyattsville. State Highway Commission will recon- | struct only Arlington County’s share of the Washington-Alexandria pike, it was | announced today by H. G. Shirley, | chairman of the commission. { Assuming that Alexandria will win | the appeal of the county on the decision of the special tribunal that awarded the territory in question to the city, Shirley | said that it was necessary to abandon | plans to rebuild the road to the bridge over the R, F. & P. Railroad tracks, since the law did not permit the con-| struction by the State of roads through | towns having a population of more than 3,500. Comes as Bombshell. | Shirley’s announcement is expected to be received with consternation by the residents of all three sections affected, Washington, Arlington County and Alexandria. Under the annexation order Alexan- dria is permitted to annex all of the| territory north from its city limits to Four-mile Run, hence the Virginia State Highway Commission will con- struct only that section that runs from the south end of the Highway Bridge | from Washington to Four-mile Run in | the other direction. A rough survey reveals that this will leave half of the road in its present condition unless the city of Alexandria | consents to take up the work at the point where it is left off by the State. If she does that cost will be approxi- mately $80,000, State engineers say. Appeal to Be Awaited. That Alexandria will undertake any of this work pending the outcome of the appeal is doubted so, since it is pos- sible that the appeal may remain in the | courts for as long as two years, it is| probable that the work will stop at Four-Mile Run, not to be continued for some time. 1 The Washington-Alexandria_pike s | the heaviest traveled road in the State | and so crowded at the present time that | it is dangerous. engineers say. Practi- | cally all of the traffic between the North and South passes over it. Bids are to be opened in Richmond | today for the widening and reconstruc- tion of Glebe road and other State high- ways. BEACH ELECTIONS HELD. | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md, Mayl 7.—At the annual town election held | here yesterday, the following were elected _commissioners for the ensuing year: Ed. S. Bentley, Charles Long, ‘W. S. Williams, Charles Buckmaster, John E. Donald, W. J. C. Klein, Fred- eick Mayer. | 1A feature of the election was a pro- | 1 to have a town levy for local | mrovemems‘ which was voted down. ‘There was some dissatisfaction ex- pressed over the refusal of the judges to accept the proffered votes of some of the residents who make their Summer homes at the beach on the ground that they were not legal votes notwithstand- ing they had voted in previous years. ‘Those who were denied the right of local suffrage belong to the Beach Citi- zens’ Association who have retained a lawyer to take court action for a test case. | Hyattsville; A. C. Moon, councilman, one-yi Wells and Robert L. Harrison, councilmen, Garrett Park. Iverson and John A ] Y Left to right: E. Murray Gover, ccuncilman, two-year term, third ward, ar term, third ward, Hyattsville; Alton Left to right: V. A. Simmel, town commissioner, first ward, Cottage City; W. A. Bobb, town commissioner, third ward, Cottage City; N. R. Rasm town commissioner, second ward, Cottage City; Norman first ward, Mount Rainier. A. Pruitt, counci Left to right: John H. Beall, mayor of Mount Rainier; Rexford Worldy, councilman, feurth ward, Mount Rainier; Frank Westman, councilman, fifth ward, Diverdale; Anton Kracke, councilman, third ward, Riverdale. Left to right: Jonn 1. Schaerer, mayor of Riverdale; H. R. Adams, councilmen, Takoma Park. NG ’ | the proposal and 136 against it. STAR, NEARBY ELECTION CONTESTS CLOSE Takoma Park Defeats Salary Issue—Mount Rainier Votes Fire Tax. BY GEORGE PORTER. Hotly contested political battles for a number of the offices available, termi- nating in the selection of several candi- dates by a narrow margin of votes, featured the annual elections in six nearby Maryland towns yesterday. In addition to choosing their town leaders, the citizens of Mount Rainier voted on, and approved, a proposal to levy a 10-cent fire tax on every $100 of | assessable property, while in Takoma Park the vote disclosed a preponderance of sentiment against paying salaries to the town officers. Hyattsville re-elected its mayor, Dr. H. T. Willis, for another two-year term. | He was unopposed and only 313 votes were cast, although there were contests | for seats on the town council from three of the four wards. Close Mayoralty Fights. In Riverdale and Mount Rainfer, where close contests were staged for the | office of mayor, John H. Schaefer and John H. Beall, respectively, were victo- rious. Cottage City re-elected two of its town commissioners, choosing a former commissioner from the other ward. Beall defeated Harry J. Miller, the opposition candidate for mayor of Mount Rainier, by ecxactly 100 votes, | the count being 467 to 367 in his favor. Fred Negus, retiring mayor, who was not a candidate for re-election, received one vote. Councilmanic Vote Close. A nip-and-tuck fight for the council seat from the first ward was staged by Norman A. Pruitt, incumbent, and Louis Rosenfield, the former winning by a narrow margin of 10 votes, 145 to 135. In ward four Rexford Worley polled 80 votes against 44 received by Paul Hysan. The vote on the fire tax was 684 for ‘When this result was announced the volun- teer firemen of the community staged an uproarious impromptu celebration, parading through the streets of the l‘own and blowing their newly acquired siren, COMMISSIONERS RE-ELECTED. Simmel and Bobb Again Choice in Cot- tage City. | special Dispaten to The star. COTTAGE CITY, Md., May 7—V. A Simmel of ward one and W. A. Bol representing ward three, were re- clected town commissioners at the annual election in the Firehouse yes- terday. Simmel, who was unopposed, was given 138 votes. Bobb, who had as an opponent George Babcock, was elected by a count of 95 to 76. In the sécond ward N. P. Rasmus- sen, former commissioner, defeated R. D. Kincheloe, incumbent, 103 to 71. ROAD BILL VICTORY WON. Riverdale Voting Forecasts Favorable. Improvement Attitude. Special Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md, May T7.—Indica- tion that the people of Riverdale enter- tain a favorable attitude toward the ad- ministration’s pending road bill is seen in the re-election for his fifth term yes- terday of Mayor John H. Schaefer. A total of 181 votes were cast for the mayor against 110 registered for Milton D. Campbell, president of the Parent- WASHINGTON, . ¢, " TURSDAY, MAY "7, 1929. Teacher Assoclation, the rival candi- date. In the third ward Anton Kracke tri- umphed over Louis Granados, 44 to 31. Kracke will fill the office vacated by J. T. Harrington. Frank Westman, unop- posed candidate for re-election from the fifth ward, received 29 votes. GARRET PARK RESULTS. Harrison and Wells Re-Elected as Members of Town Council. By a Staff Correspondent o The Star. GARRET PARK, Md, May 7.— Robert L. Harrison and Alton Wells were re-elected members of the town council here at the elections held yes- terday. There were three candidates for the two positions, R. H. Hetzer being the defeated candidate. The vote stood Wells, 65; Harrison, 54, and Het- zer, 9. There was no serious contest in the town, it was said. The citizens also voted on the ques- tion of extending the special tax of 25 cents on the $100 for a street improve- ment rate for a period of three years. This was _approved by a vote of 61 to 9. The total vote cast was 76. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7 (Special) —Mrs. Mollie Fyffe, widow of Thomas Fyfle, died at her home in Poolesville, aged 80 years. She had been ill a long time and her death is believed to have been hastened by a recent fall. She is survived by two sons, Isaac and Thomas Fyffe, and a daughter, Miss Aldie Fyffe, all of Poolesville. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from the home, the services being conducted by Rev. Walter P. Griggs, former rector of the Pooles- ville Episcopal Church, assisted by Rev. Dr. Crooks, the present rector. Burial was at Beallsville. Mrs. Fyffe was for- merly a Miss Offutt. George M. Gartner, 10-year-old son of Mrs. George Gartner of Gaithers- burg, is receiving treatment in a Wash- ington hospital for injuries sustained Sunday when struck by an automobile as he was crossing a street in Gaithers- burg. He sustained a dislocated knee and cuts and bruises about the body, but no bones were broken, and it is not thought he was hurt internally. The car that struck him was driven by Miss Stocksdale of Hagerstown, but no charge was preferred against the young woman by Policeman Howes, who in- vestigated. Annountement has been made of the marriage of Miss Edna Mae King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Genoa King of the Cedar Grove neighborhood, and T. Maynard Kling of Washington. The ceremony took place Saturday in West- minster, Md. The bride is a member of the clerical force in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court here. Licenses have been issued here for the marriage of Gerard Jordan, 21. and Miss Evelyn N. Purdy, 18, both of Washington; Harry Edward Neal, 23, of New York and Miss Helen Grafton Armstrong, 25, of Washington; Ridgely J. Clarke, 36, of Washington, and Mrs. Elsie C. Miller, 31, of Brentwood, M Edward A. Noakes, 21, of Culpeper, Va., and Miss Sydney M. Napler, 21, of Wintergreen, Va., and Lawrence B. Ma- son, 23, and Miss Thelma May Lowe, 20. both of Washington. Rev. S. J. Goode of the Christian Church officiated at the marriage here yesterday of Miss Edna I. Sullivan, 18, and Maurice H. Hager, 23, both of Bradbury Heights, Md. CHILD STRUI.:K BY AUTO. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., May T7.—Struck near his home yesterday by an auto- mobile, Willard Heath, 6, of Primrose, Va,, is in a serious. condition at Emer- gency Hospital, Washington, from lacerations to\ the scalp and internal injuries, According to C. F. Goodwin, 906 I street, Washington, whose automobile struck the child, the child was playing in the road when the accident occurred. [\Goodwin was not arrested. SUBURBAN NEWS. e —— WILLIS FORGES WIN IN' EYATTSVILLE Administration Scores De- cided Victory-in All Three Wards. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, May 7.—Despite the fact that thers were lively contests in three of the four wards at fhe munici- pal election held here yesterday, but 313 votes were cast in all of the wards. The administration forces, headed by Dr. Hilleary T. Willis, the present mayor, who was unopposed for re-election for two years, scored a decided victory in all three wards where contests were staged, and Councilman E. Murray Gover and Arthur C. Moon, elected from the third ward, are also known to be administration men. Gover was elected for two years and Moon for one. Neither had opposition. In the first ward Capt. J. Moses Ed- lavitch, an overseas veteran and promi- nent in the Department of Maryland, American Legion, defeated former Councilman Howard A. Harrison, proof- reader on a Washington newspaper, the vote being, Edlavitch, 77; Harrison, 59. In this ward Mayor Willis received a complimentary vote of 92.. Edlavitch, who has been in Prince Georges County since 1887, has been in business in Hyattsville for the past 27 years. He was quartermaster sergeant of the origi- nal Compary F, 1st Infantry, Maryland National Guard, of Hyattsville, and served on the Mexican border in the punitive expedition. Mr. Ediavitch will succeed Dr. Ira K. Atherton, who de- clined to again become a candidate. In the second ward the present councilman, Harry A. Boswell, a local business man, was re-elected over Charles A. Ketcham, a former mem- ber of the council, the vote being: Bos- well, 90; Ketcham, 53. Boswell is originally from La Plata, Charles County, and removed to Mount Rainer 19 years ago. He came to Hyattsville 13 years ago and is now a member of the firm of Carr Bros. & Boswell, Inc., general merchants. In this ward Mayor V;'ll{i;;s received a complimentary vote o . In the third ward Mayor Willis re- ceived a complimentary vote of 55, Councilman Gover received 53 and Councilman-elect Moon 52. Mr. Gover, who has been in Hyattsville for 10 years, is paying and receiving teller of the First National Bank of Hyattsville and is a graduate of the American In- stitute of Banking. He will succeed Councilman E. B. Teal, who was not a candidate for re-election. Mr., ,Moon is a law examiner in the retirement division of the United States Interior Department. Next month he will have been in Hyattsville eight years. He Wwill serve the unexpired term of George N. Bowen, who resigned several months ago because of his removal to Univer- sity Park. Since that time Mr. Gover has been filling Mr. Bowen’s chair. In the fourth ward E. B. Hilley, Wine avenue, defeated H. S. Cranford, West Madison avenue, the vote being 36 to 23. In this ward, recently created, Mayor Willis received & complimentary vote of 48. Mr. Hilley is connected with the controller's office of the General Accounting Office in Washington, and has resided here for five years. -Mr. Cranford, the defeated candidate, is an employe of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and has lived here. prac- tically 20 years. Mr. Hilley will suc- ceed Councilman Dwight B. Galt, who did not aspire to succeed himself. ‘The holdover members of the coun- cil, who have another year to- serve, are Charles DeWitt Anderson, first ward; George H. Morley, second ward, nndd Dr.. Perley F. Brookens, fourth ward. ‘Town Treasurer William A. Shepherd ThE JU_RY o s o Busy People ‘ THE VErpICT - - Steady ]Vefves Ll No wonder TAREYTON sales have trebled in three months! LANDS ON ONE WHEEL. Here’s Pilot Storm Archer, telling how he landed safely with a broken landing gear. “Aviators choose Tareytons,” he says. ‘TWO MINUTES TO PRESS TIME! Editorial room LOOKS CALM, DOESN'T SHE? Virginia King, of a big newspaper_The strain on nerves is terrific expert Want-Ad taker, who keeps up with the «+.and so you find Tareyton smokers everywhere. GROOMING THE IRON HORSE. To railroaders, steady nerves are vital, eo Tareytouns arc the favorite. pace through nerves protected by Tareytons. FERRY CAPTAIN SPEAKS. Captain Nichols says, “I've found Tareytons keep my nerves fit.” NO “MIKE FEVER” HERE! Miss Consuelo LINOTYPER STATES VIEWS. Flowertan says, “Tareytons leave my nerves Johnsen, steady.” SLAIN MAN’S WIDOW WEDS AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN First Husband, Drug Clerk, Was Killed by Hold-Up Men Now in Prison. ATLANTA, Ga., May 7 (#).—Mrs. Mary Bell Smith, widow of Willard Smith, for whose slaying last Fall George Harsh and Dick Gallogly are serving life sentences in prison. and R. Stonecypher, Atlanta automobile sales- man, were married at Opelika, Ala., on April 7. The marriage became known here today. Smith, a drug store clerk, was killed by Harsh when the latter held up the store. Harsh was accomparied to and from the scene by Gallogly. his class mate at Oglethorpe University. TAKOMA DEFEATS SALARY PROPOSAL Plan to Pay Mayor and Coun- cilmen Loses, 361 to 197. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md., May 7.—Pro- posed payment of salarics to the mayor and councilmen of this town was re- jected yesterday by the voters at the | The vote as annual councilmanic election. stood 361 against the salaries, against 197 for them. voting on this proposition, three mem- bers of the town council were elected from four candidates. The three elected are the present incumbents of the office, and the vote stood Martin F. Iverson, 490; H. Edson Rogers, 461, and John R. Adams, 437. Marion D. Finch polled 289 votes. The councilmen will take their oaths at the council meeting the first Monday in June. The proposal to pay salaries to the town governors was provided for in the amendéd charter, which was passed by the last Legislature at Annapolis, but it. provided that before this section should become effective it must be sub- mitted to the voters. I The failure to adopt this provision of the new charter does not kill the matter, according to Mayor Ben Davis, but it may be submitted at any future election. The town council held a brief meet- ing last night for the purpose of re- celving the report of the elections board. The judges of election were Miss Mildred Phoebus, Mrs. Clarence ‘!A(lz::;. Henry Scherger and Frederick ust MRS. THOMPSON DIES. BRI, NEW YORK, May 7 (#).—Mrs. Fred- eric Thompson, widow of the builder of the Hippodrome and Luna Park at Coney ‘Island, was found dead yester- day in the Brooklyn apartment where she had lived alone for years. She was about 52 years old. She had just com- Dleted a bipgraphy of her husband, whose activities earned him- the title of “king of the outdoor amusement world.” As Selene Wheat Pllcher, she knew Fred Thompson when he was a boy at Nashville, where he was studying to be an grehitect. He went away, invented “The Trip to the ~oon” ard became a famous theatrical producer. has another year to serve. The newly elected mayor and members of the council will be inducted into office next Monday, May 13, when organization of the new body will be effected and the committees announced Mayor Willis. MILLIONS AT STAKE! Everybody conneeted is under constant nerve tension. With millions In addition to | proceeds will by | turned over to the Chamber of Com- HUNDREDS ATTEND MIDDLEBURG SHOW | | Jumpers Hampered by Muddy Fiele—Country’s Elite Present. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. . | MIDDLEBURG, Va., May 7.—A large crowd attended the Foxcroft horse show held at the Foxcroft School near Mid- dleburg yesterday. Horse lovers from Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and even as far West as Cali- fornia were in attendance. A light rain late in the afternoon inconvenienced the jumpers somewhat, but otherwise the performances were excellent. The skill | and horsemanship of the young ladies of the school were a feature of the | performances. Silver cups were awarded for prizes. Summary: Road hack:—First. Grandson, Sally Ordway, St. Paul, Minn.; second, Tid Bit, Phillis Brewster, New York. Hunter hacks, 16 hands and under— First, Sunshine, Alice Macy, New York; second, Charmer, Mary Hotchkiss, New Haven, Conn. Hunter hacks, 16 hands and over— First, entry, Miss E. Schley, New York; second, Gibraltar, Phyllis Pratt, New York and Washington. Beginners riding—First, Al J, Martha Hook, Pasadena, Calif.; second, Daffy, Katrin Vietor. Greenwich, Conn. Beginners jumping—First, Nona, Miss | Barbara Mason, New York: second, | Chance, Miss Bruce Crane, Richmond, Va. | __ Larkers—First, Dolly, Molly Flagg, New York: second, Agate, Miss Cara ‘Thomison, New York. | Cross country—First, Ironcast, Miss Polly Leiter, Philadelphia; second, Sun- shine, Miss Aline Macy, Morristown, M‘l{lcimnglfl girls’ contest—FPirst, Polly, ollie Flagg: second, Phyllis, Miss Ma Ruonll;ey_ gl;lq:].w York. A ler girls’ contest—First, Sir John, Miss Peggy Potter, New York: second, Milford Evelyn Smith, New York. Hunt teams—First, Mountain Rod, Miss Bardara Child, New York; Ginger, Miss Josephine Aughinbloss, New Yorl Ironcast, Miss Polly Leiter; second, G braltar, Miss Phyllis Pratt, New York: Tom Cat, Miss A. M. Jones, Richmond; Sunshine, Miss Aline Macy. Pairs—FPirst, Dusky Stevedore, Miss Evelyn Smith; Confederate, Miss Kath- eriné Mather, Cleveland and Washin ton; second, Sunshine, Miss A. Macy; Ginger, Miss_Joszphine Aughinbloss. Alumnae—First, Running Sand, Mrs. Willlam Jamieson, New York: second, Fresh Paint, Miss Nancy Dudley, Mid- dleburg. Touch and go—First, Swing Along, Miss Adelaide Whitehouse, New York; second, Phyllis, Miss Mary Rumsey, New York. Farmers’ open—First, entry, Blakeley Lodge, Middleburg; second, entry, Ernest Woolf, Rectortown. Ladies’ hunters, open—First, R Sand, Mrs. Willlam Jamieson; second, tEx:’lcrmce. Miss Eleanor Mackubin, Bal- ore. Improvement made in riding—First, Adelaide Whitehouse, New York; second, ane tR;lnh Poor, New York. L st_horsemanship—First, Pierrepont, New York. Citizens Hold Sale. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. GLEBEWOOD, Va., May 7.—In an effort to raise money for the zoning fund of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce the woman members of the Glebewood Citizens’ Associa are holding a sale today of home-baked cakes, ples and other edibles at Heish- man's Store, Wilson Boulevard and Bolivar street. The be merce. with Wall Street of dollars at stake, naturally all keep constant watch on their nerves. That’s why yom find Tareyton emokers everywhere in the famous financial sections as I want every Says George “Ifind [ ean smoke as many Tareytons day. My nerves don’t suffer.” GIRL FLYER ENTHUSIASTIC. Marie McVaugh UNDER SEA SAILOR LIGHTS UP. “We've says, “Tareytons loave mo bad after effects.” got to have stcady ncrves,” seys Scaman White.