Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1929, Page 11

SUBUR 476,000 HIEHWAY PROJECTS DECIDED Montgomery Officials Make Up List of Roads for Im- provement This Year. A $475000 rcad building and im- provement program for Montgomery County this year was assured _\-rsmda_\-} when the Board of County Commission- ers, in session at Rockville, adopted a | resolution seiting forth the projects for | which the $475,000 bond issue will be | expended. The program as announced by the commitsioners provides for new road construction and improvements in every section of the county and the construc- | tion of 16-foot highways on the high- ways where traffic is heaviest. In order to. get other sections out of the mud the commissioners also authorize the construction of nine-foot highways where only local traflic is anticipated. The commissioners point cut that their_entire county-wide road program for this year, as originally agreed upon, cannot be carried out because State BAN NEWS. ROSSLYN ZONING AT ONCE IS URGED Action for Benefit of Com-| panies Planning to Move to Arlington Is ‘Asked. INSKEEP. BY LESTER N. Staff Correspondent of T Ssiar, i ARINGTON - COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, Va, May 8—1In an effort to, solve the industrial problem that fa the county as a result of the long delay | in zoning, Allen J. Saville, newly ap- | J. B. Shinn; County Directing Englnrvri C. L. Kinnier, and Thomas N. Lash- | mutt, sanitary engineer, yesterday spent | a greater part of the day in a study of | Rosslyn and adjacent territory. At the first meeting of the zoning commission at which Saville pres- | ent Chairman Fred A. Gosnell stated that some immediate action should be taken whereby the . Rosslyn section ccuid be roned immediately. There are many industrial concerns that contemplate moving into the THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, 0. €, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1929. Man Discovers Coffin in His Yard With Note Warning of His Death May 21 By a Staff Correspondent of The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 8.— When James A. Butler, colored, who lives on the Centerville road near Reds Corner, went out into his front yard yesterday morning he found a minia- ture coffin, fully draped in black cloth, Iying across the center of his walk. Somewhat shocked, but mastering his fears, James lifted the lid, and found inside a paper cross on which was written the disturbing message, “You will die May 21." | The affair so worried the man that | he called Sheriff Charles S. Early, who | sent Constable Wilson to investigate. Wilson reported that the incident was probably the work of a man whom Butler had recently named in a war- rant charging assault, who hoped in this way to frighten the complainant out of prosecuting the case. Woman Charges Man Who Shot Dog Fleeing With Chicken With Mutilation of Animal| By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LAUREL, Md., May 8.—Is a man who | pointed zoning engincer; his assistant, | shoots and injures a dog running out of | jgywing the shooung, her dog ran away P g dwith a chicken in its mouth his yar of crueity by mutilating an guiity animal This is the question Judge J. Chew Sheriff of Frince Georges County pondering this week, following the pres- entation of such & problem to him at y's session of rolice’ Court here. Monda Thelma Emman of Laurel, the is | complainant, brought the mutilation charge aganst Frank Miller, also of | Laurel. The woman testified that, fol- | and could not be located for fuliy 24 | hours, when it finally was discovered in | a luniber yard, with one leg wounded | by gunshot. Miller's defens> was that three of his | chickens had been killed within a week, | and that when he saw the dog making away with a fowl in its mouth he shot | | to Kill. §475,000 IN ROAD BONDS ADVERTISED Prince Georges Officials Anx- | ious to Get Lateral Con- struction Under Way. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 8 — Anxlous to get their lateral road con struction program under way as soon as possible, the Prince Georges County Commissioners yesterday ordered the advertisement for sale of $425.000 worth of the bonds out of the $550,000 issue they have been authorized to.float, and requested the State Roads Commission to make an immediate survey of seven of the roads they have recommended be constructed out of the funds to be derived from the bonds. It will be necessary to use $30,000 for the purchase of rights of way, it w stated, leaving $375,000 for the actual construction of roads. A new and umexpected problem in the county's road plans developed dur- ing the morning session yesterday when a large group of citizens from the lower part of Prince Georges appeared before the commissioners and expressed diver- gent views as to which route the Pis- cataway-Accokeek road should take. ‘The commissioners have recommend- ed the Livingston road be extended from Piscataway toward the Charles County line 3 miles. Some of the citizens asked that the extension, which will be of gravel, be made by way of Sharperville, while others urged it fol- low the “River road” route. ‘The commissioners directed that Thomas R. Henault, clerk to the police court, also act as clerk to the sheriff starting June 1, and that he be paid $300 a year in addition to his present salary for the latter work. The pur- chase of new automobiles for County Policemen Frank Prince and H. G. Machen was also authorized. OLD BOARD RENAMED. | Three Commissioners Chosen at Election in La Plata. LA PLATA, Md., May 8 (Special).— The annual election of three commis- sloners for the town of La Plata was | held at the courthouse Monday. The cntire old board, composed of Eugene Mudd, Reginaid A. Farrall and H. Hol- SUBURBAN TORNADO RELIEF | GRGANIZATION FORMS Group Hopes to Collect $18,000 for Storm Sufferers in Mont- gomery County. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 8—Forty cltizens of Montgomery County met in | Rockville last night and formed an or- | ganization to collect $18,000 for relief | of the Montgomery County tornado suf- ferers, The meeting was called by F. Bar- | nard Welsh of the Rockville bar, at the request of the American Red Cross. The collection committee will be composed of a leading citizen in each community and a certain amount of the required money has been aflotted to each locality as follows: Laytonsville, Judge Samuel Riggs, $1,400; Clarkesburg, Arthur L.| Watkins, $325; Poolesville, Charles W. | Woodward, $325; Rockville, Edwin W. | Broome, $2,300; Colesville, Lacey Shaw, $650; Bethesda, George P. Sacks, $2,500; Chevy Chase, J. Edward Murphy, $2,500; Olney, John H. Janney, $1,750; Gaithersburgh, Frank B. Severance, $1,250; Potomac, Carter Clagett, $250; NEWS. " “® a1 cus, Archie W. Souder, $500; Wheaton, | James H. Cissel, $3,500. Mrs. J. Som vell Dawson, chairman of th~ Mont-} | gomery County Chapter of the H Cross, was made treasurer of the comws mittee. The money will be turned over to the | Montgomery County Chapter as col- | lected and” will be distributed subject § | to approval by the following committee: George M. Hunter, chairman: Robert G. Hilton, George P. Sacks, James H. Cissel angd Fred L. Thomas. ‘This morn-, ing Mr. Welsh received word from the ¥ American Red Cross that that organi-~ zation would contribute $1,000 toward the fund. — >~—— KIWANIS HEARS DR. COMBS * Fredericksburg Body Told of Needa of Business Education. FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May B (Special) —The need of “more educaZ tion in business and more business in’, education” was stressed by Dr. M. L, Combs, president of the State Teachers College here, at & ladies’ night meeting of the Fredericksburg Kiwanis Club the Teachers' College last evening. Guests were welcomed by Rev. R. Vun Lancaster, while response was made by-+ Mrs. Embrey, wife of Judge A. T.e Embrey. A program of music was ren-3i | land Hawkins, was re-elected. Barnesville, Brooke Gott, $250; Damas- dered. Senator Eugene Jones at the last scs- sion of the Maryland Legislature r duced the road bond issue, | county, he said, but are afraid to pur- | chase property and establish their busi- ¥ | ness until the county has been zoned. passed by the House of Delegates, from $7782,000 to $475,000. Projects Were Named. It will be several months before a complete zoning ordinance can be drafted and put into effect, Saville told the commission. There is more than a ‘This road bond issue bill, authorizing the expenditure of $782,000, named each project and the amaunt to be spent for that project. Senator Jones amended the bill, the commiss ing the amount to $475,000, imately 39 per cent, and eliminated the naming of the projects to be improved. This action has resulted in the Board | of County Commissioners drafting a ding for the expendi- 00 and naming the projects and the amounts to be ex- pended on each. The resolution of the commissioners states that the board considers the con- struction of a 16-foot concrete high- way between Olney,. Laytonsville and Damascus as one of the major unfin- ished projects remaining in Montgomery County and consequently has not re- duced this appropriation as originally included in the $782.000 bond issues, | although it has been necessary to re- | duce or eliminate other appropriaticns. A total of $100,000 is appropriated for this project. Would Aid Bethesda. ‘The resolution also says that the | “board regards the raising of the grade of the West side of Wisconsin avenue between the intersection of Old George- town road and Bradley lane to the level of the Eastern side and the additional extension of the East and West subur- ban highway toward Bradley lane by | the way of Leland street as of vital importance to the -business center of the important Bethesda section which is the largest tax paying area in Mont- gomery County, and regards the allo- cation of $32,000 for expenditure in ap- proximately the center of the Bethesda district as equitable and proper.” The board further says that this “ap- | propriation to be spent in the center | of the Bethosda section is the only | addition we are now making to the schedule of roads to be improved as | recommendad by this board and passed by the House of De'ezates.” Projects Listed. The 16-foot project named by the | board to be improved this year and the amount authorized for each proj- ect are: From end cf 1928 maca struciion from Ol Gt - | reduc- | approx- | con- ntown | ... £0,000.00 | A i m being built from a%- cauam roe¢ no Old_Germantcwn 1oward D: s 20,000.00 ; pet i rher toward oe SR 15,000.00 | om end "of 1433 ‘consiructi Suthwest_of Old Germantown toward Darnestown ro 20.000.00 100,000.00 ‘ 1oof 50,000.00 East side of Connecticut enue &lom E::dl!y lane to Chevy aze .. . Georeia avenue sxiended at Norih ‘Woodside to Forest Glen. erete road on old street ri right of way... 31.000.00 The 9-foot projects hamed by the board to be carried out this year and the amount authorized for each project 30,000.00 are: Prom Purdum toward Lewisdale..§ 15,000.00 From end of the 1928 macadam running westerly e Germantown railroad bridge toward Neelsville. . Grove _toward Kingiey. avilah to Potomac Crossroad: burg toward King's old di end "ot Towar: uthwest Sugariand, from ‘conerete construction 80 ville us' tows! Mt. Ephraim nuldzrl'm lorlv.‘!.\;a ‘Teconstruceion of the ST roud: one (1) - . northern !nd‘hlnd uthern 9 ? 22,000.00 rd fros gl th Woodside toward fore & Ohie Rallroad end ixteenth street at the District line . 2 01 da the east and west suburban highway from the route of the present contract by the way of Leland street to the un- derpass of the Baitimore & Ohio Rallroad on the Bradley Boule- the raising of the way to the center % ldw'Gn of Bethesda dfrom e o} orgefown road 1o Bradley l-n: aee : ....§ 32,000.00 EXPLAINS POSITION. Frank R. Long Tells Stand on Ken- sington Crossing Issue. In The Star's report of the hearing Iast Priday before the State roads com- mission on the matter of the elimination of the railroad grade crossing at Ken- sington, the statement was contained that Frank R. Long of Garrett Park told the commission that if the owners of land who wera sponsoring the pro- posed overhead crossing were required 10 dedicate the land themselves their ardor would immediately become luke- ‘warm. Mr. Long. in & letter to the editor of “The Star, says that he is not a resident of Gerrett Park. and also {hat what he told the commission was this: “If those who proposed the road from ton to Kensinglon at a front foot ben~fit charge were required also to in- clude in that front foot benefit charge the cost of the bridge and the ap- proach-=s to it and not take any private property in the town of Kensington, their ardor would immediately become Jukewarm.” ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE. Md., May 8 (Special). —William Edward Peters, 59, died Mon< ¢ay ot Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium, Tere, where he had been a patient about two years. The body was taken to Marion, Va., the funeral taking place there yesterday. afternoon. Rev. John Kust of the Bethecda ‘Methodist Church officiated at the mar- riage at Bethesda of Miss Thelma May Lowe of Washington and Lawrence B. Mason of Washington. . The county commissicners yesterday reappointed Reimy Springirth of Chevy Chase a constable for the county. A license has been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the marriage of John E. Fry, 22, and Miss Derothy B. Crown, 21, boih of Fairfax County, Va. Lawrence Lowe, 66, died Monday at hsi home, near Travilah. He is sur- vived by his widow, six sons and five daughters. The funeral will take place this afternoon from the Baptist Church st Travilah, burial to be at Darnes- town. | tors found missing from the State roads possibility, he said, that undesirable business enterprises will be immediately launched in an effort to forestall exclu- sion the ordinance Some such enterprises, such as gaso- line siations, are already subject to & strict county ordinance and Saville be- ieves that another and more general covering a number of different | types of small business _enterprises, Ishould be immediately drafted and opted by the board of county super- visors. Commonwealth's Attorney William C. { Gloth and Kinnier are working en a | plan whereby permits for the construc- tion of any type of building must be obtaired from the engineer’s office be- fore actual building starts. | one, ROAD COMMISSIONERS SUE TRUST COMPANY Maryland Officials Seek to Recover $271,791.56 of Funds Held Paid Out Illegally. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 8.—Suit for $271,- 991.56 was filed against the Union Trust Co. of Maryland by the Mary- land State Roads Commission yesterday to recover funds allegedly paid out il- legally in the State roads frauds be- :;‘;‘sn October 1, 1920, and March 31, The suit was filed in the Baltimore City Court for G. Clinton Uhl, Howard Bruce and John K. Shaw, State rcads commissioners, by Attorney General Thomas H. Robinson. The suit marks the first legal move that has been made to recover any of the $376,138 State funds that investiga- accounts. In the bill of particulars, the plain- tifls charge 4.952 checks, involving $271,791.56, were drawn illegally against the commission’s funds during an cight-year period. The suit is being brought Zor $500,- 000, as it is the usual legal procedure to bring suit for twice the sum involved. . » COUNTY PHYSICIANS EXAMINE 892 PUPILS Monthly Report Reveals 339 Phys- ical Defects Have Been Cor- rected During April. By a Stafl Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 8.— The number of pupils examined in Prince Georges County public schools reached a total of 892 during April, an increase . over previous months, Dr. William S. Keister, county health officer, states in his monthly report. ‘The report also shows that 339 physi- cal defects had been corrected or are being cared for. Measles took the lead in number of communicable diseases re- pofted. "There were 14 cases of tuber- culosis reported and 8 _diphtheria, chickenpox and mumps. Seven cases of scarlet fever were reported, while influenza cases dropped to six and pneu- monia to four. The report further shows that the birth rate in the county increased and the death rate decreased during the month of March, as compared with the same month a year ago. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 8 (Special) —The City Council at a special meeting yesterday passed a resolution extending the time for payment of real estate taxes, without incurring the 5 per cent penalty, from May 15 to June 15.|° A resolution authorizing a temporary loan of $25,000 for general operating expenses of the city was passed. Restoration work on Gadsby's Tavern, which will be turned into a World War Memorial and a_home for Alex- andria Post, No. 24, American Legion, began yesterday. Comnittees were namer by Mrs. Charles W. Howell, president of the Mary Custis Lee 17th’Virginia Regiment Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, to decorate the graves of the Confeder- ate dead in the local cemeteries and to decorate the Confederate mound in Christ Church Yard and the Confeder- ate Memorial 2t Prince and Washing- | ton streets on Confederate Memorial day, May 24. Plans also were made to observe the anniversary of Jefferson Davis’ birth- day on June 3. An entertainment will be held that night in Lee Camp Hall with Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans as guests of the chapter. Local Episcopal churches are repre- sented at the annual convention of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Diocese of Viriginia, Which opened at The Plains yesterday. _The delegates from - this city are: St. Paul's, Mrs_ Sherman B. Fowler: section B, Mrs. John Steven- son, Miss Nancy Tackett and Miss Hebe Carter Sturgls; Christ Church, Mrs. Willlam _Jackson Morton and Mrs. George Buddin; Scction B, Miss Mary Lloyd, Miss Caroline Rust; Grace Church, Mrs. S. M. Pulman; Section B, Mrs. J. Owen Lynch. Washington Society of Alexandria | will hold its quarterly meeting Friday | night at 8 o'clock in Gadsby's Tavern. Funerg) services for George W. Trip- lett, 83, who died Monday night at his home in Fairfax County, were held to- | day at the residence and interment was in the Presbyterian Cemetery here. | Mrs. Katherine L. Triplett, his wife, | survives. Quarry Worker Dies of Injuries. MARTINSBURG. W. Va, May 8 (Special).—James Bunker Fleisher, 33, died at a local hospital of injuries ‘sus- (ained in a limestone quarry here March 30, when he and his foreman, J. L. Kite, were caught under a slidg of stone. not owning a Packard <« both unsound/ FIRST — You think you cannot “afford a Packard. “: y A "SECOND —You will not keep any instant” lubricai car longer than two years. NEITHER of those reasons is a sound one. ordinary cars is by the fact that If you think you cannot afford a Bl o vl Packard there is a welcome sur- prise awaiting you. For it actually costs no more to owna Packard Standard Eight over a period of four or five years than to buy and trade in two or three lesser cars during the same time. Take a pencil and paper and figure it out for yourself. Gasoline, oil and tire costs as be- tween a Packard Standard Eight and any other car down to half its price are substantially the same. 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