Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1929, Page 10

111 SUBURRAN NEWS. 19 SUBURBAN NEWS. SURVEY 15 ASKED OF NEW HIGHWAYS STAR. WASHI) THURSDAY. MAY 9. s bl o s o ;Tornado Wreckage From Catlett Station? DRIVING WHILE DRUN WOMEN'S CLUB MEMBERS ., d Strewn in Herndon, 36 Miles Awayi MAN IS FINED $101 | | fleld & check with the signature nX‘ThOmR! L. Vongerlan Also Con- | Committee Chairmen Are Named | and Delegates to Federation Mr. Laws on it. the date being 1923. | 5 ] On the W. W. Wagstaff farm near| victed on Charge of Reckless Councils Appointed. Herndon has been found a plece of THE EVENING (o MAN S SHOTDEAD N FIHT ON SHP GTON, D. K, SEWERAGE SYSTEM NEED DISCUSSFD BY CITIZENS Virginia Highlands Group Selects Committee to Investigate Win High Honors Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va., May 9.—Various ar- | Project. | ticles found in this town and neigh- | Epecial Dispateh to The Star. Work to Be Begun Imme- diately in Prince Georges A County. BY GEORGE PORTER. Ktaff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 9.— In a¢cordance with directions given by thr Princ> Georges County Commis- sioners at their meeting Tuesday, James C.. Blackwell, clerk, today wrote th State Roads Commission asking imme- diate survey of six of . roads which the commissioners have recommended out of issue. be gonstructed this vc $550,000 lateral road bo:: Roads to Be Surveyed. | The roads on which & survey has| been asked are: Lateral road from Landover to Upper Marlboro by way of Largo and Oak Grove. Lateral road from Baltimore Boule- vard to the Edmonston road via Jeffer- son avenue in Riverdale. | Extension of the Jackson-Goodhart | road from Riggs road to the Montgom- ery County line. Extension of the Crain Highway— Croome road, four miles past Croome. Extension of Riggs road to Old Pow- | der Factory road. Extension of Central avenue from Halls Station to the-Crain Highway. Two other roads have been recom- | mended construetfo * ~out of the bond issue, but there are still some fea- tures which are delaying their immedi- ate construction, which resulted in the commissioners leaving them. out of their requests for surveys. Considerable contention over which material should be used on’ the Land- over road has developed since it became known the commissioners would recom- mend it. The commissioners themselves are asking that it be constructed .of gravel, which would mean that the ep- | tire road, approximately 12 miles long.! would be finished this year. In this re- | quest, the leaders have the support of a number of taxpayers, especially those living along the portion of the road from Largo to Upper Marlboro. The Ctate Roads' Commission, how- ever, is of the opinion the road should be built of concrete, as are the residents | between Landover and Largo, If con- | | crete is used, it will be possible to build only that section of the road from Landover to Largo, a distance of a little over 5 miles. The cost would be about $150,000. Reasons for Route Sought. In addition to asking for the survey: the commissioners have requested the State Roads Commission to let' them know the reasons for the route, they will decide to follow in .extending the Pis- cataway road. The commissioners have recommended that this road be extend- ed 3 miles. Two or three possible routes may be followed, and the Roads Com- mission, which makes the choice, has not yet reached a decision. A third request.of the Roads. Com- mission made by thé county commis- sioners asks that they be given an esti- mate of the cost of h road’ before | advertisements for bids are published. LABOR EXPECTED 70 GAIN IN SOUTH| Strikes There Declared Result of Conditions That Needed Correction. Labor difficulties in- the — South, emphasized by strikes among mill workers in Tennessee and North Caro- lina, were held up' to the National] ‘Women's Trade Union Lieague today as forecasting a new era.for wage earners in that section. § ‘While taking cognizance of conditions he described as deplorable, Frang Mor- rison, secretary of the American Fed- eration of Labor, predicted that “this struggle of the workers will have good effects.” The women's organization, composed of members representing various uniops, is in convention at the Grace Dodge Hotel. “The trouble in tbe South is not the result of labor organization,”; Morrison | said. “Conditions were forced on work- ers that forced them in turn to strug- ., without organization, to improve living conditions.” Asserting that children under 10 years of age are working in Tennessee mills, the Labor federation execu:ne‘l said the situation in the South “chal-’ lenges those who oppose the 60-hour | week for small children and starvation | | | the JAMES S. WILSON. WASHINGTON BOY TORBADSTUDENTS John T. O’Neill President of! Assembly at University of Maryland. Special Dispatch to The Sta - COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 9.—John T. O'Neill of Washington yesterday was | elected president of the Students’ As- sembly of the University of Maryland for the 1929-30 term. This is the high- est office ithin the gift of the students at the institution. James S. Wilson, another Washing- tonian, was elected sergeant-at-arms, with the other positions being filled us follows: Robert Settle, Baltimore, vice | president; Isabel Bewick, Cumberland. vice president, and Donald Kieffer, Bal- | timore, treasurer. | O'Neill, who formerly attended Tech | High School, is a junior in the College of Engineering, and is prominent in many campus activities. Wilson came to Maryland from Central High School. A Washington boy, Hayden Norwood, was chosen news editor of the Dia- mondback, the student weekly paper, and Ruth Miles, also of the Capital City, was named girls' editor of the | Reveille, the year book. Others named - for leading positions on_the student publications were: Diamondback—J. Vernon Powers, Hy- attsville, Md., editor-in-chief; Arley Unger, Hancock, Md., business man- ager; Louise Townsend, Girdletree, Md., girls’ editor. Reveille—James Andrews, Cambridge, , editor; Robert Beall, Bethesda, business manager. ward Tippett, another Washing- tonian, was elected cheer leader. ASSISTS TAXPAYERS. Commissioner Green Helps Citizens Prepare Levy Returns. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- wages for women.” The only way to| HOUSE, Va., May 9.—Continuing his give more work to a greater number of | schedule of appearing at various sec- people is by a shorter hour day and | tions in the county this month to assist shorter work week, he declared. | taxpayers in the preparation of their Social and human aspects of the prob- | returns, Commissioner of Revenue Harry lem confronting labor were discussed | K, Green and his assistants will be by Mrs. Raymond Robbins of Chicago | at the Cherrydale Firemen's Hall from and Florida, honorary president of the |7 to 9 o'clock tonight. Any resident league. “Wherever conditions in indus- | of Washington district requiring as- try are wrong the answer is trade union ’ sistance is invited to call there. crganization,” she said. “The chief| Prior to this year tax returns were social gain of the ugion shop is not only! required to be filed by July 1. A recent better “wages and “shorter hours, but| change, however, set that last date as| rather the incentive it offers for ini-| june 1. All residents must file a re- | tiative and social leadership.” { turn, regardless of the amount of their In that connection, she suggested that | income. the league send its leaders into rurel | communities, not for a month or two, | “but for a settled effort to call forth leadership.” The rural problem is 1ol | HEDGESVILLE, W. Va., May 9 (Spe- confined to the South, shie said. | cial) —A. H, Mitchell was elected mayor A description of conditions fin the | of Hedgesville yesterday at the annual Eouth was furnished the league by four | election, succeeding C. F. Newkirk, Ed- young women who were brought to the | gars® Maussetter. was named city convention through its educational ac- | Surceant' G. H. Richard, street super- tivity. Personal experience was the | L Sr 0 3 (he “following councilmen burden of colorful talks made by Miss | hoor 2% 1 °pickard. 6. W Poisal, Margaret Dowd, Birmingham, a sales- | & Kesecker, James Pitzer and Wil- woman: Miss Margaret Bowen of Eiza- | ior' Bodine. bethton, Tenn., & textile worker; Miss 3 Corabell Stillman, Richmond, Va,, tatlor, | and Miss Mary Mattox, Lynchburg, -Va., | 2 garment worker. i The league’s education comuuittee | recommended that co-operative effort | with the labor organization at Greens- | boro, N. C., be continued and that a | plan of co-operation with the Ten- | nessee Federation of Labor a devised, together with -co-operation witn the | Unifed Textile Workers | A cable was ordered sent by the Jeague to the British Labor party, wvishing its leaders success in the forth- coming elections. 1HOOVER WILL STUDY Mitchell Is Elected Mayor. Heads Round Table | | | | | PLEA FOR RIVER AID| the Associated Press sident Hoover today told a com- mittee of Senators from the Mississippi Valley States affected by flood waters | that he desired to study the question B of whether additional legislation was necessary to protect local levee districts in the flood protection work on the main stem and the tributaries of the Miss'ssippi. ‘The committee informed the Presi- dent that it was the clear intent of | Congress to provide such protection However, the Army enginecrs in pros cuting the work authorized in the 192 flood relief law, they reported, take a cifferent view of the situation, agreeing MAJ. LEROY HODGES, | Managing director of the Virginia State | Chamber of Commerce, has been named leader of the round table, “Economic o " > land Industrial Development of the that there should be relmbursement only | soutn, to be held at the University of “'The Chief Executive requested that | Virginia, ‘h“"“‘:‘":“"; Q:_l':l“ “‘h”vn ':; ihe committee prepare and forward to | € “"l‘" e e v e e D ere o "memo. | the Institute of Public Affairs. Jandum of its views as to the intent | Col. Hodges is an economist, former D ors. " Among ‘the ‘members. of | budget director for the State of Virginia and one-time president of the Virginia the committee were Senators Hawes, i . and Wat5o: - ' State Prison Board-and-secretary to the Democrat, Missourl. and n of In- GoVarh i 08 N «uana, the T, ! of his first wife some years ago. Radio Operator Declares He; Killed Oiler in Self- Defense. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, May 9.—W. A. Mullen, 32, of Portland, Mc., an oiler on the | tanker W. L. Steed, was shot and fatally | wounded aboard ship as it was passing | Bloody Point, Chesapeake Bay, last night by Glenn A. Harrison, radio operator, who claimed he fired in self- defense after being assaulted by Mullen during an argument. Mullen died shortly before the arrival of a police boat which met the steamer off quaran- tine early today with physicians sum- moned in a radio message from Capt. Frank Pharr of the Steed informing police authorities of the affair. Harrison after sending the message | was put in irons by Capt. Pharr, who turned him over to the Baltimore police. According to his story as related by Capt. Pharr to detectives, Harrison had carried a revolver for self protection ever since he had his jaw broken by a member of Steeds crew at Panama last | Pebruary. The physicians who treated him, the radio operator said, told him if he was ever struck again on the jaw the injury would be permanent and he would lose the power of speech. He remembered this warning, he said, when Mullen struck him on the head in the crews’ quarters last night and threat- ened him with more blows The steamer came from San Pedro, Calif., with a cargo of oil and gasoline. FIVE HELD AT FAIRFAX ON BAD CHECK CHARGE Storekeeper Causes Arrests After Getting Alleged Forged Pay- ment She Cashed. Special Dispatch to The Btar. FAIRFAX, Va., May 9.—Sheriff E. P. Kirby is holding in the Fairfax jaill Mack Dornell of Southwest Washington and his four companions. all colored, Rosie Pearce, Emma White, Eugene Thomas and Joe Tate, also of South- west Washington, on a charge of pass- ing forged checks. The alleged forgeries have been perpetrated in Fairfax Coun- ty for the past seven or eight months, all checks having been for $25 and made to one “Willle Hill,” being signed apparently by various well known per- sons. Dornell's method of operation is said to have been to enter a store, -say that his truck has broken down, buy a cheap tire, present a $25 check made out to “Willie Hill* by some well known per- son of the neighborhood for whom he informs the storekeeper he is working, collect the tire and the change and de- part. Yesterday Mrs. George Turberville at Centerville cashed a “Willie Hill” check and an employe in the store called her attention to the sheriff’s notice warn- shopkeepers against such a man. A telephone message to headquarters fol- lowed and Kirby with Deputies Henry Magarity and Wilson Darr arrested the party on the Lee Highway. They were taken before Justice Zoll and ordered held for further investigation. Three detectives from Washington visited the Fairfax jail last night and photograph- ed and fingerprinted the party. “Willie Hill” checks have been pased in both | Washing Virginia. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BEGIN STUDY OF ROADS Highway Inspection by Montgom- | ery Officials Will Cover Three States. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 9.—For the | purpose of making a study of the wear- ing qualities of certain roads and sur- facing material four of the Montgom- ery County commissioners left here to- day for a two-day trip through certain parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware. In the party were Commis- sioners Lacy Shaw, Clagett Hilton, Rob- ert Hickerson and Downey Williams. The commission will study roads in Frederick, Howard, Carroll and Balti- more Counties of Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania roads and some in Dela- ware. They will also visit and inspect the Conowingo Dam. The party ex- pects to return tomorrow evening. S INSTITUTE DATES SET. West Virginia Teachers to Meet in August and September. Special Dispatch to The Star MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May 9.— Institute dates for Summer sessions of | school teachers, required by law, have been announced by the State depart- ment of education. Those in Eastern | West Virginia countfes include: Grant County—Starting August 12, five days, at Petersburg. Jefferson County—Starting August 19, five days, at Charles Town. Hampshire County—Starting August, 26, five days, at Romney, Morgan County—Starting August 26, five days, at Berkeley Springs. Pendleton County—Starting August 26, five days, at Franklin. Berkeley County—Starting August 26, three days, at Martinsburg. Hardy County—Starting August. 28, three days, at Moorefield. Mineral County—Starting September 2, five days, at Keyser. Randolph County—Starting Septem- ber 2, five days, at Elkins. VIRGINIAN, 71, TAKES WIDOW, 67, AS BRIDE George V. Frye, Truck Farmer, | Weds Mrs. Mary M. Weekly at Harrisonburg. Special Dis’ “h to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va, May 9.— George V. Fry, 7l-year-old truck far- | mer and antique dealer, was married | here to Mrs. Mary M. Weekly, 67-year- old_widow, and the two then returned to their woodland home by horse and buggy. Frye had lived alone since the death Odie Patterson, 22, and Miss Cora Snyder, 20, are in the Rockingham County jail here awaiting grand jury action in connection with an attack on Frye at his home April 30. VISIT LAW COURT. Student Attorneys of Alexandria Witness Legal Procedure. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 9.—Busi- | ness law students of Alexandria High | School attended Police Court this morn- | ing to learn the manner in which cases | are conducted. John W. Cook was placed on peace bond for slander, two persons were fined $14 for drunkenness, while a third forfeited $14 on the same charge. Following court the students were shewn through police - headquarters by Judge Wi ton and Maryland, as well as By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 9 An address on educational activities in Maryland by Mrs. J. Enos Ray, chair- man of the education committee of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs; reports from State and county federa- tions and _appointment. of committee chairpien featured the meeting of the Women's Club of Mellwood district, at the residence of Mrs. Helen F. Ober, Tuesday. The committee chairmen appointed were: Mrs. B. W. Cranford, education: Mrs. R. I. Bowile, music; Mrs. F. Small, endowment; Mrs. Frank Scrivener, in- ternational relations; Mrs. L. G. Sass- cer, American citizenship; Mrs. E. N. Cory, scholarship; Mrs. H. Cross, Amer- ican homes; Mrs. M. R. Duvall, ways and means; Mrs. C. F. Maguire, pub- licity; Mrs.’ H. Morris, public welfare; Mrs. 'B. Hall, legislature; Mrs. R. E. Smith, hospitality; Mrs. R. Binger, his- torian, and Mrs. H. L. Morris, finance. Mrs. Norman Collins, Mrs. Cora May berry and Mrs. Henry Morris were a pointed delegates to the annual meeting of the county federation, while Mrs. M. R. Duvall was appointed delegate to the biennial council, to scott, Mass. be held at Swamp- [ — London has nearly 19,800 policemen, only 500 more than before the World War. To maintain a borhood point that they were brought here on Thursday night, May 2, from Catlett Station, Va., in the storm that | demolished several houses there and | killed H. B. Laws. | In the yard at the home of Ray | N. Wrenn "of Herndon was found on Friday last a large piece of roofing, | | the tin being under a large, 60-foot | oak. The likely story is that while being driven through the air it struck | this tree and fell. ¥ Mrs. Julia Fox of Sterling found there | | & milk tag to a Washington dairy, bear- ing the name of H. P. Laws, and a boarder at Sterling found in a nearby | 1 linoleum, evidently brought from some distance by the windstorm, as well as numberless pieces of timber. The Wagstaff boys have been to Catlett and found there a piece of linoleum match- ing what was found on their farm here, and the paint on the timber matched what was on the timber at Catletts, On the Byers farm near here was found some timber on which the name | Catlett Station was painted. On the Poston farm near here was found considerable timber and sev- eral women's dresses. Catlett Station is 36 miles south of Herndon. | — | | PRINCE IS CONFIRMED. | Son of August Wilhelm of Hohen- | zollerns Received at Ceremony. POTSDAM, Germany, May 9 (#).— }Pnnce Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia, ‘only son of Prince August Wilhelm | was confirmed yesterday, with all the | Hohenzollerns residing in Potsdam | present in the church. He was con- ducted to the altar by his father and his aunt, former Crown Princess Cecile. | "The mother of the prince, who_di- | vorced Prince August Wilhelm, is 1 slender figure, no one can deny the truth of the advice: “REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD OF A SWEET.” the wife of Alexander Ruemann, a for- mer commander in the imperial Ger- man navy. They reside in New York, where the former princess is devoting herself to art work. Flower Show to Be Held. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 9 (Special). —A regional flower show will be held at Oakwood Country Club here May 21, when entries are expected from ama- teur growers in Chatham, Martinsville, Danville, Roanoke, Altavista, Pulaski, Salem and Rustburg. The exhibition will be under_auspices of garden clubs of Chatham, Danville, Martinsville and | Lvnchburg. Motoring. Ey a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ! HYATTSVILLE, Md., May 9.—Plead- ing guilty to charges of driving whil under the influence of liquor and reck less_driving, Thomas L. Vongerlan of Lanham, yesterday was fined $101 by Judge J. Chew Sheriff, in Police Court. The man was arrested by Corporal | 7. B. Deutsch of the Maryland State police force. | Frank E. Doyle of Berwyn, arrested after he had driven his car into a telegraph pole on the Baltimore Boule- vard, was convicted on the same two charges and fined a like amount. but | appealed. He also appealed a convic- tion for having no Maryland title to his_machine. | | Charges of using fictitious markers | 2nd having no registration card, Doyle pleaded guilty and was_given fines totaling $11. Maryland State Police- man J. M. Bradley arrested Doyle. Dorothy Smith, colored, accused of stealing $10 from Mrs. M. L. Lipstich of Hyattsville while in the latter’s em- ploy, was held for the action of the grand jury under bond of $100. The girl was arrested by Chief of Police C. M. Blanchard of Hyattsville, In the last five years the ofl produc- I tion of Az>niina has nearly tripled. VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, May. 9.— The need for a modern sewerage dis- posal system in this community was stressed at a meeting of the Virginia Highlands Citizens' ~ Association last night and a committee appointed to investigate requirements for the im- provement. | The committee. which consists of Mrs. Pauline A. Smith as chairman, C. T. | Thorpe, Frank Gill. Lee Campbell, Wal- ter Vinn, H. L. Harris and William Love, was'advised to first ascertain from the county authorities to what extent. this | community is being considered in the | proposal for a county-wide sewer sys- tem. It was also empowered to circu- late petitions and to take any other | necessary steps in working up a com- | prehensive plan for the development. Pulpit Duties Seen Excessive. | PITTSBURGH. May 9 (#).—That the | pulpit is robbed of its power by the | multiplicity of petty business and social | duties placed upon modern preachers | was the contention of Rev. A. D. Matt- son, Upsala College professor of re- ligion and ethics, in an address to pas- tors at the New York Conference of | Augustana Synod, Lutheran Church in America, in convention here yesterday. The convention closes Sunday. The New York conference includes New | York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, | Maryland and the District of Columbia. Conflicting Arguments have been unable to halt the rapidly increasing ten- dency of the public to adopt.LuCky Strike as its favorite cigarette. Lucky Strike is a blend of choice tobaccos whose toasted flavor thrills the taste, whose toasting process eliminates impurities, and, as 20,679 physicians testify, makes Luckies less irritating. Toasting elevates Lucky Strike to a plane of quality which no other cigarette can approach. The constant care of experts assures the quality of Luckies. Its choice by millions proves its superiority and is the truthful answer to selfish claims. 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