Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1929, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS. THE FEVENING TTAR, 'WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, MAY 24 1929. FIREMEN'S FIGHT 5 TURNED DOWN Silver Spring Volunteers’ Troubles Not Recognized by Association. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Btafl Correspondent of The Star. SANDY SPRING, Md. May 24— | Efforts to have the Silver Spring Volun- | teer Fire Department air its recent troubles before the Montgomery Fire- men’s Association at its quarte: ing at the Sherwood High School here Jast night met with failure, when it was ruled that internal matters were not a | part of the business of the association However, the difficulties through which Silver Spring just passed, and | which nearly threatened the disruption | of the organization, with possible with- drawal of county monelary Support, were declared to have been bettered, and it was said that assurance was I celved from the county commissioner, Lacy Shaw, that the organization would Teceive the aid as long as it continued to render efficient service. Legislative Resolution Passed. However, the organization did adopt unanimously a lengthy resolution direct- | ang its legislative and evecutive commit- tees to exert influence on the delegates to the next General Assembly of the State to have them guard against legis- lation that would destroy the volunteer | fire departments without the indorse- ment of such units or by the people of | the several districts, as shown by a referendum. The Silver Spring difficulties and the action last night were both precipitated by a bill introauced in the last Legis- lature which would have authorizea®he county commissioners to issue bonds to the extent of $100,000 for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a fire department in Silver Spring, with two paid firemen, one for day and one for night duty, and the levying of a tax of not to exceed 10 cents for the purpose of paying off the bonds and the mainte- nance of the proposed organization. ‘The bill failed in the Senate, following the appearance there of a delegation from the Silver Spring department, and shortly after the Legislature adjourned J. MacB. there was a reorganization of the Silver Spring department. Commendation Letter Proposed. Pollowing the action on the resolu- tion, John Feist of Silver Spring moved that the secretary be instructed to write a letter to Senator Jones of Kensing- ton commending him for using his in- fluence in keeping politics out of the volunteer fire departments. However, F. Barnard Welch of Rockville said that the motion had a decided political tinge, and moved to lay it on the table. He said that one to wreck the volun- teer departments was to mix politics with it, and all that the volunteers wanted the politicians to do was to Jeave them alone. He sald that the as- sociation should not permit itself to be used for the promotion of any man's political future. The association took no action on the Feist motion. ‘Then E. G. Rainey of Kensington moved that the Silver Spring Fire De- | partment report what happened in their organization, but President Francis Thomas of Sandy Spring said that the organization couldn't compel Silver Spring to make such a report. Rainey insisted that it was an association mat- ter, but a motion of Harry Howes of Rockville that the association not med- dle in Silver Spring’s business was ulti- mately adopted. Stress Company’s Aflment. John Hunter of Silver Spring said that the volunteer company there “had a little ailment that was purely our own, but we have had an understanding with the county commissioner that everything would be all right as long a: we conducted ourselves efficiently. It is a matter of our own.” Leo Bender, also of Silver Spring, ex- plained that the department at Silver Spring had accomplished what it want- and refused to give the information sought by certain members from the fioor, but added that if the individual departments wanted to know all about it, he would be glad to appear before them and tell all. Propose Relief Fund. Rainey, who made the original request motion, then told the delegation that he made it because several members from the Silver Spring organization had re- quested him to ask for it from the floor. A proposal for the establishment of a relief fund to pay a part of the hospi- tal and medical bills of any fireman in- jured while going to, returning from, or at a fire, econtained in a committee report precipitated a long discussion, and the organization finally adopted a motion of Leo Bender that the matter be put off until the next quarterly meet- ing so that the matter could be dis- by the various departments. ies of the report were ordered sent each volunteer organization. ‘The plan provided that the central pelief fund would pay not to exceed ong- half of any amount contributed by any esmpany in case of injury, and $200 in case of death. The fund was to be pro- wided by a $25 assessment against each organization. The eight organizations were evenly divided on the matter, and 4t became necessary for the president to cast the deciding vote. Washington Represented. Capt. H. A. Chapman of No. 18 En- gine Company of the District of Colum- | bia Fire Department, was present as a Tepresentative of Chief George Watson. He told the organization of the great in- terest of the District fire chief in the volunteer companies in the territory | adjacent to the Capital City because of the aid they had rendered in the past. He told the organization that the! county and State ought to take care of | the relief of firemen injured, and added that those whose homes are protected | should also aid in providing a relief| nd. He told the volunteers that the chief | of the Washington department stands ready at any time to send apparatus to| Telp the volunteers, but added that the | chief would not send the Washington | apparafus unless a call for aid came | guardian ad_litem for Joseph Caton JAIL TERM FACED BY FORMER JUROR D. C. Man Must Serv.e 30 Days on Liquor Charges in Fairfax. Special Dispatch to The Star. i FAIRFAX, Va, May 24—E. C.| Crouch of Washington, former member | of the Washington grand jury, who! was arrested by Fairfax County police en route from Occoquan to Washington | and who was adjudged guilty in the March term of the Fairfax County Cir- cuit Court on two charges, first of transporting -ardent spirits and second of operating a car under the influence of liquor, has failed to perfect his ap- peal to the State Supreme Court for & writ of error and will therefore be required to pay a fine of $150 and serve 30 days in the county jail. Sentence was suspended for 90 days by Judge Howard Smith when the verdict was rendered last March in order to allow Crouch to present to the court or to the judge in vacation the proper bill of exceptions for & writ of error. Declared in Tl Health, A letter from Dr. Homer K. Butler of Washington presented at this court states that Crouch is not at present physically able to attend court. Judge Smith therefore has entered order requiring Crouch to submit himself to Sheriff Kirby and to begin his sentence as soon as his physical condition per- mits and within 60 days from May 21. Criminal prosecution against Marion Trice, indicted at the March term for seduction under promise of marriage, was nolle prossed on motion of the commonwealth’s attorney and by leave of the court. The couple were later married by Deputy Clerk E. R. Hol- brook in Judge Smith's office. A jury at the March term debated the case for almost 24 hours without. being able to agree. ‘Wilson Pertney, appealing from & fine imposed by the mayor of Vienna for & violation of the traffic laws, was found not guilty by a jury of five, with H. G. De Butts as foreman, and the case dis- missed. The Clarendon Trust Co. was ordered to recover from Agnes M. and W. W. Souder $472 with 10 per cent at- torney’s fee and costs. J. W. Brook- field, Jr., of Alexandria was appointed Duncan in the suit brought by Eliza- beth M. Duncan. The National Mort- gage & Investment Corporation was or- dered to recover from George and Mary Cooke possession of bungalow No. 6 on Broad street in West Falls Church, and its costs, and the clerk was directed to issue a writ of possession. Judgment Granted. Albert Johnson was granted & judg- ment for $82.80 with interest from May 16, 1927, and costs from Clarence W. Smith, waiving the homestead exemp- tion on which taxes have been paid. The Virginia Public Service Co. was granted judgment for $338.23 with in- terest at 6 per cent from March 29, 1929, from Winfield Broadhurst. Licenses to sell soft drinks were | granted to Samuel W. Ferguson and | Elizabeth Kettle at Greenway Downs, H. H. Slack at Browns Chapel, J. Met- tauer at Annandale, R. E. Thompson at Cameron Park, W. O, Harrison at Dranesville. ‘The court allowed the claim of John soldier, NEW YORK FIRM BUYS LOUDOUN POWER CO. Acquires Controlling _Interut by Exchange of Stock of Two Properties Involved. Special Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va, May 24— Controlling _interest in the Loudoun | Light - & Power Co. of Pureellville | has been acquired by the American Water Works & Eleciric Co., Inc. of New York, by an exchange of stock of the latter for the stock of the Loudoun Light & Power Co. The company will be operated under he same name and practically the same organization. M. M. Lyon, present manager, will continue for some time, The American Water Works & Electric Co. owns the North Virginia Power Co., serving Winchester, Charles- ton and surrounding counties, and is the concern from which the Loudoun | {rom some one in authority, either from the chief or captain of a volunteer de- partment or from a mayor or other of- | ficial of a town where there i5 no | volunteer department. He pointed out| that in the past apparatus has been sent on long runs, only to find the| volunteers on the ground with the situa- | tion in hand was expressed by the volunteers that the apparatus had come. In such cases it had been sent on the request of some eltizen. To prevent this, he said, it was necessary to restrict the service to of- ficial calls. Discuss Fire Co-operation. Capt. Chapman said that the chief of the District department would appreciate the sending of & list of the volunteer companies, together with a report on the kind of equipment which can be furnished, and preferably some central place to which a call for aid might be sent. The reports of the various organiz tons showed that the voiunteers had Answered 266 fire calls during the last quarter, Bethesda leading with 56 calls An apnlication from the newly organized Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department was received. This will cover the upper end of the county close to the Frederick County line, and it was said would be teady for service about June 1. It was announced that the 10 mem- bers of the Kensington Fire Depas ment had successfully pased the Red Cross first aid tests, following com- of an instruction course, and ere zeady. to. ApSWET IpECUS Calls atb any |1t a'so owns the West Penn Power Co. | At such times surprise | company now purchases its electricity. and meny others south of New York. INCREASE FISH LICENSES. | New Law in Prince Georges County Effective June 1. | By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 24.— In accordance with the new fish con- servation laws adopted at the last session of the Legislature, the cost of angler's licenses in Prince Georges | County will be increased after June 1. | In calling attention to the date when | th> new prices go into effect, Summer- | field D. Hall, clerk of the Circuit Court { pointed out' that under the new law, | angler’s licenses will cost $1.25 instead | of $1 and non-resident angler’s licenses be sold $5.50 formerly. for instead of $5 as/ time of the day or night, calls being re- | ceived in the same manner as fire calls. | | A similar announcement was made on | behalf of Sandy Spring. F. Barnard Welch announced that Rockville would put on the full Red Cross course, begin- ning December 1, and invited any mem- bers of other departments to participate, adding that Rockville would pay the expenses. It was announced also tha Takoma would start the course Wednes. day nighl. 3 | by their parents and friends, who crowded the hal Boland for a pension as a Confederate | "SUBURBAN NEWS." g - ! STUDENTS OF ARLINGTON SCHOOL PRESENT OPERETTA This group of students of the Patrick Henry School of Arlington spent months fashioning the costumes worn by | them In their recent presentation of “The Stolen Flower Queen,” an operetta. Their efforts were enthuslastically received They are to purchase playground equipment with the proceeds. MLEANCHILD, 9, KILLED BY AUTO Norman E. Knauss Struck Near Home While Return- ing From School. Special Dispatch to The Star. MCcLEAN, Va, May 24—Norman E. Knauss, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Knauss of Walter Helghts, died this morning in George- town Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The child was returning home yes- terday afternoon from school. Alight- ing irom the school bus in front of his home on the Chain Bridge high- way, he darted in back of the bus across the road. Ray Morris of Andrew Chapel, ap- proaching_in the opposite direction, hit the child and his skull was frac- tured. Morris and his companion, Granville Berry, also of _Andrew Chapel, rushed the boy to the hos- pital. Young Knauss is the son of Norman Knauss, an_attorney in the Interstate Highway Commission. Funeral ar- rangements have not yet been com- pleted. This is the second serious accident of this kind to befall children here this year. The young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chester walked into a machine occupled by several members of the McLean School faculty. She recovered, however. At a recent wedding at Bascombe, England, Mrs. Mary Alice Halliday was | given away by her. daughter, Miss E. Halliday. A car_ driven by | VIOLENCE TAGTICS OF DRY AGENTS HIT “Strong-Arm” Methods As- sailed by Baltimore Grand Jury. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 24—Violence of rohibition agents in enforcing the iquor laws was assailed in vigorous terms in a report by the retiring Federal grand jury yesterday. Not ‘only did the jurors recommend that the agents use their “brains” in- stead of “strong arms,” but they attrib- uted failure to successfully enforce the dry law in Baltimore entirely to vio- lence. The jury also attacked destruction of property and unlawful entry of dry agents. By such methods, the report | concluded, is the entire matter of pro- hibition being brought into disrepute. Only lack of evidence against agents has prevented indictments, the jurors asserted. bootlegg are being missed in the campaign against minor offenders. Prohibition administrators also were advised to devote more of their atten- portant violations instead of “frittering away their energy in the uncovering of trivial violations.' | Judge Willlam C. Coleman received the report and said he belleved the views “well taken.” Copies_of the report were ordered sent to John F. J. Herbert, prohibition administrator for the Maryland-District of Columbia area. Prof. Morris Recovering. HYATTSVILLE, Md., May 24 (Spe- clal).—Prof. K. J. Morris, principal of the Hyattsville High School, who suf- fered a broken nose and other injuries when struck by an automobile in front of the post office here yesterday morn- ing, was resting more comfortably to- day. Norval Harrison Spicknall, jr., was not driving the car that struck Prof. Morris as was reported. The operator was a companion of Spicknall's. The jury also intimated that the big | tion to the detection of the more im- | CITIZENS OPPOSE Conduit Road Body to Fight Building of Children’s Institution. By a Staff Correspondent of The Bta Meeting last night in the Community | Church, Conduit road and Cathedral Heights, the Conduit Road Citizens’ As- | sociation passed a resolution opposing the erection of a proposed children's country home in a residential area zoned as “A restricted.” A special com- mittee was appointed to seek the as- sistance of the Federation of Citizens' Associations in the fight. Last night's session took the form of |a mass meeting, with more than 200 citizens taking part. Many spoke against the proposed home, declaring that it is purely & commercial propo- | sition and is naturally barred from | zone A. | Those at the meeting were told ef- | forts are being made to construct the | home on the banks of the Potomac River near Edmonds place in Potomac | Heights. The committee, with William A Roberts as chairman, was instructed to do everything possible to prevent the | erection of the proposed home. Following the action against the pro- posed Summer home the association | elected the following officer: Clyde S. Balley, president; William A. Snell, first vice president; Mrs. H. P. | Steiner, second vice president; Capt. E R. King, re-elected recording secretary: Linn C. Drake, corresponding secretary; Lucien Jordan, treasurer. Delegates to the federation are William A. Roberts and E. 8. Hobbs. Child Struck by Auto. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 24 (Special). —Eugene Reynolds, 6, of Campbell County, wgs brought to Memorial Hos- | pital here suffering from a fractured leg | and injuries about his head and face, | received when he was struck by an au- tomobile near Rustburg. * ERECTION OF HOME ALEXANDRIA POLICEMEN | CAPTURE RUN-AWAY BOYS |Lads Were En Route to South, They Told Arresting Officers When Caught. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24—Three youths who ran away from their homes in Washington were arrested here yes- terday in the Southern Railway yards by Detective Sergt. Edgar Sims and Patrolman L. E. Brown. They were ;umed over to their parents this momn- ng. The youths are William Fort, 18, of the 4000 block of Third street, John Stea, 15, of the 4000 block of Marlboro | place, and David Roffeld, 15. of the 4000 block of Marlboro place. They had no particular destination, but were just 'mll.}(lng their way South, they told police, SUIT FOR $200,000 DECLARED NO TRIAL Newspaper Publication of Photo- graphs of Miss Stanford Basis of Action. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 24.—The $200,000 | | damage suit of Miss Eldora Stanford of | Waco, Tex., formerly known as the “Sweet Singer of the South,” against the Stanley-Crandall Co. of Washing- | ton, owners of the Stanley Theater here, | was declared a mistrial yesterday be- cause of newspaper publication of photo- graphs of the plaintiff and a new trial was ordered set for June 3. The mis- trial was ordered when Miss Stanford's attorneys agreed to the mistrial. ‘The motion for the mistrial came aft- er admission of photographs of the plaintiff as evidence had been refused by Judge Stein. The same day the pic- tures, taken in 1927, were printed in the newspapers. Miss Stanford was suing to recover $200,000 damages for injuries received January 24, 1028, when she was appear- NOT GUILTY IS PLEA; . INFAIRFAX ATTACK {Men Accused of Criminal Assault on Girl Are Arraigned. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, May 24.—William Coulter of the 600 block of Jefferson avenue, Washington, and Guy Elmens dorf of the 1100 block of K street were arraigned this morning before Judge Howard Smith in the Fairfax County Circuit Court on a statutory offense upon complaint sworn out by a 18- year-old Washington girl. Both men plead not guilty and trial was set for June 14. Morris T. Wampler of Wash- ington and Judge Robinson Moncure of Alexandria will represent the de- fendants. The case for the common- wealth is in the hands of Attorney Wilson M. Farr. ‘Two indictments charging both men with assault and with acting as acces- sory thereto were returned yesterday afternoon by a special grand jury. which included V. C. Donaldson, C. E. Pearson, H. W. Stacy, W. Y. Kilby, Malcolm Matheson, H. G.De Butts and C. C. Dailey, after the jurisdiction of the case had been transferred to Fair- fax County from Arlington County. 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