Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1929, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, MAY SUBURBAN NEWS." 31,. 1929, FOURGUPS TAREN BY D, FRENE Clean Sweep Made in Jubi- lee Events Held in i @pecial Dispatch to The St | POTOMAC, Va., May 31.—Maryland Potomac. volunteer firemen made a clean sweep | e four silver loving cups awarded v the Potomac Fire Dey ment at its Jjubilee day program, held here yester- day in conjunction with its second an- 2 Nearly 300 Maryland ia fire fighters attended. r Witch Hook and Ladder scored twice with ompany in the pa- point with ap- S Jolunteer Fire De- nt won the running hook-up hile the Mount Ra r Fire De- t captured the standing hook- | The Wa Annapolis Firemen Colorful. The Annapolis firemen, with their fmmense green pumper, were easily the most colorful unit in the parade, held as a feature of the jubilee. ~Forty-eight members of the Water Witch company, neatly attired in b trousers and caps and flaming red jackets, with black ties, took part in the parade. The parade was headed by Police Sergt. A. F. Driscoll, chief of the Po- tomac Police Department, and Motor Cycle Police Jones and Cobean of the Arlington Countv force. Asst. Chief Van Syckle of the Potomac Fire De- partment rode in the sidecar at the head of the procession with Sergt. Dris- coll. Following behind the police unit were Mayor Walter B. Fulton. John R. John- son, town clerk; Charles Adams, town treasurer; Councilmen S. G. Heddings, S. J. Hammersley, Harry Hampton and W. E. Kidwell, in automobiles. Other Officials in Line. | A second machine bore Walter U Varney, president of the Arlington and Fairfax Counties Volunteer Firemen's| Association, and other officiels of that | organization, while immediately follow ing were two cars bearing the officers of the Potomac Fire Department Au: FIELD DAY MEET STARS iliary, of which Mrs. Charles B. Jewell | | is president, and the Potomac Fire De- | | partment officials, including Aubrey V.| Brown, president. | Three color bearers of the local de- | partment, carrying the American and | State flags and the Potomac Fire De-| | partment banner, were next in the pro- cession, heading the George Mason High Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps and the three cadet companies of that in-| ! stitution. ! Fire Chief James L. @ordon and the four engines of the Potomac Fire De- partment made up the second unit of | } the parade. | Then came the visting firemen from Maryland, including Annapolis, Branch- | ville, Bethesda, Brentwood, Kensington, | Mount Rainier, Rockville and Takoma Park. followed by Ar son district, the only two visiting com- panies from Virginia. Judges of Parade. | The judgss of the parade and con- | tes's were Battalion Chief O'Connor, I master of the District of Colu Fire Department; Copt. Edward O'Con- ror, No. 1 Engine Comg and Sergt A. J. Bargagnl. No. 13 k Company, both of the District of Columbia Fire Denartment. | Inciuced in the group of distin- | guished guests occupying the review- | ing stand erccted on the lawn of the Mount Vernon Elementary School w: Mayor Willlam Albert Stoot of Ale: andria A band concert at the carnival grounds, followed by the awarding of prizes and a street dance. Officers of the Potomac Fire Depart- ment who were members of the gen- | eral committee are A. V. Brown, presi dent; S. B. De Vaughan, v dent: J. H. Francis, s A. Wilkinson, trcasurer, The other committees were: Ways and means—R. B, Berryman, | chairman; J. E. Cobean, S. B. De Vaughan, J. W. Gladden, L. P. Strobel. Carnival—R. B, Berryman, chairman J. P. Butler, J. E. Cobean, J. W. Glad- den, L. P. Strobel. Arrangements— S. B. De Vaughan, R. B. Berryman, W. H. Van Syckle, A. V. Brown. Jubilee —W. H. Van Syckle, chairman; J, E. Cobean, L. P. Strobel. Reception—A. V. Brown, chairman; T. W. McHugh, R. A. Roseberry. ————— PATRICK HENRY SCHOOL WILL PICNIC TOMORROW Program on Playground to Include | Athletic Contests and | Games. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., May 31.—A varied | program has been arranged for the| annual field day and picnic of the Patrick Henry School tomorrow on the | school grounds, under the auspices of | the parent-teachers’ association of the |2 school. The program opens at 11 o'clock with a base ball game between two class teams. A picnic lunch will be held on the grounds at 12 o'clock. Athletic games between parents and children are scheduled. A base ball game be tween fathers and sons at 3 o'clock will conclude the program. Fatally Injured by Train. | CUMBERLAND, Md, May 31 (Spe- clal).—Benjamin Robertson, 65, farmer. wes instantly killed last night at Kife near Oldtown, this county, when strucl by an engine on the Western Maryland Railway Bridge over the Chesapeake & | Ohio Canal. He is survived by thres sons and one daughter. Everhart H * Robertscn, this city, is a brother. lington and Jeffer- | | as held last night | | discus thro | Fisher of Washington-Lee, winner of the 880-yard dash, and, right, Pierce Breagg, , These four athletes day and track meet at W shown B. D. Clark of George Mason Hi javelin throw and low h Washington-Lee, who wen second place Mortimer, Washington-Lee, winner of the 220-yard dash. yesterday distinguished themselves in the annual field hington-Lee High School, Ballston, Va. Above is igh School, Potomac, Va., who won_the urdle race. Center, left, is Capt. Paul in the discus throw. Lower, Stanley T. —sStar Staff Photos. ROCKVILLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, May 31.—The senior class of the Gaithersburg High School held its annual forensic night in the high school auditorium early in the week. Eight essays were read 'and second and_third honors were g, ,n!‘ardP(l to Miss Bubbles Grimm, Miss | Eleanor Magruder and Miss Beatrice Pace, respectively. Miss Grimm and Miss' Magruder will read their essays at the annual commencement exercises early next month. Approximately 50 miles of highway will be oiled in Montgomery County before the first of July, Harry D. Wil- liar, jr., chief engineer of the State Roads Commission, has announced. Licenses have been issued here for the marriage of Denver Herbert Camp- bell, 62, of Frostburg, Md., and Mi: Rose T. Bollins, 20, of Washingto Christian R. Hockman, 23, of Claren- don, Va. and Miss Hazel W. Jamison, of Washington. he second annual social hour of the Converts' League of Court Forcst Glen, Catholic Daughters of America, was held Tuesday evening in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Silver Mrs, Charles E. Roach pre- Joseph Nelligan of Washington, How- ard Bishop of Clarksville, Md.; John C. Brennan, District deputy, Knights of Columbus, and Miss Marie G. Whit- field, grand regent of the court. A pleasing music program was rendered by Mrs. Lefferts, Mrs. Rose and Miss 'Shaughnessy. = Refreshments were served. Under auspices of the welfare com- mittee of Court Forest Glen, Catholic aughters of America, a linen shower will be held Monday evening in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Silver Spring, for the benefit of the Mont- gomery County General Hospital, Sandy Spring. Mrs. J. Herbert Cissel, chair- man of the committee, and Mrs. Wil- liam Harding are in charge of the arrangements. The funeral of Mrs. Katherine Lamb Clark, wife of Charles Mason Clark | of Woodside, who died in a Washing- | ton hospital following a long illness, | took place yesterday morning from St. John's Catholic Church, Forest Glen. Rev. Charles O. Rosensteel, pastor of the church, officiated and burial was in St. John's Cemetery. To answer a charge of embezzlement, preferred by the grand jury for the March term of the Circuit Court here, Harry D. Ninneman of Washington | was arrested in Washington at the re- quest of the county authorities. He was brought to Rockville and released on bond in the amount of $500 for his appearance for trial. The specific charge against Ninnemen is that he used $1,300 obtained from Mrs. Cath- erine H. Reed of Takoma Park in a | real estate deal. | _ With the Methodist, Presbyterian and | Episcopel Churches of the Bethesda area co-operating, a Daily Vacation Bible School will open in the public school building at Bethesda on Monday, June 17. Mrs. A. L. Schafer, Mrs. A. B. Foster and Mrs. F. T. Israel will be in charge of the various depart- ments. Boys and girls from 4 to 12 years of age will be eligible to attend. | The school will continue 10 days. | “'New building projects, representing an outlay of approximately $700,000, are planned for the lower section of the county within the near future, ac- cording to J. Fred Imirie, county build- ing inspector. Permits for that amount of construction were issued during April and May and it is stated that the | ercction of many other buildings are | probable during the Summer and Fall. ONE OF WINNING FIRE DEPARTMENTS Bethesda, Md., Fire Department won the running hook-up conf held by the Potomac Fire Department, at Potomac, Va. the_plug and turned a stream of water upen an The winni imaginary fire in 40 Seconds, is shown above. INCLASS PROGRAN 1 June Week Exercises at An- napolis Continue Today ‘ With Company Drills. | Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, May 31.—Competitive company drills are the feature on to- day’s program in the June week axer- cises at the Naval Academy. Members of the graduation class, as well as the under-classmen, took part in the drills. The drills started at 8 O'Clnlck this morning, and the embryonic naval offi- cers will continue on the various fields throughout the academy until supper formation tonight. Today, because of the drills, is one of the most strenuous | for the midshipmen during June week. | | Officers attached to the reservation are jucges of the contests. | Will Name “Color Girl.” . | The captain of the company carrving | off top honors in the infantry drills | will name the girl to present the colors to his company at the full dress parade | | Tuesday afternoon. She will be known { as_the “color girl.” The competition is keen foday, and | the margin between the companics, as | far as infantry tactics are concerned, is | considered slim. However, all of the| | midshipmen, even those in the other | | battalions, practically concede the hon- | ors to oné of the companies in the 4th Battalion. That is composed of the 6th, 7th and 8th Companies. The first of the June week full dress parades will be staged late this after- | | noon on Worden Field. Rear Admiral |S. 8. Robison, superintendent of -the Naval Academy, and his staff will re- | | view the parade. | { Expect 10,000 Visitors. | More than 10,000 additional visitors {from Baltimore and Washington are expected in Annapolis tomoxrow to wit- ness the athletic events. The athletic program will start at 1:30 o'clock, when Navy and Ohlo State University will | engage in a track and field meet. At | 2 o'clock the Navy will close its lacrosse | Season with a game with the Univer- | sity of Maryland. A base ball game | with Notre Dame University will be played at 3:30 o'clock. ! No charge will be made for the ath- letic games and no tickets of admis- sion will be needed. Comdr. S. S. Payne has provided 8,000 seats for the lacrosse game and more than twice that number for the base ball game and | track meet. No seats will be reserved | and it will be a case of first come, first | served. | THEATER OPENS SOCN. Motion Picture House at Cherry- dale Now Being Completed. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHERRYDALE, Va, May 31.—The | new community motion picture house | will open within the next two weeks | in the frame structure on Lee Highway across from the Cherrydale station of the Washington-Old Dominion Rail- way, after remodeling i§ completed. The new theater will have a seating ca- | pacity of 300. | R. T. Bladen, formerly motion picture | editor of the Department of Interior | and a resident of Arlington County for | 28 years, has been selected as general | manager of the new enterprise. | Miss Alice Stratton Dies. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 31 (Special). | —Miss Alice Stratton died Wednesday | at the home of her niece, Mrs. J. P.| Carson, 1115 Taylor street. She was a | native of Appomattox County, but had lived here nearly 20 years. Miss Strat- ton was a daughter of the late Mr. and | Mrs. James Pleasant, and is survived | by a sister, Mrs. Ida Carson, here. | Sister to Educate Older Brother. | ALLIANCE, Nebr., May 31 (#).—Leon Warren, 18, who shined shoes to help | pay his way through high school, is to | be given a university education at the | expense of his 16-year-old sister Lucille, who from an orphans’ home was adopt- ed by the late S. D. Strother, Oklahoma | oil man, and inherited his millions. Flyer— Who Helped | Refuel Ft. Worth ! Breaks Leg in Car| By the Associated Press. FORT WORTH, Tex. May 31— H. 8. Jones, ofl man who, with K. K. Hoffman, refueled the monoplane Fort Worth without a mishap on its secord flight of 172 hours, suffered a broken leg yesterday. His automobile crashed into a tele~ phone pole near Handley, Tex. W count earns an ass any doubt about its absolute safety and its availability when you need it. Guarded on every laws and- government supervision, your sav- ings can not be better cared for than in a Sav- ings Account with As little as a dollar bill has started many of our depositors on the road to financial security. Join their ranks with a deposit today. The Washington Loan and Trust JOHN B. LARNER, President Main Office F and Ninth Sts. RESOURCES OVER it for pumpers yesterday at the Jubilee day program team, which made a run of one block, hooked up to —Star Ctaff Photo. MIDDIES COMPETE | Special Dispatch to The Star. | Livingston | bility | veloped a style of writing lucid, pic- Chicago Police, However, Un- | |and had no reason to wish his death. | ing Patrolman Torrence at Playing Safe? HILE every dollar invested in a Savings Ac- NINETEEN MILLIONS SPENCER DAVIDSON DIES IN BALTIMORE Assistant to Managing Editor| of the Sun Passes Away. BALTIMORE, Md., May 31.—Spencer | Davidson, assistant to the managing editor of the Sun, and for | many years a man of high responsi- on the staff, died yesterday at his residence, 11 West Chase street, following an illness of several months. His whole active career was spent in newspaper work in Baltimore, and near- | 1y 30 years, the most fruitful of his life, | were with the Sun. | Mr. Davidson was born in Washing- | ton May 27, 187 | Graduated at City College. He came to Baltimore as a boy and | was graduated at Baltimore City College in _1894. | Immediately on graduation he went | into newspaper work on the old Balti- more World and shortly afterward on the Baltimore American. In 1900 he joined the staff of the Sun as a re- porter and within a short time had de- 7, 1874. turesque and effective. Promotion Was Rapid. He was promoted to assistant city editor, to city editor, and in 1910 to the Sunday editorship, holding this post until he was brought back to the daily paper as night editor. There he | remained until two years ago, when he | as again promoted. becoming assist- to the managing editor. and so continuinz until ilness last December compelled his retirement on sick leave. Funeral Rites Tomorrow. Besides his aunt, he is survived by | his widow, Mrs. Marie Phelan David- | con: three daughters, the Misses Vir- | ginia y and Laura Lee Davidson: | a son, Spencer L. Davidson, jr., and | a sister, Miss Laura Lee Davidson of | Baltimore. Funeral services will be held at the | athedral at 9 am. tomorrow. Burial | ill be in New Cathedral Cemetery. VAN, LONG HUNTED, SURRENDERS SELF able to Link Joe Aiello | With Gang War. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 31.—Joe Alello, long | hunted as an apostle of gang deaths, | has returned to Chicago, a harbinger of peace. When Tony Lombardo, pal of Al Ca- pone, was siain last year, police said they wanted to talk to Aiello about it. When Pasqualino Lolordo, successor to Lombardo as head of the Unione Sicil- iane, was killed shortly afterwatds, po- lice again wanted to talk to Aiello. Wednesday Aiello walked into detec- tive headquarters with his lawyer. He said he had been in the East, that he knew nothing of gang Killings, was not gangster, and that his one ambition as to live peacefully in Chicago with his family. “Capone and I were friends,” said | Alello, “but I did not see him in the | East and know nothing of the reported “peace” meeting at Atlantic City, where | Chicago gang leaders- are supposed to have agreed to end their fighting. I have heard of George (Bugs) Moran, but I never have met him. Tony Lom- | bardo and I were the best friends. To pect me of having had anything to do with his death is absurd. Aicllo said he knew Lolordo and_did not like him, but that he was in New York at the time Lolordo was killed Although Deputy Commissioner John Stege has declared his belief that Aiello was involved in gang affairs, he said last night that police had no evidence on_which Aiello could be held, so he srdered his release. Fined for Assaulting Officer. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 31 (Special). -—Sending word that he desired to plead guilty, Garland Falwell of Farview Heights was fined $50 in the Municipal Court Thursday on a charge of assault- the fair | grounds a week ago. Falwell did not! appear. Frank Pratt, charged with in- terfering with the officer when he ar- rested Falwell was fined $10. He was present and pleated guilty to the charge, ured return, there is never side by a system of strict this Bank. Company West End Office Seventeenth and G Sts. Ladies’ Coat and Dress Dept. ?7?2?WHAT??! 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