Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1929, Page 20

BY WAR VETERANS Hlected Commander of D. C. Department—Appoints Staff. L O | i 1 {The Department of the District of mlmbll Spanish War Veterans, at the ng session of the thirtieth ‘annual. mpment, held in the Pythian Tem- , 1012 Ninth street, last night hon- Lorin C. Nelson, assistant director the bureau of traffic of the Inter- sfate Commerce Commission, by unani- ously electing him as commander. +Comdr. Nelson announced these staff nnpom(ments following his installation in office: Joseph J. Harvey, quartermaster; A. | Fugene Plerce, adjutant; James E. Maynard, chairman of the press and | ployment committees; Charles W. lr:‘camey, chairman of the Memorial dhy committee; P. E. Shomette, chair- réan of the recruiting and delinquent rsmmnm; James E. Byrne, chairman the auditing committee; James G. ‘Yaden, chalrman of the legislative com- niittee and William L. Mattocks, chair- man of the Maine Memorial committee. A native of Minnesota, Comdr. Nel- #6n served during the Spanish-Ameri- chn War in Company C, 1st North Da- kota Volunteer Infantry, serving for one year in the Philippine Islands as a pri- vate and scout. During the World War he served as a captain. He entered the Government service in the Census Of- fice in Washington in 1900 and went to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1P03. He is a member of the Beaver Dam Golf Club, National Capital Post of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars, the Federal Club, the Five Points Club of the Interstate Commerce Commission and of the Barristers’ Lodge, No. 48, F. A A M. Other Officers Selected. 1In addition to the election of Comdr. Nelson, these officers were chosen: Ben- Jjamin F. Motley, senior vice department ‘commander; Sameul J. McWilliams, jimior vice department commander; James A. Burns, judge advocate; Sam- el G. Mawson, department chaplain; Dr. Albert W. Evans, department sur- geon; Charles A. Strobel, department inspector, and James E. Wilson, depart- ment marshal. Delegates elected to the national en- campment, to be held at Denver, Sep- THE SUNDAY' STAR WAMGTON D. C, JUNE 16, 1929—PART 1. I DRAMA GUILD PLAYERS IN “SHERWOOD” I Famous Exhibition of Bygone LORIN C. NELSON. STULTZ IS ELECTED Days to Be Repeated at Fair Grounds. HEAD OF VETERANS Foreign Wars Department of Virginia Closes Harrison- burg Encampment. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va., June 15— Russell L. Stultz of Rion Bowman Post of Harisonburg today was elected com- mander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of - Virginia. - Mr. Stultz, who served with the 80th Di- vision, is a former Harrisonburg news- paper man and has been active in vet~ eran cireles since the close of the World War. Mr. Stultz succeeds Col. M. L. Bat- tle of Roanoke, who was elected to'the | tember 8 to 11, were: Allen M. Russell. A, Bugene Pierce, William E. Rink and Raymond A. Adams. Chosen as alter- nates were Charles E. Currier and Fred- erick A. Parker. A telegram sending greetings to the gonvention was received from Cmndr W. H. Ferris of the Maryland, in session at Annapolis. ! Pension Increase Urged. ‘Resolutions passed by the department l luded the urging of increased pen- for maimed soldiers, saflors and rines; to apply the benefit of pen- ston laws to contract surgeons; the ap- pointment of a committee to locate the #rave of every h War veteran in Arlington National Cemetery and the eemeteries of the District, to phee a 33 and red carnation on each, lemorial day; urging Congress mmnet the Robinson-Knutson measure ror the reduction of the pension age seeking to raise the grade of nfind sergeants of the Ordnance corpc M-- Vocating that the hational organ! fgke over the Maine Memoflu cm~ onies at Arlington, because of their &Mnnll character, and that an effort made to change the $15.75 per mhonth assessment for rations in the &ldiers Home. | Favor Robinson Bill. “‘The encampment went on record as favoring immediate enactment of the binson bill to grant increaged pen- ;u for Civil War veterans and Ihl.r ows. i{ Col. Rdl::lw. Means, mman -n-cnmonylon e principal 8aXress, cluded: it c«m Mawson, ‘R.; !urhn ‘Wood, départment commishder of the Ameri- ©an Legion; E. C. ?lbat;ck depart- o e ment commander of the Veterans & Foreign Wars. GZARRA JOINS MAYOR | RACE AT BRENTWOOD H Becond-Ward Councilman Submits His Name on Request of Friends. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. | | BRENTWOOD, Md,, June 15.—Ray- | mon 8. Crarra, whose term as council- | man from the second ward in the town | Gf Brentwood expires June 30, has filed | As a candidate for mayor, to be vated | at the town election on June 24. The ime for filing has now expired, and RitR one other candidate Jor mayor in the field, Councilman James E. Samp- n, from the fourth ward, it prom- s to be a close race. - Just before the time for filing ex- Pired, Councilman Czarra was prevailed upon by a number of his friends and supporters to be s candidate for mayor, fter having previously refused. In ing so, Mr. Czarra stated that he was mot out for a “fight,” but that he al- dpwed his name to be placed on the Tallot in a “purely public-spirited way” 0 meet the insistent demands of the anany who have asked him to run for the office. He added that, if elected, he uld put forth his best endeavor to ‘ischarge the duties of the office “to e best interests of everybody.” Mr, Crarra is & member of the firm } 4f Czarra-Constantine Co.,, Inc, of Brentwood. He also is a_partner in the Czarra Realty Co., which has built up 4 large subdivision in this town. He %5 a man of keen business ability. EAGLES END SESSIONS OF FROSTBURG MEET nstallation - Event—To Organize Eastern Shore. #pecial Dispatch to The Star. FROSTBURG, Md., June 15—Fol- ]hv\l installation of officers the twen- d annual convention of Mary- nd State Aerie, Fraternal Order of wlu adjourned here td meet next year at Prederick. The newly elected officers are: State ?rrsldenb August H. May, hland- own; vice president, Charies F. Cramer, Pr?derlck chaplain, Roland Lammert, ostburg; secretary, Dr. W. S. Sudler, ighlandtown; treasurer, Robert G. 'Wlble! Prederick; tonductor, John H. rausz, Cumberland; inside guard, {Paul ; _outside | guard, Willlam _J. Cubbage, f , Cumber- nd; trustees, John Zink and Willlam . Mackert, Cumberland, and B, L. ete, Brunswick: representative to the zel'lnd Aerfe, which meets in Milwaukee fin August, Joseph B. Davis, Hagerstown, of Officers Closing K council of administration. Other offi- cers named were: O. A. Lynch, Norfolk, senior vice commander; L. T. Snell, Pertsmouth, | I®! Jjunior vice eommnm W. c Mllms. Fort Eustls, quartermaster; R. K symzr Rolnoke. Jjudge uvmh. E. L Kiingstein, Harrisonbur, ch-p- l In. The election of officers marked the close of the seventh annual lnum ment of the Virginia ent. next convention pmml wfll be held at the National Soldlers’ Home, al- though this has been left to & commit- tee. At the final of the Y V.F. W, A was n-med mnmnfler. with E. R. Bonney sen ice commander and A. B. Hill, Pommou'-h. junjer vice com- mander. PAGE NOT TO QUIT GOVERNORSHIP RACE |presined i vy Hanover Candidate Makes Positive | tions. Statement in Stop-over at Fredericksburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., June 15. Rasewell Page, candidate for the Demo- cratie nomination for Governor of Vir- has no intention of withdrawing fi:' the contest. On the he says he is in the race to stay and is greatly encouraged over the wuook ‘The Hanover candidate made his tion known yesterdsy while in mcnwurnr--hmmymmw to _Leesburg. thxh::: m‘:cm rmu &m primary, Mr. Page uld “T am still in the race, have no in- tention _of vitharawing and I will be there when tI counted. This is final and I vll end all ement.” TWO DEAD IN TEXAS HOUR-LONG GUN FIGHT Roomer Kills Woman Battling Her Husband, and Is Killed in By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex.. June 15.—The in- fatustion of Howard M. Burnett, 38. for Mrs. Jewell Kflly, 28, the wife of Burnett's “old friend,” led to the filth of Burnett and Mrs. Kelly here tonight in a pistol fight that lasted almost an AT K s g meemm to get in hh momr car with and drive block ST him around the. Lu‘:]\::h?yfl.ll?ugn“ tt urnett was cr drink when he went to the K:u‘yul‘::rfil ‘The Kellys formerly lived in Dallas and Burnett, an “ friend o! the famlly,” lived with them. When the Kellys moved to Houston several months ago Burnett came with them and con- tinued to make their house hu L. H. Kelly, the hulbl.nd police that he never sus) l.hnt lum:tt ?fi" !&r Mrs. Kelly until last Sunday, en the roomer attempted to arms around her. P s KENMORE D. OF A, ELECTS. Mrs. G. Ashley Money Chosen Junior Past Councilor. Bpesial D’.lhh $0 The Star. REW OCHAPEL, Va., June 15— ughters associate eouncilor; Mrs, Dotste Vehking, conductér: n.m. b e R T nside sentinel; Mrs, outside sentinei; Mrs, m:"'—' trustee; Mrs. Margaret Ifim secretary; Mrs. hlly caton, assistant recording -Im Mil- lnrd financial _secretary, Mrs. OQlre, Boaes Newlon Ki ssie Newlon Kenyon of appointed by the State eouncior s deputy State to wewt post. lhnmm of Vienna d)‘n m‘ nated for the post, | junwr pust State president. {{ Grand Worthy President !dward J. .hy-n of Pnum Mdnued ;anventlon, dbc old nfl the l‘l of the stern !hme ol eryhnd which 1is noL represented the organization. thought 1t a mnmn field, but the should not_be pursued i a hap- d way. Seize Italian Seaplane. THEN A 8, Greece, June 15 (#).—Greek Dlane. of the TeRuiee G S service when it lmfld ‘ot The omlu flown over the the onek Leros. CLINIC BLAST GAS IDENTIFIED BY ARMY Cleveland Deaths Iaid to Carbon- Monoxide ‘and Oxide. of Nitrogen by Experts. By the Assoclated Press. An Army in ting board in y held report to Secretary -thnmoetottha‘wmmrmm were caused oxb and oxide of nmv- HOOVER HAS OUTING. Takes Long Automebile Ride, Stop- ping *on Trip for Pienic Supper. B the Associated Prass. ride of several hours’ d\lnflm late , stopping on his trip for a He rode along the d side of the Potomac mltfver and had his picnic r ab t.hn Polnt of Rocks, & '.'58?' tely 50 nllll nmnnn He the White House late last Arterial Highway Rule in Maryland Put Into Effect e g The Bial Jand, and went into effect tod: ‘The establishment of such roads w authorized by the last Maryland Legislature, and the law provided for the selection of certain roads, which were to be marked by signs, requiring traffic or entering the dedmu':’ h::n'ly to w:‘\:h to a complete ore doing either. ‘Two roads in Mont County designa long and thence on the Ellicott City road to Snell's B River. The District line at Wisconsin avenue, by way of Rockville, to the Fred- erick County line. The State Roads Commission has designated as ‘“boulevards” sbout 1,000 miles of roads, picking out those that carry the heaviest traffic, the principal of which are Washing- g{nmnmnn‘x:x;m Detense 2l ) mflh‘l Annapolis no‘iunu and York road. ost | WAS necessary to Assistant sme Supervisor of Trade and Industrial ‘Education Quiits. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., Jm u—Lln-wu t St ite supervisor of training, has rwl’nlllon to the State Board of tion, effective it was nn- hounced. today. ur signing to acce, l\?fl' visor of a) nnt&n in mmwm smm Dock Co. His suc- selected. Mr m.uenum has been connected with the State Board for Vocational Education for the past six years, dur- ing which time he has conducted wr:; ing of breakage and spoil brought about better Nll tween employer and employe diseussions of problems co-operation, leadership, job mm ..fllans mm nal problems of ul\plvnl. of- u. ARMLESS SONG WRITER ARRESTED FOR DRINKING Tommy Malie Warned by Court Against Repeating Alleged Offense. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, June 15— Malie, author BOY SCOUT RESCUES MRS. GROVER ALEXANDER Fell ¥From Embankment While Fishing in River Near Lineoln, Nebr. By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Nebr., June 15—Mrs. Grover Cleveland Alexander, wife of the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, was res- cued from drowning near here, by a 13- “—ur:g it was learned The rescuer was Richard Paul, son of Adjt. Gen. H. J. Paul. Mrs. Alexander, who recently filed divorce proceedings agalnst the St. Louis hurler, fell from an embankment into the river while fishing. She was unconscious when taken from the Tater b{, the boy :::a it em) e tory methods to restore her. sn “MIRACLE HOUSE” STARTS ITS ELEVENTH SEASON Maryland Institution Cares for Children in Fight Against Tuberculosis. Special IIn-i:. 0 The Star. BALTIMO! e June 15 ~—Maryland's “Miracle ‘mairtairied a5 & pre- ventorium care at the “Miracle House.” children st Clatborn 2 Maryland Tuberculosis - .’ = lhu:tzd on uumur Mfln d m in wn u},“,u“fa’"fiut‘iz.‘i'. Ve received pres <l ve ived pre- ventorjum care at the “m = e bt e R LA ave been ive pre- venmum care to industrial girls an Rad tlfl-l.n‘ in 1919 with 10 beds, the “Miracle House” now has a capacity of 110 beds. This work is su from the an- nual sale of seals in Mary- Lnnd and is directed frem ere. ELECT NEW OFFICERS. Daughters of America Select Their Heads for Coming Years Special Dispateh to The Star. PA!?‘PAX‘ Yo June 15 _nwm:;. "tm-' of America s nua-y nuh elected counetlor nu H couneflor. The nomina IM d.flm for this office will be held 26 preceding June the instaliation of other officers. J. O'Bannon was elected vice council- § #ssociate viee recording secrétary; Mrs. Clara M. Sauls, llnlnm\h:-firy', and 8. W. BLUE SPRUCE 10 for $1 ERY Kosters wnd fi“ vt HU l-c ln«. ve. B e ‘wizes Hardy Oriental Poppy SPECIAL SALE Avricot Queen. Apricot color. $ , Beauty of Livermors. Very dark velvety Cerise Beauty. Light eerise. Dslienta. OId rose, pink, silky texture, Enfeld Besuty. Beautiful sslmen with lmc Ollounx. Old rose, shading fnto l-‘h. Bright ved on tall, strong stems. Jozes. Larse Radiance Rose color on fall, Mrs. hny. Very orange-apricot Menelik. Red, medi; salmen pink: with helght; late, Negrillon. Vivid carmine. P Beaae LR Beaaty L - Tapfhgghe E'.‘"'. during_April, Mav. diametor. must be Spring » 3 in 'fludlfinSdshondllRmh With Planting Directi l. bleom mext Wlm-lfl‘m‘ Sear Dl ik Hiaek A yery besutitul red with ol r_..i“wn % S e bast tall grow- ing reds. =" The F'ucher Nursenes ke Add 15 @) Packing and Insurance o’ | TRIO ASKS $90,000 LOCAL DRAMA SUILD T0 GIVE “SHERWOOD” Play to Be Presemted Thursday Evening in Sylvan Theater on Monument Grounds. of the Women's City Club. Other members of the cast include Lewis, member of Theater llnl; and Some of the preminent in the Community Drama Guil's production of “Sherwood” at the §; next Thursday evening. u"‘ ".-' right: Lahuna Clinton, Aaron M. Rosenthal, Harriett M. Mast, Ann Dorothy Keepke. —Star Staff ‘Express ‘Go. by Raymond Arneld, Gordon mt and William Johnson, county The action results from the theft of for the express company in this. county. afigm?&.#mmwm T e express: company’s office fendants will ask that the D'rlfl.. ‘Phe’ iuult Court 'l’ Augusta_Coun the Ammun now I.l’dnt $30,000 damages. persecu is ehnr:e& mmm- ‘wil"e e menud by Ou & Carter and -Taylor 3 At- torney J. Martin Perry mll e charge FOR FALSE ARREST Suit Filed as Outgrowth of Fur Theft Prosecution at Stuarts Draft. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘STAUNTON, Vl culf-! Mkhl%" damages been _filed g ;3 cases_be three men who are now {ransferred 10 the United States Dis- ‘damages arrested triet Court. 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