Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1929, Page 11

"SUBURBAN NEWS." DELNQUENT T W HEDVID “* Decision on Collections in Ar-| y lington County Brings Consternation. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Stalt Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT | HOUSE, Va. June 27.—Believing that : the action.of Judge Howard W. Smith ;= in sustaining a demurrer to a chancery “¥'suit brought by the Board of Super-| 2 | yisors against Frederick W. Ingram and others for the collection of delinquent | ! taxes is a calamity to the county, Com- | monwealth's Attorney William C. Gloth | | today left for Richmond to seek the: ald of State tax authorities in prevent- | y#-ing-the final entry of the order. . | Judge Smith's decision not only Voi . between 400 and 500 suits brought the county for the collection of tax this year, {1 the status of all property purc under tax sales during the pasi years, Gloth says. Request for Delay Granted. after rendering the de- clsion, granted the request of the com- | mohwealth’s attorney for afdelay in i entering the order, announcing that he is willing to give the county an opportunity to acqurie any additional ! facts that might be used to support the constitutionalty’ of the act under which the suits were brought. Judge Smith’s decision Ws made as a result of a clause in the Virginia constitution, which prohibits the enact- . ment by the General Assembly of any ' local, special or private law for the eollection of taxes. The law under which the suit was | brought was passed in 1900 and is applicable only to Arlington County, or g A‘fenndm County, as it was then. The new constitution was adopted in 1902 and carries & provision that repeals any % previous law which is repugiant to the constitution. According to the demurrer, which ‘was filed by Attorney H. 8. Rucker, the act of 1900 is repugnant to the con- stitution in that it grants Arlington County a special privilege in the col- Jection of real estate taxes by a spe- clal or local law and that it, therefore, becomes unconstitutional. Hundreds of Sales. There have been hundreds of tax sales under this law during the past 25 years, | Gloth said, and the owners of these vari- | ' Sus pleces of property may now find that | they do not have a clear title to them. 1If such is the case there will probably be many suits brought for the recovery | of property sold in this manner. | Rucker also set forth in his demurrer that the treasurer of the county had failed to exhaust all legal methods at his command for the collection of taxes. | These methods include a levy, the col-| Jection of rent and a garnishee process. | The decision came as a bombshell to | the many attorneys who habitually | practise in the Arlington County Court, © since many of them have passed upon the titles of property sold under the| contested tax collection law. | TAKEN FOR ‘GUN PLAY’| _ WITH A TOY PISTOL Quartet Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Hyattsville Post Office. hased | t 25 | \ g - {* Special Dispatch to The Star. -HYATTSVILLE, Md, June 27— "“Colored * men. giving their names as ~Samuel and Ralph Smith, Richard Jef- ¢ ferson and Edlow Yancey will appear before Justice of the Peace Herbert J. Moffat here Monday night as the result of a display of “gun-play” in front of post office here the other night. { _According to Chief of Police Carl M. Blanchard, he was called to the scene by persons who sald the colored men . were chasing one’ another round the £ bullding brandishing a pistol. Investi- gating, Chief Blanchard pulled his gun and lined the men up against the build- ing. He discovered, however, that. the | pistol they were using was only a toy one, though from a distance it was most businesslike in appearance. It was alleged the men frightened women who happened by when they flourished the:‘revolver” the while making dire threats to one another. Each was charged with disor- derly conduct and taken to jail. Later they were released for appearance before Judge Moffat after depositing $6.25 col- lateral each. The men said they were from Virginia, and were employed by W. R. Wilson. GETS YEAR IN JAIL. Motor Mechanic Sentenced for Driving While Intoxicated. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md, June 27— Edward -Dalbaugh, motor mechanic, of this city, was sentenced to one year in| the House of Correction yesterday on his third conviction for driving while intoxicated. He was also fined. $100 on a charge of operating a car after his license had been revoked, and $25 for the unauthorized use of a motor cycle. The testimony showed Dal- baugh used a motor car. ROCKVILLE, Md., June 27 (Special). ~—Mrs. America Fontaine, widow of John H. Fontaine and daughter of the late Samuel Wade Magruder of this county, died suddenly at the home of her son, Harry Fontaine, near Princess Anne, Somerset County, aged 83 years. She is survived by seven children, among them Mrs. Thomas C. Keys of Rockville and Mrs. Walter E. Perry of ‘Bethesda. S. Wade, Winfleld S. and Elmer E. Ma- gruder and Miss Julia Magruder of Rockville and vicinity and Mrs. Rose Ruark of Baltimore. . The funeral took lace Sunday from the home, burial ing in the family burying ground on the Fontaine farm, which has been in existence since 1629. Rev. John T. Coolahan, for the ast 17 years pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rockville, who will next week assume charge of the pastorate of St. John’s Church, Frederick, was the guest of honor at a dinner at the clubhouse of the Montgomery County Fish and Game Protective Assoclation, near Mid- | dlebrook. the fish and game organization, which Father Coolahan and include F. Jazel Cashell, George M Hunter, Robert L. Tolson, J. Roger Spates, John Vinson Peter, Albert M. Bouic, Stedman Prescott, ''W. Frank Ricketts, Clyde Harris, Matthew Trim- ble, J. Harry Gormley and Edward Peter. _Several informal talks were given. Robert L. Tolson was master of ceremonies. ' Licezscs were issued here yesterday for the marriage of George L. Hutchin- son, 63, and Mrs. Mollie F. Anderson, 59, both of Oakdale, Md., and Spann &. Burkett, 34, of New York and Miss Nellle' V. Wine, 23, of Washington. The vacation Bible school, to open ‘The hosts were members of { dey morning (o continue through July 15, is expected to be attended by ap- ately 250 boys and girls of Rock- SURVEY 1S ORDERED FOR FISH HATCHERY of | is secretary, | in the High School Buildjng bere Mon- | MR. AND MRS. HARRY E. DAVIS, ‘ Residents of Hyattsville for the past 35 years, celebrated their fiftieth wedding | anniversary Tuesday night,” the festivities being held in the basement of the but makes most uncertain : First Baptist Church. Over 100 guests were present. The couple were married in Fredonia, N. Y., June 25, 1879, both being of They removed to Washington in 1893, Mr. Davis being appointed | to a clerkship in the quartermaster general's office, War Department. He retired | in May of last year, at which time he was chief clerk of the personnel division that place. of the quartermaster’s department. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Request From State Official Taken to Mean Establish- ment of County Industry. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, June 27.—A re- quest from Swepson Earle, State con- servation commissioner, that he at once have the necessary surveys made, is interpreted by W. Frank Ricketts, presi- dent of the Montgomery County Fish and Game Protective Associatioh, so he stated today, as forecasting the early establishment of a large fish hatchery on the game preserve of the fish and game organization at Middlebrooke, this county. ‘The movement for the location of a hatchery there was inaugurated several months ago by the fish and game as- sociation, and since then representatives of both the National and State Fish- eries Bureaus have, at the suggestion of Mr. Ricketts, visited the preserve and declared it ideal for such a purpose. Mr. Ricketts said today that, in com- pliance with the juest of Commis- sioner Earle, he had engaged former County Surveyor Charles J. Maddox to make the survey and that he expected the work to be completed and a plat submittea to the conservation commis- sioner within the next 10 days or two weeks. % The game preserve COmprises ap- proximately 75 acres, owned by the Fish and Game Association, and several hun- dred leased acres surrounding., An at- tractive clubhouse adorns the 75-acre tract and is said to wing in favor as a place for dinner parties and or.he;’ social m?eut;m. lTn?l::e grounds nearby are popular for picnic purposes. The hatchery will, it is understood, be exclusively for propagation of small- mouth black bass and its output will, it is stated, be used largely, if not entirely, to restock from time to time the upper Potomac River, where the supply of this fine me been ually dwindling for some years. The cost_of establishing and main- taining the hatchery will, according to Mr. Ricketts, probably be borne jointly by the State and National Fisheries Bureaus. The presence of a hatchery on the ms preserve is éxpected to prove a decided attraction. ————— Marriage Licenses Issued. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 27. —Marriage licenses have been issued here to the following: Charles B. Arthur, 23, Oxon Hill, Md., and Lorraine Amelia ‘White, 21, Friendly, Md. Paul Lauterback, 21, 2034 Higdon road northeast, Washington, and Evelyn ulevard Heights. Virginia Carper, 16, ARLINGTONZONNG PARTLYCONPLETE Survey Work Done on Lée Highway Between Rosslyn and Lyon Village. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYON VILLAGE, Va, June 27.—A survey of the territory alogg the Lee highway between Rosslyn and Lyon Village for zoning purposes has been completed by the Arlington County Zoning Commissicn, according to Robert H. Forman, a member of the commis- sion, in an address before the Lyon | Village Citizens' Association here last night. Mr. Forman explained in detail | the progress being made by the com-| mission and its future plans. Robert | N. Anderson, president, presided. | ‘The public utilitles committee of the‘ association, consisting of Harold E. Steele, J. H. Burkholder and Monroe H. Stockett, which has been assigned the matter of investigating and obtain- ing a reduction in the fire insurance rates in Arlington County, submitted a report showing the possibility of such a reduction in the near future. Mem- bers expressed the view t. they could | not understand why the rates were not reduced immediately after the installa- tion of the county water system. Community House. Louis C. Carl, chairman of the com- munity house committee, stated that a ! questicnnaire would be sent to all resi- dents of the village requesting informa- tion as to what -urpon, financial or otherwise, they would give the matter of erection of a comunity jpouse. The law and legislative committee, headed by Amos C, Crounse, was in- structed by vote to represent the as- sociation at a hearing on the establish- ment of a new voting precinct for the Clarendon section, to be held July.18 at 10 am. before Judge Howard W. Smith of the Circuit Court. A motion offered by Robert E. Freer and adopted authorizes the executive committee to take a vote of the mem- bers of the association by mail on the matter of retrocession of the county to the District of Columbia, in the event such a request for a vote were received ll‘or:l\ the Arlington County Civic Fed- eration. i New Tutor for Schools. It was voted to appoint a committee to raise funds to be contributed toward the salary of an instructor of religious education for the public schools of the county. Those assigned to this work are Monroe H. Stockett, chairman; E. H. Harris, J. N. Rice, J. H. Burkholder, Mrs. Virginia Woodin, Mrs. Hendricks and Wilson Jarrett. ‘The assoclation voted to suspend regu- lar meetings during July and August. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. LAUREL, Md.,, June 27.—When Valentine Kaiser, 24, of Laurel, heard Police Court Judge J. Chew Sheriff sentence him to six months in the House of Correction here this week he was so surprised he wanted to know *if the judge was joking. It cost him $2 to find out that his honor wasn’ Kaiser was arrested last November by Maryland State Policeman John ‘W. Kreiss after he and a companion * are said to have stolen and wrecked two automobiles in less than 20 minutes. One of the cars belonged to the policeman. Before buylook forthe fInd Jon She was sister of Amos W.,|* ! all summer long. After finishing your tall smart Long Island tea emblem on the label. yille and vicinity, so Rev. Dr. Frank A. Tyler of the Methodist Church, whais £ » member of the ways and means com- tated toda It Wwill be held INDIA Costs Defendant $2 to Find Out Court Was Not Joking in Sentencing Him to Jail hersecret for maklhg her famous iced tea Along Sunrise Trail, fashionable Long Island’s great motor parkway, there’s a tea room that serves such delicious iced tea thzt scores of motorists may be seen parked there, every day, , cool glass, if you were 1o ask the clever hostess her secret for making her famous iced tea, she would tell you her success is built upon this one ilflng ++.the kind of tea she uses...and that tea is India Tea. Your grocer has India Tea...the same kind this him for a package of tea with the Map of India Following his release on bond, Kaiser went to Cuba for several months. Upon his return he was again taken into custody by police. Before Judge Sheriff he entered pleas of guilty to charges of driving while intoxicated and using an au- tomobile without the authority of the owner. He was fined $25 on the latter count and sentenced to six months on the former. ‘When - the sentence was pro- nounced Kalser gave vent to an oath and exclaimed, “What is it, a Joke?” Judge Sheriff ruled the remark contempt of court and imposed an additio fine of $2. DRIVERS IN TRIPLE COLLISION FREED Coroner’s Jury Exonerates Three Men in Death of William H. Davie. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. BLADENSBURG, Md, June 27— Drivers of all three of the cars which collided on the Landover road near here Iast Friday morning, fatally injur- ing Willlam Herman Davie, 20-year-old telegraph operator, were exonerated gof all blame for the man’s death last night, when a coroner’s jury decided the triple collision was unavoidable. Davie, together with two other men injured in the collision, was rushed to Casualty Hospital, Washington, by the Prince Georges County rescue squad, where he died several hours later from internal injuries. The collision was described last night by Francis Cogland, 1300 block Massa- chusetts avenue; Paul E. Goodrich, 900 block Naylor road southeast, and Ray Pratt, 2000 block Portner place, drivers of the three cars involved. Cogland snd Goodrich testified their machines collided when the car driven by the former skidded in the road. Pratt said he had been driving behind one of the cars for several miles, and struck it when it suddenly skidded. Escaping injury himself. he said he re- mained st the scene until all those who were hurt had been removed. The inquest was held at the local fire- house with Justice of the Peace Hugh O'Neill presiding. The jury deliberated about an hour before reaching a verdict. SPECIAL JURY CALLED T0 INDICT “KID’ LILLY Case of Policeman's Murder to Be Called in Corporation Court Today. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27.—A spe- cial grand jury has been called for the Corporation Court at 2 o'clock this afternoon by Judge Willlam P. Woolls to obtain an indictment against “Kid” Lilly for the murder of Police Sergt. Charles R. McClary, Thursday night. Lilly is still at large. Commonwealth's Attorney Albert V. Bryan has summoned Detective Sergt. #dgar Sims. Dr. 8. B. Moore, Frances Coolidge, Minnie Peyton and Phoebe Reynolds, the last three colored, as witnesses for the commonwealth. PR Named to Combat Orchard Pest. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., June 27 (Special).—Paul Lingamfelter, orchard- ist, this county, has been designated by growers in this belt to be chairman of the orchardigts’ “cedar rust edue cational commitf®e” with the special purpose of combatting, by means of figures, sentiment set up in some sec- tions in recent months opposed to the State cedar-cutting eradication pre- gram for the protection of apple orchards. Ohly 13,000 members of labor organ- izations in Greece are unemployed. e ——— A real value in juice. June Apples “Home-Grown” BEETS and CARROTS “Home-Grown” New Green Cabbage “QOur regular cheap price.” acceptable, in all L) . room serves. Just ask buy your Fresh Fi PAN TROUT . TEA “Florida” Oranges 37 c>~ “These will make delicious sauce.” White Squash You will find Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Honey Dews, Plums, Apricots and Berries of all kinds, when the quality on the market is “ASCO” Stores. An “ASCO’” market is the place to always the best and our salesmen are glad to prepare them for you. FANCY CROAKERS BUTTERFISH . . . BOSTON MACKEREL FILLET OF HADDOCK HALIBUT STEAK . WHITE CRAB MEAT - THURSDAY, l CRAZED MAN INSISTS ON VISITING VIRGINIA Escorted to State Line, He Wanders Back Again—Unable to Give Name, Special Dispatch to The Star. | WINCHESTER, Va, June 27.—A | demented man, apparently unable to remember his name or place of resi- dence, but thought to be from West ! Virginia, continues to harass city and county authorities here by persisting in returning to Winchester, after be- ing escorted to the State line. in the vicinity of Gore, west of here, and | ordered to “keep going.” Officers have taken the man to the ‘West Virginia line twice, but he usually manages to get a ride back into Vir- | ginia. A piece of soap was the only article found in his clothing. The! man was taken up here again last! night on a vagrancy charge. Mean- while, West Virginia communities were being asked if any feeble-minded citi- zen had strayed. OFFICER VINDICATED OF PASTOR'S CHARGE | | Danville Police Chief Declared to Have Insulted Clergyman in Argument. Special Dispatch to The Star DANVILLE, Va., June 27—The city police commission last night, after hearing charges that Chief of Police J. H. Martin had ihsulted Rev. C. J. D. Parker, Baptist minister and oldest in point of local service, vindicated the officer. ‘The decision rested between the ver- slons of the two men of what took place at a private interview a few days ago, in which the officer, after having accused the minister of making a pul- pit charge that the Danville police were displaying favoritism in the matter of arrests, demanded a pulpit apology rather than a private explanation. ‘The minister denied making any of the pulpit references charged. Three hundred people heard the charges aired. HOLD COLORED WOMAN MURDERED FOR $150 |Lynchburg Victim of Killing Had Just Been Paid Sum for Fire Insurance, Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., June 27.—The fact that Susie Shedrer, 65-year-old | colored woman, who was found dead {in a sugar barrel in the basement of 310 Pearl street Tuesday, had $150, money paid her recently for fire in- surance, is believed to be the motive for the murder of the old woman. Millie Shearer, her 53-year-old sister, who is in custody, denies any knowledge of the murder and maintains she dia | not know her sister was at her home, for the dead woman’s home is many blocks away. ‘The police are hunting for Tom Tom- linson, colored, who is believed to have been the man who offered $20 to two colored truck drivers to dispose of the barrel, which was said to contain old clothing and trash. Millle said her sister did not stay at her home Monday night, but was there some time Monday. Dr. J. Bur- ton Nowlin, city coroner, thinks the murder occurred early Tuesday morning. 3+—25¢ Bunches 10c 5 L . L] c Pound rose 10 sh. The quality is . 10¢ Ib. 18¢ Ib. 17¢ Ib. 20¢ Ib. 20¢ * o o JUNE 27, 1929. ROAD BONDS BD " AGAN IS REICTED Prince Georges Commission- | ers Refuse to Sell for $97.64. BY GEORGE PORTER, Staff Correspondent of The Star. 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The citizens, however, sald they pre- ferred *to wait “10 years, if necessary. to have the lower portion concrete. Practically the same delegation, ac: comrnled by County Commissioner Willlam A. Duvall, last Priday made a similar request before the State Roads Commission in Baltimore, They were told that commission favored concrete, but as the road was being built from Averag: HAMS BEANS Milk-fed Birds 3 to 4Y Lbs. Small Tender LEGS OF LAMB » 35¢ Puritan Brand Whole or Half NEWS.' B county funds alone, the recommenda- tions of the county commissioners as to its :llxrhce would be followed if prac- able. CARNIVAL TO-CONTINUE. Spectal Dispatch to The S PALLS CHURCH, Va. The annual carnival of the Falls Church Fire Department, in session this k, will be held over next week long enolig! to make up for any time lost this week on account of rain. The crowd was small on Monday night, owing, to the threatening weather, and on Tuesday night the stands did not even open up. 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