Evening Star Newspaper, July 11, 1929, Page 11

AUTO INPEGTION TINE NEARSCLOSE Maryland Motorists Have| Only Four More Days to | Get Official 0. K. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md, July 11.—| Maryland motorists have just four more | ays in which to have their cars in- spected, in compliance with an act of the legislature, intended to assure that | the car in this State shall be in the | best of shape while running over the - public highways. While there is no penalty attached to the failure to have cars inspected, never- theless those who neglect to have one ! of the small stickers on their windshields | face the possibility of belng delgved while traveling on the road to submit to inspections by the police. | Face Heavier Penalty. ©On the other hand, it was said, should | & motorist who has failed to go through the necessary inspection be in an ac- | cident, and a subsequent inspection by | police shows that his car is faulty in| any respect that might have been shown by inspection, the penalty will be much | heavier, ‘While some motorists have complied with the law and have had the in- spections made, many have refused to have the stickers put on their wind- shields. Although they have complied with the law, it was said, they, too, face vhe pscidity of being stopped on | the road along with those who did not | All automobile owners in Maryland ing gear tested and their permits scrutis missioner of motor vehicles before July 15. Hyattsville garage, is examining the permit of Lee Leizear, just before pasting| the official “tested” sticker on the windshield. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929. must have their brakes, lights and steer- inized at garages designated by the com- Paxton Holden, official tester at a VIRGINIA COTTON ACREAGE GREATER go through the inspection. But cars| showing the stickers will be allowed to| run right along. | It was pointed out that the delays may be serious to some, as once before when such an _inspection was ordered police have picked cars out of lines of | traffic on busy days, and made them line up along the side of the road until each could be inspected in turn. With | Area Thus Planted it was said, this de- | s in some cases, but Per Cent Larger Than the motorists have only themselves to blame, as it is the intention of the State Last Year. authorities not to have any Maryland | registered car on the road which is not | - in the best of condition. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va.. July 11.—The cot- ! Must Be Stuck on Car. ton acreage in Virginia this year is Some of the motorists who have estimated to be 89,000 acres, or 10 per passed through the inspection have cent greater than the acreage of last asked the garage owners to give them | year, it is stated in_the State cotton 'TWO DROWN, 1 HURT i AT NEARBY BEACHES Estimated 10 Woman's Attempt to Save Sister | Fails—Boy Meets Death in Waters of Magothy Special Dispatch te The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 11.—A woman’s effort to save her older sister from the waters of the Severn River | failed, a Baltimore boy stepped into | | deep water and was drowned and an- TAKOMA FIGHTING T0 REGAIN PARK B. & 0. Injunction Argument to Come Up July 19 in Circuit Court. By a Btaff Correspondent of The 8t ‘TAKOMA PARK, Md,, July 11 —With a decision of the Circuit Court at Rock- ville that the park land adjacent to the Baltimore & Ohlo Railroad tracks here was dedicated years ago, and ac- cepted by the town, according to J. Bond Smith, corporation counsel, the other phase of the case, the motion to dissolve the temporary injunction grant- ed to the rallroad by the court will be pressed, and it will be argued on July 19. The railroad company is still using this North Takoma siding for the un- loading of heavy freight, and the town authorities are prevented from inter- fering and enforcing a town ordinance prohibiting trucks driving over park lands. Town Is Sustained. “The decision of the court amply sustains the contention of the town of ‘Takoma Park that the facts set up in the answer show the land in question to have been many years ago dedicated by the owner and accepted by the municipality as a park,” sald Mr. Smith in commenting on the decision of Judge Robert Peter. “The railroad company strenuously denied this, nothwithstand- ing the written admission of Willard I. Bishop, its industrial agent, that the town owned the property in 1923. Any other decision on the pleadings before the court would have cast grave doubt on the municipality title, not only to this particular park, but to all of the 11 acres of park land in North Takoma dedicated by the same plat; accepted as parks by the town and now urgently needed for park purposes due to the rapid growth and development of the community. “Apparently,” Mr. Smith continued, “the_Baltimore & Ohio Railroad now will ‘have to rely on some claim of pre- scriptive right because of the use ad- mittedly made of the property by con- signees under permission of the town. “Of course, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad must admit that it never paid anything for the ‘rights’ it now claims, and it remains to be seen just how far a great railroad system will think it consistent with its dignity to go In claiming ‘squatters’ rights.’ May Follow New Course. ROCKVILLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. VILLE, Md., July H,-‘Hmrg Ashton Brown, son of George Bibi Brown of Gaithersburg, died in Wash. aged 28 years, fol- ‘The funeral urch, Fol services being conducted by the Rev. Charles O. Rosensteel. Bu in St. John's Cemetery. Rev. Bertram M. of the Bap- tist Church, officlated at the marriage here Tuesday night of Claude F. Moore, 21, and Miss Cecelia M. Sadler, 20, both of Richmond, Va., and Walter Hender- son, 27, and Miss Margaret M. Sindow, 18, both of Washington, and earlier in the day performed a ceremony fér Robert L. Hansford, 26, and Miss Thel- ma E. Ironmonger, 21, both of Seaford, Va. All of the ceremonies were per- formed at the home of the minister. Under auspices of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church at Potomae, a watermelon festival will be held at Potomac tomorrow evening. Mrs. Ellen Nicholson, president of the league, heads the committee of ar- rangements. Ashby F. Rose, 24, and Miss Pernelia H. Haus, 23, both of Fairfax County, Va., were married in Rockville yester- day by Rev. Dr. Frank A. Tyler of the Methodist Church at the parsonage. A license has been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the marriage of Charles R. Curtis, 22, and Miss Gertrude S. Dintaman, 18, both of Washington. The annual lawn fete of the Ep- worth League of Grace Methodist Church, Gaithersburg, will be held on the church grounds tomorrow evening, so Miss Hazel Ferguson, president of the league and head of the general committee of arrgngements, has an- nounced. At this week’s session of the Orphans’ Court here Mrs. Laura E. Poole was ‘lypolnud administratrix of the estate of John E. Poole, bond, $10,000: Mrs. Ida G. Burgess was appointed adminis- tratrix of the estate of A. Samuel H. Burgess, bond, $1,000; Mrs. Mamie 8. Howes was appointed administratrix of estate of John G. Howes: Miss Sarah E. Brown appointed administratrix of COUNTY FIREMEN 0. K. SIREN PLANS Prince Georges Association Ap- proves Arrangement for Sound- ing Calls in Pairs. BRENTWOOD, Md., July 11.—At a meeting of the Prince Georges County Volunteer Firemen's Association held last night in Firemen's Hall, Brentwood, attended by 15 member companies, the association indorsed the recommenda- tion of a special committee of chiefs ap- pointed at the last meeting to arrange with the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- one Co. for extension of siren service th the Hyattsvllle exchange to in- clude the Brentwood, Bladensburg and Mount Rainier departments. ‘To accommodate the additional serv- ice the committee recommended ac- ceptance of the telephone company's rrflpnul to operate the new and exist- ing sirens in pairs as follows: Cottage City and Bladensburg, Brentwood and Mount Rainier, Riverdale and River- dale Heights. Hyattsville will remain independent. The committee was headed by W. R. Beattie of Bladensburg. Preparations were made for the an- nual corivention of the association to be held at Hyattsville, August 10. It was decided to hold afternoon and night | sessions to extend the time for the parade and drill contests. A committee was appointed to at- tend a meeting at Oxon Hill July 23, | assist in the organization of a | volunteer department in that jurisdic- | tion. e NOVEL PROHIBITION SUIT IS FILED AT BALTIMORE | | 8Special Dispatch to The Star. ’ BALTTMORE, July 11.—Civil suit to | seize property of & man who is alleged to have fled criminal prosecution after SUBURBAN ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Vi July 11 (Spe- cial) —Roy Reid, of 1806 King street, who, police say, chased several frightened customers from the Temple Restaurant late yesterday afternoon when he appeared in the dining room waving a .38-caliber revolver and threatening to shoot, forfeited $50 col- Iateral in Police Court this morning when he falled to appear before Judge William 8. S8now to answer to charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Beveral persons were eating early din- ners at the restaurant when Reld| Jurched through the doorway and threatened them with the pistol. The diners scattered into the street and a hurried telephone call to police head- quarters brought Detective Sergt. Edgar Sims, Patrolmen Fred Kaus, Claude Mc- Donald and Charles Curtis to the scene. Reid was placed under arrest in his room sbove the restaurant, where he had !one after running the people into the street. Andrew D.le'el of Aegokt‘mk, dl‘!“:‘lfl‘l’ d«yut{ grand master, and his sta in: the newly-elected officers of Po- tomac Lodge, No. 38, Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows, tomorrow night at a public ceremony in Odd Fellows’ Tem- ple at 7:30. Those who will be inducted to office are F. M. Viands, noble grand; Harold Hudson, vice grand: J. J. Davis, past grand, and George W. Bontz, treas- urer, | A committee composed of E. R.| ‘Thomasson, J. W. Twilley and W. Clif- | ton Cunningham is in charge of ai rangements for tne installation and has | arranged for a_musical entertainment | by members of Liberty Rebekah Lodge, | No. 16, following the installation. Potomac Lodge will present the trav- | eling gavel of the Northern Virginia Odd | Fellows' Association to Warrenton Lodge | on August 5. Plans are being made by | the local organization to carry virtually | il.s entire membership to Warrenton for | NEWS. * 11 PRESIDENT OF MILL 3 FIRM IS ARRESTED: President and Director of Athm-!G. Jones Concern Charged With Embezzling Funds. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., July 11.—Charges of embezzlement have been Dllc‘:fl against two officials of the Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mills Corporation here following an investigation of the com- pany's affairs by a stockholder’s com- mittee. ‘The president of the company, Arthur G. Jones, was arrested yesterday after- noon on’ a criminal warrant charging embezzlement of $2,000 of the com- pany's funds. The warrant was sworn out by Burr P. Harrison, attorney for the stockholders of the corporation. A second warrant was issued against Max Krol, former ,vice president and treasurer of the company and at present a member of the board of directors. He is likewise charged with embezzle- ment. Police here notified New York City police to arrest Krol, residing there, and hold him for extradition papers, for which application already has been made. The stockholders allege the corpora- tion owes approximately $200,000 be- sides its capital stock of $350,000. The mill is still being operated. In a printed report ths stockholders declare they could pay off their debts if Jones and Krol made restitution of all funds they are alleged to have mis- appropriated or embezzled. AIRWAYS ARE COMPLETED. he presentation. B. Wathen, 36, of 1601 U street southeast, Washington, fell 20 feet while | working vesterday on the new building | being erected by the J. C. Penney Co. on King street. Wathen, who is a carpen- | ter, was treated at the Alexandria Hos- | pital for a minor cut on his head and a | a prohibition raid was filed in the estate_of Mrs. Mary E. Brown, and Touis Wacksmuth, executor of estate of | and final account. Rev. Dr. Frank A. Tyler of the Methodist Church officlated at the mar- | riage here yesterday afternoon Frederick Morgan Seymour, 23, of Washington and Miss Icie Lee Parkin, 24, of Alexandria, Va., at the home of the minister. Natural gas, which wells up through | water at Heathfield. England, is being used to light the rallway station. ! United States District Court yesterday | on behalf of the Government. It was | ment of the prohibition laws, | The defendant in the sult is Alexan- | County, and the action was brought to Tecover $4.000, representing fines and penalties imposed by Prohibition Ad- | ministrator John M. J. Herbert. Dean is charged with filegal manu- facture of whisky, failure to pay | a pipe which originally was sunk to find | revenue taxes under the revenue act | Schafer, city health officer, which was bruised shoulder. | Workmen have begun remodeling the | St. Mary’s Catholic Church, which was Mrs, Agnes Wacksmuth, passed his first | said to be the first suit of the kind{damaged by fire and lightning last | | brought tn this jurisdiction since enact- month, and they are expected to com- | plete their task about October 7, a cording to the pastor, Rev. W. B. Mc- of | der Melvin Dean of Denton, Caroline Keefry. A new organ will be installed to replace the one which was ruined by fire. Thirty-eight births and 21 deaths | were reported to the Alexandria Health Department during June, according to the monthly report of Dr. W. Lewis The Jacksonville-Atldnta, LaCrosse- Twin Cities and the Lexington-Omaha airways have been completed and are ready for operation. The Department of Commerce an- nounced today that the work of placing guiding towers, beacon lights and inter- mediate landing fields on these alrways was completed last week. The Jackson- ville-Atlanta airway is & section of the Miami-Atlanta route. pox, the first here in many years, was reported. Funeral services for W. A, Smith. a former resident of this city. who died at Newcastle, Va., took place today as the Cunningham, Kennedy & Watkins funeral home and interment was in the Bethel Cemetery. The rites | were conducted by the Rev. Ernest M. of 1916 and with operating unlicensed | submitted to Acting City Manager E. stills, ' C. Dunn yesterday. One case of small- Delaney, pastor of the Second Presby- terian Church. the stickers so that they might be car- | report prepared by Henry M. ‘Taylor, | other boy narrowly escaped a like fate ried ni the cars, but this has been re- | State-Federal agricultural statistician, |when he injured his neck diving into ! ccnmmnn RIAININN - The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co:, 909 F Street N.W. [N ... “It may now decide to follow the and much more popular fused. Complaints have been made to the police about this. but the latter point out that the stickers must be on the car_inspected. The inspections are being made by certain designated garages throughout the State free of cost. If a car upon first inspection has faulty brakes, lights, Torn, steering gear. windshield wiper, or the like, the sticker is refused until the defects are corrected. When the cars leave the garages with everything in proper working order, they carry the stickers on the windshield. registered in the State are bound to comply with the law Only cars | from data obtained through the Federal- | State crop reporting service. ported in all cotton-growing sections of | the State, with the greatest increase | being along the northern and western | edge of the cotton district. The report stated that weather conditions during | June were only fairly favorable for cotton, as cool nights have retarded growth. | The estimated acreage for the United States is 48.457.000 acres, or an in- crease of 3.2 per cent above the | acreage planted last year. The increase in acreage has taken place in the State Increased acreages in cotton are re- | from Alabama west. The eastern part of the belt shows only slight changes from last year. | " No report on the condition of the 11929 cotton crop will be prepared until August 1. 30 CULPEPER BOY SCOUTS SCHOOL TO HAVE PARK. | 14-Acre Tract Donated for Han- Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CULPEPER, Va, July 11.—At a SO BRI meeting of the Scout Council of Cul-| HANCOCK. Md.. July peper, held this weel, it was announced | nection with the new high school build- that due to efforts of members of this | ing to be erected here on the north side council, aided by many of the business | of the National Highway, on Blue Hill men here who are interested in Scout | will be a 14-acre natural park. The work, the indebtedness on Camp Saca- | County Board of Education took & 30- jawea, in the mountains near Syria, in | day option on a plot of 300-foot front- Madison County, had been paid off and | age and depth of 400 feet owned by that the council had sufficient funds in | Walter M. Widmeyer, who announced hand for the running expenses of the | he would give the town eight acres ad- camp this Summer. | jolning the schol grounds. and John T. Council Announces Paying Off of Indebtedness—Sufficient Funds in Hand for Encampment. | About 30 boys here are leaving for | Mason, burgess of Hancock, will give six | Camp Sacajawea Monday. Dr. Charles | Acres directly across Toroloway Creek, H. Goldsborough and Henry P, Walton | making a 14-acre park. will be in charge and the Scout work | will be in charge of Edgar Nottingham, | 3d, and other eagle Scouts. | Invitations have been extended to the’| Scouts in the neighboring towns of‘ Madison, Orange, Gordonsville and|and Mrs. W. Rice of this city, died Charlottesville to enjoy the pleasures | Tuesday afternoon at Virginia Baptist of camp life with Scouts here. Hospital. She was an only child. ENTERTAINING T suve be ¢ awelcome bnight" Lynchburg Infant Dead. LYNCHBURG, Va., July 11 (Special). 11.—In_con- | shallow water, to form yesterday's toll | the fatalities 'and accidents at nearby beaches. | “'Mrs. Anna Boyer, 42, of Severn, Md,, |is dead after an effort on the part of | her sister, Mrs. Bessie Dismer, 30, to save her failed. Mrs. Boyer walked beyond her depth |in the Severn and was unable to swim. Her sister, noticing her plight, plunged into the river and was soon in difficulty | herself. They both were rescued by |D. V. Smith” of Herald Harbor, who | sped ‘to_their assistance in a motor boat. Mrs. Boyer was pronounced dead |and her sister removed to the Emer- | | gency Hospital here, where her condi- | tion is reported not. serious. | Nineteen-year-old William McCauley | of. Baltimore stepped into deep water | | and disappeared in the Magothy River, | near Mago Vista. His body was later recovered by other swimmers. | " Diving from a high point into shal {low water in the Severn, near here, | Marshall D. Marks, residing here, struck | his head on the bottom, injuring his neck. Ae was removed to Emergency: Hospital here, where physicians say his condition is not serious. Nnmedrlrlud of Health Council. | MARTINSBURG, W. Va, July 11 | (Special) —Dr. O. B. Robinson of Park- | ersburg. W. Va., was elected president | of the West Virginia Health Council at | its meeting here, held concurrently with | an examination of candidates for license to practice in the State. He succeeds | Dr. H. G. Camper of Welch. | 4-H Dairy Club Formed. MIDLAND, Md., July 11 (Special).— | The Georges Creek Boys 4-H Dairy | Calf Club was organized at a meeting | here with the following officers: Presi- | —Gloria, 9-month-old daughter of Mr. | dent, William Hansel; vice president, | | william Coleman; Edward Morgan; Hansel. S secretary-treasurer, local leader, J. W. dignified course of spending & few thousand dol- lars to secure ground now available in commercially zoned area adjacent to its Takoma Park, D. 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