Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1929, Page 6

6 * CLASH ENLIVENS SOING HEARING Takoma Park Attorney Re-! sents Charge That He An- swered for Witness. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 19.—The monotonous drone of tectizony which has been pouring from the witness stand here for the past four days in! the controversy between the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the town of ‘Takoma Park over the use of the lat- ter's public park lands for freight un. loading were colored several times yes- terdey by heated clashes between op- | posing counsel, and once when a wit- | ness erroneously believing h2 heard one of railroad counsel apply to him an Englich word of contempt, the witness glared over the stand and demanded | to know whether the term had been | used befcre he would proceed. The first sparks from the clinking of the verbal swords came when Wil- llam Stanley, of counsel for the rail- road, asked the witness, Frederick Hawkes of Takoma Park, if there were any other lots in his subdivision which could have been purchased for less than the one he bought. J. Bond Smith, corporation counsel of the town, objected to the question, on the ground that no foundation had becn laid in the examination to show that the wit- ness knew the prices of other lots. “You should not suggest the answer to the witness,” admonished Stanley, whereupon Attorney Smith jumped to his feet saying: “I resent any such remark as that and I don’t intend to have it repeated. You haven't laid the foundation for the answer by asking him whether he had the information.” Another Clash. gain the proceedings flashed when Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, also of Takoma, was on the stand. Mr. Stanley aszed the witness if he had written to con- signees of freight who recelved it at the North Takoma siding, in an_effort to have them cease. When Dr. Jordan responded in the affirmative, Mr, Stan- ley followed by interrogating as to whether it had ever occurred to the witness that he was interferring with | the business of the Baltifiore & Ohio Railroad and was thereby making him- self subject to an action for damages. Corporation Counsel Smith jumped to his feet and objccted to what he termed an attempt to intimidate the witness. Residents of Takoma Park, most of them living across the street from the siding or contiguous to it, occupied all of the time yesterday in the proceedings before Kenneth Lyddane, examiner in chancery. They testified that the sid- ing was little used before the war and to the conditions prevailing at the pres- ent time, describing them as “hellish.” “terrible,” “intolerably and insufferably bad.” “choking,” as they detailed the methods of unloading and banging of heavy materials in trucks, beginning carly in the morning, with its accom- panying oaths and epithets from the truck drivers and laborers. Not Used for Long Time. Mrs. Mary Parker Leary, who said she had lived directly across from the siding since 1911, testified that at that time and for a long period afterward it was never used, and that grass was growing on the land in controve: She said it was used 2t intervals of years for the placing of cars occupied by construc- tion gangs. During the war it was much used by Walter Reed Hospital for the reception of supplies, she said, and subsequent thereto other people used it. She described the conditions as very ad and told the court the plot would be most unsightly if Dr. Jordan hadn't kept it clean by raking up and removing the debris thrown out of the unloaded cars. She said the switch was length- ened to accommodate the work train. On direct examination, she tesified that collections had been taken up for the improvement of the strip, and that it had been improved by planting. When asked on cross examination if the town had ever exercised any super- vision cver the strip, she told the court that a local firm had placed railroad ties there which were removed by orders of the town council, and under the direct supervision of two of its mem- bers. She cited other instances of supervision of this kind, and said that grass had been planted on the strip in question. Mrs. Leary also said that | two weeks ago a number of trucks had been parked there at night without lights, and in some instances were on | ‘Takoma avenue. She said that she called the mayor to report it, as she feared some one using the highway might be killed by striking them. Efforts of railroad council to get her to admit that when the construction trains were there, the employes had used the strip as a means of ingress and egress, failed. She insisted that they came to and went from the train on hand cars, or used the path on the rallroad right of way. Started in 1921. Dr. Jordan testified that the first real evidence he had of extended use SUBURBAN NEWS.' THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY. JULY 19. 1929, arter Clagett and Clifard L. I EXERCISES HELD AT OPENING OF NEW ROAD Prominent at the ceremonies in connection with the opening of the new road between Pptomac, Md., and Conduit road, were the following, shown in the above group: Avie A. Moxley. chief of police of Montgomery County Margaret Walker, cufting ribbon: Dr. W. T. Pratt, Dr. Ben- jamin C. Perry, F. J. Doering, Robert L. Hickerson, John Stone, Maj. Brooke Lee, Claylon Ricketts, Perrie E. Waters, Robet L. Saunders, Judge Robert B. Peters, Lee Offutt, Joscph N. Starkey, Howard. —Star Staff Photo. POTOMAC MARKS OPENING OF ROAD Several Hundred Persons At- tend Celebration at Inaug- uration of New Highway. Special Dispateh to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md. July 19.—The opening of the fine two-mile stretch of | concrete road between Potomac and the Conduit road. this county, was cele- brated at Potomac last evening in the | presence of several hundred persons from various_parts of the county. Stedman Prescott of the Rockville bar presided and spoke briefly. Ad- dresses were delivered by Maj. E.| Brooke Lee, Speaker of the House of Delegates; Dr. George L. Edmonds, | member of the House of Delegates; Dr. | William T. Pratt, county health officer, | and State’s Attorney Robert B. Peter. ‘The Potomac Band played throughout the evening. Preceding the meeting, a caravan of automobiles traversed the new road be- hind the Potomac Band. Following the meeting, women of the Potomac neighborhood served refreshments to all. Perrie E. Waters, register of wills for the county, was chairman of the committee of arrangements. The new road is 18 feet wide and cost approximately $55.000. It inter- sects the Conduit road about a mile from Great Falls and shortens the road distance between Potomac and Great Falls by about 6 miles. FOUNDATION TO GET OLD STRATFORD HALL Transfer Takes Place at 200th An- niversary Celebration This Afternoon. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., July 19.—Stratford Hall on the Potomac River, birthplace of Gen. Robert E. Lee, was to pass this afternoon from the ownership of indi- viduals to_that of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Inc., which plans to make of it a national shrine. The transfer was to be made at im- pressive but simple ceremonies assem- bling representatives of the foundation from all parts of the country. Plans of the foundation for its restoration and maintenance were also to be made public at this time as was the list of States contributing to the first payment of $50,000 on the $240,000 purchase price. The ceremonies today also mark the 200th anniversary of the building of Stratford, home of the first native- born Governor of the Colony of Vir- ginia, Col. Thomas Lee and of Richard Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration of Independence, as well as Lighthorse Harry Lee and his son. Gen. Robert Edward Lee. ‘The spaclous structure with outbuild- ings, is located on a 1,100-acre planta- tion in Westmoreland County. 1 KILLED, 1 HURT 4N AUTO COLLISION ALEXANDRIA BUYS KNOXVILLE BOY’S TRIAL By the Associated Press. ROANOKE, Va., July 19.—Trial of | James S. Abrams of Knoxville, Tenn., | who s under indictment for the murder of Edward H. Abbott of New York City. was continued to July 29 after hi counsel this morning made a plea for more time to prepare the case. A lunacy commission of physicians brought in & report tn the effect {hat, in its opinion, the accused fs sane. | Folice say the youth has confessed to shooting the elderly man while thev were riding about in Abbott's car here Monday morning, ta rob him. NEW AERIAL TRUCK Erection of Tall Buildings in City Makes Move Necessary. Special Dispatch to The Btar. ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 19.—Keep- ing pace with the real estate growth in the commercial district of Alexandria, | the city council yesterday appropriated $15,500 for the purchase of a 75-foot aerial truck for the Alexandria Fire De- | partment, replacing the present city service type of truck, which is now con- sidered inadequate to combat fires in the taller buildings of the downtown business district. | With the erection of several new stores, apartments and the impending erection of two tall office buildings, one | on the site of the Fairfax Apartments, which was destroyed by fire last Janu- | ary, and the other the new building of | the Virginia Public Service Co., a Prince and Washington streets, the use- fulness of the present fire truck has been outgrown. | The council passed the resolution to| make the appropriation for the new | truck by a vote of 3 to 1. Councilman | T. J. Fannon cast the only dissenting| vote. stating that he thought it unwise | for the city to become indebted by pur- | chasing fire apparatus, which, in his /| opinion. will not be needed for at least two_vears. | “The City of Alexandria must find means to obtain such necessities.” | Mayor William Albert Smoot said. “The | protection of the lives of our citizens | and approximately $25,000,000 worth of | real estate is paramount.” | Mayor Smoot asserted that the city has experienced great need for an aerial truck on two occasions within the past six months, during the Fairfax Apart- ment fire in January and the recent blaze at the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Damsge in both fires was great, due principally to the lack of facilities to reach the roof, of the two tall struc- tures. ‘The council also appropriated $1,800 for the installation of eight new fire plugs, of much greater size than those now in use, in the business sector. The order for the aerial truck was| placed today by Fire Chief James M. | Duncan, jr. The order for the fire plugs will also be placed immediately. Other Appropriations. Seven other appropriations totaling $32.200 were made for the improvement treasurer's report. tion confronting the | whether or not a full-time secretary shall be employed for a trial period of | at Martinsville a conviction was secured | two vears. A vote on this will be taken | under the amended I | this evening. Presented. Special Dispateh to The Star. DANVILLE, Va. July 19.- organ! Louis 1. Jaffe of Norfolk, ( A Message of Interest to Rich or Poor Have you ever.stopped to consider how some men (or VIRGINIA PRESS OPENS PARLEY AT DANVILLE Organization to Vote on Full-Time Secretary Question—Reports | With a | registration of 80, the forty-first annual | Jice today opened a drive on chiropra: | meeting of the Virginia Press Associa- | Y or > i3 | tion opened this morning. with W. Y Morgan of Warsaw presiding. tation of reports were made. The State membership is slightly over 100, according to George O. Green of Clifton Forge, who presented the ‘The principal ques- | ous ization 1is | Presen- Pulitzer | prize winner this year, is to make the address at tonight's banquet. The meeting will close tomorrow with a visit to Martinsville, where Gov. Byrd will form contact with the press asso- | sued here ciation at a road celebration. | Miss Eli Read About the “Man” Who Always Knew PATRONS COMPLAIN ABOUT BUS SERVICE Vehicles on Baltimore Route Overcrowded, They Say. Board to Investigate. Special Dispatch to The Sta BALTIMORE, July 19.-—After re- ceiving numerous complaints against overcrowded conditions on busses oper- ating between Baltimbre and Washing- ton, the Public Service Commission yes- terday announced that an investigation of the line would be made. According to many of the complaints filed by residents of towns along the | route, a number of busses have been re- i moved from service without any notifi- | cation to the passengers of the curtail- | ment of service. In one complaint | filed by I. G. Davis and 30 other resi- dents of Elkridge, it is claimed that the busses are being operated with more persons standing than sitting. This complaint said that the motor coaches seat 20 passengers, but that they have been carrying as many as 53 on a trip. ‘The special bus regulations laid down by the State regulatory bodv require that no busses shall be withdrawn from service without the authority of the commission and that the number stand- ing shall never exceed one-third of the seating capacity. POLICE OPEN DRIVE ON CHIROPRACTORS Three Danville Practitioners Are Charged With Not Having State Board Certificate. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE. Va, July 19.—The po- |tics and warrants were iscued for | three local practitioners who charged with violating the State law by engaging in work without having secured a certificate from the State Board of Medical Examiners. ‘The cases are set for July 21. Previ- efforts to convict chiropractics here have falled, both in Police Court and grand jury proceedings. Recently | fine was imposed. Licensed to Wed. | cial).—A marriage license has been is- to Walter Crane, jr., 41, and Kelly, 34, both of Baltimor: are | and a heavy | UPPER. MARLBORO, July 19 (Spe- | WORKMAN ON CRANE SCALDED BY STEAM Escaping Vapor Plays on U. 8. Em- ploye 15 Minutes Before Res- cue Is Effected. Spacial Dispatch to The Star. INDIAN HEAD, Md. July 19.—Paul Austin, 30 years old, a Government em- ploye, was severely scalded vesterday afternoon when steam, escaping from a broken line, played on him for about 15 minutes before fellow workers could rescue him from a crane on which he had been working. Austin was engaged in putting in a bridge at the Government reservation here when the accident occurred. His life is despaired of by physicians. Austin 15 married and has a little girl. They live on the reservation. ki o ROCKVILLE POLICE TOFORCE GARTESTS Chief Moxley Orders Al County Officers to Pro- ceed at Once. Special Dispaich to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 19.—Chief of Police Alvie A. Moxley announced this morning that he had instructed the members of the county police force to proceed at once against all automobile owners of the county who have failed to have their cars inspected as required by an act of the last Legislature. The time period expired July 15. And, a cording to Chief Moxley, several thou- sand county-owned machines are yet uninspected y Chief Moxley's order to his men was to take the license numbers and names of all owners of cars found uninspected and to notify the owners that unless they have their autos inspected at once they would be reported to the State motor vehicle commiesioner and thus rendered liable to have their licenses revoked. One of the first to run afoul of an officer following the issuance of the order was Dr. Willlam T. Pratt, county health officer. He urged press of busi- ness as an excuse for his neglect and promised to have his car inspected at once. Ladies to Hold Baked Sale. FALLS CHURCH, Va, July 19 (Spe- cial).—The ladies of Crossman M. E. Church will hold a baked sale on the lawn in front of the church tomorrow afternoo) tarting at 2 o'clock. women) get ahead “happily” in this work-aday world, while others (men or women) still cling to the idea— “What was goodenuf for great-grandpa is goodenuf for me” and go thru life with an eternal grouch? R. BROWN—one of those old-style gentlemen who had to PAY CASH for everything or go without. Naturally, Mrs. Brown and family were denied all seek hi supplied his MR. JONES—a jovial chap—did not s own selfish interest. He family with the nicer things that are meant for happiness and content- ment, and met the world daily with a SUBRURBAN NEWS. T, RAINIER TAKES BARK OUT OF DOGS Every “Prolonged Howl” to Cost Owner $5 to $15 Un- der New Ordinance. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., July 19.— From now on a barking dog will be a luxury in Mount Rainier. For every “prolonged bhark or howl" cording to the penalty clause of a doj ordinance framed by Bird H. Dolby, corporation counsel, and adopted by the mayor and council at their regular meeting. The ordinance was passed after a lengthy petition and numerous verbal complaints had been received by the council. Tt provides that any owner who “fajls to prevent” his dog from howling. and who i5 convicted three because of the same dog. may sleeves. stores! small one at that! are buying in velume keep selling these Cool " For have the dog taken away from him and killed or removed from the town. The council awarded the contract for the first group of streets to be paved this Summer o Jarboe & Houghton of Mechanicsville, Md. Their bid was $64,726. The town engineer also was authorized to call for bids for the pav- ing of another group of streets imme- diately. When both groups are laid it is said 80 per cent, of the streets in the town will have been paved, the remain- ing 20 per cent being mainiy in the out- lying sections The corporation counsel was instruct- ed to prepare bids for a garbage. trazh and ash collection service in the town. This service. which the counell found 1t could inaugurate after budgeting its ex- penses, will be established without, ed- difional taxation. The matter will be considered at a special meeting tonight. House of Delegates Candidate. will cost the owner from $5 to 15, M‘-‘ LYNCHBURG, Va,, July 19 (Speciai). John B. Connelly of Gladys has an- | nounced himself an independent candi- | date for the House of Delegates from Campbell County, and will oppose either | H. L. Lare or E. A. Cox, the latter the | incumbent, primary candidates ot the | November "election. Mr. Connelly was | formerly a member of the board of su- pervisors of Campbell County. | Because of the heavy harvest. Aus- tralia_already has exported 1,500,000 bushe of wheat this season. more good fellows gone wrong,”” they said. “Why, they’ll ruin themselves by selling these suits at such an unheard-of price!” But all the time we were laughing up our We had a system that we knew would woerk—and we went right ahead buy- ing our own materials, making the suits ourselves, and selling them in our own Instead of taking the usual three profits, we took only ene—and a mighty That’s how we got our price down to $9.85, and thousands of men large enough to let us Suits For less than a ten spot you can make yourself comfortable for the rest of the of streets, construction of a bridge and culvert and the installation and repair of several sewers. An appropriation of $15,000 was made for the repaving of King street from | Royal to Patrick streets and from Henry to Fayette streets, a total of seven blocks, using vitrified brick for the new of the siding for unloading freight was in 1921, and added that it had increased considerably since the institution of the present suit. He told the court that residents near the siding were dfiven into their homes by the clouds of dust which floated over the neighborhood as an incident to freight unloading the niceties of life by “old man grouch.” smile. Mr. Brown Said: “No Credit in My House—Never” Machine Plunges Into Parked Truck on Valley Pike Near ‘Woodstock. Summer. Just follow the smart fellows to operations. He said that he would not have bought his property if he had konwn of the existence of the siding, and if he had no interest in property he would still work to have the freight unloading stopped as a matter of civic interest. He told the court that he took “his daily dozen' by cleaning up the debris thrown from the freight cars, and prepared, he said, the first petition to the town council seeking to have the freight unloading stopped. Dr. Jordan added that he should have re- quested at that time that the park be | improved rather than asking for an abatement of the nuisance which he did at the time. He said, on cros examination, that there had been dis- agreement among the citizens on the siding question, but that the election had shown the majority in favor of its removal, and identified a letter he re- celved from President Willard of the raflroad, in which the latter said that the company was in a dilemma on the &\:’unon because of the division of yught among the citizens, although the company wanted to do what the citizens wanted. Mr. }tllwkes testified as to the noises cross-examination in an effort to com- pare the value of Mr. Hawkes’ pre and other sites in the neighbor] going into much detail. Prior to pur- Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va., July 19.—As plans were made for the burial of his companion, Harold Kessler, jr., 19, who was instantly killed, the condition of Russell Marstan, 21, driver of thé auto- mobile which plunged into a parked truck on the Valley Pike, north of ‘Woodstock, last night, was reported to be unchanged. Advices from Marston's home at Woodstock said that the extent of his injuries was undetermined. Kessler died instantly from loss of blood when his jugular vein was sev- ered, while Marston remained unco: scious. Both lads were hurled into the roadway by the impact. The driver of the truck, Roy Fults of ‘Harrisonburg, who was standing in the roadway at the time of the crash, n: rowly escaped being struck by approaching Woodstock machine. e e PAPER 85 YEARS OLD. Special Dispatch to The Star.. CHARLES TOWN, W. Va,, July 19.— The Spirit of Jefferson, weekly !\W‘:‘I‘:l- per, published here, this week published 1ts “eighty-fifth anniversary number.” Its birth antedates by 23 years the founding of West Virginia as a State separate from Virginia during the Civil War, Its first editor was W. H. Beller, surface. Coincident with the decision to re- pave that portion of King street the council passed a resolution ordering the Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Wash- ington Electric Railway Co. to tear up its tracks along the seven blocks to be repaved, and install new rails and ties under the direction of the city engineer. Council also appropriated $7,600 for the resurfacing of Queen street from Union to Washington street, a distance of six blocks, with bituminous macadam roadway; $2,400 for the construction of concrete curbs and gutters and bitumi- nous macadam road on the 300 block North Patrick street, $2,500 .for con- struction of concrete curbs and gutters with bituminous macadam roadway in the 400 block North Alfred street, $2,500 for the repair of the Tan Yard sewer on the 500 block South Washington street, which was damaged by recent storms; $1,200 for the construction of a concrete culvert in Raylor's Run at Janneys lane and $1,000 for the build- ing of a wooden bridge over Hooffs Run at Prince street extended. Measures appropriating $13,000 for the tion of a sewer in Hooffs Run, Chapman street to Russell road and north on Summers Drive to Junior street, with all necessary man holes and catch basins; $1,800 for the installation of a sewer on Masonic View avenue from Russell road to Junior street, and $3,800 for the installation of a sewer on Russell road, Chapman to Maple street, “No Sir-ee—Mr. Jones. ‘It's cash or go without.” We have never had much of the world's goods and don’t care to pay more than what we have to for what we buy. my family. “You are all wrong, Mr. Brown. Your jdeas might have been allright long, long You know the very tho'’t that others trust you enough to ex- tend credit helps a lot. Others have con- fidence in your ability and in your word. YOU, YOURSELF, GAIN SELF-CON- FIDENCE, which builds CHARACTER and only people of CHARACTER can hope to obtain credit and be well tho’t of. ago but not now. “Yes—Mr. Brown—you are.all wrong. Did you ever stop to think what the lan of saving, as per- fected by CHAS. SCHWARTZ & SON, modern budget No credit in to. Maybe credit—NEV. “Let others buy on credit if they care some day we will be where we can find time and a way to ‘enjoy life more’—as vou say; but as for buying on ER.” Then Mr. Jones Said: “T'o Know Others Trust You Helps a Lot” will do for savings accou IN SMALL and you will I am going through, as Mr. Brown repli been ‘MULE-HEADED’ all these years. you and your family? Set aside a definite sum each pavday as a int, then PAY YOUR BILLS SUMS. You will be sur- prised how much you can actually save and at the same time enjoy those nicer things in life. BE HAPPIER, your life will be brighter YOUR FAMILY WILL have real cash in the bank.” :—“Jones—I have to think this credit business perfected by C H A S. SCHWARTZ & SON.” Think This Tho’t Thru’ Wonder-of-America gives the that you see in clothes costing or three times country’s greal kind of values the year 'round—our all-wool suits are made from fabrics much—they are the clothing buy at a Wender-of-America store for the biggest clothing value you ever saw for $9.85! two i id he lived : % , ¥ e ,‘a‘ ey ko e [o was cucceeded by Geo g:lynmn:‘ sl ‘:’“”d‘;"‘ g °"’| b If you are resting under the shade of a “Brown’s Family ticed no use of the siding. He moved ||, Haines, former mayor of Charles| vy, Thalvie 'th""" S Tree” ‘we suggest that you investigate our PERFECTED R S Cory sald § Town, who two years ago sold it io gt e b CREDIT POLICY. A plan that assures CASH PRICES TWO STORES IN WASHINGTON Mrs. A. J. Cory said she had lived on Chestnut street, near the siding, since 1885, and remembered when the switch was constructed. She testified that it was put in for the of side- king passenger trains. and was not used for freight until 1915. In 1913, she said, she took up the matter with mm?is‘mm%m-neflmwh.n par] 3 Mrs. Dorsey Lightfoot said that it was a matter of common knowl- edge that the “';uub.lel: now for freight unloading was a park. John B. Kinear, who was town clerk from 1892 to 1895 and mayor from 1902 1904, seid the track was used for storage of cars, and it had never been as & freight unloading point up 1904. He said it became common knowledge that the area was,a public ‘hen_the Town Council approved ct in 1095, Mguas & Wi S John' S. Alfriend, jr., present owner and editor. sald that she lived directly siding. ifle 1i across from the test; is out. whom a sul officials have been sube of the road poenaed from Baliimore to bring cer- tain records of the company. which are expected to throw some. light. on the e was submitted by Acting City r E. C. Dunn, showing a balance S Moeeiies B g e ma d flono!llehool!nrpoueem ex- ecutives. Council revoked a permit issued to the General Outdoor Advei Co. the erection of signs on a ding on the 400 block, South Alfred street, and also rejected an application from the same Io{” n to WITHOUT-A CENT ADDED for credit service. enables you to pay weekly, semi-monthly or monthly—to meet your convenience. Open All Day Saturday “Family Jewelers—Since 1888” CHAS SCHWARTZ & SON Perfect Diamonds 708 7th Street N.W. W., and Hagerstown, Md. A plan that 611 Seventh St. N.W. 1003 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. OPEN SATURDAY —all day—until P.M.