Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1929, Page 7

SUBUR FREE SCHOOL BUS - SERVICE FAVORED Prince Georges Authorities Approve Transportation Un- der Certain Conditions. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., July 26.— Free transportation of high school pupils, under certain conditions, is fa- vored by the Prince Georges County Board of Education, it is learned today from Nicholas Orem, secretary to the board and superintendent of the coun- ty's schools. ‘Without taking formal action on the matter, the superintendent says, the board has expressed a sentiment in favor of furnishing free transportation to the pupils of rural communities where nc other means of transportation is available. ‘The expression was made as a result of requests flled with the board by delegations from several rural com- munities and may lead to the furnish- ing of the desired transportation next ear. 2 Request Came Too Late. In spite of its sentiments the board ‘was required to refuse the request of a large group of parents from the vi- cinity of Mitchellville, who petitioned for transportation of their children to the Marlboro High School. It was ex- plained that the request was received too late for inclusion in the school budget, and the county commissioners do not_have sufficient funds at their disposal to grant it. The board has ordered bus service for children from District Heights, how- ever. They will be taken to the Brad- bury Heights School. This is in ac- cordance with a promise made the Dis- trict Heights residents at the last ses- sion of the Legislature, when the pro- posed erection of a school in their com- munity was disapproved. Inability of the building committee for the new Bradbury Heights School to agree on & site for the building has resulted in a petition bearing the sig- natures of 270 residents of Bradbury Helghts and Boulevard Heights being sent to the office of the education board. It will be given consideration at_the next meeting. The petition asks the board of edu- cation to condemn a site for the new bullding on the western edge of the Riley property, which is next to Brad- bury Heights. The location desired is known as site No. 1 and the petitioners, in urging that it be acquired, protest further consideration of another parcel, known as site No. 3, which is on the eastern edge of the property. Text of Petition. The petitioners present their case as follows: “1, The present school, known as Bradbury Heights, is now located in Bradbury Heights, which is the center of the school population of that dis- rict. 5 “2. The Bradbury Heights item was included in the recent bond issue at the solicitation of the Bradbury Heights- Boulevard Heights people in order to Teplace the present school building which has_become grossly inadequate. “3. The Bradbury Heights-Boulevard Heights section, from which the vast majority of the children would be sup- plied, is separated from the Spaulding- Greater Capitol Heights section by the Riley farm on which the proposed sites located. 1% It the proposed school is bullt on site No. 3, adjacent to the Spaulding- Greater Capitol Heights section, would defeat the purpose of the act of the Legislature and require -the vast majority of thechildren to go from Bradbury Heights and vicinity across the Riley farm to site No. 3, which would be onlymn small percentage of the child population.” 'l'hfp bE)nd issue referred to is the school bond issue which was authorized at the last session of the Legislature, Because of the unfavorable condition of the market, however, the Board of Edu- cation has not sold the bonds. The board has been informed that the deadlock in the building committee is caused by the fact that half of its mem- bers are from one section and the other half from the other community. ‘The Board of Education is well aware of the inadequacy of the present Brad- bury Heights School, and hopes to have the new building completed by next Pebruary, The present structure was built to house about 150 children, but last year the school had an enrollment of 225 pupils. The new building will accommodate 350 children, and is ex- pected to have an enrollment of 275 when it opens. Of this number about 35 will be from the District of Co- lumbia, Mr. Orem says, as there is no other school in that section which bor- ders the District line. The new building is to cost about $50,000. exclusive of the cost of the site. The latter item will probably be cared for by the sale of the present school property. 40-CENT CASH SHORTAGE MAKES PARTNER “ILL” One Is Stabbed in Neck During. Quarrel, So Chicago Restaurant Closes Temporarily. ssociated Press, O, July 26.—A 40-cent short- cash register of a near North Side cafe was responsible for the pres- ence on the front door yesterday of a | neatly lettered sign: “Closed on account of sickness.” ‘The “sickness,” it developed, was that of Marlo Fabri, one of the two propri- etors, who was stabbed in the neck by his partner, Guidi Garddini, in an ar- gument over the 40 cents. Fabri’'s con- dition is said to be serious. ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY. Three Réserve Officers Detailed to Fort Monroe, Va. ‘Three Washington officers of the Organized Reserve, United States Army, have been ordered to active duty with the Citizens’ Military Training Camp at Fort Monroe, Va. ‘They are Maj. Robert R. Hendon, Jr., of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission; Capt. Edward L. Potter of 1701 Sixteenth street and Second Lieut. Elmer C. Woods of 1009 Eleventh street. FINDS JADE MINE. Beattle Chemist Discovers Only One of Kind in West. ‘WALLA WALLA, Wash. (Special).— Jade, highly prized stone of the Orient, was quarried in Eastern Oregon cen- turies before the white man came, ac- cording to M. J. Reuz, Seattle chemist, discoverer of the only mine of its kind in the New World. ‘The deposit is a vein 1,200 feet long and at least 400 feet deep by from 3 to 10 feet wide. . The tunneling, it is believed, was done by Maya In their migrations before the time of the Astecs. Plans Air-Cooled Ship. NEW YORK, July 26 (#).—American movies are to be responsible for more comfortable voyaging in tropical climes. Impressed by the refrigerated air sys- tem used in New York film houses, Mario Consulich, engineer of the steam- ship line which bears his name, is to install such & system on a new shij to be qperated between Italy and BAN NEWS.’ THE" EVENING' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1929. CLUB PRESENTS BIRTHDAY CAKE i President Walter U. Varney presided. CAR TRACKS PROVE BIG ROAD PROBLEM State Highway Board May Exclude Cherrydale Section From Improvement. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., July 26.—That the Virginia State Highway Commis- sion has not yet solved the problem of the car tracks, which hinder the widen- Ing of the Lee Highway through Cherry- dale proper, was indicated today when the firm of Corson & Gruman of Wash- ington, low bidders on the work, re- vealed that there was a clause in the bid to the effect that that part of the road might be excluded from the improve- ment. County officials have not only been watching this engineering problem with interest, but have been attempting to assist the State in reaching a solution. It was not generally known until today, however, that there was a possibility that this portion of the work might be abandoned. Section on Question. ‘The section in question is that por- tion of the highway that runs parallel with tracks of the Washington & Ol Dominion Railway, beginning at a point where the widening of the road was left off last year. The present road takes up the entire space between the curbing on the south and the car tracks on the north. Several plans have been suggested to relieve this situation. One is that the railroad company abandon one of its tracks for this short distance. An- other is that the east-bound, or offend- ing track, be lowered to the highway grade and included in the road, as are the tracks on the city streets. It is un- derstood that officials of the railway are being consulted by State and county officials in an effort to reach a solution. A second and more favorable turn in the State highway construction pro- gram in the county was revealed to- t | day by Robert H. Forman, chairman of the roads committee of the Glebewood Citizens’ Association, when he received word from highway officials that they have decided to continue the widening f Glebe road a distance of between 700 and 800 feec more than they at first contemplated. ‘The decision was made after consid- erable effort on the part of persons af- fected and is for the purpose of carry- ing the new paved highway the entire aistance from the Lee Highway to Co- lumbia pike, making a complete north- and-south connection between these two highways that connect Washington with the West. Mount Vernon Avenue. Reconstruction of Mount Vernon ave- nue from the Experimental Farms to Four-mile Run is to be completed about August 8, it was said today by the con- sractors. ‘Two sections of this road have already been reopened to traffic and it is planned to reopen the Four-mile Run end the latter part of next week. ‘The concrete shoulders on this end were to have been completed today and the laying of the asphalt surface is to start immediately. When this is opened motorists will be able to make a direct connection with Columbia pike through the road back of the Little Tea House. This is a county proposition and the work is being done by the Corson & Gruman Co., by whom the progress was reported. FOUR ARE ARRESTED IN VICE SQUAD RAIDS Liguor and Gambling Devices Are Seized, Police Say, After Forays. Four persons were arrested and & small quantity of alleged liquor and gambling paraphernalia was seized in three raids late yesterday and last night by Ser%m O. J. Letterman and his police vice squad. In a raid on PFrank's Cafe, in the 900 block of Eighth street southeast. Frank Boonis, 52 years old, of the 1200 block of Girard street was arrested on a charge of possession of three quarts of alleged rye whisky. Several quarts of what was said to be corn whisky were found in the 1000 block H street, police said, where Paul Schlosberg, 30 years old, living in the 3800 block New Hampshire ave- nue, was arrested on possession charges. Sergt. Letterman, with Detectives G. C. McCarron, Richard Cox and J. A. Mostyn, swooped down on the Suburban Garden Amusement Park on Benning road northeast, last night, where, they said, they col ited & roulette wheel and other gambling paraphernalia, and arrested Mitchell Aloysius Egin and Richard Grant Hogan, both 31 years old, and living in the 800 block Sixth i street, on charges of setting up a | gaming table. 1800 MARINES TO RETURN FROM NICARAGUAN DUTY Troops Will Be Brought to Quanti- co on Transport Henderson in September. t hundred United States marines, veterans of the Nicaragua campaign, are coming to Quantico, Va., early in this announce: . In Ll Navy Depart- bmu(‘ ht &:‘k‘“tom:hO ited B'&: val U. 8. 8. aboard the na ouncement & couple of marines come icaragua, but Marine Corps headquarters here left it up to Brig. Gen. Dion William, the commanding general of the Nica- raguan force, to pick the men that will come back to the United States. Naval orders made public late yester- day directed the Hnl:zenon to leave Quantico, FS N Spectal Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md, July 26.—Out of the 103,364 automobiles inspected so far during the “Save a Life campaign” thousands had defective brakes, lights and steering apparatus, it was revealed today with the announcement of sta- tistics complled by E. Austin Baugh- man, commissioner of motor vehicles of Maryland. Baughman declared that figures thus far show that such campaigns are necessary at least once a year. “Too much attention cannot be paid to the necessity of keeping the auto- mobile in a safe mechanical condition,” he said. During the campaign there was a re- duction of 20 per cent in fatalities. ‘The statistics compiled to date are as follows: Total Cars Inspected, 193,364. Brakes— Brakes O. K. Brakes adjust Brakes relined . 31,169 10,678 : FLOODS IN INDIA STRIKE FLAT CITY | Madras So Level Approach- ing Ships Sight Only First- Row Buildings. From Madras, India, where winds have so often wreaked havoc, comes monsoon rains in Southern India. “Madras with its highest point but 22 feet above the sea, is one of the world's flattest cities,” says s bulletin from the National Geographic Society. “It lies on the Bay of Bengal on the southeast coast of India. The site of the city and the surrounding country- side are so flat that ships entering the harbor cannot see farther than the first row of the city's buildings. “The harbor of Madras is too shallow for seagoing vessels to get mear shore. Passengers and cargo are transported ashore in masula boats, made of long planks bound together by coconut fiber. cr on catamaran rafts. The rise and fall of the tide off this part of the coast {‘.s‘ uonly between three and four feet y. Gardens, Compounds and Parks. “The city lies sprawled out along the coast, being spaced at intervals by estuaries and two sluggish rivers, the Cooum and the Adyar. Its wide avenues are shaded by tall palms and banyan trees, some of which are so large they arch across the streets. It is these trees which make the Marina, Madras’' fa- mous sea front promenade, agreeable for walking on the hottest days. “The houses of the more prosperous citizens are set in compounds, which look like parks. Sometimes rice fields divide these compounds and give the landscape the aspect of a country vil- lage, spread out over a large area. Can- nas and other flowers bloom riotously in the gardens, making vivid spots of color against the tropical greenness. Man: of the prinicipal shops are fronted with gardens. Everything in Madras is on a wide scale. Even in the native quarter of Triplicane and George Town, the houses are not built so closely as in other Indian cities. “Numerous parks intensify the im- acres, which form the Peoples’ Park are 11 artificial lakes, an athletic ground, a large 200, numerous excellent tennis courts and a bandstand. Rare trees, shrubs and plants beautify the 22 acres of the horticultural gardens. A City of Colleges. “A visitor to Madras gets the impres- sion that the Madrasi, both native and Anilgo-lndlan. are ardent exponents of higher education. There is a state uni- versity, many professional and art col- leges, and the Christian Col- lege, with its numerous buildings, is one of the largest colleges in India. Pacheappa College was found- ed about & hundred years ago, when higher_education was unknown in Madras. Its founder was a far-see- ing and benevolent Hindu. has a Y. M. C. A. housed in a large red . | sandstone _building, presented to the cl&{ by & famous American philanthro- “About a tenth of Madras’ 500,000 population is Christian. Hindus form the largest part with Mohammedans second, but the Christian aggregation is almost as large as the Mohammedan. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Thomas was founded by the Portuguese in 1504. The earthly remains of St. Thomas are supposed to lie beneath its floors. - “Madras is an old city in Anglo- Indian history. It was the first llfi settlement made by the old East In Co., which was given a charter by Queen Elizabeth. e cloth which the merchants of the company obtained from the natives was called madras. They also traded for percalla, which we know as percale. u Yale of Boston, for whom Yale University in the United States was named, was one of the early Special Dispatch to The Star. GE CITY, Ly 26.—At the next meeting of the town commis. sioners consideration will be given to 1 ittty R the State roads. ers are in receipt of a and word of the floods brought on by the | pression of space in the city. In the 116 | Isaac “Sparks” Beattle, or H. W. Beattie, as he is known outside of his club, was the recipient yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Arlington County Monarch Club of a huge birthday cake, appropriately marked with his club cognomen. —Clarendon Studio Photo. MARYLAND FINDS THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOBILES DEFECTIVE Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Says Sta- tistics Prove “Save a Life Campaign™ Should Be Held Annually. Lights— Lights O. K. ... Lights adjusted . 39,708 Lights replaced .. . 10,623 . 142,772 Horn— Horm O. K. .... veees 181,840 Horn adjusted . e ,178 Horn replaced . . 3,083 Steering— Steering O. K. . 180,471 Bteering adjusted 8,573 Steering part repl eeeeen 4,057 cseevee 172,321 Mirror adjusted Mirror replaced ‘Windshield wiper— Windshield wiper O. K. No wiper Wiper adjusted . ‘Wiper replaced . License tag— License tag O. K.... . License tag correcte & Operator's license— Operator’s license exhibited Not exhibited | Rejected cars, 26! +es 171,100 11,421 3,797 192,959 142 governors. Madras City is capital of the governmental buildings. Many of these are of rare beauty but they are spread out over the community in such a way that their effectiveness is lost.” . ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 26 (Special). —Mrs. Maria J. Hill, widow of Calvin G. Hill, long-time resident of Potomac district, died on Tuesday at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hill, in Washington, aged 62 years. She is survived by several sons and daughters. The funeral wili | take place this afternoon from the | Methodist Church at Potomac, burial to | be in the church cemetery. Both the picnic of the Montgomery | County Couneil of Home Demonstration | Clubs and meeting of the executive board planned for August 7 at the home |of Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Humphrey. | Cabin John, have been postponed until the heavy farm work is over and pic- nics, festivals, etc., are fewer. Montgomery County will be well rep- resented at the annual 4-H Club meet- ing at the University of Maryland Au- gust 8-13, according to Miss Blanche A. Corwin, home demonstration agent for the county. The following girls have | already enrolled: Rita Ryon, Margaret | Schwartzbeck, Levern Miller, Marie | vanden Heuvel, Frances Powell, Helen | Jeanette Brown, Margaret Benson, Mary | Louise Klass, Betty Moore, Elizabeth | Benson, Charlotte Smith and Carol | Snyder. Announcement has been made of the reappointment of Miss Blanche A. Cor- win of Rockville, as home demonstra- tion agent for the county for the year which began July 1. It has also been announced that $3,830 will be available for home demonstration work in the county during the year, of which $2,035 will be provided by the State. $1,495 by the county and $300 by the United States Department of Agriculture. ‘The items of the expense budget are: Salaries of home demonstration agent and secretary, $3,180; travel allowance, $550, and ofiice supplies, etc., $100. The work is under the United States De- partment of Agriculture Extension Service and is supervised by the State Extension Service. At this week's sessions of the Or- phans' Court here, Loraine M. Clem- Y| ents was appointed administratrix of the estate of Walter S. McFarlan and Granville L. Berry was named admin- istrator of the estate of Caroline M. Doman; George M. Richards, admin- istrator of the estate of Charles H. Ver- rill, passed his first and final account; H. Beall, administrator of the es- tate of Edmund D. Beall, passed his first and final account, and Freddie Amelia Schooley, executrix of estate of Charles Henry Schooley, passed her first and final account. Licenses have been issued here for the marriage of Harry A. Pumphrey, 46, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Miss Mary C. Goldman, 38, of Portsmouth, Va.: George A. Fenner, 22, and Miss Eth May Hefinger, 19, both of Hummalstown, Pa.; Robert Tyman, 22, and Miss Mil- dred L. Graham, 18, both of Martins- burg; Thomas H. Shonton, 59, of Wash- ington end Miss Mary Ellen Duckett, 42, of Baltimore, and Ernest L. Poore, 21, and Miss Vallie V. Schumacher, 22, both of Mount Rainier, Md. v. G. C. Minor, of Helena, Ark., will conduct the services and preach in the Rockville Christian Church Sunday morning and evening. Robert Darby, a member of the coun- ty police force, was painfully hurt when thrown from his motor cycle here ves- terday morning. The accident occurred as he was rounding a curve on the Frederick road, entering Rockville. He sustained a broken thumb, an injured arm and a number of bruises about the body. He was treated at the Montgom- ery County General Hospital, Sandy Spring, and is expected to leave the in- stitution today. Henry A. Wise, 22, and Miss Mary May Bohannon, 18, both of Washington, and Charles E. Taylor, 28, of Vinland, N. J.,, and Miss Deborah A. Shlg. 21, of Norristown, N. J., visited e yesterday afternoon and obtained Ii- censes to marry. —_— Sixteen dry goods stores were de- stroyed recently at Guatemala City, Guatemala. Cottage City Asket‘l to Stop Throwing Of Hotel Folders Into Passing Autos by. ‘While several Maryland towns sell the Madras presidency and contains | NN RN SIDEWALK CASES FILED AT MARLBORO Validity of Town Ordinance Placing Burden on Laurel Owners Questioned. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md,, July 26.— ‘The validity of a town ordinance of Laurel, requiring residents to keep the sidewalks in front of their premises in good condition and making it possible for the town to charge repair bills against the abutting property owners if 1t becomes necessary for the town itself to make the repairs, is challenged in two suits filed in Circuit Court here. ‘The complainants are Everard E. Hatch and Miss Alice Hopkins, while the mayor and town council are named as defendants, Hatch, who has a 300-foot brick side- walk on Prince street, claims it is in good condition, but declares he has been notified to have it “relayed EUBURBAN NEWS, Opening of New Potato Bootleg Trade By Thieves Cost Farmers Many Barrels By the Assoclated Press. SALISBURY, Md,, July 26.—A boot- legging trade. in potatoes has cost farmers on the eastern shore of Virginia about 10 carloads, the amount they ut&ml'a,l;:l been lto::n from fields and cars, Was reporte here today. In the dead of night, they said, big trucks have taken on loads of potatoes with cement” by the town council. Claiming this to be unnecessary he has asked for a femporary injunction re- straining the town from removing the brick sidewalk. A rule to show cause, to be heard August 5, has been issued by Judge Joseph C. Mattingly. Miss Hopkins, the owner of an 82- foot sidewalk on Montgomery street, in her deposition, says that she refused to obey an order to have her brick side- walk repaired and the town removed it, laying in its place a cement one, and sending her a bill for $76.27. She asks that this amount, which is levied as a tax lien against her property, be de- clared void and that a writ of subpoena for Mayor James P. Curley and several other town officials be issued. A third case, somewhat similar, with Frank W. Awalt as complainant, was given hearing last week, but the court packed and left in fields near New- church and Onley, Va., awaiting ship- ment, and three freight cars were opened and 240 barrels taken from them. ‘The farmers believe the trucks have been carrying the stolen potatoes to Philadelphia and New York markets and credit the advent of this form of theft to the high prices which make it profitable. has not, as yet, handed down a decision on the matter. Attorneys D. Randall and A. Levene apnear for Hatch and Miss Hopkins, Wl 8. Marvin Peach represents Awalt. . Testing James River Water. LYNCHBURG, Va, July 26 (Spe- clal).—H. A. Bailey, chief chemist(Gf the Virginia committee on pollution of streams, is here taking specimens of James River water for tests. The labo- ratories of the local department of &l:&lc welfare is being used in the Son of a locomotive engineer and grandson of a railway signal man, Rob- ert Reld of New Stevenson, Scotland, has just retired after 52 years’ service with one railroad. s 3-YEAR TERM FOR SALE OF PINT HELD SEVERE Baltimore Judge Grants Writ for Release of Prisoner—Calls It “Out of Reason.” Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 26.—Terming a three-year sentence for the sale of one pint of liquor as “out of reason,” Judge Owens in Criminal Court yesterday granted a writ of habeas corpus for release of Antonio Callusi, who was ;entzno‘:‘dtiluly;;}‘; ng istrate J. W. 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