Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1929, Page 4

“THE EVENING AR. WASHINGTON, GAMBLING AT FAIR BANNED BY MOXLEY Rockville Chief of Policel Warns Betting Will Not Be Permitted. ®necial Mispaich to The Star. ROCRVILLE, Md., August 3.—That there will be no betting on the races or any other kind of gambling at the an- nual fair to be held here August 20, 21, } 22, 23 and 24, if Chief of Police Alvie A. | Moxley can prevent it. was made plain | at a conference here vesterday between | two Baltimoreans, names not learned, ! and Chief Moxley. The visitors from the Monumental | City seemed to think, according to Chief | Moxley. that for them to be permitted to dn a little bookmaking on the races would not be a serious matter, the law | to the contrary notwithstanding, but Chief Moxley took a different view of it ! and frankly told them so, adding tha he and his men would be much on th Inokout and that discovery of any at tempt to engage in gambling of any kind would result in prompt arrests. Live and Let Live. i A suggestion from the Baltimoreans | that if it could be “arranged™ for them | to “dn a little business” they would be | disposed to “live and let live” was re- sented by Chief Moxley to such an ex tent that he unceremoniously adjourned | the conference without going through the formality of shaking hands good-by. An attempt at bookmaking on the | races was made at the fair last year with the result that four men were ar- | rested and heavily fined. | An innovation that is expected to prove of big interest at the fair will | he & band contest. it was decided at a meeting of the board of directors last evening. | This will be staged on Friday, the | fourth day of - the big five-day exhibi- tHon. and will be limited to the seven | hands of Montgomery County. Each contesting organization will be expected tn play three selections. and first, sec- | FREE METHODISTS OPEN ANNUAL CAMP Philadelphia District of New York | Conference Begins Services at Glenmont. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, August 3.—The annual camp meeting of the Phila delphia district of the New York Con ference of the Free Methodist Church, which comprises churches in Marylend, Virginia, District of Columbia, Penn- sylvania, New York and New Jer- ey, began at Glenmont, on the Seventh | street pike, this county, yesterday, to continue through August 11. Tents have heen erected on the grounds. Rev. L. H. Kelly, district elder, is in | general charge of the camp. Much of | the preaching will be by Evangelist A. J. Beattie of Transfer, Pa. and the music will be directed by Rev. C. B Norris of Newark, N. J. Morning, after- noon and evening services will be held | each day. Large crowds are expected on the two Sundays, August 4 and 11. | REJECT FIREHOUSE SITE AT CLARENDON Arlington Zoning Commis- | sioners Heed Protests of Citizens Voiced at Meeting. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Stsff Correspondent of The Siar ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va.,, August 3.—Distegarding the usual practice of permitting fire engine houses in residential sections, the Arlington County Zoning Commis- sion last night unanimously voted to rescina the permit_issuea by County Directing Engineer C. L. Kinnier to the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department 1or the erection of & building on Lawton avenue within 150 teet of the Clarendon Methodist Church. The decision was based on the oppo- 'RITCHIE DEFENDS Excellence Shown and “High- er Ups” Exonerated in Report on Thefts, Governor Says. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 3.—Defending the Maryland road system in com- | menting on the Nelligan commission’s Teport on the $376,000 road thefts, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie sald: “The excellence of our road system has been’ convincingly established, our | road work has been well and eco- | nomically done, contracts have been | honestly performed and the State has | received a dollar value for every dollar spent on its roads.” | No “Higher-ups” Shown. | Gov. Ritchie said that this report, found by an" unprciudiced commtitee, | conclusively shows that there were no | so-called “higher-ups” involved in the thefts, and the stealing was limited to a little group of dishonest employes. | “Referring to the forced resignaiion | of Mr. Mackall and his vindication, the | governor said: | “It was a source of genuine regret {to me that Mr. Mackall's resignation | ha- to be accepted. and I would like { to repeat the confidence 1 have previ- | | ously expressed, and have always had in his honesty and integrity. But the investigation could not be mrde i ) way which would completely be i cepted by the public if any one w%o himself was under investigation con- | tinued in control of the personnel of | the department and its records. Expresses Satisfaction. | “I think that the members of the | committee share my conviction thar Mr. Mackall's vindication eould nof !hnv: been accepted as it now will be had he continued to direct the com- | | mission’s affairs. Nothing about. the { 1eport of the committee gives me more and and third prizes of $75. $50 and $25, | sition to the site, as expressed by & satisfaction than its findings in this respectively, will be awarded. The con- test will start at 10 o'clock. To make the necessary arrangements, large delegation of persons living in the vicinity, who appeared at last night's meeting to protest. Kinnier ofiered | regard.” ] | | . . a rcommitice, consisting of O W. An- | strenuous objection 1o the decision on CARL GOLDENBERG DIES erson. chairman: Perrie E. Waters and | Harvey J. Harrls, was named. The indges will include the leader of the band that will furnish the musi¢ all five days of the fair. & well known Washington band leader and an out- atanding musician of the county. { MOTORIST IS FINED FOR RECKLESSNESS' Marlbaro Court Penalizes Driver for Forcing Another Car Off Road. R+ a Safl Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md.. August 3. | ~Lee Weaver. colored. 600 block of | Twenty-third street. Washington, was convicted vesterday by Judge J. Chew | Sheriff in Police Court on two traffic charges preferred by John J. Flannigan. | the grounds that the location of and that the amount of money aepartment has is not sufficient to pur- chase a lot 1n a more suitabie location. Majority Rules. The motion for the rescinding of the permit was made by J. E. Spaulding and seconded by Ma). W. R. Kicharas. While the commission was of the opin- ion that the location selected was ill chosen both from the point of view of tne firemen and of the citizens, Spauld- ing stated that his motion was the re- suit of a desire to bend to the will of the majority. Leading the delegation before the | commission was Rev. George H. Field- | ing, pastor of the church. Among others accompanying him were: Rev. C. F. Linger, Jaseph C. Boss, L. C. Dodd. Mrs. Justin Danton and Mrs. C. M. Johnson. Thomas R. Meechem appeared in be- half- of the department. Fielding, in behalf of the church, stated that the opposition was not to ihe fire department itself, but to the location of the new building. 1t would be erected on & narrow streel thal is 1812 Florida avenue, Washington, who | blind at each end, he said, thereby ne- claimed his car was forced off the rond | cessitating difficult turns to leave the and upset by Weaver's recklessness, al- | house ana to reach the main thorough though the two cars mever touched. | Judge J. Chew Sheriff imposed & fine of $25 on Weaver for reckless driving | and $5 for passing a vehicle going in | the ‘same direction when the road ahead i= not clear. According to the testimony, Flanni- | 2an was returning to Washington on July 21, when the Weaver car, going in ‘the ‘opposite direction, passed a other machine and almost hit Flanni- gan's automobile head-on. Flannigan avoided the collision by swerving sharply. but his car left the road and ovetturned, injuring several of its occupants. Weaver brought a counter charge of reckless driving against Flannigan, which was dismissed. The accident oc- curred on Swan's Hill. Richard Hawkins, colored. convicted fares. He and members of his congr gation have always supporied the de- partment and iniend lo coniinue, he sald. Apparatus Hampered. Fielding and every other member of the protest committee siressed the fact {hat the movements of the fire appara- tus would be hampered every Sunday morning and night and several week nights by the parking of automobiles on both sides of the sireets over wiich the apparatus would have to run by, persons attending services. He also stressed the danger to the numerous children living in the neighborhood and the many more who attend Sunday school and might. dash into the street in front of the engines. i Boss informed the commission that i SUDDENLY AT LYNCHBURG/ A | engine houses should not be re-,lu’l('l;d the iDecPa!ed Had Been Assistant Man- | ager of Pathe Motion Picture i Co. Before War. 1 | | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star I | LYNCHBURG, Va. August 3.—Carl T. Goldenberg, 52 vears old. a native of | Hamburg, Germany, who was assistant manager of the Pathe Motion Picture | Co. ug to the World War. died here sud- | | denly late Thursday following a hemor- rhage, which he suffered while walking along Main street. A friend placed him in an automobile and hurried him to Lynchburg Hospital. but he died before | reaching that institution. i ‘After losing his position in New York by reason of the war Mr. Goldenberg { came to Lynchburg and worked for & time with (he United Cigarette Machine Co.. but because of his health he gave up that work and became an automobile salesman. He is survived by his widow, who wes Miss Henrietta Pavne of this city. and two sons, Carl T. Goldenberg. jr. & student at University of Virginia. and Gordon P. Goidenberg, who graduated last Spring from the Glass High here. Legion Post Elects Officers. LYNCHBURG. Va.. August 3 (Spe: cial) —Lynchburg Post, 16. American | Legion. has elecied the following offi- cers for the coming year: Commander | C. C. Hodges: vice commander, W. L. Rict haplain, Rev. Raymond L. Mark- ley: ‘adjutant. Robert Smith: finance officer, J .B. Craft: serving officer. Fred M. Davis; war risk officer, Harry Bum- gardne ergeant at arms. F. J. Parker, and executive committee, R. E. McClure, C. E. Robinson, S. G. Harvey, Dr. A. L. Wilson, L. K. Bryant and Lovett Gil foyle i of assault and battery on Lucy E. Gray, | he slready has offered to purchase the alto colored. was sentenced to six | fire plot at & profit and to donate $25 months in the house of correction. An : toward snother location. This amount additional six-month term was added | Wil be increased to $100. he said, if ALF,XANDR],:\. | | ALEXANDRIA, Va.. August 3 (Spe-' cial).—The Alexandria Chamber of for driving while intoxicated. and a fine | of 310 imposed for being drunk and | disorderly. | —— e . | DR. CRADDOCK DEAD. | Native of Halifax County, Va., Ex- pires at Asheville, Apeeial Dispaich to The Star. LYNCHBURG. Va., August 3.—Dr. Thomas E. Craddock, 73 years old, a brother of John W. and A. P. Crad- dock of this city. died Thursday night In Asheville, N. C., having been ill a short, time. He was a native of Halifax County, and. after being graduated from Rich- mond College. was graduated from the Baltimore Dental College. He practiced ' a few years in Halifax County and was | here from 1880 to 1905, moving from | here to Newport News. where he con- tinued his profession for a few years, | and when his health falled he moved | fn Asheville, where he made his home | until his death, He is survived by his widow. and has many relatives living here and in Hali- | fax County. ROCKYVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 3 (Spe- rial).—-James Nelson Trail, for virtuall: his entire life a resident of this count died on Thursday at the home of his | son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mis. Henrq Darr, in Tenleytown, D. C., aged | 78 years. He had, been ill several| months of a complication of diseases. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Katherine Trail, formerly a Miss Car- ter: eight daughters and two sons. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darr. burial to be in Rockville Union Cemetery. Buck Queen of the vicinity of Boyds, this county, formerly of Washington, who was arrested Thursday afternoon when county officers found him and a 17-year-old girl in a woods near Boyds and several barrels of alleged whisky mash nearby, was yesterday charged with having in_ his possession the in- strimentalities for manfacturing intox- icating liquors. In default of $500 bond he was committed to jall. It is under- stood the Social Service League of the county will endeavor to find a suitable home for the girl or have her committed to some insti‘ution. Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of the Bap- tist Church, officiated at the marriage here yesterday of Miss Ruby L. Welch and Fred D. Volker, both of Washington, Licenses were obtained here yesterday for the marriage of Oscar George Lange, 24. of Washington, and Miss Doris Marea Mitchell, 24, of North Chevy Chase; Alby Warren Adamson, 22, and Miss Dorothy L. Buscher, 19, both of | Washington; James D. Higdon, 46, and Mrs, Stella Cason Cooper, 39, both of Washington: George C. Ehrhorn, 39, and Miss Msry E. Fleming, 36, both of Harrisburg. Pa. Dean Willlam A, Wilbur of George Washington University will preach the zermon in the Presbyterian Church here tomorrow evening at the second of & serfes of union services arranged by the Protestant. churches of Rockville. Announcement has been made that Rev. O. C. Barnes of Urbana, Jd.. will occupy the pulpit of the ckville Was formerly pasior of the churchs another location is selected. FIRE GIRLS COMPETE IN HOOK-UP CONTEST Montgomery Lassies Will Help Open Silver Spring Carnival This Evening. By & Staff Correspondent of The S SILVER SPRING. Md. August 3.— Fire lassies’ teams from various sections of Montgomery County will display their speed in putting a fire apparatus | in commission here late this afternoon. as & part of the formal opening of the annual carnival of the Silver Spring Fire Department. The hook-up contests will start at 5:30 o'clock team will be timed from the signal to start until the hose is connected to the plug and water running. There also Will be contests for the male firemen. There will be prizes awarded following the tests, in which Sergt. A. J. Bar- gagni of the District of Columbia Fire Department, will act as chief judge. There will be the usual carnival fe: tures which will continue throughout next week. The feature Mond: will be the opening of The Star's horseshoe tournament, under the chairmanship of Justice of the Peace Charles CAPITAL fIRM TO BUILD WIDER LEE HIGHWAY | Corson & Gruman Get Contract to Reconstruct Road From Cherry- dale to Halls Hill. CLARENDON, Va., August 3.—The | firm of Corson & Gruman, Washington, previously announced low bidders, was yesterday awarded the contract by the Virginia State Highway Commission for the widening of the Lee Highway from Cherrydale to a point beyond Halls Hill. Work will start Monday. The awarding of the coniract pre- cedes by but_a day the conference being held in Richmond today between State and county officials and a com- mittee from the Arlington County | Chamber of Commerce to work out ! plans for the handling of traffic while both this project and the widening of | Wilson Boulevard, a parallel road, are | under way. The contract for the lat- | ter project is to be let by the Board of County Supervisors on August 15, ROAD DEDICATION SET. Members of Mount Bethel Baptist Association to Attend Fete. Special Dispatch to The Star. MATHIAS POINT, Va. August 3.— Hundreds of members of the Mount Bethel - Baptist Association, which in- cludes churches of Washington, ¥ir- ginia and Maryland, are expected to attend & mass meeting and road dedi- cation to be held here August 9 from 8 am. to 8 pm. The road to be dedicated leads into the association’s land here. Features of -the all-day program will be sermon. ettes by Rev, A. J. Taylor of Washing: i!'.\rhflnn Church tomorrow morning. ton, Rev. Julius Gray of Baltimore and D. F. Williamson. Bev. C. R. Butler of Virginia, § and each | Commerce will be host. to Wallace Law rence, Alexandria’s new city manager, at an informal luncheon at the George Mason Hotel Wednesday afternoon at 12:30. ‘The luncheon will be a subscrip- tion affair, and will be open to the gen- | eral public as well as members of the Chamber of Commerce. J. T. Preston, secretary of the chamber, is in charge of the luncheon. and tickets may be ob- | | tained from him. i Ferdinand Lyles, 95. died yesterday at | his home. 307 Commerce street, after a | protracied illness. Funeral services for | the deceased. who was a native of Fair- fax County, will be held tomorrow after- non at 3 o'clock at the Beulah Bap- | tist ‘Church in Fairfax County, and burial will be in the Beulah Cemetery. ! Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Ry- | !land T. Dodge. pastor of the Baptist Temple of this city. | Police Capt. W. W. Campbell has #p- | pointed Gilbert D. Suddarth of 1821 | | Duke street and W. W. Lipscombe of | | the 100 block South Aifred street to the Alexandria police force to fill the | | vacancies created by the murder of | Police Sergt. Charles R. McClary and | | the_resignation of Pafrolman Willlam | | H. Horton. Both of tie new members | | will be patrolmen. \ | Final rites for Revsl Callahan. who | | was fatally injured by a fall down an | eevator shaft in Washingion Wednes- | | day, were held this afternoon from the ' k.| Cunningham, Kennedy & Watkins fu- | neral_home at 809 Cameron street, hy Rev. Ernest M. Delaney, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. Interment | was in the Bethel Cemetery. | | Several hundred employes of the Larkin Co. at Buffalo, N. Y., will visit { Mount Vernon August 21 and will ston | here at the George Mason Hotel for | | luncheon. A motor cycle police escort | from the local force will be provided for the employes’ busses on the trip to | Mount Vernon. | | A benefit performance was staged 2t the Elks’ Hall last night by the Fox | Players of Washington for the Alexan- dria Day Nursery. Funeral services for James J. Kelley. who died Wednesday at his home, 1401 | King street, were held today from the | St. Mary's Catholic Church, and burial | was in St. Mary's Cemetery. | _ Royden Keith McCauley, infant sor | Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McCauley, died Thursday at the home of his plrem:,! 404 North Payne street. Funeral services | were held today by the Rev, H. S. Mc- | Fadden, assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and burial was in St Mary's Cemetery. Motor Cycle Policeman Ronald Mullen | was_bruised about the legs Thursday night when his ;motor cycle skidded | from beneath him at Montgomery and Patrick streets. Charges of non-support of his 12- year-old child have been dismissed against Bertram Dienelt, former man- ager of the Alexandria and Washington branches of the Dienelt-Nash Motor Co., with the satisfactory settlement of delinquent alimony. ~Dienelt is now sules manager of a San Francisco auto- mobile company and was arrested there | this week on a warrant charging him with non-support of his child, who lives here with Mrs. Dienelt. Methodist Protestant Chlirch con- ducted the prayer services at the Anne Lee Memorial Home for the Aged last night. The Rev. Norman Roberts was in charge. Mrs. Frances Louise Willlamson, 28, i andria Hogpital. ments have not been r e 3k ’ Alain Gerbault of France returns to his native land after a solitary voyage {around the world in a 39-foot single-masted cutter on a cruise that lasted more yaiced’ for the restoration of Gadehy's than six vears, i D. €. SATURDAY. AUGUST 3, 1929. |l(;moml for the Legionnaires of this o F. Clinton Knight is ehairm: # lawn fete committee, and he 'n“n’g 3' sisted by & committee the Ameri- | can Legion Auxiliary, headed by Mrs. | Jultan 5 Ballenger, v | The committee arranging for the | combined style and aufomobile show to be staged by the Legion at Armory Hall has set September 16 to 21, in- clusive, as the dates for that event. Nexandria Post Moves to | jones cox b seoiml, conipas, wi | Have Law Enacted Penaliz- Powell Roberts, construction chairman. Louis F. Hoy is in charge of the eandy ing Disregard of Emblem. | concessions. Wallace Lawrence. Alexandria's new ity manager, atiended the meeting last jnight. He is a member of the post at Special Dispatch to The Star. L o I"h""' e e S L 3 | manager for the past three years, and ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 3.—The will ask that his membership be trans- first step of a movement to have the ferred to the Alexandria post. Virginia Legislature adopt a flag law £ was made by Alexandria Post, No. 24. McLANE FIR}J CHAR;TERED. s - 2 American Legion, here last night at its meeting in the George Mason Hotel | p.. 1oy ties, T ; with the adoption of a resolution de- L b T, Gets Cortifiiata to manding that proper respeet be shown the flag under ail circumstances and providing a severe penalty in case of violation. Has No Such Law. Engage in Realty Business, ARLINGTON COUNTY . COURT | HOUSE, Va.. August 3—A certificate | of incorporation for McLane Properties. Virginia is one of the few States, if not the only State, that does not have a | law carrying a penalty for disrespect of the flag, and the resolution adopted last, night will be presented to the State | convention of American Legion Posis | at Petersburg, Va., September 2. 3 and | 4, with the request that it be adopted ! and introduced in the State Legisiature | for consideration at its next session. Approximately 50 members of the local” post. including the Drum and Bugle Corps, will attend the Petersburg . A lawn fete will be held An 16 at the Xaverian Brothers School o raise funds for sending the Drum and Bugle Corps to the conven- tion, while a portion of the proceeds | will' be turned into the =4 being ~—Wide World Photo. ' Tavern as a home and World War Inc., 176 Mount Vernon avenue, Oak- | crest, Va. was recelved vesterday by | County Clerk William H. Dunean from the State Corporation Commission. According to the charter, the firm is fo .deal in real estate. The ecapital stock is to not exceed $100,000. OM- cers are: President. Cyrus D. McLane, 4105 Eighth street. Washington: vice presi- dent. and treasurer, John W. McLane. East Palls Church. Va. and secretary Herbert. M. Campbell, Virginia High lands, Va. Recause of high charges for electric eurrent, Peiping, China, business men rian to organize a Chinesa company and build their own power plans, 'PRIMARY CAMPAIGN | TAME AT STAUNTON i Augusta County’s Four Democratic Make Single Speech. K| | Special Dispateh fo The Star. STAUNTON,. Va., August 3.- When Augusta County. including Staunton, sends its Democratic voters to tha polls next Tuesday to participate in the pri- | mary, it will bring to a conclusion one of the “tamest” campaigns this inimes | diate section has ever known, The Staunton-Augusta ares is one jof the few in Virginia that has feur | candidates in the field for two seats ‘n the House of Delegates. Apparentiv he Democrats are deciding issues them- selves without the aid of street-corner speechmaking, for not one of the four candidates has made & political speeci at & bonafide political meeting. ! _Not one of the candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination has visited Staunton fcr the purpose of declaring from the platform just where he stands on various questions, the House nominations the candi- dates are: W. Stuart Moffett and Wal- ter E. Beard, incumbents; Louis F. Jor- dan of Wayneshoro and Mrs. .fohn W. ‘Todd. jr., of near Staunton. Mrs, Todd ix the first woman to seek {0 represen:. Staunton and Augusta in the Stats Leg. islature. Mr. Jordan is & Wayneshorn lawyer and editor. 3 s ‘The Democratic nominees- will have opposition in the genersl election in November, the Republicans alreadv hav- ing selected Hallie E. Coiner of Staun-. ton and B. W. Jones of Churchrille, a2 their candidates, R In the first. three months of this year 113 American and nnly 35 British Alma were shown in Fngland Explorin New Peak Summer it's quite the thing to go vacation- ing, to explore new playgrounds, to see new scenery. Almost everyone does. vear, more than ever before, busin And this ess is going ex- ploring. Everywhere merchants are finding busi- ness more interesting in Summer. They have dis- covered many articles in their stocks that are timely and wanted by the public. They have come to the realization that people want information about their stores as much in Summer as in other seasons. They have found that a consistent advertising campaign during the Summer months will cause their business to climb new “peaks” and will offset the mythical “summer slump.” Let' “he Star be your guide to help vou reach new ~ gt heights in business. €andidates for House Failed to * '