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o I VOTERS OF VIRGINIA GOTO POLLS TODAY Three Candidates in Race for, Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination. (Continued From First Page.) sbout 50 names appearing on the bal- lots in Richmond. Nominations were to be made for four vacant State Sen- ate seats, as well as for the entire House ©of Delegates. Anti-Smith Candidates. The anti-Smith Democrats, who re- fused support of the party's national ticket last year, made a vigorous effort to keep last year's anti-Smith Demo- | crats from entering the primary so that they might be morally free to support in the general election Dr. William Moseley Brown, nominated for gover- nor by both anti-Smith Democrats and Republicans. Dr. Brown began his campaign before the primary, and in addresses in the past week vigor- ously denounced “Raskobism” in the Democratic party. Democratic leaders also saw an ef- fort, to keep voters out of the primary in the statement issued from Washing- ton yesterday by Bishop James Cannon of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in which he declared Southern dry Democrats would permanently re- main out of the party unless “Raskob- ism” was repudiated. Bishop Cannon said he regarded the Virginia elections as a vote on prohibition and that an anti-8mith victory would do more than | anything between now and 1932 to sound the death knell of “Raskobism” and prohibition nullification. EXPECT LESS THAN 150,000 VOTE. John Garland Pollard Apparent Fa- vorite in Gubernatorial Contest. Special Dispatch to The Btar. RICHMOND, Va., August 6.—Cul- minating & quiet campaign, in which the candidates for governor kept a wary eve upon Republican plans for the Autumn raid against intrenched De- mocracy, the State Democratic primary was in progress throughout Virginia to- day. A total vote of less than 150,000 was indicated. The primary will decide whether John Garland Pollard of Williamsburg, G. Walter Mapp of Accomac or Rose- well Page of Hanover will meet the Re- ublican-Cannonite ecandidate, William osely Brown of Lexington, in the bat- tle for the political control of the State., The relative qualifications of the three men to defeat the common foe of the Democratic cause provided the main issues of the primary campaign, nearly all of the intraparty fighting being in the nature of a tryout for the greater fight to come. John Garland Pollard remained the apparent favorite as the polls opened at sunrise today. His supporters claim a lead in excess of 40,000, Cannon Statement. The big pre-primary event in Vir- gnn politics was the statement from ashington yesterday of Bishop James Cannon, jr., active head of the anti- Smith party in Virginia and ally of the Republicans in the State contest this Flfi. Bishop Cannon’s statement, in- terpreted by Democrats as a last-min- ute effort to reduce the number of Democrats participating in the primary, caused little alarm in the ranks of the incumbent party, since they believed it appeared too late to have much effect. The statement also showed Bishop Cannen, for one of the few times in his long and successful career in Vir- ginia politics, on the defensive. As the primary campaign closed. the three factions of the Democratic guber- natorial contest peacefully merged into the established State Democratic or- ganization and frepurvd to move along already prepared lines in defense of the Democratic regime. The Democratic leaders are expecting a tremendous fight and are watching the primary re- turns anxiously for indications of Dem- ocratic weakness. Among the expected indices of new Republican strength will be the differ- ence between the primary vote for gov- ernor in certain localities and the vote for local tickets in those localities. The Cannonite faction has sought to per- suade the Democratic voters to remain independent by not voting the guber- natorial ticket in the primary. Wil Test Byrd Program. The primary vote also is expected to ‘be a test of the popularity of the Demo- cratic State program of progress begun during _the administration "eof Gov. Harry F. Byrd. Mr. Pollard has been the “administration eandidate” in the primary and his strength is expected to show 3’19 popularity or unpopularity of the Byrd program. The most unpopular move in this program, largely legislative in its origin, was the adoption of amendments to the eonstitution, providing for a shorter ballot in Virlfifll. ‘These changes were approved by referendum in June, 1928, by a very small majority. The Mapp forces in the primary contest took an anti-short ballot stand on the theory that a majority of Democratic voters proved of the short ballot amend- ments and ' still dlslrprove of them. This is another question that may be settled—at least so far as the Demo- crats are concerned—by the primary vote. Electioneering groups opposed to the Democratic party have made sensa- tlonal efforts to throw monkey wrenches into the machinery of the Democratic primary, and even have gone so far as elaim that participation in the Demo- oratic party carries with it no obliga- tion to support the ticket named in the primary. Under the law persons may vote in the primary provided they voted Demecratic in the State elections of 1935. Bome of the voters who were Democratic in 1925 since have become independents or Republicans. * Candidates Hopeful. A1l three Democratic candidates for mmr expressed high hopes for the t as the wnhrllgn ended. ‘The governorship is the only contest- ed office on the State ticket, James H. Price of Richmond, candidate for lieu- tenant governor, was unopposed in the primary, as was John R. Saunders, in- ‘cumbent attorney general. The Republican-Cannonite coalition J. Harvey Robinson (left) and his ‘brother, W. C. Robinson, took their places in front of the polis in the second ward at Alexandria, at'4 This morning and were the first to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 0 o'clock being held there today when the polls opened shortly after 5 am. Both men are staunch Pollard supporters. ——Star Staff Photo. o0 ARE ARRESTED IN STOP-SIGN DRIVE Maryland State Police Con- tinue Campaign Against Traffic Violators. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LAU*W:L. Md., August 6—Inaugu- rating 1heir drive against boulevard p" sign violators, Maryland State police reporting to the substation here yes motorists, it was said this morning. State Policeman L. Bloom, with 45 ar- | rests of this kind, led the officers of the precinct. Police are taking the violators imme- diately before justices of the peace, and fines ranging from §5 to $15 are heing imposed. The law permits the impo- sition of fines as high as $50 for the offense. The signs were placed at the en- trar.ce to State highways over a month ago, but a period of warning was T\VN’\. during which police merely cautioned motorists observed running “through” the signs. Zoning Ordinance Adopted. PREDERICK, Md, August 6 (Spe- cial).—After several months of study, during which the services of a Baltimore expert were employed, the mayor and aldermen last night adopted & zoning ordinance for Frederick. The new regulation will control building opera- tions and improvements in reeidential, business and industrial sections of the city. Members of the zoning commis- sion who drafted the law were Jacob Rohrback, chairman; James H. Gam- brill, jr.; C. Thomas Summers, David O. Griffin and William T. Delaplaine. - sea food dealer, who closed his store to- day to help carry on the local campaign for Pollard in the gubernatorial race, and his brother, W. C. Robinson, earned the distinction of being the first and second, respectively, to cast their ballots here. They appeared in front of the second ward polls at 4:30 a.m. and waited more than 30 minutes for the polls to open. Harry E. Poss was the first to vote in the second ward, while Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Simpson of 105 Masonic View avenue, Rosemont, were first and second in the third ward. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Harrison of 635 South Colum- bus street started the voting in the fourth ward. VOTE FOR DELEGATE. Arlington County Interested in But One Loeal Official. Special Dispatch to The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, Va., August 6.—Early indica- tions in Arlington County were that there would be a light vote, there being few persons gathered at the polls this morning. The polls opened at 5:12 am. and will close at 7:15 p.m. Arlington County has but one post at stake, the House of Delegates. Hugh Reid, in- cumbent, of Cherrydale, and Robert H. Forman of Glebewood, are the candi- dates for the nomination. ‘The Republican convention, at which an opponent will be selected, has been set for Thursday to permit that party an opportunity to learn who the suc- cessful Democratic candidate will be before selecting their own. There are three Republicans in the field, Louls A. McMahon of Clarendon, Clarence R. Ahalt of Arlington Ridge and Carl Marshall of Aurora Heights. LOCAL RACE BOOSTS VOTE. Winchester Contests Attract Many to Polls in Virginia Primary. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., August 6.—Spir- ited contests for local nominations were bringing out a heavy vote in Win- chester today in the Democratic pri- mary, and political observers predicted est Fou locally since the last gubernatorial primary. Otherwise the governor would have been light, it was said. Reports from Fred- erick County precincts indicated only a medium vote for governship, there being no local officers to nominate this year. Rainy weather by afternoon was indicated. is backing C. C. Berkeley of Newport News for attorney general, but there is no coalition candidate for lieutenant governor. The Republican convention nominated R. Walter Dickenson of Rus- sell County for this post, but their allles did not indorse him, nor did they name ® candidate. In the last gubernatorial primary, in 1926, the Democrats ' polled ™ . The Democratic vote in the presidential election last year was 140,146. In the Democratic primary of 1931 the total vote was 151,098 and in 1917 the total vote was 78,565. ALEXANDRiIiA VOTE LIGHT. Names of Candidates in Eight Races Confront Citizens, Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aum;‘tuc.—d'me Demoeratic primary, as peaceful and se- yene as advance stories painted it, is tly staged here today. ::'lmotir: had cast their ballots in the four wards at 10 o'clock this morn-| o ing, five hours after the polls were Oonfronting Alexandrians on the bal- 1ot today are the names of candidates in eight races, for the Democratic nom- ination. for Governor of Virginia and seven local positions, including civil and police justice, commenwealth's attorney, member of the House of Delegates, city , commissioner of revenue, city W and clerk of the Corporation % Harvey Robisson, 8 Jocal Seb avd Hlon's e CHAIRMAN FACES FIGHT. Head of Democratic Committee Is Supporting Pollard. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ' TUART, Va., August 6.—J. Murray Hooker, airman the Virginia Democratic committee, faced the fight of his career today. He is actively sup- porting Pollard, but there is strong Hlpr‘ sentiment in Patrick County, which Hooker is said to have dominated for years. This subsurface fight has injected a new element of interest into the primary here. LIGHT POLL REPORTED, Little Interest Shewn in Primary by Harrisonburg Citizens, Special Dispateh to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va., A A very light vote was being ea: Rockingham and Harrisonburg Demo- crats went into the State-wide Demo- vel 3 hopeful that ‘t?!e voting would pick up later in the day, but even the most optimistic | DU o predigted less than a normal vote. Lack of interest in the campa! n- erally was held n:gomlbh for z'g: ht vote. None of the igns this of these terday arrested approximately 500 COURTHOUSE LAND PRICES UP TODAY Montgomery Commissioners Will Take Up Offers to Owners Involved. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 6.—Al- | though the county officials have re- ceived some favorable replies to their | price offers for parcels of land in the | square west of the present courthouse | which it is proposed to purchase as an | additional site for the proposed new | county building, it was said that some of the owners have not even given their replies. The whole matter was again laid before the Board of County Com- missioners this afternoon, in their regu- Jar session here, and it is expected that the board will make known its decision later in the day as to whether to pro- ceed with the condemnation or to make further overtures to the holders. Only one property holder. in the square, it is said, has accepted the county's offer, and the price tendered was the same as the property holder offered to sell for some weeks ago. It was characterized as one of the fairest offers that had been received during | the whole negotiations. Dissatisfaction Expressed. While some of the county officials | were inclined to be optimistic over the inc(nliltion!. and expressed belief that most of the parcels might be bought at private sale, nevertheless it was learned that some of the property holders are entirely dissatisfied with the prices ten- | dered by the county as a result of the | appraisal made at a meeting of the building committee. ‘The commissioners are discussing this afternoon, it was said, the question of whether to go ahead with the condem- | nation proceedings, in the light of the | report of negotiations for private sale as produced by the subcommittee of the building committee which was ap- pointed to deal with the owners. The condemnation papers are said to have been ready for several weeks for filing in the Circuit Court, and all that re- mains to be done is for the county com- missioners to give the word to go ahead, ‘lnddbhe commission's counsel will pro- ceed. Suits May Be Withheld. If the committee gives any indica- tion that further negotiations might save the cost of condemnation proceed- ings, and that there is a probability of agreement with the owners on the price, it is probable that the suits would be withheld. However, as the condemna- tion is not to be treated as one project, but each parcel of land must be han- dled separately, there is nothing to pre vent the commissioners from urcgnm ing land on which a fair price is agreed upon, and submitting to a condemna- tion jury the question of the fairness of the price of the other lands which are needed for fublic use. It was said to be probable that the prices ‘fixed by the appraisal committee for the various parcels probably would be made public late this afternoon. Those have been withheld pending the nego iations, although the prices asked by the owners some weeks ago were made public in detail at the time. CONTINUE GRILLING MEN HELD IN SHERIFF’S DEATH Frederick Police Believe Prisoners Can Solve Fatal Shooting of Officer. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., August 6.—Al- though nine men are in custody of Frederick County officials in connec- tion with the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Clyde L. Hauver, this city, d\lnnfi a raid on a still ‘near Thurmont last ‘Wednesday evenl;t:. three men, Lloyd Lewis and Oscar McAfee, near Foxville, and Lester Clark, Hagerstown, are be- lieved to hold the key to the solution of the moonshiner who fired the fatal shot. The three men have been sub- jected to almost continuous grilling by Sherifft William C. Roderick and his assistants at the county jail during the last 48 hours without results. Each of the three men blames the other for firing the' shot at the rald- ing party as it forced its way through the underbrush last Wednesday evening. Sheriff Roderick announced last eve- ning that a pistol had the McAfee home and one at the home of Lewis. ‘They were of 32-caliber, the same type used to kill Hauver, COMMITTEEMEN NAMED. Maryland University Officials to Represent State at Potato Parley. By a Staff Correspondent of The Sta: COLLEGE PARK., Md., August 6.— Dr. T. B. Symons, director, and Dr. F. B. Bomberger, assistant director of the extension service of the University of land, and W. H. Holloway and W. ©. Cullen, will represent Maryland interstate early rnflo com- mittee meeting to be held in Norfolk, August 9, according to A. E. Merker, secretary of the commit iIrpose of systematically arranging the ! disposition of the annual potato crop: of the four States included. P dasnir U. 8. Engineer \Killed in Chile. o BANTIAGO, Chile, August 8 () —A. £ e e been found at | COUNCILMEN PLAN RETAINING WALLS Alexandria City Engineer tIo had Be Consulted on Construc- tion in Potomac. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTOMAGC, Va., August 6.—Speeding up its preparations for erecting retain- ing walls to protect the improved prop- erty abutting Mount Ida at the point where grading work is now in progress, the Potomac Town Council, at its meet- ing in the Town Hall last night, decided to confer with City Engineer E. C. Dunn of Alexandria, to determine what plans, if any, the city has made for improving that street after it annexes Potomac on January 1. The council then will shape its own plans accordingly and proceed with the work at once. The property, as it now stands, is un- protected from rainfall as a result of the severe cut which was made on the avenue from Terrett to Lloyd avenues to lower the street to & uniform level with nearby thoroughfares, thus eliminating D. C, a drainage problem of long standing. Two m%.‘m owners aftected by the frmlnc work appeared at the meeting ast night and declared that the storm last Saturday night washed away por- tions of ir lawn, Promise to Expedite Work, The council promised to expedite the work and agreed to use cinder blocks for the retaining walls atier Mayor Walter B. Fulton announced that he obtained an opinion from the United States Bureau of Standards stat- ing that either concrete, concrete blocks or cinder block would be suitable for constructing the walls. Town Sergt. A. F. Driscoll, in charge of the prison labor being used in the grading, said that the work of leveling Mount Ida avenue to the proper grade is being pushed forward rapidly and probably will be completed this week. A cinder surface will be placed on the road immediately. ‘The council authorized an appropria- tion of $100 to the fund being raised by the Potomac Fire Department to send a delegation of its firemen to the annual convention of the Virginia State Firemen's Association at Lexing- ton, Va., August 28, 20 and 30. Appears for Firemen. Richard A. Roseberry, president of the fire department, appeared before the council on behalf of the firemen and asked that the money be appro- priated, declaring that the request would be the last of that nature made to the council in view of the impend- ing annexation of Potomac by the city TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1929. of Alexandria, and that the “Potomac Fire Department certa wanted to make its last appearance at the con- vention an impressive one.” Mayor Fulton informed the council that the task of connecting the Mount Ids Citizens’ Corporation septic tank with the Potomac sewer system is being Elyunned along the lines recommended ‘Town Sergt. Driscoll and that the preliminary survey for the work has been completed and the stakes set. Bx]di have been asked for also, it is sal Hook-up Ordered Recently. ‘The hopk-up was ordered recently by Judge Howard W. Smith, in the Circuit Court for Arlington County, following a suit lodged against the Mount Ida organization by the Potomac council to obtain relief from the alleged un- h healthy condition said to be created in the northwest section of the town by the emptying of the overflow from the septic tank into an open ditch within the corporate limits of Potomac. ‘The work is to be accomplished as soon as possible, while the Mount Ida body must pay Potomac $75 per month for the use of the sewer system for the disposal of its septic tank overflow. ‘The monthly rental charge began on July 1, as ordered by Judge Smith. The financial report of the town for the month of July was submitted by | Charles L. Adams, town treasurer, The | sewer fund balance, as of July 1, was | iven at $1,241.63, while the general lund was over expended $641.88, leav- ing a cash balance of $509.75. Receipts from the general fund amounted to SUBURBAN $2,062.90, less the treasurer's per eent- age, $17.85, or $2,045.05, while the sewer fund receipts were $261.92, less the treasurer's per centage, $21.60, or $240.32, making a total of $2,285.37 for receipts from h funds. Expenditures for the general fund and miscellaneous expenditures amounted to 32818.71. The balance in the sewer fund totaled $1,481.95, while the gen- eral fund was overexpended $1,415.54, making the net balance for the month $66.41. The council decided to pa: oft as many claims and labor bills as the balance permits, while a six-month renewal of the $1.200 note held by T.| Morris White of Washington was auth- | orized. 8. G. Heddings, chairman of the building committee, anonunced that two new residences and several new garages are now in the course of construction ere. Mayor Fulton appointed Mrs. Naomi P. Craver, who recently was elected a member of the council, to fill the va- cancy created hg the resignation of Councilman H. C. Lusby, who moved to McLean, in Fairfax County, to serve on the council's lighting, printing and rules committees. i Dies From Injuries. LYNCHBURG, Va., August 6 (Spe- cial) —Henry Edward Rice of Altavista, died at midnight Sunday night at Lynchburg Hospital from hurts received Friday at Altavista in an automobile | accident. He is survived by a brother, R. C. Rice of Clarkson and a sister, Mrs. NEWS. FATHER OF 15 KILLS SELF; FINAL RITES TOMORROW Deceased, 57, Was Employed by County as Maintenance Man on Roads. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. AMMANDALE, Va, August €— Funeral services will be heid tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for Willlam E, Ready, who took his own life Monday morning, at his home on the Mason- ville road. Interment will follow at Fairfax Station. Ready, who was 57 years old, wa. employed by the county engineer l: maintenance man on the roa Falls Church and Ammandale. He is said to have been in {ll health for some 21:;; and has been unable to work for a His body, hanging by a belt from ;:n:;x }:)! the unfinished second s'l?;: ome, was discovered 3 mnr‘m!n" by his ;me. e note was found near the v stating that the act was induced hbvml,fl health and worry and that he had first made an unsuccessful attempt to hang himself outdoors, but that the limb of the tree had broken under his weight. Dr. Ford Swetman of Fairfax, called by Sheriff Kirby as acting coroner, issued a certificate of suicide. Ready is survived by his second wife and 15 W. J. Doss of Altavista. Qur Great Summer Sale 0 of his 18 children. 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