Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1929, Page 10

® SUBURBAN NEWS. IFossil of Whale Millions of Years Old Found at Prince Fredericl_:. Md. FUUR ARE KILLED - INAUTO ACCIDENTS Several Are Injured in Near- by Maryland and t Virginia. Four persons were killed and several Injured in automobile accidents in near- by Maryland and Virginia over the week end. Clarence F. Evans, 31 years old, navy ard employe, of 613 Gresham place, rashington, was fatally injured and two eompanions were arrested on charges of intoxication after their automobile crashed into a telegraph pole at the Beltsville curve of the Baltimore boule- vard early this morning. Evans was pinned beneath the wreck- #ge of the car, which was completely demolished. He was rushed to Provi- dence Hospital by Harrison Alexander, 1307 O street, a passing motorist, and treated by Dr. . J. Buckley. Police re- ports at first indicated the man was not seriously injured, but he died at 30 am. Has Broken Leg. James Reed Porter, a companion of Evans, sustained a broken leg in the accident and is in Casualty Hospital. He was taken to the hospital together with Alan B. Porter and Homer Page Porter, all of the 200 block of First street southeast. The last two men were held at the fifth precinct on charges of intoxication. After Evans died they were also booked for investi- gation and are being held for the Mary- land authorities. ‘The car in which the four men were riding crashed into the telegraph pole with such force as to arouse residents of nearby houses, who rushed out to find James Porter lying on the highway and Evans under the car. Thomas Reihm, in front of whose residence the accident occurred, assisted in lifting the car and extracting the” injured man. ‘The Porters have told police Evans was driving. Mother Has Narrow Escape. A mother and two young children escaped serious injury when an auto- mobile driven by Mrs. W. Gilbert Platt, 307 Takoma avenue, crashed through the rail of the Flower Avenue Bridge, Takoma Park, and landed in the Sligo Branch last night. Mrs. Platt was bruised and slightly cut, but together with her children, Marjorie, age 8, and Betty, age 5, got | out unassisted, although scores of peo- ple, who heard the crash, rushed to the scene. The children were not injured. Mrs. Platt said that the water main at one end of the bridge was exposed and while trying to avoid it she struck a hole in the bridge, which threw the car against the frail rails. ‘The latter gave way and the car was precipitated approximately 10 feet. Af- ter the accident the bridge was closed to all traffic. Three Are Killed. ‘Three former telephone operators at the police headquarters switchboard at Petersburg, Va., were killed and a fourth man slightly injured when an automobile plunged into a small stream near there yesterdsy. The victims ‘were caught under the car, and, un- able to extract themselves, were drown- ed. They were: Arthur Hawkins, 27 years old: Arthur Vaughan, 25, and Shirley Ellis, 25. T. M. Woolard was thrown clear of the car and escaped with minor injuries. ‘The accident occurred when the car missed a bridge and plunged down an embankment. MRS. E. V. HARRIS DEAD. Lifelong Resident of Rockville Suc- cumbs After Long Illness. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 9. — Following an illness of several weeks, Mrs. Eliza V. Harris, widow of John Henry Harris, died yesterday afternoon in the Sandy Spring Hospital, aged 79 years. She is survived by two sons, Eugene Harris of Olney and Raymond Harris of Washington. She also leaves a brother, George Shaw of Rockville. Funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Harris, Olney. Burial will be in Rockville Union Cemetery. Mrs, Harris was formerly a Miss Shaw, and a lifelong resident of Rock- ville and vxdnlty 1,000 AT REUNION. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LURAY. September 9.— More than 1,000 persons attended the Kite-Shuler- Koontz-Foltz reunion held at the Brick Church, this county, Saturday. The reunion was a day of Inuvmen following a short business session. Gifts were presented to John Kite, 84; Isaac Shuler, 81; Isaac Foltz, 81, and Dr. Koontz, 74 the oldest member of each family. Their combined ages totaled 320 years. The association of families voted to cg’m‘mue the reunions as an annual affair, You Can’t Hide a Poor Complexion : Cosmetics won't cover up pimples and blackheads, but the daily use of Resinol Soap and Ointment clears them : away. The continued use helps | to prevent such blemishes, and | imparts to the-skin a delicate glow and alluring eoftness. FREE L8R sns esinol By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, September 9—Bones of a full-grown whale, believed by sclentists to be between 3,000,000 and 8,000,000 years old, have been uncov- ered after five days’ digging near Prince Prederick by Willlam L. Jones, who re- cently observed his seventeenth birth- day anniversary. The bones have been given to the Smithsonian Institution. ‘The skull of the fossil was 7 feet long and indications were that the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. whale had been about 36 feet in length. The youth, who was a member of & Johns Hopkins geological nlrvey party last month, discovered some minor parts of the skeleton llon[ the beach near Governors Run the southern part of the State. After uncovering the mammal the bories were taken to Washington by sclentists, who are assembl the skeleton for the purpose of stu It is unders to be the only skeleton of its kind ever found in this section. MOUNT IDA SEWER FIGHT IS ENDED Contractor, Under Court Order, Begins Connecting Tank With Potomac Mains. Special Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT IDA, Va., September 9.— ‘The connecting of the Mount Ida septic tank with the sewer system of the town of Potomac, the last uct of the sanitation battle waged between the Potomac Town Council and the Mount Ida Citizens' Corporation for the past several years, was begun today by Her- man F. Chichester, Alexandria con- tractor. The connection, ordered by "Judge Howard W. Smith of the Circuit Court for Arlington County to eliminate a serious health menace said to be created in the northwest section of Potomac by the emptying of the overflow from the septic tank into an open ditch, will be made with 8-inch pipe across a right- of-way provided by the Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Washington Electric Rail- way Co., and is expected to be com- pleted this week. Nearest Manhole. ‘The nearest manhole of the Potomac sewer system lies about 100 yards from the Mount Ida septic tank across the tracks of the electric railway. The sewer fight has twice been taken into the Circuit Court before Judge Smith, first in June, when the Po- tomac_ Council sought relief from the unhealthy condition brought about by the emptying of the overflow into the ditch, and last week,, when Corpora- tion Attorney Walter U. Varney ap- peared before Judge Smith for the Town Council and succeeded in obtain- ing a court order to have the work a%eeded up by the Citizens Corpora- n. September 17 Time Limit. The order handed down by Judge Smith last week specifies that the present work must be completed by September 17. Corporation Attorney Varney has intimated that he will seek a permanent injunction against the Mount Ida organization if the ruling of the court is not complied with by that date, In his ruling, when the case was first presented in June, Judge Smith ordered the Citizens Corporation to make the connection between its septic tank and the nearest manhole in the Potomac sewer system and also further ordered the corporation to pay a monthly rental of $75 for the dlspostl of the overflow in the Potomac sewer. Bank Stock Record at Auction. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., September 9 (Special).—A block of 25 shares of Citizens' National Bank, this city, brought a record price of $277 per share, $7 better than the best previous, at public auction Saturday. It was bought by Perry Snyder, offered in set- tlement of the estate of the late Dr. James Whann McSherry, this cit) Bought on The Hecht Co. Budget Plan SUPPOSED AMNESIA VICTIM AT BERWYN Man Found Wandering in Dazed Condition Along Railroad Tracks Taken Into Custody. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. 'YN, Md,, September 9.—Found wandes in a dazed condition along the railroad tracks here, a man, about 50 years old, was taken early this morning into custody by County Police- man Clause Reese and placed in the Bladensburg jail. ‘The man, apparently a victim of amnesia, was unable to identify him- self and will be taken to Marlboro today for treatment. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 9 (Special) —Two brothers, Harry and Jack Sheetz, 22 and 20 years old, re- spectively, sustained fractures of their left legs, yesterday when their motor cycle collided with an automobile driven by G. M. Durrett of 326 Bellefonte avenue, Potomac, on North Washington street extended. The accident occurred when Durrett made a left-hand turn across the road- way. The two brothers were taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where they were treated by Dr. H. A. Hornthal. No charge was placed against Durrett. Rev. Hugh McFadden, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, will be the principal speaker tomorrow after- noon at the weekly funcheon meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club. Miss Christine West will render several vocal solos, with Mrs. Anna Meeks accom- panying her on the piano. Francis H. Fannon is chairman of the entertain- ment committee for tomorrow's luncheon, while the club president, Dr. Nelson Gray, will preside. Rev. Pierce Ellis, a native of Eastern Shore Maryland and pastor of the Bap- tist Church at Union Springs, Ala., for the past six years, yesterday was named pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city. The appointment was made by the congregation upon the recom- mendation of a committee named to suggest a successor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. P. L. Vernon, now pastor of the United Baptist Church at Lewiston, Me. Funeral services for Dr. George Tay- lor Klipstein, who died Friday at Los Angeles, will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Wallis, professor emeritus of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Virginia. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. St. Mary's Academy reopened this morning for the resumption of studies after the Summer holidays. Miss Elizabeth Chauncey, old, died early yesterday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Chauncey, 808 Duke street, after a protracted illness. Final rites will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at the residence, with the Rev Ernest M. Delaney, pastor. of the Sec- ond Presbyterian Church, officiatin, and interment will be private. Besides her parents she is sul by two sisters and two brothers, rs, William J. Bowle and ‘M. Smith ch-uncey of this city, and Mrs. Mary Reed of Washington and Depew Cmuncey of New York city. T ||IIIl|||III!IlllIIIIIIlIIIllIlI!IlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIlI!IIIIlIIIlIHIlIllIlIlI!IIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlHlIIIIIIIIIHI|IIlIlIIIIlIIIIIIIHNHIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHi “There is only ON E MAYTAG | 34 years $19000 FIRE LSS ON RAGING FARM Mare and Two Colts and Barn Burned at Page Brook From Lightning. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHES' A mare and two colts, valued at $8, and a barn and contents, estimated $11,000, were destroyed by fire !ollow- ing bnl)l:khm’n' bolt late’ yesterda; race horse breeding lm of Capt. Philip E. M. Walker, near Boyce, Clarke County. e of the colts m med by Bnm uel Ross, Washin, D. contents included llr_;e qulnmlu ot hay, straw and oats. Twelve thorough- bred mares and 12 foals were liberated and saved by an employe. The build- ing contents were per cent Insured. but none was carried on the livestock. ‘The barn, 120 feet lon‘ and 20 feet wide, was modernly equipped. e MONTGOMERY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SESSION Meet in Conference in Rockville to Outline Year's Work. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 9.— Virtually all of the approximately 275 white public school teachers of me county are attending the annual school teachers’ con(erenu in the school building here today. Edwin W. Broome, eounty su| rln- lendent of schools, is ‘in general cl and is being assisted by the ooumy supervisors—Thomas W. Troxall, Miss Huldah Brust, Miss Kristine Nillson and Miss Elizabeth Meany. Following = general meeting this morning, at which policies and other things pertaining to the new year were discussed by Supt. Broome and others, the teachers separated themselves into groups and conumered matters affecting their res e grades, Mr. Troxall being in charge al the hllh school teachers, Miss Nillson the ele- | mentary teachers, Miss Brust the | primary teachers and Miss Meany the rural school teachers. This afternoon the Montgomery County Public School Teachers’ Asso- ciation, the membership of which com- prises virtually all of the teachers of the county, will meet and transact routine business. ‘The forty colored teachers of the county are also holding their annual pre-school conference here today under the direction of Supt. Broome and Edward Taylor, supervisor of the col- ored schools of the county. The white teachers will spend tomor- row in their classrooms getting things in readiness for the opening of the schools Wednesday. The colored schools begin activities tomorrow. INVENTOR IS DEAD. Special Dispatch to The Star. FROSTBURG, Md, September 9.— George Zais, aged 75, tinner, son of the late Frederick Zais, native of Germany and inventor of the original flame mining lamp, died his here yesterday of a heart attack, aged 75. Mr. Zais, a bachelor, and his sur- viving brother, Morris, with whom he made his home, carried on the work of their father for many years, proving on the lamp when the urbm came into existence. Both retired from work 20 years ago. A sister, Mrs. Mary Hartig, this city, 1so survives. FREE Trial Washing Find out why the me. thdm e ‘;;‘i‘tdm'!nllfi- self, don’t keep it. Deferred Paymants You'll Neser Mise e pesclens e, Housewares Dept. Third F loor . Exclusively in Washington at Tflf HECHT Co. “F Street at Seventh" ¢, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929, SUBURBAN NEWS, REE PARKING OPPOSITE 8th ST. ENTRANC GOLDENEERG'S “At Seventh and K” Phone NAtional 5220 Super-Values--Briefly Told! 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