Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1929, Page 11

TSUBURBAN NEWS. ___"THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON THOAEKILED INAUTD CRASHE William C. Robinson Dies on Alexandria Pike—Danville Motorist on Tracks. By & Staff Cortespondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va. September 12—By a strange twist of fate, William C. Robin- son, 38 years old, 124 North Pitt street, Alexandria, was instantly killed early this morning in an automobile acci- dent on the Washington-Alexandria pike, while the driver, Robert Sylvester Krezell, 21 years old, 1900 block New Hampshire avenue, Washington, es- caped without a scratch, after having been pinned under the car. As a result of the crash, Krezell was being held without bond this morning in the Arlington County jail under a technical charge of investigation, but was to be charged with murder later in the day, it was said by Common- wealth's Attorney Willlam C. Gloth. The crash in which Robinson was killed occurred at about 1:30 o'clock this morning about midway between South Washington and Potomac, Va. According to Policeman H. L. Hinton of the Washington force, who lives at 418 Glebe road, Arlington County, and a companion, D. E. Hutchinson, 430 M street, Washington, the only two wit- nesses, they were proceeding south when they saw a high-powered roadster bearing down on them from the op- posite direction and on the left side of the road. They told Policemen John R. Burke and Ray Cobean of the Arlington County force, that they did not at first know what to do and then Hin- ton pulled as far out of the road as he could and brought his car to a stop, at the same time shouting to the driver of the other car to “get over.” Goes Over Bank. At this point the car driven by XKrezell swerved sharply to the right and turned over the embankment on the east side of the road. As the ma- chine lurched over, they said man American Furniture Co.—512 9th St.—Between E and F High-Grade Furniture at Special Low Prices e B FRIDAY Specials By s Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md,, September 12.— James Watkins, alias “Peggy,” nimble “peg-legged” colored man, who walked out: of " Princa Georges Gounty Police | | Court about a month ago when no one | was looking, had no opportunity to re- peat his escapade yesterday when he was again brought to the courtroom, | for police removed the peg leg and placed it behind the judge's bench, | while the man himself was “parked” in the corner of the room farthest from the door. Police Remove Prisonet’s Peg Leg To Prevent Him Making His Egcape When finally arraigned on chorges of maintaining a disorderly house &nd setting up a gaming table, he asked a jury trial and was held without bail. Watson was captured two weeks ago after being at liberty several weeks. At that time he was located in a swamp behind the Bladensburg jail and ran so fast, police rej hour to catch . Last Saturday he again tried to escape from police, using uicide as a means, He was discovered hanging in his celi, but was cut down and revived by the Prince Georges County rescue squad. | was_hurled through the windshield, landing in_the road. This man was later identified as Robinson, while Kre- zell emerged in a few minutes from | the wreckage. Hinton held him until | the arrival of Potomac and Arlington | County authorities, the former taking | him to the Potomac jail, from which | | he was later taken by Burke and Co: | bean to the Arlington County jail. | The police claim that Krezell was | so intoxicated that hs could not walk | without assistance and that he was too dazed to give them any idea as to his participation in the accident. In explaining the murder charge, | Gloth stated that the Virginia law | does not permit the filing of a mnn—} slaughter charge, the jury determining the degree of gullt. A hearing on the case will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock before Judge Harry R. ! ‘Thomas in police court. DRIVER FOUND DEAD. Virginia Motorist Evidently Plunged on Railroad Tracks. Special Dispatch to The Star. | DANVILLE, Va., September 12.— | Prank Everett Johnson, aged 22, was found dead at daylight today lying be- | side his destroyed automobile on the | tracks of the Norfolk & Western Rail- | way near South Boston. Examination | | showed that he had missed the bridge | spanning the tracks and had plunged | | 30 feet to the tracks below to mecet| instant death. 1 Last night he had attended a dance at Riverview Park and after the event had driven Miss Alice Wimbish to her home at Nathalle. He was returning alone when he was killed. He was first lleutenant of the South Boston Natjonal Guard Company and a son of G. H. Johnson. {COURT REJECTS SALE OF PETER POSEY FARM Declines to Accept Price of $260,745.26 for 273 Acres on River Road. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 12.— The recent trustees’ sale of the farm of the late Peter Posey, located on the River road, this county, near the Dis- trict of Columbia, is set aside in an opinion handed down by Judge Robert B. Peter in the Circuit Court here. The property, which consists of 273 acres, was offered for sale at public auction by five trustees appointed by the court to make the sale for the pur- pose of partition, and was knocked down to Harlowe B. Kirkpatrick for $260,745:26, or $950 an acre. Two of the trustees, however, announced at the sale that they would request the court to refuse to ratify the sale, and before ratification was considered by Judge Peter exceptions were filed and were tract. Judge Peter held that as the sale had | not been made by all of the trustees he was not pledged to ratify it, and that as the owners would suffer a consid- erable loss if the sale were ratified and as the purchaser would lose only a good bargain he would set the sale aside. It is understood the property will again be offered for sale at public auc- nonl following the necpssary advertise- ment. rted, it took half an | | more today began a four-day celebra- | Lord Baltimore, | Staunton Rotary Club Is Now Nine | | accompanied by an offer from Charles | C. Koones of $1,050 an acre for the | | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. | | ninth anniversary last night at a din- D. ¢. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER '12, 9. BALTIVIORE BEGINS BIRTHDAY FETES Opens Four-Nay Celebration of 200th Anniversary—Army | and Navy Represented. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, September 12.—Balti- tion of its 200th birthday anniversary. Today is a legal holiday in Maryland (Defenders’ day), the anniversary of the successful defense of Baltimore at Fort McHenry in 1814, and schools, as well as all public and many commercial institutions, will be closed. The Navy has sent the battleship New York and the cruiser Memphis to take part in the celebration. Two bat- teries of the 6th Field Artillery and a squadron of the 3d Cavalry, from Fort Myer, Va., have been ordered to Bal- timore for the occasion by the Army. The air services of the Army and Navy are represented by a fleet of pur- suit planes from Selfiridge Field, Mich., and bombers from Langley Field, Va. Troops and planes have also been de- talled from the Quantico Marine base. The formal opening of the celebration was.at noon at the City Hall, when the the tower bell, was tolled 200 times. With the last peal the invocation was pronounced, followed by the official opening of the bicentennial by Mayor Willlam F. Broening. OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY. | Years Old. STAUNTON, Septémber 12— Slaunton’s Rotary Club celebrated its Va., ner meeting held at the Y. M. C. A. Dr. Marshall J. Payne, first president | of the club, was in the chair, and most of the 25 charter members were present. Greetings were recelved from Past| District President Joe Turner of Hollins, | and Mac Bullington of Richmond, who were active in organizing the club. REMARRIAGE BRINGS REUNION OF FAMILY Wedding Joins Again Parents and Children Once Separated by Divorce. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 12— The marriage here yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Rachel Virginia Brady and Frank P. Martin, both of Ballston, Va., paved the way, according to the officiat- ing minister, Rev. Bertram M. Csgood of the Baptist Church, for a happy re- union of a little family. The ‘couple, so the minister was in- formed, were previously husband and wife and are the parents of three chil- dren. A divorce decree scattered the quintet, but the remarriage of the g:‘r:;'_:i‘ they"m'lld 'i}k‘le clergyman, will em all together aga Virginia home. 2 S The ceremony was performed at the Baptist parsonage. Immediately after- ward the re-united couple ieft for Ballston, apparently delighted with the afternoon’s turn of the wheel of fate. Virginia Attorneys Qualify. STAUNTON, Va., September 12 (Spe- cial) —Three members cof the State bar qualified to practice before the Su- preme Court of Appeals yesterday in its first sesslon of September term held in this city. They are Lon Moore Howe, East Radford; J. P. Sadler, jr, Bon Air, and J. Lynn Lucas of Luray. PR TS The Etruscans and_ the Hittites are two mysterfous peoples of antiquity, seemingly powerful in their day, of whom hardly a vestige is left to tell us anything about them. Organized Responsibility Use Yellow Cabs and Bl2ck and White Cabs Owned and Operated by Brown Bros. 3rd Anniversary Sale Offers FRIDAY Specials $1.00 Taboret . . .. $10.00 All-cotton Mattress, $5.95 $4.50 Unfinished Server. . . $1.00 $5.50 Felt Base Rug, 6x9. . $2.49 $2.25 End Table.........99¢ $17.50 Telephone Stand JUDGING PROGEEDS AT MARLBORO FAIR Women’s Clubs Exhibits Win Prizes—Other Successful _Ones to Be Announced. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., September 12.—Following a full day of judging of the many exhibits displayed at the Marlboro Fair, a few of the winners were announced late yesterday. Most of the others will be compiled today. but acording to Willlam C. Brooke, secre- tary, it will not be possible to complete the list of awards until Friday. In the tobacco-judging contest for 4-H Club boys Woodrow Robinson cap- tured first place with a score of 280 out } of a possible 300. Thomas Weems was second with 260; Raymond Cranford, third, 230; Roland Howard, fourth, and Kenneth Cox, fifth. All of the winuers were from Calvert County. The Decatur Heights Housekeepers' Club won first place in the project ex- hibits of the Federations of Women's LUMBER FIRE SALE | Sacrifice of Valuable || Miscellanedus i Lumber and : Hardwoods Terms: Cash, Hauling by Purchaser Call at 800 C Street S.W. or 'phone National 3668 or 3669 W. A. H. CHURCH, INC. | and Chair, Green. .. ...$8.95 -$2.95 27x54 Rug.........99c SOBURBAN NEW booth illustrating Animal—the Club, with a clever ‘The most a domestic scene with flies contaminating uncovered food. It was arranged under | the direction of Mrs. N. O. Brigham, chairman of the club exhibit committee. Second place went to Study Club for its “protect the birds” project, in a realistic setting, arranged under the chairmanship of Mrs. Charles Stancliff. The exhibit of the Chillum District Study Club, based on the theme, “A woman’s club should be a lighthouse Dangerous F, "| It consisted of a cage in which there Ju' Lanham | It in the community,” was adjudged third. Mrs, L. L. Castle was chairman of the club’s exhibit committee. “The Eyes Have It,” a project which called forth considerable originality in demonstrating the correct and incorrect method of lighting, catured fourth place. was the work of the Mellwood Dis- trict Women's Club, of which Mrs. E. C. Marbury is exhibit chairman. “Brighten the Corner where You Are,” a welfare project of the Landover Community Club exhibited by a_committee headed by Mrs. Wade Sheriff, placed fifth. ———— THE BOYS' SHOP ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE P-B STORE Looking Schoolward Good clothes are an inspiration—and to none more than the boy in the form- ative ages. P-B clothes are carefuily designed to foster zeM- respect; and there- fore they are a good mvestment, “Parker- B oy’ ’ A suit with two pairs of full-cut knickers $15 Never better than this Fall's presenta- tion. Fancy chev- iots, cassimeres, tweeds—of distinc- tive patterns; with big plus-four knick- ers. They know the service required of them and give it— in full measure. Sizes 8 to 18 vears Boys’ ‘“Longie’”’ Suits Two Pairs of Trousers—Both long, or one long and one knicker $25 Boys are fashion wise—and they'll find these models to their notion—while the quality will im- press you. Plain blue cheviots; and fancy cheviots, cas- $22.00 Cane Wing Back ChAIE . ... o i bt SOV $8.00 Magazine End Table, $2.98 '$5.95 Priscilla Sew. Cab.. .$2.25 $22.00 Spinet Desk....$14.95 $10.75 Occasional Table.$6.50 75¢ Felt-base Hall Runner. .42¢ $14.00 Windsor Arm Rocker':.......¢ ....871.25 i §2.25 Magazine Rack. . ..$1.69 | 1 | They'll hold their own in the Sizes 14 to 20 years. simeres and tweeds. siege of strenuous service. All-Wool Knickers $250 to $5-50 Fit ages 8 to 20 years. The big plus-four and plus-six models, in fancy cheviots and cassi- meres. 50 Two-Knicker Suits Reduced to $8.75 and $12.75 Broken lots—sizes ranging from 8 to 18 years. Show stock handling a bit, but the wear-worth is there. | ..$2.95 ..$3.95 .$3.95 $5.75 Painting, 10x20. . $7.95 Pier Cabinet. . . .. $7.50 Console Set...-. $15.00 Sewing Cabinet. . $10.00 Lamps (samples) . $5.75 26-pc. Nickel-plated CHITS PR v, 65¢ Felt-base Floor Covering, 35¢ Pictured Here Easy Credit = Hollywood Vanity Hollywood Vanity Extra Special i Bedroom Suite Wardrobe $13.95 Ample S, for Clothes 75 Odd Club Chairs $15.95 Covered in Velour and Mohair BOYS' SWEATERS—in the new figured designs that are a distinct departure from pre- vious ' favored effects. Also plain heather mixtures. Sizes 8 to 20. $2.95 and $395 BOYS’ SHIRTS—in all the plain shades. dependably fast colors; and fancy patterns. Collar attached. $1 and $1.50 $1.50 and $2 BOYS' GOLF HOSE—in “Scotchy” ef- fects—that are exclusive with us..50c and $]1 BOYS’ NECKWEAR—Smart new pat- terns, in silks of exceptional quality,’ 500 and §] S S SIS 3 20 = RS2 S00x %] BRI *Teck Jr. Oxfords The shoe that’s made easy for growing feet. Tan and black; plain and grain leathers; blucher and straight lace; rubber and leather heels. $4 and 35 *Trade name resistered. L Three beautiful pieces, covered in velour, with reversible, spring-filled cushions. Large roll arms and high backs add to its comfort. Opens to full size comfortable bed. Anniversary Even at this low price we offer you a suite covered in a fine grade of mohair with plain velour sides and backs New style frame top and reversible, spring-filled cushions. Anniversary Sale . Baby 93 3-Pc. Windsor Style Bed Outhit ' 529.75 $1 Down Delivers This Outfit Co‘nsis‘ts ‘of 45-1b. cottou*.and felt mattress, comfortable link spring-and Windsor. panel style: 119 Pay Barber Bill a Visit —before school opens. The youngsters will enjoy a ride on his hobby horses—while Barber Bill and his assistants are cutting the hair. Boy Scout Headquarters Every feature of Boy Scout equipment is here—the official makes. ‘ Anniversary Sale see” AMERICAN ppst AMERICAN FURNITURE €0 BETWEEN EANDF STS