Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1929, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS., THREE NEW POLIGE . FOR HYATTSVILLE Uniformed Full-Time Man and Two Part-Time Posts Cre- ated by Council. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 15. Plans for reorganization of the Hyatis- ville Police Department were decided upon at the meeting of the mayor and town council last night. A recom- mendation of the police committee that l.hree police positions be created was one of the officers will be uniformed and will be on full-time duty on a monthly basis at a salary of $125 a month and telephone. This officer will pot only do general policing within the Corporate limits of the town and be subject to calls at any hour, day or night, but also will do such other duties 8s the mayor and council may require. ‘Two other part-time policemen will be appointed on a monthly basis at a salary of $25 a month each, whese duties will bs to patrol their respective assigned districts between the hours of % p.m. and midnight, unless exigencies otherwise require, and to do such other duties during those hours, or any other Dours on special occasions, as the mayor and council may deem proper to im- pose. Will Have Police Powers. ‘These two officers will have the same police powers as are vested in any other police officer of the town. The recom- mendation, which was signed by the police committee, comprising A. Moon, chairman; William T. Conners, Thomas E. Hume and E. B. Hilley, was made, it was pointed out, for the pur- pose of eliminating the fee system among the subordinate police officers of the town of Hyattsville and in order that the town may be more efectively and efficiently policed. The reorgani- ‘sation becomes effective November 1. It was announced that applications for the three positions will now be re- | celved by Mr. Moon, chairman of the police committee, who said that a spe- | eial meeting of the council would be called as soon as it was possible for the police committee to determine upon thg -applicants it would recommend for posts. Mr. Moon said the com- mlme would certainly try to complete this work in time w hold the special meeting before November 1. Former Chief Blanchard already has filed his application for the full-time post. ‘Town Bailiff Clifford O. Proctor was voted $75 for services during a part of July and chber Before recommendation of the gollu mmmmgc mnmal thce Po- Department was adopted, Caesar L. Alello :ppened before the council protesting that reasons which he understood had been given by th¢ r and council for abolishing t! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. TIE-UP ON BALTIMORE PIKE BLAMED ON CONTRACTORS Failure to Remove Matenal and Employes F ound Responsxble Race and Foot Ball Rush Periods. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 15.—Traffic the Wi Bot y layed Washington-foot ball fans for as much as 64 minutes, was caused by the failure of contractors to remove their employes and material from the im- ighway, according srecw of the State Roa sion. During the mh hours, between 1 pm. and 3'p. in which Baltimore racing fans were “headed for Laurel and crowds from Wi n were bound for the foot ball game at the and at College Park, road rollers md trucks laden with hot asphalt continued to carry on their work. A traffic survey made on this high- Commis- for Delays Durmg way last week showed a daily traffic of between 4,000 and 5,000 motor ve- hicles passing through the section under improvement during a 12-hour period from 6 am. to 6 pm. Another check, made between the same hours Satur- day, showed more than 12,000 vehicles passed through the section. According to Mr. Willar, 9,000 of the cars used the hilhwly between noon and 6 p.m. One of the causes for the delays was placed by the inspectors on the fact Lhnt crowds bound for the races, at- Punz to go through the improved four abreast, were met by an iioss us heavy a line bound for Bal- timore for the Navy-Notre Dame game. ‘The widening of the boulevard be- tween Baltimore and Laurel will be leted by the end df the week, ac- cording to Mr. Williar. HIGH CANDLEPOWER STREET LIGHTS GAIN Electric Lamps Replace Gas, District Department’s Report Shows. A large increase in the number of high candlepower electric street lights more than offset the annual reducuon in the number of gas lamps, acco: to the annual report of the munc: Electrical Dej it, public y-mrdly. wmx the result that n the end year, Wi lhD'ed tnmues in both thé number of street lamps in service and in the undlepowcr generated. the year, there wu & net in- cret.u of 1,165 lamps. In all, 3541 new lamps were connected and 2,376 were discontinued. The increase in candlepower was from 6,037,000 to 6,- 65,000. is represents an increase of approximately 133 per cent in candle- power, but owing to the economy of operating the larger electric units the increase in cost was only 825 per cent, according to the report. That electrh: lights fast are replac- ing the old gas fixtures is shown by the statement in the report that onu' n new gas lun were connected, whil 1,027 * were dheonnnued & net de- mayol office of chief of police September 30 Jast were untenable. He said his in- formation was that the office was abol- Carl M. Blanchard of hl.! duties on “” lncllldin. 14 shroom poor one. to the recent l!mke-\lp in l.he Police Department o said it was popullr '-h& days 3 ltmk police departments. He believed that the town was large | ;' enough and its interests sufficiently wvaried to have a chief of police and lt assistant and that the town ’ Soopiat Slanchard to the council to Blanc! e new full-time post. o Hilley Replies. Councilman E. B. Hilley, on behalf of the police committee, denied that the reeummend-unn of the committee was mittee in recommending the eflce of chief of police and w.ung of Blanchard. Councilman Hilley n.ld that before a letter from Mr. Aiello published in various newspapers umn‘ forth about the same views he expressed at last night's meeting the committee had decided upon its recom- | disease. mendation of last night. Garbage Contract Voted. limits from November 1 until June 15, 1930. The collections are to be made twice in each week from every house or buil where food is used or kept, at intervals of not less than three days nor more than four days. Regular col- lection days are to be fixed by the con- tractor and notice given of sched- ule for the various parts of town. Garbage must be placed in metal cans of sanitary model, not to exceed 10 gal- lam capacity, -nd must be the sidewalk cept where the hu.\th committee di- rects collections shall be made from the Tear of premises. The contractor must use a vehicle having & body that will cover the garbage and prevent it from dripping or wasting. Garbage must be taken beyond town ]Imlu for disposal. The town will pay he contractor $132 for the collection elch half month, to be paid the last day of the succeeding half month. The contractor will have the right to cancel the contract by giving notice of two months in advance. Pollowing the receipt of a petition from property owners, it was d:cided to at once on plans for the con- struction of sidewalks on bcth sides of Hope street from Central avenue to Co- | lumbia avenue and from Central avenue from Hope street to Schley avenue. Councilman Thomas E. Hume said that this work wos of an emergency nature. Phone Application Filed. Application of the American Tele- phone & Telegraph Co. to add to its Zonduit system along the Washington. Baltimore Boulevard and the exterision of Rhode d _avenue, now being constructed, was filed and was taken under consideration. It was expmned that the old conduit :nstalled in 1910 was now inadequatc for needs. Complaint was made of an alleged insanitary condition existing in the ra- vine just off the Washington-Baitimore ‘Boulevard between Pranklin and Block streets, and the matter was referred to the police committee and Corporation Counsel Waldo Burnside. Report of Town Treasurer William A. Shepherd shawed receipts to have becn $7,054.76, with cash in bank or in the | general fund of $4,167.80, making ex- penditures $2,886.96. Cash in various funds was: Pumper, road, $2,338.89; special road, 91.08; rebate, $2,697.58; fire depart- ment, $903.26. Former Chief of Police Blanchard submitted his report, as did Town Elec- trical Inspector E. B. Maddox, both in- dicating activity in their dmrtmenu TAKEN IN RAID. By a Staff Correspondent. RO, Md., October seized. wfi of t -v.ul wm found hidden the house, the barn, the corn erb and in other places, The Ts “were charged witn crease of 989. The number of gas street lamps still functioning lt gh close of the fiscal 3 lights. At the close of the fiscal r, 723 traffic signal lights were o’p‘e‘nuon - traffic and 34 s, whose operation o}urhdkmono m el lepartms increased 3,747 in 1928 to 4215 during the M year. issued 14,94' - mits for wiring privat premha.’ per ‘The departm ing the year, as eompoud with 12 1928. “' .|A. J. PLUMER DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME Mount Rainier Agent for The Star for 30 Years Victim of Heart Disease. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. :(omrr RAINI;:R Md,, ; October 15. lumer, for nearly 30 years the local distributor of Th: S'A.l’ydled Suddenly at his residence this morn- ing. Death was attributed to heart Althml‘h he had suffered heart. at- tacks previously, Mr. Plumer was active tin the management of his Yuftrdly he closed his old newsstand, long a local landmark, which must be moved to make way for the exumlon ol Rhode Island avenue, and open new store on the opposite lme of the thoroughfare. Mr. Plumer was a native of Wash- ington and 59 years of age. vived by his widow, Mrl Letitia Plumer, four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Payne, Mrs. ices Muchler, Mrs. |I1|.l White and Miss Elizabeth Plumer, and lhree sons, Edward, Joseph and Me The latter is chief of pou.ee of Moun! the chudl'en llve m Mount Rainier or Cottage {fl Puneral services will be he at St. James Catholic Church here, Thurs- day morning at 9 oclock BUILDING SEADROME MODEL AT CAMBRIDGE Apparatus to Make Transoceanic Airplane Travel Practical Be- ing Tested Offshore. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. CAMBRIDGE, Md., October 15.—The construction of a model seadrome was MURDER CASES Two Homicides Among 20 True Bills Returned at Marlboro. BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 15.— Twenty indictments returned within the past few days by the Prince Georges County grand jury were placed on the docket of the Circuit Court late yesterday and this morning. IRITCHIE APPOINTS | NEW STATE BOARDS Almshouse, Motor and Elec- tion Laws Commissions Named by Governor. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Ochber 15—Gov. Ritchie has announced appoint- ments of the almshouse cnmmhuon for the Eastern Shore, the almshouse com- mission for |‘-he ‘Western Shore, the commiss to recommend uniform mo- tor vehicle laws and traffic regulations for Maryland, Vi ia and the District of Columbia ard the commission to {ecummlnd changes in the election aws. The commissions were all provided for by the last Legislature, and the ap- pointments, together with a brief ex- planation of their duties, follow: Motor vehicle uniform laws commis- slon—The Legislature of 1929, by joint resolution No. 7, provided that governor should appoint a oommlulnn to confer with commissions already ap- pointed in the State of Virginia and the District of Columbia for the Furpole of recommending to the General Assembly vehicle and traffic regulations in Mary- llndb.uvlrflnl.l and the District of Co- umbia. T, nsportal Bfil'fdl ?mhldnber County Civie presiden lontgomery inty Federation, Bethesda; State Senator L. G. Sasscer, Upper Marlboro. Election Laws Board. Election Laws Commission.—The Leg- islature of 1929, by joint resolution No. 8, provided that the governor shoul appoint a commission of nine persons to examine all the laws of the State relating to elections and recommend to the governor and the General Assembly of 1931 such cl in and revision of election laws as the commission deems desirable. Commission members appointed: ‘The list includes two indictments for M murder, both against cdlored defendants. ‘There are five indictments for assault with intent to kill, two for assault with intent to rob and three for larceny and receiving stolen goods. ‘The grand jury yesterday visited the county almshouse and today is expected to inspect the county jail. It was learned yesterday that the jury will finish its work late today or tomorrow. Murder Indictments. ‘The two murder indictments are against Thomas Beaner, who is accused of killing his wife, Phoebe Hart Beaner, and Jeremiah Hawkins, charged with the murder of Frank Green. Both men are now lodged in the Marlboro jail. The list of indictments now on the court’s docket follows: James H. Col- bert, assault with intent to kill; Jere- miah Hawkins, alias Jerry Hnwkl.m murder of Prank Green; Jeremiah Hawkins, alias Jerry Hawkins, as- sault with intent to kill, assault and battery; Leo Hawkins and George E. Rawlings, hruny and receiving stolen goods, and James H. Colbert, assault with mum to rob and simple assault. Dun Miles, Abraham Williams, Henry Beutt robbery, receiving stolen Rood.s | t with intent to Tob, assault and blt?/!ry asault with intent to kill; Frank Thomas . Queen, statutory offense; Abraham Henry, statutory offense; kmchndm Hays, assault with intent to Townshend B. Williford, Ralph Hoff- man, larceny, receiving stolen goods; Joseph Ford, assault with intent to kill; ‘Thomas er, murder of Phoebe Bean John Burnett, statutory of- fense; Daniel Myless, statutory offense; Chester O. Ellis, embezzlement; Rich- ard Scrivener, burglary, housebreaking; Louls Brown, statutory offense, and Palmer L. Reese, non-support. Civil Trials Started., As the second week of the court be- gan civil trials were started. Testimony was heard before the jury yesterday in the case of Mrs. Minnie L. Getman, who is suing the Capitol Cemeury Co. for $10,000 for injuries she claims to have ‘Hagerstown: wmb“fi Pfederlck lnd Benhnln Hance, County Al.muhom cvmmhnlnm The Legislature of 1929, by joint res- olution No. 9, provided for the ap- pointment by the governor of two com- missions, one from the Eastern Shore and the other from the Western Shore, whose duty it should be to inves the present system of county houses and the of dapendt aged and infirm residents and report to the General Assembly of 1931 as to the ndvlslbimy of establishing a home and infirmary for the dependent aged and infirm on the Eastern Shore and a_ similar institution on the Western Shore. Eastern Shore Board. Members of County Almshouse Com- mission for the Eastern Shore: Caro- line Courty, Arthur W. Brumb.uah. Greensboro; Cecil County, George E. L. Hess, Elkton; Dorchester County, John A. Baker, East New Market; County, Howard ~Tumer, Bei Queen Anne County, Jud(e w. Hop- per Gibson, oenurvu‘Le- t Coun- Pfl.n Anne; Mrs. James Dlxun. Easton; Wicomico County, M. Clifford Smith,” Salisbury; Worcester County, Archie H. Hardesty, Berlin, Members of County Almshouse Com- mission for the ern Shore: Alle- gany County, Mrs. M. Lichtenstein, cumbefllnu' Anno “Arundel _County, Mrs. Caroline D. Hunt, Cumberstone: Baltimore County, Cockeysvill Calt Clarence county, Alonzo County, Stuart F. Hamill, ‘Oakland; .| Harford County, Dr. P led Kupum Bel Air; Howard County, Dr. Frank O. Miller, Ellicott l Mont County, Lacy 8Shaw, Silver Spring; Prince Georges County, Mrs. lnm Ray, Chillum; St. Mnrn County, Mrs, Maude S. Gardiner, Chaptico; Wash- ington County, Mrs. s-n M. Stouffer, sustained as a result of the alleged un- authorized removal of her husband’s body. No verdict was reached and the case continued until today. pe;l;he ;5 members of the second week's y jury are George E. Lanham, Charles Parker, Roy Young, E. Clifford Berry, Ernest L. Fairall, Albert G. Alst, Thomas N. Sheriff, John G. Barnaclo, Oscar T. Banner, Georn E. Richard- son, Howard M. Smith, Isaac D. Arnold, Edwin N. Fisher, B. O. L. Wells, Willard L. Goss, Williem D, Goss, Jacob 8. Guervich, Willlsm G. Spicer, Albert W. Wells, Elmer L. Baden, John B. Walter, Rllph C. Bradburn, John L. 1ls, Henry E. Canter and John A Miller. REBUILDING CHURCH RAZED BY STORM Rosaryville Structure Blown Down g Last Spring—Permits for Week. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. October 15.—Inauguration of the work of build- ing a new church in place of the edifice blown down during a freak tornado at Rosaryville last Spring is indicated in begun off shore here this week under the supervision of Edward R. Arm- strong, inventor of the apparatus which is expected to make transoceanic air- plane travel practical, The seadrome, which was brought here in sections, was loaded on a min. iature dry dock, Chesapeake Bay for tests. The model is a miniature of the type of seadrome which is planned as a land- ing station at different steps across the ocean. There are hotel accommodations for passengers at one end of the struc- ture. The opposite side is a hangar and n,u long center is a runway for the planes. ‘The completed structure is to be 1,180 feet in length. The model is just on- thirty-second this size, weighs 2,000 pounds and was bullt at an estimated cost of $10,000. PRINCE GEORGES FIRE TOWERS ARE OPENED| Muirkirk Station Has Been En- larged and Equipped With Repair Shop. By » Staff Correspondent of The Star. MARLBORO, Md,, October 15.—Repainted and repaired d the mmthl. thn two forest out rs in Prince Georges cm.m'.y were mfi:ed for the Fall fire season towers l.l'e at Bn.ndyvlm nml The latter tower beenewppedwmnm'mnmm- m'lllo has bunAlMed !nfl l garage equip- ment installed so that broken forest wardens' tools can be repaired at the mnan B. Tharpe is the watchman at Mulrklrk with D-nlel B. Wiaseman as prisone; mmx-mlr\nc and possession. At the Mariboro jail they described themselves as Frank I?Aymond and Mrlid Edmund comprised W Sherift m fihuequn 133'&. and Constable Wil- firechaser, M. Underwood is the lmokechmr at Brandywine, 1l fire -uwn extends to the dmmmduuu han- %fl huntal. ueo(lln( to which will take the!new building will be model out into the Choptank River cri:l:te foundation and cost about $5,000, hazard lnmumd&:n '.helr 'm:dunl the issugnce of a building permit for the new structure by the Pflng: Georges County commissioners last week. Hagerstown. MASONIC CANDIDATES RECEIVE DEGREES Class of 100 Is Initiated in New $5,000.000 Shooters’ Hill Temple. Special Dispatch to The Btar. ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 15.—The first degree work ever conferred in the new umooo temgle being erected on Shooters’ George Washing- ton Muonlc Nltlanx.l Memorial Associa tlon was received by a class of approxi- mately 100 candidates here today at the opening of the Fall reunion of the Vir- a Consistory of Scottish Rite Ma- fon A The fourth degree was conferred upon the class by the local members of the Virginia Oomllwl'! shortly after lunch- eon. dogree is to be con- ferred by the Falls Church members, uu ninth and tenth by members of tI Albert Pike Consistory of wuhlnnon and the fourteenth by the Front Royll. members at 7:30 o’clock tonight. mediately following the fourteenth legree Senator Arthur M. Robinson of lnflhnl, a thh’ty-thlrd degree Mason, will address the candidates. ‘The reunion will continue tomorrow, The Catholic Church which was de- molished one Sunday afternoon by the wind had stood about 75 years. The be wood on a con- peg.:dlnl to the application for the ‘The Brentwood M. E. Church also figured in the building operations for the week ending October 12, a permit to make $3,000 worth of repnl:l on that structure having been issued. Altogether ]only seven permits were issued during the week for blllld.lng operations esti- mated to cost $14, '}"}l:: (‘2‘::11“{1 peé:uuhmued follow: olic Church, owner; George 'cmu builder, $5,000, church, Euur.y- Mlnnle and John Goodwin, owners. $1,000, dwelling, Friendly. John E. Harrison, owner and bullder, $1,100, bungalow, Mitchellville, Elbert Pyles, owner; William Cllflon builder, $1,500, bungalow, Silver Hi W. H. Bherrlll nwner, $2,500, dwelllnl, SP; y. Slk. b il . uilder, repatr, $3000, Brentwood M. E. Church, s Mrs, Bolano owner; Alfred R. Yancy, builder, $150, ll-l‘l( A Hylt ville. CHANGE ME MEETING PLACE. Fairfax-Arlington Firemen Gather in Chamber Rooms. to Thursday and Friday. CARPER HERD WINS PRODUCTION TESTS For Beocnd Month McLean Cows Make Highest Average in Fairfax County. Special Dispatch to The St MCcLEAN, Va., October 15.—The dairy herd of Fred G. Carper of McLean highest average production in the Fairfax County Dalry Herd provement Association during month, with the herd of C. Oakton ranking second. This dupllclwl the record made last month, and re- verses the record of two months ago, when the Rice herd ranked at the head of the list, with Carper's dairy a close o highest he; ade b The t herd lun{e m: 4 Fred Carper's 45 cows, 97 Special Dispatch to The Star. -Fairfax meeting at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce rooms, Rees Building tonight instead at the Claren- don firehouse. G. 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