Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1929, Page 11

SUBURBAN NEWS, THE EVE NG STAR, WASHINGTON, MORTON ELECTED TOLICE STUATION TO CRASHES INTO RESIDENCE CITY LEAGUE HEAD Former Manager of Alexean- dria Chosen President of ’ Virginia Organization. 1 ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 16.—City | Manager Paul Morton of Petersburg was elected president of the League of Virginia Municipalities here this after- noon at the closing session of the twen- ty-fourth annual convention of that | body which was held in the George Mason Hotel. Mayor Harry P. Davis of Manassas was named first vice president, F. L.| ‘Watson, commissioner and vice mayor | of Charlottsville, second vice president; | Ciy Manager Wallace Lawrence of | Alexandria, third vice president; City | Manager Roy S. Braden of Hopewell, fourth vice president; M. L. Waller- | stein of Richmond, executive secretary, | and C. B, Borland, director of public safety at Norfolk, executive commluee-’ man. | Formerly in Alexandria. The new president served six years in municipal service in Alexandria, two as director of public safety and four as city manager. His success here at- tracted the interest of the Petersburg City Council and he was tended an offer last June to take over the managemcnt | of Petersburg, which he accepted, as- suming his new duties on October 1. It was learned this morning that the committee appointed to suggest & site | for next year's convention will go be- fore the delegates this afternoon lnd‘ recommend that the twenty-fifth an- nual convention be held in Roanoke. It is expected that the report of the convention committee will be followed, | as was the nominating committee’s re- port, but Charlottsville, Harrisonburg, Norfolk and Richmond have asked for | the next convention and & lengthy dis- | cussion may take place before any | decision is reached. { Municipal Airports. ‘The important part municipal air- ports will play in the growth of citles ind towns was related last night by . Pendleton Taliaferro, jr., chief of the eld service station of the Bureau of | Acronautics, Department of Commerce, | at the banquet held at the hotel by the City of Alexandria for delegates and their guests. “Without an airport no city can hope to have contact in the great transpor- tation net which is being formed up there in the sky,” he said. “The day of air transportation is rapidly approach- g and in order to be prepared your ®owns and cities must open municipal airports.” ‘Taliaferro was. introduced by Com- monwealth’'s Attorney Albert V. Bryan, who presided. Others who appeared on the programs were Mrs. Ruby Davis Haley, who sang several solos, with Miss Margaret Armstrong as her accompanist at the piano; Clark and Gurley, who rendered Negro spirituals, and Jamess Mullens, who gave impersonations, Morton Wallerstein, executive secre- tary of the league; Paul Morton, city manager 6f Petersburg, third vice presi- dent of the league and former city man- ager of Alexandria; T. Gibson Hooff, city attorney of Lynchburg, and Carl Budwesky, city attorney of Alexandria, were presented to the audience in a unique manner by Bryan, who called upon them to speak and then silenced them with a rap of his gavel when they attempted to respond. Defer Gas Tax Action, The league at its afternoon session yesterday deferred action on the gaso- line tax question, considered an out- standing issue of the convention, and voted to table the report of the special committee which proposed a law exempting industries from local taxes for a period of five years as an induce-, ment for them to locate in Virginia. ‘The committee appointed at the con- ‘vention last year to investigate the gaso- line tax with regard to requesting the State Legislature to appropriate to the municipalities a portion of the fund collected by & 5-cent assessment on each gallon of gas sold in the State - threw a surprise into the day's proceed- ings when, through its chairman, City Manager R. W. B. Hart of Lynchburg, it announced that it had not decided upon any definite recommendation on the question and asked that a “stronger committee” with “broader powers” be named to continue the investigation. ‘The convention followed the motion of City Manager Wallace Lawrence of Alexandria and voted to defer action on the matter and either retain the present committee or appoint & new group to continue the investigation and make a written report of its findings to each town or city council holding member- ship in the league. Exemptions Opposed. ‘The resolution offered by the com- mittee on exempting industries from local taxes was vigorously opposed by & number of delegates and was finally tabled by vote. It is regarded by many today as definitely killed. ‘The committee which favored the exemption and the subsequent bill ‘which it prepared to have presented to the General Assembly was composed of Mayor J. L. Bland of West Point, G. A. ! Rhodes, former mayor of Lexington; Mayor R. T. Wilson of Petersburg, Mayor James Gannon of Bristol and Auditor C. B. Strange of Danville, The league followed the recommenda- tion of its committee on the excess con- demnation law and voted to request the General Assembly to adopt a measure through which municipalities can obtain by condemnation “jib” corners and other small plots of land unsuit- ably developed by their owners, the land to be used for municipal purposes or “sold with restrictions.” The up which made the recom- mendation was formed by the follow- ing: Mayor S. Heth Tyler of Norfolk, City Manager W. P. Hunter of Roanoke, City Attorney James E. Cannon of Richmond, Mayor E. W. Sanford of Pn'nvuk and Town Manager H. M. ‘odd of Galax. 1 Regional Planning. An address on regional planning with fegard to the development of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia was delivered at the afternoon session yesterday by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public guildings and paiks in Washington. Col. Grant did not suggest any plan for the development of the entire area in question, but stated that the future growth of the section warrants a system being worked up and put inta effect. | He gave a detailed talk on the zoning plans now being used by citles to assure their proper development. Along this line Judge R. C. Jackson, city attorney of Roanoke, explained the model system of city planing in use in e and told how it could be sdupled to the needs of other cities and towns in Virginia. W. S. Defen- baugh, chief of the city schools division of the Bureau of Education in Wash- ington, made an address on safety education_in public schools. R. H. Foster, chief of the fire de- partment in the Norfolk Navy Yard, urged the standardization of fire-fight- ing equipment in Virginia, particularly in couplings and hose, and asked town and city officials to discuss the mnatter with their fire chiefs and, work out a plan with that view in mind. The delegates were the guests of the host city on a sightseeing trip at the conclusion of yesterday’s business ses- sion, & caravan of more than fifty cars forming to take the visitors to the various points of interest hereabouts. Committees Named. Committee appointments were an- hogneed yesterday as follows: Mayor L. H. Bruce of uditor, H. A, Haden Turning sharply to avoid collision on Marlboro Pike at Crystal Spring ave- nue, an automobile yesterday crashed into the home of Charles Bednarik, knock- wheels on a pool table. | ing a hole in the cement base of the structure and coming to rest with the front Elmér Maske, said to have been the driver, escaped with only a slight injury to his knee. The car, a rented one, was demolished. Two trucks were necessary to pull it out. Bednarik is shown beside the hole made in his home. He estimates the damage at several hundred dollars. Burney of Suffolk; mayor, J. V. Bick- ford of Hampton; treasurer, C. A. Moore of Bedford; Sidney Shumate of Warrenton, C. A. Brown of Martins- ville, George N. Buck of Front Royal, and councilman, H. Bruce Whitmore of Manassas. Convention committee to select time and place for next year's convention— Councilman R. W. West of Newport News, chairman; Councilman Wortley Dickey of Richmond, town manager, W. B. Thompson of Frahklin, Mayor R. B. Sanford of Farmville, Manager 8. L. von Cemmingen of Culpeper, Councilman J. O. Stickley of Harrison- burg, City Manager H. E. Todd of Galax, City Treasurer D. M. Treadway, jr, of Chatam and Mayor. John F. Bethune of Falls Church. Resolytions—Councilman J. W. Comer of Roanoke, chairman; City Manager Roy 8. Braden of Hopewell, Mayor H. Orim "Peck of Lexington, Mayor J. M. H. Willis of Fredericksburg, Mayor John W. Winder of Chincoteague, Coun- cilman John E. Shank of Salem, Town Manager J. C. Vass of Waynesboro, City Manager W. F. Day of Staunton and City Manager L. R. Dettra of Win- chester. Auditing—Town Manager S. A. Dur- ham of Wytheville, chairman; Auditor L. €. Brinson of Portsmouth, Clerk W. M. Spottswood of Petersburg, Auditor E. W. Winfrey, jr, of Clifton Forge, Auditor P. H. Tucker of Roanoke, Au- ditor C. B. Strange of Danville, Treas- urer Charles L. Adams of Potomac, City Engineer W. G. Myers of Harrisonburg an Radford. —.— CANDIDATE SPEAKS T0 DANVILLE THRONG James H. Price. Nominee for Lieu- tenant Governor, Makes First Address in Section. Special Dispatch to the DANVILLE, Va., October 16.—James H. Price, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, mak- ing his first campalign address in thi section last night told a Danville au- dience that independent candidates, if elected to the General Assembly, will be denied the right of participation in the party caucus. All independents will be regarded as though they were regu- lar Republicans. The speaker reviewed the dominant issues of roads and taxes, stating that the coalition candidate for governor had approached only one State issue, that of roads, and that in attacking the ion he had made a EDUCATIONAL. SP AN—ISH SCHOOL OF WASHINGTON Prof. from Spain. Conversational Method. Rapid Progress. 1338 H St. N.W. Nat. 9360 COLUMBIA KINDERGARTEN TRAINING 2 TT, Principal. BARA K. LIPFINCOTT, Principal,,, B BUSINESS Poteet’s ‘coLLece Commersial National Bank Bldg. 14th and G Sts. National 4717 WH Bpend 9-12 months day or 18- months_in night school when you can get equally as good & course in every in _one-third th time, much cheaper in t| of indorsers ° Position guar Enroll TODAY, Est. 10_y; tagial School. 1338 G N. Critcher School of | Painting and Applied Arts Painting and Drawing Commercial Art Design, Costume Design, Poster Advertising, Interior Decoration No. 1 Dupont Circle N. 1966 c on_request. S5 | SEC Last Opening |2 Commissioner R. S. Hopkins of | & 4| 8B Cor. SPEAKS FOR POLLARD. Floor Leader of House Addresses Culpeper Voters. Special Dispatch to the Btar. CULPEPER, Va., October 16—Before a large audience, which packed the Fairfax Theater, Ashton Dovell of Wil- liamsburg, floor leader of the Virginia House of Delegates, spoke Monday night in behalf of the candidacy of Dr. John Garland Pollard, Democratic nominee for_governor of Virginia. The meeting was presided over by Charles M. Waite and the speaker was introduced by Capt. T. E. Grimsley, veteran of the Spanish-American War. Mr. Dovell recited some of the bent ficial legislation which had been ac- complished by Democrats and described the progress of Virginia under Demo- cratic rule. Fully half the audience were women. The Culpeper Band played. T R Because of the great crop of gherkins, the small cucumbers which are pickled in Germany, this year, growers of the Rhineland unable to sell them. PREPARE NOW Real er Now for Census erical Examination Class Starts October 15 NUMBER LIMITED. Temple School, Inc. 1420 K St. National 3258 Census Examinations R Cor.13th ‘and F Bts. N.W. Met. 6551, * Commercial Art Advertising Interior Decoration Costume Design Positions for Graduat or New Catalop Ask LIVINGSTONE ACADEMY 29 Years in Washi 1338 ¥ 80, Onp: Fox' > " Thet. 2008, 12th & F Sts. N.W. Weather Bureau, Editorial Clerk, Btatis motion, Junior and and ~Benior Stenogr: Clerk-Stenographer, C¢ Special Agent, Forest NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Fall Term Begins Sept. 28, 1929 SCHOOL OF LAW—SCHOOL || OF ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT Registrar’s Office 818 13th St. N.W. Tels. Nat. 6617, Met. 7964 CENSUS OFFICE Examinations—3 hrs. instruction each day 3 hrs. each night. 5 days and 5 nights week. Prepare now. The Civil Servi Prep: 12th & F Sts. N. $000000000600660600606066 Felix Mahony’s National School of Fine & Applied Art Interior Decoration, Costume Design, Commercial Art, Post- ers, Color, Dynamic Symmetry Children’s Saturday Morning Class 1747 Rhode Island Ave. North 1114 See Our Student Exhibit 90060000000 0000000000000¢ MOUNT Inut;\)&\mr STHODL e R RIES Dates for Regular Term: October 14-15-16 TIVOLI THEATRE BUILDING 14th STREET AND PARK ROAD NORTHWEST Telephone’ Columbia 3000 STUDIED BY JURY Closer Watch on Roadhouses and Larger Force Urged. by Grand Jurors. BY GEORGE PORTER, Stafr’ Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md.,, October 16.—Closer surveillance over roadhouses, the appointment of two more officers to the county police force and a compre- hensive study of the policing situation looking to the eéstablishment of a mod- ern police department constituted the salient recommendations of the October grand jury made in its report to the Circuit Court late yesterday. ‘The main portion of the report deals with crime conditions, especially those arising from roadhouses, gambling es- tablishments and *“questionable resorts.” ‘The roadhouse situation brought to public attention since the Spring court term through several shootings and fights at those establishments, and the passage of a roadhouse law which has D. C, not been enforced lead the jury to state: “We believe there is unnecessary dis- order jn several sections of the county, particularly near the District of Colum- bia boundary, much of which may be attributed to the presence of roadhouses and questionable resorts. Closer sur- veillance ‘over such places should be ex- ercised by police authorities.” In connection with the roadhouse question four resolutions were passed, three of which follow: “We find that the police force does not patrol adequately certain sections of the county which means that it is not sufficlent in size. We recommend therefore that the county commission- ers appoint two more policemen from these sections for their protection. “We find that much of the crime in the county. may be attributed to the presence of roadhouses. We recom- mend therefore that the sheriff and his officers visit these places more fre- quently and see that they are con- ducted in an _orderly manner or else that they be closed. In order that this may be accomplished we suggest that less attention be paid to speeding and other traffic offenses on State highways, “We recommend that the county officers visit all questionable houses where gambling and other violations of the law are carried on, and that they arrest all offenders.” The fourth resolution on the subject is made timely through the recent com- plaint of a Washington citizen that he was held up and searched by a con- stable who falled to show his badge. It recommends that “all officers wear WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1929. their conspicuously. the outside of their coats.” At the county officers do this, but most of the constables wesr their badge on the inside of their coats or on their vests. Referring to the constables’ reports, the jury states that “from their testi- meony it appears that the county is not properly policed. ."The constables are in- sufficlently paid and consequently is not enough incentive toward activity on their part.” Although s coraprehensive study of the policing situation for the purpose of establishing a modern police depart- ment commensurate with ments of a rapidly growing suburban territory is made, e is no suggestion offered by the grand jury as to how the study shall be conducted or by whom. In addition to dealing at’length with the policing situation, the jury’s report contains a number of miscellaneous rec- ommendations. It points out that an assistant and sterographic assistant are needed in the Stafe's attorney’s office because of the growth of the work. For Hospital and Almshouse, It. récommends “for earnest consider- ation™ the question of providing ade- quate hospital facflities for the county and also Cites the need for & new alms- house, which might be built in conjunc- tion with the proposed hospital. Pro- vision of a separate cell “sick bay” for prisoners with contagious diseases and the further separation of male and fe- male prisoners in the Marlboro Jail is recommended. It is also suggested that a closer check up be made on & number of business enterprises said to be oper- displayed on t present the require- | T! SUBURBAN NEWS. ating in the county without proper license. ‘The was in session seven days, heard cases, examined 77 witnesses, returned 41 true bills, ignored 12 and dismissed 5 for lack of witnesses. The final group of indictments, number 20, was handed Jufle Joseph C. Mattingly Just prior to the submission of the Te, cluded in the list was an indict- inst Arthur Reeder, colored, of Benn! for arson and housebreak- ing, the result of a robbery and fire at the Lanham post it _month. apprehended Friday by . He is inthe county Jail, his bond being set at $20,000 after the indictment was returned. ‘The grand jury also submitted a special report recommending several improvements at the almshouse, which was visited by a special committee. of the jury, appointed by W. M. West, foreman. Members of ttee ‘were John J. Hutley, Otto Gerhardt, F. -;chmun, R. Morse and Charles Ma- oney. Policy Game Defendant Appeals. Special Dispatch to The Star: ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 16— William Balley, 62, colored, was sen- tenced to serve one year in jail and fined $500 when arraigned before Judge Willlam 8. S8now in Police Court this morning on & cha of operating a policy {nme. He no an appeal and was held for action of the grand jury. His bond, set at $3,000, has not been furnished. e 11 CEMETERY COMPANY | WINS WIDOW'S SUI Had Right to Rebury Body of Husband, Maryland Jury Decides. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Octobes 16.—Holding the Capitol Cemetery Co. had full authority for the dispostion it made of the body of John L. Getman, a Circuit Court jury last night refused to grant any damages to Mrs. Minnie L. Getman, his widow, who was suing for $10,000 and returned & verdict for the defendant. The case, unique in the court records of Maryland, required two full days, finally going to the jury at 5:15 yes- terday evening. The complainant alleged that about s year after her husband was buried the casket was disinterred by her direction and placed in a masoleum. Shortly thereafter, she claimed, the cemeterys without her permission, placed tHe casket in a small cement vault and ré3 buried it. Her declaration states this action made her “permanently sick.” >~ The cemetery offered permits as evi dence that it had proper authority t& rebury the body. M. Hampton Ma- gruder appeared for the cemetery comw ztany which operated Fort Lincoln Ceni=’ ery. AN Save Your Youth and Beauty .... Enjoy Relaxed Sleep on this New-Type Inner Spring Health Mattress T RIGHT: the CLOUD “inner i s i WHITE . Spring” Mattress in_combination with the TRIUMPH Box Spring. The TRIUMPH Box Spring consists of buoyant, noiseless: steel coils securely fastened to a rigid frame topped by thick layers of soft felt, all completely encased in dust-proof tickinE mattress. WHIT to match the CLOUD “In- ner Spring” Mattress, only $39.50. TRIUMPH Box Spring, $34.50. The Combination, $74.00. Other INTRRNATION- AL mattresses are: the NEW PARIS, ‘the finest cotton-felt mattress for its ENDURO, the world’s best All INTERNATIONAL mattresses are made of high quality materials in our great daylight factory where cleanliness is a law. INTERNATIONAL BEDDING COMPANY rice, $29.50; and the air mattress, $88.75. GREAT advance has been made in methods for promoting health and beauty. Even a new-type “inner spring” mattress has been invented to aid the cause of eternal youth! This super-soft mattress, the WHITE CLOUD, posi- tively assures Relaxed Sleep—the great- est health-builder in the world! The trouble with most old-fashioned mat- tresses is that they soon become hard- packed and knotty, thus causing many muscles of the body to contract, instead of relaxing during sleep. Result: that weary feeling in the morning, even after ten hours in bed. But now you can feel like a million dollars after a night of Relaxed Sleep on the ever-buoyant WHITE CLOUD. By means of scores of give-easy coil springs between soft layers of air-float cotton-felt, it establishes a new high mark in mattress-comfort. The moment you lie upon the WHITE CLOUD, its marvelous buoyancy coaxes every muscle of your body into perfect relaxation. You're asleep before you know it. And what wonderful sleep! It’s perfect! Note this New and Better Photo by Underwood & Underwood Inner Spring Construction HE WHITE CLOUD “Inner Spring” mattress is built on a new, im- proved principle to make it superior to other “inner spring” mattresses. Note the new-type “‘inner spring” construction at the left. Instead of the old way of using unattached, individual coil springs that may easily fall over and do more harm than good, the WHITE CLOUD is built around an inde- pendent spring unit made of soft coil springs, permanently fastened in an upright position. Impossible for them to fall over!Thus, they will a/ways correctly cushion your body and enable you to Relax on the soft, air-float cotton-felt topping of the'mattress. Comfortable? Why, it's heavenly! - ‘(Trade Matk and Names Registered U, §. Patent Office) Many Beautiful Coverings Beauty and style are also distinguish- ing featurés of the WHITE CLOUD. It is finely tailored and comes in a variety of attractive coverings, includ- ing beautiful brocaded damask—a ‘charming asset to any bedroom. These coverings are unusually durable, and due to their close-weave, are virtually dust-proof. Why not go to your furniture dealer or department store today and ask to see the WHITE CLOUD mattress? It offers you the utmost in “inner BRAND spring” mattress value at $39.50. HITE CLOUD The New-fype Inner Spring HEALTH MATTRESS (Entire contents of this advertissment Copyrighted 1029)