Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1929, Page 10

- TOBE FLECTRIFED Cas-Electric Motor Cafi to| Replace Engines on Chesapeake Line. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 4—Replace- ment of the steam engines now in use on the Chesapeake Beach Railway by “ gas-electric motor cars is now under way, according to a letter received by the Public Service Commission from Lee H. Landis, general manager. One of the new cars, which is of 300 horsepower, with Timken roller bearings and geared to 75 miles an hour, has . already been delivered and will be put into service within the next 10 days, Mr. Landis said. * Complaint Brings Announcement. The letter from the rallway executive | follows a complaint which was made to the commission by Dr. G. W. Scales, 815 Maryland avenue northeast, Wash- ington, In which he asked if the State law permitted steam railroads to attach heavily loaded freight cars to passenger trains. In his complaint Dr. Scales de- clared that such a practice created a | serious hazard, owing to the danger of the freight cars becoming uncoupled and crashing into the passenger coaches. The commission informed Dr. Scales | their crops on separate lois on their parents’ farms. that the operation of mixed freight and | tohacco, and some expect to use the money thus obtained to assist them through college. In this group are: Jack Pearson, William Foley, Fred Hall, George Gliroy, Robert Boyce, Junior Phibbons, Clyde Bell, Robert Peach, Ernest Entzian, Michael Kuhn, Winfield Allen, Henry Botman, Theodore Purschwitz, Ernest Parker, Thomas 1. Bell, Scotl Terry, Thomas Beall. Dowell Kram er, Creel Pyles, Rudoiph Kramer, Roger Sweeney, Walter would take the matter up with the rail- | Stewart, William Phelps, Robert Sweeney, Milton Beall, Eiwood Butler, Merton Sweeney, Agent Clark and Preston Thorn- ssenger trains is not prohibited by ?l:e commission, provided the train is equipped with safety appliances, and In his letter to the commission Mr. Landis stated that a general improve- ment program was now under way on the Chesapeake Beach Railway and that the purchase of gas-electric motor cars ‘was the first step. Tryout Wednesday. Pirst tryout of the new car, which is one of the fastest gas-electric motor cars in the country, will be held Wed- nesday, when a trial run will be made from the District line to Chesapeake Beach. The new car, whh:hd seats 68 passengers, has baggage and express eompulgt!menu. is lighted by electricity * and heated with hot water. ‘When put in service next week the car will make regular trips between the District line, Marlboro, Owings and Chesapeake Beach. ok TWO SEEK DIVORCES IN MARLBORO COURT Benjamin L. Fowler Names Co- respendent—Mrs. McDonough Alleges Desertion. “@pecial Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md.,” Novem- ber 4.—Charging misconduct and nam- ing a corespondent Benjamin L. Fow- tler of District Heights has filed suit in [ the Prince Georges County Circuit Court _here for absolute divorce frcm Jessie {Pauline Fowler. According to the bill, the ‘couple were “married November. 20; 1920, .in Wash- £ , D. C; and the husband charges deserted September 13, 1927, by his wife =he then went to ! Florida the' spondent... The < husband states his wife when last' heard {#rom was living in Tampa, Fla. ‘There are children, the oldest '8 yedlrs. now in the custody of the hus- ¢~ Mrs. Asanta McDonough of Brent- wood alleges desertion in her suit for from James S. Mc- Donough, whose last known address, according to the bill, was in the 3400 wblock of Thirty-fifth street northeast. 'ashington. It is set forth in the bill that the < eouple were married November 27, 1920, %% ashi ;' D. C4 and lived. 10- in Washington until April 10. /1926, when the wife charges she was ' deserted. There is_one child, aged 7, years. ©'Attorneys John H. Bittenbender and Altha Warmar. of Washington appear “for the plaintiffs in both cases. ‘PAIR HELD IN HOLD-UP | ‘ ATTEMPT AT MILL ‘Two Mountaineers Taken Follow- | ing Confession of One Near Charles Town. CHARLES TOWN, W. Va,, November 4 (Special).—Fred Foultz and James Turner of the mountain section east of here are being held for the qrand jury, charged with attempted hold-up Jof James Clipp, aged proprietor of a “mill near Kabletown, and son. 'Wilmer, on Thursday. Action followed a confession by Foultz when arraigned. Turner did not apepar at the hearing, although in custody.” Bond has been set at $2,000 each, but has not been furnished. Foultz, officers said, declared the pair “borrowed” an automobile, drove to the _ .mill neighborhood, and first tried to hold up the proprietor, threatening him with a shotgun. He called his son, ‘Wilmer, and the two struggled witl Clipp and his son, the older man fin efecting Foultz from the mill. Tur braten by the younger Clipp, soon as he could get free. xouliz sa.d they were led to attempt the robbery because he had seen the older Clipp with a large roll of money on his per- son at frequent visits to the mill. They , secured no money. NAMED IN LURAY SECTION #Judges Selected to Direct Ballot- ing Tomorrow in Thirteen Precincts, Epecial Dispatch to The Ster LURAY, Va., November 4.—The fol- jowing judges for the 13 precincts in Page County have been appointed for the election tomorrow: Jolletts—W. D. Meadows, J. G. ‘Weaver and N. T. Meadows. Shenandoah—V. C. Griffith, J. L. Foltz and H. H. Pritchett. Newport—G. C. Koontz, C. A. Shuler and D. A, Foltz. ‘ Honeyville—C. /T. Keyser, J. T. Young and N. O. Sigler. ~ Marksville~E. J. Shuler, R, D Koontz and F. W. Huffman. Leaksville—T. R. Shirley, R. D. Mil- ler and G. J. Sours. ‘Massanutten—John T. Shirley, Z. M Shirley and W. T. Brubaker. " " Luray—W. E Frank, J. William Ruff- ner and David B, Coffman. Stoney Man—D. N. Spitler, J. L and N. A. Varner. 7 burg—T. W. Sours, §. B. Miller d W. T. Griffith, * Springfield—G. T. Kemp, O. O. Baker and J. W. Foley. Hall School House—J. D. Ponn, J. 8. Judd and J. W. Alther. Rileyville — R. H. Abbott, H. Good and D. M. s It is believed rhdy those in .| Sudge that Pollard will carry % & substantial majority. alti J. tion to county the | ington. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, The 4-H Tobacco Club of the Mullikin School, Mitchel ville, Md., which, according to Assistant County Agent P. E. Clark, has won more prizes during the past vear than any o ther tobacco elub in Prince Georges County. All have bank accounts, started from proceeds of the sale of their D. The boys raise —Star Staff Photo. INSANE PATIENT KILLS 2 INMATES Tears Board From Window and Slays Others He Be- lieved Made Fun of Him. | By the ‘Associated Press. BALTIMORE, November 4 —Wrench- ing a board from the window of his| | room, Samuel McNell, 59, a patient in | the Mount Hope Retreat for the Insane, early yesterday morning clubbed to death two patients who he believed had made him the butt of a joke. ' The victims of the attack—Howard Pemberton, 57, and Charles Schrauder, 70—died without regaining conscious- ness. All three were inmates of St. George Hall, a section of the asylum where patients classified as harmless are quartered. The attendant, Charles Davis, was arqused from his sleep by incoherent mutterings in_ the corridor g by his_room. He found McNell dwcln( back and forth in the narrow hall. Other guards were awakened, and McNell was locked in his room. The two victims were found in their beds. Schrauder was believed to have been attacked first. He had apparently wakened as McNell came into the room. Both of his hands were bruised anc torn oy the nafls-the board contained as if he raised his hands to protect his ‘head when the blows were struck. Schrauder died at 5 o'clock, and Pem- berton suc about an hour laier. ‘MeNell- was admitted to the institu- tion from the Central Islip State Hos- pital, Nework, in 1928. Pemberton and Schrauder were both Baltimoreans. McNell is technically under arrest. He will be held at the institution until after the inquest. COWS BEING TESTED FOR TUBERCULOSIS| 5Pnirfnx County's Campaign Starts |~ With Naming of Dr. Poole Inspector. Special Dispatch to The Star. | FAIRPAX, Va., November 4.—Fair- fax County'’s campaign for the eradica- tion of bovine tuberculosis started No- | vember 1 when Dr. B. L. Poole of | Herndon was appointed by the Federal Government as county inspector. This appointment was made with the ap- proval of the State veterinarian, Dr. H. | C. Givens of Richmond. The local | board of supervisors, which has appro- | | priated $3,500 as the county's share of | the expense for the first year, at its | last meeting refused to make a recom- | !mendmon for this appointment, sev- | | eral local men being candidates for the | position. Dr. Poole has been doing this type of work for the past 10 or 12 years, since he was first appointed on the staff of the Federal Bureau of Animal In- the past six years he has in Fairfax County and this Summer has been working in Loudoun County in the bovine tubercu- losis ergdication project. |County has just finished its second |test and received its certificate of ac-| | creditation last Friday. inspection in Fairfax County will be in charge of Dr. J. A. Hailman of Fairfax, veterinary inspector for the Federal Bureéau of Animal Industry Dr. Hailman estimates that it will take | him and Dr. Poole between six and | nine months to complete the first test. | There are approximately 13,000 cows in the county, at least one-half being | | found in herds of 20 or more. With | co-operation from the local dairymen | the work can be materially sineded up. | Dr, Hailman started work this morning in Centerville district, near old Farr | Post Office, and Dr. Poole will begin | in the northern tip of Dranesville dis- trict. It is planned to go first to the |outlying sections of the county, where | | the "dirt roads would make traveling difficult in the Winter. TAKE ONLY CIGARETTES. | Thieves Break Into Grocery at Vir- ginia Highlands, By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va, No- vember 4.—After having bored holes through the door, broken a lock and hasp from a screen door and then re- moved the glass from a small transom, ' thieves who broke into the Sanitary Grocery store here last night took only cigarettes, it was revealed this morn- ing by A. G. Henry, manager. A search around the premises this morning revealed a number of tools that had been used by the thieves and abandoned under th: platform which the rear door opens. that no attempt was made to open the safe in which all of Saturday’s receipts had been placed. Arlington County police are investigating. Lynchburg Fire Loss $100. LYNCHBURG, Va, November 4— The loss occasioned (ing of the local Volunteer Fire Associa- isided, announced that ancther mee on Henry seid COUNTY DOCTORS MEET. Prince Georges Medical Association Has Social Session. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., November 4.—The quarterly meeting of the Prince Georges County Medical Association turned out to be strictly a social af- fair Saturday, when the members, after luncheon in the Terrapin Inn, adjourned to attend the foot ball game Wwithout holding a business session. Among those who attended the lunch- eon was Dr. Willlam 8. Keister, county health officer and secretary of the as- sociation, who returned a few hours be- foré- from & convalescent visit to Nor- folk ¥ollowing a serious abdominal op: eration. The physicians decided to have a round-table ‘discussion on the value and | use of biological preparations in gen- eral practice as the feature of their | next meeting. Dr. W. H. Gibbons of Croome will start the discussion. BIG FIELD TRIALS OPEN TOMORROW Montgomery Hunters’ Asso-| ciation to Have Five Days of Chases and Bench Show. | Special Dispatch to The Sfasl ¢ ROCKVILLE, - Md.,, November 4— | Five consecutive days of chases, a bench show and a ball are announced as the outstanding features of the an- nual meet of the Maryland Fox Hunt- ers’ Association to be held in this county this week. The field trials will begin tomorrow morning, the Derby, or contest among young hounds, being the first event on the program. 65 Dogs to Take Part. According to Clarence L. Gilpin, who will act as master of hounds, about 65 young dogs are expected to partieipate in the Derby. Two days will be re- quired for this feature. The first day will be elimination day and on Wed- nesday the high-score hounds will try conclusions. The all-age contests will start on Thursday and are expected to require three days, as something like 150 hounds are expected to be entered, ‘The chases will be staged at Mun- caster’s Mill, the farm of Thomas D. Griffith, Potomac and the Lay Hill neighborhood. ‘The huntsmen and their dogs will leave Rockville each morning in time for the dogs to be cast at sunrise. En- tries for the Derby close at midnight Monday, and those for the all-age stake at the same hour Wednesday. The sport will be conducted under the rules :)1f the National Fox Hunters' Associa- jon. Ten Field Judges. Z. McCubbin Waters, president of the association, has announced that there will be 10 field judges, and all of them experts. ‘The bench show will be staged at the fair grounds here Friday afternoon, the judge to be B. H. Brewster, jr. Three challenge cups are to be won in addition to numerous handsome Lfluu in both the running stakes and nch show. The ball will be in the hall at the fair grounds Thursday night. Otto C. Trundle is chairman of the committee in charge, and Mrs. Charles G. Holland and Mrs. George M. Hunter of Rock- ville will be the chaperons. Final arrangements for the big week will be made at a meeting here this evening. MARLBORO FIREMEN NAME COMMITTEES Three Special Boards Selected at| . “Get-Together” Meeting of Volunteers, Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Novem- | ber 4.—Election of three special com-| mittees featured a “get-togsther” meet- tion held in the firehouse here for the purpore of organizing for the Winter's activities. The committeemen selected were Wil- liam T. Davis, Irving B. Trabend and Ernect Coale, finance; Hi E. Nichol- son, A. Wells, Jerome Pollock, Tilden Talbott and George Buck, entertain- ment, and Martin Buck and Herbert Pollock, custodians of the engine. President T. Van Claget!, who pre- o be méld next Friday might, when the newly appointed committees are ex- pected to report. CIVIC BODY TO MEET. | ik i Arlington Federation to Gather in Community Hall at Lyon Park, { Special Dispatch to The Star. Al monthly meeting of the Al County Civic Federation will be {Authorities at Sea Over As- | the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, | ! land umvumy! Extension Service to- N, Va., November i AIR OF MYSTERY SURROUNDS ATTACK sault on Harry E. Thomp- son at T. B., Md. Declaring that he was unable to iden- tify his assailants, Harry E. Thompson, | 1518 W place southeast, an employe o!l who was severely beaten about the head | near T. B, early yesterday, could sug-| gest robbery or hi-jacking as the only possible explanation of the motives of | those whom he claimed assailed him. | Inasmuch as the man had neither liquor in his car nor much money about his person, and that neither his car nor his clothes were searched, the case con- tains an atmosphere of mystery which Prince Georges County police may try to fathom. ’ Back From Possum Hunt. According to Thompson, he was re- turning alone from a possum hunt in Charles County and_stopped by roadside near T. B. Immediately upon alighting the occupants of another car, which he says had been following hlm’ 1 | for several miles, upon him from behind and he was hit over the head with lub. { The blow knocked him down and; “paralyzed” him, Thomj 50 that he could not tell whether his as-| sailants were white or colored, or| whether they drove a District or Mary- land car. Upon being felled, Thompson states, the men kicked him in the face. .About veral other cars drove to his home, at times having to wipe the blood dripping from the deep gashes in his skull to enable him to see. Taken to Hospital Milton Heflin, Thompson's brother- in-law, who also lives at the W street address, took the injured man to Cas- ualty Hospital, where 20 stitches were required to close his wounds. It was 3:50 a.m. when he was admitted to the Al 10 o'clock yesterday momh:;. against the advice of hospital physi- cians, who say he has a possible frac- ture of the skull, Thompson signed a release and returned with his wife and brother-in-law to his Anacostia home ‘This morning it was said he was still dizzy from loss of blood, but felt “pretty ‘Thompson is a native of Southern Maryland, and his wife says he drives down there frequently, sometimes pull- ing alongside the road and taking a nap if he is sleepy on the feturn trip. Mrs. Thompson says her husband was the only Washingtonian on the 'possum hunt over the past wesk end. She de- clared he had one little 'possum in his félr when attacked, but this was not dis- urbed. VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS | BUS SERVICE CUT HALF! Sunday Schedule Suspended and! Vehicles Will Run Only in Rush Hours. By a Staff CorrespondeMt of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 4.—, Beginning next Sunday the patrons| served by the A, B. & W. bus line, run- ning along Russell road and on Addison avenue, Virginia Highlands, to the Washington - Alexandria pike and! ce to Washington, will be without any service on Sundays and holidays. it was revealed today by R. L. May,| resident. In announcing the abandénment of the Sunday and holiday service, May stated also the daily service will be cut in half, but that it is not expected that gltmns will be greatly inconvenienced y the'latter change since the same schedules will be- maintained during the morning and afternoon rush hours. May stated that this line has now been in operation for 11 months, and that the loss is too great longer to con- tinue the full schedule. Under the new scheduie the first bus to leave Alexan- dria in the morning will be at'6:05 | o'clock, and the last at 9:50. There will then be no service until 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the last bus leaving for Alexandria at 6:50 o'clock. There will be 12 busses daily each way under ::e r;aw schedule as against 24 under e old. PR T e Forestry Tour of Counties. COLLEGE PARK, Md., November 4 (Special).—A number of wardens, busi- are expected to first forestry tour of Prince Georges, Calvert and Anne Arundel| Countles to be conducted by the State Department of Forestry and the Mary- morrow. Fred B. Trenk and the county agents of the counties visited will be in charge, o : e Hunter Shot in Hand. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 4 (Special).—Ray Cornell of Clearville, Pa., was brought to Memorial Hospital tomorrow night in community hall of Lyon Pa rk. ‘The executive committee had con- sidered postponing the meet on ac- e to the Municipal Building by a fire in the basement last Saturday afternoon amounted to only The fire started in a in $he count of election, but decided not to, there are a number -of important matters before the organization requir- immediate bere yesterday with a badly-lacerated band mlufly in a hun accident. li:lI: was sitting no‘n :l(lenc; ."‘M lost balance a; fell. In mpting hi accidentl: P TTTTTTTT TR TR T LT LT TR R AT T2 T T T T T T TR T T T L LT T T T LT T T T+ T T T TTTTTTT TR TTTITTTE T TTTTETTTTATTTTTTTRATTTRE ST T2 T 81822 C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1929. SUBURBAN NEWS. NN Washington’s Largest Radio Stores 1350 F St. N.W. 3218 14th St. N.W. 409 11th St. N.W. 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