Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1929, Page 4

3 HGHWAYFETERFT CALSED BY POLES North Brentwood Balks" at| Style—Maryland City Idea Also Brings Protest. @pecial Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md.. November 30.| ~That the citizens of North Brentwood | are not satisfied with the style of poles; erected for arches for decorating that portion of Rhode Island avenue to b for- mally opened December 7.and that Mount Rainier people do not like the idea of the celebration being advertised as being under the auspices of the Maryland city area, were snags encountered last night when the general committee hav- | Court of Appeals he was not a proper Atheist Not a Competent Witness;.;". : Rockville Court Dismisses'Hi;f“Case Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 30.— ‘That & person who does not believe in the existence of God or future punish- ment for sin, or is what is commenly known as an atheist, is not & compe- tent witness was decided by Judge Rob- ert B. Peter in the Circult Court here vesterday. The point was passed upon in the case of Elijah Duffin, colored resident of Rockville, who was on trial on an indictment _charging him with the larceny of fivec hitkens from Clarence E. Burriss of Rockville. When Burriss, who was the chief prosecuting witness, was placed on the witness stand he stated, in reply to questions by F. Barnard Welsh, attor- ney for Duffin, that he was an atheist, whereupon Attorney Welsh suggested that under a ruling of the Maryland witness. He was further questioned by N "THE EVENING ‘STAR, WASHINGTON. D. €. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929 Judge Peter and the information elicited that he did not believe.in God and that he flrl‘d not believe in punishment after death. When Judge Peter held he was not competent to testify, Stal Attors ney Robert Peter, jr.. confessed to & plea of not guilty, and Judge Peter or= dered that such an entry be made on the docket. ‘That it was Duffin’s lucky day was emphasized a little later when a jury acquitted him on a charge of the larceny of & pair of trousers from Homer Holmes, colored, of near Rockville. James Driver, colored, formerly of ‘Washington, who was found guilty a few days ago of assault with intent to kill, was sentenced by Judge Peter to 5 years in the Maryland Pen. en- tiary. The testimony showed that he twice shot and seriously wounded Charles H. Smith, colored, of Rock ville, at the home of a mutual colored friend near Halpine several months ago. ing charge of the festivities met in the Municipal Building here. { ‘The committee was confronted with | & communication from Joseph L. Gor- | don, town clerk, North Brentwood, in | which it was declared that a “discrimi- | nation has been made in an endeavor | to humiliate this town” and that “it| is impossible for us to raise our quoto| of funds by popular subscription.” Clerk | Gordon further informed the commit- | tee that at a meeting of the mayor and | common council of North Brentwood it ‘was decided to reconsider its former ac- tion (to take part in the ceremonies) “and by unanimous vote decided that the town of North Brentwood would take no part in the celebration.” Clerk Gordon also stated that funds contrib- uted by North Brentwood citizens to defray expenses of the affair would be returned to the donors. Conciliation Committee Named. Chairman of the general committee, ! L. L. Gray. summoned Mayor John H. Gilmore before th: committee, and after explanations that those in charge of | decorations were in no wise responsible | for the spparent discrimination in the matter of the style of poles for the North Brentwood section, Mr. Gray ap- pointed a committee to confer with the mayor and common council of North | Brentwood Monday night at 8 o'clock in an effort to straighten out the tangle. committee is A. H. Seidenspinner, C. D. Anderson, Ira N. Johnson and Arthur P. Owens. The representative of the Washington contractors who erected the poles, will be called into the conference. This committee was named ‘upon.motion of Harry K. Clare, repre- senting Riverdale. Chairman Gray, explaining that more money would be required properly to execute the celebration than originally figured, asked for reports from the vari- ous sections as to finances. Mr. Clare, Riverdale, stated $200 of the $250 al- loted to Riverdale had been raised and that the balance was forthcomt Mayor Ssmpson, Brentwood, explaine that there were a few merchants in his town that could be called upon to sub- scribe, but that $100 of the $250 re- quired of his bailiwick had been raised, and he believed Brentwood would sub- | scribe its quota. Subscriptions from | people residing on Rhode Island ave- | nue in ““e District of Columbia aggre- gated $75. it was reported, and an addi- | tional $75 would be obtained. Hyatts- ville folk_had paid $256 of the $400 ledged. The $500 alloted would be eas- | Taised, it was reported. Councilmen | Floyd B. Matthias, Mount Rainier, re- | {g:md that Perry Boswell, chairman of | - 'ega%mwee to afls‘; the town's quota | . was ce: of gettin { town's share. SR 't was announced that, through the efforts of Mrs. Harry K. Clare, 'Rlver- dale, a number of Washington firms | have offered prizes for the best dis- | play in the parade. Chairman William T. Jennings of the parade committee reported that Hyattsville “would have 32 floats in :e parade. Mount Rainier 25, Wood- | an; B 20, Riverdale 10. Brentwood North Breniwood 8. e m, Reception Committee, i Chairman Gray named the followi committee to receive Gov. Ritchie, the | of the State roads commis- other State and county o ls: Willilam P. Magruder, Hyat ville; Frank B. Smith Mount Ra'nie A. A. Vaughn Brentwood and Max Vol Riverdale. Mr. Gray announced that the Siate would furnish six police and the county four officers to taxe | uiv’ of t‘;\e iraffic. eut. J. H. McCormick twelfth pre- einet, Disirict of Columbia, Metropoli- tan Police, who will have charge of the District end of the parade, was present. ents were made for a meeting of the parade committee and Lieut. Me- Cormick Monday night, when the Dis- trict details of the parade will be de. | an Henry A. Friday of the banquet committee announced that his committee would meet Monday night at 6:30 o'clock in the municipal build- s m women from the Eastern of vattsville w m"n‘:.‘,' y ould be in | meeting of the general com- | mittee will be held Wednesday night | in the municipal building here. | . ROCKVILLE, ROCKVILLE, Md., November 30 (Special) —The Rockville Chamber of Commerce has decided to sponsor a community Christmas tree for Rock- ville this Yuletide and has started rations for an elaborate celebra- | lon in connection therewith. The matter was discussed at a meet- ng of the executive committee of the chamber and a_committee, consisting of J. ks Berry, chairman: F. Barnard Welsh, Buell Gardner. Mrs. J. Banks Berry, Miss Rose K. Dawson and Miss Edith Lamar, was named to further the project. The tree will, it is stated, be erected on the court house lawn or other cen- tral point. An appeal will, it is under- stood. be made to the merchants and other business people of the town for donations. | cent_spiritual emphasis conference of Y. M. C. A. PLANS GIVEN AT BALTIMORE PARLEY General Secretary From Capital| Outlines Scheme to Widen National Sphere. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., November 30.— Plans of the Young Men's Christian As- soclation to widen its national sphere of religious activity were explained by Leonard W. De Gast, general secretary of the Washington Y. M. C. A, at an interstate “Y" conference here yester- day, attended by delegates from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Delaware. \ Mr. De Gast gave a report on the re- the National Council of the Y. M. C. A. in Chicdgo. Hugh Thrift, member of the board of governors of the Washing- ton association, also reported on ac- complishments of the national council | at the Chicago convention. | C. Edward Beckett, physical director of the Washington Y. M. C. A. sub- mitted a _report on activities of the In- terstate Physical Directors’ Soclety. The Washington delegation at the lo- cal conference included also Page McK. Etchison, religious work director of the Washington “Y”; C. E. Fleming, ser ice secretary; J. C. Ingram, boys’ direc- | tor: S. W. Fox. A. H. Lawson, H. Latane | Lewis, S. L. Thomas, E. M. Willis and F. A. Woodward, all of th: Washington | Central Branch, and Dr. Emmett J.| Scott, W. B, West, Lee W. Johnson and | Campbell C. Johnson of the colored | branch. BADEN DELEGATION AT PARENTS’ MEETING Association Re-elects Officers and New Committees Are Named. Special Dispatch to The Star. BADEN. Md., November 30.—Mrs. Charles E. Crusee, Mrs. Clifton 'l‘rut-‘ man, Mrs. Ciyde Baden and Mrs. J. Roy Baden were delegates of the Saden Parent-Teacher Association at the re- | cent annual Parent-Teacher Association | convention held in Baltimore. J. Roy Baden has been re-elected ' president of the Baden Association with Mrs. Charles E. Crufee, vice president; Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, secretary, and | Mrs. Clyde Baden, treasurer. Standing committees appointed fol- low, the first-named in each case be- ing chairman: | Membership—Mrs. Clyde H. Baden, | Miss Elizabeth L. Baden, Mrs. Charles Pead. Progream—Mrs. W. B. Early, Miss Vir- | ginia Whayland, Mrs. G. Edward | Richards. | Publicity—Miss Margaret Merrick, | Miss Ellen Wilson, Mrs. Kenneth G. | ‘Wilson. i Social—Miss Eiaine Knowles, Mrs. | Shelby Young, Mrs. J. Turner Baden MOTORIST CONVICTED | OF MANSLAUGHTER| Homer Sneckenberger Found Guilty in Death of Child He Hit at Hagerstown. Special Dispatch- to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., November 30. —Homer Sneckenberger was found guilty by a jury here late yesterday of manslaughter, the charge growing out of an automobile accident recently in which Calvin Smith, jr., aged 11, was killed. William Clopper, high school student, testified that Sneckenberger was driving atfan oxces- sive rate of spced and that the car skidded 60 feet after the brakes were applied after Smith was first hit, sen- tence was deferred until later, ALEXANDRIA, ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 30 (Special). — Christmas seals pf the | Alexandria Anti-Tuberculosis Associa- | tion have been placed on sale and many citizens have been sent packages con- taining 100 seals each. The price is $1 per 100. The seals are for use on packages and letters during the Christ- mas period. Mrs. Taylor Burke is/ president of the association, Mrs. D. J.| Howell is seal sale treasurer and Mics| Mary Lindsey is seal sale chairman. Mrs. Burke has issued an open letter | explaining the work done with | money collected 4n this fashion and| calling on the citizens to respond | Dr. W. Lewis Schaffer, city health of- ficer, has received a letter from Dr. En- | nion G. Williams, State health -com- | missioner, urging all citizens to ‘watch fwomnan of brilllant intellect, out for cases of tularemia during fhe next few months. This disease may: be | contracted from handling rabbits and squirrels and its course is usually 24| hours, the attack being sudden and | manifested by chills, pains, prostrati and fever. So far not a single case has been reported here. | Dr. Schaffer advises all persons skin- | ning rabbits or squirrels or cutting them | to_use rubber gloves. | The board of managers of the Chil dren's Home and Day Nursery has ex- | tended thanks to the children and the | public schools as well as to various local organizations which aided in gathering | donations of food and clothing for the | home. The children enjoyed a turkey | dinner Thursday, the gift of the Rotary | Club. School children at Fort Humph- reys were recently addressed by Mrs. T. Clifton Howard, president of the home. In her address, arrangements | for which were made through the | courtesy of Capt. Russell Lyons of the | Engineer School, Mrs. Howard outlined | the work being done at the home and | headache, body | the children. i The second degree Was corfferréd at | the meeting of Potcmac Lodge, No. 38,1 | Odd Fellows, last night. Mondsy night Sarepta Lodge, No. 46, will carry the | traveling gavel to Accotink Lodge, No. | 75. Members of Potomac Lodge and | delegates from a number' of other | nearby lodges plan to attend. | Fire at 219 Commeree street, occupied Il\jfl;ld’ by Automobile. | by Catherine White, did approximat<ly $50 damage &0 the rear part of the. MRS. LOUISA T. FICKLEN DIES OF HEART ATTACK Wife of Former State Delegate Suf- | fers Relapse From Former Ailment. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., November 30.—Mrs. Louisa Tucker Ficklen, wife of Harry F. Ficklen, formerly Danville'’s repre- sentative in the State House of Dele- gates, died suddenly at the Hotel Dan- ville early this morning after suffering & relapse from & heart allment fom) which she had recently been treated in a hospital. ; She was a native of Lunenberg Coun- | ty, whers she was born in 1878, and a | being a | leader in the city's club life for many years, | v Meets Death in Auto Crash Near Keyser, W. Va. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. KEYSER? W.' Va, November 30.— Oscar Miller, 29, a bridegroom of but a few weeks, was intan killed yes- terday on New Creek road, near Key- ser, when an automobile driven by Whet Roderick crashed into his motor cycle as he emerged without warning from a lateral road. Roderick was held blameless by the autHorities after an investigation. AUTO VICTIM BURIED. Funeral Services Held for Youth on 17th Birthday Anniversary. Special Dispstch to The Star. FEDERALSBURG, Md., November 30. | —Funeral services for Elmer Butler, 17, who died as a result of injuri:s from an | automobile aceident near here, - vére | | held Thursday, which was the youth's birthday anniversary. Funeral services also were held herc | for Mrs. Martha B. Noble, 68. She wa. the widow of Alexander Noble, promi nent resident of .this county, who died | about ten years ago. i KILLS SELF WITH RIFLE. Blue Ridge Summit Man Ends Life | After Shooting Match. | Special Dispatch to The Star. i HAGERSTOWN, Md., November 30.— | Melvin C. Sprenkle, Blue Ridgs Summit, | killed himself by sending a rifi: ball | e |into hi€ head shortly after returning from a shooting match yesterday. He had been drinking heavily, said his family, and no motive could be as-. signed. 12 Degrees :t Piedmont. DANVILLE, Va., November 30 (Spe- | cial) —Piedmont, Va., was swept sud- denly by the coldest wave of the season | ast night which forced the mercury | from 33 degrees at sunset to 12 degrees just before daylight. l | | Luke Man Heads U. S. W. V. LUKE, ‘Md., November 30 (Specigl). Fred Wiseman of Luke was elected com mander of Potomac Clm?. No. 5, United | Spanish War Veterans, for the ensuing year. Theodore V. Alkire of Keyser was chosen vice commander and Oliver | P. Crider of Kitzmiller junior vice com. mander. The appointive officers wil be announced at a meeting ‘to be held | in January., when the officers will be; installed. At that time a banquet will| be served and effort made to form a| ladies’ auxiliary. Tobacco Growers Meet Today. | LEONARDTOWN, Md., November 30 | | received a donation for the home from | (Special) —An important meeting of | Tobacco Gr ’ Association is being held here 1oy Prasataion o oy | election of officers of the State associa- | tion, to be held in Baltimore. Through | the efforts of the association the price of tobacco has been much higher the past season than in previous years. Flight Reccrd Ratified. | | PATLS, November 30 (#).—The Aero Club of France yesterday ratified the LEONARCTOWN, Md., Nov mber 30 house yestorday about noon. The fire non-stop record straight line distance (Speciel). —While crossing the street in | was caused by an overheated stove. A flight of Capt. Dieudonne Coste and ' j front of the residence of J. I. Gough|chimney fire called out Company No. 5 iof this town, James J. Norris narrowly | and No. 1 truck to 57 E. Linden strect, csceped serious injury when he was knocked down by an automobile. | Wo East Roscmont, shortly after 9 o'clock | Jast night. The damage was slight. i Maurice Bellonte between France and China last October. The exact distance was placed at 7.905.14 kilometers, c: about 4,950 miles. DWARD & .ot ....'.QL.. The Christmas Stare‘_ Another Exceptional Purchase—More Women's Transparent Velvet Frocks $99.50 The report of Edwin W. Broome. county superintendent of schools, for the year which ended July 31, 1929, | shows that during the 12 months the County Board of Education expended $531,683.93 for conduct of the public schools of the county, not including permanent improvements. i According to the report, $388,393.67 | went for instructional service, $52,098 for janitors’ wages, janitors’ suppiies. fuel and other costs of operation: $22,336.23 for maintenance, $19,194 for rne!ll control, $39,763.98 for school ibraries, transportation of pupils, health service. community activities, e $9.893.05 for miscelianeous purposes. Miss Clara Elizabeth Evans, 20, Manassas, Va., and Alton P. Hoimes, 25, of Centerville, Va., were married Rockville yesterday by Rev. Frank A Tyler of the Methodist Church, and Rev. George A. Minor of the Christian Church officiated at the marriage here ©of Mrs. Ira J. Brinkley, 51, of Herndon, of | in! | Far Below Their Usual Selling Prices This time we were frocks as well as stre. The New fashions. able to procure evening et, afternoon, and dinner Silhouette again makes them a part of the new fashions for the com- ing festivities. Moulded, sleek silhouettes . . ", that literally sheathe one in fashion's important To000 ANALS INSINLE EXHBIT International Live Stock Ex- position Opens in Amphi- theater in Chicagp. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 30.—The doors | of a mammoth amphitheater opened for the thirtieth time today upon agri- | culture's great annual spectacle, the In- | ternational Live Stock Expositjon. They | disclosed a proud display of 12,000 | handsome animals—prides of five na- | ticns’ farms—and upon a week-long tourney of champions. From 35 States and five Canadian provinces, from England, Scotland, Au- stralia and Belgium, the master farmers of the world have brought their cattle and swine, their sheep and horses, to | present & $5,000,000 pageant. Placed in White-Painted Pens. In row upon row of white-painted pens they had marshaled their entries for the official opening this morning— | fine looking beasts, nurtured painstak- | - | ingly through long months and groomed faultlessly for the judges’ expert inspec- booths grow= | tion. g To-acores 6f grain 7 illz;t}d brought the products of their to show how science can help nature—how types can be developed to stand the cold of Canada, the short seasons of the Dakotas and the warmer climates of the South. Milling about the monstrous arena and into the spreading wings of the great building were. the men and the boys—and the girls—who made the great show possible, bringing feed and water to the animals they hope will ‘win ribbons, putting the stalls in order, currying smoother the already sleek coats of their hogs and cattle. Junior Feeding Contest Listed. On today's program was the junior feeding contest, in which, last year, the youthful Clarence Goecke started on the path that brought him the grand cham- poinship with his Hereford steer. The collegiate live stock judging contest was the day's other event. Providing a colorful sidelight to the main show is the national congress of 4-H Clubs, bringing together 1,500 farm boys and girls from throughout the country. In a variety of contests they will match their skill at. work which they hope will make them suc- cessful farmers and homemakers. For the fifth consecutive year Walter Biggar has come from Dalbeattie, Scot- land, to pick the grand champion steer, and W. J. Grant has come from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to judge the Aber- deen-Angus cattle. Oklahoma has already gained one WARD triumph, first place in the msn-eol-‘K legiate live stock juding, in which Min- | mesota was second and Ni &n, third. The individual winner in this contest was Evert Neal of Linn County, | Iowa, who was followed by John Ram- say of Oklahoma and Otis Munson of Oklahoma. Munson, Ramsey and Cleat Wilhoit comprised the winning Okla- homa team, coached by J. B. Taylor of Claremore. —— C. A. VOSS, MARINE CORPS CHIEF PAY CLERK, DIES Veteran of World War Expires in Naval Hospital After Short Illness. Chief Pay Clerk Cleveland A. Voss of | the Marine Corps died of pneumonia yesterday after a short illness in the| Naval Hospital here. Stationed at Ma- riné Corps headquarters in the Navy Department, Mr. Voss was recently transferred to Washington from Mana- gua, Nicaragua. He was a native of Detroit. s During the World War Mr. Voss served with the 5th Marine Regiment in France. In the Nicaraguan campa) he was in the office of the brigade 5 master. He is survived by his widow. British Malaya expects to produce 450,000 tons of rubber this year. T & Lo —1The Christmas Store < PROSECUTION NEARS ¢ END IN WWANUS CASE Principal State Witness Tells of Crash in Room and Man Staggering in Hall, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 30.—With the testimony of its principal witness in the, record, the prosecution today appeared nearing its close in the trial of George A. McManus for the murder of Arnold Rothstein. Mrs. Marian A. Putnam of Asheville, N. C., a guest at the Park Central on November 4, 1928, the night Rothstein was shot, testified she heard a “crash” in the vicinity of room 349, where the State contends the shooting took place, and a moment later saw a man come staggering down the hallway. She sald this was at 10:50 o'clock.. Rothstein was found wounded fatally at 10:55 in the servants' ‘entrance to the hotel. The State sought to prove through the witness that the shooting occurred in room 349, which, it charges, was rented by McManus under the name of George A. Richards, She said under cross-examination she couli not swear that the “crash” was the sound of a pistol shot, but thought: it was gnore like that of a bottle break- ing aghinst a wall. She said she was not familiar with the sound of fire- arms. N ROP S Many Chtistmas Savings Checks Buy Furniture and Rugs Really, after all, what a better place is there to shower gifts than in our home . . . and what a better time of the year than at a time when the entire household is mak- ing merry for Yuletide entertaining? To the clever who plan to use a part of their Christmas Savings checks so advantageously, Woodward & Lothrop plans these special savin gs. Christmas Savings Checks cashed at the First Floor Service or Eighth Floor Cashiers’ Desks . . . or accerted as payment for purchases made here. “Furniture Savings for Christmas Savings” 2-piece | Very Special Simplicity in construct ion’ makes this group outstapding for today's bed- rooms. A beautifully burled wood dis- tinguishes it from the usual. Same Group with Twin Beds Special, $235 * FURNITURE, SIXTH FLOOR. « Valentine-Seaver Group, *225 Very ‘Special “alentine-Seaver perfection of construction, style . . . and in living room groups, includ- ing a comfortable chair and sofa Choice of\ mohair and lustrous rayon damask cover- .ings. Brown, green and small figured designs. Whittall's Fine Anglo-Persian Rugs Reduced 25% and more 100 of these well-known American-made Rugs . . . offered at a time when you are making your home ready for holiday entertaining. This is the first time we have been able to reduce prices on these famous rugs before the Christmas sea- velvet; you will find several individual styles just for you. Sizes 36 to 44. son. 25 choice Oriental designs. Va. and Charles A. Slocum, 46, of Philadelphia. ! A branch of the Needlework Guild of ; America has been formed at Gaithers- | burg, this county, with the following | officers: President, Mrs. DeWarren H | Reynolds; secretary - treasurer, Miss' Olivia R. Myers; directors, Mrs. Rey-| nolds, Miss Myers, Mrs. E. L. Bullard, | Mrs, Sidney H. Karr and Mrs. Wilkin- son. Montgomery County, it is stated, | has 5 of the 11 branches in Maryland. Andrew Jackson, colored, of Mount Zion, this county, was found not guilty | by a jury in the Circuit Court here yes- | terday afternoon on an indictment ' charging him with a serious offense | against a 12-year-old colored girl. The | Jury was out only a few minutes. Ten Most Desirable Sizes 10.6x13.6 size. Now........$177:50 4i6x0vsizes ' Nowie. .o ... Ve 880 Ox12 size.:- Nowhi:iosioeiinesivnn 0 36x63 size. Now...........$1875 8.3x10.6 size.. Now..........398 22.5x36 size. Now..........$7.25 6x9 size. Now.........,..$7250 27x54 size. Now..........$1175 4.6x7.6 size. Now............335 3x9 size. Now..........:.$3250 Rucs, Fivrs. Froor. Evening, Afternoon and Street Frocks Pastels Wine Blue Brown Black Dahlia Beaver Women's Frocxs, THRD FLOOR, Although mackerel abound in vast numbers, their enemies are many. The devastations of sharks. whales, dogfish mwmflmmmg;udw::g times grester than those caug! ’ fishermen for human food.