Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1929, Page 10

sl "UBURBAN NEWS. THE EVENING STAR.. WASHINGITON, D. C., MONDAY, DEC EMBER 16, 1929, SUBURBAN NEWS. ARLINGTON LOSES HALF OF INDUSTRIES V. P. I. Survey Reveals De-| cline of Manufacturing in | Past Two Years. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. i CLARENDON, Va.,, December 16— | That Arlington County has but half of the industries that were shown in the 1927 census of ‘manufacturers was indi- cated in a preliminary statement of the classification of industries received to- day from the Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute by P. P. Woodbridge, secretary of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce., The statement received today is the firsi_definite information that has been | obtained from the educational institu- tion since the industrial survey which | was made here by it in October and which will not be available in full until | some time in January. Thirty-Three Industries Operating The list of industries operating here at the present time shows a total num- ber of 33 as against 53 in 1927. While some of this loss may be attributed to the annexation of a part of the county by Alexandria, a part of the loss is due to the fact that some of the industrial plants have gone out of business. According to Woodbridge, the infor- mation on four plants which are now operating in the county was not ob- tained, due to the refusal of certain in- Gustrial leaders in Rosslyn and South | Washington to co-operate with' the Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute in supply- ing the confidential information asked for by them. As a result the figures on these four plants are estimated from information secured from other sources. Even allowing the very liberal cstimate of $1,000,000 to cover these four plants, the figure still leaves a total produc- | tion of the industrial plants of the | 2¢ about a half of what it was count in 19 510 Persons Employed. According to the statement received | tocay, there are 540 persons employed in industrial plants in the county. The plants have an annual pay Toll of $676,534, invested capital of $633,325 and a total volume of business of $3,464,367. | They are distributed as follows: Food and kindred products, number empolyed, 30; annual pay roll, $37,420; capital in- vested, $197,3: volume of business, $448,480; textiles, iron and steel, lum- ber and allied products, number em- ployed, 97; annua] pay roll, $138,594; capital invested, $721,725; lume of business, $1,169,687; paper and printing, number employed, 102; annual pay roll, $168,660; capital invested, $149,000; | volume of business, $606,200; chemicals and allied products, including stone, clay and glass, number employed, 255; annual pay roll, $271,260; capital in- vested, $411,250; volume of business, $1,094,000; machinery, not including transportation equipment, but including railroad repair shops and miscellaneous industries, number employed, 47; an- nual pay roll, $60,600; capital invested, $154,000; volume of business, $146,000. It is believed that the greatest loss suffered by any one group is felt in the latter through the loss to the county of # greater portion of Potomac Yards. Gov. Byrd Gets License No. 2. RICHMOND, Va., December 16 (Spe- cial) —Gov., Harry F. Byrd has been | issued automobile license No. 2 by | James M. Hayes, jr. director of the division of motor vehicles. The new governor, John Garland Pollard, will Teceive license No. 1, in accordance with custom. Now co Alarm Is Sounded As Girl Mistakes Sun Rays for Fire Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., December 16.— Ray Barnett, Bluefield, Va., fire chief, has received many calls in re- sponse to fire alarms, but the other evening he was called upon to rush with his equipment to a dwelling to pour water on the sun’s rays. Mabel Olinger, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Olinger, while playing in the back yard saw the sun shining against a’window. She thought the house was on fire and ran to the telephone and called the fire staticn. The fire company made the half-mile dash. e BOY SCOUT COURT HELD AT ROCKVILLE Montgomery County Troops and Leaders Select Standard. Spceial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 16.— At a court of review and court of honor in the Circuit Court room here Satur- day night, which was attended by 45 Boy Scouts and eight scoutmasters of the county, examinations were given to a large number of the Scouts who de- sired to pass the second-class and first- class tests and to qualify for merit badges. Assisting in giving the. examinations were E. S. Singleton, field executive of the National Red Cross; Scoutmaster C. J. Treadwell of Gaithersburg, Scoutmas- ter Stering Edwards of Rockville, Scoutmaster, Owen Knight of Dickerson, Scoutmaster E. Guy Jewel of Damascus, Scoutmaster Wilbur Baughman of Ken- sington, Scoutmaster Paul Hannen of Cabin John, Harold C. Smith, former State commander of the American Legion and for a short while scoutmas- ter of the Rockville troop, and Philip W. Gates, deputy commissioner of the District of Columbia Council, of which Montgomery and Prince Georges Coun- ties are a part. Linn C. Drake, Scout executive of the District of Columbia Council, and H. R. Coates, assistant executive; Willlam F. Prettyman, chairman of the Mont- gomery County Boy Scout committee; Capt. Clarence V. Sayre, commanding officer of the Howitzer Company, Mary- land National Guard, of Kensington, and others prominent in the Boy Scout movement also were on hand and par- ticipated in the activities of the eve- ing. Black and yellow neckerchiefs, with cardinal sides, were adopted as the standard for Montgomery County. The selection was made by the eight scout- masters in attendance, and apparently met with the approval of the Scouts, who vigorously applauded the announce- ment. Scoutmasters Treadwell, Baughman and Jewell were named a committee to select the time and place for the next meeting of the court of review and court of honor. Assistant Executive Coates, who is devoting his time to Boy Scout work in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, announced that this county has 14 troops, and that the movement is growing. The concluding feature of the eve- ning was presentation of merit bi to a number of the boys by Mr. Drake, who also gave an inspiring talk, in which he told the boys that good Boy Scouts cannot do some things that other boys do and can do things others can- not, and told them they should be out- standing in their communities. mes the big annual “OPPORTUNITY” on Slippers—at' Hahn’s! FIRE PROTECTION - TAXSCALE URGED ed at Meeting of Fair- fax Volunteers. | Spectal Dispaten to The star. FAIRFAX, Va, Decemb:r 16.—Be- tween 30 and 35 representatives of the five volunteer fire-fighting companies of Fairfax County gathered Saturday night at the home of L. L. Freeman of Vienna to discuss problems of mutual interest. As a result of the conference it was determined to ask the board of supervisors to place in the budg:t for the coming year a graduated tax for fire protection, 2 cents on the $100 val- uation for Lee, Centerville and Mount Vernon districts, and 5 cents on the $100 in Providence, Dranesville and Falls Church districts. This will yleld a slightly larger revenue than the uniform 3-cent tax proposed last year. Expenditure of this fund would be left to the discretion of the board of supervisors, the gcneral opinion being that it should be under the supervision of the county engineer. The sentiment of the companies as expressod Saturday night, however, was that the money should be used to pur- chase additional hose and supple- mentary supplies, not for basic equip- ment. Inasmuch as the county will re- tain title to anything purchased with tax money, it was decmed be:t that none of it be -used for the different pumpers and engines on which the companies have already paid the bulk of the cost and to which they wish to retain full title. Committee Named. A committee was appointed present this request to the supervisors, including two from each department. with J. H. Beattie, chicf of the M Lean department, who presided at Sat- urday night's meeting, as spokesman for the delegation. J. W. Preston was named as the second representative of McLean, George B. Robey and James E. Nickell from Fairfax, R. E. Kendrick and E. M.. Ward from Falls Church, George Harrison and T. Edgar Reed from Herndon and J. L. Jeffries and R. L. Wright from Vienna. It was brought out during the dis- cussion that $25000 worth of new equipment has been delivered to the county within the past 30 days, at Herndon, Vienna and McLean. With the new -engines for Fairfax and Falls Church the total of new equipment purchased by volunteer efforts within the past two years alone totals at lcast $40,000, not counting the cost of the new engine houses at Herndon and Vienna, which would probably bring the total expenditure for new fire- fighting equipment in the county to al- most $60,000. Change in Statute Urged. An effort will be made at the coming State Legislature to have the present statute authorizing support of volunteer fire companies by the supervisors changed to correspond with the custom followed in Maryland, where the super- i allot & sum of money to each department on the basis of each piece of equipment owned, rather than as at present in Arlington County, where the t:upe\'vimrs claim title to equip- ment. An effort will also be made, accord- ing to informal discussion Saturday night, to have the statute passed st the last Legislature providing $1,000 compensation for firemen killed in line of duty increased to $3500. ‘This statute only becomes effective when ;lds%pud by the local board of super- TS, L. L. Freeman, as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's fire prevention committee, asks each department to Graduated Rate Is Announc- | to send him monthly reports sho at- tendance at fires, property lost, mileage covered, ipjury to members and approxi- mate amount of property saved, with a statement of the assets and liabilitles of each company. Falls Church, the only company which has compiled its figures to date, reported for the 11 | months and 13’ days of 1920 that it | had been called to 31 fires in Fairfax | County and 24 in Arlington County. Discuss New Association. | No action was taken Saturday night {on the formation of a separate Fairfax | County Association, although there was considerable discussion. J. H. Beattie outlined the need of an assocfation dealing strictly with fire fighting in Fairfax - County, membership not to interfere with membership in the bi- county relief”association. One of the chief needs, he stated, was for organized effort at a fire, with one member of each company appointed a deputy chief, these deputies taking turns in acting as chief engineer in charge of all fires. This office would rotate among the com- panies in order. R. E. Kendrick, chairman of the sub- committee of the Arlington-Fairfax Association appointed by W. U. Varney to work out a plan for a separate execu- tive committee to function for Fairfax County, asked that action on this. proj- ect be deferred until after the meeting at_Herndon tomcrrow night. Vienna's new pumper was on display at the meeting. URGE SNOW FENCES ON COLESVILLE PIKE Indian Spring Park Citizens’ Association Asks Various Improvements. Special Dispatch to The Star. INDIAN SPRINGS PARK, Md, De- cember 16.—At the regular meeting of the Indian Spring Park Citizens’ As- sociation attention was called to a tele- phone pole which was said to offer a serious menace to trafic rounding Seeks Corner, resulting- in W. W. Rapley being named to confer with the | Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. | officials to request its removal. The secretary, N. H. Robinson was requested to write to 8. C. McCeny to urge the erection of snow fences along Colesville Plke just west of Four Cor- ners and that one bz placed along Co- lumbia Pike near the preperties owned by W. W. Rapley and the Wimsatt estate. It was voted to urge on the author- ities the need of a light on the bridge crossing Northwest Branch near Avabel, due to the narrowness of the bridge and difficulties encountered when automobiles going in opposite di- | rections meet there. - J. A. Hyslop was | directed to take the matter up with Mayor Lacy Shaw. Mr. Rapley was instructed by vote to make an effort to have traffic ob- structions at Four Corners removed. | It was pointed out that the conditions are dangerous for all motorists turning at_this important intersection. Delegates to the Montgomery County Civic Federation—Charles E. Florence, Noah H. Robinson, Robert E. Buckley, J. A. Hyslop, W. W. Rapley and John R. Clarke—were urged to attend the next meeting of that body to be held at Garrett Park. ‘The entertainment committee an- nounced that refreshments would \: served at the next meeting and eacl member was urged to either bring a new member- or a.guest. —_— Triplets were born recently to: Mrs. Hedley Jepson of Clethorpes, England, who also has a'child aged 16 months, Sp_écial Purchase and Xmas Sale Fascinating Slippers for Nothing remarkable about the price. But slippers, such that’s indced remar there are 1,800 pai as these, for 98c— kable. Yven though irs—they won'’t last long when Gift Shoppers see them— and instantly recognize their excep- tional value! Dainty, figured satine, rosebud trimmed slippers with low wood heel. Black — Copenhagen — lining. French Soft kid padded soles. rose — orchid — with contrasting braid trimming. moccasins with Black — Copen- hagen — purple — green — brown — red — combinations. also 5 two-color 7th & K 3212 14th St. TWO GO ON TRIAL INAMBUSH SLAYING Case of Killing Frederick Sheriff Removed to Wash- ington County. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., December 16.— Defense attorneys just before the open- ing of the trial of Leslie Clark, Hagers- town, and Charles Lewis of Thurmont, charged with the murder of Deputy Clyde L. Hauver of Frederick County, announced that they would ask for a joint trial before the full bench and not before & jury. ‘Hauver was shot and killed from am- bush during a raid at Blue Blazes, about 5 miles from Thurmont, July 21. The trial was removed from Frederick to ‘Washington County on request of the defense. | According to Frederick County au- thorities, Lewis came to them about a week before the raid and offered to lead them to the still for the fee he would recelve as an informer. Fol- lowing the shooting; police believed they were double-crossed by Lewis, and he was arrested. At an_ early hour this morning it was not known whether the defendants would be tried jointly or separately. The defense has intimated, however, that it will ask for trial by a full bench. 1In that case, the fudges will be Chief Judge D. Lindsey Sloan and Associate Judges Albert A. Doub and Frank G. Wagaman. ‘The prosecution will be conducted by State's Attorney Harper Ballentine of Washington County and Willlam F. Storm of Frederick County. Forty-two witnesses have been summoned, 26 for the defense and 16 for the State. N. & G. TAYLOR COMPANY PROPERTY TRANSFERRED' {Tin Plate Mill in Cumberland and Other Holdings in County Are Involved. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., December 16.— | A deed has been filed tranferring_the property of N. & G. Taylor Co., Inc., of Philadelphia to N. & G. Taylor Co., covering the tin plate mill property in Cumberland and all the other property in ‘Allegheny County, Md. Cleveland, Ohio, interests recently ac- quired control of the local plant, which had a brief shutdown, but operations were resumed last week and will con- tinue into the new year. The new own- ers have assured the Cumberland Cham- ber of Commerce of their intention to enlarge the plant and modernize all departments. The ?mmy has been operated by Philadelphia capital since 1900, when the ploneer plant was purchased from the American Tin Plate Co., the suc- cessor of the old Cumberland Steel & Tin Plate Co, which began operation in the 80s. The plant always has been an impor- tant industrial factor here. It has em- ployed from 500 to 800 men and never has experienced labor trouble. MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL GIVES 2-ACT OPERETTA Students Present “Feast of the Red Corn” to Capacity House. Special Dispatch to The Star. MANASSAS, Va., December 16.—The Manassas High School presented “The Feast of the Red Corn,” an American operetta, in two acts, Saturday night in the scheol auditorium to a capacity house. ‘The performance, which was under the direction of Miss Catherine, was one of the best of its kind ever given by the school and abounded in action, tuneful songs and choruses. Those in the cast were Eloise Comp- ton, Esther Warren Nattie, Pattie Hatcher, Christine Meetze, Frances Bushong “and Hilda Mose Members of the chorus were Anne Bradford, Walser Conner, Eleanor Gibson. Rena Bevans, Rose Ratcliffe, Ruth Thomas- son, Sarah Lewis, Janet Trusler, Bertha Luck, Margaret Hottle, Marion Lynn, Helen Lloyd, Roselle Hyde, Frances Lunsford, Leah Boyles, Roberta Boyles and Gertrude Athey. PRIESTS WILL RECEIVE PAPAL INVESTITURE Ceremonies Will Be Conducted. at Churches of Rev. F. X. Bischoff | and Rev. E. J. Connelly. | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 16.—Robes of a domestic prelate of the papal houschold will be invested on two Washington priests in the Baltimore Diocese this week by Archbishop Curley. They were recently elevated to the rank of m~nsignori by Plus IX. Investatory eremonies will be conducted by the archbishop in the churches of the respective prelates as follows: The Right Rev. Francis X. Bischoff, pastor of the Church of the Nativity, ‘Washington, Wednesday. The Right Rev. Eugene J. Connelly, pastor of St. Peter’s Church, Washing- | ton, Thursday. | COMMODORE H. B. GILPIN IS ILL AT BALTIMORE Have Caught Cold on Hawalian Fishing Trip. | Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va. December 16.— Commodore Henry B. Gilpin, noted Maryland ' clubman, yachtman and world traveler, is seriously ill of bron- chial pneumonia in Johns Hopkins Hos- pital, Baltimore. He recently returned from a fishing trip to Hawali, and is thought to have contracted cold there. Mrs. Gilpin and her son and daugh- ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin, have gone to the hospital. ¢+ * Heads Forest Garden Club. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., December 16 (Special). — Mrs, Oscar has been elected president of the Forest Garden Club, with Miss-Alice J. Rob- erts, vice president; Mrs. J. J. T. Gra- ham, treasurer; Mrs. John T. Nicol, secretary; Mrs. Arthur Bowie, corre- sponding secretary, and Mrs. Bow] Addison and Mrs. W. Beall Bowie members at large of the executive board. R Maryland Clubman Is Thought to| G. Carson | DAYLEHT ROBBER SOUGHT BY POLCE Three Homes in Montgomery County Entered Late Sat- urday and Yesterday. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. SLIGO, Md., December 16, — Mont~ gomery County police of the northern district, stationed here under the di- rection of Sergt. Guy Jones, are search- ing for a daylight housebreaker who entered three homes in this section late Saturday and yesterday, The offender seems to have a liking for revolvers, as he took guns from two of the places. ‘The first robbery reported was from the home of Miss Helen Madison on the ‘Wheaton-Four Corners road. The rob- ber entered a side window and appar- ently went directly to an attic door and then to a closet in the attic, both of which were jimmied. He later took from a room, occupied by Byron Jack- son, a gold watch and chain valued at $25, & revolver, razor and $18 in cash. Sergt Jones and Policeman Joseph Nolte found well defined finger prints on one of the articles in the attic closet and are having them photographed. The second robbery was in the home of Charles L. Myers at Seeks Corner. The robber entered the house with a duplicate key and opened and examined a number of Christmas packages. He took with him a bottle of perfume val- ued at $10, a gold watch, a woman's silver watch and & flashlight. From the home of S. Fred Gibson at Avenell some one yesterday gained en- trance through a front window and took a half & box of bullets and a re- volver. . Minstrel Show at Laurel. LAUREL, Md. December 16 (Spe: cial).—A minstrel show will be sented by students of Laurel Hij School Wednesday night in the ele- mentary school auditorium at 8 o'clock. MEN'S CLOTHES OF permit the luxury of & com, TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM ROCKVILLE JAIL i Force Hole Through Slate Roof, ‘Then Jump 20 Feet to Make | Getaway. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.,, December 16— Charles E. Leavitt of Baltimore, who was awaiting trial on a charge of | bigamy, and Lester Weaver of Derwood, this county, who was serving a short term for violating an automobile regu- lation, escaped from the Rockville jail Saturday night and still are at large. After gaining access through a scuttle hole to the space between the ceiling of their cell and the jail roof, the young men reached the roof by forcing off sufficient slate to permit them to queeze their bodies through and jumped about 20 feet to the ground. Thelr disappear- ance was discovered quickly and the police through the county and elsewhere were notified promptly. HORSES BLAMED FOR JAMS British Trafic Often Impeded by Slow-Moving Coaches. LONDON - (#).—Horses are still o plentiful in Britain that a conference of traffic experts has suggested as a slo- gan of new transport efficiency the bai- tle cry “Horses Must Go!” “It” ought not be true,” said one speaker at the conference, “that more than 50 per cent of transport in Great Britain still is done with horses. “The horse must be driven off our main thoroughfares and our streets must be made wider.” o Baggage Master Dies on Run. CUMBERLAND, Md., .December 16 (Special) —Sherman W. Blaker, 52, Baltimore & Ohio baggage master, this city, died late Saturday afternoon on his train a few miles west of Oakland, Md, having been stricken after the train left Grafton. He had been in 1l health for some e, but ki on working. Mr. Blaker was a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Xnights of Pythias” and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. His widow and seven da ters survive. CUSTOM-CHARACTER. WAYNE PRICES plete wardrobe without the discomfort of a depleted bank account. 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