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A—4 CIVIL SERVICE HIT BY SENATORS' FIRE Demand for Enforcement Personnel Change Seen Upset for Achievement. BY WILLIAM HARD. ‘The recen’ senatorial attacks upon the prohibition enforcement personnel of the Federal Government are regard- ed here in some circles as being in reality, although not in intention, at- tacks upon the Civil Service system. It happens that the work of trons- ferring the personnel of the Burezu of Prohibition from the spoils system to the Civil Service system, under the law of March 3, 1927, is just now in_the period of final accomplishment. Put- ting it broadly, the staff of the bureau is now, for the first time, becoming & truly completely Civil Service staff, and in quarters favorable to Civil Service principles great indignation is expressed that attacks should be leveled upon the staff when it is just assuming its new Civil Service form and before it has had any time to show what in thal form it can achieve. A considerable proportion of the old staff of the Bureau of Prohibition has been wholly cleared out through the tests applied by the Civil Service Com- mission. In fact, it is calculated by some of the experts of the Civil Serv- _ice Commission that 50 per cent of the old spoils part of the staff will have failed to survive these tests and will have been dropped from the Bureau of Prohibition pay roll. Almost all of the dropped employes were orginally put in their jobs by political influence or with political sanction. Their successors have been chosen through tests from which political influence and sanction ‘have been so drastically excluded as to call forth numerous loud remonstrances from legislative political sources. Three Points of Test. These tests have included the fol- ; into previous practical 2. j:clefiqul.ry into mental equipment and education. iry into character. duced some startling results. For in- stance: In the latest examination given by the Civil Service Commission for the position of prohibition agent. there were 2,950 applicants who managed to get by the experience test and the mental test and who arrived at the hurdle of the character test. Of these applicants the character test eliminated 1,185. Further, among these 1,185 thus elim- inated there were 550 whose records for acts of moral turpitude, such as embezzlement and robbery and bribe taking and fraud and other important violations of law, were so atrocious that these 550 licaants were visited either with outright cancellations of their ap- lications or even with complete de- garment from all civil service exami- nations thereafter. At one time in the course of such endeavors the Civil Service Commission had more than 75 trained character investigators in the fleld all over the country inquiring into the characters and into the records of applicants in their home vicinities. Justice Department Aid. Additional help in this matter was ven to the Civil Service Commiss! y the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice. The moment has arrived now when shortly it will be ble to say that not one employe in e whole Bureau of Prohibition '.h': possible scrutiny into his past g;nmrmmmt“mum ‘The total number of jobs to be shift- ed from the spoils system to the civil service system in the Bureau of Prohi- bition is approximately 2,600. The Civil Service Commission has now sent to the Bureau of Prohibition the names of certified eligibles for all of those 2,600 positions. It still has to hear from the Bureau of Prohibition as to its actual selections from amo; d eligibles for some 700 other positions have finally filled with civil service appointees. The re- maining 700 will soon be so filled. Then the spoils system will have been eradi- cated from the Bureau of Prohibition, and its new civil service era will have begun. What the civil service reformers in blic and in private life now fear is t senatorial demands for a change in prohibition enforcement J)ersonnel “from top to bottom” may tend to upset the work accomplished by the Civil Bervice Commission and to reintroduce the system of appointment by favor. (Copyright, 1830.) DD FELLOWS INSTALL OFFICERS AT HYATTSVILLE District Deputy Grand Master Oscar T. Poore and Staff Offi- ciate at Ceremonies. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., January 3.— George Fenwick was installed as noble grand of Oriole Lodge, No. 47, Odd Fellows, of Hyattsville, at ceremonies in Odd Pellows’ Temple here last night. Others installed were: Henry Nau, vice grand; Willlam C. Gray, recording secretary; H. A. Cooper, financial secretary; Jay C. Hawkins, treasurer; Francis J. W, chaplain; Newton A. James, right sup- porter to the noble grand; Joshua Stedehouder, left supporter to the nobie grand; Guy Davis, right supporter to the vice grand; Roland Read, left supporter to the vice grand; G. M. Blanchard, right scene supporter; Frank Groomes, left scene supporter; Harry Mc! ide guardian; A. Eugene Burgess, outside guardian, and Newton A. James, degree master. Mr. James also has been chosen trustee for three years and representative to the Grand Lodge. District Deputy Grand Master Oscar ‘T. Poore of Capitol Heights was the I.nsu;.’lmng officer, assisted by his officias staff. E. M. ARBOGAST DEAD. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. MONTEREY, Va., January 3.—Emory M. Arbogast, aged 67, former resident of this section and sheriff of Highland County for 10 years prior to 1899, died | in California. Abrogast, widely known throughout this section, was a son of the late John W. and Amanda Abrogast, lifelong resi- dents of Highland County. He moved to California some years ago, giving up his homes here and in Florida when his health began to fail. He is survived by his widow, also a native of this county; one daughter and TIN ROOFS PORCHES BUILT WE BUILD, REBUILD, REMODEL. REPAIR ANYTHING ngNfiBfim N ST ToN Y ERVICE MELLON UPHOLDS COAST GUARDS FOR FIRING ON RUNNERS (Continued From First Page.) killing of three rum runners off New- port, R. I, last Sunday by Coast Guardsmen, similar posters were de- stroyed. Members of the Coast Guard resumed recruiting duty on the Common today, under instructions to indulge in no vio~ lence, but to protect Government prop- erty so far as possible. Investigation Is Urged. A resolution adopted by an audience which filled the hall called upon Presi- dent Hoover for an “impartial” investi~ gation. It follows, in part: “We believe that we have a right to respectfully demand that you. sir, as President of the United States, order a thorough and searching investigation into the facts surrounding this de- plorable incident by somebody not con- nected with the Coast Guard or the ‘Treasury Department. “By the continuance of such govern- mental practices as the incident above described we can see nothing but the destruction of the liberties for which our fathers fought, for which free men have bled from the time of the Great Charter. “We are not asserting the guilt of the Coast Guard, but we believe the attitude of the Government as at present taken will justly give the im- pression that an attempt is being made to suppress the facts and whitewash & criminal act of the worst kind, and all this for the enforcement of an un- popular, unnecessary and stupild law which has no proper place in the Con- stitution of our Nation and which all intelligent people know can never be enforced.” Denles Attempt to Escape. Conrad W. Crooker, general counsel for the Liberal Civic League, which has conducted sn investigation Into the shooting, denied that the rum runners had attempted to escape or that they ‘were given warning by the Coast Guard %&ol boat 290 before it opened fire a machine gun. Crooker said his investigation showed the men were shot down from a point- blank range of 15 feet as their craft, the Black Duck, was proceeding at 4 miles an hour in a dense fog directly toward the 200. The 290, he said, in- e stern Uo; at the time, " He said Boatswain Cornell, skipper of the 290, was afraid to board the Black Duck after Charles Travers, the wound- ed and sole survivor of her crew, brouéght her alongside the Coast Guard “Those men were left to welter and die in their own blood,” he said. Help Given by Cook. It was the cook aboard the 200, he said, who finally, inresponse leas, went aboard the Black Duck to Ip him with the three dead or dying men. Crooker claimed that when Cor- nell finally took his craft the half mile through the fog to Fort Adams, two hours after the shooting, a naval surgeon there said Jake Weisman, one of the three killed, was still alive, and that he was not pronounced dead until half an hour after his arrival. Crooker asserted that if the Guards- men bad taken the men to shore quick- er, ‘\,Nelmnn's life might have been saved. Representative John W. Douglas said | &, the rum runners were “outrageously, feloniously murdered.” and promised to Hon | forward an_investigation at Washington. John F. Fitzgerald, former mayor of Boston, after attacking the Newport slayings, announced his intention of be- ing a Democratic candidate for governor next year, with repeal of the State's enforcement act as a platform plank. He made of his announcement a chal- ment of prohibition. stalks abroad in the guise of law, in God’s name repeal that law,” he said. “Official murder is still murder.’ NAMES OF CREW GIVEN. Patrol Boat Men Summoned For In- quest Over Rum Case Victims. PROVIDENCE, R. I, January 3 (®). —Attorney General Oscar L. Hieltzen, in charge of the State's case in the in- vestigation of the slaying of three rum runners in Rhode Island waters last Sunday morning, today made public the names of the crew of the Coast Guard patrol boat 280, from which the ma- chine gun bullets which killed the smugglers were fired. He received the names from United States Attorney Henry M. , jr., the Government’s Tepresentative in the proceedings. The; follow: Boatswain Alexander C. Camel[ in charge of the 290; Chief Motor Ma- chinists’ Mate Louis Johnson; Boat- swain’s Mate (first class) Louis W. Gavitt, Motor Machinist'’s Mate (first class) Risden T. Bennett, Motor Ma- chinist’s Mate (second class) Andrew Rhude, Seaman (first class) Lewis R. Pearson, Ship's Cook (second class) Arthur E. Dye, Seaman (second class) Frank W. Jakubec. The Black Duck, the rum craft on which the three smugglers met their deaths, arrived in this port this morn- ing from New London. The boat had been ordered here yesterday by Coast Guard officials upon demand of Emery Sansoucl, collector of the port of he Fominy Star By o for the ABOVE SIGN s DISPLAYED By * AUTHORIZED STAR BRANCH OFFICES q “Around to Travers’ | Miss y THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1930. IFESS FOR BORAH AS DRY QUIZ HEAD Ohio Senator’s Suggestion Features Prohibition En- forcement Discussion. Another development in the discus- sion over prohibition enforcement was the suggestion advanced yesterday by Senator Fess, Republican, of Ohio, that Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, be made chairman of the joint congres- sional committee to be set up as soon as Congress returns to study reorganization of dry enforcement activities. Senator Borah has taken a leading part in criticising present enforcement conditions. The Senate just before the Christmas recess acted on the resolu- tion for the appointment of the proposed committee. The proposed committee, already sanctioned g‘;‘lhe Senate, is expected to receive House approval shortly after the recess ends, and Senator Fess indi- cated it would be appointed with an injunction to make & quick report, since any reorganization plan it devises must be authorized before appropriations are made. What is to be done about industrial alcohol continued today to be regarded as one of the gravest problems ahead of the administration and of Congress in the reorganization situation. Senator Borah has declared the administration of the permit systemgqas to industrial alcohol was & “scandal,” and he indi- cated today that the more he looked into it the more serious he was convinced it was. The law enforcement committee also regards it as serious. Talk is heard that the administration has a new plan of dealing with industrial alcohol, but the details have not become known. Dry Senators who are urging the re- moval of Andrew W. Mellon as Secre- tary of the Treasury have made it plain they will insist on transfer of the con- trol of industrial alcohol to the Depart- ment of Justice along with all the rest of the enforcement machinery. CLARENDON BAPTISTS ELECT NEW OFFICERS Special Dispatch to The Star. CL. N, Va., January 3.—At the annual business meeting of the con- gregation of the Clarendon Baptist Church, held last night at the church, the following officers were elected for the new year: Moderator, W. H. Leigh; clerk, Miss Ashton C. Ashton C. Minnier Parker; treasurer, Jones; finance committee, Jones (chairman), C, D. James, V. T. Lancaster, N. A. Rees, C. L. Ladson, Virda Horner and Mrs. J. H. Criswell; financial secretary, Mrs. J. H. Criswell; assistants to the secretary, C. D. James, Austin Kay, Walter Smith, John R. Jones, C. D. James and Miss Virda Horner; auditing committee, N. A. Rees (chairman), C. L. Ladsol and C. W. Moffett; premise committee, C. D. James (chairman), E. T. Cole and Mrs. N. A. ;_deacons, C. D. James, F. E. Brown, W. P. Wiltshire, R. P, Hough, H. A. Hutson, M. Eubank, F. H. Caldwell, V. T. Lancaster, E. L. Wilt, Ashton C. Jones, A. L. Kelley, J. H. Criswell, L. F. Smith, W. H. Leigh, . R. J. Newman, W. H. Gibson, E. Garrett and W. Wayland; deaconesses, Mre. James Stewart, Mrs. Lizzie Rucker, Mrs. E. L. Wilt, Mrs. C. M. Payne, Mrs. A. L. Kelley, Mrs. W. P. Wiltshire, Mrs. T, H. Jones, Mrs. B. F. Wiltshire, Mrs. L. F. Smith, Mrs. 8. A. Graninger, Mrs. A. M. Kay, Mrs. A. C. Jones, Mrs. J. H. Criswell, Mrs. Martha Quinn, Mrs. C. D. James, Mrs. E. Garrett, Mrs. W. E. Gibson and Mrs. L. T. he; trans- portation committee, George A. Rucker (chairman), Ashton.C, Jones and 3 Ith: committee, 3 irman), Mrs. C. W. Maffett and R. V. Hannah; flow- er committee, Mrs. C. L. Ladson (chair- man), C. L. Ladson, Mrs. T. H. Jones and 8. A. Graninger; music committee, H. A. Huston (chairman), Mrs. A. C. Jones and Mrs. G. Kilmore; relief com- mittee, A. L. Kelley (chairm: Lancaster and Mrs. J. H. ushers, L. F. Smith, M. Eubank, J. H. Criswell, Ashton C. Jones, A. L. Kelley, Byron Settle, John Balster, Joseph Gib- son and Elmer Parker; superintendent of the Sunday school, W. H. igh; president of the woman’s socleties, Mrs. C. W. Maffett. ‘The annual report of the pastor, Rev. Perry L. Mitchell, showed that contri- butions to the church from all sources during 1929 totaled $12,400. New mem- bers added to the church rolls are given @s 101, with the total enrollment of the Sunday school as 660. Providence. It is believed to contain its liquor cargo, but some time after its arrival had not been inspected by the investigators. Attorney General Heltzen announced that he had re- quester United States Attorney Boss to summon the crew of the 290 to this Jurisdiction for the inquest, which open- ed yesterday at Newport. Mr. Heltzen sald that if Mr. Boss thus saved the State the trouble and possible expense of issuing interstate summonses for the men, he would throw open the inquest to the public and consequently to the representatives of the Federal Govern- ment, who were barred yesterday. Mr. Boss said he would make known his decision ADVERTISENENTS f RECEIVED HERE Kenner’s Pharmacy—17th & Q Sts. N.\W. Is a Star Branch Office Don’t get worried about filling a position or finding one. Classified Advertisement in The Star will solve the problem A you quickly. Copy for The Star Classified Section may be left at any of Branch Offices—there’s one in your neighborhood, whether you live in town or the nearby suburbs, is rendsred without fees; only regular rates are charged. Branch service The Star prints such an over- whelmingly greater volume of Classified Advertising day than any other Washing- ton paper that there can be no every uestion as to which will give ou the best'results. the Corner” is a Star Branch Office -| matches to locate their booty. ALCOHOL MAKERS HELP CHECK LEAKS Agree to 15 Per Cent De- crease in Production for 1930 as Co-operative Step. Reports that leakage of industrial alcohol has proved one of the sore spots of prohibition were met at prohibition headquarters here today by the report that the industrial alcohol trade had agreed to & 15 per cent decrease in its production of aicohol for 1930 as com- pared with 1929. Such Leaks Not Serious. This sharp decrease in alcohol pro- duction, arrived at by voluntary agree- ment between the industrial aicohol trade and prohibition ofricials, was in- terpreted by prohibition neadquarters as pointing to_co-operation of tne dustry with the Government in al tempting to handle the difficult situa- tion. As a matter of fact, industrial alcohol is now a minor problem, otficials said. ‘Tne most stringent regulations con- trol the manutaciwure, denaturing and distribution of industrial alcohol, it Was pointed out by officials, who said the very last word in strict control, up to the limit of the law, had been achieved. ‘The courts had stopped any attempts, it was emphasized, 0 trace industriai alcohol any further than the bureau now traces it—to purchase by a “‘vendee,” for sale to the public. Federal Men Have Keys. The Government restrictions go so far under the present regulatious, it was explained, that the keys and locks to the alcohol tanks and the denaur- ing rooms of the distilleries are in the hands of Government men on the premises, known as storekeeper gaugers. The reduction agreement came as a result of a long period of co-operation between the Government and the trade, worked out principally through the personal efforts of Prohibition Com- missioner James M. Doran. ‘The reduction is tne latest in a series of -agreements whereby the trade has voluntarily handed over to the Govern- ment an allocation program, by which each industrial plant is allocated its proportion of the yearly production of alcohol. This was done in an en- tirely voluntary manner by the ma ufacturers. SNOWBALL BLOW FATAL TO SHEPHERDSTOWN MAN Frank Hartley Dies in Martinsburg Hospital After Becoming Un~ conscious Tuesday. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va.,, Jan- uary 3.—Frank Hartley, young business man, died in a Martinsburg (W. Va.) hospital aiter being unconscious since Tuesday due to an injury near the eye sustained last Saturday when he was hit, in play, by one of a volley of snow- balls thrown by friends here. ‘Whether the snowball contained some object other than snow was not de- termined. He did not complain until ‘Tuesday when he became unconscious, and was removed to the hospital for observation and treatment. HELD FOR GRAND JURY. Four Boys Accused of Setting Fire to Undertaker’s. Garage. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., January 3.—A pre- liminary hearing was held yesterday afternoon before Mayor Charles F, Har- rison here for Thomas Willlams, John Jones, Robert Lee and Edward Deane, colored youths, who it is alleged, caused the fire Wednesday night at the garage of Lloyd Slack, undertaker here, by lighting a match when at- T.| tempting to steal gasoline from a car :|in the garage. ‘The boys will be held in jail here awaiting the action of the grand jury February 11. A hearse sedan, ambu- lance. automobile and 14 coffins were destroyed in the fire. It is sald that Edward Deane confessed to Milton Crim, night watchman, that they lfi?;:‘k e boys were apprehended this morning by Sheriff Adrian and his deputies. STORE DAMAGED $25,000. Staunton, Va., Fire of Unknown Origin—Covered by Insurance. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va, January 3.—Fire of unknown origin last night damaged Spectors’ department store on South Augusta street about $25,000. In- surance will practically cover the loss. Apparently the fire started in or near the office in the of the store. OLD 1 or uselessness— ONLY ‘1 DOWN A DOLLAR for Your Discarded Yuletide Trees Get New Lease As Road Markers Michigan Folk Stick Them in Ice—Covered Green Bay to Guide Travelers. By the Assoclated Press. MENOMINEE, Mich., January 3 (F).— Discarded Christmas trees, long in the class with used razor blades, have found a place in the sun. Menominee mer- chants yesterday were going from door to door collecting all the trees that haven’t already been destroyed. They are used as road markers. ‘The trees are stuck in the ice which covers Green Bay and line the ice road from Menominee to Door County, ‘Wis,, which is across the bay on a peninsula. The merchants have de- cided the trees will make the usually monotonous trip more pleasant and at the same time furnish a protection against becoming lost. Incidentally, they figure trade from their Door County customers should increase. FIFLSON SEARCHERS RECEIVE NEW TIP Planes Will Be Sent to Pil- grim Springs on Dog-Team Driver’s Report. NOME, Alaska, January 3.—A dog- team driver today brought word to Nome that a plane was heard soaring over Pilgrim Springs, 75 miles north of here in a mountainous district, at midnight on November 9, the day Pilot Carl Ben Elelson and Mechanic Earl|pe Borland disappeared while flying to the fur trading ship Nanuk, icebound at North Cape, Siberia. Arrangements probably will be made in the next few hours to send a plane to scout the area, if weather conditions permit, those in charge of the Elelson search sald. If the plane heard was Eielson's, it would indicate that he had turned back for Alaska after finding it impossible to land at North Cape and had been unable to effect a landing because of darkness and fog after reaching the Alaskan mainland. It was said that he carried sufficlent gasoline to have made the return mfneuusc The Pllgrim Springs district s an isolated section, with only a few in- habitants scattered many miles apart. Natives in the North Cape area have reported seeing Eielson's plane within 60 miles of North Cape, flying in the direction of Alaska. There was a dense’ fog in the area, they sald. Heretofore Eielson was believed to have come down in the area of North Cape, and all rescue operations have been aimed in that direction. As a result of the dog-team driver's report a plane is to be sent over the Pligrim Springs area as soon as weather con- ditions permit. Meanwhile arrival here of two cabin planes from Fairbanks is anxiously awaited. 2 One of the three planes sent there recently from Seattle to participate in the Eielson search crashed soon after taking off for Nome yesterday and was demolished, but ‘the pilot, Gifford Swartman, Canadian aviator, eéscaped ‘without injury. § INDUSTRIAL .COMMISSION HEAD WEDS ALICE CHASE W. H. Nickels, Jr.,, Former Dele- gate of Dickenson and Wise Coun- ties, Marries at Tazewell, Va. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 3.—News of the marriage of W. H. Nickels, jr., chairman of the Virginia Industrial Commission, to Miss Alice Chase of Clintwood at Tazewell, Va., this weck, has been received here. The ceremony was performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. G. Adkins by the Rev. J. C. Ritter, an uncle of the bride. : Miss Irene Draper of Big Stone Gap was mald of honor at the wedding and H. M. Sutherland of Clintwood was best man. The ceremony was attended by the bride's parents and by State Senator Thompson of Tazewell and Mrs. ‘Thompson. Mr. Nickels formerly represented Dickenson_and Wise Counties in the House of Delegates and was known as a member of the bachelor group in the general assembly. His marriage came as a surprise to most of his friends in Richmond. ELECTRICAL HEADQUARTERS 14th and C Sts. N.W. RON Regardless of its age, looks, type, condition On Purchase of Six payments on Electric Service Bills complete the purchase—the installments being only « « « o « . HULL ADVOCATES SELECTING ALIENS Immigration Changes Seen as Cure for Racketeering and Idleness. By the Associated Presi Selective immigration as a panacea for two of the Nation's problems—rac- keteering and unemployment—and to improve economic conditions, is advo- cated by Harry E. Hull, recently reap- pointed by President Hoover as com- missioner general of immigration. It will be & happy New Year for the commissioner if Congress, during the coming 12 months, makes this system the foundation of the country’s immi- gration policy, and in his sponsorship of it he will have the support of the American Federation of Labor. Industry Is Considered. Asserting that in contrast to the pres- ent system under which thousands of unneeded alien laborers are admitted annually, selective immigration would permit accepting only those who would aid industry, Mr. Hull sald today it would be based upon one simple formula. ““‘We would find out where a man is going,” he said, “what he is going to do there and whether there is room for him under economic needs before ad- mitting him. If he intended engaging in some occupation in which there is already a surplus, he would not be per- mitted to come.” Several bills already are pending in Congress to allow selective immigration to a limited extent, but none goes as far as the commissioner desires. Under his plan certain standards based upon the actual economic needs of the coun- try as determined by the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Agriculture and Labor would be set up, and allens who Inlla m!dmeec those qualifications would rred. Heavy Reduction Problem: Mr. Hull believes many countries would be unable to fill their present quotas under that system and that im- migration probably would be reduced !mn{tno.Wo to 1000,000 annually as a result. In support of his demand for prefer- ential migration the commissioner cited that in Europe there are upward of 2,000,000 persons seeking admittance to this country while the annual quotas of the countries concerned are only about 150,000. Under the law, those who have filed :Rpllcltlum first would be admitted, although they might be coal miners, with experts much needed here in some particular field below them. MORRIS PLAN BANK mief Supervision U. 8. Treasury §This Bank has made over 38 thousand loans aggregating nearly § millions of dollars to as- sist persons of character to accomplish some worthy puspose. 91In connection with the loan the borrower agrees to make monthly ot semi-monthly deposits in a savings account with which he may pay the loan; thus the borrower forms the !l:l]:i: of saving regus The New Proctor Automatic Start 1930 right for that weekly job of ironing with this sensationally efficient Proc- tor Iron. Four materials are marked on its dial to “tune in” proper heat as easily as you set your radio for a station! Take advantage of this Special Offer at Electrical Headquarters and this Iron will be delivered for— 1 MONTHLY LODGE OFFICERS NAMED. Edgar Sutphin Heads Herndon Fra- ternal Americans. Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va, January 3.—At a business meeting of Herndon Lodge, No. 28, Order of Fraternal Americans, the following were elected: Edgar Sut- phin, president; A. E. Wynkoop, vice president; John R. Hurst, recording secretary; Jacob D. Groh, financial sec- retary; Vernon C. Cockerille, treasurer; H. R. Sutphin, conductor; Benjamin F., McCarty, warder; H. A. Greear, inside sentinel; E. L. Duke, outside sentinel; Benjamin F. McGuire, past councilor; Edgar E. Gillette, Charles M. Burton and H. A. Greear, trustees; E. A, Stan- nard, representative to the State coun- cil, with A. E. Wynkoop alternate. State Body Names Callison. STAUNTON, Va.,, January 3 (Spe- clal).—J. 8. ison, local realtor, has been l'rpolnud to membership on the ive committee of the Virginia Real Estate Association by LeRoy E, Brown of Richmond, president of the realty organization. Mr, Callison will Tepresent the local realty organization of the committee. The organization meeting of the committee be held in Richmond, Tuesday, January 7. SOL HERZOG, MRS. M. A. MERRY DIES. Succumbs After Long Illness a{ Son’s Home in Rockville. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 3-—Mrs. Martha Ann Merry, widow of George M. Merry, died at the home of her son and ughter-| w, Mr. and Mrs, Charles C. Merry, in Rockville, kil years. She had been {ll a long while of & complication of diseases and her death was not unexpected. She is sure vived by three sons—George A. Merry of Dunn Loring, Va.; John W. Merry of Florida and Charles C. Merry. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock morrow afternoon from the church a§ Lewisville, Va. Mrs. Merry was a native of Pennsyle vania, lived in Virginia the greater part of her life, and for the last two years had made Rockville her home. 2,700 Marriages Licensed. CUMBERLAND, Md., January 3 (Special).—There were just 2,700 mar~ riage licenses issued at this Gret: Green during 1920, falling below t previous year’s record by 114. The est number were issued to Pennsylv couples, with West Virginia second and Ohio third. The Buckeye State now sends many eloping couples here in & year. Inc. 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