Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1930, Page 5

“NARYLANDCITIZENS| URGE VOTE FORD.C. Roc'k\‘/iue Association Names Committee to Aid Drive for Representation. Inspired by the same motives that animated their Maryland forefathers in June, 1774, to make common cause with the City of Boston against the tyranny of “taxation without representation,” members of the Rockville Pike Citizens’ Association last night pledged their encouragement and active support to the cause of the “voteless” citizens of the District of Columbia in their efforts to secure national representation in Congress. The resolution, adopted unanimously by this body of twentieth century Mary- Janders, recalled the historic meetings in Charles Hungerford’s Tavern, where the town of Rockville subsequently was established, at which the Colonials of Frederick County were inspired by the “Boston tea party” to render aid in the relief of the besieged city. Many of these patriotic Marylanders resided in what is now the District of Columbia =and it was the sense of last night's theeting that the same princip Vtaxation without representation” is Mvolved in the 1930 campaign for the enfranchisement of their descendants. Resolution Presented. Mrs. Philander P. Johnson, one of the charter members of the newly or- ganized association, presented the reso- lution on behalf of the voteless citizens of the District and in a talk recited the historic events that gave Maryland a foremost place in the struggle against the acts that resulted in the famous “tea party.” The resolution adopted reads as follows: “Whereas recent recognition in this City of Washington of the 156th anni- versary of the Boston Tea Party, as a means of calling attention to the exist- ence at the National Capital of condi- tions very similar to those which im- pelled the colonial patriots to turn Bos- ton Harbor into a teapot, recalls to us Marylanders that the Boston patriots had not only the sympathy but the active ald of the people of Maryland and particularly the people of what is now Montgomery County, including the present District of Columbia. This aid ‘was planned as a result of a meeting presided over by Henry Griffith and held June 14, 1774, in Charles Hunger- ford's Tavern, where the town of Rock- ville is now located. Strong resolutions, then unanimously adopted, recited the opinion that the people of Boston were suffering in the common cause of Amer- ica, vigorous protest was made to Par- liament, and a committee was appoin - ed, consisting of Henry Griffith, Dr. ‘Thomas Sprigg Walton, Nathan Magru- der, Evan Thomas, Richard Brooke, Richard Thomas, Zadok Magruder, Dr. William Baker, Thomas Crampkin, jr., and Allen Bowie, to receive and com- municate intelligence to and from the neighboring committee, etc., etc. L eas. money was raised for relief of the Boston people and in every way the le of Maryland made common cause with the people of Massachusetts, including the+ forming companies of soldiers who marched to the relief of Boston. These were the first soldiers to arrive from the South and Maryland continued most active throughout the struggle, one writer speaking of the ‘famous Maryland line’ as the ‘back- bone of the Army.’ Gave Boston Support. “Whereas it is.recorded in history that the people living in that part of Maryland now comprising the District of Columbia were active participants in the support of Boston and the de- termined fight for those basic principles which were confirmed in the throwing off of the British yoke and the estab- lishment of the United States of America, but which are now denied to der be it resolved by the Citizens’ Association in ting assembled this Sth 1930, in the town of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., “1. We are of the opinion that inas- much as the people of Maryland, in- cluding what is now the District of Columbia, in Colonial days made com- mon cause with the people of Massa- chusetts in pr taxation without representation and earnestly fought to establish as a basic principle in this country that representation must go hand in hand with taxation and arms- bearing. We are also of the opinion that there is the same reason today for Maryland people to make common cause with the people of the District of Columbia in their endeavor to obtain voting representation in the National Government as in their co-operation with the people of husetts fol- lowing the Boston tea parby. “2. We earnestly petition the Con- gress of the United States for the pas- sage of H. J. Res. 64 or S. J. Res. 43, ‘both proposing an amendment to the Constitution empowering Congress to grant unto the residents of the District of Columbia voting representation in the Senate and House of Representa- tives, the vote for President and Vice President and rights sin the Federal courts equal to those of the citizen of a State. & Committee Authorized. “3. We hereby authorize and direct the Fruldent of this association to ap- point a committee of not less than seven. This committee shall co-operate with the Citizens’ Joint Committee on Na- tional Representation for the District of Columbia and shall endeavor to arouse the active interest of the people of Maryland in the rellef of the residents of the District of Columbia from their anomalous position. “4. The president and this special committee are hereby authorized to petition the Maryland Legislature to bring about the appointment of a State committee and to take such further ac- tion as may be necessary to give ful effect to the purposes of these resolu- tions. Not only will the Rockville Pike Citi- zens' Assoclation carry its fight for “national representation” to the Mary- land State Legislature for favorable in- last night The seal of the National Capi poet Ovid—"Exitus Acta Probat”"—which the deeds.” The territory embraced by of Columbia and nearby Maryland and the seal. THE EVENING Park and Planning Commission has just been adopted. Designed with the assistance of W. T. Partridge, consultant archi- tect of the commission, the seal bears the coat of arms of George Washington at the lower end, with his motto, in Latin, said to have been taken from the Roman has been translated “The cutcome proves the commission in its work—the District Virginia—occvrpies a prominent place in F_ . SMITH ¢0. Two Are of Criminal Nature and Latest Is Application for Receivership. ‘The F. H. Smith Co. today was facing seven independent legal actions, two of a criminal nature and five civil suits, in Washington, New York and Delaware. ‘The last of these, an application for receivership, was filed late yesterday in New York City bya man who identifies himself as a former stock salesman for the company. In New York City & committee, headed by Samuel J. Marshall of the firm of E. A. White & Co., was meeting today to consider means of protecting the in- terests of persons holding mortgage bonds sold by the Smith Co. This com- mittee, which claims to have control of one-half of the Smith Co. capital stock, proposes to pool the resources of bond- holders to protect their interests in any criminal or civil proceedings which may be instituted against the corporation. Bond Sale Jeopardized. Should Justice Samuel Harris rule against the Smith company on an in- junction petition filed in Buffalo to prevent the selling in New York of bonds secured by the Fairfax Apart- ment Hotel there, the sale of any of their bonds in New York may be jeopardized. Attorneys for the company, however, predict the decision will be in theif favor, pointing out that a great num- ber of investment firms in New York sell bonds secured by properties which have been appraised under the same system employed by the Smith com- pany. . ‘The_recelvership petition filed in New York City yesterday bore the names of Jerry W. and Emma B. Over- baugh of Catskill, N. Y., as plaintiffs. The allegations in the petition are similar to those contained in receiver- ship petitions now pending in Wash- ington and Delaware courts. The Overbaughs claim to have paid $25,000 for 250 shares of 7 per cent preferred stock. Their petition names as defendants the F. H. Smith Co., Representative Frederick N. Zihiman, chairman of the House District com- mittee; Daniel R. Crissinger, former controller of the currency: G. Bryan Pitts, chairman of the board of direc- tors, and Samuel J. Henry, vice presi- dent of the company. Allege Names Were Eought. ‘The petition alleges, on information and belief, that Zihiman and Crissinger “become employes of the company and received large sums of money for the use of their names and reputations.” Additional charges of “manipula- tions, financial juggling, organization of subsidiary corporations, and ultra-high appraisements, resulting in issuing of mortgage bonds in many cases in excess of twice the value of buildings and grounds by which they are secured,” are contained in the petition. 1t is also alleged that the company is @he Foening Htar B o Luckett’s FACES SEVEN SUITS now insolvent and unable to discharge current obligations and asks thLat a re- ceiver be appointed to take cver all the company's assets, charging that “the present extravagant, wasteful and fraudulent operations of the said de- | fendant corporation are such as to use | up rapidly any assets which may exist, and that the loss of confidence of the public is so complete that the opera- tions of said defendants will necessarily ;ontlnue at a greater loss than hereto- ore.” Pool Efforts Revealed. In the meantime, additional efforts of Smith stockholders and owners of the securities the concern sold to pro- tect themselves, were made public when it became known that counsel from Richmond, Pittsburgh and Washington met here yesterday in the office of Senator Hastings of Delaware to discuss ways by which they might pool in- terests. Representative Goldsborough of Mary- land also participated in the discussions. No definite plan was decided upon, but it was explained today by Senator Hastings and Mr. Goldsborough that the aim of the various groups is to co- ordinate any court actions taken, tothe end that the costs of litigation may be reduced to an absolute minimum and {iunds conserved to the greatest possible legree. ‘Would Dissipate Funds. Amplifying, Mr. Goldsborough said that unless this were done the stock- holders and bondholders would simply dissipate their funds through indivic- ual legal processes. Senator Hastings, as counsel for one group, already has instituted receiver- ship proceedings in Delaware. STATE OFFICIAL GETS HIGHER NAVAL RANK Conservation Commissioner Earle Promoted to Lieutenant Com- mander in Reserve. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 10.—Swepson Earle, State conservation commissioner of Maryland, has received notification from the Bureau of Navigation of tne | Navy Department that he had been promoted to the rank of leutenant commander in the United States Naval Reserve. Mr. Earle completed his tour of training at the Dahigren Naval Prov- ing Grounds, Va., in November, 1929. During the World War he was sta- tioned at Dahlgren and laid out the range for the testing of large-caliber guns of the Navy. He also was ran officer at that station. During this duty he was promoted from ensign to junior and then senior grade, lieutenant. In 1920 he served under Capt. Charles F. Macklin in placing the United States monitor Cheyenne in commission at League Island Navy Yard and convey- ing that ship to Baltimore. Captures Fox in Garage. LEONARDTOWN, Md., January 10 (Special).—The first part of this week John Garner of Hollywood. ran a fox in his garage and caught him, He has him in a cage at his home and next week plans to let the fox out and stage a regular fox hunt with the Bushwood Fox Club attending in full force. ADVERTISENENTS f RECEIVED HERE Pharmacy STAR, WASHINGTON, SPEEDY RETURN SEAL OF PARK COMMISSION T0 GLASSICS URGED E. H. Sothern Deplores Pres- ent-Day Entertainment in Ad- dress at Theater Meeting. Deploring the present-day so-called “adult” entertiinment, which offers everything but the kind of play children should see, Edward H. Sothern, distin- guished actor and author, urged a speedy return to the classics yesterday at a meeting ef the Junior Civic Thea- ter of Washington at the residence of Mrs. James J. Davis. Buch a return, he declared, can best be accomplished by the establishment of a repertory theat: ““The actor’s possibilities today are e» tremely limited,” said Mr. Sothern. “He is not capable of being given great parts because he has not grown up to under- stand them—and great plays are oniy written for great actors.” ‘This inability to gather sufficient training, Mr. Sothern suggested, is the root of the evil in the case of our stage as it stands today. Youth should be brought up with only the mnoble and the beautiful in the theater, continued Mr. Sothern, and exploded the theory that Shakespeare | is too *highbrow” and “literary” for them. Mr. Sothern brought back to mind the difference in the accomplishments of the actor of today as compared with the actor of yesterday. He reminded his audience that at the age of 20 Ed- | win Forrest had taken New York by storm as Othello, that at 23 David Gar- rick was_considered pre-eminent in the | role of Richard III, and that at the! then somewhat remote age of 27 Keane | had reached the pinnacle of fame in his | interpretation of Shylock. Mr. Sothern declared there is a cry- ing need for a civic theater in which | the young may go and get the proper training. He told how the Labor party in England had recently drawn up a bill which provided that every town should have a theater of this nature. At the conclusion of Mr. Sothern’s talk, owing to the absence of Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, chairman of the civic com- mittee, Miss Katherine G. Browne and Mrs, Glenna S. Tinnin, who are Mr. Sothern'’s sponsers for the junior theater movement theater in Washington, ad- dressed the meeting briefly on the pres- ent hopes and needs of the project which was started so successfully last year, FARMERS PLOWING. Mild Weather Being Used to Ad- vantage by Tillers. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md., January 10.— With this mild Winter weather of the past few days, the farmers all over St. Marys County are taking full advantage of it and are plowing their flelds and getting them ready for the early plant- ing of their corn and tobacco crops, in May and April. R. L. Buckler of Loveville has finished planting his tobacco beds, being the first in St. Marys to have done this. He has nlnnu-d three beds 12 by 15 feet, much We Can Supply Everything to Enclose Your & Back Porch ‘e e all 1) windows, / Sheetrock, paint and’ hardware. Small Gl AnthuonsiNe Delivers hiaree J. Frank Kelly, Inc. 2101 Georgia Ave. N. 1343 2.0 0.0 .0.0.0.0.0 9.1 “"OPPORTUNITY" by ¢'s much dist ot % 3 ok ke ok kok ok * »* »* * * * »* »* * »* * - b C. URGES UNIVERSAL MILITARY SERVICE American Legion Commander | Sees “Essential Element” in National Defense Ignored. By the Assoclated Press, Universal military service was cited today by O. L. Bodenhamer, national commander of the American Legion, as the one essentjal element in which the national defense policy of the United States is lacking. Characterizing the Army and Navy as “the cheapest and best insurance for our national wealth and income that can be devised,” he said the veterans' organizations indorse and support the national defense act of 1920. Defense Policy Incomplete. “There is nothing inherently wrong with the national defense policy of the United States as it stands in the basic law of the land today,” he told the Army ‘War College, “except that it is not complete and will not be complete until the principle of universal service is written into it as one of its funda- mentals. There is a question, however, as to its successful operation in view of the fact that the degree of its ‘worka- bility’ is dependent upon the availa- bility of funds. “The American Legion believes that our national defense program is being made subservient to a false economy which prevents a full and fair trial of the provisions as outlined in the act of 1920 and its subsequent amendments.” Unpreparedness for War Cited. Bodenhamer said the Nation had found itself in a state of unprepared- uess in each war since coloniel times, and asserted that “we do not yet seem fully to realize the necessity of a citizen army trained in the duties and respon- sibilities of soldier life.” Referring to the phrase “A million men will spring to arms overnight” when the nation calls, he asked: “Upon what ground can we justfy putting such a million volunteer Ameri- cans up against a million well trained and well armed soldiers of another nation.” “The American Legion believes that it is & national crime to send men to war untrained and unprepared,” he contin- ued. “Keeping our Nation properly pre- pared does not necessarily make us war- iike in our ambitions, but it does guar- antee that we shall be prepared against the resurrence of the confusion and extravagance and reckless expenditure of money and of life which accompa- |is nied our entry into the recent world ‘war because of our unpreparedness.” FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 19%0. 15,000 Perish in Cold Of Inner Mongolia; Hundreds Homeless 100 Freeze to Death in 2 Days in 3 Cities as Mer- cury Falls Below Zero. By the Assocated Press. s SHANGHAI, January .—] of 15,000 lives as the result of intense cold in the Suiyuan district of Inner Mon- golia, near the border of Shansi Prov- ince, was reported today to Kuo Min, Nationalist government news agency, in a dispatch from Peiping. The report said unusually cold weather gripped the entire northwest- ern part of China, resulting in wide- spread suffering among the populace. Upward of 100 persons were reported to have frozen to death in two days in the three cities of Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang. Twenty Chinese coolies were found dead in the streets of Hankow. Temperatures were below zero in the three cities, constituting the severest weather in that area in 60 years. Thousands of the r were said to be suffering, hundreds being homelcss. MRS. POSEY BURIED. Funeral Rites Held for Widow in Nanjemoy Church. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RIVERSIDE, Md., January 10.—Fu- neral services for Mrs. Laurenda Maria Posey, 74 years old, widow of Samuel P. Posey, were held in the Nanjemoy Bap- tist Church, near here. Mrs. Posey and her husband were life- long residents of Charles County. She is survived by five children—Mrs. Ida Spencer, Miss Matilda Posey, Mrs. Ethel Lederer, Mrs. Emma Sherzer and Gil- bert Posey. She was buried in the church ceme- tery beside her husband. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va, January 10.— Improvement of the 2 and 3-10 miles of road which was recently taken over for maintenance by the State pending definite location of the proposed Straight-to~the-Bridge Boulevard was begun by the State road construction forces this week. ‘The improvement begins at the inter- section of Clarendon and Taylor ave- nues, Clarendon, following - Garrison road and Memorial drive to a mile west of the Glebe road at Ballston. The road receiving a surface treatment of crushed stone and tar, at an estimated cost of $3,000 per mile. THE BOYS SHOP (@ o bermoss (0f oIS en | CNTITEIRUROIES L QN THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE P-8 STORE - January Sale Opportunities in Boys’ and Children’s Apparel— Of interest to the youngsters and of economic concern to the parental purse. School Overcoats Smartly modeled, designed in plain and fancy effects—fitting ages 11 to 20 years. $22.50 and $25 grades........$19.75 $27.50 and $30 grades........$24.75 $32.50 and $35 grades........$27.75 Juvenile Overcoats Snugly warm and comfortable—in mod- els specially designed for ages 274 to 10 years. SIS gvade . .00 $20 grade ....... A special grouping of Juvenile Overcoats —scattering sizes 3 to 9 years— that are reduced from $12.50 and $8,95 $15%07 e Long Trousers Suits With each is an EXTRA pair of trousers that practically doubles the wear- ability of the suit. Wanted models; in effective patterns, Sizes 15 to 20 years. $25 grade ....... $27.50 and $30 grades........$23.75 Boys’ Knicker Suits These also have extra trousers—and in a wide variety of patterns. $15 grade ....... ..$11.75 D. . HEADS OPPOSE LIBRARY MEASURE Dougherty Holds Present Legislation Is Sufficient to Cover Object of Bill. ‘The District Commissioners today re- ported unfavorably on the bill to au- thorize appropriations for building sites and other facilities for the free Public Library of the District of Columbia. The report was sent to Chairman Zihl- man of the House District committee, who had referred this bill to them for an expression of their opinion. issioner Dougherty said that the object of the bill is to authorize appro- priations, and that another act covering the establishment and providing for the maintenance of a free Public Library and reading room in the District pro- vides as follows: “That said Commissioners of the said District are authorized to include in their annual estimates for appropria- tions such sums as they may deem nec- essary for the ptoper maintenance of sald library, including branches, for the purchase of land for sites for library buildings and for the erection and en- largement of necessary library build- ings.” Commissioner Dougherty in his conclusion says “this legislation is deemed sufficient to cover the object of this bill, and the Commissioners recom- mend unfavorable action thereof.” Sears Is Adjudged Competent. CHICAGO, January 10 (#).—Wesley M. Sears, son of one of the founders of Sears, Roebuck & Co. regained control of a $400,000 estate when a jury adjudged him competent to handle his affairs. A 'conservator, appointed De- cember 5, 1928, was ordered removed. A—§ ATTORNEY FACES CHECK COMPLAINT R. E. Walker Is Accused of Obtaining $500 From Bank. Ralph Elliott Walker, 60-year-old at- torney, was taken into cust at his home, 5320 Eighth street, this morning by headquarters detectives, I. E. Keck and B. W. Thompson, on a warrant charging him with passing a worthless lcaheclz; fon $500 on the Park Savings ank. B Charles C. Columbus of 1440 Meridian place, a teller at the bank, swore to the warrant as the complainant ‘Walker. Sergt. Keck said that used the form of a Manassas, Va., in writing the check Columbus cashed. Detectives Keck and Thompson arrested James Ridgely Sothoron, 43 years old, of 216 Wooten avenue, Friend- ship Heights, Md., this morning and booked the man at the seventh precinct on a charge of forgery. It is said by the detectives that Sotho- ron, son of a local physician, cashed between 15 and 20 “bad” checks on Dis- :l’lc‘t‘;gerchln'.!. involving appreximate- ly . Police also say that Sothoron obtained a storage battery from the Cartey Elec- tric Co.. by posing as Carl H. Horn of 819 Fifteenth street, and signing an order for the battery in Horn's name. Heat Menaces City. RIO DE JANEIRO, January 10 (#).— Two persons, one a child of 2 years, have died from the heat, which con- tinues at 100 degrees. Both water and ice are in insufficient quantities. Several districts in the suburbs are entirely without water. Jrom_the AVENUE_af NIN;LH, m Saturday—Last Day of the Semi-Annual Sale of e and P-B Shirts and Pajamas 1/4 It’s only twice Off! a year this event takes place—and for a single week’s duration. If you haven’t taken advan- tage of it—do so before tomorrow night. Every Manhattan and every P-B Shirt in stock, except full dress and tuxedo, is in- cluded. 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Merle ‘Thorpe, editor of the Nation's Business, Sweaters—Clearance one of the active members of the Rock- ville organization, will present the res- olution at the forthcoming meeting, which is to be held at the Bethesda High School Building. Organized for an active campaign in behalf of the disfranchised citizens of the District, the Rockville Pike Citi- zens' Association also will seek to ob- tain the co-operation of other civic and patriotic organizations of the county not affiliated with the federation. Members of Group. In response to the action taken last night, the committee of seven author- ized to co-operate with the Citizens' Joint Committee on National Repre- sentation for the District of Columbia was appointed, as follows: Roscoe Bangs, Karl W. Corby, Floyd E. Davis, Walter Dawson, Mrs. Harry Eaton, Mrs. Philander C. 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