Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1930, Page 10

SUBURBAN NEWS., THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT BILLS PRESENTED W T [ ranarais w sever_riax ] URDER-SUIGIDE, T0 VA. ASSEMBLY Measure Allowing President to Fish All Year Goes Through Senate. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va, January 28.—A complete program of sea food legisla- tion designed to protect and propagate one of Virginia’s most valuable re- sources and industries came into the ‘General Assembly yesterday in bills pro- viding for a controlling commission, taxing rates for taking sea food, regu- lations for open and restricted areas and a system of State inspection. The bills were presented in the House by Delegates William A. Wright of ‘Tappahannock, and in the Senate by Senator Robert C. Norris, jr., of leely with other tidewater members as co-patrons. They are the measures prepared by an informal committee of members from the tidewater district, who planned the program with Gov. Pollard. Special Committee Meeting. ‘The sea food program will be the subject of a special joint meeting next Monday of the House committee on the Chesapeake and its tributaries and the Senate fish and game committee. In the meantime Gov. Pollard is pre- paring a special message on the sub- ject, which he said would contain his own views and recommendations. ‘The bills introduced would place practically entire control of sea food protection in the hands of a com- mission of five members appointed by the governor, who would fix their sal- aries and have power to remove them at his pleasure. The commission would be required to report by July 1, 1931, on any needed changes in the ‘Baylor survey. A proposal to ask Gov. Pollard to submit at the next conference of gov- ernors the advisability of dividing pres- idential electors in each State among the supporters of different tickets in proportion to the popular vote cast for each ticket was introduced in the legate J. Fred Birrell of Delegate Birrell's tion was em- bodied in a joint resolution calling on both Houses to request Gov. Pfl\hl‘d w take action. The proposed cl Delegate Birrell said, is in llne wlth a bill in Congress now pending. Up to State Legislatures. It proposes to leave to the discretion of spme Legislatures whether or not the new method is adopted, to whose authority the direction of the manner of choosing presidential electors is re- served under the Federal Constitution. On motion of Delegate Ashton Dovell, ‘Williamsburg, the resolution was re- ferred to the committee on privileges and election. Simultaneously with passage in the Senate of the Early bill allowing Presi- dent Hoover to fish the year round in irginia streams came word from ‘Washington that the President will not accept the concession. Prul(knts attitude was regarded as having the probable effect ol ku.unl the bill when 1t reaches the He Among. pmvlskm.s of the sea food bills introduced are a direct tax on oysters going outside the State of 412 cents a bushel; extension of the bushel | Zip) tax to all oysters taken from any ground in the State, h‘lcremn( the bushel tax on all oysters to 2 gents; levy of a 10 per cent shell tax; flflllblmz the tax on lncl'uu to_go Babette Griffith (upper phéto), who has the part of Betty Webber, the lov- able daughter of the master of “Gord Tails,” mhflmbytheml’hymltmhm Inset: Rosabel Munger, who lock Holmes.” - n Lodge,” in the mystery play “Cat o’ Nine Md., February 14. the part of Miss Smith, -l'n-le“shfl- Lower left: Carroll Burruss, vho has the part of Henry, the half-wit chore boy of the master of “Gordon Lod, Lower right: H. Franklin Lehr, who is. directing the play. roads committees on gasoline tax dis- tribution. Wednesday afternoon the committees on privileges and eletcions of the two houses will meet with Gov. Pollard to discuss reforms in the State electoral system. Delegate Allen I. Harless of Chmthn.flmxi said he would submit a list of proposed changes to the gov- ernor n the session, dealing principally the process of voting and casting absent ballots. ‘Wednesday night the budget bill will come before a joint session of the Sen- ate finance and the House appropriations committee, and subse- quent sessions are expected to extend it | Over several Roads Bill Reportéd. The Porter-Rhodes bill for adding 15!7 miles to the Shfebehrl'hwly sYys- beginning }m tl;‘.le - rt. It is design avorable report. ing to the patrons, to mileage into_country districts and enable easier of farm: products. ‘VW by the House fixing moral itions for candi- dnus for the bar and ¢l a minor phrase in the divorce ‘llnw, W] bs;ven! others were temporarily passed ‘The House reuived the appropria- tions bill, containing the recommenda~- tions in Gov. Byrd's budget message, introduced by Delegate Dovell, and two measures stockholders of bank- ing institutions liable to the amount of stock they own in the event of failure of the institution. The bank bills were presented by Delegate McMurran of Portsmouth. Delegates McCauley and Jones were patrons of a bill providing for the es- tablishment of a liberal arts college for women at any one ol Ig:hv:n;m‘“ m::i: suggested by the inves! cor tee—Lynchburg, Roanoke, Harrisonburg or Fredericksburg. The bill would con- tinue the committee, now headed by Judge Don P. Halsey of Lynchburg, giv- ing it the additional power to enter into agreements for securing a site and buildings. A similar bill was presented in the Senate by Senators Langhorne and Wright. To Retire Judges. Among other measures introduced in A bet S ‘Ten tons of locusts were recently sent , to France to G R O s 13 285-9-. the Senate was one by Senators Mon- tague of Richmond, Buchanan of Marion and Swank of Harrisonburg to retire judges of the Corporation and Circuit Courts at the age of 80 years on three-fifths pay. They would be re- quired to have served 30 years con- tinuously. ‘The present authority to build a tun: nel or bridge from Norfolk to Ports. mouth, consisting of the board of su- pervisors of Norfolk County and the councils of the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, would be superseded in a bill introduced by Senator Willlam H. Jeffreys, jr., of Chase City by the “Vir- ginia bridge authority,” to be composed of five members appointed by the State Corporation Commission. It was proposed under the former act, according to Senator Jeffreys, to build a tunnel or bridge between the two cities, whi eventually would take the place of 1 now operating. Un- der l.he bill int yesterday from 10 to I?unllllan dofllrl would be issued to finance the project, which would not involve the credit of the State or of the two cities. ‘The Senate courts of justice commit- tee voted a favorable report on bills authorizing city administrations to con- demn property remaining after cutting thoroughfares where the property could not be profitably used by the owner and fixing the limit of a landlord’s lien at 12 months’ rent'instead of 6, as at present. Approval was also voted of the McCauley resolution for a commis- sion to study antiquated laws and re- port at the next regular session. Bill Voted Out. ‘The committee on general laws of the Senate set all racial integrity bills for hearing Priday afternoon, and up until Monday measures providing for full crews on trains. The Senate com- mittee on agricultural and mining laws A Special Group of O’'COATS Were $40, $45 Special at all sizes DR. SHIPLEY RESIGNS. Special Dispatch to The St HERNDON, January 28.—At & con- gregational meeting yesterday of the First Presbyterian Church of Herndon, it was voted to accept the resignation of the pastor, Dr. G. Wilbur Shipley, who for four years has had charge of this church. A called meeting of Potomac M tery _will be_ held in the Presbyterian Church, wmsn‘mn, Dr. James Taylor, pastor, on Friday to ac- cept thg dsnoluunn of ral relation- ship between Dr. ipley and his church and to appoint a -ubmmu ‘here u p:un the new church begins N E R’S STREE T Kuppen_h_eimer and Grosner SUITS & OVERCOATS Reduced! Two Examples of the Specials A Special Group of $45 and $50 Men’s SUITS $31.75 all sizes CORONER'S VERDICT Jury Confirms Police Theory in Laurel Double Kill- ing Case. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. LAUREL, Md, January 28—Con- | firming the theories of police, a coro- l ner’s jury last night found that Gordon (Well(ord. 14-year-old Laurel schoolboy, | had been murdered by Lynn Montgom- | ery, 25 years old, a turf follower, and t?dlt Montgomery then committed sui- cide. ‘Witnesses told of the position of the bodies when they were found Sunday morning in a woods near the Laurel school, Wellford with a bullet wound in his_chest and head and Montgomery with a bullet through his temple. Held Revolver. A .38-caliber revolver was clutched in Montgomery’s hand, and Sergt. Fred Sanders, small-arms expert, told how the shooting probably occurred. ‘The jury returned its findings after about an hour’s qelmerman Justice of Peace Henry M. Scott presided at the inquest. ‘The bodies of the pair were found accidently by a young woman as she was walking through the woods. The man and the boy had been missing for a week, and police of Washington and Baltimore had been asked to search for them by J. T. Wellford, father of the slain lad. Funeral services for Wellford will be conducted Church this afternoon, interment to follow in the cemetery of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Search for Kin. Police continued their efforts today to reach relatives of Montgomery. The man had come to Laurel several years with the races, but no one seems to know anything about his family. Members of the coroner’s jury were: W. Clarence Young, foreman; Vernon Younr, Carroll Divens, Milton Haines, mher Alton Donaldson, Rldge selby, J. E. Travers, O. C. Long, Harry Merson, Olan Redmiles and T. B. Siehler. AUTO INJURY CASE SETTLED FOR $6,000 Action of Miss Gillette at Rock- ville Against Capital Traction Co. Is Withdrawn. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 28.—The suit of M!as Buel M. Gillette of 11 West W ine street, Chew Chase, Md., against the Capital Traction Co., re- cently instituf in the Circuit Court here, which was an action for $50,000 for personal injuries, has been nt out of wurt. it was made klnovm ere yesterday, the company agreeing to ply the Dlllntlfl $6,000. The attorneys e case—J. Wilson Ryon of River- dfle lnd Kenneth Lyddane of Rock- ville for the plaintiff and Thomas L. Dawson and Stedman Prescott of Rock- ville for the company—yesterday filed a joint request in the Circuit Court here that the case be dismissed. Miss Glll!fie suffered the loss of four fingers of the left hand about a year ago, when her automobile was struck & Capital Traction Co. car at Wood- e street and Connecticut avenue. Her machine was upset and as it turned over her hlnd ‘was caught between the door and the pike. the Laurel Methodist | 801 D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1930 Murder Victim GORDON WELLFORD, Fourteen-year-old Laurel schoolboy, who was shot to death by Lynn Mont- mery, race track follower, according to the verdict of a coromer’s jury last nllhl‘ —Boyce Studio Photo. 3 SLIGHTLY INJURED .AS RAIL CAR DIVES Parlor Coach of N. & W. Train Plunges 60 Feet to Edge of Roanoke River. By the Assoclated Press. ROANOKE, Va., January 28.—The 60-foot dive of a parlor car of the Nor- folk & Western Railroad t6 the edge of Roanoke River yesterday caused only minor injury to three persons, all em- ployes of the railroad and the only occupants of the car. The wreck, Dr. M. A. Johnson said last night, was caused when a freight train “buckled” and forced the parlor car off the track. Three empty freight ::lr; also left the track, the physician The injured men are L. E. Seifert, conductor, 2424 Westwood Drive, Co- lumbus, Ohio, and J. D. Calloway and AAkB. ‘Turner, colored porters, of Roa- noke. QUESTIONED IN DEATH. Petersburg, W. Va., Officials Hold Riley Riffey in Probe. Special Dispatch to The Star. PETERSBURG, W. Va., January 28. —Riley Riffey of Grant County is be- ing held in jail here pending investiga- tion of reports that he has knowledge as to the cause of death of Peter Wen- ger, whose body was found in-the ruins of a fire-destroyed school house at Needmore a year .tfin Riffey was questioned at the time, but subsequently released. | ‘to break down their contention that VENUE ARGUED IN CRABTREE TRIAL Defense Offers 12 Affidavits in Its Support and State 74 Against It. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROMNEY, W. Va, January 28.— Filing of afidavits in support of and against a move for a change of venue| in the trial of Walter Crabtree, charged | | with three murders here December 18, | | was_completed today before Judge A‘ Hughes. “The defense had put in 12 aflldflvlls supportlnz the move and the State 74/ | opposed to it. The defense this morn- | | ing opened examination of State affiants | | there was no deep-seated prejudice. O. B. Callahan, business man here, ‘was questioned first by lhe defense. C. G. Swisher, C. J. Powell and H. A.! Carter were also to be questioned. | Postponement Denied. Crabtree’s other preliminary moves have included a request to withdraw his earlier plea of not guilty, which was granted by Judge Hughes, and a plea for postponement which was denied. Crabtree has.not entered an amended lea. | i ‘There has been no outward manifes- ! tation of feeling in the case, although | authorities have taken precautions to keep Crabtree in jail at Keyser rather than here, and are maintaining a guard of 11 State police here for the trial. Crabtree appears unmoved as proceed- ings get under way. He is alone within the bar of the court room, Judge Hughes having excluded his family to the main part of the court room except during recess times, when the family gathers with the defendant. A packed court room is following the proceedings. Change of Venue. Monday afternoon was given over to the task of preparing and presenting affdavits on the question of a change of venue, asked by the defense and opposed by the State. The defense offered in support of its motion eight newspaper clippings and a sheaf of affidavits from Romney people, including one from Crabtree himself, all claiming a fair trial could not be secured in this county. ‘The State promptly replied with a dozen counter affidavits denying there was wiespread and deep-seated preju- dice. The State has summoned 38 witnesses for the trial. The defense list has not been made public, al- though it is expected the defense will largely be opinion of alienists in sup- port of the expected plea of temporary Insanity. It is assumed here that the State does not expect the insanity motion to prevail in view of the fact that the State is going ahead with its original plans, — BOOK IS PRESENTED. ° Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va., January 28.—At the January meeting of the Citizens’. Asso- ciation and Community Ec.hool Ifllfle Dr. Ernest Lee Robey presided. Chancellor N. Brown presented ‘to the school a book given by the local chap- ter of the Woman’s Christian Temper- ance Union. It was voted to replace the wheel chair bek’niml to Miss Frances Cock- erille, which was burned in the fire which destroyed the school house a few years ago, Miss Cockerille having be- come an invalid. At an old-fashioned spelling bee Dr. Robey gave the words to the two con- testing sides, Mrs. Granville White of {the High School faculty being pro- nounced the champion. Don’t wait until your throat begins to bother Yyou, change to OLD GOLD now. Your throat will give you the reasons for OLD GOLD’S amazing success in the first package you SUBURBAN M. E. CHURCH Of Falls Church, who way yesterday again chosen to head the Arlington & Fairfax Railway Co. HYATTSVILLE LEGION PLANS MEMBER DRIVE| To Seek Additions to List in Order to Get National Convention at Baltimore. i | Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., January 28.— Plans for an intensive campaign for new members were laid at a meeting of the reorganized membership committee of Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, Amer- ican Leglon, of Hyattsville, in the post club rooms, All members owing dues will be urged to settle as soon as pos- sible. The post is launching the cam- paign along with other Maryland in an eflon to enlarge the State mem- bership to the point where a serious bid may be made for an u.rly nlw)ml convention of the Legion in It has been pointed out that eryhnd can hope to get the convention only thmu;h a greatly enlarged member- ship. Hugh McClay, chairman of the Snyder-Farmer Post membership com- mittee, will have the aid of newly ap- pomh:d committee members in con- ducting the campaign in the area cov- ered by the post as follows: Brentwood—William R. Harris, Mueller, Charles Stewart and H. Mlln.! Blwdemburg—l J Cannon, Dr. W. McCullough, J. Augustine, Eub- ert Birch and C’llflord L. Johnson. Colmar Manor-Cottage City—John A. Johnson, H. E. Dowell Allmf- T. Hill, J. B. Lewis and D. ‘Tucke: Edmonston—Clyde Vmb lnd “syl- vester Malone. Hyattsville — Fred Rehm, Waldo Burnside, Edward A. Fuller, jr, and pper ‘Marlboro—C. C. Marbury, ‘Wil H. Brooke, l.lnldlle G. Sass- cer and George A. Mount mlnlzr—.lolm A Johnson, Hugh McClay and C. W. Riverdale e—J E. O" 3. L Berlin and D. G. Currie Students to Give Play. (CRANDYWINE, Md. = January ial).—A three-act play, “Oh Kly," l be presented by members of the senior class of Brandywine High School Friday evening at 8 o'clock in school auditorium. NEWS eenees ] SPECLGARFARE, CUT AGREED PN Fairfax and Fafls Church Zones to Benefit by Reduction. | B & Stalf Correspondent of The Star. 'LARENDON, Va., January 28.—For t.he benefit of passengers within the Fairfax and Falls Church zones of its line who shop in Washington and to encourage passenger traffic during the slack hours of the day, the Arlington & Fairfax Railway Co. will shortly reduce the fare about 40 per cent between these points on Tuesdays and Fridays. Annual Meeting Held. This action was decided on at thean- nual meeting of the stockholders, held yesterday afternoon in the office of Charles T. Jesse, secretary-treasurer. The “bargain day” tickets will be avail- able just as soon as they are printed, which is expected to be not later than Febr;llry 15, and possibly by Febru- ary The round-trip fare on these days be- tween Fairfax and Washington will be 60 cents instead of $1, as at present. That between Falls Church and the | National Capital will be 35 cents in- stead of 50 cents. The rate.east of the Falls Church zone will remain the same. All officers and directors were re- elected. The officers are: M. E. Church, president; Thomas R. Keith and Julius H. Parmalee, vice presidents; Charles T, Jesse, secretary-treasurer, and John S. Barbour, general counsel, List of Directors. ‘The dlmwn in bddltkm to the offi~ cers, are: P. E. Dewey, Mrs. K. H. Echols, Joward B. Fields, 8. W. mug E. C. Dr. J. B. Gould, W. Gray, Ash'-on C. Jones, Harris Levy, Carrol V. Shreve, Dr. Frank T. Stone, R‘r ‘T. M. Talbott and Franklin Wil- ms, The treasurer's report showed that while there had been no decline in the number of passengers carried during the posts | year, the earnings of the company had no more than equaled operat penses. The roadbed was said to good eondltlon QUEEN ANNES COUNTY TO HAVE LEGION POST Organization Meeting to Be Held in Centerville Armory on Friday Night. Special Dispatch to The Star. CENTERVILLE, Md.,, J-nmry 28— the organization nn American Legion Post for Q\mn County which will embrace among its membership representatives of practi- cally every service division in the World War will be formulated next, tltlmfinhhhfldhm meeting and the formal election will probably take place some evening durl.nu the foflawln' ‘week. former service mem.berahlp in the American lql-vn invited to be present at this mre:::onnin mi‘ ‘:;mory next was s today that l!rudy considerable friendly rivalry had veloped among the veterans as wwm service unit would have the largest Tepresentation at the smoker. ———— A zigzag puzzle was made the nbxeet of & sermon by Rev. Dalton-Golding in Stroud, England, recently. A STYLE INNOVATION LINEN SPORT COATS. . .for immediate wear in South- m Resorts in the new -n-d HIGH SHADIS...DIII be “quite the thing” this summer...see our lows. CROSNERS 1325 F STREET voted a favorable report on a bill pro- hibiting persons other than licensed veterinarians and State or Federal agents from administering anthrax cine, and lowering from $100 to $10 the penalty for bringing diseased into the State. ‘The general laws committee of the Senate, after an executive session, delegated the Holt bill for regulation of piloting to a subcommittee composed ©f Senators Hoit, Chalkley and Lesne; ‘This afternoon the first of several! smoke. BETTER TOBACCOS. Cleaner, riper... honey-smoothness...an exquisite flavor. Why take the risk of throat irritation? Your throat BETTER TOBACCOS ... make the difference ..not 3 cough in a carload” & needs OLD GOLDS. Now. Tomorrow. Always. -