Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1930, Page 5

ABANDONS BIG SUIT AGAINST OFFICERS fihotographer Fails to Push | $150,00 Action Charging | False Arrest. BY GEORGE PORTER, Staft Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA. | ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 12 (Spe- cial) . —Approximately $1,000 damage age was done to the second-floor apart- ment of a building at the southeast cor- ner of Queen and Payne streets here about 6 o'clock last night when fire broke out in the living room. The ex- act cause of the fire is unknown, but firemen belleve that it probably started from a cigaret, which caught the over- stuffed furniture. Quick work by Mo- tor Co. No. 5 and Truck No. 1 of the local Fire Department prevented the fire spreading through the frame build- ing, the lower floor of which is occupied by a store. Salvage covers spread over the stock in the store prevented any great water damage. The apartment and store was occu- | UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 12.|pied by Isadore Shapiro and the build~ wDismissal of the suit for $150,000 damages against three Prince Georges County police officers, and the son of one of them for alleged false arrest has been asked by counsel for Raymond Fernstrom and Mabel L. Fernstrom, his wife. Fernstrom, a news-reel photographer, Bormerly assigned at the White House, 25 now at work in New Jersey and does not care to bring his wife to Marlboro for the trial, according to a letter re- ceived by State Senator Lansdale G. fSasscer, defense counsel, from Charles C. Callins, attorney for ‘the plaintiffs, in which he asks the dismissal. Formal guurt orders for the dismissal are now eing prepared and will be docketed ‘within the next few days. The officers sued were Deputy Sherift ‘A. W. Hepburn of Brentwood, County Policeman V. M. Nichols of Bowie and Deputy Sheriff Harry Robinson of Brentwood. A. W. Hepburn, jr., son of thteudeputy sheriff, also is named in the suits. Fernstrom was returning from Sher- wood Forest along the Defense Highway the night of August 17, 1929, when ar- rested by the officers for speeding. He claimed he was rushing his wife, who was in a delicate condition, to Wash- ington for medical attention. When the vage came before Police Court Judge J. Chew Sheriff the charge against Fernstrom was dismissed. Subsequently Attorneys Collins, Brault &nd McArdle filed suit against the offi- cers, asking $50,000 damages for the injury to Fernstrom’s reputation and $100,000 damages because his wife “be-~ came seriously ill and suffered with ‘hemorrhages” as a result of the excite- ‘ment and delay of the arrest. o ACREAGE FOR AIRPORT TENDERED AT MEADOWS ¥E. E. Pumphrey Advises Senator Bingham of Gift on Behalf of Citizens. . By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. MEADOWS, Md., April 12.—On be- thalf of the citizens of this community, Everett E. Pumphrey has tendered Sen- ator Bingham, chairman of the Joint Commission on Airports, an offer of an 800-acre tract of land on Camp Springs road. near here, for an airport. The site is about 6> miles from Washington. INSURANCé MAN DIES D. G. Woodahl, Lynchburg, Suc- cumbs to Attack of Pneumonia. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., April 12.—Deca~- pero G. Woodahl, 42 years of age, dis- trict manager for the Continental Life Insurance Co. here, died at his home on the Forest road after a week's illness ©of pneumonia. He was a native of Pittsylvania County, but had hved here 13 years. $He was a member of West End Meth- odist Church and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie Watkins Woodahl, and the following children: Bernard, Corelle, Inez, Evelyn, Josephine, Lester gnd Celeste Woodahl. Two others, gJames Woodahl of Reidsville, N. C., nd Lloyd Woodahl, Ruffner, N. C., also survive. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE. April 12 (Special).— irectors of the Montgomery County 'arm Bureau Supply Co. held their an- ual meeting here and re-elected Josiah . Jones, president; G. Rust Canby, yice president, and Miss Katherine Ben- Bon, secretary-treasurer. In celebration of the eightieth birth- lay anniversary of Mr. Gideon D. riggs, about 30 of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs’ children, grandchildren and other rel- atives gathered at their home in Gaithersburg Wednesday evening. All of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs’ children, rs. George Stuart and Mrs. Charles 'hoebus of Washington, Mrs. James E. uvall of Damascus and Mrs. Marshall alter and Mr. Frederick Briggs of Galthersburg Were present, as were wirtually all of the couple’s 11 grand- children and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Briggs has been a lifelong resi- Hent of Montgomery County. A license has been issued by the flerk of Circuit Court here for the mar- iage of George H. Cooper, 31, and &m Elizabeth Manney, 23, both of ‘Washington. The Montgomery County Social [Bervice League had 289 families under care during the month, according to B report of Miss Irma Mohr, county director. ¢ The visits made in the work during the month totaled 802, the miles trav- eled aggregated 4,258 and 192 office in- erviews were held. i There were a marked decrease in the jumber of applications for help, indicat- ing, according to the report, that em- ployment conditions had improved. A total of 48 families received relief dur- ding the month. G. Scott Duvall has been appointed knd qualified for a third term of four years as postmaster at Gaithersburg, ‘this county. The appointment was made, it is understood, upon the recom- fmendation of Representative Frederick L Zihlman. A successor to the late Willis B. Bur- Hette as postmaster at Rockville is ex- pected to be announced shortly. There mre understood to be eight applicants. stmaster, George W. Mullican, has been acting postmaster since the death of Mr. Burdette several ‘weeks . ¥ The.gl‘;:en\ of Thomas Sewell Orn- idorft, 76, former well known Washing- ton business man, who died at his home at Brookeville, this county, following a Jong iliness, took place here this morn- ing. Burial was in Rockville Union Cemetery. Mr. Orndorff was unmarried. INVESTIGATE TIMKEN OIL BURNER WHO makes it makes a difference The product of the TIMKEN DETROIT CO, a twenty million dollar corporation, the Oil Burner Corp. : 1104 Vermont Ave. | ing is owned by the William Peck es- tate. Loss is covered by insurance. The teacher training course which has been in progress at the Second Presbyterian Church each eevning thi week closed last night. Miss Orena Mc- Ilwaine of Richmond, Va., has been conducting the class. William H. Travers, 119 South Pitt street, died Thursday night at his resi- dence following a long illness. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late nce and will be conducted by Rev. E. R. Spen- cer, pastor of the Trinity M. E. Church. Interment will be in Bethel Cemetery. Tne deceased for many years had been employed as a night watchman by mer- chants on King street. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia Travers; three daughters and one son. A week's revival service will begin at the Washington Street Methodist Epis- copal Church South tomorrow eve: 3 with the regular service at 8 o'clock. The revival will be in charge of Rev. D. L. Snyder, the pastor. Services will continue each evening except Saturday. J. Andrew Jacobs, 19, 415 South Pitt : street, an Alexandria High School stu- dent, narrowly escaped serious injury when his motor cycle was in collision with an auto here last night. Jacobs was treated at the Alexandria Hospital for lacerations to his nose and other cuts. His clothing was saturated with gasoline in the accident. RALLY DAY SERVICES Special Features at Kellar Memo- rial Lutheran Church. ‘The Sunday School of Keller Me- morial Lutheran Church, Maryland avenue and Ninth street northeast, will hold a rally service tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. Special features will be presented. The international Sun- | day School lesson will be taught from | the platform. The public is invited. | _Roscoe Wines, secretary of the Sun- day school, has completed 25 consecu- tive years of service in that position. E e The S. S. Santa Clara, built at Cam- den, N. J., for South American trips, is | the fastest passenger liner ever built | in_the United States for foreign trade. Religious Books for Lent and Eastertide WM. BALLANTYNE & SONS BOOKSELLERS AND 143] F St, THE COLLIER INN, Inc. Columbia Rd. at 18th St. N.W. RY our delicious Chicken Salad for your next Home Party— also Sandwiches, Ice Cream and Pastries—a complete and satistying catering service—sure to please you. 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Speclal Dispatch to The Star: ANNAPOLIS, Md,, April 12—An at- tack on his principal in the elementary school at Pasadena, 10 miles north ot Annapolis, in which other pupils fled to safety during a spirited exchange of blows, resulted in 15-year-old Willlam Hook mtunz a conditional six-year sen- tence the .Jaryland School for Boys at Baltimore, The penalty was meted out by Po- lice Justice C. W. Mulligan, ina henluns at Pasadena. The youth was arres during the afternoon on a warrant charging assault and battery. ‘The magistrate ordered that young Hook be committed to the Baltimore in- stitution until he is 21 years old. He conditioned this sentence, however, in duhrlnfi that he would J:hu the boy on parole for a year in the custody of his parent, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hook, thqnmld manage him or else place .!ghn !mmud:r of ut,hegr. own 3 ey were lven ys o & decision. CARS CRUSH MAN J. W. Siglar of Martinsburg Killed in Railway Accident. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va,, April 12— Jacob William Siglar, 26, of this city. was instantly killed yesterday when caught between railroad cars at a lime- stone plant near here, where he was empoloyed. Justice J. D. Smith, acting coroner, conducted an inquiry, held death acci- dental and an inquest unnecessary. His head was crushed and & foot and an arm cut off. ;l‘he ]f.w“ figures show one n\;llo tr;- ceiver for every 12% persons in the United States. % PRE-EASTER SERVICE Church of Brethren Program Fol- lows Kernahan Campaign. Following the Kernahan campaign, the Washington City Church of the Brethren will have pre-Easter services throughout next week. H. A. Backe- myer is the evangelist, and the pastor, Rev. F. F. Holsopple, will speak at each service, Palm Sunday morning the theme is Christ's entry to Jerusalem, The eve- ning will be devoted to a study of bap- tism and its place in the Christian church. Good Friday evening there will be a puJelm, entitled “The Challenge of the Cross.” s Church Ladies’ Food Sale. FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 12 (Spe- clal).—Ladies of the Falls Church Pres- byterian Church will give a food sale this afternoon at East Falls Church. Mrs. John Bethune, Mrs. E. L. McNair. Mrs. Mary Ryer, Mrs. John Trabold and Mrs. ‘Thompson are in charge. METROPOLITAN A. M. E. |STOREKEEPER IS ROBBED | OLD DURHAM SERVICES Dr. Thomas Will Preach on “Day of Palms.” Palm Sunday at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church will also be observed as women’s day. There will be distribution of palms, followed by the sermon by the rhinister, Dr. Willlam H. Thomas, who will preach on “The Day of Palms.” At the evening service there will be a | G. special women's day am, with a short address by Drp 'H'mu Mrs. Rosetta Ormes Robinson is the chair- man of the women's day committee. BRIG. GEN. MILTON DIES Artillery Reserve Officer Victim of Pneumonia at Roanoke. ROANOKE, YVa,, April 12 (#).—Brig. Gen. Marshall M. Milton, Artillery Re- serve. aged 50, of Staten Island, N. Y., died after a brief attack of pneumonia Hvel served as colonel during the World ar, OF $625 BY ARMED THIEF Bandit Enters Home and Takes Cash From Desk, Holding Youth at Bay With Pistol. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 12—A robber walked into the home of Danfel . Bevin, general storekeeper at Paw Paw, W. Va., near here, held up a young son of Bevin and escaped with $625 in cash, which Bevin had drawn from the bank earlier to cash checks of railrcad men of the community. ‘The robber went directly to the desk, where the money was placed, apparently being well acquainted with the hiding place. He threatened the youth with a gun and after getting the money. backed from the door and fled in the darkness. A posse from town failed to find him. A proposed subway in London will necugluw the removal of the statue of King William 1V. By a Stafl Correspondent of The Star. LA PLATA, Md., April 12.—Special music by the newly reorganized choir, blessing of the palims, communion and & sermon by the pastor-will feature Palm Sunday’s observance at Old Durham Church, Ironsides, tomorrow. A passion service from noon to 2 pm. is an- nounced for Good Priday. \ year will be elected. et .. GUTTERS RUN WITH WINE MEZXICO CITY, April 12 (#).—A dis- patch from Vera Cruz yesterday said the gutters of that city ran with wine after police raided saloons and other liquor stores on charges of violating the | state alcoholic law and dumped great quantities of wine into the streets. The State of Vera Cruz recently passed a law Imposing a heavy tax on wines in support of ‘the federai govern- ment’s efforts to rid Mexico of liquor, Ne;7v Groups of Golden Anniversary Year Specials Bring Fashion’s Easter Frocks and Silk Ensembles - 23.75 Down Stairs Store Golden Anniversary Year SPECIALS Smart Straw Hats $3.25 Golden Anniversary Year Special Flattering brims, poke shapes and off-the- face styles . . . of lac smart imitation hair straws, baku and abrics that usually sell for much more. Green, tan, brown, navy and black. Misses’ and Women’s Coats - 519 75 Golden Anniversary Year Special Sports coats with and dress smart capes, fitted waists, gored skirts. Of velveteen, basket weave, covert, trico- laine, lacy tweeds and Canton crepe. Trimmed with broadtail, lapin, dyed squirrel, mole foxpaw. and Unusual values at $19.75. THE DOWN STAIRS STORE. NoVelty Jewelry for Easter Costumes A limited collection of costume jewelry of the type that has been eagerly bought at much higher prices: The group includes green, lapis, chrysoprase, jade green, amethyst and coral effects. Both pendant and NECKLACES BRACELETS EARRINGS choker style necklaces. Pastel Chiffon Handkerchiefs 51 and Misses These Golden Anniversary Year Special frocks . . . bought from makers of our regular frocks . . . in- terpret the very smartest of Spring and Easter fashions. Their fashion-right fabrics and styles will delight your fashion-sense . . . their price will help your Easter wardrobe budgets. Styles at $23.75 One-piece Frocks Two-piece Frocks Jacket Frocks Ensembles Silk Suits Fabrics at $23.75 Plain and Printed Materials Embroidered Georgettes Crepe Elizabeth Wool Crepe Silk Prints Flat Crepe Georgette Chiffon Lace Fashion Points at $23.75 Lingerie touches Batiste Tuck-ins Rolot Sleeves Peplums Boleros Jackets Pleats Flares Capes WoMEN's AND Misscs' Dagsses, Twmp Fioor. Other Golden Anniversary Year Specials on Sale Beginning Monday Men’s Plain and Fancy Hose 65c “Dusty” Pastels in Blousettes $2.95 Gay printed chiffons to carry with your sports frocks . . . dainty lace-trimmed styles and two-toned applique effects for more formal wear. Just when ° {our wardrobe needs such lythe accessories this Golden Anniversary Year Special pro- vides rare economies. HANDKER( , Aisie 8, First FLOOR. *Simulated. NoveLTY JEWELRY, Awsie 10, Fmst FLOOR. Silk-and-rayon in . the - right weight for wear now and through the warm weather. Plain colors with fancy clocks vie with striped patterns for ‘your favor . . . and both are in equally good taste. We sell socks like these regularly for . much more. It is wise to buy a supply at this saving. TRE. MEN’S S10RE, SECOND -FLOOR. " Golden Anniversary Year Special Soft greens, blue, yellow and flesh — so flattering during warm weather—are the shades in which you may choose these blousettes, so in demand be- cause Fashion prefers suits. Sheer handkerchief linen with ruffles and hand faggoting . . . or batiste, with lace-trimmed collars of ties. Neckwear, Asie 15, Fmst- FLOOR, " PRYSTAL ALL-METAL STONE*.SET METAL