Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1930, Page 10

REQUEST RENEWED FOR GAS STATION Rosemont Citizens Ired at Plan to Establish Plant in Their Section. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 16—Citl- gens of the Rosemont section of this city are up in arms again over the re- newal of the proposal to locate & gaso- line filling station near the corner of King street and Russell road here. The proposition was rejected two years %o by city council following strong protest. City council, at an informal meeting last Thursday, received an application from Robert F. Downham, owner of the property on which it is proposed to lo- cate the station, on behalf of the Standard Oil Co., for a permit to estab- lish the station. Council, it is expected, will bring the matter up for public hearing at Thursday's open meeting. It is anticipated that residents of the Rosemont section will have a much harder time stopping the proposed sta- tion this time than they did two years 2go, since the removal of the proposed Jocation a few feet further down King street places the location in a business zone. The other location was a resi- dential area, and required the consent of 50 per cent of the surrounding prop- erty owners and was also against the zoning of Rosemont, which is a strictly residential section. When the matter was up two years ago the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Temple Association also protested against the location of the station, as it would be situated right at the base of the present Masonic temple now being completed. They are also expected to add their voice against the location of the station in this in- stance. WILLIAM B. SMOOT, 92, DIES AT SHORE Alexandria’s Wealthiest Citizen Expires at Resort, Where He Was Spending Summer. @pecial Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16.—Wil liam B. Smoot, 72, one of this city's best known and its wealthiest citizen, died yesterday at Atlantic City, N. J., where he had gone with his wife to spend the Summer. The deceased had been in failing health for about two years. Mr. Smoot is survived only by his ‘widow, Mrs. Margaret Cator Smoot. He was a son of the late John B. Smoot and a cousin of William S. Smoot, former. mayor of this city. His body will be brought to his residence, 804 Prince street, today. Funeral arrange- ments have not been completed. ‘The deceased had not been active in business for the past few years, but formerly was president of C. C. Smoot & Sons, who operated a large tanning industry here, and also had plants in North Carolina. He was known to have given considerable sums to chari- ty, but only & few knew he was doing 50, as he made his gifts in a quiet way Mr. Smoot was the original president of the Mount Vernon Highway Associa- tion, which originated the idea for the Mount Vernon Boulevard, now under construction. He was also s vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal Church here and a member of the Maryland Club. PROTESTS GAS RATE FOR MONTGOMERY Chevy Chase Resident Tells Mary- land Commission Charges Will Drive People Out of County. 8pecial Dispatoh to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 16.—Claiming that exorbitant charges of the Wash- ington Gas Light Co. is retarding prog- ress in Montgomery County and will re- sult in driving people out of the State, J. Notz of 7000 Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase, has appealed to the Pub- lic_Service Commission. In his letter Mr. Notz says, in part: you. We are certainly having trouble with our gas meter and would like you to give us some advice on this_matter. “We have lived in this house only a little over a year, and every month our gas bill is getting higher and higher, regardless of how much we §fe econ- omizing in using gas. “Every one here in Maryland is tired of these high gas rates and if the Maryland authorities will not act soon and make it more agreeable and nor- mal, financially, to live here in Mary- land there will soon be an exodus from here and people will 80 _elsewhere.” Dr Scholly June 14th to 2l1st We are ha special and Demonmsatinn of Do Bk irs and Remedies all Foot Appliances this waletl Pains, Cramps Here? This or any foot trouble A Ye "y restore foct to normal 4ad eaoy s eomfors unless you know & certainty just what your foot troubls is. Y find out only by having a m:pl::'rm,ndmm Pedo- intsmade of e B EOSIS YO RoTaING! _Berberich’S v l F ST. « TWELFTH I THE EVENING IBABY TEETH BAR BOY'S HOPE OF SUMMER CAMP VACATION | Fear Wins Bitter Struggle in Dentist’s Office at Last Minute. Sister, With Him, Is Unable to Push Him Inside to Chair. Lawrence Monroe Campbell, 9 years old, of 701 Fourth street craves to go to Summer camp, but—. For a long time, Lawrence, a mem- ber of the Boy's Club, 230 C street, has, despite his desires, steadfastly foregone & vacation outing to the club’s Sum- mer camp because of a physical pre-!| requisite—the extraction of several “baby” teeth. | However, Saturday morning, several ‘weeks before the encampment, with the cool river spaces of the Summer camp compellingly contrasted with the hot city streets, Lawrence cast the die. Accompanied by his father, J. M. Campbell, and an 1l-year-old sister, Eleanor, he set out for the place of trial—the dental chair at the Boy's Club clinic. After accompanying the two children to the ante room of the clinic office Mr. Campbell was obliged to keep a business appointment in Georgetown. | But with the departure of his father, | so reassuringly homelike in that almost | reproachfully white and formal room, the delicately balanced courage of Law- rence collapsed. | For an hour and a half his sister, too | frail to force him bodily over the threshold, prevailed upon Lawrence to LAWRENCE MONROE CAMPBELL. “be & man and have it over with.” But | Lawrence was obstinate. Finally, despairing of such “mule- headedness,” Eleanor, accompanied by several girl friends, left the clinic. Law- rence was stll on the other side of ‘thh Rubicon. Then he dropped from | sight. From that moment until this morn- ing, when hollow-eyed and hungry he walked into his classroom at the Gale Scnool, the whereabouts of Lawrence re- mained mystery, frantic parents mean- while searching in all directions. When questioned at home, after a warm meal and a short nap, Lawrence maintained a stoical silence. His only reply was an occaslonal sob. In the meantime he nurses his dilemma. BASS SEASON IN VIRGINIA NOT OPEN UNTIL JULY 1| New Law Starting Fishing June 15 Not in Effect Until Former | Date Next Year. | Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, June 16.—Deputy Clerk E. R. Holbrook calls attention to an existing misunderstanding of the time for the opening of the bass fishing | season in Virginia. The last Legislature | adopted a law advancing the opening | of the season from July 1 to June 15, but inasmuch as this law does not be- | come effective until July 1, 1930, no change in the opening of the season | will be made until June 15, 1931. Many fishermen have been laboring under the impression that the season this year opened yesterday. Judge William S. Snow of Alexandria, commissioner of game and inland fish- eries for this congressional district, will speak over the radio from _station WJSV Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock on “Game and Fishing Laws in Vir-| ginia.” The changes in the State law | will be especially emphasized. | | GOLD STAR MOTHER ILL ’ Michigan Woman Expected to Re- | cover in Paris Hospital. PARIS, June 16 (#)—Mrs. Sarah Ann | Loomis of Grand Rapids, Mich.,, Amer- ican Gold Star Mother, who is visiting in France, has been taken ill with a| severe cold and is in the American| Hospital. heshe is elpec'fodtgo be tblc(t; Tenew r pilgrimage e grave of her war dead within a few days. She is the fourth Gold Star Mother to become ill while in France. The other three either have or nearly have recuperated. Fire Dmléen Home at Valley Lee. LEONARDTOWN, Md., June 16 (Spe- cial).—The home of Budd Hewitf, at Valley Lee, was damaged by fire to the extent of $1,700. The Leonardtown Vol- unteer Fire Department, ready to leave for the Baltimore convention, answered the call, but arrived too late to save the frame dwelling. FEARS PAPER CARTOONS TOO DEEP FOR ADULTS Columbia University Worker Suggests Abstract Ideas Are Vague to Readers. ! By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 16.—The conclu- sion that adult readers may have only a vague idea of the significance of newspaper cartoons was expressed yes- terday by Dr. Laurance F. Shaffer, re- search worker at Teachers’ College, Co- lumbia University. So far as ability to interpret a cartoon depends on understanding ab- stract ideas and generalities, Dr. Shaf- fer said, the average adult does not surpass the high school senior. These statements were contained in a report by Dr. Shaffer who studied interpretations of cartoons written by 3,000 boys and girls in the fourth to twelfth grades all over the country. Research | STAR, MOTOR BOAT AFIRE, BOYS LEAP IN RIVER Three Alexandria Youths Es- cape From Burning Craft—Rescued. Special Dispatch to The Btar. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16.—Three local youths were forced to jump into the Potomac River to escape flames that threatened their small open motor boat which took fire about one-half mile off the Virginia Shipbuilding Yard here about noon yesterday. All were rescued unharmed, but their clothing, which was in the boat from which they | had been swimming, was damaged. ‘The three youths who were picked up swimming about in the river were Fred Sisson, Leslie Phillips and Sonny Har- rison. They were rescued by Herbert | Wood, Jack Trenary and Robert Lyons, | who manned a nearby rowboat and went to their assistance. Another boat, which put out from a local wharf, suc- ceeded in quelling the flames on the Iburmng craft and towed it ashore. Engine Company No. 1 answered an alarm turned in when persons on shore observed the fire break out, but their services were not required. CHURCHES P'LAN MERGER Special Dispatch to The Star. are being developed here looking to the | merger of Centenary and Rivermont | Methodist Churches, which, if success- | ful, will mean the closing of Centenary Church and its membership being di-| vided among the other Methodist Churches of the city. It is proposed to have the River- mont Church take the Centenary name. The two churches have a membership of approximately 1,400. Efforts will be made to develop the problem in such a way that it can be given official con- sideration at the meeting of the Vir- ginla Conference next Fall. 4-Hour Enamel ¢ For Porch or Lawn Furniture, in All Colors — Hard Finish. MEtro. 0151 E BUTLEMLYNN% WASHINGTON, LYNCHBURG, Va, June 16.—Plans|| IR | Phone for Color Card ing it ever had! keep well groomed. 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FIRE BUG SUSPECTED OF STEALING|BRETHREN CONFERENCE GAS FROM FIRE ENGINE TO SET FIRE Cap on Truck of Apparatus Removed Before Alarm Soynded for Flames in.A. & P. Store. R e By a Staff Correspondent of The Btar. SEAT PLEASANT, Md, June 16— Seat Pleasant's elusive fire bug is active again and more intrepid than ever. Not satisfied with starting fires, he now adds insult to injury by attempting to cripple the fire engine by stealing gasoline from the tank and using the fluld to start the blaze. At least such apparently was the plan followed early yesterday when the Atlantic & Pacific store on Roosevelt avenue was set afire. Firemen, rushing to the fire house in response to an alarm, found the cap on the gasoline tank of the engine had been removed and thrown on the floor. Although Chief Albert Morgan is not sure whether any gasoline was stolen, he said the removal of the cap would relieve pressure on the gas line and make it difficult to start the engine. ‘The A. & P. store is only a short distance from the fire house, and Capt. George Lincoln thinks it quite possible that gasoline from the fire engine's tank was used to saturate the outside boards on the rear wall of the building before setting them afire. The blaze was confined to this wall | through the prompt work of the fire- men, and damage was estimated at $100. W. W. Dunnington and his fam- ily, who were asleep in an apartment over the store, were awakened and led to safety without danger. The fire was the fifth of alleged in- cendiary origin in Seat Pleasant within the past two months. County Police- man Prince is investigating. i ——— @ ]’BOAT CAPSIZES, 3 DROWN Party Caught in Heavy Waves in Lake Near St. Paul. ST. 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