Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1930, Page 10

A1 kE¥ HOSPTAL EFFECTED Y SUN OILPLANT G. U. President Says It Would Interfere With New Institution. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Among the numerous reasons given by Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S. J., president of Georgetown University, against the proposed erection on the Virginia shore, opposite the university, of an oil storage plant and unloading wharf is that it would seriously interfere with the new hospital under construction on the cam- pus. Referring to this, he says: “The authorities of Georgetown Uni- versity have selected as the site for the new hospital building of Greater Georgetown a place on the campus high and commanding, overlooking the river. ‘The scenic view. calm and restful, of the water, the trees and the panorama of pleasing sights makes the location ideal. Would Be Detriment. “A distinct detriment would be the construction of a wharf in the river and to scar the woodside with unsightly storage tanks for oil. The quiet of the neighborhood would be spoiled and effi- cient operation of the hospital materi- ally impaired. Not alone would this one project of the Sun OL: Co. wreak all such 1ill effects, but the inevitable out- come would be the ultimate commer- cialization of the whole neighborhood. “More desirable than the commercial development of Washington and its en- virons, is the preservation and enhance- ment of the natural beauty of its ter- rain,” according to Rev. Mr. Nevils. “Owme of the best assets of Washington Beautiful is the majestic Potomac from its roaring. tumbling waters of awe in- spiring Great Falls to the wide and | placid stretches of its silvery surface below Key Bridge and on to the Chesa- Ppeake. “In commercial projects very little, if any. thought is paid to the esthetic lue of scenery and beauties of nature. The Sun Oil Co., therefore, does not concern itself with these things in seek- ing & permit for an oil-unloading wharf a short distance above Key Bridge. But the fact remains that if this permit is granted it will be an opening wedge for . others to seek similar concessions to the rapid destruction of the present pri- meval charm of the “River of Swans” and its forest-fringed banks. “A stitch it time saves nine” never applied more | forcibly than right now when the Gov- ernment should state emphatically that the National City has no commercial | ambition. Broader Plan of Washington. “Washington was selected for the site of the Federal governmental headquar- ters for its ltcesstbilitf and beauty and not for its commercial possibilities. Al- though Rosslyn, Va., like most towns, may want to increase its pay roll and encourage manufacturing and other commercialization, yet, laudable though that ambition may be, it should not be allowed to spoil or in any way impair the broader and more national plan of Washington and the District of Co- lumbia. “Huge sums have been spent hy the people in preserving the beauty of Rock Creek Park, in adornings the city with magnificent monuments and works of art and in spanning the Potomac with two imposing and beautiful bridges. It would be a mockery to allow an oil company to put a wharf in the river and unsightly oil tanks on the shores just a few steps from the glistening stone of Key Memorial Bridge, and be- neath its wide and graceful arches to have black and dirty oil tugs irrev- erently chugging along to disgorge their greasy and unpoetical contents. T;LKS TO PUPILS Special Dispatch to The Star. BLADENSBURG, Md “Man, the Animal Plus. ject of D. Hobart Evans, pastor of the | First Presbyterian Church of H}'lt(s-‘ ville, who was the principal speaker at closing exercises of the Bladensburg Elementary school last night. The “plus” consisted to a measurable degree | of the education and training a_person has, it was pointed out by Mr. Evans. Twenty-two pupils who have com- pleted the seven-grade course were awarded certificates. Rev. M. W. Derr, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church here, offered prayer. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., June 17 (Special). ~Charles A. Spates, for many years a resident of Gaithersburg. this county, died Sunday night at his home, aged 77 years. His death was due to a com- plication of diseases and followed a long illness. He is survived by his widow, formerly a Miss Bready of this county, and three daughters, Mrs. Roger Hawkins of Laytonsville, Miss Alice Spates of Washington and Mrs. Carlisle of South Carolina. He was a brother of Mrs. J. Thomas Martin and Mrs. Henry Duley of Gaithersburg and also leaves two half brothers. The funeral will take place this afternoon from the home, béirial to be in Rock- ville Union Cemetery. Mr. Spates was & life-long resident of the county. Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the mar- riage of Jesse M. Coffman, 22, of Trout- ville, Va., and Miss Cora E. Turner, 22. of Stuart, Va.: James Victor Ouery, 27, and Miss Evelyn Lucile Downey, 22, of Philadelphia; Walter J. Dyer, 38, of Washington, and Miss Greta A. Bolles, 25, of Chase City, Va. Norman F. Briggs, 21, of Gaithersburg, Md.. and Miss Alice Pauline Nelson, 20, of Wash- ington; Joseph Willlams, 29, of Wash- ington, and Miss Florence Carter, 24, of Lynchburg, Va. Charged with violations of motor vehicle regulations, the following, not being present when their cases were called for trial, forfeited collaterals in the Police Court here yesterday: Bovsen Pearl A. Brown, $26: an, $12.50: Franklin A. z Peter C. Kessler, $7.50. ‘The monthly meeting of the Rocke ville Chamber of Commerce wiil be held in the Fire Department Building tonight and the committee to arrange for the annual outing of the chamber at Chapel Point, Md.. of which Roger Shaw is chairman, also will meet to- night. Within the last few days Rev. Ber- tram M. Osgood of the Baptist Church has officiated at the marriage here of Raymond F. Robertson and Miss Pearl E. Jenkins, hoth of Washington: Roy E. Cole of Capitol Heights, Md., and Miss Pauline Walden of Washington: | WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE Mrs. Margaret Wolfe Charges Hus- band With Desertion. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va. June 17.—Mrs. Margaret Wolfe, has instituted suit in the Circuit Court here for divorce from Walter C. Wolfe, on grounds of deser- tion. | The following divorcés have - been granted by Judge Don P. Halsey in the same court: Jefferson Kinney from Nannie K. Kinney, unfaithfulness: Carlton B. Daniel from Virginia M. Daniel, desertion; Lorener Patterson from John Patterson, desertion: Sylves- ter Morris Clark from Lovie Clark, un- faithfulness, and Geneva Parks Grubbs from William Paul Grubbs, desertion. 'BYRD MADE SECOND MONTICELLO GUEST Explorer Accepts Invitation to At- tend Reception in His Honor at " Thomas Jefferson Home. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 17. - Richard E. Byrd has accepted an invi- tation to attend a reception in his honor at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. Saturday, August 9, in con- nection with the fourth institute of public affairs of the University of Vir- ginia. Announcement was made here of Admiral Byrd's election as second “Thomas Jefferson guest at Monticello” by the governors of Jefferson Memorial Foundation and of his acceptance. The title is conferred on those who render “outstanding service in the fields of science, art, literature, education and government.” Thomas A. Edison, who was the first Jefferson guest last year, has been in- vited to come to Monticello to pass on the keys of the mansion to Ad- miral Byrd. Dr. Charles G. Maphis, director of the Institute of Public Affairs, said he had invited Admiral Byrd to de- liver a public address in the universit; amphitheater on the night of August 9. | Admiral Byrd is an alumnus of the University of Virginia. CLARENDON, Va., June 17 (Spe- cial) —Harry K. Green, county com- missioner of revenue, yesterday was notified of his appointment as a mem- ber of the reception committee to wel- come Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd on the occasion of the presenta- tion of the sword of honor at the Mosque, at Richmond, Va., Saturday, June 21. The appointment was made by John Stewart Bryan of Richmond, chairman of the reception committee. LEE HIGH SC;!OOL PLANS ARE READY FOR BIDS Specifications for Alterations and Additions Available to Con- tractors in A.rliugtnn County. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., June 17.—Plans and speci- fications for alterations and additions to the Washington-Lee High School are available today in the office of Fletcher Kemp, superintendent of schools, to contractors wishing to bid on the work. The bids will be received and opened the morning of July 8, at 10 o'clock. ‘This is the first of the plans for addi- tions to various schools in the county, money for which was provided in a recent bond issue. New construction at the high school calls for 32 additional rooms. It is hoped they have the addi- :Snn finished in time for the Fall open- ng. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 (Spe- clal). —Funeral services for W\Htl{n B. Smoot, 73, who died Sunday in Atlantic City, following an illness of several years, will be held at 11 o'clock tomor: row morning at his late residence and will be conducted by Rev. Percy Foster Hall, rector of St. Paul's Epis- copal Church, of which the deceased was a vestryman. Interment” will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. The deceased is survived only by his widow, Mrs. Mar- garet L. Cator Smoot, who is a native of Baltimore, Md. “Virginia as a Coal-producing State” was the subject of the address by Fran- cis H. Fannon before the weekly lunch- eon meeting of the Rotary Club, held at the George Mason Hotel today. This is the third of a series whereby mem- bers discuss their particular line of work. Detailed reports on the Kiwanis- Rotary base ball game were also en- joyed by members. At a Boy Scout court of honor, held here recently, John Quarles of Christ Church Troop, No. 134, was awarded the life Scout rank. Scout Quarles has a total of 19 merit badges. A meeting of all scoutmasters will be held wnlght‘ at the George Mason Hotel to outline | plans for the July 4 -celebration at Dripping Springs. The Citizens’ Band will give a con- cert, at 8 o'clock Saturday night, on the high school playgrounds. The city’s playgrounds open Saturday. Band con- certs will continue throughout the Summer on each Friday evening at the high school grounds and the Citizens' | Band will alternate with Army and Navy | bands from nearby posts. A temporary | bandstand has been erected. | ‘The Hopkins Furniture Co., Inc., with | principal offices here, has been granted | a charter by the State Corporation Commission to do a furniture business, the maximum stock to be $25,000. O. B. | Hopkins of Washington is president; Earl F. Hopkins, also of Washington, is secretary-treasurer, while Richard B. :Vusthlnxlo‘n of this city is vice presi- ent. | redemptiorfund. Th: THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1930. COUGLINTAKONA AL ON STREETS {Authorize Resurfacing of Sectioms of Willow and Miple Avenues. Speciad Dispach to The Sta: TAKOMAPARK, Md., June 17.—At the regular neeting of the town coun- cil Iast nigh announcement was made of the adopbn at a special meeting of the budget; fr the fiscal year commenc- ing July 1. Yeports providing for street improvemens, construction of new side- walks and tle appointment of a number of special péice officers were received. Councilmm Peter Remsen, chairman of the s committee, recommended the resurf: of Willow avenue from Curroll to Jalip avenue and the Tulip| tion, also the resurfacing ue from the District line vement, between Tulip and Philadelphh{ avenues. The committee proposed st these improvements be placed un@r contract, as soon as funds are availple. The recommendations were appryed, as was also one for the rounding # the curbs and sidewalks at the intersgtion of Tulip and Willow avenues. | A publi¢hearing will be held at the July meethg of the council on the constructid of cement sidewalks on Albany, v York, Philadelphia, Ta- koma, Chetnut, Carroll, Spruce, Mont- gomery, Jekson and Ethan Allen ave- nues. ° Th street committee recom- mended anumber of repairs to side- walks, whih will be made as funds are available. Counciltan Irvine H. Ware, as chair- man of th police, fire and lights com- mittee, preented the names of a num- ber of spgial officers for appointment and reappintment. The following ap- pointment! were authorized: Frank Lowe, W. | Lee, Charles H. Maddox, Leo B. Mdett, 'Joseph Tinsley, Maj William F. Fischer, superintendent of *| public work. The following special of- ficers were reappointed: David Cruze for duty atthe Washington Sanitarium and Cdllegy W. H. Evans, Wildwood seotion: A.3. Joseph and G. E. Bishop. at Bliss Erctrical School, and Henry W. Scherge at the Takoma Park Vol unteer Deprtment fire_house. The rejat of Town Clerk and Treas- urer BrymDavis for the month of May was presdiied and approved. It showed regeipts [rom gbneral taxes, permits, etc., amanting to $271.08. which, with the balazte on hand of $30.109.27, made a grandlotal of $30,380.35. Disburse- ments wre made during the same pe- riod for ftreet work, $1,966.77; general expenses.$46.65; parks. $16.85; garbage collection $180; rubbish collection, $4! street ligving, $397.59; Takoma Park Volunteer ire Department, $100; court room, $1(i3; salaries, $537.50; miscel- laneous, 1151, making a total of Sslnz'.nillg;vmg a net balance on hand of §5,895.31. ' former Mayor TII. The balnce in the special deposit fund was 750 and $73.86 in the tax alance on hand at the las report in the special im- provementfund was $35.348.63, with re- ceipts dumg the month of $1511.47, | making {atotal on hand of $36,860.10, there bein no disbursement during this period. Bills amunting to $483.50 were or- dered pait It was also voted to con- tinue an llowance of $25 per month for the dice of the justice of the peace for gother year, Announgment was made of the seri- ous ilinessbf former Mayor Wilmer G. Platt, onep! the founders of Takoma Park, at @rfield Hospital. An expres- sion of sypathy was voted, to be ac- ‘companie(by flowers, Councihan John R. Adams gratified the cound by his report-on the result of the firi band concert held last week in Spring Park, which was largely at- tended. "he concert was given by the Review ud Herald Band, and as a re- sult bard concerts will be featured in other serfons of Takoma Park. Mayor Ben G.Iavis announced that in view of the nerest being displayed by the citizens 5 the town, that he would ap- point sereal citizens committees in the Vicinity ' the various parks, giving au- thority b assist the town officials in €very w to make the parks attrac- tive an( nviting. To further facilitate the bami xoncerts, electric lights will be installed under the direction of the civic impyvement committee. Dr. Lieellyn Jordan of North Tako- ma, addmssed the council and made a number I suggestions, which he re- quested fe body to consider. He urged the purcase of books containing com- piled locl municipal laws; that the law coveng posting of notices of de- linquent axpayers by the sheriff of the county b complied with and the con. structiondf curbs and gutters on Buf- falo avene, Dr. Jofan expressed hope that Con- gress wofd pass an amendment, which had beer attached to the second de- ficiency Wl providing for the elimina- tion of tie grade crossing at Chestnut street gdthe construction of a viaduct dreet. He urged the lighting ilroad station at North Takoma th compilation of all town ordi- Mayt Ben G. Davis presided with en John R. Adams, Peter Martin F. Iverson, Irvine H. Ware, G. Sherburne; Town Clerk Bryan Davis; Maj. William F. Fischer, superitendent of public works: Chief Police pMicer E. E. Blodgett, and Jus- tice AlL. Wilson present. For Face Kidnap Charge. DETIOIT, June 15 (A).—Three men and afoman were arrested last night by Defoit police and State police in the ning of a round-up of what the ofters term a kidnap ring which has ograted in the vicinity of Detroit for twlyears. ThisQuestion of Awnings— OU sbuldn’t decide it on pricealone. Because the lowest prie fnay mean deficient quality anl nondescript design. Awning are more than a business tith us. They are a | Chevy Chase Gardens Citizens’ Associa- |sewer and the lower part of Chevy | ture affecting the hobby—arl with the execution of every rder we put artistic Friends Volunteer Blood to Aid Sick County Official ‘Two friends of William T. Davis, Prince Georges County register of wills, who is Il in Providence Hos- pital with blood poisoning, yesterday gave a pint of blood each for a | transfusion. i A number of persons volunteered for the transfusion, but those selected were John Garner, District Heights, and Harry Morris of Upper Marl- boro. CITIZENS BODY FIGHTS TEA HOUSE Chevy Chase Gardens Asso-| ciation Objects to Business on Wisconsin Avenue. | | | Special Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md., June 17.—Oppo- sition to the establishment of a tea house on Wisconsin avenue between Hunt avenue and Langdrum lane was expressed in a resolution passed by the | | | tion at a meeting held in the Somerset | School House last night. It was brought | out in the discussion which preceded the passing of the resolution that per- mitting the opening of & tea house | would be in violation of the action tak- | en by 13 organizations representing | communities from Bradley lane to the District of Columbia line, protesting the | rezoning of this territo Under the | present zoning system for this territory | it is reserved for the erection of dwel- lings only, no apartment or commercial structures’ being permitted. It was announced at the meeting that through the activity of the public utilities committee of the association a | connection has been made between the | main trunk of the Willett Brook Valley Chase Gardens, thus doing away with the insanitary condition which has pre- | vailed in this vicinity. ‘The committee on roads and parks was instructed to take up with the | owner of a lot and also with the Health Commission of Montgomery County the insanitary condition of a vacant lot on the corner of Hunt and Wisconsin ave- nues. ASSAULT CHARGED Montgomery County Police- man Alleged to Have Beaten Prisoner, By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md. June 17— Charged with assault and battery for | the alleged beating of a prisoner on | Friday night in the Bethesda police sta- | tion, Montgomery County, Policeman Douglas Dosh was arrested today when | he appeared in Police Court here to tes- tify against the man. The warrant was sworn to by Allen | A. Stuart, patient at Mount Alto Veter- ans’ Hospital, who said the officer blackjacked him for making noise in | the cell room at the station. ‘The Henderson-Smith-Edmonds Post, No. 86, American Legion, located here, | hag interested itself in the case, and Comdr. Daniel Louthan has calied a special meeting for tomorrow night in connection with the alleged assault on | Stuart. Subject fo Nervous Attacks. According to Stuart, he and Edward Lynch, another patient at Mount Alto, went for 8 street car ride Friday eve- ning, getting off the car at Bethesda. near the police station. Stuart ex: tacks resulting from shrapnel wound in the head received during the World War. He said he was seized with such an attack a few minutes after getting Off the street car and went to a nearby grug store while Lynch telephoned for a xicdlb. While there his conduct, it is said, was such that the proprietor called the police. Patrolman James F. McAuliffe placed Stuart under arrest. He said he | intended to keep the man at the station house only 1 he was able to take i care of himself again and then relcase | | him Stuart became noisy, shaking the steam pipes in his cell and cursing londly Dosh went downstairs to quiet the man. He sald Stuart seized him by the throat and it was necessary to hit him in self- defense. Stuart denied that he was the aggressor. Head Bruised. ‘This morning in Police Court the veteran showed evidences of being struck about the head and face. His A report by a special committee ap- pointed to investigate the matter of placing proper entrance lights on Hunt | avenue, Chevy Chase Gardens, similar to those marking the entrances to other | communities between Bradley lane and the District line, was discussed and laid on the table for action at the associa- | tion's next meeting. | Organized in November, 1929, for the purpose of effecting improvements not only in its own communities but also to aid in movements of a general na- entire territory of which it is a part, the Chevy Chase Gar- dens Citizens' Association is a member of the Montgomery County Citizens' Fed- eration. Charles H. Squire, president; Robert M. Pease, vice president; Mabel V. Royce, secretary and_treasurer. | et e atnn $| SWAT THE | FLY ‘ | Take advantage of an I early start by an aggres- sive war on the fly at the beginning of the season. The Star has for free distribution wire-handled fly swatters. Ask for one at the main office of The Star, 1ith and Pa. Ave. N.W. Its officers are as lollnws" left eye was bruised and there was a cut on the right side of his forehead. ‘When the taxi Lynch had called ar- RUDOLPH & WEST CO. WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS AT THEIR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT 605-611 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. Note Change of Telephone Number Temporarily to North EFFICIENCY IN THESE NEW HOOVERS and no increase in HEN you consider that the new popular- priced Model 575 Hoover is more efficient than any other make of cleaner at any price—and -that the new Model 725 Hoover is 25% more efficient even than that, you can see what un- matched values these two n ew Hoovers are. Yet there has been no increase in price on these two models. You have the same conven- ient terms, only $6.25 down; the balance monthly: AGAINST OFFICER | but also whether or not they remai: | plained that he is subject to nervous at- | According to police at the station, | rived, he and the driver, Ernest Saun- ders, 439 Delafield place, went to the police station and found, they sald, | Stuart handcuffed, with blood streaming from his face. The prisoner was later placed in a police automobile and taken to Rock- ville, where he was kept in jail over night. Although first charged with be- ing drunk and disorderly, the drunk charge was later abandoned and the man released about noon Saturday on $12.50 collateral for disorderly conduct. When the case was called today in Po- lice Court, F. Barnard Welsh, Stuart's attorney, asked for a continuance until ‘Thursday morning at 10 o'clock because of the absence of several of his wit- nesses. The time for Dosh's trial has not been set. —_— 'GAME WARDENS’ TESTS WEDNESDAY | Regular Officers Must Take Exam- inations on New Code, Ef- | fective July 1, | Special Dispatch to The Star. | RICHMOND, Va. June 17— Regular game wardens of four districts, includ- | ing the Arlington district, numbering | approximately 70, will meet here Wed- | nesday to stand examination on the new game, fish and dog code, which | becomes effective July 1. | . _Not only the salaries of the wardens, | in the service, will depend on their | examination grades, according to notices | sent them by M. D. Hart, executive | | secretary to the commission of game inland fisheries. | It will be considered sufficient | grounds for dismissal for the good of | the service if any warden fails to make a satisfactory showing on their exam- Ination, and the grades thereon will likewise be taken into consideration in | the fixing of the new salary scale,” the | notice read. | ‘The examination will be given by Maj. A. Willis Robertson of Lexington, | commission chairman, in the hall of the House of Delegates. Wardens from Arlington, Newport News, Monticello- Back Bay and Southside districts are to attend. Fire Garage Cost Studied. BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star. OXON HILL, M, June 17.—The cost of puilding a portable garage for hous- ing its fire-fighting apparatus was stud- ied at the last meeting of the Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department, but action was deferred. The report was submitted by Elwood Phelps. The com- pany plans a carnival soon. 6613 THOROUGHBREDS and PALM BEACH SUITS OU can’t expect to get a “Gallant Fox” for the price of an ordinary horse. He's a thoroughbred with form and finish! Neither can you expect to get a perfectly tailored Palm Beach Suit for the price of one that’s tailored Our Brand of PALM BEACH 'Suits $|6.50 Direct Elevators to the Men's Clothing Department ++.2nd Floor...The Hecht Co. Wayne F_Jensen of Mitchellville, Md., and Miss Irene L. 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