Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1930, Page 6

GAS INSTALLATION CHARCE PROTESTED Kensington Resident Alleges; Holise Connection Cost Is Excessive. MT. RAINIER CITIZENS NAME WALK BOARD Protest Directed to Be Filed Against Laundry Alleged Not Built to Plans. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, October 28.—Appointment of a committee to seek the construction of a sidewalk from Grape street to the new high school was made at a meeting of the local citizens' association last night. W. P. Earnest was named chairman, with H. W. Blandy and A. Worman as Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 28.—Declaring that installation charges of the Wash- | Gas Light Co., are exorbitant and threatening to carry his case to | Gov. Ritchie in the event the commis- sion fails to give residents of Kensing- | members. The secretary was authorized to file a protest wit hthe Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission | that a laundry recently erected in the town had not been constructed in ac- cordance with the specifications in the building permit. ton and Garret Park some relief, Attor- | ney Frank R. Long, with offices in the | Woodward Building, Washington, has | written a letter of protest to the Pub- lic Service Commission. DROUGHT RELIEF HEAD M GELE Blov e g, | SELECTED IN COUNTY| recently laid a gas main in front of my | premises on the Garrett Park road be- sl |E. R. Conner to Head Board inl tween Kensington and Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Md. and I made | Prince William—Tenant Farm- ers Suffer Most. application over the teicphone for a | connection with said line for dnmr.«r.ci use and am advised that by your author- | ity a price has been fixed of 47 cents | per foot to lay pipe to the house con- | Special Dispatch to The Star. nection, | MANASSAS, Va., October 28.—E. R. “My house sets between 150 and 200 | Conner, merchant and dairyman of feet back from their line, and I am |Manassas, has been named chairman frank to say that I believe the charge [of the Prince William County Drought roposed is excessive, unrcasonable, | Relief Committ=e by former Gov. Harry l{‘ prejudicial | Flood B chairman of the State Re- ki ave offered to dig my own trench |lief Committee. Mr. Conner fills the and lay the pipe of their specification | vacancy created by the death of James to meet your contact requirements and | R. Larkin on October 17, my own personal responsibility require- | Mr. Conner stated yesterday that he ments. I can get such done for | would carry on the relief work along $20 and I do not see the justice or the | the lines followed the committee authority of law for padding their sur- |under his predecessor. The drougk plus with the difference. | which continues in Prince William, is | “The application they ask the cus- |causing many problems for the farmes tomer to sign is simple enough, but and dairymen, and the committee admits of many questions and h: | doing everything possible to meet the: tecntiicrl interpretations. I should like | difficulties as they arise. So far most | to know whether your commission has | of the distress is among the tenant | | farmers, whose lack of property makas | borrowing difficult. More serious than | | anything else, however, is the lack of | employment, and ways and means to allowed by law ‘and also what your |clear up this situation is just now the commission requires of the utility in | major problem of the committee. the way of pressure ‘standard of | Many families are so poor that they service," |find it difficult to clothe their children “Should I be so unfortunate to |and to make possible their attendance find my views .are not in accard with | at school, The Prince William Chapter, yours, I shall feel constrained to peti- tion the Governor of your body for a | American Red Cross, church organiza- tions and individuals are constantly review of the law and such statutory | turning clothing over to Mrs. Ruby remedies as the circumstances allo Ryman Haydon, county nurse, who sees to it that the garments go where they | | fixed any definite rate for users in the Kensington area, and, if so, what? ‘What, if a meter reading monthly charge has been allowed or will be o s Licensed to Wed. PALLS CHURCH, Va. October 28 (Special) —Marriage licenses have been issued at Fairfax to John E. Ayres, jr., | 23, Washington, D. C., and Audrey Pe- rone, 22, Baltimore, Md.: William Mec- Kinley Schurtz, 34, and Margaret R. Talbert, 28, both of Springficld, Va., and William A. McClary, 23, Washing- ton, D. C, and Ruby V. Dove, 24, Al-| exand) 5 Rooms and Bath 865—875 ~ SAVOY 2804 14th Street NEARER 'NEARER NEARER READING We’re getting nearer and nearer to the time when ‘folks who have de- layed ordering want coal in a hurry. Let us get you prepared for what. ever winter may bring—ask for our Famous Reading Anthracite, the finest, de’anest hard coal that nature ever made. Cheoy Chase’s Oldest Coal Business Thos. W.Perry Chevy Chase Lake, Md. ‘Wisconsin 2600 THAT BETTER PENNSYLVANIA HARD COAL More miles per dollar—more pleas- ure per mile—this is travel by bus. ‘You save one-fourth to one-half usual travel costs. You see more— get more real enjoyment out of a trip by bus. You travel the scenic highways, through the main streets ; of villages, the boulevards of cities. Each turn of the road brings some new scene of interest. coach is hot-water heated. You leave on time — arrive on time. And you save money every mile. On your next trip go by bus. Visit or phone our nearest station for informa- tion on rates. See sample rates at right. UNION BUS DEPOT 1336 New York Ave. N.W. Phone Metropolitan 1512-3-4 € OLD DOMINION STAGES Gregioow S LOW FARES NOW Richmond .. .$3.50 Pittsburgh ... 7.00 Cleveland ...10.25 Detroit . . ....13.00 .18.00 .15.00 Los Angeles. .53.10 RapwoTransitCe | John " Smith THE EVENING DEATH MYSTERY BEING CLEARED UP Prince Georges Police Predict Early Arrest of Alleged Hit- gnd-Run Driver. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 28.—Much of the mystery surrounding the death of Weaver Davis, 19 years old, who found unconscious on the ndywine-Baden road, Sunday night, cleared up by Prince Georges Coun- ty police yesterday and led Sheriff Charles S. Early today to predict_that | the case would be soon solved with an arrest. . Hit-and-Run Victim. Although somewhat reluctant to dis- cuss details of the case pending the ar- res’, police said their investigation strengthened their conviction that Davis was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Sheriff Early declared an abandoned car was found about two miles from the spot where passing motorists picked up Davis. The tags had been torn from this car, which had a_bent axle, but bore no indications of having struck a man Police say they know who owns this machine, and learned the owner was present when Randolph R. Latimer of | Silver Hill and Miss Catherine Dove of | Forestville, the passing motorists, stopped to lift Davis into their ma- | chine. The couple took him to Casualty Hospital, where he died without re- gaining consciousness. Not With Men. The officers report they also learned that Davis was not in company with and Henry Brown of Brandywine, shortly before the accident, as_they had previously been told. Young Davis was the son of Mrs, Vic- toria Davis, proprietor of an inn near T. B. His stepfather, James Crawford, died about two weeks ago. Besides his | mother he is survived by a sister, Mar- | garet, of Bel Dor, Va. H A coroner’s jury yesterday viewed the body. The inquest was deferred until Friday, however, pending the comple- tion of the police investigation. STAR, WASHINGTON TWO YOUNG WOMEN HURT WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER D. C. Residents Treated at George- town Hospital Following Crash Near Somerset. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., October 28.—Two young women sustained minor injuries last night when the automobile in which they were riding skidded and overturned on Wisconsin avenue near the entrance to Somerset. They were Miss Julia Teehan, 20 years old, of the 3400 block of Pros- pect avenue and Miss Alma Anglo, also 20 years old, of the 3600 block of Pros- pect avenue, both of Washington. They were treated at Georgetown University Hospital for cuts and bruises. The car was driven hy Joseph Bennett of 1425 Morse street, Washington, who escaped injury. BEE SPECIALIST SPEAKS TO NOKESVILLE KEEPERS ‘H. ‘W. Weatherford of V. P. I. Tells Prince William Farmers How to Gonduct Apiaries. Special Dispatch to The Star. NOKESVILLE, Va, October 28.—H. W. Weatherford, bee specialist of the Extension Department, Virginia Poly- technie Institute, was the guest speaker at a meeting of bee keepers of Prince William County. Mr. Weatherford is making a tour of the countics of the State for the purpose of assisting the host of farmers who go in for.small aplaries with suggestions for their proper care. In his talk yesterday he stressed the proper feeding of bees to carry them over the Winter. “The bee industry is growing Prince William County,” said F. Cox, county agent, “and at present there bout 150 farmers who have col- in So. important is bee keeping coming to be in this section that the Farmers’ Advisory Council of the county, whict will mect in Manassas next weck, will devote & portion of its program to a discussion of theé subject. An Olympia oyster is estimated tc expel between 300,000 and 350,000 oyster seeds. ALPINE DOWNS There is a pronou nced demand for soft textured overcoatings. Fash- ion Park present Alpine Downs... a fine cloth of unexcelled dura- bility. styles for Winter $ 2 gl Glooe A Developed in excellent wear. A ™ CRANFORD DEATH GALLED ACCIDENT Coroner’s Jury So Decides in Case of Fire Captain. Funeral Today. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October 28.—Benjamin Wesley Cranford, cap- tain of the local volunteer fire depart- | ment, who was killed when the appa- ratus overturned while responding to an cial mourning for Capt. Cranford, who was a leader in the business, civic and fraternal life of the community. Funeral Rites. Funeral services for the captain will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church this afternoon, to be followed by burial with Masonic rites in the church ceme- tery. Wesley Kerr, assistant chief of the department, and nephew of Capt. Cran- ford, who was seriously injured in the crash, was reported improving at Casualty Hospital this morning. Playful Dog Kills Master. NEW _ORLEANS, La., October 28 (). —Ellis Thompson, 30, was taking a nap vesterday when his dog caught the blanket and began pulling it from the bed. Thompson grabbed the blanket and the dog gave a jerk, spilling his master to the floor, where he struck his head. He died an'hour later at & hos- pital alarm Saturday, met his death in an unavoidable accident, a coroner’s jury decided yesterday al an inquest pre- sided over by Justice of the Peace Thomas D. Griffith. The jury was out barely five minute Near Ritchie Station. The accident occurred on the gravel | road, near Ritchie Station, just after the apparatus had passed around an automobile going in the same direction. Those Who testified at the inquest in- cluded O. C. Bushong, driver of the car which the engine passed; W. W. Me- Cormick, chief of the department and driver of the appargtus; C. Earle Wy- ville, secretary of the department, who appeared at the inquest swathed in bandages, and Dr. W. Suit Ritchie, who pronounced Cranford dead. The tragedy plunged the county seat | into gloom. = An Eastern Star card party was postponed because of the ac- | cident. 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