Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1930, Page 20

Edgemoor Citizens’ Associa- tion Adds Its Support for - Improvements. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BETHESDA; Md., November 8.—Un- qualified indorsement of a éomprehen- #ive improvement of Wisconsin avenue between the . District line’ &nd Old Georgetown road was voiced in a reso- Jution unanimously adopted by the Bdgemoor Citizens’ Assoclation at its - November meeting Iast night, calling for | the removal of the trolley polls of the ‘Washington Rallway & Electric Co. to the sides of the roadway, bringing the | car tracks to grade and paving with | concrete the roadway its entire width ! and construction of sidewalks on both ' sides of the highway in conformity with the improvement of the avenue on the District of Columbia side. Committee to Be Named. The resolution provided for the :'x:- officials and to co-operate with the rep- resentatives from 15 neighboring civic organizations who have received like in- ; structions from their respective bodies. ‘The resolution pointed out that “the present condition of Wisconsin avenue | north of the District of Columbia line is a constant menace to the safety of motorists as well as_ " ang called upon the of County Com: issioners for Montgomery County take such constructive action as will dnsure, without undue delay, the com- tion of this improvement to which area is justly entitled.” John Dona, his wife and two brothers are touring Amsterdam newspapers. are making the trip straighten out a minor traffic a Left to right, Joh! {FLOODS THREATEN the United States in their cottage on wheels to in_native Dutch costumes and appeared n Dona, Mrs. Dona, Pete Dona and Frank Dena. in Police Court here to —Star Staff Photo. Approaches to Be Beautified. " _ The association a) riated funds to beautify the app: to 00T at Edgemoor lane, Moreland and Middie- ST SENATE PRESIDENT the Bethesda Fire Board. The appoint- ments of PFrederic P. Lee, J. V. Mor- | £l Montgomers Oounty Civic Fea: | eration, and their ! i ,Prince Georges-Senator Men- TWO SERIOUSLY HURT | tioned to Head Upper IN TRIPLE CAR CRASHi Maryland Body. Third Slightly Injured in Wreck | on Fairfax Highway, Six Miles From Alexandria. BY GEORGE PORTER. Prince Georges County may have & prominent part in the organization of the next Senate and House of Delegates, last few days. ‘Washington . women were seri- smuzmmo_ injured and s son of one of | who was re-elected for R R B O on the Fairfax high- | of the Senate, while about six miles| one of the two yesterday. All were | the House of Dels Hospital. ority Nebraska By g i E : E s ke i t 37 years of age he is t of Marlboro h‘nch..' ‘of WMm Co., one of ‘the three lead- | ALEXANDRIAN INJURED ON WAY T0 TAKE J0B © William . ¥. Keiser Run Down by Auto En Route to Work First Time in Weeks, By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, ing slowly when Keiser walked front of her car. The car over his body. Her story was cofrobo- by witnesses, police say. Keiser's injuries consisted of a long #calp wound, requiring four shoulder and various the fioor leader a it two sessions of the lcxmltnr:, - SennRul)!';mMC;nwlh rIL Irst z ie_for a fourth term, bul :::d"w in his favor before the pflf Senator Coblents 1s another who was elected in a heavily lxlblleln county. He, to0, is a banker o ok oy and sitorney, and re. stitches, cuts and bruises. After receiving tal treat- ment he insisted on leaving institu- ostensibly to make an attempt mmwmmm was 30 long GLORIA SWANSON SUED Agent Claims $45,000 Commissions | for Getting Actress Contracts. Gloria Swanson, actress, wi wo 3 the second days mm;aca‘n titled nuaum; legisiative district, is repeatedly . lor & agent, | $300,000 RAW. €ORK FIRE amount contract. July 15, Y Alarms in 1timore as Flames Spread Toward 0il Storage Sites. | END DANCES AT MIDNIGHT Parental Anxiety. have gained wide circulation within the | EMBRACES OTHER PLANTS | 450000 ! this | be were $1,500,498,000. |of 'k ‘The park, as | Capper-Cramten bill for both sides of Watering Advised 4 For Evergreens to Survive Drought By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., November 8.— the unexpected of hard good shape, according nouncement of W. R. Ballard, spe- cialist of the University of Maryla) extension service. In addition to the application of water, Mr, Ballard suj muilch- i e KWAY SYSTEM & WOULD GIVE WORK =572 *| George Washingtori Memorial | in Virginia Urged as Aid to Unemployed. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, 8tat Correspondent of The Star CLARENDON, Va, November 8— { Employment for sll of the idle men in Northern Virginia would résult from the participation of Virginia in the plans of the Federal Government for the de- velopment of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, in the opinion of Hugh Lee Kirby, who is to conduct a the fllt:’ for the SEEK TONAME ROAD AFTER WASHINGTON Plan to Make Route 50, From Alexandria West, Na- - tional Highway. Special Dispatch to The Star, WINCHESTER, Va., November 8.— Beeking to create interest in having United States Route 50, running from Alexandria, Va., to the Central West and eventually to the Pacific Coast, designated as the George Washington Highway, giving the United States three great coast-to-coast highways, the Virginia Branch of the George Wash- ington Memorial Highway Association was organized here last P. C. A hu-:'n as secretary, and D. K. Milley, & banker of Upperville, Va., as treasurer. Two directors from each county represented were also elected. Next Meeting in Alexandria. The next meeting of the association will be held November 17 at the George Mason Hotel, in Alexandria, ‘when the | members will be the guests of the hotel for mza " Azhuu md{hhw were the guests e gmnm Hotel management. Route 50, it was pointed out at the meeting, is the most logical highway to the West, it being shorter and hav- ing lower highway Highways, which extend from coast to coast. Tentative plans call for a 200~ foot right of way all along the road [md the ummn:’ l:u{bluhmmt of & super-highway, our automobile lu_:lg in each Mfl n. high W e proposed super-highway woul Join uppxth the Mfit Vzrnu; ‘Boule- vard at Alexandria_and be a further tribute to George Washington, whose his | name is so intimately connected with Perfecting Organisation. At the p.esent representative of Chamber of , is perfecting an organization for conducting the cam- palgn and will park if they are the investment wi times over in the will be able to show the case, One of the an example he poins County, N. Y., where, after the expendi- ture of $58,000,000, in 1923, the taxable Talues wers 4788020026 and in 1928 e ot 1) 0 cosf 5 . 000, all of which is taken care of by concessions. Would Cost $3,750,000. under the the river. would approximate the acre- f the New York park, and Vir- side could be developed at a cost of u.1u.go‘o w&h‘ State, with the as- NASHVILLE, Tenn,, November. 8 (7). former United —P. K. ted State Board time Kirby, as special the Arlingion Oounty! the Alexandria section. Cities all along the route through Virginia. were represented at the meet- | and_representatives of the Northwest Trall, which extends to Parkersburg, W. Va. A set of by-laws and a con- stitution for the new association is now be‘l:sdn'n up by Secretary Hol- lenga ‘will be presented for con- sideration at the meeting to be held at Alexandria on November 17. Board of Directors Named. The board of directors, two from along the route, Doll Zirkle of Alexandria. N Speakers at the meeting included Col. | Benchoff, president of Shenandoah Pike Association; R. J. dent of the Shenandoah National of this city; E. R. Branch, of the George Washington Hotel, here; Harrison of Herndon, known as the “Father of Good Roads in North- ern Virginia,” and Dan 8. Hollenga of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce. MOTOR CAR TANGLE MAY COST KANSAS CITY $5,000 Resident, Indignant. at Dealer, Charges He Was Mobbed and Gets Court Judgment. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans., November 3.—Danel P. Beigler's dissatisfaction with the mo- ‘direct | ¥or car he purchased and the lively events that followed will cost the mu- nicipality of Kansas Oity $5,000, if Seigler is willing to let it go at that. CITIES IN EUROPE London, Paris, Frankfort and Others Fear Rapidly * Rising Rivers. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 8.—The fllfl ‘Thames, swollen it threatened th: l&'.- sections of rific Continent last week. Residents Are Warned. At h tide today the Thames rose to its level -since the disastrous floods of 1928, and at Putney and Roth- erhite the river overflowed. Basement dwellers were warned to be to evacuate quickly, but no serious - age was at any point. The next high will come tomorrow aft- ‘ernoon. In Paris the newspapers published pictures of flooded quays and warned that should the rains continue for. g few days the situation might become critical. Paris Using Pumps. Police and firemen were installing | of I Precautions _have been becam mflmg«mm for end in the channel. PROTEST TERRORISM IN EASTERN GALICIA Ukrainians Charge Cruelties by Polish Forces in Resolution in Vienna. taken at of ia flood By the Assoclated Press. CREW OF SCHOONER IS RESCUED AT SEA |&"crs Dunham Wheeler Sinks and Second Vessel in Distress Off Cape Canaveral. By the Associated Press. WEST ing, as was Shenandoah Valley, Inc., |5 g Fe E £ TRAGEDY IS REVEALED BY SKELETON IN AUTO|brce an Discovery in Canyon Indicates Couple Plunged to Death Five Years Ago. By the Associated Press, SUSANVILLE, Calif., November 8.— A five-year-old tragedy was revealed today when the skeletons of & man and womdn were found in the wreckage of their’ automobile in & 280-foot canyon (%0 45 miles from here. ‘The skeletons were found by convicts | Wi a road near Pl ind plunged into e canyon. benesin mmm-llflmmlm- a0 e TWO NEWSPAPERS SOLD which swept England and the k. ton News of Interesting Student and Faculty Activities in Washington’s Leading Educational Institutions, University will| place in the Senate in last ' debate season on | election, is anticipated at. National Senator Gore, who lectures at Na- tional's School of Law on legal his- ‘was obliged to take leave of ab- sence from the faculty in order to con- duct his campaign for election in his . successful close of Winter term. Senator Gore, blind since he was 11 years old, when he lost the sight of his second eye, which had survived an 1890. He subsequently took the degrees of bachelor of laws and doctor of laws organization moved forward at National last week when Mrs. Mabel Benson Sakis, former teacher at the ‘Webster Americanization School, who is studying law at the university, was the | elected president. of the Cy Press Club. Othttu:flcerl chosen with her were prior to entering the Washington University ;‘; Su_mme Court, was president last year. first elimination contest for the selection of & team to compete in the first interclass debate of the current year will be held at the university next turday night. The subject of the t will be. “Philippine Independence.” Seminar at Howard. ‘The American Interracial Seminar, of which Hubert C. H of New York is executive director, meet at How- ard University November 11 in the in- !'-:au.l seésion of its tour through the Last night students and i 'g’ the stu an Law School weré guests .t‘:m and dance. Dr.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, mer chairman of the Federal Commission, spoke. Georgetown University Elects Officers. the resumption of scholastic activities at the Georgetopn University School of Foreign Service, last depart- ment of the university to open, five of mtldaul;avepgvedmeny!um active year by electing officers. ‘The results were apnounced for the’ fourth year senior morning class as fol- lows: Wallace W. Washer, president; James S. Douthitt, viee president; John L. O'Leary, secretary; Joseph F. Santoi- jr., treasurer; Gerald V. Finnegan, and John F. Frasler, jr,, ser- , Phl Delta Delta , held a din- Hotel. The ©. McDonald, Ina Officers of the senior, junior and (r;:hmnn classes of the Southeastern president; Lester E. Skeen, vice I n 3&113. Walter G. Sileox, .m'lr’.m;-ulfl “The junior officers are: H. J. Carow, president; Edwin I. 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