Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1931, Page 4

F A4 SHARE OF COUNTY * SHORTAGE IS PAID Insurance Company Gives $17,121.74 on Late War- ren Official’s Bond. Special Dispatch to The Sta WINCHESTER, February 21— Without waiting for & court decision, the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. todsy paid attorneys for Warren County, Va., $17,121.74, in full on account of the al- leged shortage of the late Arthur L. Warthen, former treasurer of Warren County. ' The company was surety on his bond some years ago and after shortages were discovered petitioned the court for release. The company was one of the defendants named in a suit brought by Warren County to en- force payment, of the various bonds of surety companies and personal sureties. ‘Warthen committed suicide a year or two ago while his case was before the Supreme Court of Appeals. With the check from the Aetna Co. the county has collected §25.000, the remainder having come from the Warthen estate. Attorney nother surety company t :Dth balance, amount- t $60.000. FUND CASE ARGUED. Liabilities on Late Treasurer's Bond Before Court | Special Dispatch {5 The S | FRONT ROYAL, Va., February 21.—! re Judge Philip Wil- ee upon com- uments _were | of the Board | County against and g, Com- tren Coun- { Win- ainants; | \ in Warren. | arthen’s adm: with John H. Dowr W on & Harri senting the comp Dew of Hartford. Conn. & Armstrong of Front enting the Aeina Casualty Harry R. Kern of Win- chester, representing the National Surety Co.; Walter G. Oimstead of Front Royal, representing the individ- ual sureties on the suspending znd supersedeas bonds, and Joseph F. Moore of Berryville, representing the guar- antors of the National Surety Co. The Board of Supervisors of Warren County brought s A. & Surety Co. Court against the Co. of Hart- Surety Co. of 70 individuals, on the various bonds given by the late Arthur L. Warthen, as treasurer of Warren County, to re- cover an alleged shortage due the county of Warren of $81.542.14. In July, 1829, the case was referred, St commissioner in er, Va., and since umerous depos ns have imond, Washington, Tont Royal. led This Month. 14 last Commissioner Steck filed his report, and the only ex- ception was taken by the Aetna Cas- ualty & Surety Co. The commissioner Teports that the bond of the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., notwithstanding its effort to be relieved on October 13, 1927, continued in force during the bal- ance of the term and until the new offi- cial bond was given on January 1, 1928, with the National Surety Co. as surety The commissioner further held that the evidence shows that the National Surety Co. became surcty on the bond given January 1, 1928, with full knowledge of the condition of the accounts, and that it would be assuming liabilities incurred in the previous term. The commissioner holds that th: National Surety Co. is therefore liable for the full amount of its 860,000 bond, with interest and pen- alties, and the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. is liable for the balance of $23,966.28, with interest and penalties. If th> court sustains the position of the commis- sloner and imposes the penalties, the total amount due by the National Surety Co. will be approximately $155,000. | After hearing the arguments, the court | ordered counsel for all parties to file briefs within 30 days. L On Fecbruary ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 21 (Spe- clal).—Mr, and Mrs. William E. Morgan entertained at dinner in their home in| Rockville Thursday evening in celebra- tion of the former’s seventicth birthday | guests including and Washington i- | was connected with | vocate for nearly half ntil its publication was 1d_early in the wis of Bethesda | Harry Corrick was elected | Evan A. Condon, | Mrs T. Cun- John T. Williams, Mi: w. mas Ower M delegate and M Mrs. Sallie Bogue. ningham, Mrs. er in Wash- 20, and to the chapt national cong to be hel ington the week represent the orgar State conference, more March 24 Mrs. Van Fos Corrick Robe rs. George 1 P. Whalen and | alternates ts of the chairmen | nmittees were sub- | 1siness of a routine | It was a he March meeting of the be held at the home land, af North Chey of | t Kirke Lup- | and Harold Annas | ome of the min- 34, | Miss Hattie ille, Va. E. Myer, who died on her hom> in Kensington, g Catholic | £ | chief engineer 1 Capital Park | ; County Sur- addox and George determine whether the quires the closing | apitol View, from at Gl'n Inn avenue, as | by Joseph W. Trimble, | notice has becn given that they | will meet on the premises at 11 o'clock Thursday, March 5, to pass upon the T rang<me have been completed for entertainment of a very large crowd of county and District of Columbia men and at the twelfth annual he-night celebration of the Rockville | Volunteer Pire Department. to be held tonight in the hangar of the Congres sional Airport, at Halpine, on the Rock- ville pike 2 miles from Rockville. The big structure will accommodate approximately 3,000 people and F. Barn- | ard Welsh, head of the General Com- mittee of Arrangements, is said to ex-| pect nearly that many to be on hand for the four hours of boxing, wrestling, music, vaudeville and other features! i comprising the program. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY o1, 3981 House, High-Hatted By Senate, to Stage Own Assembly Fete Annapolis Lawmakers of LowerBody to Burlesque Upper House. By & Btaff Correspondent of The Star. February 21.— ry] has decided to wear the “high ha king a precedent of years, the upper body has failed to join hands with the House of Delegates in staging its first dinner dance of the season next Wednesday night. In the past the Senate and House have held their social affairs jointl and members of the lower branca as- sumed the same would be true this season. Yesterday they learned to their chagrin that the Senate had completed its arrangements for Wednesday night's function through a committee ap- pointed a weck ahead of the House Entertainment Committee. Not to be outdone, the House com- mittee yesterday attempted to secur a ball room in the same l'otel where the Senate affair is being staged, but found the rembers of the upper body had engag'd all available space for the evening After scme deliberation the House committee then decided as a gesture to retaliation, to stage a mock Senate session at the same time the Senate ball is in progress. All manner of fun and ridicule will be poked at the dignified solons of the State's most august according to present plans. MITCHELL ELECTION CONTEST INSENATE Petition Against President of Annapolis Body Is Debated. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, February 21.—A peti tion from Thomas B. R. Mudd of La Plata asking the ‘State Senate to take immediate action on contest proceed- ings bromght by him against President Walter Mitchell, Charles County Demo- crat. was put before the upper House vesterday by Senator L. Creston Beau- champ, minority floor leader. Presented by Request. a Republican, was declared defeated by Mr. Mitchell at the last election by a majority of 34 votes. Mr. Mitchell subsequentiy was eiected presi- dent of the Senate. In introducing the o “did not see & whole lot in it” and ex- plained that he was initiating it by re- quest. A motion by Senator Joseph Donovan, Democrat, of Howard to refer the peti- tion to the Election Committee without reading was seconded by Senator J. Alan Coad. Democrat, of St. Marys, but was withdrawn at the request of Mr. Mitchell himself, who asked that the document be read. G In his petition, Mr. Mudd said that he had submitted testimony in the case to the presiding officer of the Senate on December 31, 1930, and expected immediate action on it. Mr. Mitchell, the letter said, occupied the “unique position” of having con- trol over testimony affecting his own status. Stands on Merits. “Neither the fact that Mr. Mitchell, whose seat I contest, is the President of the Senate nor the fiffther fact that his party who elected him have an overwhelming majority in the Senate should preclude my contest being heard strictly upon its merits,” the petition said. The petition, with data introduced by Mr. Mitchell to show that it was upon advice of his attorneys that he had refrained from introducing the to the Committee on Elections. 'TAXI INDEMNITY BiLL IN ASSEMBL Baltimore City Cab Control Fight Carried to Legislature by Delegate Abramson. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 21.— The Baltimore City taxicab control fight was brought to the Legislature esterday with the introduction measure’ by Delegate Leon Abramson requiring that all such companies post bond for settlement of damages The bill, Delegate Abramson said, was designed to prove good faith on the part of the companies for the settle- ment of suits against them, and was drawn along lines similar to a measure pending in the New York Assembly, seeking to bring about greater care on the part of taxicab companies. The bill exempted all companies operating under the jurisdiction of the | Public Service Commission, but pro- vided each company furnish surety in the sum of $2,500 for settlement of any | damage growing out of accidents. Ridgely Howes and Grover Brake were re-elected superintendent, assistant su- perintendent and secretary-treasurer, respectively. ot the Sunday school, and Mics Martha Mills was chosen secre- Mrs. Mary R. Haslup of Baltimore, pr t of the Maryland W. C. T. U. will be the t of honor at the annual luncheon of the Kensington W. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs. Prank . Chapmen. president of the Mont- gomery County W. C. T. U., in Kensing- ton next Thursday, it has been an- nounced Woo DWARD The Foun will be open Monday from 9:15 —to serve light lunche The Tea Room Will Be Closed At a recent meeting of the Sunday’ Bchool Board of the Methodst Churc! L W n Grove, V. u.\;-bur. tion, Senator Beauchamp said he | of 8| =1 F axp G StaceTs ‘Trr FOUNTAIN RoOM, ADJOINING THE DOWN STARS STORS. ANTHATCHHING LAW 15 PROPOSED Bill Against Seekers of Free Rides Is Offered at Annapolis. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md. February 21— Bills designed to aid aviation, provide State supervision of measuring devices used in the sale of motor fuels, prohibit “hitch hiking,” fix the standard weight of coal and tax fire insurance companies | were offered in the House and Senate vesterday during a midday session that | wound up the seventh week of the | Legislature’s 1931 sessien. The week- end adjournment will last until Tues- | | day night. All Maryland towns with a popula- tion of 2,000 or more would be to designate their names in four feet high and furnish ¢ to fiyers, such as dircction sig the terms of & bill presented by gate Clarence W. Whealton of Wicomico v, a member of the State Aviation ion. Hits at Short Gas Measure. | A maximum penalty of $1.000 fine | and 30 days in jail for gasoline mer- | i chants who give “short measure” was provided in & bill introduced by Dele- gate James J. Lindsay, Baltimore County, authorizing a State inspector for measuring devices used in the sale of motor fuels. Funds for the expenses of the inspector’s department would be | furnished from the proceeds of the gasoline tax. Persons convicted of hailing motorists for rides along the State high in cities ar a fine of $25 or six days in | | the terms of a measure introduced by Defegate T. Barton Harrington of Bal- timore City. Solicitation of rides in an emergency was excepted. The standard weight for bituminous coal would be fixed at 2000 pounds, with 2,240 pounds for anthracite coal, | under a bill offered in the Senate by | Senator Milton L. Veasey of Worcester | County. Fund for Fire Companies. According to the provisions of an. other Senate measure, presented jointl { by Senators Nelson H. Fooks, Caroline | County, and W. Earle Withgott, Talbot County. fire insurance companies in the State would be assessed 2 per cent of their gross premiums, the proceeds to 0 to the support of the Baltimore City | and county volunteer fire departments on a prorate basis. A similar measure already has been introduced in the | | House. i Delegate Marshall T. Heaps of Har- ford County, an official of the Maryland State Dairymen's Association. initiated a bill in the House to make the manu- | facture and use of oleomargerine as a | butter substitute unlawful. Delegate | Heaps has previously introduced a bill prohibiting the use of oleomargerine or | any butter substitute in State insti- tutions. | A husband accused of wife deserti | would be entitled to show contributing | cause on the part of his wife, and, if | sustained, would be relieved of paying any support sought, under the terms | of a bill introduced by Delegate C.| Damer McKenrick of Baltimore City. Delegate Lawrence P. Williams of St. | | Marys County offered a bill requiring | | the same minimum salary for white and | colored school teacher: | schools of the State WARDENS WHO SHOT | ~ FISHERMAN OUSTED Suspended by State Commission, Which Says It Cannot De- | fend Act. i ! i | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 21 —Ray- mond Powers and Vernon J. Dreisch fish wardens, who are accused of killing contest testimony earlier, was referred | a fisherman because he did not row his |boat to shore when they called him, | were suspended vesterday by State Con- | | servation Commissioner Swepson Earle. | | The two men were notificd of their sus- | pension in the Anne Arundel Count | Jail at Annapolis, where they are locke up, pending an inquesf Commissioner Earle declared that the pair exceeded their authority in shoot- ng the fisherman and therefore had put themselves beyond the help of the | State Conservation Department. The de partment can do nothing for them in the present case, he added Their victim was George Lee, & sea- man, who worked out a living by car- pentering when he was ashore. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, (Special) — Va, February 2 Word was received today bs | the local Chamber of Commerce from | H. Lester Hooker, chairman of th- State | Corporation ~ Commission, that the | Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Washing- ton Railway Co. had not requested per- mission of the commission to put into effect the 30-minute scheduls, now in operation on the line. Dan §. Hollenga, business manages of the chamber, has asked that the <ole owner return to his former 20-minute schedu Three persons received slight injuries yest-rday when the automobile in which they were riding overturned near Acco- | tink, Va. Th car is said to over- turned when it struck the soft shoulders of the highway. Those injured w:re Mr. and Mrs. 1. Steinburg and their daughter Fanny. After treatment here they were taken to Baltimore. Th- automobile was driven by Max Bass of Norfolk, Va. The regular meeting of Citizens' Association, scheduled for Monday night, has bren postponed | Eight dog ewners were fined $10 and | costs in Police Court today on charges |of not chtaining licenses. “On payment of the license fee fines against five re suspended. the Alexandria & LoTHROP tain Room to 1 o’clock ons and fountain drinks. Monday SUSPECT IS HELD Colored Man Picked as One of Hold-up Pair by Motorman. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., February 21.— Police here have under arrest a colored man, who, they say, has been identified as one cf the pair which I*~1d up and robbed the motorman of a street car in Alta Vista Thursday night. He is James Handy, 21 years old, of Halpine, Md. According to Sergt. Leroy Rodgers, commander of the Bethesda substation, he has been identified positively by Raymond Bel- | field, the motorman, as one of the bandits. VICTORIA, Tex., February 21 ().— United States Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas, co-author of the eighteenth amendment, Thursday said he is not a candidate for the Democratic presiden- tial nomination in 1932. The Senator made the statement in a letter to Leo- pold Morris, editor of the Victoria Ad- | vocate. BILL T0 REPEAL “JIN CROW" LAW Montgomery Delegates Pre-| sent Measure to Assembly. Other County Matters. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 21.—Re- peal of Maryland's “Jim Crow" laws was asked of the Generz] Assembly ves- terday in a bill introduced by the Demo- cratic Montgomery County delcgates. Two other Montgomery County measures, and cne Prince Georges bill, all pre- viously introduced, were advanced a step nearer final enactment during the Senate and House sessions. Would Repeal Code. “The “Jim Crow” bill, presentad in the | House by Delegates George L. Edmonds Lavinia Engle, Marvin Farrington and ©. W. Roby, would repeal 17 sections of the Maryland ccde requiring separate railroad cars or comperiments, and séparate quarters or apartments on steamboats for whitz and colored pes- sengers. Delegate Edwards raid the provisions were not generally enforced and their repeal would climinate a potential source ot friction between the races, A bill fixing tic age and property qualifications for the mayor and cun- cilmen of Glen Ecno and empowering that town to i » certificates of in- debtedness up to assessed valuation of its property was passed by the House and sent fo the | 1 nds introduced the | Senate. Dr. measure last Tax Bill Reported. Another bill precented by Dr. monds, authorizing an increase from 10 to 30 cents per $100 in the taxes of the Friendship Heights special tax- ing area was favorably reported by the Montgomery County _delegation = and placed on second reading. The Senate passed to its third read- ile a House bill introduced by Del- Willl Keys of Prince Georges Cot ng the time of payment of street a Brentwood from 4 to 10 years At the request of Burt M. Bromley mayor of Colmar Manor, Charles Car- ter and George H. Wood, other officials w 5 per cent of the | Ed- | <ment_taxes in | ILAMAR’S CONDITION IS MUCH IMPROVED | Washington and Rockville Attor- ney Not Badly Hurt in Collision, Examination Shows. The condition of George H. Lamar, 64 years old, well known Washington and Rockville, Md., attorney, who was injured yesterday when his car was n collision with two other automobiles i south of the District of Columbia line on Wisconsin avenue, was reported to be much fmproved today. Physiclans at Emergency Hospital, where he is being treated, said his hurts are not serious. It was thought at first that his skull might be fractured, but a further ex- of that town, the Prince Georges Dele- | gates yesterday set to work to revise the town charter and to prepare a bill | authorizing a bond fssue for the con- | struction of street improvements. 1™ F axnD G STREETS amination bruises and lace w the street car @rack: whlc driving to- ward Washington. 2 wheels of his car slipped in the w~: trocks and his car swerved to thc loft, striking two other machincs procceding north, Neither of the drivers of the north- bound cars “eos infured and the dame age to all three c2's was slight. Mr, Lamar was taken to Emergency Hos- pital in a private sutomobile, Mr. Lamar lives in Rockville and has offices in the Wa-hington Bullding, For a numbar of he has been prominent in s, and recently has figured debate on_the floor of the y Civic Federation TEACHERS WORK UNPAID LITTLE ROCK, Ark. February 21 (). —Gov. Parnell told the Legislature Thursday that thousands of Arkensas school teachers have not received “a dime” in salaries since September, but have “carried on with the help of their friends.” The Governor appeared before the General Assembly to urge reforms in the State’s education system, especially as regards its finances 1931 LLoTHROP Half a Day Monday to Shop for These 51st Anniversary Selling Home Values Furniture at Slst Anniversary Selling Prices WINDSOR CHAIRS; a popular Colonial piece $3.75 in mahogany finish and ma- ple finish FURNITURE, SIXTH FLOOR. DRUM TABLES; of walnut and gum or mahogany and gum. With one $lo.75 drawer ...... Sterling Silver and SILVER CANDLE- STICKS; a tall, graceful $7.50 shape in ster- ling silver. SHERBET SETS, of sterling silver. Plain style, gold $|3'50 lined. Set.... SILVERWARE AND CLOCKS, FIRST FLOOR. Glass TILE - TOP COFFEE TABLES; gay, colorful set on wrought- tiles iron pedestal. Top 12 inches square.. 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