Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1931, Page 5

NATOR SASSCER | THROWN BY HORSE, State Legislator Suffers Dis- located Shoulder and Sprained Back. B3 a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February 23.—State Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer of Prince Georges County, Democratic | floor leader of the State Senat>, was painfully but not seriously injured when thrown from a horse on the farm of J. Lee Clagett lat> yesterday afternoon Rushed to Emergency Hospital in ‘Washington by his uncle, Dr. erdy Basscer, the Senator was found to have & dislocated shoulder and sprained back. He was given an anaesthetic and the shoulder was set. He expects to return héme tomorrow, however, and resume his duties at Annapolis when the Legis- ture reconvenes tomorrow night. Senator Sasscer and Benjamin H. owle, also of Upper Marlboro, were re- turning from an afternoon horseback ride and were about to put the horses | in the stable when the accident oc- cured. The two attempted to jump their mounts over a fence, and Mr. Bowie's horse cleared, but the Senator was thrown heavily when his horse tripped on an upper bar. At the hosp tal he is under the treat- ment of Dr. Wiliam B. Marbury, h cousin. FOUR ARE ARRESTED | IN LIQUOR RAIDS! Prince Georges Officers Take Three | Men and Woman—All Ad- mitted to Bail. By & Staff Correspondent of The Sta: UPPER MARLBORO, Md., February 3.—Three men and one woman were rrested on liquor charges in a series bt raids by Prince Georges County po- lce over the week end. The woman liquor suspect is Lewella Wiggins, who was arrested by Officers H. G. Machen, Clause Reese and Ralph Brown in a raid on the Blue Bird, a raad house, said to be operated by her, near Surrattsville. Police reported find- ing 120 bottles of beer on the premises. he womap was released under $500 b ng ?y Justice of the Peace Herbert J. boffat. Frank Ferguson of Meadows, said to | MNve across the Marlboro Pike from a policeman, was accussed of possession of 18 halt-gallons of liquor following another raid by the same officers. He was also placed under $500 bond by Magistrate Moffat. Ernest McDonald of Forestville put up l{:e same amount of bond after | arrest on a charge of illegal possession of 21 half gallons. Ulysses G. Stanton of Bladensburg ted $1,000 bond before Justice of the e Retta G. Morris on charges of sale and possession preferred by Offi- cers Prank P. Prince and L. E. Dutrow, who arrested him at his residence in Bladensburg. . ———— ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 23 (Spe clal) —Under auspices of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, a congregational luncheon was served in'the Presbyterian Church here. It was followed by a !foreign miésion program, outstanding features of which were a talk by Rev. Henry K. Pasma, pastor of the church; remarks by =& number of the members of the aux iliary, a vocal zolo by Mrs. Helen Bick- more and selections by the junior choir, under the direction of Mrs. Bickmore. Miss Nell Elizabeth Burns of Char- lotte, N. C., and Gordon J. Walper of [Detroit, Mich.; Clarence Wilson of North Little Rock, Ark., and Miss Chris- 'tine Carter of Lowell, Ark., and Miss Eleanor Smith of Philadelphia and Joseph C. Marquez of San Jose, Calif.,, a Pilipino, were married in Rockvilie on Baturday by Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of the Baptist Church at the parsonage. That places on the Montgomery ounty police force are greatly in de- mand is shown by the fact that the ceunty commissioners have on file more than 200 applications for such appoint- ments, most of them received within the last few weeks and submitted in anticipation of the Legislature, now in session, authorizing a number of addi- tions to the force. If the General As- sembly does not provide for more men the increase will not be large, probably around half a dozen, so many disap- pointments are certain. Including Chief Alvie A. Moxley, the force now numbers 19_men. ‘The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church at Boyds is the midst of a membership drive. [It began about a week ago and bontinue for six weeks, and real rivalry understood to exist between the two ams, one headed by Mrs. Ira King d the other by Miss Rebecca Wire. Edwin W. Broome, county superin- Ended of schools, is announced as the peaker at the monthly meeting Thurs- jay even! of the Parent-Teacher As- pciation of the Takoma Park Element- fry School. His subject will be “The ontinued Improvement in Education.” At the last meeting of the organiza- Bon J. Milner Dorey of Washington, secretary of the Progressive Education Association, discussed “New Schools for & New Age.” At a recent benefit lunch- eon and bridge party, under auspices of the association, about $60 was cleared. The officers of the association are: President, Mrs. George A. Cook; first vice president, Mrs. A. R. Gould; second vice president, Miss Ella Um- beck: secretary, Mrs. J. A. Becker; treasurer, Mrs. F. T Noeil “The Heart of a Dream” was the ®.le of the monthly drama presented 4% the church auditorium by the Dra- matic Club of the Woodside M. E Church. It was given under the direc- tion of Paul M. Lehman, and the cast included Miss Patricia Burch, Miss Jeanette Christie, Miss Margaret Wil- liams, Miss Gladys Woodson, Miss an Kidwell, Miss Esther Whitacre, vert Hendrick and William Moore twelfth annual he-night of the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department lebrated in the hangar of the Con | gressional Airport, at Halpine, Saturday was easily the most successful event of the kind yet staged by the or- ganization. It was attended by ap-| prox.mately 2,800 men and boys from all parts of the county, the District of Co- | Jumbia and els-where, who were enter: tained for four hours with boxing, wres- | tling and other features. | + W the exact financial results are not defintely known, final balancing of accounts are expected to show some- thing like $3.500 on the right side of | the ledger, according to F. Barnard Welsh, president of the department and head OF the general committee of ar- rangements, most of which amount is | expected to be applied to the indebted- ness. During the 12 years of the depart ment’s existence, a fine building, equip- ment and other property have been ac- quired, valued at around $50,000, while the indebtedness is only about $10,000. | To the he-nights is largely dus such a fine showing. s oo Comedy to Be Staged. MARYLAND PARK, Md. February 23 (Special).—"‘One Minute to Twelve,” & three-act comedy drama, will be staged by the Jester Club of the Mary- land Park High School in the school auditorium _March 12 and 13, Mrs. Josephine Kane, a member of the fac- ulty, is ’erinz the cast. i { Spain now has 27 motion picture companies, Tree-Cutting Drive Gets Under Way on Washington’s Day Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., February 23.—Not | merely because today is being celebrated as Georgs Washington's birthday anni- versary, a tree-cutting campaign will get into full swing today in virtually every section of Prederick County, where the red cedar, foe of apple orchards, is found. Committees for eaih district werem arshaling their forces of axmen today, and with tools sharpened to a ke>n edge the war against cedars bcgan bright and early. A State law gives commercial apple growers authcrity to cestroy the red cedars, which spread the deadly cedar rust through spore discharges. Every cedar, big and little, will be felled Property owners are allowed actual damages, which are assessed againct fruit growers under the legislative act. M-ny thousands of trees were cut down last Spring, but the war has to be waged every year. STOLEN CAR BLOWN UP ON STATE ROAD Machine of Chester, Pa, Man Is Dynamited Near Ches- tertown, Md. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CHESTERTOWN, Md., February 23— Two sharp explosions early yesterday ! morning awakened farmers on the State road 10 miles northeast of here, and soon after daylight officers discovered an_automcbile literally blown to bits. Cylinders were split and separated and pleces of the motor strewn about the ground. On the larger sections of the car powder marks were visible. The machine carried a Pennsylvania license plate and yesterday afternoon was reported by R. Goodman of 618 West Third street, Chester, Pa., stolen. The car was a touring model. County and State officers set to work to solve the mystery, but today said they were without clues relating to the explosion. They said, however, they were sure dynamite had been used. as GUEST PASTOR TO PREACH AT MARLBORO CHURCH ‘Will Officiate at Eervices at" St. John's During Lenten Period. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER_MARLBORO, Md., Fsbruary 23.—Dr. Robert Johnston cf St. John's Church, Washington, D. C., will preach Thursday evening in Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church here. Oiher clergrmen will visit Trinity Church during Lent as follows, it has been announced by Eev. J. C. M. Shrawsbury, rector of the church: March 4—Rev. Willi>xm E. Moody of Wcodside, Md. March 12—Rev. Calvert E. Buck, su- perintendent of the Episcoral Ear, Eye and Throat Hospital. Washington. March 19—Rev. Arlington E. McCal- lum of St. Paul's Church, Washington. March 26—Rev. Ronalds T:ylor of St. Andrew’s Church, College Park. Mr_ Shrewsbury will preach at serv- ices the evening of April 2. Services are being conducted each ‘Wednesday afternocn at 4 o'clock dur- ing Lent by Mr. Shrewsbury at St. Bar- nabas’ Church, near Leeland. Hog Cholera Reduced. BALTIMORE, February 23 (Special). —Maryland, in 1930, experienced is most satisfactory year, so far as hog cholera is concerned, since this work was started in 1917, according to the annual report recently issued by Dr. Mark Welsh, acting inspector in charge of hog cholera work in this State. He says that only 219 cases were reported during the year in contrast with 334 in 1929 and an 11-year average of 565 Approximately 25 per cent of the out- breaks were in garbage-feeding plants and 72 per cent of all hogs involved were in such places. HE BN * WASHED IO S 200-Foot Strip Disappears Into Atlantic When High Waves Beat Beach. | By the Assoctated Press. OCEAN CITY, Md., February 23.—A 200-foot strip of shore line disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean Saturday night 28 high seas beat upon the beach here of Maryland's only ocean resort city. Thousands of tons of sand were car- ried back into the sea and a new high- water mark was set for a distance of 100 yards. While the encroachment of the sca was at its peak belief was expressed a new natural iniet might be cut through the narrow strip of sand into Sine- puxent Bay. A large sand dune, however, stopped the invasion after a section of the beach had been washed away. The property damage was slight. February 4, 1920, a similar storm cut through the beach 3 miles below Ocean City, leaving a natural inlet, which was in existence seven years before it was closed by sand. HURLOCK MEETING Dorchester County Federation of Clubs to Gather at Mary- land Town. Special Dispdtch to The Star. CAMBRIDGE, Md., February 23— Two hundred members of the Dorchester County Federation of Women's Clubs are expected to attend the meeting to be held at Hurlock Thursday at St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church. The hostess club will be the Modern Priscilla Club of Hurlock. A musical program will be given under the super- vision of Mrs. George N. Jones of the Cambridge Woman's Club. The principal speaker will be Mrs. John M. Swain of Royal Oak, district chairman of conservation. Mrs. Alfonso Boley of St. Michaels, president of the Shore Federation, and Mrs. Dudley Buck of St. Michaels, chairm anof Club Extension, will be guests. Refreshments w],]lbbe served by the Modern Priscilla Club. The officers of the federation for 1931 are: President, Mrs. Otho W. McWilliams, Rhodesda’e: vice president, Mrs. James B. No Cambridge; treasurer, Mrs. E. R. Glover, Hurlock: recording secretary, Mrs. W. H. Bradley Woolford; corresponding secretary, Mi J. W. Spear, Vienna. and parlia mentarian, Mrs. James B. Noble, Cambridge. The president has appointed the following chairmen of the four depart- ments of club work: Education, Mrs. Olin R. Higgins of the Modern Priscilla Club of Hurlock; citiz>nship, Mrs. E. F. Bradley of the Hurlock Woman'’s Club: American home, Mrs. Charles Bromwell of the Madison Club, and public wel- fare, Mrs. Russell P. Smith of the Woman's Club of Cambridge. The four chairmen with the presi- dents of each member club and the past presidents of the federation form the executive board of the county federation. BOOKS GIVEN SCHOOL Men and Boys Build Shelves for Them at Glenn Dale. Special Dispatch to The Star. GLEN DALE, Md. February 23— Men of the Glen Dale Parent-Teacher Assoctation will build additional book- shelves at the school here and the pu- pils will paint them. Additional books have been placed in each room of the school, the Board of Education having matched $10 appropriated by the asso- clation for purchase of the books. From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. “Better Times,” Alternately, Better and Worse. ‘T _11:40 last night Louise Groody was doing a third version of “Tea For Two," Fred Keating, master-ma- gician, was smacking bird cages into eternity, Albert Carroll had just finished a grand mimicking of Ethel Barry- more, snd Jack Pearl was roll- ing his “R's” around, and there seemed to be little sign that the show— it was “‘Better Times” by the way, at the Belasco —was foing to to and Another 10 minutes, however, and it was -over and the audi- ence went out into the cold, cold night, some of the folks think- ing that it had been very excellent entertainment some that it had been only mild sport, and others that they might have preferred walking around in La Fayette Park. By way of explanation, “when it was good, it was very, very good, and when it was bad it was horrid.” The bacness was applied rather thickly in the first act, especially in one scene which would hate made the rock og Gibraltar blush. But to- ward the end of everything, when the cast was relaxing, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Keating, Miss Groody and Mr. Pearl shook the lethargy out of it and one was left with the impression that it was better than it really had been. For some of this there seems little excuse. Although it is a “different kind of revue” and therefore does away with scenery and also, very often, with intelligence, it does seem as though there might have been less of Mr. Purcell, at least one new step by Harland Dixon and some- thing adequate to the nice talents that undoubtedly belong to Polly Waiker. This young lady was lost in two or three vapid numbers over which one could easily have cried. And then again there was—not one —but two of those eternal vaudeville kits in which the husband goes away and— ‘The best of the pudding in this small, intimate and occasionally dull revue, was a number by Jack Pear], anything that Pred Keating did by way of magic, Albert Carroll impersonating the theatrical celeb- rities of the day, the look in the eyes of Ethe! Norris and a short and unsentimental version of that new dance menace the Rhumba. At this point Miss Groody, who up until now has been an ingenious leading lady, shook off her juvenile years, and appeared as & neo-Libby Holman in a dance which was not hard to understand and which left her audience a irifie breathless. The chorus worked hard, but had Toung. e iy promising couple e and fairly pr coupl w Jir. threads 2¢ needles in his Jack Pearl. aid will mouth and then pulls them forth as though they might have been molasses? E. de 8. MELCHER. “La Vie de Paris’ Ends Newman's Travel Talks. AN llustrated lecture on Parls, city of many moods, “La Vie de Paris he last of Mr. E. M. New- man’s lectures this season, was given yesterday afternoon at the National Theater before a large audience. Beginning with a few slides on the new boulevards of the Prench capl- tal, the audience was then swept along the sreets for a glimpse of the sights of the city under sunny skies, and with the sidewalks clut- tered with chairs and tables where Parisians sit and enjoy their meals. Motion pictures next brought strange views of the city under sullen skies with cloudy and stormy weather, which, strange to say, tends to bring the Parisian out to promenade the boulevards rather than to stay by the fireside. The Prix des Drags, the most fashionable race of the year, was shown by Mr. Newman, and proved a veritable fashion show for my lady. A visit to the Louvre disclosed the famous paintings and sculpture of this gallery and brought an amusing s.ory by Mr. Newman of & young bride, who, all her life had wanted to visit the Louvre, and after spending some time in Parls finally aevoted 40 minutes to the great gal- lery of masterpieces. A trip along the Scine to the Isle de la Cite, where Paris was born when the Romans started a seitie- ment many years ago, was followed by many Interesting sights on the Avenue Foch, in the Etoile and in the Bois. Offered in contrast, pictures of Paris were shown that were taken years ago by Mr. Newman. Mr. Newman carried out his imaginary travel idea even to bring- ing his audience home on one of the palatial liners that ply between the United States and France, and Jeft it with a much wider knowledge of Europe than i, had before his travel talk. J.N. H. Evelyn Myers at Gayety Sought for New York Show. POSSESSING more than an ordi- nary share of beauty, coupled with remarkable versatility, s the star of “Let’s Go,” the current revue at the Gayety, Evelyn Myers. Rumor has it that a prominent Broadway producer is seeking her services. Certainly she surpasses in attributes that make for brilliant stage success. “Let’s Go"” is better than the usual run of burlesque attractions, being a sort of miniature whirlwind of jazz and melody, interspersed with flashes of color and pulchritude. Billy (Bumps) Mack, one of the standby com:dians of the Mutual circuit, offers a new and different line of chatter, and Bllly Vesson as- Bumps” as a foll and target e Ray P cialty number; Alma Montague pla; the second feminine lead, and a “winsome misses” goes rs with tempo ex- One number, exception. 200 WOMEN TO ATTEND| NG STAR, WASHINGTON, FOR HOUND TRIALS {Famed Section of Northern Virginia Selected by Fox- hunters’ Association. Special Dispatch to The Sta: LEESBURG, Va. February 23— Leesburg, situated in the famed hunt- ing section of Northern Virginia, was chosen as the site for the 1931 fox hound trials of the Virginia Fox Hunt- ers' Association at a meeting of the di- rectors of the association held in Rich- mond Saturday night. of the Loudoun Hunt Club; E. A. Mil- ler, vice president, and John Galleher, {all’ of Leesburg, who attended the di- rectors’ meeting, say the vote was unanimous in favor of Leesburg. Attract Sportsmen. ‘The annual fox hound trials, which attract sportsmen from all sections of the East, usually has an entry list of 400 or mere hounds. Sportsmen from Virginia and Maryland have already signified their intention of entering hounds in the trials here, which will be held the week of October 12. About 10 days ago members of the associa- | tion’s Executive Committee, composed {of J. M. B. Lewis of Lynchburg, presi- | dent; R. O. Hall of Kesw ! Carter of Orange and J. St.” George | Bryan of Richmond, were in Loudoun inspecting housing and stabling facili- ties and following the hounds of the Loudoun Hunt in a 3-hour run after a hard-running red fox. Satisfield With Field. | field grounds are to be found in the Dominion, and the enthusiasm of the sporting folk and business men added to their recommendation of Loudoun as the ideal place for the annual event. POLITICS BOOMING IN FREDERICK COUNTY | H. E. Shull, at Winchester, Causes | Discussions With Announcement of Candidacy for Sheriff. Special Dispatch to The Star. \WINCHESTER, Va. February 23.— With signs of returning Spring appear- ing, local politics have begun to engage the attention of Democratic leaders, as well as th> rank and file. The latest jannouncement came last night in the | form of a card from H. E. Shull, for- merly an inspector of the State Motor Vehicle Division, that he will be a can- didate for sheriff of Frederick County, opposing Sheriff Luther Pann-tt for the nomination, which is equivalent to election. It was also learned that Maj. Robert T. Barton, who has been practicing law in Richmond for several years, but a voter here, was considering opposing Joseph S. Denny of Clarke County for the seat in the House of Drlegates from Frederick and Clarke and the city of Winchester. and that John M. Pishpaw of Clarke likewise was considering cast- ing his hat into the ring, Of the three, however, Denny is the only one who has made a definite an- nouncement and says he is in the race to stay. T. Russell Cather, county Com- monwealth's attorney here, is expected to b: a candidate for the State Senate { from Frederick, Clarke and Shenandoah Counties and Winchester, an office now held by Senator R. 8. Wright, Stras- burg, Shenandoah County. Three are seeking Cather’s present office of county | prosecutor. They are Burr Powell Har- rison, W. E. Edwards and Floyd M. Brill. The nominating primary will be held in August. TO ASK BRIDGE BIDS State to Seek Proposals for Span at Capitol Heights. | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., February 23—The State Roads Commission of Maryland has announced in a letter to the town clerk of this place that it is E]l.nnins to advertise for bids for a new ridge, with a sidewalk on each side, to replace the present one on Central ave- nue, which the citizens have been vig- orously condemnln%eu being inade- quate. Bids will received in the State Roads Commission office March 17. ‘The letter was signed by H. D. Williar, jr., chief engineer. Oyster Supper at Church. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 23 (Special) —Under the auspices of the woman's Bible class of the First Pres- byterian Church an oyster supper will be served at that church Thursday eve- ning from 5:30 to 7 o'clock. 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