Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1931, Page 21

| CHARTER FOR NEW "BAY FERRY ASKED| Crisfield and Potomac Com- " pany Asks Right to Operate. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. _BALTIMORE, February 28.—Applica- tion for incorporation of a new ferry service between the Eastern and West- ern’ Shores was made yesterday almost coincidental with announcement that e Joint ative Chesapeake Bay 'fihnm comm!tu:e would | present Taire port to and Gov. Ritchie next Wednesdly. New Concern. The Crisfleld & Potomac Ferries Co., upflm at $250,000, is the new con- ich filed incorporation papers 'Ihh th! St.lbem'l'lx Oor.mmmu pmng:‘l’e company _would o] freight {nd lutomablle ferries between Shore ot Maryibnd and Virginia, - re a and Virginia. Public serr’\:iee Commission officials sald that it apparently has no connec- tion with two other new transbay ferry lines that would rival the Claiborne- Annapolis and Baltimore - Tolchester Toutes, which are figuring in the courts before the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. The two others are the Bay Ridge tion and the Chesapeake Bmh Rl lway Co. Directors of New Body. Directors of the most recent concern are John G. Garlick of New Castle, Del.; Guy K. Downing of Wilmington, Del and Egbert L. Quinn of Crisfield, The Court of Appeals has decided that the Public Service Commission fcllowing a series of earthquakes that rocked North Island. quakes, which killed more than 200 and injured 1,500. Only slender columns of stone and mortar were left standing in the section of Napier, New Zealand, shown here, Residents are shown surveying the damage done by. the —A. P. Photo. must Tuie on & permit asked by the Bl}' Ridge hfi Corporation tc operate be: tween Sandy Point and Stevensville. A date for hearing is expected to be fixed shortly. MAIL CARRIER DIES COVERING ROUTE Body of Stanley D. Gaither Found in Auto Near Gaithers- burg. 1 Epecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, February 28.— Stanley D. Gaither, 56, for many years a carrier on a Gaithersburg rural free dzllvery mail route, died suddenly of a heart attack while making his rounds this mcmnn?“_l Slumped his automobile alongside s dirt road, two miles from Gaithers- burg, just off the Frederick pike, he was discovered by George Riley of Gaithers- , who came along in a truck, and had apparently been dead but a few ml.mlm. Drs, Barber and Broschart m summoned and pmnouneed life ex uruflthcrhmmvedhyhu'wn formerly a Ilh R.ld.ely of Howard MOON STATIC TIDES MAKE RADIO WEAKER | siiizer l Electrical Particle Raised by Luna Passage Bends Sound ‘Waves Earthward. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 28.—The voice s 'akzr whenever the lan T. lirector Observatory of Ohio Wesleyan Uni- versity. Pourteen hundred times in four years | this moon effect on radio signals from Station WBBM at Chicago was recorded | at Newton Center, Mass, and at Dela- | ‘ware, Ohio. The cause said Dr Stetson, probably s a tide of electrified particies which mmnmmzmm much as it tides in sea. (u this tide rides the bllnm of electrified particles, Kennelley heaviside layer, which scientists believe is the “roof” that re- flemzhemdbnve-mkmnnhnd bends them around the world OGLETHORPE TO BEGIN . VIRGINIA AUTO POLICE BALLSTON GADETS HONOREDBY U.5. Washington - Lee School Corps Elevated to Officers’ Training Group. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALLSTON, Va., February 28.—The cadet corps of the Washington-l.ee High School yesterday was raised to the level of the colleges and first-class military schools of the country by apnounce- ment from the War Departmen. that it had been appointed a junior' reserve officers training corps Announcement of the appointment was made at & ap;cu\l assembly of the student body Lieut. Col. © 8. Mc- Neil, under whose direction +he have been trained. Col. McNeil' stated that this is the first high school in the lrd Corps Area to be so honored. at the assembly were l’lelc r Kemp, superintendent of schools for Arlington County, and 8. P. Vanderslice, principal of the school. Kemp congratulated the cadets faculty and more espeeially Col McNeil for hav- ing brought the corps to such a high lace in a military way According to Varderslice, all high school cadets are now eligible for offi- cers’ training rnd upon completion of the course here and after attendance ‘at camp will be eligible for a com- mission in the Rescrve Corps of the United States Army. The corps of the | junior high school Will be conducted as a high :chool udet L'nit as b’fOl't. MOVE TO SAVE LIVES Many Drivers of Lynchburg and Vicinity Ordered- to “Make Rerairs to Cars. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., February 28— Six State traffic officers have inaugu- rated a save-a-life campaign here and in vicinity of the city, the first day of which resulted in 19 motorists being summoned to court on cm operating withmlt ptoper Btate or operating their cars with broken muffiers. One hlmflud nng:u seventeen wners were required ve their names for another check upn EDUCATION BY RADIOQ | whose Regular Credit to Be Given if Notes Are Submitted and Examina- tiens Taken on Work. By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTA, February 28—A univer- sity of the air, with courses taught by radio, is planned here as soon as equipment can be installed, Dr. Thorn- well Jacobs, president of Oglethorpe Um;;,ers:lyl ;tnnount‘:lcfld yresurdly 5 possible “for any person who is the owner of a l‘ld.loyto listen to every college course that can be successfully lllllh! over the radio with- out charge,” Dr. Jacobs said. “If any person desires to obtain regular college credits and degrees by radio he has only to do the work in a regular and systematic manner—to attend every radio lecture, make notes thereon, sub- mit them to lhefm(usor in charge for examination and criticism, study the texts and correspondence sheets fur-| nished by the unlvenlly and stand the | customary examinations at the close of the wmk. and, of course, pay the regu- Jar tuition fees. He or she will be able to obtain the greater part of a college course in that way. “We propose to found and operatq a complete extension university of the air. The radio department will be of equal standing, dignity and order with the undergraduate and graduate de- partments of the universit; ROBBERS ENTER STORE CLOSED FOR FUNERAL Burglars Take Money in Danville During Rites . for Pro- prietor’s Wife. Special Dispateh to The Star. DANVILLE, Va.. February 28.—While the Farley & Hill Grocery Store was | closed on aecount of the funeral of Mrs. J. R. Hill, wife of one of the | m , on Wednesday, thieves en- the place and stole $17. 8 cash register. ‘!'hzmrdcorwu tmh , with uncertainty prevailing as .50 from | 'bxe!mw next week. The drln is under whose headquarters A i similar drives are being made in other sections of the State. GIRL SCOUT TROOPS MEET AT HYATTSVILLE| " Leaders of District No. 7 Reports. Savage Group Preparing Meals for Families. Special Dispatch to The Btar. HYATTSVILLE, Md., Pebruary 28— Members of the Savage Girl Scout troop, in groups of three ok four, are receiving training in home economies | by buying, preparing and serving food for their families, it was reported by Miss Alice Ph!lpl. leader of the troop, at the monthly meeting of District No. 7 of the Scouts held Tuesday night in the American Legion club rooms here. Other troops holding membership in the District reported IC the meeting, which was the first the regular sessions to be held the {our'.h ‘Tuesday night of the month. It was la ly attended and enthusiastic. Heretofore the meetings have been held the sec- ond Tuesday afternoon in each month. It was decided that members of the committee would take up different activities at the meetings and first aid will be Lhe s\lbjm at the next session, March 2 Mrs. H. C. Bnrbr. leader of the Laurel troop, reported that a course in first aid had been undecrtaken by f Troop that group. Miss Margaret Wolfe, lea 74, composed of Hyatuvflle ‘H!‘h School students, announced that her troop has s basket pall team which wm.lld wel- come games with teams of other t Mrs, Louis Dashiell of «Hyal chairman of the committee, presided. ~ ALBERT MILHOLLEN DIES | Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. | _ PURCELLVILLE, Va., February 28— | Funeral services for |Century Old Rail of B.& O.IsFound .in West Virginia Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va.,, Febru- ary 28.—An old wood-and-iron rail found by George B. Slifer in repair- ing the foundations of his home here has been pronounced “one of the very first ties used by the Balti- ‘more & ' Ohio Railroad” by the road’s cwn authority on such mat- ters, E L. Bangs, Baltimore, who examined the relic yesterday. He estimates it to be within a few years of & century old. The road, he says, has none like it in its col- lection of antiques, It has the long wooden rails and the thick straps which surmount the wcod, but no ens where the iron is joined into the wood, as in this specimen, by the original spikes. The wood is of oak, Mr. Bangs said. =2 TAX RATE AND BOND ISSUE PUT IN'BILLS Riverdale Levy and Colmar Manor Executives to Go Before Legislature. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 28— Several local bills will be presented by the Prince Georges Courty delegation when the Legislature reconvenes Mon- day night, including referendum mea- sures providing a fire tax in Riverdale and an $80,000 bond issue for Colmar Manor. The Riverdale bill would authorize the mayor and council to levy not more than 10 cents per $100 for the purchase of a modern fire engine to cost not more than $7,500. A referendum on the bill be resubmitted at the next town elec- Um in May, 1932, $80,000 bond issue for Colmar PROPOSED MONTGOMERY ROAD WORK IS SURVEYED Improvement of Cedar Lane Near Baptists’ Children’s Home K Being Sought. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. FREI]ERI[}K TOTAP CREEK FORWATER Plans Being Made to Get Increased Supply From Foothills. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., February 28.— After having experienced for months the most serious water short- g of its history and facing the pos- sibility cf further lick of water in times of drought, Prederick City last night turned from the mountains to the foothills of Prederick County for its future suggly by indorsing a plan to take in ti Linganore Creek at a point four miles east of Frederick. Cénsidered at Mass Meeting. ‘The question of increasing the water supply of the city by adding & mvph- mentary source for use in times drought was presented at a mass meelf ing conducted by Mayor Lloyd C. Culler and members of the Board of :}:;rmen held at the court house last t. man, Baltimore, of the firm. of Whit- man, Requardt & Smith, and Abel Wolman, chief engineer of the State Board of Health, were submitted. Cost of the work was placed at $200,000, which included rights of way, a four- mile pipe 1ffe, acnakucuon ol a filtra- tion plant and necessary pum The mayor and Aldennen tod-y be- gan preliminary work by suthorizing immediate nnmn'f of plans in antici- pation of legislative authorization of 8 bond issue to provide funds for the work. It is nunned to have the sup- plemental plant in operation by July or August of the coming year. ‘Water Volume Heavy. nore Creek is now npnbu of furnishing 15,000,000 gallons of wa per day. During months of extreme drought, as last year, its flow is not lower than three or four million gal- lons per day. The mountain water source at Tuscaroro, six miles wesi of Prederick, and at Fishing Creek, 12 miles ncrthwest of the city, ylelds about 2,000,000 gallons of water per day; in times of drought somewhat less. The 177,000,000-gallon storage reservoir at Fishing Creek was practically emptied during the Summer and has not been filled since. The city was forced to pump water from a limestone quarry durlx&l the Summer to meet public de- man Lin, .2|DOAK WILL ADDRESS ARLINGTON FEDERATION : leh-e‘hry of Labor to Be Guest of Honor at Banquet of Civic Body. ny a Staft Correlpondlnt of The Btar. 'LARENDON, Secreury of Labor Wll!hm N. Doak has accepted an invitatién to be the guest of honor and principal s at the annual banquet of the Arl] Clvic Federation, to be held April 9 at the Army-Navy Country Club, it w;; P announced today by the committee charge of arrangements. Reservations for tickets for the af- fair are now being made, it was and since they must be limited to 200, those ‘desiring to attend are urged to make the necessary arrangements. The banquet will be followed by a reception and dance. BETHESDA, Md.,, February 28—An inspection of Cedar lane from thé old Georgetown road to the t Home for Children, now be‘b, built in Alta Vista, looking. to possible improvement of the road, hllbeenmmhycom missioner Robert D. Hagner of Mon! gamery County and Joseph Wynn, con. sulting _engineer, Mr. Hagner said the road probably 'fll be widened and nlr!ued with con- it satisfactory financial arrange- me’n'.l can be mwe with abutting prop- erty owners, A request for the modernization of recently was recel) Hagner from the dren’s home. rustees of the chil- Booti;gge.r Gives Photo to Customer; Causes His Arrest Philomont _yesterday pneumonia, wluhehemwmnflw-!ut ther 1t had been losked. LEFT $18,000 ESTATE noon at 2. o'clock from the g ROMNEY GRADED SCHOOL TERM IS CUT ONE MONTH Board of Education Orders Reduc- tign as Retrenchment and Economy Move. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROMNEY, W. Va. hbnury 28— Graded schools in _this will closed at the end of the el‘hlh month, eliminating the usual ninth month, the board of education decided yesterday. The decision was in the way of re- trenchment and economy. school will continue for the full nine months. Other schools of the district will close not later than the end of eighth month and possibly earlier for the same reasons. SPAIN TO END CENSORSHIP Newspaper Correspondents Will Be Given Free Hand Shortly. MADRID, February 28 (#)—The Count of Romanones, minister of state, tonight said restoration of constitutional fi M&éfl%flh . blm P accom- plished the government within a short time. !bruul announcement ol r.ho dah for be made at dln t«l!:o be git 'lDI a dinner lven ne cor- mnu ‘Wednesday night. it Bnttlvillo Hens Win Contest. Reports from Maj. Ezra Whit- | Richmond, said, da Born be ‘The high the 28, Rock had &h‘ 13 m& TOPUNT NEMORAL TREE Washmgton Society of Alex- | andria to Put Plant Before Old Academy. BY a ‘Stafl Correspondent of The Star, H ALEXANDRIA, Va.. February 28— Plans to plont a memorial trer on the unt Vernon Boulevard in front of old Alexandria Academy at Washing- ton and Wolfe streets, which was built in 1785 as the first ‘ree school in North- ern V!rnnh and which was eadowed by ‘ashington, were made by the w Society of Alexandria at the quarterly meeting of the soriety held mt night. The meel which was well attended, was presided over by Willlam Buckner McOroany, president. All Asked to Plant Trees. All patriotic societies in A exandria will be asked to plant memorial trees along the Boulevard in co-cperation with a national tree planting rove, and the spot, front of the old academy, which 1s still in use as part of this city’s gubllc school system, was decided upon y. the Washington Society. A committee, consisting of Hannon E. Norris and Virgin Davis were anmed to make arrangements. for a ceremony to accompany the tree planting and to select the exact spol and the type of tree to be planted. Reports on Trip. President McGroarty made a report on his trip to the libraries of ¢the Amer- ican Anfiquarian Society at Worcester, Mass., and of Harvard University. He brought back records of early meetings of the Washington Society and coples of m'luanfl dJelivered immediately after e Washington’s death in 1799, whlc led to the formation of the so- clety. These will be published in book form, Mr. McGroarty announced. on the anniversary -elebration of the soclety, held January 1%, in the form of a benefit for Alexandria United | Charities was made and showed that the sum of $200 had been turned cver to the charities organization as proceeds from the benefit. A report of the Auditis Comthittee also was received anc showe: tg: treasury of the organization in good shape. VIRGINIA TUBERCULOSIS BODY ELECTS OFFICERS Dr. Deane B. Cole, Richntond, Is Named President at Annual Meeting in Danville. Special Dispatch to The Star. DAN » Va. February 28.—Dr. Deane B. Cole of Richmond was elected president of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association at the election of officers at the, annual meeting held here yester- Other officers elected were Dr. t; Mrs. Allen Kirk, Richmond, second vice president; George P. Call, Richmond, treasurer; Dr. Roy K. Flan- ns'm Richmond, secretary. executive committee is composed of Dr. Cole and Dr. Flannagan, also J. Laurie Smith of Ashland, Thomas , and Jackson Davis of Rich- Mdruun reports, a visit to Hilltop Banatorium, where methods were stud- ied; round-table discussions and a ban. quet were the order of the day. Reso- lutions lnudin' the life of Agnes Ran- dolph, well known tubercular worker of the Ehte Department of Health, who died lcvenl mon!m ago, were adopted. ELK GARDEN TRIO HELD _IN CALF THEFT CHARGE Three Men Bound for Grand Jury on Accusation of Butchering and Dividing Animal. Special Dispatch to The Star. KEYSER, W. Va, February 28.— Charged with stealing a calf from the stable of Howe Keplinger, near Elk Garden, bu hering _the animal and the meat, William Paugh, P. H. Wesbfall and Orrie Simmons ‘of Elk Gafden were held for -the action of the d jury g home slaughtered, it is alleged, and the hide was burned in a heating stove, A quantity of meat was found at the ‘Westfall home and other homes, offi- cers allege. . GOV. ‘DAVIS SAILS ON TOUR OF GOOD WILL Philippine Executive Accompanied by Wife, Daughter and Several High Officials. By thé Associated Press. Pebruary 28.—Gov. Dwight F. Davis sailed today aboard the cruiser Pittsburgh on a six weeks' goodwill tour ty | of the Orient. was accompanied by several ine government officials, includ- fael Alunan, secretary of agri- culture and natural resources; Filemon Peret. secretary of commerce and com- munications, and Earl Schwultz, vice' president of the Philippine National Bank and financial adviser to the Gov- ernor. Dwight Davis, jr, and Miss Cynthia Davis, the Governor’s son and hter, also went. e group will study systems of land distribution and agricultural financing, important h?romm in the Philippines, in Indo-Cl , the Straits Settlements, Siam, Sumatra, Java, Singapore and 160. Regular Delivery Over 100,000 families read The Star every day. The great ma- Jority have the paper delivered uluhrly every evenlng and Sun- morning af cost of 1% u a-.uy -nu n mu Sunday. low rate, telephone National not taking advan- m ot mu regular service at '5000 now and service will start wmmw. STUBBORN SORE QUICKLY YIELDS 10 RESINOI. ‘x three months my thumb would not heal and 1931—PART ON MAIL CARRIER IS REAPPOINTED AFTER TRAVELING 203,400 MILES D. B. Broyles of Luray Has Delivered 2,656,000 Pieces During 27 Years’ Service. Special Dispatch to The Star. LU'RAY. Va., February 28. traveled approximately 2 mllu or about eight times around the lobe, in carrying the fact that 'hed the age limi; to do such work, the Post Office Department has disregarded Civil Service regulations and reappointed D. Benton Broyles for two additional years as carrier on Route No. 4, Luray. In the 27 years Mr. Broyles has been delivering and collecting mafl on rural routes he has handled 2,656,000 pieces of mail, while he has given receipts for 25920 money orders. Hnd the four-inch long receipts he glven for money orders been laid lengthwise mey woum represent one and eight- Bro les was appointed carrier from this afllce in 1904. In the time he has been at the work he has carrizd mail on routes 2, 4 and 5. For 21 years he traveled in the old-time mail wagon. In the time he has crossed and recrossed the Shenandoah River 9,000 times. The stream was forded half these many times. He has never allowed a plece of mail to get away from him in the 27 years. More than 2,000 miles have been traveled by Mr. A Settee— Wing Chair— End Table— Floor Lamp— Table Lamp— Foot Stool— Occasional Chair— Gate Leg Table— Book Ends and Room Size Rug Broyles in addition to his regular scheduled routes in circumventing snow drifts and swollen streams. mhufllladeveryofllulnththp Carriers’ Associaf te | County Rural dent, secret treasurer nnd cor- e, e s carrier predict u-c when his two years’ re-commission expires he will be given another siniilar lease in his official life by the Post Office Department. DR. CLAYBROOK DIES Prominent Physician Passes Away in Alleghany Hospital. Speclal Dispateh to -m- Star. CUMBERLAND, February 28.— Dr. Edwin Brown cllym'ook 50 one of the leading physicians and surgeons of the county, who has practiced in the city more than 30 years, died today y! Ife‘nlnk stroke Monday afternoon while being brought to Prostbury !preflormmop- eration in Miners* South Africa is to give lhundu as- sistance to farmers. cAn Extraordinar RooMOUTFI SPEAKERSTRESSES ORGANIZATION NEED Parent-Teacher Associations Declared Necessary in Mold- . ing Child’s Character. Speclal Dispatch to The Star, BALLSTON, Va., February 28.—The necessity for parent-teacher associa- tions in high schools was stressed by Mrs. E. E. Carver of Alexandria at & - meeting here last night of the Parent~ Teachers’ Association of the Washing- ton-Lee High School. The high school period in a child's life is the last over which the parent has exclusive super- vision, she declared, and the .parents and teachers should co-operate in this last molding of the child’s character. Mrs. Carver is fifth vice it of the Virginia Congress. e Grover E. 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