Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1931, Page 5

HOUSE APPROVES ALL NEARBY BILLS Maryland Body Passes All Senate Measures on Calendar. @7 & Btaff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 7.»-Securing action on all of the Hilton and bills on its galendar, the House night gave eleventh-hour passage all the pending Senate bills affecting MMontgomery and Prince Georges Coun- recessing for the conventional gpeechmaking in conjunction with pres- entation of gifts to its presiding of- Rcers. One of the most important bills passed during the hectic final session requires concerns selling tobacco on commission to post $25,000 bond as a guarantee of the payment of the farm- | er's share of the crop. It was intro- duced last week by Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer of Prince Georges County. Court Clerks Excused. ‘The only other Sasscer bill on the calendar, excusing court clerks from duty on legal holidays, also passed without difficulty. ‘The bills of Senator Robert G. Hil- ton which were passed authorize the extension of Connecticut avenue, amend the laws of the Chevy Chase View spe- cial taxing area, provide that the super- visor of school property be appointed by the county commissioners and au- thorize the issuance of titles on auto- i mobiles purchased outside the Staie. During the closing hours ¢f ths Sen- ate session a Montgomery County bill permitting the sale of the proposed site for a new jail at Rockville was passed. Upon reconvening after the oratory the House passed Senate bills allowing the Montgomery County commissioners to condemn land even after an improved road has been finished, and authoriz- ing a $70,000 bond issue for financing a potice force deficit. ‘The Marbury bill authorizing the re- gents of the University of Maryland to acquire land for a hospital in Baltimore was d as the Senate began turn- ing the hands of the clock back. During the afternoon session - the House passed nine Montgomery County Senate bills, one of which, authprizing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to serve water to charitable institutions, was amended so that char- itable institutions in Prince Georges County would come under its provisions. ‘The amendment was offered by the en- tire Prince Georges County delegation. Dawson Hits at Bill. ‘The bill amending the Montgomery County suburban district law in several respects drew the fire of Delegate Wal- ter W. Dawson, who called attention to the feature which declares all street assessments within the district shall be ratified as of December 31, 1931. Although not mentioning the Boni- LANHAM COUNTY ROAD WILL NOT BE CLOSED Word Also Received That Station in Prince Georges Will Not Be Moved. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. LANHAM, Md., April 7.—The county road crossing at Lanham Station on the Pennsylvania Rallroad here will not be closed and Lanham Station will not be moved, as sald to have been contem- plated by the railroad company, ac- cording to word recelved from Joseph G. Sheaffer, superintendent of the Bal- timore division by the Federation of Citizens’ Associations of Prince Georges County today. that the raillroad company proposed closing the county road crossing, which would block off the road, and build an underpass about one-half mile from the station, immediately protested against this move to the county commissioners and to the railroad company. It was believed by the citizens that the station would be moved to where the railroad goes under Defense High- way and that the road would be closed. ‘The movement hes been fought by the Public Utilitis Committee of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, of which John R. Riggles is chairman. JURY 1S EXPECTED T0 GET SOURS CASE Several Defense Witnesses Remain to Be Heard in Re- buttal Today. Br the Associated Press. LURAY, Va., April 7.—The case of David Sours, charged with the murder of Edward Burracker, will reach the jury this afternoon, it appeared when court adjourned yesterday. Several defense witnesses only remain to be heard in rebuttal. ‘The defense rested yesterday after calling four witnesses in addition to those _previously heard. Dr. Loring Hammer testified as to the condition of the defendant’s health and three others said that bloodhounds used after Bur- racker's body was discovered passed right by Sours without noticing him. Fifteen rebuttal witnesses were called for the commonwealth. Their testi- mony was directed mainly toward break- ing down of the alibi set up for Sours and to show that he had opportunity to commit the murder. Testimony also was given as to statements alleged to have been made by Sours about having a still stolen by a Burracker and other remarks indicating that he was engaged in an illegal liquor business. Several members of the Burracker Citizens of this section on hearing ! THE EVENIN A FORVETERAS CHLDREN SOUGHT ! National Legion Commander 0’Neil Speaks at Alexandria. BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT, Staff Correspondent of The Star. {lation in the next Congress should be ught to relieve the distress of de- | helpless in hospitals and the widows and orphans of veterans, Ralph T. O'Neil, national commander of the American Legion, said in an addre here last night before Alexandria Pos No. 24, at a banquet_held at the Vir- ginia Public Service Co. Auditorium. Comdr, O'Neil. who paid his only official visit to Virginia by visiting the local post, said that another urgent duty lof the organization is to see that im- mediate construction of hospitals, under the recent legslation passed by Con- gress, is carried out. This legislation he said, made provision for sufficient beds to take care of all veterans who will be in need of hospitalization through 1935, Veterans Were in Need. certificate loans, the national com- mander said that definite information gathered by the Legion shows that those who have asked for loans were veterans greatly in need, as anticipated by the Legion, and that most of the loans were made for those who already had bor- |rowed on their certificates. i The American Legion resents the statement that has been made that the deficit in Government finances, he de- clared. TLoans have no relation what- ever with an impending deficit, he said ‘The veterans’ reserve fund, which amounts $o nearly $800,000,000 and is available to be used for this purpose under the new law, is a capital asset, Mr. O'Neil stated. Will Help Business. Comdr. O'Neil further asserted that he thinks there is no question that the increased purchasing power of the new loan value will help stimulate business and increase. employment. The national commander deplored | the failure of Congress to enact the i Navy building program, declaring_that | the “national defense s'tuation of the { United States is becoming serious. | “Our national defense act has been | whittled down until we have nothing ibut a skeleton remaining” he said. | “Our naval construction program is evidently being forgotten.” | _Judge Howard W. Smith, member of Congress from this district, welcomed the Legion commander. Comdr. Sidney B. Weil of the local post told how the membership of the | Alexandria Post had been increased. | _Roby C. Thompson, department com- mander of Virginia, told of the history of the formation of the Legion. | terday and stole & watch valued at $35 : ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 7.—Legis- | {pendent children of veterans who le | Regarding the recent adjusted service | loars are in any way responsible for a | SHINGTON, Edward Mack of 1022 Oronoco street i reported to police that some one lifted ;‘:nck-pm which he was wearing in | tie, Fertilizer Being Placed. By a Stah Correspondent of The Star. 3 BETHESDA, Md., April 7.—Parkings | along four streets in the Bethesda dis- | trict are being fertilized by the county suburban government. The streets are | ‘Wisconsin avenue from the District llne‘ to the Woodmont Country Club, Chevy | Chase terrace, Bradley boulevard and Chevy Chase boulevard. After 40 years in jail on a murder | ) charge, a Prosa, Saxony, man has just | been released following the confession of the murdere; | “ i \ \“I \'iIlif AL I I ( ! Mrs. Sherman Will Speak. Mrs. John D. Sherman, former presi- dent of the General Federation of Wom- |en’s Clubs, will speak on the “Nation- wide Celebration of the 200th Anni- versary of the Birth of George Wash- ington” at the Mount Pleasant Library Saturday afternoon. The program is under the auspices of the department of education of the District of Colum- bia Federation of Women's Clubs Miss Margaret Esther Mayher will preside. i e s France is granting short-term loans to farmers for running expenses, and longer loans, secured by mortgages, for the acquisition of land, erection of new buildings or for the purchase of equip- nd’ stock. Use Bond Ten Payment Service! 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Jars 16-o0z. cans sene Sl Pineapple, 2.5 49¢ | wiie Peaches . . 2w == 39¢ Granulated Sugar Ji:. 10 » 49¢ A&P Black Pepper’ . ‘& 13c | Rajah Mustard . . '3 9¢ Clyde B. Lanham of Alexandria Post was master of ceremonies. Dan S. Hollenga was toastmaster. The invo- cation was given by Norman Roberts, chaplain. Following Comdr. O'Neil's address, District Adjt. H. C. Breckenridge of Leesburg presented distinguished serv- ice citations to F. Clinton Knight, H. B. Lemon, Hannah E. Norris and How- | family sald that Sours' horses were in his pasture all day on March 5, when the defense contends he had gone away from his home. Grover Presgraves, | Luray merchant, told of the alleged statement about the still and R. L. Mc- Kim of an offer he said Sours made to| sell him whisky. Sheriff Lucas testified | as to the conflicting statements he said had been made by Sours and his wife. fant street assessment case specifically, he described that incident in attacking the bill, claiming the measure attempted to correct an error of the county com- missioners, but condemning this pro- cedure because “two wrongs never make & right.” ‘The bill also extends the suburban district to include the village of Alta Vista, section 4 of Cabin John Park and gives the county commissioners power to regulate trafic within the dis- | trict. It passed readily over Mr. Daw- | son's objections. All the other bills passed without n. They included measures giving the county commissioners power to condemn, if necessary, the street car tracks and poles on Wisconsin avenue, ;xo:d d:equm.ng county depositaries to post nds. 'Se:!e of subdivision lots for mk(‘e\- o on other properties was prohi- bited in one of the bills passed, while another fixed the charges to be made for costs in tax sales. Levy for Community House. Other measures given final passage and sent to the Governor exempt Mont- | gomery County from the State law re- quiring janitors to be appointed by local school trustees, and repeal the law creating a county tuberculosis com- mission. The final measure passed during the afternoon authorized a $1,000 annual levy for the Battery Park | Community House. A joint resolution, introduced by | Senator Walter J. Mitchell of Charles | County, asking the State Roads Com- mission to investigate the practicability of a bridge across the Potomac River near Ludlow’s ferry, was also passed by _the House. ‘The lower body concurred in a Benate amendment to the Mullikin bill authorizing a $10,000 bond issue for | street improvements in Laurel. The! amendment specifies that only one | referendum shall be held on the pro- posal, and that a supplemental regis- tration day be held 10 days before the | Teferendum. 2 CONDUIT ROAD FIRE TAX BILL IS KILLED Other Nearby Measures Die on An- napolis Legislative Cal- endars. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 7.—Failure | of the House to concur in a Senate | amendment to the bill creating a special fire-taxing area along the Conduit road for the maintenance of the Cabin John | Park Pire Department killed that meas- ure, as the Legislature adjourned sine die 'this morning. The bill was a storm center for the | Montgomery County delegation during the entire session. Although the bill re- ceived three readings in each house, it never was brought off the speaker’s file last night so that the lower branch could concur in the Senate amendment. | ‘The amendment exempted certain | towns within the proposed area from the tax, and provided that the county commissioners would have to hold a hearing before any tax was levied. The majority of the Montgomery County delegates felt, however, that this amendment would be passing the buck %o the county commissioners, with the ibility that the question would be fore them for the next two years. ‘They accordingly refused to concur in its provisions. The Prince Georges bill to allow the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery to purchase 65 additional acres also failed of pas- sage, as did one to prescribe the method of recording subdivision plats. ‘The bill providing an additional judge for the Prince Georges Circuit Court was never reported out of committee in the Senate after passing the House. A bill which Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer introduced by request, prohibit- ing the removal of returnable beverage containers from Maryland, also died in committee. ‘The Edmonds bills allowing all towns in the State to set up park commis- sions, and permitting mutual insurance company officials to serve in banks and other financial institutions, both intro- duced by request, were also prominent among the measures which fafled of passage. Licensed to Marry. WIFE ON PERSONAL BOND IN SHOOTING Mrs. Robert E. Varty, University| Park, Arrested Following Wound- ing of Husband. BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UNIVERSITY PARK. Md., April 7.— Mrs. Robert E. Varty of University Park, who is said to have shot her husband. Dr. Robert E. Varty, proprietor of drug store at Congress Heights, D. C. in the shoulder last night, has bee: released on $100 personal bond pend- ing the outcome of her husband’s in- Juries. Dr. Varty is said by physicians at Providence Hospital in Washington to | have suffered a slight wound and to be out of danger. His wife declared that she had ‘shot in self-defense, according to police at | Hyattsville, and showed a bruise on her | face to support her contention, it is | declared by cfficials. She also had a | powder burn on her arm, according to police. Dr. Varty, after being wounded, fled across the road to the home of a neigh- bor, who dressed the wound, it is said The - Bladensburg Rescue Squad was chleld and took him to Providence Hos- pital, BOND ISSUE PASSES Maryland County Delegates Over- ride Administration and Bal- timore Assemblymen. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 7.—County members of the House of Delegates suc- ceeded in passing, over disapproval of the administration and members of the city delegation, a measure calling for a State bond issue of $2,630,000 for | road construction, matching the Federal aid appropriation for Maryland for the next two years. The measure, carrying an emergency clause for immediate effect, failed on its third reading to obtain the neces- sary three-fifths vote, losing by one, but its backers, through exhausting parliamentary procedure and gaining | additional support, reconsidered that | action, and on its next attempt the| necessary 72 votes were mustered for it, | New 3-Pc. Bath Room Outfhit. . RITCHIE APPROVES ard L. Arnold, all of the local post, for distinguished civic service. A varied entertainment program was presented. The program was broadcast. | POLICE REPEAL ACT Prince Georges County Force to Be Reorganized as Separate Unit June 1. | By a Stast Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md,, April 7.—The bill repealing the 1927 law creating the Prince Georges County police force was signed yesterday by Gov. Albert C. Ritchie. As the bill is an emergency measure, it goes into effect immediately, and from now until the 1st of June the county will operate under the old con- stable system, without any police force, Afier June 1 the bill creating an 11-man force, headed by a chief of police, and separated from the sheriff’s office, will g0 into effect. The measure repealing the 1927 law was introduced under a suspension of the rules 10 days ago by the Democratic members of the county delegation. Had the measure not been signed by | the Governor yesterday, it might have been contended that the county com- missioners would be required to appoint new members of the police force today, as appointments wer: made from the first Monday in April under the 1927 act. 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