Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1931, Page 27

GARDEN PILGRMS - START TOMORROW ‘[Wouf of Historio Virginia Homes Will Lagt Until May 2. Historic ‘Tidewater Virginia homes ‘which never before have been opened public will be among those to on the tour of historiec homes and gardens of Virginia from tomorrow 2 under auspices of the Rich- Chapter’ of the Wakefleld Na- BIGGEST CITIZEN DIES Colored Sandwich Man Was 7 Feet 6 Inches Tall. NEW YORK, April 28 (#).—Harlem has lost its citizen in of év.lmu colored sand weighed 6 shoes and size 70. 78 a ds. He wore size 24 hi " came to New York from Bellton, Ga. WARRANT IS ISSUED IN SHOOTING ON ROAD . | Queen Anne Storekeeper Charged Ampthill, the ancestral home of the which will mark its own bicen- tennial next year, also will be open. ‘The builder of this home also superin- the bullidng of the Governor’s Mansion as as the restoration of Wililam u% Mg College following its y fire. mansions which will be visited the public for the first time during pllgrimage will include Chelsea, mt in 1709 on the Mattaponi River, aoy. the ttswood’s famous Knights of len Horse, and Kinloch, lo- east of Fredericksburg, with a six- frontage on the Rappahannock FOR TOWN COUNCIL Tekoma Voters’ Meeting Halts Attempted Attack on §8 i oif . Other candidates nominated for the of councilmen at the May elec- tion, in addition to Councilman Adams, were: Councilman H. E. Rogers, dean of the council, with 20 years' continu- service; Councilman Martin P. A. L. Wilson, Councilman Iverson by P. Ware and Mrs. Robertson by M ; | e caucus extended the courtesy otl the meeting to Mayor Ben G. Davis, ho took occasien, priar to the r::m'i‘;l nating, pay publie tribuf The ofioers of the town, | For Sale for Cash To close an estate Investment property south- west corner 22nd & D Sts. 67 Ft. by 137 Ft. to Alley— Containing 9,200 Sq. Ft. Particularly convenient to pres- ent G"u’n'zu“ buildings and ‘War and Navy Build- As in the plan for the new War and Navy Buildings, the present apartment houses within this area will probably be re- moved, this would be & most ad- vantageous site for apartment house for employes of this lo- cality. This property has on it small well rented houses which bring in a fair return. This property is assessed for $26,000. _As it must be sold quick- affords an rtunity to valuable plot con- its real value. Acceptance of offers are sub- Jeot to approval of court. , Stephan, at- torney for heirs, 1104 Vermont avenue. North 3701 or Adams With Discharging Firearms on Public Highway. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 28. —Accused of firing & shctgun at an au- tomobile containing three young men Friday night, Walier Nicholson, store- keeper of Queen Anne, Md., was named in & warrant issued yesterday by Justice of Peace Thomas D. Griffith for dis- charging firearms on a public road. Tydings. 16; and Roddy Lovless, ail of , 19, an ly Loveless, Mitchellville, Md., were injured by bird- shot as they drove past Nicholson's store. Walker was severely shot about the hand and has been in Sibley Hos- pital, Washington. According to J. L. Ingalls, proprietor of the Ingalls Motor Co. of Mitchell- ville, by whom Walker is employed, the trio were testing out_ an automobile which was backfiring. He says the was being driven past Nicholson's store a rate of about 35 miles an hour, and the occupants did nothing to provcke the shooting. He insists there were no firearms in the car. ‘There has been considerable trouble among the colored people near Qucen Anne, with several shooting affrays re- cently, according to Mr. Ingalls, who thinks Mr. Nicholson may have mis- taken the car of the automobile firearms. Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins says Mr. Nicholson claims the boys were shoot- me. which provoked Reupholstering Ask About Our Easy R the dgath wich 5 was 7 feet 6 inches tall and BRIDGE APPROACH t-like coat estimated as| proposed Washington Street Outlet to Be Fought in Campaign. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star CLARENDON, Va., April 28.—Oppo- nents to the expenditure of funds for construction of the proposed Washing- ton street approach to the Arlington Memorial Bridge are organizing for & concerted drive to prevent the shoulder- ing of this entire expense by taxpayers in Arlingtor: district, it was learned to- F -)Ppunenu call for a quiet circulation of a petition opposing the project. 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