Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1931, Page 5

WISCONSIN AVENUE WIDENING PUSHED Commissioner Assures Group Work to Be Finished by Early Fall. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md, Jure 23.—Widen- Ing and improving of Wisconsin ave- nue from the District of Columbia line to Bradley lane, in accordance with plans outlined by the Maryland-Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission and the wishes of citizens of that section, probably will be completed by early Fall, County Commissicner Robert D. Hagner assured the Wiscon- #in Avenue Suburban Commission last nigat. %he Wisconsin Avenue _Suburban Commission is a co-ordinating body, created by the 13 local governmental and civic organizations in the commun- ities of Friendship Heights, Somerset, Drummond, Chevy Chase Gardens, Chevy Chase Terrace and Kenwood, for the purpose of sponsoring public im- provements for the area. Quick Action Urged. A delegation from the commission, headed by Aubrey B. Carter, called on Mr. Hagner last night and urged that Wisconsin avenue be improved befcre the George Washington Bicentennial Celebration. Mr. Hagner explained that funds for the project will be 'available shortly from the sale of bond issues, and steps will be taken immediately for the ac- quisition of the necessary land and the preparation of plans for the work. He said that Dr. Benjamin C. Perry, former county commissioner; County Engineer Harry B. Shaw, and himself have made a detailed survey of Wis- consin avenue from Bradley lane to the District and noted every piece of prop- erty which it is thought must be con- demned. Capt. Joseph C. Cissel, attorney to the county commissioners, advised, however, that each property holder whose 1and is desired be called upon and asked to dedicate the property. In event of refusal, condemnation proceed- ings will be started, Mr. Hagner de- clared. The county engineer ccntemplates placing a surveying party on ‘Wisconsin avenue within a few days, and prep- aration of specifications for the im- provements will follow, it was said. Mr. Hagner told the citizens that the county commissioners intend to enter into negotiations with the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. with a view to the removal from the center of the avenue of the trolly poles and the concreting and leveling of the car tracks. Mr. Hagner said that the commis- sioners contemplate widening Wiscon- sin avenue to 75 feet from curb to curb. It already has been decided to lay a sidewalk on the west side of the avenue, he declared, and inquired if it was the wish of the citizens that a sidewalk also be constricted on the east side. Sidewalks to Be Urged. While the organizations represented by a number of delegates had taken no action on this matter, it was the consensus last night that sidewalks #iuld be laid on both sides of the avenue at the same time. Mr. Hagner said he agreed that the entire improvement should be made this Summer and Fall and particularly that the land for the eastern sidewalk should be acquired at this time since the bulk of it is now in the possession of two owners, the Chevy Chase Club and the Chevy Chase Land Co., which would facilitate negotiations. He in- formed the delegation that he had heard that the Chevy! Chase Club is planning to subdivide its property and move its golf course farther north to less expensive land. Mr. Carter assured the county com- missioners that they would have the backing and full co-operation of the citizens of communities contiguous to ‘Wisconsin avenue in carrying out their lans. » He stressed particularly the value the improved Wisconsin avenue would be as the main gateway to Washington from the north and west for tourists coming to Washington for the Bicen- fennia. CLUBS WILL STUDY JUVENILE COURTS Executive Board in Prince Georges Seeks Report on Proposed Judge. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., June 23.—All of the FPedefated clubs of Prince Georges County will be asked to study and report in September on a proposal to establish a juvenile court in the county, it was decided at a meeting of the executive board of the federation in the Methodist Church here yesterday. The new law, giving each county op- tional authority to establish a juvenile court was explained to the board by Miss Lavinia Engle, Montgomery County delegate in the State Legislature. Under the terms of the law the ju- venile court judge must be able to prac- tice before the bar of the State Court of Appeals. The federation is repre- sented as favoring a woman for the post, and Mrs. Rudolph S. Allen, presi- dent, said there was one woman attor- ney in the county who can qualify. Mrs. Mary Wilcox of the Maryland Children’s Aid Society also spoke in favor of a juvenile court for Prince Georges. . The clubs represented yesterday drew for exhibit space at the Marlboro fair. Twelve Federated clubs have asked for space this year, only nine having ex- hibited in 1930. STROKE PROVES FATAL Prominent Arlington Man Suffers Attack While Il Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., June 23.—Samuel T. Hatcher, 47 years old, well known resident of Arlington County for the past 11 years, died suddenly last night at his home, 140 Marion avenue, follow- ing a stroke of paralysis. He had been ill for about three weeks, but at the time of the stroke was believed to be improving in health. H2 conducted a grocery store here for a number of years. Services will be conducted by Rev. Perry L. Mitchell, pastor of the Claren- don Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lincoln, Loudoun County, Va, the birthplace of Mr. Hatcher. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Jerome Hatcher, Lee Hatcher and Howard Hatcher, and one daughter, Mrs, Margaret Barnes of Washington, D. C. OYSTER SHELLS PLANTED Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 23.—About 100,- 000 more bushels of oyster shells were planted in Maryland waters this year by the State Conservation Department than in 1930, according to Swepson Parle, commissioner. The planting program this year ex- ceeded any in the history of the de- partment, with a total of 949,000 bush- els of shells planted, in comparison with 850,000 bushels planted in 1930, Mr. Earle said. In addition, 2,974 bushels of seed oysters wer> distributed through- Qut the bay and its tributaries, ~N FIREWORKS SALE BAN IS DISCUSSED Prince Georges Commission Seeks to Block Stands on Highways. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md,, June 23.— Possible methods of preventing opera- tion of temporary stands for the sale of fireworks along the Baltimore Boule- vard, Rhode Island avenue and other traffic arteries in the metropolitan area of Prince Georges County will be dis- cussed by the county commissioners this afternoon at a conference with repre- sentatives of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Conditions Held Perilous. Although the board is said to be op- posed to the erection and operation of such stands, members were pessimistic today over their chances of preventing a recurrence of the allegedly unsightly and dangerous condition which has pre- i vailed along the highways leading into Washington every Summer since the District of Columbia prohibited the sale | of fireworks. | One member of the board expressed the opinion that no stands should be permitted on the Baltimore Boulevard in the Cottage City-Colmar Manor sec- tion because of the construction work now in progress in connection with the widening of the road. Removel to Be Required. A feature which will be studied to- day for the first time is a proposal to require persons given permission to erect temporary stands to post a bond | conditioned on the removal of the stand within a certain period. Need fog such action was pointed out by County Clerk James S. Heal, who sald several stands authorized in tem- porary permits granted in past years are still in existence. At today's conference seven applica- tions for permits for structures which the commissioners believe may be used for the sale of fireworks will be given specific attention. Applications have already been recommended for approval by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which has found that all will be located in com- mercial zones. The commission has Jjurisdiction only in regard to zoning, and it believed the County Commission- ers also have no discretion in the mat- ter, but must issue the permits if the zoning requirements are met. Other Purposes Claimed. ‘The applications to be considered to- day include several filed by persons who claim the structures will be used for purposes other than the sale of fire- works. They are: ‘T. W. Wright and Jessie F. Wright of Cottage City, for a store to cost $150 in Cottage City. A. L. Mikules, 204 D street, Washing- ton, for a “soda water stand,” to cost $75, on property owned by James La Fontaine, in Mount Rainier, ‘Tuxedo Volunteer Fire Department, by E. Mortensen, for a fireworks stand, to_cost $100, on Kenilworth avenue. ‘William Baeschlen, Cottage City, for a refreshment stand, to cost $100, on Barney street. ‘W. E. Clark, Cottage City, for a fire- works stand, 'to cost $50, in Cottage | y. Brentwood Volunteer Fire Department, by E. W. Baker, for a fireworks stand, to_cost $50, on Eldridge avenue. Bruno Quattrone, 3418 Rhode Island avenue northeast, for a soft drink stand, to _cost $150, in Colmar Manor. For the past three years the Com- missioners have studied the problem of prohibiting the erection of fireworks stands. The matter was scheduled to be considered k7 the last Legislature, but overlooked. The only definite action taken in the past year has been by the town of Colmar Manor, which recently adopted an ordinance requiring merchants to obtain a $50 permit to sell fireworks in the town, EAKIN TO GIVE LAND FOR BRIDGE APPROACH Owner Insists Sidewalks Be Laid First at Wilson School, as Promised. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., June 23.—The probem of a free right-of-way for the entire pro- posed Washington street approach to the Arlington Memorial Bridge is put directly up to the Board of County Su- pervisors in a letter received today by Commonwealth's Attorney Willlam C, Gloth from Judge Harry R. Thomas, attorney fer L. R. Eakin, owner of prop- erty in Radnor Heights. ‘With the exception of the Eakin prop- arty, free rights-of-way ‘or the proposed approach had already been pledged, and in the letter to Gloth, Judge Thomas states that this also will be given, pro- viding the Board of Supervisors pro- ceeds with the laying of a sidewalk along Wilson Boulevard in the vicinity of the Woodrow Wilson School. The letter states that Eakin is will- ing to give all of lot No. 32 and a part of lot No. 33, with the understanding that the board “carry out its promise” with respect to the sidewalk. This prom- ise, it is claimed, was made last year when Eakin and his associates gave the land necessary for the widening of Wilson Boulevard. Badges for Hunters. DANVILLE, Va., June 23 (Special).— Hunters of this sbction as well as throughout Virginia this season must wear badges to identify themselves more readily to the game wardens. Large badges bearing a number, and inside of which is a cache where the hunt- ing license nmow issued on a water- proof parchment must be carried, must be worn. Science Children Born in Spring Found Luckiest. ] ADY LUCK smiles on the children of Spring.” Such is the conclusion of P. P. Blonsky. Russian psychologist, who com- pared the intelligence scores and birth months of a large number of Moscow school children. He found a significant difference in favor of those born in the three Spring mcenths. Those born in the Winter were dullest. Blonsky's children all were below normal and from poor homes. He ex- plained the difference as due to the fact that children born in the Spring get more fresh zir, and milk is cheaper, so that parents can afford to buy it. The Winter's children must spend their first months in a stuffy and often filthy environment. In Summer the heat af- fects the children It appears, he concludes, that the en- vironment in which a baby gets its start partly determines the mentality it will develop through life. Blonsky's tests have just been re- | foot-propelled play car, which measures { elaborate device rTecently perfected by | peated with a group of 4,925 children by Columbia University psychologists, as reported by Prof. Rudolph Pintner in the Journal of Applied Psychology, and a much smaller difference, consid- * ered insignificant, was found between children born in the warm’ and cold months. + %~T.R. H. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. JUNE 23, 1931. 3 Attends Shrine Dedication MRS. DOAK PLACES BIBLE IN LINCOLN MARRIAGE TEMPLE. RS. WILLIAM N. DOAK, wife of the Secretary of Labor, placing a Bible cn the shrine in the Lincoln marriage temple, in Harrodsburg, Ky., during dedication ceremonies, Jane Bird Hutton (right) are Mary Elizabeth Hutton (left) and descendants of the Rev. Jesse Head, who performed the marriage ceremony for Abraham Lincoln’s parents, —A. P. Photo. SIEVE HOLDS FLUID | BUT SIFTS CEMENT Testing Materials Exhibit Has Novel Devices Display- ed at Society Session. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 23.—A sieve so fine that it can be used as a drinking cup ' without spraying the drinker and other | exhibits ranging from paper testing machines to apparatus to measure the | ability of materials to absorb moisture were on display here last night at the | annual meeting of the American So- clety for Testing Materials. The sieve that might serve as a cup | is so fine—160,000 holes to the square | inch—that it will hold water, yet per- mit the flow of cement. It is used to obtain measurements of coarse particles. Among the exhibits 1s a strain-test- ing gauge which will measure to two one-millionths of an inch the deflec- tion under pressure of mel and | building and road materials. The Bureau of Standards of Los Angeles is showing a device, much like a child’s | the roughness of roads. A joint exhibit of the automotive and petroleum _industries is a detonation test unit which determines the knock properties of gasoline, thus guiding oil | refiners in their experiments to obtain | proper motor fuel. Chief among the displays is the the engineering research department of the University of Michigan to syn- chronize stage lighting effects with music through vibrations. The device really measures the frequency of sound by colored lights, but C. W. Good and L. D. Montgomery of the university explained it could easily be adapted to the stage by arranging the lights 5o they would be turned on and off by suitable sounds. They suggested yellow for piano music, brilliant red for a bass horn, drums and cymbals and a soft blue for the violin and flute. CABIN JOHN RUN PLANS OUTLINED Architect Tells Bradley Hills League Road Beside Creek Impossible. 1 By a Staff_Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., June 23 —Plans for the development of Cabin John Run | were outlined to the Bradley Hills Com- | munity League last night by Roland W. | Rogers, landscape architect of the | Maryland-National Capital Park lnd‘ Planning Commission. The meeting | was held in the Congressional Country Club. | Mr. Rogers explained that in most places the road along the creek will follow the top of the bank rather than the valley, as is the case in the pro- posed development of Rock Creek. This is necessitated, he explained, by the terrain. In Cabin John Valley, he said, the slopes are so steep that a road alongside the stream would be impos- sible. The Community League adopted a resolution urging the Planning Commis- sion to make a survey immediately to establish the property lines in the area which it is contemplated will be trans- formed into a park. BRENTWOOD MAYOR VICTOR BY 7 VOTESI Salaries for Town Officials Anflmr-| ized by Margin of One Ballot. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRENTWOOD, Md., June 23—Cli- maxing one of the most closely con-| tested municipal elections in the town's i history, James E. Sampson was re-| elected 'mayor of Brentwood last night, | and an amendment authorizing the- payment of salaries to the mayor and| c?unc‘u ‘was approved by the scant mar- i in of one vote. . Sampson defeated Everett H. Roberts, former mayor, by only seven votes, thel incumbent receiving 213 and Mr. Rob-; erts 206. The referendum on the salary pro- posal was carried, 165 to 164. Because of the closeness of the vote, a voluntary i recount was made. Brentwood now | becomes the second fown in Prince: Georges County to pay its mayor nndl councilmen, Mount Rainier having ap- proved a similar measure at its election | in May. | Undir the Brentwood law, however,! salaries can only be if there are; sufficient funds in the town treasury to meet this expehse without increasing the tax rate. Lawrence C. Whalen, jr., unopposed; candidate for council from the first ward, polled 99 votes. Roscoe X who was running for re-election from the second ward without opposition, received 53 votes. Elmer C. Helm, candidate for re-; election as treasurer, received a com- plimentary vote of 329. e Dickens’ Tip to Faraday. Charles Dickens first called the atten- tion of Michael Faraday to the bilitles of making science int ! 'xpl’g'fi‘:’ the most of e a] mt in & simple yet ac- CHICAGD PAGEANT FEATURES FARMING Century of Progress Will Be Portrayed at 1933 Exposition. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 19.—A corn-belt farmer has the job cf preparing a pra tical pageant covering the evolution of | agriculture during the last 100 years. He has two years to finish the task, and his display will constitute the farm exhibit at Chicago's “Century of Prog- ress” Exposition in 1933. ‘The farmer ‘; Harvey J. Sconce, and he is no strancer to ins and outs of modern farming and the development of the science of food production, On_his _own 2,500-acre farm, near Danville, 111, Sconce has experimented with plant breeding for 20 years. From experiments in hand pollinization he has developed several new varieties of corn, and from one species & purple dye has been produced. His pedigree of activities in the farm ! world would fill pages. He has been president of the Illinois Agricultural As- sociation, for instance, and one year represented the United States at the | International Institute of Agriculture in Rome. He is a director of one of the major packing companies. His new job involves preparation of exhibits covering 150 food products, tracing the processes of their produc- tion from the crude methods of & cen- tury ago to the latest contrivances of the machine age. On an island just off Chicago's lake front these exhibits will be concentrated. Those illustrating sclentific progress in production of foodstuffs will be housed in one building, and adjoining it will be several acres where the raw products themselves will be grown. ‘The story of breakfast fruit produc- tion, for example, will be told by a grove of citrus fruits near an exkibit which will {llustrate methods of washing, pol- ishing, grading and packing. Nearby the manufacture of dogens of by-prod- ucts will be demonstrated. I~ | "“The meat production exhibit, Sconce | UTLER FLYN says, will include “every step from the | = tiine the animal is raised on the West- | ern ranges until the meat is served on a | silver platter and the curled hair be- | comes automobile upholstery or part of | the tollet articles in milady’s boudoir.” | Groups of producers, manufacturers and distributors within each phase of | e ustry co-operate in - | ing exhibits. 5 o b R | | | RAIL RATE CUT VOTED The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion today authorized railroads opera- ting into New Orleans to revise freight rates on cotton to meet motor truck competition. | The commission sald motor trucks | have become an important factor in | transportation of cotton, and railroads | have established reduced rates both to | New Orleans and Mobile in an effort | to meet this competition. | National Training School Night BUDGET OF §7.300 Tax Rate of 45 Cents Per $100 Set by Council—Ex- pense Items Listed. Special Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md, June 23.—A tax rate of 45 cents a hundred, the same as for the current year, and a budget of $7,300 for the ensuing fiscal year was voted by Somerset Council last night. Council records show that the as- sessed valuation of property in the town is $750,000. The budget includes the following items: Construction and maintenance of streets and sidewalks, $2,000; street lighting, $1,200; sta- and trash and ash collection, $1,000; interest on certificates of indebtedness, $850, and contingent fund, $1,300. It was proposed to Council that, be- ginning with the fiscal year 1932-33, the tax rate_on unimproved property in Somerset, of which there is a con- siderable acreage, be increased 5 cents on a hundred, and that the assess- ments on improved property be reduced 25 per cent. No action was taken. Approval of & proposal made by Councilman Holland Huntington, chair- man of the Streets and Parks Com- mittee, that the traffic “stop” signs at the east and west approaches of Dor- set avenue to Warwick place be re- moved for the Summer, was given by Council. tlonery and sundries, $150; salaries, fees and similar items, $800; garbage FILIPINOS ARE TOLD TO SEEK FREEDOM! | Hawes Says U. S. Public Wouldl Grant Independence to Islanders. By the Associated Press. MANILA, June 23.—Senator Roscoe C. Patterson of Missouri and Repre- | sentative Thomas A. Yon of Florida sailed today for San Francisco, after a short visit to the Philippines in which Patterson | came out against | immediate inde- | b7 pendence for the | ;o islands. % With the Con- | gressmen _ sailed | 1 Maj. Gen. Pa | e Malone, ~comman- 1% der of the Philip- | | pine Division _of b the Army, who | been assigned to take charge of the 5th Army Corps, with headquarters }n Baltimore. A arge crowd gath- | "SemterimeWse . ered to hid° him farewell, Senator Harry B. Hawes of Missourd, | co-author of the Philippine indepen- dence bill at the last session of Con- gress, in an address before the student [body of the University of the Philip- | pines, urged the islanders to demon- strate their desire for political freedom. “If your public men and parties, your | mewspapers and the fine body of citi- | zens of your country will let the peo- ple of the United States know tha’ | they want independence and the right | | to elect all their public officials, T am | confident you will be given indepen- | dence,” Hawes said. “I haven't found a single Filipino \wr;g doesn’t want independence,” he sald. | Gov. Dwight F. 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