Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1931, Page 5

FAIR AT ROCKVILLE BELIEVED DOOMED Betting on Horses Held Only| Hope of Saving Annual Montgomery Event. Special Dispatch to The Star. ILLE, Md., August 21.—The, ROCKV: 3 last Rockville Fair has been held unless to allow betting on horse racing should be obtained, was the opinion cf Clarence L. Gilpin, presi- dent of the Rockville Fair Association, today in discussing the financial result of the three-day fair which ended last night. At the beginning of the fair the as- sociation was more than $20.000 in debt, Mr. Gilpin said, while the fair this year is expected to result in a deficit -of $1,000 or more. Mutuels Held Necessary. “We have made a desperate effort for the past several years to make the fair a success,” Mr. Gilpin stated, “and have come to the conclusion that money | sannot be made without revenue that betting on race horses would produce :nd the crowds that such betting would raw.” The $20,000 deficit which was faced before the present fair began is the result of losses over a period of sev- eral years, it was stated. This $20,000 is in the form of a mortgage on the fair grounds and notes in various banks of the county. Receipts Fall Short. The fair opiates on a budget system, Mr. Glipin stated, which includes ell expenses of the fair proper and inter- est on the mortgage, interest on the nctes, insurance and other items. The receipts this year did not mcet that budget, he said. Asked what was the possibility of se- curing permission to allow pari-mutucl betting on the horse races, Mr. Gilpin said that there was little hope of it av this time. The county circuit cou-t has bun petitioned several times in the past to allow this, he said, and has turned it down uch time. A bill was also put the Legislature several years ago I allow betting on the races at the but it was vetoed by Gov. Ritchie. End of Fair Seen. final decision as to what will be will be made at the meeting cf the of directors of the fair association will probably be held next week. Science Salt in Animals Is Doubted As Evidence of Origin, e saltiness of the blood of wuent- d animals cons ol niaemoe of ‘heir acscent from sea-dwel invertebrates, . J. Dakin of the University of ports in Nature, London. The amount of sodium chloride in the blood of marine invertebrates is very close to that present in sca wate For land animals the ratio changes quit: notably. This has been explained on the assumption that the sea was by no means so salty in the distant p‘st when thelr anccsiors emerged to con- quer the land. Dakin chacked this theory by a chemical snalysis of the blood of a newly discovered variety of Australian fresh water crab whose ancestors came from the ocean only a few generations ago. He found that its blood salinity already was Jess than half that of m close relatives wiio are ocean dwellers. The blood salinity, instead of remain- ing constant through countless genera- tions, evidently changes very rapidly in rcsponse to a new environment. All that can bz deduced from the saltiness of the blood of land animals, Dakin concludes, is that the beginning of life itself probably took p!;ce sea. _ (copyrisnt, APARTMENT HOUSE 1031 Failure to Complete Building Within Reasonable Time Given as Cause. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., August 21.—A permit, is- sued to Max !reumn of the 1200 block Shepherd street, Washington, for con- struction of an apartment house at Wil- son boulevard and Arlington avenue was revoked yesterday afternoon by Rob- ert H. Forman, county zoning adminis- trator, following a conference here with g;rnu:mweflth Attorney Willlam C. loth. The permit was canceled on the ground that Bregman failed to comply with the clause demanding the project be com- . Gilpin stated, but the fair seems (fldlll of the fair assoclation for better prizes was also at- th!m to the rule against PLANS S COMPLETED FOR MARLBORO FAIR Event to Open September 1, Mem- bers of Fair Association An- aounce After Meeting. Euonfitheo.mnlll ‘Hampton Ma- . president, ydadn. ‘who attended the mesting and Juncheon at ’g:e Marlboro Brooke, -a'mrylndmn Pr‘nkneh( Clagett, James B. Berry Pvm directors. GEN. BUTLER REQUESTS RETIREMENT OCTOBER 1 Marine Commander Eligible Under | New Legislation Because of 30 Years’ Service. Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, com- general = for retirement with the Navy t. He asked that he be re- Bieved by October 1. ‘The general made his request under rmitting retirement of of- Y. itly Gen. Butler was granted 80 days’ leave of absence so that he might arrange his personal afairs prior to retirement. CAPITAL MINISTER WED AT PIEDMONT Rev. Paul J. Sampson of M. E. Church, in Congress Heights, Married at Bride’'s Home. Rev. Paul J. his Methodist Ep! t, W. Va. were married at the bride’s home, Bt 13 om0 The ceremony was performed by the | ’s father, Rev. G. D. Samp son, of Wilson Memorial Metho. dist B 1 Church. ger Mr. Sampson is a stu- Ienz at 0«711: ‘Washington Umvomcy while his bride is a graduate of Pled- mont High School ayy the Nurses' Training School of the® Churea Home and In: Baltiraore. James L. -mps‘ brother of t& best «nan. Sampson, pastor of Cnn- H Miss Lola Delella leds(ln | it was| pleted within a reasonable time, the coum.y zoning head declaring that work on the apartment house has been very viola i released each time on promises to com- D-l! with the ordinance in the future. rman said that a number of com- mnnu have been received from resi- den’s of l.hl'. section against the huge ick and .other building ma- 'z.l'lll :m 1he m pemm was finally canceled in , made public yes- te'nil% ln which Forman said: “You are hereby notified that your | building permit is revoked, and unt no further construction on your prem: ises at the corner of Arlington avenue and Wilson boulevard may be under- uken under the old permit. “This action has been taken for '.h~ reason that a clause in the permit, in- | dlfltlnl the Dl'o!ect be completed with- reasonable time, has not been | |NEW FOREIGN POSTAL RATE WARNING GIVEN | Pu cient Postage Is Threat- ened. A warning that correspondence with the dn].::l'{:h'l’ilflu' Canada and New- | foun be materially delayed after September 1 unless the new rate of postage is prepaid was issued wday by Postmaster W. M. Mooney. ‘The new rate for letters for Gmt Britain, Northern Ireland and the Irish | Free State will be 5 cents for the first | ounce or fraction thereof and 3 cents | for each additional ounce or fraction thereof, instead of 2 cents an ounce, as at present. Post cards will require 3 cents postage each. The letter rate for Canads, including Labrador, will be 3 cents, instead of 2 cents, for each ounce. or fraction thereof and th: charge for post cards will be 2 cents each. ‘The airmail l'l(e to Canada and New- foundland will be increased from 5 to 6 cents for the first ounce, and for each additional ounce the rate rennlms 10 cents, as at present. The National Exposition of Agricul- tural and_Industrial Produce, held in La Paz, Bolivia in July and August, drew large crowds. YOU of the . Mail or leave your address or itinerary at The Star Business Office, and The Star will de mailed to you with the same dispatch as if you were in your 105 Brncllu-a o w-anuuz own home in Washington. in the | H. PERMIT IS REVOKED Delay in Le(teru Without Suffi- | THE EV KIWANIANS' DERBY WONSY D.C. TURTLE - [Ed Hill Coaches Victor Race at Outing of Clubs From Nearby States. in By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, Md., August 21.—Sweeping _Light, speedy . turtle, coached by Ed Hill of Washingtor’ woa the turtle race which featured the sec- ond annual outing of the Kiwanis Clubs of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia here yes- terday. ‘The winner'’s owner was given & loving cup. Second prize went to Salamder Sal, the entry of H. O. Schroeder, president of the ~Frederick club, Wwhile Moon Shine, the “snappy” turtle that “carried the colors” of Rev. F. Berry Plummer, district governor, of Hagerstown, was third. Eighty turtles were entered in the race. The proceeds are to be used for the crippled children's fund As an entertainment feature, follow- ing a chicken dinner, those who staged the turtle derby were indicted and given | a mock trial, with Lewis Breuninger of Washington presiding as judge. Addresses were given by Rev. Plum- mer and G. Frank Young, president of the Baltimore club. George T. Twy- ford of the Potomac Edison Co. demon- | strated several “shocking exper\mznm \COURT FREES DRIVER | IN FATAL ACCIDENT Clarendon Man Exonerated of Blame in Crash That Killed " Virginian. | B7 8 8tat Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, August 21.—A manslaughter charge lodged against John H. Morris, 30 years old, of Clarendon, Va., as & re- sult of an automobile accident in which ‘Thomas Garrison, 65, also of Claren- don, was instantly killed last Friday night, was dismissed by Judge Harry | Thomas in Police Court hers lay. | Morris, an employe of the Virginia | Public Service Co., who was tne only de- fense witness, testified that he was driv- ing along Garrison road in Clarendon at a rate 30 miles an hour when he struck the aged pedestrian. Morris de- clared he was blinded by the lights of an approaching machine. ‘Witnesses for the prosecution offered conflicting testimcny regarding the speed at which Morris was traveling. Mrs. Susle Dewey, 71, a cousin of Garrison’s, suffered the loss of her left while she and Garrison were on their itive Baptist Asscciation, at Washington and Lee High School in Ballston. She is recovering at the Georgstown Uni- | versity Hospital in Washington, follow- | ing the amputation of her arm. | START NEW HIGHWAY |Road Will Link Yorktown, Wil- liamsburg and Jamestown. | Construction of a new riverside way convenient to Wasl just been inaugurated under the super- { vision of Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., | district engineer for the War Depart- | ment, at the request of the Burecu of Public Roads, Department of Agricul- | ture, with the stait of work on a | thoroughfare that will link up York- town, Willlamsburg and Jamestown in Virginia. | __About a mile of hydraulic pipe line | fills will be made, similar to those just | completed on the Mount Vern.n Me- morial Highway. Two small creeks will be spanned, and along the south shore |of the York River a new highway will be constructed as part of the job which is expemd 10 take about fcur months, | TREASURY BIDS READ Acting Secretary of the Treasury Bal- Jantine announced last night that bids | opened yesterday for $60,000,000 worth of 91-day Treasury bills totaled $224,- | 974,000. ‘The highest bid was 99.877, an inter- est rate of about 0.49 per cent annually, and the lowest accepted was 99.844, about 0.62 per cent per annum. The ;hflll mature llmember 23. PILES e e e PAINFUL ACHING e ‘stores. irritation PILE-FO! il forms witn Soed_erus 1l en]oy your Vacation all ‘the more because * - Even though every day will be replete with inter- est and pleasant surprises ...news from “home” will always be welcome . . . Reading The Star while you are vacationing will keep you posted as to local happenings. Rates by Mail—Postage Paid Payable Maryland in Advance and Virginia Evening fn%:y Erzaine. yadas « 25¢ All Nther States -$1.00 . e 2e Storm Pick s House Up and Wrecks It BATTERED HOME LANDS ON DOCKS AND BOAT. VIRGINIA WILL USE ALL U.S. ROAD FUND Law Compels State to Com- plete Work by Sep- the RECENT storm at Norfolk, Va., picked up & house and deposited it not so neatly on the docks of the Pennsyl- | Spotswood vania railway near there. Phof one was hurt. GRANGE TOSTUDY | DIRECT TAXATION Committee Is Appointed for Prince Georges—End to Fees Sought. By 2 Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRANDYWINE, Md., August 21.— arm in the accident, which occurrcd |A comprehensive study of the tax sit- | uation in Prince Georges County, with | way to attend a conference of the Prim-, 5 view to eliminating direct taxation, was authorized by the Pomona Grange at its quarterly meeting inf@the high school here yesterday. ‘The study will be carried out by s committee of five, consisting of Paul | Walker, economist of the University of Maryland, chairman; Harry Stutsman, Thomas Miller, 8. B. Cantor and Wil- lam P. Mumford. ‘The study will be similar to a State- | wide survey conducted last year, which | resulted in a report pointing out a system of taxation based on real estate | was difficult on farmers whose incomes, derived almost entirely on returns from | their crops, varied greatly from year to year. As a result of that report, the last um‘:zure authorized Gov. Ritchie to appoint a commission to investigate tax conditions. To date, however, the commission has not been appoin and the Pomona Gnr;}e yesterday quested the Exec Committee | promptly to name the commission. Rain Halts Lawn Fete. A lawn fete, scheduled for tonight at the Lewis Memorial Methodist Protes- tant church Fourth and Hamilton been postponed because of rain, The affair will be held at 7| . | o'clock tomorrow night at the church under the new plans. set here, and cut down on with your radio, we can fix We've applied the “Cash and Carry” —and see the finest repair shop in the East! board which tells, at a glance, where the trouble is located! tograph shows ‘*he wreckage, part of which is on one of the boats. Luckily, no e Y 4 o, —A. P. Photo. o |RICHMOND TAKES LEAD IN FIGHT FOR GAS TAX | Spectal m;nten 10 The Star. | RICHMOND, Va, August 21.—Rich- | The Commerce Department today is- | mond is taking the lesd in'an effort to j sued special air traffic rules to apply divert a fair portion of the gas tax reve- | at the Cleveland Municipal Airport dur- | nue fo municipalities, an organization of ing the Na¥onal Air Races, August 29 to propeny owners now being formed to P by avovili thit iin 164 tme ar | 13 1 SERE (e Carial WESibon, ey Provi ng the e of scheduled events cach day no aircraft | 1S, oblectivs belng 5,000 other than those participating shall fiy | over the airport. None will be allowed | | to approach the airport from any di- rection, except preparatory to landing, | and in these cases special regulations | | are provmed |SIX FACE POLICE COURT f Licensed to Wed. | IN LIQUOR VIOLATIONS | STMBERLAND, M2, August 3t (Gpe; | clal) —Marriag> | here yesterday to .lohn Thomas H‘hl— | burn and Etta mrmae Omm ‘both MAKE NEW AIR RULES Commerce Department Issues Reg-| ulations for National Races. | By the Associated Press. reform that will reduce the burden of taxation on real estate, and the éestab- | lishment of & permanent board of as- | sessors for the city of Richmond, but its hief objective will be the redllocation | of the gas tax funds. | Jury Trial Asked by Two, as Two | 4 Are Convicted and Two Others Enter Guilty Pleas. | six persons appeared in Police Court | yesterday to answer charges of violating | the probibition law. Two pleaded guilty, | |two were ccnvicted after jury trials, | while one of the others ssked jury trial | and the other was held for grand Jury | | action. | Accused of transporting 118 half-gal- | lons of liquor fcllowing his arrzst af | Sixth and R streets ‘Tuesday, Allen Sta- ton, colored, 26, was remanded to the | |grand jury by Judge Robert E. Mat- | tingly. | | Bertha Willlams and Hayward Kelly. | both colored, charged with possession cf | |a small quantity of whisky, pleaded | guilty and will be sentenced by Judge Mllfl.ngly tomorrow. Thomas L. Glascock, 25, and John L. | Abendschein, arrested July 21, in a | raid et 315 Thirteenth street southwest, | were ccnvicted by a jury of possession |and sale. They will be sentenced to- | | morrow. | Benjamin Newman, 29, colored, of {2725 Poplar street, pleaded not guilty | | and demanded jury trial on a charge of | | second offense possessicn and sale. He | will go on trial next w<ek. I P-ALN.TS Red Metalic Roof Paint $l .50 Prevents Gallon the r--hll of House, Porch and Garage Roofs. Telephone MEtro. 0151 Money on Radio Repairs!! Bring Your Set to Radio Headquarters!! idea to the repairing of radios—you b: the cost of necessary work. ring your COME TO GEORGE’S We will be glad to show you the immense No matter what is wrong Free Log B ook to every one who brings in a repair job. SAVE! § SAVE! This Coupon Is Good for-$3.00 and Will Be - Applied on the Purchase Price of - Any Make Radio Sold, Beginning Today! Mail or Bring It In, it} which will be next few weeks. foot membets. | The organizaticn will also seek tex |nal Court yesterda: PADLOCK IS ASKED FORU.S,DRY BASE Garage Used to ca!d aw Violators Is Unwittingly Included in List. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 31 —The Federal Government todsy had unwit- tingly moved to padiock as s “nuisance” ment, & United States marshal will p-.a. | lock the garage for one yeu by agents, it waa alleged, was to order Iguor |to the garage and then to arrest the bootlegger. CHILD, 3, HIT BY, AUTO Virginia Highlands Girl Suffers Broken Leg in Accident. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. VIRG! o B¢ Girgult sreine, sliviet & ot hflmmxor'quwunhwn driver of the machine, carried the child to the Hospital, where she was treated by staff surgeons. ‘The idea of a business cycle was first —— North 1742 ——; UPHOLSTERING Get Our Estimates SEGAL BROS. 1232 l«h St. N.W. “We_Live Our_ Profession” ® WASHINGTON'S FINEST MEN'S WEAR STORE o 1 s-Hour SALE ‘Saturday, 8:30 to 2 Clesrance of broken ass\rtments. The earlier you get here Saturday morning, the better your selection. CLOSING OUT ALL Sports Trousers Striped Serge and White Flannel $5.65 w0 $7.65 Were $10.00 and $12.50 $25 and $19.75 Linen Suits . . $25 and $23.50 Summer Suits . . All $35 and $25.00 Sports Coais . . 106 Pajamas; were $2 and $2.50 12 Tie and Kerchief Sets; were $2 Were $15.00 and $18.00 $14.85 $16.85 $9.85 1.29 1.35 187 Neckties; were $2.50 and $2.00 . 95¢ 87 Ties; were to $2 . . . now 65¢ 185 Prs. Raleigh “8” Shoes; were $8 . $5.85 12 Knox Panama Hats; were $10; now $3.00 Straw Hats . . . . .85 85 12 Summer Robes; were 87.50 now Annual Augyst Sale! $50 o $65 Hart Schaffner & Marx OVERCOATS $27 $50 SUITS . . . « 7 Garage While Shopping Her HABERDASHER IQ F Street