Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1932, Page 4

A4 « s THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D) ¢, ERIDAN, .‘i;:\.\‘ UARY 15, 19 39 VIRGINIA REDISTRICT FIGHT TO BE BITTER Nearby Eighth Area Facing Extinction Under Present Scheme. BY LESTER Staff Cor RICHMOND, Va. INSKEEP, of The Star January 15— With ressional dis- hern Virginia are girding themselves for what promises to be one of the bitterest fights in the history of the General As- The fight is precipitated by the required redistricting ginia loses one district a of the House of Representatives. That the eighth district cannot avoid being tk n into the midst of the con-/| sy is an admitted fact, since there | t in the State adjoining | col sembly it one smaller d ar which in- News, is g the North- would | of a district | Great Falls to ews, a distance that is es mated at 280 miles, and would result in the possible transfer of the political h of the present eighth district of which it would r the proposed plan While one of the requirements for re- dis I opponents of ther is compact- nd this, they believe ed out under a plan 280 miles he two remote ct would be so widely that it would be Representative from either who would be gualified to care for the needs of the other Population in Affected Districts. pla; Newport e & part ur ion basis as revealed in to the General Assembly arland Pollard is 269,- T trict in its present form has a population of only 183934, while the first district, as now consti- tuted, has a population of 23,757, or Jess than 30,000 under the required amoun It is argued by opponents of the pro- posed change that there s no reason for splitting up a district that has as near- ly the required population as has the first, when one or two counties added Would bring it up to the required level A counter plan is being prepared, it is said, whereby the eighth district could bring its population up to the required amount by taking in Greene, on and Rappahannock Counties the seventh district, Fluvanna from the tenth district and aty from the third dis- tessful culmination of a plan would result in a compact strict of the required population. Blue Ridge Natural Boundary. | This would leave the Blue Ridge| Mou s as a natural boundary on the west and would permit the con- solidation of the remainder of the sev- enth and a portion of the tenth d tricts in sucli a Way as to throw a greater portion of the Shenandoah Val- Jey into one district. The remainder of the tenth district would be appor- tioned to the sixth. Since the greatest loss under this proposed plan would be to the tenth district, the bitterest opposition would ! arise from that source in case such a) s presented, as it now seems cer- tain that it will Representative Smith is receiving the ole-hearted co-operation of the Northern Virginia members of the House of Delegates. Hugh Reid, dele- gate from Arlington County, is expected to lead ht against t! destruction of the eighth district, since he has been in constant communication with Repre- sentative Smith on the subject. HARD FIGHT AHEAD, DR. M'BRIDE TELLS DRY LEAGUE LEADERS d From First Page) The popul they will tive bo 1y officers. The not been so clear s as formerly, or he last cight year: ¥ been | 1 enforce- | itself. whereby Vir- | d one member | PROMINENT WASHINGTOX | | | | John Hadley from the Post Offic Doyle, well Department, is her e C. E. Matthews, chief of the assification. the rear chief of OUNDING out 44 years of service with the Post Office Depar ment, John Hadley Doyle, 3016 O street northwest, today was receiving the congratulations of his friends prior to officially relinquish- ing his duties tomorrow, his seventy- fourth birthday. Prominent in church, civic and social life and one of the best known men in Washington, his passing from active service was marked by fellow employes today, when workers in the division of money orders bade him godspeed. Mr. Doyle has been in the money order divi- sion since June 1, 1914. He began his career as a Federal employe with his appointment to & position in the City post office October 22, 1888. On July 31 1903, he was transferred to the classi- fication division of the Post Office De- partment, where he remained until he went to the money order division, in 1914, A career as an active newspaper man preceded his entry into Federal service Following his graduation from the Washington schools Mr. Doyle became a sports writer on the old Daily Post and The Evening Star, and was later asso- ciated with the Sunday Herald before the daily papers of the city began pub- lication of a Sunday edition. During this period. he also acted as correspond- ent for the Boston Herald Himself a lover of sports and active | as an amateur both in base ball and | as an oarsman, Mr. Doyle had made a name for himself as a writer of sports | news before he left newspaper work for | the Pederal service. Recognition of his ability in & racing shell was accorded Honored on known Washingtonian, gift of his associates. from Third Assistant Postmaster General F. A. Tilton. | Association, Reti AN LEAVE: rement POSTAL POST. who was retired today e shown receiving a traveling bag, the In money order division, and W. C. Wood, Star Staff Photo. in his election to the presidency of the Potomac_Boat Club, a position which he_held for 14 years His church life has been as broad and active as his business career. He has served as president of the Holy Name Society of Baltimore, was presi- dent of the Washington branch of that order for five years, and head of the Holy Trinity branch for 10 years. He has served as president of the Georgetown branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and has been prefect of the Sodality of Holy Trinity Church for 52 yeers. During that time he has established the unusual record of hav- ing missed only four meetings. Member of a family that have been residents of the Washington vicinit» since Colonial days, he is a descendant of Robert Dixon, whose name has been perpetuated with the laying out of the Mason-Dixon line. An uncle, William Doyle, conveyed land upon which Georgetown Univer- sity now stands in consideration that it served as tuition fees for the educa- tion of two of his sons. And it was John Hadley Doyle, who, as a young man, was given the honor of conveying to the top of the Washington Monument the aluminum tip now on the shaft Mr. Doyle has served three terms as president of Georgetown Citizens' and is a trustee in the Equitable = Building ~ Association of Georgetown He has announced no plans for the future, but asociates in the Post Office Department anticipate that he will spend much of his time in the future with his son, in New York. UNDERGOES TRIA America’s reply to the British claim | of military supremacy in the air was| sounded today at the Anacostia Naval | Air Station by the roaring propeller of | & new 200-mile per hour two-seater fighter, which is hailed as the greatest | American advance in military air science. The utmost secrecy surrounds the new fighter, now_completing its per- | formance trials. No announcement of | any kind has been made regarding the plane either by the Navy Department or its builders. the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Baldwin, Long | Island, and on photographs of the ship | have been permitted | Though its performance figures are closely guarded, the big fighter is said to rank with the finest of the British high-speed military ships in speed and performance and to outrank them in capacity to carry military loads, giving it better range and deadlier armament than any plane of its speed in the world g The new plane, officially designated the XFF-1, is the first fighter bui with retractable landing gear, the whee folding up into the sides of the fuselag> in flight, adding 20 miles per hours to the maximum speed In appearance the XFF-1 is unlike anything vet seen in the American | skies. It is a biplane with a fuselage | of extremely thick section, beautifully streamlined. In flight nothing projects from the fuselage but a tiny tail wheel in both | mean ab- that there i e danger of | of the 48 State: In 25 States there will be | Three dr Congressmen in | laced by three | jority 1d place prohib and needed add and would cre t prohibition which would | in bever izations th Bill ride May Come Up. de would be. ent Hoover to 5 giving prohibiti prove itself in the the speaker de ies are do. most to secure enforcement d be better co-operation e said ime dur- a new president hop Thomas aded the Other officer: directc elec since 1921 be chosen Cherrington Reports. A report on the propaganda activities of the league-since its last convention two years ago was given by Ernest H. Cherrington, general secretary of the World League Against Alcoholism and director of the department of education of the Anti-Saloon League. He detailed the efforts of the drys to educate the people of the United States against alcoholism. Newspaper publicity has been the most effective medium, he said The ention will open tonight at 7:30 o'clock, with Bishop Nicholson in the c he speakers listed are Dr McBride, Bishop William N. Ainsworth Birmingham, Ala.; Rev. W. J. Mc- Glothin, Greenville, 5. C.. and Willis J. Abbott, Boston, Mass., editor of the Christian Science Monitor Sessions will continue through Tues- also wi | ner s and the hook of the arresting gear used for carrier operation. The two cockpits are inclosed in a streamlined transparent housing, the ear of which telescopes like the top of an office desk to uncover the flex- ible rear gun. The mounting of the rear gun is distinctly new. The gun- its in his seat. which is movable directions. The gun is mounted horn_ Tising from the front edge of the seat between the gunner's legs mounting is expected to give a teadiness and eflectiveness of fire never before equaled in & ship of this type and at the same time to keep the gun- rific slip- The pilot eam fires two guns, mounted ally in the fuselage and firing through the propeller. He has a tei mounted through the front e XFF-1 is powered with & 575- cooled cyclone engine, 5 he Th ILAST WORD IN MILITARY PLANES LS AT ANACOSTIA 200-Mile-Per-Hour Craft, Veiled in Secrecy, Is U. S. Reply to Claims of British Air Supremacy. 4 sion ratio are expected to increase still further the speed of the ship. Despite its great speed, the plane carries a fucl supply of 120 gallons. the greatest yet carried in so fast a military plane. Though flight test figures are care- fully guarded by the Navy, it is under- stood that on measured runs, with fuil load, the plane has attained a speed of s litile better than 198 miles per hour. The Osprey, one of the most famous of the British fast two-seater fighters, & | development of the equally famous Brit- jsh “Hart,” is said to have a top speed of 177.5 miles per hour, with a maxi- mum fuel supply of only 86 gallons The XFF-1 is of all-metal construc- tion, except for fabric covering of the wings. Allerons, mounted on the top wings only, are metal covered, as are the tail surfaces. The wing bracing is normal. No efforts have been spared to obtain effective streamlining of all parts of the structure. Even the compass, mounted on the under side of the top wing. is housed in a transparent cover which is faired into the wing. FIRST VIRGINIA LYNCH LAW DECISION GIVEN Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 15.—The first opinion ever handed down by the State Supreme Court involving the fa- mous lynch law of Virginia has just been given, the appellate body affirming the decision of the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg County, which sentencgd John L. Hapgood to four years in the penitentiary for being hat assaulted Milburn T. Neal year. The question at issue before the Su- preme Court was whether the indict- ment under which Hapgood was con- victed fell within the scope of the Vir- ginia lynch law. Counsel for the ac- cused had contended that the assault and battery, as charged, was under the common law. But Assistant Attorney General Collins Denny, jr., representing the commonwealth, held that indict- ment followed word for Word the sec- tion of the code which defined an of- fense under the lynch Jaw Hapgood must serve his term of four rs for a violation of Virginia's lynch = The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical—it is not necessary to have had an account at this Bank | For each $120 bor- | rowed you agree to | deposit $10 a month in an account; the pro- ceeds of which mey be used to cancel the note when due. Deposits | mey be medeona weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis as you prefer. Amt. of Note $120 $180 $240 $300 $360 $540 $1,200 $6,000 | to borrow. Monthly Deposit For 12 Months $10 $15 $20 $95 $30 $45 $100 $500 Loans ere passed on within & dey or two after filing application —with few exceptions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usuelly mede for 1 year, though they may be for any period of from 3 to 12 months. Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U, S. Treasury 1408 H Street Northwest one of a mob| last | DEMOCRAT CAUCUS NAMES 16 JUDGES Nominations for Virginia Cir- | cuit Court Posts Are | Made. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 15. — | Judge Walter T. McCarthy of the six- teenth judicial circuit was among a | group of 16 judges who were unani- mously nominated last night at a joint | caucus of Senate and House of Dele- | gates Democrats. Judge McCarthy's nomination was for a period of eight years, beginning PFebruary 1, 1932 Nomination is tantamount to election. | The northern Virginia jurist, who is the youngest circuit judge in the State of ginia, was the second appointee to fill out the term of the late Judge Samuel G. Brent, which expires at the end of this month. The first appointee was Judge Howard W. Smith of Alex- andria, who later resigned to run for the House of Representatives, of which body he is now a member. Judge Mc- Carthy is a resident of Arlington County. Consider Contests Thursday. _ Consideration of the two contested judgeships and one contested State of- fice will be given at the t joint caucus, which will be held next Thurs- day night in the House of Delegates chamber. In the thirtieth judicial circuit there is a contest for the seat now held by Judge P. H. Dillard, who is retirin The candidates are A. L. Hopkins of Franklin and S. S. Lambeth, jr., of Bedford Judge John M. Hart of the Corpora- tion Court of Roanoke, whose term expires Pebruary 1, 1933, is being op- posed for re-election by J. Lindsay Allmond, jr. The State office contest is hetween T. Coleman Andrews, who is a can- didate for re-election as auditor of public accounts, and James M. Hayes ir., former director of the Division of | Motor Vehicles. List of Nominations. The following judges were nomi- nated at last night’s caucus: | Judge Joseph W. Chinn, to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Appeals bench caused by the death of Justice Robert P. Printis; Judge J. Boyd Sears, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Claggett B Jones in the thirteenth circuit; Judge A. G. Lively, to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge William E. | Burns in the twenty-seventh circuit; Judge Robert N. Pollard, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Beverly T. Crump in Law and Equity Court, Richmond; Judge John E. | Nottingham, to fill the unexpired term | of the late Judge N. B. Westcott, | thirty-first circuit; Judge Richard - Wilson, to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge Charles T. Lassiter Hustings _ Court, Petersburg; Justice Gordon B. Ambler, to fill the unex- pired term of the late Justice William | Crump Ticker, civil justice, Richmond; | Judges Edwin P. Cox, fourth circ Lemuel F. Smith, eighth circuit; E. Hugh Smith, twelfth circuit; T, I Keister, twentieth circuit, and E. T. Carter, twenty-fourth circuit, for eight- year terms beginning February 1, 193 and Judges T. J. Barham Corporatior Court, Newport News; Fruest H. Wells, | Hustings Court, Part 2 Richmond, | and Frank T. Sutton, jr, Law and Equity Court, Part 2, Richmond, for cight-year terms beginning February 1, George C. Perry was nominated as a | member of the State Corporation Com- | mission for a six-year term beginning | February 1, 1932 | Liner “Ducks” Engine in Canal. PANAMA, January 15 (). —The liner Pennsylvania, en route from the Pacific Coast to New York, pulled an electric towing locomotive into Gatun locks to- day while passing through the Panama Canal | and WEST D. . PORTAL | PLANS ARE READY Circle Proposed at Massa- chusetts Avenue and Capi- tal Boundary. | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., January 15.—| Practically all details for the construe- | tion of a circle with a one-quarter-mile ! circumference at Massachusetts avenue the District of Columbia line as| the portal to Washington at that point ; have been completed, County Engineer Harry B. Shaw stated today, and the work of grading for this circle is to go forward in conjunction with the grad- | ing of the extension of Massachusette avenue into Maryland, the first portion of which will be paved in the Spring. | The circle, which will have a diameter | of 420 feet, will be about two-fifths in Maryland and three-fifths in the Dis- trict of Columbia. The pavement| around the circle will be Jaid to a width | of 30 feet at this time. with the ulti- | mate width of this pavement to be 50} feet, it was stated. Assurance has been | Teceived from the Djstrict of® Columbia | government that it will pave the por- tion of the road around the circle in Washington at the same time the Mary- land portion is paved, it is stated. Treatment Plans Not Read The circle is expected to receive orna- mental treatment by the District of Columbia, and a monument or statue will probably be erected. but final plans for this matter have not been worked | out Plans for a circle treatment of this portal were approved by the Maryland- | National Capital Park and Planning Commission some time ago, Irving C. Root, chief engineer of the commission, stated yesterday. The land' in Wash- ington Tequired for the circle is already owned by the Government, while the owner of the land in Maryland has agreed to dedicate it for this purpose Massachusetts avenue in Washington is | already paved to the District line and has a right-of-way of 160 feet. Road Grading Under Way. The work of grading for the exten- sion of Massachusetts avenue in Mary- land is well under way, and the abut- ments for the bridge and superstruc- ture over Little Falls Branch are being put in. This work is being_done under the direction of the State Roads Com- mission. At the completion of the road it will be taken over by the State and maintained by the State Roads Com-i mission Funds already provided by county | bond issues will carry the paving of | this road to a width of 20 feet as far as the Baltimore & Ohio freight line. | Money for the building of an under- | pass under the railroad and for the completion of the highway on the other ide is to come from the bond issue, which hes not yet been sold, but plans for this work are being completed by Engineer Shaw's office. | CONSTABLE IS FREED OF BLAME IN KILLING. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. i UPPER MARLBORO, Md., January | 15.—Constable Roger Oursler was | cleared of all blame in connection with | the fatal shooting of Willlam Kings- | bury, colored, when a coroner’s jury yes- | terday decided the constable acted in self-defense in shooting the man. According to the testimony, Oursler attempted to apprehend an automabile containing Kingsbury and Edward Lee, also colored. A chase ensued during which a shot was fired which pierced the fender of the constable’s car, punc- turing a front tire, Oursler then contmandeered the au- tomobile of E. J. Mulligan, overtaking | the two colored men at a filling station near the District line. He placed Kings- bury under arrest, but the man made a | dash for freedom and the constable fired as the colored man reached toward his hip. Justice of Peace Thomas D. Griffith ' presided at the inquest. = O'COATS —Reasonable Char, Tashion Ghe Oth R E. OPEN EVENINGS FOR Fred Pelzman’s Fashion Shop UITS:O’COATS Drastically Reduced—As Follows: SALE . - - S aise of, the axtremely warm Fall and Win- ter, stocks arg larger attack. Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary | Funeral services will be held Sunday Selby, deceased 1is survived by six gurnu‘;vxmr‘l; hg hzlf hf;yflevv‘flm the thy at home, Anne Selby and Mrs.| j; "McRendree Cemetery, near Cooks- Bescle Scott, Baltimore; Mrs. Grace| i Howard County. Smith, Glenwood, and one son, Ber- (" ;. nard Selby, New Market. Three broth- ers, Dr. B. F. Selby, Oakland; A G i lby, Covington, Ky. H. G. Selby fount Airy, and one sister, Mrs. Wi liam Grumbine, Mount Alry, also sur- vive. HOWARD RESIDENT DIES H. C. 8elby Succumbs From Heart Attack at Age of 62. Spacial Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT AIRY, Md., January 15—/ HowArd C. Selby, 62, died suddenly at | his home near Poplar Springs, Upper | Howard County, yesterday from a heart | The Prince of Wales was chosen to inaugurate the Burma Round Table | Conference, to consider the separation of Burma and India, in St. James' ! Palace, London. 3 ) To Our Neighbor S. Kann Sons Co. Upon the acquisition of the entire Saks & Co. building. We recognize this display of con- fidence ‘in this locality. We, too, subscribe to their confi- “dence in the year 1932, and in the future of Washington. ONE OF WASHING- TON’'S GREAT STORES SOL HERZOG INC.—F St. at 9th P e i 2000, Carried Pre-Inventory LEARANCE! 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