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" B2 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 19, 1932 RICHMOND PLANS WELGOME FOR GRAY 'Defenders of South Will Mar- shal at Confederate Capi- tal Next Week. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., June 18 —Defend- ers of the Southland will be marshaied again on the seven hills of the Confed- erate Capital next week. ‘They are coming to the forty-second annual Confederate reunion to be held here June 21-24, the seventieth anni- versary of the great campaigns waged around Richmond. ‘The anniversary will be marked by the dedication of the Richmond Bat- tlefield Park area, which has been pre- served by Richmond citizens and con- veyed to the State of Virginia for fur-; ther development. ‘The area contains a score or more famous battie sites, including Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill, Mechanicsville, Fort Harrison and Seven Pines. Richmond Has Never Forgotten. Invitations sent out to the veterans recited the history of the famous penin- sula campaign that brought the Fed-: erals within sight of the capital, only to be repulsed after a stormy siege. “Richmond has never forgotten that deliverance of the valiant men who saved her then from ruin,” the invita- tions said. “On her avenues stand monuments to those leaders who fashioned her de- fense. The battle grounds that were | made forever sacred by the sacrifice of the South she has placed in the keep- ing of the Commonwealth of Virginia. For two generations Richmond and Vir- ginia have kept faith. “And now, on the seventieth anni- versary of that great campaign, Rich- mond calls once more to her defenders | of that great campaign, not to defend | her honor, but to receive her thanks.” Preparing for the reunion, the city i ready to throw open her Confederate | shrines. The white house of the Con- federacy, occupied by President Jeffer- son Davis; the Confederate Memorial | Institute, the Richmond hendqunnl-rsi of Gen. Lee, the Virginia State Capitol which served as the State house for the | Confederate government, where Gen. | Lee was commissioned, and other | shrines intimately assoclated with the South are among those to be opened to | the veterans and the public generally. Marine Band Expected. The famous United States Marin Band is expected, and a full program | of entertainment has been arranged. Meeting simultaneously with the vet- erans will be the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Confederated South- | ern Memorial Society. The convention will wind up in ‘Washington June 25 with a parade re- viewed by President Hoover, and will be followed by a reception in the White House. President Wilson reviewed the United Confederate Veterans in the Na- tional Capital in 1917 ‘SWEAT BOX’ MURDER INDICTMENTS MADE Prison Bosses Charged With Kill- ing Youth and Cruelty in Florida Camp. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 18.— The death of a youth from New Jersey in a “sweat box" brought first degree murder indictments against two prison bosses today and a grand jury's charge of flagrant’ cruelty in a Florida penal camp. The indictments, naming George Courson, captain at the camp, and Solomon Higginbotham, a guard, were preferred by the Duval County grand Jjury after an exhaustive investigation of circumstances under which Arthur Maillefret, 19, of Westfield, N. J.. died With a chain around his neck and his feet locked in stocks at a stockade near Jacksonville. Evidence was found that he was géaced in a big barrel called the “sweat X” with only his head sticking out as punishment for trymg to escape and refusing to work. He was harnessed in such manner that he could not sit or lie down. Some time later prison guards found he had been strangled to death They Teported he committed suicide by de- liberately lifting his feet and allowing the chain to choke him. ! Along with the indictments, the grand jury made a preseniment azainst prison “conditions, charging Capt. J. H. | Baker, in charge of the camp, and two guards with cruelty to prisoners. The jurors said they had been told the camp officials engaged in such practices as kicking the convicts, beat- ing them with big sticks and rubber hose and giving them overdoses of medicine. Malllefret was serving nine years for he robbery of a gasoline station at Daytona Beach. DEBATE CONTINUES ON FIRE ORDINANCE Hyattsville Firemen and Council Plan Two Meetings to Reach Agreement. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., June 18.—After 8 heated conference among members of the Fire Department Committee of the Mayor and Common Council, Council- man Howard A. Harrison, chairman, and members of the Hyattsville Volun- teer Fire Department, headed by Chief Noble Rushe, in which sharp differences of opinion again were expressed regard- ing various sections of the proposed new ordinance for conduct of the de- partment, it was agreed that two more meetirgs would be held in an effort to reach an agreement. The Fire Department will meet Wednesday night to study the proposed ordinance along with substitute sections submitted last night by Councilman Arthur C. Moon. Another session will be held Friday night. Vigorous opposition to the proposed ordinance, especially those sections which provide for the appointment of the chief and assistant chief of the department by the mayor and council and the turning over of funds received by the department from the county commissioners to the mayor and council, ‘was voiced by Chief Rushe last night. 0. F. A. COUNCIL ELECTS Fairfax Group Chooses W. K. Hampton as President. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., June 18 —Fairfax Council, Order of Fraternal Americans, elected the following officers: President, ‘W. K. Hampton; vice president. Ray L. Lohr; recording secretary, John Whalen; assistant recording secretary, O. W. Chesley; treasurer, Thomas P. Chap- man, jr.. financial secretary, S. S. Swart; warden, W. J. Newman; inner guard, Leonnard A. Dewey; outer guard, | day | drawer in police Reception for Grays Planned ! VETERANS TO VISIT WASHINGTON AFTER RICHMOND REUNION. % RTHUR CLARENDON SMITH ( Run Camp, No. 450, Sons of Confederate Veterans, vice chairman of Parade and Ceremonies Commif Veterans at Washington next Saturday after the national reunion in Richmond, Va.; Rufus Pearson, Committee and chairman of the Manassas Battlefleld Committee. left) of this city, commander of Bull ttee for the reception of Confederate vice chairman of the Transporation VIRGINIA LEGION T0 INVITE HOOVER Secretary of War Hurley Will' Also Be Asked to Address Session at Alexandria. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 18 —Presi- | dent Hoover and Secretary of War Pat- rick J. Hurley will be extended invita- tions to address the fourteenth annual convention of the Department of Vir- ginia, American Legion, here July 31, ugust 1 and 2, according to Comdr. John S. Arnold. Including delegates of the State Wom- en’s Auxiliary, Forty and Eight Socie- ties and Eight and Forty Societies, be- tween 2,500 and 3,000 persons are ex- pected here for the Legion gathering. Among events planned for entertain- nent of the visiting delegates are a boat trip to Quantico, Va., for inspection of the United States Marine barracks there, boxing bouts, ball games and a banquet. The convention is to open Sunday, July 31, with special church services, a preliminary meeting of the Executive Committee and registration. The first | business session is scheduled for August 1. In event President Hoover accepts the invitation, he will be asked to to address the delegates at the opening session. VERDICT OF SUICIDE REPORTED BY JURY Janitor of Rockville Court Shot Self While Seated in Police Headquarters. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md,, June 18—A jury of inquest, with Justice of the Peace John Jones acting as coroner, met to- and heard testimony relative to the fatal shooting in police headquar- ters here this morning of James W. Fisher, 50, for the past six years jani- and decided that the pistol which caused his death was self-in-| flicted. Frank H. Karn was foreman | of the jury. Fisher shot himself in the right tem- | ple with a revolver he took from a headquarters while alone in the room and died 15 minutes later. Policemen Paul Watkins and Gassaway Linthicum were in an ad- joining room. It is thought the man was temporarily insane at the time. HEADS WOMAN'S CLUB Special Dispatch to The Star LYON VILLAGE, Va, June 18— Mrs. R. E. Groettum was elected presi- dent of the Lyon Village Woman's Club at the annual meeting of the organiza- ticn Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Smith. Mrs. John Coffman was elected first vice president; Mrs. H. B. Bates, secre- tary; Mrs. George DeVaughan, assistant secretary, and Mrs. Willlam D. Medley, treasurer. | Harry K. Green, commissioner of rev- tor of the old Rockville court 32&5‘31 TO BEG'N TOMORROW ARLINGTON FACES TAX INCOME L0SS Estimate for Next Fiscal Year Placed Between $10,000 and $12,000. By a Staff Correspondent to The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT! HOUSE, Va, June 18.—Arlington County faces a loss in taxes income for | the coming fiscal year of only $10,000 | to $12,000 despite the reduction in the tax rate, it was revealed in a letter re- ceived today by the County Board from | enue. The rate reduction was 5 cents on the $100 valuation in Arlington and 20 cents in Washington district. Valuation Is Increased. A check of corporation returns on machinery and intangible property and utility assessments revealed, Green said, a considerable reduction due to the general depression and shrinkage | in values. However, he said, he has been able to recover valuations from omitted assessments, together with an added valuation agreed to by the Ross- Iyn Gas Co. of $70,066, taxes in the amount of approximately $3,000, which will make up some of the losses. In the cases of the Virgthia Public Service Co. and the R. F. & P. Ralil- road, Commissioner Green said that he and County Manager Roy S. Braden hope to be able to recover some if not all of the lost values reported. Real Estate Values. Real estate values this year show an increase of $315.000, he said, but this| is more than offset by the decrease in | the tax rate. Commissioner Green said that his figures are tentative, since assessments on personal property and utilities are not all in. County Treasurer Charles T. Jesse re- ported to the board that he now has & balance in the treasury of $131,618.50, which is an_increase since June 1 of $26,17742. His statement shows that | nis office has handled a total of $455,- 57246 since he took office on March 1. 'SECOND CLOUGH TRIAL! Mayor Charles F. Harrison to Lead | Defense at Leesbuag in Lit- tleton Slaying. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., June 18 —The sec- ond trial of Virgil E. Clough, indicted for murder in the slaying of Clayton Littleton at Bluemont last August, is scheduled to begin before Judge J. R. H. Alexander in Circult Court here Monday morning. Clough, free under ball since the sentence of eight years in the peniten- tiary imposed upon him at the first trial was set aside, will be defended by | Mayor Charles F. Harrison, assisted by | | Senator Cecil Connor. Commonwealth | Attorney John Galleher will again prose- cute Clough. He will be assisted by Capt. Prank Wray, Commonwealth at- torney of Clarke County. FREDERICK Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va.. June 18.—Miss Helen_Sargent, Kernstown, will repre- KERNSTOWN GIRL TO REPRESENT Miss Helen Sargent Wins 4-H Club Contest and Will Compete in State Event at Blacksburg. COUNTY REVUE | | mented upon the improvement over last | year. Thirty-five girls from the various sent Frederick County at the State's| clothing clubs in the county wore their | dress contest of 4-H clubs at Blacks- | dresses in the competitive revue. Only burg July 20, it was announced today | cotton dresses were permitted, but they following a county dress revue. Elimi- | were in‘ two distinct classes—informal nation contests already had been held | party dresses and simple school frocks. v all the clubs of the county, and win- | Miss Elizabeth Farrar, county home ers only were eligible to compete at| demonstration agent, was in charge of the county revue here. Miss Sargent | the show. also received a silver medal. Misses| The Home Demonstration Advisory Hilda Cather and Gla Cooper, both | Board, meeting at the same time, voted of the Round Hill club, were second|to defray part of the expenses of the and third. | winner in the dress revue. Mrs. H. A. Miss Belle Burke, district agent, who | Funk was chosen delegate and Mrs, J. acted as judge, complimented the girls. | W. Lodge alternate to the meeting of She said she was impressed with the|the State Home Maker's Association in splendid appearance made, and com- | Blacksburg the last week in July. DESIRABLE OFFICES At Reasonable R Single Offices, $30 to $45 3-Room Suites, $100 Up . - b INSPECT THESE BEAUTIFUL OFFICES NOW Suites for large concerns #nd single offices for professional men are arailable in this modern office building at rentals in line with presen omies. Easy of cess from all points the city. the rr Bul and service seldom found elsewhere. We shall be pleased to show able offices. now econ- 1L SECESSION PLAN GIVEN APPROVAL Arlington Board Supports Falls Church Group on Petition. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Btaff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., June 18—Efforts on the part of 91 of the qualifiea voters of the portion of Falls Church lying within Arlington County to witharaw from the corporation of Falls Church were today g{]ven the approval of the county ard, which instructed Common- wealth's Attorney Lawrence W. Doug- las to make answer 1n conformity with the board’s stand. The board au- thorized additional street work and let a contract for the installation of water extensions. ‘The resolution expressing the sym- pathy of the board with the with- drawal efforts was offered by Chairman Harry A. Fellows, who is a resident of the portion of Falls Church lying in Arlington County. The resolution states that it is the belief of the board that the granting of the petition that has been filed in Circuit Court would be to the best interests of the county and would avoid many matters of con- troversy between the county and the town of Falls Church resulting from the overlapping of jurisdiction. State’s Attorney to Appear. Commonwealth's Attorney Douglas is instructed in the resolution to appear at the hearing that is scheduled for July 8 before Judge Walter McCarthy. Acting upon the recommendation of County Manager Roy S. Braden, the board authorized the awarding of con tracts for as much of 7 more miles of street surfacing as can be prepared for by the county before July 1. Con- tracts for the actual resurfacing will be let with a proviso that any streets not graded by the county by the time the Byrd road act becomes effective thali be disregarded. Braden stated that the resurfacing this year is bein done by contract at a half of the cost of last year's work. - Garbage Contract Delayed. Following a lengthy argument over the fact thet the bidaers for the county: tion systems had been informed that they must bid on the basis of the pre- vailing wage scale of 40 cents an hour, a fact that the lowest bidder disre- garded, the board decided to re-adver- tise for bids for these collections, mak- ing no provision either for a wage scale or that local labor be used. The new bids will be opened at a meeting June 24. Board Member Fred A. Gosnell moved that the contract be awarded today to Harry Whitehead, low bidder, but the motion was lost by a vote of 3 to 2 Robert H. Forman presented the board with the draft of a proposed ordinance ~which will permit the American Legion to sponsor amateur boxing bouts in accordance with an act of the last General Assembly. The ordinance will be acted upon after June 21, when the act becomes effective. Seek Bridge Approach. C. F. Rauth appeared for the Rosslyn Precinct Civic League to request that some immediate action be taken with Tespect to the construction of an ap- proach to the Arlington Memoria Bridge. He was informed that the mat- ter is under consideration and will be acted upon as soon as arrangements way for the proposed Wilson Boule- vard extension. If these are not ava able another route will be selected. HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL GRADUATES CLASS OF 10 Dr. Nevins of Sulpician Seminary Delivers Addres ment at Hyattsville. at Commence- Speclal Dispatch to The Star. BERWYN, Md, June 18.—Dr. Nevins of Sulpiclan Seminary, Brookland, D. C.. addressed the class of 10 graduates of Holy Redeemer School at commence- ment exercises in the school. Rev. Father Leo J. Fealy, pastor of Holy Re- deemer Church, presented the diplomas to Mary Bryan, Jane Burch, Mary Ann Einig, John Haggerty, Martin Haker, Anna Hall, Agnes Keane, John Rey- no‘:za, James Rice and Ethel White- ead. Agnes Keane was awarded a four- year scholarship to Immaculate Semi- nary in Wash&zton and Mary Ann Einig was given honorable mention for papers submitted in the contest for the scholarship. Five dollars in gold was awarded Elaine Devery for excellence and improvement in composition, with Louise Berrett, Dora 3Barr, Frances Sayre and John Reynolds receiving honorable mention. ‘The school is conducted by the Sis. ters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the- woods. 1529 M Your inspection invited, Inquire Wm. F. Albee George E. Proctor; chaplain, J. F. Bwart; trustee for three years, Samuel W. Sisson: representatives to the State &;wrn. S. S. Swart and &oben A <h. 1 3 4 The BARR BUILDING 910 17th St. N.W. Phone Metropolitan 2777 wide garbage and trash collec- | have been completed for free rights of | PART ONE. PLAN CELEBRATION AT TAKOMA PARK Theme of Pageant-Parade July 4 Will Be “The Life of George Washington.” Special Dispatch to The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md, June 18— Arrangements are getting under way for the annual community celebration on July 4, which has been lx-atured; by the citizens here for several years with a parade, athletic program and | fireworks display. | Capt. C. Leonard Boyer has been selected as general chairman of the | celebration this year and he is planning | an extensive program. Civic organiza- | tlons are co-operating. The theme of the pageant-parade will be “The Life of George Washington,” and attractive floats are now being made for the parade, which will start at 10 o'clock through the main streets. Mrs. H. E 1 Dodge has been appointed chairman of | the pageant committee and it is an- | nounced that a large number of floats | are already entered. Patriotic Exercises Planned. | At the conclusion of the parade patriotic exercises will be held in the vicinity of the Takoma Park School. where the parade will be reviewed prior to disbanding. The patriotic program iis in charge of Dr. Horace W. Whit- | taker. the music committee. | Mrs. Whittaker is chairman ot T-| "'In addition to the floats in the parade there will be groups representing episodes in the life of Washington mong those to be depicted by groups and floats will be the shrine at Mount Vernon, the building at Wakefield, Independence Hall, Virginia riflemen, colonial soldiers, British soldiers, In- dians, scouts and other outstanding characters of that period. At noon an athletic program will be staged, with possibly the annual modi- | fied marathon, which always attracts 'a large field of entries. This event is run under A. A. U. rules and regulations and starts from the center of the Na- tional Capital. concluding on the Whit- tier public playgrounds. The athletic features are in charge of John C. Post Members of Committee. | Wallace C. Magathan has been ap- pointed chairman of the finance com- mittee on the District side and Dr. Willlam A. Hooker on the Maryland side of the town. The other members of the committee include: Frank Bruk, Erwin J. Hibbs, Charles B. Beitzel, W. H Youngman, Henry S. Chick, A. Y Archer. J. §. Barrows, Margaret Bar- rows, D. T. Blose, J. C. Bruce, H. C. Clark, R. T. Cotton. H. C. Davis. J Dann Faber. Mrs. Willlam F. Fischer, A. A. Frieder, I. H. Fullmer, A. D Grubb, D. J. Harrison, C. W. Hassel J. F. Hauck, 1. A. Haxton, H. C. HefIner, W. H. Hutton, R. L. H. Jones, Mrs. D. Judd, Frank A. Lane, F. R. Leaman Mrs. M. K. Lewis, 8. R. Lynn, W. B. Mauger, Roy Magruder, C. W. O'Don- | nell, R. R. Pailthorp, B. A. Porter, H. K. Presley, C. C. Pulver, Walter | Prichard, Mrs. J. H. Robertson, H. W Rutledge, L. S. Sasser. H. E. Seidel R. M. Shenk. R. G. Sherburne. Jack Stevens, R. E. Tarbett, H. P. Ware, F. 8. Wilson and H. C. Whalley. At 8 o'clock a fireworks display will take place on the Maryland municipal playgrounds. F. R. Leaman has been appointed chairman of the committee in charge of this part of the celebration. ‘NEWS[ELERS WARNED | BY MARTINSBURG MAYOR Told to Cease Display of Certain Magazines After Complaint by Ministerial Union. | | Special Dispatch to The Star. | MARTINSBURG, W. Va. June 18— | Newsdealers here have been warned by | Mayor C. H. Dailey to cease dis] sale of certain types of against which complaint was mad him by a committee of the Martinsburg Ministerial Union because of alleged suggestive reading material and objec- tionable picture AMERICANS ELECT SLATE '|A. R. Matthews Is Named Presi- dent of Herndon Council. Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va., June 18 —Results of the semi-annual election of officers of Herndon Council, No. 28, Junior Order of Fraternal Americans, were as fol- Jows: A. R. Matthews, president; De Orman Robey, vice president; Carl Niswander, conductor; Charles Burton, warden; C. C. Dailey, inside sentinel; Alton Dailey, outside sentinel; V. C. Cockerlll, treasurer; J. R. Hurst, sec-| retary: Archie Hummer, assistant sec- | retary; J. D. Groh, financial secretary. | St. N\W. as Dealers in Graham Motor Cars It is with very real pleasure that we announce this latest important addition to the Graham dealer organization—another in the long list of out- standing distributors and dealers who, after careful investigation, have joined the Graham organization during recent months. New Graham Eight, $1095 up COUNCILMEN WILL REORGANIZE TAKOMA PARK POLICE FORCE Action Will Be Taken at Meeting Tomorrow of Town Heads. Two New Patrolmen Will Be Named—Chief Blodget to Go. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md., June 18.—A general reorganization of the Takoma Park Police Department will be effected by the Town Council at its meeting | here Monday night as the first im- | portant move to be made by the new town administration headed by Mayor | Frederick L. Lewton, it was learned Eoduy y. Councilman Irvine H. Ware will be | designated councilman in charge of IRVINE H. WARE. police, while two new patrolmen will | = be named to serve with Policeman |ate for Blodgett a new position as cus- Frank Lane in order to give the town |todian of the fire house, which also a young and more active force. Ware | serves as a municipal center, at a sal- will not become an active member of | ary of $600 a year, to partially com- the department but will supervise its | pensate for the $1200 a year he will operetions and control all expendi- |lose as a result of his removal from tures. | Police Chief Elmer E. Blodgett, who | is 79 years old, will not be reappointed either as chief or as a member of the force, it was learned, but will continue as building inspector for the town at $300 a year. ‘Trustees of the Takoma Park Vol- unteer Fire Department will ask the council Monday night, however, to cre- | the police department. Blodgett has been actively identified with the town for nearly 40 years. At one time he was a member of the Town Council, while he also has held the position of superintendent of pub- | lic works, building inspector and chief of police. He has held the latter job for three years, at the same time car- rying on the work of building inspector. PETERSBURG PARK T0BE DEDICATED Thousands of Distinguished Southerners Expected at Ceremony Tomorrow. By the Associated Press PETERSBURG, Va, June 18.—Plans for the entertainment of thousands of distinguished visitors from all over the uth and many from the Northern are rapidly taking form here the direction of the commiltee. which is arranging for the dedication of the Petersburg National Memorial Park. 1t directors have drilled ap- pro. y 1,000 citizens and soldiers In their parts in the great pageant, which will be a feature of the dedica- tion. Parking lots have been laid out and arrangements to feed several thou- sand visitors have been perfected. Payne Will Be Speaker. Assistant Secretary of War Payne has accepted the invitation of the city to speak at the dedication. A large con- essional party has been invited to at- ar ted States flag cd at Battery 5. surviving T Gen. Lee's staff, has been asked to present the flag. Maj. Cooke will be one of the many Confederate veterans attending the dedicatory serv- ices here. Rev. J. C. Reed of Blackstone. well known Confederate soldier, will deliver the benediction. The address of wel- come is to be delivered by Mayor John R. Jolly of Petersburg. The entire aft- erncon will be given over to pageantry and military drill. President Was Invited. An invitation to attend the exercises was extended President Hoover through the late Capt. H. N. Comey of Danvers, Mass., representing the Grand Army of the Republic, and Capt. Carter R. Bishop of Petersburg, representing the Cenfederate veterans. Capt. Comey. who had taken an active interest in the Petersburg Mili- tary Park project, died at his home shortly after extending the invitation to_the President. Performance by the crack troop and band of the 3d United States Cavalry from Fort Myer, will be one of the spectacular features of the historic and military pageant. FIREMEN PLAN CARNIVAL | Special Dispatch to The Star. SANDY SPRING, Md., June 18— The Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire De- partment will hold its annual carnival August 24, with the president, Maurice J. Stabler; Chief William John Thomas. and a committec of A. Douglas Far- | quhar, Francis A. Thomas and Richard | Lethbridge in charge. CALLAN MOTORS, Inc. North 2604 BOY SCOUTS HAVE OUTING ON KARL W. CORBY ESTATE 700 From This City, Maryland and Virginia Participate in Games and Exhibitions. By a Btaff Correspondent to The Star. GARRETT PARK, June 18.—Seven hundred Boy Scouts of the District of Columbia Council, composed of troops in Maryland, Washington and Virginia, were guests of Karl W. Corby at an outing on his estate here today. The Scouts gathered at the Zero Milestone at the Capital in Washing- ton early today and made the trip in buses. Relay races, games and a swim in the pool were enjoyed during the morning, followed by luncheon at which Korby, 8 member of the executive board of the Boy Scouts, was host. ‘The outing was brought to a close with games and exhibitions of Scout work in the afternoon. STATE WORKERS FACE PAYLESS VACATIONS Virginia Department of Labor Makes Plans to Absorb 10 Per Cent Cut. ed Press _RICHMOND, Va, June 18—The Virginia Department of Labor today announced that pavless vacations, cu tailment of office services and a rev lutionary change in transportation ar- rangements would be invoked to absorb its 10 per cent reduction in_general fund appropriations, effective July 1. It was estimated that the payless vacations would save $152325 of its $5.000 reduction. Another $395 saving would be made in printing expenses §120 in postage and $11 will be lopped off of service items along with other minor items. The greatest contemplated savings. however, was expected in the change in traveling-expense arrangements. Henceforth traveling agents of the de- partment are to use the trains and busses, which have rates of 3.6 cents a mile, or accept the same rate for the use of their own automebiles. Previous- ly an allowznce of 7 cents a mile was given for private automobiles used in the State service. The saving here was estimated at $2,000. NEW VIRGINIA LAWS INEFFECT TUESDAY Many Acts Passed by Last Legislature Become Operative. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va, June 18.—Federal taxes will go up Tuesday, but local taxes in Virginia may come down after July 1. Most of the more than 400 new stat- utes passed by the 1932 General As- sembly and most of the provisions of the new Federal revenue bill will be- come effective after midnight Monday. | But on July 1 the new Virginia Byrd road law will become effective, relieving | Virginia counties of nearly $3,000,000 of the Jocal tax burden and for the first time providing for the participation of cities of the State in highway alloca- tions. | The Byrd law, named for the origi- nator of the idea in Virginia, Harry | Flood Byrd, former Governor, sets up a secondary system of roads to be main- tained and constructed by the State, primarily with the gasoline tax. It will include virtually all of the 40,000 miles | of county roads, heretofore constructed and maintained by local road levies. It is one of the few new laws which does not become operative Tuesday—90 days after the adjournment of the Gen- eral Assembly. Outstanding among the new laws which are effective Tuesday are sections of the new motor code, the optional county government reform measures, provisions permitting the Governor to remove defaulting county officers from | their positions, the bill making is & | misdemeanor and malfeasant for treasurers to hold out tax tickets, the general reduction in State paid fees, the | Page bill making lighter certain prohi- | bition penalties, the new amateur box- | ing_concessions, new measures designed ’to help county treasurers secure bonds, the Folkes bill increasing time off for well-behaved prisoners, and hundreds of others, including the Wicker repealer, which in one stroke wipes 48 lete laws from the statute books. Many of them are local measures. Among the exceptions to 90-day ef- fective provision is the appropriations law, which is effective with the inau- guration of the new fiscal year July 1. COUNTY SALARY CUT PROPOSAL OPPOSED Chevy Chase Terrace Citizens Favor Expense Slash, However, in Resolution. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHEVY CHASE TERRACE, Md, June 18.—That Montgomery expenses should be held down to the minimum, but that salaries of county officials, in- cluding school teachers, should not be reduced. is the opinion of members of the Chevy Chase Terrace Com- ! Association, expressed in a res- olution passed at its June meeting, at the home of C. S. Watson. The Law and Legislation Committee was directed to bring the association’s action to the attention of the county commissioners. Oliver F. Busby was appointed by the association to represent it at the hearing before the county commission- ers on the proposed plan of the Chevy and Co. for rezoning Wisconsin between the District line and ; lane from residential to com- The association is upalter- opposed to this plan Girl Wins Scholarship. LA PLATA, Md.. June 18 (Special).— Miss Virginia Cocksey, who graduated at La Plata High School last week. has been awarded a scholarship to a Wash- ington business school. The scholar- ship was awarded by competitive ex- amination of pupils in the graduating classes of the high schools of Charles and St. Marys Counties. She was vale- ! dictorian of her class. Even Today— when paint prices are falling and cheap, inferior products are being offered at “bar- gain”’ prices, there is nothing to equal this— Bona Fide 1 C Sale of Certai; (/ QUICK-DRYING ENAME. A second can for onl; of the first can at y 1c with a purchase the regular price of 75C Pt. slig Q. 552 Gal. On the same one-cent sale basis, you may buy guaranteed first quality, nationally advertized, “owzs {7 ARNISH UNIVERSAL which is regularly priced at FLSOR 65cr 1L Sold by the following progressive dealers: W. J. Candy 1108 18th Street Southwest D. Weinberg 580 415 Street Southeast Max Goldberg 250 15th Street H. Fisher 2306 Pennsylvania Avenue| A. J. Berlin Northwest Harry Wolfe 1000 North Capitol Street Peoples’ Store Co. 4913 Georgia Avenue Kentucky Hardware Observatory Hardware Co. 2114 Wisconsin Avenue Northeast F. L. Watkins Deanwood, D. C. Fred. M. Haas 2016 B. 1. Avenue Northeast Hdwe. Stores 903 H Street Stein Hdwe. Store 07 H Street Columbia Hdwe. Columbia Hdwe. Stores Stores 512 G Street 1240 4th Street Fries, Beall & 734 10th St. NW. 0. 8241 M Street A. Gordon 2212 14th Street S. H. Landy 3932 Georsia Avenue J. B. Nye 1822 1st Street |Dupont Hardware Co. 2004 M Street Nichols Avenue Geo. M. Casper 1013 North Carolina Ave. || Suburban F. L. Watkins Seat Pleasant, Md. Community Paint & Hdwe. Co. 6834 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.