Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1936, Page 21

" OLD RIGHTS ASKED BY MAGISTRATES Prince Géorges Association Seeks Ruling on Trial of Traffic Cases. BY GORDON EAMES BROWN. Seeking to re-establish the right of justices of the peace to try traffic cases, leaders of the Prince Georges County, Md., Magistrates’ Associa- tion are attempting to change a lower court system under which charges of police-bonding collusion and graft have brought a grand jury investiga- tion. The association yesterday was awaiting an opinion from Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor, who re- cently notified one magistrate that he might actually try, with conviction or acquittal, motor vehicle law vio- lation suspects. Under the current police court set- up in the county, justices of the peace have merely been setting bond or collateral amounts in traffic cases. The defendants must appear for trial at the sessions of police court, or if apprehended on minor offenses, must forfeit collateral. Residents Get Summons. Out-of-State drivers, arrested for serious violations, must post heavy bond or go to jail until court meets in the jurisdictional area where the offense occurred. Hearings are held only twice weekly in Hyattsville, once in Laurel, Capitol Heights and Upper Marlboro. Only Maryland residents, unless ar- rested for accidents involving injury or drunken driving, may demand a summons from the officer and thereby avoid bond posting. According to law, the policeman must inform the resident that he may request the summons. - A return to the former system, op- erating before the law of 1927 estab- lished the present set-up, would great- ly reduce the number of bond gases. Only if the out-of-State motorist de- sired a continuance or an appeal, without pending imprisonment, would a bond payment be necessary. The driver could be tried, convicted or acquitted by the magistrate immedi- ately after his arrest. Would Eliminate Bond. The current inquiry into alleged | corrupt practices by police and bonds- men has brought charges that war- rants were altered between the jus- tice of the peace hearing and the Police Court trial. Affidavits of | Washington autoists, taken by the Keystone Automobile Club, allege pay- ment of “fine and cost” fees, in ad- dition to the bonding fee, to bonds- men offering to “fix” the cases, A subsequent reduction in the charges, investigators say, brought set- tlement of the cases by small col-| lateral forfeitures in Police Court, although defendants were not pres- ent. Investigators are attempting to determine the disposition of monies collected from the defendant, as charged. Magistrates’ Association leaders be- lieve immediate trial by justices of the peace would reduce the possibili- ties of police-bondsman collusion. In many instances, no bondsman would; be involved, since the fine could be | set and collected at the time by the | magistrate. Abolition of the procedural step in transferring each case from the jus- tice of the peace to Police Court would consequently reduce chances for al- teration of records, case “fixing” and illegal receipt of money by police and bondsmen, the leaders declare. Not Test Case. One case has already been tried by a justice of the peace. Judge Robert E. Ennis of Capitol Heights, who re- ceived the attorney general's opinion in a recent letter, acquitted a Wash- ington motorist of reckless driving Friday night. The hearing, however was not a test case, since the defendant was found not guilty and no appeal lies to a higher court for a ruling on the magistrate’s jurisdiction. Justice of the Peace Fred Lutz of | Riverdale, association president, an- nounced yesterday he would immedi- ately begin trying traffic violators if the attorney general gives the asso- ciation a similar ruling, which has been asked. Another magistrate who intends to start like proceedings is George . Phillips of Berwyn. The judges have not yet instituted test cases, despite O’Conor’s opinion, because the ruling was expressed in a private letter to Ennis. Meanwhile, several suits charging {llegality of the current Police Court setup have been filed in the Circuit Court at Upper Marlboro, These aver the system is unconstitutional, since it deprives the magistrates of cer- tain authority guaranteed in the State constitution. Armistice THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Ballerinas Limited in Sports vember 11 and 12. represents the 4,693,039 veterans who returned home from the World War and the 60,672 who died. Ceremonies attending raising of the flag will be held at 11 a.m. at the east front. Mrs. Howard C. Boone of Kansas City, Mo,, president of the War Mothers, will give the address, and William Tyler Page, minority clerk of the House, will deliver an appropriate message. A band from the Navy School of Music will play. National officers of the American War Mothers will lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 2:45 p.m. Another wreath will be placed on the tomb by representatives of the seven national welfare organizations what served the soldiers in the World | War. The ceremony has come to be known as “The Tribute of the Seven.” The historic Jewish attitude toward universal peace will constitute the | central theme of Armistice day ob- | servances Arranged by the Young | Men’s Hebrew Association, the Young | Women'’s Hebrew Association and the | Jewish Community Center, Admiral Reeves to Speak. ‘The principal speaker at the Jewish Community Center exercises at 8 p.m. Tuesday will be Admiral J. M. Reeves, chairman of the General Board of the Navy. The Navy Band and the Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle Corps will play. An Armistice observance was held last Friday night at Bnai Israel Syna- gogue, Fourteenth and Emerson streets. The speakers were Leon Els- berg, who took for his subject, “Bat- tling for Peace,” and John Thomas Taylor of the Amefican Legion, who spoke on “Preparedness.” A joint commemoration of the Ar- mistice will be held at 11 a.m. today by the Greek American Veterans of the World War and St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Assimakis Sioris, the presiding officer, Harry J. Photis. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. 8. A, retired, will deliver the address. Others who will participate in the observ- ance are: Capt. Fred Kochli, John Caswell, jr.; Edgar Baker and Lieut. Lineburg. At 1:45 pm. the Greek veterans will place a wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier, and at 2:05 will hold services at the grave of George Dilboy, outstanding Greek hero in the United States Army, who posthu- | mously was awarded the Medal of Honor. At 9 o'clock veterans of the 1st Division will assemble at the 1st Divi- sion Monument, immediately south of the State Department Building, to pay homage to_their comrades whose names are enshrined there. Maj. C. R. Huebner, president of the Wash- ington branch of the 1st Division vet- erans, will place a wreath on -the monument, and Rev. Oliver J. Hart, former chaplain in the division, will conduct brief memorial services. A Regular Army trumpeter will soynd “Taps.” i MARKER UNVEILED TO FATHER TABB (Continued From Page B-1.) mander of the Disabled American Veterans. Mrs. Roosevelt Plans Wreath. Mrs. Roosevelt has said that, should she be in Washington on Armistice day, she will place a wreath on Presi- dent Wilson’s tomb immediately fol- lowing the second Cathedral service. Armistice day will not be a holiday in the public schools, but guthorities have co-operated with the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars in arranging assembly programs in institutions ranging from elemen- tary and vocational schools to the teachers’ colleges. Among the chief speakers will be Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, retired, head of the Veterans Administratiqn, who will speak at Woodrow Wilson High School; Maj. Gen. Oscar West- over, chief of the Army Air Corps, who will talk at Central High School, and Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, retired, who will speak at Roosevelt High Bchool. All of these will represent the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Similar programs will be held at the following junior high schools: Eliot, Hine, Langley, Paul, Stuart, Powell and Gordon. All' of these chapel or assembly programs have been arranged by John W. Gill, Amer- i‘t;lninflon officer of the departmental The American Legion is likewise planning a number of programs at Gov. Peery Lauds Memory of Poet and Priest at Cere- monies. BS the Associated Press. AMELIA, Va, November 7.—Gov. Peery, standing today on the site of The Forest, birthplace of John Ban- ister Tabb, celebrated Virginia poet- priest, paid tribute to Father Tabb during exercises at the unveiling of & marker to the priest’s memory as “a man whose life’s work and service richly entitle him to,this honor.” Dr. John M. Cooney, dean of jour- nalism of Notre Dame University and president of the Forest Memorial As- sociation of Notre Dame, which erect- ed the marker, and Wilbur C. Hall, chairman of the State Conservation Commission, also spoke at the cere- monies in the woodland glade, seven miles north of Amella Court House, The land on which the marker stands was deeded to the State Conservation Commission by Ephraim Anderson of Amelia County. Gov. Peery, speaking in his official capacity as chief executive of the State, publicly thanked the Memorial Association of Notre Dame for its “splendid work,” the Amelia Garden Club, which beautified the grounds, “for its labor of love,” and Mr. Ander- son for the land. Mr. Hall pointed to young John Tabb’s record in the Gonfederate Navy d months’ imprisonment at Point Look- out, Md., where his one solace ‘was his friendship with his fellow poet, Sidney Lanier, and to his conversion Armistice day program at the will be under the auspices of American War Mothers, whose will fiy under the National Em. blem at the Capitol dome. The flag | president of the church, will introduce | “ARLINGTON CITY" PLAN'STILL IS3UE |Civic Federation Committee Wants More Time to Study Proposal. By # Staff Correspondent ot The Star. ARLINGTON, Va., November 7.— Refusing to accept the recommenda- | tion of a special committee in opposi- | tion to proposed incorporation of Ar- lington County, the Executive Com- mittee of the Arlington County Civic Federation will ask the federation to sanction further study of the *“Arling- ton City” move at its meeting at 8| p.m. Monday. ! The question is of such magnitude | as to require a lengthy study of all| possible angles before definite conclu- sions can be obtained, members of the Executive Committee said today in| referring to the report of the Special | Incorporation Committee. Dr. Victor Meyers, chairman of the special committee, announced a week ago it had voted unanimously to veto the incorporation proposal after weighing advantages and disadvan- tages of the issue. The committee cited loss of $86,000 a year in revenue | from the State for county highways | | and inability of a city form of gov- |ernment to deal with present prob-} tlems in a manner different from the | ways they are now being handled as | | principal reasons for its stand. The Executive Committee members pointed to the fact that there is abun- dant time for further study of the proposal because legislative action nec- essary for incorpartion could not be | obtained until the next session of the | General Assembly of Virginia in Feb- ruary, 1938. In connection with the incorpora- tion move, a special committee of the Clarendon Citizens’ Association last night asked that body for additional time in which to make its report. The | question will require months of study before intelligent conclusions can be reached, L. C. McNemar, committee | chairman, announced. Other members of the Clarendon committee are Wal- ter U. Varney and Herbert H. Porter. The committee was directed to con- tinue its study. To foster interest in the incorpora- tion question, the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce is planning a public debate at the Washington-Lee | High School in which prominent speakers will be asked to argue pros and cons of the issue. A committee of the Chamber of Commerce also is studying the incor- poration proposal preparatory to sub- mitting a report in December, Fall Planting Held Best. L. P. Watson, extension horticul- turalist at North Carolina State Cole lege, says fruit trees have a better chance to live and make a good | ulty. growth the first year if they are planted in the Fall OFFICIAL PIANO METROPOLITAN b Whenever a swimming pool can be found, ballerinas of the Ballet Russe are certain to be in the swim. Swimming is the only form of sport in which these exotic Russians may engage. The Ballet Russe will appear at Constitution Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra No= U.OF M. PLANNING FOR HOMECOMING Foot Ball Game With V. M. I. Chief Feature of Event Next Saturday. BS the Assoclated Press. COLLEGE PARK, Md, November 7.—Fraternities, sororities, campus or- ganizations and alumni of the Univer- sity of Maryland went forward today with plans for a colorful homecoming day celebration here next Saturday. The foot ball game between Mary- land and Virginia Military Institute will be the chief attraction of the day. Other events include an alumni supper and a parade of campus-made floats. Indications now are that the foot ball game between the Old Liners and their traditional foe will be hard- fought, with the crowd and homecom- ing pageantry adding color to the clash, Parade Planned. Between the halves of the game, the fraternities, sororities, and un- dergraduate organizations will stage a parade of floats. Nearly every ma- jor organization on the campus will have an entry in the parade and each must build its own float. The “old grads” will get together after the game at an alumni “mixer” and buffet supper in the girls' field house. Coeds will serve as hostesses and introduce the alumni to the fac- Members of the student body will present entertainment features. G. Findlay Pollock, alumni secre- tary and chairman of the Committee on Arrangements, said he was expect- ing the largest homecoming day crowd in the history of the university. Reunions on Program. The fraternities and sororities are planning individual reunions and have scheduled buffet suppers, house dances, and “old grad” meetings. They | will decorate their houses for the occasion and merchants here said they would do likewise, ‘The alumni will register at the field house, where their tickets to the game will be on sale. Ccmmitteemen said class and club groups already had re- served large blocks of seats. Final event on the program is the annual homecoming dance, which the | “M” Club will stage that night in Ritchie Coliseum. Auxiliary Elects Officers. LEONARDTOWN, Md., November 7 (Special).—Mrs. Frank Lathan of Leonardtown has been elected presi- dent of the Women'’s Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Depart- ment. Other officers are: Vice presi- dent, Mrs. Aloysius F. Fenwick;,sec- retary, Mrs. Howard Britton, and treasurer, Miss La Verne Miller, all of Leonardtown. The auxiliary will hold a card party on December 7. ESTABLISHED 1837 999 Bonch Detivery Service Kstra NEW SMALLGRAND Only 5 feet | inch long . KNABE in quality _KNABE in fone KNABE in everything but this new low price HoMer L. KT CO 1330 G Street N. W, EMBER _8, B AGENCIES JOIN ¢ HANDS FOR DRIVE Co-operative Plan Formed to Aid Welfare Units in Counties. PFive central welfare agencies in suburban Maryland and Virginia will Join hands with the Washington Com- munity Chest Thursday in inaugurat- ing one of the most intensive cam- paigns for charity funds ever cone ducted tn this area. The co-operative plan was formu- lated by the six in order that workers in the Federal and Dis- trict governments who reside in the suburban communities might be so- licited at their places of employment to contribute to the support of their local agencies. It is expected the new policy will greatly aid in financing welfare work of tions. Under the new plan the Community Chest will be responsible for the cam« paign in the District of Columbia and the suburban agencies for the drive in Montgomery, Fairfax, Arling- ton, Prince Georges Counties and the City of Alexandria. Suburban Pledge Cards, In the Capital, the Community Chest workers in the governmental and group solicitation units will, upon request, furnish a suburban pledge card in addition to the Community Chest card to residents of the two ad~ Joining States at their places of em- ployment in the District. By this method they may make a pledge both to the Chest and to the suburban agency, or to either if they so desire. In nearby Maryland and Virginia the suburban workers’ will, upon re- quest, furnish a Community Chest pledge card in addition to the subur- ban card to local residents in their homes or places of business, so they make a pledge both to their local agency or to the Chest, or either, Have “Dual Obligations.” The contributor will be urged to meet “his dual obligation” by con- tributing to both rather than making all of his contribution to the Commu- nity Chest, which cannot and does not provide for suburban needs, or to his local central welfare agency, which is not concerned with the District's requirements. There will be no division of funds between the Chest and the rural agen- cies, the entire amount contributed going to the organization for which it is ear-marked by the donor. Agencies in the suburban region have organized a Conference Com- mittee to supervise their work. It is headed by Hugh J. McGrath of Arlington County, while Prederic P. 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Chief Moran is due to retire January 16.—Harris-Ewing Photo. P.-T. A. WILL DISCUSS PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS New Teaching Methods Also Will Be Outlined at Meeting in Woodside. Bpecl‘ Dispatch to The Star. WOODSIDE, Md., November 7.— Miss Elizabeth Meany, elementary | superintendent of Montgomery County | schools, will give a talk on the activi- ties program in the schools and ex- plain the new teaching methods at a meeting of the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation of the Woodside School Tues- day night. Miss Dorothy Nichols, principal of the school, will discuss the report jcards. The program will also include a general discussion by the associa- tion on the question of closing the school driveway to motor traffic, the desirablity of affiliating with the Na- tional Congress of Parents and Teach- ers and plans for Christmas activities. . Fort Myers, Fla, plans to dedicate its federally’ financed $100,000 yacht basin February 1. * B3 ALEYANDRIA SEEKS LEGALIZED BOKNG City Council to Act on Local Option Clause at Ses- sion Tuesday. By & Btaff Correspondent 0 The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 7.4 A proposal to legalize boxing bouts in Alexandria, now permitted under 8 local option clause of a recent State law, will be acted on by City Council at its first November meeting ‘Tuesday ‘night. The request, submitted by James Moriarity, inspector for the Virginia Boxing Commission, has the backing of several athletic organizations in the city. Action on the proposal was delayed at the last meeting of City Council to permit time for an ex- pression of public opinion. No opposition to the move has been announced to date. Although not permitted by law, boxing bouts were staged here several years ago to raise funds for the Alexandria Children's Home and Day Nursery. 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