SUBURBAN NEWS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL’ 14, 1930. SUBURBAN N'E WS .

TOWN OF BUCHANANHEMMED BY FIRESInhabitants Anxiously Await

Outcome of Battle WithForest Blazes.

By the Associated Press.

BUCHANAN, Va., April 14.—The 800Inhabitants of this Virginia Valley towntoday were anxiously awaiting the out-come of a battle volunteer fire fighterswere waging against forest blazes whichhad them completely surrounded.

The fires, sweeping up Back Mountainon one side and Purgatory Mountain onthe other, were said to be the mostfurious ever to besiege the forests of theState. Thousands of acres of valuabletimber have been lost, dwellings havebeen burned and live stock killed. Re-sorts near Natural Bridge were threat-ened. Forest wardens reported that theygradually were bringing under controlfires in the vicinity of Harrisonburg,Fridleys Gap, Bastian, Lexington andWinchester.

Foresters said the fires were causedby the carelessness of trash burners inwooded sections, dry weather and highwinds.

EIGHT COUNTIES SWEPT.

Forest Fires Over Wide Territory Be-lieved Under Control.

By the Associated Press.RICHMOND, Va., April 14.—Forest

fires that have driven people from theirhomes, burned their live stock andbuildings, destroyed thousands of acresin valuable timber, threatened spots ofscenic beauty in a score of conflagra-

tions in eight counties through themountains of Virginia and to thesouthwest, today were believed by of-ficials to be under control in mostdlscgs.

From the foothills of the Blue Ridgeto the West Virginia line, and south-west as far as Bristol, fires have leftdestruction in their wake, and inMadison County crept near the HooverCamp on the Rapidan River.

Serious at Fridleys Gap.

The most serious fire yesterday wasreported at Fridley’s Gap on the top ofthe Blue Ridge in the MassanuttenMountain area of the Shenandoah Na-tional Forest, where 150 Federal firefighters and volunteers had fought itfor 60 hours, only to have flames breakout anew.

Chapin Jones. State forester, attend-ing the Southern Forestry Conferencein Memphis was rushing back to theState to take command of hundreds offire-fighters pressed into service. Mean-while unofficial estimates of wardens inthe burning areas estimated that morethan 50,000 acres of timber had beenburned, one dwelling was destroyed, aschoolhouse on the West Virginia linewas razed, live stock had been killedand fires had been lapping their waynear resort locations on the peaks ofOtter, near Natural Bridge, in the valleyof Virginia, and in the ShenandoahNational Park area near Harrisonburg.

Southwest Reports.

In the Southwest reports said fireswere being brought under control nearBastian in Bland County, where blazeshad ruined untold acres of timber andmenaced the village—a timber centerfor lumber companies.

Carelessness was given by James P.Andrews, district forester at Charlottes-ville, as the cause for many of the fires.

Relief from high winds that haveswept the flames through dry timber,

he said, made more effective the effortsof nearly 1.000 Government fire-fighters

and volunteers who had battled thefires since Thursday night.

GUARDS ON WATCH.

Shenandoah National Park Area BlazesUnder Control.

Special Dispatch to The Star.LURAY, Va., April 14.—Fires in the

Shenandoah National Park area gen-erally were under control today, al-though still burning in several areasand threatening new conflagrations be-cause of dry conditions.

The Criscodora tract appeared to bethe heaviest sufferer, in which sec-tion 2,500 acres of woodland wereburned over. While the flames havebeen checked a large guard still is beingmaintained to prevent any spreading.

The forest fighters succeeded inkeeping the fire out of White Oak Can-yon and preventing the flames fromcrossing the Oldrag-Skyland road.Nigger Mountain was untouched, andOldrag Mountain was saved.

The 800-tree apple orchard of PaulNichols, revenue officer for this dis-trict, was completely destroyed.

According to a check-up this morn-ing 30 families in the fire area sufferedproperty losses in fences and outbuild-ings.

FIRES UNDER CONTROL.

Four Forest Blazes in Maryland andWest Virginia Sweep 500 Acres.

HAGERSTOWN, Md„ April 4 (Spe-cial).—Four forest fires, three in Wash-ington and Frederick Counties, Md., anda fourth in Morgan County, W. Va..were under control today after burningover approximately 500 acres of timberland during the week end. No homeswere endangered.

One of the fires near Myersville, Md.,was known to have been of an incen-diary origin, the fire having been set inseven different places. The mountainsin this section are dry as tinder.

BLAZE NEAR LEONARDTOWN.

One Hundred and Twenty-five Acres ofWoodland Swept by Forest Fires.LEONARDTOWN, Md., April 14

(Special).—One hundred and twenty-five acres of woodland, stretching forover two miles from Maryland SpringsSchool to the “Pin Cushion” road, wasswept by fire.

The flames menaced the home andbarn of George E. Joy. The Leonard-town Volunteer Fire Department wascalled to aid the forest wardens checkthe fire. The damage is estimated ataround $25,000.

MASONS INSTITUTE~

LODGE AT MT. RAINIERSpecial Dispatch to The Star.

MOUNT RAINIER. Md.. April 14.An enthusiastic gathering of Masonswas present when West Gate Lodge,U. D., A. F. & A. M., was institutedhere, the meeting taking place in StarHall. Grand Inspector Joseph Haas of-ficiated at the institution proceedings.

With a charter membership of almost50, the officers of the lodge, working un-der a dispensation, are: Worshipful mas-ter, Llewellyn B. Gordon; senior war-den, Ira P. Madder: junior warden, J.Ranvill Olson; senior deacon, Philip T.Russell; junior deacon, J. A. Nichols;

senior steward, C. G. Seipps; juniorsteward, W. A. Stockman; secretary,

Charles A. Hall; treasurer, William A.Jones, and chaplain, F. Dodge. ErnestF. Bankman is the tiler.

Representatives from many Marylandlodges were present, as were also repre-sentatives from a number of lodges inthe District of Columbia and Virginia.

This new lodge cannot be constituteduntil after the next session of the GrandLodge of Maryland, which means thatthe organization will work under a dis-pensation Drobably until Fall.

Following the meeting of the lodge re-freshments were served in the banquethall, a committee of ladies, members ofAdah Chapter. No. 25, O. E. S.. havingcharge of this phase of the evening'sprogram. _ ,

Regular meetings of West Gate Lodge,,fj. D., will be held at Star Hall the sec-SaA and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

I GOVERNOR NAMES JUDGEI TO FILL IN VACANCYI Designates R. F. Hutcheson to Sit

| on Accomac Circuit

Bench.Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va.. April I*.—Gov.' John Garland Pollard has designated

Judge R. F. Hutcheson of CharlotteCourt House to occupy the bench of theAccomac Circuit Court for a part ofthe April term, beginning April 14, inplace of the late Judge N. B. Westcott.

The governor has not yet appointeda successor to Judge Westcott. JohnE. Nottingham of Franktown has thevirtually unanimous indorsement of thebar of the circuit for the place. BenT. Gunter of Accomac was offered theappointment, but declined it.

BACK-TO-DISTRICTPETITION IS VOTED

Arlington Association Adopts

Resolution Asking Con-gress to Act.

Special Dispatch to The Star.CLARENDON, Va., April 14.—De-

signed to create a Nation-wide senti-ment and bring congressional action infavor of restoration of the original Dis-trict of Columbia lines, a resolution of-fered by J. Cloyd Byars was unan-imously adopted by the Back-to-the-District Association at a special meet-ing held Saturday night in headquar-ters here.

The resolution comes in the wake ofa letter from Senator Arthur Capper ofKansas, in which he promised the or-ganization that he would introduce andsupport in the United States Senate ameasure having as its objective the re-

turn to the District of Columbia ofterritory ceded back to the State ofVirginia by congressional action in1846.

Congress Asked to Act.Congress is requested by the resolu-

tion to institute proceedings attackingthe constitutionality of the retrocessionact of 1846 or to petition the State forthe return of the area. Whatever ac-tion may be taken by Congress isrecommended by the resolution beforethe bicentennial celebration of thebirth of George Washington "as apatriotic gesture and a gracious andbeautiful tribute to the memory ofWashington.”

A committee consisting of Mr. Byars

and Rollin Smith was named to presentthe resolution today to Senator Capper

and to Speaker Longworth of theNational House of Representatives.

A copy of the resolution will also bepresented to the National Congress ofthe Daughters of the American Revolu-tion, which convenes in Washingtontoday, with the request that it be adoptedby that organization. Mrs. Richard L.Eacho, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark and Mr.Byars were named to appear before the

| D. A. R. gathering.To Consult Business Men.

Miss Bessie Christian was designatedas a committee of one to communicatewith chambers of commerce throughoutthe United States, inclosing copies ofthe resolution and asking their co-operation in bringing about the desiredresults.

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The movement gained In localstrength to the extent of 41 new sup-porters when announcement was madethat the Radnor Heights Citizens’Association had disbanded and joinedthe Back-to-the-Dlstrict Association ina body. Membership dues totaling s4lwere turned into the treasury of theorganization by the newcomers.

Richard L. Eacho, vice president,presided.

AUTOS’CRASiTON WAYTO FIRE, TWO HURT

Machines Collide on Curve—Brood-er House and Contents

Burned.

Special Dispatch to The Star.

HERNDON, Va., April 14.—Two per-sons were seriously injured yesterdaywhen two automobiles collided on acurve on the road between Chantillyand Centerville while one of the motor-ists was driving to a fire near Center-ville. Those hurt. Charles Nickells anda Miss Lindamood, were removed to aWashington hospital.

The machines which figured in theaccident were driven by George Tuber -

ville and Oden Hutchinson, both ofCenterville. Miss Lindamood was rid-ing with Hutchinson, while Nickells wasa passenger in the other car. Tuber -

ville was on his way to the home ofMrs. Pinkney McWhorter, his sister,near Centerville, with several fire ex-tinguishers.

A blaze in a chicken brooder nearthe McWhorter home destroyed numer-ous chickens, clothing and meat. Theflames were caused by an overheatedstove. The insurance was permitted tolapse recently after the brooder housewas detached from the home proper,where it had been used as a Summerkitchen.

FOUND UNCONSCIOUSIN VACANT HOUSE

Man in Hospital With Possible

Fractured Skull Thought

Bobbers’ Victim.i

By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

HYATTSVILLE, Md., April 14.Found unconscious in an unoccupiedhouse in Hyattsville Hills yesterday.James McFarland, 40 years old, anautomobile mechanic, was in a seriouscondition in Casualty Hospital, Wash-ington, today, suffering with a possiblefractured skull and other injuries.

The man was taken to the hospitalby the Prince Georges County RescueSquad. Members of the squad heldrobbery to be the motive for the assault,and believed colored men to have beenMcFarland’s assailants.

ASKS $30,000 DAMAGESRichmond Man Files Two Suits

Following Auto Crash.Special Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., April 14.Cornelius Harrison of Richmond hasfiled two suits of $25,000 and $5,000, re-spectively, in the Circuit Court of Spot-sylvania against the American FurnitureCo. of Richmond.

The suits are to recover for personalinjuries and destruction of automobilegrowing out of a collision on the Rlch-mond-Washington Highway last Novem-ber.

Homemakers Elect Officers.SUITLAND, Md., April 14 (Special)

—Mrs. R. L. Jenkins has been electedpresident of the Sultland Homemakers’Club, with Mrs. Owen Moore, vice presi-dent; Mrs. Clarence Fowler, secretary.Mrs. A. D. Southworth, treasurer, andMrs Walker Duvall, director. Mrs.Fowler has been chosen as the club’sdelegate to the convention of the StateFederation of Women’s Clubs to be heldat Salisbury.

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CARNIVAL OF CHIMESHOWN BY JURY

; Patrick County Magistrate

Convicted and Othersi

Forced to Resign.ii' Special Dispatch to The Star.

STUART, Va., April 14.—Records of; the Patrick County Circuit Court for a

special term, which concluded Satur-day, today revealed an exposition ofbribery and corruption among countyofficials and convictions secured by thejury.

Magistrate John D. Weatherman, foryears a political figure in the county,was sentenced to serve four years inthe penitentiary on a charge of ac-cepting a S9O bribe from Arthur Joyce,colored, in January, 1929, in the formof a cash bond, which was never turnedin to the authorities.

Arrested on Dry Charge.Joyce was arrested for violating the

prohibition law and produced a receiptfor the money alleged to have beenpaid Weatherman, who has appealedhis case and who is out on $5,000 bond

E. E. Boyd, a deputy sheriff, pleadedguilty to accepting $25 and half a gal-lon of apple brandy to “drop” a liquorcase against Martin Bennett and AltBadgett. The records also disclose thatMagistrate John T. Harrell, after beingacquitted of violating the liquor law,was compelled by Judge Turner Clem-ent to resign. W. S. Duncan, gamewarden, also has resigned. He was fined$5 and received a suspended jail termon a charge of unlawful possession ofliquor. C. L. Hatcher, a special police-man, tendered his resignation Satur-day, and it was accepted.

Faces Ouster.C. L. Ayers, chairman of the County

Board of Supervisors, is facing ousterproceedings. He is alleged to havedrawn pay from the county in additionto his regular salary. He was tried Sat-urday. The jury failed to agree, where-upon a new ouster proceeding was in-itiated, this to be heard in June. Ayershas not resigned.

POLICEMAN HURTANSWERING CALL

Motor Cycle Patrolman in Alex-

andria Crashes WithAutomobile.

Special Dispatch to The Btar.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 14—Re-; sponding to an emergency call this

morning, shortly after midnight, MotorCycle Patrolman Clarence J. McClary

of the local police force received seriousinjuries, including shock and lacerations,when his motor cycle was in collisionwith an automobile driven by RaymondSkillman, at Prince and Henry streetshere.

McClary was taken to the AlexandriaHospital by A. B. Ailstock, and wastreated by Dr. S. B. Moore. The extentof his injuries cannot be determineduntil X-ray pictures are taken today,

the hospital reports. He did not regainconsciousness for some time after theaccident.

Skillman Arrested.

Skillman was arrested by police whoinvestigated the accident and is being

held pending the outcome of McClary’s

. injuries. Measurement by police of tne

skid marks left by the large automobileSkillman was driving showed that it

had skidded 36 feet, according to re-port at headquarters.

Skillman, who lives here, is a driverfor Walter Smith, owner ot a localtransfer and taxicab concern of the100 block South Pitt street.

According to police, McClary wasproceeding south on Henry street andthe sedan was traveling east on Princestreet. The motor cycle struck the leftfront fender and was thrown againstthe curb on the southeast comer of theintersection. .

It was at this same comer a tewmonths ago that Arthur M. Purvis waskilled when a light truck in which hewas riding collided with an A., B. & W.bus.

Woman Reported Robbed.

The emergency call, which was re-ceived at headquarters about midnight,reported that a woman had been heldup and robbed at the Southern Rail-way Office. The call was later inves-tigated by Sergt. Lawrence Padgett andPatrolman Jones, who found BessieWaters, colored, and arrested her forbeing drunk. She told police that JohnJones, colored, had robbed her, butpolice have not been able to locate him.

McClary is a brother of Sergt. CharlesR. McClary, who was shot and killedabout 18 months ago in an alley in theNorthwestern part of town and forwhich “Kid” Lilly, notorious coloredkiller, has been indicted. Lilly hasnever been captured.

trainlynamitedNEAR HAGERSTOWN

Western Maryland Freight CarWrecked—Thought Aimed

at Indigo Tunnel.

Special Dispatcb to The Star.HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 14.

Western Maryland Railroad detectiveswere endeavoring to clear up the dyna-miting of a freight train on that sys-tem near Little Orleans early Saturdaywhich was believed to have been direct-ed at the destruction of the Indigo Tun-

¦ nel.i The discovery that dynamite had been

set off in one of the cars of the fastfreight was made when the trainreached Hagerstown. The bottom of thefifty-third car, the one in which thedynamite exploded, was tom to piecesand the roadbed was badly damaged.The dynamite exploded about 400 feetwest of Indigo Tunnel.

Detectives are working on the theorythat the dynamite, about six sticks witha fuse, was tossed into the car by someone who was in sympathy with an at-tempt some months ago to wreck a trainnear the same site. The perpetrators,two youths, are now serving prison sen-tences for this attempt.

BODY OF MINISTERHANGS FROM TREE

Solomon Hilton Ends Life WithBridle Rein—Long

Sick.

By the Associated Press.

FLOYD, Va., April 14.—The body ofSolomon Hilton, 65, for 30 years a min-ister in the Brethren Churches of Floyd

County, was found hanging from asmall tree near his home this morning.

The body was suspended by a bridgerein and a small quantity of poisonwas discovered nearby. Relatives statedhe had been in poor health for sometime and members of his family hadkept a close watch over him.

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NORTH BEACH BUS LINEHEARING SET WEDNESDAYBaaldents Petition State Public

Service Board to GrantFranchise.

By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.BALTIMORE, Md., April 14.—Having

received a petition of a number of real*dents of North Beach asking that thefranchise for the operation of bussesbetween that place and ChesapeakeBeach be given to the Washington,Marlboro <fe Annapolis Motor Lines, thepublic service commission will hold ahearing on the matter Wednesday.

; The franchise Is now held by theChesapeake Beach Transit Co.

jeffeWnTaudedIN THREE-DAY RITES

Praises as Statesman to BeSung Tonight Over

Radio Hook-up.

By the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 14.Thomas Jefferson, the statesman, willbe eulogised tonight by Dr. Edwin An-derson Alderman, president of the Uni-versity of Virginia, in a radio addressover a Nation-wide hook-up, concludingthe three-day observance of the 187thanniversary of Jefferson's birth.

Yesterday Jefferson, the crusader forreligious freedom, was honored by rep-resentatives of three religious sects andprominent members of two major po-litical parties, while Saturday studentsat the University of Virginia paidtribute to Jefferson, the educator, attheir Founder's day exercises.

Senators In Tribute.On the portico of Monticello yester-

day Senator Clarence C. Dill, Demo-crat, Washington, and Senator SimeonD. Fess, Republican, Ohio, eulogizedJefferson’s work for the right of re-ligious worship In the United States andwere followed by a prayer at the graveby Bishop Collins Denny of the Metho-dist Episcopal Church South, Protestantrepresentative, and remarks by RabbiEdward N. Callsch, Richmond, repre-senting the Jews, and Rev. John I.Kelleher. Richmond, speaking for theRoman Catholics.

A wreath sent by President Hooverwas placed on the monument whileflowers were dropped from an airplanecircling overhead.

Senator Fess characterized the Vir-ginia statute for religious freedom as"the greatest yearning of the enfran-chised human mind that we have inhistory at this time.”

Senator Dill said If a new declara-tion were to be written under the in-spiration of Jefferson’s principles, “thatnew declaration should be a clarion callto a revolution with ballots to preventour becoming a nation of employes un-der an oligarchy of money kings.”

Founders' Day.Founders’ day exercises at the uni-

versity were of threefold Importance,the commemoration of the foundingby Jefferson, the twenty-fifth anniver-sary of the installation of Dr. Aldermanas president and the announcement ofmore than a million and three-quartersdollars in gifts and bequests to the uni-versity. Among other structures tobe erected with the money will be a newlaw building and a new foot ball sta-dium.

BYRD TO GET TOKENFROM WINCHESTER

Town Plans Present for ReturningExplorer as Mark of

Esteem.

Special Dispatch to The Star.WINCHESTER, Va., April 14.—When

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd returnsto his native Winchester after largercities of the country have acclaimedhim. upon his return from the An-tarctic, he will be presented with "sometoken of the affectionate admirationthat Is cherished for him by every citi-zen,” according to a resolution unani-mously adopted at a special meeting ofthe Common Council Saturday night.

The finance committee was directed todecide the character of the gift, andthe cost was likewise left to Its judg-ment. Admiral Bryd was bom andreared In Winchester, was appointed tothe United States Naval Academy fromhere, and Is a local voter, active mem-ber of the American Legion post andhonorary member of the Rotary Club.He plans to visit his home town earlythis Summer.

SLADE IS INDICTEDON ASSAULT CHARGE

Two Count* Piled by PrinceGeorges Jury Against For-

mer Hospital Orderly.

Br a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April14.—Two indictments charging assaultwith intent to kill have been returnedby the Prince Georges County grandjury against John Slade, former Gal-linger Hospital orderly. Slade is al-leged to have assaulted Leo PatrickMcDonald and Arthur J. Middletonduring an automobile ride on the South-ern Maryland pike February 7.

Other Indictments returned by thejury are John P. Marcus, non-support;Donnie Harrison, statutory; William H.Gettings, non-support; Oliver Sellmer,statutory; Norman E. Allen, non-sup-port; Vernon Seabura, Buck Hamilton,Glen Fincher and James Russell, house-breaking and larceny; Levi Beale, lar-ceny and receiving stolen goods; Wil-liam Collins, assault with intent tokill, assault and battery; Ralph Duffell,assault with intent to kill, assault andbattery: Henry Pickerell,'statutory, andLawls T. Freeman, alias Red Simms,jail breaking.

CLINIC PLACE CHANGEDSpecial Dispatch to The Star.

FAIRFAX, Va., April 14.—Becausethe public hearing to be held by themembers of the county and Stateboards of health on proposed changesIn the new hog farm control ordinanceis scheduled to be held Tuesday morn-ing at 10 o’clock in the court house,the free chest clinic to be conducted byDr. Scott and Miss Sarah Coleman ofth- State board of health of Richmondwill be held in the offices of the boardof health and county supervisors, onthe second floor of the clerk’s officebuilding.

The clinic will be open at 9:30, thepublic hearing at 10. In previous yearsthe clinic has been held In the courthouse proper.

Teacher 50 Yean Honored.BEDFORD, Va., April 14 (Special).—

Special honors were accorded Mrs.Lizzie Bain Lysinger at a meeting ofthe Bedford Parent-Teacher Associationupon the occasion of her fiftieth anni-versary as a teacher, which marked herretirement from the profession.

BRADY BOMB CASEDUE TO END TODAY

Return of Indictment in ProbeTomorrow Morning

Looked For.

Br a Staff Correapondent of The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 14.—lnvestigation of the Seat Pleasantbombing was resumed by the PrinceGeorges County grand jury today, with

I prospects of an Indictment being re-turned tomorrow morning.

Having already devoted two days tothe examination of witnesses, the juryexpected to finish listening to testi-mony late this afternoon and be ready to-morrow to give the court the name ofthe person or persons who will have tostand trial for the murder of Mrs.Naomi Hall Brady and little Dorothyand Thomas Hall, the victims of theexplosion.

The bomb was disguised as a Christ-mas present and addressed to Mrs.Brady, who was an expectant mother.It exploded with tremendous force asshe was opening it on New Year dayIn the kitchen of the home of her par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hall.

Mrs. Brady's husband. Herman Brady,now under bond as a State witness, Isscheduled to be called before the grandjury today. He will then be given anopportunity to tell what he knows ofthe explosion, but it Is not consideredlikely he will volunteer any testimonyor answer any questions, having re-fused to say anything on advice ofcounsel when placed on the witnessstand at a preliminary hearing lastJanuary.

Herman’s brother. Lawrence LeroyBrady, an automobile mechanic, Is Injail charged with murder.

LIQUORDEBATERSARE NEAR BLOWS

Session at Hayfield SchoolHouse Almost Broken Up.

Wets Win.

Special Dispatch to The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va., April 14.—Wetsand drys all but came to blows Satur-day night at Hayfield school house,

west of here, when the question of thesuccess or failure of prohibition en-forcement was scheduled for debate.The building was crowded and whilethe debate was in progress hecklers be-came so Insistent that the chairman,

N. K. Larrick, had to call on assistanceto restore order.

Earlier in the meeting an argumentarose as to the method In which thequestion was to be delated, and finally

the affirmative agreed to debate thequestion the way the negative wantedit stated, that “prohibition enforcementhas been a failure.” The debate wasbetween the Winchester and Gore de-bating clubs, the former having beenchallenged by the latter.

While the affirmatives had the floorone of the negative representativestried to interfere with the speech ofhis opponent, but he was forced to sitdown when a clenched fist was thrustunder his nose. Five citizens acted asjudges, but instead of being the firstto pass URon the merits of the argu-ment the chairman asked the audiencewhat they thought about It. The au-dience voted unanimously that enforce-ment had been a failure. The Judgesthen decided, four to one, the sameway. The winning side was repre-sented by Ford and Howard Luttrelland Oliver Goode, and the negative byH. F. Clemmons, A. D. Davis and theRev. C. H. Anderson.

CONTRACT IS AWARDEDFOR CHEVERLY SCHOOL

Addition to Present Structure to

Be Built at Coat

of $18,850.

Br a Staff Correspondent of The Star.UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 14.

—Contract for the construction of anaddition to the Cheverly School hasbeen awarded to E. P. Dovell of Land-over, Md.. for $18,850, it was announcedtoday by Nicholas Orem. PrinceGeorges County superintendent ofschools.

Dovell’s bid was the lowest of nineopened In the office of Upman &Adams, Washington architects, Fridaynight. The county board of educationhas since approved the awarding of thecontract.

The bids opened Friday night werethe second set submitted for the Chev-erly school addition, the first set result-ing In a low bid of $20,450. As theState Legislature allotted only $13,000for this project the plans were revisedand a new set of bids asked.

The addition will consist of tworooms and an auditorium, the lattercapable of being converted Into twoadditional class rooms.

NINE CANDIDATES SEEKCOUNCILMANS POSTS

Bpeclel Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., April 14.Nine candidates have entered the coun-cllmanic race about to get under wayhere In which six seats are available.

Five of the candidates are in the up-per and four in the lower ward. W. S.Chesley, John S. Bowling and W. A.Bell, incumbents, and C. M. Cowan andM. L. Bolling are the candidates in theupper ward.

In the lower ward Claude Parcell andL. G. Roach, present members of thelegislative body, have announced theirintention of running again, while P.Ward Freeman, holder of the other ex-piring term, failed to file notice for can-didacy. The two other contestants inthe lower ward are A. R. Smith and E.O. Heflin.

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QUEEN OLIVES . . 4 £ 10c 8(QUEEN OLIVES . . 8 £ 15c§

STUFFED OLIVES ,3a 10c gSTUFFED OLIVES . 6 ft 20c 8

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FINEST ROE FILLET OF ESHAD HADDOCK S

Lb 31c Lb 21c 8CUTS OF GENUINE LAMB 8

39c SHOULDER CHOPS.... ,b 27c 8... -

,b 32c SHOULDER ROAST... ,b 22c 8...

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VEAL g_ I VEAL ,b- 25c I- Lb - 30c 18‘t Loaf 8one egg. bread crumbs according to size of meat loaf •» Kd

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