Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-28
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Mayor Garrett Shuts Down on Glen
Echo Salvationists.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. July %, 1908.
When Mayor John A. Garrett of Glen
Echo strolled into Glen Echo Park Sun
day afternoon to see that things were
as they should be on the Sabbath he was
very much surprised to find everything
in readiness to start the various amuse-
ments and seven or eight men and
women, wearing the costume Of the Sal
walton Army. on hand to operate them
Upon inquiring. he. was informed that
the management had turned the amuse-
the day and that the receipts would &C
to the relief fund of that organization.
Under the law, working on Sunday is
prohibited, except In cases of necessity
and charity. and. as the "relief fund" OF
the Salvation Army Is charitable fund
there was apparently no legal objection
to the arrangement. Mayor Garrett,
however, at once Smelled a rat. He was
not willing to believe that members OF
the Salvation Army would deliberately
transgress a plain scriptural injunction.
neither could he understand how the
virtue of charity could so suddenly take
possession of the managers of the resort
So he put two and two together and
came to the conclusion that some one
was attempting to put up Job on him.
and that the presence of the Salvation
lists, whether real or made up" was
merely a scheme to get around the law.
The young mayor wouldn't stand Tor II.
and told the management SO, and another
Sunday passed without anything doing
in the amusement line.
The photograph, which a week before
had busted itself for several hours say
ing uncomplimentary things about Dep
uty Sheriffs Counselman and Embrey,
OF r1y nd re a =
tack on the officers. While listening to
the TRADE Deputy Counselman stated
that he had retained Edward c. Peter
of Rockville to institute suit for dam
ages against the person or persons re-
sponsible for the operation of the ma
chine.
Fire. caused by lightning. Sunday even
ing destroyed a barn on the farm of
George Earl. three miles from Rockville.
and a large quantity Of wheat, hay, agri-
cultural explements and other property
belonging to Rufus Ward. the tenant,
were also consumed. The loss is placed
at about $500, partly covered by in
surance.
The funeral of Milton Green, the young
Bethesda district farmer, who died from
lockjaw resulting from a fracture of the
wrist was held this morning from his
late residence, near Bethesda. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Parke P.
Flournoy, pastor of the Bethesda Pres
byterian Church, OF which Mr.. Green
was member, assisted by Rev. Thomas
H Campbell pastor Of the Rockville
Baptist Church.
James jackson, young negro resident
of this locality, was before Justice of
the Peace Brewer here yesterday to an
swer a charge of statutory taking" 1t
was alleged that he several nights ago
took a horse belonging to William Riggs
of this place from a pasture field and
rode the animal several miles to dance,
turning the animal loose at the end OF
his journey. Jackson denied taking the
horse, but the circumstantial evidence
was strong enough. in the opinion OF
Justice Brewer, to justify his being held
for the action of the November grand
Jury; so he was committed to Jail, being
unable to furnish bail in the sum of 500
Mary Tyler. alias Gorilla Thomas, col
ored, who says her home IS in Washing
ton. pleaded guilty before Justice Alfred
Wilson yesterday to a charge of grand
larceny. Several days ago Mrs. Ida
Mann Of Friendship Heights had 500. %
several articles of clothing and othe,
property stolen from her home, the
Tyler woman. who had just secured en-
ployment there, disappearing about the
same time.