Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Sheriff Increases Collateral
Required of Offending
AutOiStS.
Special Correspondence Of the Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, June %. 1911.
Fifty dollars collateral will hereafter be
required by Sheriff Welt and his deputies
of each person held up by them for vio-
lation of any Of the provisions OF the au-
tomoble regulations
1t has been discovered by Justice Read
ing that the law requires the collateral
be the same as the maximum fine pro-
vided, which is $50, and he has notified
the sheriff accordingly. Heretofore the
amount required to be deposited has been
s25. Hereafter, according to Sheriff
Welt, twice that amount will have to be
put up or the machine will be held as
security.
Alleged Offenders.
The case Of DR.. H. A. Fowler OF Wash
ington, who was held up on the Fred
erick road, near Rockville, Sunday after
noon on a charge of exceeding the speed
limit. has been postponed until next
Monday
A man who gave his name as e. w.
Mollohan of Washington. who also was
held up by Sheriff Welt Sunday after
noon on a charge of running his auto in
excess of the speed limit, failed to ap-
pear for trial here yesterday and his col
lateral of so5 was declared forfeited.
The cases against another automobilist,
who gave his name as Charles ID. Cugle.
Ih,esident of the Washington Rubber
Company, and two motor cyclists. who
claimed they were c. 8. House of %
eth street northeast, and A. H. Walters
of 1927 Madison street, were dismissed
there being some doubt as to the speed
at which they were travelling.
New Principal for High School.
Charles G. Myers, for several years
principal of the high school at Sandy
Spring, this county, has been appointed
principal of the Rockville High School. to
succeed Prof. Roger J. Whiteford. resign
ed. Miss Alice E. Hepburn. formerly as
sistant teacher at the Kensington Gram
mar School, has been appointed assistant
teacher at the Rockville High School in
the place of Miss Alma Wathen, re-
signed.
Prof. Earle B. Wood. county superin-
tendent of schools, has announced the
appointments of other teachers as fol-
lows: Thomas w. Troxall of Keyser, w.
Va, principal of the Gaithersburg High
School in place of L. Archie Jet, re-
signed; Miss Anna NJ. Jones of Sandy
Spring, assistant teacher at the Gathers
burg High School, to succeed Miss Minnie
assistant at the school at Sandy Spring.
and Miss Ellen Jackson. assistant at the
high school at Jamestown.
Certificates and Scholarships.
AS a result of the recent examinations
held here, the school board has awarded
certificates to teach In the public schools
of the county and scholarships In various
institutions. as follows:
Certifcates-Msses Margaret Watkins
Helen Riggs, Kathleen Rhodes. Margaret
Waters, Dora G. Holman. Katherine E.
Hughes, Delos c. Cissel, Estelle Moore.
Mary E. GLAND. Evelyn McAtee. Eleanor
n. Darby. Ruth E. Beall. Bessie Wood
ward, M. Landella Etchison and Susan
T. Reinhardt. and Messrs. Edward Story.
Courtney Burdette, R. Lauck Benson, w.
Earl Anderson. Harry D. Amiss.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Normal School,
Misses Sallie A. Griffith, Lillian W. Sage.
Alice J. Humphrey and Estelle Ricketts,:
Western Maryland College. Miss Ruby
Robertson; Maryland Agricultural College.
N r. Warthen: ST. Mary's Seminary,
Josephine Lee Saunders; Washington Col
lege, Byron White.