The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
TOWNS
! IN TWO COUNTIES
CHOOSE OFFICERS
Hyattsville Reflects Old
officials Without
Contest.
WOMEN ARE BEATEN
Glen. Echo Returns Men to|
Ofhce-Waters Mayor
OF Riverdale.

Maryland towns In Prince
Georges and Montgomery counties
elected officers yesterday and voted
on numerous charter amendments
and bond issues.
In Hyattsville. Mayor J. Frank
Rushe and Ernest +. Gasch, Ben
jamin N. Brouner and G. Sherman
James. ycouncilmen from the first,
second and third wards, respec-
lively, and Town Treasurer WILL
lam A. Shepherd. were all elected
without opposition. All serve from
May s. Mayor Rushe's term being
for one year and the councilmen
and treasurer serving for two
years.
Despite the fact that there was
no opposition in the elections here
a complimentary vote of 314 bal
lots was cast.
Glen Echo Women Defeated.
Women candidates at Glen Echo,
Nd. were beaten yesterday in the
municipal elections In which
mayor and two councilmen were
elected
J. J. Decker, incumbent. was re:
elected mayor. with So votes: Will
lam T. Denneli was chosen council
men with As votes and. Harry Bogue
with % votes. Mrs. Evelyn Z.
Riley ran third on the list with IS
votes and Mrs. Blanche A. Leger
ran sixth with votes.
Waters Wins at RiverdaIe.
At Riverdale, by vote OF 1874
to 149, ]. Burrows Waters defeated
DIR. s. NJ. Mcmillan. incumbent, for
mayor. to serve one year. from
The vote by wards: First. Waters
3s. Mcmillan SO; second. Waters 80,
Mcmillan 90: third. Waters, 2S. Nc
MILAN IL: fourth. Waters II, Nc
MILAN 81; fifth. Waters IA, McMil-
Ian %.
Although his name was not on
the official ballot. friends of James
n. Parr wrote his name in and he
defeated J. c. Munich. SIS to So, for
council from the Fourth ward. John
II. Shaffer and z. B. McBath were
unopposed for reelection to the
council in the First and Second
wards respectively. Hector c. Nc
Knew was elected treasurer, with
out opposition. for a period of two
years.
Proposed amendments to the town
charter-to enlarge the powers OF
the council, and to levy a personal
property tax of IS cents per 500
were defeated.
Mount Rainier Results.
At Mount Rainier, Councilman
warren W. James, incumbent, de-
feated George A. Tovey. IS to 81
for the council from the Second
ward
Floyd B. Matthias was reelected
to the council from the Third ward,
being unopposed.
A proposed amendment to the
town charter-authorizin the is
suance of $4,000 bonds for extern
sion of the water and sewage syS-
tem-carried, 312 to 120. Another
amendment-to increase the tax
rate from 20 to 40 cents on 800
also carried. EOS to $50. An amend
ment for tax of 10 cents per 800
for police protection was lost, 2s1
to 106.
At Bladensburg, Ed Gasch. Elrcv
Gasch. Milton. Payne, William Con-
stantine and Thomas wildmen were
elected to the board of town com
missioners, to serve two years
from May 81. Ed Gasch received
14S OF the 149 votes cast. Votes
OF the other successful candidates
were. Elroy Casch. 135: Payne, 1872;
Constantine. IS, and wildman, "a.
The unsuccessful candidates and
their votes were: A. p. Owens. So:
A. r. Lee, So; Frank Mace, 16: ].
M. Cobb. II.
Capitol Heights Elects Finger.
At Capitol Heights. George Fin
ger defeated John Gabriel, incum-
bent, for mayor by vote of 15O-to-
119. The following were elected to
town council: J. w. Beavers. George
Abbott, George Smith. DIR. A. H.
Lee, Rollins Reno and Lyman ].
Laughton. William II. McGinnis
was reelected town treasurer. All
of the officials will serve terms of
two years duration.
At Somerset, ]. w. Stohlman was
reelected mayor for a term of two
years. w. b. Horne and George c.
Spencer were reelected to the
council for similar term.