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Evening star., 1923-07-19
JUSTICES HEAR RENT
RULING ARGUMENTS
Pelham Courts Reduction of So, 900
Yearly Called Confscatory
by Counsel.

Chief Justice Mccoy and Justices
Bailey and HoehlinG. sitting in a
general term of the District Supreme
Court under the Ball act. today heard
arguments of counsel on the appeal
of the owners of Pelham Courts, 2115
p street northwest, from a determi-
nation of the Rent Commission made
March 8 last, reducing the income
from the property about $4,000 an
nually. Arguments were made by
Attorneys H. Rozier Dulany. jr.. and
c. B. Garnett for the Radnor Trust
Estate. which owns the building. and
by Chaplin Brown, attorney to the
Rent Commission. The court took
the matter under advisement
Counsel for the owners asserted
that the ruling of the commission is
unconstitutional in that the deter
mination is made retroactive in a
proceeding instituted on the initia-
tive of the commission and not on the
complaint of the tenants. While the
il was made effective as of the prior
January Is. The lawyers also con-
tended that the finding is confiscatory
in that il fails to allow a reasonable
amount of income on the value Of
the building. They pointed out that
the commission had valued the prop
erty at S225,000 when the evidence
showed IL to be worth s250.000 or
S275,Oo and the rentals allowed on
tbe basis of the real value would be
less than per cent.
Attorney Chaplin Brown upheld the
ruling of the commission and denied
that the placing of the date for it's
application back to the date of the
hearing was unconstitutional.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MANY new SCHOOLS
IN PRINCE GEORGES
Improvements Also Being Made
Throughout County for Open
ing in Fall.
Disnntc1 TO The 8,

cpeciaI DIspntcl 10 The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July 10
The Prince Georges county public 4
school system is being made ready
Tor the opening of the fall session in
September. At a number of points
new buildings are being erected. ad-
dltions are being made at other places
and every effort is being made by the
county board of education and PROF
Nicholas Orem, county superintendent
OF schools. to get the schools general
iy In as good shape as possible.
Prof. Orem is each week devotinr
three days 10 visiting the various
schools for conferences with the trus-
tees regarding conditions at their re-
spective schools. .
Among schools which have just
been completed is the Berwvr
heights elementary structure, which
contains two rooms and is q. frame
building with concrete base, and ele-
mentary schools of the same design
at Forrestville, Glen Arden and Upper
Marlboro. The Glen Arden and Mari
boro schools are for colored pupils
Each cost $4,000.
1t is expected that the new eight
room elementary school at Mount
Rainier will be completed within ten
days. Work on the new elementary
school at Cottage City is progressing.
as is work on the four new class.
rooms being added to the Brandywina,
high school. Work has begun on the
addition to the Berwyn elementary
school, which will cost S23.S00. and
give the school total of eight class
rooms.
At the Baden agricultural htgn
school a s1O,500 hollow-tile building
is being erected. which will contain
| an auditorium and rooms for the
classes in vocational agriculture and
! home economies. The building Will
also contain space for a farm shop
and agricultural laboratory.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
HILL THREATENS
,R|TCH|E SUPPORT
Representative Hits Arm.
strong's "Pussyfooting"
on Wet and Dry Issue.
Special Dispatch to The Star. .

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. July 19.-Repre-
sentative John Philip Hill threw a
bombshell into the republican ranks
yesterday when he announced that he
would support Gov. Richie, the
democratic gubernatorial candidate,
II Attorney General Armstrong. the
u. 0. p. candidate. "pussyfooted" on
the wet and dry question.
Asks Positive stand.
IF Mr.. Armstrong is not clear and
positive against the Anti-SaIoon
League and what it stands for, ] shall
take the stump for Ritchie. provided
always that he keeps on talking as
he did to President Harding and acts
accordingly" said Representative
Hill.
Mr.. Hill declared that he would not
support any 'pussyfooter" on the
Volstead question, and added thai
from observation and conversations
which he had had recently, he was
convinced that the chief issues before
the American people were rum rail-
roads and reorganization"
Principle Declared Same.
The principle underlying the three
issues is the same, he said, "the de-
sire for return to the constitutional
government we fought for and won
in 1776.''
TT is not the mere question OF
wet or dry" said Mr.. Hill IT'S the
question of what kind of government
we want for Maryland"
Evening star., 1923-07-19
"BETTY LEWIS HALL"
NEARING COMPLETION.
Fredericksburg Dormitory in Sight
of Historic Kenmore-Work
on Athletic Field.
srec;sI nisn,,oh IN The Star

, Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, July ID
The new dormitory, Betty Lewis Hail."
in sight of historic Kenmore, the one
time home of Betty Lewis. sister of
George Washington. is more than one
half completed and will be ready for
occupancy September 20, when the next
session opens. Work has begun on the
new athletic field. which will have
running track ten feet wide and one
fifth of a mile long. The field will be
ellipitical in shape and the space between
the track made level and grassed and
used for outdoor games and plays and
field athletics.
More students than ever before II
the history of the institution have reg
istered next session for one of the four
degree courses offered at Fredericks-
burg. The summer session is the larE-
est in the history of the school Count
ing the registration for both terms the
total will nearly reach the 700 mark
a trained nurse is being added to the
faculty for next session ana an addi-
tionaI professor in fine and industrial
arts department.
Evening star., 1923-07-19

to the names of the parents of the
bride. She said that he became i'll and
went to his sisters home for the
night
When Mr.. Heaney showed up today
he told newspaper men that his alb
sence was occasioned by a visit to
Baltimore, where he went with the
intention of returning at o'clock for
the marriage ceremony. Meeting rela-
tives in the Maryland metropolis. how
ever, he said, the time passed so
quickly that before he knew 1T his
wedding hour had come and gone,
with forty miles separating the pro-
spective bride and bridegroom.
Heaney got I'm touch with his
fiancee again this morning. He then
obtained license to wed. naming
Father Brooks of st. Aloysius Church
as officiating Clergyman. When the
couple went to the rectory this morn
ing to be welded 1t was discovered
that Father Brooks was on his vaca-
tion. Mrs. Neidfeldt waited at the
rectory for the return of her hus-
band-to-be with another license
naming Father Gallagher as the Off,
ciating clergyman.
After almost an hour of watchful
waiting Mr.. Heaney returned and the
climax to the romance materialized.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
ASK KLAN RECORDS
IN FLOGGING TRIAL
Subpoenas Issued for North Caro-
lima Klaliff by State
Counsel.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
LUMBERTON. n. c.. July 19.-The
Grand Klalif of the Ku Klux klan
in North Carolina and the head of
Fairmont klavern were under sub.
poena today to produce membership
records of the Fairmont organiza-
ton at the trial here of three men
on charges growing out of the fog
ging of two white women near
Proctorville last April.
Developments drawing the Klan
into the trial came last night after
two of the men on trial, Johnson
Hedgepeth and julie Brogden. in pro-
testing their innocence of any con-
nection with the fogging, had denied
on the stand that they We're MEM =
bers OF the klan. State counsel in
requesting issuance Of the subpoenas
said they wanted to determine e
whether Mike Lawson, chief of police
at Fairmont. who is the other de-
fendant. was a member of the or
ganization. They also sought to de-
termine, they said, whether III. L.
Taliaferro, who is under indictment
on charges of tampering with states
witnesses, has any connection with
the Klan.
Mrs. Mary Watson, who is a sister
of Hedgepeth. and Mrs. Hattie Purvis
the victims or the alleged fogging
have testified that all three of the
accused men were members of a
robed band which entered their
homes, took them to a nearby negro
church and whipped them. They
testified there were eighteen in the
band and described each as wearing
a white robe marked with a red star
and a tall. white. red-tasseled helmet
The defense has called more than
dozen character witnesses for
Lawson. who was expected to take
the stand some time today. Under
cross-examination yeste rday Brogden
admitted that he had married his
wife while she had an undivorced
husband and that he had once been
fined for using profanity in public
Evening star., 1923-07-19
CROPS IN VIRGINIA
BELOW AVERAGE
Irregular Prospects Prevail,
According to Semi
Monthly Review.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, July I9-Irregu-
lar crop prospects prevail in Virginia
and, taking the situation as a whole,
conditions are below the ten-year
average, the Virginia crop reporting
service said today in it's semi-month-
iy review.
crops In southwest Virginia are in
good condition. the review stated. due
10 favorable although late season in
,hat section. Other sections of the
state have suffered from the long
drouth. which still prevails in many
communities, according to the review.
A better yield Of wheat than was ex-
pected is noted in the southern and
central sections, where a large part
OF the crop has been threshed. while
the outlook for an average yield in
other sections is said to be good.
While tobacco has made some prog
ress during the month, the report
said, 1t adds that the crop Is still suf-
fering from a lack of rain.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, July 10 (SpeciaD.
William H. McCeney of Colesville
will. it was announced today, he can
didates for democratic nominations
for the house of delegates at the
primary election early in September.
1t is known that for some time past
friends have been importuning them
to stand for the nominations and they
have. 1T is understood. finally Welded.
although against their personal in
clinations Both are prominent and
DR.. George 1. Edmonds of Rock
vile. who represented the county in
the last house of delegates, Is the
only other candidate in the field Four
nominations are to be made and 1t
looks at this time as If there will be
no contest.
$4,000 Damage Suit.
AS result of the arrest on Decem-
ber Is last of George Giradi and
Cairo Prospect, young businessmen of
Washington, suits were filed by them
against Joseph w. Cain. also of Wash
ington. each claiming damages in the
amount of $4,000.
1t is represented in the declarations
that warrants charging the plaintiffs
with the larceny of personal property
of the defendant in September last,
were issued at the instance of Cain
who also. 1t is charged. swore at the
taken his property. 1t is claimed by
the plaintiffs that the prosecution was
prompted by righteousness on the
part of Cain and that it was without
reasonable or probable cause.
At the preliminary hearing before
Judge Samuel Riggs in the police
court here the cases were dismissed.
Both plaintiffs are represented by
Attorney John A. Garrett of Rock :
VILE.
Two physicians having declared
Charles Grossell to be of unsound
mind, the county commissioners have
directed that he be committed to
Springfield Asylum, Sykesville, Md,
pense of the county and state.
The commissioners have also or
dered Carrie v. Fulks committed to
the same institution. the circuit court
here having adjudged her to be of
unsound mind.
Miss Amanda B. Griffith, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Griffith Of
Jamestown, this county. died Tues
day afternoon in a Baltimore hospi-
tai following an operation tor an in
ternal trouble. She is survived by
both parents, two sis-e-s and four
brothers. The funeral will take place
this afternoon from the home Of her
uncle, G. w. B. Bartlett, at Gathers
burg.
Suit Over Auto Collision.
Growing out of an automobile col
lision on the Rockville -Gaithersburg
pike on August 12 of last year, Will
liam G. Butler of Washington has
filed suit in the circuit court here
against Ernest w. Moxley of this
county. claiming $3.50 for damages
to his automobile. 1t Is charged that
the acciGa was due to recklessness
on the part of Moxley in operating
his machine. Attorney John A. Car
rett of Rockville represents the
plaintiff.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
BOYS CAMP TO OPEN.
Activities to Begin July % on
Farm Near Quantico.

The BOYS Club camp will open
July 2S at Quantico. Va, it was an
nounced today. Boys may attend for
p week or the full period of the
camp. Parents should communicate
with the superintendent of the Bows
Club. 230 c street northwest. tele-
phone Main 1894.
The camp activities will be con-
Quoted on the farm of Mrs, Dora Rob-
inson. Immediately south of Brown
Field at Quantico. Swimming is safe
and will be strictly supervised. One
thousand acres of woods and a large
playing field are availa able. and ath-
leticS will form a good part of the
camp program. Camp work will be
done by the boys, and the camp fire
at night with it's stories and songs,
will end each day.
The camp is available to any boy
in Washington between twelve and
seventeen years old. The rates are
$3.50 Per week for boys under six
teen and 81 80 for bows over that age.
Those wishing to help some boy at
tend the camp who otherwise would
not be able to go can send such q
lad for two weeks for $40.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
Motors,
Record of Ford
For Six Months
BY the Associa ted Press,

BY the Associat ted Press
DETROIT, July 19.-Ford motor
No. 100000 went off the assembly
line at the Ford Motor Company
plant here July II, it became
known today, establishing a new
100000 production record.
The last 100000 motors have
been produced In just six days less
than six months. Motor No. 100000
was turned out January ID. Pro-
duction at the start of the last
100000 was approximately 4,S00
motors a day, and on the ipcreased
schedule in effect since has been
brought to more than 1000.
The average for the period was
slightly above GIL a day for the
149 working days, an average of
more than 166.670 month. Motor
No. 100000 was produced eight
months after, No. 100000. Increased
plant facilities enabled the COM
pany to clip two months off the
schedule in turning out the last
100000 motors.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MILES HAVEN LOT SALE
ATTRACTS BIG CROWD
Mansion House Brings $1,000, and
Forty-Nine Tracts Are
Also Auctioned,
Special Dispatch to The Star

Specai Dispatch TO The Star
EASTON, Nd, July ia crowd
estimated at 1000 persons attended
the sale of Miles Haven on Miles
river near Royal Oak, about Ave
miles from Easton on the new state
road. now building, that connects
Claiborne with Easton, yesterday after
room The United Realty Company of
Washington, with NJ. J. Freeman in
charge, reld the sale.
This sale means the beginning of
another town or community in Tai
bot county. or, rather, a summer COL
ony. Miles Haven, the beautiful
property fronting on Miles river and
the new state road, formerly belong
ing to j. s. Ferguson, was subdi-
vided into large building lots. fifty
5n number. The mansion house with
Ave lots was sold to Mrs. Devilbiss
of Carroll county, Nd, for $4,000 1t
is understood she expects to make
this into summer hotel and tea
room.
The remaining lots, forty-five in
number, sold on an average at less
than $3.50 each.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
WASHINGTON SWIMMER
BROWNS IN SEVERN
Body of Harry F. Miller. Twenty
Five, Not Yet Recovered
From River.

Harry F. Miller. twenty-five years
old, 4727 Georgia avenue, was
drowned in the Severn river near
Glenburnie. Md, yesterday afternoon
while swimming. Two other swim
mers went to his rescue, but his body
did not come to the surface.
He was a native of this city and
resided with his mother, Mrs. Mary
Miller, and his wife at the Georgia
avenue address. He was at Glen
burnie visiting his sister. Mrs. Z. c.
Taylor, who had rented cottage for
the week. His body had not been
recovered this morning. He was q
member of the Woodmen of the
World
Evening star., 1923-07-19
VIRGINIA NOW BUYS
/ OWN STATE BONDS
Collects Interest on Them and
Uses Money to Purchase
!. More Securities.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
RICHMOND, Va, July 1s.-Virginia
is buying her own bonds and retiring
them. collecting the interest on them
and using that fund with which to
add to her own store of her securi
ties. This is according to the pro-
visions of the debt settlement, and at
the rate the state is taking up the
bonds they will be redeemed long be-
fore the time specified in the settle
ment.
The purchases so far this month
by the sinking fund commission are
in excess of s71.000. The commits
sioners go into the open market and
buy the bonds. Formerly the state
would advertise for bids for selling
the same and usually that was at a
time when the bonds were found to
be higher than the average price.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
Bridegroom appears
after 24-HOur PrOcrastirlatiOn

After waiting more than twenty
four hours for her procrastinating
fiance, Mrs. Mary ,Niedfeldt. forty years
of age. became Mrs. John w. Heaney
this afternoon in st. Aioysius Church
rectory.
Agitated and noticeably suffering
from the heat. Mr.. Heaney. who is
also forty and an employe Of the
Government Printing Office, appeared
at o'clock at the rectory, where his
prospective bride was waiting. Rev.
Z. Gallagher, s. J., married them.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Heaney set
out for the license. His bride waited
for him. When she had received no
word of his whereabouts last night
she appealed to the police to seek her
prospective husband, fearing that he
had met with either foul play or
some unexpected interference. The
bride said today. however. that she
later learned he had become suddenly
Ill from nervousness after leaving the
marriage license bureau in the court
house. She ascribed some of his nerv-
BUSINESS to the fact, that he knew so
very little of her people that he
was not able to answer questions as
Evening star., 1923-07-19
SUPPLIES OWN WHEAT.

| by the Associated Press
PARIS, July 19.-For the first time
in many years France will not be
obliged to import wheat after August.
as its crop of the grain is much larger
than was expected.
1t is estimated that the harvest will
yield from 100000 to 5000, 900 tons,
which, with 100000 tons anticipated
from Algeria. will be sufficient to
meet all requirements
The crop situation is expected to
increase the value of the franc. whose
depreciation is partly due TO importa-
tion of wheat, the total since last
August amounting to 100000 tons.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MOTHERS OF GIRL SCOUTS
MEET IN FALLS CHURCH
Miss Ruth G. White, District Di-
rector, Makes Address-Of-
ficers Nominated.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, July ia
meeting of the mothers of Falls
Church Girl Scouts was held at the
parish hall yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Miss Ruth c. White, Dis
trict director, was present, and ex-
planned much of the work which here
tofore had not been clearly under
stood here.
A revised constitution and bylaws
was adopted. and by a maj jority vote
it was decided that the council com
mittee shall be composed OF ten
mothers. and that the captain shall
also be a member of the committee.
Council Committee Names.
A committee. appointed by the tenn
porary chairman, Mrs S. S. Cline
composed of Mrs. J. c. VI. Valentine
Mrs. p. B. Nourse and Mrs. H. Cow
ard. presented the following names
for the council committee: Mrs. Louis
Cook, Mrs. F. W. Jones, Mrs H T.
Moran, Mrs. L. p. Harrison. Mrs. S
S Cline. Mrs j. C. NJ Valentine, Mrs
II. Coward, Mrs. p B. Nourse. Mrs
J. r. Baylin and Mrs. w w. Fowler
The first Monday in October shall
be the annual meeting day, and the
annual dues of the council commit
tee members shall be 81.
Officers Named.
A committee composed of Mrs E.
r. Harrison. Mrs. F. w. Jones and
Mrs. II. K. Moran. presented the fol-
lowing names for the officers, who
shall retain office until October, 1924
Chairman. Mrs. S. S. Cline; vice chair
man, Mrs H. Coward; secretary
treasurer. Mrs. r. +. Nourse.
Committee chairmen will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
1O-CENT GAS PROSPECT.
Drops to 12 Cents in Rate War
in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. July 10
Predictions that the price of gasoline.
reduced to IL cents a gallon here yes
terday by independent dealers. would
fall to 10 cents or less within a day
or two were heard today.
The large companies still are sell
ing at 10 cents. The smaller ones,
in a rate war among themselves, have
reduced IL to IL cents.
Rumors are afloat that the large
companies are considering a plan to
fix a price so low that the independ-
ents can not meet it.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
MISS CRAWFORD DIES.

Mss Rachel 4. Crawford. for thir-
ty years a clerk in the Treasury De-
partment. died today at her home, at
the Portsmouth apartments Fune-
raj services are TO be held at 4 o'clock
tomorrow at Gawler's undertaking
establishment. Interment is TO be
Sunday al Delphi. Ind
Miss Crawford. who was a member
of the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, was a graduate of the
Western College for Women, at Ok
ford, Ohio.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
FIVE INJURED when
AUTOS TELESCOPE
Machines Wrecked in Trying to
Avoid Smash Up With
Third Car.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK. Md, July 1s.-Trapped
in two crowded automobiles when
they "telescopcd" at kernstown. Va.
when the drivers attempted to avoid
colliding with a third machine. five
Frederick county persons were in
jured.
The injured. all of whom are at the
Winchester. Va, Memorial Hospital.
are: Franklin Jeans, Brunswick. both
legs fractured,,a arms and face bruised
seriously hurt; Helen Sterling, Point
of Rocks. cut about face and body. be-
lteved seriously hurt; Mrs. HI. A.
Mohler. Point of Rocks, cut apd
bruised; William Jeans. Brunswick
Gu about the head: III. l.. Elliott,
Point of Rocks. injured chest
Evening star., 1923-07-19
KILLED BY TRAIN.
pecial Dispatch TO The Star.

FROSTBURG. Md, July 19.--John
II. Zimmerman, aged twenty-seven,
unmarried, son Of David Zimme rman.
was fatally injured early yesterday
when run over by Baltimore and
Ohio coal train near lockwood. He
was helping on the train when he
fell under, both legs and one arm
being crushed.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
TEN LIQUOR INDICTMENTS.
Five Plead Guilty in Campbell
County Court.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Spec1aI Dispatch 10 Ihe Star.
-LYNCHBURG, Va. July 19.-The
Campbell county grand jury at Rust
burg returned ten indictments for al
legged violations of the state prohibi-
tion law, and H. Long, Mamie Jack
son, c.. E. hawthorne and John HI.
Page. upon pleas of guilty. were fined
$50 each and given sixty-day suspend
ed sentences.
Tom Jackson was tried and ac-
auited.
Evening star., 1923-07-19
ENGINEER IS KILLED.

CARTERET, n. J.. July 19.-Engi-
neer Mccarthy of Central New Jer-
sey railroad freight train was killed
when his engine and six cars left the
track and overturned OH curve near
here today