Evening star., 1923-09-23
MT. RAINIER WARS
J ON AUTO SPEEDERS
Citizens, Up in Arms, ASK.
i Legislation TO Stop :
/ : Fast Driving.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, September
22.-Petitions arefbeing circulated and
signed by the majority of. the citi-
zens living along the state highways
summing through the town asking
the mayor and council to take some
steps to curb. the practice of motor
lists using These thoroughfsres for
speedways. The response of the citi-
gems for their signatures, to the pc
titions has been most general 1t is
feit that some remedial legislation
Will be forthcoming at the next meet
Ing of the council
The Mount Rainier Christian
Church will celebrate Homecoming
day tomorrow.
The enrolment IN the local schools
has climbed to $50 in the past week
Departmentalizing the work in the
Mount Rainier building has made
possible the Introduction of two ad-
ditional special cOurseS-in art and
public school music. The eighth A
class of the junior high school de-
partment is doing intensive, work in
English. mathema tics, social science
and general science.
Mrs. Catherine T. Reed, supervis-
ing principal of the three building
system, will meet the patrons of the
Mount Rainier building from $50 am.
to 1880 am: Brentwood building.
from II am. to II m; Cottage City
building, from 1880 pm. to 2:30 pm.
daily.
Base Ball Championship Series.
The Mount Rainier Base BAH Club
- now playing series of games with
the Clinton a. c. of Surrattsville
Tor the Championship of the county.
The local team won the first game
OF the three-ganle series Sunday, 6
TO 4, on foreign field. The second
game Will be played tomorrow on
the local diamond,
The regular meeting of the mayor
and council showed that a little war
has been %aging between cinder con-
tractors for the supplying of cinders
TO the town for its roadways. The
IrSt price quoted when this work
began short while ago was 81 per
yard. When competition developed
Is cents Became the price. To fur
ther promote its interest in the towns S
business one firm quoted a price OF
90 cents. per cubic yard, delivered,
a contract at this figure was ar
ranged for by the council A mo-
rion passed that the pay of the road
man be raised to $140 per month.
It was, agreed to extend the side
walk ON Rhode Island avenue to the
town hall. A petition was received
anu~ptaCsQ IN dts position on the llSt
for a sidewalk on the east side of
35th street. Il cement gutter was
authorized for Bunker Hill road be
tween saith and 35th streets. a town
ordinance was so amended that a
$40 deposit be made befo@R a per
nit will be issued for any building &
70 cost $500 or over.
Announcements are out to the ef-
feet that the annual convention of
the Prince Georges County Sunday
School Association will holh its an
nual convention in the Brentwood
Nj h. Church South October 3 and
10. The chief speaker will be DIR.
A. l.. Lathen of Westchester. Pa.
Among others will be DR.. Isaac Ward
of Washington. Miss Lillian McCor-
mick, superintendent of the children s
work of the Maryland state aSsocia-
tion will talk on children's work.
The Mount Rainier Citizens As
socIation will hold its annual cleo
tion of officers at its regular month
~ meeting on Monday evening. For
the first time in the associations
history there is a contest for the
presidency. Thomas c. Webb has
been nominated to oppose c. ]. Peck
ham, incumbent for reelection.
While Mr. Webb himself is not maxi
ing an active campaign, his friends
are endeayoring in. every way to Sc
cure his election. Secretary H. w.
Blandy. who is candidate to sue
ceed himself, without opposition,
states that the books show close to
$50 paid-up members that are eligible
to participate in this election.