The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
SLEMAN URGED
To RUN FOR
CONGRESS
Montgomery County Man May
Enter Contest Against
Cong. Zihlman.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March A.
Paul Sleman, member Of the Rock.
Vile and District Of Columbia bars,
whose home is at Chevy Chase, is
being urged to become a candidate
for the Republican Congressional
nomination in this district and
there is understood to be a strong
probability that within the next
few days he will make known his
purpose to run against Congress
man Frederick N. Zihlman.
Sheriff Clay Plummer was mott.
fled recently that about q hundred
line fowls had been stolen from
the chicken houses of Harry Fraley
and William Dove, who live on
adjoining farms near Redland, and
detailed Deputy Sheriff Clifard L.
Howard and Officer Lawrence
Clagett to investigate. 1t was
learned that the chickens were
hauled away in a motor truck and
that the truck belonged to a resi-.
dent of ken-Gar, near Kensington.
The officers arrested Edward Pratt,
alias Edward jackson, and Gus
Rogers. colored residents of Ken
Gar, and they are now in Jail here
According to the officers, the men
admitted taking the chickens and
selling them in Washington.
Licenses have been issued here
for the marriage Of Clarence c.
Robey and Miss Estelle NJ. Isaac,
both of Washington; Eldridge p.
Byrd. Of Dayton, Va, and Miss
Elizabeth M. Hamel, Of Washing.
ton; George M. Klein and Miss
Louise E. Little, both of Alexan-
dria. Va; Halter Garrison and Miss
Jennie L. Offutt, both Of this com.
ty, and Frank J. johnson, Of this
county. and Miss Emma T. Simp.
son. OF Frederick county.
On a charge of obtaining $50
from Jonathan j. Bohrer, Of this
county, by means Of a bad check,
Harry l.. Bissett, a young resident
OF the Cabin John neighborhood,
was before Judge Riggs in the
police court here. He furnished
5000 bail for appearance at a hear.
ing tomorrow.
Many Republican women OF Mont.
gomery county and elsewhere at.
tended the luncheon, bridge and
nah Jong party at the Columbia
Country Club, Chevy Chase, yester
day afternoon. given by the Re.
publican Women's Club of Mont.
gomery County. of which Mrs.
Harry A. Dawson Of Rockville. IS
chairman. Mrs. w. Bladen Lown.
des Of Baltimore, who is National
Republican Committeeman for Marv.
and. was guest of honor and pr'n-
cipal speaker. Mrs. Edward l..
Stick, vice chairman Of the county
club and also vice president of
the Maryland League Of Republican
Women; Mrs. Paul Sleman, wife OF
the chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee for the
county, and Mrs. Eugene E.
Stevens. assisted Mrs. Dawson with
the arrangements.
The Montgomery authorities still
believe that Henry OVAL, sixty
years old, who made his home
alone in shack on Riverview
Island, in the Potomac River, two
miles above Seneca, this county,
who disappeared two weeks ago,
was robbed and murdered and his
body thrown into the river or
otherwise disposed Of, and are con-
Quoting their Investigations along
this theory. Sheriff Clay Plummer,
Deputy Sheriff Clifford L. Howard
and Officer Lawrence Clagett, who
are conducting the investigation,
are endeavoring to locate the body,
the finding Of which will result in
a prompt arrest.