Evening star., 1924-04-12
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April Il (Spe-
ciaD Because the marriage licenste
clerk here erred in the form OF oalh
administered to sidant Mill14m of r. Gather rg
burg. this county, when he ooCaineu
a license March % last to marry MISS
Virginia L. Mobley, also OF IallnetS,
burg, the young man was acqultteu
in the circuit court here or chaFse
of perjury. ,-,-
The Indictment charged that Thomp-
son gave the girls age as nineteen
wears, when he knew her 70 pe seH
eral years younger. FORMER state
Attorney Thomas L. Dawson, VINO
ranpesented the defendant, raised the
noint that Thompson had not sworn
one way or the other concerning tht
girls age, and the court proIhptlS
agreed with him.
Although the license was ISSUED
the marriage did not take place pc
cause the parents prevented the
ceremony.
The American Legion posts of Mont
gomery county have offered gola
medal to the public school pupil OF OF
ESSAY on why Communism Is
Menace to Americanism." The con
test will be limited to Pupils between
the ages of twelve and eighteen year.
and all essays must be IN the hanuS
of Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent of schools, by June
Is. The county board of education
will name the judges.
The winner of the county prize will
participate in state wide contest Tor
three prizes offered by the state or
ganization Of the legion, and the win
ner of the state contest will take part
in a nationwide contest.
Acquitted of Liquor Charge.
Michael Hurdle, a young resident OF
Kensington, this county, was found not
guilty by jury in the circuit court here
OF violating the local option law Of the
county. 1t was represented by William
Nichols of this vicinity that Hurdle had
sold him intoxicating liquor, but tn"
Jury decided Nichols was mistaken. a
number of similar cases against others
in which Nichols was the principal wit
ness. were dismissed at the suggestion
of States Attorney Garrett:
The HeRderSon-Smith-Ed EdmondS Post
of the American Legion of Rockville
has undertaken to care for the trfangu-
lar piece of ground in front of the Rock
Vile courthouse, in which is located
monument to the Confederate dead. and
committee consisting OF warner 4.
Pumphrey, Robert Peter, jr., and Hugh
Bickford has been named to see that the
grass is kept cut, the flower beds at
tended to and that no rubbish collects.
Legion Celebration.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF lHe AiuoElCdIl II
Legion posts at Rockville, Kensing
ton. Sandy Spring. Silver Spring will will
make arrangements for a joint cele
bration of Memorial day. 1t is tho
plan to hold the exercises at Rock
VILE, probably in the morning, and
TO have former service men attend
in uniform.
]. Lawrence Burdette, leading anna
teur base ball pitcher of Montgom-
cry county, and mainstay in the box
last season for the Boyds team of the
Montgomery County League, who was
arrested Thursday night in connec-
tion with the death of Clarence NJ.
Griffith, well known resident of the
upper section of the county. who died
early in the week in a Washington
hospital. as result of injuries isus-
tained in a fall the night of March
80, was yesterday afternoon released
on bail in the amount of $4,000.
While the warrant against Bur
dette charges murder. State Attorney
Garrett conferred with Judge Robert
B. Peter and they agreed that the
young man should be. admitted to bail.