The Washington times., 1925-10-27
MON 7 GOMERY
YOUTH HELD
IN DEATH
Prisoner Didn't Know Gun
Was Loaded-Parent-
Teachers Elect

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Oct. 27.-At a
preliminary hearing before Judge
Samuel Riggs in the police court
here today, Edward Jackson, eight
een-year-old colored youth Of the
vicinity Of Takoma Park, D. c., was
held for the action Of the Novem-
Der grand jury, without bail, on a
charge of murder. Ralph Doores,
sixteen, colored, Of Takoma Park,
this county, was shot by jackson
in a woods near Doores' home the
afternoon of October Is, it is said,
and died three hours later in the
Takoma Park Sanitariun1.
Within a few minutes after the
two boys had left Doores' home,
Edward with a rifle and Doores
with a shot gun, DooreS was shot
in the forehead by Edward. Accord
ing to Edwards version, Doores
snapped his unloaded gun at him
and he raised his rifle and pulled
the trigger, forgetting that he had
few minutes before placed cart
ridge in the weapon. 1t was not
shown that the boys had Quarreled
or were not good friends.
A large number OF the patrons
and other friends of the Rockville
High School met in the assembly
hall at the high school building
and organized the Rockville Parent
Teacher Association with the fol-
lowing officers: President, F. Bar
nard Welsh; vice president, Mrs.
Leonard L. Nicholson; secretary.
Mrs. S. j. Goode; treasurer, Guy
Carter; membership committee, Mrs.
Walter A. Williams, chairman, and
Mrs. Frank H. Karn, Mrs. F. Bar
nard Welsh, Mrs. J. Brawner Mich
olson and Mrs. Roger Shaw. The
next meeting will be held the third
Thursday evening of November and
after that the last Thursday in
each month win be the regular
meeting night.
A similar organization has been
formed at Colesville with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs.
Truman B, Cissel; vice president.
Mrs. Huntington; secretary, Mrs.
Claude Hobbs; treasurer, Mrs. Jere-
miah Hobbs.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Frederick w. Fauf-
coner, 80, of Brunswick, Nd, and
Miss Isabelle Brashears, 10, of
Knoxville. Md; Milton Rudolph
Coulter, 81, of Brentwood, Md, and
Miss Gladys May Cole, Is, of Cabin
John, Nd; George Alexander, q,
of Silver Spring, Nd, and Miss
Alice Wienes, %, of Savage, Md;
Dallas NJ. Grayd, 81, of Washing
ton, and Miss Lucille NJ. Anderson,
81, of Winchester, Va, and Frank
c. Van Dalsum, 80, and Miss The
odora D. Drum; "a, both of Wash.
ington.
In the presence Of a very large
gathering of Catholic Daughters of
America from various parts Of the
county and elsewhere, sixteen can
didates were initiated into member
slip in Court Archbishop Curley, of
Gaithersburg, in st. Martins audi
forum, Ga.thersburg, Sunday after
noon.
The ceremonies were in charge Of
the regular degree team of the
Gaithersburg court, and We're con-
Quoted by the grand regent, Mrs.
p. Schwartz. Mrs. Sarah
Smith, grand regent Of Court Fred
erick, of Frederick, Md; Mrs. May
Cissell, grand regent of Court Forest
Glen, of Forest Glen, this counCy,
and Mrs. Butler, of Hagerstown,
district deputy, spoke briefly, and
following the initiation the Rev
erend Charles o. Rosensteel, pastor
Of st. Johns Catholic Church, Forest
Glen, and the Reverend John 5.
Cuddy, pastor of ST. Martins
Church, Gaithersburg, addressed the
gather ng. Delightful refreshments
were served by the ladies Of the
Gaithersburg court.