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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
LIQUOR VAULT ROBBED.
Thieves Visit to Drug Store Is Re-
ported to Police.

Theft of 260 to 800 pints of liquor
from the Hill 4 Poole Drug Store.
1853 NJ street. SOME time Friday
night was reported to the police by
Herbert w. Poole yesterday afternoon.
The liquor was valued at $3.50.
Entrance to the store. Mr.. Poole
told the police. was gained by break
ing bars from the basement door after
which the thieves broke open a
wooden Vault containing the liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
FATHER ASKS TRIAL
IN DEATH OF GIRL
w. c. Gaines Demands Evil
denCe Showing He Killed
His Own Daughter.

Be tho Associated Press
SEATTLE. Wash. June 26.--
Wallace Cloves Gaines. father of Syl-
Via Howard Gaines. Smith College
graduate. whose body was found he
side Green Lake here June Il. tonight
issued a statement emandinS that he
he tried for his daughters staying. III
there he Il scintilla Of evidence
against me
Miss Gaines was strangled and
beaten to death and had been as
saulted. according to physicians.
y widespread search has been con
Quoted tor man reported to have
been seen near the AXE the night Miss
Gaines was killed. Police have worked
on the theory that the girl was at
tackled by a fiend while she was TAX
Ing an evening stroll through the
grove along the lake and then slain.
but the father has been subjected to
many examinations.
Veteran of World War.
Gaines Is a veteran of the World
War and is suffering from shell shock.
lie is separated from his wife. who
lives in the East
The father has turned ALL his cloth
ing over to criminologists. who are to
examine ii for traces of blood.
In the statement issued from his
bedside through his attorney. Gaines
blamed Sheriff Starwich for directing
suspicion toward him. lie must
prove it now or admit that he has
done a grieNuus wrong" decla red
Gaines.
Ashes from the yard behind The
Gaines home We're dug up today and
given to Luke May. criminologist, for
examination.
Admits Minor Quarrel
The father has admitted that he
had a minor quarrel with his daughter
inst before she set out on the stroll
on which she is supposed to have met
her death.
Miss Gaines was graduated from
Smith College in Mort Hampton, Mass.
in 1925.
The coroner's jury investigating the
Staying today heard the testimony of
seven witnesses. four of whom fixed
the time of the murder of the girl at
between 2 and $50 o'clock the night
of June Is. One of these witnesses
Mrs. Nellie lett, Baker. Greg. testified
she heard from the direction of the
lake "a scream | will never forget ="
and saw man sitting on Il culvert
beside the lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

Belfast Ireland, recently had a
roundup Of all defaulters of the
Naccipatipr law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

Farmers of Chile are taking to
American tractors.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
RIVERDALE.

RIVERDALE, Md, August IA tSpe-
ciaD-An ordinance has been adopted
by the mayor and Town Council of
Riverdale making it unlawful to drive
a motor vehicle within the town at
more than Is miles an hour Those
convicted of violating the ordinance
will he fined not more than $15.
Town Treasurer II. G. Weeks and
Town Clerk r. p Caruthers were del
egated to go to Upper Marlboro to
check taxa BILE property of Riverdale
preliminary to the securing of the
towns road rebate money from the
county.
The clerk was directed to notify the
town bailiff that either he or a rep
resentative was expected to report at
each regular council meeting. JUS
tees of the peace will be notified to
submit a report of fines collected for
violation Of town ordinances.
A dressing of crude oil has beer
applied to the surface of West Madi-
son avenue from the Washington Ba l.
timore boulevard to the town limit.
Members Of the congregation of the
Riverdale Presbyterian Church will
meet next Thursday night at s O'Clock
at the church at the call of the board
of truetees and members of the ses-
sion. Financial conditions Of the
church will be discussed
The Ladies' Aid and Missionary or.
ganization of the church is to meet
next Wednesday morning at II
o clock at the home of Mrs. w w
Thompson, University Park.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
CLARENDON.

cLADENDON. Va. August IA ISpe-
cian.-F'ir" Chief Eaton and other
members OF the local fire department
are urging residents to attend the
health. beauty and food show which
opened Wednesday, and will continue
until next Saturday night at the
Washington Auditorium and from
which the department will reap pro-
portionate financial benefits with
other organizations of Virginia. Wash
ington and Maryland.
The department is operating three
booths ut the carnival. the chief
states. and The amount tho depart
utent receives from the 9ffa:' vii! be
E:.us"u hy the amount Oi business
cone at those piaces. TIE department
has abandoned all plans for carniv;t!s
in the community this year because
the law denies II the right to include
tie paddlewheel which heretofore
las been the greatest sourc" OF rev
enue among the carnival features
Loss Of this type Of income is proving
a serious handicap not only to the
local department, but to the other de-
partments d The county as well. BY
Joining with other organizations in
conducting the carnival in Wasllin4
TON the local department is endeavor-
iuG to offset this loss, and IS appealing
to the citizens of the community for
patronage.
The Woman's civic Club Of CIartn.
don IS doing ali possible to stimulate
interest in the Washington show. and
has appointed the following to assist
the local +ircmen in operating the
booths al the auditorium: Mrs. w. F.
Sunderman, Mrs. j. Thomas Manning
Mrs. J. r. BushonG and Mrs. Smaulc
T.. netwiier.
That the Clarendon department.
might reap a substantial share of the
receipts from the show, tie Ashton
Heights Wnman's Club and Ashton
Heights Cili@"nS' Association are also
c,-uperatinS Thursday night has
been designated rs Ashton Heights
night at the show. and the two organ
i2ations are striving 20 get all resi-
dents of the community to visit the
auditorium that evening.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA, Va. August IA
(Special-Alexandri Handled for
the first time in its history this
week big convention without
any Of the delegates having to
go beyond the confines of the city
to seek housing accommodations
Al the State meeting of the American
Legion. which closed its deliberations
last Wednesday, more than 500 dele
gates We're present. 1t was the first
time in many years that every hotel
in the city was filled. In former years
conventions of any proportion in num-
bers refrained from coming to Alex
andria because Of its limited facilities
for handling a big crowd,
The members of the local Legion
are being cUngrat ulated on the sue
cesSful manner III which the Conven-
tiOn went over.
The plant Of the Fruit Growers EN-
press Co., south of the city, is nearly
half finished ana September has
been fixed to start moving. 1t is eX-
pected to have the new plant in opera
tion by September Is. There are 200
men employed at the plant in the
construction tool houses, machine
shops and other buildings. Several
houses have been erected upon the
lots, which were sold from the tract
by citizens who gave the land to the
fruit growers.
TRe Fairfax County Chamber of
Commerce has started q drive for 500
new members. 1t is planned to have
bra nch of the commerce body in each
village and community in the county.
Odd Fellows to Celebrate.
Members of the Northern Virginia
Odd Fellows Association are making
preparations to participate in the
celebra ton which will he held in
Washington. September 25, in honor
of Gen. T.. W. Bradford of Washing
ton. new deputy grand sire of the
order. After the parade the Virginia
Odd Fellows will hold their annual
* eSSioN in Ciareuduu. The executive
committee OF the lodges has been
visiting the various lodges in North
ern Virginia to stir up interest in
the celebration.
For the past two days the office of
Charles II. Callahan, commissioner of
revenue, has been rushed because of
Evening star., 1926-08-15
WRG|N|ANS PLAN
BIG "SESQU|" DAY
Eight or Ten Floats Will Be
in Parade and Thousands
Present October IL.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va, August l4.-On
October l., Virginia day at the Sesqui-
sands of Virginians will go there.
| The State is to have some eight to
| ten floats in the parade, historical for
| the most part, but some typical of the
| present day. The State Chamber of
Commerce Is to take the lead in the
preparation of the modern-day affairs
and the historical and patriotic orders
| will have a hand in the development
of the others. These floats will cost
| a great deal of money. Gov. Byrd
| and many of the State dignitaries will
| be on hand
Legion on the Warpath.
The Virginia department of the
American Legion has taken to the
! warpath In the matter of the delayed
| memorial to the Virginia dead in the
| World War. The State first proposed
| a memorial of imposing design, non
| utilitarian, and directed the prepara-
| ton of plans. Then there suddenly
came to the fore a movement to have
a carlton substituted for the type
chosen and the General Assembly,
due to propaga nda, cha nged front
and determined to have the carlton.
The commission that had oheyed the
mandate of the Legislature could do
nothing except resign, which il did.
and another was named to carry out
the carlton proposition.
| The legion at its last annual gath
| ering repudiated the carlton in every
way and announced that the time was
| at hand for the organization to pro-
| vide it's own memorial. The resolu-
| tions attack the Legislature for lack
of appreciation" of the services of
the men who went overseas and with
| disregard of the wishes of the sur
| v1vors of that campaign
Boost for Governor
| No sooner had the returns from
| the recent primary in the second con-
! gressional district been tabulated
than the supporters of Representative
Joseph T. Deal discovered that he
might make a governor.
Deal has let 1t be known everywhere
that he is not in sympathy with the
existing conditions under the Yolstead
law and he is being doomed by the
element antagonstic to the act.
Another report is to the effect that
| Two other gentlemen In the I1deWater
| section are getting ready to take a
| fling at the nomination. Lieut.. Gov.
West of Suffolk and Col. Richard l..
Brewer of Suffolk. both in the same
! section as Mr.. Deal, are not dodg1ng
any reference to themselves when the
voters begin discussing the candidates.
They are dry.
James E. Anderson of this city. a
business man, who confessed that he
| was drinking when driving a car and
was sentenced to serve six months in
| iail by Judge Mathews. petitioned for
his release and suspension of the SEN
| tence. The judge. the prosecuting at
| torney and many others signed the
! petition. Gov. Byrd. however, said
! that when persons are convicted of
| this offense and sentenced to prison
| he will stand right behind the law
and see that sentences are served.
SO Mr. Anderson is serving.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
CAPITOL HEIGHTS.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md. August
II iSpecian.-CHnton G.. Light, clerk
to the mayor and council, has written
Attorney General Robinson asking an
opinion as to whether town officials
have authority 10 keep dogs not &C
Companied by their owners off the
streets. and just what authority the
town officials have in the matter. The
attorney general also has been asked
by the town clerk whether the local
bailitfs have authority to arrest traffic
offenders as ViOlatOrS of a town Ordi-
nance rather than as viOlators of the
State law and receive the fees author
lied by town ordinance.
Officers have been elected for the
ensuing year by the Chamber of Com
merte of Capitol Heights as follows:
Robert Ennis. president: James Bar
ret secretary; Charles Connors
treasurer. a banquet for the near
future is being considered.
Road repairs will begin here, it is
planned as soon as the new earth in
the bitches dug by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission for in
stallation Of water mains has settled
Town authorities. II is said. are desir-
Gus of beginning work, although lin
tied funds will not permit a great
deal
Evening star., 1926-08-15
CHERRYDALE.

CHERRGDAIE, Va. August IA
(SperiaN.---Operatiou anu maintenance
OF the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire De
partment for the fiscal year l925-26
cost $4327.33. according to a report
made to u meeting OF tue department
hv r.. +. Chapman, financial secretary
The expenses Of the department are
itemized as follows: Gasoline and oil
SS6.13: alcohol and coal oil, $45,39
tires and accessories, $275.15: repairs
to engines. s39435; acid and soda
s7-.35; building supplies. S6l.S0: build
ing repairs, S664S5; heat. $702 30
light. $1S3.1S; interest and notes
$634.30 printing. and mail, S143.S9
watchman salary. S472.50: miscellane
Gus, s34o.22; motion picture expenses
s255: laundry, S32.13; insurance
s15S.75. Total receipts are given as
s4.710.
The committee IN charge of the re
cent carnival given by the department
reported earnings of 5000. as compared
with $3.50. last years profits The
falling off of earnings was attributed
70 the ban that was placed on paddle
wheels and other games of chance by
tine county authorities.
The meeting voted to participate in
the Washington tiremen's parade to
be held September II. Three pieces
OF Cherrydale apparatus will be in the
line OF march
/; was decided TO request the Ladies
Auxiliary Of the department to as
sumo charge OF the annual harvest
supper to he given the latter part of
this month.
Committee appointments We're an,
nounCed as follows: Membership. John
A Spates. J. w. Mil>tead. Clifton
Reid. +. f. Smith. William r. Nc.
Ciosky: bylaws, X. L. Janson. T.. c.
Johnson. r. F. koester: picnics and
excursions, John A Spates. G. c. Don
aldson and E. c. Johnson.
Evening star., 1926-08-15

the expiration today of the limit for
filing the State income and personal
tax returns. A minimum penalty of
So is provided for failure to make
the returns by tonight. After the
returns are made the tax bills will be
made out and are payable December l,
The temporary bridge over Hunting
Creek will be opened Monday, a delay
in finishing the flooring having
caused the old bridge to be used until
then. Work will Immediately start
on the concrete structure, which must
be finished by November /.
City Manager Morton issued a
statement today that one piece bath
ing suits would not be barred at the
Municipal swimming pool, as the suits
bought by the city for use at the
pool were OF that type with skirts.
The pool will he opened next Thurs
day unless inclement weather should
prevent the finishing touches being
put on.
Plant Worker Injured.
w. A. Harrison, 319 North Colum-
bus street, was seriously injured this
afternoon while at work at the plant
of w. A Smoot and Co. He was
struck in the stomach by board he
was cutting on ri ip saw. his hand
was injured by the lumber as it swung
around. His head struck the saw
frame. cutting cash. He was
treated by DR.. Hugh A. Latane, at
the Alexandria Hospital.
Word has been officially received
here that Bishop NJ. st. George
Tucker has been elected Bishop Coad-
jutor of Virginia. u majority of the
House of Bishops and Standing com
mittee having given their consent.
Three of the children taken to the
circus yesterday by the Salvation
Army, city mission and playground
teachers We're overcome by the heat
They were the only heat prostrations
reported in the city.
An old-fashioned tournament. the
first held in this vicinity since before
the war. will feature the field day,
which will be held on the farm of w.
r. p. Reid. three miles south of here,
next Wednesday. The affair is being
given for the benefit of the Groveton
Community Center. a cake walk
contest will be the feature of the
dancing contest, which will be held
at night.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
POTOMAC.

POTOMAC. Va. August IL tSpefiAln
The town council viii meet Mon
day. al ) pm.
The neNt rlirl, o; the p!otectiN {
health campaign. and preventive
treatment Of diphther!a ard smallpox
amonc school childreU. and pre school
age children Of JefferSoN district. will
he held ~ Jefferson Welfare Health
Center. ueNt Wednesday, with morn
ing ana afternoon hours
The Potomac Baptist Association
meeting held in MANASSAS, Wednes'
day. Thursday and Friday. Mas at
tended by i large delegation from
Del Ray Baptist church. inCiuding s
the pastor. Rev DR. J :. Sewers.
Al i meeting this week of the work
ers council of the SUNDAY School %
NJ. +. Church South. ARRANGEMENTS
were made for observing rally day.
in the early Fall
Mrs. +. l.. Bansam. recently re
turned from China, is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. j. :. Sewers. at the
Baptist parsonage. and addressed the
women's missionary society Of that
church at the August meeting.
Az the last meeting 60. Jefferson
District Fire Department. held Au-
gust :. the department assed resolu-
tion urging tildt the board or super
Visors make a taN levy fer fire proteo-
ton for Arlington County.
citizens gathered en- naSSe for the
formal opening of the new town hall,
Monday night The building is mod
ern and most convenient in every
respect. and besides the large audi
tor1um with excellent stage and light
ing facilities. hardwood floors and
equipment for fraternity uses, con
tains a large fire engine house with
three pieces of modern fire NghtinC
apparatus and tiremer's quarters for
sleepinG and recreation. \ council
chamber and room for S'oi!re Court.
also four steel cells az" i'm he Jall Sc
tion. The reception and entertainment
were preceded by a band concert by
the Citizens Band from Alexandria,
and concluded with dancing from 10
to 1870 pm.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
Damage From Moths.

Damage caused by ordinary clothes
moths exceeds more than 5000. 900 900
each year in the United States alone.
according to 4 recent investigation OF
scientists who sought means to reduce
the figure.
These men discovered that the only
sure means Of preventing damage was
10 spray wooden articles with an odor-
less colOrles> liquid which moth
worms dislike 81 much they starve
As it is the mC,lI worm, and not the
flying rIotn. tA,.; eats, this method
h2S proved entirely effective.
Evening star., 1926-08-15
Taft Still Improving.

QUEREC. quebec, August - GPl.
,'hef Justice Taft OF the United
$tatoS who h2N been i'll AT his sum
in,r nome at Murray Bay. Quebec,
j. reported as continuing to improve.
Mr. Taft caught a very severe cold.
and for while friends were afraid
pneumonia might develop
Evening star., 1926-08-15
MARYLAND PREPARES
TO CHECK FOREST FIRES
Every County Now Organized,
Says Forestry Official, Follow
ing Inspection.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. August 14.-Every
county in Maryland now has an
organization for fighting forest fires,
John r. Curry. assistant forester In
the State department of forestery,
announced this week following his re-
turn from the Eastern Shore, where
a number OF such organizations re-
Gently were formed.
Formerly there was no organization
for the suppression and control Of
fires on the Eastern Shore. Mr.. Carey
said. He pointed out that there now
are ffty-tive forest wardens IN that
section, as compared with approx
mately 325 wardens in the rest OF the
State.
Somerset and Dorchester Counties
lead the Eastern Shore with an or
earization of twelve wardenS each,
while Queen Anne County, with
smaller area Of woodland, has three.
Evening star., 1926-08-15

Queen Mary of England is very
much opposed TO the Charleston
dance and has Cancelled all invita-
tions to functions where such dances
are antiCipated.
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ALEXANDRIA.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IA
resolution appropriating $37,998 as
the city's part for permanent street
.-.... .,uuel' work will he presented to
city council and placed on its final
reading this afternoon. The part paid
by the property owners for this work
will make the total reach approx
mately $4,000. Another resolution,
to be placed on its final reading, will
be one appropriating $12,50O for the
municipal swimming pool. The NOV
ing ordinance requiring draymer to
notify the police of all who move will
be presented.
During June $1,547 was collected in
fines from drunkS and persons charged
with violating the prohibition law, by
Il. f. Hoffman. clerk of the Corpora:
ton Court. This is a decrease over
the amount collected last month of
1892 so. The foregoing amount was
paid by % persons, and 20 went to
Jail for non-payment.
The fire loss in the city during June
was only 5000, according to the month
ly report of j. M. Duncan, jr., chief
of the fire department.. There were
Is alarms.
The first annual meeting OF the
Northern Virginia Hotel Corporation.
owners of the George Mason Hotel of
this city, is scheduled to be held July
II at pm.
Testimony for the defense was re-
sumed at the fourth day of the case
of Mrs. Gladys Z. Cowles Harlow Of
Washington against Mrs. Rose Har-
low and the members of her family
of this city. in which the plaintiff
seeks 100000 for the alleged aliena-
ton of the affections of her husband,
the late John NJ. Harlow.
George X. Bender of this city was
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Newt. Bakers Garden.

Newton d. Baker, former Secretary
of War. has a garden in the rear of
his home at 19200 South Woodland
road, Shaker Heights, where he
nurses potatoes on Saturday after
noon as golfers go tramping on the
Shaker Heights Country Club links.
II have very little trouble with golf
balls driven into my garden" said the
courteous Mr.. Baker, "for / warned
the players not to do 1t, for fear the
balls would cross-fertilize with the
potatoes, and the potatoes would grow
up with hard skins" Cleveland
Plain Dealer