Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-06-22

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Raney. has placed in service. ready for
countrywide calls. a completely organized
rescue squad supplied with the latest and
most improved equipment required in life
saving work. which embraces resuscitation
Of Illuminating gas. smoke. water and am
mOnia victims. The rescue squad is COM
posed of sixteen specially trained men,
eight of whom will respond to day calls
and eight to night calls.
Miss Mary Susan Smith. aged 50 years,
for So years member of the household
of the late Nathan Cooke, of Gaithersbure
died last Sunday at the home Of Me-. and
Mrs Harold SheetZ, son-in-law and daugh-
ter of Mr.. Cooke. in Winchester, Va. The
funeral took place Tuesday morning from
the home of Mrs. Mary W. Moore. daugh-
ter of Mr.. Cooke. in GaithersbuTg. burial
being in Forest Oak Cemetery. Gathers
burg. Miss Smith is survived by sister
Miss Annie Smith, Of Rockville. and a
brother in the West.
Alexander Armstrong. formerly Attor-
ney General of Maryland. and Attorney
Chas. A. Douglas, of Washington, recently
appointed by Judge Robert B. Peter. in the
circuit court here, committee to look after
the estate of Col, Henry H. Armstead, of
Chevy Chase, who was several weeks ago
declared Of unsOund mind by jury in the
circuit court here, have filed with the clerk
of the circuit court list of Col. Armstead' s
assets. which show his estate to be worth
in the neighborhoOd of $l,500,O00. largely
in stocks and bonds.
Members Of the Maryland Senate. the
county members of the House of Delegates
and county officials were luncheon guests
of DR.. Eugene Jones on Thursday afternoon
Of last week. at the Manor Club after a
tour of this county. The speakers included
David Mcintosh. president of the Senate
! former Senator Blair Lee, Dr. George l..
( Edmunds, Cornelius Clum, Berry E. Clark
and Judge Robert B. Peter. Before going
to the club the guests visited the model
dairy farm of DR.. Thomas j. Kelley, of
Washington. situated near Darnestown.
then they viewed Great Falls and stopped
at National Park Seminary.
/ John Wagner. aged 20 years. son of Nc.
and Mrs. Charles F. Wagner, of Capitol
View. died suddenly on Thursday after
noon of last week Two hours after he had
complained of being sick. Physicians who
attended him declared he suffered hem
two sisters, Miss Sammie Wagner and Mrs.
Raymond BnTgdOrf, and a brother, Charles
Wagner. During the World War he en-
listed in Company X. LIST Infantry, Mary
land National Guard. and served overseas.
The funeral took place Monday morning,
the services being under the auspices OF
the Veterans Bureau and burial was in
Arlington Cemetery
Pythoris. cObras, mambra, giant lizards,
giant snails u feet long when uncoiled, a
chimpanZee, monkeys. helmeted guinea
fowls. gray parrots. all from Africa. will
be soon added to the zoo Of B. L. Riggs,
an animal and reptile dealer of Rockville,
who left Monday night for Boston, where
one Of the largest shipments of rare wild
animals. reptiles and fowls ever brought
TO the United States is due to arrive by
/ steamship from Africa. He will arrange
TO ship them to Rockville as quickly as
they are released from the customs Office
at Boston. Riggs sells them to circuses
ZOOS and to exhibitors generally, having
he said. sold many specimens to zoos al
] Philadelphia, New York. Washington and
other cities.
/ The policy of the telephone company
will not be affected by the decision of the
Supreme Court in the wire tapping cases
according to A. E. Berry. president of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany. who made the following statement
"rhe recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the overlapping cases,
! which makes evidence secured by tapping
telephone wires admissible in a criminal
prosecution. will not have any effect on
/ this companys policy. which has always
been to protect the privacy Of telephone
/ conversations. AS we understand il, the
court does not approve wire-tapplng. 1t
merely states that evidence. thus secured,
is admissible in a criminal prosecution
/ 10 the absence of Federal statute for
bidding it, la most OF the States, inter
cepting and divulgine telephone CONVEX
sations is prohibited. by law. Tapping
wires fer such purposes is trespsss upon
the property of the telephone company
which il will resist"
Policeman Shot wrestling With