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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
z MILES OF ROAD
BUILDING ASKED
Prince Georges Commission.
ers to Recommend Lat
eraI Construction.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY a STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, April IT,
recommendations for construction OF
approximately q miles of lateral roads
on IL highways in the county during
the coming year were made by the
Prince George County commissioners at
their weekly meeting yesterday and will
be forwarded to the State Roads Com
mission Immediately.
The recommendation call for the
building of five gravel and five con-
crete roads. while it will be necessary
to confer with the roads commission
engineers before 1t is definitely decided
which surface will be used on the other
two.
The roads will be paid for out of the
$l34.OO0 gas tax refund and the $780,
900 bond issue recently authorized.
Just how much the projects recon-
mended will cost cannot be learned
until the roads commission has passed
on the estimates made by the county
commissioners, but it was stated that
all the funds available from the two
sources would not be expended this year.
Roads to Be Improved.
The roads recommended are:
Extension Of the Brandywine road
from its present terminus three miles
toward AquaSco, gravel.
Extension of the Grain highway
Croome road. past Croome, four miles,
gravel.
Completion of lateral road from the
present terminus of River road by way
of the present country road to the De-
tense highway, about one mile, con-
crete.
Extension of the Livingston road from
Piscataway toward Charles County line,
three miles, gravel.
Construction of two miles of gravel
road from the National Defense high
way to Bowie via the Laurel-BoWle
road.
Construction of lateral road from the
Baltimore boulevard to the Edmonston
road via Jefferson avenue, Riverdale,
one and one-fourth miles, concrete.
Extension of Central avenue from
Halls Station to the Grain Highway,
mile, concrete.
Completion of the Jackson Goodheart
road from Riggs road to the Montgom-
cry County line, about mile, concrete.
Extension of Riggs road to Old Pow
der Factory road. about miles, gravel.
Near District. Line.
Construction of lateral road from the
pT6Se0L tEIulliluS VI SAdpcl 1OdO OFCI
Roosevelt avenue to the District line,
approximately 1000 yards, concrete.
If it is found possible to complete
the road from Landover to Upper Marl-
boro by way of Oak Grove with gravel
surface the commissioners will recon-
mend the entire IL miles of this road
be built this year. If the State roads
commission insists that this road be
concrete, only miles will be recon-
mended, to include the portion from
Landover to Largo.
The twelfth road recommended by
the commissioners is that from Gordons
Corner on the Washington road to
Hunts Corner on the Livingston road,
which is about 3 miles. 1t will be neces-
sary to confer with the road engineers
also on the project to learn whether
it shall be gravel or concrete
In addition to making the road
recommendations the commissioners
granted franchise to the Consolidated
Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. of
Baltimore to build gas mains into
Laurel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
POSITION is REAFFIRNfED.
Chamber Of Commerce Favors Action
for New Courthouse.

Tor new Courthouse.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 17.-The
Rockville Chamber of Commerce at its
meeting last night unanimously adopted
resolution reaffirming its position in
favor of erection of modern court
house on an adequate site and urging
its courthouse committee and the county
commissioners to proceed to carrying
out plans heretofore announced, pro-
viding the project can be legitimately
forwarded without further legislative
action and the square Immediately
west Of the present structure be pur-
chased at reasonable price.
The resolution as originally presented
by DR.. George L. Edmonds deplored
and criticized opposition of State Sena-
tor Eugene Jones to the courthouse
project and the road construction pro-
gram favored bv the House of Dele
gates, but this paragraph of the resolu-
ton was stricken out after objection
to 1t by George L. Lamar, Harold G..
Smith and William F.. Prettyman.
After A. B. Bernstein had explained
that the annual field trials and bench
show Of the Maryland Fox Hunters
Association would be held at Rockville
the week of November 4, resolution
was unanimously adopted pledging CO.
operation of the chamber. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed to this
end: DR.. Edmonds, Leonard L. Nichol-
son, jr., and Roger Shaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Benefit OPERA HELPS
KENMORE FUND BY $4,000
Metropolitan Company Gives Pro-
ceeds of "Manon" Performance
to Restoration Program.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April IT.
Approximately $4,000 viii be added to
the restoration fund Of the Kenmore
Association, the net proceeds Of the
benefit performance of "Manon," given
by the Metropolitan Opera Company in
New York Saturday night, under the
auspices of the New York committee of
the Kenmore Association.
Mrs. H. II. Smith, executive secre.
tary of the Kenmore Association, is in
receipt of two kilograms from New
York members Of the committee telling
of the results of the evenings enter
tainment.
Mrs Harris r. Childs, chairman of
the New York committee for Kenmore,
wired: Everything went on well. KEN
more may count on $4,000" Mrs. Rob-
ert M. Lttlejohn. assistant treasurer
New York committee, telegraphed:
"Will have between $4,000 and SIC, 900
for our beloved Kenmore"
Local officials of the Kenmore As
ISOLATION are rejoicing at the good news
and are deeply appreciative Of the
splendid efforts of the New York Wonl-
en-. The Kenmore fund recently was
increased by $1,000 as the result OF q
benefit performance of Rose Marie"
given in Chicago by the Illinois COM
mittee for Kenmore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
EVANSVILLE CHARITY
DIRECTORS ELECTED
Beltsville, Riverdale and Other
Towns in Prince Georges Sec
tion Represented on Board.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, April 17.-Per-
manent organization of the Associated
Charities of Hyattsville and Vicinity has
been effected. DR.. B. p. Robertson,
pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Hyattsville, served as chairman of the
organization meeting and the following
were elected directors:
From Beltsville, Mrs. John Armiger;
Riverdale, Mrs. Henry Peck All Mrs.
Herbert Roby; Hyattsville, Mrs. Retta
D. Morris, Mrs. James L. King, Mrs.
Norval H. Spicknall, DR.. Leonard Hays,
Mrs. James Severe, Mrs. Edgar Long,
G.. Hodges Carr, Maury H. Brown and
Edward A. Fuller, jr.; Mount Rainier.
Mrs. F. w. Cawthorne; Decatur Heights,
Mrs. N. o. Brigham and Mrs. NJ. j.
Bond; Brentwood, Mrs. E. c.. Helm.
Mrs. Retta D. Morris, chairman; Mrs.
Edgar Long, recording secretary and
Mrs. James l.. King. treasurer. will con-
tinue as officers until the expiration OF
the organizations year, next Thanks
giving day. A meeting of the organiza-
ton was planed yesterday, but because
of the unfavorable weather was post
poned until next Tuesday afternoon, at
2:30 o'clock at the Office of Mrs. Morris
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Citizens TO Study
New Budget Plan
Proposed for ID. G..

The Citizens' Advisory Council
VIII meet at 8 O'Clock Friday
night in room 500. District Build
ing.
Members Of the fiscal relations
committee of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations are invited
to be present, as the five-year
financing program for the Dis
trict, recently drawn up by Dis
trict Auditor Daniel j. Donovan,
will be under consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Mrs. Mamie E. Gray Expires.

HYATTSvILLE, Md, April 17.-Mrs.
Mamie e. Gray, 10 years old, widow of
Joseph e. Gray, died early this morning
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Marion Reynantti Edmonson. Funeral
Friday morning. Interment Evergreen
Cemetery, Bladensburg. She Is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Rosetta Coulter
of washington, Mrs. Reynantti and
four sons, Edward Of Washington Artie
81 E0monson and LeInuel and Be1jamin
OF HyattSyille-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April II (Spe-
ciaD On request of the Montgomery
County authorities, Blake D. Merson,
formerly in the automobile business at
Rockville and Bethesda, was arrested at
Fayette, N. c., where he Is said to have
recently embarked in business, and Is
being brought to Rockville to answer
two indictments charging embezzle-
ment, which were returned by the grand
jury recently in session here.
The University of Maryland Glee
Club will give concert in the Rock
vile High School gymnasium Friday
evening, April 26, for the benefit OF 6
fund to pay for handsome piano re-
Gently donated by the Parent-Teacher
Association TO the gymnasium. It will
be followed by dance. Arrangements
are in charge of committee consist
ing of Mrs. j. Somervell Dawson, L.
Fletcher Schott and Kenneth Petrie.
Road Work Request.
At their weekly meeting yesterday
the county commissioners decided to re-
quest the State Roads Commission to
construct, out of the county's share of
the post and lateral road funds of 1929
and 1880, one mile of cement road from
Etchison toward Damascus. the final
one-hah mile of pike from Jamestown
to Seneca and one and one-fourtn miles
OF improved road from the end OF the
construction from Brookeville toward
Sunshine. The board also passed q
resolution authorizing the State Roads
Commission to award the contract for
the construction of about nine-tenthS
of a mile from Forest Glen to the
Brookeville pike, ut the triangle, to
H. H. HirShberger of Baltimore, who
was the lowest bidder. The entire work
in connection with the project will cost
$31 ,088.55, it was stated.
The report of Judge Samuel Riggs for
March shows fines and costs in criminal
cases totaling $2.024.50 were collected
in the Police Court at Rockville and
costs amounting to $59.25 were collected
in civil cases.
Time Set for Protests.
The county commissioners have fixed
May Z, at noon, to hear pro sests, II any,
against granting permits for operation
of Roma Gardens, on the Rockville
pike, at MontroSe, and the swimming
pool at Chevy Chase Lake, as applied
for by Frank r. Abbo and the National
Capital Natatorium Co., respectively.
Each application was accompanied by q
certified check for 81 1000, which is the
annual license fee for the conduct Of
such establishments in the county.
Charles Evely of the vicinity of Etch-
ison was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Game Warden Carroll Waters ON q
charge of allowing two of his dogs to
run at large. He deposited collateral In
the amount of $2750 for his appear
ance In the Police Court here for trial.
Evely was the first person to be ar
rested in the county this year on such
a charge.
A license was yesterday issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage Of Carl c. Covington, 81, and
Miss Lula Mae Green, Is, both of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
CADETS TO ATTEND FETE.
$50 Of Arlington High Schools Will
Go to Winchester.
By q star Correspondent Of The Star.

~ t$s1A 0sAAtSbtAAeSAs ~ AAAs w.
BALLsiaoN, va, April County
Superintendent Of Schools Fletcher
Kemp has agreed TO permit $50 cadets
of the Washington and George
Mason High Schools to participate In
the apple blossom festival parade in
Winchester tomorrow, he announced
today. ts
The cadets will leave their respective
schools In buses at $3.50 tomorrow
morning. but must pay their own fares
and must have the permission of their
parents to make the trip, since the
school board cannot lawfully provide
the money for the trip and Kemp does
not feel justified In taking the RESPONSE
bility for the safety of the students.
1t was also announced by Kemp that
Is students Of the shorthand and type
writing classes of the Washington
High School will participate on Satur-
day In the State commercial contest
10 be held In Fredericksburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

services will be held Friday morning
at the home Of her son In Berwyn.
Interment Louden Cemetery, Baltimore,
where her husband is buried. Mrs.
Griffith was q native Of Friendship,
Anne Arundel County, Nc. She is sur
vived by two sons, DR.. Webb Griffith OF
Asheville, N. c., and DR.. w. Aller Grif-
nth Of Befwyn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
C. OF c. MEETS TONIGHT.
Arlington Body to Consider Fund
for Zoning Engineer.


CLARENDON. Va, April II Especially.
With the zoning Commission handi-
capped by a lack Of the services Of an
expert coming engineer and the board
of county supervisors apparently un-
willing to employ one until the entire
$4,000 coming fund has been provided,
the directors of the Arlington County
Chamber Of Commerce will meet tonight
to consider plans whereby they may i'm
mediately provide their half of the fund.
The chamber has in cash and pledges
nearly $4,000, but many Of the pledges,
signed by responsible business men of
the country. have not been made good.
1t is the opinion of officials of the body
that all of these pledges will be paid
and that the delay has been caused by
lack of appreciation of the immediate
need for the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

meeting tomorrow, at 2:30 pm, at the
home Of A. C. Putnam on Beiair road,
in rear of Community Hail. Promoters
of the movement declare there Is a
great need for such an organization and
urge all women of the community to be
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Killed by Auto
Soon After Son
Dies i'm Accident
s,,sc,., n,snatch "a The star.

Special Dispatch 20 inc Ster.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April II.
John Mitchell, aged about IS, an
employee Of Chesapeake 81 Ohio
Canal when it was in operation,
died early today at his home in
Hancock from injuries received In
having been struck by an auto
mobile two weeks ago, while he
was walking on the National
Highway. His death followed by
a few weeks that of his son John,
SO. who had been injured In an
automobile collision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
MRS. WEBB GRIFFITH DIES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, April 17.-Mrs.
Webb Griffith, widow of DR.. Lewis A.
Griffith, and mother of DIR. w. Allen
Griffith, died early this morning at Sib-
ley Hospital, Washington. Funeral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Prize Writer Was Handles.

The prize Ia "a writing contest which
took place recently at Colesnill. WAL
wickshire, England, was won by girl
who was without hands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
Firemen's Auxiliary Planned.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, April 17.-Plans
auxiliary to the Clarendon Volunteer
Fire Department will be considered at a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
WORKERS PARTNERS
IN OHIO FACTORY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June MANY a
worker at his factory machine has
dreamed of the day when the boss
would be no more and the timeclock
in the ash can-and knew 1t for a
dream-but here it is reality.
Richman Bros, one of the largest
clothing manufacturers, let their work
ers do as they please as far as Is
possible and encourage them to buy
stock at reduced figures. In their
factories here and at Lorain, Ohio, they
have 5000 workers and 800 clerks in
38 retail stores in 81 cities.
AS an inducement to do their best,
employees hold 81, 500, 900 of the COM
pany's stock. Recently on its fiftieth
anniversary the company offered m
ployes the chance to buy stock at, about
a third its market value. This was a
gift of more than 81, 900, 600.
One woman a cook in the restaurant,
retired after 10 years with $50, 900 in
stock and $500 savings. A tailor,
after rs years, retired with the same
amount of stock and his home paid
for.
Through a piece work arrangement
girls often make as high as $35 a week.
Company officials insist that they
have no paternalism in mind and that
their whole motive is to make money.
The factory is closed for two weeks
in Summer for vacation and one week
at the Winter holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
Other Berry Receipts.

Blackberries, huckleberries and cher
ries also came in heavier receipts, deal
ers complaining that receipts, espe-
cially of the blackberries, were too
heavy to handle before some of the
berries showed deterioration to the ex-
tent of causing reductions in prices.
California cherries. attractively packed
in boxes, also came in heavier receipts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

Additional shipments of watermelons
from Florida were received the past few
DAYS. the fruit, it is reported, being
of excellent quality. The market was
dull, however, the demand not being
heavy. Prices ranged from so cents to
SIPS.
Moderate receipts of oranges and
grapefruit met moderate demands and
a steady market. There were plentiful
supplies of pineapples and light re-
ceipts of apples. Dealers continued
to offer a few California pears and alli-
gator pears to the trade.
Potatoes, always regarded as the
leader of the vegetable market, are
being received in liberal supplies, meet
ing a moderate demand and slightly
weaker market, South Carolina stock
selling from $3.50 to Sc most of the
week. Only a moderate demand for
old stock was reported.
Moderate supplies of tomatoes this
week, Florida stock, met a slow de-
mand, but the market has been good
for the best of the supplies. Prices, as
to size and condition, ranged from
81 so to $3.50.
Lima beans, string and %stringless
beans. peas, carrots, beets, lettuce.
squash and Spring greens have been
received his week in quantities in ex-
cess of demands. according to reports,
prices of most of the vegetables being
reported at what dealers termed cheap.
Plenty homegrown Spring green's
were to be had on the country line
this morning, spinach and kale, neither
having been affected by the hot
weather. claiming the attention of buy
ers. Kale was offered at so and spin
ach at IS cents a bushel basket.
A slightly 1rmer condition of the egg
market was reported yesterday. prices
taking a slight advance. Gambling
losses already have become heavy. result
of higher temperature, and increased
losses undoubtedly will be reflected in
advanced prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

on 10, 100 or 1000 boards the minute
to-minute changes in stock prices on
the floor of the exchange.
A compact instrument resembling a
typewriter keyboard is the means
through which the proper electrical i'm
pulses are sent out over the wires.
Frames for each stock are arranged
in rows of los and in tiers like a
family book case.
Keyboard Operation.
The operation of the keyboard re-
SembleS the simpler mechanism of the
automatic telephone dial. An operator
watches the moving ticker tape. She
punches ATT, for instance, opening the
circuit connecting with the frame desig-
mated for quotations of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. stock. She
then punches the required figures and
the little numbers, each on it's own
revolving cylinder, obediently flash the
change.
The boards are not expected to di-
minish the value of the present ticker
service, also operated by the Western
Union, nor the Translux movie ticker.
Mr.. Dame points out that whereas
the tape furnishes a full and chrono-
logical record of the days transactions,
the new boards record the changes, Civ
ing at all times the days range of
prices in every stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
BUSINESS is DEFYING
HIGH MONEY RATES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June This weeks
Business Economic Digest says:
There are as yet no we'll defined in
dications of general business contrac-
ton. despite the tendency of a few
observers to believe they see adequate
statistical signs of an impending de-
cline. Many authorities expect that
the substantial momentum attained by
industrial activity will prove sufficient
to lessen the usual Summer seasonal
let-down.
"a favorable feature of the current
situation is the failure of business as
a whole to respond adversely to firm
money rates. This confidence is
pointed to in some quarters as indica-
tive of the assurance permeating bust
ness that the Federal Reserve Board
would bring about easier money if gen.
eral industry became adversely affected
by high money rates.
The ultim' te tariff revision Is looked
to as an eventual aid toward better
diversified and more stable prosperity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
DECLINE IN LUMBER
MOVEMENT Is SHOWN

Reports to the National Lumber Man.
ufacturers' Association from as many as
756 mills indicate that the lumber
movement is somewhat less satisfactory
than at this time a year ago. The I'M
filled softwood order file has shrunk
some within the past week, according
to reports from certain identical mills.
Figures from a larger group of identical
mills show that softwood production in
creased / per cent last week, as COM
pared with the same week a year ago.
while new business Current orders) and
shipments decreased. Identical mill re-
ports indicate some decline in hardwood
production under a year ago, also in
new business; but shipments increased.
Lumber orders reported for the week
ended May 25, by 538 softwood mills.
totaled 1923, 231 900 feet, or 90 per cent
of production of the same mills. Ship
mentS, as reported for the same week,
were 353, 1888 900 feet, or 2 per cent over
production. Production was SAG, ole 900
feet.
Lectures are to be broadcast to eight
public schools in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

Lectures are to be broadcast to eight
public schools in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
EASTERN STATES LAG
IN AIR development
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 1.-Cities OF the
Middle West, South and Pacific Coast
are finding ground for self-congratula-
ton at the expense of New York and
the Eastern Seaboard in the latest Gov
eminent aviation statistics.
Out of 65 air lines in the United
States operated on a daily or six-time-
weekly schedule. only four touch New
York City. These are the Colonial Line
to Boston, the National Air Transport
Service to and from Chicago and the
Pitcairn service from Atlanta and
Washington to New York.
Chicago already is the center of a
spider web of air lines reaching west to
the Pacific, east to the Atlantic, south
to the Gulf and north to the Twin
Cities. Detroit has been linked with
Cleveland. Chicago and Buffalo. Other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

cities of the Great Lakes region are
similarly well served with air transport
tation.
Los Angeles. San Francisco, Seattle
and other leading Coast cities are
junction points for a rapidly developing
system of air lines. Texas and the
Mississippi Valley are two other areas
that have taken up flying with Iittle
hesitancy.
In general the newer communities
have appeared to show less backward
ness about trying the new form Of
transportation than the regions in
Guided in the Thirteen Original Colo
MES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
CONSTRUCTION AWARDS.

NEW YORK, June l @-The value
of awards on heavy construction prof.
less than half that of the preceding
week, Engineering News-Record re-
ports. The figures for this week are
s53,473 900, compared with sI0S. ISL 900
week. and 500. 618. 900 in the cor
week last year.