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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
FIRE TAX VOTE HELD
VOID BY TOWN HEAD
Special Election at Cottage
City April % to LegaIize
Intent Of Residents.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COTTAGE CITY, Md, April 6.-The
town commissioners met last night and
declared the recent vote on the FIRE tax
null and void because of a technicality.
This action was taken after seeking
legal advice, which brought out the fact
that the commissioners had advertised
the special election for March 80, before
the governor had signed the bill. where
as it should have been advertised for
two weeks after the hill was signed.
In view of the necessity for prompt
decision on this question, so that the
firemen can determine whether they
must make the annual drive for funds
In this town, the commissioners called
another special election for April %, at
which time only the fire tax will be
voted upon. This will give the residents
who registered last Monday night and
those who may register next Monday
night chance to vote on the tax.
The firemen are confident that the
tax will be approved by larger vote
vote was 81 to SO In favor Of the tax.
All residents who have not registered to
vote In town elections will be given q
final chance to do so next Monday
night, when the board Of election super
visors will conduct Q registration at the
fire house from to 8 o'clock. The spe-
cial election on April % viii be held at
the fire house between the hours Of 5
and 10 pm.
The commissioners also awarded two
contracts to George N. Wells-one to
complete the grading and crawling Of
Central avenue, ct cost Of $3.50. and
the. other to open all gutter culverts In
the town, at q cost Of $3.50.
The Mothers Club Of Colmar Manor
presented a comedy entitled Deacon
Dubbs" In the local school last night.
A percentage of the profit win be given
to the school for the purchase of needed
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
JONES LAW vI0LATOR
DRAWS THREE MONTHS
Second Defendant to Be Sentenced
in Baltimore Under New
Liquor Act.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 6.-The second
dry law violator to be sentenced here
under the new Jones liquor act drew
three months in jail when he pleaded
guilty before Judge Morris A. Soper in
the Federal Court yesterday. He is
George Cook, charged with the manu-
facture and possession Of q large guam
tity Of home brew and mash.
Cook was indicated March %. The
indictment charged him with being
second offender, but he pleaded not
guilty to that charge, and the allega-
ton was stricken out. Judge Soper I'M
posed sentence without comment.
Two weeks ago man from Charles
County was sentenced to four months
in jail under the Jones act, which pro-
vides maximum penalty Of i've years
imprisonment and fine Of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April Especially
AT the monthly meeting Of the Mont
somery County Civic Federation, to be
neld IN the public school auditorium
at Woodside Monday evening, J. Bond
smith, chairman of the legislative and
legal action committee, viii review and
summarize the acts of the recent Legis-
lature Of special interest to Montgom-
cry County.
Many matters are scheduled for con-
sideration, and, according to o. M.
Kile, corresponding secretary, the meet
ing promises to be Of much Importance.
Licenses have been issued here for
the marriage of Walter E. Brunette, 81.
Gum, 10, of Wellville, va; Herman D.
Turner. 80, and Miss Mabelle A. Hind
gardner, IS, both Of washington, and
Harold Hoeher, 80, Of Taunton, Mass.
and Miss Barbara o. Mains, 81, of
Reno, New.
A vacation Bible school will be held
at Bethesda the last two weeks in June.
it has been announced. st. Johns
Episcopal Church, the Bethesda Pres
byterian Church and Central Methodist
Church, all of the Chevy Chase area,
will cooperate, and Mrs. Frank r.
Israel Of Kensington, Sunday school
e@orKer Of wide experience, viii be the
director. The faculty will, it Is stated.
be selected from the teaching stats of
the three churches.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Wood
side M. e. Church met Tuesday and
elected officers, as follows: President,
Mrs. H. H. Hewlett; first vice president,
Mrs. B. r. Stiffler; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. e. /. Stacey; recording Sec
Rotary, Mrs. Mabel Shauck; correspond
tnR secretary, Mrs. NJ. H. Kinsinger;
treasurer. Mrs. Clyde Williams
The Cissel-Saxon Post, American
Legion. Of Silver Spring, Is considering
the feasibility of sponsoring horse
show In the Silver Spring section In the
near future, and to study the proposi-
sion from every standpoint . commit.
tee, consisting Of Joseph Q. Cissell. Paul
Curran, Arthur Sahir1 and Frank Heath
has been named.
Announcement has been made that
Mrs. Mary r.. Haslup. State president
81 the w. C. T. o., viii address q meet
ang in the Colesville w. @. T. y. Hall
Friday evening.
The viii OF Thomas w. Waters. prom
inent citizen Of the county, who died
recently ct hsi home. near Brookeyille
leaving q substantial estate, has been
admitted to probate. II was executed
january Z, 1924. The iustrument be-
oueaths to Mrs. Margaret p. Beall,
daughter Of testator, $1,000. and directs
that the residue be divided equally
among his children, Mrs. Alicia Nun
seaster, clifford 9. Waters, Basil W
I Waters and Mrs. Beau.
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FARMER Is Ex0NERATED
in SEED THEFT CASE
Charge Brought Against Barnes
Vile District Resident Branded
as "Clumsy Frame-up."

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April Git took
less than 10 minutes for jury in the
Circuit Court here late yesterday to de-
eide that Harvey j. Harris, prominent
GAINESVILLE district farmer, was not
guilty Of receiving stolen goods In con-
rection with the larceny of 10 bushels
Of clover seed from Vernon O. Yingling,
q Frederick County farmer, as charged
In an indictment returned by the grand
fury recently in session here.
The indictment was based on testi-
mony Of John Timson and Columbus
Ambush, young colored men,. who are
serving tllree-year terms in the Mary.
land Penitentiary for stealing Yingling' 9
seed, and they were the only important
witnesses against Harris at the trial.
Attorney Thomas L. Dawson OF Rock
vile. who represented Harris, insisted In
his argument to the jury that the case
against his client was clumsy frame-
up." and the jurors, according TO one
OF them, promptly took that view OF II.
only one ballot was necessary.
The verdict was received with cneers
by the large crowd in the courtroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
Educator Urges Teachers Salaries Cut
For. Time Lost In Scolding Pupils

In the meantime work Is being pushed
toward the complete organization of the
10000 virginia teachers who are mem
bers Of the association which Is begin
ming to make itself felt in the field OF
State politics.
Teachers problems claimed interest
this morning. DR.. Il C. Krebs Of VIII
liam and Mary College. In sn address,
said he believed that pupil failures are
due in large part to scolding by the
teachers before the class. He urged the
deduction from teachers salaries the
time lost In criticizing and scolding pu-
pills who thus become disheartened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
MAN, SO, ROBBED.
Maryland Farmer Held Up by
Three Unidentified Bandits.

OAKLAND. Nd. April 8 (Special) -
Elijah Friend Of e, q farmer OF Sang
run. this county, was robbed OF $500
il, cash by three unidentified robbers,
who escaped after severely beating the
AGED man. They also secured some
bank certificates and notes worth about
Al .)(l0. Mr.. Friend, who Is 90 years old,
had received $3.50 cash that morning
as payment on o mortgage and II Is
thoueht the robbers we're familiar with
the transaction.
Mr.. Friend says the men all wore
masks and he was In the act Of tearing
3 mask from the face OF one when
struck In the mouth. He was badly
dubbed. This Is the second time ne
has been robbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06

624, we're issued during March by City
Engineer @. e. Dunn.
MRS. Charles wv. Marshall, Mrs. Harry
Kirk. MRS. John Abran, Mrs. w. M.
Wrieht. Mrs. Carroll May, Mrs. Lowell
Wilcoxen, Mrs. william M. King and
Mrs. r. wellington Rose have been
elected delegates to represent the
United Daughters Of the CoEZederacy
1t the district meeting to be n - April
az and rs ct Marshall. We.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
COUNTY TEACHERS
MEET IN ROCKVILLE
280 in Spring Conference
Hear Address on curric-
uIum Making.
Special pispa.eh to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. April Cdr. Her
bert 3. Bruner. professor of curriculum
construction and director Of the bureau
of research in curriculum making at
Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York. delivered an address before
the Spring conference, in the High
School Auditorium here yesterday, of
the 280 public school teachers Of Mont
gomery County.
His topic was approaches to Curric-
ulum Making" and his lecture consisted
largely Of explanations of something like
dozen different ways of approach to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
speeial Dispatch to rhe Star.

SpeClal DlSphtCn " AHc 5seA'i
DANVILLE. Va. April 6.-The clos
ing meeting this evening Of 400 district
teachers, attending the Virginia Educa-
ton Association conference Is expected
to result in the presentation of impor-
tant resolutions. One Of these Is ex-
pected to favor an appeal by the as
ISOLATION to the next Virginia Legisla-
ture for the application Of 81 1000, 600
from the State treasury surplus to State
education.
Part of this money would so towards
increasing teachers salaries and part
of it to expansion Of school facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06
So, 038 COSTS AND FINES.
March Report Shows 166 Cases at
Upper Marlboro.

9y Stan Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, April g.
Fines and costs totaling $2,038.25 were
realized from 166 cases docketed in
Prince Georges County Police Court
during March, according to the monthly
report OF Thomas r. Henault, clerk.
submitted to county commissioners yes
terday.
A total of $1,000 was collected in
hnes from ITO motor vehicle cases and
$685. from the criminal cases, the re-
port shows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06

Dioceses Of the Episcopalian Church
In 1928 contributed more than $500 900
for the general work of the church.
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Alvie A. Monkey made an investigation
and decided It an unavoidable accident.
McKenna was not held.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
POLISH STUDENTS ARE
 EN ROUTE TO SEMINARY
Relatives and Friends Bid Farewell to Group of Boys Leaving
 For Michigan Seminary

The Polish people of New Brit ain will be well represented at the St. Marys seminary at Orchard Lake, Mich, with students from this city.
 The following have left this morn ing with many relatives and friends witnessing their departure at the depot, after spending the summer months in this city:
 Lucian Sicdzik, son Of Mrs. J. siedzik of Booth street: Alphonsc Ficdorczyk, son of Mr. and Mrs Wilhelm ficdorczyk of 133 Broad street; Anthony Smialowski, son of Mir and Mrs. Constanty Smialowski of 9G Gold street; Stanley Myszka, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Myazka of Broad street; John Zyzkowski son Of Mr. and Mrs. l.. Zysltowski of Smith street; Walter Chadukiewicz son Of Mir. and Mrs, Joseph Chadu- kowirz of 2So High street. John PawIick, son of Mir, and Mrs. A. PawljcE Of Corbin avenue.
 Deacon Julius Pac. who will be graduated from tho institution next spring, loft this afternoon after a summers vacation here. He assist cd 1t several masses at the Sacred Heart church during the past month. He is the son of Julius Pac of 262 High street. Mir. Pac was graduated from tho New Britain senior high school in June. 1922, and since that time has been a student at the St. Mary's seminary.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
LINDbERGHS LEAVE ON AIR JOURNEY
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ami Friday morning on his 1000 mile air trail blazing flight to Dutch Guiana. The trip will be over the reversed route of his goodwill flight made year and a half ago.
 A mechanic and radio operator will accompany him, with Mrs. LindberE and a few passengers. He will be joined at San Juan, Porto Rico, by J. P. Trippe, president O. the American Airways, and Mrs. Trippe who will complete the trip with them. The other pas scngers from Miami will be drop- ped at this point.
 Bulletins To Be Broadcast
 Radio bulletins of the progress of his plane will be broadcast every half hour during his Pan-American flight.
 The Lindbershs stored two bags into their plane, two canteens and several packages containing emcr- gcncy equipment, wrapped in Wa terproof cloth. They also had a camera.
 One of the smallest crowds that has ever gathered at Roosevelt Field to sec Colonel Lindbergh, witnessed the takeoff. The cream colored plane, with the colonel at the controls. rose quickly and rac- ed away into the murky morning.
  was in a jovial mood and willingly posed for camera men both inside and outside of the plane.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
Couple Facing Charge
 Of Statutory Arson

Norwalk, Sept. IS P)-On Satur- day morning in city court here, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Schaffcr of Van Xant street, will ana"er to charges of statutory arson and attempt to Gefraud an insurance company. The couple has been released under bonds of $2500 each. following a suspicious fire last April 25. State and local officials started an invcsti- gation.
 The arrest was withheld pending the filing of an insurance claim by the Schaffers. The furniture in their house was insured for s4.000. but the police claim that expert ap- praiscrs have placed it's value at $500.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
Advances In Oregon

Portland Ore, &Cpt. IS P}-- Stevenson, a little town of 500 in habitants 50 miles northeast of here on the Washington bank of the Columbia river, was the center of forest fire activity in the Pacific Northwest today. Defeated on two other fronts. at Yacolt in Washing ton and Estacada in Oregon, 50 miles north and 35 miles southeast of this city, respectively, the sweeping red menaCe had swung around and was advancing on Stevenson from tn" north. east and west.
 Stevenson was virtually isolated, fires having burned out telephone and telegraph lines and halted traf- tic over the North Bank highway between that city and Vancouver. About 125 volunteer fighters were able to proceed to Stevenson by way oi the bridge Of The Gods from Hood riVCr Oregon, however.
 Scores Of Fires Burning
 Scores of fires were reported burn ing in the vicinity of Stevenson, the CiCScsJ btlnB dDOuL one lilllc west of the town. Another was held in timber within a stones throw of the Iiyan- Allen saw mill, two miles north of the village. The volunteers from Hood river were fighting tn latter blaze.
 Property loss in the vicinity ol Stevenson was said to approximate $400,000, not including the dcstruc- ton of standing timber.
 Estacada seriously endangered Monday when the La Dee fire in the Mount Hood National forest broke away from two hundred fighters after sweeping 2O,0O0 acres and destroying at least ten farm homes iE the La Barre community, had settled down to it's normal business routine today. The huge fire wda said to be completely under control
 Forest officials at Vancouver Wash, estimated that the Dole fire which is threatening Stevenson, has burned over more than S0,0O0 acres in Clark and Skamania counties.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
REV. t. I. ANDERSON DIES IN WILMINGTON
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(Continued From First Page) x. J. The elder man then appeared to be in good health. He went 10 bed last night apparently feeling perfectly well, but was taken i'll through the night and died before morning.
 Besides Rev. William H. Alderson, Dr. Alderson is survived by two other sons, two daughters and a widow. One son, George F., resides in Wilmington; another son, John H., lives in California. The daugh- ters, Misses Alphonsa and Laura re- side at home.
 Dr. Anderson was a frequent Nis- tor to New Britain and on his last visit here was a guest of honor at a meeting of the Rotary club, when his son presided as president.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
To Tell Own Story
PROPERTY OWNERS MEET

A meeting of the Citizens Prop crty Owners association will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Ukranian hall at Erwin place. The speakers will be Dr. N. B. Jaffe. John Smolak, chairman of the fifth ward committee. Edward Green stein, chairman of the sixth ward and Benny Krobowitz, chairman of the second ward.
 The association plans to hold a meeting at the Odd Fellows hall on Arch street September 24, where the property owners of the third and first wards will gather to elect com- mittces.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
HEARING ON ATTACHMENT

By an agreement signed today by Attorney Lawrence J. Colon. repre- sentative of the Sherman Cement Co. plaintiff in suit against Joseph Pavano, and Attorney Angela La CaNa, MT. PaNanos repre- sentative, the matter of dissolving an attachment by substituting a bond will be decided by Judge Stan, ley J. Traceski at a hearing on Sep tCmber Q at D. m.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
ANGRY MOB CLUBS
 LABOR ORGANIZER
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Kings Mountain early today, spirit ed by three men across the South Carolina line and was beaten. He was brought to Charlotte after ra- porting to Sheriff Wright of Gaff- ney, s. C.
 His story, for the most part, was told for him here by Liston NJ. Oak, publicity director for the interna- tional labor defense, Oak informing newspapermen that Tessner had been choked SO badly his throat was sore. Tcssncr said he could iden- tify the men.
 His story was that there was a knock at the door of his homo about l o'clock last night and that when his wife went to see who it was. she was informed by three men that they had a warrant for his arrest.
 They entered and ordered him 1c get out of bed. When he told them bed and pulled from the house, he said. the men choking him when h. attempted to scream. | Men Covered Face They placed him in an automo- 1 bile and kept his face so covered that he had no idea where th~A were taking him. Once they stop ped and two of the men conferred while the other watched him. Al the end of long bridge, he sail they again halted and this tim( 1 forced him to accompany them tt some dense woods.
 Here they pulled "clubs' from l the trees and floggcd him. Wher they had finished, Tessner said, ont of the men looked up to a nearby limb 10 hang him on." Something was said about getting a rope anC another of the men asked if an in ner tube wouldn't be long enough | They dealt him a few more blows one of which was on his chest ant which was, he said, responsible fo a jagged wound several inches long
 They ordered him to take to th' woods" and as he ran, they fired ; shot.
 Walked to Nearby House 1 After about 20 minutes, Tessne said he left his hiding place anc walked to a house nearby in whicl a man by the name of E. l.. Smitl was living.
 q called him and he came to tn door. l asked him to give me some thing to wear but he said he had patient at the point of death ant for mo to go somewhere else. l toll him I wouldn't leave without som clothes and he gave me q pair o overalls"
 Tessner explained that one o Smiths relatives in the house wa very ill.
 Tessner said he showed his wound to Smith and his son.
 Tessner was informed he WI four miles from Blacksburg, s. c and he called the police at Blacks burg, asking them to come and g. him. He was informed that polio could not come and he called Shr if Wright at Gaffncy.
 Tessncr said before calling tn sheriff, he showed Smith and hi son where the logging occurred an when they had no shoes he coul wear he went to ncighbor's wher he was given pair of sandals. was from this second house h called the officers.
 Sheriff Wright brought Tessne to Blacksburg.
 He asked me if I wanted hiT to put me on a train. l told hiy
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
FENGLER COACHING AID

Albert Fcneler, former New Brit ain high school athlete, has been appointed assistant coach of the school team, according 10 announce mont made today by Coach George M. Cassidy
 I'onGIcr played on the 1926 championship team which defeated Hartford Public high school hy an overwhelming sore in q game play ed in Hartford. He was quarter backbaci.
 Eccaus" of his experience in back field work Coach Cassidy believes he will he Of much value in assisting in 'h" training Of the group which is trying for places on that part Of the team.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
'0IL FIELDS SAVED
 FROM BRUSH FIRE
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chiefly oil field workers and their families, were homeless.
 Houses in the path of the flames in many instances were erased from the landscape, with only heaps of ashes remaining.
 Eleven oil companies suffered the most severe losses The Capital Crude Oil company, with 30 oi! rigs burned, was hardest hit. Pan American was the second biggest loser, with 16 rigs destroyed. Eighty other derricks were burned.
 Other fires in southern Cali fornia were cXtingushed or ucd"r reduced guard today.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18

would be sufficient evidence to war rant prosecution. The motion also was denied. Syme then began ths opening for the defense. Syme told the jurors he had not been retained by Peacox. but was appointed by the court and that he had decided on a defense which might not please the defendant.
 He said he would put Peacox on the stand and would have his story corroborated by testimony Of friends 1 of the dead girl, and by letters she wrote herself
 Syme said the district attorncy's opening indicated an attempt to give a desire on the part of Peacox to be rid of his wife as d motive for the killing.
 Wanted Wife Back This cannot be proved" he sad. If Peacox had wanted to be rd of his wife, all he had to do was let her get the divorce she had been begging for for months. Bui he wouldn't let her get the divorce
  nishod fiat to bring her back"
 Symc's opening was largely repn- tition of what he had told talesmen in selecting a jlry-that the killing and burning were admitted but that intent and deliberate reconciliation were denied
 Several times Justice Tomplins : mi If cd r., You will not be permitted to prove that"
 Syme continued 10 say he would prove PcacoX on the night of tn" killing was legally insane" though not medically" He said this in- sanity had been caused by his dis coVery of his wifes repeated ir- facilities.
 500 Try to Entcr Court Before court opened today for the trial 500 persons were lined up four abreast in the corridor.
 It was the publc's first chance 10 attend the trial as yesterday and the day before was occupied with selection of a jury and all seats were taken by talesmen.
 The jury, which was not locked up, began struggling into the court room shortly after 9:30. At that time Mrs. PeacoX, mother of the slick haired young defendant, was already seated at the defense coun- scl table. PeacoX himself entered just before 10 o'clock,
 Justice Arthur s. Tompkins en- | tered promptly at 10 and the doors were opened to the public.