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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
mt. RAINIER READY
/. TO ELECT OFFICERS
Fire Tax Proposal Also to Be
Voted Upon Next
Monday.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.


MOUNT RAINIER, Md, April 30
A new mayor and two new councilmen
will be selected and a fire tax proposal
voted on at the local town elections to
be held next Monday.
Fred Negus, mayor for the last two
years, is not candidate for reelection.
Those seeking the Office this year are
John H. Beall, insurance man, of 1901
Perry street, and Harry j. Miller, printer
and publisher, of 1888 Thirty-fifth
street.
Served Unexpired Term.
Beall was appointed by the town
council in 1926 to serve out the uneX-
pired term of Mayor Kenneth Bowl,
who resigned. He was defeated by Negus
in the elections of 1927. Miller has
never served on the governing body of
the town.
In the first ward keen competition
has developed for the position of coun-
Gilman between Louis Rosenf1eld and
Norman A. Pruitt, the incum-
bent. These two have been competitors
before, Rosenfield winning in the cleo
ton four years ago.
Rexford Worley is the unopposed can
QlQaIe IOr councilman IN the 1OurI n
ward, his nomination coming as some
thing of a surprise when it was filed
with the supervisors of election just be-
fore the closing hour He will fill the
office relinquished by B. E. Sager, who
has represented the ward for the past
six years.
The present councilmen for the sec
ond and third wards hold over for an
other year.
Firemen Active.
strenuous effort is being made by
members of the towns Volunteer Fire
Department to obtain the passage of a
bill authorizing the mayor and council
to levy tax of 10 cents on each 500
assessable value of real and personal
property for the maintenance and
equipment of the fire company. The
present mayor and council have gone
on record in favor of the proposal.
d. j. circuit. chairman of the super
visors of election, announced that the
registration showed total of 1852
qualified voters in the town.
The balloting will be conducted In
the town hall next Monday from 8 am.
to pm.
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CITIZENS APPROVE I
| LEVY AND BUDGET
Chevy Chase Residents In
dorse Their Committees
Administration.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Md, April 30.-Resi-
dents of Section at their annual meet
ing i'll Valley Place School last night
approved the tax rate and budget for
the coming year, as prepared by the
citizens committee, and Endorsed the
administration of the committee during
the past fiscal year.
The citizens approved the special levy
Of so cents on each 500 of assessed
property which is the same rate as has
been in effect for several years. The
new budget, which was also approved,
provides for the expenditure of $16,500,
during the coming fiscal year.
William r. de Lashmutt. chairman of
the committee. and Marvin harrington,
Secretary-treaSurer, explained the bud
get and the plans for expenditures of
funds for the coming fiscal year, Mr..
harrington giving the treasurer's report.
showed balance of S1,191.73 at the
committees disposal
The largest item in the new budget is
$4,000 for the maintenance and i'm
provement of streets and roads. The
budget also provides $4,000 for ash,
trash and garbage collections; street
lighting, $1,000; labor and material,
$1,000; superintendent salary, 5000,
ard for bonds, street signs. etc, 81 900.
Protests were voiced ON the proposal
to erect an apartment house in Mary
land adjacent to the District line, but
upon assurance that the project had
been abandoned no action was taken
There also was disapproval expressed
because the county treasurer's Office
holds up tax money due the section
for periods deemed unnecessary. Road
work it was pointed out is held up and
inconvenience results, it was said.
Resolutions were adopted petitioning
Section 5 to take steps to improve and
widen Connecticut avenue from Taylor
to Woodbine street. Because of the
fire hazard presented through cutting
off of the water supply, the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission will be
requested to devise means of providing
emergency supplies. Possibilities of
securing connection and supply of water
from the District also were discussed.
1t was decided to install sidewalks
on Meadow lane from Leland street
to the Valley Place school for the pro-
lection Of school children.
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VIRGINIA MAN JAILED
AFTER SHOOTING FRAY
Carter Dalton Subdued in Gun
Fight-Half Dozen Weapons
Taken From Him.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STUART, Va, April 30.-Carter Dali
ton is in jail here, facing several
charges following an exchange of shots
with sheriff's posse organized by
Sheriff Frank Mays after reports
reached here that Dalton was firing at
members of colored family near here.
Members of the posse had narrow
escapes, but no bullets took effect.
Dalton was pursued through the woods
and finally subdued. it is said. He was
found to have in his possession AS
revolver, 100 shells, 2 bowie knives, an
AK and several smaller knives as well,
it is charged, and a pint of liquor.
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Marriage Licenses Listed.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. April 30
Marriage licenses have been issued
here to the following:
William Ross Turner. 81, ITO Tuck
erman street, and Louise Alta Wood
yard. 10, 48 Seaton place, Washington.
Herbert S. Smith, %, and Sadie Tip
Pet. &c. both of Upper Marlboro.
Edward NJ Claypoole, 81, 1912 Mon
tclo avenue, northeast, Washington,
rr1 Barbara J.-Dean, "a, Gi2sborough
Ioint. D. G.
Herbert r. Sandy. 25, Oxon Hill, Md.
Aan1 Athey Shannon, 10, Doncaster, Nj.
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Two Women Flee Fire.

BUNKER HILL. w. Va, April 30
(SpeciaD The home of George Freeze,
212 miles from here, was destroyed by
fire sometime after midnight Monday,
and Mrs. Freeze and a woman guest,
who were alone in the house. were
forced to flee in their night clothing
The house and contents were total
losses, amounting to several thousand
dollars in damage. The fire is believed
to have started from an exploding
lamn
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Woman, Believing All Rum Cars Junked,
i Asks Authorities for Autos for Support

The woman. living in the 400 block
of H street southwest, wrote that she
had been informed through a member
of the recently discharged April jury
panel that the States attorney could
assist her in obtaining the cars for sale
as junk.
She was advised, however, that the
county authorities have no power, as do
cate cars, and even if they did it would
be necessary to dispose of the machines
through due legal process and by SALE
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FINED AS DRUNK DRIVER.
7. M. Drake of Capital Convicted
III Trial at Savage, Md.
~ staff CORRESPONDENT Cd The sd.

By stan Correspondent Of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, April Convicted
Of driving while intoxicated, Thomas
II, Drake, As, an electrician of the 800
block Of Eighth street northeast, yes
terday was fined Sll0 by Justice Of the
Peace Howard u. Gosnell at Savage.
The man was arrested by State Police
man c, G. Serman after collision be-
tween his car and one operated by j.
Il. Purdue of Roanoke, Va.
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AUTO INJURIES FATAL.
James Nickens, Colored, Dies at
Casualty Hospital After Crash.

BERWYN, Md, April 30.-James
Nickens, colored, so. 2100 block of S
street, died at Casualty Hospital this
morning, short time after an accident
on the Washington Baltimore Boule-
ward near here.
Nickens was taken to the hospital by
Thomas Paine, 1900 block Flagler place,
and Clarence Lee Blangon, first block
of Myrtle street northeast, both of
whom were injured in the accident.
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Dental Society at its meeting here yes
terday. DR.. r. L. Thacker, Franklin,
was named vice president; DR.. c. A.
Ryan, Piedmont, secretary, and DR.. A.
H. Hossack, Keyser, treasurer.
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BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

by SlaM LOTFtSpOnuent OF Tie btaF.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April 30.
Believing that the police force of
Prince Georges County has been con-
fiscating a large number of rum-run-
ming automobiles since the enactment
of the Jones law and giving them away
for junk, Washington woman has
written States Attorney j. Frank Par
ran, requesting she be given some of
the cars to help support her unemploy
ed husband and three children.
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The German tractor industry is grow
ing by leaps and bounds as the result
of the formation of credit organiza-
ton which has found it possible to
grant credit in almost every case.
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Potomac Valley Dentists Elect.

ROMNEY, w. Va, April 80 (SpeciaD.
DIR. w. c. VanMeter, Petersburg, was
named president of the Potomac Valley
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An official report states that 500 kinds
of material are used for mems shoes.
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Both expert and inexperienced
drivers are amazed and delighted
with the revolutionary character
of the new Cadillac-La Sale trans
mission and brakes.
No matter what your experience
has been, what car you drive, or
how skillful you are in handling a
car in these days of high speed and
congested traffic, you owe it to
yourself to investigate the new
Cadillac-La Sale Syncro Mesh
Silent-Shift Transmission and the
new Cadillac-La Sale Duplex
Mechanical Four Wheel Brakes
found on no other cars.
And bear in mind that Cadillac
La Sale places no price penalty on
these advantages which once
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
DAIRY MEETING IN SMYRNA
Prominent Speakers Discuss Milk
Marketing Situation at Meeting
Held in Smyrna Fire Hall

A goodly attendance of farmers
in the northern part of Kent coun-
ty, engaged in the dairy business,
met at a dairy meeting held in the
Fire Hall in Smyrna on Friday ev-
ening at 7.30 o'clock, for the pur-
pose of discussing the milk mar
keting situation and the growing
of better hay and pasture crops
for dairy cattle. The meeting was
planned under the auspices of the
Interstate Milk Producers Asso-
cation of Philadelphia, and was
held for the members of the local
associations of Smyrna, Clayton,
and Leipsic. There was an inter
esting discussion pertaining to the
dairy interests at this season Of
the year. One of the speakers at
this meeting was F. P. Willitts,
former president of the Interstate
Milk Producers ASSOCIATION, who IS
now a member of the Board of Di-
rectors of this organization. Mr..
Willitts discussed the methods by
which whole milk was marketed
several years ago when the associ-
alton was first started, and the
many changes that have taken
place along with the advanced sys-
tenn of selling milk in the city mar
kets today. j. T. Plummer, Field
man for the Association, spoke
concerning the modification of the
Interstate selling plan which was
of interest to every dairy farmer
who is delivering whole milk to a
receiving station in this territory
Kent County Agent Russell E. VIII
son was also present and discuss
ed the problem of how to obtain
better and more pasture and hay
crops for dairy cattle, and the re-
suits of the sweet clover and al
falfa campaigns which have beer
conducted in this county during
the past three years.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
DIR. STEPHENSON GETS CALI
VIII Become Temporary Pastor of
Asbury Church, Wilmington, to
Fill Pulpit the Rest of Term

Rev. Robert X. Stephenson, D. D.
formerly pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church, Smyrna, who since con-
ference has been residing at his
cottage in Rehoboth, has received
a call as temporary pastor of As
bury M E. Church i'll Wilmington
to fill the pulpit made vacant by
the recent death of Rev. G.. T. AL
derson. DR.. Stephenson, who ask
ed at last conference to be on the
retired list, first refused but upon
reconsideration decided to help the
Wilmington Conference out. He
will only serve until an appoint
ment is made at next conference
He will take up his duties at AS
bury, Wilmington, on November
the first. DR.. Stephenson retired
from active duty at the close of his
pastorate in Smyrna after fifty
two years in the ministry. He has
been at Rehoboth ever since, hop
ing the sea air and rest would
benefit his health. He is enjoying
a well earned rest but feels that
his labors, as far e.s permanent
charge is concerned, is at an end
He, however, is ever ready to as
sist when called upon, but only fol-
temporary duty. DR.. Stephenson
has had a good record in Viii.
mington Conference and has serv-
ed the following appointments
1878, Snow Hill; 1879, Annamessez
1880, Barratt's Chapel; 1881-1882
Pppoquinimink; 1883-1885, Trappe
1886-1888, Millington; 1889-1S92
Smyrna Circuit; 1893-1895, Girls,
field; 1896-19O0, Seaford; 1901.
1902, Elkton; 19O3-19O8, Scott, Will
mington; 1909, District Superin.
tendent, Easton District; 1910-1915
Superintendent, Dover district
1916-192O, Milford, after which ht
served pastorates at Silverbrool
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, closing
with his pastorate at Asbury M. E
Church. Smyrna, at last session o1
conference.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
FIREMEN WANT MEMBERS
Applications Must Be in BY No
vember I1th. Accompanied by Fee

The Citizens Hose Company,
Smyrna's worthy fire fighting or
ganization, recently declared its
charter open for period of one
month, for the purpose of signing
up new members. Any desirable
male citizen, who is of the proper
age, may fill out his application
for membership to the organiza-
tion any time up TO and including
November 18th. If his applica-
ton is acted upon favorably, he
will at once become an active
member of the Citizens Hose Com
pany and will be accorded all priv
ileges accompanying same. The
initiation fee has been discontinued
temporarily during the drive, thus
allowing a new member to join the
organization at the low cost of So
providing the sum named accom-
panies his application for member
ship. Another plan offered is to
send in the sum of $500 with the
application form, filled in properly,
the amount representing the pay
ment of six months dues, the re-
mainder may be paid at the rate
of so cents per month for the fol-
lowing six months of the year. The
first plan thereby costing $500 in
all while the second plan costs an
additional dollar, making it six
dollars. 1t is to be hoped that a
large number of persons will fill
out and send in their applications
during this drive. Remember. the
more that join the local fire fight
ers, the more interest there will be
created in the organization itself.
The cost of membership is small
and the operating expense of the
company is large. Let each and
every citizen of Smyrna and its
rural districts. make up their
minds to join the worthy cause on
or before November IL, 1929. Do
it now. Don't put it off until to-
morrow. Those joining early will
no doubt, be interested to know
that the Firemen's Annual Ban
ouet will be held on Tuesday even
ing, October goth, at the Delaware
House, corner of north Main and
Mt. Vernon streets. Time, z o'clock
cost, S125 per plate. Speaking
will follow the meal.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
WORTHY ORGANIZATION QUIT
Smyrna Benevolent Society, Old
and Honored Club, Disbands

The Smyrna Benevolent Society,
one of Smyrna's oldest and most
worthy organizations which for
years has made it's acts of mercy
and aid felt in the community, is
no more. The Smyrna Benevolent
Society, because of the loss by
death ard removal of so many of
it's members, has decided to dis
band and turn its dues and what
ever of value is left, over to the
Laura Lee Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters of Smyrna, to carry on the
work of comfort and cheer to the
poor and needy in the community,
which had been so well promoted
by the ladies of the Benevolent So
ciety. Most of the members of the
Benevolent Society now remaining
have united with the Kings Daugh-
ters and so similar was the work
of the two organizations, that the
need of two separate societies is
hardly warranted. Now that so
many of the old members of the
Benevolent Society have passed to
their reward, it is felt the Kings
Daughters, a larger and more
fourishing organization could car
ry on the work and do all that was
necessary. At the meeting of the
Kings Daughters last week a
minute was made expressing their
grateful thanks fer the donations
of the Smyrna Benevolent Society
and welcoming it's members to
their circle.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
JOSEPH GRIMM TAKES BRIDE
Son of Mrs. Margaret Grimm, This
Town, Weds Miss Evelyn Gleason

Miss Evelyn Granston Gleason,
daughter of Harry Gilbert Gleason
of Haddonfield, New Jersey, and
Joseph Lindell Grimm, of Camden,
New Jersey, son of Mrs. Margaret
Grimm, of this town, were quietly
married on Saturday, October 10Th
at II o'clock in The Little Church
around the Corner, in New York
City. The bride was attended by
Miss Polly Graham of Mt Vernon,
New York, and given away by L.
S. Marshal, Clarence Smithers of
Norfolk, Virginia, uncle of the
bride groom. Ransloe Boone was
best man. After the ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served at
the Hotel Vanderbilt after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimm left for a trip
of several weeks in the South.
They will visit Mr.. Smithers in
Norfolk and also Mr.. Grimm's
mother, Mrs. Margaret Grimm at
her home here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grimm will be at home after the
first of January in the Haddon
Heights Apartment at Haddon
Heigts, N. j.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
WELLINGTON WOMAN HURT
Mrs. Ruth Bowman, Night Tele-
phone Operator, Falls Down Stairs

Mrs. Ruth Bowman, of Milling
ton, Md, was painfully injured last
Thursday when she fell down the
stairs of her home. After an ex-
animation by her physician, DR.
Merritt Brice, Mrs. Bowman was
taken TO Emergency Hospital Eas-
ton for an X-ray examination. The
X-ray disclosed that no bones had
been broken, but that she was suf-
fering considerably from shock.
Miss Helen Price, a trained nurse.
accompanied Mrs. Bowman to Eas.
ton. After the examination Mrs.
Bowman was allowed to return to
her home and after several hours
rest, was able to resume her du-
ties as night operator at the Mill
ington telephone exchange, now To-
Gated at her home on Cypress
street.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
OCTOBER TERM KENT COUNTY
COURT IN SESSION At DOVER
GRAND JURY FAILS TO IG-
MORE A SINGLE BILL OF 21
Number of Divorce Cases Present
ed and One Murder Case Will
be Tried at This Term


October term Of Kent County
Court convened at Dover on Mon
day. The Grand Jury returned 21
true bills. An Indictment for muir
der in the first degree was return
ed against Leander Townsend col
ored, charged with shoting William
Powell, colored, at Milford, on Aug
ust Is, from which he died at the
Milford Emergency Hospital on
August 19. The other indictments
follow: Three against Amos Sim
mons, colored, driving off an auto
mobile without the consent of the
owner, larceny of the automobile
and escaping from Kent County
jail; two against Joshua B. Har-
mon, carrying a revolver concealed
and unlawful transportation of
liquor; two against Joseph Norman
alias Joe Norman assault and bat
terry and carrying concealed a re-
volver; John H. Bailey, practicing
Optometry without license; Benja-
min Tharp, desertion and non-sup-
port; Mckinley Purnell, Watson
Masten and Paris Carpenter, lar
ceny; Knowles Harmon, illegal pos
session of spirituous liquor; Sam
uel Miller, Edgar Harris, Anna
Milbourn, illegal possession of loq-
uor; Daniel Oliver, William Hop
kins and Mckinley Price, carrying
concealed deadly weapons; Enolds
Otwell, unlawful transportation of
liquors; Wilson Holden, assault and
battery. The Grand Jury also re-
turned a true bill against Clarissa
Ferguson, alias Clarissa Ferguson
Malloy, alias Clerissa List. This
is the woman whom Paul List,
West Dover farmer, married and
now claims she had been married
at least twice before and was not
divorced. Two indictments or in
formations were filed by the At
torney General against Kline
Sparks, charged with desertion and
non-suport; Amos Hurd, assault.
Cases Disposed of and Divorces
The court disposed of two cases
carried over from the July term of
court, Lewis Reese and Lockwood
Hopkins who were indicted at the
July term with two other boys for
a wholesale larceny of chickens.
Each was paroled to State Detec-
tive D. D. Wharton for term of
two years. Judges Rice and Rod
ney sitting in the Superior Court
heard divorce cases, there being an
unusual number to be heard at the
present time. They included the
following in which DEGREES nisi
were granted: Pauline w. O'Reilly
from Torrance p. O'Reilly; Carolyn
G.. Sealman from Edward T. Seal
man; Ila Young from Ernest
Young; Elizabeth Ena Thomson,
from William Watson Thomson;
Roland K. Donovan from Lucille F.
Donovan; Lillian W. Dodson from
Frederick James Dodson; Irving
H. Scott from Elsie May Scott;
Roland r. Stevens from Dorothy
L. Stevens; Paul G. Spangler from
Ruth A. Spangler; Mary 3. Mar
vel from Jehu &. Marvel; Ada Mar
garet Cook from Samuel G. Cook,
Jr.; Helen Cohee Green from Wal
ter A. Green: Elmer w Thompson
from Nellie Thompson; Laura j.
Gibbs from Caleb Gibbs.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
DEL-MAR-VA AT WASHINGTON
Peninsula Folks Attend Hearing
for Inland Waterway System

for Inland Waterway System
The De1-Mar-Va Peninsula was
well represented at the public
hearing yesterday before the Board
of Engineers for Rovers and Har-
bors, in Washington, when the
question of improving and making
navigable the inland waterway be-
tween Delaware Bay and Chinco-
league Bay is to be considered, ac-
cording to statement issued at the
offices of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association. The Associa-
tion has taken an active interest
in this project since 1926 when it
advocated at the Del Mar Va
Takes Inventory Congress that
every step be taken to obtain this
Improvement. At that time, Sen
ator l.. A. I,rexler, of Delaware,
A Association, submitted report on
this proposition. The Congress
adopted a resolution urging that
favorable action be secured and
agreed to give every effort toward
bringing it about. The Associa-
ton further compiled data showing
possibilities in freight shipments if
the water course were opened as
well as the valuable features which
would be established in the way of
a yacht basin and route for pleas
ure craft.
Smyrna times., 1929-10-23
TAYLOR's BRIDGE BOY WEDS
Lee w. David, Son of Senator and
Mrs. j. II. David, Weds Miss AIfree

Mr.. Lee w. David, son of Sen
ator and Mrs. j. Harry David, of
Taylor's Bridge, and Miss Anna
Fortner Alfree, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Alfree, of
near Odessa, were united in mar
riage by Rev. S. t. Hamblin, at St.
Paul's M. E. Parsonage, in Odessa,
Saturday evening, at 7.30 o'clock.
The couple were attended by Miss
Mary Alfree, a sister of the bride,
and MrDelbert Stellar, of Taylor's
Bridge. The bride and groom will
reside on the farm of Mr.. David's
parents, Senator and Mrs. j. Har-
ry David, who will soon move to
Smyrna to occupy the Clara Bew-
ley Wilds Tatnall property which
they recently purchased.