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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, February 10 (Spe-
ciaD .-Pneumonia, of which he had
been i'll about a week, resulted in the
death of Reuben Baker, 49, retired
Colesville district farmer. The funeral
took place yesterday afternoon from
Humphreys chapel, Rockville, burial
being at Potomac
Mrs. Helen M. Stup of Gaithersburg
has filed suit in the Circuit Court here
for an absolute divorce from Ross Y.
Stup. charging desertion.
Rev. L. H. Kelley of Baltimore pre-
siding elder, will conduct the quarterly
meeting in the Rockville Free Methodist
Church, beginning Friday evening and
continuing through Sunday. There
will be preaching each evening and
Sunday morning. and Sunday afternoon
a love feast will be held.
Rev. S. j. Goode of the Christian
Church officiated at the marriage here
of Archie r. Duff, 81, of Richmond. Va,
and Miss Mary Lee Sanborn, 49,, of
Washington
For the selection of a postmaster at
Germantown, this county, an examina-
ton will soon be held at Rockville,
the Civil Service Commission has an
nounced.
The United States Post Office Depart
IneHI HAS duFeTLiSeO IOT pTOpOSdlS u
lease building in Rockville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Metcalf has been
granted an absolute divorce by Judge
Robert B. Peter. in the Circuit Court
here, from Floyd Metcalf of Takoma
Park. on grounds of desertion.
Information has been received here
Of the death, at her home in Belvue
Pa, of Mrs. Heber Kerr. She is sur
vived by her husband, two sons and a
daughter.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of John H. Harris, %, and
Miss Marguerite v. BARLEY, 81, both
of Buckner, w. Va.
Judge Robert B. Peter has signed a
decree granting to William Thomas
Graham an absolute divorce from Mrs
Margaret E. Graham. on the ground
Of desertion and infidelity.
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VARNEY TO PRESIDE
AT FIREMEN'S FEAST
Dougherty, Moore and Ball Among
Guests Invited to
Potomac.
Special Dispatch to The star.


POTOMAC, Va, February Ia
Walter u. Varney, president Of the
Arlington Fairfax Counties Volunteer
Firemen's Association, has been named
POSTMASTER for the annual banquet Of
the Potomac Fire Department, which
will be held February q In the
town hall building.
w. H. Van SICKLE, chairman Of the
banquet committee, announced that
among prominent guests invited to at
tend the banquet are: Representative
r. Walton Moore, State Senator Frank
L. Ball, Hugh Reid. member of the
House of Delegates from Arlington
County; Proctor l.. Dougherty, Com
missioner of thu District of Columbia:
Mayor Walter B. Fulton of Potomac
and City Manager Paul Morton Of
Alexandria.
Rev. John S. Sewers. pastor Of the
Del Ray Baptist Church: Rev.
w. r. Hardesty, Del Ray Methodist
Episcopal Church South; Rev. George
Vest, rector Emmanuel Episcopal
Church of Braddock. and Rev. L. j.
Roster, pastor of st. Rita's Catholic
Church Of Mount Ida, are expected to
attend.
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SEEK TO QUASH
MURDER INDICTME
Ballston Youth Charges Auto Vic
TINS Father n-Law Was on
Grand Jury.
By staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, February 19.-Eforts will
be made tomorrow before Judge How
ard w. Smith in Circuit Court to quash
murder indictment returned by a
grand jury yesterday against Norwood
Estes. II years old, of Ballston. The
effort will be based upon the fact that
the father in-law of Mrs. Frances Bow
beer, II, the victim of Estes automo-
bile, was a member of the grand jury
returning the indictment
Estes was the driver of an automo-
bile that on January struck and killed
Mrs. Bowbeer just after she had alight-
ed from bus near her home in Clar-
endon.
In commenting upon the indictment
today. Commonwealth's Attorney Will
liam c. Cloth said that there had been
no infraction of the law in having Mrs.
Bowbeer's father-in-law a member of
the grand jury and that If Walter T
Oliver, Estes attorney. succeeded in
having the indictment quashed the
case would Immediately be placed before
another grand jury
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ARLINGTON ROADS
WILL GET $255,0DO
States Aid to Highway Prof.
ects Exceeds County's
for First Time.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, February 19.-For the
first time in history, the States contri-
button to road building in Arlington
County will exceed the revenue COL
lected in taxes by the county for the
same purpose, it was revealed today
by Hugh Reid, member of the House
of Delegates.
The State Highway Commission has
already allocated $4,000 from gasoline
tax funds for the construction of State
highways in the county for this year
This Is exclusive of the amount to be
expended in the upkeep of existing
roads.
Total Is $255,000.
To this amount must be added APP
proximately $4,000 that will be re-
turned to the county from the States
treasury in funds collected from the
gasoline tax. This amount, while re-
turned from the State. is to be used
in the construction of county highways.
This makes total of $255, 900 that will
be spent in the county from State
funds.
Last year the county itself collected
and expended $l78, 709.64 for road pur-
poses This amount included the funds
both for the construction of new roads
and Tor the maintenance of existing
roads. The increase in assessments
will add another $4,000 to this amount
this year, making a total of approx
mately $l85.000 for county road pur-
poses, or $4,000 less than the State
Is to spend for new highways alone.
While this amount may seem ex-
tremely large, Reid pointed out. the
promise OF the State Highway Commits
sion to construct 40-foot cement
highway to the new Arlington Memorial
Bridge by the time it is ready to be
opened means that a much larger
amount is to be spent next year. It is
expected that the new road will cost
at least 100000 to construct from the
bridge to the Arlington County line.
Legislation Needed.
Arlington County's share of the gaso-
line tax, which. is returned by the State.
will, unless preventive legislation is
passed at the next meeting of the Leg
islature, grow yearly, thereby furnish
ing the funds with which to extend the
county highways without raising the
present levy for road building.
The State derives its entire road
building fund from the gasoline tax and
the money for maintenance from the
sale of tags Unlike many other States.
1t owes nothing for the roads already
constructed, the roads having been paid
for as they were built.
This years State program consists of
the widening and reconstruction of the
Washington alexandria pike, the WIDEN
ing OF Lee Highway from Cherrydale to
Halls Hill and the construction of
nearly 2 miles of Glebe road. The
only county project so far announced
is the widening of Mount Vernon ave-
nue. from Hume Station to Columbia
pike,
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10
(SpeciaD.-A dress rehearsal for the
pageant, "Ahe Gathering of the Found
ers," which will be presented by the
Washington Society of Alexandria at
its George Washington birthday cele-
bration in the old Presbyterian Meeting
House, Friday afternoon at o'clock,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at the
various points of historical interest in
this city
The cast of 35 members of the local
organization will meet at historic
Gadsby's Tavern at 8 o'clock and will
then walk through the streets in cos
tune to historic buildings. w. Selden
washington, descendant of George
Washington, will take the part of
George Washington
The Rotary Club held vaudeville
day at its weekly luncheon in the
George Mason Hotel today and a pro-
gram arranged by Francis H. Fannon,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, was presented. Miss Christine
West sang with Mrs Anna Meeks as
accompanist. Mr.. and Mrs E. C. Pear
son appeared in a blackface skit,
through the courtesy of E. L. Dale of
the Capital Theater, and Mrs. Ruby
Davis Haley sang.
Edward, Stock of Washington pre-
sented Rotary wheel to the club.
The wheel was made from a portion
of the floor of the hall in which the
pact for the limitation of ornaments
was signed in Washington several years
ago.
Rev. Felix Kirsch of the Catholic
University of America will deliver the
Lenten sermon at St. Mary's Catholic
Church tomorrow night.
De Witt Knox, year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Knox of Braddock
Heights, died yesterday
A meeting of the Mems Federation
of Bible Glasses will be held March 10
in the Richmond Theater.
Degree work will be conferred upon
a class of candidates tonight at the
semi-monthly meeting of Virginia
Lodge, No. 1916, Loyal Order of Moose.
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PARENT-TEACHER GROUP
TO HONOR ANNIVERSARY
Thirty-Second Celebration of
Founding to Be Observed
on February 20.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 49,.
The thirty-second anniversary of the
foundation of the National Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations will be
celebrated here by the Parent-Teacher
Association of the Alexandria public
schools February 26,
A pageant. in which 80 children of
Washington, Lee and Maury Schools will
take part, will be presented to portray
the history of the National Congress Of
Parent-Teacher Associations.
Mrs E. E. Carver, president of the
local association, is In charge OF the
program and is assisted by Mrs. Robert
Agner, Mrs. Owen Lynch, Mrs. Morton
Apperson, Mrs. w. E. Dunn and Mrs.
w. C. Kidd
The program will include Mrs.
Stephen H. Field, the Alexandria Public
School Symphony Orchestra. directed
by Miss Christine Munoz. and the JEFF
ferson School student chorus.
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ARLINGTON RETURN
atO DISTRICT URGED
aYlJBI
Action of Civic Council De.
layed to Get Views of
Member Groups.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, February 1e.-The
question of whether the people of Ar
lington County want to be taken back
into the District of Columbia was raised
at a meeting of the Arlington District
J County of Citizens Association last
night when a motion was offered call
ing upon the governor to use his in
f1uence with the State Legislature to
have that body offer Arlington County
back to the District of Columbia After
long discussion action was postponed
for at least so days.
The question was brought before the
meeting by Richard L. Eacho of Ashton
Heights, who, after expressing dissatis-
faction with the manner in which de-
velopment projects are handled in the
county, put motion requesting the
retroceSSion of the territory on this
side of the Potomac which up until
1846 was part of the original 10
miles square, comprising the District.
Pepper Opposes Plan.
The motion was amended by Col.
James G. Pepper of Bancroft, putting
the matter up to the governor and the
Legislature. He then recited some of
the history in connection with the
county's changes in territorial jurisdic-
ton and urged the defeat of the amend
ment.
Speaking on the amendment, Frank
G. Campbell. a member of the Virginia
Park and Planning Commission, de-
clared that there were several impor-
tant phases of the question that should
be given careful consideration. He said
that while there would be some advan-
tages to the county going back into the
District of columbia, he felt that the
disadvantages would outweigh the adj
vantages% He reminded his audience
that the right of vote would be lost
with ratrocession.
Can1Dbell declared that he did not
wantH understood that he was against
the PROPOSITION, but in the same breath
eY fessed fear against referring it to
&c Legislature, declaring that body
lght be quick to take advantage of
he opportunity ''of getting rid of a lot
81 Republicans"
Seek Views OF Organization.
President Grover E. Payne, who pre-
sided, ruled that the question would
have to be referred to all organizations
affiliating with the council before def
mite action could be taken. The sec
rotary was instructed to communicate
the proposal to the organizations and
to request action by them within so
days.
BY vote of 12-to-1 the meeting
went on record against the proposal of
the N. Auth Provision Co. of Washing
ton to establish an abattoir near Relee
Station Eleven associations we're rep
resented at the meeting. This action
was taken following bitter denunciation
of the proposal by Campbell and Col
Ford, United States Medical Corps re-
tired. and the reading of a report by a
special committee appointed to make a
thorough study of all phases of the
project The motion to oppose was Of
fered by James R. Williams.
Acting on suggestion of A. A. Moore,
the committee on public health and
sanitation was instructed by vote of
the meeting to make study of the
proposal to relocate the Arlington dis
trict health clinic.
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LAWS WORDING KILLS COUNTY
WAR OND. C. TAGS, COURT RULES
Circuit Judge in Arlington Says Police
Must Prove Each Gar Stayed in
Virginia 80 Days.

in Virginia for period of 80 days, and
that it would be necessary for the COM
monwealth's attorney to prove that the
tags were used continuously for a 30
day period. He dismissed the case
AS result of the ruling Common
wealth's Attorney William G. Cloth i'm
mediately nolle pressed cases against p.
B. Anderson, F.. r.. Taylor, Alexander A.
Kirchner, A. Il. Gray, II. c. McFall, T..
B. Mastin, w E. Lancaster, w. p. Sui
Ivan. w. E. Smith and T. o, Atwood,
all employees of Washington firms.
Cloth stated today that the ruling
makes it practically impossible to obtain
conviction. 1T would take a thousand
policemen" he said ito prove that all
of the automobiles operated in the coun-
ty by employees OF Washington firms
were Kept IN the county evekylnight Tor
a 30-day period
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MARYLAND CANNING
INDUSTRY STUDIED
Factory Heads and Agricultural
Experts Confer at College
Park.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, February 1e.-
Numerous problems confronting the
canning industry of Maryland are being
discussed at the canning crops school
which opened at the University of Mary
land this morning, with members of the
university faculty and Gamers from
various sections of the State taking
part.
DR.. E. c. Auchter, formerly head of
the horticultural department at the
University of Maryland and now princi-
pal horticulturist in the United States
Department of Agriculture, opened the
school. The sweet corn crop was dis
cussed by Prof. w. B. Kemp of the
university, NJ H. Fooks of Preston and
F. o. Mitchell of Perryman.
This afternoon facts brought out in
economic studies of the States canning
industry will be presented by w. p.
Walker and w. j. Hart of the univer-
sity, DR.. S. H. DeVault presiding. At
4:30 o'clock discussion of special vege-
table crops will get under way, Harry
invalid of Baltimore presiding. The
sessions will end Thursday.
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By stan Correspondent of The Star.

By stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va. February l9.-Judge How
ard w. Smith, sitting in Circuit Court,
has brought to an end the controversy
as TO whether employees of Washington
firms who use automobiles owned by
their employers may operate them on
District of Columbia license tags in Vir-
ginia. The decision, which was made
in the case of G.. l.. Cockey, an en-
ploye of the Potomac Electric Power
Co, renders State and county officials
helpless to prevent the use of the tags.
Cockey was among number of per-
sons arrested lin drive against persons
using District of Columbia tags. He
was convicted by Police Judge Harry r.
Thomas and the case was appealed.
Judge Smith ruled that under the rec
iprocity law. foreign tags may be used
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VIRGINIA FARMER DIES
OF AUTO CRASH INJURY
Jacob r. Armstrong Succumbs in
Staunton After Chest
Is Crushed.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, February 49,
Jacob r. Armstrong, IA, whose chest
was crushed when his automobile skid
ded off the Jefferson Highway while
crossing Shenandoah Mountain Sunday
afternoon, died in a hospital here a
few hours later. His son, David E.
Armstrong, of Meyers, Va, driver of
the machine, escaped with bruises.
Mr.. Armstrong, who was prominent
farmer OF the Doehill section of
Highland County, is survived by his
widow and 10 children. the latter in
Guiding Misses Elizabeth and Viola
Armstrong of Washington. The funeral
will be held this afternoon.
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and Mount Airy, Md, formerly an in
spector for the State Roads Commission,
died last night in Baltimore hospital,
aged so.
Surviving him are his widow and two
children, Austin and Marie Beall. The
funeral will take place from the home,
in Damascus, at o'clock Thursday
afternoon, burial to be in the Damascus
Cemetery MI Beall was affiliated with
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Councilman's Mother Dies.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special DISPATCH 70 The Star.
FROSTBURG, Md, February a.
Mrs. Mary G. Shuckhart. 80 years old.
widow of Henry Shuckhart, died at the
home of her son. Harry Shuckhart. She
was also the mother of City Councilman
Quincy Shuckhart. She was a native
of Garrett County. member of the
pioneer Gels family. Two daughters.
Mrs. j. E. Harrison. Cumberland, and
Mrs. w. C. Damn, Elkins, w. Va, also
survive
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Cumberland Business Man Dies.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md. February 49,
Isaac H. Smith, aged SO, one of the best
known business men OF East Cumber-
land, died yesterday at his home in
Linderville. He is survived by h!sYyife
A and four sons. Mr.. Smith was a Indm-
Of the Odd Fellows. Improved Ouler
Of Red Men and Patriotic Order Sons Of
America.
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PUPILS GIVE PROGRAM.

Cherrydale Woodmont Parent
Teacher Group Celebrates.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHERRYDALE, Va, February 49,
Presentation OF program by pupils of
the Cherrydale and Woodmont Schools
yesterday featured a meeting of the
Cherrydale Parent-Teachers Associa-
ton. held here in celebration of the
anniversary OF the founding of the
National Parent Teachers Association
Under the direction of Mrs G. L. Taber
president of the local organization, and
Mrs j. Elliott of the school, the young
students enacted episodes in the history
OF the national body.
New equipment for the school play
ground, including slides. seesaws and
horizontal bars, have arrived. according
To report of Miss Elliott, and will be
installed on the grounds in few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
NEW FIREH0USE PLAN
STUDIED IN GLENDALE
Maryland Town Hopes to Begin
Building of Station in
Few Weeks.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GLENDALE, Md, February 10
Plans for new fire house were dis
cussed at length at the meeting of the
Glendale Fire Department last night,
and the building committee, headed by
r. H. Willett. directed by Chief r. w.
-'uman, directed to compile census of
the ideas submitted, so that actual
building operations could be begun
within a few weeks.
The fire apparatus of the community
Is now housed in private garage.
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the Masonic Order, the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, the hide
pendent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Independent Order of Good TemplarS,
and was director of the Commercial
State Bank at Mount Airy.
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GUM MACHINES ROBBED.
Police Seek Adults in Thefts From
CORRECTION Vendors.
BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star
EVANSVILLE, Md, February 10
Working on the theory that adults, and
not children, robbed the chewing gum
and candy machines of the Arcade
Theater here. Prince Georges County
police today expect to clear up the rob-
berry with an arrest.
Silvian Dietz. proprietor of the thea
ter. discovered the machines had been
robbed yesterday afternoon. He report
ed that about $50 had been taken from
the machines. =,
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J. B. BEALL EXPIRES.

Damascus Undertaken Survived by
Widow and Two Children.
Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, February III
Bromwell Beall. for the last Is years in
the undertaking business at Damascus
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DIES OF HEART ATTACK.
Mrs. Florence Virginia Swanson
Expires at Winchester, Va.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, February 19.-
Mrs. Florence Virginia Swanson. 81,
wife of Ashby G. Swanson, local BUSH
ness man. died of heart attack She
was a daughter of the late John Fugitt.
who many years ago operated line of
stage coaches in Northern Virginia and
nearby counties of West Virginia. Her
husband. three daughters. Mrs. Charles
E. Sinner. Takoma Park, Md, and Mrs.
Edward Heine and Mrs. Harry Pingley
of Winchester: two sons, Ernest and
Osmar Swanson of Winchester; two
sisters and one brother survive.
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Qualities and Uses Of Solidon

l. Solidon has strength and toughness-all the
characteristics that make it an ideal structural
material for the building of walls and ceilings.
2. 1t is also decorative material. furnishing
the decoration itself or acting as base for APP
piled finishes. such as paint, lacquer or paper.
8. One coat of Solidon over wall board makes
strong. permanent wall or ceiling that is light.
yet rigid and insulated.
4. This same one coat is troweled smooth like
plaster ;. /. is textured like plastic paint. A
third decorative treatment results from pre-
tinting Solidon. applying and then texturing it.
s. One coat of Soldon directly over brown
coat plaster or concrete in fireproof construc-
ton gives the most economical textured finish
possible today.
SOLIDON Pr
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BRUSH FIRE is PUT OUT.

Capitol Heights Volunteers Use
Shrubs and Young Trees.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER HILL, Md. February H.
Using shrubs and young trees, the Capt.
toll Heights Fire Department yesterday
extinguished two-acre brush fire here.
The volunteer company assembled when
enormously informed that a residence
in Silver Hill was burning.