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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
DEATH OF A CHILD

To Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Snyder and
family of Reese, N. c., we extend our
heartfelt sympathy in the loss OF
theri boy, Grant g., whe died on
December II, 1929, after a very
brief illness which lasted hardly "a
hours. Grant was about two years
and nine months old, and we know
that he will be sorely missed in the
home, but their loss will be his eter-
nal gain.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19

Mrs. C. M. Branch, wealthy widow
of Beverly Hills, Calf, reported to
police Tuesday that she had been
robbed of jewelry worth $4,000
while two, women were telling her
fortune in a darkened room in that
city.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19

Livestock workers from all over
the Southland will gather at State
College, January 7, 8 and 8, for their
seventeenth annual convention. Cop
les of the program may be obtained
from E. H. Hostetler, State College,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
MRS. Iona COOK FUND

This closes the fund, so far as the
committee appointed to collect con-
tributions can ascertain. Mrs. Cook,
for whom the money was raised,
thanks all for their generosity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE
BECOMES OFFICIAL NAME

Camp Meade. as World War troops
knew it. and Fort Leonard Wood, as 1t
was designated in a later day. now has
become officially Fort George G. Meade.
The new nomenclature was bestowed
by the War Department, in accordance
with an act of the past Congress, and
this post in nearby Maryland will stand
as a memorial to the Union commander
at Gettysburg.
When originally established at the
outbreak of the World War the reserva-
ton was named Camp Meade in honor
of Gen. Meade. but was renamed Fort
Leonard Wood several months ago after
the death of Gen. Wood. One reason
for that change was because of the
existence of an old Indian post in South
Dakota previously named Fort Meade in
honor of the Civil War general; also be-
cause the similarity of names had led
to confusion in the administration Of
military affairs.
1t is stated that the recent action of
Congress restoring the old name to the
Maryland post was taken without con-
sultation with War Department officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
j. S. COURT ENTRY
fLEFT UP TO SENATE
Adoption of Root Formula
| With Wording Changes
| Clears Way.

b the Associated Press.
| GENEVA, March 13.--The World
Court 1urists. including Elihu Root, vir-
tually have reached an agreement con-
cerning American reservations, and, II
the United States Senate is willing,
there seems every probability that the
United States will take its place AS a
member of the great Hague Tribunal
Of International Justice.
| The big idea of Mr.. Root has gone
through It's phraseology has been put
into other terms, but its fundamentals
remain unchanged. Presumably the
Geneva agreement viii go down in his
tory as the Root Hurst arrangement"
just as the scheme for election of judges
of the court drawn up decade ago is
known among international jurists as
the Root-Phillimore accord.
Sir Cecil Hurst, British jurist, did not
change the substance of the Root for
mula. he transformed its composition
and gave emphasis at some points where
Root had preferred to give it at others.
Ten years ago Root in helping to frame
the statutes of the court submitted the
Idea that the best way TO elect the judges
was by concurrent elections in the Coun-
Gil and Assembly of the League of Ma
tons. He believed that this would quiet
apprehensions of both great and small
powers that they might not have ade-
ouate voice in the choice of judges.
This proposal was eagerly seized upon
at that time. but Lord Phillimore
changed the phraseology of the formula
Just as Sir Cecil now has done some
shifting in the Root formula concern
inf the delicate problem of advisory
opinions which the Council has got into
the habit of asking of the court.
, This effort was gone over carefully by
O subcommittee composed of Hurst,
Root Nichola Politis of Greece and
Vittorio Scialoja of Italy. They reported
agreement concerning the first three
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paragraphs and agreement In principle
on the fourth and last paragraph. The
connplete draft is expected soon.

paragraphs and agreement In principle
on the fourth and last paragraph. The
complete draft is expected soon.
. Sir Cecil's idea is that possible dif-
ference of views with the United States
concerning the feasibility of requesting
an advisory opinion on a subject con-
nected with particular international
dispute should be cleared up at the
start. He prefers this TO running risks
of delays and misunderstanding.
He believes that II the council con-
templates requesting an opinion, the
United States should be notified i'm
mediately.
The Root formula provided for this
early consultation but gave more en-
phasis to its occurring after the court
was in possession of the affair
The fourth paragraph, which has yet
to be drafted. is connected with article
70 of the court statutes. This article
instructs the court to give notice of
requests for advisory opinions to all
states entitled to appear before the
court" This includes the United
States because 1t is mentioned in the
annex of the League covenant as one
of the original members of the League.
This article must now be woven into
n protocol which the jurists expect to
substitute for the protocol touching on
American reservations. which was
drafted by the conference of 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
FREED FROM CUSTODY
AFTER SIX MONTHS
Perjury Charges Against Marion F
Lee Dropped by Order of
U. S. Attorney Rover.

Marion F. Lee, 40 years old. who has
been in Jail for six months awaiting
trial on charge of perjury in connec-
ton with the making of an alleged false
affidavit of liquor purchase before
United States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage, was released from custody
today following the dropping of the
charge by United States Attorney Rover
at the instance of Attorney Abner Sic
gal
The arrest of Lee on the perjury
charge took place last September after
Mrs. Lovena Odell, whom he charged
with making the sale to him. had estab-
lshed before the commissioner that she
was not in Washington at the time of
the alleged sale.
Lee had been employed in a gas fill
ing station and reported he had been
robbed, but on investigation Detective
S. +. Gravelly found the money hidden
in the station. A charge of grand lar
ceny was preferred against Lee and he
was released on bail While on bail
Gravelly used Lee as an informer to
make purchases of liquor for him.
A jury recently convicted Lee of the
larceny. but Chief Justice Mccoy placed
him on probation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

supporter of Maj Hesse and his ad-
ministration of the police department,
and many times he has been a guest
of honor at meetings of the committee,
Of which Odell S. Smith is chairman.
Maj. Hesse for many years has been
member of the Board of Trade and
once was secretary of the organization
AT the testimonial dinner meeting next
week other special guests will be the
three assistant engineer commissioners.
Maj. Donald A. Davidson. Maj. l.. h.
Atkins and Capt. ii. G. Whitehurst. who
have been dubbed the "'Fhree hhiSket-
GERS" by the public order committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
HESSE TO BE H0NORED
BY BOARD OF TRADE
Tribute Will Be Paid Retiring Po-
lice Superintendent at Meet.
ing Monday.

Maj. Edwin b. Hesse, who has applied
for retirement as superintendent of po-
lice, will be fonored for his long period
of public service at meeting of the
public order committee of the Washing
ton Board of Trade, Monday evening,
at the Raleigh Hotel.
The committee has been a stanch
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.COUPAL BECOMES MAJOR,

Col. James F.. Coupal, who was Presi-
dent Coolidge's personal physician dur
ing his term in the White House, re-
verted to his status as jor in the
Army Medical Corps today by orders Of
the War Department..
Major Coupal has been assigned to
the Army Medical School here and will
report after four-month leave of alb
SPnCc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR MRS. MINNIE M. DOOR
Rev. Bernard Braskamp. Pastor of
GuntonTemple Presbyterian
Church, Otiiciates.

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie M
Odor. guide III the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. who died at her residence
1900 Fourteenth street, were conducted
in the chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery
Monday. Rev. Bernard Braskamp. pas
tor of the Gunton-Temple Memorial
Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs.
Odor was a member, oflicated. Inter-
ment was in the family lot in Oak Hill
Cemetery. Six of the guards at the bu-
reau served as palbearerS.
Mrs. Odor is survived by a sister, Miss
Bessie r. Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Sweden Ratifies Peace Pact.

STOCKHOLM. March 10 CP)-The
two chambers of the Swedish Riskdag,
or national Parliament. have voted I'M
conditional approval of Sweden's adj
herence to the Kellogg remuneration of
war pact
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ROSSL YIN coming
AT ONCE IS URGED
Action for Benefit of Com
panies Planning to Move to
Arlington Is Asked.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP.
staff Correspondent OF The star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, May 6,-In an effort to
solve the industrial problem that faces
the county as result of the long delay
in coming, Allen J. Saville, newly APP
pointed coming engineer; his assistant.
j. B. Shinn; County Directing Engineer
c. L. Kinnier and Thomas N. DeLash-
mutt. sanitary engineer, yesterday spent
a greater part of the day in a study of
RoSslyn and adjacent territory.
At the first meeting of the Zoning
commission at which Saville was pres
ent Chairman Fred A. GoSnell stated
that some immediate action should be
taken whereby the Rosslyn section
could be Eoned Immediately.
There are many industrial concerns
that contemplate moving into the
county, he said, but are afraid to pur-
chase property and establish their busi-
ness until the county has been Zoned.
1t will be several months before a
complete coming ordinance can be
drafted and put into effect, Saville told
the commission. There is more than a
possibility, he said, that undesirable
business enterprises will be Immediately
launched in an effort to forestall eXclu-
sion by the ordinance.
Some such enterprises. such as gaSo-
line stations, are already subject to a
strict county ordinance and Saville be-
lieves that another and more general
one, covering number of different
types of small business enterprises,
should be Immediately drafted and
adopted by the board of county super
viSors.
Commonwealth Attorney William c.
Cloth and Kinnier are working On a
plan whereby permits for the construc-
ton of any type of building must be
obtained from the engineers office be-
fore actual building starts.
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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, May 8 (SpeciaD.
william Edward Peters, SO, died Mon
Gay ct Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium,
here, where he had been patient about
two years. The body was taken to
Marion. Va. the funeral taking place
there yesterday. afternoon.
Rev. John Kust Of the 3etheSda
Methodist Church officiated at the mar
riage at Bethesda of Miss Thelma May
Lowe of Washington and Lawrence b.
Mason of Washington.
The county commissioners yesterday
reappointed Reimy Springirth OF Chevy
Chase constable for the county.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for
the marriage of John E. Fry, %, and
Miss Dorothy B. Crown, 81, both OF
Fairfax County, Va.
Lawrence Lowe, Sc, died Monday at
hsi home. near Trayilah. He is sur
vived by his widow, six sons and five
daughters. The funeral will take place
this afternoon from the Baptist Church
ct Travilah, burial to- be at DarneS-
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
TORNADO RELIEF
ORGANIZATION FORMS
Group Hopes to Collect $4,000 for
Storm Sufferers in Mont
gomery County.

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 8-Forty
citizens of Montgomery County met in
Rockville last night and formed an or
ganization to collect $4,000 for relief
of the Montgomery County tornado suf-
fererS.
The meeting was called by F. Bar
nard Welsh of the Rockville bar, at the
request of the American Red Cross. The
collection committee will be composed
of a leading citizen in each community
and certain amount of the required
money has been allotted to each locality
as follows: Laytonsville, Judge Samuel
Riggs, $l,400; Clarkesburg, Arthur L.
Watkins, 1925; Poolesville, Charles w.
Woodward. $325; Rockville, Edwin w.
Broome, $4,000; Colesville, Lacey Shaw,
$3.50; Bethesda, George P. Sacks, 81, 500;
Chevy Chase, J. Edward Murphy,
$2,50O; Olney, John H. Janney, $1,750;
Gaithersburgh, Frank B. Severance,
$1,250; Potomac, Carter Clagett, $3.50;
GAINESVILLE, Brooke Colt, $3.50; Damas-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
SUE TRUST COMPANY
Maryland Officials Seek to Recover
$271,791.56 of Funds Held
Paid Out Illegally.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 8.-Suit for $27l.-
99l.56 was filed against the Union
Trust Co. of Maryland by the Mary
land State Roads Commission yesterday
to recover funds allegedly paid out il
legally in the State roads frauds be-
tween october l, 1920, and March 81,
1928.
The suit was filed in the Baltimore
City Court for G. Clinton Uhl Howard
Bruce and John K. Shaw, State reads
commissioners, by Attorney General
Thomas H Robinson.
The suit marks the first legal move
that has been made to recover any of
the S376,138 State funds that investiga-
tors found missing from the State roads
accounts.
In the bill of particulars, the plain
tiffs charge 1882 checks, involving
$27l, 791.56, were drawn illegally against
the commissions funds during an
eight-year period.
The suit is being brought Cor $780,
600, as 1t is the usual legal procedure to
bring suit for twice the sum involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08

Gus. Archie W. Souder, $500: Wheaton,
James H. Cissel, S3,500 Mrs. j. Somer.N
veil Dawson, chairman of the Mont- !.
gomery County Chapter of the Red !.
Cross was made treasurer OF the COM
mittee.
The money will be turned over to the
Montgomery County Chapter as COL
lected and will be distributed subject
to approval by the following committee:
George M. Hunter, chairman: Robert
c.. Hilton, George P. Sacks. James H.
Cissel and Fred L. Thomas. This morn
ing Mr.. Welsh received word from the
American Red Cross that that organi-
zat:on would contribute $1,000 toward
the fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
:S425,O0D IN ROAD
BONDS ADVERTISED
Prince Georges Officials Anx-
iouS to Get Lateral Con-
Struction Under Way.
BY star Correspondent Of The Star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May g.
Anxious to get their lateral road con-
struction program under way as soon
as possible, the Prince Georges County
Commissioners yesterday ordered the
advertisement for sale of $425.000 worth
of the bonds out of the $550,000 issue
they have been authorized to float, and
requested the State Roads Commission
to make an immediate survey of seven
of the roads they have recommended
be constructed out of the funds to be
derived from the bonds.
1t will be necessary to use $4,000
for the purchase of rights of way, it was
stated, leaving $375.000 for the actual
construction of roads.
A new and unexpected problem in
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the county's road plans developed dur
ing the morning session yesterday when
a large group Of citizens from the lower
part of Prince Georges appeared before
the commissioners and expressed diver
gent views as to which route the Pts
road should take.
The commissioners have recommend
ed the Livingston road be extended
from Piscataway toward the Charles
County line 3 miles. Some of the
citizens asked that the extension. which
will be of gravel, be made by way of
while others urged it fol-
low the River road route.
The commissioners directed that
Thomas r. Henault, clerk to the police
court. also act as clerk to the sheriff
starting June l. and that he be paid
5000 a year in addition to his present
salary for the latter work. The pur-
chase of new automobiles for County
Policemen Frank Prince and H. G..
Machen was also authorized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va May Especially
The City Council at a special meeting
Yesterday passed resolution extending
the time for payment of real estate
taxes, without mourning the per
cent penalty, from May Is TO June Is.
A resolution authorizing a temporary
loan OF $4,000 for general operating
expenses of the city was passed.
Restoration work on Gadsby's Tavern.
which will be turned into a World
War Memorial and a home for Alex
andrla Post, No. "a, American Legion
began yesterday.
Committees were manner by Mrs Charles
W. Howell, president of the Mary Gusts
Lee 18th Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
to decorate the graves of the Confeder-
ate dead in the local cemeteries and to
decorate the Confederate mound in
Christ Church Yard and the Confeder-
ate Memorial at Prince and Washing
ton streets on Confederate Memorial
day, May "a.
Plans also were made to observe the
anniversary of jefferson Davis BIRTH
day on June 5. An entertainment will
be held that night in Lee Camp Hall
with Confederate Veterans and Sons of
Confederate Veterans as guests of the
chapter.
Local Episcopal churches are repre-
sented at the annual convention of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Diocese of
Virginia, which opened at The Plains
yesterday. The delegates from this
city are: st. Paul's. Mrs. Sherman B.
Fowler: section B. Mrs. John Steven
| son, Miss Nancy Tackett and Miss Hebe
Carter Sturgis; Christ Church, Mrs.
William Jackson Morton and Mrs.
George Buddin; Section B, Miss Mary
/ Lloyd, Miss Caroline Rust; Grace
Church, Mrs. S. M. Pullman; Section
| B, Mrs. j. Owen Lynch
Washington Society of Alexandria
will hold its quarterly meeting Friday
night at 8 O'Clock in Gadsby's Tavern.
Funeral services for George W. Trip
lett. 83, who died Monday night at his
home in Fairfax County, were held to-
day at the residence and interment
was in the Presbyterian Cemetery here.
Mrs. Katherine L. Triplett, his wife,
| survives.
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Woman Charges Man Who Shot Dog Fleeing
With Chicken With Mutilation Of Animal

complainant, brought the mutilation
charge against Frank Miller, also OF
Laurel. The woman testified that, fol-
lowing the shooting, her dog ran away
and could not be located Tor fully "a
hours, when it finally was discovered in
a lumber yard, with one leg wounded
by gunShot.
Mlller's defense was that three OF his
chickens had been killed within week,
and that when he saw the dog making
away with fowl in its mouth he shot
to kill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
COUNTY PHYSICIANS
EXAMINE 1872 PUPILS
Monthly Report Reveals 339 Phys
ical Defects Have Been Cor
rected During April.
By stan Correspondent of The Star.

oy StaH correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May g.
me number OF pupils examined in
Prince Georges County public schools
reached total of 892 during April, an
increase over previous months. DR..
william S. Keister, county health officer.
states in his monthly report.
The report also shows that 339 physi-
cal defects had been corrected or are
Delng cared for. Measles took the lead
IN number of communicable diseases re-
ported. There were ID cases of tuber-
culosis reported and 8 diphtheria.
chlckenpox and mumps. Seven cases
OF scarlet fever were reported while
influenza cases dropped to six and pneu-
monia to four.
The report further shows that the
birth rate in the county increased and
the death rate decreased during the
month OF March, as compared with the
same month year ago.
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Man Discovers Coffin In His Yard
With Note Warming of His Death May 81

written the disturbing message, "You
will die May 81"
The affair so worried the man that
he called Sheriff Charles S. Early, who
sent Constable Wilson to investigate
Wilson reported that the incident was
probably the work of a man whom
Butler had recently named in a war
rant charging assault, who hoped in
this way to frighten the complainant
out Of prosecuting the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
Rr a stan corr. spondent Of rhe star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May g.
When James A. Butler, colored, who
lives on the Centerville road near Reds
Corner, went out into his front yard
YESTERDAY morning he found minia-
ture coffin, fully draped in black cloth,
lying across the center of his walk.
Somewhat shocked, but mastering his
fears, James lifted the lid, and found
inside a paper cross on which was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
KIWANIS HEARS DR.. COMBS
Fredericksburg Body Told of Needs
of Business Education.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May 81.
(SpeciaD The need of more educaee'
ton in business and more business in :
education" was stressed by DR.. M. L.,J
Combs, president of the State Teachers
College here, at ladies' night meeting
of the Fredericksburg Kiwanis Club att
the Teachers College last evening. 'ys
Guests were welcomed by Rev. r. V.,o
Lancaster, while response was made by. :
Mrs. Embrey, wife of Judge A. T.ss
Embrey. A program of music was ren-3!
dered
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EXPLAINS POSITION.
Frank r. Long Tells Stand on Ken
sington Crossing Issue.

In The Stars report of the hearing
last Friday before the State roads COM
mission on the matter of the elimination
of the railroad grade crossing at Ken
sington. the statement was contained
that Frank r. Long of Garrett Park
told the commission that If the owners
of land who were sponsoring the pro-
posed overhead crossing were required
to dedicate the land themselves their
srdor would Immediately become luke
warm.
Mr.. Long. in letter to the editor of
The Star. says that he is not resident
Of Garrett Park. and also that what he
told the commission was this:
If those who proposed the road from
Ashton to Kensington at front foot
benefit charge were required also to in
Clude in that front foot benefit charge
the cost OF the bridge and the APP
proaches to it and not take any private
property in the town Of Kensington,
their ardor would Immediately become
lukeWarm"
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~ STAR Correspondent of The Star.

LAUREL, Md, May SIS man who
shoots and injuries dog running out OF
his var dwith a chicken in its mouth
guilty of cruelty by mutilating all
animal?
This is the question Judge ]. Chew
Sheriff OF Prince Georges County Is
bordering this week, following the pres
entatiou~ of such a problem to him at
Mondays session of Police Court here.
Mrs. Thelma Emman of Laurel, the
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OLD BOARD RENAMED.
Three Commissioners Chosen a
Election in La Plata.

LA PLATA, Md, May Especially -
The annual election of three commits
sioners for the town of La Plata was
held at the courthouse Monday. The
entire old board, composed of Eugene
Mudd, Reginald A. Farrall and H. Hol-
land Hawkins, was reelected.
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Quarry Worker Dies of Injuries.

MARTINSBURG. W. Va, May 8
Especially james Bunker Fleisher, 33,
died at local hospital of injuries sus-
tanned in limestone quarry here March
80. when he and his foreman, j. L. Kite,
were caught under Slide. Of stone.