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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
CAMPBELL HITS
S|GNB0ARD STAND
Attitude of Supervisors
Would Hurt County Bust
ness Men, He Says.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, February 16.--The provi-
sion made by the board of county
supervisors at the board meeting yes
terday to the effect that any ordinance
covering a special tax on signboards
must cover every type of sign in use in
the county, Is so manifestly unfair to
merchants and others doing business in
the county that 1t may be used to defeat
any legislation proposed to govern their
erection, according to a statement made
today by Frank G. Campbell, chairman
OF a Chamber of Commerce committee
that yesterday appeared before the
board.
Campbell headed committee that
proposed that tax of so cents per foot
be assessed against foreign advertising
concerns who derive revenue from the
rental Of large signboards that are being
placed along the highways.
The purpose Of the tax, Campbell
explained, was dual, in that it would
provide the revenue with which to paw
the expenses Of the Zoning Commission:
and also would be Of sufficient volume
to prohibit the erection of any signs
OVAACL bII1Ii tllOSE VI u pleasing aODear-
ance and in places where they would
be the least likely to destroy what might
otherwise be a pleasing view.
While not refusing to consider such
an ordinance, the board insisted that if
such law is passed it must apply to all
signs erected in the county. Such an
ordinance would apply alike to the for
eign signboard companies and to the
merchants OF the county.
The small merchant, Campbell said
would, under such an arrangement, be
required to either pay such a high tax
for the privilege of advertising his bust
ness that he would find his overhead
too high or be forced to do away with
the signs altogether. Local real estate
men erecting signs on their own prop
erty would face the same problem, 1t
was pointed out.
If the ordinance is drafted as sug-
gested and accepted by the board, which
is held unlikely, it will work a hardship
upon the local business people and still
allow the large signboard concerns
to continue in business by shouldering
the tax upon their advertisers. thereby
defeating the very purpose that was
in the minds of chamber of commerce
officials when they appointed the COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
D. A. R. CONFERENCE
DELEGATES ELECTED
Three Chapters Choose Represent.
atives to National Congress
in Capital April Is.

LYNCHBURG, Va, February 16
(SpeciaD - The three chapters OF
Daughters of the American Revolution
here have elected the following delega-
tons to the national congress to be held
in Washington April Is:
Blue Ridge Chapter-Mrs. A. B. Car
rington, regent: Mrs. Don p. Halsey
vice regent, and Mrs. d. c. Frost, and
Mrs. J. r. Kyle, Miss Lucy G. Cabell,
Mrs. D. G. Jackson, Mrs. M. r. Duke,
Miss Ella Miller, Mrs John M. Otey
Mrs. Kate p. Carter, Mrs. A. S. Priddy
Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs. A. T, Hen
derson, alternates.
Lynchburg Chapter-Mrs. Giles H.
Miller, regent; Miss Elizabeth Gooch,
vice regent, and Mrs. j. r. Goodwin,
and Mrs. r. c. Scott, Miss Sallie Adams,
Miss Carrie johnson, Mrs. Mary E. Dill
lard, Mrs. ]. A. Ford, Mrs. j. A. Reese,
Mrs. G. L. De Mott, Mrs. E. j. jackson
and Mrs. T. Erie Rucker, alternates.
Poplar Forest Chapter-Mrs. Ray O.
Brannan, regent, and Miss Maude Lar
kin and Miss Mamie Spencer, Miss
Frances Allen, Mrs John A. Merryman,
Mrs. Bernard H. Kyle, Mrs. Robert w.
Miles, Miss Lucie Howard, Mrs. Dan w.
Sale, Miss Edith Winfree and Mrs. s.
H. williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
PROVIDERS AT BANK
FRIGHTENED AWAY
Policeman Chases Two Seen Near
Riverdale Building as Far
as District Line.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
R1VERDALE, Md, February 49,
What Prince Georges County police be-
lieve was an attempt to rob the River
dale Bank was frustrated by one of
their men, who surprised two providers
around the building about 2 o'clock
yesterday morning and chased them at
a high rate of speed to the District
line.
While patrolling the roads in the vi
entity Of the. bank County Policeman
Claude Reese noticed a roadster parked
In front Of the building with the motor
running and no rear light.
A moment later he discerned the fig
ure of a man running along the side
OF the bank and another standing near
the machine. AS he approached both
men, he says, jumped in the car and
sped away. Reese pursued them as far
as the District line on Bladensburg
road, but was outdistanced.
Police are working on the theory
that the men may have been the ones
who robbed the Brentwood Post Once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
STATE BUILT LILY
|. POND, BUSH SAYS
Witness Declares Road
Crews Did Work on Mack
all Property in 1924.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, February 16.-Testi-
mony that he and seven other roads
employees built lily pond at the home
of John N. Mackall, then chairman ana
chief engineer of the commission, and
the work was charged to maintenance
contract in Anne Arundel County, was
given yesterday before the governors
committee investigating the State Roads
Commission by Turbitt E. Bush.
Put on the stand as surprise" witt
ness, Bush, indicted roads employee, am
plified charges. already aired against
Mackall and made new charges against
Edward C.. Friese, district engineer,
whose name hitherto has not been men,
toned in the scandal.
Bush testified against Mackall when
Richard E. Tippett, attorney who has
been pushing the investigation, asked him
for information concerning lily pond
manager, said had been built on Mack
all's private property.
The pond, Bush said, was built in 1924
by State roads employees and with State
roads materials. Bush said he had SUI
pervised the job, and 1t had been
charged to contract job in Anne Arun-
del County.
Besides Friese and Mackall, Bush in
cluded In his testimony Harold E. West,
chairman of the Public Service Com
mission, and James Mccarthy, superin-
tendent of the Garrett Building, where
the roads offices are located.
Bush said West had stone, owned by
the roads commission, removed to his
private property.
He also said he had seen a State
roads truck on Vests private property,
which the latter had for his personal
use three years. The witness also de-
clared he had seen war material turned
over by the Government to the roads
commission hauled in the truck to
Vests place.
Friese, Bush testified, had ordered
him to build road on McCarthy's
place. That work, he said, was done
with State labor and State material,
and no check was kept on the cost.
Asked by Tippett If he had done any
work at the home Of Mackall, Bush said
he had built lily pond there in 1923
or 1924, and the pond was about 10 by
20 feet, with a depth of 2 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 16
Especially Services at the Christ Epis-
copal Church will be conducted tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock by Rev. DR..
D. G.. Freeland Peter, canon of the
Washington Cathedral, while the eve
ming services will be in charge of a
student from the Episcopal Theological
Seminary.
Rev. DR.. william Jackson Morton,
rector Of the church, is still suffering
from recent severe illness of grippe
and will leave for Florida this week, to
recuperate. In his absence the Sunday
morning services will be held by visiting
clergymen and the evening services will
be conducted by seminary students.
Final rites for Mrs. Martha A. Boyd,
"a years old, widow of j. T. Boyd, were
held this afternoon at the Cunning
ham, Kennedy g. Watkins funeral home
at 300 Cameron street, and burial was
in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
The services were held by Rev. r. O..
Koontz, pastor Of Trinity M. E. Church,
assisted by Rev. c. A. Luttrell of Bal
timore. Mrs Boyd died Thursday Eight
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
G. Nelson Cradlin, II Cedar street,
Rosemont.
Funeral services for Johns Hopkins
Janney. who died Thursday night at
Emergency Hospital in Washington,
were held today at the residence of
his brother, Tyson Janney, sos Russell
road, by Rev. r. v. Lancaster of Fred
ericksburg, Va, and burial was in the
Presbyterian Cemetery. The deceased
was president Of the Janney-Marshal Ill
Co.. Of Fredericksburg and also Of jan
| ney Brothers Of this city.
City Manager Paul Morton announc-
i ed this morning that all persons who do
not pay their city taxes by February
% viii be subject to arrest and arraign-
ment in Police Court. He said that par
ticular attention will be paid to city
auto licenses, as only 525 persons have
paid the tax while there are approx.
mately 1000 machines in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
RITES FOR J. w. RILEY
HELD IN WINCHESTER
Son of Late DR.. John C. Rilev
Prominent in D. C. Medical
Circles, Is Buried.

Prominent in D. C. Medical
Circles, Is Buried.
Special Dispatch to The star.
WINCHESTER, Va, February 49,
Funeral rites were held TO-DAY for 7
William Riley, SO, member of a well
known Georgetown family, whose death
at his home here late Thursday nipht
followed several weeks illness Rev.
Robert B. Nelson, rector of Christ Epis-
copal Church, officiated. Interment
was IN Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Mr.. Riley was engaged in farming
near here until five years ago, when
he retired. He is survived by his widow,
two sons, John w. Riley, jr., and Robert
Riley, this city, and two daughters.
Mrs. Louise Reifkohl, wife of Comdr.
Frederick L. Reifkohl, United States
Navy, now stationed at Norfolk, and
Miss Bette Riley, this city.
Mr.. Riley attended Georgetown Uni
versity and later was connected with
the United States Geological Survey in
Indian Territory. His father, the late
DR.. John c. Riley, was dean of the Ma
tional Medical College Washington; a
member Of the committee to revise the
United States Pharmacopea and was
consulting physician at Providence Hos
pital, Central Free Dispensary and the
Eye and Ear Infirmary in Washington
for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
LABOR BILLS ENDORSED
BY TRADES COUNCIL
Allegany Group Approves Hamil.
ton Measures Now Before
General Assembly.

CUMBERLAND, Md, February 16-
The Allegany Trades Council held a
public meeting at the City Hall Audi
torium last night to indorse the labor
bills before the General Assembly at
Annapolis, introduced by Delegate irwin
G. Hamilton, this city, president Of the
Trades Council and Maryland State
and District Of Columbia Federation of
Labor. The bills deal largely with pro-
posed changes In the workmen's COM
penSation act.
A meeting Of representatives Of local
industrial plants and other employers
was held yesterday afternoon to organ
1ze opposition to the three Hamilton
bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
CHANDLER MAY ENTER
VIRGINIA RACE TODAY
William and Mary President May
Decide to Run for
Governor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILLIAMSBURG February 16.-Dr
j. A. G. Chandler has announced that
Nine. Naidu of India will speak nt
a convocation in Phi Beta Kappa Hall
today, and it is possible that the presi-
dent of William and Mary College will
Christmas gift" proposal of the whole
body Of students that he announce his
candidacy for Governor Virginia.
Since the holidays DR.. Chandler has
had the proposition under consideration,
but what his decision will be may not
yet be conclusion in his own mind at
this time. It is regarded as a matter
that will be made known directly to
the student body when the president Is
ready to make his announcement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
RUM RING At FORT
CITED BY COLONEL
Leonard Wood Commandment
Says Evidence in Soldiers
Death Is Hard to Get.
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, February 16.-Col.
Oliver S. ESkridge, commandant at
Fort Leonard Wood, asserted last night
that a bootleg ring' exists at the fort.
He made the announcement in dis
cussing the results so far secured by a
board of officers which he appointed to
investigate the death of Pvt. Samuel A.
Forcey last week. The board has re-
ported that death was due to acute
alcoholism, but that the liquor con-
sumed by the soldier was not of a
poisonous nature Two non commits
stoned officers are being held in con-
nectfon with Forcey's death.
AS in almost all places where large
groups of men are together in this
country today, there is a bootleg ring
at Fort Leonard Wood" Col. Eskridge
said. Just as in such other rroIIns its
other" e"SAi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Witness Protected From Theft Report
Until After He Gives His Testimony

Bickford was a witness AS he was
about to take the stand the telephone
in the court rang and clerk was told
that a colored man had just entered
Bickford's coal store and made away
with part of the contents of the cash
drawer
When the trial was over County Po-
licenan Claude Reese told Bickford of
the robbery Yesterday Reese and Con-
stable E. w. Good arrested suspect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
By a staff Correspondent OF The Star.

BERWYN, Md, February 16.-At-
taches of the Prince Georges County
Civil Court do not believe in unduly ex-
citing the witnesses.
This care on the part Of the court
officials was demonstrated before Judge
J. Chew Sheriff in Hyattsville this
week when @. P. Bickford, Berwyn coal
dealer, visited the court and came away
$l2 poorer, even though he wasn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
ARLINGTON HEADS
ADOPT NEW RULE
Seek to Act as Final Judges
on Permits for New
Buildings.
By a staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, February 16.-One of the
most far-reaching actions taken re-
Gently by the Board of County Super
visors of Arlington County was tht
amendment yesterday at the regulai
meeting of the ordinance regulating
the issuance Of building permits fol
business structures.
Under a previous ordinance, passed
at the instance of several property own.
ers who objected to the erection OF q
grocery store in their immediate vicint
ity, no business building could be con.
Structed within 1000 feet OF private
dwelling unless the builders shoult
have received the consent OF at least
rs per cent of the property owner
within that area.
The matter was brought to the at.
tention of the board when William r
Ames applied for a permit to erect
brick warehouse at Lyon street and
Garrison avenue, Clarendon. Whereai
Mrs. Mary Lockwood, who owns thu
largest amount Of property within thu
1.000-foot radius, said that she saw M
objection to the building. the board wal
prevented by the ordinance from grant
ing the permit
The situation was met with al
amendment to the effect that no bust
ness building could be erected within
500 feet of a private dwelling except
by the permission of the board Of SUI
pervisors, thereby leaving in their hand;
the final decision.
The amendment will be placed be-
fore Chief Judge Howard w. Smith
for his approval at the opening Of court
Monday.
A committee headed by Mrs. Lock
wood appeared before the board to asl
what progress had been made on tht
request of the women's clinic commit
tee for a permanent county owned Clint
building in Arlington district. Thel
we're advised by the board that no def
mite action can be taken until thi
budget has been prepared, but C.. L
Kinnier, county engineer, stated thai
temporary building had been OBJ
tanned so that the clinics can be con,
tinued when 1t is necessary to movt
from the old building April /.
The report by the Zoning Commits.
sion, which was requested at the last
meeting by Supervisor B. M. Hedrick
gave only the number of meetings held
and the number in attendance at each
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
PLAYGROUND OFFICIALS
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Executives Of Three States Will
Meet Next Week to Study Play
ground Problems. .
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, February 10
Regional playground and recreation ex-
ecutiveS from North Carolina, Virginia
and West Virginia will gather here the
last three days of next week for a con-
ference over recreational problems. DR..
w. A. Parker of Asheville, N. c., dis
trict representative of the National
Playground Association, will preside
Various phases Of recreational work
are to be discussed and the visitors are
to be taken on trip to see the mu-
nicipal play center maintained here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16

LYNCHBURG, Va, February is
Especially William M. Rosser, rs, died
Thursday evening at his home here aft
er long illness. He is survived by his
widow and the following children: s..
B. Rosser Of Lynchburg, H. w. Rosser
of Holcomb Rock, r. P. Rosser of Aber-
deem, N. c.; Mrs. s. B. Henderson Of
Brookneal, Miss Bertha Rosser Of
Lynchburg and Mrs. j. r. williams Of
LynchburR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
STRICTER RULES URGED.
Bill Would Limit State Autos tc
Official Business.

ANNAPOLIS, February IS Especially
An echo Of the State road scandal,
during the Investigations of which it
has been charged that automobiles of
the State were used privately. was
found in bill introduced In the House.
It provided that it would be unlawful
for any one to operate a State, city or
county owned vehicle except on oficial
business. It also provides that all pub
lie vehicles shall have on them in let
tiers s inches high the name of the
State or the political subdivision own
ing It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
D. c. Couple Get License to Wed.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, February
IL Especially A marriage license has
been issued here to Thomas S. Brady,
81, 1910 Morrison street, and Miss
Helen T. Schweitzer, l8, Of 1909 Sew
enteenth street, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16

In cave near the summit of Kill,
manjaro, highest mountain in Africa
there is an American Bible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
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We want you to see for yourself

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the location and at
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ice throughout the "a
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-14

parole to Marion Schellenger,
Bloomfield, so that he can come
from the Indiana state farm to the
Capitol airport here and complete
his flying course.
His father had paid 81 ZOO for this
schooling, which nearly was COM
pleted when the young man was
sent to the farm. He and two other
boys we're given a year suspended
sentence by Van BuSkirk for CHICK
en- theft, but later were sent up for
sixty days because of attractions of
the rules laid down by the court.
Van Btlskirk 20. KID" the five-day
parole in a letter to the Governor.
He asked that this be added to the
sentence at the end of the term.
however, so that Schellenger will
serve an equal amount of time with
his companions.
The youths father had paid the
Greene county farmer for the stolen
chickens.
Four other temporary paroles,
eight regular paroles and one COM
mutation of sentence have been
given the Governors approval. The
list of regular paroles includes two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-14
POLICE GRILL
FIVE BANDIT
SUSPECTS HERE
Men Nabbed in Apartment
Raid Believed Guilty of
Series of TheftS.

Police today continued question:
ing five gangster suspects who were
arrested Wednesday afternoon in a
raid on a Sixteenth street apart
ment and who are alleged to have
committed a series of auto thefts
and robberies throughout the state
IN the last month.
The men held are: Robert Nc
Daniel, %; Fred Denny and Ru-
dolph Walden, "a, all of 10 West
Sixteenth street, and Charles Sher-
fick, "a. and Elmer Coalson, 20 both
Of NoblesVille.
Cases against the men we're con-
tinued to Nov. 20 in municipal court
today, pending further investigation.
Police believed the men were in
volved in the Wednesday morning
holdup Of Gustav A. Rocker and his
wife. 500 Kenwood avenue. Three
bandits robbed Mr.. and Mrs. Rocker
and stole their car. The bandits
were chased by police and a running
gun battle ensued. The chase ended
when the police car crashed through
the front Of the Charles Railsback
grocery. 80 West Sixteenth street.
Rockers car later was found
abandoned in the 600 block, Russell
avenue.
The five men were arrested
Wednesday afternoon and a radio,
guns and clothes were taken from
the apartment by police. Coalson
and Mcdaniel are said to have made
statements that the group stole
autos and committed robberies in
Carmel, Noblesville, Lebanon, Frank
lin. Evansville and NoblesvilIe.
Police also charged the men with
stealing twenty guns from the
armory at NobleSville. Mcdaniel is
said to have confessed the theft,
along with the other acts of alleged
banditry, but declared most of the
alleged loot is hidden in gravel
pit lake near Terre Haute.
Another radio set, ten watches,
100 gallons of motor oil, and several
arnory guns we're found in Sher-
fick's Noblesville house Wednesday
night, police said.
The men are held under bonds OF
$1,000 each on vagrancy charges.