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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
FIVE NEARBY BILLS
BEFORE GOVERNOR
Maryland Senate Approves
House Measures Affecting
Montgomery.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
Stan Correspondent of The Star

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 2l.-Five
Montgomery County measures and one
bill introduced by Prince Georges
County delegate finally passed and
were sent to the Governor yesterday
when the Senate cleared its third read
ing file of House bills before adjourn
ing over the week end. Several other
measures affecting the two counties
were introduced and advanced.
Only two financial measures we're in
cluded In the Montgomery bills passed.
They authorize the county commission
ers to levy 81 500 annually for the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau and
81. 495 annually for the directress of the
county Home Demonstration League.
Other Montgomery bills passed define
the qualifications of candidates for
town positions in Glen Echo, author
1ze the mayor and council of that town
TO borrow not more than per cent
OF It's assessed valuation and give
county election officials power to divide
the precincts into alphabetical groups
of equal numbers.
The final Montgomery bill adopted
repeals an act giving the county COM
mlssloners authority to appoint addi-
tional constables in certain districts
Under the new police law this au-
thorlty is no longer needed.
Favorable reports were received in the
Senate on Montgomery County bills
authorizing the appointment of a super
visor OF county aid, creating a board Of
assessment, increasing the pay of county
electlon officials, permitting the town
OF Gaithersburg to adopt coming or
dinances and giving the commissioners
authority to issue $4,000 in bonds for
the permanent financing of county
buildings at Bethesda and Silver Spring
The bill introduced by Delegate Oliver
Metzerott OF Prince Georges County
permitting the use of public school
buildings throughout the State for meet
lngs and entertainments by all veterans
Senate.
The House adopted a favorable re-
port on the Dill sponsored by Delegate
charles G. Marbury to allow boards of
education to condemn as much as IN
acres OF land. The present conden-
nation powers of school boards are
limited to acres.
Delegate George L. Edmonds of Mont
gomery County introduced a bill author
lz1ng the appointment Of a town police
lustlce in Takoma Park at a salary of
81 100 year. The town would paw
$500 OF this amount and the county
81 900. The magistrate would be an
pointed by the Governor on recon-
mendation of the mayor and council
new road law for Hyattsville was
provided in a bill introduced by Dele
gate Richard C.. Zantzinger of Prince
Georges County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
ARLINGTON BUDGET
CARRIES S768,778
Expenditures for Next Fiscal
Year to Be Made Without
Tax Increase.
By a stan Correspondent of The Star

/
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, March 2l.-The total ten
tative budget for the operation of Ar
llngton County during the fiscal year
beginning July is $768, 1925, &C
cording to an announcement by the
Board OF County Supervisors. The tax
rate will be the same as last year eX-
cept in jefferson district, where re-
duction of 5 cents on the 500 valua-
ton will be effective. Increases in the
fire levy OF cents on the 500 valua-
ton are provided in all three districts
being offset by like reductions in the
road tax in Arlington and Washington
districts, and a 10 cent reduction In
jefferson district for roads, leaving the
tax payers cents to the good.
Schools and Roads Lead.
The principal expenditures will be
for schools and roads. Total revenue
for schools will be 5000, 1863. of which
sum S255,1T6.93 will be paid by the
county and $50, 1000 by the Safe. Rev
enues for roads will be $22l,557.26, OF
which the county's share will be $751;
557.26, the balance being from the
State gasoline and bus taxes.
Expenses of administration, including
salaries, is sst at 900: judiciary,
SCI 900; public buildings $4,000; cleo
ton, $4,000; support of the poor and
mothers fund, $4,000; health depart
ment, $12500; scavenger department,
$4,000; fire protection. $4,000; fire
MIGRANTS, $4,000: contingent fund, in
GLIDING all other expenses not set out
in the tentative budget, including ap-
preparations to be made later, $84,-
944.02.
Estimated Revenue.
The estimated revenue is: Local
levies, s616,878.26; returns from State
in bus and gasoline taxes, 100000; re-
turns from State in capitalization taxes,
S5,400; returns from State in dog taxes,
$4,000; returns from State in excess
fees, $4,000; returns from scavepger
department, $2l 1000; returns from
health department, 50 900; returns from
State for schools, $4,000; from local
fines, $l,500; from miscellaneous
sources, $4,000.
There will be a public meeting in
the board room of the court house at
10 o'clock on the morning of April 20
prior to the adoption of the ordinance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
DEBATES WIN TILT
Turn Tables on Carleton College,
Taking First Contest Out
of Four.

American University debaters turned
the tables last night on Carleton Col
lege, from Mortified, MINI, by ad-
ministering the first defeat the West
erners had received in four annual de-
bates between the two institutions.
The contest last night at Hurst Hall
on the campus here was awarded to
American University by vote of two
to one. The three judges were Thomas
Sweeney, Arthur Fast and Earle W..
Wallick.
The American University debaters,
Hylton Hartman, Arthur Murphy and
Robert Marcus, upheld the negative Of
the subject: Resolved, that the several
States should enact legislation provid-
ing for compulsory unemployment in
surance." The visiting debaters, John
Whyte, F. Anterior Bean and j. Stan
ley Stevens, will compete with team
Of girls from George Washington Uni
versity tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
LIGHTING FACILITIES
IN GLOVER PARK HIT
Citizens Direct a Letter Be Sent
to District Heads Seeking
Improvements.

Citizens of Glover Park at a meeting
Of their association last night directed
q letter be sent to the District Com
miSionerS complaining of inadequate
and obsolete lighting apparatus in the
Glover Park district The association
met in the Industrial Home School.
After a report by Ben c. McQuay,
SECRETARY of the association, that three
letters to the District authorities had
failed in obtaining results he was in
structed to frame a complaint to the
District Commissioners. H. o. Lake,
president, said the association has been
requesting relief for four vars and COM
plants were registered by members that
the community is one of the few in this
city which is lighted by overhead cabl:s.
Mr. Lake, a member Of the Public
Utilities Committee of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations. was instructed to
ask that body to look into" alleged
sale of group insurance by the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. and into the con-
duct of its appliances department.
Plans for the conversion of "Synder's
Lane" into Calvert street by widening
the roadway to so feet from Thirty
seventh street to Tunlaw road, were
reported by Mr.. McQuay. He announced
the work was to start Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
-FOUR PLEAD GUILTY
IN COUNTY HOLD-UP
Washington Men in Bethesda
Robbery Indicted by
Rockville Jury.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 21.-When
arraigned before Judge Robert B. Peter
in the Circuit Court here yesterday
afternoon on an indictment jointly
charging them with robbery, assault to
rob, simple assault and receiving stolen
goods, in connection with the hold-up
of the Bethesda pharmacy last
month, Charles E. Adkins, VIII
liam Anderson Steelman, Jimmette
Gold O'Brien and Willie Erceldean
Wigs, young Washingtonians, entered
pleas of guilty. and Judge Peter set
the case for hearing on Thursday OF
next week DR.. Charles Scherrer IS
the person the youths are charged with
holding up. and S72 is the amount
specified in the indictment as having
been stolen.
Others arraigned before Judge Peter
yesterday were William A. Dorsey, lar
ceny, plea of guilty; Alfred Harding,
larceny, plea of not guilty; Thomas A.
Mobley, larceny and unauthor. zed use
of an automobile plea of guilty; Henry
Tyler larceny, plea of guilty, Edward
E. Barrett, larceny and houSebreaKing
and larceny. plea of guilty; Everett
Chandler and Maxwell Cave, robbery,
assault to rob- simple assault and re-
ceiving stolen goods, pleas of not
guilty.
The grand jury failed to return an
indictment in connection with the
death of Aarvi Murmi, young United
State Census Bureau clerk, who was
shot in the head in CT near his home
at Takoma Park, this county, last Fall
The case was thoroughly investigated
by the grand jury. Nurmi's fatal wound
was inflicted following drinking party
at his home. and his guests, two young
Washingtonians, insisted they found
him dead alongside a driveway adjoin-
ing the dwelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
PASTOR IS SUICIDE
|NLEAP ON TRACKS
Jury Finds Rev. Mr.. Bivens
Jumped Before Train
Near Marlboro.
BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.


UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, March
Ala coroner's jury, meeting here last
night, found that Rev. Harvey L. Bivens,
54. Methodist minister of this town,
who was killed by train of the Chesa-
peake Beach Railway Co. yesterday
morning, committed suicide.
The principal witness to testify was
A. E. Marques, fireman Of the train,
who stated that the minister was walk
ing along the tracks when the train
approached him and that he suddenly
leaped in front of the engine just as it
was about to pass him.
Had Premonition.
A premonition that her father had
suicidal intentions was felt by Mrs
Thelma Dent. daughter of Marlboro
with whom he had been living, when
she found his watch. stick pin and some
trinketS which he always carried, in q
drawer in his room soon after he had
told her he was going to take walk
yesterday morning.
The coroner's jury was presided over
by Judge Harry D. Griffith. Officer
Frank Prince Investigated the case and
testified before the jury.
Rev. Mr.. Bivens, who was a retired
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
NAAulNAlt LOullis lIlONCu IlElC 1IOI1 DdlJl-
more few months ago. About two
years ago he suffered a brain injury
in an automobile accident and this is
thought to have had something to dc
with his act He was formerly in
charge of the Methodist Church at
Beltsville, Md.
Body Mutilated.
The minister's body was so badly
mutilated by the train that his iden-
tity was not established until some time
after he was killed shortly before 10
o'clock yesterday morning His iden-
LITIGATION was finally established by a
photograph of his wife, which was
found in his pocket.
He is survived by his wife and five
children, Douglas M. Bivens. princi-
pal Of the Northeast Md High
School; Randolph Bivens, Mrs Thelma
Dent of this town; Mrs. Burnham Will
Jams and Donald Bivens. Funeral ar
rsngements have not been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
STATE RUM BILL
PUT IN LEGISLATURE
Liquor Control Board to Engage
in Trade Provided in
Measure.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 21.-An
attempt to place the State of Maryland
in the liquor business and a new plan
to secure relief from blue laws were
inaugurated in the lower branch of the
General Assembly as the Senate ap-
proved tax exemption of the w. B.
e. A. line for two years and the Gov
ernor's budget calling for funds TO
operate the State during 1882 and
1888. yesterday adjournment was taken
over the week end.
The liquor plan was advanced in a
measure introduced by Delegate Good
man, Baltimore City, calling for ap-
pointment of a liquor control commits
sion to engage in the manufacture,
sale and distribution of alcoholic bey-
erageS. Delegate Goodman said the
bill was similar to one passed by the
New York House and was based on the
State being a sovereign power and not
under the eighteenth amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
MAN WHO DIES BY GAS
BELIEVED FROM D. C.
Cincinnati Roomer Is Reported to
Have Mentioned Rich
Friends in Capital.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 21.-Of-
ficials here are searching for relatives
of Henry Noel, 70, believed to be from
Washington, d. c., who was found dead
in bed yesterday in the room which he
occupied alone. Three burners of a gas
stove in the room were open, police
said, and all windows we're closed.
The man was found by another resi-
dent of the house, who took some food
to Noel's room when he had been miss
ing for two days. The door was locked.
and by locking in the window the visitor
saw Noel's body stretched across the
bed.
Police forced their way into the room
and found the man dead
Noel is said often to have told friends
of rich relatives in Washington, D. c.
Washington authorities said yesterday
they had received no word from Gin
cinnati about the dead man, although
the Cincinnati dispatch says police here
have been notified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
SEARS-ROEBUCK FIRM
AND WORKERS GIVE $4,536
Company and Employees Complete
Contribution to Capital Un-
employment Fund.

The Sears Roebuck Co. and en-
ployes. with a final payment today,
completed a contribution of $4,53608 to
the unemployment relief fund of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
The employees gave a days pay each
month for the past four months and
their contribution was matched by the
company.
Four payments were made into the
fund, the final for something over
$1,000. The fund has been admins
tered to needy families here by various
welfare agencies since 1t was estab-
lished last Fall The last sum to come
in will be turned over to the District
Committee on Unemployment
Approximately $4,000 has been paid
into the relief fund since its inception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
COMDR. CERES SHIFTED
Flight Surgeon at Anacostia Will
GO to Battle Fleet Duty.

Comdr Frederick Ceres, Navy Medical
Corps, flight surgeon at the AnacoStia
Naval Air Station, Is to leave the local
station about June for duty as aide
on the staff Of the commander OF the
aircraft squadronS of the battle fleet.
In addition to his regular duties at
the local station, Comdr. Ceres has
been In charge of the programs for the
Curtiss Marine Trophy races for the
past three years and has been active in
oth.- aviation events in the National
Capital during his stay here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
CHEST REPORTS TOPIC
Council Favors Plan of Keeping Ur
Interest in Activities.

Annual reports as a means of keep
ing board members and others inter
ested in the activities of social work
organizations were advocated yester-
Gay at a meeting of the Community
Chest Publicity Council at the Young
Women's Christian Association.
The various benefits accruing from
satisfactory reports were outlined by
Miss Gertrude H. Bowling, director of
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society;
Miss Mildred Terrett, general secretary
of the Juvenile Protective Association;
J. E. Dayton, director of the Bureau
of Rehabilitation, and William j.
Plunkert Of the Community Chest
staff.
The consensus favored annual re-
ports, concise and couched in the sim
plest terms. Ernest S. Johnston, chair
man, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21

Another thing. we don't seem to
be able to even check crime, so why
not legalize it and put a heavy tax
on it, make the tax for robbery so
high, that bandit couldn't aftord 10
rob any one unless he knew they
had a lot of dough. We have
taxed other industries out of busi-
ness 1t might work here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
WILL ADDRESS SCOUTS
Leaders to Hear Gunnar H. Berg

Leaders to Hear Gunnar H. Berg
at Y. M. C. A. Tomorrow.
Scout leaders in conference at the
Y. M. C. A. tomorrow will be addressed
by Gunnar H. Berg, director OF VOL
unteer training for the National CouTl-
Gil of Boy Scouts of America, an au-
thority on boy understanding. Two
talks viii be made by Mr.. Berg, one at
evening.
The conference is one of series
provided by the District of Columbia
Council for the benefit of Scout lead
ers of all troops in the District and in
nearby Virginia and Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
WOMAN DIES IN WRECK
Auto Upsets and Crushes Her as
She Visits in Florida.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 81
R.-Miss Bahia Kaydough. who came
here from New York City a week ago
to visit her sister, Mrs. Sam Merhige,
was instantly killed early yesterday as
an automobile overturned and crushed
her
Mrs. Merhige and another sister
and the latters daughter, Rose, were
injured slightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
FAIRFAX COMMITTEE
NAMED FOR 1882 FETE
Mayor Selects Group to Cooperate
With Washington Bicentennial
Commission.
special Dlspatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va, March 21.-At the re-
quest of the washington Bicentennial
Commission, Mayor Thomas p Chap
man has been appointed committee
of Fairfax Citizens to cooperate with
the Federal authorities and similar
committees from Northern Virginia in
making plans for the Bicentennial cele-
bration in 1882. This committee in
cludes Mrs. F. D. Richardson, Mrs
James E. Nickel, Mrs. Amos Chilcott,
Miss Jennie Moore, Rev. r. A. Rice
Rev. S. Y Craig, Rev. Herbert Donovan,
Thomas P. Chapman, jr., and w. F.
Carne.
At the last meeting of the Fairfax
County Chamber of Commerce, W. S.
Hoge, jr., urged the citizens of the town
of Fairfax to take steps Immediately
to provide more adequate parking space
in the center of town to accommodate
the thousands of tourists who will visit
the town in 1882 to see Washington S
will and other historic sights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
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to pass a law
and get some
tax money out
of it. II Wall
Street paid a
tax on every
game" ey
run, We would
get enough rev.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS. Calif-Every
State in the Union CANDLES as much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21

Explosions in English coal mines In
the last 10 years numbered 1874, and the
fatalities totaled 389.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-15

is strike at the mill or plant OF the complain
ant or that there is a controversy over wages
or conditions of employment, that complainant
forces or requires its employees to sign or sub
scribe to the so-called yellow dog contract"
0njunction granted by Judge Scott of the US.
District Court of Northern Iowa to the u. S.
Gypsum Coz
This, however, is not forced labor. It is cap
italist claw and order" It is designed merely
to preserve capitalist incentive and rugged in
dividualism. If capitalism tells a worker
Work at my terms and for my profit, or
starve" that is capitalist free labor. But when
a workers government tells supernumerary
but able-boded capitalist in the USSR, "Do
useful work for society or society will refuse
to feed you," that is forced labor; in fact it is
outright slavery.
If you refuse to glorify the privilege to work
for your boss's profit at any wage he may
choose to pay you, you are a damnable and
contemplate traitor. A few months ago thou
sands of workers of the American Wooden
Company in Lawrence, Mass, struck against
further reductions of already notorious starva-
ton wages. They also resisted new speed-up
device. This speed-up would have inevitably
led to more unemployment. One of the leaders
of the National Textile Workers Union, and a
leader of the strike-Pat Devihe-was arrest
ed and has since been sentenced to one year
and day in the Federal Prison in Atlanta.
Some 100 per cent American newspaper in
Lawrence comments on this sentence as fol
lows "Devine and his ilk would destroy the in
stitutions of government. and must pay the
penalty. traitors throughout the world must
pay" Must we be told in any clearer language
that demand for higher wages in CAPITALIST
America is treason Need we more proof to
convince us that to resist speed up in capitalist
America is treachery? However, do not be mis-
led into rash statement about this being a
sign of forced labor in America. If you do you
are guilty of high treason; if you do you will
have to pay heavy penalty for trying to over
throw the government of the United States.
CTo be contnued1