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KENSINGTON GRADE
HEARING STORMY
Delegation Before Roads
Commission Engages in
Verbal Tilts.
nv WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md.. May 4.--Amid
supercharged with acri
mony, the Maryland State Roads Com
mission for more than two hours yes
terday at its offices here sought to get
the opinions of citizens of Kensington
on the location of a structure which
would eliminate the present dangerous
railroad grade crossing.
Although the members of the com
mission said that they had obtained
two very good suggestions which they
would take under consideration, never
theless, they were obtained with diffi
culty and only after a series of per
sonal, verbal-clashes between residents
of the town appearing at the hearing.
There were constant interruption::, fol
lowing innuendoes thrown out that town
officials and others had concealed in
formation or had ised ulterior methods
In dealing with the situation.
Not a few times during the hearing
there were outbursts of what might be
trrmed rowdyism, when personalities
were injected, followed by cries of
“Let's throw him out.” ‘‘Stop him,”
“Shut him off” and like expressions,
while the commission members looked
on aghast. Such actions brought forth
a statement from Mayor Lucien B.
Ernest of Kensington that he was sorry
the commission had gotten the idea
that It was a lighting community.
Senator Voices Objection.
At one point in the hearing State
(Senator Eugene Jones of Kensington
protested against a personal attack on
'him launched by Harry M. Martin of
' Kensington and told the commission
that if it permitted the speaker to go
on in this vein, lie would withdraw
from the meeting.
After considerable of this form of pro
cedure, Howard Bruce, associate mem
ber of the commission, brought the
hearing suddenly to an end. when he
said that heated argument was evident
and the hearing was making no prog
ress under such conditions. He ex
plained that j,We commission wanted to
hold a hearing in the town as soon as
all of the plans were ready. He told
the audience that he thought the un
derpass proposed east of the railroad
station had great disadvantages. How
ever, he pointed out that the commission
< Tiad dealt with such problems before. I
and that it would try to please as many
as possible, and that it was the desire 1
of that body to nlace the crossing where
It would hurt the minimum number.
Pleading that the commission not
consider selfish interests in coming to
n conclusion as to the location. B. H.
Warner, jr„ asked the body to do that
which would be of the most benefit to
the town of Kensington as a whole.
Saying he favored an underpass east of
the railroad station. Mr. Warner said
it should be reached bv a new- road. I
starting at the present Jones Mill road
ana running direct to the underpass. He
told the commission he would gladly
dedicate the land for such a road, from
West Chevy Chase to the railroad tracks
in Kensington, a distance of approxi
mately 8.000 feet, and for any width
« the State Roads Commission deemed i
necessary. Answering the charge that I
real estate interests w-ere behind one
of the projects, he praised these men,
said they showed vision. However, he
opposed the direct extension of Connec
ticut avenue, on the ground that it was
already congested in the town of Ken
sington.
Present Crossing Drawings.
I Detailed drawings for an approach to
an overhead crossing were presented by
A. C. Warthen, a builder, of Kensington. 1
He proposed to make a gradual curve
from the terminus of Connecticut ave
nue, which would involve the purchase
of one lot and the part of another. Hv
asserted that the overhead cross'ing as
proposed by the commission would ere- I
ate a dangerous corner at the intersec- |
tion of Bladensburg road and Metro
twlitan avenue because of an additional
hazard to school children. The com- :
* mission was told by Mr. Warthen that
his plan would be from $”5,000 to
$40,000 cheaper than any other and
contended that his plan was more prac
tical than any yet presented.
Opposition to tiie overhead crossing
was opposed by B. A. Hammond, be- ,
cause, he said, it would damage a large
number of property owners, including
himself, who bought property in the
belief that the crossing and station
would be left where it is.
At this point occuired the three
cornered controversy between Senator
Jones. Mr. Martin and Cbariman Uhl
of the commission. Martin started out
to tell the “real inside story” and to
give the "real reasons” for the opposi
tion to the overhead crossing. He said j
the main opposition was Senator Jones, ;
who, he said, “every one knows wants a
. medicinal subway to carry the traffic
past his house.”
“Stop! Throw' him out! We want
none of that!” filled the air from all
directions of the room, when Senator
Jones announced that he personally ob
jected to the attack and told the com- I
mission that if it was permitted he !
would leave the room and withdraw
from the hearing.
Chairman Uhl then advised Mr. Mar
tin that the commission was not inter
ested in personalities, but wanted the
views of the speakers on tiie two uropo
sitions. and asked him to confine his
remarks to them.
Mr. Martin replied that, he would do
that, but he thought the commission ■
should have before it the motives and I
reasons for the opposition.
Mr. Bruce said that the commission I
Would determine the reasons for itself, j
Stress Traffic Need.
F. D. McKenney, who said he had
his country home in Kensington, told
the commission that he concurred in j
what Mr. Warner had said. He pointed
out that traffic through tiie town was
increasing and there was a need more j
or less for a parallel through lane. He j
said that the traffic going to Rockville j
should use Connecticut avenue, and that :
the other traffic should use Prince j
(George or St. Paul street, and have an |
.overhead or underpass at either of tlieir S
junctions with the railroad track.
Any underpass that is erected, he ]
could be so lighted and po
liced so that the people could have no
•fears about using it. He said that im
irierpasses were being put in everywhere. I
believed, he said, that the underpass j
Was the solution of the problem, and
jit should be as nearly in the direct line
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, I said that he would be glad to dedicate
i any of his property that would be nec- (
. | essary.
| At this point Mr. Martin picked up
| the petition offeied earlier in the hear- 1
1 ir.g as having been signed by people j
• “who knew what they were signing.” I
and charged that it was obtained by
j false statements.
There were cries front several parts |
I of the room of “I signed it and knew
-5 what I was signing,” and several worn- ■
• en in the hearing room jumped to their j
feet and advanced, glaring at the .speak
er. but Martin continued to talk and
said that even the names of children
were on it. He turned to one man in
the room, who nodded his affirmation
that he had signed it under alleged
false representations.
Mrs. John Scrivener then catne for
ward and said that she was the lady
who talked to Mr. Ray. the man who
had nodded his head to Martin. She j
‘ alleged that site simply went to Mr. Ray
‘ and asked him how he felt about the j ;
' matter, and she asserted that he re- :
1 plied that lie was in favor of anything j
1 that benefited the town. She said she
1 merely told him that tiie proposed right'
s of way would be 50 feet wide and sug- I:
gested that he take a tape line and I
• ascertain just how much of his property j
i would be taken.
Frank Long of Garrett Park then !
• moved to strike Martin's testimony from j
■ the record.
Shakes Admonishing Finger.
“You keep quiet, young mail” Martin
shouted, shaking liis finger in Long's
lace. Then there began a general dis- j
, mission, which nobody could distinguish.
Long said that he would benefit by
; the proposed overhead crossing, but that |
, lie didn't want any benefit that would |
I be a detriment to 200 other citizens and
, l neighbors. He said that if the over
j head crossing was built, it should be
: done without the taking of private
property. He told the commission that
I I if tiie owners of land who w'ere spon- !
; ; soring the proposed overhead were re- j
quirt'd to dedicate the laud themselves, j
1 1 their ardor would immediately become
I lukewarm.
Charges then were made that Mayor
I Ernest lia.l withheld information as to
1 the public hearing of yesterday until
1 Thursday night. However. Mr. Bruce
J said he called the mayor Tuesday and
asked him If Friday would be all right,
i Mayor Ernest took the floor at this
1 point, and demanded proof that he had
the information about the hearing
Monday night. He said that he was
called Tuesday and asked if Friday
would be all right, and he then took
the matter up w'ith the members of the
council. When this was found to be
satisfactory, he said that he then called
those in the town who had asked to be
notified. Several people in the hearing
indicated that the mayor had told them
of tiie hearing.
The mayor said that he didn't in
tend to inject himself into the hearing
so far. but that there are some things I
that tax the limit of human endurance
He detailed conferences held in con
nection with the grade crossing elimi
nation and said the matter had been I
1 discussed with opponents and pro
ponents of the subway. He said the
council, after these conferences, favored
the subway, but had taken no stand
on the route of approaches.
Mrs. Scrivener here arose to her feet
again and charged that the taxpayers
had been treated unfairly in the whole
matter, because tiie council had not
held a hearing, at which they could
air their views.
“Please advise me what we could
hold a hearing on.” said Mayor Ernest.
"There are no plans ready.”
"Let Mr. Bruce answer that ques
tion." said Chairman Uhl. and it was
then that Mr. Bruce brought the hear
ing to a close, by stating that the
commission would hold a hearing In the
town when the plans were completed.
I He said that the commission would not
be ready to appear Friday night, as
suggested by the mayor, as It would
not have all the Information, but he
said it was’no use going ahead with
yesterday's hearing any further than it
did. and added that when the commis
sion went to Kensington everybody
would have a chance.
PENNSYLVANIAN IS SLAIN.
Youth Who Shot Police Chief Is
Killed by State Forces.
WASHINGTON. s Pa.. Mav 4 UP
| Henry Orris, 23, was shot and killed by
j State police and Washington County
i detectives yesterday In a small farm
house near Raccoon, a few hours after
he had shot and critically wounded
William Core, chief of police of Bur
gettstown.
Core was wounded last night while
attempting to serve a warrant on the 11
voung man and a brother. Herman Orris I
20. who were wanted for the theft of 11
j several cows. The chief of police was I
i in a critical condition at a hospital ! I
here today.
ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, Va„ May 4 (Spe
cial).—Virginia taxpayers must pav
their capitation taxes today in or
der to qualify for the Demo- I
era tic primary la be held in August !
and the general election of local and ;
State officials to take - place in Novem
ber. City Treasurer Roger C. Sullivan !
will open his office at City Hall from 7
to 9 o'clock tonight to receive the taxes
of persons unable to call during regu
lar hours.
Frank W. Noxon, Harry B. Caton
j an d Eugene Lindsey have been named
members of a committee which will en
deavor to raise $6,000 for the complete
reorganization and promotion of Bov
Scout work in this city.
Forty-seven dogs, captured running
the streets without muzzles or licenses,
have been destroyed with gas at the
city stables this week, after first waiting
several days for some one to claim
them.
The body of Janies B. Davidson, 71,
j w ’bo died yesterday at his residence
near Woodlawn. Fairfax County, was
taken today to Warren, Ohio, his for
j mer home, for burial. Mr. Davidson
| was a retired business man. He is sur-
I vived by his wife.
The degree team of Alexandria Post,
No. 24. American Legion, conferred de
grees upon a class of candidates from
Quantico and Fort Humphreys last
night at Armory Hall.
Mrs. Llewellyn F. Dyson has been
elected president of the Alexandria High
School unit of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, with F. Clinton Knight vice
■ president, Mrs. Elmore Mudd secretary
j and Mrs. c. C. BatehelleV treasurer.
A delegation from Virginia Lodge, No.
! 1076. Loyal Order of Moose, will go to
Martinsburg, W. Va.. tomorrow to pay
a visit to the Martinsburg lodge.
Taylor Burke, Herbert Cross, Dr. Nel- |
son* Gray, Alfred Thomson. Joseph !
Everly, Dr. H. A. Latane and Blair Me-1
Leod returned here today after attend- \
\ ins the Rotary Clubs’ Convention at j
Lynchburg yesterday and Thursday.
THE EVEXTXO ST AT?. AVASTTTXfiTOX. D. r„ SATTT?DAY, AfAY f. 102 P.
LIVE STOCK DAY
HELD BY STUDENTS
One Girl Among Entrants in
University of Maryland
Exhibits.
BY GEORGE PORTER.
'Staff Correspondent of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md.. May 4.—Con
tests in sheep shearing, can rolling,
stock fitting and showing, and a meat
cutting demonstration are featuring
"Live Stock day” being staged at the
University of Maryland today.
The event is sponsored by the Live
Stock Club of the university, a student
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organization, which will award ribbons
for first and second places in each class
and the championship in each division.
Loving C'up to Be Given.
Division champions will also receive
medals donated by Alpha Gamma Tho
! Fraternity, while the sweepstakes win
j uer obtains possession for a year of a
loving cup given by the faculty of the
I dairy and animal husbandry depart
ment of the university.
The prizes will be awarded according
I io the way in which the animals have
1 been fitted and the manner in which
they are shown. Entrants in the sheep
shearing contest will be adjudged on a
basis of time and efficiency, while the
can-rolling contest will be judged on
time alone. A cash prize will be given
the winner in each of the latter two
events.
Tiie list of entrants shows one girl.
Miss Mary Ingersoll, will exhibit in the
Guernsey dairy cow and Dorset -Mrfinjj
sheep fitting and showing contests.
Lamb Cuts Demonstrated.
Under the auspicies of the extension
service of the University of Maryland
and the College of Agriculture, D. W.
Hartzell, expert of the national live
stock and meat board of Chicago, dem
onstrated a number of desirable lamb
cuts little known to the housewife.
The demonstration was held in the
university auditorium at 12:45. at the
conclusion of the contest and showings,
which ran from 9:30 to 12:30.
The day’s schedule will be concluded
with a banquet in the university din- |
ing hall at 630 this evening. The con
tests and other events were arranged
by a committee comprising Dr. DeVoe
Meade. Joseph C. Long, Prof. R. C.
Munkwitz, Lloyd E. Groshon. H.
Hoopes. N. E. Pennington, H. L. Ayres, j
A. H. .Schreiber, Prof. L. W. Ingham,
S. H. Holter, Prof. B. E. Carmichael,
D. V. Holter, Prof. W. E. Hunt and R.
Henry.
Gen. Ransoms' Son Suicides.
WELDON, N. C.. May 4 OP).—George
Ransom, 50, son of Gen. Matt W. Ran
som. a former United States Senator
and Ambassador to Mexico, was found
dead in bed in a hotel here yesterday j
with two bullet wounds in his head and
a pistol beside him. The coroner gave
a verdict of suicide and no inquest was
held. |
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ALDERMEN WILL PASS
ON BATHING COSTUMES
Chicago Council Will Witness
Parade of Beach Attire at
Session Monday.
Rv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 4.—Charming young
women in one-piece bathing suits are
i going to parade In the staid chambers
‘ of Chicago’s city council Monday, and
the councilmen are going to watch them
closely—strictly as a matter of duty to
flag and counter.
Not that the solemn aldermen want
the jol>—it came to them, in fact, en
tirely unsolicited, all because one of
their number decided the beach attire
of some of the fair lake-front frolickers
was not all it, might be.
So. the girls are to hang their gar
ments on a elothe.se tree Monday and
see how' much —or how little—the coun
, cil will sanction this Summer.
Japan sent more than 23.000.000
i pounds of tea to this country last year.
SUBURBAN NEWS.'
ROCKVILLE.
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4 < Special).
—All of Montgomery County’s funeral
directors met at the Dixie Tavern here
I last evening and decided to organize
the Montgomery County Funeral Direc
j tors' Association. Various matters in
■ which such an organization would bt
interested were discussed and it was
; voted to meet at the Olney Inn, Olney.
: May 16 to select officers. The meeting
was conducted by William R. Pumphrey
| of Rockville, who is president of the
I Maryland State Funeral Directors’ As
sociation, and was preceded by a dinner.
Licenses have been issued here for
I the marriage of Thomas H. Bledsoe, 23.
and Miss Ethel E. Smith. 22. botli <>.
i Washington, and Ernest L. Green. 36
of Hoover, Va., and Miss Anna 1.
j Reamy, 23. of Bertliaville, Va.
During the month of April 771 in
i ilruments were recorded in the office ol
the clerk of the Circuit Court here, so
Preston B. Ray. clerk, has announced
Os these 218 were deeds, 139 mortgag"s
and releases, 152 deeds of trust and 262
bills of sale. Within-the same perioa
224 hunting licenses trere issued by the
office. 214 being to residents and 10 t<
non-residents of the cdunty.
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At the funeral of the Bishop r
Lewes, England, recently two of hi
brothers officiated and five others actr
r.s pallbearers.
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