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6 “BACK-TOOISTRICT” DRIVE TO START i I Eacho to Formally Launch; Retrocession Campaign in Arlington Tonight. By a Staff Correspondent. of The Star. LYON VILLAGE, Va.. May 29 —At a ! meeting of the Lyon Village Citizens' Association tonight an effort will be made to launch formally the movement for the restoration of Arlington County to its former status as a part of the District of Columbia. Richard L. Eacho, sponsor of the movement, plans to ad dress the meeting and tell of the prog ress of his campaign to interest Sena tors and Representatives and citizens of the county in the movement. Another speaker will be J. Cloyd By ers, who will relate the history of the j retrocession of this part of the old Dis- i trict to the State of Virginia in 1846 : and the efforts that hare been made since ihat time to bring it back into the District. Hopes to Form Club. Mr. Eacho hopes to take steps tonight for the organization of a “Back to the District Club - ’ with a membership com posed of men and women of Arlington County who favor a return of this part of Virginia to the District of Columbia. "Since I took up the question several months ago," said Mr. Eacho today, “I have discovered that there is a great deal of sentiment in Arlington County- In favor of having the county once more a part of the District, It would be ad vantageous in many ways to our citizens and to the Federal Government.” Replies have been received by Mr. Eacho from in or more Senators and \ Representatives to whom he has writ ten on thus subject. Most of them promise to give the matter ample con sideration, if it is brought before Con gress. but refrain from expressing an opinion on the merits of the proposal. Mr. Eacho will read these letters at tonight’s meeting. Senator Allen Writes. One of the most favorable letters has come from Senator Allen of Kansas, | who writes: *'l have read your letter of the twen ty-first instant with a great deal of interest. Apparently there is- much merit in the reasons you advance to show the advantages which would re sult were the State of Virginia to cede back to the District of Columbia the territory which was originally a part of the District. “Has the resolution which you men tion been prepared for introduction in Congress? I am glad to have the benefit of your ideas on this subject and am filing your letter so that it will come to my attention when the matter is up for discussion. However, I hardly believe that it will be given any attention at this special session of Congress, since questions of farm re lief and tariff are paramount and are occupying all our time and thought.” Chairman Capper of the Senate District committee, replying to Mr. Eacho, says that before any action is taken by Congress there would have to be definite evidence that a majority of the residents of Arlington County want their territory brought back into the District. He also suggests that ul timate success of the movement would depend upon the willingness of the Legislature of Virginia to give up the •ectlon. . Will Study Water Rate*. Water rates in Arlington County also Will be discussed at the meeting. Two propositions in connection with the water rates are to be laid before the organization. One is a reduction in the present rate of $24 a year, or an Increase in the 40.000-gallon limitation. The 40,000-gallon limitation, it is re ported, has caused a number of water consumers to pay for excess usage, which has increased the water rate above the $24 annual rate. In the Dis trict, which furnishes Arlington County with water from the new Dalecarlia Reservoir, the flat rate for water is $8.36 a year, and consumers are per mitted to use 56,100 gallons at this | rne. CAB DRIVER ROBBED OF MACHINE BY TRIO Forced to Drive to Near Belle Haven Country Club, Then Ordered From Car. ■peeial Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 29.—James Jones, taxicab driver, of 203 K street, northwest, Washington, was robbed of his cab early this morning near the Belle Haven Country Club, on the Fort Hunt road, by two armed colored men and a colored woman. Jones and James E. Holley, also of 298 K street, who was accompanying yones, made their way to a nearby telephone and reported the theft. Jones told police that the two men and the woman called at his home shortly after 11 o’clock last night and asked to be taken to Alexandria, ex plaining that they wished to find their brother. Accompanied by Holley, Jones drove the trio to several colored homes in this city and then was told to go toward Fort Humphreys. Reaching Hunting Creek Bridge, the two colored men drew' pistols and com manded Jones to take the Fort Hunt road. Upon reaching a point near the Belle Haven Country Club, he and Hol ley were forced to get out of the cab. SEVEN NURSES GRADUATE. ■Western Maryland Hospital Holds Exercises at Cumberland. CUMBERLAND, Md.. May 29 (Spe cial).— /even were graduated from the Nurs'«i Training School of Western Maryland Hospital at the exercises held a* the Masonic Temple this afternon. The graduates were Ruth Redinger, Riddlesburg, Pa.; Evelyn Coughenour, Hyndman, Pa.; Elizabeth Herndon. Helen Avers and Dorothy Leighty, this city; Margaret Durst, Franklin. W. Va.., and Nellie Keplinger, Piedmont, W. Va. C. A. R. NAMES OFFICERS. Miss Virginia Featherston Elected President at Lynchburg. LYNCHBURG. Va., May 29 (Special). —The Seven Hills Society, Children of the American Revolution, here has elected the following new officers: Presi dent, Miss Virginia Featherston: record ing secretary, Miss Catherine Thomas; corresponding secretary, Miss Sally Per row; treasurer, Miss Sarah Rucker; historian. Miss Nina Faulkner; color bearer, Miss Lucy M. Payne, and registrar, Miss Miller Shumate. - . ■— m ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE. Md, May 29 (Special). —Miss Ruth Braden. Red Cross nutri tion expert, who conducted nutrition classes in various parts of the county last year under auspices of the Mont gomery County Red Cross Chapter, has been engaged' by the chapter to re sume work in the county the first of October, according to Mrs. J. Somervell Dawson, chairman of the chapter. Dr. A. K. Atherton, hog cholera specialist of the University of Maryland, addressed a meeting of the Damascus 4-H Club at the home of Franklin Burdette, near Damascus. Monday eye ing. A license was issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here yesterday for the manrage of Ora D. McCammon. 24, and Miss Joserhine Weeds, 21, both of Glenn - Dale, Mo. . . SUBURBAN NEWS.’ I Queen Again V' : % : : f ••• I •■ - j f j 1 . I r ■ ', j i I i I V | MARY JO MATTHEWS, Who was Queen of the Shenandoah apple blossom festival at Winchester last month, has been chosen May queen of the University of West Virginia and as that State's sponsor for the rhodo- | dendron festival to be held soon at Ashe-' ville N. C. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. ROCKVILLE’S YEARLY EXPENSE $26,339 ; Town Treasurer Lists Receipts of $28,837. or $2,497 More Than Disbursements. Erecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE. Md, May 29—Accord ing to the annual statement of F. Bache j Abert, town clerk and treasurer, it, cost $26,339.65 to run the town of Rockville during the year ending April 30. The principal items of expense were: Labor for streets and sidewalks and general upkeep. $2,405.34: supplies for streets and sidewalks. $1,022.37; salary, ■ bailiff, $1,620; electric current for j pumDing water and sewage. $2,657.47; j street lights, $2,047.72; salary, engineer, $1,200; labor at disposal plant and for sewage maintenance, $1,555.10; sup plies and repairs for disposal plant, $1,064.44; interest on bonded indebted ness, $3,000; bonds redeemed, $3,000, and sidewalk and street construction, sl,Oll. The total receipts for the year were $28,837.13, or $2,497.48 more than the expenditures. MEDICAL GROUP PLANS OUTING AT CHAPEL POINT Washington and Baltimore Physi cians to Address Meeting of Maryland Organization. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO. Md., May 29 - Two Washington physicians and one from Baltimore will deliver the prin cipal addresses at the Summer outing and organization meeting of the South ern Maryland Medical Association, to be held at Chapel Point. July 13, it was announced today by Dr. William S. Keister, Prince Georges County health officer. The speakers are Drs. J. A. Flynn and P. A. McLandon of Washington and Dr. H. M. Robinson of Baltimore. APPLE BLOSSOM SHOW FINANCIAL SUCCESS ■ | Managers at Winchester Show Small Bank Balance From Fund of $15,000 Allotted. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., May 29.—The sixth annual Shenandoah apple blos som festival held here last month was a success financially, it became known today at a meeting of the executive committee, at which reports showed a bank balance of $14.81, after all ex penses, aggregating approximately $15,- 000, had been paid. It cost about SI,OOO more to stage the festival this year than it did in 1928. A director general for next year’s fes tival will be chosen in the near future, it was announced by W. C. Cooper, chairman of the executive committee. W. J. FINN RESIGNS. Accepts Superintendency of New Hospital at Cumberland. CUMBERLAND, Md.. May 29 (Spe cial) r—William J. Finn has resigned as superintendent of the Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Pa., to accept the superintendency of the new memorial hospital here. Mr. Finn, a World War veteran, was in charg# of all the United States Veterans’ Bureau activities in Delaware and Pennsylvania before going to Johnstown six years ago. • ■ • ■ - • Dr. Pontius to Give Address. LYNCHBURG, Va.. May 29 (Special). —Dr. M. L. Pontius, pastor of First Christian Church, Jacksonville, 111., will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Lynchburg College a week from Sun day evening. The address to the grad uates will be by Dr. Elmer E. Snoddy of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. Lift right Out/ A few drops of Freezone does it! Puts the corn to U I s sleep—deadens all pain— j and soon makes it so loose in its bed of flesh that it ’ lifts right out! Hard corns [ I or soft—all are ended by Freezone. Callouses, too. Get a bottle at any V«. J | drugstore and walk and J \ i dance in comfort! LVcyffiM FREEZONE THE EYEXTXCr STATE TTASTTTXfiTOy. T>. C. WEDNESDAY. !NfAT 29. 1029/ LARGEST CLASS TO HOLD BANQUET Flans for Washington-Lcc Commencement Are Made by Vanderslice.. BY LESTER X. IXSKEEP. Staff Correspondent oi The Star. BALLSTON, Va., May 29.—Final ar j rangements were completed today by ! Principal S. P. Vanderslice and his staff ! of teachers for the commencement cx- j : ercises of the Washing ten-Lee High 1 i School. There are 59 members of the j : graduating class, the largest the school ' has ever had. j Tonight's senior banquet Is the first (activity scheduled. It is expected that ! there will be at least 150 people in at -1 tendance. I I Mrs. Francis Bell, one of the high I school teachers and sponsor of the , I junior class, has been assisted in the i i preparation of tonight's affair by the ! officers of the class. They are; Glenn | Hall, president; Lucy Munson, vice ] ! president; Elois Topley, secretary; | Charles McPherson, treasurer, and ; Madison Monroe, sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Bell is to be toastmistress. The toasts and replies at the ban- j quet are to be by Edwin Hay, Bailey ! Byers, Charles McPherson, Wallis I Schutt. Forest Lee Lucas, Ernest Witt,' Miss Mozelle Powers, Glenn Hall. Madi- | son Monroe, MLss Nora Hossley, J. j Foster Hagan, Fletcher Kemp. Prin cipal Vanderslire and Jerry Schultz, j MLss Powell, Miss Hossley and Miss ! Haean are teachers. The banquet will be prepared and served by the domestic scienre class. | under the direction of Miss Sallie Lov ing and MLss Mary Ames, teachers of the class. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. June 9. by Rev. Ira Harbaugh. pastor of the Ballston Christian Church. The Rev. Elmer Lucas, pastor of the Cherry j dale Baptist Church, and the Rev. Charles Mateet, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene of Park Lane, will par-, tlcipate. Senior class night will be held at 8 o'clock June 11, and graduation exer cises at 8 o’clock June 12. In addition to the officers, members | of the graduating class are: Delmas i Barr, Robert Baxter, Doris Beck, Mar garet Bensinger, Ruth Bird, Elsie Brooks, Joseph Clark. Anne Croson, Gordon Crouch, Marcello Dauphin, Le ola Ellis, Angelina Federico, Lucille Goode, Marian Goodrick, Margaret Griffin. Harold Harbaugh, Virginia Har rison, Edwin Hay, Virginia Hogan, Bes sie Iskow, Dorothy Iskow, Taylor Jen kins, Dennis Ladd, Forrest Lee Lucas, Charles Mateer, Krug McClosky, George McQuinn, Anita Mills, William Moore, Julian Nelson, Morgan Nyce, Katherine Parker, Virginia Pettitt, Clementine Pinckney, Doris Preston, Edith Rice, Jeanne Rose, Evangeline Rudasill, Douglas Schcpmoes, Anna Schull, Jo seph Schutz. James Scott. LewLs Shep herd, Troxel Simonton. Mae Sizemore, Mary Smoot, Charles Sterling. William Swart, Richard Tacker, Louise Taylor, Robert Tillett, Teresa Tillett, Gladys Wilson and Mary Withauer. Family Expenditures by Months MM MB MW ABB MAVjJUM JUt At'O SEP OCT MOV DEC *Early Buyer' has all the best of it. .. THE forehanded buyer of Old Cora* pany’a Lehigh Anthracite gains every thing and loses nothing. He saves on cost —because Spring prices are lower than those obtaining in the Fall. The •aving by buying in the Spring as against buying in September equals a good interest rate on his investment. As this great staple fuel is always of the same uniformly high grade, coal delivered at the low Spring price is precisely the same as coal delivered at the higher Fall figure. Last, but not least, there is the mental com fort and satisfaction of having the Winter's supply of heat all safely stored in your cellar —come what may. Old Company's Lehigh Anthracite is sold to you with the endorsement of generations of American householders who have used it for more than a hundred years—through every Sort of Winter that Nature can produce. OLD COMPANY'S lehigh ANTHRACITE For name* of tttarby dealers, write or phone onr nearest office: THE LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY 1421 Cheetnut Street, Philadelphia. Pa. 141 Liberty Street.... New York, N. Y. 200 Milk Street Boaton, Men. 912 Prudential Bldg Buffalo, N. Y. Third Nat’l Bank Bldg., Springfield, Meat. ©L.C.&N.C0.1929 ini BBBBa—antf Big Vein Coal Co., Inc. Blair Road & Sheridan St. N.W. WHOLESALE RETAIL ! OLD COMPANY’S LEHIGH ANTHRACITE PHONE Georgia 3081 for Spring Prices Virginia Policeman Foiled by lonian; Still Operators Flee Spr ial Dispatch to Tht Star. HARRISONBURG. Va.. May 29. ! —“Being polite doesn’t always nay,” moans Deputy Sheriff W. E. Lucas of Rockingham. The deputy blames the "wiles of a woman" for the escape of two men near Elkton Sunday, whom, he said, he had caught operating a moonshine still. Acceding to the plea of the woman that the men. attired in their old clothes, should be al lowed to “dress up" before the trip to jail. Lucas allowed them to enter the house. When the officer attempted to follow, he found the door locked—and later —that the moonshiners had escap | ed via a rear door. NINE GET DIPLOMAS AT ARLINGTON HALL Rev. H R. Deal Addresses Gradu ates —Misses Lee and Tupper Honored. ! Special Dirpatch to The Star. CLARENDON. Va., May 29.—Rev. H. R. Deal, assistant pastor of the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal ! Church South of Washington, the prin cipal speaker at the second commence ment exercises of the high school de- j partment of Arlington Hall yesterday, j urged the graduates to greater attain i ment in education. Dr. William E. Martin, president of Arlington Hall, who presided over the exercises, after congratulating the graduates, also spoke of the advantages of a higher education. Miss Madeline Lee and Miss Louise Tupper were announced as the honor graduates of the class of nine. Others j to receive their certificates are: Cath erine Rudisell, Dorothy Gerrcter, Ann Hickson. Lucille Wright. Margaret Rob erts, Anna Lacey Johnston and Mary Lou Brown. CHURCH 200 YEARS OLD PLANNING CELEBRATION Secretary of Baptist Mission Board to Address Homecoming Exer cises of Xetoctin Body. Special Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va.. May 29.—W. J. Kendricks of Richmond, layman sec rectary of the Baptist Board of Missions and Education, will speak at the home coming celebration of the old Ketoctin Baptist Church, nearly 200 years old, near here, on Sunday morning. Rev. Homer J. Councillor, assLstant pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, will speak in the afternoon at 2:30. - ■» Barn Destroyed by Lightning. LURAY, Va., May 29 (Special).—The barn of S. T. Rosser, on the northern suburb of Luray, was struck by light ning yesterday afternoon during a thunder shower and entirely destroyed. CHANNEL DRAGGED ; IN SUICIDE SEARCH i Finding of Abandoned Auto Followed by Arrest of Two Alleged Joy-Riders. The abandonment of an alleged stolen automobile by two boys next to the sea wall around Hains Point early this morning, led to a supposition by police that some one had committed suicide. The bottom of the Georgetown Channel near the spot was dragged for more than an hour without results. Later in the day. word was received from Baltimore that the car had been stolen. A lookout was broadcast and the youths, who are alleged to have admitted to Headquarters Detective Frank Alligood that they took the ma chine. were picked up on Florida ave nue by Motorcycle Policeman J. E. Fon dahv of the Traffic Bureau. They gave their names as Paul Price. 19 years old. and Charles Coburn. 16 years old, both of Baltimore. They are quoted by Detective Alligood as saying that they were on their way to Vir ginia looking for work and that one of the tires of the car went flat at the point they abondoned it. They left it within a foot of the edge of the sea wall. The car was found by Thomas Fogar ty and Walter Sconyers of the park police, early this morning. They im mediately reported the matter to head quarters and harbor police were noti fied. The dragging began as soon as the launch could reach the scene. A fact which lent credence to the theory of suicide was the finding of a coat inside the machine. The garment bore the name of S. A. Bell, who later was ascertained to be the owner of the machine and to live at 1944 Harlem street, Baltimore. He has been notified that his car has been recovered. The two boys were chraged with joy riding and were to appear in Police Court today. Lynchburg Democrats to Meet. LYNCHBURG, Va.. May 29 (Spe cial). —A. D. Barksdale, chairman of the city Democratic committee, has Lsued a call for a meeting of the com mittee to be held next Monday morn ing at 11 o’clock at the Chamber of Commerce, at which time plans will be made for the primary to be held August 6. " . “It has the quiet charm of the very well-bred” A WOMAN ofdecided social promi- guishes America’s finest motor car. . nence is credited with the above The new Straight Eight by Pierce comment on a special exhibif at the Arrow is called beautiful, ultra-modern, Pierce-Arrow permanent Salon in the slender, graceful, powerful, fleet and it Hotel Plaza, New York. is all these. More important, it is Pierce- Pierce-Arrow warms to the soft im- Arrow in its truest expression, peachment of being “very well-bred”. This is the car which arrived at the That is the Pierce-Arrow tradition— psychological moment, to meet a waiting the quality which particularly distin- demand that is unique in fine car history. Hedy and Engine by Pierce-A rrew—and Pierce-A met in every pan! « —— . ( 125 Horsepower Engine >■ 85 Mijes per Hour » 133-inch and 143-inch Wheelbases | _ 1 I Non-shatterableClass «■ Fender or Bracket Headlamps optional without extra charge I * THE NEW STRAIGHT EIGHT BY PIE HCE-ARROW FROM $2775 TO SB2OO AT BUFFALO In -purchasing a car from income, the average allowance on a good used car usually more than covers the initial Pierce-Arrow payment A. C. MOSES MOTOR CO. Distributors 1727 Connecticut Ave. Potomac 858 (All Departments) Man, 85, Wanting to Read by 1930, Fails in Class That Was His Idea Special Dispatch to The Star. 1 j POPLAR HILL, Md.. Mav 29 —An j 33-year-old colored man. who believed ! he «as not too old to learn. was re sponsible for the formation of an adult education class here, it was revealed at the ‘'commencement" exercises ol the class this week. George Gray was the colored man, who last Fall expressed his confidence in still being able to acquire knowledge ODD FELLOWS’ PARLEY! WILL ADJOURN TODAY Elections of Yesterday Compel I Night Session to Dispose of Degree Work. ! Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va„ May 29.—With the j major fight in the annual convention j of Virginia Odd Fellows disposed of yes- \ terday evening many of the 1.000 delp- , ; gates were leaving this morning, though : the ninety-second meeting was not ex- j ! pect.ed to adjourn until this afternoon. F. L. Flynn of Alexandria was elected i grand warden over J. M. Amburger of | Norfolk after a spirited election which I compelled a night session to dispose I of degree work. Thomas B. Morton of Richmond was j elevated to the post of grand master. ' while Mrs. Emily Upson of Richmond j was elected president of the Rebekah j Assembly. It was freely anticipated I that before adjournment Lynchburg | wouljl be selected for the 1930 Grand | Lodge meeting. GOVERNOR'S SECRETARY ACCEPTS BANKING POST Kenneth M. Burns Served Chief, Executive of Maryland for Six Years. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 29.—Kenneth M. ■ Burns, for six years executive secretary j to Gov. Ritchie, officially resigned that j post yesterday to accept a position as : field secretary for the Michigan Bank | ers’ Association. The governor expressed deep regret j in accepting Burns' resignation. i SUBURBAN’ NEWS.' to Matilda Wilson, a graduate of the Minor Normal School. Washington. Gray said he did not want to be classed as illiterate in the 1930 census, and requested an effort be made to form ! a class of adults. Miss Wilson enrolled 17. all but five of whom “graduated.'’ Ironically enough. Gray was one of the five who had to drop out. being taken ill during the W'inter and con fined to his home for several months. COMMISSION ORDERS START ON ROADWAY Highway Is New Approach to Lemon’s Bridge Spanning the Patuxent. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star, i UPPER MARLBORO. Md.. May 29 ; Accepting the offer of residents and I business men of Bowie to assist in the ; construction of an approach to Lemon's I Bridge across the Patuxent River, the | Prince Georges County Commissioners, sitting ns a road board yesterday, au thorized the supervisor of the Bowie road district to proceed with the con struction of the road leading to the bridge. The order, as passed by the county commissioners, also pro\ ides for the j building of the necessary culverts on | the bridge approach. | The commissioners authorized their j clerk to ask for estimates for the con ' struction of an oil-surface road from j the present terminus of Chapel road to j the District line, via Roosevelt avenue. NEW PARTY UNIT LISTED. Two “Flemish Separatists’’ Elected to Belgian Senate. BRUSSELS, May 29 (/P).—The Bel gian Senate will have a new party representation In two Flemish Sepa ratists who in the last election won ! seats formerly held by members of the | Catholic Party. The Flemish extremists, with a gain I of 40,000 votes, obtained approximately 150.000 votes throughout the country. The German autonomists polled j 8,047 votes in the redeemed cantons of i Malmedy and Eupen. IPARRAN TO QUIZ ; j GUN-PLAY WITNESS i State's Attorney Makes In \ spection of Scene of Road house Shooting. Having this morning personally in spected the Prince Georges Inn, for merly the Rams Horn Inn. scene of a shooting early Monday morning. States i Attorney J. Frank Parran was thus aft ernoon scheduled to question Bryant McMahon, 34. who last night sur -1 rendered at police headquarters and ; posted collateral on a liquor indictment. ; McMahon, who is said to have told ! local police he was at the inn at the | time of the shooting, but did not act i ually see it, returning to Princes * Georges County voluntarily. Deposits Collateral. v The man surrendered to Lieut. Ed ward Kelly, chief of the homicide squad, last night, explaining he understood polire were looking for him. He was taken to the fourth precinct, where he j deposited $2,500 cash collateral on the | liquor indictment. ! According to police, McMahon de ; Clares he was ;n an argument prior I to the shooting and was hit over the I head with a bottle, but knows nothing I of the details as to who was responsible j for the shooting. His story dovetails : with tjiat told the States attorney yes- I terday afternoon by William Smith who said he threw a bottle at McMahon and was in turn hit with a bottle j William Dietz. 35, victim of the shooting, who is in Sibley Hospital, suf- I ferlng from three bullet wounas, toaay j was said to be improving. Gilmore H. Barksdale Expires. LYNCHBURG. Va„ May 29 <Spe» cial).—Gilmore H. Barksdale, who live/ on the Forest road near Lvnchbur? died Monday afternoon at his horn* He is survived by hLs widow. TROPICAL FLANNEL * SUITS * $25 Often a charge nr count. Easy Tam* EISEMAN'S, 7th & f )