Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1925, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, MEMORIAL BRIDGE TO MAKE be given immediate attention by the people in connection with the regional 1925. EH ARGES RUUENESS frere swery otner tnings nat shoia | W R, E, Trainmen Lauded for Returning 10,000 Articles Lost Yearly on Cars T0WASHINGTONIAN Mrs. Bertha R. Harriman Mistreated by Swiss Of- ficials, Is Claim. By the Assoclated Press. GENEVA, August Protest has been made to the Swiss government by the American legation here of alleged m ent of Mrs. Bertha hington, D. C., by iroad officials. Harriman, rd A. Har , has made S. Pinkney sul in Geneva, treated in Lausa Geneva. She was carr French frontier station of Vallorbe, instead of to Geneva, because of mis- information given by officials at the Montroeux, where she boarded a train for Geneva. When she was unable to meet the railway officials’ demands for extra fare, the affidavit states, the officlals at Vallorbe threatened to search her. Funds reached where Mrs officials of furthe o was_rudely and her of the Ameri she was subjec 1 violence, 1 sted her The affidavit the incid ended only wher - request an official accomi to a hotel where he received the extra fare. Complaints milar to Mrs. I{:lrfs- man’s have been received by Ameri- can officials here. Edward A. Harriman, husband of, Mrs. Harriman, now is on a vacation in New England, it was reported at his office in the Southern Building today. aployes at the office knew nothing concerning the charges made by Mrs. Harriman. MARGUERITE PHIPP WINS NEEDLE-THREADING PRIZE Many Contests Feature Outing of Kallipolis Grotto at Mar- shall Hall. The title of Washington® needle threa Marguerite road northes during its an Marshall Hal champion rred on Brentwood ¥ allipolis Grotto, ual outing ¥ erday at needle-threading contest for women was one of the features of the picnic. Second prize was awarded to Mrs. G. W. Hall, 1109 Potomac enu prize to Miss F street northe: Miss Lou street southe: sie Stethick, en Ball, 525 Fourth ., was chosen as the the beauty contest. 1 a gold wrist watch. in this event were: Louise Brandt, 1413 T street sou and silk st ders, 2 a parasol iss Myrtle Saun- street northeast, fourth prize, ver com- pact and a bottle of perfume. All of the prizes were donated by the merchants of Washington. More than 2,000 Veiled Prophets and thelr families went on the outing, which was declared to be the most successful of its kind in the history of the Grotto. They passed the day with games and contests despite the threatening weather. Edward S. Schmid, past grand mon- arch of the Grotto, was chief judge of the beauty contest. Assisting him were Ida Greenwell and Virginia Jackson. he Grotto Band, under the direction of Fred Wilken, entertained on the boat and at the resort. Stephen H. Talkes was chairman of the general outing committee, as- sisted by fitchell Phillips and Monarch L. Whiting Estes. Princess Juliana, the 16-year-old heiress to the Dutch throne, will study law. and she states | ! was ARLINGTON COUNTY GREAT CITY Proposed Boulevard to Falls Church First Step in De- velopment—TFree Right of Way for 200-Foot- Wide Road Is Asked. ' Vislons of the birth of a great clty in Arlington County to become a part of the metropolitan district of Wash- ington, which now is coming into reality through the development work already under way, were pictured by | speakers last night at a mass meet- ing of Arlington County citizens held on the courthouse green. Lieut. Col Clarence O. Sherrill, director, and Carey H. Brown, assistant dire the office of public buildin public parks of the National ¢ ntative R. Walton Moore Dr. S. M. Johnston, man: director of the Lee Highway As- and Arthur Orr of the Arlington County Ci Federation spoke. The meeting was held under the auspices of the latter a: clation. It was presided over by R. E. Plymale. Predicts Rapid Growth. Col. Sherrill, the first speaker, pointed out that the establishment of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the proposed boulevard to connect the Memorial Bridge and Lee Highway at Falls Church and co-operative effort | in working out the regional plan of development as ini lington County C give the proper pected growth and county. To have the regional plan of de velopment fully to the citizens of Arlington County Was pri- marily the reason for the holding of | the meeting. This project, Col. Sher- rill_stated, holds not only great pos sibilities for Arlington County, but for | Washington and its Maryland spburbs as well. He told the citizens ‘of Ar- lington County that in a few years to come they could look back and feel that the plan for regional development the greatest movement ever started, He said the Civic Federation could feel justly proud in initiating the movement. The Arlington Memorial Bridge was characterized by Col. Sherrill as the greatest memorial ever under- taken by man. He expressed the confident opinion that the bridge would be completed in its entirety five vears from last March. He stated that good roads and boulevards, ap- proaching and in_the vicinity @f the bridge, were absolutely essential, and he hoped the people would not wait until the bridge is completed before thelr establishment is undertaken. Now that the regional plan has at- tracted such widespread interest, Col. Sherrill sald, it is highly desirable that changes be made in the forma- tion of the National Capital Park Commission to allow for Maryland nd Virginia representation. This, he said, could be brought about through enabling acts by Maryland and Vir- ginia and a slight amendment to the act which created the commission. ‘Wants Land Given Free. Three reasons were given by Dr. Johnston for asking the public to give a 200-foot right of way for the proposed boulevard: First, he said, because a roadway of that width will be required to care for “the tre- mendous transcontinental traffic that will pour into Washington from the three great highways from the Pa- cific Coust with the opening of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the opening of the proposed Shenagdoah National Park, not to mention the wth of local traffic.” s taxed now, Dr. John- said. “What will they be five from now?” he asked. Secondly, he sald, it is required for the proper development of the Na- tional Capital, the proposed boulevard ing an extension west of the main s of the Capital City. The third reason, he said, was because no small- er boulevard would do just honor to the man in whose memory the boule- vard will be dedicated, Robert E. Lee. Dr. Johnston stated that the de- clsion as to the location of the boule- vard will be made absolutely on ite merits and not for the financial gain of any one er group of individuals. The most desirable route for the boulevard, Dr. Johnston sald, is gols to prove the most difficult to procus because it embraces more bullt-up sections. He said it would be neces- sary to obtain a free right of way. Because of the magnitude of the en- terprise he urged full co-operation of Arlington County citizens, regardiess of where the boulevard is located. Maj. Brown stated that while a certain amount of development in the county was contingent on the estab- lishment of the bridge and boulevard, ston ved ailch! —next Sunday’s papers for specific information concerning the latest Oldsmobile Six. It will © tell about— Greater Beaut . 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A better type style, a better arrangement ot columns, and an improvement of headings and subheadings, will all contribute to an attrac- tive comprehensive index of Washington business concerns. Our representative will be glad to call upon you to ex- plain the possibilities of this proven inexpensive advertising medium. Please call Main 12000 and ask for “Directory Advertising Department” development plan, such as zoning, bullding code, proper control of sub- divisions by central authority, inter- urban trolleys and busses, railroads, water-front development, sanitation, parks and playgrounds, schools and hospitals. The interests of all com- munities of Arlington County are bound up together, Maj. Brown said, and their plans for development should be closely co-ordinated. Representative Moore in opening his remarks stated that he knew of no community, “not even Florida,” that has experfenced such swift de- velopment as Arlington County. Mr. Moore told the visiting gpeakers that the people of Arlington County felt greatly encouraged by the warm interest they were showing in the future of the county. He told his audience that this outside inter- est was not because the future of Arlington County links with the fu- ture of Washington, but because they visualize another beautiful city in the making and want to help along the good work. Mr. Moore stated that Arlington County could depend on him if there was anything he could do toward congressional action. He enumerated some of the things that were in pros- pect as far as congressional action was concerned. He said he was hopeful that Congress might do something toward enlarging the Na- tional Capital Park Commission statute to give the commission ‘“a larger look-in on this side of the Potomac.” He sald he also hoped for the adoption of measures calling for the construction of a great boule- vard from Washington to Mount Vernon; the preservation of the pali- sades of the Potomac; the recon- structfon of the Chain Bridge and a suitable outlet for sewage of Arling- ton County. Mr. Orr explained the purpose of the meeting, what has been done by the . What would you do ig you found a pocketbook containing $2,500 and no_clue to the owner? Naman L. German, conductor No. 63 of the Washington Rallway and Electric Co., assigned to the Ecking- ton line, made just such a startling find on his car recently. German, following Instructions trom officials of the company, turned the pocketbook ifito the lost and found department and recelved the commendations of President Willlam °. Ham and other officlals for his honesty and loyalty. George H. Fowler, motorman No. 2 of the Washington Rallway and Electric Co., who also is aSsigned to duty on the Eckington line, also made a rich Arlington County Civic Federation to further the reglonal development plan, and painted a glowing picture of how Arlington County will be affected by close co-operation {n the movement. “This meeting,” he said, “symbolizes the purpose and desire of every pa- triotic citizen that Arlington County shall become a. great, a beautiful city. We are all determined that it shall not be a mere heterogeneous group of hodge-podge residential and business sections, springing up without design, and with na relationship the one to the other. On the contrary, we are resolved to find a harmonious plan of growth and development whereby the beautiful hills and valleys of Arling- ton County shall be transformed into 4 magnificent city of which the dwell- ers thereof shall justly be proud and which shall nobly contribute to the fruition of the glorlous dreams of Washington and L'Enfant for a Capl- tal City unsurpassed for beauty by that of any other country in the world.” find rceently. Picking up w | plece of paper which passengers had been trampling upon for some time and which strongly resembled a clgar certificate, he discovered it to be a $100 gold note. Fowler turned the note into the lost and found depart- ment and also was commended for his integrity. Out of 10,000 cases of articles which were left on street cars by absent- minded persons last year, there was only one instance discovered where any of the 1,000 trainmen employed by the Washington Rallway and Electric Co. \.cre derelict in their duty. Among the iost articles were 696 pocketbooks, with varying amounts of money in them. Umbrellas get lost most frequently, according to C. Melvin Sharpe, executive assistant to Mr. Ham. The same umbrellas, bearing the owner's name, find their way time and again into the “lost” lockers at the Washington Railway and Electric Co., Mr. Sharpe said. MINES TO IMPORT MEN. Irish Coal Trade Will' Ask Army Protection for Colliers. By the Assoclated Press. DUBLIN, August 12.—The employ- ers in the coal trade have decided to import non-union labor and seek mil- itary protection for unloading colliers. It is hoped thus to end the flve-week deadlock which has existed in the in- dustry through the controversy be- tween the union, headed by James Larkin, and another body of workers who broke away from this union and formed their own organization. NEGROES TO DISCUSS RACE BETTERMENT Improvement Association and Com- munities League to Open Con- vention Tonight. The second local convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Asso- clation and _African Communities League will be opened this evening at the New Bethel Baptist Church, Ninth and S streets, at 8 o'clock Meetings will be held every Wednes- day and Thursday evening for 3 weeks, on August 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27. Members of all colored churches, fraternities and organizations are in- vited to send one or more delegates to the convention, which is to dis- cuss conditigns that confront their race. Prominent speakers will lead discussions, and ‘musical programs will be given by outstanding negro artists. Among problems to be considered are better care of health, thorough enlightenment on Bible, improved training of children, better means of organizing communi- ties on soclal welfare training and uplift, improving the financial or- ganization of members of the race, elevating business and commercial conditions, curbing lynching, teach- ing race pride, means of retarding the growth of esplonage, improving moral and soclal standards and the general improvement of conditions and development of the race the world over. e Colorado wes the first State to choose a woman for the position of State superintendent of public in- struction. TRACE GIRL’S IDENTITY. Authorities Believe Victim Was Killed and Body Baurned. CARLISLE, Iowa, August 12 (#).- Relatives of missing girls pealed to today tho the body of a young wc vesterday in the ashes of a stack that was burned on the nlg July 24. So far the officers have only one material clue as to her ident Beside the body was found a glass brooch, two and one-half inches long bearing a butterfly inscription. Investigators have found evidence they believe, that indicates the woma vera No matter 4 I how severe | or deep seated | the skintrouble ma: | be,it usually responds l to the comforting, | healing toucho | i | Resinol T:hursday—Bed Outfits and Mattresses—From Simmons and The Capitol Bedding Co.—Lower Priced Than Ever In The Hecht Co. 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