Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1925, Page 2

BOULEVARDS HALT FOR LACK OF PAINT White Stop Sign Fund Low. Naming New Routes Is Opposed. The traffic department will have to cut down on the distribution of white paint on the streets for cross-walks, Stop signs, safety zones, arrows similar devices if the appropr of $5,000 ganted by Congress for that ) last throughout th admitted today It has hecome o reduce aff of five to three men in order to prevent a shortage in allotment. according to Inspector E. W. Brown, chief of the Trafic Bureau Inspector Brown lief today that boulevard should white paint every to be plainly visible, about to order the r “stop on Boulevards n The trafil in favor boulevards parent the not ample to | painted. The sign-painting now the insy within the appr thought his mer now in existenc of such marke Of the $5. inted by Congress for painting white lines, $4,000 was alloted at the beginning of the year for salaries and $1,000 for the pur- chase of paint and other supplies. It was explained today that if a defi is to be prevented the plainters’ 1 will have to be kept down to $186 every two weeks $2,100 to Run Lights. raffic office received another ation of $50,000 for salaries of offic expenses nd pur- chase of traffic signal devices, such as the automatic signal lights. It was explained today at the traffic office that t cnal lights to be in- stalled on Sixteenth street will be paid for out §10,000 balance that re- mained from prior appropriation made before traffic act was en- acted. Of the $50,000 appropriation for the current year, $15,500 has been set aside for the installation of additional sig- nal lights on other thoroughfares. ¥t s estimated that about $2,100 will be eded to operate throughout the year the signal lights that are installed. Approximately $20,000 will have to be used for salaries of the traffic of- fice force, and there are a number of other expenses, such as printing of the regulations in booklet form and the preparation of blanks for the issuance of permits. FLORIDA’S LAND WAR GOES BEFORE COURT Settler Jailed by Guards Faces Charge of Trespassing. fon sign painters frot expressed the b presed retouch few weeks i s iting of the he time. since ble appropriatior The approp: personnel the Millionaire's By the Associated Press MARCO, Fla., August 25.—Oppos- ing factions in the dispute over the “lost land” on Marco Island awaited with expectant interest today the out- come of the first active effort to bring the controversy into the courts for a decision Capt. Jim Daniels, a resident of the island for more than o half century was in jail as evidence of his party's desire to bring the conflicting claims to_adjudication Representing the old settlers, who assert the disputed area is Govern- ment property available for home- steading, “Cap'n Jim" yesterday set out to build himself a shack on the territory which guards of Barron Collier have marked off as forbidden ground No sooner had the gray-haired set- tler thrust himself across the line than nine deputies, under Barron Col- lier, the maugnate's nephew, selzed him and carried him off to jail. The prisoner was charged with tres- passing. Gov. Martin is being looked to by both parties now for intervention and settlement in the land dispute. HYATTSVILLE CROSSING Sheehy Says Legal Action Will Await Definite Move by High- way Commission. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILL] Md., August 25— The fight waged by the Prince Georges County Improvement and Protective Assoclation against the closing of the Baltimore and Ohio ailroad grade crossing here without uffording an adequate outlet for citizens east and south of the crossing was taken up it a meeting last night in the Anglin Hotel here of the executive committee of the associatipn, of which Howard Harrison of Hyattsville is chairman Vincent A. Sheehy, counsel for the association, reported on the legal as pects of the situation, but stated t no plan of legal action would be an- nounced until the State Roads Com misslon had made known some definite plan In regard to eliminating the cross- ing. A regular meetipg of the association 18 to be held Friday night at § o'clock in American Legion Hall, Maryland avenue, ARMS SMUGGLING PLOT IN CHINA IS UNCOVERED . peam ‘French Police Seize Contraband ayd Part Payment in Bogus Moriéy~—American Implicated. By the Associated Press SHANGHAT, August French po- lice taday seized arms and ammuni- tion valued at $46,000, which they be- lieve was smuggled into the country by an international trio of former high army officers and officials. The ship- ment was Intended for hostile Chinese and was to be paid for with counter- feit coln. Those under arrest are booked as: Col. James Christie, British army, re- tired; Brig. Gen. Charles Krausch, allas Charles A. Nelson, American; E. Chaperon, French; Otto Christ, former German customs officer, and a Chinese reported to be Secretary General Wong Tseh-Hua, in whose possession | the police discovered $10,000, including a quantity of counterfeit money. American, French and British mixed courts will hear the cases. summer ?..nd and arrived as fresh as if picked. cal | Held in Killing being held without bail in THE EVENING PRECEDENT DENIED ~ IN'BELGIAN DEBT Plan No Basis for French or italian Agreements, Cool- idge Holds. By the Associated Press. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. August 25. —The Belglan debt settlement, in President Coolidge's opinion, does not set a precedent for refunding agree- ments still be worked out wiith ance and Italy The agreement negotiated with Bel- gium, it was officially stated at White Court today, has nothing whatever to do with fmpending settlements with other nations. In working out a re- funding agreement with Great Brit- ain the American Debt Commission established and Congress approved, ccording ta the President’s view, the principle that the basls of settlement wWith each and every debtor was abil- 1. County Jail folowing | ity ta pa unodation of a coroner's jury ained in connection with Mrs. (1. B. Hunt, 33-year- | ol divorce C00LIBGE FAVORS * COMERCE BY AR Interested in Freight and Passenger Traffic Plan, That was the hasis for the settle- ment with Great Britain and with Belgium, it was declared, and will be the principle followed by the Amert- can commissioners in negotiating with the French and Italian missions. It also was made clear that the Presi {dent believes that this basis is mot varied in any instance by the terms of the Virsailles treaty or any other agreement attempted or made. With regard to nations which have not settled their obligations, the Presl- dent takes the position that the debt commission should wait and see what they prapose, listen to their reasons for more lenient terms than those ac- corded Great Britain and then deter- mine in what measure they should be granted. As for Belgium, President Coolidge holds that the kingdom was in a dif- ferent situation with regard to the war than the other allies. As a neu- Bingham Says. By a Staff Correspondent WHITE HOUS scott, ) s, August 25.—Following a conference with President Coolidge at White Court late vesterday afternaon, during which definite proposals for the advancement of commercial aviation and the Army and Navy Air Services | were discussed, Senator Bingham of Connecticut expressed the bellef that | he and the Executive were in accord as to what ought to be dane. Senator Bingham w: colonel in the United States Air Service during the war and has recently made a tour of inspection of the various Army and avy alr felds and bases. The Senator reported that President Coolidge Is tremendously interested in the advancement of freight and pas- senger traffic by air and volced his agreement with the proposals made. Senator Bingham, by advocating an extension of the factlities of the Gov. ernment, hopes to render aviation an indirect aid. He is opposed to any system of direct subsidy as practiced in Europe. He wants to have commercial avia- tion so wel regulated that it can be insured just as the common modes of travel are insured. He would have the air ficlds inspected by the Govern- {ment. would have the Government | lend its facilities to cities which es- tablish landing flelds and would have the Government chart air routes. He thinks if normal safeguards are | placed about fiying it would be an easy matter to interest capital in its development. He believes dirigibles of the Shenandoah and Los Angeles type are too expensive s; operate over | land, but might easil¥ be used in intercontinental flights. His ideas are [to be incorporated in a bill he will introduce at the next session of the Benate. Swamp- COUPLE FOUND SLAIN IN AUTO ON HIGHWAY Man and Reputed Sweetheart Shot to Death, Affording Evidence of Deliberate Murder. By the Associated Press. HASTINGS, Nebr., August — Clarence Yager, 30 vears old, and Mrs. | Lawrence Bird, both of Hastings, were found shot to death in an auto- mobile near here yesterday. County Attorney 8. M. Crowd sald he was convinced they were murdered. | ‘Both Mrs. Bird and Yager had been {shot in the head, Mrs. Bird twice and Yager once. Cushions had been placed over the bodies so that they would not be readily seen. A sister of Yager said the couple worked in a bakery operated by the woman's father, P. A. Yager, and had gone together for some time. Mrs. Bird had been divorced for a year. TRAVELS 665,000 MILES WITH SAME UMBRELLA By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 25.— Perhaps Representative Ernest R. Ackerman of Plainfield, N. J., has competitors for a record i carrying an umbrella, but if he has he believes he may hold the world record. Mr. Ackerman, who jolned four | other members of a congressional | commission that today begaw an in- | spection of the erowded Federal peni- | tentiary at Leavenworth, Kans., said that he had carried one umbrella with him on 665,000 miles of travel— the framework Sometimes recovered. He said that he wagered with a friend In Liverpool, England, 45 vears ago, who carrled his three years. The Representative said he was still keeping his own. Mr. Ackerman said he had taken the umbrella_to 110 countries, inctud- ing Tceland, North Cape, the heart of !Atrica, Turkey and remote recesses of South America. Thirty-two times, he said, he and the umbrella have crossed oceans. It also was his com- panion in Japan during the 1923 earthquake. DEBT PARLEY RESUMED BY BRITAIN AND FRANCE By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 25.—M. Calllaux, the French finance minister, resumed his debt conversations with Chancellor of the Exchequer Churchill early this afternoon, after conferring _with Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England, at the French em- bassy. The early resumption caused some surprise, as it had been announced that M. Caillaux and Mr. Churchill | would not meet again until this eve- ng. T tore the meeting Mr. Churchill and M. Calllaux had luncheon with the American Ambassador, Alanson B. ‘Houghton. Although it was explained tral, he feels, Belgium was caught in the confiict in a way that appealed to the sympathy of the American Government and public, and that there was a desire in the United States to grant Belgium as liberal debt funding terms as possible. BELGIUM FEARS FAILURE. Trouble Seen by Paper From Borah's Opposition. BRUSSELS, August 25 (P).—Sev- eral of the Belgian papers, including the Vingtieme Stecle (Twentieth Cen. tury), which usually represents the views of Premier Poullet and the Catholic party, are asking whether ratification of the Belgian debt-fund- ing agreement with the United States is not already compromised owing to the opposition of Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate foreign rela- tions committee. A financial specialist, analyzing the Washington accord in the Vingtleme Siecle, concludes that the Belglan payments will absorb only one-third of this country’s share in the Dawes reparations from Germany. Belglum has received 2,000,000,000 gold marks under her priority, he says, and the American treatment of post-war debts is more favorable than either France's or England's treatment of Belgium. 'ALLIED TROOPS QUIT “SANCTIONS CITIES” French and Belgian Armies Leave Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort, on Rhine. By the Associated Press. DUSSELDORF, Germany, August 25.—The French and Belgian troops today evacuated Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort, the “sanctions cities,” which they had occupled since 1921. Before the withdrawal from Dussel- dorf the French and Belgian troops were reviewed by their commanders in the city square and then marched to the bridgehead on the Rhine, where the French flag was hauled down and the Belglan flag run up. The Bel- glans will continue to guard the Rhine- land éMd of the bridge over the Rhine as they did under the terms of the armistice prior to the “sanctions” oc- cupation of 1921. The evacuation of Dusseldorf, Duis- burg and Ruhrort ends another phase in the lengthy post-war settlement, The three Ruhr ports were occupied in March, 1921, on the order of the allied supreme council as a penalty for Germany's failure to meet the al- lied reparation demands. The London agreement of last year, which put the Dawes plan into effect, made the evacuation of the three “sanction cities” conditional upon Germany's fulfillment of the stipula- tions of that plan. The evacuation of the remainder of the Ruhr, occuplied by the French and Belgians in January, 1923, was com- pleted on July 31. ARE ROBBED OF $11,000 Held Up by Five Bandits—Insti- tution’s Safe and $21,000 Was Stolen Last Year. By the Associated Press. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., August 25.— EarF O'Briant and Floyd Reed, cash- fer and assistant cashier of the Amer- ican State Bank at St. Rernice, 20 miles north of this city, were held up and robbed of $11,000 In cash they were taking from a bank at Clinton to their own bank this morning at a point four miles west of the latter city. The money was to be used in cashing railroad checks at St. Bernice. Five unmasked men parked their auto across the road at a lonely point and as the car with men carrying the cash approached, covered the bank employes with a sawed-off shot gun and forced them to turn over thg money. O'Briant and Reed were compelled to alight and the bandits damaged their car so that pursult was impos- sible. This is the second recent large loss sustained by this bank through rob- bery. On June 9, 1924, robbers entered the bank and hauled away a safe containing $15,000 in currency and $6,000 in Liberty bonds. The safe was carried 20 miles and broken open. None of the money was re- covered. Frank R. Miller of Terre Haute, 1s president and principal own- er of the bank. —_— WOMAN’S PLANE STOLEN. Denver Police Stage Unique Hunt for Vehicle's Pilot. DENVER, Colo., August 25 (P). that the meeting was purely informal and of a social character, the press significantly called attention to_ the fact that Caillaux is expected to head the French debt mission to the United States. . Denver police are on the city's first alleged airplane thief as a result of a report from Mrs. L. H. Prisser of Houston, Tex., that her two-seated airplane had been stolen by her pilot. e STAR, WASHINGTON, Department of Agricuiture officials, in co-operation with the Army Air Service, are experimenting with a plan to take the census of crops from an afvplane. Former methods have in- volved interviewing farmers or driv- ing about the country actually mea uring off the flelds. Under the ne plan now being worked out. photo- graphs of crops are taken frori the air and measurements made from & set scale. Actual work on the plan is being done in Ohie by C. J. West, Ohto rep- resentative of the depurtment, and officers of McCook Field, Dayton. Ex posures of fields in crops have been made at altitudes of 2,000, 3,000, 4,600, D. c 5,000 and 6,000 feet. The advantaze of the high altitude is the amount of acreage possible in one photograph, but the exposure must not be o high that the identification characteristics of the different crops is los:. “Should this airplane photographic method of crop census taking be adopted,” sald an announcement by the Alr Service, “the saving in time and expense would be almost incal culable and the issuing of crop pre dictions could be accomplished :t much earlier date. If it is successtul, it is only logical to suppose thac it would become national in scope, and another set custom will have given way to the revolutionizing qualities of the airplane. CHILDREN GUESTS AT ROCKVILLE FAR Annual Event Starts Under Auspicious Circumstances. Special Program Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August The Rockville Falr began this ing. to continue through Friday. This is the seventy-second annual exhibit held here under auspices of the Montgomery County Agricultural Soctety. Ideal weather prevailed; all de- partments were well supplied with high-class and interesting exhibits and the attendance was fully up to the expectations of the management Today, as usual, was observed as “Children’s day,” and several thou- sand boys and’ girls of school age from the District of Columbia, Mont- gomery, Howard and Prince Georges Counties attended as guests of the soclety. The outstanding feature of the day’s program, so far as the children were concerned, was the pony show. Mare than a hundred entrants from Mary- land, Virginia, the District of Colum- bia and other points made it the most notable in the history of the tair. Marksmen Are Active. A clay pigeon shoot began at 9 o'clock, with many of the leading trapshooters of Maryland, the District of Columbfa and other sections of the East participating. The shoot was managed by Willium A. of the board of directors of the as- sociation, and wi)l be registered by the Amateur Trapshooting Associa- tion. The poultry show is one of the big- gest features of the fair. It is in charge of Judge Harry J. Hunt. The judging, in which the American stand- ard of perfection {s the guide, is ex- pected to be concluded tomorrow, when the premium winners will be announced. The women's section is one of the most_interesting. It is in charge of the Montgomery County Federation of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. George M. Hunter of Rockville is chairman of the general committee. The ex- hibits in the new exhibition hall, just erected in the place of that destroyed by fire two years ago, include displays of domestic and culinary art. Aid Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Hunter is being assisted by Mrs. Charles G. Holland, vice chafr- man of the committee, and Mrs. James H. Jones, Mrs. Thomas D. Grif- fith, Mrs. George F. Hane, Mra. Clar- ence L. Gilpin, Mrs. Randolph Hall, Mrs. Mary F. Boland, Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt, Mrs. Jostah W. Jones and Mrs. Willlam B. Mobley, and the fol- lowing _ superintendents: _Growing plants, Mrs. Judson C. Welliver and Mrs. George F. Hane; fancy work, Mrs. Howard Larcombe and Mrs. John T. Willlams; antiques, Mrs. Josiah J. Hutton and Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore; culinary, Mrs. Walter Cashell, Mrs. Robert E. L. Smith; homemade rugs and quilts, Miss Josie Higgins and Mrs. Samuel Riggs; works of art, M Willlam Farquhar, Miss Annie M. Wil- son and Mrs. George Clark; preserves, jellies, etc., Mrs. Willlam B. Mobley, frs. Jonathan Burns: canned fruits and vegetables, Mrs. Henry H. Griffith and Mrs. H. B. Humphrey; children': domestic work, Miss Elsle England; children’s culinary, Mrs, Wilson Ward; children’s art work, Miss Loretta Hunter. The automobile exhiblt Is proving of interest to hundreds. Edgar Reed of Rockville is in charge. Tomorrow Is Big Day. The Rockville fair has long been noted for its fine horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, and the usual fine speci- mens are on hand. The midway is again replete with attractions of vari- ous kinds. Wednesday is‘always one of the big days of the fair, and tomorrow will probably be no exception. The man- agement expects an attendance of five or six thousand, principally from the District of Columbia and this county, and has provided an attractive pre gram for their entertainment, the out- standing features being the horse show; which begins at 9:30 and con- tinues throughout the day; two har- ness races, the 2:20 pace and 2:22 trot; a mule race at 6 furfongs, a hunters' flat race at 6 furlongs, a free Wild West show and a parade of horses, teams and prize-winning stock. GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL CLEARS MARINE MAJOR Had Been Charged With Conduct Unbecoming an Officer as Result of Auto Crash. Maj. Henry M. Butler, U. 8. M. C. on duty at Quantico, Va.. was acquil ted by a general court-martial, sit- ting at the Marine Barracks yester- day afternoon, on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. The charges against Maj. Butler were based on his arrest April 30 by Trafic Policeman Clarence Brandt, who charged him with driving while intoxicated, colliding and leaving the known his identity. convened Thursday. Four members of the court voted for acquittal, but thelr names were not revealed. Maj. Joseph A. Russell, as judge advocate, prosecuted the case. Maj. Russell is in command of the Marine detachment at the Wash- ington navy yard. The defendant was represented by Attorney Willlam. E. Leahy. Members of the court were: Col. Thomas Holcomb, Col. James J. Meade, Maj. Charles A. Banderson, Maj. Harold B. Pratt and Maj. Syd- ney 8. Lee. Maj. Butler at the time of his ar- rest was released on $1,100 bond after demanding a jury trial. The trial has not yet been held. Four Pilgrims Die by Lightning. BOLZANETO, Italy, August 2§ (#)—Beeking storm refuge in a The court was trail of the |age mountainside shack after a pilgrim- to Guardia Senctuary, four members of the family of Glacomo Torazza were killed by lightning and four oth{‘-‘ hh\!und. one probably w: farmer working at Pra, - | three Waters | scene of the accident without making | U. 5. SETTLES TAX DISPUTES CHEAPLY Arbitration OQut of Court Saves Interest on Money and Is Less Costly. (This_is the second of a series of dispatches analyzing the e | perience of the Treasury Department |in ezamining income taz returan in the last four years and giving some of the effects on future handling of disputes between the Government and the tazpayers. These dispatches are based on talks with the highest offi- cials of the Government.) BY DAVID LAWRENCE. It is cheaper for the Government to settle out of court literally scores of disputed tax cases. Litigation costs money, but the interest that accumu lates while the funds paid in by the taxpayer are held in reserve is even more costly. This is what the Treasury has dis covered after examining the require- ments of the last revenue law, which is that & per cent interest shall be paid to any taxpayer on all sums re- funded to him. It used to work hard. ship to the taxpayer to be obliged to pay his taxes on disputed items and then find when a court ordered the Government to refund to him that the same amount of money invested dur- ing the intervening period would have paid a large sum in interest. Now it works te the disadvantage of the Government. For while the Treasury will pursue to the utmost tory, the risk in other cases is that ul- timately the courts may decide in fa- vor of the taxpayer and the Govern- ment pays interest at 6 per cent, which amounts to a penalty for ha ing pushed a doubtful case. Object of Law. Possibly those who framed the law had in mind that the 6 per cent inter- est charge would uct as a deterrent against litigation of cases involving such hair-splitting points that a deci- sion either way might be unjust. But the lawmakers counted on an ideal state of affairs inside and outside of the Treasury. For instance, there are hundreds of individuals passing on tax cases and there usually fs room for plenty of difference of opinion. Ordi- narily an impartial, unrestrained judg- ment would be entered, but an unlook- ed-for influence has asserted ftself and upset all calculations. It is the work of congressional investigating com- mittees. BSo penetrating has been the effect of congressional inquisition that it has developed a sort of intimidation. Rather than settle a doubtful case on its merits, tax experts, fearful of the heavy hand of Congress, have learned to pass the buck to the courts. This means that the tax experts err on the side of payment of the tad and then the Government has to defend its case in court, and In many instances the taxpayers, victorlous in forcing such large " amounts refunded, have col- lected even more money in interest. Under the ciroumstances, Secre- tary Mellon has ordered a change in tactics. Settlements shall be made whenever possible out of court en points in which there is considerable doubt whether the Government has assessed the right amount in taxes. And he has insisted that this shall be done without delay, for the accumu lating Interest charge means a big expense to the Treasury if its assess- ment is wrong. The Secreta has found it necessary to stimulate his personnel so that they will go ahead and settle cases in dispute, rather than sit back in fear fo congression- al reprimand. Refund Calculation Impossible. There is another phase of refunds that has caused some concern. It is the impossibility of calculating the sums that will be needed by the Treas- ury each year to pay the refunds. In making up a budget it is desirable to have the expenses of the Government s0 carefully determined that corre- onding sums may be sought through scientific tax rates. With the new Board of Tax Review it is belleved there will be less uncertainty and the Government will know precisely how much money approximately may have to be returned to the taxpayers. Most of the large refunds have been made on tax payments of three and four years ago, when the Government's ex- perience cannot be said to have been as good as it is today. The whole problem of protested payments is han- dled more efMciently now and the Gov- ernment {s more sure-footed about its decisions. This is not saying there isn’t room for great improvement, because, after all, it is largely a question of trained personnel, but it is a fact that the authorities believe the present system of careful consideration of disputed points will save the Government, money in litigation and more money in re- moying some of the lgrgest expense involved in refunds. (Covyright, 1925.) ALLEGED LIQUOR PLANT IS CAPTURED IN RAID Four Men Held After Uncovering of Operations on Shores of Piscataway Creek. Prohibition agents led by T. W. ‘Wheeler captured an extensive 1,600- ®allon capacity alleged liquor plant on the shores of Piscataway Creek yes- terday, ‘confiscating also three boats, including a steam launch. Four men, whose names, according to ng?ru to headquarters, were Harry A orks, Nicholas Tarvis, Irvin Roberts and Harry Barton, were ar- rested and taken to Baltimore for arraignment. Two of them attempted to escape by diving into the river, but were captured. The material seized by the Govern- ment agents included the big plant, 1,200 gallons of mash, 100 gallons of liquor, a ton of sugar, a half ton of corn meal, 3 tons of coke, 50 cases of empty jars and a horse and buggy. Toys made in America for children of other countries last year were val- ued at more than $60,000,000, which is 10 times that of 20 years ago. |a case in which it is confident of vic- | TUESDAY, AUGUST PLANES TO TAKE CROP CENSUS BY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SKY 'VIRGINIANS ASSAIL BELT LINE PROJECT Join Maryland and Washing- ton Board of Trade in Bitter Oppositiors Aligning themselve with citizens of Montgomery County, Md., and the Washington Board of Trade, residents of Arlington County, Va., passed reso- lutions yvesterday condemning estab- lishment of the proposed Washington and Loughborough belt line, which would encircle Washington with a railroad line passing through the two counties in Virginia and Maryland The action was taken by the Virginia residents at a mass meeting at the Southern building, attended by a score of leading citizens living in the communities which dot the southern shores of the Potomac. Earlier in the day the Washington Board of Trade had refused to indorse the establish ment of the raflroad. The resolution passed by the ma meeting of Virginta residents follows: “Resolved, That establishment of u belt line railroad through Arlington County will be highly and vitally detrimental to the interests of the county and should be opposed by the cfvic bodies in the county. All reason ble means should be tuken by the civic hodies to defeat the project.” The resolution, proposed by Charles F. Kincheloe, was passed without dissenting vote. See Property Depreciation The score of Virginia residents at tending the meeting, including four members of the Greater Arlington County subcommittee of civic organ- izations, spoke freely in opposition to the belt line, more than half of them rising to address the meeting against its establishment. All agreed that not only would it depreciate the value of property in Arlington County and ruin the county as a desirable home location, but that it would tend to bring into the county an ali€n popu- lation in the wake of the probable in- dustrial development that would cre ate & situation analogous to that near Potomac Yard. ““You would not want to bufld a home or lay out a sub division near Potomac Yard,” Mr. Kincheloe safd. Two alternative proposals were placed against the suggestion that the road be run through a select resi dential _section of Arlington County near Falls Church. These, as ex plained by Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar, a real estate operator in the county, were for construction of a bridge from near Alexandria to Shepherds Point, on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, swinging the proposed belt line around Southeast and North- east Washington instead of through the upper end of Arlington County, and a proposal that the road instead of being run east of Falls Church be run west of that suburb. The latter step, Mrs. Minar said, would prob. ably have the effect of appreciating property values in Virginia between Washington and the belt line Would Attract Alien Class. “Arlington County has taken a great forward step as a center of beauty and as a factor in the great plan for the regional development of Washington,” Mr. Kincheloe said. “If this rallroad ~ were constructed it would halt all the plans for the de velopment of the county and Instead | of becoming a beautiful residential ad- junet to the Capital City it would fall to the level of a region of manufa turing and industry. It would fall tract an alien class of home builders, forelgn to our present population, and would set up oniy a few miles from the Capital the very thing Washing ton has tried too hard for 50 vears to eliminate—an _industrial community within the sight of the Capitol ‘The great raflroads now using Po tomac Yard see no need for this con- struction. They are adequately served | by Potomac Yard and do not demand another freight terminal, and it has been my experience that unless pub- | lic convenience demands construction, the railroads do not construct. Many people in Washington and in Arling- ton County believe this entire project might be turned over to some outside promoter who woyld not have the slightest concern for our views as home owners."” Sees Damage to Washington. Turning to the effect of the road on Washington, Mr. Kincheloe pointed out that if the Loughborough freight yard is built, motor trucks would probably run down the main thor- oughfares of Washington carrying merchandise into the city. ou wouldn't want a fleet of trucks carry- ing vegetables and what not operat- ing down Massachusetts avenue,” he added. “Arlington County is in line with the regional development of Washing- ton. It is planned to make it one of the most beautiful settlements near the Capltal. This project would halt this growth and would add to your tax burdens in the form of more crime, more schools and an alien population. On the heels of the great Leeway development, which is an as- sured fact, we now have an industrial proposition to blacken Arlington County.” Home values In Arlington County would be firreparably injured by the railroad construction, F. D. Paxton sald, adding that the only advantage he could see for construction of the road would be for collection of rerout- ing charges over its line. J. Cloyd Byars, who as chairman of the subcommittee presided at the meeting, said he was inclined to side with the views of the other Arlington County residents on the matter, but that the effect the road might have on Alexandria and the additional ef- fect it might have on the development of water power at Great Falls have apparently been overlooked. He asked whether the Great Falls power de- velopment could find _a sale for its power unless industry bought it. Maj. E. W. Cushing, counsel to the bureau of the budget, sald Washing- ton does not want the belt line and that the whole purpose of the resi- dents of Arlington County is to develop the county as a residential adjunct to the District of Columbia, not s an in- dustrial center. Bound to Washington. Arlington County is, in fact, bound to be a part of Wadhington. Maj. E. D. Willlams said. The logical de- velopment of the city. with the con- struction of more bridges, is toward northwest Maryland and Virginia, he sald. Wherever a rallroad goes the property values are depreciated. “If we want Arlington County for a resi- dential section, we don't want the rafiroad.” W. Edgar Leedy, vice president and engineer of the ~proposed belt line, made a short talk outlining the pur- pose of its construction. He was asked many questions, which he said he wanted to answer by showing maps. He left the room shortly. He did not offer further explanations. Others who spoke against the belt line construction included J. A. Hicks, W. T. Branson, E. C. Turnburke, Dr. G. B. Fadeley, W. W. Diehl, and L. H. Martin, Clarendon Opposes Line, Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., August 25.— The Clarendon Citizens' Association at its regular meeting last night added its strength to the forces lined up to fight the establishment of the proposed Washington-Loughborough belt line and company. The motion. which put the assocla- 1 | | i | Removal of Adjt. Gen. A. J. Kehoe (lower) of Kentucky from office and made to apologize to the State of Indiana and to “offended enlisted men” at Camp Knox, Ky, for “ungentle- manly” conduct has been asked of ov. Fields in a report from Brig. rter (upper), commander of Knox. The adjutant general’s duct at camp is asserte njurious to the servic is he charged with destroy intoxicated, a radio set belon enlisted men, and with insult regimental chaplain of the Indiana National Guard. Some 8,000 Indiana and Kentucky National =Guardsmen are in training at the Kentucky camp. | tion on record as opposed to the project was adopted after Charles F' Kincheloe, « member of the subcom mittee of the greater Arlington County committee of the Arlington County Civic Federation, and several members of the Clarendon organiza- tion had painted word pictures of the bad condit that would prevail with the coming of the railroad | Hits Metropolitan District. i The people of this area, Mr. Kir cheloe said, have started a movement | for a great metropolitan district for the National Capital, to include all| of Arlington County. This plan, he| said, has attracted widespread inter- est and universal approval. This fa- vor has not been incurred because the plan inclufles the building of railroad and the encouragement of | industrial development, he said. but| because a beautiful and artistic de- velopment has bheen promised as The‘ objective of the sponsors of the movement. To all citizens interested | in seeing the successful operation of the regional development n the mere suggestion of such a project is| like having a great, black, clawed paw hanging over the county, Mr. Kinch eloe said The promoters of this railroad would make a dumping ground of Ar- lington County, and it is up to us to see that they don't do it,” he declared The spirit of community co-opera- tion, which is gradually growing| stronger in the county, was manifest- ed when J. Thomas Manning stated that Clarendon did not feel that it would be vitally affected by the com- ing of the railroad and was waiting to see how the sections closer in| would take to the project. If these| communities think that the line would be a detriment to them, he sald, Clarendon can be depended on to help them to block its establish- ment. ns No Benefits to be Seen. Other speakers stated that they could not see where Arlington County would benefit by the project unless it was looking for industrial develop- ment. The promoters, it was pointed out, had made the claim that the rail- road would have a_tendency to lower the cost of living, but it was prettily generally agreed that about the only thing that it would cheapen would be land, in the eyes of home seekers. Announcement is made that the belt line subcommittee of the Greater Arlington County committee has fin- ished its investigations and will report to a meeting of the general committee to be held at the Court House tomor- row night. The meeting will also take under consideration the proposal to move the county's property yards | from the Court House grounds. It is understood that objections have been raised to location of the vards on a site which the Board of Supervisors are negotiating for near Murphy's station, on the Rosslyn line of the Washington and Virginia Raflway. Davis Due Back Tomorrow. Agting Secretary of Labor White to- day received a radiogram from tary Davis that he would be in Wash. ington tomorrow, returning from a six- week trip to the British Isles. The Olympic, on which Mr. Davis is a pas senger, is scheduled to dock at York at 11 o'clock tonight. The Labor Secretary has an appointment in Mon treal, Canada, Thursday. Ie is ex- pected to confer with Hugh L. Kei win, director of the Labor Depar ment’s conciliation service, on the coal situation as soon as he arrives in the Capital. U. S. Refuses Claim Of Worker’s Wife For $7 Garage Bill A Government employe using a Government-owned automoblle, cannot put it in the garage at home, which is in his wife's name, and expect the Government to pay rent to his wife for the use of the garage. Ray C. Bish, an assistant market- ing specialist of the Department of Agriculture tried it in Cleveland, but he couldn't get away with the plan, owing to the vigilance of the General Accounting Office. A voucher for $7 to be paid to Mary Frances Bish for rent of the garage in question was caught up by the forces of Controller General McCarl. ““This office has consistently held,” said a’ decision refusing payment, “‘that reimbursement from public funds for the hiring of automobiles, dog- HIP-PCCKET RAIDS NET FIVE ARRESTS Flying Squad Bags Three More Alleged Bootleggers in Morning’s Work. Burling: lipped into t and Per Capt. Guy squadron _side of Fourtee e o nsylv [ prominent practically ever sinc made le dry; Pennsyl ne swooped where it the morning. Besieged by Men. Members of the squadron agents found it an easy 1 accommodated at 1 place. They reported the were besieged by some of th without suppl ed a willingness t stead act Fake Labels Seized. In an effort t source of supply led his men 1o roc 12 Penns: James Doolittle ed. Police reported fake revenue st two bags containing b whisky, and held Dooli gation Paul T. Hern, address as | in connect for alleged il poured from ipper v to bhave drenched Capt who was on a lower floor movements of his mer At the hom W 0 K stree squ find large quantiti only two quarts of premises, t finding a size han cases of t being sm: harges of o u te fc 21 Ix MALNIN CRITICIZES VIRGIN ISLANDS RULE Judge Sought to Lay Before Presi dent Charge of Naval Governor's “Autocratic Conduct.” By a Staff Co SWAMPSCOT —Judge L conduct he claims tion of justice, than Secretary S He was promised th ident returns to Wasl pointment would be m Before that, Judge Ma told his story to the American sociation Septem] when he is sche speech on the subject. He want bar assoclation to demand ernment in the isla “T was appointed by Pres son, and because of the cond naval men sent out fr to administer the goverr islands 1 resigned by judgeship Malnin, “but it was never acce and 1 consider myself the Ie judge of the islands. I wan the President and tell him conditions there. “There are 25,000 p 8,000 have left within a and 8,000 more will leave are given a civil govorno keep fighting until the peo islands get what they are a civil and not a militar government. We have had governors, all naval officers. there T LOOTING OF BOOTLEGGING AUTO CHARGED TO TWO Laurel Men Pursued Car and Were Taking Contents After Wreck. Police Say. Special Dispatch 1o The Star MARLBORO. —State’s Attorney ed this morning , former bailiff at ‘brother-inlaw. E be given Justice of the aves of Laurel t won, on charges of taking lig an automobile said to have b jed by bootle; intent to ar, who esc, was wrecked in a chase. Boender and Marshall are at liber : the his arrest Saturday member the Maryland State police, who said the saw the two, with two other men, in an automobile pursuing another occupied by two negroes. Shots were being fired at groes, according to the troopers the pursuit was ended when the « of the bootlegging susp wrecked on_the bridge joining Prin Georges and Howard counties When the State police reache scene, they reported, liquor was transferred from the negroes’ « that of the other men. Two of latter got away, but their compa were taken. the ne Uruguay Holiday Observed In honor of the centenary of Al guay today the Pan-American Unton here displayed the flag of that cou try and sent a congratulatory cable gram to its peopie The cabl m read: “On this orable anniversary we wish to ¢ vey to you the congratulations of the staff of the Pan-American Union and of Dr. Rowe, director general French Navy Men Disciplined. TOULON, France, August 25 tP) Dissatistied with the bill of f board the French battleship « stokehold and struck in protest. and as a conseq sleds, etc., also the renting of office quarters by employes from members of their families, or from other em- "ployes, 1s not uathorized.” four of the leaders have been sentenced by court-martial to terms of impris ment and degradation and will have to pay the costs of the proceedings,