Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1926, Page 6

SCOUTS RULECITY | TOLEARN SYSTEM exandria Mayor and Other i Officials Yield Reins for | Day’s Routine. Apecial Diepatch tn The Sta: ! ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 13 Boy Scouts of the citv are running | lAlexandria today. At 9 o'clock every /8eout assigned o office hy his re- ispective troop was on the job. and learning how the city zevernment {i= operated. ! The youngsters were attived in fthaki uniforms, and with the greatest ‘amount of dignity met the patrons lof the various offices they were as- jgned to and helped in giving serv- fces In every department. At 12:30 o'clock this afternoon the IBcouts, 36 in number, were zuests of the local Kiwanis Clnb at the &lub’s weekly luncheon at the George Mason Hotel. The bovs had seats at a front table and heard a talk made by Houston Thompson. Wash- ington. henorary scoutmaster in that city, and now a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Sit With City Council. This afternoon at 3 oclock five of the Scouts will sit in with city coun ~il-at an adjourned meetins. Don- ald King wiil serve as mavor. The nther members of council will he Robert Emerson, Elmer Mover. Fd ward Lannon and James Simpson The mayor will sit heside Mavor W. A. Smoot and the other Seout councilmen will =it beside the re- apective members of citv eouncil. and Richard Parker. Scout city man- ager, will sit beside City Manazer Paul Morton. Varied Duties for Boys. Other offices beinz Allad are: Charles Btrause, collector of zas rveceipts. Harry Schafer. judge of the Corpora- tion Court: Howard Lanham. city sergeant; Julian Milan, clerl of the Corporation Court: Frank Williams civil and police justice: Blake Parker, hatliff of Civil and Police Court: Wil- liam MeCaffrey, Georze Spinn, col Jectors of taxes: Marshall Beverlev, captain of police: Charles Rrown ~ommonwealth's _attorney: Robert Emerson, judge of the Circuit Court Elmer. Moyer, president of the Cham her of Commerce: Curtis Backus, eity postmaster; Tracey Aitcheson, United States marshal: Malcolm _ Moore. House of Delegates; James Simpson editor of The Gazette; William oore city engineer; Charl p. ety auditer; Donald King, public health ‘officer: George B: com missioner of revenue: Car . Alex andria Hospital: Fi Parker public health nurse Garvey, ir.. internal revenue of Robert Welf, superintendent ; Charles Stanford, manazer Mason Hotel: Kirk Lindsey. public school nurse: Frank Bucklev. superin rendent of gas office; Lovell Wilcoxen, ref. in bankruptey: Edward Lan nen, Alexandria Light and Power Co. =gt 40 Ways to Califoruia Are Shown. in This Book For the utmost enjovm of vour California_trip, send for tiee hooklet. | “Forty Ways and More to California | and the North Coast.” shawing with maps the tours and territors covered Also fares, train mched Informatien vou need spplication to R. O. . Geneval Agert, Chicago & North Western Ry.. | 214 Pennsylvania Bldg.. Pificenth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, Pa. | Advertisement. and other| Hen Rides Motor Crank. A traveling salesman ving = Mvver, attracted much aitantion as he was halted in the n | Marysville, Ohin, r Toledo Biade. The traveli thought he had failed 10 o> =top signe, but City ) ha! wanted to know what he was doing | with that big Plyr n hen | which was perched o i antomobile. The know the chicken out of his car and generou 2ve the hen to the marshal and the offizial said he had chicken and noodiss for his dinner. The hen probabiy flew across the road ahead of the muchine and alighted on the crank. e the | and got A man is never contented with his Jot_until he occupies on he came tory. for one day under the’ guidance of {h Lower: Franklin e regular city officials. | |BANKING BILL VOTE Upper: Scouts of Troops 126, 136, 140, 141, 143 and 1H. who took over the reins of Alexandria to rute the city Parker, David Henderson and Donald King, Scouts receiving instructions from Dr. Lewis E. Foulks, city healih officer. King served as mayor. CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED Sent free on| Car—Companion Is Held as Con- u, carled Weapon Carrier, Athert Arthur Williams, colored 1318 hond the vears ald. af held in $2.000 jury in- Police Firet s for Court today on vest early this marping with 1wa oth: colored men in the ear of Harry Kin ie chauffeur. Fioyd Armstrong, ™ vemrs old 1234 Sixth street. one of companions, was charged by the con with carrying a concealed weapon. | demanded a i trial and 000 bond. 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Watch the breakfast smiles that come, Quaker Puffed Wheat l Kl AR rharge of jov riding, followed his ar-| | chustis and New Jersey avenues about | eighth wrecinct in_purchasing liquor 2 o'clock this morning. after they had | from suspected violators of the Vol {curb, Williams is said his twn companions Southeast Washington sent of his employe home of a loaded claiming he ownership A% in the car from silks, ra met, woel, chiffen, ord 1779 Lanier place, for whem Williams d all of | Williams® v te | First street, when he | was arrested with the other two men | ed by De- P00 e sy | = 0 w (I & . to a ON JOY-RIDING CHARGE | forced their speeding car into have 0 { Aconsed of Misusing Employer's Mitted to detectives that he had driven party withe and wa hen arrested, . | oy | Arms < said to have admitted | pistol carried it for zFand | protection as agent for pelice of the Completely Removes Grease and Soil Iy, 1 con- | the | Stead act. ad $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester’ $3.00 Wilmington “And Refurn: ' Sunday, May 1‘6) Excursion May 30 SPECIAL TRAIN Washington ... Standard Tim Returning Lv. Philadelphia L\ Chester ... Lv. Wilmington ...... 810 pm. Consult Ticket Agents Baltimore & OhioR.R. in return- | found | Similar Lav. THURSDAY. ISPOSSIBLE TODAY Lenroot‘Prolesls Removal of Hull Amendments on Branch Controversy. te may vote this after which passed the House nily, revising the nationaf banking act and the Kederal reserve act to bring these laws into conformity with modern banking conditions and to des! particularly with branch banking. ‘The only important controvers: which developed during debate jn the Senate yesterdav was the attack made by Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir- Kinia. on the so-called Hull amend- ments. placed in the bill in the House, and which were ent ont by the Senste committee which considered the legis- lation. Senator Glass explained that the | Senaie committee had atricken out the Hotise amendments offered by Repre- | sentative M. D. Hull, Republican, TIH- | nois, because they divided the country into halt branch banking and half unit | anking. while Senator Lenroot, Re- publican, Wisconsin, declared the Sen- 1ate bill would permit large banks to effect a monopoly by creating branches and crowding out weaker in- tions. He urged retention of the MAY 13, 1926 DISTRICT MANAGER *STUDY IS URGED Swanton Asks Michigan Park Citizens to Review Plan as Possibility Here. A study of the city manager form of go pent aa ft might he ap plied 1o the Dintrict of Columbia was urged by W. L. Swanton mher of the Citizens' Adviso Michigan Park Citize at 4200 Thirteenth street northeast. Mr. Swanton, while not advocating the city ma plan s the xolu- tjon of unsatisfactory conditions which may arise under the commis- slon form of government here, paint ed to the growing movement among American citlies for the one-man em - ployed expert manager type of ad- ministration. There sare now 36! cities over the Nation functioning under this form of government. he sald. . Mr. Swanton also urged the aboli- tion of the Michigan avenue grade crossing over the tracks of the Belti- move and Ohlo Railroad. provision for which is made in a bill which has been passed by the Senate, but which, it is feared. will meet with /Il amendments. without which, he sald. Congress would surernder its | determine the right of | anch banking. | . In its report to the Senate the bank- | ing and currency commitiee explained | the purposes of the bill as follows: | “Some of the provisfons in the bill | extend and enlarge the powers of na tonal banks, bt only in ways in which State banks and trost com. | nanies generally have heen operating isuccessfully within recent years. Other sections of the bill afirm and reguiate practices which have grown | Up within the nafional banking svs {tem under the exercise of incidental corporate powers. These practices | ave common to hoth State and na. | tional banks. Other sections of the | Bill relate entirely 1o questions of pro- | cedure and not to banking powers. | An attempt is made 10 eliminate some of the vigld formalities in this diree. | tion. ‘The bill also declares a Federal Rovernmental policy with - reference | to hranch banking Roads Sprinkled With Sand. After rains on ane of the motor roads near London, a sand sprinkler is pressed Inte service to give the pavement a safety coating to reduce | accidents. says the Bopular Me. chanics Magazine. The material is distributed” from a revolving drum at | the rear of the truck and is thrown | on hoth sides 10 a fotal distance right and left equal 10 the width of rhe road | . While the sun is in eclipse, the Chinese plav 6n many weird: instru- ments 1o scare away the evil spirits they believe 10 be devouring the sun, supersor grade. opposition when the House .takes it np. Harry N. Stull. another member «f the Advisory Councll, asked that members of cltizens’ assoclations make constructive ecriticisms of the work of the council. The association took action on # number. of projects affecting tha de. velopment of the community. Additional five apparatus is nrgent ly needed. speakers pointed out and the attention of city officlals will he called to the situation. The fire sta- tion nearest to Michigan Park is now located at Twelfth and Monroe streeis. and the neares. ladder company is about Ltwe miles away, speakers said. Other needs of the community are quicker postal deliveries, .additional temporary school facilities and .street repairs and paving. A committee of five was appein 10 attend the hearinge on ithe Michi gan avenue viaduct bill when it comes bhefore the District committee of the House and to-ask prompt econsidera tion of the measure. The Citizens Advisory Council also is to he asked 10 support the proposal. The commit tee consists of J. A. Kiernan, chair man of the commitiee on laws and legislation: Maj. W. W. Vaugh bl Brennan, RB. B. Pettus and Gillis. “The association veiced it dizap. aval of the propnsal that’bis serv ice be suhstituted for street cars now | serving the Michigan Park area Mr. Brennan, chairman.of the zon Ing committee, urged members of the assoclation, to attend the public hear ipg before the Zoning Commission at 19 o'clock May 20, with a view to pre venting any change in zoning which ‘would permit erection of ‘“commu nit houses in Michigad Park. " One of several styles of our men's shoes at "8 ¢ Chasce of either tan or black caliskin of a very In fact, the quality of all .the matersals in these $8 shoes and the character of workmanship and the distingtiveness of si le are ‘zcay beyond that wsually found in shoes at this price. 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