Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1926, Page 4

URGE GREATER CAPITAL Congressmen, Planners .and Civic Leaders Make Plea in Arlington. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., December 11. —The seed of co-operation, from which, with the proper cultivation, it is predicted will grow a greater Na- tional Capital, was firmly planted in the minds of a large Arlington County audience gathered last night in the au- ditorfum of Washington and Lee High School. The meeting was held under au- spices of the Arlington County Civic Federation and was representative of virtuall v civic organization and Government agency interested in the movement for regional development of Washington, its Maryland and Vir- ginia environs. ddresses were made by Representa- tives 1. Walton Moore of Virginia and Clyde Kelly of Pennsyliania; Maj. U. Grant, 3d, executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commissfon; Frederick A. Delano, a member of the commission; Frederick Law Olmsted. expert reglonal city planner; Oliver Owen Kuhn, president f the Montgo County (Md.) Civic fon and member of the execu- i terted that nothing but lack of co-uperation n the part of the people in the area designated s the metropulitan dis- trict can stop Washington from out- stripping. from pointg of beauty and artistry, the greatest hopes of the Cap tal's founders Time Held Opportunc. Mr. Moors declared that the re- zional development movement comes an opportune time. It com at a e, he said, when Congre: evine- a new spirit_with respec of Washington @ untry as a whole are ‘ispleying 2 more generous feeling oward their National Capital. He xaid that this new attitude of the Con- and the people is borne out efly by the action of the former in vroviding for con \rlington ion of the 5 iy s by the hould not expect to be taken inder the complete guardianship of he Government,” Mr. Moore stated. “We should only expect those things a national interest and Id receive the at-! onal Government primary interest tion of a nemorial boulevard from Mount Ver- non to Washington: second, preserva- palisades of ,the Potomac | of Chain ' 3 Moore stated, will do no | 10re than match the outlay by Vir- Zinians in constructing and main- taining approaches to the structure. Unity of Action Urged. Urging unity of action by the people of Arlington County in plans for the county’s future development, Repre- sentative Kelly stated that it takes co-operation and organization to ac- complish anvthing worth while. He sald there was no greater satisfaction than working shoulder to shoulder for the betterment of mankind. He visualized a much improved Washing- ton from a_standpoint of beauty through the $30,000,000 appropriation by the Government for replacement of “old shacks” along Pennsylvania ave- | nue with magnificlent Government buildings. Maj. Grant emphasized the value of ' planning for the future, stating that | Arlington County with its great open spaces is in an excellent position for the right character of development. He advised the citizens to create a plan and not to be frightened by the ultimate cost of putting it Into exe- cution. “The present generation can- not possibly produce the funds for a fifty or a hundred years’ growth and expansion,” Maj. Grant said. “That, however, is the kind of a plan to work out even though it cannot be put in practical use for years to come.” He stated that the National Capital Park and Planning Commission would welcome suggestions from the Vir- ginia Regional Planning Commission with respect to any projects that may come under the jurisdiction of the na- tional body. y Unintelligent planning has caused immeasurable mental, physical and financial anguish, Mr. Delano told his audlence. . He stressed the need for proper zoning regulations. He said there was a proper place for every- thing. “Many things thought objec- tionable are only misplaced,” he said. To bear out his remarks, he said, 1You wouldn't put a pig in the par: or.” Backers Given Praise. Mr. Kuhn praised the men who are giving their time and energy to the Greater Washington idea. ‘“‘They are loval, earnest and courageous Americans and should have the un- restricted support of ‘every citizen in a_ position to give it,” he sald. Mr. Kuhn explained the aims and hopes of the Interfederation Conference, which s representative of the Civic Federations of Arlington and Mont- gomery Countles and the Federation of Citizens' Associations of.Washing- ton and the results already attained in cementing a bond of friendship and co-operation between the three com- munities. Organized citizenship, which has grown to such an extent in the area designated as Metropolitan Dis- trict of Washington, is bound to re- sult in realization of dreams for a great Capital City, Mr. Kuhn said. Mr. Olmsted impressed on his audi- ence the need of providing for ex- pansion. In building roads and boule- vards, he said, 4o not overlook the fact “that streets of horse-and-buggy capacity are thinzs of the past.” Speaking for the Virginia Regional Commission, of which he is a member, Senator Ball said that the membership of that body can be depended on to the limit of its talent and energy to make ‘“Arlington County a suitable front door to the National Capital. If organized citizenship is the chief requisite to successful consummation of the greater Washington plan,” Senator Ball stated, “Arlington’s part in that plan {s assured, for there are more citizens’ associations to the square inch here than there are to the square mile in any other part of the | country.” R. E. Plymale, president of the fed- eration, who presided, after welcom. ing the guests and explaining the pur- poses of the gathering announced ' that from present indications the countywide citizens’ association mem- bership drive will be a great success. Reports from 14 associations out of 29 show a gain of 558 members, the total membership of those reporting being 1,670. The meeting opened with invocation by Rev. George H. Fielding, president | of the Arlington County Ministerial | Union. Patriotic songs were sung, with Mrs. Mary Perkins Snyder at the . plano. TERSEIR P S All I have seen teaches me to trust | the Creator for all I have net seen.— Emerson. % UN"’Y 'I'[]'GEI’ THE THRILL THAT ES . N N N MNI~AGARY THE NEW S TEREORTICAN o T e = . 1926 (N. Y. World) Press Fib. Co.t THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, % / & . ! QIR ‘) i <= e ZHn ¥ e I D. C., ovee v x uremine. oy waasten. | [ (NVINGED (GREEN 1S GULTY Judge, Delaying Action on De- fense Plea, Declares “Evi- dence Ample.” By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 11.— Col. Ned M. Green, former prohibi- tion administrator, charged with the ' embezzlement of seized liquor, is guilty in the eyes of United States Judge A. F. St. Sure, before whom the case is being tried here. “It seoms to me that there has been ample evidence for a verdict of gullty in this case,” the jurist asserted just Dbefore the close of court yesterday, in answer to a defense motion for dis- missal of the case. The jury was not present when the statement was made, having been escorted from the room pending argument of the mo- tion. Two of Counts Quashed. The defense move to throw the case out of court was made after two of the 11 counts against Col. Green had been quashed at the request of the prosecution. In asking dismissal of the remaining counts the defenso contended that the Government had prosecuted Green on a section of the law other than that designated in the indictment. “In all the evidence introduced by the proseoution,” argued Louls V. Crowley, attorney for Green, ‘‘there is not one scintilla of proof that any of the liquor alleged to have been em- bezzled was consumed either by Col. Green or anybody else. This proof, we contend, would be necessary for a conviction.” ‘Wil Decide Later. It was about that time that Judge St. Sure expressed his attitude toward the case. He added, however, that he would look up the authorities quoted by the defense and render a decision on the dismissal motion when the trial is resumed Monday. The prosecution rested late yester- day. The defense indicated that it would summon about 20 witnesses and expected to consume all of next week in offering its case in the event Judge St. Sure refuses to throw out the remaining counts of the indict- ment. ———————— I cod liver oil is kept in the sun it loses its valuable vitamin A, which promotes growth, though vitamin D, that prevents rickets, is not affected. Distinctive Gifts from the Gift Section at Popular ° 4 The unusual color, design and shape recommends this .Au-- trian pottery vese as an ideal gift, $12. 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This in- creaged in value until; in February, 1928, when the Winslow bill for restor- ing alien property was hefore Con- ress, it was estimated at least 1,250,000 was impounded. Interest on the mortgages with dividends from the stock have increased it consider- ably since then. Selzure Was Fought. The property was not given up with- out a fight by the draft evader, the most recent attempt to recover it being a suit filed by his attorneys in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in November, 1921. In April, 1922, Justice Bailey of the District of Columbia Supreme Court ruled that the Government had but to prove that Bergdoll was an Army deserter and a fugitive from justice to prevent his collecting the claim. After the judge's ruling, the case was continued six times, the last con- ;':r:‘u..nce being granted November § Conductor Averts Bad Train Accident; ngineer l_)»ies From Freight Car Blow / By the/ Assoclated Press. ALITOONA, Pa., December 11.—In- vestigation by Pennsylvania Railroad officiais today disclosed that Reuben E. Crum, Harrishurg, engineer of che Red Arrow Express, met death last night when his head struck a freight car on an adjoining track about eight squares away from the Altoona sta- tion. Conductor Frank G. Hess of Harrisburg brought the New York to Detroit traln to a stop by pulling the emergency brake cord when it failed to stop at the usual point. Railroad officlals advanced the opinfon that Crum was leaning out of the cab, looking backwards, per- haps to verlfy signals just passed, when his head struck the freight car. His skull was fractured. Victor E. Sholley, Harrisburg, fire- man of the train, told railroad officials hie first knowledge that anything was wrong camé when the smergency cord was pulled. Then hs saw Crum crumpled over the cab window. The engineer was taken from the engine and rushed to a hospital here, | where he was pronounced dead. 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