Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1926, Page 7

NEW GOVERNMENT - PLANTOBE HEARD Montgomery Federation to Weigh Suburban Changes at Special Meeting. Southern Montgomery County’s ten- dency toward transition from a sub- urban community into a municipality in the regional development move. ment was evidenced last night at the meeting of the Montgomery County Civic Federation at Battery Park, Md., by a demand for a new form of gov- ernment_to meet the changed condi- tions. So important does the federa- tion consider this matter at the pres- ent time that it divected its president 10 call a special meeting of the body at an early date for a discussion of proposed plans, to the end that it may be submitted to the Legislature in Jan- uary. But the federation also gave attention to several other matters which_indicated its passing into the clty class by approving proposals for improving and increasing the road fa- cilities, after receiving a report that its main arteries were becoming too crowded, and providing for a survey which would eventually result in a recommendation to the Legislature that a new courthouse and jail be pro vided. The federation received a report of the committee on constitution and by Jaws, which provides for an entirely new 'set of regulations under which the hody will operate. The report was read by Emor . chairman, but under the upon until the next reg Upon completion of the r Bogele wding, Pr ident Oliver Owen Kuhn called atten- | Building Plans, Considered. i « of hard work | tion to the long hour which had been pe: d by the com- mittee in drafting the new code, and upon motion of William W. Bride the federation gave the committee a rising vote of thanks, Zoming Made Possible. J. Bond Smith, Takoma Park, chair- man of the committee on legislation and legal action, called the attention of ‘the federation to the decision on the legality of zoning recently handed down by the United States Supreme Court, and expressed the opinion that the zoning of Montgomery County could go forward in the light of this decision and_despite the decision of the Maryland Court of Appeals to the contrary. Mrs. H. W. Johnson, provement Club of forxeq on the matter of refuse dump- ng on the sides of the public roads, and found, as a matter of fact, that legislation was badly needed to pre- vent it. The question then was refer- red to the committee on legislation and legal action to take steps to have appropriato legislation adopted by the coming Legislature. ‘The committee on roads, streets and bridges, Maj. E. Brook Lee, Silver Spring, chairman, reported favorably resolution providing for the improvement of the old Georgetown road for its full length to provide & parallel artery to the present Rock- ville pike. It also reported favorably on the proposed memorial bhoulevard from Takoma Park to Great Falls to be 2 memorial to the soldiers from Maryland who died during the World ‘War. It also suggested a width of 100 feet for this road and provided for the planting of memorial trees in the center. The committee ‘recom- mended that the matter be referred to the Maryland Planning Commission for further consideration as to its feasibility. The matter of making a boulevard out of the bed of the pres- ent Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, to connéct at the District line with the rules could not be acted | ar meeting. | i | THE EVENING STAR, WA Elephant Cornered, But Posse Doubts Power to Hold Him By the Associated Press. GARNETT, Kans., December 14. —Diamond, six-ton elephant, which escaped from the Winter quarters of a eircus at Quenemo, Kans., Sat- urday, has been cornered in a field near here, but leaders of a posse assigned to ‘“get him' dead or alive,” were skeptical as to’ their ability to capture him today. The posse was organized by county authorities after Diamond had wrecked numerous small farm buildings, killed a pig and fright- ened scores of persons by his at- tempts to enter buildings. Thus far he has injured no one. When the shoot to Kill orders were fssued yesterday many volun- teer big game hunters 'mbled, , armed with weapons of Wl sheriff termed questionable Killing power. After several attempts to drive the elephant into sheds, in the hope of chaining him to posts, he was left in a ravine near here for the night. BG IOBFACNG 1. S, OFFICALS [Transportation of 20,000 Clerks, Due to Federal | Transportation facilitles for moving | approximately 20,000 cler s into and out of the proposed governmental triangle which is to be the center of Federal business activities were given consideration yesterday at a confer- |ence between local railroad and bus officials, members of the Public Utllities Commiss!on, the Public Build- ings Commission, the National Capital Pa and Planning Commission, rep- resentatives of the supervising archi- tect’s office of the Treasury and District traffic officials. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the office of public buildings and public parks, said that the meeting was pfimarily for the purpose ol getting the ideas of every one con cerned as to the best method of pro- viding for the transportation of the employes. Railroads Suggest Loop. The raflroads, he said, expressed the bellef that a loop should be run through the area along the line of B street, but the planning offictals do not desire to have this street, which is to be a boulevard between the Ar lington Memorial Bridge and the Capitol, marred by a street railway line. The railroad officials were asked to consider B street southwest and C street northwest as alternative routes. The park situation is to be taken care of, it was said, by the provision of underground parking space in the buildings proper. After a study of the question by all agencies concerned, further meetings wil be held at the call of Lieut. Col. J. Franklin Bell of the Public Utili- ties Commission, which, of course will be the agency to approve the lay- ing of the necessary tracks. Conference Personnel. Attending the conference were: Commissioner Bell, Maj. W. E. R. Cliff Drive, Conduit road and the pro- posed memorial road, was held by the committee to receive further informa- tion from the people of the Conduit| road section. a5 Public Safety Measure. Recommendations were made by | planning Commission; Covell, Traffic Director M. O. Eldridge, Assistant Traffic Director I. C. Moller, John H. Hanna, Capital Traction Co.; ‘W. F. Ham, Washington Railway & Electric Co.; E. D. Merrill, Washing- ton Rapid Transit Co.; Col. Grant, Frederjc A. Delano and Maj. Carey I Brown, National Capital Park and Charles W. William W. Bride for the committee | pjjot, city planner; Harland Bartholo- on public safety that steps be taken to have the Legislature take appro- priate action authorizing the county |youis A. Simon, mew, St. Louis city planner; E. D. Bennet, Chicago city planner, and Treasury Depart- commissioners to take over and op-|ment. erate the new Betheda Fire Depart- ment, which is to be formally com- missioned at a celebration next Sat- urday night. No action was taken on this, in view cf the fact that Maj. MRS. ELLA F. SKEGGS DIES Lee informed the federation that the | Burial Will Be in Leesburg, Va., special committee considering new taxing methods for this end of the county would come up at the next meeting. After Services Here. Ella Fairfax Skeggs, 88, Mrs. "This committee also presented a re. |Widow of T. W. Skeggs and mother port on the question of establishing [of Edwin R. and Luther A. Acher, emergency police stations at Silver | nis city, dled at the home of the Spring and Bethesda, and recommend. | tormer, 537 Gresham place, yestefday ing legislation to_treble the size’ of [a¢terncon. She had been ill for about the police force. It also called atten- tion to the inadequate lighting of a month. Mrs. Skeggs was formerly of Lees- highways in the area and declared |purg Va. She has lived in Washing- them to be entirely unsuited to pres- ton for 40 years. She was a member entday traffic conditions, and asked | o¢ Temple Baptist Church. Besides legislation giving the county commis- | e two sons, &he is survived by one #loners authority to build sidewalks along some of the roadways where found necessary. Conplaint was made against the |y practice of public utilities companies 10 o'clock. the highways |y, yeesburg, Va., for burial utting poles along without lights. This practice was de- clared to be dangerous, and a recom- mendation was made for legislation prohibiting them from being placed closer than 10 feet from the highway. This question was referred to the committee on roads, streets and ‘bridges for a recommendation for ap- propriate action. Would End Signboards. sister, Mrs. Mattie Devine, Leesburg, Va. ‘uneral services will be held at residence tomorrow morning at The body will bataken Houghton Starts Home. LONDON, December 14 (#).—Ameri- can Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton left today to spend the Christmas holi- days with his family in Corning, N. Y. He is sailing on the Leviathan. The committee on internal county |the traction company for study and fmprovement, George H. Lamar, Rockville, chairman, favorably report. ed the resolution providing for the elimination of signboards along the highways in the county, and the mat- ter was referred to the committee on legislation and legal action, This committee also recommended that an Investigation be instituted by the county commissioners in the mat- ter of cost, selection of site and other questions in connection with providing & new jail and courthouse. The report . says the present jail is inadequate and ill adapted to present needs, and not a credit to the county. The court- house, it said, is crowded, and there is urgent need of providing a fire proof area for the storage of valu- wble county records, Particularly, it said, there is need to provide a proper place for the juries to consider their verdicts, as it is possible now for any one to know what they are doing all the time. The recommendations were adopted. The committee on schools indorsed proposed school improvements in Gar- rett Park, Linden, Conduit road and Takoma Park, and a new high school for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area. The report, which was adopted, was presented by S. W. Bogeley. Dr. George L. Edmun ber of the Board of Education of the county and delegate to the Legisla- ture, sald that the board was now making a general survey of school conditions and would be ready to re- port within the next three weeks. Bus Lines Possible. Ma). R. B. Lawrence and Oliver Owen Kuhn reported on the work of the Interfederation Conference. Mr. Kuhn said that in ca be shown by ation conference, after consulting with officials of the Washington Railway and Electric Co., felt that adequate bus service would be provided by the company for the areas skirting Wis- consin avenue. A meeting of repre- sentatives of the areas affected by the proposed bus lines will be held, senti- a need could | thesda High School. citizens the interfeder- | action. George P. Sachs presented a resolu- tion of the Bethesda Chamber of Com- merce recommending the establish- ment of a municipal government for the seventh election district, pointing out that it had outgrown county gov- ernment. Guy Oyster of Garrett Park pre- sented for the consideration of the fed. eration several matters of road im- provement in the vicinity of Kensing- ton and Garrett Park, which were re- ferred_to committees. < R. E. Plymale, president of the Ar- lington Couty Federation, and E. 8. Hege, Chevy Chase, members of the Interfederation- Conference, spoke on the opportunities for development and of the value of the alllance in a com- mon cause of the citizen groups of the three entities. A resolution of the Kensington Home and School Community Associ- ation asking for & new high school went to the committee on schools for investigation and report. Wants Uniform Electric Rates, The federation passed, under a sus- pension of its rules, a resolution rec- ommending that the rates for electric current in Montgomery County should be the same as those in Washington, DT, A resolution of Capt. Frank L. Hew- itt, Silver Spring, that the federation take steps to have a dinner before March 1 was adopted. The federation, at the invitation of Col. W. A. Kroll, Takoma Park, will meet in January at the Silver Spring. Takoma High School. The special meeting on new government, it was announced, will be held at the Be- The following additional committee assignments were announced: Com- mittee on publicity, Capt. E. R. King and Le Roy Rogel membership and credentials, Capt. Frank L. Hewitt and George H. Lamar: committee on con- titution and by-laws, J. B. Matre, ‘Woodside, and Harry M. Martin, Si ver Spring; committee on _legislation l ment determined and desired routes [and legal action, Walter R. Tucker- laid dowgy. These will be submitted to man,. Chambeget Commerce. . SEALSILESTODATE TOTAL 22500 Tuberculosis Association An- nounces 11 Days Remain of 4,000 000 Drive. The Washington public respond- Il of community health and safety represented in the annual sale of Christmas health seals by th Tuberculosis As- sociation with pur chi represent- ing 2,250,000 up to noon today, Or ; to the ued at the Eleventh but with not d and shop with 11 With the ping now at its peak : more shoppir % before Christmas those in charge of the hope that the public will carry it forward to its goal of 4,000,000 necess; to maintain the varlous health s of the association through anoth year, Team Members Announced. The captains of the several volun teer team of vie organi i women who now taking of the Christmas 1 booths in store and K lobbies have sent in tods the s of ‘team members iows: American Association of Univ Washington Loan_and illam E. Chamberlin, A. Frank Kreglow, Mrs. John All , Mrs. Howard Gaylor, Robbins, Miss Ruth Weeks Mrs. Harry Van Tine, Mrs. Goodwin Price Graham. Congress of Parent-Teacher Asso- clations, Dulin and Martin’s, Mrs. Joseph Sanders, chairman; Mrs. An- drew Stewart, cott, chairman lon; Mrs. T. H. Younger, ch sage School Associati Kahn, chairman James Parent-Teacher Assoclation; Mrs. G. A. Lingebach, chairman Kenilworth Association; Mrs. Basil-Manly, chair- man Powell Junior High Asso ion; Mrs. 8. Knight, chairman Bradley As- sociation, Junior League Team.. The Junior League, Woodward and Lothrop’s, Mrs. Sydney Thoma: tain; Mrs. Theodore N Dwight Dickerson, Mrs. G Mrs. Gwynn Rust, M ard, Mrs. Bdward Car Miss Caroline Chamberlal S o garet Mackall, Miss Emily M 1, Catherine Rawson, Miss Marjon iss Norbell Mumford, Miss | Simms, Miss Cecil Lester Jones, Miss Taylor Logle, Miss Doro- thy Bierer, Miss Frances Webstel The Scnior Council of Jew Women, at Kann's—Mrs. William illch, chairman; Mrs. Clarence Eis- man, Mrs. Cecil Kaufmann, Mrs, K. evfuss, Mrs. Wallace Luchs, Mrs. Harold Levi, Mrs. Joseph Salomon, Mrs. M. Oppenheimer, Mrs. G. Sig- mund, Mrs. M. Schwartz, Mrs; Milton Baum, Mrs, Julian il .on Goldsmith, Mrs.” M . Sworzyn, Mrs. W. Gusdorf, Mrs ilbert Hahn, Mrs.- Harry srael, Miss K. Oettin- The business man gencies— tion— American Security & Southwest: Northwest: Main Office—Penna. Ave. at ger, Mrs. S. Kaufman, Mrs. Stanley Lansburgh, Mrs. L. Harris and Mrs. Herbert Rich. Junior Council of Jewish Women at Lansburgh & Bro.—Mrs. Luclle B. Louls, captain; Mrs. Sol Goldsmith, Mrs. May Levy, Miss Cella Oppen: heimer, Miss Helene Klawans, Mrs. Edgar Jacobs, Miss Hilda King, Mrs. (van Tashoff,' Mrs. Al Kaufman, Miss Sophia_Tashoff, Miss Louise Golden. berg, Mrs. Sylvia Lansburgh, Mrs. Ralph_Goldsmith, Mrs. Dismon and Miss Dorothy Sonneborn. Social Service Committee, Social Setvice Committee, Mount nt Congregational Church, Mrs. man Kebler, captain, at National ings and Trust Co.; Mrs. Frank rs. A. E. Fisher, Mrs. H. C. . Allen, Miss Helen Far- rington iss Barnes, . 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