Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1927, Page 7

ARLINGTON HITS 7, AT TAG AT Supervisors Ask State Of- ficials Not to Upset Rela- tions With D. C. Special Dispatch 1o The Star. CLARENDON, V October 11.— The board of supervisors at its regu lar meeting at the courthouse yes- terday adopted a resolution letting it be known ‘Mat it was out of sympathy with the agitation which threatens sev- erance of ‘the present pleasant auto mobile tag reciprocal relations between the District of Columbia and Virginia.” The reciprocal agreement now in force between the two jurisdictions, the resolution sets forth, is to the best interests of all concerned. and the board desires that it be continued. The State authorities are requested by the resolution “to refrain from any action tending to disturb cordial un derstanding’ between the officials and citizens of said District of Columbia and State.” The resolution was intro- duced by Supervisor William J. In- gram. Commercial Development Limited. An ordinance placing location re strictions on commercial development and designed to prevent disfigurement of strictly residential sections and as an emergency measure until such time as the recently created County Zoning Commission is ready to submit a def- inite plan ‘designating industrial, com mercial an sidential areas, proved by the board. was submitted for the consider: the heard by Commonwealth’s Attor- pey. William C. Gloth for the Zoning commission. It will not become ef; fective until approved by the Circuit Court. It will go to the court No; wvember 15. The _ordinance provides that “no building or structure shall be erected or used In the county for commercial purposes, the location of which is more than 300 feet distant from the Jocation of a Structure which at the time this ordinance becomes effective ix used for commercial purposes, ex- cept and unless at the time of the use of such structure for commercial purposes there shall be ¢~ file with the board of supervisors the written consent of owners of 75 per cent of the property and land within 1.000 | feet of the location of proposed estab- lishment.” The ordinance does not affect commercial houses already established. Would License Signboards. Another ordinance prepared by a committee of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce and submitted to the hoard for adoption by members of that organization proposes to establish a permit 'fee and a license fee for erection and maintenance of advertising signboards. The hoard decided to defer action on the matter until the next vegular meeting, when all sides concerned will be given an opportunity to be heard. The ordi- nance was ordered printed in the meantime. ‘It provides for a fee of £5 for a permit and an annual license fee of 20 cents per square foot of edvertising surface on the sign, both of which are payable in advance. No rl’mlt shall be granted until 30 days ave elapsed from the presentation of application. Signboards advertising goods manu- factured or sold upon premises on which sign is located or adveértising 2 busipess conducted on the premises will be exempt. Travel direction signs and those bearing historical data will | #lso be exempt. Each sign erected will be given an identification serial number, which must be painted or printed on the sign. ‘The board was asked in a letter from the Aurora Hills Utilities Com- mission, which operates a water sys- tfem in Jefferson district, to consider two proposals for adjustment of the water service in its jurisdiction, as follows: “First, that our .mains be taken over by the county on a basis and at rates to the.consumer which Would, within a reasonable time, en able us to amortize the capital in- ‘vested in our water system. Second, as alternate, that the county sell this community water at such whole- sale rates as would not only enable us | | to distribute it at such a price as would give us a fair return for our service and equipment but might even result in rcducing the present rate which we are Ruthorized to charge.” Oalcrest Asks Water. Tn behalf of the citizens of Oakcrest, who, also_have their, own water tem, Frank G. Camipbell asked the board to work out some sort of an ar- rangement whereby that community can hook up to the county system without any financial hardship. He pointed, opt thay*while the pipes of the uniiyedo not conform to the xize of:¢hé-gbunty pipes, the citizens have pald for them, and this fact shovld be taken into consideration in deciding the question on an equitable sis. Williapy C. GIoth, commonwealth’s attorneyywho, with additional counsel i L et =) HARTFORD, WALLACE ENGIN 4&MMMM FOR HOME HEATIKG AUTOMATIC OiL HEATOR to be employed, will fight proposed an- nexation by Alexandria of a part of county territory, displayed petitions, which he said will be circuiated tod: | throughout the area affected, for sig: | natures. The petition. which is addressed to the judges to sit in the case, sets | forth that the signers are opposed to | the annexation; that it is their desire to be made parties defendant to the cause, and asks that they be allowed | to produce such evidence as they may be advised is proper in the proceed ings. TENNESSEE OPENS FIGHT ON FEDERAL * POWER COMMISSION (Continued from First Page) { tions, surveys, plans, specifications, es- ; ete.” No development of any water power in this State can be made with |out the consent and approval of this | | commission as to plans and specifica | tions and conditions of operations,” the opinion flatly says. The commission understands that the Holston River Power Co., the Ten- nessee Eastern Electric Co., the Ten- nessee Hydro Electric Co., Union Car- bide Co., East Tennessee Development Co.. Federal Power Co., Hiawassee Power Co. and a number of individuals "have filed, applications for permits be- fore the Federal board, and that “one or more” of these firms have proceeded | so far as to make borings and stream measurements. Failure of these applicants to file similar petitions with the State com- mission is conStrued as an ambition to o forward with their programs with- out securing the “proper certificate of public necessity and convenience.” :.\l,A\I'l.\A\I.\ DEMAND REFERRED. | tin Gen. Jadwin to Study State's Request for Taxes. A States' right question 6f impor- tance has been injected into the oper tion of the Government's big power plant at Muscle Shoals by the demand | of the State of Alabama on the War| Department for the payment of taxes on the electric power produced by the plant. Demand for such payment at the rate of 2-5 of a mill per kilowatt hour was made September 20 by the Alabama Tax Commission with the statement that such payment in ad vance became due October 1 under the law of the State imposing charges for the “privilege of manufacturing electric power within the State.” The letter was referred to Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army Engi- neers, and may also be referred to the Attorney General. _ Pending completion of the engineer- ing study, officials were disinclined to discuss the possible significance of the Alabama tax case. Since the Gov- ernment is engaged in river and har- bor operations in all parts of the coun- try, including operation of the Mis sissippl-Warrior Barge Line, it ap- peared to some officers, however, that a serious question had been raised in the Alabama case, which must be threshed out without delay. Neither the State Commission nor the War Department has estimated the total amount of money involved in the controversy. oy Irish Dail Re-elects Cosgrave. DUBLIN, October = 11.—President William T. Cossrave was re-elected president of the Trish Free State Ex- ecutive Council by the Dail Eireann by & vote of 76 to 70 today. The Caterpillar Club, composed of aviators who have made parachute Jjumps to save their lives, has 49 living members. | Improve Your Sight Dr. William Perau ' At His New Location | 916 F St. N.W. Where He Is Conducting an Exclusive Optical Stere Formerly with Oppenheimer & Shah Phone Main 4976 Yy, W E’Q’} = THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Odor Returns to Permeate Gcorgetown And Again Baffles Sanitary Inspectors |anything unnatural in the atmosphere. | But it seems that when the investi gators get on the scene, the odor van- ishes as quickly as it makes jts pres- |ence known, and the combined nosing activities of Dr. Fowler and his trained inspectors have failed thus far | to even produce a clue as to the possi- ble source of the strange odor. Again this morning Dr. Fowler re- ceived another telephone call that the odor had returned, and an inspector was dispatched to Georgetown post- haste, but he returned after several | hours® Investigation with a report that the air was scented with nothing but | gasoline fumes. And now Dr. Fowler |is inclined to believe that somebody in | Georgetown is disposing of rubber !boots in his furnace. The origin of the odor that pel neates the atmosphere in the vicinit of Georgetown on sporadic occasions has developed Into a mystery which has baffled the sensitive nostrils of the sanitary inspectors of the District Health Department. 3 Frequently of late, and especially when a southerly breeze prevails, the nauseating odor is whipped in and around Georgetown, and plaintive ap- peals have come over the telephone to Dr. William C. Fowler, District health officer, to restore the air to its natural state. Each time a sanitary inspector has made an investigation without dis- covering a possible cause. In fact, the health officer roamed the streets of Georgetown one night recently with his nose in the air in an effort to scent RUTH ELDER READY TO CHALLENGE SEA IN AIR DASH TODAY st_Page.) gendered by the fate of the several planes which have been forced down somewhere on the great Atlantic. Mrs. Grayson was in Portland on |a shopping” expedition for the plane and personnel when the news of Miss Ruth Elder's plan for a hop today reached Old Orchard. Others of the party pointed out, however, that the high tide barred any chance of com- pletion of tests today, but that the work was being carried on at every available moment, regardless of Miss Elder's movements. They expressed keen interest in the projected flight of the Florida Girl WILL ATTEND DEDICATION. Aviation Officials Leave in Fokker Plane for Wright Field. ¥. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secre- tary of War for Aviation; Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Corps, and Maj. . Emmons, executive officer of tk feft Boll- ing Field at 10 o'clock this morning in an Army Fokker three-engined transport for Wright Field, near Day- ton, Ohio, where exercises dedicating the Air Corps’ new experimental labo (Continued_from that all test flights were put over until tomorro’ Although s over the flying boat t and were again on the beach at § o'clock this morning, it proved im- possible to load all of the ballast re- quired for a full load test before the beach had been too far narrowed by the rising tice. The next low of the water would not be before dusk, and it was thought it would be unwise to attempt a flight at that hour. g The men worked without respite through the cold early hours, stop- ping only to warm their fingers at-a driftwood fire. Later as the sun | mounted scores of v ors appeared to watch their work and discuss the prospects of the flight in the light of previous ventures which have made Old Orchard beach a stopping or start ing place for transatlantic flights. Discusses Flight. While the men worked. Mrs. Gray- son, who was as early a riser as any, discussed the ambition which had led er through months of preparations to this point and the objective, which hopes to attain. T will not say definite! she said, “that we will not come down enroute, but I am supremely confident that if we come down we will be able to con- tinue to send out radio calls and bring ships to our rescue. “If, indeed, that should be the case, we will have done more for aviation than if we landed in Paris or Copen- men had been working until midnight noon. Lieut. Lester J. Maitland, San" Fran- | eisco-Hawaii non-stop airman and aide to Mr. Davison, piloted the plane. Noted Medical Man Dies. LOS ANGELES, October 11 (#).—Dr. Clarence H. Wright, Los Angeles physician and oil operator, died here yesterday, following a long illness. Dr. White came here 20 years ago from Grand Rapids, Mich., where he had organized a medical school. He hagen.” Although Mrs, Grayson did |organized the Lakeview Oil Co. which not say so directly, it was obvious that | brought in one of the largest oil wells she ,was thinking of public fears en- in the history of California. Coffee bean pours out its soul to the palate, in the cup filled with Why the World Wears STETSON THE Stetson is such a superlative hat that it makes superlatives unnecessar FROM felt to finish it is a creation of quality—the highest quality known to the art of the hatter. T is our personal opinion that a man who deliberately chooses another hat in place of a Stetson, de- liberately makes a wrong choice. The hats will bear us out! $—310—*12 Saks- CONNECTICUT EERING COMPANY 923 Twellth Street N.W, Washington, D, C.~Phone Main 183 7 'ENNSYLYANIA AVENUE AT SEVENTH D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1927. S e S e L MISSION CONVENTION |ESTATE SET AT $320,000. To OPEN TOMORROW Mrs. Roberta Coontz Names Niece Principal Beneficiary. Special Disy h The Star. 600 Delegates Expected to Attend p;’;ED‘E”I;‘;Ck%B!:RG‘,r Va., October Sessions in Baltimore This Week. 1 nia is the chief beneficiary under the will of Mrs. Roberta Garnett Coontz, who died recently, leaving an estate valued at $320,000. Mrs. Brand, a niece of the deceased, will receive ap- | proximately $200 Beatrice Rober- |ta Brand ot California, a_great-niece Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE. Md., October 11 Six hundred delegates from the United Mrs. Lillian G. Brand of Cfllllor-' D. A. R. OF VIRGINIA HOLD 31ST SESSION Convention at Martinsville Attend- ed by National President General. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., October 11.— The thirty-first State annual confer- ence of -the Daughters of the Ameri- States, Alaska apd Porto expected to attend the national col vention of the Woman's Home sionary Soclety of the Methodist F copal Church. which opens here to. morrow and continues for one week. | Tours of Baltimore and Washington. |, visits to Methodist shrines and a| banquet and pageant at the Lyric are among the entertainment features | planned. Among the speakers will Catherine Mauer, a deacones as “The Angel of Angel I gel Island is the Ellis Island of Pacific Coast. Others scheduled to speak are Bishop E. G. Richaris of the Atlanta area, and Dr. Kohlstedt, secretary of the board of home missions of the denomination be Miss Rico are|will receive $40,000, the largest cash bequest under the terms of the will. | - | ¢ |1 can Revolution convened this morn- ing at Martinsville for sessions which will continue through tomorrow eve- ning. About 150 delegates are present at the meeting. The first session at the First Baptist Church is being given to welcoming addresses. Toe Mary Washington Hospital of | his city and the Home for Incurables n Richmond are both given $4,000 in ash. The local hospital was given he handsome residential property of Mrs. Coontz a_short time hefore her death. The will was admitted to pro- rte st week and Charles S. Valen- of Richmond qualified as executor, ing bond of $500,000. s Zo i | W. M. PHILLIPS, 85, DIES.| | Special Dispatch to The Star. L HBURG, Va., October 11.— William M. Phillips, 85 years of age | St e ratories will be held tomorrow after- | Benny Benson, 19-yearold designer of the official flag of Alaska, will be the guest of the convention. Benny is on his way to Washing. ton to present President Coolidge with the flag of his design, after which he will go to Paris to display it to the President of Krance. His design, which shows the polar star, representing Alaska, pointing toward the Great Bear constellation, was chosen winner in a_contest sponsored by the Ameri- can Legion. a Confederate night_at his home near Evington Campbell County. He is survived by his widow and these children: J. B. s of Evington, W. N. Phillips R. Phillips and Mrs. E ng of Lynchburg and Mrs A. C. Wynn of Emory. grandchildren in the family. Revival Is Closed. LYNCHBURG, Va., October 11.—A |} revival was closed Sunday at Rocky | Mount, near chburg, which wa conducted by R. T. Harris of the Billy Sunday Club here. Loan You can borrow from us on Listed Securities under our Savings Loan Plan. This service available to all Washingtonians. POLISHES ALL METALS : ?////’HHIHIIHIIIIIHIIHIH\\“ Departmental Bank “Your Bank” Undes U. § Government Supervision 1714 PA. AVE. N.W. Pays 4% on Savings Accounts HERE is one way for you to know that the Packard Eight is really and truly the greatest car in the world. 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