Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1927, Page 4

4 % ARLINGTON PARLEY 1S URGED BY BALL Senator Suggests All Fac-‘ tions Meet for Conference on Plar! for City. (Continued_from First Page the whole territory above mentioned, the cost to be spread over the three units_juvelved in proportion to the Tenefits received and the time and Jabor cxpended within their respective The plan thus worked out should be adopted the ultima #|Viresco SELVA Bl | { | plan to be adhered to by all communi- | ties until the: time for consolidation | shall arrive. ‘ourth, The present limits of the City of Alexandria and each of the counties of Arlington and airfax should remain until such a time as the people of each by a ma Jority vote, taken separately in each. | upon” the complete : and in the inter be protected in its determine its own form of local gov- ernment, including the right for the | people of Arlin n to incorporate should they so desire, Would Create Commission. | “Fifth. A co-operative commi: mn‘ should be set up by the governing Lodies of the respective units to as-| semble data: act as a wring house | for the prevention of misunderstand- | ings: promote co-ope n and a more | cordial tionship am munities involved, and in gener assist in a gradual building up to the | time, probably 10 or maybe 15 ye: hence, when the complete consolida- | tion will be acceptable to each unit | as in the best interest of all | v would take all of Alex- | »n County and portion of Fairfax; it can never about by either trying to take portion of the other, but only by | azreement of all concerned after full | and fair discussion and an oppor-| tunity for the electorate of each to| decide for itself the time and terms upon which_it will ente L. C. McNemar of Clarendon, chair- man of the Arlington County Better Government Commission, is taking a leading part in the fight to bring about the early passage of the en- abling act by the State Legislature, so that the people of Arlington may vote s soon us possible on the question of making their county over into a city, alongside that of Alexandria. le be- lieves that conditions in Arlington | County *‘present one of the most im- portant problems of local government now erying for relief anywhere in the country.” Key to Transportation. “An inspection of the map of north- ern Virginia,” said Mr. McNemar to The Star, “discloses instantly that this little coufty of less than 30 square miles, rich in natural beauly and resources, but somewhat neglect- ed otherwise, is the northern gateway of Virginia and other Southern States east of the Allegheny Mountains to the National Capital. It is also the southern gateway of the Atlantic sea- hoard and New England States. Being the key to the transportation situation north and south along the seaboard, it is obvious that the prosperitv of Arlington County and its future growth and development are not local matters. | “The fact that hoth natioral and in- ternational visitors to the shrine of the Father of Our Country, resting at Mount Vernon, and to the shrine of the Unknown Soldier, who sleeps in Arlington National Cemetery, must traverse Adinzgton County gives its problems a ‘national aspect. The trav- eler from the Southland gets his first impressions of the National Capital through the cnvirons of Arlington County. ‘This impression should be pleasing in every respect. The na- tional and international visitor to our national shrines today is pretty apt to acquire the idea that evervthing in the nature of trash and debris that the | National Capital desires to dispose of is dumped in Arlington County® a short distance from the south end of the Highway Bridge. “The impression created by this sit- uation must be removed, and the only way to remove it is to eliminate the situatfon. This obnoxious, unsightly, odoriferous dump in Arlington County must be eradicated. “Arlington County i destined to be a very important integral part of the metropolitan area of Washington, and as such its future development mus! be planned along lines that will not only ingure the proper growth of this area south. of the Potomac, but also guarantee & proper development of the county as a single unit. Says Factories Are Needed. “While it is necessary to treat the entire county as a part of the motro- politan area by creating the necessary roads, streets and parkways, at the same time it is absolutely essential | tc the prosperity,of the home owner | in this arca that a reasonable portion of it be built up in manufactuiing | industries, the taxable value of whick | will enable the inhabitants of th to create and maintain the nece: public improvements and support | sar their public schools. he community interest between | Arlington County and the District of | Columbia must be vecosnized. The| mutual problems of health, sanitation | and sewerage must be solved jointly. | “Tie completion of the new Arling- ton Memorial Bridge will bind the: rerests- more ¢'osely together, This| catewsy to, the shrine of the Nation Teroic dead. resting in the on the hills of gives this community nal aspect second only to that of the National Capital. While the Dis- | trict of Columbia and Arlington County should undoubtedly remain parate political units, there should no conflict of civic or economic in- \der the laws of the State of Vir- relating to counties it is im- possible for the authorities of Arling- ton County to meet situation, ¥or more than seven eral Assembly of the State of Virginia | has been actlng as a _common town council for Arlington County. Since thie sessions of the General Assemblv ure limited and so much of its time is | aken up with the affairs of Ariington County under its present form of gov-| ernment, there cannot be any doubt | but tha importance must be neglected. YFor | example, it Arlington County had heen incorporated, it could have installed its present comprehensive water supply system without bothering the General Assembly, Furthermore, it Arlington County . were incorporated, it could in- stall a sewer system as the needs of the thickly settled areas demand it. It Arlington County were incor- porated,, the question of ahm“xil(!(‘vll by Alexandria, which now annoys it, could not arise, E Local Government Issue. “The question of local government for Arlington County today is much broader than that of whether or not we shall lose the few dollars received from the State gasoline tax or State aid for roads. Important as these items are, they immediately sink into insignificance when the future growth and development of the county is con- templated. Turthermore, this loss of ue will be more than compen- s to be derived from lable for taxation by ¢ zovernment. It is hoped that the time is near hand when the men intrusted with the administration of our local gov- crnment will have sufficient caliber “wd understapding to ‘'work out and - . 5 t other matters of Statc-wide | territorial | = 2 Nioo GLENCARLYN ALEXANDRIA RESERVOIR X DistriCT OF COLUMBIA R VA kpuncrone COURT HOUSE EeiscopaL KIGH ScHooL P’p¢osgo EXT Po7omAac RIVER . Boundaries tentatively suggested for new municipality across the Potomac River from Washington, embracing all of Arlington County, the independent city of Alexandria and a portion of Fairfax County. put into effect a well defined program which will insure a scientific and or- derly development the welfare of this county, not only as a separate polit] unit, but also as a part of the greater metropolitan area of the District of Columbia.” Mr. Ball does not agree with Mr. McNemar and others who discount the loss of revenue which would be sustained if the county became a city. He is frankly opposed to the separate incorporation of Arlington County at this time, although he believes in the principal of the enabling act, which would let the people of the county decide that question for themselves. For that reason he piloted the meas- ure through the State Senate last Spring. Effect on Roads Program. ‘When Mr. Ball was asked to com- ment on the revenue feature of the city proposal, as applied to Arlington County alone, he said: “Before- I introduced the act the people knegwy that T was not commit- ting myself in favor of incorporation, but that I was against incorporation at this time. We should not be too hasty, In the Fall of 1928 about 180 amendments to the State constitution will be voted upon—practically a new constitution—and these will make It possible for counties to have optional forms of government, as cities in the State now have. “Then, too, we must not overlook the loss of the State road money which Arlington County would sus- tain if it became a city. It would mean that the Lee Boulevard to the Arlington Memorial Bridge would have to be built by the eounty, and it will cost at least $: 000, as it will run clear across the county. Also the Glebe Road from Chain Bridge to Alexandriawould have to be com- pleted by the county without State aid. If ‘we became a city, we would also have to take over the two main highways in the county now main. i e State—the Lee Highway nd the Richmond-Washington Road. This is ve: important, because nearly all of the Lee Highway within the county needs to be rebuilt. The State laying plans to rehuild it, and Apect that the money will be availahle from the State treasury for year. Many think that {in. ation should bs postponed at least until the State has built the Lee * Boulevard and rebuilt the Lee Highway. Charles T. Jesse, who used Lis posi- tion as delegate from Arlington Coun- tv to the lower house of the Cieneral Assembly to defeat the enabling last Spring, tak tion with ference is that Mr. Jesse is the enabling act, while Mr willing that it should become a I: Would Lose State Revenue, Mr. Jesse calls attention to the fact that the State collects a gasoline tax of 4% cents a gallon, of which it ! on State highways and cents to the counties, ston received about §60.000 last year as its share from this source, “Our total revenues from local as. sessments,” said Mr. Jesse, “are abos $150,000, which.gives us about $21. 000 annually to spend in the county, Under the Virginia laws no part of the gasoline tax is permitted spent in incorporated cities. too, the State IHighway Comm, builds State roads only to the cor- porate limits of cities, and all roads within the limits of cities must be built and maintained from revenue derived from city property. Outside of the cities the State highways are maintained entirely by State fund without any aid whatever from the | j counties. “We have approximately 14 miles of State highways in this county, whicn aremaintained exclusively by the State. They are being straightened and improved by the State, and addi- tional roads are to be built by the State. It is estimated that several hundred thousand dollars will be spent in the county within the next few years in straightening and improving existing State highways. If the coun. ty became incorporated, all of this work would have to bp done by the city, without any ussistance from the State, under the present law. “It has been argued that the rev- enues lost by incorporating” can be made up by revenues derived from local automobile tags, merchants’ licenses, etc. The fact is that the county has authority now to lay these additional taxes. and 1 do not see how we can justify giving away the revenue we are now getting and making it up by laying additional taxes on our people. In addition to the loss of funds for road purposes we would have several new officers to pay, if we became a city. Calls Enabling Act Ridiculous, “It seems that many lawyers didi not know that the enabling act, if it had passed, would not have prevented Alexandria from filing a suit to annex a purt of the county. I opposed the enabling act because it would have been absolutely useless in that regard. If it had’ passed, Alexandria would have filed an annexation suit imme. diately. The bill provided that the suit should be held up pending the election in Arlington County on the question of incorporation, but after the election the suit could proceed just before and the court would determine what part of ‘Arlington City' would be annexed to Alexandria, instead of what part of Arlington County. “The residents of the territory sought to be annexed are willing to remain in Arlington County. but as between two citics, they are practi- cally unanimous in favor of Alexan- dria.© The enabling act is ridiculous within ftself. Tt provides that if the people of Arlington County vote to incorporate, the town of ~Potomac, which would then be entirely sur. rounded by Arlington City, might con- tinue to remain a town until it voted to cancel its own charter. We would have the situation of a town within a city. “Our situation is different from that in the area which it is proposed to create into ‘Maryland City.' Over there they want to incorporate a part of Prince Georges County and make it separate from the rest of the cown ty. We have a little bit of territory. less than half the size of Washington, which is too small to divide and too sparsely settled to stand the burdens of an incorporated city under our State laws. . 200 VETERANS STORM HOTEL BANQUET HALL 200 Inside Fill All Available Space—Police Answer Riot Call. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, November 19,—Police an- swering a riot call from a Loop hatel might arrived in time to find 1,000 ex-service men of the 33d Division trying to crowd into a banquet hall that would accommodate only 800. ““This no fight,” one of the 200 J ing to get in said: “we just he occasion was the annual ban- auet, ve-union and get-together of the 33d Division Association, made up of ex-service men from Ilinois’ famous oversea i Former 1t Ge Herman Weim dent of speakers, _The 200 buddies who tried so fu- tilely to squeeze into the banquet hall finally were given accommeodations in an adjoining hall, and Capt. elected presi- the assoclation, were the Chicago Woman Weds Marquis. MADRID, November 19 (#).—. Olga Leighton Mackey of Chicago, 111, was married here toduy to the Marquis Portuge, COAL RATE HEARING WILL BE CONTINUED Southern Producers to Offer Evi- dence as Case Reopens This Week. By the Associated Press. Hearings before the Interstate Com- merce Commission on the proposed rate reduction on lake cargo coal from | Southern territory adjourned yester | day for the week end before all the evidence of Southern producers had heen offered. They will resume this week. b The controversy now being heard yas raised when the commission re- d to let the Chesapeake & Ohio, rfolk & Western and Louisville & Nashville Railroads reduce the coal rate to Great Lakes ports by 20 cents | a ton, ‘Witnesses heard yesterday sented the views of the co: try in southern West Virginin Weldon, a coal mining engince: C. Kennedy, secretary of the Kanawha District Coal Operators’ Association, and Carroll Robertson, a coal m'ne operator in the West Virginia ter- ritory testifying, insisted that if the rate cut was denied the railroads serving West Virginia would lose not only the lake 50 shipments, but would find their general coal ton- nage diminished, because the South- ern mines, deprived of the stabilizing lake cargo business in Summer months, would ve their ci on coal production generally sult of higher cost ope: declared, would he to dimi ability of the territory to sell in gen- eral markets. PRUSSIA repre- BAR ES DEFICIT. BERLIN, November 19 (#).—Prus- slan hudget estimates for 1928 made public today forecast a gross revenue of 4,046,000,000 marks and a gross expenditure of 4,120,000 marks, thus pointing to a deficit of 73,000,000 | marks. A memorandum attached to the budget says the Prussian ministry of finance has gone to the absolute limit in its efforts to restrict expenditures, and hopes the Reichstag will cover the deficit by granting indus | A, T. CHILDREN UNAWARE PARENTS WERE SLAIN Mother and Father Killed by Moors, Who Held Two Little Girls for Ransom. By the Associated Press. RABAT, Morocco, November 19.— Safe from the Moorish bandits who held them in captivity after murder- ing their parents, the two little Arnaud zirls, just ransomed with the four members of the party of Yves Steeg. tonight were in little white beds with dolls and toys about them. The younger one was feverish from a bad cold, while the other was pale and worn from the nearly two months of anguish and captivity in the Atlas | Mountains. The automobile carrying | them from the scene of their ransom |arrived here today, and the two chil- {dren were taken into the home of Mme. Steeg. wife of French resident general in Moroce The little girls have cried with bit- terness for their mother and father, but no one as yet has told them that their parents are dead, believing that they are too young to realize the mur- der or else did not see the brigands’ brutal killing, Mme. Steeg, in expectation of the arrival of the children, had put every effort of her own mother's heart into little touches of gaiety and charm to make a real children's room for the little girls. COUNTESS IVEAGH WINS. Elected to Parliament to Succeed Husband, Who Becomes Lord. LONDON, Novembe 19 (®).—An- other woman enters the British Parliament with a thumping majority. Countess Iveagh, Conservative, was returned in the by-election at South EndonSea today to fill the seat vacated by her husband, Lord Iveagh, on his elevation to the House of Lords, she polled 21,221 votes, The Liberal candidate, Dougll Mesten, received 11.912: Erskine Hav- per, Labor, 4,777, and Ernest Hail- wood, Independent, 917. The voting shows little change from the last gencral election. The Bank that Makes You a Loan with a Smile The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical and fair —it is not necessary to have had anaccount at this Bank to borrow. For each $60 or fraction borrowed you agree to de- it §5 a month n an account, the gmeedl of which may be used to cancel the note when due. Deposits may be made on a weekly, semi- monthly or monthly as you prefer. $540 $1,200 Loans are pass- ed within a day or two after filing application— A‘IORRIS PLAN notes are usually made $45,00 $100.00 $6,000 $500.00 MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H Street N. W. , Washington, D. C. “Character and Earning Power Are the Basisof Credit” Posthumous Recognition of Bravery Is Recorded in Two Instances. Official Story of Fighting Is Told in Citations to Several Officers. stinguished serv the political turmoi v this year, whi I forces to that | iblic, have been | v the President, to 10 naval and three officers and one en- | ed man in the Mar was announced last n Department. Two of the awards Cross are posthumous. One goes to| Richard B. Buchanan. U. S. M . whose cross h been sent to his widow, Mrs. Marjorie Buchanan, 5301 Connecticut avenue, with the follow- ing citation: of the Navy extraordinary heroism in bat- tle when. on the occasion of the en ragement at La Paz Centro, Nica-| vagua. May 16, 1927, during an insur- | rection in’ that country. he led his | platoon into the city in the face of | unequal and unfavorable conditions, | and taki ation at the head of the | leading patrol. heedless of porsonal danger, directed the operations in a| cool and effective manner until he ed wounds which resulted in his - posthymous award Is to Jackson, his mothe Chicago. with the | has been Nollie C. folle to verett A sm in bat- | on the of the | engagement at Lin I -1 ragua, May 16. 192 ng an i surrection in that country. he a vanced With other members of his patrel in the face of the most un- ual and unf: ble conditions and. heedless of great personal danger. | fought in a cool and effective manner | until_he received wounds which re sulted in his death.” On Duty in Capital. Two officers on duty in Washing- | ton, Comdr, Charles M. Austin, who | is at the Bureau of Navigation in the Navy Department, and Lieut. Col. James eade, jr., assigned to the 'my War College, were among those selected f both recelving the Navy ‘omdr. Austin's cross is accompanied with the fol- lowing citation: “For distinguished service Government in a position of sibility in command of the Chinan- lega detachment of the landing forces in Nicaragua in the Spring of 19 during the progress of an insuri tion in tha count Largely tiroughout his ex Judgment tact, patience and ability, good order was maintained and disarmament ac- complished within his district with- out bluodshed, That with Col. Meade's cross says: “For distinguished ser to the Government in a position of respon- aibility in command of a detachment of the landing forces in Nicaragua in the Spring of 1927, during the prog- ress of an insurrcction in that coun- try. Largely through his excellent indgment, tact, patience and ability, order was maintained and eventual lisarmament accomplished with min- imum Dbloodshed in the district to which he was assigned.” Restored Order. Capt. Clark M. Woodward, "States Navy, now comu light cruiser Milwaukee, the Distinguished S exceptionally meritorious serv. command of the naval forces ashore in western Nicaragua in the Spring of 1927, It says that largely throuzh his excellent judgment, tact, patience, and ability, order was restored and maintained and ultimately all Nicara- guan forces in western Nicaragua were disarmed. Capt. Woodward al- ready holds the Navy cross for his services during the Worldi W executive officer of the battleship York, which operated with the s division of the British Grand Fleet, Navy crosses were awarded to Capt. Julius C. Townsend, who is now and was at the time of the insurrection to the nt United the in command of the cruiser Galveston, and Capt. Henry Lake Wyman, then in command of the cru | and now under instruction Naval War College at Newport, R. 1. A similar citation was given Capt. | John D, Wainwright, then in com- | mand of the cruiser Cleveland, and | now in charge of the Philadelphia hydrographic office. As he holds now the Navy cross for services the World War as commanding officer of the transport Tenadores, he will receive a gold star instead of another cross, Crosses are awarded Comdr. Willlam N. Ri now on duty at the Naval Academy 1so to Lieut. during | |/ where and when i you want it The annual battle of the Summer and Winter sea- sons is now being staged. ‘Warm one day and cold the next. Its the Humphrey Radiantfire Season! You have heat just when you want it— and no other time. The most economical, sanitary and healthful heat obtain- able. Models range from $15 up. Edgar Morris Sales Co. Factory Distributors 1305 G St. N.W. Main 10321033 IT BURNS GAS HUMPHREY | Radiartfirg AWARDS BY NAVY FOR SERVICE IN NICARAGUA ARE ANNOUNCED s. Bucha eross awarded post hum . Bue t Annapolis, and Ensign Charles L. rpenter of Wilkinsburg, . 1aj. Ross Rowell, now at the Naval San Di Calif.. v ation with his ‘or having distinzuished hims when on July 16 having heen notitied by his patrol that the gar- rison ot Ocotal, 100 miles awa in danger, he at once took the wir Jeadinz a flight of five planes in the ropical storm. conduct th the highest ta the zreater pa the enemv, thereby saving the on from almost certain destrue The th went te Bounty. > letters of commendation ah Montrese La vas in_command of a from th . and who is now under i t the Naval War Coll Comadr. Spencer Lewis. command-r of landing force from the Cleveland, of which he is the executive officer, and Lieut. 13dward Joseph Moran, who flag lieutenant and communicatic officer on the staff of the commander of the Special Service Squadron, hut who is now recruitir e at San Francisco, Calif. The last mentioned officer was sent into the interior of Nicarazua on expeditions, on oné of them being a. companied by a comrhission of leadinz liberals to the headquarters of Gen Moncada, and on_another, carrying a message from President Coolidge's representative, Gen. Stimson, to Gen. Moncada, to make arrangements for a meeting with Gen. Stimson. The other letters of commendation were for the establishment of order. without friction and bloodshed, at Bluefields, WARTHEN WINS APPEAL. Speeial Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, Va an alleged shortage, won his appeal ¢ | from the removal order, according to word received hore today from Rich- mond. Appeals granted him a writ of error and supersedeas, which will have the effect of continuing him in office under $60,000 bond. which he provided. j | was only cheek: | had been turned in i |who was asleep in { | third il i | housed Gonz | i | work. succceded in getting the blaze {u I | | November 19. —A. L. Warthen, county treasurer, re- clecied November 8 after being oust- ed, and reinstated in connection with The State Supreme Court of organigation. ago. a short time brought necessity of having a the past. Twelfth & Acolien Company Mr. R. ERNEST GUARD Manager of Furniture Department of (). J. DeMoll & Co., Twelfth and G Sts. We take great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Mr. Guard as the Manager of our Furniture Department. He is one of the best known furniture men in Washington, having for over thirty years been a member of the W. B. Moses ability in charge. The capable organization that mow makes up this department will enable us to offer service second to mone. From time to time our Furniture Depart- ment has been enlarged, and is now prac- tically a store in itself, offering the people worth-while Furniture of Individuality. Myr. Guard will be very happy to see his hundreds of friends and to serve them as in CHURCH CLUBHOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE { Caretaker, Overcome by Smoke, Carried to Safety. Three Alarms Sounded. Fire that broke out in the third | floor of the Aloysius Club, a Catholic | Church organization, 47 1 street, at 130 o’clock this morning, badly dam azed the interior of the building and | i after a third alarm Burns, coloved caretaker, the rear of the was found hingin | thirough & nt window, which | { broken on _that fi x | was cut offt by smoke pouring, i | carried to safety down a ladder | 1efusing to jump into a life net fwas taken, semi-conscious, | nearhy house for treatment for cuts | and bruises. The clubhouse, Simms floor, fr forme za College, is of brick constructicn, four storfes in front and three in the rear, and is s od be- tween Gonzaga College and a private | vesidence. When the fire continued to spread, Chief George S. Watson ordered a third alarm and after 45 minutes hard h nder control before it could move (o adjoining structures. Gurns was the only occupant of the huilding which contains club facilities wnd classrooms. 'FUNERAL THIS WEEK FOR LOUIS LOMBARD Body of Composer, Author and Dip- i lomat, Who Died in Italy, Brought to Capital. Funeral services will be held here this week for Louis Lombard, widely known composer, i who died in | Mr. Lombard's hody ved Friday | afternoon, accompanied by Mrs, Lom- | bard, who was i Italy with her hus- band, and other members of the fam- | ily and Clarence De Knight of Wash- ington, who joined in New York, The family is at the Carlton and final arrangements for the rites are await- the decigion of the widow., The is at Gawler's, Lombard forme resided in ton. but in laie years had | been making his home near Lugano, Switzerland. at Castello Trevano, one | of the show places of Lurope, and a gathering place for notables in the world of science, art and literature, The children surviving are Mrs. Thomas Allen of New York City; Mrs, A. R. Memhard of Bronxville, N. Y., Miss Lois Lombard and Miss Zuleika Lombard of Lugano; Thomas Allen Lombard of Rancho Seste, Calif., and Allen Russell Atwater of Detroit. | They. with Mr. Allen, Mr. Memhard l'mll Mrs. Atwater, accompanied Mrs. Lombard here from New York. GILES POSTPONES NEXT HOP UNTIL TOMCRROW By the Associated Pres FRANCISCO, November 19.— O s of Mills Field. San Francisco airport. gnnounced tonight that Capt. Freder Giles, British aviator, had postponed until Monday his next ittempt to fly his biplane, Wanda. tc New Zealand via Hawaii. Capt. Giles hopped off today on his proposed flight, but was forced by fos to dump the bulk of his gasoline into the xea and return to Mills Field 45 minutes after the start. Capt. Giles started despite the fact he knew it was foggy at sea and the weather officials warned him to wait for better atmospheric conditions. He flew out to a lightship 20 miles west of the Golden Gate, established his bearings and then tried to lift his 5,100-pound plane above the low fog. He =aid after he came back that he could not lift the plane above 225 feet so had to dump his main gas tank of its 284 gallons and return to Mills Flield on his wing tank gasoline sup- ply. = SA Offi Qur Furniture Department was intro- duced to the people of this city a few years The tremendous de: clopiment in such forcibly to mind the man of Mr. Guard’s DeMollPiano & Furniture Co. G Streets Steinway and Weber Duo-Art Reproducing Pianes. Representatives, !