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A—10 ¥ SUBURBAN NEWS, THE STAR, WASHINGTON, EVENING D. C, THURSDAY. JANUARY 16, 1330. SUBURBAN NEWS. NEW COUNTY JAIL PUT UP T0 BOARD Woman Voters Urge Arling- ton Supervisors to Ob- tain Structure. BY JOHN T. LIPSCOMB, Staff Correspondent of The Star. OCLARENDON, Va., January 16.—Con- tinuing its fight for a new county jail, & committee representing the Organized | Woman Voters of Arlington County, headed by Mrs. Crandal Mackey, ap-| peared before the regular meeting of the board of supervisors, urging that the necessary steps be taken for erec- tion of the structurs. Conditions at the jail were character- . ized as insanitary and inhuman by a resolution of the women's organization, | which was read to the board by Mr: Mackey. The resoiution sets forth th while the conditions do'not exist as a result of indifference on the part of the board, but rather to a shortage of funds, some immediate means should be found looking to a remedy. Atten- tion was called to plans for a new jail prepared some years &go by Frank Upman, architect, which wers said to meet all demands for a modern jail building, and it was urged that they be put into operation. Under these plans the building could be erected for approximately $100,000, it was esti- mated. Special Tax Favored. The resolution favors the laying of a special levy, leaving it to the discretion of the board as to whether it should all be levied in one year or over a period of years. It also suggests a bond issue, but doubts the wisdom of this. As another means of raising money for the project, Mrs. Mackey suggested that it might be taken from the sum awarded the county in payment for territory annexed by Alexandria. The Ashton Heights Woman's Club indorsement of the proposal was submitted by Mrs. Bertha Kelly. Chairman Edward Duncan advised the petitioners that the matter would be given careful consideration between now and the time for laying the county levy in April Gloth Authorized to Proceed. Commonwealth’s Attornéy William C. Gloth was instructed by the board to continue his efforts to effect an equitable settlement of the claims of the county against the Arlington In- vestment Corporation for water and sewer development in the latter’s sub- division known as Waycroft. The State’s attorney, who at the last meeting of the board charged that the county had not received any return on its investment of approximately $10,000, although the improvements were in- stalled last May and the regulations under which they were made require initial payment and quarterly install- ments in the case of water and cash in sewer construction, explained the status of the controversy to date. He read a resolution from the b\;)‘alrg whic | his withdrawal from the board during | | ence with the completion of its work | was adopted, he said, after he had ap- peared before that body requesting in- formation relative to authorization for the work. The resolution admits the indebtedness of $6,735.06 for the water installation, but claims a credit of $1,650 for ditch excavations, the amount said to have been paid by the corpora- tion to the contractor. An indebtedness of $3,734.44 is ad- mitted for the sewer constructions. The resolution also creates a committee con- sisting of Miss Bessle Christian and J. E. Spauling. with authority to make a settlement that will be acceptable to the county and authorizes the president and secretary of the corporation to execute such contracts and notes as may me approved by the committee and the county’s representatives. Gloth de- clared that while he did not want to work any hardships on the company, the back payments should be brought up to date on the water account, and that the sewer account should be settled on a cash basis. He said that he had been assured by be handled to the satisfaction of the county. Supervisor Hedrick, who is also manager of the corporation, announced deliberations of the case. He said he did so to “avold any personalities.” Zoning Date Set. The morning of February 14 at 10 o'clock was set by the board for the public hearing on the proposed county zoning ordinance, which, under the law, must be held befere its final adoption by the board. The hearing must be ad- vertised in two issues of & county paper and the proposed ordinance printed therewith two weeks prior to the hear- ing. Commonwealth Attorney Gloth and Cotnty Clerk Willlam H. Duncan were named to arrange for this. The board will meet tomorrow morning to sign the minutes of the meeting that the law requirements as to time ‘with respect to the hearing may be fully complied with. On vote of the board the temporary ordinance requiring approval of the Zoning Commission on all building per- mits was revoked. This action was made necessary by reason of the fact the Zoning Commission went out of exist- in preparing the proposed ordinance. Until the ordinance is adopted, it was decided, all applications for building should be made to and approved by County Engineer Kinnier. Appearing before the board in behalf of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce Walter U. Varney received an appropriation ef $200 as the county donation to the fund for entertainment of Gov. Pollard, ex-Gov. Byrd and members of the State Legislature, who came here today to make an inspection tour of the metropolitan area of Wash- ington and to attend the meeting of the National Capital Park and Planning | Commission tonight in Washington, at which plans of that body for elaborate | development of the area will be re- | vealed. Station Permit Granted. Robert N. Anderson and Robert F. Freer, representatives of the Lyon Vil- lage Citizens’ Association, who were present to protest the granting of a permit to Marie Clark Bell for the es- tablishment of a gas-filling station at the intersection of Lee Highway and Rucker avenue, were advised that the permit had been granted and that the matter was a closed incident so fas as the board is concerned. The citizens were told that their only recourse was to file an injunction suit with the cir- cuit court. With Supervisors Hedrick and Turn- burke opposed, Supervisor Dunc BANK ELECTS. Warren Institution Chooses Officers and Directors for Year. Special Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, Va., January 16.— At the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Warren, held in the directors’ room of the bank stockholders of the bank were present and the report made to the stockhold- ers by the officers of the bank showed satisfactory earnings for the year. The stockholders elected ail the old directors as follows: E. H. Jackson, W. W. Sonner, G. C. Ramsey, I. H. Trout, Dr. L. F. Hansbrough, B. J. Hillidge, |A."S. Rhodes, O. W. Borden, C. E. Strother, S. King Fulton, A. F. Corron |and in addition elected two new mem- bers, Dr. Orville van Dusen and Ed- ward Hoehl. | president; W. W. Sonner, vice presi- | dent; M, 'B. Turner, cashier, and W. E. | | Collins, teller. P ——— | failed, temporarily at least, in an at- | tempt to have the board purchase a piece of property with a frontage of {100 feet and a depth of 80 feet on Frazier avenue for use as a health cen- ter in Jefferson district. There is a | two-story brick building on the prop- |erty. The price asked is $6,450. Hed- | rick opposed on the ground that the | property embraces more land than the |county needs and that the purchase | price_combined with the cost of re- modeling the present building would be unwise from an economical standpoint. He suggested it would be better to either lease a place or to lccate the center on a smaller piece of ground and to erect a building that will conform to the health department’s own ideas and plans. County Engineer Kinnier was instructed by the board to make a study [of the situation and to obtain com- parative sale and lease figures. Engine Hearing Set. Commonwealth Attorney Gloth an- nounced that hearing on the injunc- | tion obtained from Circuit Judge How- 'ard W. Smith by Mrs. Naomi Craver |and Walter B. Fulton against the re- | moval by the county of a fire engine | from the town of Potomac, which has beeni annexed by Alexandria, has been set for January 21, before Judge Fred- | erick Coleman of Fredericksburg. | The 324 fire hydrants installed in the county at an average cost omfi each | will be charged against the ity fire | fund, the board deciding that the plugs afford protection to the county as a | whole and should be paid for from a | fund to which all contribute and not | chargeable to the water users alone. | With a view to giving all sections of the county their proportionate share of street lights based on population, the board, following consideration of a re- quest of the Lyon Park Citizens' Asso- ciation for 10 new lights in that com- munity, directed the engineer to study the situation, taking into consideration the advisability of redistribution. Declaring that his work for the county was such to require the need of a stenographer, Commonwealth Attor- ney Gloth requested and received a monthly appropriation of $100 for this aid, effective January 1 past. The serv- ices of a stenographer are costing him twice this amount, Gloth said, and he felt that the county should pay at least half as a greater portion of the work is for the county. on Tuesday, a large majority of the| At the directors’ meeting following | | that of the stockholders these old of-| the committee that the matter would | ficers were re-elected: E. H. Jackson, POLLARD SUGGESTS APPROACHES STUDY Urges Assembly to Look Into Outline of Planners—County Rule Change Favored. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Btaft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 16.—Of intense interest to the Northern Vir- ginia area in general and to Arlington County in particular are two important recommendations made yesterday by Gov. John Garland Pollard in his in- augural address. The first of these recommendations was that the General Assembly care- fully study the plans of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for the development of the Northern Virginia area and the second that a commission be appointed to draft and recommend to the session of the Gen- eral Assembly in 1932 a general law setting forth optional forms of county government. Follows Byrd Ideas. Gov. Pollard’s first recommendation is in keeping with his promise that he would follow the suggestions of ex-Gov. Harry F. Byrd with respect to the de- velopment along the proper lines of the section of Virginia adjoining and_ad- jacent to the National Capital. had evinced his interest by two visits to Arlln{ton County last Fall. Referring to that recommendation, Gov. Pollard said: “The National Capital Park and Planning Commission, after more than three years of study in co-operation with authorities of the District of Co- Iumbia, Maryland and Virginia, is about to present to the public its plans for future highways, parks and open spaces for the area within 20 miles of the city of Washington. This area comprises a populous and prosperous section of our State wherein are located the homes of Washington and Lee. I recommend to the General Assembly a careful study of the plans to be submitted and its consideration of methods by which the State may co-operate in making suc- cessful this most excellent conception.” is recommendation, together with his acceptance of an invitation to ac- company the General Assembly to the meeting of the Federal body tomorrow night, is viewed by Northern Virginia leaders who are in Richmond as most encouraging. From it, they believe, may result serious consideration by the State of the provisions contained in the pro- posed Cramton bill, whereby Virginia ‘would shoulder a part of the expense of developing & park that would extend from Mount Vernon to Great Falls. It is also believed that this, together with the tour that is to be made tomorrow by the legislators of the Northern Vir- ginia, area, may result in the sound de- velopment of Virginia's aj ‘hes to the new Arlington Memnflgrlg‘rfdn. Law Change Important. Of equal importance to Arlington County is the proposed eommlulo:w to draft plans for a general law that would permit counties to vote on apd accept ONE CAN OF RITTER TOMATO SOUP To introduce this delicious tomato soup, your grocer will give you a can free with each purchase of three cans of the popular Ritter Beans — mext week only. Here is a wondetful opportunity to taste the richest and finest tomato soup ever prepared, et Vi T T CONDENSED TOMATO] P and the treat is on us! Byrd | gage — {any form of local government they may desire. For many years it has been the opin- fon of many of the leaders in Arlington that the present type of government is antiquated and that the future develop- ment of the county depended upon the adoption of another form. So insistent has this demand become that both Delegate Hugh Reid and Senator Frank L. Ball came to the present General Aanemblyg)ledled to adopt a measure that would permit Arlington County to change her government. While Gov. Pollard did not refer di- rectly to Arl it is generally con- ceded that it was her so-called plight to which he referred when he made the recommendation. There is one hitch, however, and that is the determination of the Arlington Representatives to in- troduce & measure at this session. Gov. Pollard’s suggestion could not bear fruit for another two years, they pointed out, and the residents of the ;nonhefrn county are clamoring for im- mediate action. Both Reid and Ball stated today that they would not like to commit themselves as to their actions until after a conference with the new governor, but expressed the opinion that the recommendation would not deter their determination to seek legis- lation at the present session that would give the voters of Arlington a chance to express their preference. “County government,” Gov. Pollard said, “is a neglected field in the study of political science. Much more has been written on Federal, State and city governmens, yet I venture to assert that coun?"‘g;wemmenc is at least equally L portant. His commission would be a continu- ing one for the !tudylnf of comparative county governments in Virginia. It would be a fact-finding ly whose function would be to inform the citizens of the counties as to the effectiveness and cost of the various governmental activities in which the counties are en- d. “With the results of the expe- rience of all the other counties before them, the citizens of each county will have facts upon which they may work out their own problems in their own way,” he declared. Licensed to Wed at Fairfax. FAIRPAX, Va., January 16 (Spe- cial).—Three marriage licenses have been granted this week at Fairfax, to Harold V. Riley, 23, of Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C., and Daisy M. Nelson, 21, of Vienna, Va.. Niels Marius Nielsen, 45, Philadelphi and Ruth Esther Christiansen, washington, D. C.; Frank M. Cornell, 30, Alexandria, and Rosemary Dohmer, 24, Alexandri THIS NEW MOTOR FARMERS SELECT PATTERSON TRACT Maryland-Virginia' Associa- tion Votes to Establish Mar- ket at Florida Avenue. \ ‘The Maryland-Virginia Fatmers' Mar- keting Association last night cast its lot with the Union Market Tdrminal Co. and will begin plans immediately for the establishment of & farmers’ ket ad- acent to the buildings already erected 3 p of commission rchants at th street and Florida| avenue northeast. Meeting in the auditorium of National Museum, the farmers take this step, after mature congidera- tion of the proposition by the exacutive committee of the association and{many of the farmers themselves. Small Fee for Land. The action was taken in resporie to an offer of the trustees of the Union Market Terminal to permit the farmers to use the land on a small daily’ fee basis as they did in their former market. Unless Congress purchases a tract for the farmers' market elsewhere whioh is deemed suitable by the farmers, the action means that the Florida aversie site probably will become the perma- nent location of the market. In taking this step the farmers au- thorized Henry A. day, president of their association, to appoint a comw- mittee to confer with representatives of the Union Market Terminal, go over tha e New loeation, decide what amourit of grouns is wanted and what improvements in th way of sidewalks and driveways will be! necessary. The offer to the associa- tion stated enough land was available to provide marketing facilities for from 100 to 1,000 farmers. ‘The farmers also gave their indorse- ment last night to the Capper bill pro- posing an appropriation to purchase a site for a new Government-owned Center Market to replace the present one, which is soon to be abandoned. In giving their indorsement, the farmers Dointed out that Senator Capper favors a market site north of Pennsylvania avenve. farmers belleved a new center market -vould be so established as to form a nucleus for marketing facilities in the District. Union Agents Speak. Representatives of the Union Market ‘Terminal, who addressed last night's meeting, included commission mer- chants who have already erected build- ings on the site. The group included W. H. Harrison, J. O. Harrison, J. Charles Heitmuller, M. J. Ward and Henry Klein. The offer of these men was unanimously accepted by the 250 farmers attending the meeting. The organization, formed less than a year ago, represents over 1,000 farmers. The entire marketing situation was discussed generally. It was pointed out that the relationship between the local commission merchants and farmers has been most cordial, and it would be to their mutual benefit to share a location. Opposition was voiced to the Southwest site for the market, particularly because the great majority of buyers do not go to that part of the city. Another committee was authorized to look into congressional legislation, pend- ing or proposed, and to voice officially the sentiments of the organization on such matters. The association’s next meeting, its annual one, will be held in April. BANK HAS GOOD YEAR. Stockholders of Front Royal Citi- zens’ National Elect Directors. Special Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, Va., January 16.— At the annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Citizens' National Bank, held Tuesday, a report was made show- ing a good yes Directors elected were: Dr. Randolph T. Creasy, Samuel F. Rhodes, J. G. Tapp, Frank D. Wood, S. Saxton At- wood, Orville Bowen, R. W. Burtsfield, G. Willlam Duncan, George T. Goetz, ‘Walter C. Carter, T. Sam Duncan and William V. Robinson. Following this a meeting of the direc- tors was held and the officers elected were: Dr. Randolph T. Creasy, presi- dent; R. W. Burtsfleld, vice president; gene K. Davis, cashier. Baptist Body to Meet. DANVILLE, Va. January 16 (Spe- clal).—The 141st annual session of the Pittsylvania County Baptist Associa- tion will be held at Averett College here on February 11 and 12. About 300 dejegates, representing the 45 churches in\the city, are expected to attend. AUTOSTS WARNED T0GET STATETAGS Operate Under District of Columbia Plates. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, January 16.—Coun- ty Police Judge J. Chew Sheriff malle it plain yesterday that automobile owners residing in Maryland but e ating their machines with a Dmb of Columbia tag would have to secure Maryland tags or suffer the legal con- sequences. Recently Chief of Police Eugene B. Plumer of Mount Rainier and State Policem: Moses Bloom have been rounding up Maryland automobile owners carrying District of Columbia tags, and Friday, Saturday and Sunday last, Officer Bl swore out warrants against 16 of these offenders and Jus- tice of the Peace Robert E. Joyce, Mount Ranier, placed each under a bond of $100 for appearance yesterday in the Hyattsville Police Court. Tha warrants were served by Officer Plumer, who states that he expects to have about 35 more offenders before Judge Joyce within the next few days. In the Police Court yesterday Judge Sheriff dismissed three of the alleged offenders, and the warrants in three other cases were withdrawn. The fines imposed in 10 of the cases ranged from $10 to $35, paid. The names of those held for Judge Sheriff's court were Malcolm Dent, Al Frawley, Zakarari Shannahara, Newton Beall, George Watson, Maurice John F. Adamsky, May. L. Adams) | Louis Sugar, Ivester Clinkseales, Her- | man Dudley, Blaine Lowry, 8. Victor Dodd, Percy Barnard, Malcolm Simons and James Burke. Most of these were charged with having no Maryland title, improper license and carrying ficticious markers. | An historical review of Great Britain's | progress in merchant ship has been | suggested by the Prince of Wales as an exhibit in the international exhibition at Antwerp, Belgium, this year. A NEW AGE OF LUBRICATION BEGINS WITH OIL CHARACTERISTIGC: Penetrative - Lubricity”- NewChanacteristic Since the discovery of the wheel, lubri- cation has been a necessity and a prob- lem. The first rude barrows which pre-historic men built, needed lubrica- tion. Since their axles were of wood, an occasional wetting with water often suf- ficed. This “wetting” did not last long, however, and one of the brighter tribes- men began rubbing the axles of his rimitive cart with raw animal meat. ariations of this practice continued exacting! THE A well into the sixteenth century because there was little real need for better lubrication of wood-on-wood surfaces. With Watt’s invention of the steam engine in 1763, metal-on-metal friction resulted. Then it was that animal and vegetable oil lubricants became defi- nitely unsatisfactory. Their tendency to leave corrosive deposits ruled them out. Mineral Oils Are Discovered After the first oil well was drilled in 1859, mineral oils became commercial- ly successful. Because petroleum was plentiful and was freer from gumming and corroding tendencies it rapidly supplanted animal and vegetable oils. Since 1901 there have been practically no changes of fundamental importance in refining motor oils. Now since 1901, think of the changes that have been made in motors! Proba- bly the make of car you drive today was not even manufactured in 1901. Cer- tainly its needs for oil are far more FOUR AGES ? Years B. C. to 1763 Animal Fats for Wood-on- Wood Friction 1859 to 1918 used-—not as “oily”’ but does not corrode The' Development of Germ Process to Meet this Need Foreseeing that ordinary mineral oils would eventually fail to meet the increasing strains put upon them by im- proved motor design, Wells and South- combe, two Britis| scientists, study of the problem which occupied 16 years. The result of their efforts was the 1solation of the Germ erty that provides increased “oiliness” when introduced into mineral oils. These processes were protected with basjc patents, and Continental acquired them exclusively for North America. Thus Continental brings you the first and only fundamentally better oil of the century! Germ Process and Penetrative Lubricity The Germ Process adds one startling characteristic to CoNoco Germ - Pro- cessed Oils. It enables them fo peme- trate metal su; ‘aces! This ineans that an enduring oil film actually penetrates cylinder walls, bearings, etc., and clings under all conditions. In starting, when 40% to 60% of motor wear occurs....in speeding, when any failure of the film is fatal to motor life, remember this—the permanence of this film’ precludes any possibility of metalabrasion. The germ- essence naturally adds greater “oiliness” and we call that lubricity. So we have Penetrative Lubricity as the outstand- ing characteristic of this new oil. When will you begin using CoNoco Germ-Processed Motor Oil? OF LUBRICATION 1763 to 1859 Vegetable: Oils and Animal Fats fox 'Metal-on-Metal * Means—Slipperiness, smoothness, freedom from friction; also the property that diminishes friction, as thé lubricity of oil, coupled with the unique ability to penetrate:metal surfaces. GERM PARAFFIN ) < y CONOCO BASE PROCESSED MOTOR OIL