Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1930, Page 32

eral Government never has taken any lr-n-lu legal steps to seek ejectment of these “squatters,” and the t never been ruled upon de- CAPITAL MAY SPEND $140.000 FOR AIRPORT LAND, U.'S. CLAIMS Old “Alexander’s Island” Area Is Center of Dispute, With Private Interests Paying Taxes to Virginia. CHURCH SESSION PLANS IN MAKING Preparations Are Being Made to Entertain 10,000 Per- sons Next October. itely in the courts. In the case of Morris the United States, known as the Potomac River Flats Case, the Supreme Court held on May 1, 1899, that by the ces- sion of Maryland’s portion of the Dis- trict of Columbia the Govern- ment took absolute title as far as the high-water mark op the Virginia shore. Reference was made to an agreement whereby police jurisdiction of each would extend to the middle of the Po- | tomac River, but the court decided this narrow stream. | was a local pact, not affecting the title of the United States. ia showe by a streamyapparently ran close to | where the raflroad tracks now cross the |~ About 1912 a commission was_ap- Representatives of more than 20 private interests some $140,000 for land | Military rond, near the Arlington farms. pointed by Congress to make a study of Washington congregations are partici- | {0 Which the Federal Government, tacit- | It has been contended from time to | the areas along the river to which the P o the'iaatsttain- | ly has claimed title for more than a 1‘ time that the high-water mark in those | Pederal Government claimed title, but Patig w pmuns 1 century. = | days actually followed the course of | the report of the commission dealt ment here of some 10,000 persons ex-| The land in question is that section of | this stream. ~ Others-who have studied | chiefly with land near the mouth of pected to sttend the coming interna- | low-lying grouna south of the Highway | the assert that Alexanders | Bridge, which once formed what was (Island was not really a full-fledged tional convention of the Disciples of | un’ a5 Alexangsrs Island, but which |island at all, but was swampy land Christ In October. | now is part of iy ‘mainfand on the Vir- | separated from hard ground By littie ‘The visitors are expected to includc‘gl{lrl; sk‘;?sre.u Bl hioinitiar more than a drainage ditch. 800 delegates from 25 foreign countries, | i e b > title et At any rate the stream or ditch be- wWho will be organized at a special world | Sises fTom 2 decision of e iy came clogeed with debris and alluvial convention section of the assembly. flect that the United States has juris- | trash dumped by residents of commer- Fouth's convention also will be held in | diction_of all land Lxtending o, the | cial interests and the whole area be- connection wi e general session. | high-water mark on e rginia shore. The Disciples of Chrlat, organisation | This jurisdiction, 1t was held, resulted | ¢ comnected to the mainiand. numbers in its membership such groups | from the cession by the State of Mary- Private Interests Oppose Claim. as the United Christian Missionary So- |land of the section of the District of | wprouonout the the ‘Pedirhl clety, the Board of Temperance and | Columbia once owned by Cecilius Cal- | o TATRTETEOUY the vears the Fedtrs Social Welfare, the Pension Fund and | vert. first Lord Baltimore, who had ob- | nEteTFneR, o, orl e Vo the Association for the Promotion of tained the land by grant from the | pizn e JUPRCIEEOR S¥ERER to, J0 Christian _Unity. crown. W OE T e Beca hmnted & H. B. Holloway of Indianapolis, Ind. rivate interests whobene:w oc‘c’:py t:‘e’ general transportation secretary for the and in question and who pay taxes on it to the State of Virginia. The Fed- Under the airport proposal of the Vi Bingham joint commission, the Na- | | tiona* Capital would be compelled to pay Travel with express train speed and | every year millions of dollars” worth |} of property is_ destroyed by wind- storm in this country. Insure With s now. The cost is small. Brick property, §1.30 per thousand for 3 vyears, and frame, $2.00 per thousand for 3 years. THOS. E. JARRELL CO. neral Insurance 721 10th St. N. Nat'l 0765 Boundagy in Dispute. A point which the court did not set- tle and which has been a matter of disciples, has been in Washington con- ferring with the local committee rela- K tive to details for the convention. The | considerable dispute for many years, Washington committee on _arrange- | is whether the boundary line should be ments, headed by Maj. W. W. Kirby ‘the high-water mark as it existed in general chairman, includes Judge John | 1791 or after the shore line had changed | A. Connaughton and Earl Taggart, vice | by action of river currents, silt and chairmen; A. G. Bishop, treasurer, and | artificial fills. C. N. Williams, secretary. The follow-| Old maps in the possession of the ing have been appointed chairmen of | Government show Alcxanders Island as special local committees: D. C. Gordon, | 3_long body of land separated from the A. C. Ridgeway, B. H. Melton, N. R.| = $ Robinson, 1ra P. Harbaugh, Paul Moore, | Harvey Baker Smith, R. C. Kidd, K. A | Informal Invitation Cards ; F riéndly Financial Counsel —is available to customers of this conservatively pro- gressive bank at all times. Brumback, J L. Mindling Mrs. E. M. Reese, C. 1. Wood, L. L. Sherfey, Mrs Charles F. Kincheloe, Mrs. J. W. Graves, W. E. Balderston, Mrs. Simon McKim- mie and W. E. Braithwaite. i e A School Speakers Announced. ANDREW CHAPEL, Va, March 6| (Special).—Miss Edith Thompson, rural | superyisor of education in Fairfax | County will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the School League nere tonight. A program will be presented by the pupils of the school. | BURKE, Va., March 6 (Special).— | Dr. R. J. White, county sanitary officer, will address the members of the School and Welfare League tonight in the school house. | q Bring your problems to our attention, at your conveni- ence. The excellent facili- ties and service of the bank, in all departments, are at your disposal. Safe Deposit Boxes, $3.50 up per year engraved from your visiting card plate are the vogue for your bridge party, theatre party or smalltea. They also serve for an acknowledge= ment card or bricf note. Ask to see them. 3% on Savings The COLONIAL ANTHRACITE| | (o ewann Corumsia Nationar Bank sk the Man Whe Use b ravers ancl fRationers Capital and Surplus, $750,000.00 Ralph J. Moore Coal Co. 1406 N. Cap. 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Misses’, Women’s and Larger Women’s Sizes (Third Floor, The Hecht Co.) Dej t In Limelight Aga Recently this _question thrown into the limelight again. The ‘Washington by an injunction the Smoot Sand & Gravel Co., as contractors for the De- between Maryland and Virginia in 1870 | States i Runs, 25¢ and up. =—Main Floor. partmen settle the title disputes existing in his area. specifically what land on the Vir- ia shore the claimed, question also be settied over there. o t] state gin District Court in Virginia de- cided a few weeks ago that it lacked authority to enjoin the defendant, the Federal authorities viewing the decision in the light that it held, in effect, that the title of the United States was a good one. The Washington Airport then filed : THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. vTHURS.DAY, MARCH 6, 1930. i n e S S t of Justice was instructed ‘The commission did not Federal Government but recommended that the title in. has been | explained, sought to restrain Agriculture. The United rial Highway, on the rights of the ri ing violated. PO Students Visit Tobacco Market. CHBURG, Va., March 6 (Spe- el Forty-two_students of V. [ the Dis- ground the owners were Recently, Federal officials on mm&nuflnm‘m. tiff, the case was taken 'off the calendar. . C. Taylor, leaf tobacco market Wed- A Sale of 1,200 WOMEN’S Imported Handkerchiefs 6 for 1 Handkerchiefs from Ireland and Hosiery Repair Department Where runs and snags may be removed from your hose is mow located in the hosiery department. Pulled threads, 10¢ per inch. France From Ireland . . . sheer white linen with “spoke” hems in dif- ferent widths. handkerchief that looks so crisply fresh from the pocket of the tailleur. From France . . . select six or more with your ensemble color for Spring in view... pure linen, hand- blocked prints in smart shades with hand-rolled hems. (Main Floor, The Hecht Co.) New Contour Garment svelt lines pering brocade is swami. 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