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: ILLEGAL PARKERS ORDERED ARRESTED Hyattsville Council Tires of Warning Those Autoists on Maryland Avenue. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 11— Chiet of Police Albert Anderson and his assistants visited Maryland avenue to- day to arrest owners of automobiles found parked on the west side of that thoroughfare from Wells avenue north to Pranklin street. Chief Anderson and his men were in- structed by the mayor and council at a meeting last night to take drastic action, following complaints of citizens that the ordinance prohibiting parking between Wells avenue and Franklin street was being violated. It was asserted by the mayor and council that it was tired of warning violators in this zone and they forthwith issued officers orders to make arrests. A letter was read from the Washing- ton Railway & Electric Co. stating that it was investigating the advisability of moving its trolley stop on Rhode Isiand avenue at Melrose avenue from the present near side to the far side and that temporary stops have been fnstalled at Johnson avenue and near the Balti- more & Ohilo underpass now under con- struction. It also was announced that the company would.go forward with in- stallation of the stop at the point where sthe new overhead bridge crosses the trolley tracks. Garbage Collections. Councilman Thomas E. Hume, chair- man of the health committee, reported that since December the number of collections of garbage made by the town on each of the two weekly visits to all sections of the municipality had increased from 276 to 320. There is no charge for the service. Mr. Hume urges the discontinuance of the practice on the part of some of throwing gar- bage in the alleys or on rear lots. He points out that the garbage container need not necessarily be placed in front of the house, but that the householder may make arrangements with the col- lector. to get garbage if it is placed in a reasonably ,convenient location. Mr. -Hume urges all who are not yet taking advantage of the garbage col- lection to do so before the hot weather arrives, with its flies and the resultant danger of spreading contagious diseases. Charles W. Clagett, 'on behalf of the town _public library, announced that Mrs. James E. Steele had resigned as a member of the board, and the board was favorable to the election of Miss Flora Davis as her successor. Mr. Clag- ett reported that the work of the library © was becoming increasingly heavy and believed the time not far distant when the town would be asked to in its appropriation for the institution. . It was stated in a letter from the State roads commission that Cottage road and the intersection of Columbia and Rhode Island avenues, which were damaged by traffic detoured following the completion of Rhode Island avenue Indian Peace Pipe Smoked by Coolidge Has Disappeared By the Associated Press. PLORENCE, Ariz, March 11.— ‘The ace pipe which Calvin Coollidge smoked last Tuesday with Pima and Appache Indians at the dedication of Coolidge Dam in Arizona has disappeared. A $25 reward has been offered for its Tecovery. The Arizona Pageantry Association, custodian of the prized pipe, believes some ‘“sou- Vvenir hunter made away with it.” 'SCHOOL SURVEY FEDERATION PLAN Montgomery Civic Body’s Committee " Reports on Project at Meeting. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staft Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., March 11.—Plans for a detalled study of the school system of the metropolitan district of Mont- gomery County have been formulated by the school committee of the Mont- gomery County Civic Federation, Robert E. Bondy, its chairman, told the organi- zation at its regular meeting in the school here last night. The report was adopted without dis- ‘cussion, as practically the entire eve- ning was given over to a personal privi- lege matter and a discussion of pro- posed amendments to the by-laws ap- proved by the committee on constitu- tion and by-laws and presented iri a re- port by Emory H. Bogley, its chairman. The proposal for a committee on finance and budget precipitated a long debate, which culminated. in making the mat- ter the special order of business for the next regular meeting. Aims of School Body. Mr. Bondy explained that it had been decided to review the needs, conditions and problems of individual schools in the lower end of the county by assign- ing several schools to each member of the committee to visit. During the visit, he said, the committee member will interview the school principal, president of the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation, chairman of the school com- mittee of the local civic organization and will inspect the school plant. He added that uniform information will be secured by the use of a questionnaire which will guide the committee member in the study of the school conditions. He pointed out, however, that as the county school program cannot be ade- quately reported to the federation with- out n study of the entire county, the committee proposes to study the schools in the upper county by addressing writ- ten inquiries to school principals, presi- and pending the opening of the over- head bridge, would be by the commissfon as soon as the weather per- mitted. The town also will endeavor to have some work done on Locust avenue. Approval was given the plan for the extension of Park avenue along Schoepf road to Rhode Island avenue, subject to settling legal details and provided the town will be insured against damages. Property owners petitioned _construction of a side- walk on Rhode Island avenue from Park avenue to Johnson avenue. Coun- cilman Harry Boswell, chairman of the roads committee, will take the tter up with the State Roads Commission and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and will then re- port to the council. Letters will be sent to justices of the peace here, it was decided, asking that Teports be sent to Town Treasurer Wil- liam A. Shepherd in duplicate before the fifth day of each month for the preceding month. Circus Permit. It was decided to grant a permit for bolding a circus on the lot near the armory here the week beginning April § for the benefit of the Magruder Park improvement fund, provided adjoininy property owners and neighbors do né oppose it. They will be given a hear- ing by the council at a special meeting March 17. The circus will be conduct- ed under the auspices of the Pierce Athletic Club and under the genersl control of the mayor and council. Part of the proceeds would be used to put the base ball field in Magruder Park, which is the town's recreation center, in shape for play. The proposition was laid be- fore the council by Dr. Perley F. Brookens, chairman of the council's park and playgrounds committee. A permit was granted for holding a parade here April 5 as a ballyhoo affair for the concert and revue to be given that evening in the National Guard Ar- mony here by Mithras Sanctorum Odd Fellows' Band of Washington for the benefit of the newly organized Hyatts. ville Fire Department Band. Edwin B. Bolte, musical director of the band, asked for the permit. He said the baud now had 51 members and was desirous ©f securing the full co-operation of the mayor and council. Mrs. T. E. Kennedy and Mrs. Thomas Mann complained of the condition of Shepherd street west of Oakwood road, and council agreed to see what could be done to improve conditions. Application of J. C. Hawkins to erect an electrical sign was granted, subject to meeting with town requirements. Application of Paul Himmelfarb to put in gasoline tanks at Columbia and Rhode Island avenue was referred to the police committee, Councilman A. C. Moon, chairman, for a report - It was decided by the elections com- mittee that dodgers would be posted several days before the registration in connection with the municipal election here May 5. The dodgers will point out that a person must be actually registered on the town books to vote in the municipal election, that regis- tration on the county and State books is not suficient. The registration will be held several days before the elec- dents of parent-teacher associations, heads of local civic bodies, all of which will form the basis of a further report to the central body. The association approved also a reso- lution of the committee reaffirming its action of 1928 favoring deferring of the reopening of the teachers’ salary sched- ule until a suitable time prior to 1932, when the present schedule will reach its maximum. By-law Amendments. Most of the amendments to the by- laws were intended to legalize procedure which was now followed as a matter of custom. , The amendments originally THE FALLS CHURCH ENDS SIDEWALK FIGHT Brown Grants 90-Foot Strip for Privilege of Building Projecting Windows. Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va, March 11.— ‘The Falls Church Town Council last night granted William S. Brown a per- mit to erect a building on First street in East Falls Church in line with the present buildings in consideration of Mr. Brown’s agreement to dedicate to the town a strip 4.8 feet wide along his en- tire frontage of 90 feet. The council then granted Brown a revocable ease- ment to put bay windows 3 feet wide projecting on that strip. This_action virtually establishes a building line on this street of 4.8 feet. ‘The controversy between the council and Mr. Brown aroused much interest, and a large delegation of merchants and other citizens attended the meeting last night to support Mr. Brown’s peti- tion. The original buildings on this street were erected before the adoption by the council of the ordinance estab- lishing a 10-foot building line. As the other stores were built they were al- lowed to continue the building line, which, instead of running parallel to First street, diverges until Brown’s cor- ner is 4.8 feet further from the street line than Ware's corner. The sidewalks are erected within the street line. The compromise agreement will give 1.8 feet extra width for sidewalks in front of the new store. The permission to ex- tend the bay windows on this strip may be revoked whenever the council deems it necessary to widen the street. When the buildings now standing on First street are rebuilt or remodeled the coun- cil will require that they be moved back to the 4.8-foot depth. The council expressed gratification at were infroduced by W. B. Armstrong, recording secretary of the federation. The routine amendments were adopted in blanket form. ‘William B. Horne, Chevy Chase, of- fered an amendment from the fioor which would prevent any one from be- coming an officer or a member of the executive commitiee unless the party bad been a rly accredited dele- gate or alte for a preceding year and as such attended one-half of the regular meetings of the federation dur- ing that lferiod and who shall have been certified as a delegate at least one month prior to the date of election. Mr, Horne explained that the purpose was to assure the association of always having at its head some one familiar with its work and activitles. It was sent to committee. When the budget committee amend- ment came up, it was the consensus of a large number of the delegates that duplicate machinery was being set up. It was pointed out that present stand- ing committees go into the finances of projects which come before them, but Mr. Bondy, author of the original reso- lution, contended that he knew of re- cent instances where committees did not have the financial information which they needed on which to base & decision on a matter before them. The amendment sought: would have such ‘committee study and report on matters of public finance in the county, advise the federation of the probable cost of public projects and to prepare a budget prior to the annual tax levy and prior to the biennial session of the Legislature and to inform the federation of public funds available. Matter Put Over. It was further pointed out that it would be an expensive procedure to at- tempt to get this information for the federation and, further, that the county prepared such budgets and the infor- mation was always available. The matter was finally put over as the special order of business for next month, when the organization will meet at the Somerset School. O. M. Kile, chairman of a special committee on’ the matter of the pro- posed bridge over Great Falls, told of the conference he had with Senators and said that Senator Glass expre the opinion that his amendment to the Cramton bill providing for an appropri- ation of $1500,000 for the construction of a bridge would be adopted. However, he added that the Virginia Senator said if it were not he would move to strike out the amendment in the House bill which would prohibit the construction |of a toll bridge. sorge H. Lamar reported the result rt of Town Treasurer . erd for the past month showed total receipts of $6.847.20. including a balanc 5,623.25 ax as the m Chief expe: res included $36307, interest road notes; removal; , garbage re- 1. $175, police salaries: $354.13 lighting, and $172.95, deposit pumper fund. Herbert J. Moffatt, building inspec- tor, reported that he had issued per- mits 1o the amount of $19 during the month. Report of Chief Police Albert Ander- son and other officials showéd all had an active month. —e- MAYOR IS RE-ELECTED. Shepherdstown, W. Va., Progres- sive Ticket Is Defeated. SHEPHERDSTOWN. W. Va. March 11 (Special) —MayorJ. L. Waldeck and his present administration were re. elected over m “progressive ticket" in the annual municipal election here yes- terday by a 3-1 vote. A itely 300 votes were cast ‘Those names in addition to Mayor Wal. deck's were Recorder A. 8. Lucas, Coun« cil J. H Robinson. D. H. Tabler, G Vanmetre, W. W. Waddy and Rus- ‘White. William | e conference of the committee on mination of rate discriminations with |a committee of the Washington Board {of Trade. The purpose of this committee |15 to wipe out increases in public utility J‘Lm- in the metropolitan district over | those in the District, made purely be- { cause of the dividing lines. | The federation ordered sent to its | committee on roads a resolution of the Indian Spring Terrace Citizens' Asso- ciation urging inclusion in the 1930 rond budget, the improvement of the Columbia road from Avenel to White Oak. SCHOOL HAS RECORD. Beat Pleasant Awarded Attendance Mark of County. By & BUafl Correspondent of The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March 11~With an average of 99 per cent, the Beat Pleasant two-leacher school, of which Francls Smith is principal, had the best attendance record in Prince Georges County during the month of February, according the report of Miss Kathleen Bhears, county attendance officer, Leaders in the other groups were: One-teacher schools, Tippett, 96.8, Mrs. Olive E. King, teacher; graded schools, Burratteville, 977, Miss ’mlnln ‘Whay- land, principal; high schools, Upper Marihoto, B r g Blunt, prin 4 colored schools, Glenn Dale, fl' , Mary E. Wallace, principal. the order of the Circuit Court determin- ing that the ordinance of the town is uite sufficient as & process by which ale town treasurer is compelled to col- lect outstanding taxes. Treasurer Probey stated that he was now listing the 300 or more delinquent tax payers in proper form and would proceed immediately to levy on their property to secure col- lection. Councilman Julius Parmelee reported for the committee appointed to confer with Representative Moore concerning the possible need for additional legisla- tion for securing a future water supply in the Fairfax part of Falls Church through the Arlington system from the Federal supply in Washington. Building permits were granted to W. H. Shaw for improvements in the Bil- liard room at East Falls Church; to Milton E. Roberts for erection of three buildings on his poultry plant at West Falls Church, and to Byrnes N. Gibson to erect a lunch room and seven tourist cottages at his filling station on the Lee Highway and Shreve street. OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN. Montgomery Live Stock Federation Discusses Banquet Plans. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 11 (Spe- clal).—John - Stiles, president; ~Paul Mills, vice president, and Charles Hines, secretary-treasurer, were the officers elected at the annual meeting of the Montgomery County 4-H Live Stock ration, which comprises 12 4-H clubs with an aggregate membership of around 180. ‘The meeting discussed plans for the seventh annual banquet of the federa- tion. It was decided to hold it the eve- ning of April 17, probably at the Manor Club, Norbeck, and to endeavgr to have Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, president of the University of Maryland, the principal speaker. Charles Hines, chair- man; John Stiles, Ridgely Howes, Otto ‘W. Anderson and Albert A. Ady were named a general committee of arrange- ments. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent of schools for the Dis- trict of Columbia, will address Burleith Citizens’ Association tonight at 8 o’clock in the Gordon Junior High School. The Men's Club of St. Monica's Chapel will hold a meeting tonight, 8 o'clock, in the parish hall. ‘The Northeast Boundary Citizens' Association meets tonight, 8:30 o'clock, in the Burrville School. Columbia Heights Business Men's As- sociation meets in the New Amsterdam Hotel, 8:30 o'clock. A card party will be held from 8 to 11 o'clock tonight at the Catholic Daugh- ters of America Home, 601 E street. Mrs. Herman Hollander will address the round table at the Jewish Com- munity Center, Sixteenth and Q streets, on the subject “The Immortal Sarah Bernhardt.” FUTURE. Sanford Bates, superintendent of prisons of the Department of Justice, will speak on “The Program of Protec- tive Penology” at a meeting of the members and directors of the Travelers’ Ald Soclety, 1 o'clock tomorrow, at the Burlington Hotel. “Industrial Aspects of National De- fense” will be the subject of a talk by Maj. L. A. Codd of the Army Ordnance Association before the lunch- eon meeting of the Probus Club at the Ambassador Hotel tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. ‘The University of ;k‘hl an Club will hold its weekly luncheon at the Cosmos Club tomorrow at 12:30 o'clock. ‘The auxiliary home board of Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter, No. 41, O. E. S, will hold a card party tomor- row night, 8 o'clock, in the Northeast Masonic Temple. A dinner will be given by the edu- cational. committee of Columbus Uni- versity tomorrow night, 6 o'clock, in the Jefferson room of the Mayflower Hotel. ‘The Mira McCoy Andrews' Day Nursery will meet 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Hamilton Hotel. Henry D. Hubbard, assistant to the director of the United States Bureau of Standards, will address the weekly meeting of the Washington Exchange Club at the Cariton Hotel, 12 noon His subject will be “Are There Limits to Human Progress?” ‘The Men's Club of St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church will meet in the parish house, Sixteenth and Newton streets, Thursday, March 13, Il- lustrated lecture. Free study class of the United Lodge of Theosophists, Hill Building, Sevenh- teenth and I streets, 8 o’'clock. “Life After Death” will be the subject for discussion. The Dominican Social Club will spon- gor the showing of the film, “Mother Machree,” in St. Dominic's Hall, Sixth and P streets southwest Monday, March 17, in celebration of St. Patrick’s ds The March meeting of the Illinois Btate Society, scheduled for tomorrow night in the Willard Hotel, has been in- definitely postponed owing to the death of former President Taft. e Rotary Club of Wash! nmn will ms‘l’:ll a luncheon meeting in large ball room of the Willard Hotel tomor- row, 12:30 o'clock. The D. C. Bankers' Association will luncheon in room 328, the Wil- fl'ra :loul. st 12:45 pm. tomorrow, EVENING ' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, Dies of Paralysis DANIEL R. STANSBURY Of Alexandria, prominent in lodge and business circles, whose death yesterday followed a brief illness. DANIEL R. STANSBURY DIES AFTER STROKE Alexandrian Prominent in Lodge and Business Circles Passes Away Suddenly. ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 11.— Daniel R. Stansbury, 78 years old, of 207 North Columbus street, died at his residence here shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon following a stroke of paralysis. { Sunday morning he attended church services at the Second Presbyterian Church and was apparently in the best of health, Funeral services will be tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the late residence and will be conducted by Rev. E. M. Delaney, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. Interment in Bethel Cemetery will follow. Mr. Stansbury was a past grand mas- ter of the Odd Fellows of the State of Virginia, past grand commander of Patriarch Militant of Virginia, past noble grand of Potomac Lodge, No. 38; past patriarch of Marley Encampment, No. 6, and a member of Liberty Re- bekah Lodge, this city. ‘The deceased conducted a sheet metal establishment for many years in the 1200 block, New .York avenue, in Wash- gton, He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Daniel R. Stansbury; one daughter, Mrs. J. Randall Caton, jr, and two sons, Daniel R. Stansbury, Jr., d Her- bert Stansbury, the latter of San An- ASSEMBLY MEETING FOR SIGNING OF BILLS Constructive Session of Ten Days in Virginia Has No Other Powers. Spectal Distpatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 11.—The General Assembly session -of 1930 is but & memory except for the constructive Session, lasting 10 days longer, which is for the purpose of enabling the Speaker of the House and the lieu- tenant govergor to finish their work of signing bills. A few Delegates and Senators will attend the constructive session meetings, which will be held oc- caslonally during the 10-day period. ‘The constructive session has no power with regard to passing legislation and is a mere formality, made neces- sary by the constructional requirement that bills be signed by the presiding officers the two branches in open session. WEDDING KEPT SECRET. Winchester Bride Announces Event After 14 Months. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., March 11 (Spe- cial).—A wedding that 'had been kept a secret 14 months was announced today by Mrs. Oca Page Kurtz, whose daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Kurtz, was married to George Holly Perry of Boston, Mass., November 10, 1928, at Huntington, W. Va. ‘They will live at Holden, W. Va., where Mr. Perry is assistant manager of the Island Creek Coal Mining Co. The bride, a native of Winchester, was one of the first nurses to be graduated at_the Henry Ford Hospital Training School in Detroit, and for the past year has been supervisor of public health work in Hancock County, W. Va. She is a lineal descendant of Adam Kurtz, & member of the famous “Dutch Mess' contingent of Gen. Danilel Morgan's army in the Revolution. . Woman Injured in Collision. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., March 11.— Mrs. Robert R. Mull, 3700 block of Maple avenue, was serlously cut about the face yesterday when a car driven by her husband ran into a car driven by Mr. Stevick at the District line snd Georgia avenue, Robert R. Mull report- ed to the police at the northern dis- trict station of the Montgomery County Police here. Mrs. Mull was treated at Walter Reed Hospital. —_— Lynchburg Dwelling Damaged. LYNCHBURG, Va, March 11 (Spe- cial).—The dwelling owned and occu- pied by L. D. Mills, 1 mile south of Halifax, was destroyed by fire Sunday at a loss of $8,000, partly insured. Most of the furniture was carried out by neighbors. ARLINGTON GAINS MARCH 11, 1930. ALEXANDRIAFIRE MAY AFFECTRULE) - UNIT HOLDS FETE Governor Says Experience and Study Needed in Re- forming Government. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 11.—Arling- ton County's newly legalized change in government may be but half a change when studies and experiments are made of the final form achieved, said Gov. Pollard in discussing the problems of the Northern Virginia territory yester- day. The study is being made by the county government commission, which will report in 1932. Although it may be disconcerting in & certain degree to the populace, Gov. | Pollard declared, Arlington must experi- ment now with the problems that she has and that are eventually to be faced by every county in the State. County Growth Swift. Arlington’s swift growth is because of her proximity to the National Capital. That this increase in popula- tion is largely of persqns accustomed to modern conveniences and who are anxious to enjoy these causes the cry for improvements, the governor said, was apparent. PR eferring to the complaint of the legislators from other sections that the Arlington County Representatives in the General Assembly always introduce much legislation of a purely local na- ture, Gov. Pollard said that this is to be expected from any county that is developing rapidly and whose popula- tion is not satisfied with the old form of county government. “It is the natural result of growth,” he said. Need of Commission. It was largely through the problems faced by Arlington that formation of th County Government Commission was urged by the governor as one of the principal points of his inaugural ad- dress, he stated, and it will depend to a large extent upon the report made by this commission as to what Arlington will eventually do in the adoption of a new form of government. County government is & neglected field not only in Virginia but in every State in the Union, the governor thinks, and he believes that the intensive study 10 be made by his commission will bene- fit the entire country and result in a | general change, at least in many of the | Eastern States, . |THREE LITTLE GIRLS HIKE TOWARD NORTH Patrolmen Find Runaways Near Baltimore After Absence of Whole Day. Three little girls, victims of yester- day's balmy Spring air, who left the home of their foster mother, Mrs. Mary E. Brannon, 3403 Dent place yesterday morning for school, were found “hitting the open road” near Baltimore at 3 g'clock this morning without funds but appy. P The girls are Helen 'Whisman, 14 years old; her 12-year-old sister Mary, both students at Gordon Junior High School, and Thelma Mills, 12 years old, who attends the Jefferson Junior High School. ‘Thoughts of school books and lessons were cast aside by the would-be travel- ers and after confiding to friends that “they just couldn't stay in one place so long,” the trio started for Baltimore. They walked all day yesterday, en- joying their newly found freedom. It was great to be out in the air away from knowledge-delivering teachers. ‘They were hiking along Belair road Just outside of Baltimore when two patrolmen spied them. “Say, what ya' doin’ out this late?” ied one of them. ‘we're going up North, that's came the retort.” ‘We know where the first stop North is,” sald the patrolmen as they trundled the hikers into their machine. This morning, after s sound sleep and a hearty breakfast. the North seemed very, very far awi The three are wards of the Board of Welfare and the board is preparing o bring them home today. Airplanes Outnumbered. NEW YORK, March 11 (#).—Auto- mobiles in the United States beat aire planes in number by 3,000 to 1. The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce lists 9.740 licensed planes. xt;ni;;:a;;;g # )10 Delivers the Victor Radio TaEl Hecat Co. “F Street at Seventh” it et et e tatetatetatatats FEEEXEXES X EXEXEXEXEX X EX X EXE DE MOLL’S Radio Department This department is managed by one o(. th ‘Washington. known radio experts best All i ations of sets are made under his personal supervision, which guarantees perfect service to our customers. Let Us Demonstrate the VICTOR RADIO We guarantee our prices to be as low as can be found in the city. DE MOL Special terms. Piano and . Furniture Co. 12th & G Sts. Pianos— Vietrol, Radios—Furnitus IColumbia Engine Organiza- tion Celebrates 59th Birth- day Anniversary. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11.—Co- lumbia Engine and Motor Company, No. 4, of the local Fire Department, celebrated the fifty-ninth anniversary of its founding with a banquet held in the Westminster Building here last night. Prominent State, city and fire officials and about 200 company mem- bers and guests were present. Paul Morton, former city manager here and now serving in a similar ca- pacity at Petersburg, Va., proved to be the principal speaker of the evening. Loyalty His Keynote. Loyalty to present town ‘officials was the keynote of Morton's talk. He also urged Red Cross first aid training and training in fire prevention and salvage work for the local department and told of the fire situation at Petersburg and the particular problems he had to face there, He declared that Alexandria had the “snappiest, quickest fire de- partment in the State of Virginia.” State Senator Frank L. Ball in a short, informal talk spoke briefly of the annexation fight between the city and county for the recently annexed terri- tory and said that there should be no ( feeling on anybody's part concerning annexation at the present time. ‘‘The time has come,” the Senator said, “when Alexandria and Arlington County should forget animosity and get together and build on this side of the Potomac a city that will rival Washington.” Cily Manager Wallace Lawrence spoke of the first aid, salvage and fire prevention work referred to by Former | City Manager Morton, and stated that | Alexandria was going to get these things in the near future. Fire Chief James M. Duncan, jr., in his greeting to the company and congratulations on the anniversary and the affair, further stated that his next request of city council would be for a first-aid wagon and gu':oper equipment for the work re- ferred to. Tells of D. C. Drill School. Sergt. A. J. Bargagni, representing the Washington Fire Department, spoke of his work at the D. C. firemen’s drill school and said that he was urging the heads of his department to open the school to volunteer firemen of the sur- ized as the second line of defense for ‘Washington. "Other talks were made by State Del- egate J. Fred Birrell, Councilman J. E. W. Timberman, Councilman Edmund F. Ticer and President T. W. McHugh of Potomac Truck and Engine Co. No. 2. Norman Roberts, president of Colum- bia Company, acted as toastmaster and made a short address of welcome and closing remarks. A feature of the occasion was the presence of George S. French, only surviving charter member of the com- pany. A varied program of entertainment interspersed the speakers. The company was presented with a four-tier birthday cake by Mrs. Stuart Jones, chairman of the ladies serving the banquet, on behalf of her lflm? Charles B. Cook, chairman of the af- fair, was given a present in appreciation of his work, and the ladies serving and on the entertainment program also re- ceived presents. Rev. George J. Hooker, pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church, opened the affair with invocation, and Rev. Father Hugh McFadden, assistant pas- tor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, pro- nounced the benedictie jon. ederick Theme, 30. and Ethel . " ot "Buitiimore, "sa - Hev. Temple, 30, Woodford, 25, Waco, Tex.; Rev. James L. e Marriage Licenses. gh, 26, both of n F. Poore. abert Wright, 21, thi e"fi'c and Ptm -2 v od! a; v, Wil D. Cquli'lu B. Nash, 25, this city, and Lena James E. Hall, ir., 36, Chevy Chase, Md., and Borothy A: Corbetsé, T dhis elty; Rev. James W. Morris. Dudley E. Heath. 24. and Lillian Stampp, 26; Rev. Willlam 8. Abernethy. 6, and Alice E. bert E. ingly. ordan, 27, and Elsie J. Hay- %e“'nl“ both of Richmond, Va.; Rev. H. M. e Norman L. MeDowell, 37, and Ruocco, 18, both of Alexandria, Va. vira V. B 8. be Rev. J. Yohn Maso and Thelma Blakey, 18: n. John Maso: rounding territory, which he character- | Chicago Gangster Passes Away From Natural Causes By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 11.—A re puted died of natural causes here today, which is con- sidered unusual in Chicago. He was “Big Dave” Earsman, who frequently figured in Chicago crime news. Attendants at the hospital, where he died, said that peritonitis, following an opera- tion for relief from acute ap- pendicitis, was the cause of death. RED CROSS FORMS FOR CIVIL RELIEF Prince William County Chari- ties to Be Asked to Co-Op- erate With Committee. Special Dispateh to The Star. MANASSAS, Va.,, March 11.—Prince ‘Willlam County Chapter, American Red Cross, met yesterday afternoon and or- ganized a civillan relief committee of which Mrs. C. R. C. Johnson will pe | chairman. Under the plan, according to Mrs. W. L. Lloyd, county Red Cross chair- man, an effort will be made to have all county organizations co-operate with this committee in the details of charity work, thus eliminating duplication of work and conflict of interests. County | |clubs promising co-operation in the plan are Manassas Kiwanis, Woman's Club of Manassas, the county Minis- terial ~Association, Bethlehem Good- housekeepers’ Club and many of the school patrons’ league and community organizations. Miss Sadie James, field representative of the American Red Cross, Washing- ton, was here and took an.active part in the organization program of the new relief committee. She has been visiting different sections of the county in com- pany with Mrs. W. L. Lloyd and Rev. A. Stuart Gibson, vice chairman of the | county chapter, for several days. ‘Work on the residential development on Lake Jackson, which will follow the completion of a dam over Occoquan Run, six miles south of Manassas, being |erécted by the Virginia Public Service | Co., has been started and the founda- | tion for a handsome residence to be | built by C. W. Alpaugh is now being |dug. It is believed that a large Summer | colony from nearby cities will result | from making of the lake, which will be about 15 miles long. —— | The new engine of the Manassas Fire | Department made the run to Clifton Sunday, and the equipment and mem- | bers of the department had a large | share in saving the town from fire. As a Mark our stores at 2 o’clock s A—ID FAMOUS NATIONALS PITCHER EXPIRES Robert M. Barr Passes Awail at Gallinger Hospital From Uremic Poisoning. Robert McClelland Barr, old-time ' Washington pitcher, of 1816 Kalorama road, died yesterday at Gallinger Hos- pital of uremic poisoning. He had been ill about two weeks. “Bob,” as he was familiarly known by thousands, was the idol of local fandom 40 years ago. His period of service, during which he saw duty on the firing line for Washington, Pitts~ burgh, Buffalo, Indianapolis and Rochester, extended from 1886 to 1894. Previous to following the call of the diamond he had worked in the District Health Department. After he had lost the amount of “steam” necessary to keep a big-time pitcher in there, he returned to work for the District gov~ ernment in various branches of the engineer department, although he never lost his interest in the national pastime. * Remembered Handwriting. “Bob” was born on December 28, 1856, and so he was in his seventy= fourth year when he lost his last de= cision. He had been given two exten= slons of the regular retirement age on account of his extraordinary abilities as research clerk in the engineer departs ment. He had a photographic memory. for handwriting, and could identify ancient documents with unfailing accu= racy from any few lines of writing; - whether there were any signatures or other identification marks or not. He would have been automatically retired; under the present retirement law, next December 28. 3 An_extremely active, outdors 3 he kept his remarkable constitution tact to the last. He used to boast” that he could “walk the legs off any dog.” He went for 20-mile rambles along the banks of the Potomac and the old C. & O. Canal, and was an enthusiastic searcher out of hidden wildflowers. It was said that he knew. every arbutus plant afong the river banks for miles. Much of his money went in helping out his cronies who lived on the river and canal banks. In all his life he never fished or killed any game. + Served as Night Clerk. For the past 12 years, in addition to. his duties at the District Building, he.r | served as night clerk for the American Red Cross. He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Fannie Q. Barr, and by a son and two daughters, James R. Barr, Mrs, C. H. Duffey of Miami, Fla.,, and Miss Ethel Barr of Washington, and by a sister, Miss Margaret E. Barr of Miami, Fla. The home is at 1816 Kalorama road. Funeral arrangements were being com- - pleted y. The first cargo of Russian raw cot- ton ever sent to Liverpool, England, ar- | rived there recently. of Respect for the late William Howard Taf; will close p.m. today Z oo ScoNomY s ™) //m//ll/ul//lmuynmln\\\\\\\\\\\!\\\& Fresh . 21¢ Buck Shad Roe Shad Lb. Lb. IN OUR MEAT MARKETS ONLY Fillet of Haddock . 29¢ 39¢ Fresh Trout 1. 25¢ Spanish Mackerel . 21¢@ GREAT /F* Fillet That Famous FORTY FATHOM Haddock L. 33@ c& PACIFIC ™