Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1930, Page 5

COUNTY WANACER SYSTEN FAVORED Arlington Civic Federation to Seek November Election Test on Change. @pecial Dispatch to The Star. “LYON PARK, Va, September 17. Actepting the repor THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, CREATING ANOTHER LINK IN FAMOUS PARKWAY of its Legislative | and Legal Action Committee, the Ar-| lington County Civic Federation at adjourned meeting here last night fi vored the abolition of the present form of county government, the setting up of the county manager form, with elec- tion of the county board at large, and made plans for an election campaign to_bring about the desired change. The committee, of which Robert N. Anderson is chairman, and which sub- mitted its report after several months of exhaustive study of all forms of lo- cal government available to Arlington, including incorporation and the modi- fied commission form, in addition to the €0' "ty manager plan, was authorized by vot. to circulate the petition calling for the election and instructed to organize for a campaign for the dissemination of fnformation relative to the proposal. Will Submit Proposal. It was decided to put the matter up to the voters at the regular November election. When question of date for Bolding the election was introduced it was found that opinions varied, some feeling it should follow by several months the regular election to give the voters sufficient time to ascertain all the facts in the case, and others hold- ing that early in December would be a Ppropitious time. Still others took the stand that all there is to know about the matter can be learned by November, Advocates of the latter date won many supporters to their side when they forcetully called attention to the fact that sentiment is so strong for a change that there is a possibiliy of the question being put through under other leader- ship and that by having the question :uhfi:d on 'thhe November ballots they uld save the expense of a special elec- tion, estimated at $500. Under the law, the petition calling for the election must contain the signa- tures of 200 qualified voters, The question of a change in the form ©f government and the desirability of adopting the county manager plan was thoroughly discussed two weeks ago, and little time was lost last night in approving these two recommendations. Question of Elections. ‘The recommendation of the commit- fee with respect to the eiection at large Bf the five persons who will constitute the county board did not, however, fare ®0 well, much time having been given #n a discussion of the comparative merits of election at large and election by districts, choice of which is left to the voters under the act. John K. White of the Walker's ©Chapel Association expressed the view that election by districts would be more advantageous to the thickly populated areas than the sparsely settled sections %V reason of the larger voting power. e declared that when it came to the election of members of the county board the outlying districts would have little or no D“'t“in !.P;elrl selection. . a feeling in the outlying he sald, “that cur‘*vom 'would count for nothing. We feel that we would be relieved of our franchise, as _far as our officials are concerned.” Speaking in favor of the magisterial Wistrict plan, which is the present method of selecting board members, Mr. ‘White expressed the view that this would be the best method, providing the districts could be equally divided as to ition. He stated that if the out- sections could be embraced into that overlap densely popu- lated areas the proportion of repre- sentation for the outlying lecflfl‘l-l‘ would be larger than if the officials are Woted for at large. Argues for Whole County. Answering Mr. White, Hugh McGrath, & member of the “better government gommittee,” in an effort to dispel the fears of the citizens in qu' declared that members of the ‘who Are elected at large will have a wider in that they will look to the unty as a whole for support and be responsible to the county as & whole in natters of administration. The outlying districts wre further protected, he sald, by the fact that the election districts must each have a voting population of 5,000 and be contiguous. C. K. , & member of the com- mittee, speaking in favor of election at asserted that under this system the county will be able to get men who will not have a community point of view but will look upon the county as & unit. ‘This system will permit the county to get away from log-rolling and trading and to get an equal representation for every voter. “If we can get the right kind of men Jor the positions” John A. Petty de- clared “we should not care where they come from. If we elect by districts, we will be confronted with the same con- ditions that we have today. Under the district system a man may be liked in his own district but undesirable to the eounty as a whole. Elect at large and ‘we can more readily get rid of him.” Effect on Candidates. Arthur Orr, another member of the eommittee, declared that unless the gelhod of electing is changed the gov- ent reform proposal will be of no material benefit. Election at large, he , puts the citizen, no matter where e lives, in a stronger moral position. e man who aspires to a place on the board will look to every voter in the eounty for support, not that he lives around the corner or a mile away, and that 15 the thing that counts,” he said. Mrs. Florence E. Cannon, another member of the committee, declared that she had to be convinced that election at large was the thinz. She said that election by districts will make “the fitical machine” function more e ently. This Ehm of the proposal finally earried by an overwhelming majority. Each recommendation of the commit- tes was voted on separately, followed by sdoption of the report as a whole after & few minor amendments had been made. The final vote was unlmtmo‘\;:. ici- OIL BURNERS NEVER WEAR OUT We Have Two Reconditioned and Rebuilt Model G Burners Which We ‘Are Offering at a Special Price, Fully Guaranteed For A. C. or D. C. Electricity Investigate This Opportunity DOME/TIC SE CORP 1706 CONN. AVE. N W, PHONE POTOMAC 2048 WmH.GOT TLIEB... AWGR Massachusetts avenue and the Q Street Work is progressing on the road construction in the sector of the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway lying between Above scene shows the beginnings of the work in the vicinity of the Q Street Bridge, where the new park road will be linked up with the city’s road system at Florida avenue.—Star Staff Photo. Specis! Dispatch o The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 17.— Doris V. Kidd, 8 years old, of 1001 Duke street, received a free hair cut when struck by an auto driven by Horace Crump of 222 North Royal street, last night. The little giyl's bobbed hair on the right side of her head was cut off as clean as if severed by scissors. Crump took the child to the Alex- GIRL’S HAIR CUT OFF WHEN AUTO HITS HER IN ALEXANDRIA STREET Only Bruises Found on Child When Examined at Hospital Where Driver Rushed Her. mmwm'mmrm gty en e acc 3 which happened at Duke and Patrick streets, stating that the child ran out in front of his car. ‘Witnesses stated that when the auto Mpmfl the child crawled out from under the nt of it and started asking every one for a penny. She received a large supply of coppers at the hospital. Police recorded the accident as settled out of andria Hospital, where it was found | court. committee, showing the merits of incorporation as county manager plan, was explained by Mr. Anderson and passed over without discussion. The report pointed out that incorporation would be inadvisable at this time, principally because it would vesult in the loss to the county of the gasoline tax and State road construc- tion and maintenance. In fl"l'; e"’etlllt the matter mch:i'llu‘;: polls, the following questions submitted to the voters on the ballet: 1. Shall the county change its form of government? 2. In the event of such a change, which form of government shall be adopted—modified commission plan— county manager plan? 3. In the event of such s change, shall the governing board be elected at large or by districts? Want New Building Code. The committee was instructed, on motion of Mr, Orr, to draft a building code for the county and to seek co- operative action from committees of comparative the VINEGAR Vs pt. or 1/, pt., %ovn 39¢ CERTO ..... bt 29¢ Bush 3 Elberta Peaches * Seckel Pears ......... Cooking Apples ...... the Chamber of Commerce and the Ar- -Fairfax Volunteer Firemen's As- sociation. The draft will be submitted to the federation and, if approved, for- warded to the Board of Supervisors for adoption. Acting on the motion of F. E. Mann, & committee of five was authorized to make an effort to have lifted the ban that prohibits civil service employes participating in political activities of the county. Those assigned to this were: Hugh McGrath, chairman; Mr. Mann, C. K. Lewis, Robert E. Plymale and Mrs. Jullan D. Simpson. Warfield Family Honored. EBPRINGFIELD, Mass.,, September 17 (#).—A fellow with such a distinguish- ed name ought to be good at declama- tion. David K. Warfield, jr., of Muddy Creek Forks, Pa, who is not a son of the theatrical producer, has won & re- lonal speaking contest for future PIGGLY 1bs. for A For Today’s Table Beans Stringless Quality excellent . . . a real value at this price. - 20¢ Thursday Only MOTHER EXPIRES, FIFTH FIRE VICTIM Casanova, Va., Tragedy’s Toll Included 3 Children and Aunt in Home. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va., September 17.— Of a family of five but one member remained today, Mrs. J. 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Miss Hall had just arrived at the ‘Wells home to care for Mrs. Wells’ chil- dren while the mother went on her trip alone. The home was completely destroyed before firemen from Warren- ton could arrive on the scene. ‘The mother and children will be buried at West River, Md. WIGGLY | 12 ™= §5¢ 24 ™ $1.30 25¢ I3TTH ANNIVERSAR OF CAPITOL STONE George Washington Laid| Corner Stone With Full Mili- tary and Masonic Honors. With tomorrow the 137th anniver- sary of the Capitol's corner stone lay- ing will arrive. George Washington laid the stone, with full military and Masonic honors, September 18, 1793. The ceremonies were attended with much pomp and ceremony. The corner stone is now in the south- east corner of the old building, almost directly under the Supreme Court room, which was formerly used as the Senate chamber. It 4was there Daniel Web- ster delivered, extemporaneously, his famous reply to Hayne in defense of the Union before the Civil War, which nearly every schoolboy and girl knows. Sight-seers chipped away so many pieces off the famous stone that in the administration of President Cleveland a large bronze plate, bearing a suitable inscription was placed over it. Few persons, even the Capitol guides, can find the dark corner where it is located. Once located, however, the bronze tablet covering the stone is in ‘fill.ln view to any one, especially if a little light is thrown on it. It is beneath the east central portico on the ground floor out- side. ‘When President Hoover laid the cor- ner stone of the new Commerce Build- ing in 1929 he used the same trowel that President Washington used to lay the corner stone of the Capitol. ‘The original inscription on the Capi- tol corner stone, now preserved under the inscribed bronze tablet, reads as follows: D. €, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1938. L. 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