The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
Potomac Yards Handle
32,261 More Cars Than
In May, 1921.
LARGELY IN FRUIT
Citizens Committee Booms
Candidates for New
City Council.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. \. Doniphan.
721 King Street

72I King Street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 3.-The
past month showed a big gain in
business. judging from the number
OF cars handled at the Potomac
Railroad yards. the gateway be-
tween the North and the South.
The increase' s largely accounted
for by the big fruit business this
year In the South. total OF 131.-
47s cars were handled during the
month Of May at the yards. which
Is 32.26l more than the correspond
ing month last year, and an In
crease OF approximately 11.00e
more cars than were handled dur
ing April this year.
From May u to May 81. inclusive.
a total of 35.O67 cars of perishabIe
freight from the Sosth was handled
at these yards.
Hundreds of cars filled with
watermelons from Florida are now
daily passing through the yards.
and in addition. to this the Georgia
peach crop is large. hundreds of
cars of peaches coming through ev-
cry day. Many cars Of berries from
the South are also passing through
daily.
In order to boom their five can
d didates for the election to be held
June IL. the citizens committee has
sent out postcards. signed by Rich
ard Gibson. cha rnan. reading as
follows: The most complex busi-
ness enterprise in this section of
the State is Alexandria City. Its
income and disbursements amount
to nearly 100000 annually Every
taxpayer Is vitality interested that
this sum be expended 20 that you
get the most for your money. Only
men Of experience should be select
ed to handle this sum for you. w.
Albert Smoot. Robert 6. Jones.
Thomas J. Fsnnon. Edmund F. Ti-
Ger and Arthur II. Bryant have con-
sented to become cand dates for city
council These men by years of ex-
perience are familiar with the hand
ling of financial problems. Give
them your support at the coming
election.
Miss Eugenia Griffith. daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. John Hammond
Griff1th. Of .Asheville. y. c., and
Harvey Hodges Warwick were mar.
ried tonight at st. Pauls Episcopal
Church. The ceremony was per-
| formed by the brides father. as
sisted by Rev. Percy Foster Hall,
| n. D.. rector OF the church. At
tending the bride were her two
sisters. Miss Jane Griffith. as maid
of honor. and Miss Dorothy Griffith
as bridesmaid. The flower girls
were little Miss Courtney Page
| Waller and Anne Carter Waller.
| Following the wedding a reception
was held at the home Of the brides
sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer ]. Waller. Rosemont.
A bus Of the Alexandria Motor
| Ius Line was overturned at Brad
dock this afternoon. Several men
passengers en- route to Potomac
railroad yards escaped injury. as
did the driver. Wet roads caused
the machine to skid and go over
/ the embankmrnt The machine
was only slightly damaged.
Mrs. Rebecca y. BallinCer. 81
years old. died at midnight last
night at her home. Sherwood farm.
| Fairfax County. The funeral viii
| he held at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at her residence. Rev.
Tokn lee Allison. n. n. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church.
officiating.
A program has been arranged by
Irwin Diener. president. for the
meeting of the Alexandria Ad Club
next Wednesday night in the rooms
of the chamber Of commerce
Among those scheduled to speak
are f. w. Waldron. Washington;
Nathan r. Williams. national coun-
ell OF the American Association of
Manufacturers, and l. +. Rubel.