The Washington herald., 1922-08-24
WASHINGTON
MASONIC TEMPLES
CORNERSTONE RITE
Baltimore Labor Agent
Runs AfOul of Vir-
ginia Laws.
BOY HURT IN CRASH
Rail Strike Official Tells Men
Operators Have
Lost.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphan.
T2T King Street.

A. s. Doniphan.
727 King Street
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 23.-Be-
cause of the unsettled industrial
conditions and owing to inability Of
contractors to get material, laying
of the cornerstone of the George
Washington Masonic Temple at
George Washington Park, set for
October Is, has been indefinitely
postponed.
Announcement of the postpone
ment was received here today from.
Louis A. watres, Scanton, Pa, pres
ident of the association. after a con-
ference with Charles H Callahan.
local secretary, and other officials.
While no date has yet been de-
termined upon II is regarded as
more than likely that the corner
stone will not be laid before next
spring.
The local committee of arrange
rents will continue to function and
hold its meetings to complete de-
tails, according to Charles H. CAL
lahan-
This temple will cost s2,5o0.0oo
and ground for its erection has been
broken at George Washington PARK.
The work will be continued without
interruption and by May 1t is hoped
TO have grading completed.
II is proposed to complete the
foundation with a slab of concrete
eight feet thick over the entire
building. The wall at the foot OF
the property along King street is
to be protected against washing
and terraces around the building
ten feet high are to be broken by
a balustrade. The top of the ter
races will be forty feet wide, and
temporary approaches will be pro-
vided for pedestrians from the foot
of the hill on the east up to the
temple. The winding drive from the
foot of the hill to the temple will be
graded for temporary road. After
1t is thoroughly settled it will be
concreted. A road from King to
Duke street will be opened. This
road later will be concreted.
Contractors are now engaged In
grading and making the formation
building the foundation for the tenn
Die. A tower 160 feet high is being
erected to pour concrete. which will
be within fifty feet of the height OF
the temple.
Already thousands of Masons had
planned to come to Alexandria from
all over the United States to attend
I the cornerstone laying. 1t is be-
!ievcd that even a greater number
will come in the spring of the year
han in October.
When winford B. Atkins of Bal
imore came here yesterday and no.
lifted several men that they could
obtain employment at Curtis Bay
Md. outside of Baltimo. breakins
shells and that they would be paid
SO a day for the work, he little
dreamed that he was violating the
State labor law. He was taken in
:ustody by Policeman Durrer and
Irraigned before Justice Duval The
court explained the law and i'm
posed a fine of 500. There is both a
'ity and State law which prohibit,
tabor agents without a licence to
.ake labor out of the State. Atkins
told the court that he was not act
'nE as an agent nut simply was
.elling the men hoping they would
get something to do till the rail
strike is settled. He said he thought
1e was doing the men favor. Only
.wo men had agreed to go and the
testified that Atkins did not agree
n pay their fare. Atkins told the
.ourt he did not offer to pay the
are of any of the men.
leg fractured in two places and
n numerous bruises and contusions
we're received early tonight by AL
'ert Carroll. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Carroll. of Mount Ida, Arling-
on County, when a bicycle he was
iding near Mount Ida collided. ii
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