The Washington times., 1924-11-19
CHIEF OF
CHE RRYDALE
HITS BACK
Spates Declares Adjoining
Property Was Not Threat
ened At Holebrock Hill

\ CLARENDON. Va. Nov. H..
Chief Jack a. Spates. OF the Cherry.
dale fire department, answering the
charges made BY ]. M. Duncan. az.
sfgtant chief OF the Alexandria de-
partrnent, denied that any nearby
property was in danger. the near
est house being 200 feet away. al
the result OF the fire on Monday
which destroyed the home Of WiI-
liam Sothern, on HoIebroolE Hill.
Jefferson district. II which a child,
two years old, was burned to death.
Chief Spates said last night that
when he arrived at the fire he
learned Alexandria engines had
been there fully fifteen minutes and
no effort had been made to lay
out any hose. The house then, he
said, was IN flames, the roof having
fallen In. Going to the chief Of
the Arlington department for In
structions, Spates said he was told
It was useless to attempt to lay
out any hose.
Chief Spates admitted that he re-
fused 10 lay out hose when asked to
by Duncan. because at that time II
was useless, and that his hose
would have had to lay out and
dry. Following its use, leaving his
engine useless. He said had Dun
hose and found he needed more,
then ne would gladly have turned
his 1,2OO feet over to Duncan.
!. In his fifteen years association
with the Cherrydale department,
Gv4~kAS, eta .. :. ...ss..
the department to fail to respond
to q fire either day or night and
lend any assistance possible. The
men In the department are all vol.
unteers and leave their work to-
fight fires, and he feels that the
criticism Of the Alexandra Off.
cials Is unjust.
At the meeting Of the Arlington
district good roads commission. to
be held tomorrow night at the
court house with Chairman Arthur
Orr presiding. the report OF the
executive committee, which includes
the estimate Of $691, 626.eg, as sub
fnitted by Captain John 4. TaIman.
superintendent OF roads, will be pre-.
scented. According to Mr.. Orr, the.
commission VIII receive the esti.
mates which also have been given
for each road separately and follow.
ing its acceptance the petition.
which has been drawn, win be ure.
pared, and submitted 70 Judge sam.
uel g. Brent, who viii name 4
date for an election for the bond
issue. ~
the monthly meeting Of the ArI-
ington County Volunteer Firemen's
Association win be held tonight at
the Arlington fire house at 81
o'clock. All members Of the asso-
ciation are requested to attend and
II is hoped that members of the
newly organized department OF Pc.
tomac VIII be present.
Many matters OF Importance IL
the departments OF the county win
be discussed. including a uniform
lire alarm system.
The Junior League Of the Claren.
don School will hold its annual
bazaar Friday night at 8 o'clock al
the school.
The Mary washington CHAPTER.
No. 50. o. e. S., win hold The
monthly card party. Friday night
N the Clarendon Citizens Hail at
3 o'clock.
The Women's Club Of Lyon PARK
win hold its regular meeting to-
night at 3 o'clock in the office 81
Lyon and Fitch, with Mrs. Joseph
Haley presiding. 1t has been re.
quested that all members attend as
plans for the winter Will be dis
cussed.
The monthly meeting of the pa
rent Teachers Association of
Fort Myer Heights, will be held
today at BIS at the school, with
Mrs. H g. Gibson presiding. a
fun attendance Of parents Is re.
quested as many important school
matters will be discussed.
a marriage license was issued
to Harris Butchard and Ruth M,
Childs. Of Mt. Ida, by the clerk az
the court Of Arlington county.
Plans to perfect the organization
OF the Retail Merchants Association,
OF Potomac, win be completed At
meeting to be held Friday night
IN the office Of Graham and Ogden.
on Mt. Vernon avenue.
The Potomac town council meet.
ing in regular session last Iiight.
with g. Il. Adams. acting MAYOR
presiding, after disposing of con,
siderable business, discussed the
question of a modern fire.alarr
system. The council decided "a
have Installed at the Potomac town
han an electric siren.
John D. Barnes, thirty-three years
old an, invalid. cripnled most Of his
HE. died Mondav Funeral services
at the home OF his sister. Mrs. Il
L. German, 256 Chestnut street
Lyon Park, will be followed l,y
church rites at the Protestant Epis
copal Chapel OF st. Columbia. MIR
dock Mill road. Washington. 81 d
o'clock this afternoon. The Rev.
erend William w. Shearier will off.
ciate. Interment will be In Rock
Creek Cemetery.
A resident OF the city until n few
months ago, when he moved to-
Lyon Park, he and his little family
had lived for the past ten year, At
4lSl Wisconsin avenue. Ho was
collector for laundry. His wife.
Mrs. Edna #. Barnes: three chill.
dren. and his sister. Mrs, German.
survive him. .s
According to officials at -he
Rosslyn postoffice, the office viii
move into its new quarters within