The Washington times., 1924-04-16
TWO ARRESTED
At ROSSLYN ON
WET CHARGE
Suspect Caught as He Was
About to Jump in River Re-
leased on $500 Bond.

CLARENDON, Va, April 16.-
After an exciting chase by police
Robert Caldwell, colored, giving his
address as 1905 street northwest
Washington, was captured as he was
about to jump in the Potomac river
at Rossyln yesterday afternoon.
He was tanen to the Arlington
county Jail where he was charged
with illegal possession and trans
porting of liquor. He was later re-
leased on $500 bond, and viii be
given hearing before Police Judge
Harry r. Thomas today.
Stopping car on Lee Highway
near Rossyln last night police found
fifteen gallons of corn whiskev
Claude Newson, twenty three years
old, colored, of Washington, operat-,
ing the car was arrested; he was.
taken to the Arlington county Jail.
where he was charged with trans
porting and illegal possession of
whiskey.
Newson will be given hearing
before Judge Harry r. Thomas to.
day.
The board of supervisors of Ar.
lington county at their regular
meeting held Monday at the court
house laid the following levy for the
year 1924. County levy-General
funds, H95; schools, so; roads, 40.
Jefferson district-Roads; 40; schools,
40; school bonds, 10. Arlington dis
trict-The levy is the same as for
jefferson district. Washington dis
trict-Roads, 40; school bonds, Is:
and road bonds, so. Levies for in
tangibles classes and 5, 80; class
i. 30; levies for the town Of Fall
Church. county purposes. 80; county
schools, so. The board postponed
action on the question of taxing
sign boards.
D. u. Merriot, assistant commits
sfoner Of Indian affairs will be the
principal speaker at the regular
monthly meeting of the Woman's
Civic Club Of Clarendon tonight at 8
o'clock in the Community Hall. Mr..
Merriot will deliver an illustrated
lecture using moving pictures show.
ing the life Of the American Indian.
A meeting of the Ballston Coun-
Gil, No. 221, Junior Order American
Mechanics, will be held tonight at
o'clock in the Junior Hall.
The citizens advisory committee
Of the school board of Arlington
county meeting at the Arlington
ceived from the architects, Upnlan
& Adams, of Washington, the COM
plete plans for the new Junior High
School for Arlington district.
Following lengthy discussion as
to the location of the building on
the Willard Douglass site of which
eight and one-han acres have been
purchased by the school board, upon
motion CT J. Thomas Manning a
special called meeting viii be held
on Saturday at p. m. when Albert
l.. Harris. municipal architect of
Washington, will attend and assist
the committee in making the selec-
ton.
Plans were made by President J.
Thomas Manning at the semi-month.
~ meeting of the Clarendon Citi-
zenss Association last night for a
general clean up of Clarendon and
surrounding sections by the APP
pointment of the following com.
mittee, J. Thomas Manning, chair
man; George H. McCrillis, Frank
SlS uST, ttIlU a. M. DAWSON. MAN.
ming said today that it is his i'll.
tention to confer with the mem.
bers of the citizens associations of
Lyon Park, Ashton Heights, Au-
rora Heights, and the Woman's
Civic Club and request the appoint
ment of delegates to meet with the
committee from Clarendon that a
general plan might be worked out
and the entire section be cleaned
up at one time.
The date of a general meeting
will be announced later said Man
ming. .,.,