Evening star., 1924-08-12
Plan for REORGANIZATION.
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, August Il 'Speclai'
BUS line service with the Capltai
and points nearby in Arlington Coun-
~ was assured for Alexandra yes
terday. when the State Corporation
Commission handed down a decision
denying the plea of the Washington
Virginia Railroad Co, which asked
the revocation of the certlhcate un-
der which the Alexandria, Bancroft
and Washington bus line has peeh
operating since July l. This ends ehe
fight which started last Septembe
when the Washing Virginia line
and the Alexandria Chamber OF COM
merse board of directors fought Ger
tificate ]. NJ. Dickerson sought. The
railroad was successful in this fght.
R6bert l.. May of Bancroft purchased
early this year the rights OF the de-
funct blue bus line and certlhcate
was granted him in February Inc
railroad contested this charter aho
was granted the hearing upon which
the decision of yesterday was based.
In handing down the ruling, the COM
mission held it had no right to re-
woke certificate once 1t had been
granted.
The proposal made yesterday that
volunteer firemen of the city be given
a wage of 81 a year that they might
participate in the workmens com
pensation insurance which the city
carries on it's employees was blasted
when legal aspects of the aHair were
made known. The premium and the
amount of insurance given under this
nroyision are based entirely upon the
wages received by the insured work
man Charles F. Holden, who handles
a large part of the city insurance, sald
the only practical scheme would be
for the city to carry its own lnsur-
ance on fire department volunteers
The proposal was broached as the
result of probable fatal injuries
George w. Whalen, 10, received "hlle
fighting a fire here August z.
Sleeping through the storm peace
fuIIv his bed a hard platform on
Royal street, Oscar Daniels was taken
to the police station before he could
he extricated from the sheltering
arms of Morpheus Daniels had gone
to sleep, Policeman East declared,
nursing a half-pint bottle OF ardent
spiritsS The bottle was found reposlng
unon his chest. Daniels was held for
the action of the grand jury charged
with violating the State prohioltion
law. ,
again his stunt of allowing a fully
laden automobile to pass over MS
body. The performance Saturday was
cut short by rain. A collection was
taken in the large crowd Tor the
benefit of disabled veterans OF the
World War, the affair having been
staged by the American Legion.
Labor such as is fitted for street
construction is scarce here now, ac-
cording to City Manager Rich, who
has his entire force engaged in re-
surfacing 40 squares of gravel streets.
Of
hotel corporation is expected at
meeting today to decide upon the
site for the new hostelry, construc-
ton of which has been held up on
account of high prices asked for
available real estate on King street.
Ontions are now before the board
on other properties than King street.
Clarence Hunter. colored, alleged
wielder of revolver, was fined $l0O
and costs in police court yesterday
by Judge F. C. Duvall. Hunters only
7 was charged with carrying gun
and then the late Judge Thompson
fined me $780,"
James w. Roberts and W. Cameron
Roberts, representing the Braddock
Tennis Club, have won honors for
their club by defeating teams from
Herndon, Leesburg and Dunbarton
in an interclub tournament at Hern-
don.
The home of Daniel Reagan, dairy
farmer, in Fairfax County, three miles
south of Alexandria on the Fort
Humphreys road. was saved from fire
early last night when 200 volunteers
formed a bucket brigade and poured
water where the fire, which destroyed
the barn, milkhouse and storehouse,
threatened to spread. Damage was
estimated at more than $1,000. The
road was blocked with automobilists
who were riding that way. The
cause of the fire is undetermined.