Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-22

Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
Business development is not limited
either to the residential sections as
many Of the streets which have been
occupied solely by business houses
for years are undergoing improve
ments and remodelings which are
changing the whole appearance of
the city. The big change will come,
however, whenever Congress goes
ahead with the Governments great
building program, contemplating the
destruction of many of the old
grimy buildings along the south side
of Pennsylvania Avenue and the
erection of Government department
buildings in one big group on the
Mall.
THE EARLY SESSIONS of the
debt funding negotiations between
the United States and Belgium have
moved into a deadlock over terms
for paying the nearly half billion
dollars which Belgium owes, but the
best information is that an agree
ment is still possible and will be
reached before the end of the month
The biggest victory for the Belgiums
at the start was the obtaining from
the American commissioners of the
promise of a lengthy moratorium
during which time they will be re
CURED to pay neither principal OF
interest. The granting Of thi'
concession to Belgium indicates thai
a similar policy will be followed il
the case of both Italy and France
despite the repeated denials of tbs
Government that moratoriums were
possible.
ACCUSTOMED TO parades anC
public demonstrations of all kinds
Washington saw something entirel,
new in the Ku KluX Khan parade, anS
is still trying to get at the meaning
of the great outpouring of white
robed figures which marched down
Pennsylvania Avenue for nearly fou
hours. The parade was looked upon
generally as gesture of strength OF
the part of the organization, despite
the fact that it was given out tina
the national officers did not stan,
sponsor for the affair and that it wa
of local origin. Opponents of th'
| Khan sought unsuccessfully to stol
the parade on the ground that rio
and bloodshed would result, but tn,
whole thing went off quietly an,
without excitement.
WITH NO LOCAL scandal of i'm
portance to attract it's attention
Washington has been keeping tab OF
the final round in Michigan Of tn,
| Congressman Scott divorce case
which has now reached its conclu
sion The SCOTS were leading mem
bers of the CongreSs-Army-Navy Sc
in the Capital and several of theil
associates in this group were in
| volved in the charges and counter
charges which they made in theil
bills for divorce Stories of tn,
trial, repete with tales of Con
gressional drinking bouts, smuggling
of liquor and other indiscretion.
We're read with interest in all socia
circles. Scott will be a member o.
the next Congress. but it is un
certain il he will return to Wash
lugton.
THE CHIEF PROBLEM nov
worrying officials of the District
Government is the regulation Of
traffic The regulations have be
come SO complex that the directing
officers themselves admit that they
cant keep up with all the changes
and amendments. Every day somt
new rule is promulgated, traffic Law
violations on the part of motorists
are becoming more numerous, ana
the municipal courts have found il
( necessary To keep open all night in
order that the number Of yiolators
Won't pile up during the day sessions
In spite of an these efforts. reckless
driving continues and deaths from
auto accidents occur almost without
abatement.
Gardeners who started out with