Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
STOP SIGN FIGHT
|. AR0USES CHAMBER
Hyattsvi|Ie Body AssaiIs
Proposed Pay Cut for
Federal Employees.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, February 26.-The
| Hyattsville Chamber of Commerce
meeting in the municipal building her
last night, adopted a resolution indors
ing the proposed amendment to Il.
Prince Georges County law affectir
the tenure of the Office of county treas
urer so as to permit that official to sue
coed himself.
The chamber extended an invitation
to H. l.. Leonard, chief of the Prince
Georges County rescue squad, to explain
the operation of the newly installed
ambulance service and appropriated 81,
as donation.
DIR. Benjamin P. Robertson and M
T. May were named as alternate dele
gates to the meeting of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, which
meets in Washington April 80 to May g.
Debate Auto Arrests.
II. Wilson Spicknall started debate
by declaring that HyattSyille was being
| subjected TO much adverse criticism on
account OF the activity of it's bailiffs in
arresting automobilists in passing the
stop signs. Spicknall intimated that the
dollar fee which the officers received for
every arrest was responsible for much
OF this activity and that the bailiffs use
little judgment in making arrests. DR..
Ira K. Atherton, chairman of the police
committee, cited a number of cases
where serious accidents were averted
owing to the presence of the stop signs
and declared that the bailiffs were the
most conscientious body of men ever in
the employ of the town. Irwin Owings,
chairman of the Maryland National
capital Park and Planning Commission,
called attention to several instances
where the bailiffs had used little judg-
ment IN making arrests. Charles Fl.
Welsh defended the stop signs.
The name of Henry A. Friday was
added to the program committee of
which j. Ernest DoWnin is chairman,
and this committee was authorized to
arrange dinner and entertainment for
the night of April %.
Salary Cut Hit.
E. ASbury Davis of Baltimore was
lndorsed for membership on the board
OF directors of the Chamber of Com
merce OF the United States, and the
action OF President Owens of the local
behalf of the local body.
A resolution presented by j. Ernest
DOWN was unanimously adopted, op-
posing the rider on the second def
cheney appropriation bill which would
cut the salaries of $500 of the pro-
fessional, scientific and administration
personnel of the Government in the
higher classification grades.
Frank S. Grooms, Cottage City, and
Rev. Morris w. Derr, Bladensburg, were
admitted to membership.
DR.. Gordon F. Cadisch. acting head
OF the department of economics and
sociology, University of Maryland, spoke
on China.
President Arthur P. Owens announced
the following standing committees, the
first named in each case being chair
man: legislative, S. Marvin Peach, DR..
z. A. Cary, II. c.. Byrd, j. Enos Ray.
IRWIN OWings and Nicholas Orem: pub
lie utilities, Nicholas Orem, Russell
Hardy, c. L. Aiello, M. T. May, Dwight
B. Gait. DR.. Thomas B. Symons, C.
A. Magoon. Prof. c. P. Close, and H.
Wilson Spicknall; publicity, E. A. Full
Ter, yJr.; Frank B. Smith, Walter l..
Green, William Moore, H. w. Anglin,
c. F. Luebner and Morris E. Anglin;
roads, Irwin Owings, T. Howard Duck
cite and j. Enos Ray; parks and play
grounds, G. Sherman James, c. l..
Aiello, Robert B. Morse, Daniel c..
Fahey jr.: John H. Hiser, and T. D.
farrell; membership, George N. Bowen,
Henry A. Friday, Dr. H. B. McDon-
nell, D. Hazen Mcleod, H. A. Bos-
well. George H. Lanhardt; program, j.
Ernest Downin. Henry A. Friday, c.
L. Erwin, D. c. Fahey, jr; Dr. 3. P.
Robertson, Irwin Owings; Industrial re-
lations, S. H. Harvey, C. L. Erwin, M.
T. May, H. Wilson Spicknall, DR.. H.
T. Willis and Richard Zantzinger. The
naming of the Maryland City COM
mittee of which George o. Pooley, Uni
versity Park, is chairman, was deferred,
1t being understood that Mr.. Pooley
will shortly move to Baltimore.