Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1921, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1921 REALTORS DISCUSS BORAH AMENDMENT Differ as to Effect of Modi- fication of Ball Rent Bill. Washington real estate men today took part in numerous informal con- forences in an effort to find out the probable effect of the amendment of- fered yesterday by Senator Borah to the Ball rent bill, designed to protect tenants against unreasonable rent in- creases. The latest development in the Sen- ate’s rent inquiry came as a surprise, and a difference of opinion has de- veloped as to how the amendment would operate and for what length of time. 1 It was considered likely today the| Bar Association’s code and legisiation committee would investigate the legal aspects of the matter. Ball Bill and Substitute. The bill, originally offered by Sena- tor Ball, sought to repeal the seven- day summons provision of the Dis-| trict code. After losal business inter- | ests had protested that such a meas- | ure would put a premium upon rent| dodging and halt building activity, the | Senate judiciary committee reported a | substitute bill giving tenants an ad- ditional five-day leeway over the time now allowed them in eviction suits. Both the Bary Association and real estate interests appeared isfied with this compromiee, but Senator Ball expressed dissatisfaction on the ground that the proposed legislation offereq no protection to tenants against_profiteering landlords. Then followed the introduction yes terday of the Borah amendmen which provides that the eviction process outlined in the substitute bill shall not be available to landlords as against tenants who make regular payment of their rent at the present Tates, or who may offer to pay here- after the difference between the pres- ent rates and any sums that the rent commission shall determine to be just and fair. Real Estate Men Puszled. ‘The feature of this proposal which is puzzling real estate men most is the length of time it would operate. They point out that the Ball substitute measure amends the District code, whereas the provision offered yester- day places in the hands of a tempo- rary body, namely, the rent commis- sion, the question of regulating rent increases. Inasmuch as the rent commission |3g automatically will go out of existence next fall, unless Congress otherwise | provides, the question is asked if the | amendment offered yesterday by Sen- ator Borah will die with the commis- sion. May Formulate Policy. Tt is thought the canvass of this AQquestion today by both. real estate men and lawyers will result in the formulation of a policy which, if it is adverse to the proposed legisla- tion, will be communicated to the Senate without delay. It also was considered probable to- day that inasmuch as Senator Borah has paved the way to offering amend- ménts to the Ball substitute bill the s of the newly formed District Home-Owners' Protective Association i |HUGHES SILENT .jen out in the House appropriations ON CABINET POST DURINGD.C.VISIT Charles E. Hughes is in the city, , before the United States Supreme | Court in a pending case. Current | gossip connecting him with a cab- inet portfolio made him a figure of interest about the Capitol. No- body broached the subject to him, however, and he volunteered no suggestions himself ! “How do vou do. happy New | Year, glad to see vou, he said | as he made his through a | group of friends, and was away before his handgrasp had hardly re- laxed Jmph,” remarked one of them, “seems a case of ‘there he comes. here he is, yonder he goes.'” ASKS SALARY BOOST FORALL TEACHERS North Washington Citizens Want Graded Teachers In- cluded in Raise. Upward revision of salaries of grade school teachers in the District of Columbia in the same ratio asked by the board of education in pre- senting schedules proposing increases for high school teachers was urged upon the Senate in a resolution adopted last night at a_meeting of the North Washington Citizens’ As- sociation, at the parish hall of the Church of the Advent. At the same time the association approved a mo- tion asking that the entire appropri- ation for schools in the District bud- get for 1921, part of which was strick- committee, be appropriated. thereby making available much more money for school purposes than is in the bill as passed by the House. The resolutions were introduced by Gen. Charles H. Ourand. chairman of the school committee of the association. A movement to eliminate waste paper and dirt in the streets in the territory of the association was be- gun by Dr. A. D. Cobey and Wash- ington Topham. Dr. Cobey introduced a resolution, which was passed. pro- viding that the secretary write @ letter to the four large newspapers of the city asking that newsboys see that papers are delivered to the door or on the porch of the house to which they are consigned. He said news- boys frequently throw papers on the lawn, and they are blown about by the wind, to become a public nuisance. Mr. Topham'’s resolution directed the secretary to write a letter to the Vashington _ Railway and Electric Company asking the company to di- rect its conductors to discontinue the | practice of cleaning street cars of paper at North Capitol street and Michigan avenue. Mr. Topham told the association that | the reason there has not been.a post- office_installed in the neighborhood was because property owners held their property at too high a valuation to permit leasing of a store for a branch at the price Postmaster Chance is willing to pay. He called upon pub- lic-spirited citizens to cut their prices a little in order that the neighborhood may have a branch post office. An illustrated lecture on the growth of the telephone in Washington and elsewhere was gven by Leonard 8. Ritter and Henry Ransom. Charles H. 10 have introduced an amendment for the protection of home-owners will be facilitated. This association has Indorsed a plan under which bona fide purchasers may obtain immediate m-lon by giving a superseding when_their right of occupaney i contested in the courts by tenants. WIDOW ASKS $10,000. ° Mrs. Edna L. Towles Sues Road for Husband’s Death. Mrs. Edna L. Towles, widow of Jesse J. Towles, who was killed February 27 last. in the yards of the Washing- ton Terminal ~ Company, yesterd: brought suit against that .m:u.y and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- ;v::);v“;n the District Supreme Court, for husband, because of not properly signaling the approach | yard locomotive, o of & Perfect quality sheets, hem—hand. seam free from dressing—no limit To $30 High-Grade with 3-inch -torn and welded center Mayers presided. Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported to the health department within the last twenty- four hours: ey Dattaes, 33, Georgetown University fospital. George Latterner. 44. 2408. Wisconsin ave. Mary ¥. Sewell, 79, 1045 Jefferson st. Hannah Strasburger. 86, 1306 Colambla 1. Henry A. Bumstead, 50, B. and 0. R. B. train No. 26. Mary C. Rugg. 80, 1513 Newton st. Robert E. Parker, 50, Walter Reed General Hospital. Sarah A. Denham, 73, Seminole, Apt. 1. Margaret Steele, 84, 1337 Eye st. n.e. John J. Burke, 56, 200 Kentucky ave. s.e. Richard K . 65, 711 East Capitol st. Mildred Yoder Tachiffely, 2 months, 1221 334 ‘Catherine E. Divers, 7, 1353 D st. n.w. Donald Meyers, ir., 3. Children's Hospital. Frazier, Jr.. 6 months, 2287 Mt. " View pl. s.e. ‘Women’s Black 98c sizes. Reinforced SILK PLUSH £ i silk plush made with pendably 1 sizes to YD.-WIDE PERCALES cape collars mole or fur collars, beited, bell sleeves and ppockets. De- COATS 16 Four models in 34 and 36 inch long coats, large of ined; Back Pure Silk Perfect Hose. MUTT AND JEFF—Doc had a Perfect Right to Hand Jeff the Bum’s Rush. NoU A CHANCE. AND DoC, LISTEA- (Copyright, 1921. by H. C. Fisher. Trade mark registered U. 8. Pat. OfL.) —By BUD FISHER. « Gee, You ARE A X JE o S =TT WESTS O\ [rie Have THem | [ DoYou Think Tee e e el ADME-BREW AND 11#& [THAT YoU'REA AS Goob AS EVER Be ABLE T PLAY AT At e e WN“;‘“'S:‘"V IN A week! A FIDDLE WHEN ' Do You THINK M ou TAKE THE AND SCALDED THEM: HANDS wtu;se ou Can FIX THEM I\_ CRIPPLED! uP FINE! » ) ’ ! \ ociety (Continued from Ninth Page.) ed for the dancing and a buffet sup- per was served. Card tables were out for those who did not care to dance. The decorations were typical of the season. Interesting Wedding Last Night. The marriage of Miss Emma Mel- bostad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thron Melbostad of Boyd, Minn., to Mr. Rudolph W. Santelmann, son of Capt. William H. Santelmann, leader of the United States Marine Band, and Mrs. Santelmann, took place last even- ing at 8:30 o'clock at the home of the bridegroom’s parents, 5426 Connecti- cut avenue, in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends, Rev. C. W. Locher officiating, assisted by Rev. Paul Menzel. The drawing room was beautifully decorated with white roses and sweet peas, for which southern smilax formed an effective background, and the bridal couple stood in a bower of palms and ferns in the bay window. The bride, who was escorted and later given in marriage by her brother-in- law, Mr. Philip LeRoy Collins, wore a charming gown of soft white satin elaborately embroidered in pearls and made with a court train of satin. Her tulle veil was becomingly arranged with a coronet of orange blossoms, ang she carried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Miss May Anna Wood of Washington and Florida was the maid of honor, and she wore a lovely gown of deep rose-color satin veiled in tulle, and the bridesmaids were Miss Carla San- telmann and Miss Helene Santelmann, sisters of the bridegroom. The former wore a gown of cloth of silver draped with American beauty tulle, and the latter was in pale blue satin combined with pink tulle. All of the attendants carried arm bouquets of Lady Hilling- ton roses. Mr. Alfred Santelmann attended his brother as best man. A large recep- tion followed, when the bridal couple were assisted in_ receiving by Mrs. Santelmann, mother of the bride- groom, who wore a handsome gown of wistaria-tinted satin with draperies of self-toned chiffon and silver lace, and Mrs. Collins, sister of the bride, who wore white satin and silver lace. Mr. and Mrs. Santelmann will reside for the present with Capt. and Mrs. Santelmann. Miss Gertrude Van Hoesen and Mrs. Frank G. Wilkins will be hostesses at the regular Wednesday tea tomorrow afternoon at the national clubhouse of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, 1607 H street. Mrs. John J. Myers, Mrs. Howard Nichols, Miss Grace Frysinger, Miss Deman, Miss Margaret Matter and Miss Nancy Sibley Wilkins will as- sist. Ruth Van ‘The marriage of Miss Ruth Joseph- ine Archer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Archer of Nowata, Okla., to Lieut. Frank A. Pritchard, son of Mrs. Hattie Pritchard of Nowata, took lace at 4 o'clock, Saturday, Decem- er 25, in the Chapel of the Trans- figuration, the Rev. Dr. John J. Queally officiating. The bride was at- tended by her sister, Miss Helen $1.50 THREAD SILK HOSE and Cordovan Seam In all $1.95 Boys’ $3 blue and oxford Sweaters .. Brown, sweaters, with shawl col- lar and 2 pockets—sizes 28 to Sale of 250 Fine DRESSES Formerly up to $30 9.50 All-Wool Broadcloth Tunic Dresses All-Wool Jersey Accordion-Pleated Dresses All-Wool Silvertone . Tallored Dresses Sizes, 16, 18, 36 to 42 Purchased at a fraction of their actual worth and sold the same way 36-IN. BLEACHED MUSLIN Archer, as maid of honor. J. Jacobs was best man fy TO ‘TS e Mr. H h R room and the ushers were Mr. HUgh | rug” for the new parochial sche Lieut. J.1in the ballroom of the Hotel Wash- the bride-{ington for the benefit of the building und Gita J. Brown of this Robert H, Warren and Willium Hoit of this hol. Give Us the Order Now to F4 3 3 b o 8 b 5 A wedding dinner at the Garden|The ground at the corner of 15th Hll{fi:glfiwlnm Hill, V Tea House, on Vermont avenue, fol-| .14 ast Capitol streets has been | Geonge Va. ana lowed the ceremony, and later Lieut. | puto S04 S0 the building will be |Tiwima L. and Mrs. Pritchard went to their|gtarted in the spring. The Rev. Clar-| FBdward M. Brown and Lera M. Young. apartment at 1410 Decatur street,| oo ‘5 Wheeler, rector of the church, | Harry T. Houff and Myrtie B. Guillot. where they are at home to theirl!ig aesisted by a reception committee | Leonard Mills and Julia Bowens. Your friends. [ reaten by Br" Kam. A. Weschier, | anier Anderson and Gertrude Tolliver Mr. and Mrs. William Balch Wil-| A Carlin, Mr. C. L. Eckloff, Mr. Thom- 1} ¢, "jigrfisn of Mt. Airs, Md. Harvey, Dr. ter A. Smith. Births Reported. The following births have been reparted liamson and Miss Margaret Willlam-|as W, son of 1725 H street northwest have | Mr. W returned to Washington from War- renton, Va.. where they spent the! Christmas holiday Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Jackson have re- | turned from a trip south and are at!the health department within the last twe Franklin | four hours: ) Gus and Eva B. Agraflotis, boy. Alexander and Cornelia D. Sharp, boy. Francis and Ellen Kane, girl. 5 George B. and Florence Howard, girl. and Alva Kettner, boy. their apartment in the Square Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. William Albert Draper and their two children are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Addison Dent, par- ents of Mrs. Draper. Mrs. Draper and the children will remain until after the inauguration. Mr. and Mre. Walter A. Gentner of 443 Irving street entertained a party Sunday evening, having as guests Mr. and Mrs. August Kohler, Mr. and Mzgs. ‘William Kohler, Miss Pauline Aschen- bach, Miss Marie Aschenbach, Miss Helen Aschenbach and Miss Elsie James Fl. and Laura Diver, boy. James W. and Ethel M. Brewer, girl Louis E. and Hattle McIntire, girl. Henry A. and Daisy Ready, girl. Joseph T. and Alice M. Carroll, boy. John H. and Ethel Lewis, boy. Howard E. and Margaret K. Grifith, i Jay H. and Frances Garman, girl. Michael and Gesine Sheeny,’ girl. Aschenbach, Miss Adelaide Hall, Miss| Edward M. apd Anna B. Sutton, girl. Gladys Hall, Miss_Addie Mathuson, | Harry R. and Eva M. Dole. girl. Miss Iva Baldwin, Miss Lillian Myers, | Ivan and Bessie J. Tucker, girl. Mr. Lester Cisson and Mr. Robert| James and lohnson,iboy, Hugh and Georgle Kingsbury, girl. Emory and Carrie Strange, boy. Floyd and Matilda Haight, boy. Simian C. and Martha O. Forinias, boy. Moore. Miss Louise Coppage and Mr. Rob- ert Burns gave a watch party last Friday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Coppage. Their guests in- cluded_Mr. and_Mrs. James Burns, Miss Bernice Kirtley, Miss Angel Howell, Miss aret Grosvenor, Miss Elizabeth Kullman, Miss Virginia Coppage, Miss Belle Coppage, Mr. Linwood Kirtley, Mr. Jack Sasher, Mr. Claude Ives, Mr. Emory Mayhew, Mr. Russell Embrey and Mr. Hamilton Meyers. The Church of the Holy Comforter will give a supper dance this evening Marriage Licenses. Marri following: Clarence Jacobs and Ada Ward. William Carter and Margaret B. W Boses Lewis and Almenta Newton. Peter Pantenis and Rose Miller. King of Morristown, Tenn. Samuel Harris and Viola Hall. Stanley W. Allen and Frances M. Pace. Joseph H. Johnson and Susie Matthews. nature mothers us in generous lavishness; at other seasons she treats us as outcasts. One great service rendered by Swift & Company to the consumer is in taking some of the surplus of nature’s plenty and storing itagainst the season of non-production. This i8 a service based upon sound common sense and meets a-definite economic need. This enables you to obtain all the year round some foods which other- wise would be so abundant in certain months that the entire supply could not be used, and so scarce at other times that prices would be prohibitive. Swift & Company has equipped its plants and branch houses with efrig- erating plants, and has a suffcient number of refrigerator cars to carry a supply of meat foods to its customers. Space in public cold storage ware- houses also is used by us to carry perishables until they are needed. We store only enough meat, butter, poultry, eggs, and cheese to supply our customers during the period of scarcity and not to specu- late on rising prices. Our storage profits during the last eight years have averaged about one cent a C. Murphy and licenses have been issued to the John W. McDonald and Maynee B. Breeden. ‘oodbui John H. Williams of this city and Trene B. Arnu Petry of Sequin, Gibbon of Columbus, Neb. OPERATION FOR JUSTICE. | Justice Charles H. Robb of the Court of Appeals of the District of Colum- bia has gone to a hospital to submit to a surgical operation and his place on the bench of the appellate court will be filled by Justice William Hitz of the District Suprerne Court. Because of his service on the Court of Appeals, Justice Hitz has suspend- ed the call of his calendar in Equity Division 2. The cases specially set for dates in January will have the corresponding dates in February. it is announced Tex., and Audrey . for Electricity On our deferred payment plan— We furnish everything. and you pay as convenient. Estimates submitted iree. WHITE & BOYER CO. 812 13th St. 1 to uty- Electrical M. TST Contractors irl. -850 Dou Reap As We Grow ry. The benefits that acceue with progress fostered by the finest mechanical equip- ment evet installed by a laundey in L% ready to enlist itself in the cause of your has been built to meet demands—demarnds of the prospective, of the Palace Laundry.- We had except to act as your agents and:io execute do with it { And those desires were made very apparent by your patronage— a pairenage which, during 1919, showed a growth of 100 per cent. At that fime, we attributed the growth to the abnormal conditions at- tendant to Washington’s war-time prosperity and increased population, but last year when our business increased fifty per cent more than that of thenwar-time period, there were no more doubts. @We,.had to expand in order to keep faith with customers whom we are serving and customers who are clamoring o be served. qtu-isenice we believe we are supreme. The element of time is taken care of by oar Special ONE DAY SERVICE, whereby work left with us before 9 A. M. is finished on the same day. @ Our system of branch offices, one of which is near your hoine, an- swers: the delivery problem without harnessing on you a delivery cl as is necessary, through wagon delivery. Another beauty of our br offices lies in the fact that you get in close personal touch with us through accredited representatives, thereby saving you time, trouble and money. When you leave your laundry you are told just when you may receive it laundered to perfection. . This system does away with call boys, janitors, tipping and other nuisances. You can get your linen ready: for wear, at YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE. € And because it is kindred with the laundry business, we have provided for the handling of dry cleaning and dyeing both in accordance with the excellence of our laundry work.and the reasonableness of our prices. WedAre Now Ready to Serve—Call—Write—Phone—We Do the Rest Just received one case of Flne Quality Good Quality, Pure White Bleached Percales, in nest stripes, dots, e Muslin or Cambric, full yard wide, firm and plaids; in lengths of 1 to & yards, and close woven and free from injuri- =z 10c] suitable for dresses, skirts, blouses, etc. ous starch or dressing. 43 Women’s Coats That Sold to $29.75 One Rack Full of All-Wool Qualities at e $15.00, $12.50, $10.00 BOYS’ SUITS s = $7.95 Crompton Corduroys—All-Wool Blue Serges and Fine Fancy Weaves Featuring complete stock for boys 7 to 18 years —the very newest models and finest made—lined pants, This Annual Clearance Sale brings you extraordinary values only made possible by a great sacrifice offering regardless of cost. Save tomorrow! dozen on eggs, and less than a cent a pound on butter and poultry. Storage of food is a world necessity and we regard our part in this as an important factor in our service in supplying the nation with wholesome food. Swift & Company, U. S. A. ‘Washingtoa Local Branch, 1101-03-0S First St. D. T. Dutrow, Manager o Nqand i 729-31 Q e as s Main NV | 7526 9th St. 737 Ninth Street 23 H Street N. W. 614 Fifth Strest N. W. 918 New York Avemue 1 BRANCH OFFICES —Georgetown— "4th and T Streets Jdth and L Streets 1720 Pa. Avenue 1 Fake It To An Office-Save Time, Trouble, Money