Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1921, Page 4

WASHINGTON, D. [PRESENT EAR FARE hinery for owmmderiag compromise COLLEGE WOMEN PLANS. | = Mucher st oo Alics, Revercsr | WANT “FIFTH_AVENUE.” THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921 One of thess conte tes the ap- lahoina, are members of the local entocnt o & ——ttes. composed |JoiBt (Convention Next Week Tyl ihranch: Connecticut Avenue People May of representatives of thé companies Arranged. Use Publicity. and)the osmumisaicm ‘,fl.‘".“,?,‘i%‘?.’,‘iu"“ofi; Plans for the joint convertion of cne|ITALIAN INCREASE GROWS. | rins tor “boosting” Connecticut and seek to reach an adjusced figure { Association of Colleglaty Alumnaa avenue of the Dupont Circle district Which would be reported to the utili-| and the Southern A Bon of Col- More than four times as many re discussed Tuesday night at a meet ties board and the tractlon corpora-|lege Women, w . Itallans traveled across the Atlantic|ine S e - i f the Connecticut Avenue Asso- tiona. for their adoption. day for & thres e : ng o . o Tt is belleved that if the dffferences|tuiily bhéen o | L0 the linited States in 1920 a8 337 |ciation at 1230 Connecticut avenue. |Commissioners Agree ON [vetwesn the rallwny interssts and the | nouncod today at the headquarters of | Ik (o advices today to the Depart. | Members were addressed by Edward commission could be adjusted in this| o \oshimgston branch of the Colle- |ment of Commerco from Commercial of the American city bureau of : way the basis would be laid for a[th b Rt of the A an_city burean an! v rqor whioh could be|Eiate Alummnae Association, 1607 ttache M. C. McLean at Rome. New Yor e assistance o u- Same Rates for comp es :;L‘L?:fiw-x;::duy. thereby mnkm.rja! et. Delegat om all sections of | Of more than 210.000, the total ¢ be requi ud_u.ln, lh«-(‘r\h f possibie better car service and a satis- | the country will attend. | number, the large majority set out omoting and developing Con- and No Zoning- Bectory® setucion. tor M1 time pract-| Mra Caivin Coolldxe snatMra Tier. | 07, 1he Unliod States, 165378 legring | Reical SV, o0y avenue Washing g cally of the fare problem. > 5 55 S 20, onnecticut avenue Was Contintzeton) o e e > Washinzton 4“\:1r11:x:al:mlmfnnu from Italy the organization. Adve of street car fare of § cents With four | 44 tne end of the first year of its|entertains the visiting deleg 5 to France, for the most part lop the street is now b tokens for 30 cents loomed as a|existence the Woman's ~Bank in | Coolidge is a membir of the Natl "hat country took nearly 120.000 out | used as a mew angle in the publi strong probability when the Public | Clarksville, Tenn showed gro g 1 han 154,000 who field. Laurence Rubel presided at the Ttilities. Commisslon met today to ings of 25 per c e meeting consider the traction situation. Admittedly the most ou can thank the rebuilding conditidns for such sacrificing as this ‘before Easter. Indeed, there won’t be any reductions after Easter that wiill compare with the real saving you can mal e right now. 2 Days—TFriday and Saturday Alterations on any selection made up to Saturday moon will be ready in time for Easter wear. _ Your Choice is offered of $22.50 Suits. $24.75 Suits. $29.75 Suits. $34.75 Suits. Beaufiful Suits in ladies’ and misses’ sizes, of the most de- sirable of all the sea- son’s exclusive mod- els—Box Back, Rip- ple, Flare, Blouse, Sport and Straight- line tailored designs. Made up in Tricotines of high-grade French Serge, Twills and Cords—every one lined with excellent quality of silk &nd elegantly embroid- ered and braid tfim- med; some with!the bugle beading in’ ef- fective application. Except under such conditions as we are ‘compelled to do busi- ness while the build- ers are here, such a price couldn’t be quoted for such a range of values. Don’t miss it. It’s a golden opportunity. SR (O v ena E3 ity RN suits—oi extra fine Tricotine, Twills, Serges—silk lined. “Special tomorrow and Saturday at $29.75 Polo Sport Coats Wool natural color Polo Fllr Clld(el'S'“Big spedal! Coats in the smart length, Specia for twty daye e (3495 $9,90 Easter Hat Sale Children’s Two Marvelous Easter Coats Assortments They’s just as stylish as they can be. Polo Cloth, Velour, etc., in the Tan and Brown shades. Made with deep collars and belts. Sizes 6 to 14 years. $1475, “Thia Spocil Tve Days— 37.98 Hose B 5 - Ladies’ Fiber Silk Hose— Children’s Milan Straw Banded Hats, assorted colors. A big pr&’l 98 In Black and Gray; seamed 29c seereaen ¥ . back—“run of the miil” For Faster special ..... Friday and Saturday only, e TR TN TN i ' buileing, the commission very likely i|ing today to tell Commissioner Oyster {{that, in his opinfon, a valuation com- 1 i howe e i|sirous of giving the plan a thorough !iem the Commissioners {may be confronted wit fadministration, the carfare puzzl |how to give the Washington Railway and Electric Company needed without unduly enriching the tal Traction mpany appeared to two factors underlying itely established to- be but one fare for both be no zone fares. r individual opinions prac- tically formed, Com: oners Kutz, Oyster and Rudolp nt into execu- tive_session to exc their views are question e first time. Little or nothing h member as to viewed the ma that. if oppo: at first, a basis would be found for a | was th e in | ate S ast w Fear Hardships to W. R. It has been indicated that members of the commission, if not all of them, are inclined to the bel a anything less than the present rate fare would work a severe hardship upon the Washington Railway and Electric Company. ‘Working from this point, they have sought during the last few days to discover some method which would extend adequate assistance to the ‘Washington Railway and Electric system without adding to the reve- nues of the competing system, which can operate on less than an 8-cent ess some such plan is found, ac- cording to the.belief of usually well iformed persons at the municipal will declde to continue existing rates unitil it can permanently solve the traction muddle by bringing about a mergef of the companies, voluntarily or_by legislation. Should the commission follow this course, it is expected. there will be an immediate development of Com- missioner Oyster's suggestion that the ommission ahd the companies en- deavor to compromise their valuation differences as the basis of a merger agreement. Former Commisnioner Calln. Former Commissioner W. Gwynn Gardiner called at the District build- promise offers the only satisfactory solution of the street car fare situa- | tion. Finding the Commissioner in ! board session, Mr. Gardiner left a brief which he had prepared touch- ing upon the legal considerations n volved in the suggestion for a com- promise of the valuation ratings, which face several years of litigation || in_the courts. The Commissioner was visited this | morning by President Ham of th Washington Railway and E Company and Clarence F. N a director. was not stated, but it is traction company offi sounded out as to their ward valuation concessions means of hastening a merger. Ham Approves Compromi To a Star representative Mr. Ham said that he considered Commisioner Oyster's suggestion that the possibili- ties of a valuation compromise be vestigated a good one and that his company would co-operate to the full- est in determining what might be ac- complished along this line. President George E. Hamilton of the Capital Traction Company has been confined to his home by iliness for several days, which has prevented | the obtaining of an opi: from that at both companics are trial. Commissioner Oyster has been con- stdering_various plans by_which ma- 20% REDUCTION ! Flexible Tips on every India Um- brella fib keep it from turning inside out. The India stays “iriside in” even in the wildest wind and rain storms. No other umbrella has this feature, Dealers everywhere, ; Fndia vbrena *the little umbrella with the big spread™ Magde by ROSE BROS. CO., Lancaster, Pa. 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