Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1923, Page 10

TOCOLLEGTDATA |-ON ONE-MAN CARS Utilities Commission May ~Send Engineer to Other Cities for Information. WOULD DELAY VERDIC Move Initiated by Col. Keller After an Entire Day Devoted to Hearing Testimony. i The Public Utilities Commission will eend its traflic engineer, R. G. Klotz, on an inspection tour of other cities where one-man cars are in operation before deciding the fate of that type of conveyance in Washing- ton. This was intimated by Col. Keller, chairman, as he left the District building last night after listening all day to testimony for and against the car with a combination motorman- conductor. ically the entire afternoon ses- devoted to the presentation the Washington Rail- Company to refute 1 by citizens’ as- man cars and slow ions that of uncomfortable ting over the rails. nna Not Opposed. vice president of the action Company, made one the John H Capital of the str Washington Although the ting a 53 L told the co is not opposed to su “If we wern in the market for new cquipment today we p that type of car” dent of the <1 b prest and k William 1, Washington R: olumil man the most modern reduction in fare. Short of 6 Per Cent. cars in opera- {& -0 in 5 per cent If one-man cars Mr. Ham dec X would have closed the year short of 6 per cent on its v Six per cent on the c uation amounts to $1.0 company’s income last for return amounted 620.90. Mr, Ham presente tng that during injured eigh two-man cars centage of r ava only § n exhibit show- an cars to 5 The per- injured in one- idents to two-man accidents per cent. 1gers are really safer in a one- man car than they are in two-man cars, Mr. Ham asserted, pointing out that bearding and alighting accidents are practicaly impossible, ~since the car cannot be started until the doors are closed. r. Ham then gave figures to show that if any time is lost by one-man cars in geiting over their routes it is fractional. Answers Panic Argument. Answering the fear voiced by cifi- zens that panfcs might occur on these cars, Mr. Ham told the commission that the worst panics known to the street rallway business have occurred on open summer cars which have a separate exist for each seat. The W. R. and E. had such a disturbance on its Cabin John line some years ago, he said. Mr. Ham admitted that one stam- pede has occurred on a one-man CAT, the “flashing” of the con- persons w Mr. Ham continued, the company has taken steps to reduce the possibility of the controller flashing and pub- has been given to the emer- lever which opens the rear door. “We will be willing to take these cars off If it can be proven they are unsafe,” the president told the com- mission. “We have no desire to operate unsafe equipment.” Skeptical of Opposition. Mr. Ham said he did not believe there was as much opposition to one- man_cars as the citizens' associations would indjicate. To support this state- ment_ he pointed out that traffic on the North Capitol-11th street line has increased during the last year with one-man_cars, while the system as a whole showed a falling off in pas- senger travel. Mr. Clayton objected to this argu- inent, declaring that patrons of the line have to use the one-man cars in rder to get downtown, unless they \re willing to walk a considerable distdnce to a Capital Traction car. The company called to the stand Henry G. Bradley of the Stome & Webster properties and C. E. Morgan, vice president of the Brooklyn (N. Y.) surface lines, to testify to the success- ful operation of one-man cars out- side of Washington. Attorney Harry M. Keyser for the company called three operators of one-man cars to the stand and they all testified that thie cars are safe and that it is no trouble for an individual to operate them. No Strain on Operator. “Does the operation of this car use you any physical or mental ain?’ Attorney Keyser asked Motorman C. F. Cannon. “Well, I'm still picking up weight,” the robust trainman replied with a ile. but you get 50 cents more y on which to eat” interposed . Clayton. In a closing argument to the com- nission, Mr. Clayton stated that the Josition of the Federation of Citi- ‘ens’ Associations is that ome-man cars have their proper place in the 'uburbs, but should not be operated in_the center of the city. _Mr. Clayton further contended that since thera is to be no reduction in fare as a result of the use of these cars this year, the riding public should have the right to say wheth- i they want to ride in one-man or two-man cars. CHILD’S BODY IN RIVER. ‘Dilcovery of Two Schoolboys Ends Kidnaping Theory. SOUTH BEND, Ind., February 22. —The body. of ‘Mary Louise Hyde, three-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mip. C. C. Hyde of this city, was taken from the waters of the St. J ph river late yesterday. The child, who had been missing from home since noon Tuesday, when she wandered away, was found by two fifteen-year-old schoolboys who had joined the police, the frantic parents and friends in the widespread search for the little girl. The finding of the body put an end to the theory that the child might have been kidnaped, the conclusion being generally accepted that she had wandered to thesriver bank, a short distance from her home, and had fallen into the stream. —_— 1t.is fine to be able to serve a friend, but noble to conceal it. | FRANK A. KIDD, PRINTER. MRS. ANNIE E. SHEA DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Lifelong Resident of District Suc- cumbs While on Visit.to Daugh- ter in New York. After a brief illness while on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Victof H. Elder of New York, Mrs. Annie E. Shea of 1919 17th street, a lifelong resident of the District, died Monday night. She was sixty-seven vears old. The body arrived in Washington | vesterday, and funeral services will bo held 'tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 16th and V streets, when requiem high mass will be sung. The in- terment - will be at Mount Olivet cemetery. . Mrs. Shea was prominenily identi- fled in Catholic circles in Washing- ton and was noted for her many charities. She is survived by one son, Wil- liam H. Shea of the Washingtof Gas | Light _Company; four _daughters| Miss Mary Elizabeth Shea, Mrs. | Harry Dunan and Mrs. Wyatt Lee, | all of this city, and Mrs. Victor H. | Elder of New York, and a sister, Mrs. Kate C. Long. 2 FUNERALPLARNED FOR DR, JRNSTON Retired Physician, Who Died at Arts Club, Was Class- mate of Woodrow Wilson. Funeral ices Woodruff Johnston, retired phy n, who dropped dead Tuesda while delivering an ddress at the Arts Club, will be held tomorrow morning t 10 o'clock at Gawler's pel. Services will be conducted v Rev. . pastor of the Vermont tian Church. Dr. Johnston rn in Washing- ton September 1 son of the late Dr. W. P. , formerly well known physicfan of this e obtained his elementary edu private schools in ington ul's School for Boys at Con- Vt., later going to Princeton, ing_in the same c with Woodrow Wilson. From I ceton he went to the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduate n 188 Returning to Washington, he speei zed in the d of women, foundi ser for Dr. George and with the ington er part of his life Dr. John- from the practice of medi- to devote himself rtistic and ¥ pursuits contributor magazines and had writen During the world war together with his wife, Dr. Johnston, rendered val- tion with the charge of the married in 1900 to Miss Ida Daniels, who survives him. He is_also survived by a sister, Miss Mary Belle Johnston. AND UNION LEADER, DIES Was Prominently Identified With ., Craft Here and Well Known in Fraternal Circles. FRANK A. KIDD, Frank A. Kidd, one of the best known printers and leaders of the or- ganized labor movement of his craft and prominently identified with fra ternal life here, died suddenly ye: terday afternoon from an attack heart disease. He was sixty-five years old. Mr. Kidd's home is at 125 11th street northeast, where he died. .No arrangements have been made for the funeral. Mr. Kidd at the time of his death was a proofreader at the government printing _office, where he had long been employed. He had been presi- dent of the Columbia Typographical Union, No. 101, serving in that posi- tion in 1908 .and 1909. In 1904 Mr. Kidd represented his organization at the meeting of the International Typographical Union at St. Louis, Mo, He was a delegate to the Central Labor Union, representing his union in that body for a number of years. He was prominently identified with the Washington Lodge, B. P. O. E., serving as exalted ruler, and was a grand knight of the Knights of Co- lumbus of this city. He was a close personal friend of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Kidd is survived by his wife and one £on, who makes his home in Malone, Tl The son is on his way to Washington, and the fu- neral arrangements are being delayed pending his arrival. Established 1875 Extra Quality Celebrated CALIFORNIA FRUITS In Large No. 3 Cans Flickinger’s Brand Can Dozen Yellow Cling Peaches....55c $625 Yellow Cling Peaches, i $6.25 $6.25 $625 $625 $6.25 Bartlett Pears. Apricots, sliced «owwomes ADFicOtS +evececrissnnee ‘White Royal Acme Cherries +oesei.55C Green Gage Plums...., $6.25 Egg Plums ..... $6.25 Have ‘been- handling this brand for over thirty years. John H. Magruder Fine Groceries Conn. Ave, and K St. {medi | | DR. TUNIS S. QUICK Member of Veterans’ Board of Ap- peals in New York Victim of Indigestion. FALLS CHURCH, —Dr. Tunis & Quick, sur States public health service, d suddeuly here yeste the home of i W. Hawxhurst, e believed to have ttack of ill only a Quick was fifty-two vears old Dr. Quick had come from New York. ix stationed as the medical { the veterans' district to visit Mrs. Hawx- 1 i1l of pneumonia sister, Mrs. from h ute i tion, few hours, 1 yrps of the ber of tha duty at Fort ptember, 1917, he : Hoboke nk of licutenant cc tned there until his re Army on_October 2 jowing his Army, Dr. Quic health m from the iblic ferred to wis about to t Fort Bayard and made’ the I member board of ap- scond district, which em- . New Jersey and Cos when he was de necticut. Dr. i Miss Virginia him. He is s sisters and xhurst married in 1897 to , who survives by three brothers Mrs. alls Church, Mrs. (. ashington, Mrs, L. B. N. J.; Charles Van Quick hington, Rev. Q . A. Quick ¢ and 3 e fune b sld o Church here at K S erne Bu Arlington cemetery. THEOPHILE DELCASSE, FRENCH STATESMAN, DIES Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Found Dead in Garden at Nice. PARIS, February 22.—Theophile Del- former minister of foreign af- , died suddenly at Nice' last ing. The news of the statesman’s death was still being withheld this after- noon from Mme. Delcasse because of her health. She was told her hus- band had been taken to a hospital after fainting, and the delivery of telegrams of sympathy was post- It was for ke of his went to 1f had suf- even A late ount of the demise of the minister states that his v found last evening in the g ns the bishop’s palace, death apparent having occurred some hours pre- viously. He had gone to the gardens early in the afterncon to listen to the band, and it is supposed must have felt the heart attack coming on and retired to a secluded corner to est and succumbed there to the at- tack. —_— All the money Capt. Kidd ever buried on the shores of the United States did_not amount to $20,000, while hundreds of thousands have been expended in searche Niloak Pottery— We have just received a new shipment of this charming ware. In it there are several de- signs that are entirely new. Like all genuine Niloak. Pottery there is no duplidation of pleces, each one is different. Genuine Niloak is made from natural Arkansas clays which - lend their natural color in_making up the designs. No other coloring 15 added. You will find Niloak just the the thing for remem- brances. The . National Remembrance Shop (M. Foster's Shop) 14th Street . One Door From Pa. Ave, l__——%g*h World’s Oldest Smjereign Dies; i DIES AT FALLS CHuRcy| Khama One of Pioneer “Drys’ By the Assoctated Press. LONDON, February 22.—King Kha- ma, the oldest soverelgn in the world and one of its ploneer prohibitionists as well, 1s dead at Serowe, Bechuana- land. Hls exact age is unknown, but he Is believed to have been nearer 100 than ninety. Khama, as ruler of the Bamang- wate tribe, became a Christlan when a young man and throughout this long life was largely influenced by English missionaries. As a boy of twelve years he met David Living- stone while that great misslonary- explorer was making his first jour- ney in Central Africa. After coming to the throne, King Khama decided to suppress alcoholic liquors. Having noted the demoral- izing Influence that native beer had upon his tribesmen, he forbade the sale of this beverage and decreed that no forelgn spirits might be im- {FREDERICK G. DIETERICK, PATENT ATTORNEY, DIES Active in Law for Forty Years. Came Here When 15—Belonged to Many Lodges. Frederick G. Dieterick, for forty years a well known patent attorney, died suddenly Tuesday at his home, 3427 13th street. He had been suffe: rom intestinal troubles. He w ty-five years old. Funeral services will be at Lee's undertaking estab- lishment, i B o . 1. Rhodes of the. Church will offi will be in Congressional trick came to Washington 1 of fifteen years and has sinee educated Knights f Hope rvived by rick and Louis Harris , arfd Mrs nt Clair,'N. I, "and rge Lerch of this Templar and was of Masons. He fis e, Mrs. Elizabeth 1 hildren, Albert E. Dietrick of this city, M Wright red Kniet of M sister, Mrs. ( ity VETOES PRIMARY BILL. %, 1daho, last hruary Moore vetoed wide the for stat & B said to be no possibility of pa it over the veto. " An ADI have youth,” g ton to Mme. de Lafa; ette, “and * * a curiosity to see the country * # * for the liberties of which your husband fought, bled, and acquired much glory —where everybody admires, everybody loves him.’ Milestone of Your “See ETZ and See Better” =2 ) 11th and G Sts. W -\\W?mmmr_‘ i ¥ i $1 Will Open a Savings Accourit. The Columbia oy 911 F $250,000.00 Skin Troubles —— Soothed — With Cuticura o P T S i the memory of Our First account of his lofty ideals TVTATTCTTERRERTTEITIIE cfiPTOM ST Palais Royal—Bargain Basement. \Ideals of Citizenship —form fitting topics for discussion today—the anni- versary of the birth of George Washington—because {|Dedicated as they. are to the spread of thrift, banks are schools of citizenship and preceptors of patriotism. Your bank will help you enhance your value to yourself, to your city, to your country. “Columbia” is always ready to serve you. 3% Compound Interest Paid on Savings ported Into his terrfitory. These ef- forts, however, were not entirely successtul, for the king was obliged to contend almost continually wit bootleggers. The white settlers espe- clally caused trouble, and incensed by their deflance of his repeated warnings, King Khama finally ban- ished them from his kingdom. Early in his relgn Khama proclaf; ed religlous freedom for heathens Christian alike, and under the influ- enoe of the missionaries he Introduced many reforms, abolishing witchcraft and the practices of selling women as cattle and burylng ulive bables with dead mothers. ‘While Khama was still & young man the Matubele tribe, under the no- torfous Lobengula, conquered him and enslaved his people. Later, however, the Bamangwate, under Khama's leadership, regained thelr independ- ence and since that time have waxed strong and prosperous, until they now total 36,000, Khama was alway friendly to the English and visited Queen Victoria in London in 1895. MRS. IDA P. BELCHER DIES AT AGE OF 76 Was for Many Years Connected With Government Printing Office—Retired in 1920. Mrs. Ida P. Belcher, for many years connccted with the government printing office, aged seventy-six years, died yesterday at her home, 1412 New nue northwest.” The fu- will be from the home tomor- row afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. G. F. River of the Marine Baptis officiating. The interment w Arlington National Mrs. Belcher years been emplo ment printing ofh ponsibility. S Zovern- position of A auxiliary of th s, Mrs, Polur Ridle um and Mrs. Laura ) Belcher's husband was a eteran of the civil war. MAYOR DELIVERS BONDS. February Mayor of Cleveland arrived to deliver $4.700.000 bonds to a banking NEW YORK, 2 Fred Kohler | here vesterday lin Cleveland pal executive, who, and’s police known as th Zood enou 4 it out,” Washington o ight Seeing TORIAL You, too, want to see natural beauties and historic places and above all, the immediate surroundings of every- day life. To enjoy sight- seeing at home and at a distance, have your eyes examined today by the Etz gptometrists. Let Washington’s Birthday, 1924, be a Sight Betterment. 1217 G Street N.W. ThePALAIS ROVAL Est. 1877 A. Lisner, Pres. It’s Come! The new McCall Em- broidery Book has just come out and is now on sale at the Pattern Counter. It contains many very attractive d e s i gns for —embr oidering, many E new patterns for knit- ting the spring sweater styles, and shows in de- tail smart suggestions for trimming dresses. Your copy of the Em- broidery Book is wait- ing for you—25c. INEENEEEEENEN] s Open at 8:30 A.M. Dally National Bank Street Surplus, $250,000.00 President is venerated on and’ patriotism, % g I I [ i CONVICTED OF KILLING WOMAN WITH AUTO Samuel A. King Loses Fight—Sen- tence Deferred in Criminal Division. Samuel A. King, colored, elght years old, was convicted last night by & jury in Criminal Divi- sion 1 of mansiaughter. King yas driving an automoblle which ‘ran down and killed Mrs. Emily J. Keith of 1136 Park place northeast Janu- ary 27 last. The accident occurred at 13th and B streets northeast Assistant United States Attorney Emerson conducted the prosecution, while Attorney Harry T. Whalen de- fended the accused. Sentence was deterred. WOMAN DIES, MAN HELD. Susie Belfleld Declared Struck Over Heart—Coroner to Act. Coroner Nevitt and police of the elghth precinct are investigating the death of Susie Belfield, colored, forty her home. Her death was attributed to an atta’kk of heart disease, bul later It was reported that she had been dealt a blow over her heari Tuesday night duriag a disturbanoe in her home, and an Investigatios was. started. Xarly thls morning Detective W. J, Barbee of the eighth precinct arrest. ed Reuben Scott Washington, colored lwgnty-'our years old, 1641 6th street and held him for investigation in con. nection with the death, —_— In olden times the fine ladies living in the Maine coast towns used to ac. quire beautiful complexions by sleep years old. 1638 Covington street, who |ing with their heads out of the win died suddenly yesterday afterncon at ldows in foggy weather. —— e s e QUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN o et e o e A RO B e e el e oot o Ml W, B.Moses & Sons Established 1861 F Street and Eleventh Washington, D. C. FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE Annual February Furniture Sale G OOD Furniture adds much to the attractiveness of a new home or to the value of an old one. Moses Furniture has had that quality and refinement of de- sign that you should expect from a firm which has had sixty years of experience. 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