Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1923, Page 4

& 0. CHIEF HERE ON HOTELS ROW Shriver Will Confer With Wat- son Tomorrow Over Ground Rents. George H. Shriver, vice president of the Baltimote and Ohio railroad, will confer with Director Robert Watson of the United States Housing Corporation tomorrow regarding con- tinued use of the land owned by the raflroad company, now occupled by a part of the government hotel project. The arrangement effected at a confer- ence Tucsday between Baltimore and Ohfo officials, Labor Department offi- clals and the chairmen of the Senate and House public buildings and grounds committees is expected to be voncluded at the conference tomor- row. Mr. Watson mmde it plain today, in view of the attitude of a few of the women guests at the hotels, that if the joint resolution which passed the Senate, but failed of passage in the House, which would have author- fzed payment of back rental had passed both houses of Congress, the raise in rates ordered yesterday ould still have become effective the nd rentai charges. No Appropriation Contemplated. In other words, the situation, in &0 far as actual charges to the guests are concerned, has not changed a bit by failure of the House to pass the legislation. If the joint resolution had passed tho House, it would only ve authorized the government to pay the back rental out of fees gained from maintenance of the hotels. No appropriation was to have been pro- vided for that purpose, nor was one contemplated under the terms of the ioint resolution, Mr. Watson said to- ay. Th hotels, while they are not operated us a money-making proposi- tion, have made possible a small sur- lus to their credit in the Treasury. It is not the intention at present, Mr. W to use this surplus for of the reatal. Many Cannot Meet Ralse. Although no formal meeting to Pprotest the increased rates has been held, the woman guests have dis- cussed the rate increase informally and many, according to some of the guests, will find it difficult to meet the increased charges. average sulary of the woman guests, &ccording to Mrs. Sarah umner, superintendent of the hotels, is about 31,400 a year, out of which' comes a flat charge of $50 or more a month for room and board. Lunches, car fates and clothes take up the re- mainder of t ¢ of many of the ding the possi- ecting the in ase, it t anticipated there will be many separations from the hotels. Must Make Sacrifices. 1e instances a new spring hat be foregone, an old pair of &hoes half-soled, 'and other small economies practiced. But the ma- jority of the guests feel that the in- dependence and comfort of living conditions at the hotels make up for the possible increased rate over the minimum possible elsewhere. Several scores of the guests of the hotels got together carly today and authorized the followin statement, which shows their attitude: “In order to meet the extra $4.50 rent charged them to pay the Bal. timore and Ohfo railroad, the 1,800 women living in the government ho- tels will have to curtail expenses for shampeos, shoes, hats, dresses and many gther {tems. The theaters, too, must Velp pay the B. and O. B. & 0. Not a Customer Here. T?e B. and O. is not a customer of Washington merchants. The surplus of about $30,000 which will be left after the rent is paid from the $4.50 nto the United States Treas- merchants hat happens when rent is ralsed on 2,000 persons who are already spending practically 81l they earn “The resldents of the hotels have talked it over and decided that ex- penses outside are just as high and comforts less, 8o curtail they must on something else and pay the cor- poration out of what they would spend for luxuries, education and clothing.” —_— ASKS RECONCILIATION. Andrew Pemberton Still Loves Wife, Says Reply in Divorce Suit. Declaring that he got along with his family for nineteen yvears. Andrew -Pemberton in an answer to a sult for a limited divorce filed by his wife, Ola Pemberton, says he wants her 'to_return to him. He promises to do his full duty if the wife and .four children, whom he says he loves, will return to him. Pemberton “denles the charges of cruelty and as- serts there is no reason for the sepa- ration. BLAIR CITED BY COURT. Justice Hoehl of the District s®upreme Court today cited David H. Blair, commissioner of internal reve- . 'to_show cause April 6 why a writ of mandamus should not be igsued against him to compel the ac- ceptance’ of amended Ineome and rofits tax rcturns from the Grey- ook Mills, a corporation of North Adame, Mass. The order is based on a complaint of tha company, that, although it is entitled under the law to make returns on the calendar year basis the commissioner refuses to accept such returns and seeks to compel the company to report on the fiscal year basls. —_— e Mrs. Ancelette Walters, living on a cid, Ohio, {5 now ge ‘and has never train_or a_movie. The probable in must meen a street car, URNISHED APARTMENT FOR RENT Offcer leaving town dosires tn sublet desirable apartment located In 1316 New Hampshire Avenue, contalning 4 rooms, kitchen and bath. ~ electric elevator and switchboard telephons service. Apply— RANDALL H. HAGNER & CO. 43668 ¥. Established 1875 Calves’ Feet Jelly Sherry flavor, 8-0z. glass...40c Port flavor, 8-o0z. glass.....40c Plain flavor, 8-oz. glass.....40c Rum flavor, 8-0z. glass.....60c Brandy flavor, 8-0z. glass. ..60c Magruder’s Coun. Ave and K St, |HEARING MARCH 19TH ON BLADENSBURG LINE Public Utilitles Commission to Consider Application to Abandon Route. The Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing in the boardroom of the District building at 10:30 on the morning of Monday, March 19, on the petition of the Washington-Inter- urban Railway Company to tear up its tracks on Bladensburg road and substitute busses for strest car serv- ce. The company’s request is based on its statement that it could not afford to reconstruct its tracks on Bladen: burg road when the Commissioners lay a new concrete pavement there within a few weeks. Willlam F. Ham, president of the road, has estimated that it would cost the company $152,- 000 to meet its share of the paving and rearrangement of tracks, BLOCKS D. G. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WORK Occupant of - Condemned House Refuses to Move and Ejectment Is Problem. Corporation Counsel Stephens today is trying to figure out how to evict the owner of a piece of property that has been condemned for &chool pur- poses and for which the owner has been pald. Tt was learned that one of the prop- €1ty owners on Seaton place north- east east of Lincoln road has refus- ed thus far to vacate his house, which is in line of the new Langley Junior High School, construction of which already has started. It is understood that the regular thirty-day notice to vacate has been served on the occupant without of- fect. Officials of the corporation counsel's office do not believe they could proceed with a suit for eviction in Municipal Court under the land- lord-tenant provision, and, 8o far as can bo learned, there'Is not a section of the code that refers spectfically to property acquired by the District con- demnation proceedings, Precedence Recalled. t is sald that a similar case arose some years ago In which the District served notice on the owner that if he did not vacate on a certain date a gang of workmen would be sent to tear down the building. Whether this course will be resorted to in the pres- ent emergency is not decided. The only other apparent way to > the problem, according to the legal representative of the District, is to institute ejectment proceedings {n the District Supreme Court, but this would result {n considerable de- lay. Officials of the cngineer depart- ment in charge of building opera- tions contend that they need the property in question for the new school building. EAGLES TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL SERVICES Will Be Held Sunday Evening, April 8, at Elks’ Hall, in H Street. Plans for the memorial services to ba_celebrated by Washington Aerie 125, F. O. Eagles, Sunday evening, April 8, are fast approaching comple- tion and point to the staging of one of the most impressive cercmonies ever held in the city. The Elke' Hall, at 919 H_street northwest, has bcen enguged for the occasion, and Judge Robert E. Ma tingly is scheduled to deliver the me- morial oration. and the Liks' Band, under Director Arthur S. Witcomb, will give sclectlons during the even- ing. A program comprising vocal selec- tions and {nstrumental solos s being arranged. Admiesion will be by tick- et, obtainable from any member of Aerle 125 or from Secretary J. D. Britt, 903 Pennsylvania avenue, D. S.C. AND D. §. M. AWARDED. Acting Secretary Davis today per- sonally presented the distinguished service cross to Mal. Robert L. Efchelberger, general staff, and the distinguished service medal to C. George C. Barnhardt, general st Lieut. Col. M. Weed, Jjr., infantry: 3 P, Warfield, Quartermaster Corps: Lieut. Col. Robert L. Collins, adjutant gen- eral's department; Maj. John G. M Donnell, adjutant general's depar: ment, and Capt. Paul M. Patterson, Medical Corps. — 1 broadc: THE. EVENING STKR, WASHINGTON, D. D. . RADIPHONES ARE HIT BY STORM Many Instruments Put Out of Commission by Sleet and Ice. The fce and sleet following Tues- day’s snowstorm wrought havoc with radiophone broadcasting in Wash- ington. Two of the most powerful transmitting stations were silenced a8 a result of the storm and hundreds of radio amateurs and novices were unable to operate thelr recelving sets because of damaged aerials. A damaged antenna at the nav: broadcasting station NAA, in Arling- ton, Va. together with the lack of telephone service in nearby Virginla, prevented the broadcasting last night f the concert by the United States Marine Band symphony orchestra. Ten minutes before the beginning of the concert last night Taylor Bran- son, -second leader of the Marine Band, received a message that the telephone line which relays the music from the Marine barracks to the radiophone at NAA was down in Arlington county and it would be im- possible to send the concert on the ether waves. The storm also wrecked the anten- na of station WEAS, of the Hecht Company music store. Through the | courtesy of station WJIH of the White & Boyer Company, WEAS broadcast last night its semi-weekly radio vaudevillc program. This marked the first time in_the history of radio ing in Washington that one ent out its program from station studio. radio authorities expect the at NAA to be repaired in time to broadcast the government lectures tonight. The Hecht Com- pany station, however, will not be able to resume broadcasting before tomorrow. “Y. W.” FUND MOUNTING. Twice Victorious Team Sets Out to Double Its Quota. Despite the fact that many workers have been confined to their homes with flu and colds, the campaign to A1l the budget chest of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. is progressing rapidly. toward its goal, officers in charge announced today. Mre. Boyce's team won the trophy for the largest collections on both the first and second nights of the drive. The third night Mrs. Chiles’ team captured the prize. On the next night howecver it went back to M Boyce's group. Her team had al brought in its guota of money and has now =et out to double that amount. Among the contributions received vesterday was one of §50, to be pald annually. —_— WILL TELL OF VENICE. |B. B. Baumgardt Address Geographical Society. Venice, city of romance, history and canals will be described and pictured by B. R. Baumgardt before members of the National Geographic Soclety tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Magonic Temple. Mr. Baumgardt's remarkable pictures and his enthusi- asm for his subjects have captivated Washington audiences many times previously SEARCH FOR VETERAN. Officials of Naval Hospital asked police of the third precince to search for Malcolm D. Graves, an overseas veteran, who disappeared from the hospital early today. The veteran was @ patient at the hospital. He had the freedom of tho grounds, it is stated, but was underorders not to_leave. to It Won’t Be Long Now Till Easter Your suit, dress or wrap should be in the best of condition. A visit to our Cleaning, Dyeing or Repairing departments will result in your garments being fit and ready for Easter Sunday wear. Call Main 4724 i CLEANERS ¥ MAIN OFFICE 740 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. => > > > ) ) CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. M!JTBODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH. METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH. Mt. Vernon Place M. E. Church South Ninth at Mass. Ave. N.W. $50,000 SUIT OF WOMAN AUTO VICTIM ON TRIAL Miss Bara Amdur Alleges She Was Struck by Machine of Eugens R. Jacobson in 1819. Hearing s in progress today before Justice Hitz and a jury fn Clrcuit Divislon 1 of the suit for $50,000 dam- 8 brought by Miss Sara Amdur of ew York against Eugene R. Jucob- son, who was driving u car that struck and injured her January 31, 1819, as she stepped from the curb in tront of the Shoreham Hotel. Miss Amdur had come to Washington to accept & position with the Red Cross during the war. She is sald to have spent a large sum of money in an effort to be cured of her injuries. Jacobson claimed he sounded his torn and slackened the speed of his car, but that Miss Admur stepped in front of his machine. 2 ARRESTED IN SEIZURE OF 21 GALLON STOCK Report Big Find Room of 8th Street House. Revenue Agent Evans had Detec- tives Worrell and Jackson of the first precinct prohibition enforce- ment squad yesterday afternoon en- tered a room at 921 Sth street, where they reported the seizure of twenty- one gallons of alcohol. Morris Ben- stock, occupant of the room, and Maurice Kaufman, resident of Phila- delphia, wer earrested on a charge of {llegal possession. Members of the vice squad and Revenuc Agents Hertzig, Fowler and Townsend last night arrested Orion T. Whiting, colored. 2514 P street, on charges of illegal possession Bnd sale of intoxlcan Seizure of one gallon of liquor Clarence H. Meyer: siding at 702 F street northeas arrested by Deteciives Jackson and Worrell on charges of doing a hip- pocket bootleg business on Sth street. It is charged that he sold two one- half- pint flasks of liqu 0 r . —_——— RITES FOR FALL VICTIM. Mrs. Sue B. Ker to Be Interred in Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Sue B. Ker, seventy-nine years old, who died at Emergency Hospital yester- day as a result of injuries received ina fall from a_third-story window of her home, 1627 O street. Saturday afternoon, will be conducted at W R. Speare's, 1208 H strect, 11 o'clock tomorrow moming. Rev. Enoch M. Thompson, pastor of the Chapel of the Nativity, will oM- clate. Interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery, where the body of Walter Ker, husband of the deceased, was interred a few months ago. Police in at EXCURSION BOAT OWNER FAGES DRY LAW CHARGE J. Ottoway Holmes and James Woodson Appear for Trial in Police Court. J Ottoway Holmes, regarded as the wealthlest colored man in Washington, and James Woodson, a business asso- clate and manager, the former owner of the excursion steamboat E. Madison Hall tbat plies between this city and river points for colored people, charged with sale and possession of whisky in violation of the national prohibition law, went on trial before a jury in the today. Revenue officers, assisted by police- ment from the fourth precinct, on July 4, 1923, raided the excursion boat at its wharf at the foot of 7th street southwest, subsequent, it {5 alleged, to several saies of whisky that had been made on the boat by defendants, or their agents. A quantity of intoxi- cants, it l_}fin_gxed, was found aboard the boat. e boat was seized by gov- ernment agents to be confiscated, as provided under the law, but was later released on a $70,000 bond, given by Holmes. The disposition of the boat will depend on the result of the case. MAY CUT PEPCO RATES. Utilities Comimission to Decide New Schedule in Few Days. A\ decision will be rendered within few days by the Public Utilities Commission on the rates to be charged by the Potomac Electric Power Company for the year begin- ning April 1. While no intimation has come from the commissiom, it has been reported that the decision would call for a slight reduction in the rate for house- hold current. ————— OPPOSES STATE BONUS. WILMINGTON, federal . C., March 8.—The government, and not the state, should provide bomuses for world war veterans and the state should give all its bonus funds to Coufederate veterans. in the opinion of James A. Lockhart, state com- mander of the American Leglon, as voloed in an address here last night at the gathering in honor of the visit of Alvin M. Owsley, national com- mander of the legion. Mr. Lockhart also declared thc Veterans' School st Waynesville, was lacking in proper equipment and that men in training there are getting but little benefit. ? the MOST SENSATIONA Talking Machine announcement ever made! New 1923 GENUINE VICTROL Never before in history has a genu- ine, first-class, per- fect, up-to-date Vie- tor Victrola been offered — at a re- duced price! R This No. 120 $275 Model Now $225 struction VICTRO! O! limited! ATIONAL! vantage of thia CE! Our ese two models rep- resent the finest type of Cabinet and Motor con. n This Ne. 130 $350 Model . Now $275 VICTOR ake offer AT stock is REDUCTIONS NOW EFFECTIVE AT OUR TWO SHOPS LOWEST TERMS IN THE CITY! —and you get this written BOND OF FREE SERVICE ‘We do not promise it— we e it te ' CHANICAL WITH EVERY VI LA BOUGHT HERE! Open Evenings Until 10 P. M. At Washington’s Leading Victor Shops United States branch of Police Court | the C., THURSDAY; MARCH 8, 1923. L SENATOR IS SPEAKER AT MIDDAY SERVICE Declares Best Profits Are Those Derived From Profiting Others. Following an_finvocation by Rev. C. K. Ray and & sélection by the Mount Vernon Avenue Christian Church quartet, Dr. Sinclair Bowen, presiding_at the midday Lenten serv- ice at Keith's, introduced Senator Thomas Sterling as the speaker. Benator Sterling_spoke upon the tople “Your Best Profits Are Those Which Come From Profiting Others.” The speaker briefly outlined the n. ture of profit, the emolument to bus ness and labor from sérvicés rendered and stated that all clvilization could logically be held to rest on a basis of profit to the individual, since all its activities are directed to such end, charity and necessity alone excepted. “But the great questions,” continued peak ‘'what measure of profit the right ‘one, when is N. Y. Ave.-15th | | QUALITY Is such a definite thing that we have hitched our business to it. Every article in our carefully selected stock will bear your most careful com- parison. You will then | find quality =0 apparent that the prices will assure You genuine savings. Diamonds ‘Watches Jewelry l Marx-Nahm Co. Jewelers N.Y. Av.-15th i | est and legitimate and when s it profiteering and unfair? I think we can answer that question with ref- erence to the topic on which I speak and say that a reasonable pro oue that does not injure another and that those profits which thus benefit others are those which benefit man- kind and thus yourself.” The speaker tomorrow will be Representative Clyde Kelley. Mr. Holcombe Johnson™ will preside and Miss Netta Cralg will sing_ a solo. There will be no services Saturday or Sunday, —— WAR FLYER HONORED. D. S. C. and Six Citations Received by Capt. Donaldson of Charleston. Capt. John O. Donaldson, formerly in the air service, but now living at Charleston, 5. C., received the dis« tingulshed service cross for extreme bravery and valor in action and sy citations at the War Dmrtm-ncbf- terday. } Col. Marshall made the presentatio and Gen. Pershing pinned th 0+ ration on Capt Donaldson < Donaldson arrived from the south in time for the ceremony and with her husband is a guest of Col. and Mrs, T. Q. Donaldson. ———————— GROCER FINED $25. Phil Hyatt, operating a grocery end meat store at 1401 6th street, charged with keeping an insanitary store, Wad fined $25 in the District of Columbla branch of Police Court today by Judge Hardison. He paid the fine. [o[c——=]o]——lol—xlo] Capital, $250,000.00 Open st 2:30 A.M. Dally Surplus, $250,000.00 1923 To Be a Year Of Great Prosperity —and achievement in the United States, according to all the barometers of trade. Railroad car-load- ings, pig iron production, building operations, etc., are greater than in many years, and give promise soon to exceed all records. © Business men, and young men going into business, are invited to avail themselves of the facilities and service of The Columbia National Bank. 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