Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1923, Page 2

MINIMUM WAGE " TESTGASE HEARD Qrguments\- Begin on D. C. : Law Before the Supreme Court. 2 VALIDITY IS QUESTIONE Sgveral States Having Similar 7 laws Have Intervened in Litigation. Zlearing in the case of the Di trict minimum wage board against the Chlidren’'s Hospital and others opmmenced in the United States Su- pfeme Court today. The case involves tHe constitutionality of the mmimum wage law on appeal from the Court | df Appeals. Corporation Counsel | Spephens and Felix Frankfurger ap-| phared for the minimum wage board. abpellant, and C. B. Ellis, J. W. Folk &nd Wade H. Ellis for the Children’s Hospital, appellee. 3 everal states interested In mini- wage laws have intervened in e tase aa “friends of the court.” Would Enjoin Enforcement. 2, the | ase involves appeals from | Came A7 Appeals of the District | granting bills by the Children's Hos piial ana Willle A. Lyons. to vacate, 25 order of the minimum wage board | oF the District of Columbia and to enjoin its enforcement because of the Uneonstitutionality of the District: Tnimum wage law. Two questions| e involved in these appeals. Firs fe jurisdiction of the Court of Ap- als and second the constitutionality | - the law O e %1 for the appellants in their | hgief, which summarized the orali aggument, contended on the questiof of jurisdiction that only the Court o Wppeals as a court and not Mr. Jus tige Robb an individual member of the court had power to pass on the jurisdiction of Mr. Justice Staf- fora to participate in the disposition the original motions for rehearing. rther, Mr. Justice Stafford was a Thember of the Court of Appeals for the purposes of these cases and con- tinued to be such a member until the a1l and final disposition of the oxuses, including motions for rehear- ing which he was designated to hear 3 cide. B e utiine of the argument on cénatitutionality was contention that “The presumption to be accorded an aét of Congress—that it be respected Unless transeression of the Constitu- tion “hown ‘beyond a rational dbubt’—amply sustains the District of Columbia minimum wage law, par- | Hoularly in view of the circumstances its enactment. Congress by this Sgisiation aimed at ‘ends’ that are “egitimate and \within the scope of the Constitution.” Says Means® Are Appropriate. | “The ‘means’ selected by Congress are ‘appropriate and plainly adapted to accomplish these ‘ends’ No right of the plaintiffs secured under the | Constitution ‘prohibits’ the use of these appropriate means so adopted by Congress to accomplish ~these legitimate onds. The majority opi 1on of the Court of Appeals erects no- tions of policy rohibition.” PG ounsel for the appelants also con- tended that ‘it is not arbitrary, wan ton or spoliative for Congress to re auire the consent of the board before allowing a wage contract affecting women at below cost, but a valid exercise of the ‘police power’ because of the actual handicaps of women in fndustry, nor for Congress to require | employers to pay the cost of woman's work. It s not arbitrary, wanton, or mpoliative for Congress to require em- ployers to pay the cost of woman's labor, nor for the state to require the consent of the board before allowing wage contracts of women worke at below cost, becausé that Is a reason- able exercise of power to foster the productivity of industry. “It is not arbitrary, wanton or spoliative for Congress to require the amployer to obtain a license from the board before he can buy a woman's labor at less than cost, because that is & reasonable means of preventing cut-throat and unfair competition be- tween manufacturers; nor for Con- gress to require the consent of the ! board before allowing a woman em- | ployee to sell labor below cost, be- cause that is a reasonable means for preventing unfair competition between women employes. Action Not Arbitrary. “The action of Congress was not arbitrary, wanton or spoliative be- cause the direct interest of the Dis- trict in_these particular wage con- tracts affecting women gave it a spe- cial justification for controlling them. “The alleged deprivations of ‘prop- erty’ are either merely nominal like the so-called ‘liberties’ or hypotheti- cal and unsubstantiated: and there- fore, were not dealt with arbitrarily or wantonly or as a spoliation. The so-called ‘libertles’ of which the plaintiffs claim to have been deprived were merely fanciful and theoretical and not substantial. Therefore it was not ‘arbitrary, ‘wanton’ or a ‘spoliation’ for Congress to allow great public interest to prevail over them. “The presumption to be accorded an mct of Congress—that it be respected unless transgression of the Constitu- tion s shown ‘bevond a rational doubt'—amply sustains the District of Columbia minimum wage law, par- ticularly in view of the circumstances of its enactment,” It was urged. “In considering this legislation, Congress was dealing with a practi- cal problem which had been pressing upon the attention of many legisla- tures. Congress was acting upon an experlence which had amply justified itself in different parts of the country. Counsel contended that the con troversy reduces itself to an applica- tion of Marshall's canon of constitu- tional construction to the concrete facts of modern industrial life, and, more particularly, to those in the District: “Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitu- tion, and all means which are appro- priate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consfst with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitu- tional.” Does Not Follow State: Counsel pointed out that “Congress did not casually follow state legisla- tion. It was not content to rest upon a body of state laws, uniformly sus- tained by the courts and vindicated, since 1913, by the trial of experfence. The Senate and House committees on the District of Columbia held hear- ings on the needs of this legislation, in view of the conditions prevailing in_the District. “No one appeared in opposition to the bill. A remarkable circumstance which has probably never occurred in any previous legislation hearings on a measure affecting wage legislation in this country was the appearance of the official organized body of em- ployers—the Merchants' and Manu- facturers’ Association of the District —who_sent_their representative to RHODES : CONSTRUCTIONCO ™ § Builders st 1th and H Sts. N.W.—Main 7823 & Everybody Wants o ~done to homes in the Get {5 abead of the “‘rush” by seeking our serv. G toes right away, Workmanlike results— (& evpecially attractive prices. o | stitution. { court, into. constitutional | make a statement indorsing the bill and urging its passage. The co mittees of both Houses unanimously recommended the legislation. The constitutional guestion raised by the proposal was frankly considered by the committees. With full conscious- n of the issue, after consideration of the objections now urged, Con- ress, without opposition in the ouse, and ‘with only twelve nays in the Senate (not based on constitu- tional grounds) deemed the legisia- tion herc assalled within its consti- tutional competence and required by the proved needs of the District. “In addition to all these grounds which moved and justified congres- sional action, the judgment of Con- &gress is now vindicated by the results of over four years of the actual op- eration of the law and ten years of extensive experience with such legis- lation in California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and ‘Wisconsi, Claim It Is Unconstitutional The appellees in their brief, which was also the basis for oral argument, said their contention is that minimum wage law is unconstitutional because “it is a price-fixing law, directly in terfering with freedom’ of contract which is a part of the liberty of the citizen guaranteed in the fifth amend- ment, ‘and our position is that no ex- grcise of the police power justifies the fixing of prices either of property or of services; that the amount of the &harge received or pald In exchange of money for property or labor in private business cannot itself be called a matter affecting the public health, morals or safety, and thus brought within scope of the police power. g It a wage-fixing law is comstitu- tional, them it must necessarily be because the clauses of the Constitution do not inhibit; the fixing of prices every- where for all articles and services that are the subject of bargalning. or there is and can be no distinc- ion in principle between the power to fix a charge for services and the power to fix the prices for houses, chattels or goods of any kind. We | belleve it is settled by the decisions of this court, interpreting the Con- that the permanent fixing of prices in_private business is not within the power of the legislative body. “The reason for this. ns we believe has also been settled, is that the Con- stitution itself has laid down certain fundamental principles of economics in establishing private ownership of property and individual liberty: that these fundamental principles cannot themselves be declared to be inimical to the public health, safety, morals or welfare, and changed under the gulse of an exercise of the “police power.” Three Points Discussed. “In taking up in detail the authori- ties on the question, there will be discussed in their order three points: “First: By a long line of decision it is now settied that the protection of liberty and property guaranteed in the fifth and fourteenth amend- “Second: That a general wage law, permanent in operation, applying to all or to particular industries not af- fected with a public interest, is uni- formly assumed or conceded in the | decisions of this Court to be inhibited {by the fundamental guaranties of liberty and property established ‘in the fifth and fourteenth amendments. “Third: That the inhibition against wage laws i3 not removed by having {such laws apply to women alone and { excluding men. “The argument of counsel for ap- pellants in support of the validity of the wage law, cannot fairly be sald to rest upon any decision of this excopt that assuming this law to be within the scope of the police power, he relies upon the rulings {many times made and not disputed here. that Congress has a wide dis- {cretion in “exercising an admitted {power. But the question here is not {one of discretion in determining the extent to which Congress may go in legislating for the public health, {safety, morals or welfare within the police’ power. At the very base of the discussion Is the question of the power to act at all. The question is whether the fixing of the price of labor is within the police power at all—not whether it is proper exercise of that power. “It will not do to say that the fix- ing of prices is done as a ‘health measure’ and therefore it comes with- in the police power and the consti- tutional guaranties do not apply. By the same token it might be said that the mere existence of freedom of contract or private ownership of propert; guaranteed by the Consti- tution, “are themselves, inimical to health, morals or safety and there- fore Congress has a wide discretion to restrict or eliminate them. “On the other hand. every conten- tion of counsel for appellants in sup- port of ‘the validity of the law 1is answered in the decisions of this court. Forbidding that term in the contract between employer and em- ploye by which the price is fixed by the parties has no more relation to health or morals than forbidding the term of the contract between em- ployer and employe by which one agrees not to be a member of an as- soclation of workers. “And the direct relation to health or morals does not exist when the contract is made by men, and equally it does not exist when 'the contract is made by women. The question be- fore the court being one of power, because of the limitations upon legis- lative power -In the constitutional guaranties, the atatistics or opinions which induced Congress to believe the law desirable, have no more con- trolling welght on the question than they would have on.the question of the valldity of a law requiring em- ployers to hire none but union men, or ‘a law forbidding them to hire aliens, or an act of Congress such as 1d labor tax law. STUDENTS OPPOSE FACULTY. HAVANA, March 14.—The students of Havana University have made new demands on the university authori- ties. Placardsappeared on the campus demanding the dismissal of certain members of the faculty deemed un- satisfactory to the students. The placards named men who would be acceptable to the students as rector and vice rector and also designated from the advanced students men to act as professors. Cyamond (O] 0 Seventh Street Beautiful wrappy l;iode]s in liberty * and _property | ments Includes freedom of contract. | THE EVENING STAR, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 14, 1923. D. C. ALLEY HOMES SHOWING INCREASE First Figures Indicate More People Are Living in In- terdicted Places. There are more persons living in slleys in Washington now than there | iwere three vears ago, according to {unofficial figures obtained today from Ireports made to Commissioner Oyster by police captains. These reports shows a total of 19.582 alley inhabitants, as compared {with only 9,017, when the last police cemsus was taken in November, 1919, These familles, the reports show. are living in 3,246 houses. While this would be an average of three to a dwellin the statistics gathered by the police captains state that in many cages there are as many as ten in one dwelling. These totals were complied hur- | riedly at the District building today | from’ the sheets sent in by each pre- cinct. ~ The official figures, when compiled, may vary slightly, it was said. Commissioner Oyster asked Mad. {Sulilvan to take this new count of alley occupants for the information of the Commissioners, who are charged by Congress with the duty of closing all alley houses on June 1 of this year. It had been thought by many that the number of alley inhabitants w: on the decline, that war-time pro pority had enabled some of the {families in those houses to move out ior;r"{'r:'t stre cta H e unofficial totals present iherewith are correct it mak»i{’lh:!fl:‘? H jof enforcing the alley closing law | j1even more perplexing than the Co missioners had regarded it a few days { Rev. J. Milton Waldron, a leader in | {the movement to improve the con-! {ditions of alley dwellers, contends that the number of persons residing n these bv-ways is much larger even tharr the figures now before Commis- sioner Oyster. 3 The ninth precinct heads the list with 1,812 persons living in 202 alley houses. The record, by precincts, fol- 0w First precinct—5 houses, 19 inhab- itants. Second precinct—364 houses, 1,470 inhabitants. Third precinct—399 houses, 1,674 in- habitants. Fourth precinct—499 houses, 1,645 ’ Inhabitants. Fifth precinct—186 h 7 - hahllan{;. louses, 740 In S!xth precinct—180 houses, 680 in- habitants. Seventh precinct—60 houses, 233 in- i habitants. Eighth precinct—324 houses, 1,173 inhiwhlr:anu.‘ nth precinct—202 h. 2 In- hn_‘!\i(nnls, ouses, 1,812 In. enth precinct—27 - hannlllr.’ houses, 136 in Eleventh precinct — No Inhabited public alleys in eleventh precinct. _— RUHR REPRISALS LEADING TO CRISIS, BRITISH BELIEVE (Continued from First Page.) cwned coke plant at Westerholt, hore, which "has been taken wver oy | the 'French authorities as part of | their scheme for obtaining reparations from the Germans, have been an- jnounced. Members of the engineers mission, which has the work in hand, | are reported to have made arrange. | ments to load into cars 15,000 tons of | coke taken with the plant. The first | train of this coke started for France last night. Tanks were used in the operation and & cavalry patrol has been placed around the ‘plant; infantry guards have replaced the Germans, 400 of ! whom quit work yesterday. Four thousand miners in an adjacent coal mine also went on strike as a protest against the occupation of the coke plant, but even should the strike con- tinue there is enough coal on the sur- face to run the place for several months. Germans Are Cautioned. Assurances were given the German officials by the French that the coal mine would not be interfered with, but at the same time the directors were cautioned that if any difficulties were encountered in the coke plant the coal mine, which also is state property, would ‘be geized and shut down tight. ‘The arrival of 800 French troops and engineers was announced at the plant by the blowing of the glant steam siren which is used as a danger signal., This created a stir through- out_the district in which the town | of Buer is situated, but the occupa- tion went oft like clockwork, and within a few minutes after their ar- rival the military commanders and the German director of the coke rail- way were questioning each other. The coke furnaces are cooling; the French are going ahead with enthu- siasm and expect to have them op- erating again within a few days, and there already are indications that some of the 400 German strikers would return to work shortly. If the strike continues the French plan to bring in their own men, having forty- five on hand already for a start. ‘These are Poles and Germans, who signed for service and were put to work the first thing this morning loading the coke cars. ORDERED REMAIN INDOORS. —— By the Associated Press. RECKLINGHAUSEN, March 14— | Next Doer to R. Harris & Co. The French military authorities have ordered the residents of the town of Buer to remain indoors after 7 o'clock at night. All lights in the house must be extinguished by 10 o'clock. During the daytime, men in the at night. All lights in the houses must not put their hands In their pocke! 'he burgomaster has ar{pul People to remain calm, if only for the ;:‘kn of the hostages, of whom he | CRAMER ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL SHOT (Continued from First Page.) University class of 1899. Yyears he was general counsel for some of the large western oll corpora- tions. At the outbreak of the war he came to Washington and tried to obtain a commission in the Army. Owing to a crippled arm and poor eyesight he was unable to get into milltary service. He served here as CHARLES F. CRAMER. the representative of the foreign pe. troleum interests which were supply- ing the allies with the toluol used in AGCUSED VETERAN COMMITS SUICIDE Arthur L. Share Takes Life After Being Charged With Bootlegging. For many | Arthur L. Share, forty-one-year-old Spanish-American and world war vet- eran, who had just been recommended for discharge from the Mount Alto Hospltal, where he was a patient, fol- lowing an investigation into the mys- terfous distribution among veterans at the institution of bootleg liquor, committed suicide today by slashing his throat with a razor in a room at the Shepherd House, 10th and E streets northwest. Share's body was found by a maid. The throat was cut from ear to ear and an open, blood-stained razor lay on a bureau a few feet away. The war veteran apparently had stood ba- fore the mirror, slashed his neck and replaced the razor on the bureau and collapsed across the bed. Share Was Accused. According to officlals at the Veter- ans' Bureau, the board of officers of the fourth vetorans' district had just received from Mount Alto Hospital a report on the investigation into liquor selling at the hospital. This report alleged that Share had con- fessed to bringing bootleg Whisky into the government hospitalization center and the recommendation was made that Share be discharged from the institution. Share, It was pointed out, was not an overseas veteran.' He enlisted in 1917, in the 1st Company, 164th Regi- ment, depot brigade, und was dis- charged April 10, 1919. He had been receiving compensation from the Vet erans' Bureau at the rate of $70 a month since last November, and prior to that time had been getting $80 a month. At the time of the reduetion, a board of inquiry advised Share to undergo psycho-therapy examination. Later he was ordered to Mount Alto manufacturing explosives and also; Hospital for treatment for intestinal with aviation supplies for the French | trouble. army. He continued in this work Relatives Are Notified. until 'a year after the signing of the| p,.ng pig early negotiations with armistice. Was Ald to Forbes. An official statement from the Vet- erans’ Bureau today announced that he became general counsel at the re- quest of Col. C. R. Forbes. Before coming to Washington he resided in San Francisco. He was & member of the Army and Navy Club, the Metropolitan Club, the Chevy Chase Club, the Racquet Club, the Lambs' Club of New York and the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. The couple had no children. Mr. Cramer, it is understood, had a mother and sister in New York city. erl. Cramer I8 expected back in Wash- ington late this afternoon. CRAMER'S RECORD CLEAR. Successor Finds Nothing to Dis- credit of Former Official. illiam Wolf Smith, who succeeded Hycnmer as general counsel for the bureau said that his investigation of affairs in the legal division hax d closed “nothing to Mr. Cramer's di credit.” Under orders of Director Hines, Mr. Smith has revised most of the projects and contracts on which Mr. Cramer passed judgment. Officlals at the bureau generally ascribe Mr. Cramer's suicide to gen- eral depression, resulting from the attacks made on him. After he left the bureau, they said he had greatly altered in appearance and had shown many evidences of discomfort. He was sald also to have worried con- siderably about the health of his father, who lives in New York, and bout financial matters. —_— Not His Fault. From the London Passing Show. Magistrate—Last time you were here I told you I never hoped to see you again. Delinquent—Yes, sir, I know, sir— but 1 couldn’t get the officer to be- lieve me! Slip-Over Blouse, Paisley trimmed Sizes 38 % 48. » > > * > the government Share was cared for by Red Cross authorities, who today Inollflod relatives in Denver, Col., of the man’s death. Share rented a room at the Shepherd House yesterday afternoon. He had previously stopped at this hotel when under care of the Red Cross. Blanche Jones, colored mald, found the body when_ she entered the room to clean up. Dr. J. M. Galnes of the Emer- gency Hospital staff, who responded to a call for an ambulance, pro- nounced Share dead. W. H. Hinson, bicycle policeman of the first pre- cinct, was the first officer on_ the scene. Sergt. G. H. Moran of No. 1 precinct notified Coroner Nevitt, who issued a certificate of suicide. The body was taken in charge by under- 1-':zers of the Veterans' Bureau. —_— AUTO REGISTRY TAGS FOR VISITORS ARRIVE Headley Will Begin Issuing Them March 20 Is Police Announcement. The tags to be placed on all out-of- town cars by the police, showing that the driver has registered, arrived from the factory today. Inspector Al- bert J. Headley, chief of the traffic bureau, announced, however, that he would not begin issuing them until March 20. The tag is brown with white let- ters. It bears the word registered, 1923, and has a blank space on which the traffic bureau will stamp the date on which the driver's period of reci- procity expires. No fee will be charged for these tags, the purpose being merely to give traffic officers a means of know- ing when a visitor overstays his reciprocity time. The police beileve many Washing- tonians operate permanently on for- eign tags because they know that if they buy District tags they must also get Maryland plates. INSTITUTE TO STUDY TRANSPORTATION READY TO FUNCTION (Continued from First Page.) ing, highway transportation, marine rtation and rallroad transpor- tation. The members of this board are to be choseri from the best quali fled representatives of th indus: tries. This board is to handle the business end of the institute; it is to provide the sinews—the funds re- qeired to carry on the work. It has become common in this coun- try today to refer to the problems of transportation as “great” and “of vital importance” to the people. The problems of transportation have been studied from the angle of the rail- roads and from the angle of the ship- pers. They have yet to be studied from an impartial angle, and the pro- ponents of the proposed National Transportation Institute maintain that the interests of the consuming public, the railroads the shippers and producers are so closely interwoven that it is impossible to solve the prob- lems successfully of one without solv- ing the problems of the others. Problems Not All Solved. So far as the railroads of the coun- try are conoerned, the public demands regulation and service. Through laws of Congress and laws of the state! the public has regulated the railroads, but has not solved all the problems of transportation by anv means. The belief is that if the public is =uffi- clently informed in regard to these problems, it can aid in thelr solution effectually. Mr. Robinson has ex- plained the plan as follows: “The plan_ contemplates that the institute shall conduct necessary re- search, and thereafter teach its stu- dents and the public through its staft officers and t ress. The. true fandamental principles underlylng the various kinds of transportation facilities. i “The facts as to the present condi- tions affecting transportation and the relative necessity and importance of each class of common carrier. “The real effect of each type of legislation and regulation. s “How and to what extent the public and the carriers will be benefited, or adversely affected, by any policy or course of action that may be adopted in respect to their transportation problems.” Branches in All States. It 1s proposed that in each state the institute shall have a representa- tive—en outstanding man of the call- ber from which governors of states should be selected. This representa- tive of the institute will be respon- sible in large part for the dissemina- tion of information regarding trans- rtation problems, gathered by the natitute, in_his particular state. President Harding, to whom Repre- sentative Anderson explained in de- tail the proposal for the National Transportation Institute, in a letter to Mr. Anderson indorsing the plan, said: “The broad and understanding study of the entire transportation problem is unquestionably a serious national, indeed, I think I may as well say, a serious world necessity at this time. Such an organization as you are pro- posing ought to become a power in connection with the nationwide consid- eration of these problems, and a use- ful directing force in connection with the determination of public policy. ‘Worked for Twelve Months. During the last twelve months Mr. Robinson, Representative Anderson, Mr. Clark and others have been work- ing assiduously for the organization of the proposed institute. ~Meetings were held in December in Chicago and in New York in January, attended by representative business men of the country, including all the industries, at which resolutions approving the plan_were adopted and committees appointed. The organization meeting 1s to be held, it is now announced, in New York within a short time, and the institute thereafter will be estab- lished and at work. It is well recognized that trans- portation is to be one of the princi- pal subjects to which attention will be given at the next regular session of Congress, which meets in Decem- ber. Many proposals to amend the transportation act, under which the railroads were handed back to their owners after the war and under which they have since been operating, have been put forward. The National Transportation Insti- tute, it is believed, can accomplisn a great service in the next eight months before the convening of Con- gress through research work and the spreading _of _information regarding the transportation problems. This information will be at the service of members of Congress, as well as at the service of the general public, when it comes time to legislate in regard to railroads and other forms Yof transportation. omy Corner e B onoTL R Sensational Sale of Girls’ Coats The result of a special purchase that discounts any deal that has been consummated this season. Included with the complete lots are Bolivia, Velour and novelty materials. Sport Plaids, Came- lair and Polair Cloths are fea- tured. Full Lined—Belted. Special, All sizes—wanted shades. y are beautiful styles—some with yoke back, full 0 Values up to $12.98 belted; and some with Raglan sleeve effect. ., Made 1 in All-wool Polair—Tweed—and smart mixtures—T1 an, Red, Copenhagen, Reindeer—in fact, es. all the new spring shad. 0040000000000 0000000000000444440¢¢460400000000004 Sizes 8 to 14 Years 2to 6 Years 2969040040900 0000949990¢ 0000066666000 666600060006606660660660604¢ ] IS |instructed to call the attention of the | District Commissioners to the condi- MEMBERS HEAR REPORT ON BUS LINE EXTENSION 16th Street Citizens’ Association Discusses Hearing by Util ties Board. The Sixteenth Street Citizens’ As- sociation met last night at the resi- dence of H. L. Stroh, 7533 Alaska avenue, for discussion of the hearing granted by the Public Utilitles Com- mission to the Sixteenth Street Heights and the Sixteenth Street Highlands associations on the ques- tion of extension of the Capital Traction bus line northward on 16th ( Street from its present terminal at Montague street to Holly street. The report of Mr. W. N. Holmes, chairman of the committee, was re- ceived and further action was post- poned until a later meeting. . © Perry Cleveland, chairman of the streets and sidewalks committee, was tion of thoroughfares and sidewalks in the subdivision damaged by con- on of dwellin structio € houses recently Dr. J. F. Douglas, chairman of the committee on health and sanitation, was instructed to request the in- stallation of a catch basin_ at the southwest corner of 13th and Floral streets by the District so that water passing "that corner during rain-| storms will be oarried away and prevent flooding of basements on ern street between 12th and 13th streets, e secretary of the association, Mrs. H. M. Phiilips, was instructed to write the Washington Electric Rail- way Company calling attention to congestion of street traffic at Georgia | avenue and Rock Creek Church road, | alleged to be caused by switching and loading and unloading cars at that in- tersection. It was suggested as & remedy that southbound cars unload passengers at the fire-barn stop at Georgla avenue and Rock Creek Church road, and that they load at Georgia avenue and Quebec street. Dr. Henning_ Nelms, director -of Grace Church, Woodsideé, was a guest of the association, and entertained the members with an' address and several southern dialect stories. Dr. Nelms was elected an honorary member of the association. A financial report from Treasurer H. J. Horner was adopted and ap- proved. SPRING AUTO EXHBI IN THRD-DAY SESSION Attendance Showing Increase, ‘With Buying Above Average of Previous Shows. With attendance increasing daily and nightly, the 1923 spring automo- bile show began its third full dav's sesslon today. Not only have the crowds been highly satisfactory fin number, but, according to exhibitors. buying of the merchandise displayed has been without parallel in the his- tory of local shows, This augurs well, dealers say, for spring automobile selling. Plans have been made by local distributors for a heavy business during the warmer weather; the interest displayed at the show, they point out, shows that their plans will not be amiss. Large Crowds the Rale. In any event, large crowds are ““Are you interested in a new car?” o ‘At your convenience 1 should like to take you out in this Blank six; it i finest riding automobile ever made. . sonre of the phrases that are heard b the showgoer as he wends his way down the long alsles between the rows of shining cars. The motorist and the prospective mo- torist of today wants to be “shown. He is not content to accept the some- times extravagant claims of the sales- men. He not only wants a ride in the car he is about to buy, but he wishes to onsult other owners as to the merits of the motor. He is not only inter- ested in what the first cost of the car will be, hut what the running cost and the repairs will amount to. He wants to know what Kind of a service station is maintained, what the prices are and how quickly repairs are made Evolution in Salesmanship. All these things have broughtabout an evolution in automobile salesman- ship. The salesman of today must be accurate in what he says; live up to promises made before the purchase and, above all, give the same cour- teous attention after the erstwhile prospect is driving the car as when he was merely a prospect and gazing .longingly at the car in the display 1oom. —_— The women of Abyssinia have the privilege of abusing their husbands and divorcing them at pleasure. S Spring papering of spring after spring, P) papers. Select here you slip-covers fo House-Painting HEN it comes to the painting and need a competent, trustworthy ad- viser of ripe experience. Year after year, ing the right quantity, quality and color scheme of house-paints. whole story of imported and domestic wall- His painters and paperhangers skillfully complete your commissions. Visit the Plitt studio-shop today. GroPLirT CoIne 15325-14th St. NW/~~Main 4224 your residence, you litt has been suggest- He knows the r draperics and r summertime --or NEVER) GOING OUr OF BUS $9 o Our doors close forever Saturday night! But three days left to share in Washington’s greatest clothing sale. (Here’s a tip—there’s some spring styles included.) 2-PANTS SUITS & OVERCOATS TR Jq3 319.75 0dd Pants--$1.98-$2.98-$3.98 @ 4 - £ INAL AND EXCLUS! Tif XTIOA PUIR DOUBLES THE WEAR * { 930 F. ST. N.W. to the Metropolitan Theatre~