Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1923, Page 12

SOENT GASOLINE TAX BILL PASSES Action Taken Early This \ Morning After One of §. Stormiest Sessions. POLITICAL ACCUSATIONS Debate of Referendum On Today _in Virginia Assembly—Measure { Expected to Carry. Special Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 22—By a vote of 24 to 15 the senate at 1 o'clock this morning passed the three-cent| gasoline tax bill, making it effective July 1 for the pay-as-you-go plan for road bmilding, and then it pro- ceeded to defeat the $6,000,000 emer- gency bond measures by a vote of 25 to 13. The Robertson repeal bill went down into defeat by reason of a lack of a constitutional vote, though a majority of the members supported the repeal measure. Accusations Made. was_one of the most ex- eiting for a _long~time, the speeches | = full of fire and accusations of | of front on the t of the, vor and others. During the de- bate the statement was made that the anti-bond fc could not ac- 2 mill tax in_ addition to thel| ne t for the reason that| Trinkle had announced that he would veto any such tax increase, this latter statement being made by Senator Epe 3 Debate on Referendum. The program of the anti-bond people has been carried out in every way just as they declared would be the that there would not be a bond issue at this time. Today the members began at 11 o'clock the dis- cussion of the referendum, whether it shall be a state-wide or a legisla- tive district vote on the proposition 10 issue §30,000,000 of bonds. In view of the vote early this morning it is believed that the district refefendum will carry. ¥ate in House in Doubt. The Senate amendment making Khe' new g ne tax law effective July 1, when the full 3 cents will be asse: on every gallon sold for autos, &0 back to the Hou and it is there is some doubt as to its fate. Placed in Truck Class. The house passed a bill that places all automobiles engaged in trans- porting passengers under the corporation commission and on same plane with trucks and provides for their regulation, speed, fares and all else on the same basis as common carriers. Not to Regzain Lot. ! The city of Richmond will not re-| ®ain o sion of the lot which she gave to the state for a site for the i war memorial library. That was| settled in the senate vesterday after- | bill to this end was ¢ postponed. The lot is be- lieved to be worth $300.000 or more, | and as the memorial has been aban- doned it is not understood just why the state refused to return the Jot The statement was made that the city is in no position at this time to | when the make use of the lot as site for a building for administrative purposes hence there was no need for speed at | this time. It is understood that the ;* subject will be taken up anew when the next legislature convenes. Ovation for Capt. Baker. Showing the disposition of the house to mark time, vesterday after- noon when the venerable Capt. W. W. Baker vf Chesterfield, who has served his county for forty-two years in the he house, was ovation, appeared, carried to the speaker's ros- | given an trum and presented. He is quite | feeble, having been partially para- Iyzed. but he takes a Keen interest in | all matters ynrl.nnm' to the state. He mude a brief speech of thanks for | the reception accorded him. PUBLIC BUILDINGS CALLED DISGRACE Fine Arts Chairman Declares . Navy and Munitions | Structures Ugly. / RAPS BOTANIC GARDEN Says It Doesn’t Fit in Witl; Architectural Scheme of the City. Tife Navy and Munitions buildings, on B street beyond 17th street, were criticized as being a disgrace to the city by Charles Moore, chairman of | the Fine Arts Commission, in an ad- dress yesterday before the Washing- ton Study. at the Highlands.: The speaker declared that ig Detroit “they wouldn't be satisfied for such ugly buildings to be used even as automobile factories. They do not fit in at all with the general scheme of things in the National Capital, he declared. Mr. Moore also said that the Botanic Garden . hampers the general scheme 1olr the future development of the city. He outlined the history of the archi- tectural and civic development of ‘Washington, and said that this city | of train No. la Form Central Body. The central committee is out- growth of the citizens' committes of flve appointed during the last session | of Congress to seek justice for the | trict in the appropriations for | schools. At that time it w om- mended that a permanent citizen jcentral committee on schy appro- priations be formed. A steeting com- mittee appointed in that connection resulted in the initiation last night | Be |committee started. Representatives of eighty:one civic societies attended last night's meeting. | policies.” INDIANA WRECK CAUSED BY SWITCH TAMPERING Safety Inspectors Assign Reason for Crash at St. Hpry- of- the-Woods. Malicious tampering with a switch on the main line of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and Louls railway at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind, was the cause of the derailment of a passenger train there on Febru- ary 6, safety inspectors reported ster- day to the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. One employe was killed and eleven persons were injured in the accident. Inspectors found that a switch had been forced open, the light signal removed and the track so ar- ranged as to derail the passenger train. A second wreck report covering nn' accident on the Chicago and Alton at | Nilwood, 11, on February 12 which resulted in the death of two employes and the injury of seventeen persons, | declared that” Engineman Shevburne | 6 on the road failed to observe and obey automatic block sig- | nal indications.” The accident was a | rear-end collision and Flagman Wal- | lace of the standing train, into whioh | the passenger train ram, was also | blamed for failure to protect his train. SEEK UNITED FRONT FOR SCHOOL FIGHT. Citizens Start Formation of Central Body to Push Campaign. Determined to present a united front of citizenry in the efforts to obtain from the next Congress the pressing school needs of Washington, repre- sentatives of civic bodies met at the Franklin School last night and_ef- fected the tentative organization of itizens’ centsal committee “of | schools.” John S. Beach of the Park View Citizens' Association, who presided as temporary chairman, emphasized that the new ' organization erv two purposes, first, hcase for bringing the 175 (l\l into harmony on ond, piec the concerted opin- ion of the citi: ens to Congress. of the steps preliminary to formation | of a permanent body Final organization of the commit- tee will be completed at a meeting of | the delegates called for April 4 in the | Franklin School. A nominating com- | mittee named last night by Chairman ch was tructed to present a e of nominees for officers @t that | meeting, so that permanent leagders | may be elected and the work of the | Schools Sole Interest. Discussion as to the scope and authority of the proposed committee resulted in the adoption of a resolu- ! tion setting forth that the commit- tee's sole purpose be to work for school betterment. By a vote of the delegates the recommendation of the | steering committee that the new or- ganization have a broader purpose | than merely to work for appropria- tions adopted. Chairman Beach and several others pointed out that { at first the committee should, per- | haps, confine its activities to seeking school appropriations and if deemed advisable later, extend its work towurd a general plan of school bet- terment. A M. dwards of the Columbia Heights Citizens' Association inter- | posed that the association which he represented would object to other bodies attempting to mix into purely lacal matters that co be handled by the community associdtion, and | urged that the central committee concern itself solely with policies and | appropriations of a broad, city-wide nature. Would Demand Rights. S. T. Ansell of the Force Parent- Teacher Assoclation stressed the point that the committee should not be backward in standing up for the righls of the city before Congre: 1f Yhe committee, he said, fails to strike a determined attitude and adopt an aggressive, constructive ogram It will constitute merely nother organization in an already | overorganized cit; “We ‘must muster our forces cen- trally,” declared Mr. Ansell. “This or- ganization should speak for all the citizens. We should not be afraid of giving offense to some other organ- ization which thinks we may be in- croaching on its field, but should go forward resolutely in our efforts, un- trammeled by timidity or entangling Julius Peyser of the Cook Home and School Association advocated the formulation of a complete plan for going before Congress and urging ap- propriations. He agreed with Mr. An- | sell that the mew body should do iPold Ruben and J. i the first to appreci iRed Criss, URNG PAST YEAR Flourishing Conditions Shown by Reports of Chamber - of Commerce. BIG PLANS FOR FUTUI’(El New Industries Located .in City, Banks Prosperous and Build- ing Takes Jump., S Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 22.—An- nual reports on the activities during | the past year were submitted lnwl night at the meeting of the chumber of commerce by President R. E Knight, Business Manager George H. Evans and Secretary and Treasurer J. T. Preston. Afterward the follow- ing were elected directors: George E. Warfield, Claude W. Fletcher, Leo- W. Timberman. During the evening speeches ‘were made by J. Y. Williams, Irvin Diener, Jumes R. ude W. Fletcher, {H. R. Burke and Kenneth W. Ogden. | The meeting was attended by a large | gathering of members, | The report of President Knight fol- lows in part: “The chamber, in usl general scope of work, has proved during the past year invaluable to its members and of necessity in its broadened efforts has ted others Who are not members of the chamber to carry their business on to greater success. “To successfully carry on the work inaugurated and to meet the demands of the future, a greater membership is not only desirable but essential and too much stress cannot be laid on the necessity of having every busi- ness _interest identified with the chamber of commerce. Banks Flourish. “As an evidence of the progress of our city, our banks are all in a flourishing condition and one of them has found it necessary during the past vear to double the space for its clerical force to take care of the growing business. 1 would also di- rect attention to the increase in our Post office receipts, which is one of the surest inde b our city’s prog- ress, er 100k an active part in bri bout the council- manager form of government and is now working in close harmony with it. sincerely belleving that the sim- plified form of government with proper co-operation wil be successful in the future development of our city. “While the official body of the cham.- ber of commerce is justly proud of the accomplishments made during the ear, let me remind you $hat there are many important proble to be brought to a successful conclusion by this body in the near future. Schools Amsisted. “The chamber has ever been among te the full signifi- cance of the school housing shortage, and its support was freely given to jour school board and other city offi- jcials toward removing the tremen- dous handicaps upon the adequate functioning! of our schools, recogniz- ing the importance of keeping our ducational facilities to the very high- st standards. The chamber will ever be on the alert to assist in this work. “The plans for a white way on King street, which were introduced during the administration of President R. L. Payne, were brought to a successful conclugion this year, and I am glad to that it presents all that is mod- €rn in a street lighting system. Malling Lists Proposed. “In trade extension and coming mail order competition I would suggest to our retail mer- chants that they should have avail- able a complete suburlan or retail trade territory mailing list This is not all; every activity which In- creases the purchasing power of its in over- community has its effect on retail business. civic improvement, indus- trial improvement, good roads, im- provement, of transportation facill- ties, co-operation with county farm bureaus, etc. “The community tivities, of course, tant from the view point of retail trade extension. Just what it means to the jobbing and retail business of Alexandria city to have clean and well lighted streets, good schools, good water, attractive parks and playgrounds. busy factories, ete. is incalculab development ac- are very impor- New Industries. Capt. George H. Evans, busipess manager of the chamber of com- merce, in his report set forth that the chamber had been instrumental in locating the following industri here: Western Marine and Salvag Company, Federal Storage and Bat- tery Company, Chestnut Hill Dairy, Building Products Company and . | M. Avram Company. Concluding his report, Capt. Evans suggests that a part of the definite program for the coming year include close co. operation with the city officials con- cerning Arlington county, acquiging a new post office and a new chamber of commerce building. ik Other Reports. According to the report of J. T. Preston, secretary, 339 meetings were held during the year in the rooms of the chamber of commerce, and the | Anti-Tuberculosis Society ' and the with its Wisiting nurses, and the home ,service section of the Red Cross haVe their headquarters 'ALEXANDRIA B[][]MS Down Bank, Through Fence, Over Four Trees, Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., March 22— A twelve-cylinder specially bullt roadster thundering along the Shenandoah Valley pjke last night sideswiped @ small car, shot down a steep embankment, turned a somersault, smashed through a stone fence, tore down four trees, banged agalpst a fifth with the four passengers of the machine scattered along its hurricane path, and not one of the four was killed, although it took sixty stitches to mend one man's face and forty stitches to hold a woman's face together, to say nothing of the yards of cuts sewed up on the From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. FUNDS SUFFICIENT FOR HOSPITAL PLAN; “HAULING FREIGHT Gen. Hines Indicates Program of Veterans’ Bureau Will Be Pushed. The Veterans' Bureau will be to complete a hospital program ficient to care for the disabled erans with the appropriations suf. vet discussing the White committes re port, made public Tuesday, charged the country_was over-hos. pitalized. N “There will be no curtailment of the hospital program,” sald Directo Hines, “as the result of a publica tion of the White committee repor until I am satisfled that to the United States Veterans' reau. Bu The statement contained in re. oversupply of beds in the near fu ture must be considered in the ligh! of the: geographical location of thos: beds. available, I feel sure we shall be abl, able now available, Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the'bureau, sald yesterday in which it is best. The report undoubtedly has included ;in the moneys spent for hospitaliza- tion sumy which should not be charged gard to the danger of having an With the appropriations now Motorists Lwe other parts of the bodies of tlla four. Never before in the history ot the Winchester Hospital have such slashed bodies been handled-and lived to tell the tale, according to ,the physiclans here. Driving the roadster wa: Ru &ll Carpenter of Winchester. the most _severely huured “With him was Miss Frances Beaty, who had forty stitches put In her face; Miss Elsle Wingert, both of Stephens City, and Marion Perry. of Winchester. The four were sit- ting in one seat. Miss Wingert fainted three times 1in being brought to the hospital. The driver of the lighter auto- mobile was Willlam Schnelder, who escaped uninjured, and his ma- _yards of cuts sewed up on the |y chine was oniy slightly scratched. From the 5:30 Bdition of Yesterday's Sta ARMY AIR SERVICE Experiments in freight hauling by airplanes, which have been conducted by the Army air service, were said in an officdal statement issued yesterday to ‘furnish ample evidence as to what the Army alr service is doing with reference to freighting its own sup- plles in military planes which are not built for freight carrying.” i/ An fillustration of hauling freight over long distances at a cost less than would have been incurred had the movement been by rail was con- tained in the statement. Travel Cost Contrasted. “Some months ago, when the air service troops al ZEllington Field, Houston, Tex., were transferred to Selfridge Fleld, in Michigan, a dis- tance of 1,600 miles,” it said, “prac- tically all of the personnel traveled to their new station by airplane. The entire cost of the journey by air was estimated at $6,448, less than it would have cost the government had the movement beeh by rail.” It also was shown that the Middle- town, Pa., air Intermediate depot had moved 12,000 pounds of freight- by aid from that point to various other | air service stations These ship- ments consisted of spare parts for airplanes and engines, clothing and| miscellaneous stores. 3 r T t e e Trom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. FREIGHT RATE CUT HELD T0 BE VITAL Senator Simmons Sees Rail Legislation Dominant Issue at Next Session. Transportation legislation will be a dominant issue in the next Congress, in the opinion of Senator Simmons of North Carolina, who returned to the capital yesterday after an absence last- ing from midwinter, due to ill health, In the opinion of the North Caro- lina senator, it is vitally necessary for the development of the country and the well being of the agricultural and manufacturing interests to bring about a reduction in the present high rates for transportation on the rafl- roads, “With these rates prohibitive in many instances, particularly on the bulky produce of the farmers, it is Impossible for the country to con- tinue with {ts deveiopment as it should,” said Senator Simmons. *I believe that when Congress meets again legislation dealing with the a a charged are as follow. ;{A,L.” railroads will occupy much of the Rev. Mr. Starke was born In the | Du 1, Dewey Hemri ijah Duffi; time of that body.” northern neck of Virginla, in 1863.|&nd Bert Brown, ceny; Wil Democrats Hopeful In reply to a question, Senator Simmons said he considered the pros- pects of the democratic party in the national elections next year decided- ly rosy. He indicated that so far there has been no crystallization of sentiment among the democrats as to a standard bearer in the next cam- paign. He said they were keeping an open mind and would be inclined to waive personal views in the interest of the party when it came time to select a nominee for President, always tak- ing into consideration 'that the man must have the qualifications for a President. That President Harding will be re- nominated by the republicans, Sena- to;- Simmons sald, appeared to be cer- tain. An issue in the coming campalign, Senator Simmons said, would be the republican tariff law. He declared he found the law becoming more and more unpopular, and added that he believed the tariff had had much to do with republican reverses in the elections last November. Doubts Tarift Changes. “The tariff law has brought the results we predicted while it was under consideration,” said Senator h el tl e 1 o) 1. t t Washington Loses WELL KNOWN Y. M.C. A. Death was caused by pneumonia. After attending echooll in Y. M. Wisconsin and Springs, death. He came to Washington Feb- ruary 20 to conduct ‘Waugh M. E. Church. He was strick- en with influenza, which later devel- sons, Emory P., Littleton Lee and Morgan Lee Starke; a daughter, Vir- ginia Lee Starke, and a sister, Mrs. C. urday afternoon at Wright's parlor, BALLOU ASKS ROTARIANS GRAND JURY FAILS TOFIND GAMBLING Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, March 22.—The ®rand jury for the March term of the circuit court for this county ad., Jjourned yesterday afternoon after one of the shortest sessions in the history of the county, thé body being in session but three days. Six indict- ments, the smallest number ever re- turned by a grand jury for Head; Statue Is Taken Down George Washington, for the first time, has lost his head. Mounted on the charger which supported him on the granite base at Wash- ington Cirel is the body. But, as the horse stands as stanch as he did for several score of years, the statue, now reposing on a truck on.a lot at 26th and D streets northwest, minus the head—now a headless horseman. It is expected the statue, includ- ing the head, will be crated and sent to the Brooklyn foundry to- the morrow, where'the workers will |county, were found. uj rous small holes - AN s e i DL Held “Loxing Proposition. uten in the statue. The head, contrary to general opinfon, was bolted on. - Corrosion has had its effect on the bolts which held it, and daring the jarring incident to removing it from the base and transporting it to the packing room the bolts parted. According to the jury considers the county “losing proposition,” and that ten acres and the main buil be retained and the other ninet 8o0ld or rented. The report al ommends that the stock and n ery be sold and the money much-needed repairs to t The report declares cveryth taining to the farm to be condition. report, the grand farmy a. —_—— in The courthouse and jail were, §o the report states, found 1o be in godyl condition generally, although a few minor repairs are ne The jury examined witnesses, " including v the officers of the county. gambling and other violations he Conduit road, the report ‘We were unable to find t to_substantiate the rumors.” Those indicted and the ded WORKER SUCCUMBS| Rev. Morgan Lee Starke, evangelist nd Y. M. C. A. worker. died yester- ay afternoon at Sibley Hospital. states Bishop and Danic The trial of criminal c gin Thursda. The grand jury mends the efli police force. in_Virginia at the age of Later he became interested C. A. work and moved to later to Saratoga Y. where he continued N. Y., e left for Atlanta, Gi ighteen. com- county report, the £ his work. He later moved to Brooklyn, where since he had made his home. For five or six years he was the for- eign office representative of seven newspapers, About nineteen years ago he took up including The Star. vangelical work and had been active n that line up to the time of his Colds, grippe, flu? Yeast FoamTablets—a tonic andcorrectiveiood forspring, winter or any other season. ‘They build up your strength and vitality. Made of selected yeast. Delicious taste. At drugstores. Free sample from Northwestern Yeast Co., Dept. 17, Chicago, IiL. ervices at the ed into pneumonia. TSurviving him are his widow, thres Harding Walker. F‘ull\'eral'lervlcen will be held Sat- ollowing _which the body will be aken to Heathsville, Va., where in- erment will take place. —_— .A Tonic Food Yeast Foam TO ATTEND DEDICATION Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintend- eran n. preted in some quarters as meaning that expenditure of the second Lang- ley bill something other than pass resolu- tions. “The papers are filled with pjctures of officers of organizations, who are elected annually, but do nothing,”she stated. A The steering committee, which here. Other notations made are there are 24,000 names on the credit bureau, 12,110 reports issued to manufacturers and jobbers, compared with 1,878 last year; reports to retail merchants, 1,526, compared with 3,927 last year: total reports during the year, 7,636, brought in its recommendations for a permanent body, was c6mposed of Mrs. Laura C. Williams, chairman; Walter C. Balderson and U. J. Dan- iels. The nominating committee was named as follows: Julius Peyser, is destined to follow the natural de- velopment of Rorhe and become a “dome” city, and that in the future it will have a population of more than a million. “The wisdom of Washington and Jefferson has been vindicated,” he as- serted, “In the development of the Cap- ital city to date, as a result of the plans originally seen to by them hav- ing been carried out, thus far, suc- cessfully, in spite of numerous diffi- culties which had to be overcome at the beginning. The choosing of the Jocation of Washington as the place for the capital of the United States was wise.” Delving into history, he told of the Continental Congress being driven out of Philadelphia by mobs and de- scribed how it was decided by that body to establish a capital in a dis- trict which was separate and distinct from a state. Touching upon the changes and re- pairs made on the White House in the year 1908, bie said “It was constructed as a gentleman’s mansion and was fit for any king on earth to live in.” Mr. Moore illustrated with lantern slides the progress that has been made in building, and other improve- ments and also showed plans for the future in order that Washington might become more_ beautiful. He praised the order and beauty of the development of Washington and declarcd, “the plans as drawn up for this city surpass in more ways than one those drafted for any other cap- ital city in the world.” Reviewing the history of the gov- ernment of Washington, he asserted, that, “the present system has been so uccessful that the only change which Gu been seriously contemplated was that of centralizing the power in one Commissioner instead of having 1t distributed ;nan;-&h-lll“ now ia.* chairman; Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, Sheridan Fer- ree and Dr. W. B. Beli. compared with 5,805 the preceding year, an increase of 14 per cent; ap- proximately 500 persons were fur- nished with rooms through the hous- ing department, 748 persons visited the rooms of the chamber during the year and consulted the file of out-of- town directories; during the year 19, 860. pleces of mail were,received and ;g zag were issued. or a total of 1 2 WILLIAM MOLING FREED OF ATTACK WITH WEAPON Criminal Court Jury Gives Him Liberty in Shooting Case. ‘William Meline, 1250'8th street north- west, was acquitted by a jury in Crim- inal Court No. 1, yesterday afternoon of charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill, {n connection with the shboting Novem- r 24 of Frank M. Williams, thirty four years old, a_court reporter. Meline claimed he fired in self defense after Williams had threatened him and had used offensive language concerning Mrs. Meline. The shooting took place 'in the home of Mrs. Frank M. Williams, 113 2d street northwest. Willlams had been estranged from his wife, it was stated, for six months, and passing her home about midnight saw it lights ed. He entered and found Mr. and Mrs. Meline with his ‘wife. Williams upbraided the Melines and said he had told his wife to have nothing to do with them, it was testified. He ad- vanced toward him, Meline stated, and kept moving in his direction until the third shot struck him in the face. Assistant United States Attorney O'Leary conducted the muuon while the defandant was rep nted by ‘Burke, S In hig financial report Treasurer Preston shows the total receipts dur- ing the past year were $13,340.88, of which amount $10,202.70 was from dués. and that the cash remainipg on hand is $307.38. & South Gate Club Meets. The Washington division, South Gate Club, which was organized in this city March 15, 1922, with a mem- bership of 150,/ celebrated its first anniversary last night with a ban- quet at Lee Camp, which was served by the wives and_sisters of the mem- bers of the degree team. | This club is composed of Master Masons employed by the Southern railway on the Washington division. Attending the banquet were about 130 members. Aftér the banquet there was a business meeting in - the Elks' Hall, which was followed by the conferring of degrees of the club on a class of ten candidates. The meet- ing was attended by 125. This club is_one of the youngest clubs on the Southern railway sys- tem and one of the most active. —_— His Part. From the London Mail. Lawyer (after farmer had untolded his case)—Now, you're \sure you've told me everything—the whole truth? Farmer—Certain sure. My old wom- an she says, “Tell him the truth,” she says. “Leave him to put in the les. e e e American women, it 1s_estimated, spend $55,00 lim overy vur for pow-. to complete the hospital program nec- essary to care for our disabled vet- Hines' pital consultants, of which Dr. Charles E. White of Pittsburgh is chairman. Director Hines yesterday officially ad- vised the district managers of the fourteen regional offices of the bureau that they would be held strictly re- sponsible for all functions of the bu- reau funds within their districts. W. & J. SLOANE | which authorized $17,000,000, would be sufficient. authorized by Congress to be spent by the director of the Veterans' Bureau and was in addition to $18,600.000 of the so-called first Langley bill, which has been expended by the Treasury. Departent through its board of hos- fimmons. “It has resulted in higher rrices for many staple articles that the people must have, for instance, fugar and woolen goods. The | people are restive under these higher prices” Senator Simmons, who democratic Service Economical, In ¢ m. “Very often, whenever it is found | necessary to transfer officers and en- listed men from one station to an- other, some of them as far apart as 800 miles or more,” the statement added, “the airplane furnishes an economical and rapid means of trans. portation.” While the United States has not yet developed transportation for freight by commercial airplane agen- cies to the point reached in England, France and the Netherlands, the statement said, “it would seem that. using commercial planes of suitable types. the transportation of freight via the aerial route presen: unlim- ited commercial possibilities.” —_——— The manufactured gas consumed in New York state in one month would fill a two-foot pipe 360.000 miles long. statement was inter- is ranking | member of the Senate finance committee and one of the au- thors of the Simmons-Underwood tariff law, the last democratic tariff act, said he did not believe there would be any tariff or tax legisla- tion in the next session of Congress, because the republicans, who would | still control Senate and House by rarrow margins, would not advance any bills for such purposes. If the democrats were given an opportunity, however, he said, they would support measures increasing the income tax on capital, and raise the surtakes on big incomes, which were lowered by the republicans in their last revenue act. This money was Harris. through sickne: board of directors. were nominated: John Brewer, George Plitt, Arthur May, Willlam o Dionyeius calculated in 285 B. C. the nd 43 minute: 1508 H STREET, N.W. (Opposite the Shoreham) e MODERATELY PRICED FURNITURE Despite other widely advertised opportunities, we are confident that we can show yor here goods of a character that can not be excelled, and at prices which will compete with any other establishments. Owing to the large stock which we now have on display, it is impossible to list more than a few items. I! is always a pleasure to show these goods, whether or not any im- mediate purchase is contemplated. A Few Examples Are Listed Below Bedroom Suites, 9 to 11 pleces. eeie...$395, 425, 525, 625 Dining Room Suites, 10 pieces...........$455, 525, 600, 985 OCCASIONAL PIECES £ Prints .....o...coo... 520 wp Doy Beds.. ..........$35wp End Tables.............$15 up Book Cases............. 110 wp ~Semig Tobics - Windsor Chairs. ........ 20 up Upholstered Chairs Tea Wagons. Mirrors Console Tables ......... 25 up Nests of Tables......... 35 up We would also call your attention to our unequaled stock of DOMESTIC RUGS, CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS We list below a few examples in each of these Divisions and would be pleased to show you the actual goods at your convenience. CARPETS (27 in. wide) . Wool Velvet................$3.00 yd. Wilton Velvet............... 425 yd. Axminster ..... . 3.00 to 7.75 yd. Wilton ............. 400 to 6.50 yd. LINOLEUM Plain ..........$165 to $3.00 Inlaid . .c......., 1.65 to 3.00 sq. yd. Freight paid to all shipping points in the United RUGS (9 ft. x 12 ft.) Wilton, Worsted. .. .$100.00 to $135.00 Wilton, iWool ...... 80.00 to 95.00 Chenille ..................... 110.00 Axminster ......... 4475 to 82.50 Brussels ..meeeececee......... 5850 Velvet ............ 40.00 to 70.00 Reversible Wool.............. 36.00 Apgar ... 26.00 “ The store will remain open from 8 AM. 10 5:30 P.M. of schools, yesterday invited the :‘n;shmxlnn Rotary Club to attend dedication exercises of the new East- ern High School next Wednesday. A briet review of the recent dis- trict conference of Rotary clubs at|, Frederick, Md., was made by Frank H. Shipe, Ernest D. Hathaway, Edward L. Stock, John W. Hulse, Howard L. Wilkins, John Dolph and George W. E. Stringer, William J. Gude invited the mem- s greenhouses on Bladens- gfi:‘ froad ne‘xl Saturday to see 14,000 Baster llies now in moc;’mogrv;vumum 65 3 s Radcliffe reported on Pr i 43 inutes: o o fve hour Libiication of the local club. sq. yd.' Tablets William Knowles Cooper presided and, after ".%I“d th: ltl;;tlof htor:::: ned af eir Hotariana) cou , called for nomina- tions to fill threée vacancies on the The_following ‘William W. Everett, ‘rank H. Shipe, Er‘g:;'xlst thaway, Robert M. Hicks, - finr:hL Radeiifte, Col. C. Fred Cook, Walter Leaman, Henry McNally and COLGATE’S RIBBON DENTAL CREAM ‘With your eyes — compare the size With your tongue > compore the taste On your teeth— compare results the Soiffles and snuffles—on outside of nostrils apply BAUME BENGUE C(ANALOESIQUE ) Then squeeze Y in. in boiling water —inbale steam. Keep a tube handy ‘Thos. Leeming & Co.. N. Y.. Amer. Agents for ACHES nd PAINS,