Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1923, Page 4

TRNKLEASKSD.C. TOADTRADE BOOM Virginia Governor Says State | and City Can -Attract Northern Capital. Virginia brought a message of good-fellowship and co-operation to the District of Columbia through Gov. Les Trinkle, at the monthly meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce at the Willard Hotel last night. Voteless Washington, replying through R. N. Harper, past president of the chamber, did not neglect the opportunity to impress upon the gov- ernor that—like lunatics, Indians and criminals—Washingtonians were non- enfranchised residents of a nation which was founded on the precept that the power of a government is based upon the consent of those governed. Gov. Trinkle sounded a kevnote when he declared that “organization and co-operation” were the watch- words of the present era, not only in |. money making commercial life, but in civic projects. Hopes to Win Capital. Speaking on this topic he declared that there -was an opportunity for Washington and Virginia to stop the increasing movement of capitalists form the noith to the south, Where the raw product could be found. #Men of capital of the north,” he mald, “are fast realizing that thev must Bo south where raw products are. We ought to £top the movement of capital before it goes into the far gouth, because if we do not it will pass us by and we will have to await the day when it builds back to the rorth. 1f in Virginla we can suc- cescfully organize and promote in- dustry it will mean much to Wash- ington.” % Gov. Trinkle gave a list of Vir- ginia’s resources. He declared that in that state there were coal and fron—two of the fundamentals of success. One coal mine in that state, he declared, has ninety-six miles of railroad under ground and there are large iron = deposits in several counties. Cites Virginia's Climate. In listing Virginia's assets he named the climate, extending from the seashore type to the mountal 3 2,300 miles of inland waterways awaiting development, the harbor of Hampton_roads and the deep James river, a 70 per cent rural apportion- ment_of a 2.300.000 population, and | the largest manufacturers in the world of cigars, cigarettes, blotting and sterotype Dpaper, extracts and trunks. He pointed out that Rich- mond was the third citx*in the coun- try in locomotive building and that six cities of the Old Dominion had anual budgets totaling $20,000.000. The resources cf the staté ameunt to five billions of dollars, Gov. Trinkle sald, and the value of its products has increased annually from $210,000,000 in 1910 to $630,000,000 at the present time, while capital invested has grown from $215.000,000 to $465,000,000 during that time. Big Highway Droject. As for roeds. Gov. Trinkle declared | that since 1919, when the highway | plans were inaugurated carryving provisions for 4.200 miles of roads, 1,700 miles had been completed. He | mentioned the fact that a gasoline tax of 3 cents per gallon would go into eftect in Virginia on July 1, and urged that similar action be taken in Wash- ington. In conclusion he declared: “I want to urge you to do vyour utmost to make the file land within a stone’s throw of the National Capl- tal a center of industry. This is something that we're both interested in and *something weé can put over. but the God's truth is that we've both been aslecp and we may as well be frank about it and admit it.” In his response Mr. Harper cited | a list of statistics and facts to out- line the situation of Washingtonians. District’s War Record. i “1 like to remind you, governor. that we have only 437,000 people in! Washington.” he said. “But when ! history is written you will find that| this little hamlet with 437.000 popu- lation furnished more men than fif-| teen states dur'ng the world war and that it pays more taxes than any one of twenty-one states, which have at | least twenty-one representatives and | forty-two senators in the aggregate. “This city led the lists in subscrip- | tions to the first liberty loan, and when - the fourth liberty loan was offered the local quota was oversub- scribed in less than the time allotted. | “This has been done by a class of | people who had no voice in the decla- ration of war and no voice in levying | the taxes to carry on that war. ‘And | we believe that, as Jefferson told us, | a government shall derive its power | from the consent of those governe A model of the Washington audi- torium, which is to be completed by November 1 next, according to pres- ent plans, was on display at the' mesting. | Urges Auditorium Ald. Mr. Harper urged those members of the organization who had not vet gent in their subscriptions to act im- mediately, since $650,000 of the $800,- 000 total cost had already been in- vested. He made a point of the fact| that this money was not being given v, but was being invested—50 per cent in first mortgage bonds and the remainder in .common stock. There have been no commiseions to pay, he pointed out, and not a single person had been listed on the pay roll of the | tle, promoters. He predicted that it will not cost in the aggregate more than ‘At the Bottom of the Ladder. dJoun Uevey (aciir) Coocan MADE nie FIRST MILLION DOLLARS AT THE AGE OF EIGHT - $5.000 to have floated the proposition. A Dbeautiful ivory gavel with a historic background was presented to the chamber by Dr. Lewis J. Bat- through A. Leftwich Sinclair. The gavel In 1857 was presented to Speaker J. L. Goetz of the house of representatives of Pennsylvania, who later served in the United States House of Representatives. On his death, his son, a Washingtonian, came into possession of it, and recently presented it to Dr. Lewis J. Battle, a member of the chamber. Dr. Battle requested Mr. Sinclair to make the presentation last night. Gans Makes Report. President Isaac Gans thanked Dr. Battle in behalf of the organization and used the gavel during the even- ing. President Gans made a report on the convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce in New York city recently. F. R. Van Reuth. chairman of the house committee, reported a recom- mendation for an _outing during the latter part of June or the early part of July. The organization ! unanimously voted for the outing. stein Club, composed of The Ru! aprroximately fifty women's volces, was a feature of the meeting. With a widely eelected program of songs, under the leadership of Director Robeson, the club Interspersed selec- tions throughout the meeting and re- ceived enthusiastic applause. A number of prominent business men of Virginia were guests of the chamber last night. Among them were Secretary J. A. Gawthrop of the | ichmond Chamber of Commerce, 1 C. Marcuse, president of the Rich- mond Chamber of Commerce. and Ralph Thaxon. Gov. Trinkle was accompanied by Mrs. Trinkle , and Col. Hiram Smith of his staff. From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. GRAHAM’S DIVORCE SUIT IS DISMISSED Court Holds New York Decision Bars Action Here by Naval Lieutenant. Chief Justice McCoy of the District | Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a suit for an absolute divorce filed by Lieut. Lorimer C. Graham, U. S. N. against his former wife, Elsa Portner Gra- ham, now Mrs. A. L. Humes of New York. The court held that the adjudication by the courts of New York and Washington, based on the validity of the Reno divorce secured by Mrs. Graham from the naval of- ficer, constitute a bar to the divorce proceedings. 1t is expected the decision will be followed by an order of Justice Hitz in the $500,000 heart balm suit of Lieut. Graham against Augustine L. Humes of New York, overruling the motion of Graham for a new trial. The jury exonerated Mr. Humes of the charge of persuading Mrs. Gra- ham to divorce her former husband. e M. Clemenceau, the famous war premier of France, has completed a play for the films. The plot is laid in China and the actors are all Chinese. Do you Lack a Definite Savings Plan? QMANY do, and as a result, don't save enough. This bank,. through the lan From Yesterday’s 5:30 Edition of The Star. 'Mail Bag Speeds From Hawaii to D.C.in 160 Hours The fifth anniversary vesterday of the establishment of the air mail service was marked by the arrival in Washington of a mail pouch from Honolulu, which was carried from Hawaii to the Golden Gate in 75 hours and 11 minutes, and from San Francisco to Washington in 851 hours. The pouch arrived at San Fran- cisco on the new scout cruiser Omaha, which shattered a cruising record’ on the trip. FPost Office Department officials knew nothing of the record attempt, which con- templated ~ 150 hours for trans- porting the pouch to Washington, until after the Omaha had arrived at San Francisco. No special prep- arations were made for transit to Washington. As it was, the pouch was carried most of the way overland by train and made about average time. From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. $57,287 INCREASE IN COURT FINES There has been a heavy increase in the business of the two branches of Police Court for the first four months of 1923, as indicated by the financial returns, made public yesterday afternoon. For the months of January, February, March and April of this vear there has been an increase of receipts from | fines and forfeitures of collaterals of 1$57,287.92, as compared with the isame period of 1922. Here are_ the flicial figures: (1823) January. 950.82; February, $34.596.05; $40,873.80; April, $47,164, or a for the four months of $160,584.67. The first four months of 1922 show a total of $103,296.75. The figures show an average in- crease of $14,321.98 a month for the tour months in 1923, eliminating the Sundays and holidays in the four months included in the statistics, sixteen days, the courts being in ses- sion each 104 days. indicating an av- erage dally increase of $550.85 in- creased receipts. During the last week more than 100 whisky cases were disposed of in the United States branch of the court, out of a total of more than 600 old cases, in which fines exceeding $5,000 were collected. The records of the financial clerk’s office show that much of this increase is due to the whisky cases, while some of it may be charged up to heavy fines assessed in the Traffic Court, where speeders and men driving while drunk are fined heavily. e The debris left from coral made in- to jewelry and ornaments is crushed, scented and sold as a tooth powder at a high price by the Italian perfumers. From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. HANSON RE-ELEGTED HEAD OF CREDIT MEN Washington Association Names F. W. White Vice President for Ensuing Year. WILLIAM C. HANSON, ‘William C. Hanson, vice president of the E. G. Schater Company, was re- -| electea president of the Washington Association of Credit Men at the weekly luncheon of the association gt the City Club yesterday afternoon. F. W. White of the National El trical Supply Company was re-elected vice president. The board of directors to serve for the mext two years con- sists of Thomas A. Flynn, F. P. Sid- dons, Edwin S. Hecht, Y. A. Price and John Brewer. A report of the membership com- mittee by C. W. Clayton showed an increase of 30 per cent in the organ- izatlon’s membership. One of the principal works of the association last year was the organization of the credit interchange bureau. —_— Artificial scarecrows are of little, if any, value in Egypt. The owners of the cornflelds near the Nile have to employ natives, who stand on raised platforms and throw stones to scare away the voraclous birds . which would otherwise quickly devour the entire crop. MEYER’S-STRAWS From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. DATE FOR VALUATION OF PEPCO IS SOUGHT ‘The Public Utilities Commission yesterday afternoon filed in the District Supreme Court a motion to have set & date for the valuation by the court ot the property of the Potomac Elec- fric Power Company. Notice was servad on counsel for the company that the motion would be presented to Chiet Justice McCoy next Friday. For grounds of the motion Corp: ration ‘Counsel Stephens and Special Counsel C. A. Syme show to the-court that the case is now before the court under mandate from the Court of Ap- peals for further proceedings not in- consistent with the opinion of the Appellate Court. The opinion of that court Intimates that the District Supreme Court shall give its independent Juaugont upon the law and facts shown in the record and shall give consideration in arriv- ing at the reproduction value of the property to the high costs prevaliling ::.;n;:“ July 14, and December —_— The sense of touch is dullest on the back. 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