Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1923, Page 3

oy — PHONE COMPANY [MFROVES SYSTEM Faster Serwce Washington | to Baltimore Announced, Be- | ginning at 12 Tonight. Beginning at midnlght tonight, tele- : Phone calls from Washington to Bal- | timore may be made by simply giving the Baltimore number desired to the local operator. Announcement of this new and faster service to the Monu- | mental City was made this afternoon | Aby C. T. Clagett, division munager of | the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- | Phone Company. Mr, Clagett explained: “There will be no waiting on this class of long- distance calls. When the subscribers’ operator asks ‘Number, please? 1t} will only be necessary to say, for ex- | ample, ‘Baltimore—Plaza 3912 While the calling party holds the recelver | 10 his ear, the operator will ring the Baltimore number. Make Quicker This class of servi limited to calls for ber and not a part me. which will be of |l|l~. Lnlll \\(ll not tal than sixty seconds from the time the Baltimore number is ]».(\Ul Qo the local operator until con tion is started, provided the telephone is auswered pron It is the first time that this ch « distance h; ation in this section of the country, it was said. May Call “Information.” 1f the Baltimore telephone num- ber desired is not known it will be furnished by calling the Washington “information™ operator. In announcing the innovation the telephone company ls stressing the Tact Ihd! this service applies to calls 3 ber only, and If a par- son is wanted “long dis- to be called in the usual » make the new service possible new equipment had to be installed in the different central offices in Wash- ington and Baltimore, : SR Jureis Too Easy. From Associuted Newspapers. What's the reason she never ? Crossed In love? 0, her fellows found out that \)\l» won the revolver champion- ship one year. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, NEW MEMBER OF SHIPPING BOARD HELD FOR MURDER INDROWNING CASE: James Rollins Charged in Mysterious Death Near Great Falls. Spectal Diapateh to T ROCKVII Ma. {mal charge o e ary wan preferred |azalnet James Rollins this morning | by Deputy Bheriff Gingell for the {death of Eppa C. Reed, whose body found In the Potomac river above eved to have been drowned. This actlen followed thes autopsy last night, when 1t was agroed sh | Reed d1d not come to his death by drowning. Sees Body Iin River. Immediately aftor the nileged drownine Harry Houchens, who I8 being held in the jall here with Rolllns as a ma- { terlal witness, told the officials that {while standing on shore at the time ' {of the sunnosed drowning he saw Rol- {lins, who was out in the river in a | bout, put his oar under the form of | i | | pointed by Preal June 30.—A for- | {Great Falls, and who was at first be- | wlth a pair of brass knuckles by ene of a party in a card game. ‘William Anderson, & Che ke and omn canal foreman; Brnest Jenkins u-a !ubert Jenkins, brothers, were ugh! Rockville' this morning by wlhs Aulhorl"?fl and 1 eld here as witnesses. the three were whlch Houchien £ to Dr Willlagn i, Pratt of innckvlll * health officer for Mon gomery and Prince Ge: 1nl|d Dr. Wilijam 1. I‘lxln ria_county, Va. dla not ate & result of drow ng. | "The two physielans reached that conclusion after performing an a topsy on Reed's body here fast eve 1m: The body had bLeen buried at, Forestville, Va.. but by direction of | | State's Atforney Thomas L. Dawson | of this county was ye-l-mn exhumed | | and brought to Rockvlle, Cause of Death Uneertn! ‘The physicians found the body in a very advanced state of decomponition. They were able, however, to discover a brulse on the forchead, but, of the devomponed condition the | brain, were unable to dotermine whether or not whatever produced i that bruise had so &ffected the brain | as to cause death. 'The skull was not | fractured. ‘The lungs were free of | water and (helr gene | such as to satiafy both physiclans that | death was not caused by drownins. | Death. they sald, may have heen jcaused by a hlow on the forehead, by { too much alcokol, or something el but the condltion of the body { cluded, In their opinion, all possih ity of definiteiy .-.ubn.mnl“ ow the man met his death. Both physiclans. Nowever, expreaned themselves an e~ Ing very much of the opinion that he had met with foul pla. cced former Senntor Geo: y i berluin on the United States Shipping Bonrd. THE WEATHER | and Maryl jorrow; moder- | i District of Colun, { and gentle | “air tonlght and tg e temperature; light utherly winds. Virginia—Fair tonight and tomor- row: moderate temperature; moderate | northeast winds. West Virginia—Fair tonight and ! tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight. | Records for "l‘nenly-"\n Hours. hermometer—4 J s pan., | 12 midnight, 64; 4 a m‘ h" 8 am., 4; noon, 71. Barometer— p.an., 29.82; 8 pm., 29.91; 12 midnight, 30.00; 4 a.m., 30.07; | 8 am., 3; noon, 30.14. | Highest temperature, 75, occurred | at 5:30 p.m. erday. Lowest tem- | pefature, 58, rred at 5 a.m. today. | Temperature same_date last year— | Highest, 85; lowest, 70 | Tide Tables. i (Furnished by United States coast | and geodetic survey.) Today—Low tide, 3:30 4:06 pg.; high tide, 9:26 9:56 pom. Tomorrow—Low tide, 4:21 a.m. and 4:5¢ pm.; bigh tide, 10:15 am. and | 10:46 p.m! The Today—Sun and | am, i ana | a.m. Sun and Moo ! SPECIAL NOTICES. THE GENERAL PUBLIC 18 HEREBY AD- vised that | wm no longer, connected with having sold my stock. friends and clients for thelr liberal the bast thirtythree years. CHARLES RFAX. 1841 R st n.w. ING OF THE WASHI Permanent Bullding As Iy communi Columbian_bld This is to advise that on and after today, 1 will not be liable for Auy de tions unless personally contrac FRED D. 3 SCREEN WORK, HOUSE REPAIRL remodeling. TON COMP oo s et OULD HAVE AN ER for your gas water beater. See_demonstration, 410 Bond bldg. VANTED T0O BRING A VAN TOAD OF farniture from New York and Philadelphia o f | Washington. TRAN STORAGE_CO. WANTED—RE ington, D. C. arrive on July 2 ow rates Puilip Gindes, 800 K D.cC. SMITH'S ToAD TROM WASH. Wi Washiagton Gas Light Company in its five-year seven and one. n.lu Der cent. gold notes and the provisions con- | ainad iy article elfht of the 'indenture re- | , dated Jan 5 of its intention to redeem and pay ail of said out- | standing fivesear aeven and ons-lalf per | cent. g9ld notes at one hundred and three per | t of the par value thereaf, and the ac- crued Interest thereon. on July 1, 1923, ice_of the said trustee, corner of i 2 Pennsivania ave. northwest, Washington D. C. Tnterest will cease to accrue on' said notes on and after July 1, 1923, a all liability of the Washington Company upon eaid mnotes i WASH SECURITY & TRUST | Eresident, ‘Trus- ave ., Wanh: | i “'Biggs Puts HEAT in Heating.” Attention to Heating —Plant Repairs now will | save you cash and possible | dlscomfort next fall. ‘ The Biggs Engineering Co. | % WARREN W. BIGGS. President. __1310_13th St N.W. Tel. Frank. 317. ROOF LEAK? ’ Crawling about with pots and pans trsing to catch the drip won't help. Send for us. Our thorough work xtops the leak promptly and permanently. Call us up. 1422 F St. N.W. KOONS fmine, Wy o ROOF EXPERTS Repairing and Painting. Estimates cheerfully furnished free. R. K. FERGUSON, Inc. | 91, Joofing Dept., 1114 9th st. _Ph. M. 2490. QNOTICE W 18 the time to ha ed. Let the roofin amine your roof and mate. Grafton, e Roofing Experts of 35 Years. "ulnnlnd ‘ash. Loan &! bldg. Pione " 100, The Corcoran Gallery of Art s will be closed to ‘the public, for! necessary repairs and renova- tion, from July 1 until further notice. Did the Roof Leak? —Leaky roofs quickly cause ruln to walls and paper, hence they are mot to be meglected. We make roofs leakproof. IRONCLAD izt e Tt FEAUTIFUL_RADNOR HEIGHTS, VA., BE- Fort Myer and new Key bridge! y _priced ai 1BETS OTTENBERG. 301 Colorado _bidg. The Million-Dollar Printing' Plant— Good Printing Ixclullnly {The Na‘t‘i‘oml Capital Press 01213 D ot. n.w. An Organization for Printing —with an interest in your business problems. [High grade. but not high priced.” YRON S. ADAMS, Zrixzss. Trustee, M. rose, 4:45 am.; sun| sets, 7:38 p.m. { Tomorrow—Sun rises, sets, 7:38 p.m. Moon rises, 9:15 p.n am.; sun | sets, T am. | Automobile lamps to be lighted one- | half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at 8 am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 74; condition, muddy. Weather in Various Clties. Atations. Abilene, Te: Albany Atlanta Clouds Clear Clear Clear Cloudy - Pt.cloudy Birmingham, Bismarck .. Boston . Buffalo - Pt.cloudy Cloudy 8. Frane 08 o6 . Foggy St Pt.cloudy 1. DI Cear uu(llvd { Leloudy | lea (5 a.m., Greenwich time, today H Temperature. Weather. | ur Bart loudy | lou Clear H Part cloudy Clear Cloudy Raining FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS Service Charge Never Over $1.08 Time for a xood ! picture of Baby SPECIAL SUMMER RATES %NNREMOD Vinin 4400 Preservation is cheaper than cone struction. Preserve your property with DEVOE'’S LEAD & ZINC PAINTS Becker Paint & Glass Co. | 12390 Wisconsin Ave. West 67 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA | what avneared to be a man and push the body under the Several days ago Houc ed |that he thought hie saw n man siding |into the water from the boat which Rolling was rowing Struck In Card Game. Houchens also declared that Rollins had told him that while HOTEL INN 604-610 9th St. N.W. 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It's downtown property of the very highest class—the actual value of which far exceeds the amount of the Trust— so that your principal will be fully pro- tected—with no possible question of interest payments being met. We commend the investment to your consideration. Our Mr. Boss, Mr. Phelps or Mr. Web- ster will be pleased to go into details Boss and Phelps The Home of Homes 1417 K Street Phone Main 4340 MILLER-, BUlLT Charming Exterior—Delightful Interior Eleven exceptionally large rooms; artistically decorated; :3 master bathrooms. 2-car garage. 38th and Jocelyn Sts. Chevy Chase W. C. and A. N. Miller Renltors and Bullders 1119 17th St Comfortable Apartments “Klingle Mansions”’ At Connecticut Avenue and Klingle Road " Overlooking Rock Creek Valley offer unusual inducements to seekers of apart- ments where yearsround comfort is demanded. All outside rooms overlooking spacious lawns For the most Critical Smokers 20c¢ for 20 | Peoples, O'Donnell’s and ! 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There Is No Differance Between These Six Room Homes and the Big Homes We Build and Sell Except Size Look Washington over and see if you can find that to exist anywhere else—even in grossly inferior nelghbor- hoods, where ground should be cheaper. Homes maintain their value in proportion to the Value- Giving Environments of Neighborhoods in which they are located and Bumems is more than blessed with Real Known Environments, such as— The great Georgetown University, the famous Western High School, the Convent of the Visitation, the wonderful Episcopal National Cathedral, the National Cathedral School for Boys and Girls and dozens of the great homes of Washington, such as Mr. Chas. C. Glover, of Riggs Bank fame; former Asst. Sec- retary of State Bliss and others. Sample Homes Now Complete Why Pay More? At 36th and R Sts. Northwest : To Inspect By auto—drive across the Q Street Bridge, turn north one block to R Street and drive due west to 36th Street (right next the Western High School). Or take P Street car to 35th Street and walk north to R Street or Wisconsin Avenue car to R Street and walk west to 36th Street. . ) Owners and Builders