Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1924, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDXNE LONER FARE FIAT Columbia Heights Associa- tion Hears Senator McKel- lar Tell of His Campaign. The Columbia Heights Citizens' As- rociation renewed its fight for a reduc- tion in street car fares at a meeting in St. Stephen’s parish hall last night. nt which Senator Kenneth McKellar of lennessee told the citizens that “it is duty to undertaiie to reduce those Charging watered stock and bonds exists in both of the local street car com- panics, Senator McKellar said he thought both companies are “determined of thé companies zentlemen, lite, 1t 00d {0 ha 5 ained and Lept with a good con- Pledses Continued Fight. Mr. McKellar pledged himself to Keep up his fight until o 5-cent fare was obtained here. and concluded his address by calling upon the mem- rs of the association, and the rep- ntatives of eleven other citizens' lies present, to join with him. A rising pledge was given Senator MeKellar by the audien and_ steps will be taken by weld the other a in the effort to et a that the “charging § cents for a N said that a_tax of @ year is being put on clerk and other resident here Who uses the street cars, “and put- | it into the p ot people that hive never worked for it That's not good government.” the sker continued. Mr. MeKellar said mgnages to get a seat on the which take him to his llar said members of arded themselves a people of the You have no voice, and can te through us. See your congressman is enator M the District, and congressman. dvised th, : to the Public ns to present Ttilities Com~ In opening his address, Mr. Me- Keller paid tribute to the memory of Woodrow Wilson, d aring that w Wilson was not only the American, but the greatest of the' century in the world.” Members of the association stood with bowed heads for a _moment, upon motion of J. Clinton Hiatt, in tribute to the late former President, ~hile President Herbert L. Davis ‘Our country has ever been gen- erous in the production of great men, and Woodrow Wilson now belongs to the kingdom of humanit Members elected to the association lust night included Miss Alice M. Woodward, William Murphy, R. Stranbly, J. Henry Smith, Mrs. V. Hart, and Wade H. Barrett. COL. CORNMAN RITES. Retired Army Officer to Be Buried Tomorrow. ° Funeral ices for Col. Daniel Cornman. T A., retired, who died at the Walter Reed Hospital early yesterday morning, will be held at the residence, 1526 P street northwest, tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. J. J. Dimon, pastor of St. An- »w's Episcopal Church, will offi- ciate. Interment will be 'in the Ar- lington cemetery, at which place mili- ary rites will be held Among the honorary pallbearers will be Cols. H. S. Bishop, J. H. Pa M er 5 cBroom, liams, Lutz of the Indian wars in many of the western and northwestern states. _— “Y” WORKERS NEAR GOAL.| $30,007 Raised Out of $35,818; Needed for Budget. Washington business men in their drive for $35,518 or 12 per cent of the budget necessary to operate the Y. M. for the coming year reported they had obtained $30,007 ‘at the final meet- ing at the Ebbitt Hotel vesterday noon. “The total amount of subseriptions for the day was $8,185. William Letts of the boys’ department won the prize for the best effort in making calls. The campaign was under the direc- tion of E. H. de Groot, jr., and was or- ganized by Leonard W. de Gast, asso- cite general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. TORPEDO CONTROL TEST. A joint Army and Navy board has been” appointed by the President to meet at Newport, R. I, at the call of the chairman, for the purpose of witnessing and Teporting upon cer- tuin demonstrations and tests of the Tlammond system of torpedo control. The board consists of Maj. Gen. F. W. Coe, chief of Coast Artillery: MaJ. Gen. C McK. Saltzman, chief signal ofticer, and Maj. C. Allen, Coast Artillery Corps, representing the Army, and Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes, Capt, D. W. Todd and Com- | mander G. B. Wright, representing | SPECIAL NOTICES. TE, DETROTIVE” SERVICE N pariation ot i el SIBLE FOR DER thier th g books, copying TResearch Main_540. _6* o) vereity. 20 9a ROOF Call Main 760 Grafton & Son, Inc. Wash. Loan and Trust Bldg. _ Main 760. Heafing and Roofing Experts for 35 Years, EXPERT WATCH JEWELRY REPAIRING 15_YEARS OF GOOD SERVICE LORENZ JEWELRY CO. 506 oth BT. N.W. MATN 8637 Our Printing —has made a legion of satisfied eus- The National Capital Press RGE=r 1210-1212 D 8t. N.W. ‘To Simplify Your Selling' Problems USE_ADAMS PRINTING HIGH GRADE. BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S. ADAMS, FRISTEE, Roof Repairi Our expert roofers are always available. Just give us a ring. IRONCLAD:,. Handhi CLUYAS | WILLIAMS M. A. LEESE'S HOME PREY OF BURGLARS Residence Robbed of $1,200| in Valuables—Thefts in Other Sections. For the sixth t st night gained cess to the home of Martin A Leese, 08 Huntington street northwest, ai carried off wearing apparel and silve ware valued at approximately $1 It is believed the thieve: ened off about the time they were going to take possession of the family silver- ware, a member of the family reaching home about 9 o'clock. Mr. Leese said he thought the several robberies committed in the burglars approximately clothing valued at more than having been taken on one oc alone. Clothing taken last night belonged to Mr. Leese, his wife and daughter. E trance was gained by forcing open s rear window, an cxamination of the premises disclosed,- and the intruders also “jimmied” doors and drawers of articles of furniture and did much dam age. Several articles of furniture wer ruined. Burglaries Reported. Burglars yesterday afternoon vis ited the home of James Jacksan, 10 M street southwest, and ained en trance by breaking a panel from rear door. Jackson's inventory of the contents of the house disclosed th theft of a revolver, sword, string of pearls and a gold pin. A duplicate key worker was in e dence at the apartment of Earl John- son, janitor, at 1 15th street sout east, yesterday. Johnson told the po- lice’ the intruder stole revolver and 600 pennies. Miss Margaret Matthewson, street, reported the loss of num ring set wi valued th 1819 G a plati h five diamonds. of jewelry at $30 Watch Stolen. Report of the theft of a watch valued at $50 was made to the police by Othelic Graves, employed at 1119 street northeast. The watch, it was reported, article was taken from Othello’s place of | employment yesterday afternoon. Miss Hope Thompson, 1513 L street northwest, told the police of the theft of a fur neckplece valued at $75. Robert Sinclair, member of the po- lice department, reported that a wrist watch worth $80, property of his wife, was stolen from a desk drawer in the marking room of a laundry yes terday. SEEKS LIMITED DIVORCE. _Herman H. Diers today filed suit for a limited divorce from Zelma Diers. He charges that his wife beat and cursed him and treated him cruel- ly. neglects the baby and refuses to| prepare meals for him. | m,n fll ( | e in less than that home netted : —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. « AITHOUGH 1 HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN SLIGHTLY' LONGER. THAN I INTENDED, I WILL TAKE A MINUTE MORE TO— PLAN TO ENTERTAIN | N. E. A. DELEGATES School Officials and Teachers Dis- cuss Arrangements for Convention, | | | BALLOU HEADS COMMITTEE ’Edncators of U. S. to Meet Here June 29. Plans for delegates the entertainment of the the convention of the tional Education Association, which will be heid in Washington, |June 29 to July 5, were discussed t a meeting of school officials and | teachers of the first nine divisions vesterday afternoon, at Central High i School. | Miss Olive M. Jones. president of the association, outlined the import- ance and magnitude of the forthcom- jing conclave of educators. She said that all over the country an interest eclipsing anything seen in prepara- tion for previous conventions is be- ng manifested. Teachers have been planning for months to make the pilgrimage here, she pointed out. In many sections, savings and convention clubs ha been orzanized to insure the teachers ns to make ecial trains have been chartered in various parts f the country for the delegates and sts. i rank W. Ballou, superintendent | f schools, who is chairman of the: committee in charge of the| n. presided at the meeti . Crabtree, secretary of ti 1 the history of the o teachers are important part ting teachers. FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS _Service Churge Never Over 8148 ex- in ston ar | | Small Supply of the Regular $350 Edition PAPINI’S Life of | CHRIST $2.50 PAUL PEARLMAN 1711 G St. N.W. © McClure Newspaper Syndicatds a telephone sw hboard, died yester- day in his seventy-second yvear. He started Chicago's first central tele- phone office. A éough isa ;flurn}n 2 that you need _SCOTTS -~ EMULSION to build-up g in vif " Scott’s Emulsion, { A Man’s Room It was in this In-town Suburb that we first de- veloped our Man’s CLUB ROOM. 14th Street Terrace At 14th and Ingrakam Sts. N.JW. It now has become one of the most valued features of these un- usual Homes. This room is always placed on the main floor with adjacent toilet. No- where have Homes met ‘ the competition in Price or Location that we have set in this section. Prices from $12,000 to $18,500 Over 200 Already Sold Easy Terms TO INSPECT Take any 14th Street car (the best service in Washington) to Ingraham Street, or drive out 16th Btreet and through Colorado Ave- Realtors Owners and Builders Surpassingly beautiful, this new Hupmobile Club Sedan; but its far-reaching superiorities are revealed only when you open the doors, You will be delighted to see the generosity of the seating space for five, and the leg space, especially in the rear com- partment. You get into the rear, or leave it, through the rear door, wi}h- out disturbing any one else and without squeezing, crowding or tilting a seat. STERRETT & FLEMING, Inc. Champlain St. and Kalorama Road Columbia 5050 Branch Salesroom, 1223 Conn. Ave. AY, ILLINOIS NIGHT PLANNED. Metropolitan M. E. Church to Honor Lincoln and Logan. l Illinofs night is to be celebrated next. Sunday night in the Metropolitan Me- morial M. E. Church. Both Abraham Lincoln and John A. Logan were born in February, and Mrs. John A. Logan, wife of Gen. Logan, died one year ago Iou February 22.° The meeting will be a joint memorial. Both Gen, members _of {Chureh of the Labor Department, will deliver the oration on olnp and it s ex- pected that Gen. Nelson A. Miles will speak of Gen. and Mrs. Logan. Invita- t have been issued to the Illinois delezation in Congress and to the nembers of the Illinois Society of this Flowers be placed on tho t by the daughter of A Logan, Mrs. Mary Logan Tu, and Mrs. Logan were Metropolitan Memorial ty puipi Mr: Theodore'G. Risley, solicitor ! T, | Dr. Harry D. Mitchell, the minis: ) er. will preside \SCHOOL BOOKS P New and Nu;esd :ggll’( 933 G Street Only your Up in this section a red-blooded two-fisted public - spirited busi- ness man gave the gov- ernment a whole pub- lic park. Neighbors like that add real value to adjacent homes. Go See These rE'lUR] EITH HOMES They represent a real value—proven a hundred times in com- petition. And Only $8,100 Easy Terms TO INSPECT By auto—Drive across the Q Street Bridge, turn north cne block to R street and drive due _west 6 street (right ‘Western High Schgol). take P street car to 35th street and walk north to R street. or Wisconsin ave. nue car to R street, and walk west to 36th street. Realtors Ouners and Builders FEBRUARY 6, 1991, SureRelief R I”DIESTIO N BELLANS 25¢ und 75¢ Packages Everywhere STONELEIGH COURT Connectient Ave., Corner L St. Washington's most exelusive npartments. | Available for lease, a few desiruble houses | Kedving A i ek erIng oo APARTMENTS. Farnished and unfurnished, specially priced T rental, two and three RESTAURANT | rvice. Dinner, $1.25. e An exclusively residential section of detached homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley Road (Cathedral Ave.) Over five million feet of land sold. Over 150 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. Actual improvements and home values excecd $5,450,000. Wooded villa sites, lots and central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front—Park Office, 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Road). Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Established 1599 Dupont Circle—Potomac 2200 Member Washington Real Estate Board. “QAFE MILK Yor BABIES " h L HERE are the results of one of the most interesting tests of comparative food values ever made. Calves, pigs and shepherd dogs were used. In each test animals were selected which were born at about the same time of the same stock. soon as possible after birth the test began. included milk, the other’s no milk at all. 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