Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1924, Page 3

Jeritza Gives the Oyster Credit for Keeping Her Slender. sMaria Jeritza gives the oyster credit for keeping her thin and said on sailing for Vienna that her chief regret in leaving America ‘was in leaving Amer- ican oysters. The lovely prima donna” eats oysters just the one way—on the half shell and on a bed of clear, sparkling ice. April is the last R month until September. Take Mme. Jeritza's beauty hint—eat raw oysters and grow thin. Pure, clcan, sparkling American Ice is the ideal oyster bed”. American is made from pure water and is the safe sce to use for the table, AMERICAN ICE COMPANY Wanted Real Estate Salesman Old and established firm has opening for experienced, pro- gressive man. Must have au- tomobile. Give experience and references. Replies confiden- tial. Addresf Box lfil-B Star Office sorethroal Don’tneglectit. Begin gargling at once with one teaspoonful of Zonite in a quarter-glass of water. Gargle every half hour until all discomfort has disap- peared. If patches exist, swab them with pure Zonite and con- sult a physician immediately. Zonite is probably the most re- markable antiseptic that medi- cal science has ever given us. It surely does kill germs— without injuring the delicate throat tissues. Positively non- poisonous, hence, safe to use. Your druggist has WHEN YOU THIN. Paperhanging and Decorat. ing think of Taylor 2 Estimates made o request. HARRY W. TAYLCOR CO. PAPERHANGING AND PAINTING 2333 18th St. N.W. Tel. Col. 1077 The Connecticut Inn 1124 Connecticut Ave. Bet. L & M Food unexcelled anywhere Combination Breakfast Special Table d’'Hote Dinner 65¢ Nightly Open from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. _ Breakfast—Lunch—Dinner FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS Service Charge Never Over $1.08 'SPECIAL NOTICES Sewelry e exeent most Dieasing to yon. CHAS, 2nd. floor, 19% RRERY plante ass order and cared for. HE! ALL KINDS OF SHI recns, furnished and n 0640, ANTED_ BT es, ete. Address Box EK _OF APRIL 14, RED BALL TRA 7o | iD BALL TRANSIT RESPONSIBLE d by other than mysel K. 1003 23rd NSTON MONOTYP ne Company, Philadelphia, ~Aprit 1924.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lanston Monotype Machine (' Wll be held at the Elkx Home, c and Toval streets. Alexundrin, o'clack "noon _on Thursday, the May. 1924, for the purpos: of directors to serve for the ensuing year and transacting such other business as m reopened on May Gth Ry order of the hoard ARTHUR SELLMAN AND AFTER APRIL be' responsible for any bills unless co by myeelf personally. WARRE iney Point, Md You Raltimo or en_ron to any point in N .__Phone_Col. Free Plans and Estimates. ADDITIO! ALTERATIONS AND RE- PAIRS. RRIS, CONTRACTOR AND TIX'UJEER4 1010 ¥ ST. W. FR. S072.w. Expert Roof Men Ready to Serve You —If your roof needs repairing, let us do the work. 1221 5th 5. W, IRONCLAD Zsse, = 5 5om. WINDOWis_CREENS FLY-PROOF SCREEN 00., 410 Bond Bldg. Main' 3991, * Adams Printing Have us interlock our service with vour requirements. HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S. ADAMS, Feivmen. Buyers of Printing You receive 100% satisfaction at this million-dollar printing plant. {The National Capital Press 12101312 D 8. N.W. A GOOD ROOF Sommon. paiet o meed. Brotiin ook Paint always assures freedom from rust and wonderful durability. ;{OON . Rookixe 119 3rd st. s.w. Phoue Man 933, Mar- | N, garden: | . T WILL | ARE HARD T0 SOLVE OUR STREET RAILWAY PROBLEM JUSTLY How Shall We Distribute Equitably the Cost of Car- rying Long-Haul Traffic at a Loss? THEODORE W. NOYES. Editorial Correspondence of The Star. [This article ix reprinted from The 9-20, 1921, ax with slight modifications pertinent to- II In solving equitably our street rail- way problem the primary responsi- bility for providing means of carry- ing long-haul passengers at a loss, distinctly in the community interest, falls upon those who have benefited by this wise policy in the past. It is just that they should first come to the rescue. The main loss is falling and will inevitably fall upon the Washingtn Railway and Electric Company stock- holders. The common stockholders, who have enjoyed increasing divi- dends and for a time great increase of stock quotation values through the contributions of excessive electric light profits, and of savings through stock manipulations, are now called upon to pay back some of their past profits and to cease to enjoy present and, for a time at least, future profits. Indeed, they have been threatened with confiscation of their principal. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric stockholders have suffered for errors of judgment of their agents in handling a strike of their em- ployes and in misjudging public sen- timent. They ve perhaps deserved to pay and have certainly paid heavy penalties; they have not, tend, deserved capital punishment. They urge that the company ought not to be declared bankrupt forced into bankruptey when its as- sets, present and prospective, |recognized as of such great value, and |\hen the causes which compel it to do an incre: ng business at an in- creasing loss are obvious, are not at- tributable primarily be corrected. Obligation of Long-H: Another beneficiar of the wise public policy of carrying long-haul .‘})flssrflfl"r»‘ at a loss is the suburban- | the same flat rate as the short-haul | passengers, at a loss, the unprofitable suburban lines of the W. R. & E. | being carried by the urban trunk | lines’ and by the profits of the Poto- | mac Electric Company and by the | savings from low wages to employes. Now the wages of employes have been enormously increased, the profits of the electric company have been cut down and the flat rate to be paid | by urban passengers to bear 'the | whole burden of carrying the unprof- itable lonz-haul traffic has reached, of necessity, a figure which drives passengers to the competing line if | there s a differential in fare, and which imposes an undue burden opon the passengers of the other line (largely short-haul passengers) if the s the same on both roads. long-haul burban passgngets [ have reasonably resisted a zone sys- tem, which multiplies the fare undaly without meeting the deficit in full (the company claims) and without Suburbanite. 30c | Overlooking the Potomac You'll Find LOTS Of Choice Locations Here With City water, city Bas, it sewerage, cement sidewal graded streets; lots all terraced and graded. I Take Chain Bridge-Cabin John | Car, or Drive Over Q St. | Bridge Via Reservoir Road Come Out After Dinner! Or Phone for Auto Any 710 14th Street M. 7787 C. C. LACEY A great many of them have bought homes in DIRIETH At 36th and R Sts, N.W WHY? Because it is the first time in Washington that moderate-priced homes have been built over in the best section of the north- west that meet all their requirements at a minimum of cost. Why Pay More? Oper Until 9:30 P.M. ISHANNON E LUCH S] Realtors low wages to workmen, and through | they con- | or | ara | to it, and may | For many years these long-haul | passengers have been transported at THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, assuring the better service which should ~ accompany increased fare. But since the task of carrying them at less than cost and in increasing numbers during war-time is largely responsible for the breaking down of the road, should they not reasonably respond to the demand of the situa- tion by paying, through trans charge, a slight temporary increase over the urban flat rate for their transportation? And should not the long-haul suburbanites, recognizing that they are being carried at a loss, on broad grounds of public policy in order to build up the greater Wash- ington, cheerfully contribute, as tax- payers, to help meet this lofs and become the earnest advocates of some eI A% readjustment to this ond, like that proposed in the past by the District Commissioners? Obligation of Taxpaying Community. What is the obligation of the tax- payer—the general public—the m nicipality? The Washineton Railway ana’Eleltric Company by Cheap Rat. rate suburban fares has been an im- portant factor in city development, relieving urban congestion, minimiz- ing slum development, this cheap rapid transit enabling thousdnds to own homes and raise families in wholesome, healthful surroundings, This development has also added mil- lions to the city's taxable property and has thus increased largely the city's tax revenues. The national government, which is also the local government, and the Capital community, having thus bene- | fited by the suburban upbuilding and | tax revenue increasing services of the | company, rendered at a loss so far as | suburban service is concerned, and by indirectly increasing wage cales and by cutting down electric lght profits, rendered the company unable to bear the whole burden of this unprofitable transportation, and having by the importation of more than a hundred thousand war workers vastly increased during war time the number of these long-haul, unproAt- able passengers—are under an equi- table obligation to note these serv- ices of the company in the community interest in the past, and, so far as it can be done without injury to others, to correct the obvious injustices of the situation. The community, the local-national government, can recognize and meet its equitable obligation by wise and considerate action in the Public Util- | ties Commission and in Congress. ce it has brought the company into | financial straits by cutting down its electric light profits, by.increasing its labor wae expense 3 | enormously the number of long-haul passengers, which it carries at a lo. the government has already reco nized that it should adjust railroad rates in such manner as, without iu- | jury to the public. to offset effectively | ihe losses which It has imposed, and | it should also so readjust the taxation | of the company as to accomplish the | same purp It is unwise to refuse to recognize that the Capital Traction Company, with its maximum profita- ble short-haul traffic and its minimum long-haul unprofitable traffic, and the Washington Railway and Electric Company, with its maximum unprofit- able long-haul and its\minimum prof. itable short-haul traffic, are in diffec- ent cla S, the basi uniform flat rate with \niform taxation of gross earnings. A change in X system from a lax on groms earnings o one on net earn ings would substitute a more scien- tific and equitable scheme of taxa- tion and would tend to expedite just merger. Obviously there ometh! with a tax measured solely ncome which Ignores the outlay ay, as in the present instance, work out the pre- | ponteroun result of impesing a heav- ier burden upon a business operatcd ata lows than upon ome earning larse excenn profits. Shall we not all of us, including those who have not been special bene- ficiarles of past conditions, approach this grave community problem in a helpful, co-operative spirit? Government to Solve Problem. | The solution of the troublesome | street railway problem rests ulti-| mately upon the Public Utilities com- mission and Congress, representing all of us. By action indirectly affect- ing wages and concerning directly | working conditions and services to be rendered, they have determined in effect the road's money outgo. There is no escape in equity from a corre- sponding obligation in respect to the | BUY MARLO (65 YEARS OF FAITHFU road's income. The community has a “lght to require and imposes upon the Utilities Commission the duty to require: (1) a high standard of wireet rallway servieci (2) pa: ment of more than a mere living wage to the work- ors who operate the rond; (3) pay- ment of such fares, e tably impos- ed, and such wise a fair readjust- mint of taxes by Congress am will emable the company to render the scrvices required, to pay the fair wages exacted, to meet other ex- peuses of cconomical administration nnd to make reasonable return in The Public Util Commission representing the whole community, is to regulate income and outgo in such fashion that they will offset each other. 1f outgo exceeds income, ex- perience and the Micawber philoso- phy teach that misery results. The difficulties of the present sit- uation should not force us into muni- Hipal"ownership or into any harsh and confiscatory solution of the troublesome problem. Congress and the P'ublic Utilities Commission may be relied upon to work out in the end an equitable solution. Success of Regulation by Government. The records of Washington show that government regulation of these public service corporations at the Capital has rbt been a failure and should not be abandoned. In response to The Star's campaign against over- head wjre specially {ts fight against trolley for urban iffled the over- head trolley ayndicate's desperate ef- forts to get the Capital into its clytches, and on the strength of The Star's representations concerning the underground trolley in Budapest it, in effect, o pelled the use of that system in Washington, with the re- sult that it is now In successful operation throughout practically the entire urban area Our street railways have developed from projecting, wheel-wrenching T- rails to grooved rails; from horses to underground electric motive power of the -Budapest tpye with impro ments, without passing through the intermediate stage of use of the ugly and dangerous overhead trolley in the an section; from division into and impoverished It < n into two great sy tems; from go-as-you-please manage: ment of tramways by Congress with ongress D. C, The Fun Shop i TUESDAY, A Conducted by Maxson Foxhall Judell The Inquisitive Reporter. Our Inquisitive Reporter yesterday asked this question of five people chosen at random: “What invention, according to your view, would contribute a maximum of happiness to the well known human H. B. warbruck, mailman: “A gag for people who go around askin’ fool question: Mrs, Charles Brown, housewife: “A fire-less cook.” Helen Martin, school teacher: “You'll find an information bureas at the rail- road station, sir. Marian Franeis, dressmaker: “Well, hardly, but I understand skirts will be much shorter this spring.” Loulse Elliott, millioner: “Now don't you get sarcastic, young man."” A W.0. L “Who belongs to de army of de Lawd?" shouted the colored preacher. A man in the back seat jumped up and said: “I doe “To what branch ob de army do you belong ™" To de Bapt | “Get out, yo' don’t belong to de army, you' belong to de navy.” —Buster Keaton. Justice. He stole a glance, a glove, a kiss, her heart; Was caught and sentenced: death do you part." —Horace Liveright. Taken In. 1 begged she open up her heart, And take in Love and me; For she was sweet, divine, petite, And gowned so charmingly. i | Till But now, alas, in later years, | I find to my chagrin, | That Love and 1 have cause to sigh— We both were taken in. —Clare M. Carberry. unlimited { isea for the ask ing to by public and these nchis repre ial grants by t public of valuable privileges for which consideration must be rendered | to the public either divectly or indi- rectly in improved | servicey from almo: i trol by private interests of thy portant semi-public functions to strin- | gent wholesome regulation by the | people, first through the national In- and 1ocal | large | in the further terstate Commerce Commission now through an independent utilities commission with powers, which, if necessary public interest, may be,still enlarged. Out of the evils of today whould | wpring in the public interext and in promotion of the community welfare much n merger of the two great local | sywtems, and such strength ng of the powers of the public to wsuper- vise and regulate the railways through the Public Utilitien Commix- ! will protect the equities and T o e the welfare of everybody in interest, railway users, railway worl erx, rallway owners. Keeping Track of It. From the Boston Transcript. Billings—What did Smith's wife do after he spent all his money on booze? Jennings—Divorced him and mar- ried his bootlegger. Greatly Reduced Round-Trip Fares to the West. Very low fares will be in effect this sum mer, ¥ia the (hicago & North Western Union Paciic to Colorado, Yellowstone Natiunal I'ark. Salt Lake City, California, Yosemit: Mount Rainier National Park and the Pac North: west Plan now for a summer trip in the West Drop a line indicating the places ib which you are interested and we will send you without | charge illustrated booklets and complete in- | formation. Or, if you desire, we will map out | an entire trip for you. R. General Agent. C. & > Market Sta., Philadelphi Coal Reduced BITUMINOUS Reduced Prices on All Our Fuels NOW Quality and Service Unexcelled _ Prompt Delivery COAL CO. L. EFFICIENT SERVICE) 811 ESt. N.W. Main 311 made -from the choicest "and most ‘carefully selected Turkish tobaccos grown, and because of their superb and un- changing quality, they have had no rival for forty-three years. ORIGINAL MELACHRINO “The One Cigarette Sold the World Over” ' ARTHUR TRAIN | Central Auto Works and Garage | 4 just kissed her. No wonder a’little down on the mouth Qu:fiify. Cullen | wedding the aisle, like mist | gown, me daintily down her gossamer veil floating above her head. At the altar she stubbed her toe on a potted Iily aid she to the minister of a place for a lily “That's a deu, who wrote “His | Children’s Child- | ren,” begins a new | novel, the story of | the richest young ( man and the unhap- | piestyoung woman | in the world in | Gsinopolitan May On Sale ‘ Manhattan Cleaning and Dyeing Co. 5 Shops Linc. 7700-7701 DeLriour LuncHEON 654 Gafé Fleetwood 1760 Pea St A Franklin 5208 Also ala Carte Jervice - AUTOMOBILES | OVERHAULED Painting and Trimming Bodies Built to Order 24-Hour Service Wm. Beuchert, Prop. 449-51 Eye St. N.W. Living That, together with the exceptionally low price of these English Designed Homes in our . Intown Suburb 141h Street Terrace Is the real reason for their success with cautious buyers. Brief Details 4 master bedrooms, bath, shower, attic, men’s room on main floor, also toilet on main floor. Large front and side porches. Big lots. Just far enough out for the Family and near enough in for the Busy Man. Price, $15,500 Why Pay More? Open Until 9:30 P.M. TO INSPECT Take any 14th street car (oetom o Trgratam oot ington) 5 or drive out 16th street and through Colorade avenus, or call 2345 for aute to take you out. - father future?”’ (Copyright. Texas Places Further Quarantine | quarantine of Texas against California | disease out of this state has been pro- claimed by Gov. straw or similar fodder, | shrubs, vines, plants and flowers are | prohibited from California. PRIL 15, Passing Fair. A man met a fair maiden, A beauteous miss was she. He said, “To kiss this maiden ‘Would be joy to me."” He did. He grew to know this maiden, In fact, he fell in love. He said, “To wed this mal Is what I'm thinking of." H Once married to this maiden She nagged his very breath. He sald, “I think this maiden ‘Will worry me to death.” She did. —C. M. Long. 1924, en His Concern. hope, darling. isn't’ anxious He: I that voyr about your She: “Oh, no! It's about yours.” —Doris Barry. Reproduction Vorbidden.) FIGHTS CATTLE PLAGUE. 192, Against California. AUSTIN, Tex., April 15.—Further | n an effort to keep the foot and mouth | Neff. Hay, and grain, | trees, | from coming into Texas - Double Ul;' Gem Blades are single- edged and double-lived. They give twice-betterand twice-more shaves than any blade with twice as many edges. Yes, sir—even your wire whiskers are no match for Marvelous New GEM Double-Life Blades Use GEM Safety Razors I Ground-Gripper Shoes Relieves All Foot Pains 1315 E St. mtaihhes. House to Honor Dead. Memorial services will be held by the House for the late Representa- tives Sawyer, Dupre, Louisiana, May 1f, and Tyson, Alabama, May 18. Arkansas, April 27; ] Coolidge Delegates Picked. NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 15.—Tne fourth district republican conwention yesterday indorsed Calvin Coolidge for President and elecved two district delegates. Caramels, Chocolates, and Bon Bons for Easter A wonderful assortment of Fancy Boxes, Baskets and other appropriate containers for sending these pure, delicious confections. Orders intended for out-of-town shipment should be placed now. 9th and G Sts. NW. Two Stores ONLY 609 14th St. N.W. Bradley Hills Washington’s Country Club District Two thousand two hundred and fifty acres of the most beautiful country around Washington. In its confines and contiguous thereto are the Congressional Country Club, the Burning Tree Club and the Montgomery Country Club. The entrance to Bradley Hills and the clubs is at the northwest corner of the Chevy Chase Goli Club course. Estates and acreage properties. Also quarter and half acre lots adjacent to “Edgemoor” and “Battery Park” at 10c per foot. The most attractive and shortest automobile route through Bradley Hills is out Connecticut Avenue to Brad- ley Lane, west on Bradley Lane to Wisconsin Avenue, cross Wisconsin Avenue, and west on Bradley Road to the Congressional Country Club. Over one hundred representative people are now living in Bradley Hills. Inquire of your realtor or Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Established 1899. Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle. Exclusive Agent. Potomac 2200 Member Washington Real Estate Board ke Mother, Like Child™ Fifty-one Three vears generations come to the Family Shoe Store. in of Washington. mothers have Most of them have brought their children— that is to say, they have found satis- faction, and our service has become a family tradition. This mystic cycle con- tinues in ever-widening sweep. That is a compact way of speaking volumes regarding the quality, character, economy, as well as the perenn ally fresh and blooming fashions of our shoes. A store that has served in this manner really amounts to something in the community. Here are selected offerings in Women’s and Children’s Easter Shoes that we believe to be unbeatable. . From the Novelty Department For Women A smart Easter style in_camel colored suede, camel kid $8 50 trimmed ..... Gray Suede, Gray Kid Trim— and Patent Lealher $7 50 o Military Heel Smart New Patent Sandal. Medium block heel. Special $6.50 Phoenix, $1.85 “Gotham” Leather Black Satin— Gray Suede . O xfords—Patent $7.50 A “Chic” Sandal—Patent Leather Gray S!Ed(. Airedale Suede, Brown Russia Cai i $7.50 Patent leather and black satin—a chic “of- fair” priced at. $8.50 Smart Silk Hosiery to Match'the Easter Costume McCallum, $2.00 and $2.25 Kayser, $1.95 FAMILY SHOE STORE 310-12 Seventh Street N.W. 3 Joseph Strasburger Co., Inc. Over Fifty Years’ Satisfactory Service Nove]ty Dept. For Boys and Girls Moccasins For Boys and Girls Brown, smoked elk and comb pation. Tigh and low cuts. Ex- tremely comfortable — wonderfully durable—and are the most popular number we sell. They have the “Korry Krome' flexibie sole. 5—8, $3.00 and $350 812—11, $3.50 1117—2, $4.00 21—6, $5.00 Smaller Sizes, $3.00 to $4.00 Sizes up to 6, $5.00 Boys' Oxfords About of Hoys' Ox-» fords—“like This is one. Solid_le onstruction, excel- lent fitting, wonderful'y durable and stylish 9—1373, $3.00 to $4.00 1—6, $3.50 to $6.00 Growing Girls' *Hollywood Sandal™ In patent leatber, gray suede, Airedale suede and white kid, either in welt-sewed sole or turn sole. AN to D_wide. 28, $6.00 Minses’ sizes, $5.00 | In patent Child’s Sizes, $4.00 % e Acrobat Shoes for chil- dren—triple welt. Cadet Hosiery. Infants’ First Steps.