Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1924, Page 3

Washington ‘Sent the World’s First Telegram On May 24, 1849 The iirst telegram was sent from the Capitol here, to Balti more. Today Washington news is sent by telegraph and cable | to prac lv egery corner of the cirth. For business of our nation and the ideals of our nation are now of interest to atl the peoples of the earth. Many vears ago the Conpany caught the spirit Ph—SPEED, unia sers Aud today the company pended upon by Washington fo supply adequate | ic the enmcraency—and to « speedil to all parts of the ci # . AMERICAN ICE The Rockshoro 1717 R Street N.W. New Building 1 Room, Kitchenette and Bath $47.50 Resident Manager on Premises Tmerican lee RATHBONE TO TRY “SELLING CAPITAL” !Will Give Illustrated Lecture on Beauty of City Through West | This Summer. | EXPECTS | | Will Tell of Convenience of City | for Conventions. | 600D RESULTS| | | Washington. as the capital of the | | nation, is 1o be “sold” to the west this | | summer. in an illustrated lecture, | | showing its beaut und attractions as the finest cupital of the greatest nation {on earth by Representative Henry R, ’ athbone of 11'inois Representative Rathbone. in an ad- | shin Ch umber slar meeting at | 1 | | dress before the W ton | of Commerce aut its ¥ the New Willard Jast nizht. after out- lining @ number of needs of the city 10ld the audience that he not only was | wholehexrtedly und sincerely for th | Capital city, but thought so much of it | | that he was zoing to “sell” it to the | people of the courftry, and that he ex- | pected good results | After the representative had outlined | the needs. 10ld of : ibilities | | of developing the em, ex- | plained how the commission system had worked out in Chicago and | asked for support for the park commis- ion bill. a resolution came up to indorse the hill, and there were 0 Lostuone action until next Lber and to table it. principally ~rounds that it wix noi known wih its cost to the ta x Albert Schuiteis | Dlause when he | following the attack alo {und said: “This approv f there is any <hould b xpayer in <not will- ment of the know zained by | z 10 pay apital_city now. There is nothi THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. { ‘ © McClure Newspaper Syndicate WEDNESDAY, MAY SureRelief GESTION 21, 1924. Hot water Offices For Rent Lincoln National Bank Building Seventeenth & H Sts. Outside Two-Room Suites — Moderate Rentals Waggaman & Brawner 732 17th St. Franklin 7485 6 BELLANS Sure Relief 25¢ and 75¢ Packages Evervwhers 'FLAT TIRE? - MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS | Service Charge Never Over §1.00 SARAN SUMMER COTTAGES FOR RENT ACINN Bradley Hills Washington’s Country Club District Villa sites and acreage properties facing or adcent to the Congressional Country Club, the Burning Tree Golf Club and the Montgomery Country Club, which has been purchased by the Syndicate. Bradley Road is the main thoroughfare throngh the 2,250 acres of the Bradley Hills Properties which begin at the northwest corner of the Chevy Chase Goli ‘Club and extend beyond the Congressional Country Club Desirable lots in “The English Village.” “Hillmead.” “Montgomery Club.” “Burning and “Congressional” subdivisions. Prices on reg If you destre a $1.000 lot, or a villa site, or a small farm, you makerno mistake if you BUY IN BRADLEY HILLS Inquiriex in person, telephone nnswer, without annoyance. st or letter reveive intel No engugements made for Su Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Since 15898—No Pla Like Hom No Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle. Washington Real J lome Like Ours. Potomac 2200 Member ave Bourd Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley Road (Cathedral Ave.) 8 acres. Six miles of improved treets. Zoned or restricted against apartments, stores and community houses. Over 175 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under construction. Actual improvements and home Stops Falling Hair Under Absolute Guarantee will of the I | postponing action. and the chumber should be shown Rewclution Favered. schult mediately sile ‘e | and the resolution favering the m; m|m |y s unanimously approved chamber arproved the on parks. bric expressing the hope Md. would not be be placed in the values excead $7.000.000. Wooded villa sites. lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 350 to 113 feet iront. Park Office. 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Road). Inquiries in person, telephone or letter receive intelligent answer without annoyance. No engagements made for Sundays. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Since 1890—No Place Like Home: No Home Like Ours. 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Ask for ; bue _wousd STIM sC ALp [48n > ot ina ohio enginee TREATMENT. At All Peoples e P Drug Stores. The Fun Shop Conducted b Maxson Foxhali Judell report | ¢ ric first state mlu bun smoking | forest i Twenty Years Ago. GEORGE S CHAPPELL g the Potoma Wogave | pproval of the chamb proposed memotial bridze Potomac. Wonder Tiws bellx That used 1o Upon our « And when some That S We used to Who ren ber things 1ed the .‘,W..aliMl'. Flll Blll. ' says: | “1 thought my beard wa | the toughest in the worl lation enacted for itul should e Character that it could be s 1 other Chute. s Probation the legislation y Welfure le faston Natic with a pin Effect on Finn - During the discu Maj. J. Frank missioner. ex 1 various projects named woeuld have on the finaace ox. £ this report g for states and retary Apartment Bargains R and 32nd Streets WHEN YOU THINK | —of Painting Paperbangiug and Decora:. 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UPHOL | Newbur Star's oratorical con the livered a brief to do all she co honors to W, Iraae Guns, wh | said that with | chamber he wou testants when t dinner and reception | was given Charles the committes on G Talls, sented a report favoring the of a series of dams in the F and its main tributaries from Chain bridge westward for the development ot a hvdr ectric power plant, cited figures to show its | It_was approved by the ¢ | " The chamber approved a resolution offered by Milton Fairchild tendering | sistance of the chamber f the District Suprem < the [ night of o entertan t come b The w the =chool board s f selected acceptable submit a list of five hich the judges may | select. und the resolution specificall | says that the chamber will not “urge | | the preferment of one individual over ‘nnolher. nor countenance any cam- | paign for the appointment of any par icular person.” i e fution offered by Harlex | Speeiman giving the approval of the | chamber to the Rathbone bill topur- lection its chase the Oldroyd Lincoln was passed without a d The meeting was bal t. | riod while President that the sergeant-at-arms of the | of Representatives was present to get any members who ht be present and take them to the Capiiol to answer a roll call Tells of Comvention. P. J. Haltigan told of the coming convention of Holy Name socieites of the United States and Canada. Representative Rathbone made a | plea for the co-operation of the peo- | ing the eity. "I would like to see Washington a center to which pecple would be drawn from all parts of the world." he said. “I want to prepare a little talk on the subject of Washington | “MODERNIZE"—THAT word in jewelry. We exec are most pleasing to you. of gift: Wat, Chas. ¥ S THE LATEST e the designs that e 10 ou Seltcl Sxsortment ewelry repairiag. Herrmaon, 811 E i, n.w., “ud Ao, HOUSEKEEPERS. HOTELS, CHURCH) Great opportui to b and restored Your _residence: very ;20 experience. PROGRESSIVE SALES CO.. 808 Foow. 31 PIANO—REPAIRING, . Ea. Geo. 4798, T10 Mortoy, st. n.w. for Percy S. Foster and WANTED TO BRING A VAN LOAD OF FUR- mitare from New York, Phil thie- , N. J.. and Richmond, Va.. Vi - ton. BMITH'S TRANSFER AND STORAGE o Church, Boat or Home WE _MAKE ALL KINDS. 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Then it is going to be my pleasure when 1 go west to_deliver that lecture in every place 1 go and to ‘sell' this great city to the people out there. | want to draw people here from all parts of the United States, bring their conventions here and have them what a beautiful city vour capital Mr. Rathbone told of the work of the park commission in Chicago. which had developed in and around the city parks and boulevards. “It is wonderful to think of the pos sibilities for developing Washingto he went on. “This city can have a wonderful system of parks and bou- levards and playgrounds to attract Your alleys are a disgrace,” he said. “narrow lanes which should be displaced by play- grounds for the poor. They can be compared to the narrow streets of the cities of years ago." Another thing needed here is a n¥w jail, he said. He said he visited the jail once, and it was unbeliev- able that the Capital city had within it such conditions. He found cells not more than five by eight feet in which three men must live twenty- three out of the twenty-four hou a day. This does not harmonize with justice, no matter what the crime —and not humane, he said. ndition” in Comgress. “If the people in Washington want representation in Congress; if they want the ballot, then I am in favor of giving it to them. I realize that it is difficult for you to rely on some one else to fight your battles and champion your causes. There are ten states in the Union with smaller populations than this great Capital whose people have the ballot. T be- lieve that it would be an agvantage to have representatives of the Dis- trict of Columbia in Congress.” A. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of the committee on law and legislation, told the chamber last night that his committee was not yet prepared to report on the proposed bill giving more power to the -District Commis- sioners. < Following a short address by Jus- tice Siddons of the District Supreme Court the meeting adjourned and a buffet supper was served. Lower Death Rate Here. The tuberculosis death rate for white city dwelling, wage earners of the District of Colimbia was lower than the general urban _industrial population of the TUnited States, ac- cording to death claim figures just compiled by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, based on the 1923 mortality experience of its 15,000,000 industrial policy holders. The tuber- culosis” death rate for o States was 30.5 por 100,000 white in- dustrtal _policy holders, while that) the | o ple here in improving and develop-| D task comam Joseph sfficer adi hurt comm v bell like that will ulations. hiad just at school truth Zobby = isn't dadds any .\n!.\'u [t and want this old ne s e ste m LILLIAN ASLEY the hardest try work Some men work ng to keep out of Success. plegger—T ur wonde coss in bus i that T've la bat nal touch JAY pocket always injec 1 into each 1 8 13 Our National Anthem. drops of water erains of sand tha resort to beat the UTTON of the Little Little With Zest. you read any of the :’-’ — my mother con- ] “you know vou don't He hadn't no intention of sa And so they were Disillusioned. BY GRIFF CRAWFORD. Oh, trim, the form of the lady fair Proceeding me down the street— I noted the chic from the bobbed hair To the grace of her well shod feet: 1 sensed the joy of a quiet place ‘With dinner served just for two— But—T almost died when you turned your face, grandmother, you! He had cing that he did martied For dear —it was An Inkling. Mabel — Lizzie Coburn says Jerry Muckleplate_came very near propos- ing to her ihe other night. hut s0? told her there swas 24._Reprodaction_Forhidde: 'FREDERICK o L. COLLINS ! --who did not believe in astrology himself, tells the incredible details of prophecies in his own life that were fulfilled to the day---in June. osmopolitan s work Juvenile ¢ o consider the of 4 new Juvenile Court law for | istrict, but did not complete the In addition to Mr. Ch the ission listened to the views of W. Sanford. chief probation of the local Juvenile Court Kathryn Sellers Juvenile was kept away by illness, The ission may complete considera- the bill at another conference atternonn wussion with the exeeutive | tentative | Marvelous New GEM Double-Life Blades Use GEM Safety Razors be given jurisdie- | ren under eighteen, is done in Washington rding to Wiiliam Hodson. who | om the Ruse:ll Sage Foun- the local commission in drait o1 the t act does embody of the model juve- the Uy, occupying an apart H. I Meader's store. | early today heard a noise apartment and discovered | d burglar disappearinz through hroom window. He fired 1wo ark Policeman Brown couple sh it s dnd Police Franklin | cighth preci RENDER wa Easy Main DINING ALCOVE Let Us Solve Your HOT-WATER Problem Install a Pittsburg Automatic Gas Water Heater and Enjoy the Service HOUSANDS SHINGTON HOMES rermn Edgar Morris Sales Co. Dixtributors el Evening Star Building (The Avenune at leventh) Outside office. $45 a month Outside office. $37.50 a month Semi-outside ofice. .$40 a month Court office $35 a month Court office. .. ..$30 a month All these offices have been redecorated and arc most at- tractive. Running iced watsr halls. Elevator service un- tnight. All-day parking permitted south of Avenuc Apply 621 Star Building Phone Main 5000, Br. 116 o¥ LIVING ROOM 2’6" X 196" KITCHEN A Five-Rcom Apartment For Two People For a Dollar a Day Each It is a fact that the arrangement of space in the new Potomac Park Apartments, 21st and C Streets N.W,, allows two peopie to have what is equivalent to a five-room apartment for only a dollar a day cach. The diagram above does not properly con- vey the real value in this offer—an inspection of the premises is necessary—go at once and see for yourself. A Murphy bed and a Detroit Jewel Stove goes free with each of these splendid apart- ments. ¥ There are French doors between all con- necting rooms, hardwood floors, a drain for the refrigerator, built-in bath tubs, a spray-shower attachment for each bath, and plugs for read- inglflmadw’vm The lighting fixtures, the window shades, the screens, window stripping, and awnings, are all of the best material—there is nothing cheap . but the rent in this latest edition to the bandsome structures of Washington. v Its unique location—right on the edge of our great public playground—makes it de- sirable for all those who live in the neighbor- hood—saves them time and car fare, and the inconvenience of transportation during the rush hours. In addition to the arguments of reasonable charge and time saving, the Potomac Park Apartments also offer highly desirable sur- roundings. The grounds of the new National Academy of Sciences, directly across the street, will present one of the most attractive and artistic gardens in the world, and it adjoins that majectic pile—the Lincoin Memorial Take a look at these new apartments which have so many uniqoe attractions. Come and Tive where the charges are reasonable and the prospect is fair. The W. H. West Company, 815 15th Street, are the agents, Mrs. Theodosia Bell, the resi- dent manager. Telephone Main 6464. Occupancy Next Week Positively Not Later Than May 31st Opposite Magnificent Bliss Estate “Corner building: ALL OUTSIDE switches, base plugs for lamps, etc.: bath : rentals. 835 to 867.50 each. OPEN FOR INSPECTION MOORE & HILL (Inc.) 730 17th Street ROOMS: eleetric 2 rooms, kitchen and FLY SWATTERS GIVEN AWAY FREE Swat the Flies Now Before They Begin to Lay Eggs None to Children HODGES, the Bookbinder 1011 E St. NNW.—First Floor MALLORY HATS P ———— (Tan, Cambridge— - Gray and_o.xfords) three-piece FLANNELS and “vont™ Tie iden offers hoth the at Homespuns traction of Style q and comfort. Put these suits on new -wear them until it gets warm—take off the and you have s hotweath aud agalin, sou can wear to the fall. TYI" MODELS. or wuit the it Inte 1CAL with vest ME *35 MEYER’S SHOP 1331 F Street Everyt.ln'ng for the Well Dressed Man