Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1924, Page 23

1. C. C. GRANTS PLEA FOR NEW RAILROAD Line to Cross State of Florida at Cost of Over $7,000,000—Sea- board Backs Road. By the Associnted Press. The Florida Western and Northern railroad has won its figat before the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to build a line of road from West Palm Beach across the state ©f’ Florida. The authority was granted on condition that construc- tion be started before July 1, and completed by December 31, 1925. The road's petition for permission to re- tain excess earnings was denied. Cost of construction was estimated at $6.237,911, with gifts and grants estimated at $1,000,000 The commission warned against an overproduction of fruits and vege- tables in Florida as a result of the building of the new road, but cited development of other Fiorida inter- ests as justification for the new line, Commissioner Eastman, dissenting, held that the only justification for the building of the road was that it | would be a valuable extension of the Seaboard Alr Line road. and urged | that the autherity be withheld until | the question could be given more | consideration The Seaboard Air Line road has al- ready applied to the Interstate Com- merce Commission for permission to | finance the new construction, and to | take over the project at its comple- | tion. Atlantic (oast lines and the | East Coast rallway stated | conditions in Florida did not | warrant constfuction of the line, but At a hearing held in Florida no pro- test was made. 1 - WE:STERN MARYLAND’S EARNINGS DECREASE Epenial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 24-—Another docrease in the estimated earnings of the Western Maryland Railway Company for the week ended June 14 is noted in the report just made public It shows a total for the week of $315.076.62, as compared with $499.154. for the corresponding week of 1323, a loss of §184.0 J 37_per cent This brings the total earnings the fiscal year to Ju R, 8! 26043, a $10.651,828.54 earned d responding period of = THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE H Tl . 15 ABOUT TO START FOR TRAIN WHEN WIPE CALLS TROM GARDEN TO WAIT A SECOND SHE'S PICKING HIM SOME PLOWERS TO TAKE IN TO OFFICE 43 HAS ~ MENTAL VISION “LAUGH THE OPPICE WILL EVE RIM AND TIPTOES DOWN PATH PRE- TERDING HE DIDN'T HEAR- RETURNS GLOOMILY,. DOWN PATH WONDERING WHY IT IS A MAN PELLS EASY TO PORGET HAS ALMOST REACHED SIDEWALK WHEN HE HEARS A CALL BEHIND AND REALIZES HIS OVERSIGHT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED 15 REMINDED HIS WATCH IS TAST, AND WANTS TO KNOW P T REALLY WOULDNT BE A PITY TO TAKE THESE IN TO A HOT OPPICE WHERE THEY'D LIKE ATOBL TG BE STEN CARRYING FLOWERS — GET ALL WILTED SEES SOME OF THE BUNCH COMING DOWN STREET, STARTS TO JAM PLOW: ERS INYO POCKET JUST AS WIPE OP- ENS WINDOW TO REMIND HIM TO THE MERRY 24, 1924 ; : ; - gy - - e s e SUBURBAN HEIGHTS—Flowers for the Office—By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. RETREAT 1S CUT SHORT BY ANOTHER. HAIL EXPLAINS HE'S AFRAID HE WONT| HAVE TIME TO WAIT, IT'S NINE MINUTES PAST EIGHT NOW MAKES ONE LAST PLAY FOR TREL- DOM BY RUNNING BACK TOR READ- ING GLASSES LEAVING PLOWERS ON HALL TMBLE WHERE THEY'LL BE 1SH AS HE TELLS PUT THEM IN WATER. T | Cties losed CUSTOMERS BUY STOCK. Empire Gas Sell Entire Allotment. | Kanses . days, d Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, June 24.-The impire Gas and Fuel Compan Why Do You Eat So Many Potatoes? Surely you don’t like to prepare them. They take from 35 to 40 minutes to peel and cook, are always dirty and messy, and make your hands red, rough and grimy. They are not very economical. There are a number of bad ones in every basket, they con- tain 62% water, and 15% is wasted in peeling. They are a good food—yes; but study the chart below and you will see that as an all-around every., day food they leave much to be desired! Asachange from potatoes, serve Mueller's Macaroni, Elbow Macaroni, Spaghetti, and Egg Noodles. Your f;{millr will welcome the change, and benefit by it. uelles r's is the Macaroni “with everybody likes its childe the better taste”— delicious appetizing flavor. Your ren will pass their plates for more—and there is strength, energy and material for sturdy growth in every morsel of it. Get a box of Mueller’s from your grocer today and serve it in place of potatoes tonight. ane | custome Company Employes |conducted. The ployes sold 10,500 shares of subsidlary of | preferred stack Service Company, has just|this is the first time a petroleum and natural gas utility has engaged in a ‘customer-ownership campaign of the r-ownership m the Empire Oklahoma and ing which the campaigns campaign was carried period entire allotment o Empire § 1t is claimed that ssful ever - A0 company in Texas, for ten its em The the world, waters is land abov. and the per cent ea level. “In Place of Potatoes’ Mueller’s cooks in 9 minutes. Think of the time saved when you're in a hurry! There is no dirt, no mess, no peelings to dispose wholesome, It saves yq roughness. of. No waste—100% pure, nutritious food. our hands from redness and Best of all—you can serve it just as you do potatoes—with butter, with sauces, with meat gravies or with sauerkraut. Instead of creamed potatoes, setve Mueller’s Elbow Macaroni prepared the same way. | n place of potatoes au gratin, use any one of the Mueller Foods; instead of fried potatoes] fry Mueller’s Egg Noodl CS. Eat Mueller’s Macaroni the same aspotatoes. No COOKS dirt—no mess—no peels. Food Value of Potatoes and R Macaroni shown Graphically Teaken from figures of U. S. Dept of Agriculture Bullerin 1383 ‘MUE MACARONI “With the Better Juste flumthwh.«-v,we'vdnw:nfm paring If new Tecipes. Mueller's. novel, elaborate dishes, send. for our i::g:kmwuwundml . Address C.F. MUELLER CO., Jersey City, N. J. RS GIVES IN T THE INEVITABLE CONTINUES, ON WAY TO STATON TRVING NOT TD LOOK AS FOOL~ area of the Pacific Ocean is greater than thar of all the land in volume times that of all the of its o i BANKS IN MARYLAND BOOST RESOURCES Gain $2,474,428 in Two-Month Period—Deposits Also In- crease by $1,771,567. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 24.—The 187 banks and trust companies oper- ating under charters issued by the State of Maryland Increased their total resources $2,474,426.45 during the two months and two days whi:% elapsed between the calls of Marel 4 and May 6. State Bank Commissioner George W. Page's abstract of reports of con- dition of the 187 banks and trust companies (38 branches included) shows that on May 6 aggregate re- rces of the state institutions were .001,851.13 Demand _ deposits totaied ' $140,411,688.10, time posits $120,025,491.93 and eity of B timore deposits $3,728,454.29. [ creage in deposits over previous call was $1,771,567. Comparison of the figures as of May 6. 1924, with the totals shown by the state banks and trust com- panies on December 31, 1922, shows that the institutions grew rapidly during the seventeen-month period. Total rasources of $337,001,851.13 shown on May 6, 1924 compare with $312,380,601 79 on December 31, 1923, an Increase of $24,621,249.34. On De- cember 31, 1922, there were 183 state banks and trust companies in Mary- land, while on May 8, 1924, the num- ber of such tuttons was 187. FRENCH ACQUIRE POTASH MINES FROM GERMANY Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, June 24.—The French government has definitely acquired the Alsatian potash mines, which formerly belonged to Germany and had been sequestrated since the end of the war. The Bankers' Trust Company Is ad- viged that the Chamber of Deputies will be called upon during its next session to ratify this purchase, the price of which was fixed at 200,000,000 francs payable in twenty years. The mines are at preseni operating under excellent conditions and are ex- pected to realize profits of 100,000,000 francs during the present year. ROAD HAS BEST YEAR. NEW YORK, June 24.—The Michi- gan Central raliroad made new high records in 1923 in revenue tonnage, railway operating revenues, frelght revenue and net income, the annual report shows. Passenger revenue, however, was §.88 per cent below the ord of 1920. Net income was $1 445, an increase of $1,358,1 perating revenues increased $1 g 634; freight revenues, 38,417,522, and passenger revenue, $2,219,035 35. Rev- enue freight increased 7,061,422 tons. RATE BOOST HALTED. Proposed new schedules increas- ing the rates on interstate transpor- tation of cotton and cotton linters on the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico and the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific railways re ordered suspended vesterday by the Interstate Commerce Commission until October 23. Hear- ings will be held by an examiner at Memphis June 30 BRITON SAYS MEXICO LOSES RECOGNITION, Cummins, Storm Center, Declams' Acts of Authorities Will Be Effective Barrier. By the Aseociated Press, EL PASO, Tex., June 24.—Mexican authorities, by their conduct, have de- feated all hope of British recognition, H. A. Cunnard Cummins, British agent, who left Mexico City after having de- fled an expulsion order of President|g Obregon, declared yesterday upon his arrival here to visit friends. Cummins assailed what he characterized as the “inexactitudes and exaggeration of the Mexican government.” The British agent was charged with sending discourteous notes to the Mex- jcan government. Ordered deported, he was a prisoner within the legation from June 10 until June 19, when President Obregon withdrew the depor- tation order, and announcement was made in London that arrangements for the withdrawal of Mr. Cummins from Mexico had been completed. Acts Not Representative. “The acts of those who rule in Mexi- co today represent neither the charac- ter nor sentiments. nor are they worthy of the Mexican people,” Mr. Cummins said. “There can be no suggestion that rudeness. lack of calm. and should be treated with patience and pity. “The inexuctitudes and deliberate ex- aggerations of the government, how ever, knew no limits, and that is more disheartening than their impulsive act: that merely show lack of restraint.” ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET. Special Dispatch ¢o The Star. ALEX. June ing a shot in the air to attr: attention of his friend, James fifty-five years old, 914 Franklin street, Sunday shouted, “Good-bye. Ben™ and then ended his life with bullet in «the head. He was dead when Ben Davis, 830 South Lee street, reached him Clark, it is spondency 24.—Fir- t the ark said, had been suffering frequent he is raid to his life The tragedy occurred about 160 yards from the plant of the Western Marine and Salage Company, at the old shipyard grounds. He vived by two daughters widow have threatened to take and — GETS $500,000 IN ORDERS. NEW YORK, June 24-—American La France Fire Engine Company, ac- cording to its president, is unper- turbed over talk of & business depres- sion. Orders for apparatus from the citics of New York and Boston total- ing approximately $500,000 have just been received and business on “the books Is sufficient to keep the plants operating until November. Secord guarter earnings are expected to run closely with those of the same period those acts could offend British prestige or dignity. They merely demonstrate of 1923, when net after taxes amount 402 Ask for the Big Value Pack- age. 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