Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1924, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 25 1 MUTT AND JEFF —The Tourists Are in Boston, Which Isin Mass., Cal’s Home State. 924, » 1 Mark Hes. U. 8. Pst. Off.) (Copyright. 1924, by H. C. Fisner. 5 By BUD FISHER. MARINE KILLED BY TRUCK AT START OF MANEUVERS First Casualty of Annual Event Trade NOw AS T A BIT of NOURISHMENT & wiLL flBur T wiLL HAVE A PLATO Becans BLANES HIGH COST WE BOUGHT THIS CONFISCATED BOooTLEGGERS' ACROPLANE FRoM THE GOUERNMENT AT AUCTION FOR A SONG AND NOW JEEE WE'LL TAKE THE ED6E OFEYOUR APPETITE NOW SO YOU woaT €AT LiIke A BEAST when we JEEE, BosTON 1S KNOWN As THE CITY OF CULTURE: AFTER THE MAYOR WELCOMES US FOR BUS DEGSON Utilities Body Declares Com- pany Should Economize, Not Raise Rates. The action of the Public Utilities Commission in denying the Washing- ton Rapid Transit Company a straight 10-cent fare was based primarily on the grounds that the administrative overhead of the company is excessive, according to the formal decision made public today. The commission contends that more economical operation of the company is possible. “After full and careful considera- tion of all evidence adduced in this case,” said the official decision, “the commission is of the opinion that fur- ther trial should be made of the pres- ent rate of fare.” Calls Basis Wrong. In making its decision the com- mission pointed out that it was cognizant of the fact that the in- creased fare granted the company in May for 10 cents cash or three tickets for 25 cents, has been in effect only during three relatively low passenger carrying months, and that the company used these months as a basis for its contention for a higher rate. The study of the company’'s earn- ings, which the commission used, it was explained, covered the first months of the current calendar y “The results of operation for the seven months in question, with cer- tain items eliminated from expenses,” said the comm ion, “shows that the company earned a return of 7.86 per cent. on the fair value as found by the commission. No deduction was made from expenses for the rental of the bus leased for experimental pur- Poses, the assumption being made that this expense together with the admit- tedly high cost of maintenance on the original 14 busses would offset de- preciation charges on the old equip- ment. Company Delays Appeal. *The company’s auditor testified June and July, 1924, resulted in an increase in operation revenue of $2,435.06 over the same period in 1923, and that the net result was a ®ain of $1,472.80 over the same period in However, in the amount charged off for bad debts, and the expense of advertising are added back to the net gain of $1,472.80 we have a gain over the 1923 figure of $3.696.65. Leon Arnold, president and general manager of the bus company, denied today that the administrative over- head is excessive, and pointed out that bus company officials holding similar positions in other cities draw salaries as large as $20,000 a vear, while he receives $6,000. He main- tains that the action of the commis- sion in cutting $3,500 from the sala- icials is not within its pow- bus company, Mr. Arnold said, has not yet definitely determin- ed to carry its fight for a straight 10-cent fare into the~sourts. A study of the commission’s formal decision in denying i last petition for an in- crease will be made, Mr. Arnold said, before any further action is contem- plated. a charge s one-third of the State of Oregon. Of one part of his rounds through the Eastern end of the State, he re- marked: “Sixty-five miles without i ranch house or a dog to bark In this district there are uare miles given to cattle >s. Dr. Biard works under the ynod of the Presbyterian Churec 4 the fut 0 mfiygffié ow are enlillea ro OU will never gret having se- lected from us. We take pride in selling only papers that last in color, last in service and always express charm and good taste. re- “Makes houses—Homes” Hooper & Klesner WALL PAPERERS 929 H St. N.W. 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He died at the post hospital at Quantico. It was 4:45 o'clock this morning when the order to proceed had been given. Private Steenrod was seated on the traller, which was drawn by a truck. As the truck started the coupling pin_came loose, and, according to Marine officers, and contrary to regu- lations, the truck was not stopped, but Steenrod leaned over to fix the pin. Just then the truck lurched forward throwing him on the ground, and the trailer passed over him, crushing his skull and badly mangling his body. Private Steenrod was from Maple- wood, Ohio, and his record gives his next of kin as his father, Homer W. Steenrod. U. S. WORKERS APPEAL TO SENATOR STANFIELD Protest Committee Declares Letter “Equal Pay for Equal ‘Work” Ignored. The departmental classification Rrotest committee today continued its attack on the Personnel Classification Board, by a letter to Senator R. N. Stanfield of Oregon, in which the committee charges Senator Reed Smoot of Utah with being in control of the classification situation through influence with the Bureau of Effi- ciency. “Equal pay for equal work was ignored by the board,” Senator Stan- field was told. “Under the pretense of budget requirements, the board rushed through the salary basis classification. The board willfully made classification mistakes in the name of economy.” Loren H. Wittner, is chairman of the protesting committee, which is also fighting the board in the courts. D. C. WOMAN IS KILLED. Auto Goes Over Mountain With Lieut. Millon and Family. Speeial Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, . Md., August 25.— Mrs. Helen Mary Millon, wife of Lieut. John T. Millon, U. S. N., was Killed when an automobile driven by her husband skidded and crashed over the side_of Crown Hill, on the National Highway 25 miles east of ‘Cumber- land, this morning. Millon was hurt about the knee. 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