Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1925, Page 3

CARDRAGS WONAN DRER ARRESTED Victim Is Severely Injured. Three Children Struck; Two While at Play. Struck by an automobile while crossing at’ Twelfth and E streets, hurled into the air and then dragged a long distance, Miss Adelaide Riddle, 18, of Ballston, Va, was severely injured last night and taken to Emergency Hospital. Philip J. Vieh- mann, 27, 4216 Third street, driver of the car, spent the night in a cell Pollce declared that Miss Riddle was carrled by the car 90 feet before she dropped from the left fender and was dragged. The machine stopped 135 feet from where the accident occurred, they sald. Viehmann sur- rendered shortly after the accident and was held on charges of colllding and driving while under the influence of Hquor. While playing in front of his home, 2114 Eighteenth street, vesterday afternoon, John Balian, 3. was struck by an automobile and slightly hurt He was taken home and treated by a physician. Police obtained the license number of the Maryland car that in- jured the child, but did not learn the identity of the woman driving it Clarence Cherry, colored, 51, 604 Rhode Island avenue, was knocked down at Rhode Island avenue and Marion street last night by an auto- nobile driven by James Wiley, col- ored, 1534 New Jersey avenue, and injured about the head and face. Wiley took the Injured man to Freed- men's Hospital. Boys Are Struck. Five-year-old John Mendes, play- ing in front of his home, 513 Col- umbla road, yesterday afternoon, was struck by an automobile driven by hudley McDonald, 1133 Girard street, and injured about the face. McDon- 21d took the child to Garfleld Hospital, liad him treated and took him home. Pichard Peterson, colored, 6 1742 S street, was knocked down by the :utomobile of Joseph R. Kelly, 1416, 1 street, on S between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, yesterday afternoon and badly shocked. He was given first aid at Emergency Hospital. Helen Gatley, 18, Chevy Chase, Md., was struck by an automobile on § between Phelps place and Florida avenue yesterday morning, and slightly hurt. She was taken home and treated by her family physiclan Miss Theresa Wiesselblad, 19, 1608 Thirty-fourth street, was knocked down by an automobile last night after alighting from a street car at Thirty-fourth and M street and siightly hurt. She was taken home. MRS. W. H. HUGHES DIES. Widow of Late Senator to Be Buried in New Jersey. Mrs. Margaret Hughes, widow of the late Senator William Hughes of New Jjersey, died at her residence in the Kenesaw apartments yesterday. Mrs. Hughes, who was well known in Washington society, had lived here since her husband's death. The body is being taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. John A. Stew- art, in Paterson, J., where serv ices will be conducted tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Surviving Mrs. Hughes are two daughters, Miss Ruth Hughes and Mrs. Vincent A. Hughes. Goes to Infa;ry School. Capt. Fldridge Colby, U. S. Infantry, attached to the press bureau in the of- fice of the chief of staff, War Depart- ment, has been ordered to Fort Benning, Ga., for duty on the Infantry School staff. SPECIAL NOTICES. PLUMBING, HEATING. TINNING, just_service' to ail: 1,000 3atisfied customers, . C. FLOOD & CO..'INC.. 1341 W at. m.w. Phone North 6663. Night Cleve. 619, DAHLIAS, GLADIOLI AND CANNAS, REA- wonshle. ' Send for list. ~ALTHA ' HALL GARDENS, Box 22, Rossiyn, Va. . HAVE EQUIPMENT TO WORK GENTLE- man’s_country place. 1 _or address J. H. ALLEN, E . 20 you FOR DEBTS r than myself. J. . C. R. 8. Box 37. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL jeweiry and watch repair jobs left with us Tor repair prior to July 1 1924, will be scid fo cover cost of repair work. These jobs will be held for the holders of repair tickets until April 1, after which time they will be @isposed of " CASTELBBRG'S NATIONAL JEWBLRY CO., 935 Pa. ave. n.w. 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Following close upon the heels of the formation of a committee yes- terday of bankers, builders, real es- tate men and subcontractors to op- pose the demands of the eight build- ing trades unions for wage increases the Washington Board of Trade unanimously declared opposition to any of the inoreases demanded unless they were shown to be fully justified at a meeting at the New Willard Hotel last night. TaKing the view that building costs have more than doubled since the War, and at the same time *hat every effort should be made to keep local rentals down, the board went on rec- ord as deciding to oppose any move that would result in further rent in- creases, Cltes Increased Costs. The report read by William T. Gallthef, chairman of the special committee on increased building costs, and adopted by the Board of Trade, reads, in part: We know that since 1914 the cost of building’ construction in the District of Columbia has more than doubled, due to the large increase in the cost of labor and materials. As an illustration of this fact, in 1914 the average wage per hour paid to mechanics in 17 building trades was 53 cents, and on March 1, 1925, this average was $1.13. The cost of building materials ficreased in about the same proportion. “While it is noted that the cost of building construction has more than doubled since 1914, the cost of living, as shown by the figures of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in December, 1924, has increased but 3.1 per cent over that of December, 1914, “Since the World War, up to re- cent date, the Rent Commission has. In a general way, supervised the rental of property in the District of Columbia, with a practical cessation of houses bullt for rental purposes. At the present time the Rent Com- mission has practically ceased to funotion. The owners of rental prop- erty, however. realize that they are morally bound to do their utmost to keep rentals within due bounda Effect on Renters. “It 1s, of course, recognized that rentals are fixed by the cost of building construction and it twould, therefore, be Impossible to maintain existing scale of rentals if there is A further increase in the cost of building. i "Our investigation shows that rentals in the District of Columbia, as compared with rentals of similar property in adjoining cities, are high, and this is due to the greater cost of building construction here than in neighboring cities. We also find that the wage scales paid in the building trades here in Washington are high- er than in neighboring cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia and Rich- mond. “Your committee recognizes that no doubt there may be inequalities both in the building trades and also in the scale of rentals, but we feel that no general Increase in the wages of the building trades resulting naturally in an increase in the cost of building should be accepted, unless the trades demanding such increase show that they are justified in their demands. “Therefore, your committee recom- mends that the Board of Trade op- pose any movement which would re- sult in further increase in the cost of rentals at this time, which would result in public hardship to thousands of salaried employes and wage earn- ors.” Board Hears Jardine. Secretary of Agriculture Jardine, in his first address to a group of Wash- ington business men, which ‘followed an address by Col. Sherrill on the memorial bridge and Dr. Ballou on the local schools, told the Trade Board that he was interested in the building of schools and memorials in the Na- tional Capital. Secretary Jardine said that the 36,000,000 farmers of the country were just as interested in making the National Capital a place of beauty. “The farmers and their children wish to go to Washington at least once, andn when they visit it once, they want to visit it again and stay,” he declared, reminding his audience that he lived in Washington from 1807 to 1910, and had always been anxious to get back. He praised the idea of beautifying Pennsylvania avenue and de- clared, “T hope to make a good citizen here and make some contribution to this beautiful city, of whic every one should be proud.” Sherrill Is Lauded. The recipient of tributes from Board of Trade members for the work he has done for the Nation's Capital, Col. C. O. Sherrill, director of public buildings and parks in the District of Columbia outlined “the general plans for the memorial bridge. Col. Sherrill said the bridge would be one of the most beautiful struc- tures of its kind in the world. While the bridge will cost $14,000,000, the improvements in the landscape and approaches incident to the bridge, he said, would cost as much as, if not more than, that amount. Work on the bridge commenced a few days ago, he explained. Praising the last Congress for its unusual generosity to Washington, Col. Sher- rill outlined some of the plan for the bridge, including the extension of B street from Lincoln Memorial to the Capltol and the driveway and boule- vard from the Capitol to Arlington National Cemetery over the bridge, which, he said, would relieve the traf- fic conditions on Pennsyvania avenue, particularly et the Fifteenth street intersection. ; Plans Are Explained. The roads Col. Sherrill said, would be graded from Lincoln Memorial to the river, and the present river drive moved nearer the water by 100 feet fora mile, and at the same time elevated 8 feet. He spoke of the two memorials on this drive. The John Ericsson and Titanic Memorials, The bridge itself will be 90 feet wide, with nine spans The speaker said aithough the draw span steel and machinery was com- pletely hidden, he hoped Congress would see fit to eliminate this feature. He said that the solid span would be 34 feet high and could take care of 98 per cent of the water traffic now going to Georgetown. The development of Columbia Park and the making of the Lee highway chain in. the bridge highways was also explained by Col. Sherrill. He predicted that the bridge would bring about a large development of the Vir- ginia suburbs and materfally affect the property in Washington south of Pensylvania avenue and west of Seventeenth street. He added that the bridge was the result of the greatest Corner 7th and D Sts. N.W. nd 1 ach 24 bours & On a Mattress We fioally die Let us keep yours in good condition—it will you inferest ou the investment every Bedell’s Factory, Main 3621, 610 E'St. N.W. PRINTING— Sohat meets your requirements—prompt HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED yBYRON S. ADAMS, FRINTER, 512 1ith St. PRACTICAL ROOFERS —ready to serve you, apd at moderate cost, too. Bolid, durable work assured. Ko"(')“fi' TROOFING 119 Brd st. s 6 rd st s, COMPANX, Phone Malu 95 SKILLED OPTICIANS Persenal Service Served Persomally 610 Thirteenth Street ™ **’ Ph CeANin 1A N [ i sincle constructive piece of legislation ever passed for the National Capital. Ballou Tells of Survey. Supt. of Schools Ballou told of his recent inspection trips to other cities to get the latest ideas practical for use in the school buildings in Wash- ington. One matter particularly stressed by Dr. Ballou was that Washington schools should have large areas of outdoor athletic and recreation grounds for the students on account of the climate here. In other cities, he sald, particularly those in the North, they specfalized in indoor rec- reational facilities. Dr. Baliou told of a new device for placing the hats and coats of the students which would save $130,300 on the five-year building program. He explained the differences in the sizes of classrooms found on the trip and explaired that in one city there were suites of rooms for medical pur- Poses and rest rooms, with nurses in t'lli.:r[;e, for pupils who were taken sick. > Dr. Ballou said the policy of study- ing these various plans was to give “for every dollar expended in school building 100 cents’ worth of educa- tion.” Backs Beach Elimination. The board adopted a report approv- ing the action of Congress in remov- ing the Tidal Basin swimming beaches, and also urging the utlliza- tion of municipal pools to take thelr place. The Potomac and Rock Creek were termed as undesirable for bath- ing purposes. Dr. Percy Hickling, who made the report, sald that the Tidal Basin was not a proper place to bathe and suggested the establish- ment of a series of municipal pools. He also urged medical inspection of persons bathing and proper inspec- tion and changing of the water in the pools. Col. Sherrill predicted | that the Tidal Basin facflities would be greatly missed in the summer months by those who were used to bathing there. He said he hoped to get Congress to provide bathing fa- cilities next year. Resume of the work of the bridge committee was made by George W. Offutt, and the work of the river and harbor committee was outlined by Frank P. Leetch. A buffet supper was served following the meeting. It was announced that the Wash- ington Board of Trade would hold a welcome celebration in connection with other civic organizations for the base ball team when It arrives at the Union Station April 21. A dinner will also be given at Wardman Park Hotel. GAME FISH PLANTING TO MAKE BASIN HERE ANGLERS’ PARADISE (Continued from First Page.) vent any of the bass from leaving the basin and entering the Potomac River after they are planted. After a thorough study of the flood gates allowing the water to enter the basin from the Potomac and the gates used for flushing the Washington chan- nel it was decided that with the ex- penditure of very little money mesh wiring could be {nstalled and it would confine the fish to the basin. Mr. Leech has on hand at Bryans Point the adult fish he will bring to Washington, and he also will bring from one of the bureau’s hatcheries in North Carolina some sunfish and crappies. During the past several years chlorine has been placed in the water to purify it for the bathers, and it is believed many fish were driven from the basin by this chemical. There will be no further need for purifying the water with the discontinuance of the bathing beach, and Mr. Leech de- clares he knows of no other place that fish would receive the needed protection. Suggested By Star's Expert. With the elimination of the bath- ing beach at the south end of the basin and the cancel'ation of con- struction of the new bathhouses Col. Sherrill was approached b Perry Miller, fishing editor of The Star, with the statement that this body of water was a nafural home for ‘the big-mouth bass and could be utilized for no better purpose than to allow the followers of Izaak Walton to whip its waters for the prize game fish, crappies and sunfish. Col. Sherrill expressed enthusiasm over the proposal and followed it up with a series of conferences with Mr. Leech, resulting in the decision to surpass all other fishing grounds in_the country. In Washington there are perhaps more famous fishermen than in any other part of the United States, and thlg announcement of the realization of every anglers dream should have a profound effect on the nervou systems of countless Washingtonians No restrictions or conditions go with the turning over of this well stocked basin te the public, aside from obedience of the regular fishing laws. JURY CLEARS McRANE. Florida Man Acquitted of Murder of Negro. By the Assaciated Press. CROSS CITY, Fla., March 27.—W. G. McRane was found not guilty of the murder of Lewis Barker, negro, in a verdict returned by the jury here today. Barker was an employe of the Put- nam Lumber Co. and also a clothing salesman. McRane, with five other {men, including Thomas Higginbotham, former convict camp ‘“‘whipping boss,’" was charged with having killed the negro. The other flve defendants have not yet been tried. For Rent— Suites and Single Office Rooms TRANSPORTATION BUILDING Cor. 17th & H Sts. N.W. ok rmaan B o iy Himes .$roperliu Randall H. l-.hgner & Co. Agents 1 IAERARORREAUCTELE OSSO VALY MMV ALRRTTT RO TESIR S $100,000 1S SOUGHT FOR TWO SCHOOLS Capital’s Quota in $5,000, 000 Campaign for Hamp- ton and Tuskegee. The drive in Washington to raise $100,000 as the city’s share of the total of $5,000,000 sought throughout the country for the benefit of Hamp- ton and Tuskegee institutions will begin next week, and indications are that this amount will be forthcoming. The Washington drive is under the direction of a committee of which Frederic A. Delano is chairman, and with the following residents of the District: Grosvenor Hyde Carr and Joshua Evans, j man; George W. White, treasurer, Mrs. Grosvenor Hyde Backus, David S. Barry, Godfrey Lowell Cabot, Mrs Whitman Cross, Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel, John ~Joy Edson, William Phelps Eno, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr.; Mrs. Henry W Fitch, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Louis A. Frothmg- ham, Mrs. Louis A. Frothingham, El liot H. Goodwin, Gilbert Grosvenor, Charles Sumner Hamlin, Mrs. Charles Sumner Hamlin, Herbert Hoover, Col Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Charles Cheney Hyde., Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Coleman Jennings, Dr. Wil- llam Mather Lewis, Mrs. Henry Bar rett Learned, Newbold Noves, Re Jason Noble Pierce, 1. 8. Rowe, Dr. George Otls Smith, Gen. Anton Stephan, Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, John H. Storer, Dr. Charles D. Wal- cott, Mrs. Charles D. Walcott and Rev. Charles Wood, D. D. Hampton Founded in 1868, Hampton Institute, near Old Point Comfort, Va., founded in 1868 by Gen. Samuel Chapman Armstrong, and Tuskegee Institute, founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington, a graduate of Hampton, in the heart of Alabama, are two great industrial schools for negroes. Hampton is under the leadership of the white race, and for the most part the teaching staff of about 150, under the direction of Dr. James Gregg, principal, is white. The en- tire personnel of Tuskegee is made up of negroes, under the direction of Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal, with a teaching staff somewhat larger than that of Hampton. The all-year-round enrollment Hampton is over 2,200 students, and Tuskegee has a larger number Through extension work training is glven to thousands more. . Every student at Hampton and Tus- kegee works and by that means it is possible for them to pay in part, if not entirely, for their general ex- penses. No tutition fee is charged the students, but they pay at Hamp- ton $18 per month and at Tuskegee $1 per month toward board and lodg- ing. Backus, Stanley , vice chair- of Cournes Are Practicul. Four-year vocational courses are offered in carpentry, blacksmithing. cabinetmaking steamfitting and plumbing, automobile mechanics. tatloring, bricklaying, building and other trades. Agriculture is one of the most im- portant branches of instruction. In addition to short courses for farmers. there are professional courses for training farm demonstration agents Thorough business courses are of- fered to train upright, stralghtfor- ward, capable negro men and women for positions of responsibility in business enterprises, which are repid- Iy Increasing among negroes. All of the girls receive training in home-making, and professional counsels are offered to prepare teach- ers for the rapidly improving public schools in the South. When the regu- lar courses are suspended In the sum- mer months, over 15,000 teachers from all parts of the South come to these institutions for twelve weeks of pro- fessional training. Regional Conferences Held. Throughout the year Hampton and Tuskegee are the centers of the re- glonal and national conferences for negro farmers, ministers, doctors, | teachers and builders. } These two institutions for negroes ! have trained thousands of young | negro men and women in the methods | adopted by Gen. Armstrong in the foundation of Hampton Institute in 1865. Tens of thousands of colored persons have been reached by the work of the two schools. Where-| ever the graduates have gone they have created areas of interracial un- derstanding. By their Industry and their char- acter they have made themselves re- spected by the whites, and have been accepted by their own people as loaders and teachers, The campaign now in progress to raise a new $5.- 000,000 endowment fund is largely inspired by the bellef that an in- crease In the facilities of the two schools will be a big step forward in the solution of the negro:problem. Ex-Filipino Official Dies. | MANILA, March 27.—Dr. TR ©irde de Tavera, 68, first president of the Philippine commission of 1901, | died here today Dr. de Tavera was an_advocate of the policy of peace under American sovereignty, with aventual statehood for the Philippine Islands under the Amerjcan flag. 4 L 5 AR T T Several very at- tractive apartments ranging from two rooms, kitchen, re- ception hall, bath and balcony to four rooms, kitchen, re- ception hall and bath. ARGONNE RESIDENT MANAGER ON PREMISES o S M "EVERYDAY DUTY e | co-ordinate the entire D. By Will Irwin. CHAPTER XIII— “THE FUTURE.” As I have said in ending the last in- staliment, some one in authority should tackle our aviation problem as a whole. Army and Navy aviation are going their separate ways without much thought of co-ordination for defense in case of a sudden attack by air. No one except a few enthuslasts in the Post Office Department is doing anything for com- merclal flying. And civilian aviation, as all the European governments rec- ognized long ago, has prime {mpor- tance in a defensive scheme, When the Spanish armada ap- proached the shores of England, the British merchant shippers: were mobil- | ized for defense; it was their skillful seamanship, rather than that of the regular navy, which beat King Phil- lip's men. The alrplane is probably just about as advanced In specialized de- opment as was the fighting ship of Elizabeth’s day. A strong and healthy civilian airplane business would pro- vide & constant reserve of expert pro- fessional pilots. To mobilize them and instruct them {n army maneuvers would be only a matter of weeks; whereas to train new material (o anything like the same standard of efficlency would take years, A flourishing airplane industry wou'd vrovide factories staffed with expert workmen, tuned up to begin intensive work in case of an emergency. Per- haps most vitally of all, it would mssure a reserve of good engines. Even now- adays an alrplane can be built about a motor in less than a month; but engine bullding takes time. Scope of United Serviee. All this is the loglc in Gen. Mitchell's proposal for a united air force. It would be organized as a separate de- partment of the Government, its head « secretary with a seat in the cabinet It would have the oversight of com- mercial aviation, the control of mall fiying and forest fire patrol flying. It would “farm out” personnel and planes to the Army and Navy as needed. It would maneuver our air forces s a whole. It would determine the types of machines, let the contracts, main- | tain the Government. repair works and factories. The objections on the part of the Regular Army and Navy—they are logical, too—I have stated as 1 went along. Probably, when the matter comes p before the new Congress all compromise. A milder alternative plan finds some favor in the Air Serv- ice and even among old-line officers Organize both Army and Navy avi- ition on the plan of the Marine Corps. The Army Alr Corps, for example, would have its own staff, its own sy tem of training, its own commanding zeneral responsible to the Secretary »f War, and the xame for the Navy the aviators, while free to work »ut their problems la their own way, would be attached permanently to one senior arm or the other. They | could educate themselves In the tac- | tics of Army and Navy fighting. This | would remove one valid objection to | the united air force | Finally, the “Mitchell plan”—it is | really an adaptation of the British | plan—involves a drastic change in our whole scheme of organization | for war. We need, says Mitchell, a| supreme head over the whole busi- ness—a secretary of national de- fense. Under him the secretarics of Navy, Army and Aviation would be mere subordinates. we s British Moving Along. Theoretically, we have such an of- ficial in the person of the President. Practically, we have not. He eould scheme. The British, while they have not gone so far, have at least created their Coun- cil of National Defense. This body possesses large powers. Tt can de- cide in a crisis whether the Army, the | avy, or the air force shall be the ominant arm.” This settles at once that question of precedent which may paral tion In case of sudden emergency Falling a secretary of national de rense, military experts in Congress are considering a plan to create our own council of national defense, con- sisting of the Secretarfes of War Navy, State and Treasury—and, o course, the President. In case Congress lets things slide or in case it reorganizes the Air Serv- ice on the Marine Corps plan, some- thing must be done about commercial aviation. On the docket of Congress awaiting action at the next sesslon is a bill putting the control of flying under the Department of Commerce. It comes perhaps at a fortunate time, for the problem of creating air routes, insuring financial stability and pass- Ing necessary legislation would then fall to that great organizer, Herbert Hoover. Cities Might Be Ravaged. However, we are considering na- tional defense. Let us get back to the kernel of the matter. The na- tions show signs of beglnning a race for aerlal armament resembling the race for general armament before 1914. If this keeps up we may stand in danger some day of a swift, pre- meditated and murderous attack, not on_our armies, but on our citles. The post-war agreement at The Hague 1imiting the use of aircraft against civillan populations is but tissue paper. Few belligerents will respect it in time of national emer- gency. There was a solemn ban oh poison gas before 1915, but when gas beceme a useful weapon Germany employed it just the same. And the new agreement is full of loopholes. For example, aircraft are free to bombard Mimportant centers of trans- portation.” Every large city comes under that definition! If competitive airplare building be not checked, we shall doubtless enter the race and incur all the expense In mere money, all the corruption of our nationai soul, which heavy armament implies. We have a better defense for our lives and property than that. We found it possible in 1922 to limit th butlding of battleships by mut agreement. Why, asks at least on American citizen, can we not stop by the same method the race for aerial supremacy? Thut is by all odds our best scheme of def (Copyright, 1923, in and Great Britain Newspaper Alliunce United_States, Cannda by~ North Amwerican All rights reserved.) JUSTICE DEPARTMENT 'HOME UNDER HAMMER Building at Vermont Avenue and K Street Is Sold for $950,000. The Department of Justice Build- ing was sold at public auction yes- terday to the Wardman Construction Co. for $350,000. The company is com posed of Harry Wardman, Thomas Bones and James D. Hobbs. The structure at Vermont avenue and K street has housed the Depart- ment of Justice for several years, and came into prominence when several Congressmen inquired into the rental being paid by the Government for the building at the time. The structure is an eight-story office building of Indlana l'mestone. The auction, which was made by Adam Weschler, will in no way prevent the Department of Justice from continuing its headquar- ters there, since the department has a long-time lease, which was taken over in the sale. The auction began at a bid of $850,000, and the bidding was very slow before it rose to $450,000. Mr. Wardman sald teday that it was his intention to completely renovate and decorate the bullding. He said as far as he knew the sale or any subsequent sale would not affect the Department of Justice in retalning its offices in the building The Governnient now pave $15,000 a vear rental for the property. Coming to Capital. Ma) S. J. Tucker, U. S. Infantry. at the General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., has been ordered to this city for duty as an assistant to Lieut. Col. John Scott, Infantry, senior executive, Washington units, Organized Reserve A ‘ Many Rich Men Today ve their beginning to buying their first We know them personally I homes and they started with tunities awalt you TODAY In— very homes. thent their first The same oppor- we sold cash. little HURIETH At 36th and It is largely a question of Live Better, Healthier and Save R R Sts. N.W. you making up YOUR MIND to ent Money. Prices, $8,500 to $12,000 On Our Safe and Sane Terms WHY PUT OFF? For Your Menu During Lent HESTNU Cottage I'T FARMS Cheese is an excellent menu suggestion during Lent. After the heavy foods of Wenter, your palate will welcome a change to such delicious salads and sand- wiches as can be made from this cottage cheese. Chestnut Farms Cottage Cheese in 12-ounce, fifteen-cent cartons is now on sale at the best tessen stores; or w in glass jars at the ing strong. Take Scott’s! ©~¢tt & Bowne, BloomSfield, N.J. 248 grocery and delica- ve deliver it to you same price. Ghestrut@7armsDar 116 Gonnecticut Ave FRANKLIN400QO 3 CAPITAL TRACTION - GASE TOBE PUSHED Ruling in Valuation Fight toy Be Asked of Court on Wednesday. FARMERS' OUTLOOK SHOWS UP BRIGHTER “Most Painful Period of Re- adjustment” Ended, Secre- tary Jardine Says. The most painful period of readjust- ment is now over, and prospects look much brighter for the farmer, Secretary of Agricuiture W. M. Jardine deciared vesterday afternoon in his first confer- ence with newspaper men. Warning that | cenfusion results from discussion of too | many ways of helping the farmer, the Secretary outlined “a few simple prin- ciples that we all can talk about.” 1 have no panacea for agricultural relief,” he emphasized, “and I don't be- lieve that anybody has. The most pain- ful period of r stment is now over and prospects look much brighter for the farmer. Justice Hitz of the Distr! Court will be asked Wednesday to mak a decision in a long-dorm Capital Tractlon case, which, if favorable to the street railway company, will place it in a position to demand a higher rate of carfare, it was learned at the District Buflding today. The case Supreme the ap- at ivolves a claim by traction company to a valuation proximately $3,000,000 higher than t fixed by the Public Utilities Commission for rate-making purposes The an amount lopped off the company’'s own estimate of valuation by the Utilities C sion when it first unde tions of public utilitie The excess sun mpany involve the diffe ie of stock purchased pital Traction Co. in 1895 took over the old R way Co., paying the latter holders $200 share for th | ings, it was ex | itles Comn | mission, in ymmis District Prospect Encournging. e “There Is real encourager progress that has been mad, Past two or three years. to the future with must recognize during the We c confidence that there any .-l:.an;..lrl the agricultural situation that still challenge the best tho . Sl ohallenge the best thought of the Co-operative marketing and stand- ardization of agricultural production, | company’s properts he held, are necessary to eliminate | new corporation. . waste. Which he regards as partly re- | the Rock Creek sponsible for the spread of prices be- | The yaluation tween producers and consumers | Traction Co. b Balanced production also s cssen- | December 41 tial, he sald, and he advised farmers | Th ompan in the Northwestern States to devote | the cost of | some acreage now used for growing | tem 1n 1916 wheat to producing flax. The United | time the comn States will need about | cas $13 10,000,000 $1 hushels more of flaxseed this y ook | « s ssion mu commiss was $16 riginal estimate reproductio cost was Enginee Maj. W t than it produced last year, he ex- | ined. | i Reorganization to Proceed. he municipality’s £ Itegarding the reorganization of the | P8¢ the compa Agriculture Department, which be- |} =inesday Kan soon after the Secretary took of. | (NTOUEh the flce with the resignation of two bu. | he original reau officials, Mr. Jardine said he | 5100 cutting off hoped “to be making changes as long | ShoUld stand as T am here.” He is casting about, | Mal. Covell he added, for ““the best live stock man | COUrt decide T can get,” to succeed Chester Mor- |BIVeR the hig Tl who resiguied . as hesd of tne | 7aY corporat packers and stoc ] e e o pac kyards' admintstra- | 500 10 Scek a hisher car f It is also expected that the packers | 48€ could hardly #dministration and the grain futures administration, now directed by one official, will be separated. 7 the said that s n would be i WIFE SLAIN WITH KNIFE. Dance to Aid Fire Victims. DA Special Dispateh 1o The Star. | lim Carver CLARENDON, Va., March 27— |Mprder following Widespread {nterest 'is being mani- | woends - Toofore. o fested in the dance to ba given Sat- | 3 oording to the. urday night in the clubhouse of the | poooy o (0 the P Woman's Club of Ashton Helghts for | bore, CUt Rer the benefit of a family whose home | frv ot Noere, *7¢ in Lyon Park was recently destroyed | ' oot i ta0, 5 by fire. Mrs. R. L. Eacho, chalrman | wiikine srane: the of the committee of women of the | when s man soproscho community in charge of arrange-|niv ho nagd honed nic wife se ments, reports that tickets are being | farver sare Lo hastened T sought by persons in all sections of il "“! s the county and even Wasl gton. found his wife “all_cut They may be obtained from any mem- z Ler of the committee or at the club- l ‘ T T R E, house the night of the dance, which LEETH BROTHERS won she had a because would He street to pi will begin at § o'clock. The family which consists of mother, father and three children, has been cared for by a nelghbor. The father has been seriously ill for several weeks. There’s Gold In Your Gas Range ~ “Listen In” Wednesday’s “Star” VULCAN SMOOTHTOP Station E-M-S-C 1305 G St. N. W. Hundreds of Famous Fashion Shop ore 2 Pants Suits and Topcoats 5249 520.590 3349 Goodman & Suss Rochester Suits Up to §75 Anierica’s Finest Topcoat WORUMBO Like ’em loud? We have 'em. Like ’em with the “soit pedal” on? We have ’em. This store isn’t con- ducted to please Mr. Pelzman. We study the wants of well dressed Washington— and have the things Camels' Hair Polo Cloth called for! $125 The Tasnion Shop Dewntewn 9t11 fd E FRED PELZMAN President At Washingten's 48nd a2d Broadway Remember Next September—the Home of the WORUMBO OVERCOAT Uptown 15th & G Next to Keith'