Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1926, Page 38

REPORTS GAR LINE WL STOP OENED, Office of Washmgton -Virginia Manager Says: Plan Is: Not Considered. Rumors thaf the Washington-Vir ginia Railway _would discontinue operation if the Public Utilities Com- mission carries out it plan to order | the line to replace a considerable por- tion of its trackage in the District are denied at the office of F. W. TWondcock, the operating manager, in_Philadelphia. The line has been in the hands of the receiver for several ‘vears. and according to officlals of the commis- wion, is operating at a loss. Any ad- ditional expense, such as the replace- ment of tracks would involve, it was said, in viewed by utilities experts as a death blow Officials of the utilities’ coifiaihbion say that the company's tracks are in bad condition and that they - will sither have to he replaced or the line will not he permitted to operate in the District. The order directing the company to make the improvements | has heen written and will he consid- ered at a_public hearing of the com. misslon Thuraday morning. Abandonment Not Planned. : Mr. Woodcack is In New Orleans, ft was sald at his Philadelphia office. Tt was explained. however, that he has heen in constant communication with a committee representing the atockholders and that ahandonment of the line has not heen considered by them The railway runs to Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Clarendon, Falls Church and Fairfax. Unofficial re ports to the effect that it would be abandoned in the event the track re- pairs are ordered have heen current at the utilities commission for more than a week. Another report. was that the Pennsylvania Railroad was planning to purchase and operate the | Iine. Must Renew Rails. The commission’s order direcis that the company renew the wheel rails, replace all broken vokee and other broken portions of the substructure and restore tracks to proper line and grade on Twelfth street from C to D streets and on C street from Twelfth to Thirteen and One-half streets:; The order also stipulates that the work shall commence not latey than July 15 and be fully completed by Septem ber 15. Several other matters also will he considered by the commission at Thursday’s public hearing. One con- cerns the application of the Capital Traction Co. to discontinue the opera tion of the Rock Creek Park golf courses bus line, and another the peti tion of the Washington Railway and Electric_Co. to reroute the north end of its East Washington bus line via! Florida avenue, Trinidad avenue, Oates | street, Montello avenue to Mount Oli-| vet Cemetery. Consideration likewise will be given to a petition of residents of Petworth requesting the extension of the Pet worth bus line of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. to a point bevond Sherman Circle. {Court Denies Man THE 96 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AT ARMY WAR COLLEGE Graduates Addressed by Maj. Gen. Hines and Maj. Gen. Ely, Commandant. Divorce, Weds Wife To Co-Respondent Chief Justice McCoy of the Dis- trict Supreme Court yesterday de- nied an application of Joseph Fsunas for an absolute divorce from Theresa Esunas, and imme- diately performed a marriage cere- mony upiting the woman with the man named as co-respondent. At- torney Thomas F. Cullen obtained A marriage license for the couple as soon as the divorce case had been dismissed, andall went to the chamber of the chief justice, where he performed the ceremony. The unusual case arose in tnis manner: Mrs. Esunas had secured a divorce from her hushand in Ninety officers of the Army, three of the Navy and three of the Marine Corps received diplomaa at the grad- uating exercises of the Army War College at Washington Barracks yesterday. Addresses were made by Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, chief of staff of the Army, and Maj. Gen. Han- son E. Ely, commandant of the col- lege. The Army Band played several selections. The Army graduates are Cols. Con- rad S. Babcock, Walter T. Bates, Percy P. Rishop. Richard H. McMaa- ter, Llewellyn W. Oliver, William H. Oury, Ephraim G. Peyton and Wil H. Point; Lieut. Cols. Robert McC. Arlington County. Va., June 29 |Reck, Archibald F. Commiskey, Avery last. hut not heing versed in law |J. Cooper. Warren T. Hannum, Gor- was not advised that she could not |don Johnston. Frank Keller. Roy C. remarry within six months, She |Kirtland. Ben Lear, Jr. Lewis * and Harry Tatur obtained a license | Morey, John E. Munroe, Raymond . And had a ceremony performed | Pratt, E. P. Prentice, Consuelo A. shortly after the divorce had heen | Seoane and Harry . Willlams; Majs. | | | granted. Esunas then brought his | Carl A. Baehr, Fred H. Baird, Louis suit charging misconduct. The |H. Bauer, Jay L. Benedict, Charles case came on for hearing vester- Blakeley, Otto L. Brunnell. Rapp day, and the chief justice denied sh, Richard C. Burlson, Willlam Esunas’ petition and announced Carpenter, James M. Churchill, that he would marry the two de. |(ieorge W. Cocheu, James K. Crain, fendants if they wished. Anton C. Cron, Emile V. Cutrer, Jesse . SRS . Drain, George (*. Dunham, Robert ¢, Fddy, Bdward E. Farnsworth, PRESIDENT SEES PRELATE | john F. Frankiin, James L. Frink, - = Max B. Garber, Alvan C. Gillem, jr.; : Green, Homer M. Gronin- Cardinal Casanova of Spain Visits il Willlan ™ White House to Pay Respects. . Holcombe, Ma- : ! Howze, George B. Hunter, Cardinal Casanova. Archbishop of ick J. Hurley, Allan . McBride, Toledo and Catholic primate of Spain. McKinney, William C. Miller, was recefved vesterday by President | john D). Reardan, Thomas M. Robins, Coolidge. With many others return-| George A. Sanford, Emmert W. Sav- ing from the Eucharistic (‘ongress at ‘“,‘ ohn P. Smith. Rrehon R. Somer- Chicago, he stopped over in Washing- | ten John H. Stutesman. Danfel I. ton to pay his respects Sultan, Samuel J. Sutherland, Daniel : Pearl L. Thomas, Mat- 40 Ways to California Are Shown . Tomlinson, Charles F: in This Book. | Thompson, Karl Truesdell and Alex For the utmost enjoyment of your | ander Wilson. California_trip, send for free booklet,| The Navy graduates are Capts. F. “Forty Ways and More to California | D. Berpian and R. P. Craft and and the North Coast.” showing with |Comdr. D. E. Cummings. maps the tours and territory covered. The marine graduates are Cols. R. Also fares, train schedules and nxher,v_ Berkeley, F. E. Evans and W. C. information vou need. 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