Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1926, Page 10

10 CITIZENS COUNCIL GETS NEW PRESTIGE Appointment of Member as City Head Helns Body—Big Program Ahead. Strensthened =ult of the in prestige as a re- tion of one of its mem- bers, Proctor L. Do missioner, the Citizens' Advis Counci! is pre : to go forward its work of legislation recommenda with renewed v pushing needed and & budge in stud ncil still is an in- 81 of clvie n two delegate in tk Assoc that d ted the cou ce Helps. »nt that has given s to the council House District’] last gession in adopt- e the custoni| House Comn levelopn ked for recommenda ct committee did o refer to the of the aceived ¢ Commi linquish 1 he has indic 1 desirable 1 sentiment of t lems. on the committee » constitution of the v said & 'n was not arrived at in a perfunctc after careful con posals. We gr: who had different i . 1 regard the existence ip as @ helpful arrange tion. y Action. recalled the mark of recognition given the council early this vear by the House District com- mittee in having printed as a docu ment the first legislative report of | the council Mr. Dougherty during his long resi- dence in Washin not con fined his civic ende o the citizen Recalls House Bo The ‘ommissio assoctation groups, for he is also a member of the wd of Trade and Chamber of Cor ree, working for civic betterment Engineer Commissioner elares that he was well the progress the cou Col. Bell indicated that of recognition the from the committee: e than he r of its ex the last session was m anticipated after one Y istence. “There ma be room for improve: ment in the council plan to make it} more representative,” said Col. Dell, | “but I feel it has amply justified its | S1of his railroads, ‘Tlmmng progress through government- S he sustained or rejected later by the | by “| consolidation could not be authorized > ! termined upon by the commission. | i i FORD' RAILPLANS | STRIE NEW S I. C. C. Examiner Recom-| mends Against Proposed Merger of Short Lines. | | { By the Associated Press. ! Henry Ford's plans for organization which have made channels, encountered new ob- acles yesterday. Rejection of the manufacturer’s proposal for acquisition of control of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Rail- |road and the Toledo-Detroit Railroad {by the Detroit and Ironton, was rec- ommended to the Inters Com- merce Commission by i the case. The examiner’s commission. The Detroit and Ironton is owned wholely by the Ford family, who hold E about 99 per cent of the stock of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton, of which “the Toledo-Detroit line is a subsidiary. Minority stockholders of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton pose Ford's reorganization propos Sul's Big Plan Lacking. Ralph R. Molster, the examine; vised the commission that acquisition the Detroit and Ironton of the other two roads would, in fact, in- volve their consolidation into a single system. He pointed out that such a inasmuch as no comprehensive rail- consolidation plans has been de- It was made clear in testimony be- fore the examiner, he said, “That separate operation of the properties of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton and the Detroit and Ironton has never been intended.” “So far single operation of the properties is concerned,” he said, “there is little showing in the record creation t ar of the desirability, from the public Bince the adjournment of Congress|viewpoint, of operation of all the prop- the council has been busy : | ertles by the Detroit and Ironton the DI iendation { rather than by the Detroit, Toledo for the frer t and Ironton, as at present.” is compl Recounting how earnings of the itself to of matters on its that failed to go thro session. Suter Li ts Big Tasks. | Detroit, | measurabi Toledo and Ironton had increased afier the Ford interests acquired the road, the exam- iner declared the stockholders thus far had received direct benefit,” et Jesse man council. v > follow 1 the Lederal ts, d amendment, and District Repeal of which tting property own ers a ssed half the cost of street improvements Elimination of railroad grade crossings. Extension of enth street throy Ite 1 Hospital grounds. A new insurance code for the Dis trict of Columbia The « a number of less | mport s gram, but | the most vital, elieves with Col. Bell 1 has justified its ! creation he of s and C lems. J the council wr in stud before Cor nity that to be of} Text of Zihlman Reply. Chairmar 1 sent the foilow ing reply t the suggestions, advice ed the Cltizens' il have been of great > 1o the com I conside 1y matt local impo which lmve been re ferred to v action. I can per- somally as vou that yvour reports = rvice to us interests « FUNERAL GF J. H. TONGE TO BE HELD TOMORROW | Services for Late Manager of the Washington Terminal Co. to R surviv THREE CHILDREN DROWN. | Perish in River When Old Boat Sinks on Way Across. S ¥ xS >, August 1 - drowned when | MAE 7 @P— in the Ohio an old b piing to re today 1t iver were, sprang ctims were | Robert | to spend | bervies on | sid ! s war planes are being boug ! dends, ! he fair, and in_good conscience 'MORE TRASH BOXES "¢ | ceptacles ete. No direct benefit, through div from the improved earning: funds had been set aside for pr ed stock dividends, he added, and ued interest on unpaid bonds al ady totaled more than $2,000,000. Unfairness Is Charged. veport related that the tockholders had contended s proposed refinancing plan r to them, and the examiner N er's pears from the fact v are given no choice but to accept the cash equivalent of the lue placed upon their stock by | agencies of the majority. Although the directors may have intended to deem the provision for the minoris eminently fair and proper, the ev dence is far from convincing that their conclusions were reached in manner consistent with fair dealing. ASKED BY DOUGHERTY | New Commissioner Seeks to Make| City Clean—Will Ask for 200 Receptacles. | Installation of additional trash re ‘in the residential sections of the District is being considersd ¢ Commissioner Proctor L. Dough- ty as his first move for a cleaner Commissioner revealed lanning a cam- residents to keep mt of their The new vesterday that he paign to encour: the street In homes free from rubbish of all kinds. He belleves tigt this attention is the | first essentiul for proper civie pride. The purchase of 200 additional trash boxes for the residential areas, in Commissioner Dougherty's opi | would be a good investment, i | residents of these sections will show ! enough civic pride to deposit refuse | in them. | The Commissioner explained that| { keeping the block around his home | free from papers and other h s | one of his spare-time hobbie: Sunday morning he makes an ex- arsion around the block to make it | presentable for the Sabbath. | The proposed “cleaner city” move ment of Mr. Dougherty comes as a | sequel to the recent appeal of En- | gineer Commissioner Bell to property | owners to cut down weeds which grow in the public parkings in front of their homes. " ) imination against | ingham and Maj. George P. Ahern. | Gen. Glenn, a graduate of West |(f! Point, cl of 1877, saw more than |} |40 e died Thursday || night Ohio, at the home || | row morni | ®® SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. AUGUST 8, 1926—PART 1. Upper, left to right: Commissioners Beil and Dougherty | _Lower: Jesse (. HUNDREDS CURIOUS 10 SEE DEAD BODIES| Keeper of Morgue Turns Many Away From Doors When They Seek Views. || uter. Folks have curious tastes. i Hundreds of Washington residents || and visitors relish the morbid thrill || that comes with looking upon dead Sale price..... thority for this statement is n Schoenberger, keeper of the ict Morgue. For 3 fighting them aw S come to have an abiding hatred for such pleasure seekers, Schoenberger has set himself up as a stern ba to fdle sightseers who || would take in a corpse or two between the Washington Monument ard the Dis! been " he says, “time after time || me here with demands to be the remains that are being || B I turn them rse folks shown held in away day after de coming to identif to see the morgue, ¥ id the spokesman. “We've heard so much about it.” “Well, here it is,” softly replied the morgue keeper. They looked for a while. But within a few minutes came the inevitable de- || mand to be shown some bodies. | “This is only one of the strange side- || lights on human nature gleaned by Schoenberger at his grim occupation. One of his most delicate tasks comes | | when more than one wife claims the || remains of a hushand. Once he had demands from four wives for the same body. “It was a rather ticklish situation,” i he admitted. “Now the body goes to | /| the first wife if she can show any || vidence. Then I just refer the other | || m, to her.” Then it's oft my ||§l . I've no business to assume that every man has more than one wife.” | The verteran inorgue keeper has | naged to keep himself out of storms | || f grief and passion that beat over his ‘occupation. He has never forgot- ten how to smile nor to joke with his friends. SERVICES ARRANGED FOR BRIG. GEN. GLENN Former Army Comrades Will Ac- company Body to Arlington Grave| || Tomorrow Afternoon. che: Comrades-in-arms will accompany | the body of Brig. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn, U. S. A, retlred, to the grave in Arlington Cemetery tomorrow || afternoon at 3 o'clock, following ervices in the post chapel at Fort Myer at 2:30. The pallbearers will be the fol- lowinz retired ‘officers: Brig. Gen. ||| George Andrews, Brig. Gen. John L. ||| Clem, Cols. Edwin P. Pendleton, ||}l James B. Jackson and Henry L.|| of his daughter, Mrs, James A. Gar- field, wife of the former United States || fuel administrator. i The body will arrive here tomor- Is the Largest Windmill. DOUGHERTY GETS DATA. | 24-Hour Report on Dry Squad’s| Work Is Make. 1 Commissioner Dougherty yesterday received from Maj. Edwin B. He ‘hief of police, a report of the o ¢ members of Capt. Bu dry enforcement squad and | members of the precinct comman for the 24 hours ended at 8 o'cloci this morning, which showed 13 per- | sons were arrested for violations of | the several provisions of the Volstead act and 25 for intoxication. izures 24 hours in- cluded 639 q . 20 quarts 'd wine, 1 S of beer e. and 3 In Los Angeles each user of library dictionaries is limited to five minutes. { breeze is said to be about 100. From the London Tid-Bits. 0 pump water into the large reser- voirs from which water is distributed ||| all over the pleasure grounds of olden Gate Pa an Francisco, the st windmill in the world is em- ployed. It has a main tower 200 feet high, || made of concrete. Each sail i$ 100 feet long, and there is an auto- matic device for setting the safls perpendicular to the wind direction. The maximum horsepower developed | by this windmiil in a fairly strong ||} on into Eng- of instructio; in Following the introduc land this year driving given by 2automobile agencies, one firm reported th: taught 1,000 people in less than it six v' Pay Out of Income Our Budget Plan of divided payments permits you to enjoy your furniture while paying for charges for this pr not penalize our it. No interest or §m’a “service” Hi’ay Out of Income Our PRudget Plan of divided | payments permits you to enjoy vour furniture while paying for ilege. We do Furhiture of ntegri—at Lowest: n-tthty Prices. Now! Fin 4 BOTH SIDES OF 7™ AT K ST “THE DEPENDABLE STORE Bud get Payments Without Interest or Extra Service Charges Clearance of it. No interest or extra “service charges for this privilege. We do not penalize our iriends. Reductions One-Third to Nearly One-Half—the Midsummer Opportunity to Secure Quality Furniture at Rare Savings! Floor samples, odd picces of distinctive merit, occupy floor space which must go to new merchandise coming in for Fall. Com- pelled to “clean house,” we reduce prices to such an extent that Washington homemakers are bound to throng our Furniture Store ‘, for a share of the remarkable savings offered. enjoy the greatest advantages. Odd Lots of Beds (1) Old Ivory Enamel Crib, ends head and foot. Drop side; ple. Sold for $39.50. Rummage Sale price......... o made of hardwood ; bow link spring. Floor sam- 1$24.75 (1) Mascot Double Day-Bed, withoit head and foot; place for bedding. flounce. Slightly imperfect. (1) Englander Double Da; The Goldenberg Budget Plan With pride we point to the fact that our Budget Plan of con- venient payments costs you no interest, no extras, no penalty. Cash prices on Gol- denberg’s Budget Plan mean that you will not find any ex- tras added. Cash prices are not cash prices when you have to pay service charges for budget buying. We do not penalize our friends. . Sold for $295. mage Sale Living Room Suites I (1). Three-plece Mohair Living Room Suite, plain taupe; reversible cushions covered . with satin damask. | Rum- ( pri $ Suites, upholstered in taupe and rose jacquard velour—sides and Reversible spring cushions. Regular ! $165 mage Sale price....... (1) Three-plece Living Room Suite, with spring filled cushions. 64-inch sofa, with two pillows, rocker and Baker’s cut velour. Sold for $195. Rum- _(1) Three-plece Living Room Suite, upholstered all over in multi-color versible spring cush- ions. Sold for $185. (3) Three-piece Living Room back covered with same material. $225 value. ~Rum- ( cane panel mahogany-finish frame, chalr upholstered in 1 $119 mage Sale price..... ) jacquard velour; re- ) $119 Rummage Sale price y Cretonne-covered ' mattress, with Sold for $40. Rummage -Bed, wahut finish head and foot and coil spring. Cretonne-covered mattress with flounce all around. Sold for $55. Rummage Sale price. . 1$22.50 1$29.75 China Cabinets ’ One Od{ China Cabinet, combination Ameri- Odd Lots of Furniture i % can walnit, in Queen Anne style. Sold regu- larly for $5.00. Rummage price............ One Od¢ China Cabinet, combined walnut, turned Winisor legs. Sold regularly for $59.00. Rummage jprice sish ¢ Sodredo Two Oak Kitchen Cabinets, with sliding porcelain tabes and roll front. Sold for $49.00. Rummage prre .. Three Whte Enamel Kitchen Cabinets, 1. X. L. make. 48 inches wide, very roomy and complete. Soll regularly for $92.50. Rum- mage price Gate-Leg ’Tables 54x54-inch Gateleg Table of solid mahog- any top and deepidrawer. Sold for $59.00. Rummage price.. . : } $39 Four Gate-leg Tibles, solid mahog- }$14 98 L] any top, size 36x48inches. Sold regu- larly for $22.50. Runmage price...... 1$29.75 Five Gate-leg Table, solid mahogany top with deep drawer and eight turned legs. Sold for $37.50. Rummage price, 1$14.75 1$11.50 One Extension Diniig Room and Library Baby Curriages Table, solid mahogany bp. Sold regularly for $45.00. Rummage price .. ity 1$17.50 1$22.50 Six Davenport Tables,60 inches long, 1$10.98 reclining back and foot rest. Sold g- combination mahogany wp. Sold for $22.50. Rummage price. ............ combination mahogany top. Sold regu- larly for $19.75. Rummag: price... Six Baby Carriages, close-woren fiber reed, reclining back, continuos steel pusher. Sold regularly for $25.00. Rummage price................... e Eight Baby Carriages of fibe\ reed, corduroy-lined body. Sold for $29.75 and $35.00. Rummage price.... EER One Lloyd Stroller, reclining jack, foot rest, woven fiber reed hood. Sold for $17.50. Rummage price....... iy Five Strollers of fiber reed with hwod, } $1 4 7 5 (ularly for $19.75. Rummage price.. .. L ‘e Bedroom Stites walnut, consists of 48-inch dresser, fullsize vanity, twin beds and chest of drawers. Jold 25 for $295. Rummage Sale price........... (1) Three-piece Walnut-fiinish Bgd—oom ‘Suite, consists of 36-inch dresser, chiffynier ) $45 Rummage Sale price............... e (1) Three-piece Antique Maple Bedroom, Suite, consists of 48-inch dresser, chest of! drawers and double-poster bed. Total valug (1) Four-piece Bedroom Suite, of combnation Hugue- " not walnut, consists of 42-inch dresser chifforobe, vanity and full size bow-foot bed, } 129 (1) Four-piece Bedroom Suite, of comtnation antique for $195. Rummage Sale price........... (1) Four-piece Bedroom Suite, of comh\]atinn Hugue- not walnut, consists of 50-inch dresser, chest of drawers, large vanity and bow-foot bed. 185 Four Davenport Tables, & inches long, (1) Five-piece Bedroom Suite, of :ombination antique with mirror and full size bed. Sold for$7s. $219. Rummage Sale price..... et s Sold for $175. Rummage Sale price...... § walnut, consists of 45-inch dresser, chifio«‘) robe, large vanity and bow-foot bed. Sol(!‘ Sold for $245. Rummage Sale price....... weeks. ockers and Chairs Deepl (4) Jumbo Porch Rockers, with high backs; three-inch ' posts. Sold for $9.75. Rummage Sale price...... ST § (18) Porch Rockers, with reinforced arms and medium height back. Sold for $4.98. Rummage Sale price. . It will pay you to come early, for many of the lots are small and early visitors will y R v, educed l (8) Fiber Reed Rockers and Seven Chairs to match, in ) i baronial brown ; cretanne-covered cushions. Sold for $12.50. 98 RURMHAger SAERpRIde: . i ciiue s s aan o iidao oo S - $5.98 1 $3.98 Davenport. Suites (1) 0dd Pullman Bed Da: stered in plain taupe mohair venport, uphol- H {$119 spring filled cushions. price (2) Three-piece Kroehler Bed-Davenport Suites, uphol- stered in taupe and rose jacquard velour. ) $169 ) Consists of long sofa, wing and club chair. i (1) Three-piece Kroehler Bed-Davenport Suite, upho! stered in taupe and blue velour. Sofa opens l to full size bed (54 inches). Wing and club $ 169 chair. Sold for $250. Rummage Sale price, , Sold for $195. Rummage Sale Sold for $195. Rummage Sale price....... ¢ _ . (2) Three-piece Kroehler Davenport Suites, mahogany- finish frame, upholstered in Baker's cut velour. c | Sofa opens to four-foot bed. Rocker and chair. l $88 Sold for $125. Rummage Sale price.......... § | Odd Lots of Desks drawer base and panel door top. Slightly im- ) $59 | perfect. Sold for $85. Rummage Sale price. . § | (2) Spinet Desks, of combination antique | mahogany, drawers. Extra heavy legs. Rummage Sale price... (2) Spinet Desks, of combination mahogany ; 36 inches wide. Sold for $35. Rummage Sale price...........:...... (2) Secretaries, of combination mahogany. (1) Secretary, of antique walnut: three- with piano hinge top and two Sold for $75. 1949 1$22.50 | | $49 Fiber Reed Suites (1) Three-piece Fiber Reed Suite, l 1$32.50 Sold for $75. Rummage Sale price........... consists of 42-inch settee, rocker and chair. Cretonne-covered cushions. Sold for $45. Rummage Sale price.......... a) _‘rhree-piece Fiber Reed Suite, stone gray finish; 60-inch sofa; automobile spring seats. Sold for $85. Rummage Sale price. ... (1) Three-piece Fiber Reed Suite, Lloyd $ 959 ) make, consists of 48-inch sofa, rocker and ) $39 | chair. Sold for $59. Rummage Sale price. ... ) | . (1) Northfield Hand-woven Fiber Reed Suite, consists of 60-inch sofa, rocker and chair, finished in ma- hogany with green decorations. Spring filled cushions. Sold for $119. Rummage Sale price, 1879 | Refrigerators 12 Ice Chests, hardwood case, galvanized ' lined, 2 shelves prce ... f Elve ‘White Mountain Refrigerators, top’ icers, 55-pound ice capacity. Sold regularly for $35.00. Rummage price... Two Green Mountain Refrigerators, Sold $6.98 $$24.75 3-door style, 90-pound capacit for $42.50. Rummage price. 2 One Ranney Refrigerator, 3-door ($29.75 § dJ | style, with 85-pound ice capacity. Sold ! $29 75 regularly for $45.00. Rummage price. . 5 - ! Two White Mountain Refrigerators, 3-door ) style, 125-pound ice capacity ; sold regularly for 35 $95.005 RUMMAEe price.. ..oviaunassvesvess ) [ One White Enamel White Mountain | Refrigerator, 3-dcor ‘le, with 125- pound ice capacity. Id for $65.00. Rummage price............... TR Twenty-four Shirt Waist Boxes, hinged lid, side handle and cretonne covered. Sold regularly for $4.98. Rummage price...... ($2.98