Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1926, Page 7

THE SUN . INDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 29, e TR AT i e i e B e e e O L COAL FREIGHT CUT I3 SOUGHT HERE l. C. C. to Be Asked to Put All Hauling Charges at $2.84 Level. Hundreds of thousand of dol will he saved consumers of soft coal in Washington, while the Potomac Electric Power Co. will. realize an an nual saving of around $70,000 a vear if the varying freight rates on bitum- inous coal from the West Virginia fields all are scaled down to the gen- erally prevailing level of $2.84, ing to W. L. E. Koeppler, secre- of the lv\ulhlll)l« Operators’ As- ation. Mr. Koeppler ation will announced that the file with the Intersate ission, within a few inst seven rail- hington asking %4 a ton from the West Virginia be Washington. A same action of into s the EASY CREDIT hogany Dav:npcrt Extension Table 25.75 W Dresser Walnut Veneer § et two rctive bed- < in period design with itions. veneer, comt Well made d with and nicely Polychrame Metal ridge Lamp and N I Fiber and Leatherette Folding Chair Cart $4.95 15% and 25 on The f; famous *“C mum r ation Prices range from— at ac- | alnut Veneer 324 75 ‘old Storage’ wood case and well insutated. ready has been filed with the commis- sion by the Potomac Electric Power Co., Fadeley and Co., large whole- salers, and John P. Agnew and Co., Inc., joint complainants. Wide Variation Is Cited. “There has long existed a very badly adjusted rate situation in your vhich we are now seeking to cor- Mr. Koeppler sald. “You have rates on coal from the smokeless coal flelds of West Virginia of $2.84, $3.13. $3.15, $3.72 and $4.36. You can read- ily see that this is one of the worst rate adjustments in the country. Steps are being taken to level all of these rates down to $2.84, saving the Potomac Electric Power Co. around .| $70,000 a year alone, and the retailers and consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars more. “There has long been timidity on the part of your retailers about tack- ling this situation, because practically Pennsylvania Railroad and the Balti- | more;and Ohio Railroad.” Situation Is Deseribed. The complaint to be filed by the a sociation says the joint through rates | from mines on the Norfolk and West- ern Railroad are as follows: To Poto- mac yards and to Washington, $2.84 per gross ton: to Relee and Roslyn. $3.15 per gross ton. There are sald to be no joint through rates from the mines on the lines of the Norfolk and Co. The complaint w3 lThe, . Avenue-Kennedy Street Line to Be all of the real estate on which retail | coal yards are located is owned by the | Western Railway Co., and of the Vir- GROGA: urniture Mg@flstf )% 1O 4O% goes on to describe the situation at length, and says members of the com- plaining organization are entitled to Just, reasonable and non-prejudicial joint through rates from their mines to Rosslyn and Relee, V: and to points on railroads ruaning into ‘Washington. _ It urges that the com- plaint already filed and the one to be filed be heard together at one time. SRR BUSSES WILL DETOUR. Rerouted Downtown. Washington Rapid Transit Co. busses will be temporarily routed by way of M street while Massachusetts | avenue is being resurfaced between Fourteenth street and Scott Circle. The work is expected to start tomor- row. The rerouting will affect only the single-deck bus line operating from Eight street and Pennsylvania ave- nue to Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, Squirrel Senson to Open. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 28.—The squirrel hunting season in Maryland will open Wednesday. E. Lee ke Compte, State game warden, says the game has been reported plentiful in many parts of the State, especially in Garrett, Allegany and Washington Connties. e EDUCTIONS FINAL WEEK Metal Bed This Massive Walnut Dining $ Room Suite—10 Pieces A Handsome China Cabinet, Ei Table, five seats. 1closed Server, 45x6 ide and one Arm Chair, Of period design and carefully finished (White Enamel or Wood Fij 19 or uite. comprising 60-inch Bufiet, large 6C-inch Fxtensicn with brown leather Rugs Reduced 10 Heavy $1.69 54 in. Rugs 27 in. by Delto: 72 in. Heavy Rugs . 6 in. by 7 it. 6 Rattania Rugs..$7.45 6 ft. by 9 ft. Imported Grass Rugs . 36 in. by Deltox $2.49 4 it in, $2.98 huine Heavy $8.75 6 ft. by 9 ft. Deitox Rug 8 ft. by. 10 it. Heavy Deltox Rug 1175 9 t. by 12 ft. Import- cd Grass Rug .. ..$498 9 ft. by 12 ft. Con- goieum and 3-Piece Mohair Living Room Suite A splendid suite with 80-inch davenport, club chair and wing chair, carefully upholstered with soft spring * foundation and Marshall spring loose cushions. The covering is a handsome, high-grade Mohair combined with Velour. 3-Piece Jacquard Velour Bec‘-Davenport Suite B An attractive suite fitted with comfortable link wire spring and upholstered in attractive Rose aml Taupe Jacquard Velour. % Discount all REFRIGERATORS " make with hard- Built to give maxi- minimum consumption. $9.75 to $65 8-Piece Walnut Dining Room Suite A Tudor designed suite, with graceful Buffet, 5 Side Chairs and , with tapestry seats. Of genuine walnut-veneer and gumwood in high-lighted finish. Peter Grogan & Sons Co. GROGAN’ 'S 817-823 Seventh St.N. 42x54-inch Extension Table, one Armchai perfectly matched. “Homefurnishers Since 1866 one-inch fillers. spring and drop-side. ameled or Simmons Double Day NURSE’S LIFE SAVED BY POLICE VIGILANCE Lookout Kept for Miss Teresa Me- | Kimmey Enables Officer to Pull Her From Tida] Basin. Vigilance of the police who early in the day had been requested to be on the lookout for her, prevented Miss Teresa McKimmey, 43 years a trained nurse, from drowning yvesterday after- noon when she jumped into the Tidal n near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Tis <immey, who lives at the Clifton Terrace with two sisters, Blanche and Pearl McKimmey police state, has been nervous since shé served on a case at Garfield hospital and beliving she might harm herself the sisters vesterday morning asked the police to be on the watch for her. It w about 4 o'clock when Park Policeman M. W. Carlson saw Miss McKimmey on the edge of the Basin. According to his report she jumped before he could reach her but inas- much as the water is not deep near the ledged he had no difficulty in rescuing her. Miss treated at McKimmey .was mergency Hospital and later sent (u] . home. Sale 5 MCRE $6. 95 Heavy two-inch post beds with Choice of double twin Metal Crib $6.95 Full size with strong link-wire White en- ivory finish. Console Table and Mirror $9.95 Semi-round Console Table of carefully fin- ished mahogany with attractive polychrome mirror, size 14 by 28 inches. ed With Cretonne Mat- tress and Valance All pieces _$89.50 25% Off E. H. SCHMIDT NO BETTER. Emergency Fleet Treasurer Injured in Auto Accident. Edward H. Schmidt. 1862 Mintwood place, treasurer: of the Emergency { Fleet Corporation, who was injured in an automobile accident at Twenty- first and Q_streets vesterday, was reported at Emergency Hospital last night to be in an unchanged condi- tion. He is suffering from severe wounds in the head. Others in the accident were not serlnusly injured POLICE SEEK DRIVER. Pollce of fhe sixth precinct station are seeking the driver Lile, which they charze with sidswip- ing three parked cars at Third and F streets late vesterday afternoon. Timothy Daly, 21 years old, of 26 slightly injured in the accident and treated at Casualty Hospital. The driver of the car, according to the police:” disappeared. g Deaths Reported The following deaths have been reported to the Health Department within the past heirs Julia H. Platt 1423 R st. 2 . 80. Georgetown Hos- pit; Theodore Summers Geiser. 76, Garfield Cleofe Amaya. 05, Tuberculosis Hospital. = C. Brown, 64, National Homeopathic ospita (Kpsalie Richards. 59, St. Elizabeth's Hos- pit; ‘Blizabetn Horton. ables. Susan Coons Frank Lee. Thomas H. | ware ave. s Births Reported. llowing births have been reported alth Department within the past 2 D. and Della M. Elliote. bov. Andrew B. and Florence V. Gi R H. and Rosie T and Flora Fi 82 51, Home for Ineur- 324 Bryant st. Gallfhger Hoan Minor. jr.. 2 months. 735 0. ‘girl. nd Taabellé Tupman, and Dozothy Schot nd Frances 7 A; and Agnes Nealon. bay. snd Sarah Ogus. girl. Botrs” and Aoun Tt o) by Bdward and’ Awantu ‘Thomp Green, girl. Ignorance never*settles a question SAID DISRAELI OVER 100 YEARS AGO. There is no question to settle about our bills every month and we do not keep you in ignorance about the fact that we charge you no interest or ex- tras or service charges on your credit or budget buying. We settled the ques- tion of extra charges long ago when we de- cided on our motto that: We do not penalize our friends. Calvert St. Bet. 18th & 19thN.W. (Just Half Block West New_Ambassador ‘Theater) TODAY Five-Course CHICKEN DINNER $1.00 1 PM. to 7 P.M.% Take your youngsters for a ride around the Tidal Basin on the SWAN BOAT and less fortunate children will benefit through THE CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY (Tidal Basin at 17th St.) of an automo- | K street, an occupant of the car was| | | ! | | | | i i | 1926 —PART 1s MRS. JAMES F. HARTNETT, | Governor of the District of Columbia | Chapter, In tional Federation of | Catholic Alummnae, who will leave Washington this week to attend the seventh biennial convention of the federation, to be held at South Bend, Ind., September 2 (o 11. Mrs. Hartnett will represent the Catholic Affiliated ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TODAY. » clubs of Washington nic in Rock Creek Park. Meet at Rocl Creek main entrance to the Zoo at 2:30 o'clock. Esperantists and their friends invited. s CITY N'EWS IN BRIEF. A lawn fete for the benefit of the Holy Rosary Church debt fund will be held on the church playground, Third and I' streets, starting tomorrow at 7:30 pon and to be continued until Thursday evening. Many interesting features. District of Columbia—Fair and | slightly warmer; tomorrow increasing | cloudiness, probably followed by ! in the afternoon or night. | y warm- | er today; asing cloudi- | ness, probably followed by showers | in_the afternoon or night. Virginla—Fair and slightly warm- tomorrow increasing cloudiness, robably followed by showers in the afternoon or night. ‘West Virginia—Fair today: tomor- | fow aliowsrs; ridt: aiich’ change’ i | temperature. Records for 21 Hours. | Temperature—Midnight 68; 4 am., 65; 6 am., 64: 78: 12 noon, §1: ¢ pm., 84; 8§ er p.m., temperature, §7; temperature, 64. Barometer—S$ am., pm. 71. Temperature same date last year— | Highest, 77; Tide by Ceodef tide, tide, 80: 2 pm, 38; s Tables. United States c Survey.) 12:27 a.m. a.m. (Furnished Coast and Low high and and and and Low tide, high tide, 1:22 am. 1:49 am. Moon. 134 am Sun ane ose, he Today—Sun sers, 6.43 p.m Tomorrow sun sets, Moon Tis am. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- hait hour after sunset. WWeather in Various Cities. - Temperature.— Precipt Max. M. tation ® | Sat- F .. to sun n rises, 5:30 am.; p.m. 10:54 pmy; 41 2:27 sets, 1 Bismarck, Boston, Cheyenne. W Cleveland. Ohio . Towa AT DL XIS 3 Duluth: Minn.: El S ZIE R RRPRPRRRRIeS PN xR BI PP Portland. Salt St. Loui t. Panl, Minn San” Antonio. Tex seaftle, Sorinefield Taniba. | Toledo. O Teather, w ahout 2 p.m.. w o reward. old. amethyst in center, \Hx’ ]r rd. 244 Marion ave, f'l‘nnn!un cropped ears: Reward for re- R. Underwood, Fort Myer, Va, BULL T ehort " tail Capt. J. inity Pa Address “Box 204 Tost Eri- ¢ afternoon. v 13th sta; reward. tar office. f‘Am»:o F 2th and 15 Vicinity 11th am F or Boston 3 ‘reward. 1917 Biltmore st. Adams ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES That do your Work Quickly, Cheaply, Economically Percolators Coffee Urns Waffle Irons Hair Dryers Gril Thermolite or relieves pain. or stands where placed. Price ... ‘The Violet Ray. Laundry Irons Toasters Curling Irons Vacuum Cleaners Fans “Adjusto-Ray” It hangs, clamps $8.00 All Wicker Furniture great medical appli- $9.00 Joseph D. Campbell 517 10th St. Main €549 | | | | 1 | pearts: { trice Hazel, | 468-3._Star_oftice DIAMOND _ BROOCH—Sirrounded by 56 either in American League_park or Reward if returned to Miss Bea- 1319 Good Hope rd. Lincoln Anacostia. bhank books a luable, naners. Reward. r. 727 1510 At n.w. LOPE BAG. brown. Initials “on fisp . containing automobile Dermit: & Totorop's. Finder can” Nows Avt. 73, te gold. with Liverat and Return to Wood 6143, FRAT 101 d '3?.'“&“’ Stain "ERNITY PIN—Alpha Delta Phi L 7. C. . MiD.. 26, ‘e 2"' %nved ‘on bacl olumbia 2468, " GOLF STICKS AND BAG—Piease refurn o SP1E s v Liberal reward. Frankiin ISH_SETTER, ame “Redw !5[:‘[1'!‘ 2003 10th st. ne. 578 PACKAGE—Unfinished man’ oat, R T LT T PIN—Seed pearl: on Friday. Reward 1f re-| turned to i POCKETBOOK—Will | patent leather pocketbook. containing $60. communicate with: owner? ~Address Box | RNITY PIN. small white lie, gapphire” setting. Maryiand | Potomac | | | Regurn person _fnding | and Mrs. Robert C. THE WEATHER | |! | silvia WALTER S. MARSON DIES_IN MONTREAL Advertising Manager of Star There Was Valued Member of Pub- lishing Circles. Special Dispateh to The Star. MONTREAL. Quebec, Newspaper cireles of Canada August 28— lost a valued member vesterdav through ! the death of Walter S. Marson. 67 for 30 vears advertising manager o the Montreal Star. His death re- sulted from a disease contracted more than a vear ago. In March he went to Bermuda, upon his return his condition be- came worse und 1 short time nzo he relinquished all Lusiness activities. He was born in Ha'ifax Citadel in 1859, the son of Capt. Walter Samuel Marson meat was ordered back to England two years later. In 1876 at the age of 17, voung Marson returned to Canada and in but | 1880 entered the service of the Mont- | real Star. He became advertising manager in 1896 and to him was credited much of the rapid expan- sion of the science of advertising in this city He was ‘twice married, to \h Grier of Montreal in 1882, and in 1904 to Anne Wilson Livingston, who survives him with three sons and two daughters, Shirley, Linnaeus and Walter Marson, all of Montreal, Paterson of Sara- and Mrs. A. H. first 5 nac Lake, N. Y. Pelton of Montreal. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and_Sailings From New York, Duslight Saving Time. Nieuw Conte sriqua—-Li Eiancamano- pool DUE TODAY. ‘mania—Southampton “remen— Bremen Liverpool uthampton Lapla: Calamares Linioi—Porto Colombia. DUE TOMORROW. Samaria—Liverpool . Columbus—Bremen America Presiden Ancon. Coamo— Ponee—San Juan . Giniue—iingston ae—Cur: ridon—Ca . George—Bermuda. DUE TUESDAY. Westphalia—Hamburg Cahfornia—Naples . sseanibo— Valparaiso " . Am on—Buenos Anm Oriz. na . Haitl-—Paramaribo DUE WEDNESDAY. Homeric—Southampton Edison—Pi lian Prince—TF hm vives—Santa M hn..un_pn 0 Cor JoNs sl Fort’ Victoria—Bermuda’’. OUTGOING STEAMERS. (Sailing Hour Daylight-saving Time.) SAILING TODAY. San Mateo—Puerto Colombia. . . . SAILING TOMORROW. 11:00 AM 00 P 00 Noorn Krer. . Ho 0% M G TUESDAY. 3:00 P.M 00 P 00 PN 5700 PV | 00 DM 00 PM 00 Noor l‘! 00 Noon 1 11:00°A'M L 2:00 P D300 PM 00 P M. . 1:00P M JII1:00 A —Cristobal 6:00 P —Hamilton. . . ..11:00 A town . 1:00 nian—Buenos Aires 00 PN Hellig Santa | Co av—Coper Luisa—Valy n Juan. ai—Cristobal 00 Noor 00 N 00 P, 6:00 P I11:00 A Many a man who humbly speaks of his own insignificance gets mad if people refer 1o It, says the We wish to expr s our deepest ion for the, many _ kindnesses hours of sorrow by and _also fraternal, henevol are organizations for the b tributes and kind ex- Dpressions of eympathy received both dur- the iliness and’ pasanz of anr b d MARGARET on August 7."1020 EAMAN. WM. BR! and “moth; R "‘H BEAMAN o extend our thanks preciation to our relatives. friends neighbors for their kindng eym- pathy and floral tributes at our da . RUTH THOMA FAMILY. Deaths. Saturday. August 28. 14 1348 "Euclid st n.w A NAH A, widow of Frank 'S.’ Altemu Funeral “services at the address Tue: August 31, at Inter. Arlington * National Cemetes Iphia papers please copy.) August 28, 1926, at 3 am. Homeopal )lmm’u; vices at the hom a TEMUS, her residence ment. TPhilad Ex) at Mrs Saturday August 28, 1920 ce. 909 1t st n.w.. MAR beloved wife of the late Christopher F. Fitzpatrick and mother of Mrs. John K Hases. Notice of funeral hereafter. 30 eternal life Satur. - At 2R, 1926 at, the residence of her’ daughter. Melviua Toner. 634 F st . SARAH 'A. FLETCHER. in m nm Services at_ the 3 FITZPATRIC] at_her resi Ercesional Cemetery. Kindis omit Rowers: (Norfolk popers please copy.) 30 FOWLER. Departed this life Wednesday. August’ 25, 1926, MARTAH FOWLER. be- loved wife of the late Elick Fowler. She aves to moun thelr loey three sisters sister-n-Jaw. : three aunts. Mrs nett. Mrs. Martha Burnnett Mary French: one uncle. Burnnett: four nieces. Mrs. ) con. Mrs. Sadie West. one. « ch: three nephews. William. Robert and Charles Rice. and. 4 Tost of other relatives and friends. Fu- neral from Samuel Wiiiams' undertaking parlors. 3rd and M sts. gust 30, at 1 pm, invited to attend. When the evening shades are falling And we are sitting all alone.’ 0 our hearts there comes & longing For Mariah. who has kone THE FAMILY. HAYDEN. August 27. 1926. CATHERINE, beloved wife of Thomas J. Hayden. az 29 'years. Funeral from her late re dence. 347 fth st. se. Monday. Auct 30 at ‘8:30 am. theiee to St. Peter's Charch. where maks will be said at § a.m. s 8w Monday Friends and DOG—White, “Snookie": pet for 15 years. Ouiney n.w. Adams 9341-J RING—Diamonds and sapphires: Tadies room. Earle Theater. ard. 1669 Colum- bia rd._Adams 1830 SILVER PIN Petieen home and POODLE, ‘miale patged Reward. 924 SE e 107 | wand At and BT ave. nw Reward: silyer chain atta ned: reward. Sth st. s.e. Lincoln T_WATC - gentloman's, initi Reiar'o0 86, 1 fi “FRBFR“:\\\ YT\N- Agnes R. Harrin gon. wite of the prndini ot the By Steamship Corporation. "')HRTO\’ Fr‘ldz :lfllflflu“.. b5 [ome for Incu les, r«. ELIZABET] HORTON Funeral from JlPPnhF ;‘ )\fl funeral parlors. 3044 M st now. t 11 am. Inter- netery. /e 5. \Aucus’ 20 1 N peloved. mot 3. Lessie P. Datles. Mra. Hellen Shand and Mr. Frank Johnson. A host of Erandehiidren suriv from E. W Bunds's ch ave. n.w. Monday. Aus Intermeni at Payne's Cemetery. 1026 at the Deaths. Departed this life Satu B mother of Cha S. Joy and Mrs. Lil leaves to mourn th ehildren. tour s Car John J. Duvall, and s tives “and Nineteenth and I sts Tuesday LEACH. D, [ St Rev 1 om Friday i er tesidence, Ro teloved ‘wif, at 1010 FDNA wm E from w1 ount ) Pioree of the Va. Fui late Phoebus. E B at Church, 3 J ond Bapt Tats mw Relatives L) rust 28, 1926 Lineton Sant JOHN T Minnis Kenneth H ter 3 MYERS. - home '« well in New LINS. belc Aisers and York = wife of mother of B. Myers aneral “sery i Christian ¢ t 1030 a.m. s fro; M dence “on Mo Ay am thence to Holy 3 and ‘T ste. n.e. where mass wil at 9 am. for the repose of her soul terment Mount Olivet Cemetery. and frienas invited to REGAN. his resids beloved Ready ) . 1920, at THOMAS, Regan (nea the above rest dence "Tuesday. Auzust 31, at 850, thence to Holy Name Chul where solmn requiem mass will be offered up at 9 am. for the repose of his soul. 1A terment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Reln tives and friends invited. RITCHIE. Saturday. August 28, 1 12:20 am. at v Hoxpital. chiter of the late Chiel Mantshy Ritchie ek, Md.. Mondas (Baltimore pavers Saturday. August ce. 1100 K st husband of Fuaeral from ANNT Justicy be el August friemis bis late am and Ciatles D, 3 mother of M ton_Otto. mall. Fi August Irving st ! b.m dlay at 1 pm Chiirch, First street hetween Wednesday, In sad b father NDY. who d : AND DAUGHTER. * 10y of _our VIRGTNIA CALLA VIRGINTA | CALLAWAY. 1 lovine \D. ROBERT W | A DAUGHTER. | L LAWAY. | ving _remembran e HENSON DRIVER. year axo today of mv \ ) sband ed this life one life was the nd he could hav sweetest tived his best to_rest It never But we w On_ that 1 meet hes some brizht da piden shor ad hands with MRS Lt today ‘When we He had t. <oul, HER__DAUGHTE BESSIE HILL. the AN Tooked ' mothe. r most precious JENNIE I AND niem nuziits urn to yoil 1 His wisdom inew what hest Anna how I wish He MOTHER TARD. It m romembran RVA RIC RICHARDNG my_desr SON_ who azo today lax. dear mothe ! think of MRS ___FUNERAL DIRECTORS Timothy Hanlon 641 H St N Phone 1 j Funeral Directo v Connection 43, nd Fm. mimo.di. Call i at NW. T F. COSTELLO NOW LOCATED AT 1774 N. CAP. ST NORTH 7078 " Wm. H. Sardo & Co. 412 H ST E. Modern Chaj Lincoln 524 R o V.L. SPEARE CO. Neither the successors of nor connected 1 with the original W Spear establish- 1009 H'St. N.W. Phone Fi 0 Phone Frank. 10°% 81, Joscph F. Birch’s Sons AAC BIRCH) 3034 M St it T JAME 317 Pa. Ave tablished 184 Pl t Livery in_ Co Gawler Service | Funeral Directors Since 1850 lMain 5512 1732 Penna. Ave. N.W. CHAS S. ZURHORST ST CAPITOL ST. FUNERAL DESIG Geo. C. Shaffer " i it Main 108 CHOIC! av.onu, En in 2416. ““BLACKISTONE'S Floral “Blanket Sprays” { Other Beautitul Floral, llfllll'm u....»mn & H Tel price. 3707, oot Auto Artistic—expressive—inexpensive, Gude Bros. Co., 1212 F St METERY 10TS. QUICK SALE—SIX OF TH il burial lots 10 u pernet ese Tots must be sold Call Franklin ; INS. or address 9 P SITBB—AT BIG REDUCTION ¥O ‘Derpetual : care cemetery. Suite Adams 60, N.W.