Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1926, Page 50

o0 ASK N REDUCTION y - IN ELECTRIC RATES Commissioner Wnll Urge; Congress to Maintain Present Charges. Congress should make no further re- duction in electric street lighting rates at the present session, the Dis. trict Commissioners decided vesterday in adopting a report of Maj. W. E. R. Covell, senior Assistant Engineer Com missioner and Public Utilities Com- mission attache, which showed that the average rate in Washington is far below that of other cities. The street lighting rates were cut 5 per cent by fon recently in connection - general reduction in all elec- tric current rates, giving Washington | an average rate per lamp below $20 a year. Maj. Covell explained that a memo- randum on electric current rates, pre- pared by B. McKay Bachman, statis- tician _of the Utilities Commission, showed that the average cost pew.lamp in the District during the current cal- endar year was $21, as compared with an average cost per lamp of $51 in 18 other cities, including some munici- | pally-owned plants. i “As a result of the earnings of the Potomac Electric Power Co. during the year of 1926,” Maj. Covell said in his report to the Commissioners, “it has been possible to reduce electric light rates again for this city. Al though the existing street light rates are not unreasonable, it was felt that it was proper to apply part of the reduction to them. As a result, street lighting rates for the District of Co- lumbia for the calendar year of 1927 will be reduced 5 per cent. This has been agreed to by the electric power company, and as a result the City of Washington will have very advanta- geous rates for the coming calendar vear. The average rate per lamp will be reduced below $20 a year. “In view of the report of Mr. Bach- man and the 5 per cent reduction ef- fected by the Public Utilities Commis- sion, it is felt that there should be no further reduction by Congress of the street lighting rates in the District of Columbia during the present session of Congress.” CIVITAN TO PROVIDE CHRISTMAS BASKETS Club Will Send Yuletide Goodies to Needy Families in Capital. Decision to furnish not less than 100 Christmas baskets to be distrib- uted to the poor people of Washing- ton on Christmas eve was reached at a luncheon of the Civitan Club in the La Fuyx\ta Hotel yesterday. J. N. Swartzell, airman of the special committee in charge of furnishing the baskets, reported that a large sum of money has already been raised, but that more is needed for that work. A program of music was rendered by S. T. Papas on a Spanish guitar and a Hawalian guitar, respectively. He was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Papas. John Wildensteiner, who won sec- ond prize in the Civitan-Juvenile Gar- den Club contest conducted by the Civitan Club, was given $6 for com- mitting the Civitan creed to memory and reciting it at the luncheon. Thomas M. Stearn, president of the club, pl’e!ldedA ST S S O STREET CONTRACT LET. Hamilton Grading to Be Done by G. B. Mullin Co. Contract for the grading of Hamil- ton street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets was awarded by the Commissioners yesterday to the G. B. Mullin Co., the low bidder, who quoted a price of 35 cents a cublc yard. The Commissioners also award- ed a contract to the Kirwan Engineer- ing Co. of Baltimore for the installa- tion of a heating system in the stables of the District refuse division, located between N and O and Ninth and Tenth streets. The company’s bid on the project is $7,660. CIDER—APPLES—CHEAP Drfve by nd wet” 3107 14th St. NW AR Open lmlll'! i . o Are You Considering —changing banks, or opening another account, New Year’s? We offer you the convenience of TWO OFFICES, each equipped to serve you fully. & Our 1927 Xmas Savings Clud offers you four classes, 50c, 31, §2 and $5 weekly. 3% Interest. Franklin National Bank Tenth St. at Pa. Ave. N.W. . llg'l‘ Conl'l‘.ctlcnl An-n J0HN §; COCHRAN. AN, 'l'w EJIIIIIIIIIIIII |IlIIIIHIIIIlilfllfllllllllllllllIlIlHlllIIlllllIlIlIlll gear lubricants are alike have never tried Ebonite. TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. National—Ziegfeld's “Betsy,” at 8:20 p.m. Keith's — “Santa Claus” — Eddie Leonard, vaudeville, at 2:15 and 8:15 | pm. . vaudeville, con- | ‘to 11 p.m. Steppin’ in Society,” musi Gayety—"White Cargo,” 5 and 8:15 p.m. Mutual—"Stone and Pillard.” lesque, at 2:30 and 8:20 p.m. Columbia — “The Magician 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 9:40 p.m. Metropolitan—*‘Midnight at 11:40 a.m., 1:35, 3:40, 5:35 drama, at bur- at and Lovers,” , 7:45 and “Everybody’s cting,’ . 2:30, 4:25, 5:45, ' Mystery C 3:25, 6115, “For Alimony Only,” 4:15, 6, 7:50 and 9:40 p.m. Ambassador—'The Waning Sex,” at 6:15, 8:05 and 10 p.m. Wardman Park—"Cabinet Caligari,” at 7 and 9 p.m. Central—"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” at 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5 6:30, 8 and 9:40 p.m. Lincoln (colored)—"Risky Busiiess,” 2 to 11 p.m. Em s T MISS SPALDING TELLS OF DISTRICT DUELS Fight of Honor Between Two Mem- bers of Congress Described to Society. at 2:25, of Dr. Members of the Columbia Hisluri-'al Soclety, meeting at the Cosmos Club last night, were carried back to the days when quarrels were “affairs of honor, sir,” and gentlemen settled their grievances with powder and shot or the sword blade rather than with documents and lawyers. Miss Myra L. Spalding, through the magic of historical episodes, recounted in a manner which made real the thrilling days of yore the incldents leading up to the famous duel between Willlam J. Graves, a Representative from Kentucky, and Jonathan Cilley, a fellow member of Congress from Maine, fought in Washington the afternoon of February 24, 1838, * Her paper, the list of a series of three delivered by her before the so- ciety under the general topic of ‘“Duel- ing in the District,” was replete with names and data and with intimate details pertaining to the actual en- counter. Her previous papers dealt, in order, with the Barron-Decatur duel and the affair between Clay and Randolph, and her narrative last night, in addi- tion to detailing the specific incident of Graves and Cilley, bore out the main purpose of the papers, which was, as she said: “In the treatment of ‘Dueling in the District’ I have attempted to re- cord the duels which have occurred, their cause, progress, their outcome, thelr effect upon the social and politi- cal life of the’Capital, together with the various attempts of Congress to legislate dueling out of existence.” EDWIN H. ETZ OPTOMETRIST 1217 G ST. N.W. Easy Terms Open Eventngs Buescher True Tone Saxophones Jud gos griesizs, fotramests INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPANY 602 Beventh Street Southwest 3 minutes south of the Avenue THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D O, WEDNESDAY, A YEAR WILL GET $11,500 Accident Insurance with 10% mulations and $30 bility. 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Ave. and Rock just look for Just say “EBONITE” Be Sure You ‘Get It. 20 Cents a Shot FILLING WITH EBONITE WILL LAST 2,500 MILES From IEB Checkerboard pump . an v ¥ i Good Deaters' ™ ON day than all ADVERTISENENTS W o RECEIVED HERE Rock Creek Pharmacy “Around the Corner” a Star Branch Office Creek Church Road Is a Star Branch Office ‘When you have Classified Ads for 'l'he Star Star Branch Office in your neighborhood—it will display the above sign. You can leave your Classified Ads here and they will be promptly forwarded to the Main Office, appearing in the first available issue. There are no fees for Branch Office Services —they are maintained for the convenience of patrons of The Star Classified Section; and only regul-r rates: are charged. The Star rnms MORE Classified Ads every the other papers here combined. Expect RESULTS—You'll get them. United Lodge of Theosophists 709 Hill Building, 17th and I Sts. 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NILSSON In a Breesy Comedy-Drama MIDNIGHT LOVERS The Two Plano Artlstes MERING & POLLOCK Daily at 3:30_7:38 and 9:40 p. m. COMEDY—NEWS—OVERTURE Daniel Breoskin, conducting WASHINGTON'S FINEST ORCHESTRA ’§ TIVOLI, 11th & ' CRANDALL S T . T{’l)’A‘“—:I lATRll E _JOY in "FOR l‘()wt‘)}uu;v\ o SWEET TH . ANCHE HALL CRANDALL'S f‘P\‘;l'l«\l, % DLE PAT O'MALLEY and H in PERCH OF THI ol, ettt T TORRENCE and CBUSTER COLLIER 1 THE NMAKER! CRANDALL’S Avenue l;ir'uul 643 Pa. Av. Matinee daily. m.: Sunday. 3 p.m. AMUSEMENTS. Koitn o Frles Vande- vills Stanley i.....:.. PERFRCE @ pla: 1%th St. Below TODAY. EDDIE FOY In “THEZ DRUM NIGHT CLUB By WILLARD MACK LOTTIE MAYER'S DIVING GIRLS 3—07 ACTS—3 ON THE SCREEN PRISCILLA DEAN 1n & Comedy of Golf azd G WEST OF BROADWAY R OSTAR CRANDALLS York iheates LAve&Quebers CRANDAU 'S con u\\ TODAY I Theater D C St N CRANDALL'S o The MIMES of the Umverslty of Michigan will present “Front Page Stuff” 21st Annual Opera December 27th Washington Auditorium At 8 P.M. Tickets on Sale Theater Ticket Bureau Auditorium Carlten Mayflower Willard Dance Following Show—College Orchestra Admission by Show Ticket “Our Handsomest Women Are Men” NATIONAL TONIGHT SAT. (XMAS) MAT.. $1 00 fo $3.50 $1.00 TO $3.00 ZIEGFELD Musical Comedy Preduction BETSY BELLE BAKER ‘World's Greatest Singer of Popular Songs ALLEN KEARNS AND JIMMY HUSSEY NEXT WEEK CHARLES L. WAGNER Presents MADGE KENNEDY “LOVE-IN-A-MIST" WITH SIDNEY BLACKMER Xmas Day !’l‘hrce Blg_ ihov:s! PatacE Centinuous 10130 . m.-11 p. m. —NOW_PLAYING— the Screem “EVERYBODY'S ACTING” A Story of the Stage! WITH BETTY BRONSON and FORD STERLING —Stars of Night-Club Jo = On the Stage CALIFORNIA NIGHTHAWK N N 18 o Surie bt by~ 18 David Armandf, Plantst Christman overmn—v-w- L2227, Coifi“fimA Continuous 10:30 s. m.11 p. m. NOW PLAYING REX INGRAM'S THE MAGICIAN 4 :ru'vlnn,ol love and sacrifice YiT'he. Four. Horsemen’ | Wlfll ALICE TERRY TUXEDO COMEDY——"OPEN HOUSE"* NEWSREEL-OVERTURE--ETC. WITH EDITH ROBERTS, MILDRED HARRIS And a Great Cast — ON THE STAGE — “THE ATLANTIC FO 2 a2 ORCHESTRA PR lollnx., cnncu-' —Orgunlogue—News—Comed; KEITHS Xrmas Day Three Bi thws‘. MUTUA | PENNA. AVE. AT 9TH Geo. Stone and Etta Pillard Friday Nite, Wrestling. Finish Bout Film Features PARK THEATER “¥if i BUSHMAN AND BILLIE DOV MARRIAGE CLAUSE. u OLIVE iu'-_wu St. N.E DUMBARTON __STEIN in I’H HIPPODROE X, e, THE FRESHM A NILS Y POWDER T, GODS™ witl THOMAS MEIGHAN 'ATLEEN PRI RENEE_ADOREE CAMEO THEATER ™ jiimier SMORALS FOR~ MEN with ¥aLL STA ST. “THE LAB ET Ol DR. CALIGARI” WITH WERNER KRAUSS LIBERTY Yort I THE GOLDEN STRAIN W NEW STANTON Sh & C St 8:00-0:30 | ALICE MILLS PERFUME COMEDY AND PRIVAT LESSONS BY \()l“lb TADY 7 Teasons. ngle.” 31 2 JOSEPHINE JAcxsoN va TE ing: course 6 lessons. $: 80 1016 mmn__ N\ | Telephone: Col. 752: OF. AND M 1 fnfl "1y Mns L A ACHER ‘:T(D mlmmnn CATHERIN | BALLE Smart Steps Taught. 719 9th St. XMAS DANCE. NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP CLUB. 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