Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1927, Page 3

MERCHANT MARINE BATTLE IS LOOMING Government and Private Ownership Groups to Fight in Congress. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. There’s more than surface signifi- cance in the announcement by the Merchant Fleet Corporation that for the first time since the Government has owned a merchant marine a profit has been recorded. ‘I'ne a when a to comp its ve the Shipping Boar s to private owne with purpose of the which declared in favor of ion and ownership. Profit Is Shown. Also there has been leveled at the Shipping Board ac ions that it wants to perpetuate elf and that Government ownership continued objective. So long as the Government fleet was being opers deficit there was a disposition to overnment had better ips as well as the ex building. Indeed, the knowl- edge that sooner or later, if the Gov- ernment was to render e ice, it must build new ships, really started the controversy. Opponents of the theory of Government owne: attacked the new building pros as too much of a Government ship idea. Since the discussion started, however, the Shipping Board has been able to show a profit. Wants More Ships. private President Dalton of the Mn‘r«‘h:mlrm ty in the rear of 1116 Vermont ave- Flect Corporation, who has cut do operating _expenses and gone freight and passenger business aggr sively, now reports that the prof would have been larger except that| more than a million dollars had to be | spent in connection with the burning | the steamer America, and that the | grosp&’cts for a good year ahead are | bright When Congress reconvenes the fight | property on Lamont street between will be on in earnest, for the Merchant | Georgia and Sherman avenues, from Fleet Corporation wants appropria- tions for more ships. President Cool- 1dge 1s being urged by the private ship- ping interests to disapprove such recommendations and to continue to advertise the ships for sale until they are all disposed of. National Defense Angle. Meanwhile there are groups in Con- gress who believe that the Geneva naval conference will emphasize the necessity of a Government-controlled merchant marine. Great Britain may have a parity with the United States on fighting ships, but her merchant marine, which can be equipped with 6-inch guns, can quickly be made into an auxiliary unit of tremendous value. Apart from the national defense group is the element which feels that the maintenance of unprofitable routes is essential to the upbuilding of Ameri- can export trade, and that the Gov- ernment should not be expected to maintain only the unprofitable lines ‘while turning over the profitable ones to private operation. As against this is the contention of the private-owner- ®hip group, which argues that the Gov- ernment should never compete with private business, even though it could make a profit, and that the record of the merchant fleet in the last year is an indication of how much more bene- ficial to world trade would be the American merchant marine if the ships could be made available at low- tonnage prices. (Copyright. 1927.) $371,000 PROFIT IS MADE. By the Associated Press. For the first time since it began operating _a Governinent _passenger SPECIAL NOTICE. WECK'S HEALING CREAM FREE TO ANY n.w After \)lm‘ Weck's you will say. “It is simply won- derful BRASS BEDS REFINISHED TTKE NEW: auto parts nickel-plated: all_kinds ofelectro: : prices mwn.hie THE ELMER H. Sin "o, 607" Established 28 THE FOLLOWING CARS 10 BE SOTH AT Weschier's Auction 1o charges on Saturd uiy 25, T3 Star Sedan, 'fig by e 1L utz’ Touring, = Comsens 3t CALL CARL: 186 I WILL NOT BE BESPOV‘IB'—E NB ANY debts unless contracted i ELD- SIS N GARBETE. Mt. Ralnier, Nd. 55+ T WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANT lebts contracted by any other than myself. OHY RIOSEORN. 38 Kentucks ave ge. MOVING TO SOME OTHER CITY? Get our return loud tates, Full and part Joad shij iladelphia. New York, Boston. ond and udi_{mlnu e Svecial rates. 14 (ONAL DETIVERY " ASSOIATION NOTICE_i5 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE partnership heretofore condjicted under the of May & Co. by Jack May. Paul Hethien and Gustav Haux, at 2300 14 b st % been dissolved. July 20. an 5 PAUL m:'n"l( 5 10,90, TF. ATTENTION Special session of the Grand Lodge called for _tonight at_seven-thirty, o, Temple. 319 Seventh Street e b oS iate. action. an. (he. death’ of Eant Grand Master and Past Grand Secretary Frank E. Rapp. member of Langdon Lodge, No. 26" Representatives nleate note and present. LEMUEL H. WINDSOR. = Grand M»-m HE SMITH BUI ILDING. FIRST MORTGAGE SERIAL BONDS NOTICE OF KEDEMPTION Notice s hereby given to all holders of ponds now outstanding and wipaid, sectired by deed of trust executed February 6th. Thed®ly The Tl Smith Bunlding Corpora: tion (to which the undersigned is_ sicces- Powell_ trustee, bonds are be il be redoemed 'fr?" puid, on Juiv 2 ol s deposit wil mith Company BT Biiadine. Washington, "D of o monies necessary 1o pay _all o bonds of the above issue a A prineial thereof. plus all accried interest ©on said bonds from the date of the last pay- ment of said interest to taid 2Gth day. of July. 1927 an United States Fed- eral inoome tax ceed 3% of nte: dertanden nd laimed bonds are hereby noti to vresent onds and matured coupons thereon at me_ e F.H_Smith C, ; 2 of Juiv L2977 at which time thes will be paid. 1 he event of the failure 'to present sa bonds for payment at that time the in est_thereon ehall cease. fic bonds covered by this notice tnclusive. maturfne Jan. 150 495, 545 1585 inclusive, Inclustve. maturing Jan. maturing Jan maturing Jan inclusive, inclusive. maturing Jan 1NC NIRRT KNAA Y ie President -iv2 581215 zi o WINDOW SCREENS MADE TO ORDER Also window shades. Seo s today about iving you an estimate. Call Lin Vila"e Sts. NE Phone Tinc. 870 (Sigved): Window Shades and Sereens. BYR()?\? S. ADAMS PRINTING IN A HURRY i grade. v-u'x, not hleh priced. ROOFING-—by Koons '| Commission Will Hold Public cient serv- | service in the North Atlantic the United States Lines showed a net | profit of $371,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. President Dalton of the Merchant Fleet Corporation ves- terday announced this profit, com- pared with a loss of $680,000 for the previous year. A big increase in freight profits, he said, helped to offset a decrease in passenger revenues due to the loss of the services of the steamship Ameri- can, which was laid up as a result of a fire. More than $1,000,000 was spent for betterments and repairs of the lines’ ships. TONING CHANGES T0BE CONSIDERED Hearing at District Build- ing August 3. A proposed change in the height limit of the first mmercial property | abutting both sides of Eighteenth | street between H and I streets from |90 to 110 feet and nine other appli- | cations for rezoning will be considered by the Zoning Commission at a public hearing in the boardroom of the Dis- ct Building, August 3, at 10 a.m. 'he applicant for the change on Eight- | eenth street, according to Maj W. E. R. Covvell, senior Assistant Engineer Commissioner and executive officer of the Commission, plans to erect a large | office building. The other proposed changes in zon- ing_follow: Change from first commercial, 90- foot height to 110-foot height, prop- { nue; change from residential to first ommercial, property on the south ide of Q street between Vermont ave- ue and Twelfth street; cham,e from residential to first commercial C area, property on the west side of Four- teenth street southeast between South | Carolina avenue and C street; change from first commercial C, 40-foot height to first commercial C, 60-foot height, approximately 70 feet west of Georgia {avenue to 100 feet east of Sherman avenue; change from residential A re- stricted to residential C area, property at the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Gallatin streets; change from resi- dential A, 40-foot height, to residen- tial C, 60-foot height, property on the northwest corner of Connecticut ave- nue and Cumberland street; change first and second commercial property an both sides of D street northeast be- tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets to residential B, 40-foot height; change from residential to first commercial, property on the northeast corner of Forty-eighth place and Meade street northeast, and change from first com- mercial to residential B area, lots 4 and 5, in square 5556, just north of Pennsylvania avenue and Minnesota avenues southeast. FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS Corcoran Courts 23rd AND D Spelte By, S Nl Homigl 8 The. Nav. Deplrlmenl and all Gov- emment uildings. DE LUXE APARTMENTS Furnished or Unfurnished $39.50 to $135.00 High class building with best ar- anged apartments in the city, hour switchboard and_elevator. cellent Cafe, Manager on Premises. CAFRITZ 14th and K. ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road Several very attractive apartments ranging in size from one room to four rooms, kitchen and bath. Service unexcelled a n d prices reasonable. ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Wonderfully Low Prices! FIVE HELD ON CHARGE OF ATTACKING COUPLE Police Say Men Confess to Assault on Pair in Auto at Oxon Hill. Five young colored men were ar- rested last night and quickly bound over to the October term of the Prince Georges County Circuit Court to an- swer charges of assault with intent to kill as a result of the stoning Wed- nesday night of a Washington couple in a parked car near Oxon Hill, Md. All of the prisoners are residents of the vicinity. Sheriff Charles S. Early stated that the negroes, who are at the La Plata jail pending the construction of a new Jail at Marlboro, have confessed to the attack, cach one “trying to lay it on the other.” They were arrested by Deputy Sher- ift Clinton Perrigo of Oxon Hill and Acting Precinct Detective Robert Manning of the eleventh precinct, who had obtained permission to work on the case with the Maryland authori tids. Descriptions furnished by Miss Al- berta Rice, 20 years old, 1422 N street, and John W. 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They were given a midnight hearing before Justice McDaniel at Oxon Hill and then taken to La Plata Jail to await the convening of court in October. Miss Rice and Buckler are patients at Casualty Hospital, both of them in a serious condition. An X-ray will be taken today to determine whether the six stone gashes on the man's head caused a fracture of the skull. They were rescued by William Goodacre, 1514 Connecticut avenue. W)fe Sues D. S. Block. 'k, president of the asting Co., of Balti- as made defend- Squity Court in a suit filed by his wife, Mrs. nger Block, in which the latter a limited di- vorce and separate maintenance. De- sertion and cruelty are alleged in the bill, filed on behalf of the wife by Harry H. Hollander. The couple were married in September, 1921, and Imulated/ il MiLK CABINETS Are available to our cus- tomers. They are in- dorsed by the Health De- partment. Ask for one! 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Four rooms and bath, Murphy bed and pnrch overlooking Rock Creek Park and 16th Slree!, $95, 8105, $117.50. Five rooms, reception hall and bath, $100.00. Five rooms, reception hall and bnlll, with large porch, $150.00. 24-hour telephone and elevator service. Resident Manager and Rent Agents on Premuel William S. Phillips & Co., Inc. 1516 K Adams 8710 2 rolling land, protected from undesirable surroundings by miles of salt with higher standards than any other on the Atlantic $2,700,000 has already been invested in Gibson Island by the Company, the Gib- son Island Club and the families who own homes on the Island. has spent more than $1,250,000 in providing Hard macadam roads. Clubhouse and club cottages. Bathing and boat houses. Electric light system. Fire department. Gibson Island makes a A sporting 18-hole golf course. Tennis courts. Harbor for boats of all sizes. Water works. Local and long distance telephone exchange. national appeal. T2 _———_—_—.—.—_—_—— . e 2 277727y GIBSON ISLAND In Chesapeake Bay at the Mouth of the Magothy An easy motor run of an hour and a half from Washington, over uncrowded, One Hundred and Seventeen large build- ing sites have been sold to professional and business people from seven States. Forty attractive homes have already been b The development was laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, one of the great land- scape architects of the world, so that its unique natural beauty has not been marred. Great care is taken in the selection of families to whom lots are sold, and the building restrictions in force are a guarantee against uLly or inharmonious improvements. Drive to &Gibson Island and see its attractions for yourself. Call Stone & Fairfax, Main 2424, and make arrangements for seeing the Island properly. The Gibson Island Company : Stone & Fairfax, Washington Selling Agents It and are now occupied. Z with Murphy bed, $47.50 and $50. % 757, St. N.W. Main 4600 The Company alone ., FRIDAY, JULY 22, 19217. Fine foods—the popular nationally advertised brands and local favorites are all offered at prices that mean appreciable savings to you. . 7 L Z 2 T L P72 e 2 22777, OPENING TODAY Another New Modern A&P Grocery Store Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg (Next Door to Lyric Theatre) Where we will carry a complete line of fancy and standard brand quality groceries—also a complete line of fresh fruits AN OLD FAVORITE NEW PACK! Campbell’s Beans|| Early June Peas Tender Green Peas From Nearby Farms With Pork and Tomato Sauce The First of the Season 2 e 15¢ 3 Cans 2 5c Friday & Saturday Special New Reduced Prices Fine Granulated SUGAR POTATOES 51bs., 13¢ 10 lbs., 25¢ 4 25¢ 15+37c Norw. Kippered Herring tin 12Y2c | Heinz Vinegar . . . pint, 12¢ Sultana Tuna Fish 4 tn 20c | Stuffed -Olives . 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THighttay At he Crain Hishizan: Tuen loft “and - then 10 emmirnic"® A Grenbuirnie. turn' ‘right into the” Baitimore-Annapoiis Boulevard” and fotiow 10 Tiping Comer. 4t” Lipins Corner take the left tork into’ the Mountain Boad and follow io Gibson tsiand, N. B—in going to Gibson Island after the right turm at Bladensburg Memorial Monument vow bear Left ‘a7 all iniersections Wil You reach Glensurne. Telephone Main 2424 TEA co. 119 3 Follow the Defense at road ce _alon, L L e LT T TIC & PACIFI DIIIIII IS SIS I T