Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1928, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928. RIVER RATE-MAKING POWERISCLAIED I. C. C. Declares It Has Right to Order Joint Tariffs on Rail-Barge Routes. By the Associated Press. | In an interpretive decision handed | down today, the Interstate Commerce | Commission ruled that it was em- powered under the Denison act of the | last Congress to order any railroad to make joint rates with Mississippi and | other river barge lines, without giving | the railroads concerned opportunity to testify at public hearings. | In addition. the commission held that | the Inland Waterways Corporation, con- trolled by the Government and no operating barge lines on the Mississipp and Warrior Rivers, has instituted a service of public nec and con- | venience. Hereafter, any water line | instituting service will be required to obtain from the commission a ruling that its service is in the interest of public convendence and necessity. The waterway line holding such a certificate can thereafter, under the decision, ask the commussion for an order compelling railroads to make joint rates, giving such water lines proper divisions of the revenue from such joint rates and put them into effect immediately No situation involving an application of :he ruling is pending before the com- Colored Spiritual Singers Win Way Into Raskob’s Purse By the Assocated Press. SAVANNAH, Ga., November 17. —Spiritual singers have crooned their way into the heart and pocketbook of John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national executive committee. After hearing the Georgia State Industrial College (colored) sing- ers Thursday night, the manager of Gov. Alfred E. Smith’s cam- paign gave $500 to the institution. The whole student body par- ticipated in the singing. Gov. Alfred E. Smith and his en route to Biloxi, Miss, in the audience. $3,000 GEM IS GONE, | POLICE INVESTIGATING | Four Other Renorts of Missing| Jewelry and Cash Are Made to Headquarters. Disappearance from the Shaw & Brown Jewelry Co., 1114 F street, of a | $3,000 jeweled platinum bracelet the | past two weeks is under police investi- | gation It was when an inventory was | taken that the bracelet was missed. John P. Clancy, 54 New York avenue, told police of the loss of a diamond | mission. However, railroads have con- teaded that such action by the commis- | sion would be unconsti‘utional, and the | NATIVES OF DISTRICT RE-ELECT OFFICIALS| Association of Oldest thabitants‘ to Exhibit Relics Next | Thursday. [ All officers of the Society of Natives lof the District of Columbia were rc-| {clected at the organization's annual |meeting for the election of officers in | the Washington Club last night. They are as follows: Lee D. Latimer, president; Percy B Istael, first vice president; M:s. Ida P | Batile, second vice pre ington Topham, third v John Clagett Proctor, histor: crick G. Umhau, treasurer: N A. Bright, recording sccreters May E. Hungerford, corresponding sec- retary. Motion to re-elect the entire slate” of officers was made by Mr. Topham. Mr. Proctor, the historian. made his annual report at the meetina. recalling important news events in Washington during the past year. James F. Duhamel announced that the headquarters of the Assoclation of | Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, in Nineteenth and H streets, ring valued at $300. and several gold | coins. The ring and coins were in aj the old engine house, | s next Thursday afternoon for Inspec- tion by any r-rsons desiring to see the association’s collection of pictures and various curios pertaining to the history of the District. Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. Della_Undc:hill, accompanied by Mrs. Ella C. Robinson, and by Mrs. Thelma Rector, accompanied by Mrs. Bossie N. Wild ere played by TWO INJURED IN FIRE IN SHOESHINE PARLOR Engine Company Sergeant Burned and Another Cut in Blaze in Fifteenth Street. Two men were injured in a fire which started when cleaning fluid was ignited at the shoeshine parlor of Leon Norris s| at 603 Fifteenth street yesterday after- noon, demolished the shop and tied up | traffic in the vicinity for more than 10 minutes. Sergt. L. F. West of No. 2 engine company was burned and cut by falling glass and was taken to oney Hospital for treatment, and iam Winston, colored, 19 years old, also received cuts and bruises. Later in tho afternoon firemen re- to an alarm at the same ad- °n undiscovered smouldering started a blaze in the ceiling of tablishmer [DETECTIVE IS CLEARED | OF INTOXICATION CHARGE Physician’s Examination Showed No Evidence of Drunkenness | While Driving Automobile. | Upon receiving a letter from a phy- | sician which declared an examination | of Detective James W. Casey of the | fourteenth precinct shortly after his ar- |rest for driving while intoxicated last week showed no evidence of drunken- ness, Assistant Corporatlon ~Counsel | Stanley De Neale yesterday nolle prossed tha charge of driving while intoxicated that was pending against the policeman. | The physician, Dr. H. Watson Mof- | fett, of 127 B street southeast, wrote | that his examination showed Casey to b2 “excited,” but not intoxicated, De Neale said. The charge was placed against Casey following a collision between his auto- bile and a car operated by John York | at Towa Circle. Second precinct police, who arrested Casey, said they could not | pesitively declare” he was intoxicated and York said he was not inclined to | prosecute the case, according to De- Neale. Casey was_represented by Attorney Harold Hawkin. He was suspended by | Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, after his arrest. = | played the title role and was supported | I by Betty Jacoby and Milton Crist. i | “The college orchestra, under the | |baton of Dr. C. Henry Leineweber, | | played. | | Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, president | of the guild. was in charge of the gen- |eral committee; Miss Mary Louise | | Brown was chairman of the program | committee and tkose in charge of tre various features were: Mrs. Lucus C. Clark, wife of the chancellor, George B. Woods, Mrs. Oscar Rand Mrs. Edwin Puller and Mrs. D. O. Kins- | AMERICAN U. GUILD HAS FOREIGN DINNER Entertainment, First of Its Kind on Campus, Is Attended by Capacity Group. Transformed by decorations includ- man. They were assisted by students. ing a colorful canopy and flags of six | ¥ nations, the gymnasium at American | WINS ADD ITIONAL HONOR. University last night was the scene of | the first occasion of the kind yet staged | Army Horse Show Team Prize Win- | on the campus, the benefit “foreign dinner” of the Women's Guild of the| Institution, attended by a capacity | crowd. A foieign menu was served to the guests, grouped about the entertaineis’ dance floor in the center, and college girls in costumes of the various co'n- tries not only served the meal, but|in Toronto. Canada, without ex danced folk dances of the countries they | the Government. The team consis represented. Featured entertainers were: M Ruth Sedgewick and Felix L. Cordova. in a Mexican dance: Mille. Simone | Majs. Chamberlin and Roffo and Capt Schaal of Algeria, in a group of French | Bradford are attached to the Cavalry. songs: S. Carlton Ayres, soloist. {and Maj. George and Lieut. Argo to the Barrie’s one-act drama, “Rosalind,” | Field Artiilery. staged by Will Hutchins, professor of | The team participated in the Olympic art, was presented. Miss Laura Barrett games at Amsterdam last Summer. ner Going to Canada. The United States Army Horse Show | team, which won several prizes in the | recent competition with foreign teams at New York City, has been authorized | to take part in the coming norse show N Woo | gress: MRS. DOROTHY H. PRIMM, FORMER TEACHER, DIES |Rites Will Be Held for Presideat of Wilson Normal Alumnae Association Monday. Mrs. Dorothy Hellman Primm, 39 years old, president of the Wilson Nor- mal School Alumnae Association and former teacher i the District public schcols, died at her residence, 3383 Stuyvesant place, Chevy Chase, yes- terday after a long illness. Mrs. Primm was graduated from the wilson Normal School in 1910. Follow- ing. <he taught at the Force and John Eaton Schools for five years. She was | active at the Wilson Normal in aiding to give plays and taught dramatic art to groups of children. She 1s survived by her husband, Paul H. Primm: her mother, Mrs. Paulin~ Hellman: three daughters, Florence, 8 years old; Marjorie, 4 years old, and Phyllis, 2 years old, and by three sisters, Miss Florence Hellman, an as- istant librarian at the Library of Con- Miss Stella Hellman and Miss Hazel Hellman Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be private, Practically every Oriental race is rep- resented now in British Malaya. WARD & lLoTHROP commission decided to irvestigate its | Pocketbook that was stolen from a % _4 { power in advance. poc:(ot t0§ Ck!;\'nc}x]"s trousers hanging in | Cl X Q{ e { From the beginning of water service |a closet in his home. . fl) - Q on the tivers the rafiroads save hesi. | Miss Olive Hill, 741 Gresham place, sl 11E WrIStmas SIore < tated to make joint rates vith water |Teported the taking of jewelry valued | carriers, it is contend:d by water line at $125 from her home yesterday. She representatives and representatives of | said the jewelry was taken from her | communities affected. Representative | home yesterday during her absence. | Denison, Republican. Illinois, introduced | Mrs. Eva Holtzman, 1431 C street a bill, which was passed May 29, {n- | northeast, reported the loss of a_dia- tended to establ authority o force |mond ring valued at $200 and $35 in the rords to co-operate with the water | cash. The ring and cash were in a carriers. The commission, after notify- | pocketbook that was taken from a ing all carriers and communities inter- | ested, asked for arguments as to the | status of the bill and its cwn power. | Railroads conceded that the commis- slon might order such joint rates after investigation and hearings, while pro- ponents of the water lines asserted that it could ord-r the joint rates in sum- mary fashion without delay for hearings and investigation. | The decision today held entirely with | the water line contention. At the same | time it is expected that the contest will be transferred to the courts by the rail- roads resisting a joint rate, Woopwarp & Lot — Qe The Christmas StOre . Miss ALICE FAY A Representative of Belcano —will be in our Hair week, beginning Monday, to help solve your beauty problems. She will explain how Belcano will smooth away crow’s feet, help sagging mus- cles regain their firmne chins to hecome beautifully rounded. The Belcano Facial Treatment is given in our Hair Dressing Section by expert operators in comfortable rooms. Har DRESSING, SECOND FLOCR. You are invited to meet Mprs. Marietta Minnigerode Andrews Monday, November 19th 2 to 5 O’clock Author of “Memories of a Poor Relation” and “From My Studio \Vindow”—two of the most read books—since their Mrs. Marietta Minnigerode Andrews is well known in Washington for her varied interests. You will want to avail tunity to meet her. Mrs. Marietta Minnigerode Andrews will be glad to autograph any of her books Booxs, Finst FLOOR. Small Tots’ home during her absence. Theft of a diamond ring valued at $200 was reported by Irene M. Mills, 2928 Tenth street. The ring was taken from a washroom in the building of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., 722 Twelfth street, yesterday. L . Range of White Pine. White pine, which is often called yellow pine, and is known in England as Quebec pine. grows throughout eastern Canada, being most abundant in northern Ontario and Quebec. ROP ) tn e Dressing Section next ss and persuade double publication. yourself of this oppor- purchased here on Monday. Mailing Dates for Gifts to Go Abroad These are the approxi- mate dates for dispatch from New York City— dates should be ad- vanced at least two days from Washington. Argentina, December 1 Austria, December 9 Belgium, December 14 Bermuda, December 22 Bolivia, December 6 British Isles, December 14 Canal Zone, December 13 Chile, November 29 China, November 26 Colombia, December 13 Costa Rica, December 12 Cuba, December 22 Czechoslovakia, December 12 k, December 12 nican Republic, December 15 Ecuador, December 8 Egypt, December 5 France, December 14 Germany, December 14 Greece, December 8 Haiti, December 14 Hungary, December i2 Italy, December 11 Japan, December 2 Netherlands, December 14 Nicaragua, December 11 Norway, December 8 Palestine. December 5 Panama, December 15 Persia, November 21 Peru, December 6 Philippizes, November 26 Poland, December 8 Porto Rico, December 20 Portugal, December 10 Rumania, December 3 Russia, December 8 South Africa, November 2! 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We have been training the necessary additional salespeople for months. The four New Electric Elevators on Eleventh street, so much more speedy than the ones they replaced, will accelerate the transporting of patrons to the upper floors. The entire store in arrangement, in merchan- dise, in service, in equipment, now reaches a degree of specializa- tion surpassing our best previous efforts. And come to the Christmas Store now for Gifts if you would accom- plish the most in the least time. This spacious, comfortable store, always so pleasant in its shopping facilities and accommodations, is doubly so for gift buying before the great Christmas rush begins. 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