Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1929, Page 5

COAL OPERATORS . THE -EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. LEE MIXES CURSES BELGIANS MAINTAIN WITH PRAYERS FOR WIFE'S “GOOD™ A sanctimonious atmosphere pre- 1t is all his wife's fault, declared Lee LIQUOR RESTRICTION Commission Upholds Rule Prohibit- Oy HISTORIC TROWEL USED IN CHURCH CEREMONY Aurora Hills Corner Stone Laid by Aubrey Callahan With Wash- o i disorderly SEEK EUUA'_ RA‘I‘Elufled in the home of “Reverend”|today when arraignéd on a Lee, 705 Euclid street, Sunday | conduct charge in Police Court before s PR 5 ington-Relic. S Highe as. The 'selr styled minister stood | Judge Ralph Giben. I have married ing Drinking by Glass in stonRelic hEhe dining room which served also |many a couple, but none of them has Public Places By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. Petition Commerce Commis-| sion for Switching Charge | to Compete With North. ‘Washington _consvmers either _will | have to pay more for coal from West Virginia or give up this source of sup- ply and depend on Northern fields, un- less the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion approves a petition by the Southern operators for & general switching charge for handling shipments in the Washing- ton area, which is designed to void The present 42 cent differential in rates from the two sections. This was the picture presented yes- as a church. A small wooden box, which formerly held a choice brand of Havana cigars, mounted on a soap boX formation, served as the rest for an gren Bible. A small but attentive congregation composed of Lee's wife, Lew, listened to Lee's oration as he read from the book and delivered his sermon and of- fere¢. a prayer. In one hand he held the Bible and for a time he called upon heaven to aid all sinners, especially his wife, Lew. As he requested benediction, he ex- pressed his opinion of his wife in pro- fane terms, mingling curses with pray- ers, according to Policeman K. L. Potts of the tenth precinct, who, patroling his beat, happened to be an unseen member of Lee’s congregation and was listening from without. The sermon to,” he sal made against me,” Les alleged. “‘One other time when I was reading from the book to her as I always does in the hope that I can help her, a policeman came in and arrestea me for assault. $30 or 30 days, Police allege Reverend has cursed his wife on other occasions and becomes profane when, as he calls his congre- gation to order, and finds no one an- swers, 50 a warrant had been obtained which allowed Potts to enter. Lee informed the court that when not preaching he sold ‘“snow_balls” and worked as a carpenter. Ju' Given id. ““This ain’t the first accusation she has ' 37 the Associated Press. ¢ BRUSSELS, ' Belgium, July 10.—A sovernmental commission, = instituted with a view to revising the prohibition act, which has been effective since 1921, has decided in favor of main- tenance of the present regulations pro- hibiting the consumption of liquor by ‘estaurants. | Prohibition of pharmaceutic products ontaining alcohol, as suggested by pro- hibitionists, was rejected unanimously. The present regulation allowing the 3ale of alcoholic beverage in a minimum of two quarts by specially licensed mer- AURORA HILLS, Va., July 10.—Aub- rey Callahan, master of the Washington Lodge of Masons, of Alexandria, offi- ciated last night at the laying of the corner stone of the first unit of the new $30,000 Calvary Methodist Protestant Church. - The trowel was one used by George Washington when he laid the corner stone of the United States Capi- tol in 1793. Qther participants in the ceremonies were the Rev. J. W. Townsend, pastor, who opened with prayer; Or. N. H. Lit- siner, superintendent of church exten- sion in Virginia; Dr. L. B. Smith, pres- ident of the Maryland Conference, and the Rev. G. Q. Bachus, former pastor of the church, who gave the benediction. Thelccremonlea were attended by 400 people. i WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929. et Cousins Coustns An unusually complete assortment of our finest shoes which are regu- larly sold from $12.50 to $22.50 are reduced for clearance to 3885 $11.8 $1485 t ecial com- terday aftemnoon b0 meton Board_ of | Was discontinued, the congregation dis- | told him to work harder latter | chants ‘Wil be revised to allow the Trade, which has started a study of geésed‘ hut'lhe tgflfrfendl co‘nt.lnuefi :tlsgnpuugr‘\dwhm rae had pald 'fi fine o‘{ ;sale of a one-quart minimum. Vi b prayer from e interior of a cel or served an ternative ja — : . . o ; the local switching rates question, by ¥ . Styles and materials for any season or occasion, with special emphasis on white and a delegation of Southern coal operators who recently instituted the move to re- gain parity in the precinct. sentence of 10 days. B e "operatore. "¢ "™ MERCHANTS GRATIFIED |DRIVER FACES CHARGE Urged to Support Petition. | The delegation strongly urged the | trade body to support the petition filed | with the Interstate Commerce Com- | mission, declaring that Southern opera- | tors and coal merchants cannot ab-| sorb the 42-cent advantage held by | Northern_producers, which _they point | out results from the difference in freight rates to Washington. The 42-cent differential in rates is the result of an increase in coal freight rates to Washington over Southern rail- roads from the West Virginia flelds | from $2.84 to $3.13 per ton, effective in | May. and the earlier reduction of rates to Washington from Northern fields on | the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads from $2.84 to $2.71 per | ton The Washington Board of Trade, | Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associa- | iton, Real Estate Board, Operative | Builders' Association, Government of- | ficials and several local business con- | cerns joined with the Southern opera- | tors in protesting against the boost over | the Southern railroads, but the Inter- state Commerce Commission, —after granting a suspension of the order for | the increase, finally ruled that the $3.13 rate was not unreasonable. The Board of Trade now is urged to support the petition of the Southern | operators for a general Washington ter- minal switching_charge, which would make possible, it is declared, sale of Southern field coal here more or less on a parity with Northern coal. Plan to Hear Arguments. The trade body committee, which is headed by John J. Esch, former chair- man of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, plans to hear arguments by representatives of the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroads and | the Northern coal operators before de- | ciding on action. Representatives of the Southern op- erators who appeared before the com- | mittee yesterday were M. L. Garvy, pres= ident, and Stanley Higgins, secretary, of | the New River Coal Operators’ Asso- | ciation; E. L. Greever, counsel of the | Pocahontas Operators’ Association: and W. A. Richards, president of the Wind- ing Gulf Operators’ Association. | The committee was told that Wash- ington has been using from 750,000 to 800,000 tons of Southern coal annually | and that unless the differential in rates was equalized the retail cost here would be increased by an amount estimated at $250,000, if Washington consumers should continue to use Southern coal in the same volume. Otherwise, they were told, this supply would be reduced or deserted entirely, giving a monopoly to the Northern operators. Switching Rate Is Solution. This situation can be avoided if ‘Washington is given a general switching charge for handling coal in this area, | the delegation declared. There is now a | rate of $2.84 per ton on coal shipped from the West Virginia flelds to Poto- mac Yards, on the Virginia side of the | Potomac here, though the rate is $3.13 into Washington. It is proposed in the petition now pending before the Inter- state Commerce Commission that a gen- eral switching charge be established covering the transfer of coal from Po- tomac Yards via Pennsylvania and Bal- timore & Ohio roads to coal yards in ‘Washington proper. All coal would then be billed to Potomac Yards instead of Washington, and Southern railroads using the Potomac Yards terminal, the coal' OVER NEW PARKING RULE D. C. Association Expresses Appre- ciation of Privilege Extended by the Commissioners. Appreciation of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association was extend- ed to the District Commissioners today for the change made in the traffic regu- lations permitting trucks to be parked “double” with a licensed driver in | charge while deliveries are being made | when no parking space is available. Speaking for the association, which petitioned for this change in traffic I'regulations, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, ‘ president of the organization, wrote the | CEUEE tHe CRICASARG CEOUC A D A een Commissioners that the new regulation would alleviate the hardship which, he said, had been imposed on owners of commercial vehicles and the public at large by the old order. Members of the association, he added, had been urged to co-operate with the Police Department to see that the move- ment of traffic was not unreasonably impeded by the “double” parking now permitted for short intervals. BOY SOLDIERS TO HEAR _ GOOD SPEAK TOMORROW Secretary of War Will Address Trainees at Fort Myer Oath Ceremony in Afternoon. ‘Secretary of War James W. Good will - speak tomorrow afternoon, when the oath of citizenship and service is administered to 300 trainees from the District of Columbia ing | . and nelghboring | re back at thelr benches and that States, enrolled at Fort Myer for a ;;on_i_h é!l active service with the C. OF DEFACING HIGHWAY Prosecution Contends He Ran Ma- chine Without Tires Over Massachusetts Avenue, | | Arrested for “defacing a public high- | way” with an automobile, James W. Morris, colored, of the 1600 block of Fourth street, appeared in Police Court | today before Judge Ralph Given. ‘Testimony of Policeman C. C. Johr- son, E. S. Dawson, claim agent of the corporation counsel, and A. S. Fennell, engineer of the Surface Division, de- clared the defendant drove an old auto- | removed, for several blocks on Massa- chusetts avenue, defacing the surface ‘The charge which was preferred is | a test case to determine whether op- | erators of vehicles which injure the surface of roadways may be prosecuted. As it was a test case, Assistant Cor- | poration Counsel Stanley F. De Neale recommended that Morris be released | inn his personal bond. STRIKING METAL MEN RETURNING TO WORK | The deadlock between the manage- | ment and factory employes of the Stern | Co., manufagurers of store fixtures, | which developed early this week when a non-union superintendent was en- | gaged, gave signs of breaking today | with the return of several sheet meta} | workers, who walked out Monday. | _A. E. Stern, vice president, said that more than half of the some 70 workers | the others out can return on agreement to.work under the new superintendent, The oath will be administered by |J- V. Bernheim of Baltimore. Maj. Gen. E. A. Kreger, judge advccate general, while other high ranking offi- cers expected at the ceremony include Brig. Gen. George S. Simonds, chief of the war plans division of the general | staff. The exercises will begin at 4:45 o'clock. operators reported, have agreed to ab- | S0t s Tocall switciting ‘Pares tolhe | o fixed by the Interstate Commerce Com- | | He indicated, however, that he does | not expect the carpenters and joiners | to_return. The factory is located at 122-32 Q street northeast. | Ocean steamship companies are rent- | ing_several sporting estates in Scot- land to sublet them to wealthy Amer- BISHOP GIVEN OVATION. Mexican Cleric Is Acclaimed After | Three Years’ Absence. | | MEXICO CITY, July 10 (#)—El| Universal said today 50,000 people yes- | terday participated in an ovation given | Bishop Pedro Vera upon his return to| Puebla after nearly three years' absence. All business was suspended in the city | and the homes of Roman OCatholics decorated in honor of the occasion. ‘Church bells were rung all over the| city and whex: the bishop finally arrived | he was escorted through streets lined with thousands who threw flowers in his path. | | Highest Quality Quick Service | At This Reliable Lumber House | Lumber Millwork Building Coal Supplies i Small Orders Given Careful Attention No Delivery Charse J. 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