Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1929, Page 11

\ - ONBUS PROGRAM “For Hire” Car Order Sched- uled to Go Into Effect in January. The Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing at 10 am. De- cember 16 to consider the most detailed and far-reaching scheme of regulating all motor vehicles operated for hire within the District of Columbia ever taken up by that body. At the hearing a tentative order, 13 pages long, governing in detail the op- | eration, charges and insurance of all such motor vehicles will be considered. | ‘The order will go into effect January | 1, 1930, unless, as a result of the hear- ; 4 the commission should decline to| « change any of its features. Most. important among the nine sec- tions into which the order is divided is that dealing with financial responsibil- ity, which has been discussed pro and con by the commission for years. ‘The full text of the order on this subject is as follows: - “No person, firm or corporation shall operate any motor yehicle as herein de- fined unless until the person, firm or tion shall— “(1) Pile with the commission a sworn statement showing the ability » of the person, etc., to pay all damages which may result from any and ail accidents due to the negligent use or operation of such vehicle; or, “(2) File with the commission se- JOSEPH H. CURRAN. —Harris-Ewing Photo. JOSEPH H. CURRAN DS ON VACGATION Prominent D. C. Business Man Succumbs in: Atlantic curity, indemnity or a bond, guaran- teeing the payment by the person, etc., of all such damages, or “(3) Insure to a reasonable amount the person’s, etc., llability to pay such , damages; and unless the person, etc. shall ¢ %(4) Plle with the commission as often as the commission shall in wri- " ing demand, in form prescribed by the commission, evidence of the persons, ete., compliance with the provisions or this section. “No motor vehicle company shall con- tract for insurance covering their op- eration in the District of Columbia for & less period than 12 months unless au- thorized in writing by the commission. “The sworn statement of financial ability, security, indemnity, bond or amount of insurance shall be subject to the approval of the commission. “Failure to make satisfactory proof of ability to respondl in damages for in- juries caused by the operation of motor Vehicles or failure to maintain such ability at all times shall be deemed cause for prompt cancellation of the permit to operate.” " The Sommission's order will apply only to those yehicles operating for hire, lng the term “motor vehicle” is defined in the preamble to the order, which fol- lows: “Any automobile, motor truck, motor van, motor cab or motor bus operated for public use for the conveyance of persons or property within the Digtrict of Columbia for hire other than motor busses operated over defined routes.” Col joner Harleigh H. g in M the order, said today that the commission has for years possessed the power to pass the regulations named in the order, but that it has confined its activities in this direction solely to mo- tor bus lines operating between fixed terminals. This order, he said, would siroply extend the regulation to all other classes of common carrier vehicles, operating for hire, This would include sight-seeing busses, taxicabs, moving vans, express jes, and the like. ‘The “order p: that no cab, bus or truck which is nmot in good enough condition to go 35 miles per hour over a smooth, level street when fully loaded will be allowed to operate. In addition to this there are many detailed ng%- g tions as to head lights, tail lights, marker lights, horns, heaters for cabs during the Winter, and the like, The commission’s orders are very par- ticular as to noise. The horn Which the motor vehicles shall carry shall be electrically equipped and shall produce “an abrupt sound adequate to warn of + the approach of the motor vehicle, but not unnecessarily loud or discordant.” In another place, the order provides that -every motor vehicle shall be so constructed as to reguce to a minimum the noise and the vibration incident to its operation. None of the motor vehicles are to be placed in operation until the com- mission has approved plans and speci- fications for their construction, and after such approval no.material change in equipment, plan ‘or arrangement will be allowed without written permis- slon from the commission. . No motor vehicle coming within the | p) order shall be operated except on writ- ten authority from the commission, and no motor vehicle company shall begin or continue operations without filing its fare schedule with the commission :ndl \ obtaining approval for it. Strict regulations are drawn up re- - garding the class of persons who shall | be allowed to drive the motor vehicles | coming under the order. Nobody will be allowed to drive these vehicles who is less than 18 years of age, who is ,addicted to mnarcotics or liquor, who is not of good moral character, who is mentally or physically incapacitated, who is not an experienced operator, or who has not obtained an operator’s permit. Mr. Hartman explained that the requirement of good moral charac- ter meant that the driver must not have been guilty of such an offense as resulted in the loss of citizenship. He sald this was the interpretation usually placed on the words by the courts. ‘The commission intends to set up rates of fare to be charged by all sery- ices mentioned and one section of the order prescribes that no operator or company shall charge any fare other |} than that prescribed or approved by the commission. | Phone Potomac 3-0-4-0 Fora Demonstration of the New MICRO-SYNCHRONOUS VICTOR ROYAL RADIO City, Aged 67. Joseph H. Curran, 67 years old, president of Guy, Curran & Co, Inc, wholesale dry goods and notions estab- lishment, died yesterday in Atlantic City, N. J., where he had been vaca- tioning since August. Mr. Curran had been actively en- gaged in business for more than 45 years. Funeral services will be held, here ‘Thursday. Details of the funeral ar- rangements have not been completed. Coming to this city when a young man, Mr. Curran entered the whole- sale notions business and with the late Benjamin 8. Guy purchased the estab- lishment of C. W. Thorn in 1888 and started the present business bearing their namas. Mr. Curran was an officer of the.old National Rifles, former military organi- tion of this city, and a member of the old Commercial Club. At the time of his death he was a member of Temple-Noyes Lodge of Ma- sons and other Masonic bodies and a member of the Columbia Country Club. He also was a director of the Lincoln National Bank. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Miss Mildred Curran and Mrs. William, Boyd Cr: of this city; two brothers, Samuel A. Curtan and Emanuel T. Curran of Ellicott City, Md., and three sisters, Mrs. Julla Brian of Philadelphia, Mrs. Brent Radcliff and Mrs. Oschr Davis of Ellicott City. DRAMA GUILD PLAY SET FOR TWO DATES Will Present “The Torch-Bearers” in McKinley School Auditorium Thursday and Friday Evenings. With pre: n of the initial *The “Bearers,” on Thursday and Friday evening in the McKinley High School Auditorium, Washington will at- tempt to institute a civic drama com- parable to the community dramatic g:mlauons of the larger Eastern cit- Fundamentally & clvic organization, from diverse hborhood dramat: groups, eight of bodies performance of the “Torch Bearers.” are Grace Peters Johnson of the Arts Club Players, Jane Plummer Rice of the Mont ery Players, Maude Howell Smith, free-lance, with & number of Jo- cal dramatic groups; H. R. Baukhage and Willard Miller of the .Columbia Players, Milton Korman of the Jewish Community Players, Dr. Clifton P. Clark of the Washington 'Readers’ Club, and Melvin Hildreth of the Wesley Heights experts in this city. service guaranteed our customers. DEMOLL 1741 Connecticut Ave. Open Evenings LOUIS | lege. {of the general and former command- the Drama Gulild has recruited its cast ese small sectional being represented in the opening Prominent among the Guild players THE EVENING STAR, V.MLALUMN HONOR LEJEUNE lege Also Is Observed at Capital Smoker. November 11 was not just another day in the life of Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, newly appointed superintend- ent of the Virginia Military Institute, who was the guest of honor of its local alumni chapter at a smoker last night at the Army and Navy Club. Besides being Armistice day, the oc- casion marked the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Lexipgton col- It marked the official/retirement ant from the United States Marine Corps after 30 years' service. Yester- day also was the 153rd anniversary of the ecstablishment of the Marine Corps. Gen. Lejeune introduced himself as one of the “rats” of V. M. I, having not yet completed a full year and thus coming under the time-worn appellation given new cadets. Proud of Institution. “Today,” the general stated, “every American is proud of the heritage of the institute, and not just Virginians and Southerners. We are proud that an ancestor was man enough to take ua arms and defend what he thought wis right. Not only has thj cadet corps gone down in history for deeds at the Battle of New Market, but it was the V. M. I. men that trained the raw recruits in Richmond that -later won for Gen. Jackson the name ‘Stone- wall’ by their achievements at Manas- sas, There were 15 out of 17 regimen- tary officers V. M. 1. men who partici- pated In Pickett’s immortal charge at Gettysburg. The institute had more than 600 officers in the Confederate Army. V. M. I. officers were found also on the Union side. And in the World War, V. M, I officers and men were not, lacking. “V. M. I. today is not a sectional institute. Virginia still has the largest enrollment. But New York and Penn- sylvania are tied with the State of Texas with 39 apiece, “One of my biggest thrills is to find V. M.'I. men making successes in all walks of life outside of the military. It unfortunately is characteristic of the American colleges that there is too much freedom and on time for study. This is not true with the military schools and colleges. A Representative some time ago sent his son to West Point. He was asked if he believed in the military colleges. He replied that he did not, and had voted against all appropriations for them. But, he added, it is nice to wake up at midnight and know just where my son is.” Lauds Honor System. Gen. Lejeune paid high tribute to the honor system at V. M. I. He stated that in all his experiences he never had seen it so well carried out. In his remarks, Gen. Lejuene referred to the late Secre- tary of the Navy Denby, whose grand- parent had been a cadet at the institute And 'lived near the town of Lexington. The late Secretary had visited the in- stitute some years ago with Gen. Lejeune, when the two corps re-enacted the battle of New Market and engaged in a foot ball game. In closing, Gen. Lejeune paid tribu YOU MAY HEAR THE VICTOR At Its Best at DROOP’S MUSIC HOUSE 1300 G St. Our radio department is managed by one of the best known radio Perfect radio FURNITURE CO. 12th & G Sts. preferred In taking stock of the many makes of radios, you will invariably find that the Victor Radio is the preferred one. 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Teller Cocke placing the alumnt association on record as being, in favor of a new building for the advancement of engineering at the Institute. The president, E. H. Russell, who pre- sided, appointed J. C. Noel, Bob Nor- man and Jack Sutherland as a com- mittee to Jook after the graduates of the institute who come to Washington. Following an address by Mr. Talia- ferro, who gave the early history of the institute, a small memorial to his efforts was unveiled by Jack Sutherland. Stuart B. Marshall headed the a rangements committee, which co ised Rev. H. Teller Cocke, Col. Ar ides Moreno, Bob Norman, Sam Syme and G. Adams Howard. More than 50 members of the chapter were in at- tendance. Two of the oldest and richest families in Germany will be united by the mar- riage of the hereditary Prince Hermann Zu Wied and the Countess Marie Anto- nio Zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. TUESDAY, FALL'S WIFE SAYS JRY WAS UNIST: Declares Three Jurors Forced Verdict of Guilty on Others in Box. 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This thrill — this pride — can be hers for only $25 now and the balance extended over a period of years — not just one year Only the smallest possible profit for us Grand pianos are not ordinarily sold in large numbers per day. Very few of even the largest piano stores sell more than five or six a day. . The profits on these five or six must be large enough to pay the sales- men; the rent; the insurance; the clerical help; the delivery charges; the advertising, etc. Now, then, if we can sell twice as many pianos per day for practi- cally the same fixed greatly reduce our profits. And that is what this cooperative plah, and this low price inducement is en- abling us to do. The cooperative plan makes it easy for you to p — gives you one year’s exchange privilege during which you may exchange this Grand for any of the celebrated makes which we sell, without any money loss. It includes a life insurance clause, which says that in the event of your death, we will cancel all further indebtedness on your part and give your family the instrument, .to have and to own, free and clear. There could be no more helpful, straightforward and fair opportu- nity for you to take advantage of. In order to give our patrons an opportunity to see this wonderful Grand we will nse, we can se the piano NOVEMBER 12, 1929. his enemies,” Mrs. Fall declared. “We have ample proof that the verdict of gullty was returned not out of the con- viction of 12 men and women, but of only three, who forced the others to ac- cede to their decision. We are going to appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals at Washington, but just when, I don't now. “The story of Daniel Weisbach, one of the eight men who sat on the jury which tried Mr. Fall, is enough to show fair-minded American citizens that the verdict was not just. “On the Sunday night following the Friday on which the jury returned its verdict, Weisbach came to me and told a story of agonizing remorse, the like of which I never heard before. He told me that he had tried to escape jury service at the trial but had failed. During the time the jury was locked up for delib- | eration, he said he had paced thepfloor |in agony of mind and heart, trying to | stop his ears to the flood of argument advanced by those who wanted a verdict of guilty. Finally he had to give in, but, like the majority of the other jurors, only with the understanding that the verdict would be gulity with recom- mendation for mercy. 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