Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1931, Page 6

bmaflon Depends: on Con- ferenoes With Government Now Being He_ld. Al gestion of rerouting the aystem in ot of Oolumbia or the possi- abandonment of it entirely. “‘Another conference between Mr. May ‘Gardner L. Boothe, his attorney, members of the National Ospital and - Planning Commission is to make way for the new Post Office and other Government develop- ments, the line can be continued. Another factor in the retention of the line will be the amount of expendi- car operators, Mr. May said. Reported to Fafor Abandonment. ‘The Government authorities understood to be very much in favor of having the line abandoned, due in part to the problem faced in flnd.\n: a new location for its terminal and in part to & desire to free the artery from Four- the por- a city he would be reguired, under his franchise, .‘zn.u the line here, to take up all on wstreets of the city, or on King, Royal, Prince, Fairfax and Cam- eron streets, and replace the streets in Ihah' original condition. Mr. May -purchased the electric line last March, when it was about to be sbandoned, paying $260,000 for it. He nbuquenuy sold the Mount Vernon division to the Government for a right of way lor the Mount Vernon Boulevard for $150,000. People of this community are hopeful that the line may be re- tained. The line is one of the oldest street car systems in the United States, having started openuan about 1890, . STOLEN TAXI RECOVERED Bundits Who Assaulted Driver in Chevy Chase Abandon Car. By & Btafl Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., January 8.—Palice here were informed vesterday that the Saxicab taken.from its colored driver in Chevy Chase, Md., Tuesday night, has been recovéred by United States Park Police. The machine was found aban- doned in Rock Creek Park by Sergt. B T mak!u The victim of the hold-up was Willie Bruwn. 38,years old, of the 1400 block of First street, Washington. He report- o m-': l:'fa was nrgrk on the head by 0 two white passengers a tumbled from n-w muh?fl» it nd Eraslan ~9-11~13 G St KW' s Page B-3 Regular Deluerv Over 100,000 families read The Btar day. ' The great ma- r‘uhrm > ve the m deflltvsered 2 every ev and Sun- morning at & cost of 13 cents dally and 5 cents Sunday If you are not taking advan- of this regular service at low rate, telephone National 5000 now and service will start tomarrow. THE EVENINC RLEY. AND ADAMS JOIN TO REDUCE DESERTIONS |nt fium ‘Would Make Savingsof FOR. ..o WOMEN ALL THE NEW LEATHERS & MATERIALS KIiD Stesk, Brown, Sronzs, Oreen, Sive. SUEDE Block, Srown, Groon, Blve. PATENT LEATHER Slack Patont — including our famous opera pumps, ol hond-turned. GENUINE REPTILES Geonvine Block Lizard end Trims of Gonvine Rejoh Uszerd end Alligeter. EVENING SHOES and FABRICS Oyssble Brecodes, Slock or White Satin, Black or ‘White Faille Silk, Biack or White Meire—{every pair hond-rurmed.) SIZES 2% to 9—AAA to D T STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C,. THUBSDAY,” JAMUARY 8, 193i the TAX APPEALS BOARD |2%.i% Dot s = CLOSES 35,706 CASES wwflw s Defloiencies in .Docketed Proceed- ings From July, 1924, to Novem- ber, 1980, Set at $1,154,325,951. s Disposing each month of more pro- Mhnthnnwm filed, the United Board of Tax Appeals has eh-l.-mwrondhmhn.l tlon cisions have stood.” ' Concerning the seid that in proceedings period amount to $1,154,325,951 report sald, an average of $22 alo. A total of 50,671 proceedings Etve-bqen docketed. In the total dech!%. hlndodhdm by appellate courts, it was explained, the board “was affirmed in approxi- two-thirds and modified or re- in one-third of the cases, and approximately 98 per cent of the uwhlnn.lmuotu'lnoa-m SALE A.S.BECK ‘5 SHOE ® FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY @ TO maintain @ normal level of consumer buying and thereby keep factory and retail employees at work,the 95 A. S. Beck Shoe Stores inaugurate their first general sale. For a limited time only, every seasonable style in every current leather and material—regularly priced at $5 is drastically reduced to $3.95. A.S. Be,ck Shoes at $8, have long been recognized as outstanding values; at $3.95 they are a sensation! @ Understand this is nof a “clearance” sale of merely odd sizes and undesirable models. Every style, every material, every size in our 95 stores is included, with the exception of advance spring models. MANY OF OUR FAMOUS 2001’ KNEAD” SHOES INCLUDED sALON MODERNE - 539 FIFTH AVENUE 1315 F STREET Nearby Stores: WILMINGTON e PHILADELPHIA—4 Stores ¢ BALTIMORE A+ S BECK HAS NO CONNECTION WITH STORES OF SIMILAR NAME 4. total appealable cases the board's de- | PROF, EDWARD CHANNING work, & wdfimm hd‘tvuun-,b DIES OF HEART ATTACK mm.ny‘b. ...M i (o Scholar Wins 86-Year Race With|S%d Death, as History of U. 8. Is Nearly Complete. equipment 1 h"! P! FOR... WOMEN TESTED $1.35 varLue DULL, ALL-SILK, PICOT TOP H O S | E R 757 All silk chiffon, I-rm.non'fly dull-woves; Guaranteed first quality, 45-guage -high twist. Clear, even perfect weave.