Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1931, Page 5

AFTER 44 YEARS Burdett Stryker Rose From Ranks to Vice President of Telephone Company. Burdett Stryker, who rose from switchboard man to vice president of the Cheaspeake & Potomac Telephone , has retired from the company after 44 years of service. Mr. Stryker in 1887 helped install the first multiple switchboard here. At that time there was only one central office with* 1,310 telephones in service. At present there are 168,480 Washington telephone subscribers. | Later Mr. Stryker was promoted to | be wire chief. In 1902 he was ap- pointed superintendent of maintenance. In 1904 Mr. Stryker was appointed division superintendent of plant of the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania with headquarters at Philadelphis. Later he was transferred to Pittsburgh, Where he supervised the construction and maintenance of the telephone sys- tem in Western Pennsylvania, North- ern West Virginia and Eastern Ohio. Mr. Stryker was appointed general superintendent of plant in 1915 for the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania, the Diamond State_Telephone & Tele- graph Co. and the Delaware & Atlantic Telephone & Telegraph Co. with head- quarters at Philadelphia. He was appointed general manager of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Companies, December 1, 1919, with headquarters at Washington. Mr. Stryker was elected vice president, March 1, 1923, a position he held until his_retirement. He resides at 2737 Devonshire place. OIL PROBE AND TARIFF JPROPOSED BY HOUSE Embargo of Dollar Per Barrel on Petroleum Introduced, With Ban Suggested. By the Associated Press. The cry for help of the independent ofl producers yesterday took legislative form in the shape of bills for an in- vestigation of the industry and for an | oil tariff or an embargo. A measure to put a $1_per barrel duty on petroleum and & 50 per cent ad valorem tariff on petroleum products was introduced by Representative Gar- ber. Republican, Oklahoma, along with a bill to permit the President to put 8 stop to oil coming into the country for as long a period as he saw fit. Representative Hoch, Republican, Kansas, presented another measure, un- der which a House committee would in- vestigate and make recommendations, It would determine if the decree of the Supreme Court some years ago dis- solving the Stendard Ofl Co. is being violated. It would also go into many price and production phases of petro- | leum and gasoline. | Throughout their stay in Washington | many of the independents have openly | blamed some of the larger oil companies for a part of their financial ills, and the theme was still further stressed yesterday. | Two pleas for an investigation of the | oil industry were laid before Senators | by the independents. DR. MARTIN TO SPEAK Educator on Next Program of Com- munity Institute. Dr. Everett Dean Martin, educator, sociologist and psychologist, will be on the next program of the Community Institute at Central Community Center the evening of January 28. His sub- | ject will be “What Is an Educated Person?” i For the past 15 years Dr. Martin has been director of " the Cooper Union Forum of New York. turer for a number of well known in. stitutions, such as the New York School for Social Research, and is the author fi(nmsny books on education and re- on. SURGEON TAKES OWN LIFE Sends Bullet Through Brain as He Lies on Operating Table. PASADENA, Calif,, January 17 (#).— | Dr. Marcus Heldman, 58, whose earthly career was an enigma to even his friends, wrote his own final chapter of life vesterday with a characteristic flourish He drove from his home in an exclusive district to his office, donned & surgeon’s gown and lay down on an operating table. Then he sent a pistol bullet through his braip. | Reputedly wealthy and recognized | as a skillful surgeon, Dr. Heldman | practiced only in the poorer section of | the city and refused to join any med- | ical association. | FORD PRICES DROPPED | Cuts of From $5 to $45 Announced on 15 Models. DETROIT, January 17 (#)—Edsel B. Ford, president of the Ford Motor Co., today announced reductions # prices of Ford cars and trucks of from $5 to $45 on 15 models. “Reports we have received from cur branches and dealers throughout the world lead us to believe that the auto- mobile business will show a steady im- provement,” Mr. Ford said. “Since the ; automobile industry is a basic one, any betterment in it cannot help but have & beneficial influence on business gen- erally.” 2% 6% 6% 6% 6% % «% ¢% <% % % o*. .:2’00.00.00.“.00 QR EXE XXX Specializing in & Perfect % 3 DIAMONDS 3 < Also complete line of stand- o¥ | ard and all-American made ° ches. o Shop at the friendly store— you're always greeted with a smile-—~with no obligation to buy. Charge Accounts Invited M. Wurtzburger Co. 901 G St. NW. oo oatoaoidodds TAKOMA INN 413 BUTTERNUT STREET Opposite Takoma Ti 3 TAKOMA PARK, D. C. Ample Parking Space. Special Sunday Dinner 31 | From 12 to 8 P.M. Curled Celery Queen Olivi Grapefruit am. od Piat Strawberry Beets Butter City, N, J. BURDETT STRYKER, Vice president of local telephone com- pany, who ends 44 years’ service. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 18, 1931—PART ONE FIND REAL ESTATE QUTLOOK IS BRIGHT jDeIegates at Florida Conven- tion Hear Depression Ef- fect Minimized. | By the Associated Press. | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., January 17. | —Predictions of a bright outlook for | the future of real estate and a gradual | but steady upturn of business in gen- | eral were heard as the National Asso- | ciation of Real Estate Boards brought its Midwinter business meeting to & | close today. Harry . Kisscll, Springfield, Ohio, newly elected president, told the dele- gates: “You may feel free to leave this convention with considerable confidence for the future, as real estate has come through the period of depression with | less shrinkage on the whole than any other investment.” | Three outstanding_actions climaxed the final day's meeting ‘The associa- | T B A AT WS GNP S Y, T S S, | WASHINGTON'S FINEST MEN'S WEAR STORE tion resolved to investigate certain phases of banking as it pertains to loans on real estate; accepted an invitation to send representatives to a national tax conference of the American Farm Bu- reau Federation, to be held in Chicago soon, and inaugurated two new national consultation services on apartment and distressed properties. ‘The association received an invitation from California to hold the 1932 annual convention in Los Angeles. Simeon E. Leland, economics profes- sor at the University of Chicago, stressed the need of relieving real es- tate from a portion of its present tax burden and expressed belief that within the next hundred years townships, counties and even States probably would be abolished so that a single Government tax system could be in- tegrated. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Hike, Wanderluster Club, meet Ross- Iyn, Va, 2:30 p.m. Lecture, Dr. J. N. Gownder, Theo- sophical Soclety, 1216 H street, 8 p.m. Rehearsal, Rubinstein Club, Willard Hatel, 2:30 p.m. FUTURE. . Meeting, Ladies’ Luxiliary, Hebrew Home for the Aged, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, University Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Hart Schaffner & Marx WIS and OVERCOAT WERE 40 AND %45 29 WERE *60 AND %65 39 The Hart Schaffner & Marx label assures you of outstanding fabric, tailoring and' style value. At the original prices these garments were the standards by which clothing value is judged. At the reduced prices they eclipse anything you've seen in fifteen years. Men 's $8 and $10 KNOX Hats SIZES, 6 3-4 to 7 3-4. $4.85 SHOP HERE AND PARK FREE AT CAPITAL GARAGE THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT RALEIGH HABERDASHER 1310 F Street THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY announces a REDUCTION in PRICES The following prices are effective Monday, January 19, 1931 DeLuxe Roadster . . . DeLuxe Phaeton . . . . Phaeton . . Roadster . . . . . Sport Coupe . . . . I &l DeLuxe Coupe . . . Tudor Sedan . . . . Fordor Sedan . . . Town Sedan . . . . Cabriolet . Victoria . . . . . .. DeLuxe Sedan . . . . Station Wagon . . . . Model A Chassis . . . Model AA Truck Chassis (131%-inch wheelbase) Model AA Truck Chassis (157-inch wheelbase) New Price Old Price $475 $520 580 625 435 440 430 435 500 525 490 495 525 545 490 495 590 600 630 660 595 625 580 625 630 640 625 640 340 345 495 510 525 535 (All Prices F. O. B. Detroit, Michigan) $45 45 5 5 25 5 20 5 10 30 30 45 10 15 5 15 10 You may purchase a Ford car or truck on convenient, economical terms through the Authorized Ford Finance Plans of the Universal Credit Company Ford Motor Company