Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1931, Page 16

A—-16 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, BUS AL EARNGS CLOSE TESTMONY Alfred P. Thom Makes Final Plea for Regulation of Motor Carriers. With the testimony of hundreds of witnesses and a tremendous amount of documentary evidence in hand, the Interstate Commerce Commission today was in position to square away on the which, Thom declared, was indulged in | this time,” recommend regulation for by_the highway carriers. owner-operated trucks used solely in the If these rebates are to be permitted, | business of the owner. In this connec: there is no reason why the railroads | tion, howe C. 8. Duncan, economist should not have the same privilege, | for the n Rallway Executives, now denied by law, he asserted. preceding Mr. Thom as a witness, of- A well ordered, co-ordinated trans- | fered as his own view that State reci- portation service, with rail lines and | procity as regards commercial carriers motor vehicles operating where they | should be terminated. can serve best, is necessary in the pub- As the hearings ended, it was an- lic interest, Mr. Thom said, but he de- | nounced that 60 days would be allowed clared this could not be obtained if one | for filing briefs. | class of carriers was left free to operate ‘The hearings, conducted by Chairman as they will and another class was|Ezra Brainerd, jr. of the commission, under restraint. and Examiner’ Leo J. Fiynn, were be: gun last Fall, and tcok in the entire Faces Cross-Examination. country. The finai sessions, held at the Cross-examined by La Rue Brown,) Willard, started two weeks ago. counsel for the National ‘Automoblle i 5 Chamber of Commerce, who has led the fight against highway carrier regula- | South West Africa’s population has Jation and who asserted that restric- | just been estimated at 240,000, of which tions sought by the railroads would ,000 are blacks. bring increased rates to the general public, Thom insisted that “no rate not too low now will be ad- BANK CASHIER TELLS OF $1,000,000 THEFTS Moline Official Says He Was on Verge of Recovery When By the Assoclated Press. MOLINE, Ill, March 18.—A smal town bank cashier who confessed e bezzling more than $1,000,000, last night told of real estate speculation he tried desperately to recoup losses and said he was “on the verge of making a fortune” when the shortage was discovered. tion on mnearly 80 Fac! prosecut counul?%oben C. Shallberg, former vice president and cashier of the People’s Savings Bank & Trust. Co,, told the State's attcrney he would weicome early indictment and quick transfer to prison to “get this over with.” “A deal was pending when this came up,” he said, “which would have enabled me to dispose of a $1,500,000 cquity in | the Aladdin Hotel at Kansas City” (a 17-story structure). “I intended to re y every cent. Shallberg, for 14 years a cashier of | the bank and a civic leader, said he had turned over his spacious home to| MARCH 18, 1931. the Midwest will be of to make up of the sh , which was cov- the Pary Ipement Corporation o lemen an officers of botfi com CORNELL CL'UB SPEAKER Thomas Boak Will Address Cor- nell Alumni Club Smoker. ‘Thomas Boak, chairman of the Com- mittee on Preparatory School Relations ! the Cornell Alumni Council, will ad- dress the Cornell Alumni Club of Wash- ington at a smoker at the Racquet Club, 1135 Sixteenth street, at 8 o'clock Fri- Burton F. Peel, vice president of Deere |day night. Mr. Boak also will show & Co. This and other real estate in|motion pictures of the Corn: y. Monday afternoon, March 23, when the | Staunton and Augusta Ministerial Asso- | ciation holds its Tegular meeting at the | 1 Pirst Baptist Church. Dr. Gaines'| fottiym. Tom! address will follow the luncheon served 1 o’cloc! dv:nh foot ball game last Thanksgiving . _ The committee in charge of the All In smoker includes Creed Fulton, Lee Thompson, Allen Minnix, Charles Stott, Edward Duffies, Henry Gichner, John | Intestinal poisons are sapping Gorrell, Bruce Warden, Charles Krey . stealing and Albert E. Conradis. aking yoe i1l FoLENE piipiisan v SRR Dr. Gaines to Speak. STAUNTON, Va, March 18 (Spe- clal) —Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines,| Fi#bt GetaZebox. president of Washington and Lee Uni- | versity, will make the address here N | —NATURE'S REMEDY—the safe, dependable, vegstable | mmaking you 111. Take MR | | axative. 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It does not contain any prod- ucts which can be absorbed by the system. country. | was asked is equality. The final session saw a lengthy sum- | He said that the railrcads do not, “at mation of the various issues presented as viewed from the standpoint of th railroads, which brought an emphatic reiteration of the demand for regula tion of commercial trucks and bus engaged in interstate traffic, whose op- erations are costing the rail lines millions. | Thom Closes Argument. i The final argument was presented by | Alfred P. Thom, general counsel of the | Association of Railway Executives and the American Railway Association, which represent virtually every rail line { in_this country. : | SRRy SRRRA chfil‘quutstandmg recommendations in- | bl franlie | That_as a prerequisite for operation ' p ceafyl Dositok the highway carried be required to ob- only is Tastyeast tain a certificate of convenience and | the most delicious necessity from the Interstate Com- | chocolate-fudge- merce Commission. | bar you ever tasted That the licensee be required to com- —but each bar ly with 1l the conditions in each State O actually contains posed on intrastate carriers. 2 Saore "B vitse That “adequate requirements should 7 i be imposed to secure just and reason- | ot ddaa s able rates, both maximum and mini- g mum, with provisions for the publica- yeastcake. tion thereof and adherence thereto and proper inhibition against undue and unjust discrimination.” Would End Rebates. 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