Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1932, Page 21

NEED OF TAXICAB REGULATION URGED Congress Asked Not to Take Action to Interfere With Utilities Commission. action by from The withholding of any Congress which might detract the powers of the Public Utilities Com- | that our Public Utilities Commission | annual mission in its regulation of taxicab operation in the District was urged by handed down by Justice Jesse C. Ad- kins in District Supreme Court. “In amplification of the chamber's position,” Mr. King wrote, “may I point out that the taxicab problem in the District of Columbia has become one 0(; the gravest importance. | “Under the present lack of regulation ‘ the business is in a highly disorganized state; competition has grown so keen | that the public safety is increasingly menaced with no adequate provision | for accident indemnity because of the lack of necessary legislation, and | drivers, in order to make a profit, are| working overtime to such an extent | as to | impair their ability to drive | safely. | “Such a condition cannot continue | without great dangers for the general | public. It was to handle such matters | was created. The chamber therefore | urges that no action be taken at this time which would detract from the THE EVENIN WEATHER FAVORS GEORGETOWN TOUR Sightseers View Historic Places Guided by Members of Old Families. With a clear, crisp day giving en- couragement to sightseeing, the third tour of elghteenth century Georgétown was being conducted today for the benefit of the old St. John's Episcopal Church, O street and Potomac the Washington Chamber of Com-' Uer "o the Public Utilities Commis- | avenue, in one of the historic sections merce's Executive Committee yesterday. In a letter to Representative Mary T. Norton, chairman of the House Dis- sion and hinder or delay the efforts of that body to solve this pressing problem in a manner best calculated to serve the public interest.” of Georgetown. Members of old families acted as guides for the tour which took in four of the most historic of the houses which G auspices of a group of Promlnen!' Georgetown families who are interested not only in preserving the historic spots of old Georgetown, but also in the church which has been an important | factor in the religious life of the com- | munity since its erection in 1794, before | the City of Washington was founded. | Today's tour will be repeated to- | morrow and is open to the public. It |is being held every half hour by motor | busses, which start from Peck Memo- rial Chapel at Twenty-eighth and M streets. The houses that are being visited are the Decatur House, the Dumbarton House, built by Charles Carroll and now | owned by the Colonial Dames of Amer- ica; the old Russian Embassy, and the Foxall House. Stops of some duration are made at each of these historic places, which are among the finest examples of the architecture of those days that are to be found in Wash- ington. St. John's Church is the second oldest Episcopal Church in Washing- | ton. Thomas Jefferson headed the list | of subscribers and Francis Scott Key, author of the National anthem, was & | member of the first vestry. STAR, WASHINGTON, trict Committee, Harry King, president The trade body previousiy has of the chamber, called attention to|recommended the advisability of some past action of the trade body supporting | change in the method of ‘measuring the stand of the Public Utilities Com- | service so that the taxicab fare per | mission, especially in regard to the | customer might be more nearly pro- order of the commission to regulate portionate to the service rendered and taxicab fares in the District This | that the service rates should be based order was upheld this week in a decision | on actual cost of operation figures. were “famous in the early vears of the eighteenth century and followed many bypaths that gave the sightseers oppor- i -1 it d 5 straight, separate tunity to view homes of lesser historic | ¢ RiSecPnil, Tasteners, *tatlored o yout importance and sections of the town |furniture, Imported ~Belgian Linen ‘and little changed except for modern ’m"Rfim'"xs"(lf&pfl"m" $13.50. ~ Write or provements. phone for <gmy “iSHERWOOD The tour is being conducted under the | Line. 1513 - SLIP COVERS 28th St. SE. 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Large notched collars, throws and coach- Lovely Silk Dresses $1.98 and $2.98 All Worth More All Strictly Perfect Sizes 13Y, Broadcloth Broadcloth Fancy Broadcloth Fancy Woven Madras Rayon Striped Fabrics These shirts were NOT made for | vargain counter purposes. They rep- resent the surplus of two well known | makers and every shirt is a QUAL- ITY shirt. Collars attached, sepa- rate collar to match and neckband styles. All sizes, 13% to 17.—Street D. C, FRIDAY, FOODSTUFF IMPORTS REDUCED BY BRAZIL Total for Previous Year Cut 40 Per Cent by Economy Program. Exports of Fruit Climb. By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31.—The economy program of the Brazilian pro- visional .government cut down imports of foodstuffs by 40 per cent in 1931 under those of the previous year, ac- cording to figures just published. Rice imports were cut one-third from the figures three years ago. Wheat and whea# flour also showed a marked fall- ing off. 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