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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
Annual Deficit of $1,000, 900
Predicted by King If Cros-
ser Bill Passes.
CLAIMS FOR ACCIDENTS
ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE
Minimum Cost to District Half a
Million and Possible Loss
Greater. He Says.

Clarence r King, president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, has had prepared computations
which show that the District of Column
bia will face an annual deficit of about
s1.OOOOoa in the operation of the lines
of the Capital Traction Company and
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. if the Crosser municipal owner
ship bill becomes effective. deficit that
will have to be made up either by an
increase in the street car fares or IN
additional taxation upon the people OF
the District.
According to this computation there
will be an estimated deficit of S6Ooo'o
not taking into consideration any pro-
visions for extensions of the present
lines additional rolling stock. reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

etc, but merely the necessary fixed
charges imposed by the legislation pro-
posed by Representative Crosser. Pro
visions for emergency reserve. new cars
and other requirements. would, 1t Is esti-
mated, bring the deficit up to at least
a million dollars a year.
Would Exceed Million
If, as pointed out during the hearings
on the Crosser bill the bonds to be
issued for the purchase of the roads
were marketed on a per cent basis the
annual deficit would be greatly III eS-
cess of 81, 100000 according to Mr.. King $
figures This would also be true, it is
claimed, if the condemnation award
should be much in excess OF the present
market value of the roads on the stock
exchange.
Mr.. King says the estimated deficit has
been computed on the basis OF the re-
quirements of the Crosser bill, providing
for an issue of 3.65 per cent bonds for
the purchase of the street railways and
for a sinking fund running over period
of twenty-seven years. Only slightly
more than the present market value OF
the stocks and bonds OF the two large
companies has been taken as the basis
of the price the D1strlct Wouid nave 10
June Is the market value of the two
roads on the Washington Stock Elk
change according to Mr.. Kings figures.
was S4s, 4S.;.617. a figure lower than what
actually would have to be paid. At least
that amount would have to be provided
for by the bond issue by the District, 1t
is pointed out The bill fixes the rate
of interest on these bonds at 36o per
cent Assuming that the bonds could
be marketed at par the annual interest
charge would be 81 ,S25,oOO
Must Redeem Bonds.
The bill provision for sinking fund
makes it obligatory upon the Commits
sioners to set aside each year. for twenty
seven years. sum sufficient, when in
vested in other public securities, princi-
pal and interest, to redeem the bonds at
About 81 ,OOO, GOO a year would have to
be set aside for this purpose. This item,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

would have to be passed, enabling the
Commissioners to insure the railway
property, says the railway president. or
| in case of a fire and loss of cars the
! District would have to go without car
equipment much as it is going without
school facilities through the lack of in
! surance on Western High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

Uses to be long fight over trust legisla-
| ton. Several senators, including Brande-
| gree Of Connecticut and Lippitt of Rhode
| Island are strongly opposed to the trade
| commission bill In its present form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

together with the annual interest charge
ma'-es total annual fixed charge OF
| 81, S25, OOO
According to the computation the net
earnings of the two street railways
after paying operating expenses. taxes
etc, but not interest on bonds, last year
J amounted to only 81, 263,3 so that the
difference between the actual earnings OF
the companies and the bare fixed charges
| that would be necessary for the District
to pay makes a deficit of $561 .626.
Mr.. Kings Figures.
The figures upon which this computa-
! ton is based are as follows:
Market value June Is. Of securities
of Capital Traction and Washington
Railway and Electric consolidated on
Washington Stock Exchange. -S4s. 49, VI .
Minimum estimated II. c. bond issue. O.oou.ooo
Interest y. C. bonds at 81 per cent SO o,'
I Necessary for sinking fund pes annum 1.ooo.oo
Tota, fixed charge 81. s25 900
Net revenue of two roads after oper-
ating expenses. taxes but not in
terest, 1913. -.---...-- -'-o''"'4
Minimum estimated deficit ~ s561, 62G
| Lower wages. increased fares or more
taxes would have to make up the esti-
mated deficit Mr.. King maintains.
Another item which it is believed may
be the basis Of trouble is provision for
extensions. In face of an estimated de-
| felt from operation of the present ines,
according to Mr.. King. it is not clear
| where the money is coming from to pro
vide for the growth of the city and the
extensions of line that will have to be
| made to satisfy the people of the capital.
Foresees More Claims.
| Two other additional items. which he
believes would also have to be taken into
account under District ownership of the
street railway lines. would be a prob
| able large increase in accident claims and
provision for insurance of the property.
| In the first instance it is said that the
| present legal force of the District is
largely engaged in defending suits
brought against the municipality. This
force would have to be considerably in
creased, in Mr.. Kings view. and the
amount and number of claims from in
jury would naturally be greater.
In the case of insurance, new law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
Morris Slated as Diplomat.

r. Nelson Morris Of Chicago is or
President Wilson's list for an appoint
ment in the diplomatic service. 1t has
not been decided what he will get, but
officials here regard his selection FOR
some post as sure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
MARRIED.

WINTER-BURRITT. In Brooklyn. y. Y. ON
Young. d. D., PAUL K. WINTER Of YORK
Pa, and MARGARET, youngest daughter OF
Dr. Martha Clark and the late Payson Bur
rift. 21s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

S1x90 Sheets of heavy soft quail
ity. hand torn and ironed. Made of
one piece of superior cotton and
finished with wide fast hem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
Will Halt Consideration.

Senator Simmons, acting chairman OF
the commerce committee. has given no
tice that he will call up the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill Thursday. This
bill will halt for a time consideration of
the trust bill. A number of senators
have already criticised the rivers and
harbors bin. which carries a total of $685.
900, 900, as an indefensible pork barrel
measure. 1t Is believed that it will take
at least a week to get the bill through
the Senate.
The judiciary committee yesterday de-
cided to modify considerably the section
Of the Clayton bill which would legalize
boycotting, blacklisting and picketing by
labor unions. Also it was said that the
committee had practically decided to re-
fer to the interstate commerce committee
sections 2, ) and 4 of the Clayton bill. it
was learned today. These sections may
be inserted by the interstate commerce
committee in the Newlands trade COM
mission bill.
Section prohibits discrimination in
.price between different purchasers of
commodities in the same or different
sections or communities. when these
commodities are sold for use or resale
within the United States. with the pur-
pose or intent thereby to destroy or
wrongfully injure the business of COM
petitor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

Monday will be a day
of fresh wonders in the
Fire Sale-owing to the
introduction of new ship
ments in all departments.
Summer shoppers are af-
forded the greatest
chances of all for money
saving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
Cannot Limit Sale.

Section makes It unlawful for the
owner operator or transporter of the
product Of any mine, oil or gas well. re-
duction works. refinery or hydrolectrio
plant producing coal, oil, gas or hydro
electric energy. OF for any person con-
trolling the products thereof, to refuse
arbitrarily to sell such product to a re-
sponsible person, firm or corporation who
applies to purchase.
Section provides that it shall be I'M
lawful for any person engaged in inter-
state commerce to sell. lease. fix a price
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
ASYLUM KEEPER IN COURT
Returns to Norristown, Although
Wife Says He Made Death Threat.

recurrence of the mental disorder,
which four years ago caused his COM
n!itment to the Norristown Insane Asy-
lum, today brought Louis Voge of o9th
and Oakdale streets, before MAGISTRATE
Morris, at tho 18th and York streets po-
lice station He was accused Of having
threatened to kill his wife. Martha, and
to burn their house.
Eoge was arrested by Patrolman Con-
merry. Of the @6th and York streets police
station. after his wife appealed TO the
police for protection. She said he had
chased her through the house with an
axe. and that he had said he would burn
the house II she escaped
When Magistrate Norris learned that
VogeI had been DISCHARGED from the
Norr!stown asylum as cured TWO years
ago. and that since thcn he has been
employed there as a keeper he decided
not to hold him and advised him to re-
turn This Nosel agreed 10 do.
Mrs NoEsl testified that during the Two
years he has been working there he has
visited her every three weeks. Yesterday
was the first time, she said. that he
showed any evidence Of his former mad
ness she was satisfied 20 have him re-
leased upon his promise to return To
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

purpose of the United states Govern nj
to have the ship tie up IN any port but
to lie about half a mile from the gers
Nobody but the nurses and physicians
will be allowed to land, and these VIII
be accompanied by officers of the ship.
Everything possible has been dorSe to
keep the Red Cross within the strictest
lines OF neutrality" said Miss Mabel
Boardman, secretary Of the Red Cross
Society, shortly before the ship put out
TO sea, II do not look for any more OBJ
jections"
She called attention to the fact that all
of the 1859 nurses and physicians aboard
had accepted salaries, guaranteed by the
Red Cross. considerably smaller than they
would receive at home. Nurses Will be
paid $50 month instead of the regular
500.
One THOUSAND more strctchers and li,OOO
pounds of absorbent cotton were added
to the already big cargo of medical sup
plies in the ships hold.
Miss Roardman announced that she VIII
begin Immediately the organization OF n
Citizens Committee to Increase the
scope of Red Cross work; Mayor Mitchell
will be chairman of this committee, Up
to yesterday the fund OF the New York
state Branch of the American Red Cross
was Sl1i.2S6.S3. Jacob II. Schff Is treas
Ircr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
CHARITY TEMpERs JUSTICE
Prosecutor Agrees to Feed Family of
Man He Accuses of Theft.

Charles Cholerton, OF the Cholerton
Manufacturing Company, of 4457 Main
street, Manayunk. caused the arrest of
three men for robbery today and then
surprised the police by volunteering to
provide food for the family of one of the
men he was prosecuting.
Cholerton appeared against Andrew
wisklowakl, "a years old, 105 Pennsdale
street, and Walter Pepowski, 10 years
old, and his brother, Alexander, II years
old, 4i39 Cresson street, in the Ridge and
Midvale avenues police station. They had
been arrested by acting Lieutenant Mar
tin and Special Patrolman Pensyl The
police say some of 80 sweater coats
stolen from the Cholerton place were
found in the houses OF the defendants.
They were held without ball for fur
ther hearing next Friday before Magis-
trate Grelis
When the mother of the Lepowski boys
told the Magistrate there was nothing to
eat In the house for her and her six other
children, Cholerton said he would furnish
the family with at least one days food.
He suggested the police place the case
before n charitable organization.
The younger Lepowski boy was exon
Grated by his brother, who said he had no
hand in the robbery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
CHILLY BREEZES BLOW
AND SCRAPPLE ARRIVES
sausages and Hot Cakes Also Make
Debut With Prices as You will.

The frost is on the pumpkin sings the
poet. and his MARBLES about the golden
rod, ignoring the rumor that 1t dissent
mates an aroma or pollen or some other
attribute the bane of hay fever victims
The poet, as far as can be learned. has
never, at the fall of the year. sung the
praises of scrapple. He has never made a
rhyme suitable for a sausage. In a round
about way he may have touched upon the
huckwhedt cake and maple syrup. The
syrup is clingine, sticky thing, and lends
itself well to the general atmosphere of
poetry and poets.
Scrtpplc made its debut in the 1o-and-
t5-ccut restaurants n week ago. II can
bc had in the better kinds of restaurants
all the year. Its consumption Is generally
frowned upon in summer, but II is kept on
hand for the visitors who have heard of
Philadelphia scrapplc and wish to sample
the same as they wish to take hurried
trip through Independence Hall.
Sausage, hot cakes and steaming cof-
fee is not a half-bad breakfast on any
of the present chilly mornings. Oat-
meal. which Is banned by careful eaters
during the summer months. Is again In
demand and oysters have more than
come into their own.
4 Citzcn can now with mpunity COM
slime a small oyster stew at night and
begin the day with ham and eggs with
ont shocking the proper food fadists.
Restaurant keepers state that the
scrappe and sausage from up the State
is exceptionally fine this winter. 1t
varies In price where one eats IT, Some
restaurants are charging so or 40 cents
for a typical Philadelphia scrapple break
fast In other restaurants whore the
police are generally near the doorway,
brand OF scrapple with a side dish Of
potatoes, coffee gently favored with
Chicory but all YOU want to drink, only
costs % cents. The prices Of sausage also
varies according to its ingredients and
how ii is served but there are plentiful
ropes Of them in the market.
The pumpkin aud mince pie crop will
he fair. oysters are plentiful. and there
seems TO he no reason why the war
should affect the prices of wheat cakes,
warneS on other Of the dclcaces which
arriy" at about the same time as foot
ball players and the press agents of
musical comedy companies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
RED CROSS SHIP
OFF TO EUROPE ON
MISSION OF MERCY
Carries l59 Nurses and Doc
tors Who Sacrifice Finan-
cial Benefits in Enlisting
Their Services.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-The Rcd Cross
left her anchorage in Ora end bay
shortly after o'clock last evening and
started on her mercy mission to Eu-
ruve Before 8 o'clock she had passed
formation to the contrary local officials
Of the Red Cross assumed that she would
proceed to Falmouth. England which is
t. be her first stop.
Before she left Gravesend Bay Cap
tain Armlstead Rust received instruc-
tions from Washington that Rear Ad-
miral Aaron Ward, L. S. N. retired,
would take charge of the ship at Fall
mouth. Admiral Ward is now in London
From Falmouth the Red Cross will
proceed to Havre, where nurses ard
supplies will be landed. 1t Is not the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
CAR JUMPS TRACK IN TUNNEL
Brakeman Hurt When Thrown Upon
a Cinder Pile.

\ box car. which was being shifted
through the Reading Railway tunnel at
22d and Spring Garden streets, Jumped
the tracks at the switch at the end Of
the tunnel this morning and pluwcl
into a cinder pile which stood by the
tracks The car was not wrecked nor
was the traffic along the line hindored by
tho accident.
Samuel Hines, So years old. of 222j
Pearl street. who was the brakeman in
charge of the car, was thrown upon the
Cinder pile, sustaining numerous severe
cuts and bruises. He was taken to the
Hahnemann Hospital by the patrol wagon
of the Goth district police station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
MOTORS IN COACHES SOON
FOR ELECTRIFIED LINE
Transformed Cars Will Be Used Be-
tween Citv and Paoli

Work will be started in a short time
at the Altoona shops of tho Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to place motors in 80
or more Of tho company's all-steel pas
senE"r cars which will be used on the
electrified line from this city to Paolt
sample car Of the kind which probably
Will he used has been completed at the
Altoona shops
The cars which will be transformed are
the regulation all-steel cars now in use
by the company on all parts of the sys-
TEN. The Westinghouse firm OF Pitts
burGh Will manufacture the motors.
ono mile of the electrified track-from
Wayne to St avid's-has been completed
and poles are now being erected from
Dverhrook west, the company having
adopted the overhead system of eleCtri-
ficatOn after experiments, because 1t is
not dangerous. as the third rail would
be- in the yards and station
The company's Altoona shops are now
working 20 hours a week, compared with
IS and 50 hours, when the shops are
operated full
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
EIGHT MEMBERS OF KARLUK
PARTY DIED IN THE ARCTICS
Seven Survivors Brought From Wran-
gell Islands by Relief Boat.

SEATTLE, Sept. "A Eight members
of Explorer Stefansson's polar eXnedi-
tion perished in the Arctic ice following
the wreck Of the steamship Karluk, ac-
eording 10 a wireless message received
al Nome from the United states revenue
cutter Bear sent TO rescue the survivors
nom Wrangell Island.
The Seattle relief schooner King and
Winge got there in advance of the Rear
ana on September z rescued seven sur
viyors. who were transferred to the Bear
the following day, But two names OF
the rescued. Bradley and Stapleton. We're
given Ia the wireless report. The sur
vivors arc In a weakened condition and
Ia reed Of medical attention.
kfalloeh, geologist: Bjarne Mamen, as
HI n photographer; John Brody sea-
Al@l-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
HELD FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
Two Autoists Who Ran Down AM
bulance Arrested.

Antonio De John, 2S years old, and
John Salvanio, %, arrested as the auto
lists who crashed into a Jefferson Hos
pital ambulance on a hurry call at
Twelfth and Wharton streets, were held
In S6o) bail by Magistrate Briggs at the
Thrty-fourth district station today. They
were accused of reckless driving.
The men we're arrested by Policemen
Mcknight and Cooks. De John lives at
1918 Garrett street and Salvanio at 1902
Garrett street.
Dr, G. a. Brown, of the Jefferson Hos
pital staff was in the ambulance with
John Mclaughlin. Of $50 Dickinson stt~et
a patient With the driver, II. O. Will
son. they were badly shaken up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
STRUCK BY A TAxIcAB
Mans Wrists Broken When He is
Wedged Under Vehicle.

Patrick Osborne Of 1910 Jefferson street.
was struck by taxicab at Twelfth and
Brown streets this morning and wedged
under the vehicle. Both wrists were
broken. He was taken to st. Josephs
Hospital In the taxi
Two men, passengers, surrendered to
the police OF the Tenth and Buttonwood
streets station. Search was begun for
the driver OF the taXicab. who disap-
pearcd after taking Osborne to the hos
Dital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
BLOCK PARTY FOR CHARITY
Receipts Will Be Given For Free
Bed in Hospital.

block party, the receipts of which
will go TO establish free bed at the
West Philadelphia General Homeopathic
Hospital will be held next Saturday by
the residents OF the block along 65th
street, between Vine and Callowhir
streets 1t is. expected $4,000 will be raised.
The residents have already contributed
$500 to the building fund of the hospital
Yesterdays receipts of the prison ship
Success" now thrown open to visitors,
at Delaware River Pier No. /, will also
go to the building fund of the hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
Instrument Goes Home at Once
Cooperation

Wherever a common want can be
localized, the want can be met at less
ened price
To insure one mans life for $1,000 would
cost Sl0O0-to insure a hundred thousand
lives for $1,000 each wouldn't cost $40
apiece, and there'd be profit to the in
surer.
To sell a few pianos costs more than
they come to"-to concentrate a big
business on one make at a time, lets us sell
pianos on as close margin as we sell dress
goods-and still the big business pays,
where the little business with high prices
eats itself up,
Suppose we sell four thousand pianos in
a year-the demand coming just as it
happcns-we have to handle drblet lots
Of each one make and its costly.
This club centers the attention of three
million people on pianos and players OF
the Hardman make-the Harrington"
line. We are justified in buying and re-
ceiving and handling in the big way that
lessons costs.
The saving is divided among those who
join the club-that's the economy we offer
And we can even afford TO insure each
members life as to this debt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
FIRST FOOTBALL ACCIDENT

The first accident of the football sea-
son happened at Cedar Park, Flftieth and
Catherine streets, when Harry r. Hohl,
q years old. of 1895 West I.ehgh avenue.
wrenched his left ankle and suffered gen.
hurt yesterday. He was treated at the
eral contusions of the body. Hohl was
Jewish Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

Laborer Dies From Effect of Fall
John Burger, laborer, 40 years old OF
1850 Amber street, died In the Frankford
Hospital this morning. His neck was
broken last Saturday. While walking
along a pile Of lumber he lost his bal
ance and fell into ditch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

NY talks with the officers of the French
and British forces convince me tnat the
Germans have sustained crushing re-
verse, but that they arr 7t.I far from
having been completely defeated Re-
gardIess Of the large number or prisoners
ana the ENORMOUS quantities 0f supplies
that have fallen into French and British
hands, the Germans are retiring f7 COM
para. .avely good order
-Thkn lines generally remain Inh.oksn.
Their defeat, of course. will necessltIte a
reorganization of the entire German army.
ana many of the officers with whom 7
talked expressed the belief that this Will
take place behind the German frontier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-25

Baltimore. Mr., June 20-As the cen
tenary of The Star Spangled Banner
approaches, Baltimore is preparing to
commemorate with impressive cere-
monies the birth of the nations inn
mortal anthem.
1t was just one hundred years ago
in September, one day while the Brit
ish were storming Fort McHenry near
Baltimore, that Francis Scott Key
wrote the song which has made him
almost a national hero.
So during the second week Of Sep
TENDER, 1914, a great celebration Will
be held in the city near the scene Of
the battle that is directly responsible
for our national hymn. 1t is planned
to have take part in it the president
and the living eX-presideuts of the
nation, the governors OF the eighteen
states in the Union when Key penned
his tribute to old Glory. ca binet Off
GERS past and present, senators, con-
gressmen. amhassa doris OF foreign ma
tons. the navy and the army of the
United States, the National Guard
troops Of the states, the cadets of
West Point and Annapolis. ChurCh dig
nitaries. state and municipal officials
from all states. and ships representing
the navies of a majority Of the great
powers.
The old Constellation, a glorious