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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-05-25
Utilities Commission
Visits missing Link

The public utilities commission
of this state started Monday on
its important trip from Grange
Vile to New Meadows to inspect
the route of the missing link in
the north and south railroad
which Governor Alexander is de-
termined to see built during his
term as chief executive of the
state. Included in The inspec-
tion party are President Axel p.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-05-25
Commencement
Exercises 9Th Grade

The Eighth Grade commence
ment exercises will take place i'm
the High School auditorium
Thursday evening and from the
program arranged promises to- be
one of the most interesting events
of commencement week. The
graduating class is one of the
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-05-25

Attorney f. n. LaVeine was at
Wallace Saturday looking after
some matters in the districtc ourt.
From there he went to Coeur d.
Alene where he has several cases
in the Federal court.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-05-25

Attorney II. J. Hull was at
Occur d'Alene Monday arguing a
case in the UniAed States dis
trict court.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
Ear1y Strawberries

The first OF the season thes,
strawberries are: they've come
without freezin. from regions
afar. They cost like blue blazes
like toadstools they smell. and
each berry raises the H. c. OF l..
They're sickly and pallid, their
bloom is fake. too sour for a
salad, too green for a cake. |
swallow them slowly. they shrivel
my gums. their taste is unholy,
they're worse than green plums.
But when they are swallowed. |
fix up tale; with falsehoods un-
hallowed my friends regale. I'd
berries for dinner. They cost
seven wads. but they were a win
ner, a feast for the godsr' My
friends crowd up closer to hear
my glad cry, then go to the grocer
some berries to buy, those berries
So bitter, and hard as a wedge.
that poison a critter. and set teeth
on edge. And, having consumed
them in sorrow and woe, and hav-
ing entombed them. they buoyant-
ly go. and tell OF the splendor OF
berries and cream. so luscious. SO
tender. an epicures dream. Thus
truth is all boggled and shorn OF
hts bloom, thus men arc horn
swoggled and led to their doom!
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
BRICKS FOR BUILDINGS.
0ccoquan Supplies Material for Two
.- High Schools.

Records in the Office at the 10th
street wharf brick storage yard of the
District show that in all 1900. 900 bricks
made at Occoquan have been sent to
the site of the new high school al Flor
ida avenue and 13th street northwest.
About $4,000 bricks have also been
sent from the storage yard to the col
ored high school at Cd and y streets
northwest, to be used in the construc-
ton of that building. Late Saturday
afternoon only about 10000 bricks re
mained in the storage yard, but the
tug Louise had arrived from Occoquan
with lighters laden with $4,000 of
them. 1t is stated that there are sew
eral million bricks already on hand al
Occoquan and that the tug Louise will
each week bring eight or ten lighters
laden with them to the storage yard
here.
At the yard a gang of short-term
workhouse men are kept busy unload
ing the bricks and piing them. pre-
paratory to their being hauled up
town. Both automobile trucks and
horse hauled wagons are being used in
the transportation of the bricks to the
new schools and many thousands of
them are moved each day.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
RECORD FOR REV. W. R. HALL.
Speaks Eleven Times in Presbyterian
Churches and Sunday Schools.

Rev. Or. William Ralph Hall, superin-
tendert of the department of Young
peoples work of the Presbyterian
Church, spoke in eleven Sunday schools
and churches of this city yesterday. He
spoke in four Sunday schools in the
morning and also preached a sermon
from the pulpit Of the Takona Park
Presbyterian Church. At the 800
o'clock afternoon service at the Church
OF the Covenant he delivered another
sermon. DR.. Hall addressed four Chris
tion Eadeavor Societies in the evening,
in addition TO preaching at the West
minister Church. The Christian En-
oeayor societies we're the Eastern,
Western, Metropolitan and New York
Avenue branches. His theme for each
address vas an appeal that Presbyte-
rians should do their utmost for the
younger branches of the church or
ganizatton.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
ALBERT s. HECHTs FUNERAL.
Services in Baltimore This After
noon for Department Store Owner.

Funeral services for Albert S. Hecht,
one of the proprietors of the Hecht
stores of this city, New York and
Baltimore. who died Saturday, are to
be held this afternoon at his late resi-
dence, 240S Eutaw place, Baltimore
Rev. DR.. William Rosenau. rabbi of
Eutaw Place Temple, and Rev. George
NJ. Castelle, cantor of Madison Avenue
Temple. are to officiate. Interment is
to be in Baltimore Hebrew cemetel v
The Washington store was closed to-
day.
The active pallbearers are to be eight
nephews of Mr.. Hecht-Henry l..
Frank, Milford Whitehill. Bertram S.
Heineman. Lee S. Meyer. Sidney Cohen,
Harold Levy. Morton Whitehill and
Morton Hecht.
The honorary pallbearerS are to be
Louis Slesinger. Samuel l. Hamburger,
Aaron Blumenthal. Louis Metzger. DR.
Louis P. Hamburger. Nathan Ham
burger, Richard Janowitz, Nathan
Schloss. Moses Halle. Simon Greif, 4.
.. Frank. Sigrnond Kann, Leon Coblens.
a. A. Bragcr. Walter Clark, Benia-
min Rosenhem, Samuel Rosenthal
Jacob b. Calm, Leon Z. Grcenbaum
and Edward l.. Blumenthal
Evening star., 1915-04-12
BIG TUGS IN SERVICE.
Advance at Baltimore. M. Mitchell
Davis on Delaware Channel

For service as tender to the dredging
machines employed in the deepening
OF the channels about Baltimore. the
big tug Advance. belonging to A. ].
Taylor & Bro. of this city, has been
chartered to the Coastwise Dredging
Company of Norfolk, and has taken up
the work. The Advance for the past
two months had been employed in gem
eral towing work on Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries. Since being built.
about three years ago, the Advance
has spent less than two months in all
at this city. her home port. Capt. Ollie
Crowder of this city is in command of
the Advance.
The tug NJ. Mitchell Davis, the other
big towboat of the Taylor fleet. which
has for several years past been employ
ed with the channel dredging outfit of
the Maryland Dredging and Contract
ing Company on the Delaware. is this
spring again employed on this work,
and will remain on the Delaware until
dredging operations are completed.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
ASKS CONSOLIDATION
Of STREET RAILWAYS
w. NICK. Clayton Suggests Method
Whereby Universal Transfers
May Be Assured.
Addresses Letters to Presidents of
Local Companies, Explaining
Views of Proponents of Bill.

a demand for consolidation of the two
street railways of the District so that
universal transfers may be realized Is
made in letter from William Nick.
Clayton, chairman of the public utill-
ties committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. The communi-
cation is addressed to George L. Ham
ilton, president of the Capital Traction
Company, and Clarence p. King, presi-
dent of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. The subject matter
of the communication is based partly
on answers made orally by Mr.. Hamil-
ton before recent meeting of the
Federations of Citizens Associations
when questions were put to him by
members of the organization.
Mr.. Clayton's Comment.
referring to these answers, Mr..
.iayton's letter says:
president Hamilton Of the Capital
Traction Company, courteously ana
frankly responding when asked recent
- before the Federation of Citizens
associations whether the refusal was
passed on the belief that the people did
not need or require them or upon the
claim that the roads could not afford
to give them, replied, Partly both.
reply from the Capital Traction head
that consolidation of the two lines
would unquestionably bring with II
universal transfers without increase
of the present rate of fare; that the
two companies combined could DO
profitably what they could do only at
a loss as separate companies.
Commenting, Mr.. Clayton continues;
eff the lion in the path OF universal
transfers is the failure TO bring these
lines under one head and management,
then the people have right TO expect
and insist that consolidation be ef-
fected."
Chartered by Congress.
He recalled the fact that Congress
had chartered the two roads. allowed
several consultations and acquisitions
and had passed enabling acts for the
benefit of the two corporations. and de-
ciared that in return for the patronage
bestowed on the roads by the public
"just and reasonable service" is to be
expected.
"If consolidation would improve the
general service" he said, "and rid the
companies of overhead charges, usher
In a general transfer system and lead
eventually to lower fares. then this
becomes the duty of the hour owed by
the management of both these utility
corporations to Congress and to the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Clayton said he assumed that In
chartering the roads Congress entered
into no contract granting only that SORT
of service that would best pay bond
interest and stock dividends. and then
continued:
"All of us want the street railways
Of our city prosperous and profitable
we want them to make money and pay
good dividends We recognize that
with their success go hand in hand the
progress and up-building Of the Dis
Evening star., 1915-04-12
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Steamer Southland. from Norfolk and
Old Point; steamer Three Rivers, from
Baltimore and landings in the mouth
of the Potomac: steamer Wakefield,
from Nomini creek and river landings;
fattlc Rattler, at Alexandria with oys-
ters from lower Potomac beds; power
boat Daisy, from Pennington, Md,
Rfter merchandise: schooner Lizzie
James. at Alexandria from this city
en- route to lower Potomac point
schooner S. T. White. cord wood from
Nantemoy creek for the local dealers
schooner Five Sisters, lumber from
Virginia landing, at Alexandria for the
dealers.
Departures.
Schooner Orbit. light, for Maryland
point to load cord wood back to this
city: schooner Silver Star, light, for
Alexandria to load merchandise for a
Virginia landing; schooner Bush, light,
for Broad or Piscataway creek to load
wood or railroad ties for the market
here; schooner j. P. Robinson, from
Alexandria for Pennington. Md. with
merchandise: steamer Northland. for
Old Point and Norfolk; steamer volun-
teer. for river landings and Malta
woman creek. to return this evening;
schooner Oscar, light, from Alexandria
for lower Potomac point to load cord
or pulp wood for the dealers here.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Louise left with lighters laden
with material for District workhouse
at Occoquan, Va: tug John Miller left
with lighters for River View and Little
Hunting creek to load brickmaking
clay; tug Dauntless is due at Balti-
more with light barges from this city;
tug Meade left with lighters for sand
digging grounds in Mattawoman creek,
Md: tug Winship arrived at George.
town from Mattawoman creek, Nd,
where she delivered coalboats at naval
powder plant; tug Eugenia arrived
with sand and gravel from digging
grounds opposite Alexandria; tug Mi
nerva left Georgetown with lighters
for river sand beds.
Memoranda.
Schooner Richard Tall will load mer-
chandise at Alexandria for Malta
woman creek: sloop Enola Is at a lower
river point to load oysters for the
market here; schooner Grapeshot is at
Stuart's wharf. Va, with merchandise
from Alexandria,: barge Patapsco is W.
ing at Georgetown. laden with gravel
and awaiting tug to take her away;
schooner Quicktime is at Baltimore
with pine lumber for dealers; schooner
Charles L. Rohde will go to a North
Carolina point to load lumber for the
dealers here.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
MORE THAN $3.50, 900 PAID.
Further Awards Are Made by Union
Station Plaza Commission.

More than $65o.000 has been paid out
by the commission of awards for ac-
QUESTION of property for the proposed
extension of Union Station plaza
Julia W. Daniel and others, joint
owners of lots 30 to 35. in square $50.
received s33, 1876 for transfer of title to the
government Friday. This property is on
the east side Of North Capitol street near
Z street.
A check for 1896 pays for the title
to lot 70 in square 723 owned by Mar
garet Hofyari. The property is on the
south side of Massachusetts avenue be-
tween 1st and I'd streets.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
MINISTER DEFENDS RULE.45.
Protection Against Broken Homes,
Rev. DR.. C. E. Granger Declares.

A defense of rule 45 of the board of
education, removing from the service
woman teachers who marry. was made
by Rev DR.. c. Everest Granger in his
address last night at Gunton Memorial
Temple. The rule. he said, was being
severely criticised when as a matter
of fact it was really the bulwark of de-
fense of many homes.
"Personally, 7 believe in rule 45.'' said
Dr. Granger. Il believe it a good meas
ure, and a protection against selfish
ness and broken homes.
eff a woman marries husband who
is a BILE to support her she should give
up her teachers place, and leave it for
some one who is dependent. To keep it
is selfishness, because it gives a family
two breadwinners where one should be,
and deprives some one else from earn
ing living"
Evening star., 1915-04-12
Celebrate Greek independence.

Alexander Nouros of the Greek lcga-
ton and William Basil Asimock were
the principal speakers at exercises held
by Washington Greeks, i'll. celebration
of the anniversary of their independ-
ence, in Odd Fellows Hall, yesterday y
afternoon
Evening star., 1915-04-12
To Lecture at Mcmahon Hall.

DR. Thomas O'Hagan is to lecture on
THE Catholic Element in English
Poetry" in Mcmahon Hall. at the Cath
olic University, tonight, under the aus
i2ices of the Fellows of the knights of
Columbus. DR.. OHagan is Il Canadian
poet, editor and lecturer.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
To Speak on Unity Of Religions.

The Nedanta Society Of Washington
announces that Sister Devamata of
Boston will lecture on East and West
tho Unity of Religions" tomorrow
evening, at s o'clock. in the audi
torium Of the central building Of the
Public Library, Sth and X streets. The
meeting will be free. and the public is
invited.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
their condition by the institution 0
which he is the head.
Pledged Against Liquor Traffic.

At the close of the session two reso-
lutions were introduced, one on prohi-
bition and the other opposing Sunday
legislation, and delegates present placed
themselves on record as pledging their
assistance in the elimination of the
liquor traffic from the District.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
Rights of Patrons.


The passenger, upon the payment
of his fare, has right to expect and
insist that he be carried to his desti-
nation by the shortest available route,
whether this requires the single sery-
ice of but one line or the combined
service of the two, and he 'gropes in
the dark when told the short haul
made possible by the cooperation of
the roads costs the companies more,
much more. than the long haul costs
over the single line of the separate
companies.
over score of hearings have been
heid during the past twelve years be-
1ore committees of Congress, the Dis
trict Commissioners and the public
ulihtleS commission on this question
and the proponents of the measure
nave yet to be shown that free, re-
clprocal transfers between these COM
panies would work either a serious in
jury to their financial interests or i'm
pair their dividend-paying powers, nor
DO they believe that the users of FREQ
transfers would fagrantly abuse The
privilege for, with the partial passing
OF the open summer car, street rail-
way JOY riding in the District passed
also into the discard.
AhSS pclie.Nc lndt the liberal inter-
change of free and reciprocal trans
1ers between these two RAILWAYS would
not caii for the placing of /; single
ADDITIONAL car on the tracks of either
company, nor the employment of one
additional motorman or conductor: that
the number of persons transferring
from the lines of the Capital Traction
Company to the lines of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company. and
vice versa, would be substantially
equal, and that one hand would wash
the other when it came to settlement
between the companies by the mutual
exchange of the transfers taken up on
their respective lines.
An Operating Economy.
"They believe that the transfer sys-
TEN would prove an operating economy
and traffic saving to both companies
They know that it would be splendid
saver of valuable time and a greater
convenience to the public whom these
companies are chartered to serve
This transfer question still presses
for settlement. and in it's final adjust
ment the whole people of the District
expect that their interests shall be
considered and dealt with as para
mount to any acquired interests of
numerous small groups of temporary
and transitory bond and stock holding
investors"
Evening star., 1915-04-12

John z. Prunty. seventy-seven years
old, inventor of the Prunty spray noz-
zle and valve. died Saturday at the
home OF his daughter. Miss Mary
Prunty, at 1876 Homestead street, Wa
.erly, near Baltimore.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
EUROPE's GREATEST WAR

400 ACTUAL Scenes oI Warfarc on Land. Ilis D
seas aud Mi.lair Wonderful. Thrilling. Edicat-
lug and Interesting. 5000 feet Of Film. Reels
Il Days. Tues. Wcl., Thur>.. Fri. April ~.
IL. To- i6. 2-hour shows at =. 1. SO and -"
pm. Don't miss Seeing Them. They Are
Authentic.
PENN GARDENS Pa. ave. a; :1si 81. n
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital Bazaar at Raleigh Hotel.
TJ 10 PM. I'll Is. i;i. AND Ntp.. IL
ADMISSION ,Inriudius Evening I'ancin-, Sc
DINNER. = To : TN. 30.
INDOOR COLE. NJ rEENorN pANSsNT.
L.
Evening star., 1915-04-12
An Operating Economy.

Safety Firsf-3eo Interest
on savings accounts. National Metro
politan Bank, 18th ST., opp. Treasury
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-04-12

Cedar Chests-Maker to User.
Size 49," wide, II" long. Is" deep. $500
Martin Wiegand, Phone Main 11O4.
Evening star., 1915-04-12

trict. but as the deeply interested
silent partner in the firm the people
cannot understand the statement of the
mana cement that it would cost the
two companies cooperating together
by free transfer system more to
carry a passenger one mile than it
now costs the single company to carry
him two miles.
Evening star., 1915-04-12

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 2440.
Evening star., 1915-04-12

"Host of the Goodness is on the Inside
of "A box of Perry Jones Candy" said a
buyer at Gotwald Pharmacy, COL II
st. ne.
Evening star., 1915-04-12

save Money on Fencing and Lumber
needed Tor spring repairs by ordering
at E-islnScrs, :109 9TH. Bedrock prices
Evening star., 1915-04-12
ELDER HARTER CHOSEN
TO HEAD CONFERENCE
Was Unanimously Reelected by
Seventh-Day Adventists-Execu-
tive Committee Also Named.

Elder r. T. Harter was unanimously
reelected president of the organization
at the annual session of the District of
Columbia Conference of Seventh day
Adventists. held yesterday in Memorial
Church, 18th and NJ streets northwest
Plans were mapped out for the ad-
Vancement of the denomination in the
District. and in those portions of Mary
land and Virginia included in the con-
ference territory. and reports were sub
m1tted of the progress made along these
lines within the year just past.
Delegates were present from the
headquarters church in Takoma Park
the Washington Missionary College
Church, the Peoples Church and four
others in the city, as well as those at
Arlington. Alexandria and Mount
Rainier
X. c. Taylor was chosen secretary
treasurer. An executive committee, to
have charge of the affairs in the con-
terence during the coming year, was
named as follows: r. L. Harter, T. E.
Bowen, 5. B. Horton, NJ. L. Olsen, c. NJ
Sorenson. a. j. Bristol and l. 4. Ford
w A. Nelson was reelected secretary
OF the young peoples department.
Treasurer's Report.
The treasurer's report showed that
the tithe for last year was S23,S45.9I.
an increase of S617499 In his report
President Harter laid emphasis on the
fact that the members raised ss.76647
on the twenty -cent-a-week fund, an
excess of S74s.O7 over the amount
asked for This fund is applied en-
tirely to the furtherance Of foreign
mission endeavor. and amounted to
more than half million dollars for the
denomination in North America
According to the presidents report,
new Sabbath schools have been organ
ized at Belmont and Clifton, Va. and
the Sabbath school offerings amounted
to So.4G4.tO. an increase of $o9:;.7S over
the previous year. He also spoke of
the young peoples and missionary
work, declaring that progress has been
made in both branches.
Medical Missionary Work.
President Harter spoke of the success
that has attended the efforts put forth in
medical missionary work in the District
He dwelt on the work that is being done
at the Mission Hospital. under the direc-
ton of the denomination, in the south
western section of the city, and declared
evangelistic work held at Belmont, White
stone and Foneswood. Va, and that as a
result of these services 120 were baptized
into the faith during the year. He urged
the holding of four tent campaigns the
coming summer, and said 1855 persons in
the United States had accepted the Ad-
ventist doctrines last year through read
ing the UNCONVENTIONAL literature.
A plan was recommended to the effect
that the medical side of the denomination
be associated with the evangelistic cam
paigns to be held this summer The dele
gates were guests of the conference at
luncheon.
Dr. L. f. Elliott, medical superin-
tendent of the Washington Sanitarium
Mission Hospital, discussed conditions
of poverty which obtain in certain
sections of the city He commented on
the lack of knowledge of sanitation on
the part of the owners of many so
called homes" within the District, and
told of the work done in improving
Evening star., 1915-04-12

> Lbs. Small Prunes, 2Jc: Large Prunes.
loc: Choice Evap. Peaches, 5i.c: Evap.
Apricots, 12c: Evap. Apples, Toe; cans
Peas, 25c: large cans Cal. Peaches. 10c:
4 cans Baked Beans. 25c: cans Corn,
25c; pound cans Cocoa, 25c; Navy
Beans DC lb.: Lima Beans, Sc lb.: pit.
bots. Grape Juice, e5c; 5 Oleine Soap.
loc; 10 lbs. Washing Soda, Toe; 3 lbs.
starch. 1oc. star of the East is the
best Winter Wheat Flour-SS0 bbl t:
6,lb trial sack. 25c. o26 Pa. ave and
all the j. T. ID. Pyles stores
Evening star., 1915-04-12
CITY ITEMS.

By Pop.

Instantaneous. l pkg. to cup. pkgs.,
&c: box. 10 pkgs., 25c. Grocery stores
olo 18th st. NV. Mail orders
Evening star., 1915-04-12

Charlie Chaplin daily Virginia, COS 9th
Mountain advocate., 1915-10-08
The Amendment.

1.-THE General Assembly shall pro
vide by law an annual tax, which, with
other resources, shall be sufficient to
defray the estimated expenses OF the
Commonwealth for each fiscal year.
Taxes shall he levied ana collected
for public purposes only and shall be
uniform upon all property of the same
class subject to taxation within the
territorial limits of the authority levy
ing the tax; and all taxes shall he
levied and collected by general laws
The General Assembly SHAH have
power to divide property into classes
and 10 determine what class or classes
of property shall be subject 10 local
taxation. Bonds Of the state and 81
! Counties, municipalities, taxing and
| school districts shall rot be subject to
| taxation.
ANY law passed or enacted by the
/ General Assembly pursuant 70 the pro
| visions OF or under this amendment
or amended section OF the cgustitn.
ton, classifying property aud proyli
ing a lower rate OF taxation on per
sonal property. tangible or Intangible
than that upon real estate, shall be
subject TO the referendum power Of
the people"
This amendment was ratified by al
enormous majority at the election IL
1912. but was pronounced invalid b,
the Court OF Appeals because 1t hat
been advertised only sixty instead o
ninety. days as the Constitution pro
vides.
II has been advertised in legal form
and 10 time for this years election
and should receive "A larger majority
than before, as Tax paying voters hay'
had time to study the question ant
discover the faults in the present ia
Law