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Evening star., 1919-03-27
SUBURBAN BODY ELECTS:
OPPOSES HIGHER FARES
W. S. Torbert Heads Citizens As
sociation; Zone Railway Rate
System Decried.

Election Of officers and the adop-
ton of resolutions affecting the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company featured the annual meet
ing last night of the Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton in Odd Fellows, Hall. at Goth
street and Rhode Island avenue.
William S. Torbert was elected
president, succeeding S. S. Symons,
who declined reelection. J. P. Ben
fer was chosen vice president; W. H
Delaney, recording secretary; A. F..
Sievers, financial secretary, and
Chester r. Smith. treasurer. Mr.. Sy
mons and President Torbert were
named delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Chairmen of standing committees
follow: Schools. Mr.. Symons; press,
=. ID. Ashby; membership. F.. A. Lin
ger; gardens, NJ. f. Sabin: health
and sanitation, Harry j. Paul: public
utilities. K. =. Armstrong: street and
dewalks. n. ]. Brumbaugh: legfsla-
tion. f.. J. Ryan; fire and police, II.
w. Ross; lights and mails f. }.
Hemelt; lawns. gardens and parks.
ID. d. Lore; sewers and water, L. b.
Nutter; entertainment, G. V. Collins.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Fare Resolution Adopted.

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company subject was brought up
when X. p. Armstrong introduced two
resolutions. One opposed increased
fares, proposed a board of public
trustees to manage the company and
suggested rates be charged on the
"service-at-cost" plan.
The second resolution was a protest
against a zone system of fares which
would discriminate against any sec
ton of the District of Columbia.
The resolutions were adopted after
some debate. and delegates to the
federal ton were instructed to pre-
sent the proposals they contained to
that body.
Charges that whenever collectors of
garbage appear in that section of the
city, which, it asserted is seldom
they are impertinent, resultetk in the
passage of a resolution that the
secretary be instructed to present the
matter to the proper authorities. w.
S. Torbert introduced the resolution
William r. Love said the community
needed a parcel post collection and
delivery in that section and it was
voted that the matter be referred to
the committee on lights and streets.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
D. c. BOYS BACK FROM FRANCE
B. c. Ponton, A. E. Bayner, Willis
Madden, Matt HAYNES at New York

Private Roy C. Ponton, who has
been with the American forces in
France since last June, arrived in
New York on the transport Pastores
yesterday. Young Ponton. who is
only nineteen years old, enlisted in
July, 1917, and was sent to Fart
Washington for training. He came
to this city from Lynchburg, Va,
three years ago
The following local men came back
in the sick bay
First Lieut.. Antony F.. Rayner, 301st
NJ. T. c.: Willis Madden. sergeant
Company b, 373d Infantry, and Mat
thew Haynes. sergeant. 492d Aero
Squadron.
Evening star., 1919-03-27

of the Goth Engineer Regiment.
landed in New York city Sunday, ac-
cording to word received by his
father, Rev. DR.. J. MacBride Sterrett.
He is expected to be in Washington
Sunday and preach at his church
Mr.. Sterrett was given leave of alb
sence from his church when he re-
ceived an appointment as chaplain In
the Army and went to France last
June.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
0BSTRUCT TRAFFIC
NEAR NEW WILLARD
"For Hire" Autos Crowd the
J Thoroughfare, Policemen
Complain.
ACCIDENTS REPORTED

Traffic policemen say there are fully
seventy-five ''for hire automobiles do
ing business in the vicinity of the New
Willard Hotel, where conditions are
deemed serious enough to imperil traffic.
1t is said the drivers of many OF the
automobiles. taking advantage OF Judge
Hardison's Interpretation of the law. to
the effect that they may be permitted
to circle the front of the hotel not more
than four times in any one hour, really
obstruct that important thoroughfare
most of the time.
Eagerness to get fares oftentimes re-
suits in violations of the regulations on
part of the driver of the ''for hire" vehi-
cles, member of the police traffic
squad said, and there are several sec
tions of the regulations that are vio
lated there every day. But practically
no arrests have been made' there.
Evening star., 1919-03-27

the roadway and got safe distance
away before the crash came. The
automobile. reduced to a mass of
junk. was thrown to one side of the
track
Evening star., 1919-03-27
RETURNS TO PULPIT SUNDAY.
Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett, Chaplain of
Regiment. Reaches New York.

Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett, rector of All
Souls Memorial Church and chaplain
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Transportation Towed 1900 Miles.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 27.-
The Army cargo carrier TranSporta-
ton. bringing twenty-four soldiers
the majority of them wounded, after
a series of mishaps seldom encoun-
tered by ship, docked here yester-
day. The casual soldiers are from
the south. The Transportation was
towed into the Delaware capes from
a position several hundred miles off
the Canary Islands by the Army
cargo carrier Quincy. The Trans
portation's rudder had broken and
the shaft snapped. The Quincy towed
the Transportation 1000 miles.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Many Ambulance Men Cited.

The ambulance men who returned
were mostly university and college
students who. entered foreign service
before America went into the war
Ten per cent of those arriving today
have been decorated or cited. Lieut.
Basil Neftel of Larchmont, n. Y, won
the croiX de guerre, four citations
and has been proposed for the legion
of honor for service with the French
since 1916. Corporal Wayne Fulton
Woodbury., n. j., was awarded the
distinguished service cross and the
croix de guerre for bringing in
wounded and taking the place of
stretcher bearer killed in action. A.
r. Colvo, Dayton, o., also won the
croix de guerre. Other arrivals were
Private Walter Garrett, former Har-
ward base ball pitcher, who was in
ambulance service, and Sergeant
Harry w. Ryer. Hawthorne, n. Y. of
the 165th Infantry, who was gassed
in the Lorraine.
The steamship Deep Water arrived
from ST. Nazaire with casual de-
tachment of two officers and nine
teen men for Camp Upton.
!. The steamship Argentine docked
form Marseille yesterday with 1.165
troops, including casuals from many
states, and Transportation Corps COM
panies Nos. 81 to 104, which per-
formed railway construction and air
range work in various parts of
France.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Violations Reported.

Section 5. article T.. of the police reg
uiations requires thatautomobile drivers
shall keep over, as near as practicable,
TO the right hand curb. SO as TO leave
the center of the street free and open
for overtaking traffic-the slower the
speed the nearer the curb.
In front of the New Willard Hotel
said a traffic policeman, this regula-
tion is frequently violated by drivers
of "for hire" automobiles stopping in
the street and taking up fares before
reaching the curb. When the automo-
biies leave the parking space, he said
some of the drivers purposely block
the roadway in order to keep other
drivers from getting ahead of them
and getting their prospective fares
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Give Your Old Clothes to
the American Red Cross

Send your donations this
week, strongly wrapped and
tied. to your nearest police sta
tiOn or fire engine house, and
help suffering millions in Eu-
rope.
DON'T WAIT-DO 1T NOW.
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Backing Regulation Ignored.

Another regulation said to be vio-
lated by the flor hire" car owners is
one which provides that a vehicle
shall not move backward for a greater
distance than is necessary to turn,
nor at all if obstructing traffic. Yes
terday afternoon two of the automo-
biles left the parking space and went
ahead to a point only few feet from
the north curb. failed to get passen-
gers and backed to the parking space
In making such move they prevented
the free passage of an Army truck
and two automobiles.
Several times during the course of
a few minutes. for hire vehicles fol-
lowed one another along the line of
the curb looking for fares without
maintaining the fifteen-foot distance
required by the regulations.
Narrowly Escaped Death.
Robert w. Webb, rs 5th street
northeast. narrowly escaped death on
the Quarles street grade crossing of
the Pennsylvania railroad. in kenil-
worth yesterday. Webb decreased the
the crossing. and when the car
reached the crossing the engine sud-
denly stopped.
Engineer William Dill. in charge of
the engine drawing the train, saw the
automobile and made every effort to
bring the engine to a stop before it
reached the crossing. He failed to
succeed, however. and the engine
crashed into the automobile and de-
molished it.
Webb. seeing his danger and realiZ-'
ing he could not get his automobile
started in time to get it from in front
of the approaching train. jumped to
Evening star., 1919-03-27
Philadelphia Dancing Academy
DANCING
Taught in Six Lessons

: II you can walk, we guarantee you 70 dance
before leaving studiuo. Expert lady and gen.
tleman teachers. Reasonable rates. Private
lessons Open 10 an; close II PM. Finest
floor in the city Next door to the Rialto.
71e 9th ST. NV. Phone Franklin $780, re
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Miflin County Must Pay
Half in Rebuilding Road

Lewistown, Pa. March when
the delegation of the Lewistown
Chamber of Commerce met Highway
Commissioner Lewis Sadler. at Har-
risburg, on Wednesday and talked
of the building of a road from
Lewistown to McVeytown. a distance
of twelve miles, in Miffiin county,
"fifty-fifty" was the ultimatum
handed TO them. The two strong
points of the committee was that
the road is on the original William
Penn highway and has been marked
for more than a year as in con-
dition almost unfit for travel and the
state was urged to build a road at
its OVID expense.
The Highway Commissioners point
ed out that there is a road in Miffini
county running from Reedsville by
the way of Belleville on to Hunting
don and that it would not be good
policy for the department to con-
striuct permanent road over this
route when other communities with
poorer roads than Mifflin county are
asking for roads.
The Commissioner said that Mifflin
county has been better treated in
the matter of good roads than any
other county in the state.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
MiddietOUn
Mrs. Kate B. Meashey
Dies at Round Top

Mrs. Kate B. Meashey, aged 40,
died at her home, near Round Top,
on Wednesday evening from the re-
suits of paralytic stroke. which she
suffered a week ago. She is survived
by her husband and ten children.
Aaron Meashey, Annville; Mrs. Simon
Wanamaker. Round Top; Harry
Meashey, Middletown; Mrs. William
Snavely. Shellsville; Norman Meas
hey, Elizabethtown; Mrs. Katie
Lands, Deadote; Mrs. Samuel Denny.
Round Top; William Meashey. of
town; two brothers. Gotleib Schneit-
man, lebanon; w. b. Schneitman and
one sister, Mrs. Mary Engle, of Eliza
bethtown. Funeral services will be
held on Sunday morning at o'clock
from the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Samuel Denny, and 10 o'clock at the
Mennonite Church at Elizabethtown
The Rev. Samuel Oberholtzer, as
sisted by the Rev. D. Y. Miller, will
officiate. Burial will be made in the
Mt. Tunnel Cemetery. Elizabethtown.
The Freshmamn English Club of the
High School held its weekly meeting
at the high school Wednesday after
noon.
At a meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Methodist Church We'd
nesday evening the following officers
were elected President, Mrs. d. W.
Huntzberger; vice-president, Mrs. j.
A. Kramer; secretary, Mrs. j. H.
Buck; treasurer, Mrs. a. G. Banks.
William Kronson moved from the
Fallinger property in Swatara street
to the A. L. Huntzberger property in
the same street.
Mrs. Walter Nipple, who resides at
n cHf
telegram from her husband who was
overseas for the past six months,
that he has arrived in New York
City. He is a member of Company
A, 5Gth Pioneer Regiment, and is
we'll known in town.
The Sunday School class of A. S.
Quickel held its regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred
Rudolph, North Union street, last
evening, after the business of the
evening was transacted, a social hour
was spent. Refreshments were
served.
Charles Anderson, who had been
called to town on account of the
death and funeral of his brother the
late w. B. Anderson, returned to his
home at Pittsburgh.
Mrs. G. e. Bowers, of Swatara
street, entertained the Social Circle
at her home yesterday afternoon
from l to o'clock, and had for her
guests Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, Of
Harrisburg. and Miss Carrie Schiefer.
of Philadelphia.
Miss Carrie Schiefer, who spent the
last week in town as the guest of her
sister, Mrs. N c. Thurman, returned
to her home at Philadelphia to-day.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has closed the camp below Roy
alton where at one time between $50
and 200 Mexicans and negroes were
housed. being employed by the COM
pany.
Mrs. Aldus Drabenstadt annd son.
John, who spent the past week in
town and Royalton, returned to their
home at Philadelphia yesterday.
Henry Nipple has purchased the
plot'of ground in Swatara street that
was used at one time for q way lock
by fhe Pennsylvania Canal Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
PUT GASOLINE
in MILK OF CUT
RATE DEALERS
Inquiry Reveals Methods EN-
ployed to Keep Prices Up
in New York
BIZ Associated Press

New York, March 7.--Use of "hy-
draulic pistols loaded with gasoline
to interfere with cut rate milk deal
ers in this city was described by
Samuel Morosoff. tan independent
dealer, at the John Doe" milk in
quiry before Magistrate McAdoo.
Morosoff testified that he was SELL
ing bulk milk at one-cent a quart
less than the larger distributors and
that several efforts had been made
10 hamper his business.
Last Monday, he declared. an auto
mobile drew up beside his wagon
as he was removing the cover from
a large can of milk and fired" gaso-
line into the can, spelling its con-
tents.
On another occasion, he testified,
a bolt had been removed from his
wagon while he was making de-
livery, making further use of the
wagon impossible until it had been
repaired.
Magistrate McAdoo ordered an in
vestigation when Morosoff declared
a policeman to whom he had COM
planned refused to take any action.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
CALLs U. S. AN AUToCRACY

Washington, March 7.-Declaring
that the United States had become
the greatest autocracy in the world,
and urging that power be returned
TO the people. Lieutenant Governor
John G.. Oglesby, of Illinois, aroused
the conference of governors and
mayors in session at the White
House here to consider reconstruc-
ton problems.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
LIQUOR CLERKS EXHAUSTED

New York, March Eighty
seven more shopping days until dry
ness. New York liquor clerks are
exhausted. Some stores are cleaned
selves.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
LEAKY POTATOES SHOWN
 IN MOVING PICTURE FILMS

A leaky potato is rightly named, ac. cording to moving picture film that has just been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. If you squeeze a leaky potato in youi hand it will contract like a sponge fall apart, and nothing will be left O; it but mass of rot.
 How the "leak" disease gets into the potatoes is shown in the motion picture, which is to be exhibited in the California delta region, where the trouble causes large losses. The hoe shaped forks that are used in this region for potato digging often pierce the tubers and the wounds thus made allow the entrance of the fungus that causes the disease, which is always on the watch for point of attack. It is also shown that the common practice of breaking off the knobs or second growths from the tubers likewise opens the way for the Teak" dis ease. The lesson of the film is that potatoes which are wounded in any way should not be stored or shipped with sound tubers.
 The department has also issued a motion picture showing the magnitude of the potato industry in California. how efficient methods of farming and shipping have been developed, and how losses can be prevented.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01

department experts say the following methods are effective:
 Do not SOW wheat on stubble if DOS. sible to avoid doing so.
 Flow under all infested stubble ana ruined wheat where practicable soon after harvest, especially where this does not interfere with the growing of clover and forage grasses.
 Destroy all volunteer wheat by har. rowing, disking, blowing, or other wise.
 Flow all land to be sown to winte, wheat as early and deeply as existing conditions permit and prepare thor oughly pulverized and compacted seed bed.
 Conserve moisture against period of drought at seeding time.
 Use the best seed procurable.
 Keep the soil in good tilth and, most important of all, sow winter wheat during the fly-free period as advised by local farm advisors or state experi- ment stations.
 Community action in these meas ures is absolutely essential to com plete success.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01

In the Matter of the Estate of John c. Walker, deceased.-Notice of Hearing Petition.
 Notice is hereby given that E. B. Jensen has filed in this court a certain document purporting to be the last will and testament of John c. Walk CT, together with his petition praying that said document be admitted to probate in this court as the last will and testament of said John c. Walk CT, who, said petitioner alleges, is.de- ceased, and that letters testamentary issue thereon to said petitioner, E. B. Jensen, and that same will be heard on Saturday the 18th day of August, A. D. 1919, at 10 o'clock in the fore noon of said day, at the court room of this court, in the Courthouse, in the Town of Flagstaff. County of Co., conino, State of Arizona, and all per- sons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 Dated July 21, 1919.
 TOM L. REFS, (Seal.) Clerk.
 By LOUISE GREENLAw,
 Deputy Clerk. July 25; Aug. 2, g, 16.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
SUMMONS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CO., COMING.

James A. McClenney, plaintiff, vs. Josie Ray McClenney, deefndant.- Summons No. 1534.
 In the name of the State of Ari- zona, to Josie Ray McClenney, de- fendant, greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and re- quired to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Coconino, and answer the complaint therein filed with the clerk of this said court, at Flagstaff, in said county, within twenty days after the service upon you of this summons, if served in this said county, or in all other cases within thirty days there- after, the times above mentioned be- ing exclusive of the day of service, or judgment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Coconino, this 18th day of July, A. D. 1919.
 TOM l.. REFS, (Seal) Clerk of the Superior Court.
 By LOUISE GREENLAW,
 Deputy Clerk. July 18 to August 15.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CO., COMING.

In the Matter of the Estate of James Walsh, deceased.-Notice of Hear
 ing Petition.
 Notice is hereby given that T. J. Evans and George A. J. Howard, have filed in this court copy of will and probate thereof duly authenticated of James Walsh, deceased, together with their petition praying that said docu- ment be admitted to probate in this court as the last Will and Testament of said James Walsh, deceased, who, said petitioners allege, is deceased, and that letters testamentary issue thereon to said petitioners, and that same will be heard on Friday the 9th day of August, A. D. 1919, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room of said court, in the court house, in the Town of Flagstaff, County of Coconino, State of Arizona, and all persons interested in said es- tate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said peti- tioners should not be granted.
 Dated July IT, 1919.
 Attorneys for Petitioners: F. W. Perkins and Swanwick & Donneley.
 TOM l.. REFS, (Seal.) Clerk.
 By LOUISE GREENLAW, . Deputy Clerk.
 July IS to Aug. 1.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
FIRST TB ELECTION ORDERED

The first election in the United States to. decide whether or not a county should eradicate tuberculosis from it's herds of cattle has been or ddered to be held in Clay County, Miss, on September 2. The election was ordered by the county board of supervisors after petition asking for it had been presented by a group of citizens.
 The results of this election will have much more than local interest, because the election may be the fore runner of hundreds of thousands of others in other sections of the country.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
Range and Market News Items of Interest Pertaining Livestock Arizona
 Market Letter for the Past Week. ,.F#

increased this year. Reports received from the western half of the Missis- sippi Basin also indicate increased abundance of the pest.
 Growers of winter wheat should put into practice at once measures advo- cated by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture to avoid losses to the 1920 crop by the Hessian fly. There is no remedy for this pest when it takes possession of crop of wheat. Injury can be prevented solely by
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
NOTICE OF HEARING REPLICA. TON TO SELL REAL ESTATE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COCONINO COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA.


 In the Matter of the Estate of Matte E. Harding, deceased. = Notice of Hearing Application to Sell Real Estate.
 Notice is hereby given that E. &. Miller, the administrator of the estate of Matte E. Harding, deceased, hay ing filed in this court petition, pray ing for an order of sale of the real estate of the estate of said Matte B. Harding, deceased, the hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for Saturday, the 9th day of August, 1919, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room thereof, at the court house in said county; and all persons interest ed in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said order prayed for should not be made.
 Dated July 10, 1919.
 TOM L. REFS,
 By LOUISE GREENLAw, . Deputy Clerk. July Il to Aug. S-5t.
The Coconino sun., 1919-08-01
ELKs ENDORSE FEDERAL PLAN

The grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at its recent meeting in Atlantic City, en- dorsed the program for the conserva- ton of the elk herds in the United States, as formulated by the Forest Service of .the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. A committee was instructed to cooperate with rep resentatives of the federal govern ment in putting this program into ef- feet. The meeting also memorialized the United States Congress to pass a bill providing for the addition to the Absaroka and Gallatin forests of narrow strip of land extending north from the Yellowstone National Park and situated between these forests, with the authorization to accept as gift any private lands that may be offered, or to give other government lands in exchange for private lands needed for elk protection. This provi- sion is extended to private lands with in national forests adjoining the Yell lowstone National Park.