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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
WHO'S THE FAv0R|TE?
Authorities on Battle
ground at Loss in
Picking Winner IN
Willard-D e m p 5 e y
Bout

Toledo. OHIO. June 1S-Nirh ne
heavyweight championship contest
between Jess willard ana JACK
Dempsey SCI fer three weeks from
TO-DAY sporting authorities On The
battle-ground TO-DAY ara frankly a
loss % seiec: their tavo-1te. Sent
neni seems 20 change every day
Willard IS finishing the second
week II MS serious preparation vast
- improved and experts say ne vii
oe n frs LASS condition within -vo
weeks. Re finished WORKOUT yester-
Day as [~esn Is when he Started.
painting IN orea.A IS 4 Tes4-. If me
pace X Hard sci Tor mem.
Dempsey : eager . ~eyl-ne MS
boxing. but mus, wal another 1aE
as NE - over his eve Is - -o'
.saGer d. pv~-nl, any 0Hucr NCrE-
Ma-acer hearns announced MAJ -2r
challenger would not ~ allowed ~
pull on ne gloves until sunday, -
fears --at I: re wound should -
-eopered : might prove dangerous -
DEMPSEY Nls4cr.
a youne 1an, named Ns--re1 ro-
cent. discharged t~-'Tn ~ nav s+'--
VICE. s aue - ION Willard staff 1t
s0a--nE Partners Quay hsIcrei.
described Is 9c-pcuade- Win 2
style similar = Denpseys was -
commended - Willard by Al eastern
1-te1u as : find
" Hard las drawn 1..e cH.ur inc
II ms ,,-a-cIag. lie ms ~e-lsed -
nave negro spa-~,-lc partners n
camp. although t1e-e 3~a several
available.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
YALE MEN WIN TENNIS
TITLE AT HARTFORD. CT.

Hartford Conn. jane 81. p
Rice and J 8. Morse. Yale. wor me
New England Lawn Tennis doubles
championship this afternoon ny de-
fea1ins Fl. H Fassford and ? Pian-
isani. both Of New York Tennis Club.
a. the Hartford Golf Cub courts,
s. Sc. 40. s.
Rice ana Morse defeated z. ?
F7yde and I, y. Wiley Of Hartford
in ne sem finals mis- morning, Sc,
S-4
Finals IN ne singles and consoK-
da.lon are carded FOR -omo--nw Z,
" Pike Of Spr,nftieid and K L
Simmons. Yale. will battle for the
championship n he singles.
Pike qualified FIR the finals n me
singles when ne easily defeated I. Il.
Wiley. Hartford. and simmons by
defeating l. 2 RlCe. Yale. IN the
semi finals this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
QUAKER CITY TENNIS
MEN BEST NEW YORK
PLAYERS AT BOSTON

Boston 1Ine - ,ace n',.a 'e-n ;
- .,'.s Ge Gated New yor4 2-a"ers s-1
n. caes q -h:ee IA -he nter-clt
na,c@cs for ne -rs. q. n ne George
M.-ers Ca.;-ca ZIP. o. he LanE"ooa
C-cke. r1ub courts. I'D MI -clte- ne
Boston .Ilya-s t--norrow-
= results were accomplished age.
ny WINS ~ Cralg Bod 4. : an4ev Tear
son ana : :. -slave-. l~.. Of FHlla
fa.atla. over ,he reEer = New yo-l.ers.
F-ed 3 A.exander. B-a! =. W~:c.l: am
T. Fell. y NJ s:r-.es mates
4 X Williams -. .or-er 7a,.ora.
champion VINO mas been IA overseas
service VI return IA -ea9is c9rnne..-
tlon II :o1nor-ows matches men he
WI represent Boston ana face u =
Ti,den. one q the nat.onal douuies
cha-nrlucs- N . exhibition co2-- =
deH had rs -FlS speed n a.s matches
to6ar,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
K. H. WINS CLOSE
GAME FROM
LISBON FALLS

Een,s Hill Ne June a.-iI YVES any
oodys game 20 tie end Of tae ninth.
win as slightly a favor o. the cham
pions Thursday. waen Kerts Hi won
b, rom ne sna7py Lseon Fills nine.
!, was Koran tou.ta game n .ess tnaa
wo weeks aad he showed ths result Of
ne strain somewhat. i5e Low &c only
four mis- however and Struck out -
70 MS oppunents :. L.shcn Falls showed
:, keen knowledge OF the ane- points o.
ne game ana won ne admiration q tie
-rowd tor .ae.- Clean WORK.
snow. ir.t man Up FOR - bon. nj 10
eft. A fumhled bail . Piumner fol-
owed by VIII throw ever me first
. aseran's head placed q man m second
mo third The nexs man struck out hut
White and 5anerus. he next iwo ba:-
'e-s hi s4.eiy Gil ring three ms. LIS
bon Fails 1cored again n the fourIh On
:. two oaeger ov Green. two pass &C balls
II success. on and an error by Nichols
who tunh ed a ground hall from Pack
ards bat
kenI's HI had oniv one hitting
inning, the second. with he score 90.
against Ter. Koran was hi by the
pitcher. but died On second on fielder S
cholce Tabor recovered re los,
ground. however BY stealing second
Parsons attempted a sacrifice ana was
SAFE on irst on a poor throw. advaac-
tng Talbot 20 th:-d. Wahely layed down
q DreI.y bout and beat II out q; 1rst-
scor ng Talbot Howe. playing ms frs:
game Of the reason nit safely 20 -1gaI.
scoring Parsons. and advancing Wasely
- 81. Howe sfcl e second. Leany HI. o
me pitcher and was safe On the Play.
scoring Wakelv, Howe was caught
HapYing IF from -hi-d anu hecame the
SECOND out. WATSON stepped Up and
w--a1pe5 ouI pretty single scoring
-eaay. Watson stole second F,unme-
III sharply % shortsrop who tumbled
the ball waile Watson scored bu. while
lo1 Nc he runner a. ne plate. quick
how @ second stopped Plunmer $
journey and secw ed the much needed
ih-I out
Alter ne fourth there was TO more
scoring although both teams had men
ieft bases n o>he- innings The sum
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
JOHNSON BEST IN
PITCHERS BATTLE

Washington. June 1S.-Joh.son had
he better Of Morton II a pitching
due tooav ana Washington broke
even n Tue series with CleTe and
Nv .ak.ns the ina, game - q. The
single score was n he eighth Hnen
Shaaks slnga6, sale second and
sccored On Judge Mi. Second Base
nan Grover obtained from lhe Phi
adei pnla AMERICANS, appeared Tor
ne drst I.me n the Washington
lineup. Score.
Cleveland 10 3 90 ~ Q . o-0-4-o
Washington = . 0 0 x-l-e-o
Morton and O'Nei.l: johnson and
Pic,oich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
BROWNS BEAT
OUT MACkMEN. 40

Philadelphia, June -a.-St. LOUIS
hated Seibold for a single, uonbie
and triple IN me third inning To-Day
and with Gadeons sacrifice scored
-n-ee runs enough 20 defeat Phil
aoelph1a- The anal score was - :.
The Athletics punched TWO Of their
hits N The seventh and with a pass
scored their two runs. They Gid 1oI
ger A n, \ the frs. I've innings
Tie score
= LOUIS ILL.,. 0 0 = 0----('l
Philadelphia q & Q 0 o = = d. -
wei,man and Severed: Seiboid.
irnev and Perkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
RED SOx BREAK
Even WITH
WHITE Sox, 81

Boston. June 1s-Boston got an
even break from Chicago IN their
tour-game series by winning s TO !
toaavs game. In the fifth Shellsn-
back ISSUED four bases on balls. With
two out NcIanls' single scored one
run. Schangs double scored -1ree
more and after Russell had relieved
SheIleoback. SCOTS single scored
Schang. Russell filed the bases by
passing Jones and Kerr relieved
Russell. finishing TIE game and hold
ing Boston hltless-
CHICAGO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
TIGERS DOWN
YANkS FIRST TIME

New York. June lo-DeI-oIt won al
uphill game rom New York here TO-
DAY. 8 70 ., defeating ne Yankees
for the frsr time this season.
New York obtained 4 tcu--r1ln lead
early 5ut four pitchers were unable
70 save II Quinn. called y Mo-
g-idEe's -e-ief n the s1a inning. sent
Hei1,nan LONE with TIE winning run
q, a wild pirch. F7asstsad n, ,
double and three singles and walked
y five times NJ. Score.
Detroit N1o o. eI-s-1 3
New York . : q f-0- 50
Dauss. Eoiaac and S1anage Shore.
Russell. Mogrdge. QUINN ana Han
nah.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
MITE HOUSE TEAM WINS CLOSE
1ANE FROM COUNTER JUMPERS 81

ae fastest games Of base
= ne c-ry tals season
80 mined The Clerks by
The clash MS Of
- s-rg v4-leTy md from
-g . NE ninth things
-r-.og -aa- kept The fans
.eo. Slams ina. locked
: - - we're turned -1Io outs
-. -.~-1s catches. Soil
-. x--gea well. Cote while
nes pitched i good
A1EoulGrlck Of me
-: zEagat-oa. who IS
- ~ y. one stolen base DUR
.-.-.,a crrIesL which Is al
-. RI rance n amateur oaz--
II. mad me tenic-l1y d
- 4-. promptly 1-2ped, Ao-
~ N. 3zned With State House
e. ~ -7,a~~. 1-ew Z stroll. but was
-,--a- -s,und when ne -rled -
-. Martin and Folsom
-~ES came 70 ba.. BLAIR
-r- 1eiG. Abbott famed
--.- .te u first On an - or
a-.,- man wen, ou,. Paine
,',- 1,~.A-
a~z SESSION opened. RYAN
- error By Miller Ejo-
- 5sy sc-aper 70 Garslde-
- StarkeY Va hed-
... ---. au- TWO on, and he
TouIGr.ck cane 70 bat.
ut i TWO sacker. scof-
80 "a Der. Pierce whitfield.
-o1 their lone nm n
- Eot life on i-s1 m
v Ted Martin. Miller
- single scoring "
~~a1. Abbott Went OUT, Nc
20 Viule-re Groves went
N - Tlolet.e One run.
sJuse got another tally II
p. Mc(zoul drlck singled. Ee
-acund CT Cote's Wild pitch.
ss--t 1.red. Martin a,ed ou- -
McEoulGrlck scGred N
5irgle. Folsom was forced
nd On Ryan 5 Nil . Cy--
: z.'n- was ! dandy from star. %
s-@ was Al excellent crowd
es Ne who mad some spells n
' --.ed himself out iw'ce wnen
r~ n~ea OF bases
lie scheduled for icOar s
F. -ossaIts
:.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
CoNey Pitches No-Hit
Gam.. Against Providence

war. ester. Mass. june lS.-CoileE
pitched a no-nIi game agaloSs lie i10'-
.uence Eastern League team to0aE. ne
gave three bases on balls The on
other man TO reach first was aause-.
whose Srounde- We're failed "a stn,-
wory ester hit Germ hard. nut rerrsa r.
bic fielding by the league leaders he,7
he score down They made four dou-
bic plays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
MISS HOLLNS WINS
WOMEN'S METROPOLITAN
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

New York June -3.-Mlss Maroon
Eoii:ns Of Wesibrook. I. !. won
the women s metropolitan golf clan-
pionsh,p today by defeating Mrs. w
A. Gavin South Shore, l. :. - ne
inal round a. the A-cola n. j.
Country Club. The match wen, three
extra holes with Miss Eoliins enc Up
ln-1.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
SPORTING NOTES

Dexter A. won from University
Of Maine to o al Dexter Thursday
Ruckland being a mystery to The
roileg,ans. rtrikinE out l. men ana
haQ perfect support Maine used
Watson, Small and DeRocher N the
box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14

New York. June 13.-EsIease of
ou;deioer William Lamar % the
Boston American League Club for
ne waiver price. was announced to-
day by tae New York Americans.
Lamar came 70 New York n 1917
from the Baltimore In,ernarlonais.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
Lawmakers Take Game from Clerks
D01k Hands Goose Egg to Braves
BOSTON Braves
AT MERCY OF
PITCHER DOAk

6, Lou :. me 12-Doah held Bosion
- !h-es 1lts while s. LOUIS hi Dem
zee .-eelr ana s.ru- o., -hs Braves
to-a" : II 4 zanE Gowdv was ngalr
II, about ire aeck ana shoulders ~
q ,nE glass rom xlndow"n re dress
.ng ~oorr wh.ch hiew 4 before me
rau.. The sore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
PRATT TO CAPTAIN
[. OF NJ. TRACK TEAM

orono. Ne. June Ia-Ea-oid E. Pratt.
2 OF Barre Mass. was elected CAP
raln Of the Cnlverslty o. Name rack
team today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
BOSTON

TWO 5aSe hts ILhoole|. SNhanE.
Sacrifice lis. Z Collins. McInnls.
Double plays. Z. Collins n R.s3sr- .
Gndil 80. Schaag % Shear. Left
On bases. Chlca-o :; Boston : Ease
on balls. Of Shellenback s: of rus
sell ! of ks-- : q. Jones :. Hts
off Sheilenback n 3 innings:
Of Russell II 0 innings: Of Kerr
q N : : innings Struck cut. by
SaetIer back =: by Kerr .: BY Jones
- Losing pitcher Shellenoac:-
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LISBON FA- HIGH SCHOOL.

Two base -I-s-lsrann. SACRIFICE hts
Watson. Parsons. Green. Stoien Ia ses-
Watson. Talbot. Parsons. Wakely,
Howe 70 Lane. Base IN na-ls-Of
Koran Fit by 7itcaer-Sy Packard.
Struck ou,-Bv Koran L. by Packard :.
Double llay-Packa-d % Janetus.
Passed Balls by Wake.y ~. Umpire.
Ee-soD. Scorer. CARR. Time. hrs.
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BASEBALL DOPE At 4 GLANCE

YESTERDAYS AM. RESULTS
Boston 6. Chicago /
Detroit s. New York :.
St Louis 4. Philadelphia =
Washington I. Cleveland o
SATURDAYS GAMES
Cleveland al Boston.
ct Louis AZ New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit al Washington.
SUNDAYS GAMES
Detroit ar Washington.
YESTERDAYS NAT. RESULTS
ST Louis 4. Boston O.
Cincinnati s, New York .
Pif-sbUrg :. BROOKLYN eight m
ntnEs1.
PhilRdel phla-Chicagn rain.
SATURDAYS GAMES
Boston al Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Phiiauei pnia a. Pit-sDUrE
BROOKLYN al ST. LOUIS
SUNDAYS GAMES
Boston al Cincinnati.
New York a. Chicago.
BROOKLYN q. s.. Aouis.
ToOAT'S N. e. GAMES
Fitchbur< a, Portland.
Lawrence al Lewiston.
Lowell a. Eayera-I-
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EASTERN LEAGUE

Worcester 5, Providence Q.
WATERBURY :. Springfield |.
Pit-- field 6. New Haven ..
Bridgeport 5. Hartford =
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Reds Bunch Hits
And Beat Giants 80

C.2c.-2a-., 0 June lG-P:taler
C1lsev VIC Aad Won alE..-, straight
Games ~ ne New York c?u0 NJ.
ms 1-s, aetea. n re season aere 10
Ca when re Feds bunrned r.ree
mis- Win al ar~0r 1y Zimmerman n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14

3 o q d" g q : g.
0 o Q @ 0 : 0 O.
ST DOT. McGould-ck
&c Gouldr,ck :. BY Cote
e. rel oa-.-S. Martin. Gar
'~7-s~oIe. Base On balls
ICGoLIGrck = Sacrifice
--l:Eey' Umpire. Thomp-
-4.-en aaacs, so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14

Warm SODA wa.er is the best -
remove dirt from cid furniture which
n to oe renewed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
CALENDAR OF SPORTING EVENTS

June 16-Duekrin Turney: Bowling
June 1s-6asesai High e
June z July S-inter1iiec France
Faces Windsor Fair Grounds
July -cnamponship Jess WIars
Dempsey. Toieao
First Annua Of
ausr-ia Athletic
Oakland Rock and.
G-Goif At Hamilton. Can
5 ana A. A u.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
~C-LEGE CANES

are- MaMss.-Eolv Cross
and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14
tA-. STANDING

Lowell 5.
. Cortland 6.
7a :. Itcaburg !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-14

;
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n The City Of M
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tires can be put,
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| have urfolGed an
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Confident in this
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Therefore. Goodrich
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Evening star., 1919-05-14
HOPE FOR CIVIL PENSION
Supporters Confident Action Will
Be Taken-Senator Colt
4 Friendly to Bill.

The supporters of civil service re-
tirement pension plan for the govern
ment employees are confident that they
will be able to put such a measure
through at the coming session of
Congress. The McKellar-Keating bill,
which was before the last Congress,
and which was drafted after confer
ences with the employees themselves,
with some modification. will be press
ed again, it is understood
While the Senate committees have
not yet been appointed under the re-
publican reorganization, it is said that
the craftsmanship of the committee
on civil service may fall to Senator
Colt of Rhode Island. Senator Colt
is friendly to the bill and had a hand
in it's drafting at the last session. He
said today that he had no doubt such
a measure would be considered ia
vorably after the rush of work on
appropriation bills which confrouts
the Congress has been ended.
Senator Colt said he had not anv
information as to whether he would
be chairman of the committee on civil
service or not.
Evening star., 1919-05-14

diana Senator Lodge will appoint
the other members of these commit
tees as soon as possible to expedite
the final selection Of standing COM
mittees.
When the Senate meets Monday the
republicans will proceed with the or
SANITATION Of that body by electine
pore and by electing the other officers
Of the Senate who were chosen today.
The republican conference readopted
the rule approved at the last session
Of Congress under which no senator
shall be member of more than two
Of ten OF the major committees. Sena-
tor Norris of Nebraska moved to
amend the rule by making it impos.
sible for a senator who is chairman
Of one of these committees to be a.
member of any of the other of the ten.
but his motion was rejected.
The fight over the cnairmanships .of
the finance committee and of the an
was said. when the committee on conn
mittees is ready to report to the Sen
ate, which may not be for several days
after the Senate meets.
Progressive republican senator's to.
day reiterated their statement that
they would oppose the election of Sans
ator Penrose as chairman of the A.
nance committee and Senator Warren
as chairman Of the appropriations
committee. They insisted that they
would be able to prevent the election
Of Senator Penrose as chairman of the
finance committee by bringing about
q deadlock on the floor of the Sonata
no candidate receiving a majority Of
the votes.
It has been rumored that a deal has
CONTINUED on Second PaEe.1
Evening star., 1919-05-14
New Stand Of Italians.
Sixty-Six Articles in the
League Of Nations Draft
Submitted by the Germans

PARIS, Monday, May 12 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-The German plan for a
league Of nations. submitted by the Ger
man delegation at Versailles and now in
the hands of the peace conference COM
mittee on the league Of nations to which
it was referred. contains sixty-six arti-
cles. together with supplement setting
forth the charter for an international
labor league. The special aims Of the
league of nations devised by the Ger
mans are set forth as follows:
"A. Prevention Of international dis
putes.
&C. Securing freedom Of traffic, and
general economic equality of rights.
'sD. Protection Of national minorities.
"E. Creation Of An international work.
..F. Regulation Of colonial questions.
&C. Unity Of existing and future In
ternational institution.
'fH. The creation Of a parliament"
Another provision Of the draft reads:
'"The league of nations shall comprise
(a) all belligerent states taking part in
the present war; (b) all neutral states
included in The Hague arbitration
league; (c) all others to be adf1itted by
vote Of two-t thirds of the existing mem
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1919-05-14
MAY q IS U. S. CLERKS
QUESTIONABLE DAY"
Ceremonies to Mark Submittal of
Redistribution Reports to
Congressional Commission.

Friday, May %, is to be question
naire day" in all government estab-
lishments. The chief clerks and the
central committees and subcommit-
tees representing the 10000 employees
in the reclassifcation conferences are
arranging to have ceremonies that
will make the day memorable.
The idea in designating the day
was that it would mark the turning
back to the joint congressional COM
mission on reclassification of salaries
for government employees the 10000
ouestionnaires which show just what
each federal worker is doing.
This marks the government work.
er's day in court. when he or she
places before the congressional COM
mission a description Of his or her
Job as part of the great government
machinery.
Rrief instructions are being printed
for distribution to all the government
workers telling them how to fill out
the missionaries. More lengthy in
structions are being rushed through
tonight to all the members Of the
in the various govern
ment establishments. This is being
done so that the subcommittees can
act as centers Of information In ad-
vising the employees how to fill out
their questionnatres.
Former Representative Keating. who
is secretary Of the commission. ad-
dressed a gathering which included
the central and subcommittee Of the
Department of Labor employees at /
o'clock this afternoon in the Ouray
building.
Former Representative C. W. Ham
lin, also a member OF the commission,
explained the questionable and an
swered questions at meeting Of the
forestry service employees at 2 O'clock
this afternoon in the Woodward &
Lothrop auditorium.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
BOARD ACTION SOON
ON ". R. f. RELIEF
Local Utilities Order for a
Hearing Follows Long
Conference.
oNE-DAY NOTICE IS GIVEN

Immediate action will be taken by
the Public Utilities Commission on the
application of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company for finan-
cial relief
This was indicated today when the
commission, after long conference,
announced that consideration Of the
application would be resumed at a
public hearing in the boardroom Of
tomorrow morning.
This probably il the first time in the
history of the commission that a one
day notice Of u hexrfng has been
given.
To Cross-Examine officials.
The first part Of tomorrow's hear
animation Of officials of the company
After that the public will be given
an opportunity to express it's views.
1t is believed that the commission
will be but a short time in announc-
ing it's conclusion.
At today's conference the commits
sion abandoned the proposal to re-
quire the Capital Traction Company
to build tracks on B street, from 9Th
to 18th streets. to increase transpor-
tation service afforded war workers
employed in Potomac Park. It was de-
cided that the Improvement would
not justify the heavy cost involved
at this time, with the prices of labor
and materials exceeding by more than
100 per cent those Of pre-war times.
Designed to forestall threatened
abandonment of service on the nom
paying suburban lines, the Federation
Of Citizens Associations today ap-
pealed to the commission to require
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company to merge the Georgetown
and Tenleytown and City and Subur-
ban railway companies, the big ma
jority of whose stock the parent con-
Germ owns.
Intimation had been given by the
company that unless it were granted
sufficient revenue to overate the sys-
tenn it might become necessary to
suspend operation on the suburban
lines, which are now declared to be
running at heavy loss. with receipts
far under operating expenses.
The federation takes the position
that Congress intended the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company to
consolidate the Georgetown and Ten
leytown and City and Suburban lines.
It claims that the act of June 5, 1900.
contemplated the operation of all the
lines as one system.
If the commission so rule, the COM
pany, 1t is pointed out, would not be
able to abandon any particular lines,
but would have to go into general
receivership, in the event of a finan-
cial collapse.