Evening star., 1921-05-26
HIGHER v. R. E.FARE
If CHARGES DIFFER
Company Asserts 1t Must
Offset Loss if Capital
Traction Reduces.

II the Public Utilities Commission
should grant the petition OF the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations for a
reduction in fare on the Capital Trac-
ton lines. the Washington Railway
and Electric Company would need a
higher rate than the present one. IL
was indicated today.
AT the last two street car hearings
before the commission the Washing
ton Railway and Electric witnesses
testified that if the Capital Traction
was gwen a lower rate the fare on
the W Washington Railway and Electric
would have TO be higher than four
tokens for 80 cents in order TO offset
he traffic that would flow to the
cheaper lines.
Says Situation Is Unchanged.
William r. Ham. president of the
Washington Railway and ElectI ic.
stated today that the situation is sub
stantlaliy the same now as il was at
the last hearing IN respect 10 different
rates.
The Utilities Commission did not
have an opportunity this morning
to consider whether t6 grant the
plea of the citizens for a public hear
tion fare
The Washington Railway and Flee
trio Company viii begin work within
few weeks on three track projects
that Will cost $4,000, il was an
nounced today.
Lines to Have New Tracks.
The tracks on North Capitol street
from G. street to New York avenue.
and on q street from 4th to llth
street. will be completely rebuilt. at
an expenditure of sfo5.
The tracks on Nichols avenue. Ana
costa. from Sheridan road to the
main gate of st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
will be repaired and the space be-
, tween rails paved at a cost of $50. .0on.
This work is only part OF track
building program of the company
which will involve an outlay OF ap-
proxmately $1.500.000 during this
year.
The graduates were: Majs Henry
G. Bradford. Virginia; Guy A. klock.
Florida: Jefferson b. Latta. New York
James Z. Phillips, Arkansas: Charles
w. Sale. Virginia; Edward l.. White
| more. New York. and Frank +. Win
ter. California; Capts. Reginald +.
Annis. Mississippi: James H. Ash
craft. Alabama: Wayne r. Beardsley,
Michigan: Morgan c. Berry, Arkan-
sas: Dolman r. Blakely. South Caro-
lima: Ross l. Bretz. Indiana: Juan L.
Oregon; Chauncey Z. Dovell. Virginia !.
Milo r. Dunning. Iowa: Merton A.
Farlow. Indiana; Benjamin F. Fridge.
jr.. Louisiana: Joseph w. Garrett,
oklahoma: Antony J. Greco. New
York: Guy d. Griggs. Kentucky: Hen
ry w. S. Hayes. New York: VILLA m
| r. Huddleston. Texas: Maxwell q.
Keeler. Connecticut: Irving K. Lovett,
New Jersey; William w. McCaw,
Pennsylvania: William f. Mccormack
| Kentucky: Patrick s. Madigan. Dis
trict of Columbia; William D. Middle
| ton. Iowa: Give r. Mueller. Kansas:
! Edward 5. Murphy. Minnesota: Mag
! nus J. Myres New York: Theo w.
! OBrien. Delaware; Carroll =. Price.
| Kentucky: John A. Rogers. New
| Hampshire: Charles A. Slammed. Ohio;
Fred o. Stone, Tennessee: Edward II
! Tonolla New York: Thomas G. Tou-
| sey New York: Carlton l.. Wander
J boget. Washington; Lucius +. Wright
| Georgia. and Cesar a. Zevallos. Peru
| and First Lieuts. James +. Brooke
! Missouri: Hugh NJ. Bullard. Pennsyl-
! vania; Walter r. Hamilton. Alabama
! Harold w. kinderman. West Virginia
! Ralph L. Murrell. Missouri. and
! George Z. Rehberger. Maryland.