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The Washington times., 1924-10-16
NTNI|ENT
D. PIIBLN;
SOUGHT
Utilities Commission Con-
elders | Limiting Use Of One
Man Trolley

The Public Utilities Commission
= seriously considering limiting
the use Of one-man cars to the
seventy operated by the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Com
pnny.
Members Of the commission, It
was said today, are satisfied that
The public generally is opposed to
Ore-nan cars.
Question Of Higher Faress
The commission now seeks to
: learn whether the public would be
willing to pay an increased fare
u one.man cars are eliminated.
The commission has before It the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
request that the application Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company for permission to operate
ten additional one-n1hn cars be de-
MED.
Before deciding. the Commissicn-
ers plan to Inspect the one-man
cars.
During the public hearing yester-
day Major j. Franklin Bell, chair.
man OF the commission, asked sew
eral citizens IL they were willing to
pay higher fares II one.man cars.
were eliminated. Several answered
yes" William Mex. Clayton. rep.
Tesenting the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, replied that the COM
pany should be given the rate of
return 1t is entitled to operate
IN first.class manner" First.
class service would mean two.man
car operation, Mr.. Clayton ex.
planned.
Oppose One-Man Cars.
Opposition to. the one.man cars
was voiced yesterday by Mr.. Clay
ton, representing the federation:
Evan H. Tucker, Northeast Citi-
Gems Association; w. I. Swanton,
and J. Clinton Hiatt, Columbia
Heights Citizens Association; e. H.
Pullman, Manor Park Citizens Asso-
citation and p. "A. Nelson, Of the
North Capitol and lexington Cit1.
gems, Association.
William r. Ham, president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, testifying before the
Commission yesterday. declared that
if the one-man cars were diScon.
tinued, the company would probably
come before the Comueission and
ask for a higher tare.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
DENATURING CLASSICS.

~
''How bleseings brighten as they take
their flight edward Young
16S1-170Bl.
So do base balls II you hit 'em right.
"FlIng but . stone the Giants die"
(Matthew Green, 1606-17S7l.
Boys. to the stone pile was "Bucky'B
's1vone but the brave deserve the fair''
dryden, 1631-l70O).
Said the conductor as he took his
where none admire It's useless to
excel" Lord Littleton, 17Oo-1778l.
And be back number as q long
haired belle.
where ignorance Is bliss tie folly to
He drank BOTTLES liquor and lost
''Get money, get money boy no mat
ter what 1t means" (Ben johnson,
1B7l-163T).
He got It, now he's wearing circular
stripes on his jeans.
''The kiss snatched hasty from the
sldelong maid" (James Thomson,
was a freshly painted tulip OF most
"FiTss q woman will or won's de-
pend ON Il" (AarOn Hill, 1686-17E0D.
When she gets your money there's an
''They also serve who stand and
walt" milton, 16O0-1074).
For a dollar seat at the baseball
''Of pil the arts IN. which the wise
Natures chief masterpiece d writing
well" Duke Of Bucldnghamshire,
Yet nature made men who have risen
like lark
And ruled nations being men who
made their mark.
, "Soms said John print ~ others said
mot so
'Somc said IT might be good and
others said NO (Bunyan, 1928 1881 |.
Some said "Bill print II" and Bill
took what they wrote
And used It rs fodder to fatten the
office goat. OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
z MONTHS
Spent IN
Ct TING
DATA
Report Said to Show Com
pany : Earning Net Return
Of 6.31 Per Cent

3 Reduction Of telephone rates
viii Be recommended to- the
Public Utilities Commission By
Earl ". Fisher, executive secre-
tary, who kas Just completed :
two-months investigation Of the
financial condition Of the Chesa-
|peake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
The Commission, Chairman ].
Franklin Bell indicated, viii ap-
prove the proposal Of Mr.. Fisher
and announce public hearing On
revised rates.
8.S1 Per Cent Return.
Mr.. Fishers report, voluminous
one, states that the telephone com
pany, during the twelve months
ending August 81, last, earned
return Of s.S1 per cent on it,
valuation.
In arriving at thia figure, Mr..
Fisher has eliminated from con.
alteration the cost Of the operation
Of the radio station, WEAP. Several
other items Of expenditure have
been disallowed.
Mr.. Fisher said today that IL the
expenditures eliminated were In
cluded in the company'S operating
expenses, the corporation,s return
would be about ~ per cent.
Byers Mex. Bachnan, new chief
accountant Of the commission,
supervised the two-months' inquiry
into the phone company's financial
condition.
The report covers In detail every
financial transaction Of the com.
pany during the past year.
Official Is Silent.
s. NJ. Greer, vice president Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. would not comment on
phone rates today He viii walt
until he sees Mr.. Fishers report.
Company officials, however. point
out that during the first six months
OF 1923 the corporation earned a
return Of ITO per cent; during
last six months Of 1923, 6.43 per
cent, making an average return
for 1923 Of too per cent. They
further said the company's earnings
during the first half OF this year
was 1855 per cent and that for the
year ending June 80. last, the re-
turn was Toe per cent. The
opinion was expressed that the
telephone company this year would
earn no more than In 1923.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
GEORGETOWN BUSINESS
MEN NAME. .CI1AlRMEN

The following chairmen of the
committees OF the Georgetown Bust.
ness Mems Association were an.
pointed last night by President Moe
A. Baer at a meeting In thN Pc.
tomac Bank building:
Isaac B. Nordlinger membership;
B. A. Bowles, ways and means;
Harold Lichenstein, booster; G. w.
Shoemaker, finance; g. w. Offutt,
jr., law; f. Cohen, entertainment;
German M. Hendricks. press; M.
Preston Freeman delinquent, and
Joseph A. Oliver, municipal. Ed.
ward Cogswell was elected secretary
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Fj6rd Carter.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
TEN ARRAIGNED
FOR At TACK
ON POLICE
Six Are Fined in Default Of
Which They Will Serve
jail Terms

Ten persons were arraigned be-
fore Judge Mattingly in Police
Court today .on charges Of disorder.
" conduct. as an outgrowth Of the
narrow escape last night, IN south
west. Of Precinct Detective II. E.,
ogle and Revenue Agent Fred
Rose, who were surrounded and
attacked by q mob Of over 900
'colored men and women.
The arrests were affected amid 4
shower Of rocks and cobbIestones,
revolver shots, cleaning knives and
shouts Of kill them" ana lynch
Them" Encouraged by superior
numbers the negroes would have
overwhelmed the officers had not a
squadron Of twenty police from the
Fourth precinct arrived on the scene
with drawn guns
Crowd Gathers.
Ogle and Rose and Revenue
Agent Otis Fisher had chased an
alleged bootlegger into Broad alley
southwest, and confiscated his car
and Ill gallons Of liquor. Soon q
great crowd OF enraged negroes
gathered around making It neces-
sary for the officers to, draw their
revolvers.
william Ferguson, Charles Rice,
Warren ingram, Jessie Crosby,
George Brown, Joseph Palmer,
George Cox, Mary jackson, Herbert
Smart and Edward Joyce, all colored,
pleaded not guilty to disorderly
conduct today.
An Deny Charge.
Each denied having taken part
In the riot or having used revolvers
or rocks. Various stories were told
by the defendants, explaining their
presence at the scene of the uproar.
The cases against Rice, Joyce and
Jessie Crosby were dismissed, and
Mary Jackson's personal bond was
taken. All of the other defendants
were fined $25, in default Of which
term Of twenty days will be
served.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
MRS. WALcoTT SHOWS
WILD FLOWER SKETCHES

Mrs. Charles D. Walcott's wen.
known series Of water-color sketches
Of American wild flowers are on
exhibition in the main hall of the
Smithsonian building, 1t was an
nounced today.
Mrs. Walcott has made the paint.
-ings in several summers IN the
West. working IN the Canadian
Rockies and Glacier National Park.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
LTIMoRE RABBI Will
ADDRESS D. C., ZIONlSTS

Rabbi Louis Binstock, Of Balti-
more, will address the Washington
district of the Zionist Organization
of America. in a public meeting to.
night at the Adath Israel 'Syna-
gogue, Sixth and l streets north.
west.
Officers and the executive com.
mittee of the local organization are
to be elected at the meeting. Paul
HimmelfaFb IL TO preside.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16

Central High School and former as
sistant superintendent II schools,
spoke adversely to the platoon sys.
tenn.
The difficulty in discussing the
platoon PLAN" Mr.. Kramer said, zig
that so many are so apt to mix the
issues. They advocate depart.
mentalizing subjects. \. No one OBJ
jects to 1t. But they fail to talk
about the overload resulting from
1t. At Central we have a consider.
able overload. We are equipped to
care for $500, and to say we can
take care Of our $500 as well a.
the smaller number Is not true. we
all admit that departmentalizing
teaching Is desirable from the stand
point OF having teacher teach SUBJ
jects In which she is most inter.
ested, but under most conditions It
is liable to succeed at the cost Of
the pupils welfare"
Is For Platoon Plan.
Colonel p. NJ. Anderson, presi.
dent OF the Chevy Chase Parent.
Teacher Association, favored the
platoon system, and presented data
ne obtained from cities where the
system 10 used. He declared the
replies to his inquiries were favor.
able to the platoon plan.
The discussion began when Presi.
dent Atwood M. Fisher, Of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, threw
the floor open TO discussion Of the
platoon plan, which has been con.
sidered recently in connection with
Takoma Park school. Principal
Frank G. Daniel, Of Mckinley High
School, spoke In favor Of the plan.
Superintendent Ballou and James
T. Lloyd, president Of the Board
Of Education, were present but took
no part in the discussion.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
Took Newsbox Coins
Inadvertently, :
He SAYS

Charged with the theft Of
n cents in pennies from q news
paper vending box in front Of
the Z. M. G. "A. on g street,
Joseph Lexington, j., twenty
two, Q student Of q local uni
versity, was arraigned before
Judge Schuldt In Police Court
today.
ut was q slight inadvertance
on my part" Lexington told the
court. In view Of his past rec
ord the court referred the case
to the probation officer for an
investigation.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
U. s. Officers Transferred

Captain Harry I. T. Creswell, Of
r.. silI; Okla, and Lieutenant K.
McKittrick, Of Camp Meade. Md.
are ordered to Tokyo, Japan, az
language officers attached to the
American embassy in orders issued
by the War Department today.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
MUSIC SOUNDS AFAR.

Little Bill Bryan, come blow your
Bob,s in the wheat belt and Cars In
the corn. KEITH PRESTON.
HOW FEARFUL AND WONDERFUL
IS A MAN.
'Orgulo' lists the following quaint
characteristics Of the human.
The iron constitution.
The stony heart.
The metallic V0tce.
+ The steeIy eye.
The marble cheek.
The rubber neck.
The oily smIle.
The iron heel
LeGden feet.
Finger Of ecorR.
The IeGthery jGce.
The AIabdSter br0tO. =.
Ebony locks.
Satin skin.
The concrete head.
49,
You probably think l write queer
stuff,
i do.
Who takes smooth words and
treats 'em rOugh2
/ do.
Who still! talks on when he's said
do.
But who gets by on any bluff?
don't.
sILICUS.
BLAME 1T ON THE BOB.
Henry II. remarks that de-
spite all the Lady GodivGs this
age has produced, the tGres don't
seem to be coming dO1On.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
Exhibit BY Campfire Girls

Campfire Girls OF Washington win
exhibit and demonstrate their work
at the Rust Hall training school.
116O North Capitol street, tomorrow
night. Mary Tonplcins' Is to speak
at the meeting held in connection
with the exhibit.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16

PAY AS YOU RIDE. Many Wash
ington Auto Dealers will give you
such attractive terms that owning
q good used car will be an easy
matter for you to handle. Turn
% Classification IL in the Classified
Section Of this paper today and
read their offerings.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16

WASHINGTON AUTO DEALERS
are describing their best used car
offerings in today's Classified Sec.
ton of this paper. Read Classifi-
cation IL.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
m RESEDA.

$500 - AWAADA1AAk1e 8f
II Resed0 ~ the river,
BIZ the 0I01DiBO Granddaughter,
YOH tOere sitting esOhisO, ses0Ss0,
By the fairy scGters fIOtOssO.
Slender shoulders, 4DEste ns0mtsIIG
Bought or B0rd0 n GeUsll0;
Scarlet lips, 0sItttIe parted:
Al, 4 kitetU Vois tsMder-h hearted.
Nv guitar I started strWmnsisc
And an old song lightly hNmnsislc
Glanced Into your eyes beguiliRg;
DsAspIed yoYs densIrely snstlin0.
Pigeons fIetO about ~ coolss0:
Ctpsdss tCOrk aO1a esCtft ~ d0isg---
Soon together spe speYe singing <
Pebbles y the soGter fItngin0.
Write and tDGgNs your slender fim0ere
zach . memory that Rt0ersl
Yss, you did delight t's boatiit0-- G
DOOM tAe Ttver tpent zoe floating.
Coming back, the Nsoom tCca shtmsn0:
69IIotC moon Of dd3i,s decIstiacs-
And the NttJe tsUsIl0ht breeees
brought the perfume that
ple0ses.
~ my arms I felt vOw shiver--
EeH yONf dGtsttssess GQNiVer--
Al ny heart sOns yours, A4ved0,
~ the rtUeTs IN ResedG.
F0RTEECUB BLAYNE.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16

TO be run OVer and killed
by an automobile e ssosU con-
sidered dying q natural
dectR ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1924-10-16
fore One-Man Cars or HhgherFae Likely
lIlEARIr'SEENs93
TE KOLO AHlIEY.
"a cindian Love Lyric.

IN AAU1iUhkA4lSXs
"A Gindian Love Lyrie.l 81
Te KoIommey,
he KOl0mMoy,
Thou sittese standing d0Nns
Thou riGegt falling wObblegvtIbe.
~ thon wouldn't flying drown.
ne KolOtnnAey,
To KQloEnmey,
Thy smooth ana eelElea hnaRs
Thy clear ANA CIOuded efAinfmg eynas
Thy eklns % nOttled fair
Te KOlOmmev. 4
Te KOlonnmeY,
Thy stOdgys slender form.
Thine arms. 90 soft and muscle-boanal
Thy passion, cold and waRml
Te KoI0mnley,
To Kol0ml1DoV.. - ~ ~ esssfs-zs
All, hate Il loving thee;
RemOrseful gladness thrills me thrus
the crave Brins gladsomalys
Re Kolommey,
Te KOlOmmey
XOluptuOuaIy chill my soaii
For years upon an hOurl
Te KoIOmmey,
lie MOl0mmeY.
bid thee Dtmy-EaF0Veollg
Tome not again, but ave RefnPm.
That may III thee wcllg
GENE BLOSSOM.
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The Washington times., 1924-10-16

Little Bill Bryan, come blow your
ia horni
Bob's In the wheat belt and Cars In
the corn. KEITH PRESTON.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
Poll s-John Barrymore In
Hamlet"

Never in the history of the Amer
lean theater, 1t is claimed, has a tour
been so triumphant as that of John
barrymore, in Hamlet" who comes
to Polls Theater tomorrow night for
one week only. In the course of his
present tour all previous records for
attendance have been eclipsed, social
ly, artistically and financially
The Arthur Hopkins production
from the designs of Robert Edmond
Jones has been heralded as super
latively beautiful, and the acting of
John Barrymore as one of the great
est achievements of the American
theater.
Mr.. Barrymore, now in his full
power and development. returns to
Washington after notable triumphs
In Redemption" The Jest" and
Richard Ill" Hamlet" is declared
his greatest effort. 1t had a thrill
ing run of 101 consecutive perform
ances last year in New York, and was
discontinued while the theater was
still selling out. This year re-
turn engagement of three weeks at
the Manhattan Opera House brought
gross receipts amounting to a total
OF $4,000, and last week all rec
ords were broken when the gross re-
ce1pts at the Boston Opera House
amounted to over $4,000
The Ncast will include Blanche
Yurka, Rosalind Fuller, Kenneth
Hunter, Moffat johnson, j. ColyiI
Dunn, Whitford Kane, Reginald Pole,
Sidney Mather, Edgar Stehli, John.
Connery. Burnel Lumbec, Russell
Morrison and Richard Morton.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
"Liehtnin " Coming.

Lightnin'.' the famous comedy
classic that shattered Broadway's
record with its three years run at
the Gayety Theater, will come to
Washington at the National Theater
next week, beginning Monday night,
January IA.
John Golden has assembled a spe-
cial "Lightnin' cast, headed by
Thomas Jefferson, for a tour of the
important cities to meet Bill Jones,
the flirtatious vaudeville actress, the
Reno judge and the other characters
who contribute to the mingled laughs
and thrills of this wonderful play.
This organization will be seen here
under the positive assurance Of Mr..
SmartneSS or charm that character
lied the Broadway presentations.
Winchell Smith. who wrote Light
MIN" in collaboration with Frank
Bacon, staged the production, and Mr.
Jefferson, whom local playgoers will
see as Lightnin' Bill Jones. is a son
Of the late Joseph Jefferson.
Bessie Bacon, daughter of Frank
Bacon, will be seen as the vaudeville
actress. and Charles E. Evans, vet
eran Of "A Parlor Match" fame, will
be seen as the. Reno judge. Margaret
Moster, who appeared as Mildred
Buckley during "Lightnin's'' recent
run of seven months in Boston, has
the role of Mildred Buckley.
Newspaper reviewers have agreed
that "Lightnin'S" strongest interest
lies in the quaint originality Of its
central character. Bill Jones is
and prevaricator. not unlike Rip Van
Wrinkle.
Mail orders will be filled az once
in the order received.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
Maude Gerad and Her

Maude Gerad. noted for her per-
sonality and her voice, a rich soprano.
as well as for her terpsichorean artist
ry. will come to the Cosmos Theater
next week. with her dance quartet,
four. dancing boys, that generally
catch the crowd and win the ap-
plause for their expert toe work.
Jean Granese and her brother
Charlie, with Tito de FNiore, will offer
vocal entertainment out of the ordi-
nary. for Miss Granese is a rare song
stress. Jack Cahill and Don Ron1aine,
as "the wop and the COON" will make
for merriment in cross-fire colloQuy
and song; Ed NJ Gordon and Ida Day
will bring a dainty offering of song,
dance and fun. in "Mirthful Nom
sense: Leon Varvara will illustrate
THE Evolution Of Pianist" and Joe
Carson and Kitty Day will bring p
scenic novelty in rhyme and melody,
entitled, Attention"
The feature pi1otoplay will be Para
mounts big production, ITO the La
dies"
Evening star., 1924-01-06
Belasco Jane Cowl as
Cleopatra.

The first presentation of Jane Cowl
in the new production of Shake
speare's Anthony and Cleopatra" !"
sponsored by the Messrs Selwyn in
association with Adolph Klauber, will
be made At the Shubert-Belasco to-
morrow night. Following the local
engagement of one week the play
goes to New York for the remainder
OF the season.
Antony and Cleopatra is the most
pretentious, colorful and stirring of
the many plays OF the Bard of Avon
1t was first presented in America in
1876 with George Fandenhoff as AN
tony" and Harriet Bland as "Cleo-
patra." Since then there have been
but six productions Of the play, the
last In 196S. Because Of the scenic
and costume demands, producers have
hesitated to risk the heavy invest
ment required.
Rollo Peters designed the sets Of
the present production and will be
seen as Anthony" He recently was
seen here as Romeo" to Miss Cowrs
Juliet" Frank Reicher directed tho
play There are nifty speaking roles,
and among the prominent in the sup
porting cast are Dennis King, Louis
Hector, Vernon Kelso; Gordon Burby,
Robert Ayrton, Milton Pope, Grace
Hampton, Edith Van Cleve and Marion
Evenson. There will be matinees
Wednesday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
Keith 's-Lionel Atwill in by
RIGHT of Love"

Lionel Atwill, star Of Belasco pro-
ductions, is the headliner at B. F.
Keith's this week in a new dramatic
playlet called by Right of Love. =
It's author Is Edgar Allan Woolf. who
wrote Mr.. Atwill's last vaudeville
vehicle. 'The White-Faced Fool. >
The cast of players includes Manart
Kippen, Elsie Mackey. Barry Whit
comb and Harold Harding. Appear
ing with Mr.. Atwill also is Elsie
Mackay, his beautiful wife.
Jay Brennan and Stanley Rogers
will come In . new act to save Mar.
gle" being lost to the stage. Bert
Savoy formely Bronnan's partner,
was killed by a bolt Of lightning: and
find an artist who could take his
place for. the dinicult feminine char
acterization required. Mr Rogers
has long been considered an excel
lent comedian.
Edith Clasper, daintiest Of dancers,
erstwhile Of tho Chicago Opera Com
pany, will present an out Of the ordi.
nary dancing act entitled Variety"
assisted by Paul O'Neal and Paul Yo-
can. with special music by James
Evening star., 1924-01-06

dealt with native types. And for
those who desired the sonorous
measures of blank verse the Rams
Head Players had ready Stephen
Phillips "Paolo and Francisco"
Three clergymen were in evidence
among the stage characters. One in
Thank u" and two in Outward
Bound" The footlight picture of q
man capable of unworldly sacrifice
is so fascinating that men do not
hesitate to pay FIVE or six dollars at
the box Office, though they may
falter at 50 cents for the contribu-
tion plate. Each of these clergymen
was splendid personality, and one
at least, the hero of Thank u"
found a part of his reward in this
life in the shape of an opulent en-
dowment.
For the future still more of the
classic drama is promised. The
Barrymore Interpretation of Ham
let will be on view. Jane Cowl
has decided to play Cleopatra.
The artist loves contrast, and
Shakespeare supplies tf1e means
of expressing every phase of wom-
anhood. / shall fear the impression,
however, that after a brief departure
our beloved Juliet has attained a
melancholy. though magnificent
sophistication.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
ADELE FERGUSON
Gauetu

Hanley and special lyrics by Jack
Stanley. The act is handsomely
staged and costumed, and remarkable,
eccentric dancing is promised for the
assistants.
Frank Marino and Tony Martin,
two comedians from the sunny
shores of Italy will present a new
act, The Letter From Peetsa-Burgh,"
written by Antonio D'Amato. Rich
Hayes, one of the hits at the open
ing of Keith's New York Hippodrome Q.
VIII make his first appearance this
season out of New York Two con-
cert stars. Helen and Harriet Schol-
der, VIII play the piano and cello In
a program of unusual classic and
semi-classic numbers. The Japanese
acrobats, the Kikutas, who were
brought to the United States to be
one of the features at the opening
of the Keith Hippodrome, New York,
viii come to Washington. the first
city outside of New York to present
their wonderful performance, and Les
Kicks, who are completing a world
tour, arriving in America by way of
Australia, will present an acrobatic
novelty. The Enchanted Forest"
Aesop's Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News Weekly will com
plete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
President" Scandal"

Scandal" the Cosmo Hamilton
play. which, with Frrancine Larrimore
and Charles Cherry in the leading roles.
scored success in New York, has been
selected for the second week by the
Washington Theater Guild, Inc, at
the President Theater. 1t opens to-
night and with Peggy Coudray and
Wilfred Lytell in the Larrimore-
Cherry roles.
Scandal" is described as farce
comedy at it's best. It deals with
the trials and tribu1ations of a young
society girl who, caught by her fam
lily in the act Of visiting a bachelor
studio occupied by a Bohemian friend,
calmly announces that she Is there
to visit her husband. the man the
family want her to marry and who
lives in the same building. She ex-
plains that they have been secretly
married. When the supposed "hus-
oand" is let into. the secret of his
marriage" he starts out to make
things hum for his wife and the
fun really begins.
Special scenic effects for Scandal
are being prepared.