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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
HAM ASKS FUND
To MAINTAIN
CARL|NE
Street Railway Chief Scores
Utilities Commission
Proposals.

Unless the Public Utilities Com
mission provides funds to maintain
the property of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, 1t
will be impossible for the property
to be maintained, William F. Ham,
president of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company, de-
clared at a hearing before the Com
mission today on the proposed rules
for depreciation of public utilities.
The amount 1t is proposed to
allow the company in cash for
maintenance will provide for onlv
about one'third Of the work that
the Commission states must be done
to conform with the replacement
estimates. he said.
The replacement work on its
tracks alone. Mr.. Ham declared
Will cost $464,534 yearly, whereas
the allowance for this work totals
only $187,0OO.
Cites Three Errors.
Mr.. Ham told the commission II
mad made three fundamental errors
In drafting the proposed rules.
:, The first Of these" he said. "is
the assumption that the depreciation
allowances can be handled on a
sinking fund basis"
The second error, he said. il IN
assuming that requirements can ho
made upon the same price levels o.
the original construction, and the
tnlrd error, he declared. il the as,
sumption that replacements car
now De made on a basis of 1914
price levels. AoA4
Mr.. Ham heatedly told the cor,.
mission that these facts could not
De concealed by some bookkeeping
You know what it costs us to
maintain our property and YOU
know the rates you ;/ow win not
pay Tor this maintenance" he de.
clared.
For Good of Public.
Mr.. Ham defended the repair and
construction work now being done
by his company.
You will agree wiz me, am
sure. that 1t is all necN Ssary for the
public good" he said.
Mr.. Ham further criticized the de.
lay OF the commission in arriving
at its decisions.
II told you three years ago lust
what l am telling you now" he
said.
The only other witnesses appear.
ing before the commission today
was John Hanna, vice president OF
the Capital Traction Company, who
presented the same opposition as
Mr.. Ham to the assumption that
requirements can now be made
upon the same price levels as the
original construction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
TIRE THIEVES At WORK
FIRED AT BY POLICE

Policeman H. w. Gather, of the
Fifth precinct, fired four shots at
robbers, who were attempting to
steal the tires from an automobile
owned by H. w. Tucker, parked in
front Of 152 North Carolina avenue
southeast. early today.
Gather shot as the thieves, who
lied in a Ford car bearing 10 tags.
He did not know whether the shots
were effective. Tucker told the
police his automobile tools were
stolen a few days ago.
Descriptions Of the thieves were
fuSn:ahed 70 al police precincts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
GENES BLOSSOMS.

Susie Hurt Thomas, formerly
Susie Hurt, lives at Port Arthur,
Tex. Evidently Thomas is a
glutton for punishment.
The lambkins EambOI on the green
As lambkins love to do,
And pOker-players have been seen
To love the same thing, too.
Now for the punishment of the
poor little innocent fish, that
neUer done nothin' to nobody!
But, boys, it's bad enough to
murder 'em, 10ithoMt cloiniM' to
be a worse murderer than you
really are!
Notice from the swedesville (Mlnn.)
Gazette:
ANY lady wishing to claim what I
found on the street last Friday in front
Of the Elite Theater can have same
upon application to Gus JOhnson's Bar.
Der Shop" Oh, them Swedes!
Coolidge may be afraid of the
Jdps, but Al Smith wouIdm't be.
Al 'Uould give 'em a drink all
round, and then they vouldnt
care s0hdt country they tived in!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
MAN ROBBED ON STREET
SEXES ONE ASSAILANT

Three bandits robbed George A..
Cavanaugh, 4S3 Maryland avenue
southwest of a billfold containing
$40 early today, while he was go.
ing home, on c street, between
Third and Four-and-a.Half streets
southwest.
Cavanaugh brought in one of the
men who. he says, participated in
the hold-up. The man gave his
name at the Fourth precinct as
Louis jackson, thirty, and is being
held for investigation.
According to Cavanaugh, three
colored men accosted him, Jackson
selling him around the body and
holding him rigidly while the other
two pilfered his pocket. When the
two fled. Cavanaugh leaped upon
his captor and subdued him. he
SAID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
Ball to Address Police.

Members Of the Policemen's As.
ISOLATION will hear a talk by Sena.
tor l.. Heisler Ban at their meet.
ing at Pythian Temple tomorrow
night at O'Clock. Milton d. Smith,
president. said memorial services
Tor policemen win Do discussed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
INMATES
/ ARE BEING
: STUDIED
Work on Applications Cannot
Be Started for Two Months,
It Is Said

Complete estimates for admin
Istration of the world war in
surance bonus for veterans total
several millions of dollars, it was
learned today, when the Bureau
of the Budget took hand in the
problem.
Other Estimates Considered.
Estimates Of the Veterans Blu.
reau and the Navy Department
were under consideration today by
Brigadier General H. M. Lord, di.
rector of the Federal budget, and
his assistants. The War Depart
ment estimates are to be sent in
either today or tomorrow.
Among the important items sub
mitted to the Budget Bureau today
for approval was a request for an
appropriation to cover the printing
q 100000 bonus application
blanks. Ten millions Of these
blanks will be widely distributed
throughout the country. The re.
naming 100000 will be held in re.
serve, to use If needed. Whether
the bureau will approve this re-
quest in full is problematicl
I, 1t was predicted at the War De-
partment today that it will be fully
two months before the bonus force
Is capable Of doing any real work
on the applications. .....,
Appropriations Needed
Following sanction and possibly
revision of the estimates by. the
Bureau of the Budget, the. first
steps to be taken will be on Capitol
Hill. Appropriations must be OBJ
tanned before any of the blanks
can be printed and before any of
$500 additional personnel needed
can be added to the Government
rolls.
The Budget Bureau and Congress
are expected to act swiftly on the
bonus matter, in order to avoid all
possible delay in getting the insur.
ance certificates to the veterans.
The War Department will bear
the brunt Of the work. The Navy
Department and the marine corps,
while requiring more employees, will
not be confronted by the formidable
mass of applications which the War
Department expects.
The Veterans Bureau side of the
Job will be largely routine, and, &C.
cordtng to program agreed to by
the planning Committee Of that of.
flee today, no additional employees
will be taken on until they are
absolutely needed.
The various offices were deluged
today with requests for informa.
ton on perplexing questions Of the
law.
One persistent misapprehension
which officials hurried to set at
rest was the notion prevailing in
some quarters that a veteran is un.
able to name a beneficiary unless
such beneficiary is dependent upon
the policy-holder.
May Have Beneficiary.
It was explained definitely that
the veteran may name a benefit
ciary, but that the latter must have
some real connection-such as wife.
son, daughter, father. sister. brother
or any relation or intimate friend
although state Of dependence Is
not necessary.
This stipulation was made be-
cause the trainers of the bill an
ticipated that SHARK" brokers
might attempt to laid" veterans in
hypothecation of their policies, CIV
fling the veterans more for the GER
tificates than the holders could Oh.
tain as a legitimate loan and cash.
ing in on the policies either when
the loan value was greatly in
creased or collecting the face value
at the veterans death,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
Coolidge Sees Tax
Increase Under
Bonus Bill

President Coolidge sees in
creased taxation as one of the
results of the enactment of the
bonus law over his veto, it was
declared officially at the White
House today.
The President pointed out to
callers that the expenses of
government would be increased,
both through the bonus pay
ments and by the cost Of ad-
ministration.
This was the only expression
forthcoming from the White
House today concerning the
passage of the bonus over Cool
idge's veto.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Count SGInt is reported to be
oil broken up over his separation
from the Rogers heiress. Maybe
not broken up, but quite likely
broke.
A doctor has deUtce for
transferring energy to human be-.
im0s. Everything tCtH motO be all
right II he can only discover u
tCGv to make some of them irons
fer the energy to work.
A circus freak cots, among
other things, electric light bulbs.
We suppose that is his idea Of a
light lunch.
Over IN Parts they moto haze a
0oUn made of such fine material
that 1t can be folded up and put
in purse. And over here tce
haze them made Of so little mo-
teriGl that they can be put IN
the same place without folding.
The other dog zoe heard a cake
eater say of his tcite thdt no
simply couldn't live 1UithOMt her.
And for once zoe dgreed-she'S
his sole support.
In the future, America tOln
produce Supernest tCho rIl
stGrtle the tDorEd, predicts
newspaper article. American res
tdurGntS haze already produced
soWper-nnem tcho attract lot of
attention.
Science has succeeded IN chGM0-
ing the ser Of hen. Cheer IN,
fathers Of SheikS, you 1ndy hGUe
a son get MIKE HENRY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21

A Lincoln Park, Chicago,
pet elephant ate so mnny
peanuts on q recent SunGGu
that she died from. peGnutit,s.
AU going to shoW that cuen
a0tth pGchyderns too ntcay
peanuts UilL bring intestinal
squi11ts. ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
z HEARINGS
ONLY ARE
HAL TED
1t Will Take 500 Injunctions
to Make Board Inopera-
tive, WhaIey Says

1t will take 500 injunctions to
stop the District Rent Commission
from proceeding in the 500 cases
before it, Richard S. Whaley,
chairman, said today in reiterat-
ing his statement that the order
of Justice Stafford, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, will not
make that body imperative.
To Continue Work.
1--WE are continuing as If no
court order was issued, 'Mr. Whaley
said, I'VE are preceding with every
case on hand. except those two in
cluded in the courts injunction. We
have no intention Of dropping any
case.
Hearings will go on as usual.
Our investigation into exorbitant
rents will continue. The Commits
people of the District, and we in
tend to do so insofar as practicable.
Landlords must get individual in
functions to prevent us from
operating. /, for one, am going to
do my best to force every landlord
into court for an injunction if he
wants us to stop operating in his
or her case"
Mr.. Whaley said he did not fear
the possibility that landlords would
ignore the commission as they did
two years ago when the rent act
was declared unconstitutional.
Cases to Proceed
eff the landlords don't want to
come before the Commission, it's
all right with me-" he said. I'VE
will continue just the same. We
will hear every case. whether the
landlord appears or not" and
further, it is going to take more
than 500 injunctions to stop US
from proceeding in the more than
500 cases before u.s."
The Rent Commissioners were all
on the job today. Several COM
plants were received, docketed and
set for investigation.
The Commission is undecided as
to what legal course to proceed at
this time.
II think the best thing to do will
be to follow the regular legal pro-
cedure and wait until next fall for a
final Nearing on the request for an
Injunction" said Mr.. Whaley.
1--WE might take a special appeal
to the appellate court and get a
decision in June. But if that de-
cision went against us. 1t probably
would be followed by a request for
a writ of prohibition which, if
granted, would put US out of bust.
ness for sure. think We will wait,
in the meantime continuing to func.
ton in the same way. In the mean.
time. we can protect the tenants"
No move has yet been made by
any landlord to take advantage Of
the order of Justice Stafford.
1t is generally conceded that any
landlord can stop the Commission
from acting in his or her case II
they ask the District Supreme Court
for temporary injunction.
The reaction from Justice Stat
ford's. injunction is expected to come
in few days when the Commits
sion will hand down several de-
cisionS Landlords not satisfied
with the decisions will probably
seek an immediate injunction.
Landlords May Appear.
1t was also pointed out today that
landlords may appear before the
Rent Commission regardless of the
court order.
They probably will come before
u.s." one Of the Commissioners said
today, but If they see the case is
going against them they probably
will go to court and have US stopped
in their case"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
Y. w. c. A. Board Meeting.

The May Board meeting of the
Y. W. c. A.. which was to have been
held in Cherrydale, Va, tomorrow
night. will be held instead at the
\. W. c. A. headquarters. GA &
street. northwest, at00 o'clock 70.
morrow night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
$50 in IeWeIrY Stolen.

Jewels valued at $3.50 were stolen
from the home Of Wallace l.. Son.
ders, 3S11 Sevenh street northwest
late last night. The loot consists
OF a diamond ring and q string Of
peAIA@s = ..-s- --.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
TEN THINGS TO REMEMBER,

/. The VGIue OF time.
2. The pleasure Of t1orkin0.
8. The success of perseverance,.
4. The north of character.
5. The UtrtNe of patience.
6. The toisdont of economy.
Z. The obligation of duty.
8. The potrer of smile.
g.. The profit of experience.
10. The joy OF achievement.
(The above are. of course, in adj
dition to the Ten Commandments.
FLORENCE HOAGLAND.
~
LING UISTIC.
In a Seattle police court a pa.
trolman charged a prisoner with
bigOtry."
What do you mean by big.
Otry?'" inquired the judge.
why, your honor, he has three
Look here, you ignoramus,"
said the judge, "that's not bigo-
try; its trigOnOmetry."
H. SMITH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
SPENDING
HER MONEY

I(Bureau County. ILL.,. Republican,
Mrs. DR.. Williams went 10 Ne.
vance "wednesday Of last week and
spent tho night to hear her nephew
sing In a quartette. OIDONO,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
'onus Administration viii Cost Millions
.SaIEA ( )!
-oBy BILL PRIcE11>1ak
LATIN KILLING HIM.

In Latin class the other day
the teacher, who was passing
down one of the rows, CHANGED to
look over the shoulder of STU
dent and found him writing this:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21

Kaiser Wilhelm got the hooks,
The Frogs got the Rhine,
But what Coolidge gave the Yankees
To tell would be q crime.
JINGO JIM.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
Why Girls With
Yellow Teeth
Are Unpopular

No girl with ycilow.s stained teeth
can be popular-no matter how at.
tractivo shc may he otherwise. a girl
may have a pretty fncc or a pleasant
personality yet II her teeth have a
yellowish look she cannot be truly
charming 10 mon.
Men admire personal daintincss IN
a woman moro than the clothes she
wears. Notice the girl with peariy
white tecth--shc has a charm and at.
Effectiveness that is always lacking in
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Yet there are still many girls with
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4 This wonderful treatment, while n
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| ts.--Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
COLUMBIA STARRING
PRISCILLA DEAN

A spitnre who denes a big and
brutal sea captain a. Priscilla Dean
In her latest Universal picture.
'-rhe Storm Daughter" which "A
the attraction at the Columbia this
week. Miss Dean plays the part Of
n flsherwomnn. WHO sails her own
boat Tom sanisehL who has the
male lead. II captain OF the blk sail.
ing vessel. which runs down her
boat. He takes her aboard and AZ.
tempts 60 browbeat her but fails,
even after using brutal tactics.
Pictures OF the WashiDgton.Call
fornia crew race. which was stared
Saturday. are creating lot OF In
terest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15

Casey JoneS.-Every time
this young chap steps dogn
to the footlights to sing q
song he gets q big hand. Fact
is, Casey is one Of the most
popular entertainers of the
WIN King Musical Comedy
COMPANY at the Palace Hip.
Besides doing q speciality
number each teeek, he is one
of the hDelieSt members of
the King Star Trio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
WHITE SISTER" sOON
ENDS AT BLUE NOISE

"Tho White Sister shows for
three days moro AZ me Blue Mouse.
II 81 the most popular attraction
Manager John Hamrck has booked
FOR his patrons for some time. Tho
now playing IN IL third week. this
y. Marion Crawford production Is
stili drawing capacity houses.
Lillian Dish ~ Angela. tho tragic
little heroine. gives an Interpretation
equal only 10 her portrayal Of Lucy.
the child IN orifnih'a Broken Bios.
SONS"
Henry King directed "Thc white
sister"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
tN TREATMENT FOR
SWOLLEN GLANDS

-, Who have enlarged glands
=. IA ksow that BY freely apply
I. sold OF daily the gland can
s-urht 10 a head and all the
-. ana poisonous seeretions dis
s,,.,i and destroyed
N-hsrmore the openlng viii heal
- .na speedily and without leav.
J, unaghily scar. People who
- us treatment should seeurc
~.sunee original bottle q Elmer,
I a lfrn sireng,hl and use as li'
- Il Is a very concentrated
|.-.rasioa and a small quantity
y. ! cng time. Il Is also used 20
- swollen veins and dissolve
|..--Advertissment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15

Elmo" and many other popular
novels. published this book IN 1895.
For Il she received tho enormous sum
of $4,000 ana in 1856 So. 900 was a
fabulous figure for a novel. II isn't
50 small now.
Tho book swept tho country hy
storm. Towns. steamboats, and
hotels were named after Il, The
author refused all offers from stage
producers until Few years before
her death.
John Gilbert plays Tho title role
In tho screen version and Bsrtan
Ia Mari Bessie Love and Warner
Baxter arc the other leads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15

OF Frederick Rcmington. this picture
Is described by tho HelliE manage.
ment as their finest attraction since
The hunohh0ek o. Notre DAME
leading motion picture critics have
hailed Il as a distinct cinema aehley.
msnt.
Included IN the cast are Robs7
Mekim porcas Mathews. Russell
simpson. Master Pat Moorc ana
Mickey Moore. A special atmospher.
ie ana musical accompaniment a
being prepared under tho direction
or Leon 0rcenman's Melody Makers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
GRIT" NOW SHOWING
AT THE COLONIAL

Grit" T. Scott FiizgerAid's story
Of the underworld. opened at the
Colonial today with young Glenn
Hunter playing the leading role. that
OF an East Side Eangster who finds
his better self thru the love Of n little
girl Of tho slums.
Clara Bow has tho lead opposite
SIR, Hunter.
Crit Il Hodkinson picture
made by the Film Guild. the coop.
eative organization who produced
Puritan Passions the beautiful
screen version OF Percy Maekaye's
play. THE scarecruw."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
Simple Way to
Take Off Fat

there can Be no,hinE simpler than TAX.
lnE a esnreuisnt iutis tablet four times
zach day untn your weight 10 reduced 10
Normal That's all--iust purchase a boG
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
"ALIMONY" WINTER
GARDEN ATTRACTION

Used az the means OF rcunltSng a
divorced couple who have separated
thru Misunderstanding. aiimony.
in the screen play. ''Alimony."
which il the featured attraction az
the Winter Garden serves a purpose
somewhat opposite TO that which Il
does in real life. AlImony usually
widcns the breach between divorced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
Reduce 0oitre in I Days

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
HEILTG FEATURE
II "ST. Elmo"

THE NEW william Fox offerins
1 ''st Elmo which IL now show,
ing az tho Heilig has a history that
In romance and thrills even rivals
the story Of The lmpassioned novel.
Augusta J. Evans. author Of est
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15

husband and wife. However. IN this
photoplay Il strengthens the love he
tween them.
Leading parts arc played by
Warner Baxter and Grace Darmond.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-15
an. IFArIRi.
,,1,moN MATINEE

.,e,trir balloon matinee Tor
- sfis on saturday. April 10,
~. ...,,ss.i As a feature % tho first
-. showing Of ''out 81 the
-, me aellg theatre starting
r.ay one thousand colorcd
.r,l balloons Aro 20 he given
.s,... nv the immortal paintings
The Washington times., 1924-10-14
Live Stock
Dora. Cats. Peta. Etc..

FOR GALE-High class FOX and
BeGgiehounds. Coonhoundn. pIoo1s
hounds and Setters; partly and well
broken puppies Of all breeds: ship
@. O. D.; stamp for booklet LAMBDA
Keunela, MohntoM, Pa.
SHE WORLDS largest dog Ronnol0
offer tor sale 0orang AirpdalO watch.
cSiidren's ccmpsnions, hunters ana
TotElevefa Also sblg.gamo h0umda,
eoonhounda. 1oxh0upd1. pabbit.hounde
ana thcrouR Inbred puppy stock setia.
% any point IN the uniteds 0tatea
mailed free. Oorang Kenneth Bon
The Washington times., 1924-10-14
Manted-Real Estate 1I2

LIST your property for sale or for
Fent; houses use Or apartmspts. Morris
The Washington times., 1924-10-14

NEW . RIM. ,. brick homes. .. g. !;
Barrett. 16o2 X N. W. Main SOS.