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The Washington times., 1925-08-25
Be | No |
TO MOVE
NOW
VIII Study Income Of Duh
Months IN Addition to
Prosperous Ones

Members Of the Public Utilities
Commission today announced that
if the returns of the Washington
Rapid Transit Company continue
to be as large as estimates have
shown them to be, 4 hearing win
be ordered to consider cutting bus
fares.
Engineer Commissioner ]. Frank
I'm Bell, chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission, stated that
the bus company's returns have
been under surveillance BY the
commission for some time.
Commissioner Bells View &
The Public Utilities Commission
has been watching the income of
the Rapid Transit Company with
view to regulating its return iii
proportion to a fair valuation OF the
property" said Commissioner Bell.
1t has been gratifying to note
that the return has been greater
since the installation of new equip
ment which was put into operation
at the direction of the Commission.
Installation Of the new equipment
has resulted in an Improvement Of
service, which is the COMMISSIONS
aim in regulating the business Of
utility corporations.
But II the return continues TO
be large and IS shown to be ma
iterfaIIy in excess OF that which
could be allowed after q survey OF
the business has been made, a fare
reduction wiz, of course, be in
order. The Utilities Commission, in
that case, will order q public hear
ling to consider such step.
Waiting on More Data
The chairman Of the Utilities
Commission indicated that, because
of a usual slump in bus business
during the summer months, action
has been deferred by the commits
sion until it could obtain an accu-
rate idea OF the volumne of business
over a considerable period. which
would include both months when
receipts are large as we'll as months
in which a. deficit might be shown
Exclusive announcement by The
washington Times several days ago
indicated that the Washington
Rapid Transit Company mas been
making a large profit since the
first Of the year. varying from IL
to SO per cent on a valuation OF
$3S3.7S5, considered liberal by utiii-
ties experts.
If was pointed out today that the
valuation Of $3.50. 785 was but $15,-
600 less than the offer made by
Potter and Company, Of New York,
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
CONG. ZIHLMAN DEPLoRES
TRAFFIC TEST CRITICISM

A practical test Of the prOposet
method of regulating right and left
hand turns at street Intersections
is the best means of determining
it's worth, in the opinion of Con
gresham Frederick N. Zihlman,
chairman of the House District
Committee.
Pointing to the success OF the
system in other cities, Congress.
man Zihlman expressed regret that
1t had been censured so severely
here before it had been tried.
w. Pearce Rayner, chairman of
the traffic committee of the Board
of Trade, has called his committee
together for a meeting tomorrow
to consider the proposed plan of
having motorists desiring to make
right and left hand turns form IN
line to the right of moving traffic.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
7 TUNE MY HARP.

Ny CaIed0niam harp I tune,
Here. I'm COIumbia's halle;
Through long. long years, from June
to June
IL has hung ON allen walls.
But I would sound IL once again.
And sing before die
Some half-fOrgOften, loved refrain.
Like Comm thro' the Rye"
.Shrlned In my own native land
My heart has been. the while
That have roamed the strangers
strand,
And shared his dOmiciIe:
And even though nay hair be gray.
When nights are still and starry
something, sings ulesr Sco1s WIN
haze"
Or. ''Bonnie Annie Laurie
An angry ocean, blue and long,
Stretches Its danger zone
Between the land where belong,
And Saint Columbia'a own,
But would dare it yet again
Returning whence j came.
Bewitched and haunted By the
''Oh. why left my Homer"
THOMAS DICKSON
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
LONG DIVORCED COUPLE
MEET HERE AND REMARRY

A divorced man and woman have
not cut off all relations for all time
end have not necessarily lost all
interest and affection for each other.
1t was. revealed yesterday, whenn a
man from Chattanooga and a woman
from Baltimore, long divorced, met
OF neutral ground here and were
married again.
forty-three, and Anna w. Hodskin.
fortytwo, and the ceremony was
performed by the Reverend n. N.
Hennig in his study at 6C6 Fourth
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
G. w. YESTERDAY ESTATE
BEQUEATHED TO FAMILY

The District Supreme Court was
requested today to appoint Major
George w. yesterday and Frank r.
Leetch as administrators Of the es-
tate of George ]. yesterday, real
estate operator, who was killed by
an automobile August IL. The adj
ministrators are to conduct the
business Of the deceased and to file
suit for damage in connection with
his death.
The bulk Of the estate besides til ,
business is said to consist OF insur-
ance payable to the widow. Easter
day is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margaret w. yesterday, and three
children. Major yesterday, Edith J.
E. Truitt, Of this city, and Margaret
L. E. Higgins, of Seattle, Wash.
Attorney Godfrey l.. Munter ap-
pears for the estate.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
PHONE EARNINGS DROP
$4,000 DURING JULY

The net earnings OF the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany for July amounted to $103,982
an increase Of $11.293 as compared
with the same month last year, but
a decrease of almost $40, 1000 as com
pared with June, 1925.
Total operating revenue of the
company for last month amounted
to $5O8,771 as compared with $685.
1872 the previous month and
$46S,61 for July, 1924.
1851 ,161 as against 1852, 315 in June
and $341 1876 in July, 1924. Plant
and equipment added during the
first seven months of the present
year now total 1881 500. according
to the monthly statement filed with
the public utilities commission to-
day
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
AVIAToRS TO OPPOSE
LOSS OF FLIGHT PAY

Flyers Of the army air service are
displeased with the action Of the
officers on duty with the War De.
partment general staff, in prepar-
ing legislation which would abolish
the present system of flight pay for
officers Of the army assigned 10
duty involving flying, 1t was learn.
ed yesterday.
II4e proposal Is to substitute free
government insurance for flight pay
and to make this insurance available
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
Decorating Firm Splits

The partnership heretofore ex,
listing between Paul Schild and T. A.
Russell, trading as the. Washington
Decorating Company, IS IN street
northwest, has been dissolved by
mutual consent, according to entry
in the office Of the Recorder of
Deeds. Russell Is to pay Schild
$500 and assumes all obligations of
the firm. Attorney l.. Munter APP
DNAx0A les the parties.
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LOANED $500 TO MAN
WHO. NEVER RETURNED

William F.. Partlow. 1923 Tenth
street northeast, Is "off" of men
who want to Flash" money.
Yesterday Partlow reported to
police that he had given Walter H.
List, forty, living at 10 G street
southeast, $500 to show to his sis
ter Partlow declares that List
took the money, and told him to
wait outside OF the building and
then failed to return.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
Thief Gets II Months

Stanley p. Sampson was sen.
fenced today by Chief Justice Nc
Coy in Criminal Court No. "a
eleven months in Jail. The accused
pleaded guilty of two charges oil
robbery. The court made the sen
tencS six months in one case and
five IN the other to run consecu
lively. Sampson has been ~ jai
since May Is.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
TWO OIL COS. SLASH
PRICES OF GASOLINE

The Standard Oil Company Of
New Jersey today reduced tank
wagon prices of gasoline one half
cent gallon throughout the East
This will lower the local wholesale
rate and retail rate one.half cene to
eighteen and twentyone cents, re-
spectively
The Sinclair Oil and Refining
Company announced Q similar re.
ductton.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
Four Burglars Rob Him

Joseph Fields, coIored, who lives
in the rear of 225 Chain Bridge
road, reported to the police last
night that his home was entered
by four colored men who assaulted
him and robbed him OF $3.50. He
would be able to identify only two
of the men, he declares.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25

to every officer Of the army assign
ed to fly, which would include Of
ficers with less than fifteen years
of service. who VIII be ordered to
fly at least ten hours in order TO
gain aviation experience. Officers
of all branches would he included
This proposition, it is understood.
will be opposed bitterly by the avi-
ators Of the army.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
PUNK PREDICTION

"RAJAH UTELEMHOW"
says they are getting quite
stuck on themselves in Penn
syTvania, as evidenced below:
ennsylvania
inchOt
epper
Oliticians
ink Pills
ittsburgh
Philadelphia
ENNANT?
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
.ALGIE HEARS THE CALL.


Old Horseface Nell and Parrot Flo,
Two g0lddiggers bold not long ago
Was hangin' the dicks sign on ole
Tenth street,
A hopin' the dicks would let them
When poor old Algie, tin horn sot.
who's drunken when sober than
when he 10 not,
Came blunderin' along his half-witted
Unaware re- Of his danger and what he
would pay.
They set right I'm to slip him
Their line Of alley gRff,
with q painted smirk and g1gg1e,
TIL they roped the poor giraffe.
They played him for . sucker
And they mO0tched. his entire roll.
On corn and gin they nquOred,
Then left him I'm q hole.
The poor fish didn't tumble.
He thought these birds were square
But they rolled him for his duffle
And cleaned him out for fair.
So that's the last of windy AIgie,
Who thought he'd made coup
And SHARED q pair o. biddies. but
He was plain Duck Soup.
HOLY SMOKE.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25

A lynx eyed contrib sends in
the ad. of a Washington de-
partment store, in an afternoon
paper, offering "9x12 It. round
hat boxes, black enameled cloth
covered, cretonne lining" for
1926. IT'S a right good sized
hat box, probably built to suit
large ladies.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
Court Fight Coming in Substitute Oil Case
90 FAR IrpS
~ BILL PRICE So

LIES LITTLE TRAGEDIES.
Now AlbertisslmO scrumbnmtiOus
KabO0dle O'BrOwm ISL
Was . floor scraper and stuck close
to the ground,
While Angus McRuffus Bumbibbs
MCGOOf
was . radio rIgger way MP on tho
roof.
Then eur industrious AlbertissImo
OsBrOwm
Fell one step, broke three ribs and
his crown,
While Angus McGOOf from his perch
In the air
Fell fourteen stories and got eOre
cause he mussed up his hair.
MINNIE, ANNIE, MAMIE.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25

France is wilting to set
tie her indebtedness to this
country IN ninety gears
probably 81 dOaOn and 81
per sOeek. PETE.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25

Good Laws, Nose. what's yoah
hurry?"
use declinin' ~ invitation FUN
de Ku Klux KlaA."
40
For weeks after her marriage
She didn't think OF stOrkg:
She spent all her time showing
Her collection Of pickle forks.
AGATHA.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
WET GR|D|RONS WILL
| HANDICAP SPEEDSTERS

The sudden downpour which thor
oughly dampened the vicinity Thurs
day afternoon came as a blessinss 10
certain individuals besides the ia tm.
ers. 1t made n mess of local gridirobs.
and therein lies the story. !
San Antonio Academy, with heavy
but inexperienced squad, was figured
to have little chance against Coach
Cannon's fleet Breckenridge High
backs should Schwab Field have been
dry when they meet at 4 o'clock FRI
day afternoon. but q heavy field gives
the contest a slightly different COM
plexion. 1t is certain that the Brack-
enridge speedsters will not be able to
utilize their speed 20 the fullest on the
soggy turf. while the poundage of the
"Slcuths" may come in handy.
The Alamo Heights-Devine High
tilt. scheduled for 4 o'clock on the
Heights gridiron, also may be influ-
cnced to some extent by the heavy
going. Coach Mule Frazier has de-
velopcd a light but very fast and
tricky eleven at the local school ane
probably would have won over Devfne
with several touchdowns to spare had
the field been dry, but the slippery
Heights field will give the Mules little
opportunity TO display their speed,
says the coach.
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needed to make plain the play to spec
tators.
1t proved an epic tussle but far
from what had been prophesied.
Before the first inning had ended
Aldridge was back upon the bench,
a disgruntled figure, and Washington
had gained four-run lead. 1t seem
cd to be all over with Johnson, backed
by darkness, whizzing balls at the
battcrs. But Carey. second man up
for the Pirates, slashed n double into
center field to introduce the Pirate at
tack. That was all for the time be-
ing for Johnson. working easily, struck
ont Cuyler and Barnhart on six pitch
cd balls. The second inning went by
without note but in the third Johnny
Morrison, who had replaced Aldridge,
dropped looping fly safely in center
and went all the way around on
Moore's smash to the left field screen.
Carey scored Moore with a drive TO
center and scored on Barnhart's safety
in the same territory.
CUYLER FINISHES 1T.
That was the real beginning Of the
Pirate offensive which endured and
finally won success through Xxi Guy
lcr,s double into the canvas off the
right field line. scoring two runs in
the eighth for the victory.
Two great failures stood out in the
series-Roger Peckinpaugh, Washing
ton shortstop, and Stanley Coveleskie,
the Senator pitcher who won three
games from Brooklyn as n member of
the Cleveland staff in the world series
of 1920.
Peck. recently voted the most valu-
able player to his team in the Ameri-
can League, broke all records for err
rors, having eight misplnys charged
against him. In the 1921 classic, play
ing for the Yankees, he allowed a
Giant hit to trickle through his legs
in the deciding game, the bobble scor-
ing the winning run.
Coveleskie. with just the sort OF
delivery that should conquer the Pr
atcs, was takSn out of two games.
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TWO NET MATCHES
ON IN CITY MEET

With the well-drained courts Of the
San Antonio Country Club drying
swiftly under warm sun, it ap
pcared probable, Mt noon. that play in
the city tennis tournament would be
continued with a pair of matches Fri
day afternoon.
At 8 o'clock. the veteran team OF
Brent and Walthall is slated to op'
pose La Coste and Fuquay in n semi
final doubles match. the winner o:
which will meet Berkeley and Mar
shall Bell of Austin for the champion
ship either Sunday or Monday.
At 4 o'clock. Arthur Secligson. de-
Tending singles champion. will play
Marshall Bell in the scm-final match
of the upper bracket. The Berkcle,
Bell-Richard Brent scmi-final match
in the lower bracket will not be
played until Saturday, owing ia
Brent's participation in the doubles
match Friday afternoon.
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Trainer Hangs
Himself When
Horse Beaten

SONS LAFFITTE.
France, Oct. 1G-LP)-Failure
Of the race horse, Transyaal, to
win the CeSarewiteh Stakes, at
Newmarket. England. running
unplaced, broke the heart Of his
trainer. Vassili Wadonslsy, who
committed suicide by hanging
upon his return from England
this morning.
Transvaal won Tie Grand
Prix de Paris at Paris in 1924.
at the unprecedented odds OF 125
to I. FOrseti, a French bred
gelding, won the Cesarewitch
stakes and Transvaal was no
where in sight at the finish.
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Rival Players Throw
POSieS at Each Other
By MAX CAREY
Captain OF the Pirates.)

Copyright, I3?5, by Universal Service.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1G. - Game
ness!
That's the human attribute which
some of the preseason experts doubt
cd we had. Yet it was that same
gamcness that makes the Pirates
kings of the baseball realm.
I've known many gladstone, happy
moments in my life-but none like
this. To win-that's a gladdcning
thing at all times. But to win as We
won this last ball game-to win when
it was about 100 to l against US aft
or that tragic first inning-wcll, that
creates life's most joyous hour for
me.
In all my baseball days i never fig
ured in a game like this. 1t brought
into it about all the things that can
enter into q diamond conflict. 1t was
played under weather conditions ter
rible for the fieldcrs, treacherous for
the runners, dismal for the spectators.
Yet. those who braved the drizzle
saw a ball game they'll never for
get.
1t was combat more like the will
est fiction writers compose than 4
ball game with worlds championship
at stake.
i doubt il a ball club ever faced
a. situation moro discouraging than
we looked at after the Senators had
concluded their work in the first IN.
ming. Vie Aldridge, our pitching ace
had been driven from the, mound, the
enemy had four runs in--and we wee
going up against the Speed King
of the American League on a day
made TO order for his binding deliv
cry.
But We didn't falter. When we had
to show gameness Of the sublime kind.
we showed it; when courage was
necessary. we showed that. On and
on We fought, meeting one discour.
agement after another - but never
quitting.
When miracle plays were needed
to stop any further rallies by the Sen
ators, we made them. When hits
were needed to score runs, we deliver
cd, we battled on-and never Quit
At last we caught the Senators-tiel
them for the lead.
Then Peck broke it with that mighty
home run drive in the eighth. Il
looked bad. yes-but not TO us. w
were out to win-and We won. Again
We came from behind. punched on
the tying run and then. with /;
worlds championship depending upol
the outcome, Xxi Cuyler delivered
the smash that put us in the lead-a
| last.
And so we won
Every man on our ball club is glor
iously happy in victory. But Their
is mixed with it something of sorrow
because johnson lost. There is a grea
ball team. the Senator's. Becaus,
there can be but one winner in ;
combat of this sort, we were the luck.
| ones; they were the losers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
BY H. MUDDY RUEL
Catcher for the Senators.)
Copyright, 1895, by Universal Service

Copyright, 1873, by oniNersai Ser'ee'
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16.-Defeat is
bitter potion for anyone to swallow
and especially when it ends our reign
as rulers of the baseball universe.
Yet, in an hour like this, when
everything is as dismal for us as was
| the days weather, We are not blind to
the fact that a wonderful, game and
emazingly courageous club whipped us.
If defeat ever is an honor, then I'll
say that it was an honor that, when
our colors were lowered, it was by such
ball club as the Pirates. They are
worthy champions. They have every
things that's needed for baseball great
ness. for leadership in the diamond
world.
We gave them the best We had
put everything in the fight for VIC
tory. We beat them back earlier in
the series-seemcd to have them
whipped. But, with a display of un-
canny power. they came bnck, took
three straight from us-and the cham
pionship.
Some criticism may be levelled be-
cause Walter Johnson pitched the full
game, even though the Pirates started
hitting Walter in the first and never
stopped. But | don't think that crit
cism justified. under the peculiar con-
ditions involved in that game.
It's usually a 100-to-1 bet that no
ball club can spot" Walter a four
run lead in the first inning-and then
beat him, especially on a dark day.
The Pirates continued to hit Walter,
yes. but until the eighth he held his
lead. and in a crisis like that involved
in this vital and final game our safest
bet is to have old reliable, Walter
johnson on the mound.
There's nothing flukey about the III
innate victory of those Pirates. They
had some luck. So did we.
In the end, l guess it was abou
$3.50. And so the better team won.
In my article after the sixth gam
stated that the unintentional inter
ference of Umpire George Moriarity
on play that later gave the Pirate
a chance to score. was break il
behalf of the Pirates. The stntemen
was written while the fever Of battl
still ragged, and. in a way did a Ger
tain and certainly not an intende
injustice to Umpire MOrlarlty.
In thought about the play after
ward. I feel that even if Umpire Nc
Rarity had not been unintentionall
in the way of Peck's planned thro,
to first that Peck could not hav
caught the runner anyway. So / wan
Umpire Moriarity to know that IL
apologizing for the incident.
The series is overland it was
cleanly-plnyed, thrilling, wonderful 81
rieS.
We put all we had into the figt
to take another worlds championship
to Washington. But a great and figh
ing baseball club beat us out in tn
! last few minutes of seven days {
cyclonic play-and those Pirates ricl
ly deserve all their glory they hay
gained by achieving the pinnacle {
the baseball world.
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RAIN INTERRUPTS.

SO they came to the final struggle,
but rain interviewed for a day, leav-
ing it certainty that johnson and
Aldridge, the winning pitchers of the
series, would fight it out for honors.
They started the battle yesterday on
as poor n day for good baseball as
could be imagined.
Rain peltcd down ut intervals
clouds Of smoke carried across the
field and at times electric lights were
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
DUCK SEASON OPENS
BUT DUCKS DUCK OUT


Warm weather has held the game
birds back, hunters say. and it will
require a stiff norther to bring them
winging southwark to Medina Lake
and other convenient shooting places
OF local sportsmen.
The season for only the north zone
in Texas opened Thursday. The nee
cssary norther perhaps will be here by
the time the coast country. in the
south zone, is opened up on November
1. The north zone season remains
open to January 1, the south zone to
January 81.
The quail season opens month
from Friday in the north zone. \
misprint in the new and complicated
game laws let out the impression that
it opened along with the duck season,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
CORPUS HIGH KEEPS
UP ITS CLASSY WORK

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Oct. 1G.
The Corpus Christi High School
downcd the Bishop team here by a
26-to-7 score. Bishops only score
came in the third quarter when an
attempted pass by the locals was in
terceptcd, run of 63 yards for
touchdown being made. Coach Nixon
Askcy finished the game with most
of the teams substitutes in play.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
BULLDOGS WILL PLAY
STRONG MASON TEAM

Mason's football team, undefcated
three seasons, will entertain the San
Antonio Bulldogs, independents. on
the Mason gridiron Sunday. Captain
George Mann will head a squad of
sixteen Bulldogs to make the trip.
The "Purps" will work out at San
Pedro Park Saturday afternoon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
HURT GRIDDER BETTER.

URBANA, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-,Iames L.
Whitfield, freshman quarterback at
the University of Illinois, who was
seriously injured in practice against
the varsity Wednesday afternoon,
was much improved today and is cx-
pected to recover. Paralysis, first
thought to be permanent, was traced
TO hemorrhage and is gradually
being relieved.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-16
CUERO GOBBLERS WIN
FROM PORT LAVACANS

CUERO. Tex, Oct. 16.-Right out
in the middle of the biggest rain of the
entire year. the Cuero and Port La
vaca High School football clcvens bat
tied through mud and slush Wedncs-
day afternoon and although the visit
ors are called sand Crabs" they fail
cd to show familiarity with water to
match the Cuero "Gobblers," who won
the game, 6 to 2, giving the locals
three straight wins for their seasons
record to date.