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The Washington times., 1926-02-04
BURLE|TH B j s
ASKS RAISE

The Washington Railway and
Electric Company today presented
its plea before the Public Utili-
ties Commission for an increased
fare on the Burlieth bus line.
According to William F. Ham,
president Of the company, the
line has been operating at a loss
since its inauguration last spring
except for two months, April and
May, when a slight profit was
shown.
He said that the proposed fare OF
10 cents cash or six tokens for so
centsI would be more reasonable and
that the present rate of fare was
Inadequate. insufficient and con-
fiscatory."
Ham said that even under the
proposed fare the line probably
would still be in danger of showing
a loss. He agreed with William
Nick. Clayton, utilities chairman
for the Federation OF Citizens AS
eociations, that IL a profit was not
shown in due time. IL the petition
u approved. an even higher fare
would be asked.
r. n. Heath. president, and r. N.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

Washington has the worst
regulated traffic of any big city,
Senator Couzens Of Michigan TO-
day declared in letter to Sem
ator Capper, chairman Of the
Senate District Committee.
Division Of authority between
Traffic Director Eldridge and the
police department Is held By
Couzens to be the principal cause
Of inefficiency in. traffic control
here. He also criticizes made
quate training in traffic regula-
lions given TO local policemen.
Single Control Urged
II know of no other cities where
the responsibilities for traffic are
divided between two administrative
officers" said senator Couzens.
Every effective traffic regulation
that / know Of anywhere Is under
the department of police =
II am convinced that any sound
organization will require that the
traffic department and the police
department be merged into one and
that the responsibility be with the
head Of the Police Department"
II have observed also q great
need for proper traffic training fol
District police officers. If traffic
were under the superintendent OF
police 1t would be his responsibility
properly to train his men in traffic
regulation.
1T seems now to be no ones
responsibility to see that police
officers thoroughly understand
traffic"
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
SUES INSURANCE CO.
FOR Sc, o62 DAMAGES

Robert J. Eothsteins trading a.
Robert j. Rothstein 4 CO.. Lincoln
Building, today filed suit iii the Dis.
trict Supreme Court against The
Travellers Indemnity Company, Of
Hartford, Conn, Woodward BuiId.
ing, for S9,962.31 alleged to be due
On policy OF insurance against
burglary
Represented by Attorney # p.
stein, Rothstein declares that he
carried q burglary insurance on two
safes ct his place Of business from
October 3, 1924, TO October 3. 1926.
and that while the insurance was
In force the safes were blown open
BY some unknown person and bur-
gIarized Of contents. Rothstein
says he at once notified the agent
Of the company In this city and
Police Headquarters Of the incident.
The complainant also says that he
has demanded settlement of his loss
from the insurance company, which,
however, Is refused by them.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
NJ CARL To
DIRECT
AUDIT

Final steps for an investigation
Of the books Of local retail coal
dealers were taken by the Senate
District Committee today.
Comptroller General McCarl was
directed by the committee to
examine the coal dealers books
and accounts covering the period
to January /, 1925 to the present
time.
To Put u. s. Auditors on dob
Comptroller General McCarI has
cgreed to assign three or four Gov
eminent auditors to the work and
expects to complete the examina-
Ion within a weeks time
The Comptroller General, under
the terms or the resolution adopted
by the Senate District Committee.
is directed ito report to this COM
.Iittee his findings of fact tending
To indicate whether the retail prices
charged by such dealers for coal
and other fuels are in excess Oh
fair and reasonable prices"
Will Get Subpoena Power
Two resolutions giving the Dis
trict Commissioners formal author.
ity to subpoena the books of the
coal dealers and supplying funds
for the inquiry probably will be
passed by the Senate today.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
COP HELPS MAN
. TAKE OWN CAR

Sergeant Nelson o. Holmes of
the Ninth precinct helped a man
borrow" his own car last night.
according to the evidence in Police
Court today, when Sterling l..
Odom, employee of the Soldiers
Home. appeared before Judge Gus
A. Schuldt to answer a charge OF
attempted joy Kidding.
Holmes testified that he was
sitting in his home last night wher.
he happened to look out of the
window and saw the lights Of his
automobile turned on. He got up
and went out just as the starter
was being put into use. He walked
over to the car saw a man sitting
in it and said: whats the matter?
Can't you get it started?"
mo it seems to be wet" Odom
replied.
then queried.
"Oh, sure" was the reply.
well move over and I'll help
YOU start it," Holmes said as he
stepped into the car, started it and
headed for the station house.
Odom was under, the influence OF
LIQUOR, 1t was said and may not
have been aware of his actions.
The sentence was withheld until
1T could be ascertained whether
Odom had any previous record.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
POLICE SEARCH
FOR GIRL IS

Police today were asked to search
for Julie Dickinson, sixteen-year-old
girl, who yesterday afternoon left
her home to go shopping and has
not been heard from since.
The girl a pretty bobbed blonde
told her fathers housekeeper yes.
terday afternoon that she was go
ing to town to purchase a pair of
gloves.
She left her home. Blake and Ed.
monston Streets Northeast, shortly
after o'clock. saying she would be
back In time for dinner
Her father, Robert c. Dickinson,
discounted any theory that she
might have eloped, saying that his
daughter took none Of her clothing
with her, and that so far as he
knew she was not in love and had
no motive for leaving home.
He further points to the fact that
had the girl wished, she could have
taken a suitcase with her without
arousing any suspicion, as she is
home practically all day alone with
just the housekeeper, since her
mothers death a year ago.
Miss Dickinson is described as
appearing to be about Is years of
age, with regular teeth and brown
eyes. When she left home she wore
dark blue hat, blue striped coat
and a dark blue dress.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
80 DAYS
ON RADIO SET

Convicted of having taken a radio
set with the promise that he would
sell 1t and return the money to the
man who intrusted 1t to him,
George w. Brooks, Of the Gospel
Mission, was sentenced by Judge
Gus A. Schuldt, in Police Court to-
day, to serve 80 days in jail.
Brooks admitted that he naG gone
to Ezra B. Thompson, 722 Tenth
ST. n. W., and told the latter that
he had a sale for a radio set
Thompson allowed him to take the
set, but never saw either Brooks
or the money.
The incident occurred in Septenl.
Der, but Brooks was not appre-
hended until Saturday night, when
he was arrested by Detective J. e.
Kane.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
Senators Order Probe Old. G Coal Books
DETECTIVE HARRY EVANS
hoNoRED BY FORCE

Headquarters y ct ec.ttve Sergt
Harry Evans retired few days
ago after 26 years Of service was
the recipient today Of handsome
gold watch from members Of the
detective bureau. IS ! parting gift.
The presentation was made be
fore the entire squad shortly after
roll call today by Inspector Henry
G. Pratt, chief OF the detectives bu.
reau, who spoke of the high esteem
IN which Evans was held BY his
former fellow workers.
Eleven OF the 26 years spent on
the police force BY Evans were In
the detective bureau.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
HOW OLD MAIDS HAPPEN

She who viii not when she may,
won't have . chance another day.
for men win come and men will
go. but not for her their hearts
will glow. She bears tie awful
Indian sign, and young sheiks
mutter. "N0t for mines She has
9 Wild and wiStful eye that loves
to fasten ON . guy, and try 70
put him In n trance by means Of
that alarming glance; but some
how IL will never work, on chauf-
feur, cook or clothing clerk. She
wears the dandieat Of dnds, and
tries to act like younger buds, and
dpes gymnastics every night to
make her bum complexion bright.
She smiles just like . toothwash
ad. and hopes to Mike she don't
look sad. She pulls q fake elas-
tie step, and swings herself with
lots Of pep, and wishes that she'd
had some sense, when life was
somewhat more intense. and
grabbed off one who hankered
there, for whom she couldn't seem
to care because he wore . pink
mnstache and wasn't desperate nor
rash; where now . grandpa from
Jaran would do, Just 80 he was Q
man. So, maidens, don't be 30
paFtiek. but c1inch your steady
caller quick; though he may be
no ice-cream-cone, At least you
win not be alone.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
SIMPLY COULDN'T DO n.

TIE office ii mitch ! tcork sends
ont thousands Of q blank iDAich
e TO be filled out IN duplicate
and returned correspondent re-
GENTLY sent III q set properly COM
pleted icith lead pencil, accom-
Pdmted By the foIJoaOin0 note:
al am sorry cant ft1 these
oast III duplicate, but nobody IN our
place has any of that kind Of ink
and amt got no time to 90 over
% the county seat" n. b. d.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
COLUMBIA ISLAND
DREDGING RESUMED

District engineers are resuming
dredging work around Columbia
Island near the Virginia shore of
the Potomac, opposite Lincoln
Memorial. Two dredges are being
moved to resume the work.
The engineers. from experience
in past years, have found that ice
interfcres very little after Feb.
ruary Is, and so are expecting to
be able to work steadily from now
ON.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
Loyal Knights Speaker

Vincent Wilcox, magazine writer,
will address the weekly luncheon
of the Loyal knights of the Round
Table at the University Club to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
D. @. Boat d Ilnspect

The District inspection boat, "Chi-
cago, win 80 down the river next
week to begin It's annual inspection
Of fish stakes. The boat has been
overhauled and IS now iii good
shape for its work.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

A Spanish inventor has combined
the principles of the airplane, hell
copter and orthopter In his flying
machine.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
a MARRIED MANS RAVTNGt

4 rave and shout and cuss shout
The aauerRraut being ont;
The same old wall. again no mail.
The bread Is crusty and stale.
The graVy,k cold and ten weeks Old
The bread Ii like q plaster mold
The salt Ii wet and viii not pour,
The eOfEee's awful. bring some more;
VrherfneIlss the morning newse
The city 3afl Is what ia choose.
Dern Il, I say, where are my shOes9
Everything gives me the goo gOaei
eues and rave, and am bereft,
am the guy whose wife - deaf
THE TECH.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
4 THRIFT REWARD

think it very nifty,
For . young man 70 be thrifty,
To save 3 little money In his life;
% that when he grows mp. older,
And the girls are growing holder,
He WIN have enough to support .
MARY 2. c.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

klinger, vice president Of the
.2urlieth Citizens Association, pre-.
scented their case for the neighbor.
hood served. They indicated that
The company's method of keeping
books gave false impression as
to the operating expenses.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04

James F. Plenty, Pittsburgh,
is the father Of another set Of
twins-the fourth.
Robert Matches is foreman
in a powder mill in Orange,
N. J.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
VET TURNED OUT ON STREETS

Soldier Of
late war, and
at 48 q
cripple on
crutches, was
pronounced
incurable by
Mt. Alto
Hospital
doctors and
was turned
loose to make
a living as
hest he
might, with
a Veterans
Bureau check
for $18 q
!. month
allotted him.
He sells
pencils, but
he can t keep
going much
longer.
Think of the
$4OO,OOO,OOO
that the
United States
wasted on
airplanes
during the
war and thei4
size up
Cohen y case
$18 a
month.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
aganD.to Sggn
4lo00ss-S ~ BILL PRICE =. = - oFscr
coMPENSARIoN

IL the old days soIten zoe
used to take q ssCGHosO the
sCheeze aUas sag, aOsv," aud
mosv things are so tight that
zoe are sU0iti1tg for someone
to Say aOhen.' OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
HELLO. asANDY,' HELLO!

sensational serial story the talk OF sne
fiction world, The Washington Times critics
amazed
the literary world last with "ChickieD
The Washington times., 1926-02-04
voTELE ss WASHINGTON

The working 81 the House Representatives governed largely
edition consists Cf eight volumes
toag $500 The edition. being prepared VII total
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
:. A. TEACHERS
PAID BACK )
SALARIES !
nDII
Installm emit Of 900
Marks Close Of Long
Dispute.

Payment OF approximately $4,000
to teachers of the public schools for
back salaries due therl was paid Fri.
day. This payment was the last half
Of the back salaries due the first in
stallment having been paid last fall.
The total sum paid in back salaries
was approximately $4,000. These
payments were made in Establishments,
Of salaries under the 1924 salary
schedule adopted by the board of edu-
cation.
Final payment Of the back salaries
marks the close of long controversy
and litigation. When the 1924 sal
airy schedule was adopted by the board
many claims arose ON the part of
teachers alleging that sums represent
ing the difference between former sal
aries and the new schedule were due
them. The board denied the claims
Several of the teachers engaged attor-
neys and sued for the back salaries.
The first case went against them and
second suit was begun which result
ed in their favor.
The board OF education having failed
10 appeal the case within the time
limit. demand was made for payment.
The board raised the question of the
legality of payment and two members
of the board refused to sign the vouch-
ers. Finally a ruling was obtained
from the attorney general who held
that payment could he made from back
taxes. Due TO lack Of funds in the
back tax collections. payments were
split in two parts, one last fall and
one Friday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
BABY SAFE, GIRL
FO RG|VES
k|DNAPER

Mother love satisfied with the re-
covery of her child, Horteneia Herman
dez. 1s-year-old mother. has declined
TO prosecute the man who took her
vear-old baby after it had been released
from the Robert b. Green Hospital.
"Since my baby's safe, nothing else
matters" She told deputy sheriiiS
The child had been taken to the
Robert b. Green Hospital by the moth
err when it was i'll. After its recovery,
the man called for it at the Hospital
and it was released to him. But when
the mother discovered that he had the
baby she became frantic and Appealed
TO Sheriff Jim Stevens for aid,
Deputy Sheriff BIB Crosby located
the man in rEaurant and later
located the child. 1t was restored TO
the mother and OH her request the
man who is alleged TO have taken II
was released.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
DEMAND ACTIVE
ON PRODUCE
MARKET
Winter Garden Districts
Tomatoes Bring Farmers
SITS to SITS.

Demand and supply on the wholesale
vegetable market picked up Friday
morning. accordisy to II. I. Pruitt OF
the Pruitt Commission Company. A
more active demand than at any time
since the new year began was IN evil
dence. produce men said.
Leading the products which were ne"
to the market were Texas tomatoes
from the Winter Garden District, which
brought the farmer SIS per lug for
choice and se.75 per lug for fancy.
This price Is from so cents TO 10 cents
higher per lug than tomatoes brought
the farmer before this shipment, Mr..
Pruitt said.
Vans, oranges and celery, at prices
slightly higher. all from states other
than Texas. were received IN quantities
on the market locally.
No change in poultry was shown ac-
cording TO A. A. Snyder of the Snyder
Produce Company. There usually is a
lull in the poultry market shortly after
the first OF the year, Mr.. Snyder said.
this quiet spell prevailing for several
weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
ADVERTISING LAUDED
BY LAUNDRY OWNERS

advertising is the best medium to
get laundry business that L know OF
and / have tried them ALL" said Eu-
gene Cherry of the Sherman Steam
Laundry in a talk before the Texas
Laundry Association in convention at
the Gunter Hotel.
Il put on an extensive campaign Of
advertising some time ago to test out
my ideas and it proved very success
full. My business showed immediate
effect and began to grow almost from
the first advertisement. 1 am today,
Speeding more for advertising than
ever before and my only reason is that
it pays"
Several other laundrymen told of
their experiences along similar lines
and all of them agreed that consistent
and well written advertising was the
best and least expensive method of
increasing business and holding old
patrons.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
tHH,a ,x,1
Annual Ball to Be Held
at Scottish Rite
r., Cathedral.

Charles d. Hall was elected poten-
tate Of Alzafar Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, at the annual member
ship meeting Thursday night: MI.
Hall will be honored next buesday
night with the customary potentate S
ball in the Scottish Rite cathedral; ,
Other officers elected and installed
are: S. y. Callaghan, chief rabbani !;
John ]. Lomax. assistant chief rab-
ban: Henry Hirschberg. high priest
and prophet; A. j. Mckenzie, Oren-
tai guide: Walton d. Hood, treasurer,
and p. ID. Mathis, recorder.
Potentate Hall appointed the ,tol,
lowing: Lewis n. Hartung. first
ceremonial master; Henry b. Vodrie'
second ceremonial master; A.. H.
Noursund. orator; Robert Michael
director: c. w. Titus. marshal NJ. b.
Price, assistant marshal; Lonnle
Irwin, inner guard, and A. Il. Norton,
outer guard. n
Hugh X. Robertson, Charles d.
Hall, Irving Dietz and {. a. Soulc
we're chosen imperial representatives
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
SIX MEN LEAP
! FROM PLANE:
] IN CHUTES
Passengers Clear Cabin
in Twelve Seconds,
Setting Record. *

Z Diving. into space from the side OF
D Douglas airplane like so many boys
springing from the edge Of their favor
Ate swimming hole, six enlisted men
OF the parachute department of the
Tenth School Group, Kelly Field, set
remarkable record by all clearing
The cabin Of the ship in II seconds
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A large crowd of people from San
Antonio drove to the flying field to
watch the unique spectacle and got an
unexpected thrill when one of the
jumpers dropped 200 or 800 feet be-
fore he pulled his rip cord.
A battery Of camera men were pres
emit, taking both still and moving pic
lures of the men by the side Of the
big plane and as they climbed into
the cockpit.
First Lieutenant ]. p. Richter, pilot
Of the transport, took. off to the south
and circled around the field to gain
the desired altitude Of 1000 feet.
He then headed back across the
field from the west with four smaller
planes acting as escort.
As the plane crossed the airdrome,
the first jumper was seen shooting to-
ward the ground.
Before his parachute had completely
opened another man was seen to leave
the ship, and just IL seconds after the
first had made his leap Sergeant III. L..
Uttcrback made the last Of the SIX
jumps.
The glistening surface Of the six
white silk parachutes formed a pretty
scene as they descended in row with
very little wind to make them rock.
The jumps were made to see how
quickly the six-passenger cabin OF the
air transport could be cleared in case
of emergency.
Corporal w. L. McCune made the
first jump and he was followed in sue
cession by Privates w. i. Robbins,
Alfred Golf, w. T.. Miller and G. 5.
Robbins and Sergeant Utterback.
Motion pictures from the cockpit OF
the transport were made by Sergeant
w. III. Kennedy of the Twenty-second
Photo Section and from another plane
by Sergeant Ray Ward Of the pho
Photographic ship.
Lieutenant II. II. Cronau. com
mander of the Twenty-second Photo
Section, flew the Photographic ship.
The motion pictures will be used for
instruction purposes and copies will be
released through news reel agencies.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
B. G.. FORBES SOUNDS NOTE
OF. WARNING TO SLACKERS
By B. c. FORBES a.

appearing fool you into believing that
during the coming year you can sit
back and wait for orders to rush into
your lap. Don't let anybody lull you
to sleep. Don't let anybody kid you
that things will be very much differ
cnt in 1926 from what they have been
in 1928. You will.be fortunate. all of
us will be fortunate, if conditions are
rs satisfactory all through 1926 as
they have been during 1929.
You have had to hustle TO get the
amount of business you have gotten
this year. haven't you? Well. take it
from me, you can make mp your minds
thar Won will not he able to afford TO
take life easy during the coming year.
All isdications are that general bust
ness will be very good at least during
the first half of the year.
But you can make up your mind
thar business next year will not be
good for the man who doesn't do his
darndest TO make it good. Daniel
Guggrnhcim. the smelling king, was
recalling to me one day. after he had
become a multi-milionaire, the tremen-
dous hardshipS he underwent when
laying the foundation of the Guggen-
helm fortune, and he emphasized
roasted pigeons do not fly into ones
mouth
Don't be misled into believing that
roasted pigeons-fat orders-will come
flying at you from all directions. No
There will be plenty of birds in the
business bushes during coming months
but you must go out and hunt fol
them. To get your share you will
have TO beat the bushes hard and SHOOT
straight.
Don't start the New Year under
any delusion that life is going TO b,
for you one long. sweet song. Get j
into your head very firmly that ther'
will be competition. probably keene'
competition than ever before known
Don't start the year sitting down
waiting for orders to pour into you
lap. Start the year on your toes
and be prepared TO keep on your toes
'The business will be there, but onl.
| for those who exert every ounce o
their abilities and their energies to ba
it."
That's going to be my attitude
Have you a better one!
(Copyri ght BY r.. G. Forbes)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
SOUTH TEXAS DRUG
MEN INCORPORATE

The South Texas Retail Druggists
Association. organized in San Antonio
last October was incorporated Friday.
Directors are: l.. O. Bremen,
Gonzales; Walter Whisenant, San
Antonio: Frank Walter. San Antonio;
l.. w. Cummings, Corpus Christi; J..
L. Buttery. Cuero; i. W. McCoy,
Kerrville, and c. G. Moody, SintOn. 2
l.. c. Bremen is president of the
organization and Henry Helm of the
Goliad Street Pharmacy is secretary.
"The purpose of our organization is
to keep a closer relationship between
South Texas druggists and the adj
vancement Of pharmacy" Mr.. Helm
said. ave now have 300 members and
are growing"
The executive committee of the asso.'
citation will meet at the st. Anthony
Thursday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
ALLEGED STOCK
4. . PROMOTER HELD

Charged with using the mails TO
defraud, a stock salesman connected
with a syndicate once located in San
Antonio. was arrested in st. Louis
Thursday light and will be brought
here to stand trial on a federal grand
jury indictment returned December
81. 1925.
The syndicate purported TO have a
huge studio at Albuquerque, n. NJ,
and advertised that its first motion
picture would bring in more than
$14.000,000. In the early part of
last year. having trouble with the
city government of Albuquerque, the
firm moved to San Antonio. local
postal officials said.
Many San Antonians bought stock
in the proposition but the syndicate
never erected a studio and finally the
officers left the city, it was said.
Postal authorities charge that pro-
.,tion was entirely a swindle and
that all pictures and circulars sent
out by the syndicate were false.