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The Washington times., 1928-07-10
NAL THE OPENS
TRACTION QUIZ

DIR. Milo B. Maltbie, chief of a
corps OF experts employed by the
Senate District Committee to study
and report on the Wilson street
railway merger plan. launched his
investigation today by holding a
protracted conference with John w.
Childress, chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission. One of his
assistants was with him.
Chairman Childress called into
the conference Ralph r. Fleharty,
peoples counsel and Francis H..
Stephens. assistant corporation com
sci, who several years ago carried
the valuation case of the Capital
Traction Company through the local
courts.
Mr.. stephens is expected TO fur
nish DR.. Maltbie with historical data
in connection with the case.
Before leaving the commissions
office today, DIR. Maltbie will be fur
nished with voluminous data and
records relating to the traction
company's case.
The Utilities Commission, meeting
yesterday, again failed to take ac-
ton on the question of rGValuation
of the Capital Traction Company
in connection with the company's
pending petition for an increase in
car fare here.
Should reValuation be attempted
the Commission will levy the cost
of the survey on the traction com
pany. it is said that estimates of
such expense are now being sought
A reValuation by the Commission
will be independent of the merger
study of DIR. Maltbie
The Washington times., 1928-07-10

by the them corporation Of George
town and Washington. In 1893
traffic had grown to such propora-
tions that is was necessary to
strengthen it. Again in May 1926
such q move was found necessary.
Engineers at that time said the
main members of the bridge trusses
were badly corroded and likely to.
buckle, and that they could not
The Washington times., 1928-07-10
YEARLY REFUSE
SHOWS DROP

Garbage collection in the District
of Columbia showed a decrease for
the year ending June 30, it was re-
vealed today in the consolidated re-
port of T. l.. Costigan, superin-
tendent of the street cleaning de-
partment.
The department last year col
lected 72,647 tons of garbage, 24s,-
892 cubic yards of trash and 161,-
S22 cubic yards of ashes, which Is
a reduction of 6.33 per cent over
the previous year.
Hog raisers in Maryland and Vir-
GINA are held largely responsible
for the reduction. Much of the
richest garbage has been hauled
away by them, Mr.. Costigan says.
This garbage has been mostly from
hotels and cafes.
The use of oil and gas burning
furnaces has caused a reduction in.
the amount of ashes hauled away.
Ash collections fell 2.75 per cent.
The Washington times., 1928-07-10

With Diamond cab owners
and drivers making ready to
launch a 10-cent jitney service
between 10 hackstands and
Government buildings within
the next 48 hours, Corporation
Counsel w. w. Bride today
sent an opinion to the Public
Utilities Commission, holding
that the commission has juris-
.diction over them.
The taxicabs, Mr.. Mcbride held,
are common carriers and as such,
may be regulated by the commits
sion to the extent of fixing SEIZED
ules, rates and requirements for
the convenience, comfort and pro-
lection of the riding public.
The cab owners, denying juris-
diction of the commission, plan to
ignore the ruling, they say.
A challenge to Ralph B. Fleharty,
peoples counsel, to use his office
in giving Washington straphangers
cheaper transportation was laid
down today by the taxi owners
through Harry G. Davis, manager.
Fleharty was taken to task by
Davis for his statement in the press
that "the public must be protected
against the cheap service which
does not afford ample financial pro-
lection to the riding public"
AS citizens and taxpayers of the
emit organization, which operates
titled to the support of the peoples
counsel. adding: I
Certain we feel that, as peoples
counsel, you should assist us in
giving to Washington what Wash.
ington not only needs. but de-
mands."
Plan 10-Cent Ride
Diamond cab owners propose to
aul Government workers and
others at 10 cents each. between 8
and 9 o'clock each morning, from
designated hackstands to important
Government buildings.
The Public Utilities Commission
has ruled that they must make for
NAL application for routes before
the service can begin. Davis today
wrote the commission that his or
ganization does not admit jurisdic-
ton of the commission.
In his communication to Fleharty
the Diamond manager says:
''Why should the street car COM
panies be protected when they are
making an effort to increase the
cost of transportation to the public
while. on the other hand, we are
trying to do everything to reduce
transportation costs to the public?
Were the street car companies
protected when permission was
given the bus companies to operate?
The Washington times., 1928-07-10

The National Landowners As
ISOLATION. with headquarters at 1407
I ST., n. W., has been formed for
the purpose of creating bigger and
better hot-dog and pop stands
throughout the nation. The associa.
ton seeks to protect, in q con-
structive way, of course, the legiti-
mate and permanent standowner
from the ravages Of keepers of
inferior shacks'' along the high
ways of the country.
Close cooperation between MEM
bers OF the Association and state
and county health departments will
result in spick and span establish
ments and the hot-dog stands will
become kennels OF the blue-bloods
of hot.dogdom.
Members of the Association have
at their command the services OF
an architect who has had much
experience in designing sanitary,
The Washington times., 1928-07-10

attractive and serviceable roadside
refreshment stands.
Althogether, the Association seeks
to protect the public by insisting
that its members serve only the
best of foods and that the stand.
owners give real sanitary service.
Their up-to-the minute stands are
expected to do much in improving
the appearance Of our highways and
to do away with ill-kept stands.
The Washington times., 1928-07-10
PERMIT FOR
REVOLVER
IS NEW
NEED

District motorists who have
made a practice of carrying
revolvers in their machines
while touring, may either have
to take out a Police Court
permit or else face prosecution
on a charge of violating the
concealed-weapon law.
The quection which is now before
the Court of Appeals arose when
Pomeroy Brown was sentenced to
serve $50 days in Jail in 1928 for
carrying a weapon within easy
reach ID his machine.
Judge Mcmahon, who sentenced
him. instructed the jury that heard
the case that if a weapon was
carried about the person." that is
to say within easy reach. the law
was being violated. An appeal was
noted by Attorney James A. O'Shea.
who commended that the law meant
carrying a weapon upon the person.
Case Is Appealed
The Court of Appeals has granted
4 hearing on writ of error and
probably will hand down an opinion
at the October session of the court.
Until q definite ruling is made the
decision Of the lower court will
remain as a precedent, police court
officials declare.
In the past it has been the prac-
tice of many motorists to carry a
weapon in the side pocket of their
cars where it is easily accessible.
This practice, according to certain
officials. was countenanced,s the
theory being that an automobile
had the same status as a mans
home and a permit to carry
weapon was unnecessary.
The District code provides that
persons may not carry concealed
about their person a dangerous
weapon or carry openly with unlaw
full intent to use the same any
dangerous or deadly weapon"
Attorneys Differ
According to attorneys, in the
past the courts have construed the
section of the code to mean that
concealed about the person" meant
in q pocket where it could not be
seen, but upon the person.
Anyone who would carry re-
volver in his machine for his own
protection, court officers say, must
apply to the judges OF that court
obtain a permit. Under the present
practice this would mean. that
bond would have to be furnished
and a restriction placed on the
-permittee as to when and where
hsN might carry it.
The Washington times., 1928-07-10
a Novel Of
College
Life

Linda WaIdrOn, tfmld, soldon
haired and cuddly, leaves her
home &C RcdhilI, No., 60 attend
Marbury University. On the train
sic has N encounteR with . tan,
handaOune young man. Upon ST..
irving at MaEbury, she ~ met 90
the station by . grouD @ shout
ing girls who mistake ner To-
Lucy WhItlOcIg, daughter q
Simon WhitlOClE, . millionaire.
Linda arrives az her Foomlng
house. She dlscOveEe . y0ung
Hindu IN her room. He explains
ne IS Dahn Gopal, m enipIoye q
the house. She hears q Girl cry
ing 81 the next room, but = re-
pulsed when she offers sympathy.
She learns tho girl ID Dulcy
Ellis. The latter finds WhitlOcixsa
picture among Lucy's effects.
DuIcy loves Doyle HOgklnss 40
The art museum, she cOlildes with
Thomas Vaughan, 3 student
who introduces her to Professor
Prime.
Later she becomes acquainted
with Leonard Van Horne, very.
Dedantic and cOnceitcd youth. She.
accepts his invitation TO q dance.
DmIcy. drunk. has to be carried
home by Doyle. Linda leaves.
wiflr0ult leonard and finds Toms
ear IN front Of her house when
she arrives home. She finds Tom
in Dulcy's room.
Linda braced herself for
the entrance.
To her great relief, the
first Alpha O's to greet them
in the hall were none whose
faces she remembered from
that miserable night. Dulcy
led her triumphantly through
a lane of admiring girls and
men, up the stairs to the
5chaperone's room on the
landing, where, at the in
sistence Of q kindly, white
haired dowager, Linda re-
moved her wraps and
powdered her nose before the
glass.
The plump Alpha @ of the
barn-warming episode was
standing at the foot Of the
stairs, deep in conversation
with a patroness when Linda
and Dulcy descended. She
looked up, smiled perfuncto-
riIy at Linda and then stared
open-mouthed. This exqui-
site girl in the suave black
chiffon, with the extremely
knowing jewels and the
makeup Of a boulevardiere
was scarcely recognizable as
the child in blue and white
bingham whom she had in
suited at the barn dance.
Linda acknowledged the
introduction with a touch Of
hauteur. Luckily, the noise
of the photograph in the
sun-room at the right and
the competitive strains Of q
piano rocking to a Jazz
Continued on Fiction Page.l
The Washington times., 1928-07-10

Artistic Impulse Hits
'sHot-Dog" Men
TUEsDAY i'll 10. 1s2s

From may very possibly be able to obtain
esfah
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
CRUX Of WAR EVIL
LAID TO CHEMISTRY
Next Conflict May Be Won in
Few Days. Scotch Sci
enlist Says.

E~ me ASSGC1&ted press.
EVANSTON. Ill. August l4-The
cruz Of the war situation was laid at
tlle door of chemistry last night by Sir
James c Irvine Of St Andrews Uni
verSity. Scotland. in an address at the
American Chemical Society Institute at
Northwestern University
7 he whole machinery of war may be
strapped. hattleshipS may be sunk. ar
mics dishsnded and fortreSseS demol-
iShed." he said. but the chemical fac
tory must remain. and. SO long as 1t
exists IL is a potential war factory
A modern works designed for large
scale production OF organic COMPOUNDS.
such as dyesMffS. requires little alte"a-
ton IN plant or personnel 10 convert 1t
in few hours into a place frosa which
will pour more deadly materials by lar
than those used in the World Wal,
I DO not speak in panic created by
reading sensational articles, bat / have
profound respect for the possibilities of
chemistry. AS matters stand at present,
the nation which possesses the most ef
ficient chemical industry possesses the
most efficient instrument OF war.
The war of the future may be &C.
clared. wage6 and won within a few
SavS he asserted
Sir James said that in his heart the
chemist loathed the suggestion that his
science should be used in this way. t'ut
that there was general opinion that
under present conditions, il was impos-
sibe 10 stop II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
HIGHWAY EXPERT
LEAVES POST HERE
DR.. J, G, Mckay Due to Start for
Cleveland Tomorrow to Organize
Road Board.

DR. J. Gordon Mckay, chief OF the
division of highway economics, Bureau
of Public Roads Of the Department OF
Agriculture, will resign and leave Wash
ingtOn tomorrow night to assume his
new task of organizing new highway
planning and research bureau in Cleve-
land, With him will be associated DR..
O. M ElVehiem highway economist.
Edward -. Stein and j. f. Hehlr, assoc
ciate highway economists and expert
cnced construction and design enei-
neers, who will resign from the Bureau
of Public Roads in few days.
DR.. Mckay will devote his attention
to directing the development of the
recently completed plan of highway i'm
provement for the Cleveland regional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

and brush In the Clearwater National
Forest OF Idaho 200 men were fighting
fire that had burned over 500 acres.
In the Salmon River district of Idaho
fire was reported in the timber and %
men were sent from the forestry head
quarters in Spokane to combat the
blaze
Two hundred men were combating
fire near Milan. Wash.
Between 20 and 30 carloads of lumber
were destroyed near Spokane by
grass fire. believed to be incendiary.
In California fires in the San Joaquin
and Upper Sacramento valleys and
along the coast line were reported
under control and burning out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
CITY OF ONE RESIDENT.
Scientist Reports Decline of Wee
pah, New. Gold Town.

weepah. New. the mushroom city
that glittered but was not gold, still
has some claim on the public imagi-
nation. Il is probably the only city in
the world with a population Of one
citizen. In the mountains. not far
away. the elusive mountain sheep wax
abundant on the conclusion of Nebu-
chadnezzar that grass is better than
gold
These are the observations brought
back 10 California by DR.. z. Raymond
Hall. curator of mammals at the UNI
versity Of California Museum OF Verte-
brate Zoology, who recently concluded
months survey of the country within
2 few miles Of Weepah, which netted
the museum some TOO specimens OF
lizards snakes and other animals.
DR.. Hall did not visit Weepah. itself.
but obtained first hand information
concerning the solitary citizen from
ranchers and miners Of Fish Lake
Valley and the Silver Peak Mountains.
where he covered 900 square miles OF
territory with two companions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
NOTED AIRPLANE BREMEN
ASSIGNED TO MUSEUM
First "a Negotiate Transatlantic
Passag sc. Europe to U. S. Gift to
New York Institution.
e. .hs Assoc.ated rress.

BERLIN. August 1.-THE airplane
Bremen. first to negotiate the trans
atlantic passage from Europe to Amer
lea. is destined for the projected Mu-
ricipal Museum Of the City Of New
York. This became known yesterday
when Jacob Gould Schurman, U. 5.
Ambassador. received a letter from
Baron Won Huenefeid owner OF the
plane. rendering il as a permanent
Gift to the community which first well
coined him TO the United States.
The baron wrote from sanitarlum
where he IS recuperating from an oper-
alton for appendicitis.
Baron Won Huenefeld wrote the
Ambassador that he had put all his
earthly possessions into the Bremen and
It's sistership. the Europa In order to
serve a goodwill purpose" The munif-
icence Of friends, he explained, has
permitted him to sacrifice the Bremen
as a slight return for the warm and
sincere friendship and confidence"
which he said Americans Of an classes
freely granted 10 him and his compan-
ions
Baron Won Huenefeld's letter lauded
the Ambassadors personal interest In
the achievements Of German aviation,
especially the flight of the Bremen. and
he praised Mr. Schurman's efforts 10
promote friendly American-German re-
lations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
SAILING TOMORROW.

Cabo Torres Lisbon
CITY Of East Bourne Port Said.
Kentucklan- Pacific Coast
West Eldara Rotterdam.
SAILING TOMORROW.
Fort Victoria Bermuda
bolivar Cape Haitien. Port de PAX, Co
s. M2re S Sn9 po and ~ e praee
Slxaola KINGSTON Cristohal Cartssena.
Puerto Colombia and Santa Marta
Tachira-San juan. La GusyTa' Puerto Ca
heilo. Curacao and MRrscaibo.
Pruyere BuenoS Aires.
CorSIcan Prince BuenoS Ares.
Dorothy Luckenba CHI Pacific Coast,
Mayora- Trinidad.
Olancho-Puerto Cortez.
Rigel- Barcelona.
Sinsinawa-C Genoa.
SAILING THURSDAY. AUGUST ie.
Mauritania Plymouth. CherhourE and
Southampton
President, Hayes-w World cruise. .,.,.
AleSia-AlgieFs, PiraeuS. Constantinopie,
Beirut and Marseille.
Santa Teresa -Cristobsl, Talara, Salaverry.
Csllao. AntofagaSta and Valparaiso,
WeSiphaliaCOh and Hamburs -
Muenchen oh Cherbours and BremeF-
Coamo~ San Juan and Santo Domingo
MextcO-Havans. Vera Cruz and Progreso.
Evangeline Yarmouth. n 5,
Dominica St Thomas
City OF Alton Rotterdam.
I3boataG santos
Santa Elisa Valparaiso
ZarenDo Accfa
SAILING FRIDAY. AUGUST II.
Carmania-Plymouth Ravre and London.
-is de France Plymouth and HavFe
Minnesota Boulogne and LONDON
Homefic-CherbouTg and SOUTHAMPTON
Lsplan Plymouth, Cherboure and Ant
satnrnia-Marseille. Naples and Patras.
Boiivar~Port an Prince. CartaEena and
Puerto Colombia.
strea~Turks Island. Curacao and Mara
Ama1one-Inseua, Cape Haitien, Port de
Paix. Gonsives and st. Marc.
SAILING SATURDAY. AUGUST ia.
! scvthia-Cobh and Liverpool
Caledonia Neville and GLASGOW.
American Farmer-Iondon.
Deutsc hland-C herbourg, Southampton sno
volendam1 Plymouth. Boulosne and Rotter-
vr9msel7'iueia-Pnerto Colombia. CartsEena.
cristobaI. Corinto. Salvador and San Jose
de Guatemala.
Stock holm--C;othenburR.
uIaa Hsyana cristphai snd Pe p.l LimG Gas
tiIla. Tela and Puerto Barros.
Baltic Cobb and Liverpool.
American Farmer London
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Patrss, jana and Beirut
Vandyck - Rio de Janetro Montevideo and
Huron Puerto Plata. San Pedro de Macoris
enc Santo DOMINGO City
cuyamapB- Puerto CofteL.
NeFissa St. Johns and Haiifas.
, Bermuda Bermuda.
MaTaEl oahtlaso' h'i's9'0'A $50
Lombla.
SAILING MONDAY. AUGUST 20.
EvangeIine-Y Yarmouth, N. s.
SAILING TUESDAY. AUGUST III.
cristobal-Port au Prince and Crlstobsi
Seydiitz-Galway and BremerhaVeh
SAILING WEDNESDAY. AUGUST a.
Aouitanta- Cherhourg and southampton.
: OVERWHELMINGLY Cristobai. Cartagens,
Puerto Colombia and Santa Marta:
George washington CbeTbouTg, Southamp-
+ ton and BremerhsVen. a.. ~.
! FaIeon-Ssn Juan, La Gusyra' Fuef'o "a
bello and MaTacaibo
Rogota-- Puerto Colombia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Asks Dismissal of Divorce Suit.

Emmett l.. Hutchinson of Jackson
vile. Fla, has asked the District SUI
preme Court to dismiss q suit for linz
tied divorce brought against him by his
wife Frances f. Hutchinson. The huS
band tells the court it lacks jurisdic-
ton because he and his wife had
moved to Florida where he had taken
up a permanent position and they
were in Washington on visit only
when she filed her suit. He appears
as his own counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Backs Tariff on Cuban Sugar.

CHICAGO. August II (Ff.-The
American beet sugar industry is being
teopardized by importation from Cuoa
n cane sugar. even though 20 per
cent duty is imposed. E. A Burguieres Of
New Orleans, president Of the Domestic
sugar Producers Association, declared
yesterday In urging the association 20
combat the movement seeking tn" fiimi-
nation q the tariff OH Cuban sugar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

Mrs. Rose s. Kriksteine, who con-
ducts a dry goods and notion business
At 1904 Fourteenth street under the
name of Rosa S. Lorenz, yesterday
asked the District Supreme Court to
change her name to Lorenz. She was
married TO Kriksteine, who dled Mo-
yember. 1925. and the petitioner says
she runs the business in her maiden
name and now wants 1t legalized. She
is represented by Attorney Ernest F.
Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

area. to continuing highway research
and planning studies to control future
highway improvements. A $4,000, 900
program OF new arterial highways. new
construction. reconstruction, bridges
and railroad grade separations has
been mapped out for the Cleveland re-
gional area.
A successor to DR.. Mckay as head
of the division of highway economies
has not yet been named and it was
said today at the bureau that the fill
ing of this post will likely take some
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
FOREST FIRES RAGE
IN NORTHWEST
California, Washington, Ida
no and British Columbia
Combat Woodland BIazeS.

Nv The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, August l4.-Twelve
forest and brush fires burned through
out the night in California, Washington.
British Columbia, and Idaho. while fire
fighters on widely separated fronts
fought with varied success to bring the
hlazeS under control,
A number of CONGREGATIONS were re-
ported overnight in the Pacific North
west. The fire raging on Vancouver
Island. British Columbia. finally was
checked.
A fire in the John Nagan Mountain
district destroyed 1000 acres of timber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
ST 900, 900 TExaS gsNCk
BOUGHT BY SfscsCATE
Details of Cash Deal Withhefa.
Property Developed by
Charles P. Taft.

BY the Associated Press.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex, August IA.
Purchase of the Taft ranch, valued AT
more than ST 100000. by syndicate
of south Texas capitalists was announc-
ed here yesterday. 1t was a cash deal
but details we're not made public.
Included in the properties. which were
owned by the Coleman-Fulton Pasture
Co. are the towns Of Taft and Gregory.
5000 cultivated acres. 1000 uncultivated
acres. 100 or more houses in the two
towns and many business buildings.
Charles P Taft of Cincinnati, brother
of the Chief Justice of the United
States. was president of the Coleman
Fulton Pasture Co. and was instru-
mental in developing the ranch.
The fashionable cocktail Of the no
ment in London Is named The Loud
Speaker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Two Killed by Mine Cave-In.

BROWNSVILLE Pa. August Ia W.
Trapped under a heavy tall of Aiale
y hIle al Work IN the Isabella mine oil
the Hllman Coal Il Coke Co. late last
night. Andy Bubsar. 70, and Paul Linn
employed as leaders. we're killed. Mike
Mega lese 30 a cutter. suffered frac-
tiJrec sgIn and crushed breast bone
enc Is not expected 10 recover,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
DR.. Zimmerman as Umpire.

MEXICO CITY, August IA P1.-Dr.
Alfred Zimmerman. noted Dutch inter-
nationalist, has arrived to take up his
duties as umpire of the Mexican British
claims commission to settle British
claims against the Mexican government
for revolutionary damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
SUE HARDING GROUP.
Two Grandchildren of Presidents
Widow Seek Property.

MARION. Ohio August ID (P).-Suit
was filed against the Harding Memorial
Association today by Jean de Wolfe and
George Nicely de Wolfe. grandchildren
of the late Florence Killing Harding, 20
recover household property OF the oe-
ceased widow of President Warren G..
Harding. The petition seeks to recover
number OF lamps. some glassware.
Jewel cases and other items said not to
be in the list OF articles specifically be-
ul,eathed to the Memorial Association
and asks that the court construe Mrs.
Harding's will.
Harry J. Merchant. as trustee for the
grandchildren, filed the suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
PROSECUTORS RIOT.
Police and Troops Employed in
Brazil Diamond Fields.

RIO JANETRO, August IA (Pi.-Po-
lice forces in the diamond districts OF
Mstto Crosse and Goyaz are trying TO
suppress rioting and footing By dis
gTtlntled prcspectors.
The prospectors claim that they were
paid BIZ grubstakers in counterfeit
money. Several hundred OF them turned
bandit and looted towns and burned
houses Murders are reported TO have
occurred.
Several skirmishes have taken place
between the bandits and police aided
by small attachments OF soldiers. One
police commander and several soldiers
we're killed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

An extensive bird sanctuary Is being
planned tn France. where more than
20 oo0 acres of Wild land IN the delta
q me Phone viii become immune N
ell lntrustons from hunters, sportsmen
suS n1furs{istE