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data to the War Department, but
had refused to furnish the depart
ment with breakdown of the COM
pany's income taxes or a breakdown
of depreciation accruals.
Navy Cites Turnover.
Todays hearing opened with the
testimony of 1t. q. g. Edward
Olsen of the Bureau of Naval Per-
sonnet. He testified that 1872 per
cent of all separations among civil
lian personnel in the Metropolitan
Area occur in the Arlington Annex.
About 14.2 per cent of all civilian
employees of the Navy are employed
in the annex.
More than 80 exhibits were intro
>duced in evidence yesterday by War
and Navy Department experts. They
included on-the-scene surveys of
passengers boarding and leaving
buses at various points in Washing
ton, the Pentagon Building, the Navy
Annex, the National Airport and the
| Army Air Forces Annex.
Representatives of both depart
ments joined in agreeing that al
legged high transportation rates were
responsible for much of the turnover
of civilian employees in the Virginia
offices, with a resultant impeding of
the war effort and lowering of en-
ploye morale.
Revenue Table Submitted.
One witness, Maj Paul L. Ris-
troph, submitted a table showing a
change in the present revenue of
the four bus lines involved should
the ICC adopt any one of five plans
outlined in the exhibit. The witness
insisted the proposals we're submit
ted merely to assist the commits
sion" in reaching any decision on
a change in rates.
The first proposal envisions a
131a-cent fare, in the form of a
two-part ticket, which could be used
on any line and from any part of
the city. Maj Ristroph's figures
showed the Capital Transit Co.
would face sos per cent reduction
in annual revenue of fares to the
war agencies in Virginia; Alexan-
dria, Bancroft g. Washington line,
27.88 per cent reduction: the Ar
lington & Fairfax Motor Transpor-
tation Co., 22.83 per cent; Washing
| ton, Virginia & Maryland Coach
Co., 25.36 per cent. This would re-
suit in an overall 1113 per cent
reduction in annual Transportation
costs for each civilian, he said.
The second plan calls for s.
cent fare for the privilege of cross
ing the Potomac River from points
on either shore. The witness said
this would result in no loss for
Capital Transit, but Abs per cent
reduction for the Alexandria line. a
1898 per cent loss for the Arlington
Fairfax line, and so per cent loss
for the w. v. & M. line. The COM
muter would save 23O8 per cent
annually, he said.
A tWo-part ticket costing 10 cents
was the third proposal. This would
mean 1902 per cent reduction in
Arlington revenue for Capital Tran
sit, 43.66 per cent for A. B. & W.,
oo.O PCA CCIiO lOI n. N r., ana SO Us
for w. v. & M Each employe
would have his annual transporta-
ton costs cut 28.15 per cent.
10-Cent Tokens Proposed.
Use Of 10-cent tokens, which can
now be purchased three for Is cents.
was the fourth plan submitted by
the witness. Capital Transit would
face a 3l.45 per cent revenue reduc-
ton annually; 4771 per cent for A.
B. & w; 1924 per cent for A. & F.:
44.9l per cent for w. V. 8& M. A
1852 per cent saving would result
for commuters
The final plan would call for use
OF the local street car pass, now
costing S1.25 week. Loss for Capt.
tai Transit, 1898; A. B. & W., 54.39:
A. e. F., 46.19, and w. V. e. NJ.
1907. Saving for the civilian would
be 42.73 per cent, he testified.
DR.. Edward Franklin, statistician
for the War Department, testified
that the annual turnover of civilian
personnel in the Washington Met
rOpOlitan Area was "a nar cent