IN MS OPPOSED I ... - — ■ . - Takoma*D. C. Citizens’ As sociation Would Limit Increase to Needs. The Citizens’ Association of Tako ma, D. C., last night went on record opposing the raising by additional taxation a greater amount than Is needed to meet the immediate re quirements of the District of Colum bia budget, at a meeting held in the Takoma public school auditorium, Piney Branch road and Dahlia street. The resolution bearing on the subject was presented by Jesse C. Suter and unanimously adopted. The resignation of George E. Sulli van, chairman of the Laws and Legis lation Committee, who recently re signed from the Federation of Citizens’ Associations as the result of action of that body in connection with the "red rider,” was accepted last night by the association with regret. President Wallace C. Magathan endeavored to have the resignation of Sullivan as well as Mrs. Sullivan withdrawn. The resolution stated in part: "Mr. Sulli van has had a brilliant record of service to the community and to the District at large, as delegate to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations and as chairman of the Laws and Legislation Committee and as attorney before the Alcoholic Beverage Board.” Bus Terminal Protested. A petition signed by 35 residents in the vicinity of the proposed bus terminal of the Fifth street line in Takoma Park was presented to the meeting, protesting the location of the terminal on the ground that it would eliminate entirely parking of automo biles and would necessitate owners parking two or three blocks distant, which the petition felt was unfair to the residents of this section. Close proximity of the terminal to the Ta koma School was also pointed out. The suggestion was made that the terminal be located on Fourth street, near Butternut street, or some other part of the business district. The association adopted a resolution di recting that each of the petitioners be furnished complete details of the bus proposition and conditions under which the line will be operated. D. Stewart Patterson, chairman of the Police and Fire Committee, re ported that Blair road was being used as & high-speed highway and that heavy trucks were using the thor oughfare because it was not regu yOU just can't match the rare taste and flavour of Silver Top Beer, or the mellow tang of Old Nut Brown Ale. ORDER A CASE TODAYI Every bottle is absolutely guaranteed to please you, or your money back! Th« SAMUEL c. PALMER CO., Inc. 1M4 Wisconsin Ave. PImm West 0320 larly patrolled. The association adopted a resolution protesting the use of Piney Branch and Blair roads as through routes for trucks as plan ned by the director of traffic of the District. Block Booking Hit. A resolution presented by William M. Greene, chairman of the School Committee, favoring the bill in Con gress to prohibit “compulsory block booking" of motion pictures. Secretary W. H. Parsons reported that a 7'/a-minute service would be given over the shuttle bus line be tween Fourteenth street and Colorado avenue and Takoma Park via Ken nedy street and that the proposed bus line down Ninth street would be divided in order that a portion of the busses would go down Vermont ave nue, from Sherman avenue to Thir teenth street, thence to the center of the city, while the other busses would go south on Ninth street to Seventh and Pennsylvania avenue, when the line is inaugurated on May 2. No busses would be operated directly to Potomac Park for the present, he said. A resolution by Suter expressing hope for the early recovery of Sena tor Capper of Kansas was adopted at the meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Magthan; first vice president, R. H. Fiedler; second vice president, Lewis A. Jones; secretary, W. H. Parsons; corresponding secretary, C. C. King; treasurer, N. E. Mclndoo; delegates to the Federation of Citizens’ Asso ciations, Greene and Fiedler. TEXTBOOK FACTS ASKED Supporter of Red Rider Asks Edu cation Board for List. Detailed information regarding text books and other literature used In the District schools under the act of 1886, to teach pupils the “evil" effects of narcotics and alcohol, has been re quested by George E. Sullivan, local attorney and strong supporter of the “red rider,” in a letter to the Board of Education, it was learned yesterday. Sullivan wanted a list of all the lit erature used in compliance with the law. and all written or printed instruc tion from the board or from the su perintendent concerning the teaching of the subject. He also expressed in terest in the grades in which the sub ject is dealt with, as well as the semes ters in which it is taught. CHEN CLEAN-UP PIANMCATED Dupont Circle Association to Work Out System of War on Litter. A proposal for a general clean-up of streets In Washington under the supervision of the Dupont Circle Citi zens Association was made yesterday afternoon by Dr. Harry A. Garfield, son of the late President Garfield, at a meeting of the association held in the Mayflower Hotel. Dr. Garfield, who aided in organizing the Municipal Association in Cleveland 40 years ago to clean the city of litter and “unclean politics,” told the group that the streets of Washington usually were found to be littered with paper and trash and organized citizens’ groups could correct the situation. He suggested the citizens raise a fund to employ some of the unemployed to work under the direction of one of the residents of the section, one supervisor to about one block. Dr. Garfield suggested that printed notices be placed on the automobiles asking drivers to move cars at a specified time each day to facilitate cleaning. The citizens association votea to place Dr. Garfield on the Streets and Parks Committee to advise them on the matter on putting the plan In operation. The Nominating Committee offered the following slate to be elected at the May meeting: Demarest Lloyd, presi dent; Woodson P. Houghton, first vice president; William Floyd Crosby, sec ond vice president; Rowland S. Mar shall, secretary; W. Herbert Gill, treas urer, and Maj. L. M. Letsenlng and Dr. Garfield as members of the Execu tive Committee. Edgar Morris, president of the Washington Board of Trade, who was scheduled to address the meeting, was unable to attend. Vice President Croeby presided. Gardenia Hard to Grow. The gardenia,-a hothouse plant, Is one of the most difficult flowers to keep growing through the blooming stage. It grows best in acid soil. The Pennsylvania Railroad SUMMARY OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1936 THE goth Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company covering operations for 1936 will be printed to the stockholder, at the annual meeting on April 13, 1937- The report show, that total operating revenues increased over 1935 by $73,613,003 or 20 0. but continued subnormal, being 35% below the annual average for 19251929. Operating expenses increased $50,987,517 (due principally to increased business and Ian er expenditures for necessary current maintenance and to improve the g, n:ral condition of the road and equipment!. Net income was $38742,001 as compared with $23,962,586 m *935- Surplus tor jq36 was'equal to 4.8% upon the outstanding Capital Stock as compared with 2.8% in 1935. Surplus per share (par $50) was $2.38 as compared Wit l.y in OPERATING RESULTS Comparison with 19*5 1996 IocraMt or Dacr«t'0°° « bond* of Companies to the Pennsylvania System have been refunded at reduced interest rates, effecting a reduction of $1,500,000 in annual interest payment*^ To provide funds for the extension of electrification and other necessary additions and betterments, as well as for additional equipment and facilitie* and far the pay ment of maturing obligation* »nd other proper corporate purpoae*, an lOlottnent of $51,670,700 Fifteen-year jX% Convert ible Debenture Bonds was made to stock holders of record February 6 1957. After issuance of Convwilbli Bonds the available margin of authorittd funded tndebtednate will be reduced to $4.°°°. Therefore, the stockholders will be asked at the annual meeting to approve an ineffstf in the authorized indebtedness in the amount of $95,000,000. electrification The Company'* experience with electri fication has been so satisfactory that it has decided to electrify its lines from Paoli to Harrisburg, Pa., from South Amboy to Monmouth Junction. N. ]., from Morns villa to Harrisburg. Pt.snd from Columbia. Pa to Perryville, Md., and certain branches, which will enable it to obtesn substan tially increased advantages from the electrification previously completed. The completion of this program, which will require approximately years and the employment of over 10,000 men on the project itself and a similar number in the industries furnishing the materials, will increase materially the capacity of the Railroad by making possible the handling of a denser traffic with greater flexibility and speed over the same tracks than is possible with steam locomotives. NEW AND IMPROVED EQUIPMENT Built at 1 cost of approximately $35,000,000 and involving 11,000.000 man-hours of employment, 10,000 all-steel freight cars were completed and placed in service. »i6 drop-bottom containers for handling powdered lime, cement and similar com modities, 340 hopper-bottom containers far handling fluxing lime and ocmcnt, 1 steel coal berge, and a TO gondola cars were also placed in service during the year Air conditioning was installed m 11 additional dining cars, 88 coaches and aj passenger baggage cars. At the end of the year approximately i.ioo air-conditioned cars were operated on the system's lines, the largest fleet of such cart on any railroad. BETTER SERVICE Train schedules were quickened and rearranged to provide maximum of service and more convenient tunes of arrival and departure for the travelling public. The running tune between New York and Philadelphia was reduced and the fastest min placed on a i hr.—>4 mm schedule. The ‘^Congressional" between New York and Washington runs daily on s j hr.— H min. schedule, the fastest tram ever provided between those points On November 16, 1516, complete door to-door collection and delivery eervice for less-than-carload freight at no additional coet above the regular freight ratet (subject to a minimum of 4T oenta per hundred pounds), regardless of distance, was estab lished, marking a distinct advance in the art of rail transport. A supplementary service >• a cash-on delivery arrangement, under which the invoice price of merchandise is collected bv the railroad upon delivery and remittance made to the shipper by the Company, an additional forward step m meeting the modem trends of business practice. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RATES By order of the Interim* Commerce Commission. a general reduction in the paaaenger ftra structure of all rail roads became effective June a, i9jh. establishing a maximum rare basis of a cents per mile in coaches and J cents per mile in Pullman cars and eliminating the Pullman car surcharge. During the year the Interstate Com marcc Commission denied the petition of the railroad* for authority to oontinue in definitely tha moderate tncream in freight rate* which had bean granted on «eram dimi of commodities April *8, 19)7, to enable them to meat in part the increased coet of railway labor and the increased prices of fuel and other material and supplies, but authorized the increases to continue, with some exceptions and modifications, until December ji, 1956, when they expired. On October a), the railroad* petitioned the Commission for authority to make a comprehensive revision to the railroad freight rate structure to meet present-day condition*, in order to onset to part the large loss in revenue* as a result of the expiration of the emergency charges. Hearings are now being held by the Com mission in connection with this proposed revision of the freight rate structure. STOtKHOLDERS Capital Stock of the Company at the end of the year was owned by 418,710 holders, a decrease of 8,731 compared with December 31, 1937- The average number of share* owned was 60.1 shares. The results recorded hive been made po«ble by tne spienoio wora of our employes. The Pennsylvania Railroad cordially invites the active interest c/itoTtockholders and bondholders in getting peopk to travel Mid ship via The Penrwylvmia Rallied. M. W. CLEMENT. Prendent The Pennsylvania Railroad SHIP AND TRAVEL VIA PENNSYLVANIA Stoc^iamcsnoto*i«>pi«