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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
REFUSES PROBATE
OF HUTCHINS' WILL

The Court of Appeals, in an opinion
by Justice Van Orsdel. today reversed
the action fthe District Supreme
Court in admitting the will of StiIson
Hutchins, the millionaire philan
thropist. to probate without having
the case tried anew, as decreed BY
the appellate. court.
Justice Van Orsdel, held that az
issues OF the testamentary capacity
of Stilson Hutchins had been framed.
and Lee Hutchins, the caseator, was
entitled to new trial, until trial
was hal, or a dismissal of the issues.
the Probate Court had no authority
to make out the order admitting the
will to probate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Capital Opens Heart
And Purse To Red Cross
On First Day of Drive

Washington. with open heart and
open purse strings, is responding
nobly to the Red Cross Annual Roll
Call, and with the campaign only one
day under way. 10000 names have
been checked off and $4,000 poured
into the Golfers of the district chapter.
The goal of the District chapter is
100000 members, which is equivalent
to 100000, and every last cent will
go toward the relief Of stricken
peoples the world over.
"A Heart and a Dollar" is the
slogan of the campaign and 5000
volunteer workers are today making
a house-to-house and office-to- office
canvass. Everywhere. according to
reports received by Thomas Bell
Sweeney, chairman of the local roll
call committee. the workers are meet
ing with a ready response.
Preliminary estimates indicate that
the local chapter will go "over the
top" this week. The campaign ends
November IL, the first anniversary of
the signing of the armistice.
Here is where you register:
Y. w. c. A. headquarters on +
street opposite Ebbit House.
Wyatt building, Fourteenth and f
streets northwests.
leu connecticut avenue nOrtnw L.
1719 II street northwest.
Booths have been opened at these
locations and canvassers are making
these buildings the working center
for the several districts. Later IN
the week. Mr.. Sweeney announced TO-
day, booths will be opened in all the
local banks, hotels and theaters.
Success Is Predicted.
washington will exceed it's quota
by a substantial margin If the pres /.
ent rate of subscriptions continue
mr.. Sweeney said. 1.-The most sur
prising part of the campaign has
been the great number of voluntary
subscriptions. which are pouring into
the various headquarters every hour.
The workers are optimistic and their
enthusiasm is unbounded."
Pershing Lauds Work.
General Pershing paid a glowing
tribute to the work of the American
Red Cross during the war in an adj
dress at Liberty Hut yesterday. The
meeting was held for the purpose of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
LANGD0N ORCHESTRA TO
GIVE MUSICAL TONIGHT

The first fall musical will be given
tonight by the Langdon Community Or
chestra, under the direction of Cor
don Cameron, in the auditorium Of
the Langoon Methodist Episcopal
Church, Twenty-fourth and Eyarts
streets northeast
Vocal and instrumental solos will
take place and recitations will be
given by Mrs. Earl Bergerstock. wife
of the pastor of Langdon church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
PULLMAN ORDERS
BAN ON SPEEDING

Major Raymond W. Pullman, Sup
erintendept of Police, today ordered
the members OF his command to stop
reckless driving and Speeding motor
lists in an effort to reduce tie large
number Of traffic accidents.
stop reckless driving. excessive
sDeed. corner cutting" the police
chief ordered.
stop gIaring and dazzling head
lights with high-powered nitrogen
bulbs. giving binding light in the
face of all approaching drivers. These
are serious violations of the traffic
regulations, about which there Is just
cause of complaint from law-abidlng
people. and to prevent numerous ac-
cidents and frequent deaths, these
violations should be prevented"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
FORD TO FILM U.S..
VOCATIONAL BOARD

Henry Ford is going to make q Aim
Of the work of the Vocational Educa-
tion Board and take pictures of men
in actual training. the board an
nounced today. How a man blind IN
both eyes and minus both hands was
was trained to become an expert drug
salesman will be shown in this pic
ture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03

that for nine months of the present
year, with October, November and De-
cember estimated, the net revenues
will be 50 $751; 700 and the expendi-
lures 4-2s7430, none of which will
be used In paying returns. This is a
deficit for the year OF S4O9 $50.
Chairman Kutz and Commissioner
Brownlow called attention to the fact
that included in the statement of ex-
penditures were exceptionally heavy
sums for depreciation and amortiza-
ton. II these figures were upon the
same basis as previous years. the COM
pany would just about break even in
the year 1919. according to its own
figures. There was considerable in
vestigation by the commission Of the
figures, all going to indicate that the
commission was somewhat skeptical
about the willingness OF the company
to continue 10 operate at existing
rates IL receiving no returns upon its
valuation, even the valuation fixed
nearly three years ago.
Telephone Stations Doubled.
The figures submitted claimed that
the expense per station has increased
from s25.S7. in 1912, to 1914, in 1919.
In 1912. the net revenue from each
station was AlZ-0S, Wnlle the claim Is
made that there will be a deficit Of
$3.50 in 1919 on each station. There
were 44,214 telephone stations in the
District in 1912, and the number now
is SO, $50.
Mr.. Sylvan testified that the cost
Of operation is larger at this time
than in 1918; that higher wages are
paid, and costs OF everything. with
few exceptions, greater.
Mr.. Sylvan also testified that the
schedule OF rates in force in Wash
ington is about the same as 1 mother
cities OF this size, being almost identi-
cal with those in Baltimore.
W. Nick. Clayton, representating
the Federation of Citizens 'Associa-
ton. spoke of fsome inequalities in
the existing schedule of rates which
he would insist upon having cor
rected. SOne OF these, he said, Is the
fact that a limited telephone user is
given no credit for calls he does not
use in the course OF each month, but
Is promptly charged for all excess
calls about nifty. He did not regard
this a. fair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Provides for EIectroeutiou.
DOG BITES BOY.

While playing in the backyard of a
house near his home yesterday.
Joseph Walsmith. thirteen years old.
Of 900 LongfeIlow street northwest,
was bitten on the right cheek by a
dog. The boy was taken to Garfield
Hospital, where the wound was
cauterized.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
LEGION POS" MEETS TONIGHT.

Sergeant Jasper fost, No. l. Amer
lean Legion. will meet in the G. A. l..
Hall, 140S Pennsylvania avenue north
west, at o'clock tonight. Bonus Tor
DISCHARGED soldiers will be discussed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
PHONE LINES
ASKO[D RATE
Be CONTINUED
Impossible to Determine What
Increase Will Be Needed,
Says Company Attorney.
By BILL PRICE.

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
Phone Company of the District today
asked the Public Utilities Commission
TO continue after December 1. the
present schedule of rates here until
such time as the company is able 10
present figures that these rates are
insufficient to produce return upon
the valuation of the properties
The statement was made by X. v.
Marye, Of New York. counsel for the
company, that the concern not only
is not making a return of any kind
bat Is mourning a steady deficit.
To expressions of surprise from
Chairman Kutz and other members OF
the commission that the company
does not apply for rates that will
yield a fair return, Mr.. Marye stated
conditions are still abnormal in this
city: that II rs impossible to deter
mine what will be future demands,
or what the situation will be when
something like normality returns;
that instead of there being a large
decrease of business in this city, as
had been expected, the decrease was
comparatively small. both from Gov
eminent and private users. The same
thing, he said, was substantially true
all over the United States
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
WORKER
DENIED TIME
TO EAT LUNCH
Girl EmpIoye Of U. S. Goes With
out Meal Because of Ruling
of Her HeartIess "Boss."

This is a true story Of girl who
works for the Government and who
goes without lunch because her BOSS"
does not allow her enough time to eat.
"And yet some Senators are COM
planning about the intolerance of
Judge Garyi" the Federal Employees
Union comments in declaring that it
knows the girl and the name Of her
chief, and knows that the intolerable
circumstances to which she has been
subjected Is a matter of record.
Her husband also works for the
Government, and they have three chill
dren. They have bought home, and.
by their combined efforts, are gradu-
ally paying off the mortgages created
so that they can take title.
Always on Time.
an eighteen months she has never
appeared at her desk later than 10
minutes of g." says the Federal EN-
ployes' Union. THE welfare of liter
ally thousands of discharged service
men has been in her hands during
those eighteen months. Being con-
scientious and having some regard for
the humanities, she has put in many
hours Of overtime. Her record shows
tHdt- one IL tndt KIM OF n ElTl.
The other day a new chief was ap-
pointed to her division. He immedi-
ately cut the lunch hour from forty
to thirty minutes. The only place
where the employees of that division
can obtain lunch is at a nearby cafe
terra patronized by hundreds of Gov
eminent employees Under the most
favorable circumstances it takes this
girl forty minutes to get to this cafe
terra. be served with a plate of ice
cream and q couple of buns, pay, and
get back to her desk.
Telephone Taken Away.
$50 she must submit to a reprimand
and have a mark placed against her
efficiency record or go without lunch.
She goes without lunch.
The girl had a telephone on her
desk. She used it after hours just
once to inquire about a sick friend.
She was reported for using the phone
for personal matters, and it was re-
moved from her desk, although IL was
necessary to her for official purposes -
The Federal Employees Union asks
IL such treatment Of employees is eff
ficiency, and what it contributes to
the morale of the Governments work
ing forces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Cannot Figure U. s share.

In response to questions from the
Commissioners, Mr.. Marye said II is
impossible now to allocate the heavy
expenses Incurred here during the
war, so that IL may be fairly deter
mined how much of the expense was
chargeable to the war activitiese Of
the Government and how much to in
creased use of the service by the
general public.
Figures offered in evidence by 7.
p. Sylvan. one of the attorneys for
the company, showed the book value
OF fixed capital Of the properties here
as s14.S1 4, 400 at this time, as against
book values of s7,05e,056 in 1917. The
Utilities Commission, as of December
81. 1915. fixed the fair value Of the
properties at Sc. 500 900. In two years,
thersfore. the company claims to have
SCENT for capital purposes in the Dis
trSct over S7.ooO.Ooo. a portion of
which will enter into the question of
what the final rate will be here.
Part of this money went to buying
aoartment houses in which to house
girl operators who were brought to
Wellington from outside points and
had to be taken care OF. Thehe houses
are still in use for girl operators who
do not have families here The COM
pany boards them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
BALL PLANS
LAW TO HALT
PR0F|TEERS

An snti-food profiteering law for
the District of Columbia is expected
to follow soon after the appointment
of the Rent Commission, as the final
action on the part of Congress to
cut down the high cost of living In
the National Capital.
This was made known today mt Il
meeting of the Senate District Gem
mittee at which the report OF the
investigation of the high cost of
living, conducted by Senator Balls
subcommittee, formally was ac-
cepted
Ball To Draft Bill.
Senator Ball. after the acceptance
of his report, requested he be allowed
to withdraw it in order to draw up a
comprehensive antf-pronteering bill
to meet the food situation in the Dis
trict.
Senator Ball was not inclined to
state the exact scope of the legisla-
ton he would recommend. This win
be determined at meetings of his sub
comfnttee which VIII go over the re-
port and findings OF the special inves-
tigatiors. II is not believed a food
commission will be recommended,
owing to the strong antagonism
which il would arouse not only In
District business circles. but also in
Congress.
The committee today also took up
the House bill providing increases in
pay for the members of the Washing
ton Fire Department. 1t was referred
to a subcommittee composed of
Senators Calder of New York, Ball of
Delaware, and King of Utah.
Provides for EIectroeutior.
This same subcommittee revised
the House bill to increase the pay Of
policemen. with recommendations Of
generous increases over that meas
ure. The same policy is expected to
be pursued with regard to the fire.
mems bill. No date has been set for
the subcommittee to meet.
The District Committee also order
ed a favorable report on a bill in
troduced by Senator Dial OF South
Carolina providing that electrocution
be substituted for hanging as capital
punishment in the District
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
May Adopt English system.

1t was learned today that the tri-
bunal under consideration may be
patterned after the English system of
hearing claims of Government work
ers. Their tribunal is comprised or
an equal representation of employees
and executive officers.
The Federal Employees Union could
be regarded as acting in the capacity
of a grievance committee at present.
1t has been the champion of the Fed
eral workers interests and mas
threshed out hundreds of issues TO
the mutual benefit of the Government
and the employe-
The Federal Employees Union has
called to the attention of the reclassi-
fication commission that the Govern
ment as an empioye, should not take
advantage of the weaker bargaining
power of unorganized workers, but
should pay them according to their
skill.
The commission is urged not only
to give especial attention to the we'll
recognized phases of the question OF
equal pay for equal work, but 10
avoid the unintentional discrimina-
ton which might come about from
comparison with unstandardized con-
ditions surrounding unorganized
workers in private industry, where
the wages are disproportionately low
as compared with the organized
trades.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
a Super GAIN
FOR OCTOBER
Compared lOith October, 1918
LINES
lover GA Columns

Super gains are gains made on top of gains
the kind The TIMES has been making for period
now running into the third year. Here are The
TIMES super gains for 1919 as compared with the
corresponding months of one year ago:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
ze!=! 796,932 Line.

These gains are on top of the worlds record
advertising gains of The Washington Times for the
year 1913 of OVER TWO AND A HALF MILLION
LINES,
which was en- top of a gain of NEARLY
A MILLION LINES for the last six months
of the previous year (f9i7)-the first six
months of the Brisbane ownership
E. G. Rogers Business Manager The Washington Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03

URGED TO FIX
WORKERS PAY
Proposition Given Considera-
ton by Joint Commission on
Redistribution.

A tribunal to which government
employees can submit their grievances
is being considered by the Congress
sional joint commission on reclassif-
cation of salaries.
The creation of such body will
likely be recommended to Congress
by the commission. The advantages
and working principle of this tribu-
nal are expected to be embodied in
the report of the advisory committee
on employment policy. The final
meeting of this committee will be
held November IA, it was announced
this morning.
The existence of a grievance COM
mittee, which would correspond to
shop committee in industry. would be
a big step toward the betterment OF
the conditions of the Government en-
ploye, since IL would expedite the ad-
justment of the many claims of Fed
eral workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Far-Reaehing Problem.

The Employees Union points out
that the adjustment of wages and
opportunities for promotion of occu-
pational groups of both men and
women presents a far-reaching prob
lem because the wages for correspon-
ding occupations in private industry
are unstandardized.
Mechanics, for example, who are
well organized, have a standard wage
of s6.40 and more per day in private
industry. The Government unques-
tionably pays the same wage to me-
chanics in its service, is the position
of the Federal Employees Union. but
that stenographers. clerks, account
ants, librarians. and various other
groups. for whom the required educa-
ton and special training is equal to
or greater than that of mechanics, are
paid in private industry whatever the
employers dictate, for the reason that
these groups of workers are relative
ly Unorganized and their bargaining
power therefore is weak
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Big Salvage Items-

III Is admitted that this expendi-
ture. and a number OF similar ones,
made wholly for the beneit of the
Government in war activities, eventu-
ally will be saIvaged, considerably re-
ducing additional capitalization upon
which returns will have to be made
from rates charged the Government
and the public These are among the
reasons Mr. Marye gave why the COM
pany is not now prepared to ask for
the increased rate IL expects to be
compelled to ask for later on.
Mr.. Marye stated that the Federal
and Distritc governments now are
paying the same rates as commercial
and private users OF phones, whereas
they were not doing so up to the time
the Government took over the tele-
phone lines.
Mr.. Msrye made the statement that
in the twelve months the United
sites Government operated the Dis
trict telephone lines, the losses sus-
aimed between revenues and actual
operating expenses, allowing nothing
for returns upon the investment, were
81 So, 900. OF which the understand
ing is that the Government will make
good all but s510.4s4- This Is an
other unsettled question, Congress
not yet having appropriated the
money to make good the Govern
ment's part of the losses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Busesoa saved Money.

son had saved the Government much
money. II he had operated along the
lines Of the Railroad Administration.
IN paying Fixed returns to investors,
the losses would have been much
heavier.
Mr. Marye contended that tnasmuch
as the President. upon the recon-
nendation of Mr.. Burleson, had fixed
the present schedule OF rates here and
elsewhere. he woul dnot for a minute
contend that these rates were unrea-
sonAble. The presumption Is that
they are reasonable" he declared.
Yet, he introduced figures showing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03

The full text Of the new District OF Co
lumbia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor of The
Times, has been printed in convenient
booklet form. A free copy is yours for
the asking at the counter of The Wash
ington Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
Pershing Lauds Work.

General Pershing paid glowing
tribute to the work of the American
Red Cross during the war in an ad-
dress at Liberty Hut yesterday. The
meeting was held for the purpose of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03

opportunities to BUY
or RENT attractive
homes were offered
YOU last week in the
Real Estate Classified
Advertising of The
hese pages today for
rs!
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-04-16

IL pozowa} przez kilka tygodni ma
komcndanta okretu wojennego w
marynarce. Byi dawniej posIuga-
czem ma okrecie. Gdy go areszto-
wano, mial ia sobic kompletny
mundur komendanta. Przcz kilka
tygodni przyjmowany byi w maj
wyzszych kolach towarzyskich W
dzielnicy po}udniowej. Odwiedzi}
raz nawet porucznika &. s. Ro-
bcrtsa, jednego Z glownych Off
ccrcw ma stacyi marynarskiej
Great Lakes i uda}o mt sic oczy
For. Robertsowi zamydlic. Zau--
wazyli wczoraj dwaj marynarze,
jak sic przygladal pochodowi
woiskowemu ma III. State i jak
ricdbale odpowiada1 ma saluto--
wanic. Przystapili do niego i "a
dali mu kiIka pytah, ma kt6re Ell
wing odpowiedzial W tax nieza-
dowalajqccy sposGb, re zapro-
wadzili go do ~budynku federal--
rego. P. Barry szcf biura spra--
wiedliwoSci. kauai go aresztowac.
IIlwing przyznaf sic p6zniej, IL
Jest blagierem.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-04-16
INNE
MIEJSKIE.

- Rodzice opuscili troje swyc!l
dzieci i prepaid jak kanicn W
morzu. OBJECT znalfziono W mic
szkaniu pnr. 3C04 Wallace I'll. So.
s;adka uwiadomila sad ola maio-
lctnich. kt6ry Cd 5go kwietnia da-
rcmnie poszukuje rodzicow. Maj
starszy chlopczyk liczy lat I, a
nastePnie So dwie dziewczki. L
ktorych jedna liczy lat D, a druga
lat 8. Nazywaja sic Darcy.
- Odzyskano wczoraj pierscio
mex dyamentowy wartosci $4QO,
Ntory poFtneia Stella Holley,
murzyhska s}uzaca PM H. Metzl,
Z pnr. 6751 Jeffrey ave. Holley
skradla bizuteryi wartosci kilka
tysiecy dolarow, a pierscionek
schowaia w u5tach, a pozniej pol
knela.
Ma narozniku ulic Madison
i State wczoraj aresztowany 20
tia. ]. T. Ewing pod zarzutem
L pzow olpa ;sru 12S456 1905.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-04-16
CENA LODU ME BEDZIE
PODWYzSZONA.

Rozpoczeia sic wczoraj konwen
eva Stowarzyszenia llandlarzy
I.odu W Illinois i Wisconsin i
IA samym poczqtku poru$zono
kwestye, jak z~apobiedz podwyz-
szeniu cen lodu w roku biezqcym,
CO jest rzecza co najmniej niczwy
kla W czasach obecnych, gdy O.
s0lnie coraz to wieksza drozyzna
grozi.
w tym celu stowarzyszenie
Przeprowadzi kampanie, azeby
pouczyc publicznoSc, jak sic PREY
czynic moze do tego. ably ceny To-
du ME by}y POdwyzszone, pomi-
mo, re wskutek lagodnej zimy
zbiory lodu naturalnego by}y O.
koEo 100000 m~nieisze anizcli
W roku porzednim, co L natury
rzeczy przyczynia sic do podwyz-
szenia cen.
Handlacze take o~SwiadczvIi,
ze wydadzq kapitaf W sumie $3,-
100000 ma wyrGb Sztucznego To-
du. azeby zapobiedz brakowi.
Bedq take stacye pc calem
miescie. gdz;e MONA led kupit
70 bardzo znizonej Genie, lecz
kazdy odbiorca mus sam go So
bic zawiezc do domu.
Ia l6d. kt6ry bedzie ~dowozony
do mieszkan. kompania pobierac
bedzic cd konsumentow pc 42s
Centa "a stO funt0w.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-04-16

w przyszla niedziele. t. j. dnia
1890 kwietnia o godzinie, 1O-tej
rano, dziewiatka Holt Juniors"
zmierzy sic W pike metowa z die
wiatka ,,Cleaver Stars. Ora odbe-
die sic ma boisku szkoly kosciuszki
a LIMA ,2raczy Holt Juniors jest
nastepujaca:
+. Tajmund, . b.
"a. Such, S. s.
+. Veto, 8 b.
NJ Biniak, 1 b.
j. ,Extolist, r. +.
B. Ebert, C. f.
G. Miller, catcher
S. Sobieszczyk, pitcher.