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The Washington times., 1920-02-06
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA
ASSESSOR Told to Disregard Inflated
Property Values In Fix
ing Taxes.
washington Time. Bureau.

l.. c. Barley, OF the corporation court
and Judge s. @. Brent. or the circuit
court. have received letters from the
State tax board, advising them thst
when the new assessment lie made
this year, the assessors should not DC
governed by the present inflated val
ues OF real estate, as the present as
sessment is for fve years. ana In that
time the values Probably VIII do
crease greatly.
The General Realty Company has
sold TO Mrs. Mary Frances Evans q
house and lot. $40 Wolfe street.
clifford Il. Cole and wife have sold
to Virgil N. Howard, house and lot In
lot 16, block 8. section j. george
Washington Park.
The membership committee OF the
Alexandria chamber OF commerce VIII
hold a meeting at the rooms OF the
chamber, on north Fairfax street. to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3o o'clock.
Marvin +. Javins, twenty-one years
old, son OF George r. Javins, died al
his home, 307 North Pitt street. this
morning. Funeral arrangements have
not been made.
Emily ~. ocNShNy
years old died at her home In East
Rosemont. yesterday. Funeral will be
held tomorrow, with burial at Ariing-
ton. Va
Daniel Burns, nifty years old. en-
ployed at Camp Humphreys, died at
the camp last evening. Funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
Mrs Simpson, wife OF Harry Simp-
son, died at her home, Gibbon and Al
fred streets, this morning. Funeral
arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lucy Ellen
Goings. who died at her home, In
Fairfax county. yesterday, was held
from Wheatley's Chapel, this after
noon. Interment was in the family
| burial grounds In Fairfax county.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows will
hold q meeting at Odd Fellows Hail.
on north Columbus street. this even
ing. The degree team will confer the
first degree of the order. A lecture
| will be delivered by the Rev. John
Lee Allison. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian church.
A Valentine dance win be given al
the Community Center, Prince and
Royal streets, on the evening of Feb
ruary II.
Group No. 3, of the Virginia Bank
ers' Association. will hold . meeting
in this city this month. The meet
ing will be held in the Westminster
Building. corner of Prince and st.
Asaph- streets.
The Silver Star Club al give an
entertainment at Christ Church Par
ish Hall, on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary II. The club is composed of
men Of Christ Church who saw ser
vice in France.
The Are department was called cut
twice last evening to extinguish
slight hres in different sections Of tho
city. The new motor Are engine for
the Columbia Fire Company, No. T.
has been unloaded and is being kept
at the Reliance Engine House on
North Patrick street until the i'm
provements at the Columbia House
are completed.
The funeral Of Mrs. Ida r. Beach
was held from her home, 622 Queen
street, this afternoon. Services were
conducted by the Rev. e. v. REGISTER.
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
A prayer meeting will be held at
the Ann Lee Memorial Home for the
Aged. Cameron and Fairfax streets,
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trAfne. "a teAred. Accorcinf - rfn-
ciais OF enc Pennsyiyanis r.iitoac.
the movement OF freight toN ara that
city 10 only 70 per cent OF normal
Trsfae bSsskea.
A further fall OF snow aud SIset
during the night. bringing the total
depth nearly 20 eight inches. Addso "
the stasnation of all kinds OF traf0c
Huge drifts blocked side strsetr. ana
street railway. trsfnc and foot trafas
In the main thorouxhfares WA al
most impossible at many plAceA
Long Island sound and the hafbof
were fun OF icenoes. Six pAsssn q q
and freight steamers that had startsx
up the sound for New England portl
were caught In the Ice jam sod slE
nailed for tugs TO break through and
haul them out
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

LONDON. Feb. 6.-The resignation
of Kurt Won Lursner. former head Of
the German delegation in Paris, has
been accepted by the German govern
ment. according to a dispatch from
Berlin today
The resignation, the dispatch said.
was rendered by telegraph from Paris
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frsfae bs~skea.

rfSss o~r~d In 0 % IL Day.
Druggists refund money II PAzO OIHT-
MEST fails TO cure itching, BIND, BLEED
ing or Protrudins Piles. Stops Irrit.tlon,
soothes and Heak You can get restful
sleep after the nrst application. Price sec.
.-Adyt. =
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
GERMANY W|LLN0T
SURRENDER GUILTY
Noske Characterizes Demand of
Allies "ShyIock Act Of
Revenge"

CONTINUED from First Page.)
push the indictment against his BolO
Pasha activities.
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TO SING FOR YANKS.

A musical entertainment for service
and ex-service men will be given by
Martin Richardson, tenor, at the
Eagle Hut, Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventh street northwest, Saturday
night at 7:4b o'clock. All service and
ex-service men are invited.
Col. Charles S. Frailey, violinist;
Mrs. Eldridge. pianist; Miss Gladys
Price, soprano; Edwin Callow, humor-
ist and Paul Fishbaugh, accompan-
ist, will assist Mr.. Richardson.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
Ssstkers On riSe'

hhiiroad trains from Ne" torh
on the coast lines from the South
were two hours late today. Trains
were from thirty minutes 10 two
hours late, due partly TO awsshout In
Florida. Southern Railway trains
were reported running on time
Several street accidents were re-
ported. Edward ID. Snow, I'll ID street
north west. lost control Of his automo-
bile while near his home and ran into
a lamp post. The automobile OF Fred
Pyles, Wardman Park Inn, and w. T.
Carrico. ss11 Twenty-second street
northwest, collided at Eighteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. and both machines were dam
aged.
Miss Pauline Callahan. szfs N street
northwest. suffered a sprained ankle
due to q fall on the slippery street.
Five cottages at Bethany Beach.
Del, three of them owned by Wash
inEtonians, were reported destroyed
by wind and high water. The WASH
ington owners were Mrs ]. W.
Cheney, Petworth; Jefferson Middle
ton, Geological Survey, and Miss
Isabel Clarke, Chevy Chase
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
WORST STORM OF
SEASON QUITS D. c.
Fair Weather, With Tempera'
ture Drop, Predicted
For Tonight.
Ccontinusd from First P.xs,)

as drivers car be obtained for depart
ment teams. they will be employed In
loading up surface drifts and dump
Ing the snow into the sewers.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

AVOID PNEUMONIA
Treat that cold promptly with Fathe,
Johns Medicine. No alcohol.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

BRITISH FOOD HEAD QUITS.
LONDON, Feb. 6.--According to the
Daily Sketch, G. II. Roberts. the Brit
ish food minister. has resigned.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
Use Care In Driving.

Automobiles are being warned By
the police against speedy driving. The
snow. packed hard underneath the
last fall, Is slippery, and stopping is
difficult
Deep holes make steering difficult.
cars being thrown sideways at cross
walks, and causing pedestrians to
scatter.
Many automobiles. light and heavy.
have been stalled in the deep SHOWS
at the road sides. but most drivers
have battered their ways to the street
car tracks. where the snow plows
have cleaned on a space in the middle
of the streets.
Care should be taken, the police
warn in driving on the rails. as they
are very slippery. and several acci-
dents have resulted when autos have
slid into street cars, the brakes being
powerless to stop the skidding outos.
Broken axles and wheels are not
uncommon. Garages report an un-
usual number of cracked bearings
and bent or broken spindles.
The Washington times., 1920-02-06
Store window Broken.

Two fArse plate-giass windows In
the store at 1856 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest were broken last night
when the wind blew down an awning
and hurled II against them
At about 0 o'clock this morning.
Miss Anne A. Mason, 1917 Shepherd
street northwest slipped on the ice
at Fourteenth and U streets north
west and sprained her left ankle. She
was taken to Emergency Hospital in
a passing machine.
Thousands were forced to walk to
work today In New York, PhilAdei-
phia. Boston, and Pittsburgh because
the snowfall delayed street cars.
Trains are running behind schedule
and freight traffic is laboring under
serious disadvantase-
In New York a shortage of food,
due to crippled railroad and street
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Personnel Of Jury.

Here is the jury which will decid,
Mrs. Uhrs fate:
Cornelius C. Chandler. Baltimor.
and Ohio railroad employe, married
Hugh Kelso, coal miner, of Frost
burg. married.
George w. F. Webster, merchant
married.
August II. Fogtman. builder, mar.
ried.
Chester E. Parker. clerk for Balti,
more and Ohio railroad, single.
Israel Morgan, department stor,
proprietor, married.
Franklin +. Kelly, retired elas,
packer, widower.
John r. Steedwig. contractor, mar
ried.
Philip @. Cole, clerk, married.
Harry Baer. clerk, married.
Edwin T. Dixon. auditor, c. a p
railroad. married.
Witnesses for the prosecution In
clude DR.. Winter Frantz, Policeman
II. c. Knight, Mrs. Louise PownalI
aunt OF the dead youth. who was in
the apartment on second floor when
he was slain, and DR.. w. r. Hill.
william Pownall, an uncle OF the
dead youth, who also lived on the
second floor of the death house, ha,
been summoned by the defense. Con-
siderable speculation Is current as to
what the defense intends to attempt 10
extract from him bearing on tho muir
d~r
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

The funeral of Mrs. Ida r. Beach
was held from her home, 622 Queen
street. this afternoon. Services were
conducted by the Rev. e. v. REGISTER.
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
A prayer meeting will be held at
the Ann Lee Memorial Home for the
Aged, Cameron and Fairfax streets,
this afternoon
The Washington times., 1920-02-06

The IRE department was called cut
twice last evening to extinguish
slight fres in different sections of tho
city. The new motor Are engine for
the Columbia Fire Company, No. 4.
has been unloaded and is being kept
at the Reliance Engine House on
North Patrick street until the i'm
provements at the Columbia House
are completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-29

with an enrolment of about forty young men and young ladies from 16
 to 20 years of age. Mrs. John Obenchain is teacher of the class.
 number of Ensley people enter tained the patients at the Red Mountain sanitorium last evening. A delightful programme was given by Miss Edna Chapman. soprano; Mrs. Anna Walling Keith, reader; Fred Lewis, tenor, and Mrs. c. Boterweg, pianist Running songs helped the patients enjoy an in- teresting evening. Those going from Ensley were Miss Alma Snapp, Miss Edna Chapman, MT. and Mrs. Shook Keith, MT. and Mrs. Fred Lewis, Mrs. Conrad Boterweg and J. H. Perkins.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. R. Maynord enter tained last Monday AeSening at their lovely home on Pike avenue. celebrat- ing their fifteenth anniversary. The rooms were lovely with ferns and baskets of pink roses.
 Mrs. c. D. Brigman greeted the guests at the door. She wore sunset taffeta, trimmed with silver lace. Others as- sisting in the living room were Mrs. J. c. Cowden in shell pink satin, and Mrs. Roy McAoleran in white pussy willow taffeta.
 Mrs. J. w. Brigman and Mrs Joe Smith introduced the guests to the re- ceiving line who were in the libr try and were MT. and Mrs. Maynord MT. and Mrs. D. A. Echols, MT and Mrs Robert King. Mrs. Brigman was in old rose pussy willow. and Mrs. Smith wore lovely salmon pink evening dress.
 Punch was served in the breakfast room by Misses Lucille Reynolds and Pauline Echols. The dining table was lovely with its huge basket of Mrs. roses. Mrs. J. A. Dupuy and Mrs. w. l.. Pardue poured coffee and tea and at a late hour buffet supper was served to about 200 guests. group of young debutantes assisted in the dining rooms and were Misses Lillie Tom Thomasson, Nell Stephens, Edyth Lyle, Margaret Mentzell, Emma Mae Stein, Kathleen Brigman Mildred Stein, Olivia Swami.
 Mrs. Maynord's costume was crea ion of jade green chiffon with lrre- descent trimmings. Mrs. Echols was in brocaded taffeta and Mrs. King wore D navy blue tFicollette.
 The Misses Rosson of Ohio gave a musical programme, and Miss Olivia Swann gave several readings. MT. and Mrs. Maynord received many beautiful gifts from their numerous friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-29
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery, October 2s.--(Special.)-De-
 Thursday. October B. follow:
 Anderson. c. J.-W. o. Broyles Stove
 and Furniture Company vs. Walker D.
 Hines, as director general, etc, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and ] remanded.
 J. H. Harden vs. T. A. conwell, appeal
 from Etowah circuit court; affirmed. l.. F. Boeglen vs. A. Ayers, appeal from
 Morgan circuit court; affirmed. 1 Sayre, J.-Fred Schneider vs. Southern Cotton Oil Company, appeal from .sln-
 man circuit court; affirmed. 1 w. R. Warren vs. J. F. Sims ct al,
 appeal from Cullman circuit court (equity); affirmed.
 ] Stewart Bros. vs. w. T. Ransom, appeal ] from Morgan circuit court; affirmed. ! Rachael Godbey ys. Isaac Godbey ct
 al appeal from Lawrence circuit court l (equity); reversed and remanded. Ed Wetzel vs. Birmingham Southern ! Railway Company, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and remande6. Alabama City. Gulf and Attalla Rail-
 way Company vs. T. s. Kyle, ct al, trus- tees, appeal from Etowah circuit court; reversed and remanded Gardner J.-Republic Iron and Steel Company vs. w. D. Smith, appeal from Jefferson circuit court: affirmed. Walker D. Hines, director general, etc, vs. W. c. Paden, appeal from Jeff ferson circuit court (Bessemer di- vision): affirmed
 American National Insurance Com pany vs. Mrs. J. A. Wright, appeal from Etowah circuit court; affirmed ,. J. Cudd vs. E. P. Bentley, appeal from Morgan circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Alabama City Gas and Railway Com pany vs. Avenue Bank and Trust Com pany, appeal from Etowah circuit court: reversed and remanded. Brown, J.--Mi1dred R. McKeithen vs. Mildred E. Rich, ct al, appeal from Lowndes circuit court (equity); re- yersed and remanded. l.. B. Musgrove vs. A. E. AIdridge. appeal from Walker circuit court
 tequity); affirmed.
 Louis. and Nashville Railroad Com pany vs. Milton James, appeal from Jefferson circuit court (Bessemer di- vlsion): reversed and rendered.
 Ex Parte Tossie King (Khg vs State). petition for certiorari to the court of appeals: writ denied.
 J. 5. Burkhardt vs. Preston BasweiI appeal from Etowah circuit court
 (equity), appeal dismissed upon re- quest of appellant.
 Kinston Supply Company vs. R.
 Kelly. appeal from Coffee circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-29
BESSEA1ER

Bessemer, October ES.-(SpeciaL )-Ar- mistice Day, November Il, will be eel ebrated in Bessemer. if the plans of the Worth Lewis Post, the civic clubs, and the women's clubs, are successfully car ried out.
 half holiday will be asked for the schools, so that the pupils may take part in the parade and celebration, and the stores will be asked to close while the celebration is in progress.
 It is planned to have as one feature of the celebration, speeches by prom lnent men and by women who took part in war work. The park, where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-29

of which show any sign of reduction for fundamental reasons.
 Until these necessary costs of op- cannot reduce the COSTS of furnish ing telephone service.
 We have carefully studied and an- alyzed the advertised reduction in prices and find that they are upon ar- tlcles of which we make but little, if any, use. Applied to the telephone business all known reduction in prices would not reduce the cost of furnish Ing telephone service one-twentieth of one per cent.
 This is many times offset by the in- crease Tn wages which, in many places, we must make during the cur rent year.
 Our present operating revenues are practically equaled by our operating expenses. If the present let down in general business continues for any appreciabfe time we will lose mate r1ai part of the gross revenue now re- ceived, which will make still higher rate necessary if a deficit is avoided.
 We are not asking higher rates for the SAME SERVICE we furnished one, two or five years ago: but for 2 much GREATER SERVICE which we now furnish, consisting of facilities to add many additional telephones to our system during the past one, two and five years.
 This fact should be considered when comparing the increase in rates we ask with the increase in the charges of railroad, express and other public utilities for the same 0uantite of service
 We hope, as every one does, that Tn the relatively near future prices and the costs of operation, except labor, will be lower, but we see no im- mediate prospects of this result as far as the Telephone Company is con cerned.
 The increased rates we are now| asking are based, in a measure. upon this hope. If the present level of costs of operation go higher, through causes beyond our control, the pro- posed rates will not yield 2 fair profit.
 It is important to remember that no rate for public utility is perman- ent. If conditions and prices so change in the future as to make the rates we are now asking yield too high a return, and if the Telephone Com pany should not reduce the rates vol | untarily, the Public Service Commis- sion would.
 Conditions as they are must be met. not as they may or should be-
 The highest and best interest of the public is conserved in having the Telephone Company in position to supply facilities adequate to the de- mand for telephones and service. and in this way be prepared tc render at | all times an adequate service. NoJ community can expand and grow without adequate telephone service, which in turn means adeouate plant facilities.
 With inadequate feturns upon the bare cost of the physical property al. ready in service-the Company's credit has disappeared
 With no credit the Company cssi- not secure the millions of dollars ,.es quired to provide the additions ~nd extensions to it's plant, which musf be ! provided if the public demand for>sel- ! ephones is supplied.
 Respectfully yours,
 J. EPPS BROWN. President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-29

higher charges than for the previou. rental period.
 Hotels
 The board and lodging bill for ou, men, who must travel in connection Witn the operation and maintenance or the property, costs many thousands or dollars every year, and we can see no prospect of the hotels lowering thelr charges. Until they do we must pay the present high charges.
 Electric Power and Light; Street
 Car Fare
 We spend many thousands of dol lars every year for these services ren- dered to employees engaged in the malntenance of the property. In the majority of cases the rates charged by these companies have been sub stantially increased, and there is no thought of any reduction. The Tel ephone Company, like all others, must pay these increased rates.
 Paper, Printing and Stationery We consume tons of paper for bookkeeping, correspondence and di- rectory purposes, and pay many thou sands of dollars for printing annual ly. This item of expense has in- creased in percentage moro than the others, and no enc has suggested that any reduction in these costs is prob- able.
 Coal Bill
 The Telephone Company purchases coal Tn large quantities to heat the buildings occupied by it's employees in rendering the service.
 We, of course, must pay whatever prce IS necessary to secure the coal for this purpose.
 Even where the actual rate per one thousand dollars has not been in creased, we are compelled to carry a larger amount of insurance than in pre-war days in order to protect our selves in the reproduction of any of the property which may be destroyed by fire, and this is reflected in a very large increase ir the total insurance bill.
 This expense, both Federal, State, County and City, has increased every year we have been in business; the in- crease this year being unusually high. There is no probability of this ex- pense being reduced.
 We do not pay any excess profit tax because we have never earned enough to be subject to that tax.
 Buildings
 It is common knowledge that the cost of erecting any kind of building now, as we'll as making alterations and repairs, which constantly con front the Telephone Company and which involve material, labor, freight and hauling, Is on an enormously higher plane than ever before. Inso- far as the cost of materials may be reduced will this total cost be re duced.
 The only way we can furnish ade- quate facilities for your use from year to year is by constructing the buildings in which to house the cen tral office apparatus in the larger centers; as well as enlarging existing buildings to serve the increased needs, and this work must be carried on from year to year without delay. This involves hundreds of thousands of dollars in expense to the Company. There are, of course, many other items of expense, all of which are now at the highest level in prices, and none
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-29

F-5 Atlanta, Ga, October 16, 1920. AaAA'' .s .-.'. New Orleans, La.
 Dear Sir:
 Your letter of October 18th asks very natural question, and one which demands full and frank reply, which l am glad to make. While the prices of great many things have, apparently, been re- duced, these reductions in prices do not apply to articles used by the tele- phone company, or affect the expen- ditures necessary in the construction, maintenance and operation of the tel ephone plant.
 The following classes of expenses constitute more than ninety-five per cent of the cost of furnishing tele- phone service:
 More than fifty-five per cent of the total expenditures of the Company in rendering service are for wages and salaries; less than one-tenth of one per cent of this being for executive and general salaries.
 The wages paid to our employees cannot, and should not, be reduced. On the contrary they must be in- creased, in many cases, to bring our wage scale on level with wages paid by unregulated businesses, so that we may retain our skilled employees nec- essary to give you efficient service.
 Material and Apparatus ! Many items of material and ap- paratus are involved in the current maintenance of the property, entirely apart from the enormous quantities involved in the construction of new property, and this represents a large item of expense.
 There has been no reduction, nor any indication of reduction, in the price of these essential articles, in practically all of which the labor, freight and hauling cost is by far the largest proportion of the total cost.
 We know that the manufacturers of telephone equipment and mater ial have orders booked for two years in advance, with : constantly increas- ing demand, and which in turn makes a reduction in price in the near future most improbable
 Freight and Passenger Costs
 Our annual expense for the trans portation of freight and passengers, is more than one million dollars. No one expects the railroads to reduce their charges under the level of costs in rendering their service.
 Rent
 Except in the larger centers our central offices and stocks of material are housed in rented buildings, and even in the larger centers we rent varying amounts of properties.
 Like everyone else, our rents have been greatly increased, with no pros pect of any reduction. Even in pre- war days all leases for property oc- cupied by us were renewed only at