Evening star., 1924-03-16
FLAYS LIGHT RATES
. AT CARABA0 FETE
Howell Says People Here Are
"Robbed"- "WaI-
lows in Mud" Moses Ayers.

Contrasting the electric light rates
paid by washingtonians with those
paid by residents in his home state,
Senator Howell of Nebraska. address,
ing the annual banquet Of the Mill
tafy Order of the Carabao at the City
Club last night, declared the people
Of the District are being robbed
every time they pay their electric
light bills. and that Congress ought
to be ashamed Of it"
Senator Howell declared that In
Omaha before the war consumers
were paying fourteen cents per thou
sand kilowats, while now they pay
FIVE and one-half cents.
He asserted that the farmers are
the farthest from socialism in the
things they advocate than any class
in America, and upheld their appeal
Tor aid as no more unjust than that
given the industries under the tariff
law, or to the railroads under the
Esch -CummiEs law. He also cited
instances where the Interstate Com
merce Commission refused to allow
Ford to lower rates on coal to sell
the commodity cheaper to the people
of Toledo and Detroit.
Reed CFiticises FfIipinos.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania
spoke on the Philippine situation and
declared that in his judgment, "after
stated time, ten or fifteen years
We will let them get out and shift,
for themselves. ! will be heartily
sorry for the Philippines when they
do" he declared. 'It is pretty tough
after all the benefits that America
to do is get the thunder out OF
there" The senator stated tina,
there seemed to be no recognition
on their part Of the sacrifices made
by the United States for them"
dsnaano senator Moses Of New HAMPSHIRE
n1ent in the affairs Of everyday life.
The paralyzing hand of the govern.
nent is on every phase of life of the
indlvlduaI, he said. I'VE find bobbed
naired, nat chested. horn trimmed
speetaeled old maids getting into the
back entrance of tenements and Civ.
ing to foreign speaking women a
printed circular, No. II, written in
English declared the senator.
Moses Raps Senate.
The Senate came in for its share
Of the various Senator's Opinions
The carabao has to sink in a wallow
of mud once a year for its existence
and SO does the Senate" declared
Senator Moses.
Senator Reed declared, You will
hnd when all this wallowing is over
and very small part are engaged
IN 1t. most OF the people on the Hill
are silent while the undertaking is
going on--that there will still be the
same kind of common sense on the
hill as among the people,
Guests mt Banquet.
Those attending the banquet were
Commander Graham NJ. Adee, U. s
Navy; Lieut.. Edward H. De Almond
.. s. Army; Walter H. Atkins. Wash
ington; I. William Barrett, Washing.
s. Borden. z. S. Army Reserves; Capt
Samuel w, Bryant. U. S. Navy Repre-.
sentative A L. Bulwinkle. North Caro-
lima: Richard Campbell, New York
city: Col: Edward B. Clark. Chicago
Evening Post: Maj Gen. John L. Glen,
Clint Cole, Ohio; Lieut.. Col. G. Fred
Cook, Y. S. Army Reserves; Oscar Cool
ican, Washington Maj. Charles P,
Daly, U: s. Army; First Lieut. John J.
Darby. Officers Reserve Corps; Dwight
+; Davis. assistant secretary of war
Maj. Albert F. Drake. U. s. Army
Judge Milton C. Elliott, Washington
Lieut. Col. Milton A. Elliott. jr.. U. s.
Army Harry S. Evans. Washington
pr: Harry A Fowler, washington
Brig. Gen. l. R. Gignillist, U. S. Army
Reserves; Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves,
Y. s. Navy. retired; Lieut. Col Frank J.
Griffin. U. S. Army; Maj Daniel w
Harmon. u. s. Army; Senator William
]. Harris, Georgia; Senator Pat Har-
rison, Mississippi: Walter Hayes, Wash
ington; George w. Hess. Washington
Attorney Frank J. Hogan, Washington
Matt Horne, Washington; Senator Rob.
ert B. Howell, Nebraska; Mai. C
Robert Hoyme, U. s. Army Reserves
J. e. jerks, Army and Navy Register
-. b. Johns, Army and Navy Journal
Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, U. S
Navy; Maj. Ralph w. Kingman, U. S
Army; Brig. Gen. John T. knight, u. S
Army; Col. Edward a Kreger. U. s
Army; Representative Gordon Lee
; Georgia; Maj. Gen. John A .Lejeune, U
s. Marine Corps; DR.. Harry S. Lewis
Washington; Wilmott H. Lewis, Lon.
don Times; Charles P. Light, secretary
Alfalfa Club; Andrew D. Lof11er, Wash.
ington; Maj. Overton c. Luxford, Off
GERS Reserve Corps; Col. Alexander J
Macnab. U. S. Army: Representative
Walter w. Magee. New York; Brig
Gen. r c. Marshall. Officers Reserve
Corps. U. S. Army; Brig. Gen Edward
j. McClermand, U. S. Army, retired
Lieut. Commander Kenneth c. Mcintosh
U. s. Navy Lieut.. Col. John A McEdn.
non, U. S. Army Lieut.. Col. Henry
McKenney, U. S. Army; Lieut. Co. 10