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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-27
REED To AGAIN
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GROUP
Chairman of House Committee
Resumes Duty After III
ness of 7 Months

After an illness of seven months,
during five OF which he was con.
fined to his bed, Congressman
Stuart r. Reed of West Virginia
will assume active control of the
House District Committee, of which
he is. chairman, for the first time
since the beginning of the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Active control of the committee
fell upon the shoulders of Congress.
man Frederick N: Zihlman of Mary
land, when Congressman Reed was
stricken last January 4, after Con-
gresS had been. in session for but
one month.
Plans to Retire.
Congressman Reed win retire at
the close of the coming session of
Congress, and it is probable that
the craftsmanship Of the committee
Will go to Congressman Zihlman in
the Sixth-ninth Congress.
Congressman Reed has not yet
planned any definite line of cam
paign for the committee during the
coming session. He is Of the opin-
ion that there will be scant oppor-
tuntty for the consideration Of Dis
trict legislation on the floor during
the three months Of the coming SEES.
sion, in the face Of flood of ma
tional business.
He has indicated, however, that
he Is willing to reopen the fight
over the rent act in the District
OF Columbia IL there is sufficient
demand from residents Of the Dis.
trict. He will receive delegates
from the. Tenants League at /
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The first meeting of the House
District Committee will be held
next Wednesday morning, when
plans will be discussed for the COM
ing session.
Congressman Reed, who was Sc.
lected to head the House District
Committee year ago, has served
in the House OF Representatives
seven years, most of the time serv.
Ing as member Of the District
Committee.
Knows ID. G. Needs.
He is thoroughly acquainted with
the needs VI che District and has
fathered much important legislation
for the National Capital. He intro.
duced more than a score Of bills for
the District which became law dur.
ing the past session of Congress.
or which are now pending on the
House calendar, or, are now in COM
mittee.
Congressman Reed was lot a can.
didate for reelection to the Sixty.
ninth Congress, retiring from the
race because Of his serious illness.
He will be succeeded by John M.
Wolverton, Of Redwood, w. Va, in
the new Congress.
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WAYS
READY TO
SUBMIT
PLEA
Capital Co. and w. R. and E.
Co. Show Losses-Divi-
dends Below Legal Rate

Street car companies of Wash
ington are taking a deep interes.
in the fifth plea Of the Washing
ton Rapid Transit Company for
a straight 10-cent fare.
Both the Capital Traction Com
pany and Washington Railway
and Electric Company were rep
resented at the hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission yes
terday. They took no part In
the proceedings.
Granting of the bus company's
petition for higher fare may
be followed by a similar request
on the part Of the w. r. & E.,
it was minated today. This
company, according to figures Of
the commission. is earning a re-
turn of less than 4 per cent on
its investment. A return Of at
least 3 per cent is usually al
lowed.
Wreco Application Denied.
William F. Ham, president OF the
Washington Railway and Electric,
indicated recently that his company
might seek a higher fare IL its
petition for permission to put more
one-man cars in operation was
denied. The application was denied.
Mr.. Ham, who has been indis-
posed for several days, was rep.
resented at the hearing by A. II.
Ferrandou. his executive assistant
John H. Hanna. vice president of
the Capital Traction Company, rep.
resented that corporation.
The traction company is not con-
templating an, application for q
higher fare. However, any In
crease for the w. n. 8 e. would,
IL past policies are continued, be
made applicable to the traction
company.
Passenger Losses In 1924.
The two railway companies re-
port material passenger losses in
the past year. Revenue passengers
carried the first nine months of
this year decreased 100000 over
last year and, the return on invest
ment showed a corresponding re-
Continued on Page 2O)
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CURB
ON AUTO
FAKES
Better Business Bureau and
Officials Planning to Act
Against "CIubs"

Incorporation in the District in
surance laws of a provision regu-
lating automobile Service" asso-
Citations, similar to the measures
adopted against fraudulent organi-
cations of this kind in New York
and Pennsylvania will be suggested
to the District Commissioners by
Howard Cool, director of the Bet
ter Business Bureau, he said today.
Warrant Is Issued.
The announcement follows on the
heels Of action by the bureau, aided
by duped motorists, against the
Capital Automobile Owners Osso.
citation.
A warrant was obtained yester-
day for the arrest OF w. H. Nc.
Neal. agent for the association,
charging him with obtaining money
fradulently.
1t is alleged that McNeal repre-
sented his organization to be pro-
viding insurance for members.
THE recent campaigns against
fake automobile insurance associa-
tons and clubs in New York, Penn.
sylvania and in other parts of the
country" said Mr.. Cool, resulted
in the inclusion OF regulatory pro-
visions in the State insurance laws.
The District insurance law, to
the trained mind, may be construed
to contain prohibitory and regula.
tory features to cover the situation,
but 1t Is my belief and / think, the
belief OF many citizens, that a more
direct reference Is needed"
Quickly Detected Here.
Mr.. Cool Is preparing to make in.
quiries tomorrow at the District
building to ascertain the extent Of
the insurance law in this particu.
lar connection. He win then take
up the matter with the District
Commissioners.
ut is true that not many such
bands Of commercial thieves care
to come to Washington, because
they are detected all too soon to
suit their wishes Mr.. Cool stated.
Still, this condition does not guar.
antee US against their coming or
against their presence.
we want to be able to have the
authorities walk into the offices
OF such associations and say, Gen
tlemen, will you pleace put your
cards-all your CARLSON the table?'
AS it Is. we have to wait until
hundreds and perhaps thousands Of
dollars are filched from the pockets
OF Washingtonians before an arrest
can be made"
Mr.. Cool said he did not know
how many members" the Capitol
Automobile Owners Association had
enrolled for $3.50 a year.
Complaints numbered about twen-
ty. Mr.. Cool said he thought that
many motorists who had joined the
association were still in the dark
and others were keeping. still be.
cause they didn't want anyone to
suspect that they had probably
been fooled.
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TINES STAFF PBoTo

day night.
They may not know how this
meeting will affect Them" she said.
but If the policy among certain
real estate circles continues-of in
Hating apartment house values, and
the like-some day there will come
a terrific drop in local realty values,
and every one will feel it, down to
the man who owns just one bunga-
low.
I'VE hope that this condition will
never come to pass. We think we
can prevent it by regulating the
real estate situation through a per-
manent rent commission. Every in
Vestigation that has been made
shows the need of such a board.
But the most important thing is that
every tenant and property owner in
the city get behind one bill and
push 1t to the limit
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FIRE BREAKS OUT IN
CONDEMNED HOUSES

Visions Of Thanksgiving dinner
went aglimmering for a while this
morning for families in the neigh
borhood of Eighth and T. streets
northwest when fire broke out in
three frame houses on the northwest
corner. For a while it was feared
1t would spread, to surrounding
structures, but it was kept under
control after the buildings were
soaked with water.
The houses were unoccupied nav.
ing been condemned by, the build
ing inspectors office about two
months ago. Joseph Witt 1908
Ninth street northwest IL owner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-27

Mdybe the sheriff In Easton,
Nd, t0hO put a "acelcone sign5
on the jail Hcds only trying to
drum up business.
BIN, do you think they wtIl
eUer erect a statue to a telephone
operator 1uho. neVer 0GVe the
tOrOaD numbers.
PUDD'NHEAD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-27
ADMIRAL STITT SPEAKS
TO .. C. MEDICAL MEM

Rear Admiral e. r. stitt, surgeon
general Of the navy, emphasized
the significance of the annual con.
vention of the American Congress
on Internal Medicine which is to
be held in Washington. April 81, to
May 2, in a brief address, last
night. before the Medical Society
of the District OF Columbia, 171S M
street northwest.
Major N. 4. Kirk, of the army
medical department, spoke on the
Treatment of Fracture Of the
Shaft of the Femur by the Sus-
pension Traction Method
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There's mach hot air over
making America supreme in
the air, but supreme 1t
/, should be. BARNEY B.
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FRIENDS OF LONG AGO.

FRIENDS OF LONG AGO.
Beats there . heart In all this world.
so callOus or so cold,
That could forget the cheFlahed
friends whom 1t has loved Of
The friends who shared Its every Joy
ana foit it's every woe,
Who were the same thru time and
change-the friends Of long ago?
Breathes there q man" with such n
heart. oh! whisper not his
shame,
That thing which I'm his bosom beata
- scarcely worth the name.
Within that breast the sacred fires Of
friendship never glow
That would forget, that could forxet
the friends Of long ago,
When gazing ON the few that's left.
the fOndly cherished few,
Who love or seem to love me now.
the good, the kind. the true,
think Of those who loved me then
and strive TO crush the woe,
That rises when I think Of them
the friends OF long ago.
i weep for them. weep for them.
the tears are all In vain,
Since earth Itself cannot recall the
vanished past again,
Cannot recall the many forms whom
death has stricken low,
Cannot restore the kindly hearts that
Will i. wHELAN.
y i.
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"OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF
BABES"

Out in Maryland, where motor
lists turn from the Annapolis
highway into the cinder road
leading to the Bowie race track,
a sign was put up: "To the
Bowie Race Track" Some bright
children in the vicinity patiently
painted underneath these words:
"5 miles to the poor house."
G. E. r. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-27
,ongwonh GiUes Out House Program
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SRsaE1 - BY BEL PRICE G. >lRsaz-AaI
"A RULE FOR DRAWINGS.

SUNNY JIM" bright little
stenog who loves this column,
sends in a typograph drawing
on yellow paper. Let us again
say for artists who send in con-
tributions that all drawings,
whether in pen and ink or on
typewriters, should be made on
WHITE paper and with BLACK
ink.
Please remember that and then
you may not be disappointed in
seeing your work in the column.
% 49,
MUCH MARRYING is COSTLY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
Museum Gets Sands Collection

All the memorabilia of George
Sand which were inherited by the
granddaughter of the great novelist.
Aurore Sand, have been bequeothed
to the Carnavalet Museum. Letters,
manuscripts of novels and numerous
articles of eXtrinsic worth all are
now on view in a part Of the build
ing called the "Musee George Sand"
and the many admirers or George
Sand, most of whom apparently
haven't read her voluminous ro-
mances. are tripping out to the Car
navalet. However. the article most
characteristic of the author OF La
Petite Fadette." big black cigar,
isn't in the collection, much to the
disappointment of the visitors, and
also of the museum attendants, who
are constantly being asked where
abouts the cigars are"
Aurore Sand has come into the
public eye not only because of her
gift to the Carnavalet, but also be-
cause she has just written q novel.
"Encarnacion." The first book to
appear under her own name, It has
been received with considerable ap-
prevail by the critics. who do not
hesitate to say Aurore has inherited
some Of her grandmother's genius.
Previously she wrote under the
name Of Arnauld, because she be-
lieved the name of Sand might be q
great handicap and one heavy to
carry.-S. Y. Tribune,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
kENNEBEC COUNTY
PROBATE COURT

The following additional business
has been transacted since the regular
January 14th term at the probate
court:
Administrations granted-Of the
estate of Sarah Butler, late of Wat
erville, George Butler of Waterville,
administrator.
Adobtions granted-Eeulah Brean
adopted by Edward Francis and An
ME Laura Cunning OF Manchester.
Real estate licenses granted-To
Lucy Hunter Smith. administrator of
the estate of Jonathan Newell, late
Of Chelsea.
George Lippincott, guardian of Mary
Lippincott. adult ward, of Augusta;
final account of Otto O'Brien, execu-
tor of the will of Alfred O'Brien. late
of South Rawdon. Nova Scotia, first
account of Stephen J. Hegarty, trus-
tee under the will of Frances A.
Nickerson, late of Augusta, for the
benefit Of Helen L. Forsyth Fremont
ct ais; seventh account OF Charles r.
Penney. trustee under the will Of
Elizabeth J. Tuck, late of Augusta,
for the benefit of Free Baptist
church ct al; first account of Donald
w. AOZlcFs VI Tie cS-
tate of Eugene NJ. Tozier late of
Winslow; final account of Maggie l..
Foster, executrix of the will Of John
A. Foster, late of Winthrop.
Inventories filed-In the estates of
Henry A. Wood, late Of Gardiner;
Ann Z. Trask, late of Augusta; Eu-
gene T. Wilson. late of Monmouth;
Mary HARDWOOD ct al, minors, Of Au-
gusta: Winifred Hamilton, late of
Augusta; Vermont r. Luce, late of
Augusta; Frank NJ. Radcliffe, late of
Gardiner.
Papers filed for notice-First and
final account in the estate OF William
T. Wharf,, late of West Gardiner;
petition for distribution OF the estate
of William T. Wharf, late of West
Gardiner; will and petition for pro-
bate thereof Of William w. Payne,
late of Waterville; petition for IL
cense to sell real estate of Ann T..
Trask, late Of Augusta; will and pc
tition for probate thereof of Georgina
f. Workman. late of Gardiner; 21st
account In the estate of James w.
North. late Of Augusta: first and
final account in the estate of Mary
Ellen Chase, late of Hallowell; Anal
account in the estate of Fred A.
White, late of Randolph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28

StCA DuSli,
Jr.. OF Weston street has been desig-
mated as a principal for the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, by Congress
man John E. Nelson of this city. The
selection of young Bush for this hon
or brings the total of Cony boys who
have received similar appointments
to Annapolis and West Point to sew.
en-. within the past five years.
1t is a splendid commentary on
the scholastic attainments and the
young manhood of Cony high school
that the school has furnished half
a dozen student officers to the naval
academy within as many years. One
of them Raymond PercivaI, has been
commissioned from Annapolis and
most recently has been with the fleet
in Pacific waters. Clinton Folger.
Charles Whiting. Richard Burr, and
Knowlton Hewins, all graduates of
Cony high school are now attending
Annapolis. The appointment Of
Richard Boyd, also q Ccny alumnus,
to West Point was announced last
week. =
Harold H. Bush. the latest to be SO
honored. was born in Augusta is
years ago. He was educated in the
city schools and graduated from
lar with his schoplmates and was
active in many school affairs. He
won his letter in baseball three years,
and played third base on the cham
pionship baseball team of 1923
Young Bush also played basketball
on his class team, was a member of
the Student Council. Chizzle While,
and a member of the school orches-
ira three years. He won honors in
several subjects. and was always
proficient in mathematics.
Harold II. Bush is fine appearing
and upright young man. He is en-
thusiastic in all sports. and outdoor
callings. His selection FOR the Naval
Academy will be highly pleasing to
his host of friends in this city. and
their hest wishes for success and
their confidence in his abilities will
60 with him when he begins his
course Of training and instruction at
Annapolis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
Social Club Meetings

The Mothers Chapter of st. Marks
church will meet with Mrs Mary
Hanks, s Summe street, Tuesday af-
ternoon at $50 O'Clock.
The Armitage club will meet with
Mrs. Richard Goodwin. Chandler
street. Monday afternoon, 2.30 O'Clock.
This will be q social gathering.
The Murray Alliance will meet
Monday evening. 7.30 o'clock with
Mrs. H. z. Goodrich, s Green street.
The Womans. Board of the South
Parish Congregational church will
hold q meeting this Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock with Mrs II. N.
Heath. State street.
The Charming Guild will meet Mon
day at p. NJ. with Mis-. Pattangall
and Mrs. Gilman, Green street.
The Augusta League of Women
$50 o'clock in the Assembly hall of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Miss Dibblee will
speak on, Health in Industry"
The Woman's League of the South
Parish Congregational church will
meet at ESQ this Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Horace Stursis, Western
avenue.
The Women's Club Of the Penney
Memorial church will meet with Mrs.
Alice NJ. Sheldon, lie Winthrop
street this Monday evening at 7.30.
The Cecilia Chorus will meet for a
rehearsal at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon at the Y. NJ. c. A. assembly hall.
The Drexel Society will meet with
Mrs Thomas Buckley. GO State street,
this Monday evening at 7.30. mpor-
ant business will come up for con-
siderntion and ell members are re-
duested to attend.
The Junior League Of the Consre-
gationni church will meet Wednesday
evening at $50 with Mrs. J. Fuller In
graham, corner of Lincoln ard South
Chestnut streets
The Ladies Aid OF Green street
Methodist church will meet Monday
afternoon with Mrs. ". d. Hutchins,
40 Grove street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
SUNDAY MORNING
SERVICE CONDUCTED
BY YOUNG PEOPLE

The Young men ana women. boys
and girls of the Young Peoples Chris
tan Union Of the Winthrop Street Uni.
versalist church conducted the services
at the morning service Sunday. This
Is an annual custom. which occurs on
the last Sunday OF January. and the
addresses as we'll as the responses and
scripture reading are all executed by
the young people. There was q par
ticularly good attendance atSths serv-
ice yesterday morning in spite OF the
intense cold. and the younger members
of the parish carried out their order Of
service in q most exempla-: manner.
The opening sentences r'ere pro.
nounced by Philip Rand, the responsive
psalm BY Diana Temple; Beverly Hew-
ms gave the scripture reading. Lillian
Otis the prayer. and the announcements
were made by Hortense Rand.
The addresses were made by Eldon
Gray. Dorothy Gray, State secretary OF
the Y. p. c. u: Georgia Metcalf. Sec
rotary OF the local Y. p. c. u; and
Zadee McFadden. Mr.. Gray, who was q
delegate to the International Student
Volunteer conference from the Win.
throp Street Cniversalist church and
from Bowdoin College. gave a splendid
talk about that conference which was
flelO AT 1uuihHdpoliss Hd WORK Ok inc
State and local Young Peoples Unions
was comprehensiveiy presented By the
young ladies'. Miss Gray and Miss Net.
calf, and Miss McFadden outlined the
prospects for the coming year in thu
local field.
Rev. A. Francis Watch. the pastor.
gave a short sermon on the "Consc
Grafton OF Youth"
The offering was taken up by four
of the young ladies, Hazel Page. Alice
Lishness, Genevieve Taylor and Diana
Temple. There wa ssome most excep-
tional special music by the chorus
choir. a pleasing feature of which was
the solo by Miss Lora Pooler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
SUNDAY Coolest
DAY OF WINTER
20 TO so Below zero

With thermometers in various Sec
tons of the city registering from JIG
to "a degrees below zero, Sunday
morning establishes tho record of be-
ing the coolest Of the present win
ter. The average low temperature
at daybreak yesterday morning was
% degrees below, while reports came
in from various places in the envirOns,
of 28 and 80 degrees under the cipher.
It continued cold all day Sunday,
with the mercury hardly getting
above the zero mark, and in the lat
ter part of the afternoon 1t fell rapid
ly again until at IL o'clock last even
ing the thermometer at the corner of
Bridge and Water streets had drop
ped to Is below.
The intense cold OF Saturday night
was made more disagrecable to those
who had occasion to be out by the
penetrating wind. The biting cold
thoroughly chilled pedestrians. and
there were few motorists who cared
to chance a frozen radiator by keep
ing their machine out for any length
of time.
Reports were heard Of at least one
case where damage was done by the
low temperature. Water pipes in the
dental offices of DR.. Harry Patten and
DIR. B. l.. Hodgekins froze and burst,
sometime in the night hours. and
water flooded down through the floors
and ceiling into the Sexton drug store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
Methodist Pastor
Reads Third in Series
of Original Poems

The third In the series Of original
poems was read by the pastor. Rev.
Ralph +. Lowe. at the Sunday evening
service Of the Green Street Methodist
church. The poem read last evening
was written and originally read by Mr..
Lowe at the opening of n beautiful new
stone church at ST. Johnsbury, VT, q
number Of years ago. Another of the
p'easing features of the Sunday serv-
ices was the singing by the mems cho-
rus under the leadership of n Il. Pack
ard The poem which Mr.. Lowe read
sunday evening follows:
BEHOLD. the consummation sought
Al length stands forth in beauteous
stone:
And hand and brain and soul have
wrought
Ideals exalted to enthrone.
May altar. window. granite tower.
i, SO careful made by learned art.
neE,n their teaching from this hour.
40 train the soul, enlarge the heart.
Let hymn and lesson. spoken word.
u AND all the varied liturgy,
ooIn what is seen and what is heard
Enrich the life. the soul make free.
AS generations pass away,
our children. charmed with what We
view,
Shall mark our sacrifice and say,
They bnilded better than they
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
Great Smash Coming

A new volcano in the Rockies and
a chain Of mountains that will girdle
the earth across the equator is the
latest prediction of DIR. Milton A.
Mobiles. geologist. whose forecast of
a coming cataclysm which will de-
stroy all of Europe, Iceland, north
Africa, southern Alaska. northern
Canada, Asia Minor. south and east
Asia, Japan, the Philippines and the
East Indies. recently printed in Cap
per's Weekly, has stirred up good
deal of interest. Since the publica-
ton of this story there have been IL
earthquakes in these areas. DR.. No
bles is an old Philadelphia physician.
Medicine is his vocation. but his
hobby or avocation is the study Of
maps. weather reports and charts of
wind movements. II the doctors
prediction should come true, 1t is
possible we shall feel the jar Of that
mountain chain going UP across the
equator and the destruction Of
Alaska and part of Canada. But II
we survive we shall as tourists have
a new excuse for visiting the Rocky
Mountains--a new volcano in full
operatiOn,