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Evening star., 1925-07-01
ASKS HIGHER PHONE.
| RATES IN VIRGINIA.
c. & P. Company Petition to
Be Heard by State Com
mission September 30.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
| RICHMOND, Va. July l. The
chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
tCo. has filed formal request for an
increase in rates throughout Virginia
with the State Corporation Commits.
sion and asked that the rates be ma de
effective August l. The commission
refused permit, pending hea rings
and fixed September 80 as the date
for the consideration OF the petition
| Several years ago. when there was
Opposition to the Chesapeake and Po-
liomac Co. the rates were 81 a month
FOR residences and about IS for busi-
mess and Office telephones This was
given boost of so per cent
| The proposed change now is to ha We
a rate of $3.50 for small users of
business telephones. and to allow So
messages in any one month. and for
the additional 115 messages in anv
one month the calls are TO be added
10 the bill al the rate of cents for
each call. and after that the rate is
! tn he cents for each additional
call. The company makes the usual
claim of return of SIS per cent on
the investment. due 10 the increa Sc
In the expansion of the system. which
brings additional business to the com.
pany. The company also explains
that 1t is to make an outlay of
s. 900 900 in this State and that the
outlay in Richmond will be about
I $4,000. 900.
Affects Patrons Near ID. G.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
| CLARENDON. Va. July 1.-The
application of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co. Of Virginia
for a general increase in its rates
over the State, filed with the State
Corporation Commission at Richmond
today. chiefly affects the individual
line business service, rural station
business service and the individual
service for residences
The present rate Cor the business
service individual line Is 81. The
company asks for &525 for This
service. An increase from $3.50 to
I$% Is asked for the rural station bust
ness service. The residential ind-
lvidual service would he lncrea sec
from S2.15 to 1925 under the pro
posed rate. No increase is sked for
the two-party line resident and bust.
ness service. although rural station
business service would be raised from
$3.50 to 81 and rural station resi-
dence from 81 to S2.25. An increa Sc
iof 2s cents is asked for the four
party line residence service. which
would make the new. rate $2.25.
Continued increase in the cost of
production, resulting in a decrea Sc
Pm the earnings of the company, is
said by officials of the local company
ito be the chief rea son for the need
lof an increase in the rate at this time.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
100000 JOBLESS
: -
IN BRITISH SLUMP
Trade Continues Sharp De-
cline-Prices Fall at
Record Rate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 1.-The gloomy out
look for British industry continues
says the monthly summary of the
American Chamber of Commerce in
London.
The overseas trade for May dimin.
ished in comparison with year ago
imports being f1S,O0O. 900 and exports
IS zoo. 900 less. Wholesale prices fell
sharply for the fifth month in success.
sion. with the index number in May
at l59.
The total number of unemployed Is
] .2S9. 700. against 1.247 800 on June 9
and l.052 ,643 a year ago. OF this mum
Der more tha n 160 900 are miners. A
special trades union congress meeting
has been called for July "a to consider
this problem.
Coal Prices Drop.
In the coal trade demand Is slack
and prices still are receding.
The summary records acute depres
sion in the heavy trades. The produc
ton of pig iron for May was $500
tons. against Csc, ,900 a year ago. Steel
ingots and castings amounted to 651, ;.
500. or an increase over the previous
month, but 100000 tons below May
1924.
The shipbuilding slump grows more
pronounced, and. falling further or.
ders, the northern shipyards may
! close.
! The slackness in the cotton industry
is accentuated by the situation ir
China, and there is a proposal to stop
the American cotton section for a
fortnight.
The second wool copferonca hetu->>r
j the dominion wool growers and ma anu
facturers has been convened for july
1916. The manufacturers. have beer
| hit by slump in wool.
A duty of SO 1-3 per cent has beer
placed on lace imports. There is un
precedented unemployment among the
best linen workers. Low prices pre-
vail in leather. and the boot and shoe
ma nufa cturers are fairly active.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS OPEN.
Examinations to Be Held to Fill
13 Positions

The Civil Service Commission an
nounces open competitive examina-
tions to fill the following vacancies:
Associate gas engineer. Bureau Of
Mines, for duty at Fort Worth, Tex,
at $4,000 year.
Associate cadastral engineer (quali-
fed in mining engineering), General
Land ONCE, Department of the In
terror, with headquarters at Denver,
at $4,000 year.
Associate architectural craftsman,
central ONCE of the Veterans Bureau,
Washington, at $4,000 year.
Associate chemist at $4,000 a year.
assistant chemist at 81 400 a year. De
partmental Service, Washington. d. c.
Associate entomologist at $4,000 a
year, assistant entomolOgist at S2.400
year. Bureau Of Entomology, De
partment of Agriculture. for duty in
Washington or in the field.
Physiotherapy aids in the Public
Health Service at $1,000 a year with
quarters. subsistence and laundry,
and in the Veterans Bureau at $3.50
a year without allowances.
Physiotherapy pupil aide in the Pub
lie Health Service at 1920 year with
quarters, subsistence and laundry, or
at 81 200 a year without allowances,
and in the Veterans Bureau at sal.
aries ranging from $1,000 to $1,4o0 a
year. depending upon qualifications of
the appointee.
Physiotherapy assistant in the Pub
lie Health Service at $1,560 a year,
and in the Veterans Bureau at en-
trance salaries ranging from 81 500 to
81 500 a year.
Graduate nurse and graduate nurse
(vising duty) in the Indian Service at
$1,000 to 1850 year with furnished
quarters, heat and light, in the Pub
lie Health Service at 81 .020 to 81 500
year with quarters. subsistence and
laundry and in the Veterans Bureau
a S1.800 to 81 500 a year.
Assistant specialist, rural school
consolidation. Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior, at s2,400
a year.
Full Information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
Of the Civil Services Commission. 1874
II street, --ss- @t-
Evening star., 1925-07-01
BEGIN
TOUR OF MAINE
Augusta, Bangor and Many
Other Cities to Receive
Executives of Conference.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
POLAND SPRING. Me. July l.
The State executives gathered here
for the seventeenth annual governors
conference started this morning on A
tour of Maine. which will take the re-
mainder of the week.
The governors and their parties will
leave by motor to visit Lewiston and
Auburn. the large manufacturing cen
ters of Maine. After. visiting the
Bates College grounds the party will
next head for Augusta, passing
through Greene and Winthrop.
Soon after arrival at the State CAPT
tai the visiting State executives will
have lunch at the James G.. Blaine
house. the official residence of the
Governor of Maine. Visits to the
State Capitol.the Blaine Memorial and
historic Fort Western. which was built
in 1854. are on today's program.
Welcome at Bangor.
In the afternoon the governors will
motor from Augusta to Bangor. to he
greeted by the citizens of that city.
An informal dinner and dance will he
rendered to the visitors at the Penob-
scot Country Club.
Tonight the chief executives will
board special train on the Bangor
and Aroostook Railroad to go to Aroos-
took County, the northernmost part
Of the State
In order to make an early start to-
day. the governors speeded I'D their
program yesterday and concluded the
public business of their annual meet
ing.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
ThirtyOne Boys Rescued From Slavery
In Chinese Shop; Tortured Si1 Years
Three Died in Filthy Slare Pen-French Mixed
Court at Shanghai Reveals Reuolting Conditions.
Children Stolen and Sold for $5 Each
Correspondence of the A ssoci ated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. May 25.-Thirteen
boys. some of whom have been i'm
prisoned in a filthy, airless sweat
shop for six years. were identified
and claimed by parents in the French
mixed courts here recently. The
lucky youngsters were part of n
group of 81 rescued by the French
police.
The Identification came as an in
terlude in the trial of Yu Pa Hong.
proprietor of workshop, accused.
together with his wife and five other
accomplices. of maintaining slave
pen In which the children in ques-
tion worked from early morning until
midnight. Aderfed. beaten and never
allowed to see the light of day ex-
cept. such as filtered through small
barred window.
Tales of torture for insufficient in
dustry, attempted revolt or inability
Evening star., 1925-07-01

to labor on account Of Illness were
told by the waits in a manner to
bring tears to the eyes Of listeners.
Many of the children We're stolen
from their parents and sold to Yu
for IS each. Others We're hired out
as apprentices by parents little mind
full of their fate. They were employed
in making brass articles. glassware
and matches which Yu disposed of In
p store on Seward road. Three or
four died as a result of harsh treat
ment the court was told.
Yu was given Jail term of Is
years to be followed by expulsion
from the concession. His wife re-
ceived 10-year sentence and Yu
Ching dong. an accomplice who as
sisted in kidnapping, got a similar
term. The store and workshop were
ordered sold TO defray the cost of
trial and to pay for maintenance Of
the unclaimed children.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
CLAIMS KLAN IGNORED.

PHILADELPHIA. July / (p-State
Commander !. Mitchell Chase Of the
American Legion today was awaiting
a reply from Olin r. Wheeler Post
of Factoryville, Pa, which has been
asked to refrain from participa ting in
the celebration on July 4, said To have
been advertised BY the Ku klux kla n.
q. G. Wright. commander of the post.
which has Is members. unofficially de-
clared that the posts celebration of
Independence day has nothing Ia do
with the Klans celebration. State
Commander Chase notified the post
that unless a satisfactory reply was
received by 12 o'clock tonight the
matter would be brought to the atten-
ton of the executive committee of the
State organization.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
L PCT. OF PUPILS
HAVE EYE DEFECTS
Education Association Shows
Rural Districts Average
Even Higher.
By the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS. July 1.-One child
out Of every II in the public schools
Of American cities and one of every
seven in the schools Of the rural dis
tricts in the United States have such
serious defective vision as to be han
dicapped in their school work, says
report presented today to the Ma
tional Educa ton AsSocia ton.
The report, entitled Conserving the
Sight of School Children, is the re-
suit of more tha A years study by
the joint committee on health prob
lens in educate of the National Edu-
cation Association and the American
Medical Association. with cooperation
of the National Committee for the
Prevention OF Blindness.
3i5 Cities Covered.
The study, conducted under the di-
rection of DR.. Thomas ID. Wood of
Columbia University as chairman. ex-
tended into 375 cities and rural dis
tricts. including every State in the
Union. 1t was participated in by the
school authorities and health officials
of all these communities and by near
ly 100 of the most eminent opthal-
mOlogists OF the United States. The
report, covering so printed pa ges. will
be brought to the attention of every
city. State and county superintendent
of schools. g. ----
The investiga tors found that during
the year of this study approximately
100000 school children received eye
examinations, and that an average of
about i per cent Of these were found
to have defective vision. This figure,
says the report, suggests that consid-
cradle progress in eyesight conserva-
ton has been made in schools since
previous studies and this progress has
resulted in decreased percentages of
eye defects.
Rural Average Higher.
Rural districts generally reported
larger per cent of defective vision
than city districts. 1t seems likely,
says the report that this is due to
such differing factors as conditions
under which the tests were obtained
bad illumination in rural schools and
homes, and the small number of cor
rections of visual defects provided for
rural children.
Today is a half holiday in the af-
fairs of the delegates
After the morning session. the day
will be given over TO sightseeing. The
teaching OF democracy, progress
forces in ucation, class room teach
ers' problems and American Educa-
ton week, were the subjects for dis
CuSSion today.
Proposed rules to prevent unlimited
debate in The Senate were described
last night by former Senator Albert
j. Beveridge OF India ma, as AN as
sault upon the theory and nature Of
American institutions"
Addressing the convention Mr.
Beyeridge asserted that the modifica-
ton Of rules, as urged by Vice Presi-
dent Dawes. was a blow. Though un-
intention2l. of course at the system
of those checks and baia noes which
assure the people safety from impul
Sive and immature legislation"
Evening star., 1925-07-01
ENGLISH SOCIAL SERVICE
COSTS $4,000, 900 A DAY
One Billion Out of Budget of Four
Used for Purpose. Graham
Report Says.
of the Associated Press.

Core espondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 13.-The cost Of
S5,OO0,000 a day. said William Gra-
ham, financial secretary to the treas
ury in the Labor government, address
ing a meeting Of local government
officers.
Referring to the financial position
OF local authorities in relationship to
state finance. he said $500 900 900 was
raised annually from local taxes. which
was double the amount raised in 1914.
In addition. 81 900, ,O00. 900 of the tax
payers money. out of a budget of $4,-
00o, 100000, was handed over to local
authorities for social services.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
'SELF-GOVERNMENT TOPIC.
Charles E. Hughes Advises "Sus-
tanned Attention" to Issues.

NEW YORK. July, R)-The
American people need "the sustained
attention" to political issues which is
the price OF successful self govern
ment." Charles E. Hughes said last
night in a radio address, the subject
of which was the Declaration of In
dependence.
Referring to, the forthcoming cele-
bration OF July 4. he urged that
citizens work actively to make the
ideals and purposes OF the Declaration
their> own. s.,szr ~
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Viii on PetticOat
Filed for Probate
OF $500, 900 Estate
nv the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, July IA will,
penciled on the hem Of white
petticoat, by which George Hazel
tine, aged eccentric, sought to dis
pose Of f-million dollar estate,
was filed today.
1t contained two beQuests Of
$4,000 each to Lillian Pelkey and
Madaline Higgins. nurses. who at
tendee HaZeltine. and provided that
the remainder should go to Mrs.
Lorraine Moody, Richmond, great
grandniece.
Attorneys said that because of
circumstances attending its max
Ing the document was probably in
valid. and that the entire estate
would probably go to Mrs. Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Gift a la Tennyson.
rom the London Daily Post

From the London Daily Post.
President Coolidge's gift for making
his clothes last longer than most men
would have interested Tennyson
William AllinGham noted in his diary
visit to Tennyson. in company with
Browning. when the poet exhibited
had worn them for 40 years I'VE all
his dress boots and averred that he
looked at them" said Allingham.
and l said 1t was good evidences at
the Immortality of the sole,'
Evening star., 1925-07-01
DISJoIN FIVE SQUIRRELS.
Veterinarians Undo Natures Work
of Braiding Tails Together.

BOSTON, July l LPD.-Veterinarians MS
of the Animal Rescue League yester-
day separated successfully five squir-
rels. which evidently had been joined
at the tips of their tails since birth.
+ The squirrels were discovered on "a
tree each endea yoring to go in q diff
ferert direction Officers of the
league pursued the squirrel quintet
up the tree with ladders and dislodged
them. The tails were found to he yir-
tualiy braided together. They were
we'll nourfshed and strong. A blood.
lass operation set them tree,
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Knowlton Will Probated.

The will of Dallas Knowlton, who
died June % at the, age of so years,
was filed Yesterday for probate. He
leaves $4,000 to his Stepdaught er,
Maud +. Staples. and the remaining
estate to his wife. Mary G. kpowiton
The National Bank of Washington
and George G. Gertman are named n
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Wedding License Lost on Street.

A license directing a minister to
perform the marriage ceremony for
Edward Williams, %. and Ella
Eleanor Fletcher, IS. both colored.
was reported lost on the street yes
terday. Williams, residing at 1905
Sherman avenue, asked the police to
assist him in his efforts to find the
lost paper.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Biggest Barns in the East.

On the farms of the Middle Atlantic
Estates, and not on the expansive
Western ranches may be found the
largest barns. In these States the
average sirth of The barns Is 1Sl feet.
I'm the North Central States the
average girth is 1851 feet. On the
Pacific coast the average is only 1868
fleet. One of The reasons Is that the
Middle Atlantic States produce much
| hay and live stock.
Milwaukee plumbers have agreed 10
4 wage Of $3.50 tor an eight hour
working aAM
Evening star., 1925-07-01
IA CANDIDATES PASS.
Qualify for Certified Public Ac
countants in % States.

NEW YORK. July l R.-sev.
enty-four of the candidates who tried
the recent examinations for certified
public accountant registration. con-
Quoted In 25 States, succeeded in
passing, according to the American
Institute of Accountants. which pre-
pared the examination. There were
43O candidates. of whom SO were con-
ditioned and 297 failed.
The largest number of successful
candidates was in Indiana, with Cali
fornia second and Texas third.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Daughters of 1912 for Defense. f"

Mrs. :. p. Davis, president of the
National! Society, L. s. Daughters of
1872. has written the Acting Secretary
OF War that the society stands firmly
for ADEQUATE protection bv the land.
by the sea. in the air and under the
water and, TO woman" approved
heartily of the coming Defense day
t0Gt- 6anaaastSa tan,A
Evening star., 1925-07-01
D. w. Tyron. Painter, Dies.

SOUTH DARTMOUTH. Mass. July
/ R).-Dwight w. Tyron. information
ally known landscape painter. died
here this morning, at the age of IS.
For 33 years he was head of the art
department at Smith College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

Empty tool kits and failure to carry
repair equipment for some OF the
newer features of the modern auto
mobile are beginning to cause trouble
for the unprepared motorist. accord
ing to stories of recent breakdownS
along the highways. The well stocked
emergency kit has become a thing of
the past for the average motorist and
many car owners are now paying the
penalty.
Many roadside repairers have been
surprised to discover that many driV-
ers OF balloon tired cars do not carry
jacks suitable for getting under low
axle. Some motorists have the body
Of a suitable jack, but have lost or
mislaid the handle or lifting shaft.
On one car that was equipped with
a double tire carrier and large
bumper In the rear the jack that was
carried under the seat cushion could
not be operated so as to reach under
the rear axle and lift IT. Yet the
owner had driven many thousands
of miles in sparsely populated sec
tons of the country apparently OBJ
liv!ous to the risk he was taking.
Special Tools Last.
Repairers report greater difficulty
in replacing spark plugs owing to
the fact that many owners of cars
with plugs located so as to require a
special plug wrench have lost this
necessary tool. Another article that
is frequently lost IS the wheel puller,
a tool that is essential for removing
a rear wheel from the tapered end OF
its axle.
This let-down IN the upkeep of the
tool kit comes at time when a num-
Der of special features on the newer
cars demand additions to the tool kit
or the emergency supply to be car
ried in the car. There was a time
when a motorist might forego carry
ing an extra fan belt with him for
the simple reason that. with a little
intelligent encouragement, it IS posi-
BILE to run a car a short distance with
out the fan operating and without
overheating the power plant. But
some of the newer cars employ the
fan belt to run the generator or the
accessory shaft. These are stronger
belts, to be sure, but no belt is un
breakable. If the motorist has no
spare belt with him it may be that
he will run into a variety of compH-
cations.
Today's automobiles are more trust
worthy, but the repair equipment car
ried in them has slumped way below
par. A motorist nowadays hesitates
to tuck away a clean rag into the side
pocket, for fear milady Will be shocked
when she goes hunting for the spare
powder puff. Flower vases have taken
the place Of the fire extinguisher
while writing pads are viewed as of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27

crossings, only a few would be safe 1T
the event of n real hazard. Most OF
them. albeit they slow down, are go
ing too fast to stop in time to avoid
running into a passing train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27
DEPLETED TOOL KIT COSTS
MOTORIST MONEY AND TIME
Newer Features of Modern Cars Require
Special Equipment, Seldom Found
in Machines After Little Use.

greater importance than few feet OF
spare wire or an extra spark plug or
two.
1t may be we'll for the motorist TO
remember that while there were 5S,20f
garages in the country, as compiled
by the March. 1925. trade list of an
automotive publishing company, and
65,674 repair shops, including service
stations operated by independents as
we'll as dealers, assistance is very def
nitely limited. There is only one serv-
Ice oasis for every 20 square miles Of
the United States, exclusive of its de-
tendencies. Many of these service
concerns are specialists in spoodeme-
ters. carburetors, electric vehicles,
spring control devices. batteries and
tires. Comparatively few places are
prepared to understand the make or
car a troubled motorist drives or are
equipped TO undertake the work he
may be willing to delegate to them.
Grease Equipment Ignored.
Because many motorists do not
carry a grease gun with them and an
emergency supply of grease, cars are
being tied up all along the highways
for universal troubles, damaged wheel
bearings, loose spring bolts and vari-
connection the personal investigation
of 900 repair shops by representa-
tives OF the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce should be OF
interest to the motoriSt. Efty-tWo per
cent of 68i59 car dealers and indie
pendent service stations use only hand
tools and are not equipped with ma
chinery. This means that in q pinch
the motorist who is in need Of a little
machine work or forging may be seri-
ously handicapped.
1t is estimated that this year there
are 269 registered cars for every serv
Ice station. Excluding Sundays and
holidays and eliminating many Of the
service stations which are specialists.
the average car is limited to one full
day IN the shop annually.
One OF the most satisfactory ways
Of avoiding the jam which is found AZ
every general repair shop in the coun-
try is to carry enough repair equip
ment along in the car so a s 10 be able
to catch any trouble before it becomes
serious. This applies particularly -
touring, because 1t Is on the long
drive. where the car cannot be given
rest pending visit from the re
pairer. that small troubles soon de
velop into genuine breakdowns.
A spare spark plug may be the
means of saving the motor a burned
bearing. If the engine is forced to
climb steep hills on five cylinders. or
on three. there is no telling how hot
the power plant will get, how quickly
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