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The Washington times., 1925-04-07
DR.. LEWIS TO SPEAK AT
EDUCATIONAL BANQUET

The Education Association of the
District will celebrate the passage
of the teachers salary schedule.
the compulsory attendance and
school census law, and the adop-
ton Of the five-year school build
ing program at banquet April %
at Rauscher's, it was announced
today.
Doctor William Mather Lewis,
president of George Washington
University, will be the principal
speaker. President Selden M. Ely.
of the District association, and for
mer presidents, will welcome guests
at a reception.
The banquet committee, headed
by Caroline Toner, comprises Doc
tor Rebecca Stoneroad, Charlotte
c. Everett, Mrs. Selden M. Ely
and Annie Keliher.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
TAX BOARD TO SETTLE
CLAIMS IN NORTHWEST

The board of tax appeals will
hold its first field hearings in the
northwestern territory commencing
May 4, it was announced today by
Judge A. f. Graupner.
A total OF 235 estate, income and
excess profits cases, involving mil
lions of dollars. will be passed upon
by three members during the trip,
which will terminate In Omaha,
Neb., on July Is.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
CHILDREN TO PRESENT
"MOTHER GOOSE" PLAY

The whimsical characters from
the Mother Goose rhymes will
step onto the stage Wednesday,
April Is, when Mother Goose's
Birthday" a one-act comedy writ
ten by Ada Louise Townsend. will
be presented by rhe Lenore Marie
de Grange Children Players, at Q
o'clock, in Emerson hall, All Souls
Unitarian Church.
This playlet includes in it's cast
all the funny tots from fairy story
land, as Jack and Jill, Polly Elan
ders, Miss Muffett. Boy Blue and
Bo-Peep. 1t is personally directed
by Miss de Grange, and contains a
deal of hilarity, quaint songs and
picturesque dances, and a bit of
tragedy in a thrilling duel between
the gallant Bobby Shafto and the
sinister Knave Of Hearts.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
PLANS SPRING RECITAL

The Colored Washington Con-
servatory of Music will hold it's
annual Spring Recital, at their
studios, Ninth and r streets north
west, Thursday. April 8, at 1880
p. m.
All departments Of the institution
will be represented, each present
ing several numbers.
The tenor-banjo work, which at
tracted much attention this winter,
at the studios, will be featured.
The general public Is invited.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
TENANTS FIGHT LEADER
MUST PAY FOR PRINTING

A Judgment in Municipal Court
for $50 has been obtained by the
Frank Foster Printing Company
against Doctor Charles F. Gilman,
Of New York city, who took an
active part recently, in tenants
fights for lower rents.
Doctor eGillman, according to the
printing company, incurred this bill
in February, when he had 10000
circulars printed Tor Q tenants
league.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Big RentBoost in y. C..
Apartment PrObed

Investigation of proposed drastic rent increases In the
Rockingham apartments 1917 Rhode Island northwest
will be by special committee of the Washington Real
Estate Board week. announced today by John A.
Petty, secretary.
Complaint against proposed increase has been filed with
the board by Mrs j. H. Boggs who occupies fourthfloor
apartment building Mrs Boggs told the board she
had been with notice that her rent would be In
creased on May from $62 $95 month.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
BIDS OF D. C. STREET
PAVING TO BE OPENED

Bids will be opened in the District
Building on April for paving
seven Washington streets as fol
lows:
A street northeast, Fifteenth to
Seventeenth; North Carolina avenue
northeasr, Fifteenth to B; Potomac
avenue southeast, Sixteenth to e;
A street southeast, Fifteenth to
Eighteenth; E street southeast,
Eighteenth to Nineteenth; Seven
teenth street northeast, East Cap
itol to A, and Seventeenth street
southeast, East Capitol to A.
The estimated cost Of these street
improvements is 100000.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
co.
VALUE
CUT
Total Fixed by Utilities Com
mission Is Below SIS, o0o,-
oooSuit Expected

The Public Utilities Commission
is expected to announce tomorrow
the valuation of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
The new value, it is understood,
win be between $1S,60O,0OO and
SIG, O0O, 900, far below that claimed
by the company.
In special meeting today, the
commission tentatively approved
the final valuation. Definite
action, however, was postponed to
allow William Mex. Clayton. re-
presenting the Federation Of
Citizens Association, to file
brief arguing for q low value.
Protest Is Expected.
A vigorous protest by the te,e-
phone company is expected to follow
the commissions announcement,
and there 10 q possibility the corr
poration may take the case into the
courts.
The announcement Of the valua-
ton is expected to be followed by
the calling Of a public hearing TO
consider lower telephone rates, a
continuation OF the proceedings In.
itiated six months ago, and halted
by the companys demand for a
reValuation.
Major William 4. r. Covell. As
sistant Engineer Commissioners, aided
by Byers Nick. Bachman and Earl
". Fisher, of the commission, pre-
pared the valuation. They have been
studying the financial condition Of
the company six months.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
PROGRESSIVE RELIEF TO
HAVE SPRING FESTIVAL

The Progressive Relief Associa-
ton of the Veterans Bureau, will
celebrate their annual Spring
Festival at the Phyllis Wheatley
Colored Y. w. C. A, Ninth and
Rhode Island avenue northwest,
April 16, at 1870 p. m.
j. L. Dickerson, chairman OF
the committee Of arrangements.
said that the usual musical and
literary program, is being arranged.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
POSTAL RECEIPTS JUMP
CONSIDERABLY IN YEAR

Postal receipts for March this
year were 5.91 per cent greater
than for the same period last year,
the Postoffice Department an
nounced today.
Receipts for March this year
were $29,OS5, 900, compared with
$27. 463,268 for March, 1924, an In
crease of s1.621.S21.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07

alton Counsel Joseph ]. McGar-
raghy and borrow the money. This
Is no indication, however, it IL
said, that Offenders will be able to
make loans at all times as Mr..
Murray was well known by the
prosecutor
At the conclusion of the courts
proceedings it was found that $3.50
had been taken in on the first
right; twenty-three persons had
been arraigned of which twenty-five
were tried and the cases disposed
of.
One Case Not Tried.
The lone one who didn't go to
trial was Lewis Proctor, who was
brought to court and charged with
driving an automobile while intoxi-
Gated. Despite his pleading with
the court that he wanted to be tried
and get it over with, his manner
and his acknowledgment that he
was drunk thwarted him and he
was remanded to Jail. His case has
been continued until April ID.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Mechanic Is Bankrupt

Harry r. Kohler. an automobile
mechanic, 43O4 Chesapeake street,
today filed petition in the District
Supreme Court to be adjudgod
voluntary bankrupt, listing his
debts at $696,35 and his assets at
$474.7O. Attorney J. l.. KrupGaw
appears for petitioner.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Address on BraziI's Law

Professor Rodrigo Octavio of the
University Of Rio de Janeiro will
talk on THE International Policy
of Brazil in America" at the Pan.
American Union this afternoon at S
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Asks Immediate Action.

Asks Immediate Action.
She stated that other tenants in
the building have been served with
notices Of similar increases. She
requested that the board take i'm
mdiate action in the case, declaring
that the increases asked are unjust.
The owner of the building, Mrs.
T. w. Stubblefield, Petty said. noti-
fled the real estate board of ner
intention to increase the rents ard
asked that the board examine the
property and give her an opinion
as to the rental she should receive
from the tenants.
The board now has disposed of
all but three of fifty cases which
have been referred to it, Secretary
Petty announced. In several cases
proposed rent increases have been
withdrawn at the request of the
board, following investigation, he
said. In one of these cases an in
crease from SOS to $85 was asked
by the owner, but was withdrawn
at the request of the board.
Saved Tenants Money.
''In another case the board sue
ceeded in saving two tenants $3.50
each in adjusted rentals Mr..
Petty said. 1.-THE landlord was ask
ing this amount in back rentals,
the difference between
the price he had fixed for his
and the amount the
tenants thought fair.
He withheld his demand for the
increase to permit them to get a
ruling from the Rent Commission,
bat this action was not taken. The
board persuaded him to drop the
demand"
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Credit Men to Meet

Joshua w. Evans, jr., will adj
dress the Associated Retail Credit
Men of Washington in the Raleigh
Hotel next Monday night. He will
talk on Cooperation Between
Banker and Credit Man"
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Standard Oil Drops
Price of Gas" to
q Cents
It's down aRainl

One cent a gallon reduction
in the price of gasoline in the
District of Columbia was or
dered today by the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey.
This brings the retail price Of
"gas' down to Fl cents a gal
Ion.
The price cut is in effect
also in Maryland, Virginia,
South Carolina, North Carolina
and New Jersey.
The Gulf Refining Company
also announced a reduction of
1 cent a gallon in gasoline
prices in New Jersey.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07

Governor Richie of Mary
land has real ground for
getting all statckaspsEey. The
Polish government, through
WlGdsLasC WrobLeOski, has
conferred on him the Order
of RestitMG, sOith the grade
of grand commander. free
dom shrieked sOhen KosciaGstO
fell" Women shrek 1Ohen
PGdere1Uski plays the piano.
NO1O gOe'H all yell for Coz
ernOr RicheaCstci.
CICERO SLAPP.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
NIGHT TRAFFIC
COURT IS Bis
SUCCESS
TWenty-three Cases Disposed
of With Romance and
Humor Attending

Judge Gus A. Schuldt, presiding
Judge OF the District Police Court,
declared today that he was very
much pleased with the first work
of the new night traffic court
which convened for the first time
at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Judge George III. Macdonald, one
OF the newly appointed judges was
on the bench.
'"The night court worked very
smoothly last night" Judge Schuldt
said: Indeed it functioned as IL
1t were an old court. The real adj
vantage secured from it, however,
Is the fact that there will be
twenty-three less cases to be tried
in the traffic court today"
The court, according to Judge
Schuldt convened promptly at
o'clock and adjourned at IL o'clock.
A large audience was on hand to
witness the inauguration of which
q large number Mere women.
Touches of HumOr.
A good deal of humor mixed with
tragedy presented itself before the
court. In one case, lover on the
way to his maiden fair became i'm
patient Forgetting he was travel
ing in a material age he speeded
up his automobile and landed not in
his loves arms, but in the midst
of the night court. Another young
swain, hailed before the Judge, &C
companied by his lady; was unable
to produce the necessary money
and was forced to call in shame for
his Dad" while she looked on.
The most amusing incident, now
over, In the opinion of court Off
Gals. occurred in the first case
Brought before Judge Macdonald
after he assumed the bench.
William F. Murray was hailed
into court on a charge Of parking
too long. He was fined SIS and
when he heard the sentence he was
forced to turn to Assistant Corp0r
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
Botanical Society Session

The Botanical Society meets in
the Cosmos Club tonight. Doctor
w. Elmer Ekblaw will talk on 1.-THE
Far Arctic Frontier" and Wilson
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
FLOWERS HIDDEN HERE;
CAN YOU NAME THEM9

can carefully the quoted words below
And see how some s'bloomers." hid
den, grow:
n1-.sYea. eterIing silver spoon"
No. 2-sTmperfect tense Of the verb
- sPas said, "Come. now, slow
No. E..rhe Royal Theater."
No. 6-sa say. SAM rig, old ~
No. e-aShe looked zip top In
10. 5-sT wish RUBY would come"
No. 0-ssWash the pans You uge.
H SMITH.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
65lll ~
~ BILL PRICE

NO CHANCE AT ALL.
He stood ON Key bridge at midnight,
His thoughts roaming here and
a dozen Romeos and JuIiets passed
In autos
And JUST missed him BY . hair.
what chance has . poor boob pc
GestPlam
10 escape death or serious harm
when those jOy.mad drivers drive
with one
And hug with the other arm?
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07

This Is the time of the
year sUhem some folks are
orderiMg their "bulss" from
their fovorite baker, aUl!ste
Others are communicating
Nth their fGvorite boot
Ieggers TO get theirs.
OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1925-04-07
OUR NAMES GALLERY.

OUR NAMES GALLERY.
Giuseppe Gondola, of Heads
burg, CAL, must have gone
there from Venice.
Joseph w. Messy, of Phila-
delphia, is the cleanest guy!
The proprietor of the Hug
gins Candy Company, Of Nash
vile, sure must be able to do
his stuff
Clint Idle, of Lafayette, Ind,
and Louis, Idler, of st. Looey,
are both hard-working birds.
Girls, don't all speak up at
once, now, but-where is the
wife Of A. E. Husband, Of
Laurel, Miss.
GENE BLOSSOM.
49,
Evening star., 1925-08-17
ZOO SWAN, In MURDEROUS CRAZE,
FATALLY WOUNDS 2 FLAMINGOS
Ordinarily Peaceful, Cowardy Bird, Driven to
Frenzy Attacks Delicate Companions
After Sunday Morning Meal.

other attendants completely by sur
prise. When the birds were fed yes
terday morning they seemed perfectly
harmonious. The swan was swimming
about among the f1amingos like a
brother
The third fiamingo has been placed
in q pool to himself. little the worse
for his narrow escape from death. The
swan has been left in the same pool
with the pelicanS. He appears per-
feCtly recovered from his frenzy this
morning. If he should have another
murderous spell the pelicans are well
able to discipline him.
Examples o. animals running amuck
are quite common, and are consta atty
guarded against at the Zoo \ care
ful watch is kept for the first signs of
the temporary insanity which makes
killers out of otherwise peaceful crea-
lures. Moreover. the animals kept
together usually are a pretty good
match for each other. This is es-
peciclly true among the deer. since
bucks are particularly prone to go in
So ne. Zoo attendants claim
Among BIRDS. however. insanity rs
much less common. The waterfowl,
especially those i'm the pool under the
bridge. have practically the same
amount of freedom they would have
in a wild state, ana seldom show a de-
sire to fly away. Most of the time they
appear perfectly happy.
The loss of the famingos. among
the most colorful and interesting birds
in the whole Zoo. is greatly regretted
by Keeper Blackburn. The incident
is unprecedented in Zoo history, so
far as birds are concerned
Evening star., 1925-08-17

\ black swan. coal black and rather
primitive waterfowl from Australia
ran amuCk yesterday forenoon after
breakfast in the waterfowl pond un-
der the stone bridge near the Harvard
street entrance to thte Zoo and in
jured two scarlet hamingos so seri-
ously that II was necessary to kill
them.
\ third flamingo was rescued in the
nick of time by Zoo attendants, at
tracted 10 the pond by the unaccus
toned screaming among the birds.
The pool is used for a motley col
lection of showy birds, mostly of the
pelican family. The black swan has
lived there peacefully for the past six
months He is naturally a coward
and would cut a poor figure in fight
with sany of the pelicans. according to
Keeper Blackburn. The pelicans are
peaceful birds. perfectly willing to
leave their Satanic poolmate in peace
so long as he minds his own business.
The scarlet fiamingos, hawever. are
built for decorations rather than 10
hold their own in fight They have
very slender wings and legs. They are
among the most beautifully plumaSed
OF water fowl, nearly all their feath-
ers being of a deep Rose color. Their
natural habitat is North Africa and
extreme southern Europe.
With the murderous craze upon
him, the black swan probably was at
tracted by the bright colors of his
fellow swimmers He is only about
three-fourthS as big as the ordinary
white swan. but he has very powerful
wings with which he can deliver an
almost lethai blow TO a weaker bird
The fight caught Mr.. Blackburn and
Evening star., 1925-08-17
Parking Violation
Puts First Stain on
Record of p Years

After operating a motor vehicle
for % years on the highways of
the National Capital, during which
time he had never even been
stopped by a policeman for any
traffic violation, Otto q. Jacob of
1860 Randolph street, was arrested
Saturday night for the violation
of parking regulation.
His good record was broken by
Policeman +. A. Peacock of the
Tenth Precinct, who demanded his
permit and, to his surprise, saw
that it was as large as a marriage
certificate in size and bore the date
August =, 1908. 1t was numbered ~.
According to Mr.. Jacob, he
parked his machine in vacant
space on Irving street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth, while
he and his family went into mo-
tion picture theater. 1t was not
until the policeman told him that
no parking was allowed on that
street that he knew that he had
violated any law.
He told the court today that he
had parked in between 10 and -
machines and did not see any sign
forbidding parking. Because Of his
previous record the court took his
personal bond.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
De URbINA INDICTED
ON TWO CHARGES
Husband of Former Mrs.
Oracle Accused of Forgery
and Grand Larceny.

Count" Humberto A de Urbina of
Chile, youthful husband of Mrs Con-
stance Setback Oracle de Urbina, was
indicted today by the Federal grand
jury on two charges of forgery and
grand larceny, both preferred by his
wife. The husband left Washington
June 3 and is now supposed to be in
Santiago, Chile. Extradition papers
will be sought to bring him back to
this country to answer the indict-
ments, it is expected.
The charge of forgery involves a
check drawn on the Irving Bank
Columbia ia-knickerbocker Trust Co. Of
New York for S2,100 and bearing the
signature of Constance S. Oracle, in
which name the widow of Col. Archi-
bald Oracle kept her account even
after her marriage to the young
Chilean. Nine. de Urbina says the
signature is a forgery. She notified
the bank officials and no money was
secured on the check, it is said.
The grand larceny charge is based
on the disappearance from the home
of the wife in this city of a diamond
ring, valued at $500, and other house
hold effects. She told the grand jury
that de Urbina left her home early
in June and she has not since seen
the articles. In addition to the dia-
mond ring, the indictment alleges that
de Urbina "feloniously did steal, take
and carry away II spoons valued at
S10Sl0 each; one coat, valued at $3.50;
one fan, valued at $3.50; one cape,
valued at 1925, and one pair of opera
glasses, valued at SIS.
Evening star., 1925-08-17
Marriages Outstrip Divorces, IS to |,
In ID. c.; Alexandria Leads i'm Latter

persons were married in the Viz.
ginia city. The divorce rate in
Alexandria, although high, was
lower than in 1928, when 166 cast
off the legal ties of matrimony
which bound them.
Arlington County's divorce rate
was very nearly as high as its
marriage rate in 1924, according to
figures made public by the Census
Bureau today. One hundred and
thirty-three persons were divorced
in Arlington County last wear.
while 1914 assumed the bonds of
matrimony. Marriages in Airing.
ton County in 1923 totaled 151,
while there were 1872 divorces in
the county in the same year, one
less than last year.
The population of Arlington
County is estimated by the Census
Bureau to be 1857. Divorces in
Arlington County outstripped in
number those in any other county
in the State.
Alexandria, however, with 1856
divorces in 1924, was far behind
the mark of 425 set in Richmond
and the 32S credited to Norfolk
for the year.
Evening star., 1925-08-17

Marrying in the District of Co
lumbia proved far more popular in
1924 than divorcing, marriages out
stripping divorces by a ratio of
approximately 35 to /. But across
the Potomac River in Arlington
County. Va. and particularly in
the neighboring city of Alexandria,
cutting off of the marriage ties
was almost as popular last year as
anneXing a life partner.
Five thousand, three hundred
and eighty-three bridegrooms gazed
longingly into Col. William A.
KrolIs sympathetic eyes last
year and took out licenses permit
ting them to marry, while only 126
divorces were granted in. the Dis
trict of Columbia for the same
period Col. KrolPs expression of
sympathy, Another good man gone
wrong" doomed for 5,739 bride
grooms in 1923, the year showing
the same number of divorces as
1924-126.
Alexandria, however, with
population of 1898 against Wash
ington's $4,000. registered 136
divorces for 1924. while only 923
Evening star., 1925-08-17
TYPHOON STRIKES
JAPANESE CITIES
Several Drowned, Damage of
More Than $4,000, 900 Yen
Caused by Floods.
Rr The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, August IA violent rain
storm flooded various parts of japan
today. Several persons were drowned.
Damage is estimated at between 15,-
600 900 and 90, 1000, 900 yen.
The coasts of Japan are particularly
liable to damage by typhoons at this
season, when storms of this type, great
circular winds which have their in
ception in the equatorial Pacific, sweep
nm the shores of Asia, leaving millions
of dollars of damage in their wake.
The most disastrous of recent Far
Eastern typhoons was that of August,
1928, which ravaged HongkonS and
Shanghai. Toxic was visited by dis
astrous typhoons in September, 1917,
and October, 1920.
Lowlands Suffer.
The low-lying parts of the city,
along Toxic Bay and the Sumida
River, mostly reclaimed ground, suf-
fer most as the waters OF the bay
back up in the numerous canals OF
these districts, flooding thousands OF
homes.
Osaka also, because of the large
number of it's canals, usually suffers
heavy winds with severe rains. Ocean
waters, driving into the canals, cause
the inundation of large areas. Kobe,
more sheltered, suffers less. Kyoto, be-
ing inland, is not subject to flooding
from the ocean, but it's lower districts
are easily inundated from the numer'
Gus mountain rivers which flow
through it.
Earthquake is the most disastrous
of Japan's natural scourges and seis'
mic visitations have been frequent
since the great holocaust of September
/, 1923, hundreds having been killed in
the Toyo-Oka quake in Western Japan
last May. But typhons and their ac-
companying floods are a good second
in the loss of life and property they
cause. August, September and Octo-
ber are typhoon months.
Osaka is Hit.
OSAKA, Japan, August II R).-A
typhoon struck Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe
and vicinity today. The amount Of the
damage is yet to be estimated.