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Evening star., 1926-09-09

preme Court yesterday. by Mr.. Davis.
Under the agreement the company
retained approximately $3.o00.000 Of
the fund and returned the other half
to the uaers Of current, according to
the amount of electricity they had
consumed during the seven years of
litigation. in which the impounded
fund accumulated.
Has Interest Of $39.
Through Attorney Fred N Rhodes.
Mr.. Davis claims he has an interest
Of $39 in the $3.000,000 which the
court authorized the company to re-
tain and contends the court lacked
Jur 9 d C tiOn to give away
money which belonged to him. in a
suit to which he was not a party. Mr.
Evening star., 1926-09-09

Davis says he should have received
s7S as his share of the total impound-
ed fund of $4,000, 900. but because of
the agreement complained of. he re-
ceived only $39.
The impounded fund represented
the difference between the old cleo
trio light rate of 10 cents per kilo-
watt hour and the lower rates order
ed by the commission. During the
years of litigation over the question
of rates the difference between the
two schedules had been laid aside
to await the outcome of the legal
contest.
Evening star., 1926-09-09
LIGHT RATE RAISE
SEEN IF SUIT WINS
CoveII Doubts Validity of AS
sertion Pepco Fund Is H.
legally Distributed.

Electric current rates would auto
matically revert back 40 their former
10 cents per kilowatt hour schedule
if the District Supreme Court upholds
the contention of Edwin w. Davis in
suit filed yesterday that the reten-
ton by the Potomac Electric Power
60. of one-halt of the impounded
fund was illegal. it was predicted to-
day by Maj. w, E. r. Covell. assistant
District engineer commissioner as
signed to public utilities.
The rate now is 7 cents a kilowatt
hour, the lowest in the history Of the
Evening star., 1926-09-09
OBJECT TO NAME CHANGE.
Foreign Chambers of Commerce Re-
fuse to Comply With Turkish Law.

CONSTANTINOPLE. September 9
P).--The representations made by
the American, British and French
chambers of commerce against the
Turkish government order that they
change their title to club" or 'asso
citation" have been fruitless.
The chambers notified the Turkish
department of commerce tlat they
were unable TO agree to the change.
as the term chamber Of commerce
had become of international usage.
The department informed them that
they would have to conform to the law
governing associations.
1t is believed the foreign diplomatic
representatives will make joint repre-.
sentations to the Turkish government.
Evening star., 1926-09-09

Thirteenth Of Fourteen Which
Broke Loose Found Weakened.

CRANBROOK, British Columbia,
September 9 UP.-Myrtle, escaped cir
Gus elephant and queen of a thickly
timbered mountainside near here for a
month, has been captured in a weak
ened condition. During the last few
days she terrorized farmers by plough
ing through thickets and fields and
chasing hunters to cover.
Charlie. more peaceful elepha nj.
is the only one OF the IA that broke
aWaY still at large.
Evening star., 1926-09-09
Man, 1C3, Makes Vamp Pay $40.

OMAHA, September . 0P.--IndiS.
nant when a 42yearold woman tried
to vamp him, William Everitt, 103s
Omaha S oldest man. marched her to
the nearest policeman. She was ar.
rested and fined SO today for dis
orderly conduct.
Evening star., 1926-09-09

Pineapples at times attain weight
of II pounds.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
---

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!. COST, OF EDUCATION.

fin New York, the cost of edu-
cation in the public schools has
been made the subject of study
by a commission on school finance
and administration The commits
sion learns that the cost of edu-
cation in the public schools of the
State is three times what it was
n 1913, but in leach tax dollar"
he cost has risen only from 16 to
1873 cents. If these figures are
accurate it would seem that the
schools had been responsible for
mly small part of the general
Increase in the taxes.
The State is doing more for the
children now than it did for them
en- or twelve years ago. There is
more transportation at public eX-
lense to and from schools. There
$ greater care for the health of
ne pupils. More vocational train
ne is provided for those who
1ean to seek employment in fac
cries and offices School facili-
les are offered to those who, be-
ause they have already gone to
FORK, can attend only part-time
sssions.
What has been happening in
sew York is happening i'll New
ersey. The high cost of school
sg comes with the other elements
the high cost of living, but the
loney spent on the schools, I'M
ass there is obvious waste and
deficiency, is money whose eX-
enditure will cause little COM
faint. Instead there will be pref
: general disposition to think of
as money we'll spent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
-PSe--
THE HOME,

In these modern days of jazz
I'd of big business it would be
Use to carefully consider that
hich the verdict of history de-
ares to be the real foundation
one of national prosperity and
'eatness.
With all the rush and the bus
) of modern life, with it's crazy
)petite for new sensations and
rills, and the rapid urbanizing
the population (even now it is
i'd that one-half or more of
merica's population live in cit
81 but few, if any, institutions
e so alarmingly threatened as
home. The insidious attacks
ade by the world upon the
iurch and revealed religion pale
most into insignificance when
aced side by side with the un'
rmining influences which men
q the home.
The late Henry w. Grady, once
tor of the Atlanta Constitution
Is an everyday, working news
per editor, but he had two some
lat extraordinary equipments
great heart and profound, prac-
al wisdom. It is reported OF
N that when he first went to
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
REcoNslDERlNe PROHIBITION

(From the New York I1meS.)
So long as both parties confess
by their action or inaction their
belief that national sentiment gen
orally favors prohibition, the drys
have no real reason to be disturb
ed. They know that certain re-
gions walk in darkness. From
time to time new, but still not
numerous, recruits against Vol
steadism are reported. The COM
parative impotence of enforce
ment is most glazing, naturally,
in States or in cities VIGOROUSLY
set against prohibition from the
first. Do the States that had pro-
hibition before the constitutional
amendment cry for a change? Do
the farmers, making their own
in peace, cease to chuckle that
they have put hooks into the laws
of the urban leviathan?
Prosperous bootleggers and
speak-easy men don't want TO nurt
their own business. Their clients
have established a habit and per-
haps are not greatly concerned
about modification or repeal. The
first step is to shake and scare
the politicians. Can it be done in
New York? Even if it is done,
the gain in a State so well known
for it's wickedness won't be i'm
pressive. Show us a Wet Con.
gress delegation, distinctly elect
ed on the issue of modification !;
show us even a few scattering
Vets from the great block of
chronic Wet States and we shall
believe that a real beginning has
been made. Election returns are
the only arrows of conviction that
pierce the ordinary political hide.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Their Guide
SITUATION WITH FARMERS.

The farmers generally are in a
better position today than at any
time since 1920, but any general
expansion in production this year
would tend to place farmers in a
less favorable economic position
than at present. There is little
likelihood, according to the De
partment of Agriculture, of lar
ger domestic and foreign demand
for agricultural products. On the
contrary, there were indications
of a possible decrease in the de-
mand the latter part of the year.
No reduction in farm wages may
be expected and the cost of farm
equipment will probably remain
at present levels. Sufficient funds
will be available for agricultural
credit in most regions at about
the same rates as in 1925.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
PROHIBITIONS NEW TRIAL.
(Boston Transcript.)

1t should be neither misunder-
stood nor unappreciated that the
Administration proposal to make
the prohibition unit an independ-
ent bureau under the Treasury
Department is a gesture of good
faith. 1t is, indeed, more than a
gesture, it is a hoped for solution
of the problem of prohibition en-
forcement decided upon by Assist
ant Secretary Andrews as the re-
suit of experience with the pres
ent system or lack of system.
Whether or not he favors the
Eighteenth Amendment or the
Volstead Act as such, the fair
minded person must agree that to
abandon law enforcement or to
modify existing law without CIV
ing it the most complete trial
possible would be to confess not
only the incapacity but, what is
worse, the unwillingness of the
Federal Government to enforce
the laws of the land The loose
and ineffective system of pretend
ed enforcement which existed UNI
der the Wilson Administration
was strengthened under President
Harding, it has been improved un-
der President Coolidge and now
in the light of experience, if not
of failure, a more promising plan
is suggested for congressional ap-
prevail.
The only legitimate question
that can arise in connection with
these progressive methods is how
far and how long they must be
carried to secure decisive results
one way or the other; whether to
the extreme of the use of the Ma
Wy to stop rum running, for exam
pie, and to the expenditure of hun
dreds of millions of dollars a year,
or only to such reasonable dis
lance as may be necessary to de-
termine whether a national mis-
take has been made. The present
proposal represents no such ex-
IRENE. The drys favor, and the
vets have no legitimate reason
for opposing it, if the law is to be
enforced at all by the Federal
Government. The Administration
is acting in good faith toward dry
sentiment. The present Congress
certainly will support it's efforts.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

going to want, and is forehanded
and masterful enough to have the
stuff in supply when they want 1t.
At the same time, he does not
load his shelves up, at a venture,
with stuff that nobody is going to
demand. He keeps things going
all the time. His place may be
quiet, but it does not stagnate.
On the contrary, it always has a
good smell. The aroma of a coun-
try store has much to do with its
success. When you enter 1t your
nostrils are greeted with harmo-
ny of sugar, spices, molasses bar
rels, much fresh clean wood in the
shape of baskets, axe helves, hoe
handles, ETC., coils of rope, calico
goods laid upon the shelves, and
many other sorts of things, their
various perfume blending in a
comforting drench of odor. The
stove in the middle of the room
affords cheering warmth. 1t Is
pleasant to sit there and take IN
the picture made by the nice rows
and masses of clean goods OF all
sorts. And there are good clerks
to wait on you at your will and
need. All this is a good basis for
successful trade. 1t is no wonder
that so many fortunes are MADE
in the country store, which now
takes on the modern application
of department store.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

Washington and saw and heard
the legislators in the halls of Con-
gress, he said to himself: Here
surely is the safety of American
civilization. AS long as we have
such men in our legislative cham
bers, our country is safe" Later
he went into the leading churches
of the capital and heard able and
cultured ministers inStructing
their congregations in the art of
living. And he said to himself:
II was mistaken. Here is the
safety of our country. AS long as
we have men like these to lead
and instruct the people the coun-
try is safe" Later still he visited
the colleges of the city and met
various educationalists. They were
men of learning and of character
and he was profoundly impressed
Here" he said, "is our safety
for it is under the influence of
these men that our legislators and
our ministers are made" After a
while he went back to Georgia
and was campaigning in that
State. He stopped to spend the
night in an old-fashioned South
ern home. In describing that in
cident he wrote that in this some
what typical Southern home were
the father and the mother and
about a dozen sons and daughters.
After supper they gradually stroll
ed into the sitting room, and as
the father entered, every son who
was seated arose and said, ia
ther, take my seat. Later the
mother came into the room, and
every son and daughter rose and
said, Mother, take my seat"
After discussing things in general
for a little time the father remark
ed, "Well, Mr.. Grady, we always
have our family worship before
we retire" Whereupon he took
the Bible and read the lesson, and
then led in prayer
And, oh, such a prayer as it
was" wrote Mr.. Grady. 81 went
to my room and said to myself, l
have been mistaken in it all. Here
is the safety of our American civ
ilization. So long as we have
Christian homes like this our
country is safe, though we should
have no Congress, no college and
no minister"
Young people are faced with
many temptations today, but the
greatest of all is the temptation
to sacrifice the God-given respon-
sibilities and duties of life for the
sake of it's comforts and pleasures.
It is sin so to do, and, as in the
case of all other sins, this maxim
will be found true: Be sure your
sin will find you out, for there is
no state of existence so forlorn
and wretched as a childless, love-
less old age. The godly home
where children abound and love
reigns is Gods greatest gift to
the human race. Without it no
ever has or ever can
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
HOW TO SELL YOUR TOWN.
(From the Jacksonville Times
Union.)

Miami's remarkable growth
from the tiny village of twenty
years ago to metropolitan city
whose assessable property valua-
tion now exceeds 100000, is
attributed more to advertising
than to any other single factor,
according to Robert S. Clary,
prominent advertising expert of
the Magic City. Miami's expert
ence, according to Miami for adj
vertising purposes has been prov
ed conclusively that municipali-
ties as well as corporations can
utilize publicity advantageously.
The mileage tax rate of Miami for
advertising purposes has been fix
ed at two mills, or two-tenths Of
a cent for every dollar of assessa-
BILE valuation within the corporate
limits of the city, it is stated.
Funds thus raised are turned over
to the publicity committee of the
Chamber of Commerce or judi
ciously expended for municipal ad-
vertising. This policy is eminent
ly more satisfactory than previous
unpopular solicitation of subscrip-
lions to carry on the work, and 1T
is more just it is claimed, for the
resultant benefit is directly pro-
portionate to the amount of prop
erty owned and tax paid. Miamls
example in this all-important mat
ter is now being followed by many
municipalities in the State. In
consequences Florida is striding
forward at gratifying pace, the
envy of other States in the Union.
70 the newspapers and other adj
vertising media, goes the lions
share of the glory for selling
Florida" by telling the world OF
its wonderful advantages, accord
ing to Mr.. Clary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

-One-fourth of the 100000 to
restore the frigate Constitution
has been raised, chiefly from two
cent contributions from children,
Secretary Wilbur reports, as the
fund headquarters is transferred
from Boston to Washington.
More than 100000 women an
nually pass through child birth in
the United States without medical
attention, the Department of Ag-
riculture estimated in statement
urging the need of more rural hos
pitfalls.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
COST AMBASSADOR $4,000.

The American ambassador to
London has to pay from $4,000
to $4,000 year out of his own
pocket to run the embassy, was
the testimony before the House
Foreign Affairs Committee Frank
C. Page, son of Walter Hines
Page, ambassador there in the
Wilson Administration One year
it cost his father $4,000. The
salary is $4,000. The Committee
is considering a bill to provide
S5,OOO,O00 for embassies.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
ANNOUNCEMENT, FEB. 25th.

ANNOUNCING FEB. Eotns
When Eight Bells strike the hour,
The Ladies Aid of Wesley Church
VIII give a Kitchen Shower.
So ladies bring your Kitchen Tools,
And place them in box,
Accompanied by little verse.
Either Jingles, Boosts or knocks.
IT'S lots of fun, help play the game,
And you need not even sign your
name,
Unless you wish, of course you may,
Wen be mighty glad, if you'll come
and play.
Admission for the men will be
What ever you see fit.
Just wrap your verse around your
coin
And do your little bit.
You'll find attendants at the door,
To receive your gifts and money,
All verses will be read aloud,
You'll find it rather funny.
So everybody please come out
And help to make it a success.
The program will be varied,
And something else I guess,
For someone said Refreshments
served,
Which means there is a treat,
And everybody that comes out,
Gets something good to eat.
So bring your friends along with you.
And don't forget the date and hour,
For we know there'll be jolly time.
At the Wesley Kitchen Shower.
Come Early.
(Signed) THE LADIES AIDERS.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

The real public spirit consists
i'm doing something as well as
suggesting something. Real crit
icism is instructive criticism,
showing how to do thing or how
to make an Improvement. Real
constructive methods are those
which combine both instruction
and work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
cool MAY SPEAK

The Boston Globes Washington
correspondent says that several
Republican senators will shortly
make an effort to draw President
Coolidge into making series OF
partisan speeches in the con-
gressional campaign after the ad
journment of Congress and prior
to his moving to the summer
White House at Swampscott.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
AIR TRANSPORT,

The Colonial Air Transport, Inc,
which will carry mail between
New York and Boston this spring,
may cooperate with Henry Ford
in putting network of express
air-ways between Detroit and New
Haven, Buffalo, Boston and other
large cities in the East.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Here's a Genius.

Advertisement in Georgia pa
per: Il offer my services to the
public as literary writer on all
subjects, whether sollum or joy
fun. Alsoe, obituarist, giving de-
parted friends glorious welcome
to the hairafter."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Meant Gradually.
More Speed Demanded.

More Speed Demanded.
A gig and a gal were the pleas
ures desired
In the nineties by young fellows
dapper;
In these days a young mans am
bition is fired
To acquire a fliv and flapper.
Temporal mutantur; we mortals
do, too
To say we improve would be
Wanting!
The coming young chap, as the
field we preview,
A plane and Jane will be
wanting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Stirred Her Pride.

An English schoolmaster receiv-
ed the following note from the
mother of one of the girls in his
physiology class: please do not
teach Mary anything more about
her insides; it makes her so
proud"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
TELEPHONES.

On Jan. 1, 1926, the people OF
the United States were using 49,
935,91S telephones, an increase OF
1853, 100 in a year. There were
AT telephones for every 100 of
population. The European coun-
try nearest United States in tele,
phone use is Sweden, with 41S,31S
or SO per 100 of population.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

New York restaurant keepers
want to DO away with the terms
waiter" and waitress" Now
look for the announcement that
"honorarium' should replace tip,
with the amount fixed to CORE
spond.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

One of the scientists is said to
have discovered a method of max
ing oysters. That ought to serve
to bring back the oyster to the
stew as it is now served in some
of the restaurants.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Completely Occupied.

Irate parent: Didn't | see you
kiss my daughter, sir?
Merry youth: Good heavens,
man! Do you suppose I'd be
gawking around when | was doing
a thing like that?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Those IrrepressibIe Waos

With reference to the clipping
We printed recently about Charlie
Chaplin and Michael Arlen lunch
ing with Alice Terry in a large
black hat" N. b. remarks that out
of compliment to Michael the hat
in which they lunched should have
been green.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Checkmate.

Wife: l am to see the doctor
today and l expect he will order
me to Palm Beach.
Hub: Guess not! l saw him
yesterday and told him If he sent
you there l couldn't pay his bill.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
COOLIDGE HOTEL.

A 2,OOO-room hotel to be called
the Coolidge, in honor of the Pres
ident, which will be started In
Chicago, within sixty days with a
view of completion by May, 1927,
by Plotke & CROSBY, builders, will
be twenty-five stories high and
cost $5,000,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

Farmers of the country are
warned by the Department of
Agriculture not to expand produc-
ton this year. But this, of course,
will not discourage the enthusi.
asts behind the the farm
movement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

With Jacksonville and Tampa
both claiming to be the largest
city in Florida, and Miami threat
ening both of them, the only
chance for a Northerner to avoid
giving offense is to stay at home.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19

mo politician had any part
whatever in ending coal strike"
declares a Philadelphia paper.
We do not know of any politician
who started it either.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
CLANS FROM EGGS.

The New York State Conserva-
ton Commission has succeeded In
raising CLANS from eggs, and with
adequate equipment will be able
to cultivate them in quantity for
food.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
An eccentric Chicago

An eccentric Chicago million
aire, student of criminology
caused Francisco Villas head to
be cut off, and that head is now
on the way to Chicago, where 1t
will be studied by scientists as the
head of the worlds greatest Grim
inal
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Addendum,

BE sure you're right, then go
ahead"
Is splendid rule-and yet you
May wisely add, if motoring lad,
''If the traffic cop will let YOU"
J. H.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Heredity.

"Strange Brown should have
such bonehead of a SON."
We'll, | don't know. Brown is
a hard-headed business man"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
Who's He Hittinu At?

l.. w. remarks: There are
some men who will stop at moth
ing wrong to make others do
right"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
VERIFYING the Proverb,

Eggs are currency in Armenia y
says a news item. Hoarded rich
es of that kind are almost sure to
have wings.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-19
All Fixed.

I'm going to be President some
day." said Willie proudly. PA
said | might"