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greater convenience or their desire to
get the best education possible.
Even II this bill should be enacted
into law. Senator Tydings declared.
you may be sure that pupils living In
the District OF Columbia wishing to at
tend Maryland schools never will find
the doors of such schools closed to
them"
Mai. Lee said Marylanders regretted
the attitude of. the House in deciding
to bar free use of the District schools
to children of parents who live in Mary
land but work in the District, for the
most part. and charged that such an
action Is lack OF cooperation" with
the nearby Maryland communities in
Greater Washington. especially In view
OF the fact that District schools are
maintained, In part. by Federal funds.
However. he added. an emergency fund
of 100000 is available which can be
appropriated for the construction OF
additional school facilities which will
take care of the additional Maryland
pupils. should they be deprived OF use
of tn" District schools.
Both these speakers. however. lauded
the Capital and its Federal and
municipal authorities for cooperation
along manifold lines In the interest OF
Greater Washington and cited many
cases where both Washington and sub
urban communities In Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties are being i'm
proved along co-ordinated lines. They
cited the tremendous advantages to be
derived from corporation.
improvements Are Cited.
Maj. Lee. who won a high tribute
f,,Ai i>ic t,0Fk
along these lines OF corporation
painted word picture of the grea,
amount of improvements being carried
out In Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. IN schools traffic arteries
parks. and pointed out that Maryland
ers are vitality concerned about the
future OF the National Capital. due to
the fact that they buy here, trade here
and help support Washington, and have
caught the vision OF what Greater
Washington Is and will be.
What we need Is even greater CO.
operation between Washington and
Congress. sitting as the city council
Of this city. He outlined the work o1
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. OF the twC
bi-county commissions, which have been
set up to carry on the improvement
projects In the Maryland suburban
communities. He pointed out that be-
cause OF the outstanding need OF CO.
ordinat!ng the development of suburban
communities the Maryland Legislature
had abandoned the one-time practice
Of creating small towns and small
taxing areas and create instead large
suburban districts with commissions
empowered TO plan. tax for improve
ments and enforce rulings.
In MONTGOMERY County alone he said
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graphing. A number Of valuable photo
graphs also were burned.
Charles Prescott, British artist who
had been accommodated In the flrst-
class coach. told the correspondent that
he was awakened by smoke. opened hts
door and found flames raging outside.
He said that he had some fearful ino-
ments In trying to pull down his win
dow shutter and finally dived through
the window in his pajsmas.
Mr.. Eastman. who refused to talk OF
his experiences, was escorted from the
station and was driven TO the Sera-
mamis Hotel. It was a strange expert
erce for the American millionaire to
walk from the station and drive through
the streets OF Cairo clad only in q pa
jana coat and serge trousers.
Some Of the woman passengers con-
cealed the sparseness Of their other
garments under big cloaks.
When the train halted on discovery of
the fire. the burning coaches were hur-
riedly detached and shunted of. One
sleeper. arriving with the train. was
badly scorched. showing that additional
potential danger had been avoided.
The train arrived In Cairo four hours
late.
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bonds totaling more than $780,
900 have been issued for road construc-
ton and improvements. which made
possible the widening and repaving of
sections OF Wisconsin avenue beyond
the District line, Of Connecticut avenue
extended, the old Brookeville road,
Bradley Lane and the projected new
thoroughfare running from Silver
Spring to Bethesda and eventually to
Great Falls. work on which. is expected
to be started during the coming Sum-
mer.
operation Is Praised.
Col. Grant. discussing generally the
plans and progress In the work of re-
gional development OF the National Cap
ital, declared that nothing has been
more inspiring than the cooperation
that has come from those administer
ing the affairs In nearby Maryland COM
munities." He too. paid tribute to the
work OF cooperation performed by Maj.
Lee in laying groundwork for the re-
gional planning work IN Maryland sec
for furthcring the friendly spirit be-
tween the District and Maryland
On motion by Odell S. Smith. d.
rector In the Board Of Trade, the Or
ganization unanimously adopted reso-
luton pledging the fullest support OF
the organization along cooperative
lines
Reports were submitted to the board
by Frank p. Leetch for the river and
harboi Improvements committee and by
c. Phillips Hill for the industrial in
terests committee. Both were ap-
| proved.
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special policemen, and the cost OF paw
ing. except such as Is incidental to or
dinary traffic repairs. It has been es-
timated that this would amount to
about 100000 annually. and no real
objection has been heard to this pro-
posal.
g. The offer OF the owners to give
public representation upon the board
of directors of the new company should
be accepted.
Then going into the valuation angle
and saying "it would seem that the
| proposal OF the owners Is reasonable.
and that 1t may involve very SUBJ
stantial concession from their legal
rights" the committee added:
| Important Issues Involved.
| However, to determine these ques-
tions requires examination OF many
| matters OF fact. the study OF intricate
accounts and consideration OF rather
| nice questions OF law. We do not feel
justified on our present knowledge in
making definite recommendations upon
these points The Public Utilities Com
mission Is established for that very
purpose. and has all the facilities to
| obtain the evidence. We are content
TO abide by the Judgment OF the Public
Utilities Commission upon the amount
OF the valuation and the rate OF return.
However. We suggest that 1t may
not be wise now to AK a valuation or
rate OF return which never can be
changed. It would be wiser. we think,
to Ak these figures for a period TO be
agreed upon with the property own
ers. say. OF 10 years or more. II during
that period values should change or
s%W{s% ft.tn ~
valuation of the public utility proper
ties should be modified, then either
side could ask for revaluation or for
a change i'm the rate OF return.
With these suggestions We recon-
mend that the Board OF Trade approve
the merger and that copy OF this report
be forwarded 10 the peoples counsel
for presentation 10 the Public Utilities
Commission"
Personnel of Committee.
Serving with Mr.. Adkins on the spe-
cial merger committee we're Giles l..
Baker. lawyer: Raymond M. Florence.
public accountant: w. A. Hill. real
K. Shipe, lawyer: Ernest G. Walker.
newspaper correspondent: S. B. Hege,
railroad Official. and Ralph Lee. jr..
insurance man. Mr.. Adkins Is prest-
dent of the District Bar Association.
Two OF the speakers on the special
Maryland night program. Senator Tyd-
ings and Maj. Lee. voiced regret over
the action of the House In passing the
bill which would exclude children OF
residents In Maryland suburbs Of the
National Capital from free use OF
schools In the District Of Columbia.
Their declarations brought vigorous
round OF applause from the more than
500 members OF the Board OF Trade
present.
Senator Tydings said that there are
children OF District residents living near
the District boundaries. who are at
| tending Maryland schools because they
are nearer 10 their homes and that
| IL Is ridiculous" for Congress to debat"
| tine nropricty of the question OF some
1000 or even 5000 Maryland children
said 10 be attending schools within the
District OF Columbia. because OF the
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TRADE BOARD ADVISES MER GER
OF LINES WITH LIMIT ON VALUE
Fixing Amount or Rate of Return on
Capital Permanently Declared Unwise.
Maryland Night Big Success.

Approval of the proposed plan for
consolidation OF the transportation lines
Of the District nov being studied by
the Public Utilities Commission, with a
suggestion that 1t would not be wise at
this time to fix valuation or a rate
Of return for the merged company which
never could be changed. was voted last
night by the Washington Board OF
Trade.
The valuation and maximum rate OF
return to be allowed. the trade, body
felt. should be left to the Public Utilities
Commission to decide.
Referring to the proposed $50 600, ,00o
valuation for rate-making purposes and
the plea that the merged company "be
entitled" to per cent rate OF return
the board. In adopting a report SUBJ
mitted by Jesse c. Adkins. chairman of
the committee which studied the merger
plan. added. however. that the proposals
seemed reasonable"
Maryland Night Program.
Action on the merger question was
taken at the Maryland Night" session
of the board, held at the Willard Hotel
preceding a discussion of plans for re-
gional development of the National
Capital and surrounding territory and
the efforts now being carried forward
for coordination OF programs in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties
and the National Capital.
A score or more OF Maryland officials
were special guests Of the board, and
addresses urging greater cooperation
i'm the interest of Greater Washington
were made by Senator Tydings of Mary
land Mai. Brooke Lee. Speaker OF the
Maryland House of Delegates: T. How
ard Duckett. member OF the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission: Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant. Sd.
director OF the once OF Public Build
ing and Public Parks and Secretary
of the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. and Clarence White
of the Annapolis Chamber Of Com
merce. Representative Zihlman. chair
man OF the House District committee.
was unable TO attend. District Conf
missioner Dougherty welcomed the
MARYLAND guests, and z. c. Graham,
president OF the Board OF Trade. who
presided. lauded the spirit OF co-opera-
ton evidenced by officials and citizens
OF Maryland. The meeting was SINH
lar in purpose TO the recent Virginia
Night" meeting. when pledges Of greater
cooperation between the District and
Virginia were made by spokesmen for
both Jurisdictions.
Boards Stand Reviewed.
In presenting the merger resolution
to the board. Mr. Adkins pointed out
that for many years the Board OF Trade
has urged consolidation Of the transpor-
tation facilities OF the District, declar-
ing that the trade body should exert
every effort possible to help bring about
such a merger, If this can be done
upon terms which are fair and reason
able TO the public and 10 the property
owners"
The committee gave It's merger views
as follows:
!. The merger should include the
bus lines. All transportation facilities
| In the District should be under one
| control.
2. The new company should be re-
lieyed OF the expense OF crossing OF
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tickets Meehan met Charles Morgan,
one time newspaper man and later o
big scale stock broker.
Worked UP From Bottom.
Morgan at the time was in the mar
ket and Meehan went to work for him,
handling a few wires on the Curb Mar
ket. After several years he started out
for himself with little success. He had
one severe setback, but with the aid
of a few friends. staged comeback
and eight years ago bought seat on
the exchange when they were selling
between $85.0O0 and $l15.000.
He made progress slowly. but finally
became a specialist In Radio common
and Immediately became bullish.
He started his accumulation OF the
stock at around 85 or 90. Radio started
out quietly when General Motors began
to move two weeks ago. Then quicken
ing It's pace 1t went on rampage OF
its own, which brought 1t from $98.25
last Thursday to close of $14s a share
yesterday. At one time 1t reached $3.50
Meehan's firm now holds four other
exchange seats in addition to his own
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new STOCK WIZARD
WAS TICKET SELLER
NJ. J. Meehan, Chief Figure
in Wall Street Boom, Rose
From Ranks.
ny the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March IA man who
20 years ago was selling tickets at a
Broadway theatrical ticket agency to-
day was credited with putting over one
OF the most sensational coups In Wall
Street history.
He Is Michael J. Meehan. who almost
rise In Radio common, which carried
the stock up so points In four trading
days. brought him a fortune Of mill
lions OF dollars and severe case OF
nerves.
Just how much he has made In the
past four days. which have seen the ex-
change record for sales volume twice
broken. he probably does not know him.
self and estimates In the Street run
from $5.000,000 to $l5.000.000.
Among Big Spectators.
He has pushed Durant. Livermore
Cutten and the Fisher brothers into
the background and today is the "big-
gest man" In speculative Wall Street
There is evidence, however, that he Is
on friendly terms with all OF them and
has probably had some help from those
sources during the past four hectic days
He literally and actually made the
move" in Radio. gave most OF the orders
filled most OF the bids and churned the
stock around at million dollar clip
which left Wall Street gasping and try
ing to guess what Mike" Meehan would
do next. Even the bears. who have
taken one of the worst whippings In
years, pay tribute to the dashing drive
that for daring and success Is out
standing.
Twenty years ago when passing Out
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EASTMAN EXPEDITION
LOSES AFRICAN FILMS
AS PULLMAN BURNS

CONTINUED from First PaKe.)
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FALLS DOCTOR ORDERS
TRIP TO WEST COAST

II tne Assoc aud Pfeke.
FL PASO, Tex.. March 1.-THE Ell
Paso Times says that DR.. H. T. Stafford.
physician attending Albert B. Fall. has
recommended that the former Secre-
tary Of the Interior be taken To the
Pacific Coast because weakness of his
heart has made a lower altitude de-
siYsbie
II vas said az the Fall residence that
Mr.. Falls condition made IL impossible
To state when he could make the trip.
Or. Stafford has stated that It would
be impossible for the former cabinet
member 10 attend the Fall-Sinclair trial
set for April 2 az Washington Harry
r. Sinclair was returning To New York
in6ay after several DAYS visit with Fall
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provisional estimate. data regarding
births. deaths. immigration and emigTa-
ton from 1927 TO 1923 not being avail
able
Population January /. 1920: decrease
1910 10 1920.
Population January /. 1920.
population, State census, 1925.
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CAPITAL GROWING
NEAR 100000 MARK.
FIGURES INDICATE

CONTINUED from First Page,l
between 1910 and 1920 or between 1920
and 1925, the 1920 or 1925 census figure
is retained and no estimate Is made:
Table of Gains.
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Heavy rains have damaged crops In
Brazil recently.
Evening star., 1928-11-01

Alpha Delta Phi luncheon tomorrow,
1890 pm, at Hotel Gordon.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
REED AGAIN RAPS
HOOVER ON RELIEF
Charges Candidate Proposed
Putting U. S. Ships in Brit
::sh Hands for Time.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, November 1.-Senator
James A. Reed in two addresses here
last night asserted that Herbert Hoover,
Republican presidential nominee. was
''subservient" to the British government
during and after the war
Senator Reed said that after the war,
when more than 100000 American
soldiers were in Europe waiting to go
rome, Hoover attempted to place con-
troll of American ships and trade in
British hands. ''-..'...' '....
Charges Plan to Hoover.
mfr. Hoover fastened to Europe and
there brought forward plan to place
the distribution of food for all the
countries at war under one control. He
wrote out scheme by which he pro-
posed that all the American ships and
nearly all the ships Of the allies should
be placed under the con'sN of a direc-
tor general of relief and he also pro-
posed that he (Hoover) should be the
director of relief.
If the proposition had stopped there,
1t would have appeared that Hoover was
trying to get control for the benefit of
America.
But it did not stop there. Mr.. Hoo
yer further suggested that the director
general should be under the control of
the supreme war council which was
dominated by Great Britain The real
control of American ships and trade
would thus be placed in British hands
This plan, in Sugar-coated form, was
by Hoover submitted to President Will
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The International Association of Art
and Letters, Inc, will give a tea Sat
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son and secured the Presidents appro-

son and secured the Presidents appro-
val"
The Senator then related that Ed
ward NJ Hurley, wartime chairman of
the Shipping Board, protested to Pres
idenU Wilson against the plan as plac-
ing control of our shipping in foreign
hands President Wilson, said Senator
Reed, agreed with Hurley. stating that
he had not taken that aspect" into
account previously.
IF Mr.. Hoover's scheme had gone
through" Senator Reed said, 'our
great fleet would have been under the
command of the British
Evening star., 1928-11-01
Bananas Remarkable Virtue.

The banana has been found to lead
all other food crops in the total produc-
ton per acre and in fuel value per
acre. A fair yield of wheat is estimated
at 1870 pounds per acre. In the ba-
mana 1t is $4,000 pounds per acre. And
the comparative fuel values from an
acre ale 2,673,000 calories for wheat
and $500 900 for bananas. Of rice,
corn, white and sweet potatoes, the
acre yield of sweet potatoes, with $780,
600 calories, approaches closest to the
banana. Of the fruits, the banana is
much the richest in protein, having ap-
proxiiuately fonr and one-half times as
large O proportion as the apple and
nearly five times the pineapple.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

AOoA4s
The 1oys Club will give a costume
Halloween party, 7:30 o'clock, at the
hCme, 230 c street.
Women are invited to the Argo Tenn
pie Brotherhood get-together, 8:15
o'clock, in auditorium of the Jewish
Community Center. Joseph D. Kun
judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia, will speak. Entertain
ment, refreshments.
A progressive card party and dance
will be given, $50 o'clock, at Chestnut
Farms Auditorium for Employees Mu-
tual Benefit Association of Kings
Palace.
Trinity Chapter, No. SO, O. E. s., will
have a grand visitation, 8 o'clock, in
Masonic Temple.
The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2
American Legion, composed of ex-yeo-
men, will give a Halloween dance at
Thomas Circle Club, 326 MaSsachu-
settS avenue. All Legionnaires and
friends invited.
Halloween masquerade, sponsored by
the st. Cecilia Guild, will be given,
o'clock. in the parish hall of st. Mon
ica's Chapel
Triumph Council, No. 8, Daughters of
America, will have a masquerade party
tonight at Northeast Masonic Temple,
Ell I and F streets nor. r.heaSt.
Kit Carson w. r. c., No. II, will
meet tonight at G. A. r. Hall.
The Council of Jewish Juniors will
Evening star., 1928-11-01
PLANS OF BILLY SUNDAY
Evangelist to Discuss Moral Is
sues of Campaign Tomorrow.

Billy" Sunday, widely known evan
gelist, will discuss the moral issues in
the present political campaign at
prohibition meeting in the First Con-
gregational Church tomorrow night at
745 o'clock. The song service will start
at 7:30 o'clock, under the leadership of
William r. Schmucker, assisted by Mrs.
Page NICK. Etchison. DR.. William S.
Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, will preside.
Evening star., 1928-11-01

urday, to = pm, In honor of Mrs
Victor Russell, at the Portland Hotel
The University of Michigan Alumnae
will meet at luncheon tomorrow at the
A. A. U. w. Clubhouse, 1884 street.
The Christopher Club will meet at
luncheon at the Hamilton Hotel to-
morrow, 1890 pm.
The Overlook High School will give
a dance tomorrow, pm, at the Ham,
ilton Hotel
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FUTURE.

FUTURE.
| The thimble section of the Women's
City Club will sponsor card party to-
morrow afternoon and evening. Pro-
ceedS will be used to purchase material
| for garments to be made up for needy
children of Washington. Mrs. Allen
Munson chairman.
| Loyal Knights of the Round Table
will meet at the University Club for
luncheon tomorrow, 1890 pm. Speaker,
Chancellor Lucius c. Clark of Ameri-
can University. Pianist, Mrs. Ralph L.
Morrison.
Alpha Delta Phi luncheon tomorrow
1890 pm, at Hotel Gordon.
Young Peoples Interdenominat1ona
meeting tomorrow, 1880 pm, at First
Baptist Church, Sixteenth and O streets
La Fayette Lodge Chapter, No. 81, o,
E. S., will hold card party tomorrow,
8 pm, at Chestnut Farms Auditorium,
Twenty-sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
The International Association of Arts
and Letters, Inc, will give a tea sat
Evening star., 1928-11-01

meet this evening at the Jewish Com
munity Center. c. Cloyd Gil, presi-
dent of the Thirty Club, will speak.
Social hour.
The Na..onal Patriotic Council Will
give a patriotic dinner" o'clock, at
Army and Navy Club.
Zeta Chapter of Sigma Kappa, roll
cal meeting, o'clock, room l, Corcoran
Hall.
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The 1oys' Club will give a costume
Halloween party, 1880 o'clock, at the
hCme, 230 c street.
Evening star., 1928-11-01

Kit Carson W. r. c., No. II, will
meet tonight at G. A. r. Hall.
The Council of Jewish Juniors will
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-25
BITULITHIC ON
BLACK BASE IS
TYPE CHOSEN

Continued from page on
fected by such an improvement sign
for a certain type Of pavement, tn
city commission must award the con.
tract for that type.
Matter Left to Commission
S. S. Mcdonald, speaking In Be.
half of the east-end residents, told
the commission he felt sure they
were willing to have the contract
awarded for a four.inch paving
with the commission and the city
engineer to decide which streeti
should have q one-inch heavier base,
Commissioner Humphreys then in.
troduced = resolution proving that,
inasmuch Is the owners Of 4 major.
ity of the property liable to be as.
sessed had stated a preference for
Warrenitc bitulithic pavement on I
biturinous base, the contract be let
to the Haggert company. Commits.
sioner John French seconded the
resolution and all commissioners
voted yes.
Guarantees Good Job
Thanking the commission for the
contract, Gilbert Haggart. who rep
resented the construction company
here, assured the members that his
company will do its very best to
give the city q first class job Of
paving and that there would be alb
solutely no fault to find with the
Warrenite bitulithic, black base,
type.
and curb construction will be here
within three weeks, Haggart said,
and the work will be started imme-
diately upon its arrival. Equipment
for the actual paving will arrive
later, and the mixing plant will be
erected on the 500 line right of way
in the east part Of the city. Several
will be on the job 1t oil
times, representing both the city and
the paving contractors, to see that
only the best Of material Is used and
that first class job is done
Public Not IncOnventenced
Only one street at q time will be
closed to traffic, Mr.. Haggart said,
50 that there will be as little incon.
venience as possible to the travelling
public. One advantage Of the
bitulithic type If pavement over the
type 10 that Is soon as the
laying Of . block Of the bitulithic
type IS completed it can he put into
use immediately.
George Haggart Of Fargo, who
has superintended several other paw.
ing jobs in the city in recent years,
will superintepd the work here,
and will be actively in charge
throughout the entire job. As soon
IS work gets under way .ull blast,
IS and 100 men will be en-
ployed.