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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
SEWER LEVY
IS RECOMMENDED
Board of Trade Resolution
Urges So Rate Be Cut
to SLIGO.

Reduction of the assessment on Adult
ting property owners for the laying of
service sewers from the present rate of
So per front foot to 81 go was recon-
mended by the sewerage committee of
the Washington Board of Trade in a
resolution adopted yesterday afternoon.
Rufus S. LuSk, committee chairman,
contended that, under the existing sys-
tenn property owners on an average are
paying about "a per cent of the total
cost of service sewers. The proposed
new rate would levy on an average of
so per cent of the total sewer cost on
owners of abutting property, which. he
declared, was the intent of Congress.
j. b. Gordon, superintendent of the
District Sewer Department, presented
figures on the cost of the laying of serV-
ice sewers, and gave a description of
sewer facilities in the District. He said
that for the most part the storm sewers
proved adequate to care for the heavy
waters, but that, due to silt washed into
the sewers, they were clogged at many
points, leading to the impression that
the sewers were inadequate.
He said that 1t cost the District gov
eminent $4,000 to remove the mud from
sewers. at one point, due to the de-
nuded section of land near there.
Storm sewers generally are adequate,
he said, with the exception of a few
points, including Bladensburg road and
H street northeast, Sixth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast and on
Connecticut avenue near Garrison street.
The committee adopted a resolution
urging that a study be made of possible
means of preventing the denuding of
land as means of minimizing sewer
Gloggipg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
DRY AGENT DENIES
ASSAULT CHARGE
Quinn Says He Did Not Take
Part in Alleged Attack ,
on RiCkert.

Marked by continued attempts on the
part of defense counsel to introduce
matter relative to the alleged beating
of a witness to the Ambassador Oyster
House raid by members of the raiding
party and repeated rulings by Judge
Robert E. Mattingly that this testi-
mony was irrelevant, the case of four
men charged with sale and possession
of liquor as the aftermath of the raid
went into it's second day of Police
Court today.
The beating incident, in which the
complaint of E. A. Rickert that he had
been assaulted provoked an inquiry by
the United States attorneys Office,
brought denial today from Deputy Pro-
hibition Commissioner John j. Quinn
that he had had any part in the alleged
attack on Rickert.
Quinn further said that he saw no
one else hit Kicker, nor did he see any
destruction of furniture.
Following Quinn's denials, Harry
Whelan, defense attorney, made long
statement for purposes of record in
which he announced he would be able
to show that Quinn was guilty of the
assault when the defense starts its
testimony.
Quinn was the first witness called to-
day and was followed on the witness
stand by Prohibition Agent Basil Quinn,
who had not completed his direct ex-
animation when the court recessed for
lunch.
The defendants are William Deegan,
20 years old; his brother, Francis
Deegan, 90; Clarence Myers, IS, and
Burgess Frank Hart, %.
Revenue Agents Edwin T. Goggins
and Henry Thompson gave their version
of the raid at the start of the trial yes
terday. Both claimed they made pur-
chases of liquor at the oyster house on
July 81 and it was upon these pur-
chases that Commissioner Turnage is
sued warrant for the raid August 3.
Although denying they had seen any
destruction of property the men admit
ted they had drawn their revolvers when
the raiding party was heard downstairs
and ordered Myers to stop breaking
bottles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
MADAME WALSKA
LOSES DUTY FIGHT
Must Pay Customs on Jewels
and Other Effects Valued
at S2,500,0O0.

BY the Associated Press.
Nine. Gamma Walska, wife of Harold
F. Mccormick of Chicago, will have to
pay duty upon her jewels and personal
effects, estimated to be worth $2,500,0 900,
if she keeps them in the United States.
This decision was reached today by
the Treasury Department. which sup
ported the action of the collector of
customs at New York in assessing a
duty against the valuables.
Nine. Walska, who came to the
United States to make an opera tour,
protested the attempt to assess duty
against her valuables, and left the
entire collection in New York City to
await the results of her appeal E. w,
Camp commissioner of customs, in a
decision approved by Secretary Mellon,
considered the claim that she was a
foreign resident permanently located at
Paris and that her jewels and gowns
would return home with her, but held
that nevertheless they were dutiable.
1t was indicated at the hearing that
ii the decision went against her Nine
WalSka would return her effects to Paris
and make her tour with ornaments and
garments obtained in the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
ASPROBERS SEEK
TO SPEED HEARINGS
Engineers Asked to Simplify
inventories in Study of
Reproduction Cost.

Hearings on the revaluatiOn of the
Washington Gas Light Co. settled down
TODAY to detailed consideration Of, the
cost of reproducing the mass of ma
chinery and miscellaneous equipment
that make up the gaS-manufacturing
system.
Facing a prospect of several weeks
Of such testimony, the utilities COM
mission adjourned shortly before noon
until tomorrow morning to enable en-
gineers of the company and the COM
mission to index their separate inven-
tories of the gas company property so
that comparable items in each inven-
tory may be referred to more readily
Up to this point, considerable delay
has been experienced in locating the
same item in both inventories.
SimpIified Method Sought.
The Commission also is still consider
Ing the possibility of working out some
simplif1ed method of going into the in
Ventory or reproduction costs, but Up TO
this time has not agreed to any definite
plan.
One suggestion which has been
brought to the attention of the Com
mission is to have the engineers confer
for the purpose Of Segregating those
items on which they are in agreement,
those items on which the difference is
slight. and those on which they are I'M
able to come to any agreement. 1t was
explained that under this proposal the
work of the engineers would not be
final in any case, but would al be re-
ported to the Commission for determl-
nation.
Might Reduce Testimony.
The only purpose in following this
plan would be to reduce the volume OF
testimony that would have to be taken
in the hearings. Members Of the Com
mission said they had been informed
that this proposed method of having
the engineers go over their differences
is followed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission in valuation cases.
1t was still predetermined this after
noon, however, whether the plan would
be followed in the gas case.
Robert o. Luqueer, engineer for the
company. devoted another day to detail
testimony of how he arrived at the re-
production cost of various items of ma
chinery in the companys inventory
IT was unofficially estimated today
that month may be necessary to cover
all of this testimony relating to one
factor of reproduction costs, after which
the commission still would have to 60
into the value of land. accrued de-
probation and intangibleS before getting
down to the final determination of fair
value for making purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
SCHOOL MENRENEW
FIGHT ON STORES
Too Often Detrimental to Pu-
pills Discipline, Zoning
Board Hears.

Public school officials today renewed
their fight before the Zoning Commits
sion to prevent establishment of stores
in the vicinity of Western High School,
the Fillmore School and the new Gordon
Junior High School.
Robert l.. Haycock; assistant super
intendent of schools, told the commits
sion that the school authorities are
firmly convinced that certain types of
stores in the neighborhood of schools
are detrimental to disciplinary inter
ests. Stores, he declared, are too often
takn advantage of by pupils, who skip
classes to hide from teachers, aside
from selling pickles, candies and other
foodstuffS which children should not
eat between meals.
Oppose spot ZOning"
The application Haycock opposed was
Tor first commercial classification for
property west of Thirty-flfth street be-
tween S and T streets. He was sup
ported by Hugh Frampton, who declared
That commercial area in this neigh
borhood would introduce spot coming
in violation Of every known principle
Of coming"
Rufus S. Lusk of the Operative Build
ers' Association, who appeared before
the commission to indorSe an applica-
ton which would allow a row-house de-
velopment in the area between THIRTY
ninth and Fortieth and w and Calvert
streets, charged that existing coming
regulations were forcing residents into
apartment houses. Before the war. he
pointed out, there was one apartment
unit to every three homes in Washing
ton and this ratio has gradually in
creased until last year when apartment
units reached IS per cent of all units
started. THAT ratio of apartment
units he declared lis the largest of
any city in the country with the excep-
ton of New York and Chicago"
Urges Greater Height.
Karl w. Corby urged the commission
to increase the height limitation from
90 to 100 feet on the nurses home oil
Emergency Hospital to permit the hos
pital authorities to erect a Solarium
with an open-deck roof and parapet
wall
The commission also was requested
by Dr. A. l.. Miller to raise the height
restriction on the site of the proposed
Columbia Medical Building at Nine
tenth and I street from 80 to ITO feet
Demands for space in the new build
ing, he said, made a two-story addi-
ton necessary. The commission has q
number of other applications for coming
changes under consideration. The ma
jority of them ask the commercial
status for property now zoned for resi-
Dental use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
GIVES $3.50 FOR RELIEF.

In response to telegram from West
Palm Beach, Fla, appealing to the Adas
Israel Congregation to assist their fell
low members in Florida with contribu-
tons for their relief, which was read
from the pulpit of the synagogue at
Sixth and streets on September "a,
$3.50 in checks was contributed, it was
announced today by Fred Gichner,
president of the Congregation. who said
that the checks had been forwarded to
the relief committee in the stricken
area.
The contributions were as follows:
M. Pasternak, SOS; l.. Buchalter. So; S.
H. Blumenthal. SIS; F. S. Gichner. SIS;
Frances r. Schaffer SIS; Lillian Often
berg, SO; Rabbi Louis Schwefel. So;
Isadore Hirschfield, $40; Capital Bed
ding Co, SIS; Newman Brown, SIS;
Mao Bros. Co., $50. and John Berg, $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
FOUR COUPLES DRIFT 13 HOURS
IN WATERLOGGED LAKE VESSEL
Part of Clothes Used as Distress Signals.
Girls Take Turns in Bailing
Out Craft.

All available fuel was burned in futile
fires. Portions Of clothing were sacri-
feed to make banners to attract the
attention of passing steamers.
The ominous alarm Of fog horn at
one period filled them with the fear
of being run down by a freighter, but
the ship passed without seeing them.
+ The steamer Sheboygan, Kenosha,
Wis, to Chicago, came upon them yes
terday afternoon and brought them
safely to shore.
The girls we're Barbara Eastlack,
Marguerite Williams, Pauline Anderson
and Jean Lyad their companions,
Frank Davis, Jack Cooper, Edward
Fayes and John Schroeder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, October 10.-Four girls
and four young men were rescued from
the middle of Lake Michigan yesterday
after drifting in a waterlocked cabin
cruiser whose leaking seams kept them
in constant fear of sinking for 10 hours
With an old coffee can they balled
the craft in relays, while a chilling fog
settled around to blanket their hopes OF
rescue. Hungry and cold some of them
had seasickness added to the misery
and suspense of the long hours their
craft rode ainlessly upon the water,
IS miles off the Chicago shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
ADMITS UTILITIES
PAID NEWS SERVICE
Oregon Man identified Sub
Scription List TotaIing
$84,82O.
Copyright by P. & A. Photos.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Financial support given by utility in
terests to the E. Hofer & Sons News
Service, which circulates from Salem.
Greg, to between 10000 and $4,000
newspapers all over the country. was
examined today in the power investi-
CATION of the Federal Trade Commits
sion.
Robert NJ. Hofer, manager. identified
a subscription list which showed that
S848 5000 had been received from
electric and gas companies during 1927,
and testified that financial support from
other industries had approximately
equaled that amount. The arrange
ment with the utility interests, he said.
was made about four years ago at a
conference in New York
Tells of Support.
Hofer said those present at the meet
ing had included P. H. GadSden of the
United Gas improvement Co.. Phila-
delphia: G.. E. Groesbeck and S.. q.
Mitchell of the Electric Bond & Share
Co, New York K, and G: A. Coffin of the
General Electric Co, New York.
Examined by Robert E. Healy. COM
mission counsel, the witness said he had
initiated the meeting in seeking sup
port TO extend the news service through
the East. Prior to that time it had cir
culated in Is Western States, he said.
and had been receiving financial sup
port from some utility companies for
about 10 years.
Hofer said his firm had circulated
editorials for rural papers.
Missed City Press.
Hofer said the service was not sent
to metropolitan dailies because its
sponsors were not familiar with the
demands of that field.
The 1927 financial statement submit
ted by Hofer included the following con-
tributors and amounts: Associated Gas
Electric Co, New York, $1,000: III. M.
Byllesby Engineering & Management
Chicago, $4,000: Common
wealth Edison Co.. Chicago, So, 500:
Commonwealth Power Corporation. New
York, $4,000; New Orleans Public Serv-
ice Co., New Orleans, 81 1872; Philadel-
phia Electric Co, Philadelphia. 81, 1868:
Public Service Corporation of New Jer-
sey, Newark, $500; Pacific Gas & Elec-
trio Co.. San Francisco, $1,000 Utah
Power G. Light Co, Salt Lake CITY.
$1,000; Northwestern Light g. Power
Association, Portland. $4,000. Many
other companies, located in widely
States, also were listed as
Hofer said $4,000 represented the
average amount received annually by
nim from utilities interests, but denied
hat these payments influenced the
sentiments expressed in reprint matter
circulated by the news srvice.
Numerous letters exchanged between
Hofer and utility officials were intro
iuced for the record, and included in
several Of these were estimates of the
newspaper space obtained in respective
States by matter sent out by the news
service IL was estimated in one letter
o GadSden that 2.31S.964 inches was
obtained throughout the country IN
s2s,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
NAMED WlLBUR'S AIDE.

Alexander j. Doyle today was ap-
pointed private secretary to Secretary
Of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur. Mr..
Doyle succeeds John B. May, who has
been appointed chief clerk of the Blu
teau of Aeronautics.
Mr.. Doyle has been with the Navy
Department for eight years, during the
last three of which has been conf
Gential clerk to Mr.. Wilbur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
IA Convicts Escape.

HUNTSVILLE, Tex, October 10 up.
Fourteen convicts, including three
charged with arson for the burning of
five buildings on the Wynne State Pris-
on Farm near here last week, escaped
from the farm last night. The men
sawed a hole in the floor of the one
building remaining intact after the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
CLAIMS HOOVER VICTORY.
McNary Sees Oregon, Wash, and

McNary Sees Oregon, Wash, and
California in G. o. P. Column.
CHICAGO, October 10 Ex-senator
Charles L. McNary, co-author of the
McNary- Haugen bill and chairman of
the Senate committee on agriculture
and forestry. told James w. Good,
Western manager for Herbert Hoover,
that the Republican presidential nom
inee would carry Oregon, Washington
and California.
AFTER careful study Of the political
situation in the Far West, have every
reason to believe Mr.. Hoover will carry
the Pacific Coast States by substantial
majorities." said the Senator, who was
on his way East from his home in
Oregon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
GUARD OFFICERS TO MEET
Adiutant Generals Called to Con-
ference at Fort Mcpherson.

ATLANTA, Ga, october 10 P.-Na-
tional Guard adjutant generals from
eight Southeastern States have been
called to a conference at Fort McPher-
son here to discuss National Guard af-
fairs, said an announcement today
from 4th Corps Area headquarters.
The exact date of the conference
has not been selected, although Maj.
Gen. Richmond P. Davis, area COM
mander, has tentatively set october %.
Those expected at the conference in
clude Brig. Gems. J. Van B. Metts,
Raleigh N c.. and James G. Dozier
Columbia, S. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
Democrats to Speak.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, October l0-Cecil
Corners of Leesburg, Va. and Miss Dell
Clark will address a meeting of the
Smith Robinson Moore Club to be held
Friday night,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-06
Women Swimmers
Grow in Numbers

Swimming is getting to be the
great American sport for women.
according to Gertrude Ederle. IA
nous first woman to swim the Eng
fish channel.
when I joined my swimming
club seven years ago. she said.
there were 50 women in it. Now
there are 5000. This Is indicative
of a similar enthusiastic increase in
the swimming ranks all over the
United States.
Another indication of the ever
increasing interest paid to SWIM
ming by women is the prodigious
number OF pools that are being
built. / have heard 1t estimated that
in the last three years more pools
have been opened for women than
in the 20 years before.
"Of course this increase in
swimming among women is due
largely to the contests. races, ex-
hibitions and SO on. But 1t ia also
due to the fact that the value OF
swimming as an exercise Is appre-
clateu now. ana hlgh schools, COL
leges and women's clubs all have
their courses.
"For exercise, Of course. SWIM
| ming cannot be beaten. 1t calls
! into play all Of ones muscles. TIL
real value Of swimming is attested
| by the fact that spinal cases. in.
| fantile paralysis cases and man.
other crippled people are now Civ
en- swimming regularly"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-06
The Heart Story
of Z
Steadfast Woman
Loves Awakening
BY Adele Garrison

his warning. There can be no seri-
GUS clash OF temperaments or indeed
any unpleasantness when Lillian's
husband is in the otfins, and does
not choose to encourage conflict. al
though. indeed, he can be fiercely
belligerent if he wishes and the oc-
casion demands warfare. But usually
he plays a low comedy role and
tanishes all contention by the sheer
impact of his good-humored drol-
lery.
Katherine laughed. but l noticed
that she gave a searching look at
Junior before she answered Mr..
Cnderwood's sally.
That is terrible reputation"
she said, but 1 am going to live up
to it in ten minutes. sooner if my
patient gets excited"
I'm the one that's excited" Mr..
Underwood acclaimed, when l look
at that thing Neritzen has spread
out there. What is it. Phil?"
He came over to the he'd and
looked over the marvellous toy with
meticulous attention.
Its just a model Gerder's work.
ing on my employer said. naming
one OF the masters OF mechanical
devices used in the production of
theatrical spectacles.
"Whew." Mr.. Underwood whistled
incredulously. and j shared his
amazement. For the temporary
pleasure of a child, the great pro-
Queer must have paid an inordinate
sum. | did not dare to look at
Dicky. hut Harry Cnderwo God fore
stalled any comment he might
make.
"Show all US little boys how it
works, Phil" he said and at Junior
delighted chuckle. Dicky could do
nothing else save join his friend in
watching Mr.. Neritzen manipulate
the toy. And such is the power OF
mechanical toys to enthrall any
masculine Imagination that long be-
fore the ten minutes named by
katherine had gone. even Dickys
crouch apparently had vanished
and the three men were taking
turns in making the marvellous toy
| work for Juniors edification.
(To Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1928. Newspaper Feature
Service, Inc.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-06
Home Is Described
As Education Force

Minneapolis. July s w - The
home as force in education for
citizenship was emphasized before
the National Educational associa-
ton today by Mrs. S. NJ. n. Marrs
Of Austin, Texas. president Of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
I'VE have been prone to think of
the school as rhe only educational
agency" she said. but when we de-
fine education as growth We see at
once that it is not confined to the
school. Every experience in the life
of child has educational possibili-
ties.
1.-THE home has been called the
first and greatest educational insti-
tuition. 1t is here during the child =
most impressionable years that bab-
its are formed ard ideals set up that
will do much toward determining
his whole attitude toward life. The
home teacher practically every i'm
rortant problem OF every day living:
health habits. self control, RESPONSE
bility. moral standards. financial
Judgments, spiritual values, and So
cial attitudes and ideals"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-06
Menus Of the Family

Breakfast - Chilled cantaloupe,
cereal cooked with raisins, creamcd
dried beef on toast. milk. coffee.
Masked eggs, radishes
and ripe olives. cherry and graham
pudding. milk. tea.
Dinner-Stuffed beef rolls. cream
ed onions. head lettuce with Thou
sand Island dressing. sunshine cake.
pineapple cones, milk, coffee.
Masked Eggs.
Four hard cooked eggs. small
rounds of bread, slices tomato.
8 tablespoons butter. tablespo g.
flour, cups milk, 20 cup finely
chopped cheese. 4 teaspoon salt.
pepper.
The bread should be cut enough
larger than the tomato slices TO
make about onc-half inch margin.
Dip each slice in melted butter and
toast quickly on both sides Peel
and cut tomatoes in half-inch slices.
Dip in melted butter and broil
quickly. Put a slice of tomato on
each slice of toasted bread. Cut
eggs in half crosswise and place
one half, cut side down on each
slice OF tomato. Mask eggs with
cheese sauce and serve very hot.
To make cheese sauce. melt but
ter, stir in flour and slowly ado
milk, stirring constantly. Add cheea'
and cook until cheese is melted
Season with salt and pepper.
Copyright 1928. NEA Service. Inc