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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
PHONE TO DANzIG

Telephone communication between
the United States and Danzig will be
lnaugurated Monday. c. T. Clagett,
general commercial representative of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, said the rates would
be $50.25 for three minutes and
$l6.75 for each additional minute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
PHI ALPHA DELTA MEET

Washington Alumni Chapter of
the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity will
mold its first fall meeting at
O'Clock Thursday night in the Uni
verslty Club, Fifteenth and / SITS.
\. w, r. f. Freer, clerk announced
today. Judge Frank n. Nebecker,
former Assistant United States Al
torney General. will be the speaker.
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CLEMSON ALUMNI MEET

The Washington chapter of the
Clemson Alumni Association will
meet at noon Tuesday at the Co.'S
mos Club for luncheon and to dis.
cuss plans for attending the reunion
at Lynchburg, November 10.
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WILL GUARD
DECISION
1'O[)AYS

The fate of the Washington
straphangers, who are being
called upon to pay higher
car fares, will be decided at an
executive meeting of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission Mon
day morning.
Chairman John w. Childress, OF
the commission said today that the
decision would be kept secret Tor
ten DAYS at which time it will be
announced in the shape OF lengthy
formal order.
This procedure was decided on.
ChiIdress said, to give time Tor
preparation of the order IN sueh
phrases that it would stand up
under a legal attack by either the
public or the companies. Whetner
the commission decides Tor or
against the raise, the matter viii
be taken promptly to court.
Court Fight Likely
If the decision is against the
companies the latter will seek a
mandamus to compel the commits
sion to raise the rate. contending
that the present schedule is SO
low that it amounts to confiscation.
If the commission orders the rates
raised the Federation of Citizens
Associations will sue for an in
function to prevent the order from
being put into effect, on the ground
faa nj q n n
without first making new valua-
ton of the companies properties.
The present carfare rate is eight
cents and six tokens for 40 cents.
The rate sought by the Capital
Traction Company is 10 cents cash,
four tokens for 80 cents. The
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, which did not ask for a
raise, was made a party to the
proceedings by the commission and
any raise granted will be given to
both companies.
The commission evidently does
not take much stock in the conten-
ton that a new valuation should
be had before raising rates.
"Preposterous"
at is preposterous, Childress
EAU. u lIdl VIC AAofC
another valuation for this case. This
Is the first great case that has come
up since the Court of Appeals de-
cided the Capital Traction Company's
valuation as Of January 1, 1925.
Therefore the present valuation OF
the company is a current valuation.
Are We going to say that because the
company did not come in and ask
for a raise five minutes after the
court rendered it's decision that it
will have to go through another val
uation now?'
''Of course am not a lawyer and
am giving a layman's opinion, but
It seems only common sense to me-"
Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride, who advises the commission
or legal matters, was not so GER
tain, however. as Childress. He
said that w. A. Roberts, vice. chair
man of the Federation's public utili-
ties committee, had quoted a case
in which it was held that the COM
mission was compelled to make
new valuation in each great con-
troversy.
He said he was not vet ready to
say whether this case applied to the
present fight and had not been
asked to do so by the commission,
but,S.hat he was looking the matter
up On his own initiative TO be ready
when the question arises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
ROBERT LANSING ILL

Robert Lansing, Secretary of
State in the Wilson Cabinet, is i'll
at his residence at 1923 Eighteenth
st. n. w. Mr.. Lansing has been
confined for about 10 days, it was
said, but his condition is not con-
Sidered serious
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
CITIZENS TO ELECT

Officers viii be elected at a meet
ing OF the West End Citizens AS
ISOLATION next Monday night at
O'Clock in the Western Presbyterian
Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
HOLSTERS no MEET

HOLSTERS residing in the District
are invited to a rally to be held
Monday evening in Room 212, Sen
ate Office Building. An interesting
program is planned and every good
Indianian is invited.
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Former SLAVE Oldest
OF u. S. Pensioners

The Oldest annutant receiving pension from the Govren
ment under the civil service retirement law Mark Thrash,
former slave of Chckamauga Ga the Bureau of Pensions
Department of the Interior announced today
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considering weghty affairs of church yesterday members
of the Sunday school at Christ Episcopal Church
packing Christmas packages for children in the mission
fields in the Philippines The picture at the left shows
Mrs. William Letch holding wooden elephant made by
children of the Sunday school, The picture at the right
shows Evelyn Speckard of Houston Tex Bertha Conde
of New York; Sarah Usuda, and Emily B. Plummer
aiding in the work of packing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
NAMED FOR WEST POINT

Henry c. Corbin, 2148 Wyoming
Ave. n. w. and Joseph E. Barzyn.
ski, jr., 4456 Q. st. n. W., have
been designated by President Cool.
tdge as candidates-at-large for the
West Point entrance examination
beginning March ;. with view to
admission to the Academy July /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
TIMELY TIPS

your Chance to Become a Car
Gunner
$35 DOWN payment buys any
one of the following used cars:
Essex Coach, $3.50; Dodge Tour
ing, SOS; Buick Six Sedan, $215:
Ford Two.dOOr Sedan, $500, and
many others.
House for Rent
NEAR North Capitol and L
Streets. Nice siX-rOOm-and-bath
house; electricity, gas range, FUR
mace and porch. $35 per month.
A Home You Can Buy For
$3.50
NORTHWEST HOME for sale.
An opportunity to buy a home
built to sell for $3.50 for $3.50.
Semi-detached, m o dern home,
buiIt-in garage; large lot. new
school and stores within block.
Students' Room Available
18th Street
14TH STREET n. w. Large,
bright, comfortable rooms for
students. Reasonable.
y y y
Furnished Rooms in Northeast
3RD STREET n. E. Three
meals a day, SO week. Also
three rooms and bath furnished
apartment.
X ~ y
Furnishings for FOur-ROOn
Apartment
PEOPLE who are interested I'm
furnishings of a fOur-rOOm apart
ment can do so easily by attend
ing an auction sale advertised for
Monday morning at 10 a. m.
The dbouc wants and offers are
only few of many interest
ing propositions you tUiu find
adUertised in tod0ya Times
classified GdDertising sections.
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Howard University to
Hear DR.. w. w. Patton

The Rev. DR.. w. w. Patton, di.
rector of the American Church In.
stitute for Negroes, will be the
speaker at the religious exercises
at Howard University at II a. m.
tomorrow.
The institute of which DR.. Patton
is head administers II negro schools
under the direction of the general
convention ct the Protestant Epis-
copal Church.
During the services. the uni.
versity choir, directed by Miss Lula
V. Childers, director of the school
of music, will sing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13

1t still shelters the famous
"shorttailed housekeeping" coach
horses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13

Cars of all leading makes and models
ar be selected for purchase from the
s1tomobile for sale columns Of today's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-13
MEET IN MT. PLEASANT

The Mt. Pleasant Citizens Asso-
citation will meet in the Mt. Pleas
ant Library, at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day

Lord Reading reaches this country
on third war mission as British high
commissioner and special ambassador
to the United States. bringing notable
group OF leaders In British war activi-
ties who will act in an advisory ca
pacity. President confers with
Lansing. House and Hoover at the
White House and rumor links confer
ence with a reply 10 Count Hertling
Todays Official statement by
the German general staff says some
Americans have been taken prisoner
near st. Mihiei. The Germans
are using dogs In their front lines to
warn them Of approach of patrols oppo-
site the American sector. A dog lis
tener" prevented one OF our patrols
from executing a daring raid recently.
German press exults over the
sinking of the Tuscania. Papers claim
Americas fighting force In France Is
comparatively small. French Of
f!ccrs say American gunners excel the
best records made by the French gun
ners, who have been using the 7Ss for
a long time Ukraine makes
separate peace with Central Powers. at
ferting $4,000. 900 OF her subjects. and
releases vast stores OF food for Ger
many.
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Invasion of Personal
Liberties Is Assaulted

tn the Editor Of Tho star:
There Is an old Latin proverb Ia the
effect that times change and people
change with them. This Is universally
recognized as true In lis abstract. but
frequently overlooked when II comes
to concrete instances. Take the matter
Of rules. regulations. laws. Recogni-
ton Of the necessity for them has been
Of slow growth They have been pro-
mulgated only as organized society has
realized that IL had the right To con-
troll certain conditions, The time has
been when the individual conducted
himself lust about as he pleased, the
Highlander could get away with raid
which brought him horses. sheep and
cattle. and society had nothing tn say
about It, II he saw woman VINO TOOK
hts fancy she became wsllv~nilly
member OF his household. There was
no law to punish him or 10 prevent
recurrence Of the outrage lie could
beat her; he could kill her. S.'cietv
was not organized and 1t did not OBJ
,ect. Society made no attem"t to IN
terferc with mans personal liberty In
those DAYS
II Is different now. Society has or
eanized and has ruled out OF order
MANY things which were formerly al
lowed Personal liberty has been m-
vaded In MANY particulars man
may not even beat his dog ar his horse
10 say nothing OF his wife and children.
II has gone so far that he ma" not
even drive his automobile white drunk
without incurrirg heavy reneltieS
The old Latin proverb was right
Times change enA peonle change with
them Personal ,ih"rtv has gone INTO
the discard CALLER 2, MILLER
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scores Of people. supposedly with knowl-
edge of the appearance of the members
Of the Cars family. Some have said
that she is in truth the daughter Of tho
Gar. Others have denied her claim.
The former have pointed out that she
has told intimate details of the life at
the royal palaces In Russia. which could
be known only to members OF the FAM
lily. The latter have declared that she
has learned a story cleverly. But in all
this discussion regarding her identity
this young woman has at no time en-
pressed any desire for re-establshment.
but has asked merely to be allowed to
live in peace. has in fact manifested
only the most feeble interest in life. She
is now here as the guest of a wealthy
American woman. who believes her to
be in fact the daughter of the Car
and who wishes to give her rest and
peace and to restore her fully to health
History has had many instances OF
of notable people. The
lost Dauphin." son of Louis XVI 81
France was for many years appearing
in various places. long after his sup
posed death at the Temple in Paris
Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria. sup
posed to have died III suicide pact
with his sweetheart in suburb OF
Vienna, likewise was 'recognized' IN
after years. There is no possibility OF
positive proof in the case of Anastasia
Her own story is the sole evidence amt
in her repeated telling of 1t she has
never varied in the least. She is in any
cese a remarkable young woman, for
whom the keenest sympathy will be felt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

either Senate might md itself urging
the nomination to a third term az some
Abraham Lincoln. whose continuance III
once would be a most necessary ana
desirable thing IN the event nj ire
mrndous crisis In national affairs
There II no constitutional oh,ectioh
~ a third term, or To hnv NUMBER OF
terms, and II II wisdom To leave The
matter Just at that point No danger
has ever arisen from that quarter and
none may he expected
The La Toilette resolution Ii entirely
courteous and timely. No one at pres
ent n seeking n third nomination, MIR,
Coolidge has stated tn the most en-
nhattc manner that he does not intend
Ia accent even q second nominat ,on~~
for when he was nominated and elected
vice President he surely was not nomi'
mated aud elected President lie he
came President by the death Of the
President and served portion ot the
term IN which Harding was elected
What La Toilette II doing Ia IN shaw
how far his fellows In the Senate apr
prove or indorse the very palpahle et-
fort of the New York Republican lead.
ers To euehre the delegation from this
state into apparent opposition to Mr.,
Houver Morris, hi,iea and Wadsworth
profess To believe that Mr., Coolidge may
he drafted but nowhere else Ia this
beiief entertained, La Fullette'a resoiu-
ton will shaw how empty are the
Mart,sr hilies professions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

From the cultural grunt OF the ape
man to the lyric lit Of the prima donna,
humanity has sought to perfect the art
OF expressing itself.
There lies before me. as I write,
full-page advertisement Of a corre-
spondence course that promises TO teach
b sinful minds and hating tongues the
art of facile and forceful expression.
The artist can have no END OF fun
with the crude cunning Of these adver-
tiscments and the childish credulity OF
their customers. Reading some OF these
advertisements, one might think that
IL simple lessons In technique would
turn the tOngue-tied peasant into
triumphant pericles, holding the popu-
lace in the hollow of his hand.
But these advertisements not only
appeal to an almost universal munger
for the snowy prestige OF the popular
speech maker. but deal With a very
genuine human need-the need Tor e1-
fectlve expression.
Oscar Wilde is speaking in his DE
Profundis." written from the bleak
shadows of a baneful Imprisonment:
ION the other SIDE Of the prison wall
there are some poor, black. smoot-be-
smirched trees that are Jut breaking
out into buds of almost shrill green. l
know quite we'll what they are going
through They are finding expression
Ali men stand In need OF express
sion," said Ralph Waldo Emerson. In
love. in art. in politics. In labor. In
games. we study to utter our secret
The man is only half himself. the other
half Is his expression"
good style is something needed by
the executiv- no less than by the essay
list.
THAT is the best style" said Her
bert Spencer, which conveys the
thought of the speaker to the mind OF
the listener with the least friction on
the part OF the speaker"
There is no magic formula for ac-
curing this art of expression upon
which the fortune alike OF the travel
ing salesman and OF the poet depends.
The best advice. hammered out OF the
experience OF the centuries. boils down
to three points.
First. one must think clearly before he
car write or speak clearly For my
part" said Thomas Huxley. II venture
to doubt the wisdom Of attempting to
mold ones style by any other process
than that of striving after the clear
and forcble expression of definite con-
ceptions in which the Glassian precept,
First catch your definite conceptions,
is probably the most difficult to obey"
Second. clarity and force OF speech
or pen come only as the fruit of end
less practice. The ancient poet. Hor-
ace, gives good counsel here:
" Believe me. you must run
your pen
Not once or twice. but ole" and DER
again.
Through what you've written. II you
would cntice
The man who reads you once. 70 read
you twice"
Third, habitual and wide reading In
ones native tongue enriches and dis
ciplines ones speech ard writing as
nothing else can.
tCopyright Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Co. Durham. N. C. This railroad Ia
i6-i0o Of q mile long.
O. How old Is the Eads Bridge at
st. Louis?-J. r. @.
A. 1t was opened TO trafic In July.
1874.
O. How much lemon should be
added TO the water 10 give hair lemon
rinse?-V. g.
A. One lemon will do. but best re-
suits are secured by adding the Juice
OF two lemons TO Uashbowl OF water.
about four quarts
O. How many drops are there In
standard gal!on?-C. p. L.
A. The size OF drop Is not stand
ard II varies with the different
liquids: therefore II is not possible 70
say definitely how many drops it takes
TO I'LL standard gallon.
Q. Who first performed the outside
loop? Is 1t the same as the Inmelman
A. On May "a. 1927. Lieut.. James A.
Doolittle a. McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio,
performed the first successful outside
loop. The outside loop is not the Same
maneuver as the Imnelman turn. In
| the Immelman turn the aviator starts
a regular loop When he reaches tho
| top OF the loop instead OF completing
! 1t. he pivots the plane on its longitude
! nal axis until the plane Is right side Up.
/ O. How is the name Haugen pro-
nounced In speaking Of the McNary-
| Haueen bill?-E. c.
A. II Is pronounced as IL spelled
Howgen, accented on the first syllable.
|
@. How long did it take Nellie BY
/ TO make her famous trip around the
world?-E. NJ. 3.
@. She accomplished II in u days
hours IL minutes.
! @. How many pennies need person
! take as payment Of a bill?-R. J.
! A. Pennies are legal tender only for
Is cents. Therefore. persons cannot
be compelled 10 take more than this
number In payment Of any debt.
O. What is the origin Of The exc
! preston skeleton in the close" p
E. NJ. B.
| A. The precise origin Of the pnrass
! Is not known. 1t Is supposed TO favs
originated with college professor who
secretly conducted Investigations in
anatomy, and for this purpose keeping
, skeleton concealed. since public opinion
at that time was opposed TO any desc.
Grafton of dead body.
/ @. How far should a good crystal ses
| receive?-B G.
! A. The Loom!s Radio College says
| that the average distance range OF
/ crystal receiving set Is about IS miles.
While under certain circumstances Of
freak reception" crystals may havs
been heard Of as bringing in signals
| for long distances. no one would thing
of expecting this under normal operat.
ing conditions.
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A Nail.Driying Champion

Once In a while a name and an
achievement 1T perfectly Personal
trade names that suit the occupations
Of their weartrs are not uncommon. az
a result Of the fact that in many cases
the pa.ronymic was originally acquired
from the trade Of the iorbear, which
has descended. with the name itself, 10
the immediate generation. But nov and
then there L. conjunction of some oc-
caaional performance With the name
that L. strikingly opposite This Is the
case With Kiss Hiidegarde Schwingham-
nler of Albany MINI, who has JUS won
the annual naii-driving contest at the
annual field and track meet Al the UNI
yerejty o! Minnesota School OF Agficnl-
ture. In this competition Miss Hchwing-
hammer more power ~ her good right
armi--~droye ten nails IN ~ 2-S seconds.
Doubtless Miks SchWinghanmer would
have displayed as keen an eye snd AZ
true q stroke II she had been named
Johnson OF Robinson, She would prob"
hUiy fpJL GIhlIH EuV Ai1"h Ab 49, w.
tnmpiiahment on The score III ancestral!
capacity H. may be that Ia all her
geneslogy there IL not single probes"
sionsi wieidef of The hammer, though
presumably somewhere back IN the
family there has been doughty mafiip-
tIstDr ~ the msIi OF the mallet IT,
would he extraordinary II there were
nol gjine hammer EYingefs IN her line
~ descent
Of more importance than the mere
MISTER III her name IL the fact 0f her
| sez IN this achievement NJ winning d
Haii driving championship What be-
coDaes ~ The old saying that no "onan
can ever drive u nail accurately? II
IL q SANDER IN the SEA. Many n bruised
male will admit Dc much, Who viii
now aver that women are constitution
ally incspsbis " setting and hammer
| ing hGms . spike without causing dis.
ssser W thumb NJ ~ materially
II Ii somewhat refreshing 10 hnf ihls
EsTtiealsI sMpi9nsi1ip going to D sirl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Il knastasia Tchaikoysky, who has
Jus. reached this country from Europe.
actually the youngest daughter Of the
ia.E Car Of Russia. Nicholas II7 For
months she mas been the enigma Of
Europe. Though IL was supposed tina:
oil the members u the Cars family
we're slain by the boisheyikA al Ekate-
Tfnbarg In 1918, this young woman sev-
sssl years ago appeared In Berlin. a
sad wreck 81 humanity, with bocy
wasted ard mind disTcered She w3s
aH!ufgec insane when she ATTEMPTED
suicide and for q PERIOD vas cared tor
In an ssyiHm. When she recovered her
health she Nic q story which startled
the world ], was 10 this effect: She
vaa In ths cellar a. Ekathrinburg when
the red soldiers. acting under orders
from their commanders. entered and
fred upon the imperial family. tshe
wa shot. arose grsaming and was
beaten down saysgely with rife butts
The murder squsr. believing her dead
placed her with the bodies III her
parents, sisters and brother IN q tfy,sse
~ wo,re VI await burning A. yong
RED soldier named 1chsikoyEky ssw Ina.
sns wss living, recognized hsr and
aeeystiy b,ok her W hjt csbip Placing
hsr with his mother and sister ia d
saE., ne drove away with hff. snd for
three months made bik way westward
kne recovered fran her wounds. was
keafTis6 " her reseuer and had . child
BY him, u DJn. nov said W bs IN .
mnitsTium Efs supported hsrself. her
husband snd her baby by pswning ons
BY one the jewels enc had sewn ia hsJ
clothing before going W the death eel
lsI Hsf b,if0snh died and she van.
A<asd about unt'i she appeared 81
Berlin.
Ansstasjs, ss sns ls Known has beer
koth "recogpised" snd rsp,idisted. SIN
D.. bssz s0xssssS1 aaa i0.ssssswsa "