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The Washington times., 1929-07-15
OWNERSHIP
OF FIRMS
EYED

A sweeping investigation of
the ownership of capital stock
. in all public utilities in the
District will be made by
Corporation Counsel William
w. Bride, who is at present
investigating with the aid of
the Department of Justice the
recent sale of control of the
Washington Gas Light Com
pany.
While no details have been re-
| vealed thus far Of the results Of the
work already done by investigators,
It is anticipated that certain state
nnents will be made by officials Of
the Public Utilities Commission
within short time.
Bride left hurriedly for New York
Saturday afternoon, following a con.
ference with officials, and is ostensi-
bly, on business of a private ma.
ture." In view of the fact. how.
ever, that the purchasers of record
Of the gas company stock are all
New York concerns, some signifi-
canoe Is attached to his visit.
The investigation of the other
utilities will so hand in hand with
the one of the gas company, it
was said today.
A number of followers Of the
local utilities situation, some of
them commission officials, have ex-
pressed the belief that the investi-
cation will reveal group of power
full bankers behind the recent sales
of considerable stock in local
concerns.
1t is believed that the same
investors who have bought con-
siderable stock in utilities in other
cities are the owners of stock in
the local concerns. If the plan
adopted in regard to other
purchases is the same as that fol.
lowed in the gas company case,
namely formation of trust com
panies to hold such stock, It is
not believed likely that the Utilities
Commission will be able to move
a step.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Blue Law Sponsors
Are Scored by Pastor

"The paid reformers who are at
tempting to foist a blue Sunday on
Washington" were scored in a ser
mon last night by the Rev. Alfred
H. Terry, pastor of the First Spirit
ualist Church. The services were
held in the Pythian Temple. He
said:
''The committee that has made the
latest effort in this regard. was
made up largely of out-of-town re-
formers who are trying to put some
thing over on the voteiess city.
There can be no possible harm in
Sunday baseball or Sunday thea
trical performances. The spirit be.
hind the blue law is the spirit of the
old Puritan"
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Phoenix Club, Inc., Plans
Excursion Tomorrow

The Phoenix Club, Inc, Of Wash
ington, will hold it's second annual
excursion to Marshall Hall tomor-
row, the first boat leaving at 10
O'Clock, with later sailings at 2:3O
and $50 o'clock.
Officers of the club are A. B.
Nicholson, president; ]. P. Mills,
vice president: H. B. Mallory, sec
retary, and j. R. Mahoney, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Social Is Celebrated
By COlOred Renders

The Capital City Lodge Mo IA.
Of the colored Renders, celebrated
it's initial social session hour 1T the
Liberty Baptist Church, Twenty
third and H Streets Northwest yes
tGrday.
Participants in the program ir--
cluded E. w. Syphax, w. C.. Hamil-
ton, S. H. Hayman, w. W. Hall, the
Rev. H. T. Gaskins, Frank johnson,
g. w. Jones and Frank Lucas.
The program was In charge CT
y. p. Williams, A. A. Brown, c. r.
Carroll, w. H. Smith, j. E. Miller
and James Williams.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Officer Killed in War
Awarded HerO's Cross

Announcement of the award of
the Army Distinguished Service
Cross to Lieut.. William J. A. Mac
Donald. of Seattle, killed in action
In the world war, was made yester-
day by the War Department.
The medal was awarded for his
leadership of platoon in the attack
on Iandres-et st. Georges on Octo-
ber IA, 1918, at which time he led
his men to a successful objective,
but lost his life in so doing.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15

CLASSIFICATION
BOARD POWER
IS SLASHED

Comptroller General j. r.
McCarl today struck a smash
ing blow at the Personnel
Classification Board when he
decided that unsolicited rulings
by the board can have no
effect whatsoever in changing
the salaries Of Government en-
ployes.
McCarl told officials of the State
Department that they can ignore the
action of the board in reducing Mrs.
Consuela A.. Stone, of the passport
division, from Grade 4 to Grade .,
in so far as her salary Is concerned.
Loses Control
After once classifying the job Of
a Government worker the board loses
all control over the case until its
ruling is appealed, or the EN-.
ploye or the department for which
he works asks for a change in the
classification, McCarl held.
Mrs. Stones position was allo-
Gated in Grade 4 by the Classifica.
tion Board April 80, 1928. In De-
cember, 1928, however. when the
State Department requested alloca-
ton to Grade In behalf of Miss
Helen M. Murray and Miss Ada J.
Hampton, the board baked and
placed them in Grade 3.
Did Same Work
The State Department countered
with a request that their jobs be
placed on parity with Mrs. Stones
because all three women did prac-
tically the same kind of work.
The board raised Miss Ada ].
Hampton and Miss Helen M. Muir
ray, both of the passport division,
from Grade 2 to Grade and an
nounced that it intended to lower
Mrs. Stone one grade. Mrs. Stones
rating would not be changed until
she was given a hearing, however,
the board announced.
The hearing could not be held.
however, unless either Mrs. Stone
or the State Department asked the
board to study her classification. A
conference was held to arrange for
the hearing but the State Depart
ment told members of the board
that 1t did not intend to submit
any request for Mrs. Stone, either
in the form Of an appeal or job
classification sheet. There had been
no change in her duties since her
job was classified and there was no
reason why she should be denoted,
the board was told.
Notwithstanding this the board
went ahead without a hearing and
lowered Mrs. Stones classification.
Sought McCarl
The State Department asked Nc.
Carl what course OF action to fol-
low, whether to reduce Mrs. Stone
to Grade 3 or leave her rating un-
disturbed.
You are informed" McCarl
answered. that the action of the
Personnel Classification Board pur-
porting to reallocate the position of
Mrs. Stone from Grade CAT TO
Grade CAT 8 was without effect to
change the salary rate of this EN-
ploye, who may continue to be paid
as in Grade CAT A.
The difference in salary between
the two grades amounts to 5000 a
year.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
CHURCH ROBBED
500 TAKEN

Approximately 800 is believed to
have been stolen by robbers who
cracked open a safe early today in
the John Wesley African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church at Four
teenth and Corcoran Streets North.
west. A clock, valued at SIS, was
taken.
Although police were unable to
locate church officials familiar with
the amount OF money in the safe,
it was said that Sunday collections
generally amounted to about 500.
Detectives said the burglars
gained entrance to the church by
crawling through coal chute.
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
Citizens Push Fight
On Playground Site

Undsmayed by continued deafness the part of the Dis
Commissioners the charmen of the House and Senate
District Committees and members of the Board of Education
their protests against the establishment of playground
the of Thirty and Macomb Streets the Ca
Heights Cleveland Park Citizens Association will
andn hair finht
The Washington times., 1929-07-15
WILL TALK COMMUNISM

Whether communism is a promise
or menace will be discussed at the
Workers School, 800 block Tenth st.
N. W., in a series Of weekly lectures
beginning tomorrow night at s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

w. r ELL all know is just what
read in the papers. Now lets
mn Just see what has been fitting
~ across those front pages in the
last few weeks. Course Avia-
tion got great boost when the German Yep
came 2ooming in and on by. ] would have
sure liked to have been on that old Sister.
Not as a Stowaway don't know why those
Birds get my Nanny" SO, but they sure do.
Let me see a Stowaway and / sure see red.
It's been a mighty evsntful last few days
in that nobody has broken the refueling
record. That seventeen day thing was just
on the verge Of being discouraging to
AviatOrS that wanted to stay away from
home only few days. They opened up
line from out here on the West Coast TO
Mexico City and Central America They just
got EN- going pretty near everywhere now.
see where Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, our
great Ace land by the way one Hero who
really never received anything like his pro-
portionate share of Hero worship, 1 want to
drop you all a line about that very thing
some time and discuss it with you He has
never let a yep out and has conducted him.
self in fine high class manner all these years
since them says that the demand for air
travel in this Country in the next few years
will far exceed the amount Of aviable Planes.
Here is twelve different and well equipped
landing fields right here in Les Angeles. every
one almost with line running out TO some
place. Its got by the boosting stage, its in
with the necessities now.
1t sure has been hot all over the Country.
Course these papers out here never refer to
our heat. It's always the amount of heat
proStraton in the east and middle west that
make the front headlines, but just between
you and its been hot out here that the
headlines of other heat waves have melted
on the page while you was reading it.
been working on one of those Talking
Pictures, but its been on one OF the new
sound proof stages and its all air cooled, and
We have had it pretty soft, we was fine till
we started home in the evening.
But 1 guess its been pretty general all over
the Country. ] don't see how President Hoover
has stood 1t staying practically right in
Washington all summer. Course he went
over in Virginia what we learn from Eng
land 10 call the Week end" But even when
YOU are In Virginia you haven't helped out
the District of Columbia much. He has been
doing g little Amateur Dam building on his
Camp up there He has been trying TO fix
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
1--WE Need Reducing Without Hardship" - Says w

the renegade Senators that drop in over
Sunday to escape going to services in Wash
jngion and to talk over the Tariff.
Raed Smoot brings out some foreign and
some domestic sugar every week end and
shows him the inferority of the foreign
brand, claims PHILIPPINE and Cuban sugar are
whats causing all the discomfort in this
Country. He lays all the late Jail breaks on
the lack Of tariff on sugar.
BY the way some Guy several weeks ago
shipped some Apricots back east and had
them labelled that they were raised on Mr..
Hoovers private ranch. and they sold like
Gold Nuggets. Mr. Hoover heard of it and
sent en- word that he was no more responsible
for them, or where they come from, than
DR. Mayo was responsible for that Is day diet
that they tried to lay onto him. That whole
thing YVES got up by the Grapefruit Growers
Association and has taken off less pounds
and ruined more stolnachs than anything
outside of Ca1bolic acid
Somebody ought to figure out a reducing
process where you don't have to 60 through
any hardshps in the way of denying yourself
anything, but just slice off a chunk SOME
place. They take off an Arm or a leg with
no danger whatever, so in this plan they
could remove it from spots where a diet cant
generally reach it.
If i was one of these big Surgeons that's
what would specialize in. My calling cards
would read something like this, "Drs. Moore
and White, removes Of protruding hips,
remGkers Of body lines, distorted calves
removed while you wait. Legs brought back
within the bounds of Carriers Why reduce
and have it come Off the wrong place? We
level all bumps and you can eat box Of
Chocolates while We are doing it,
know just los of Women that If they
could get certain outer sections removed
would fall for it in a minute. Besides look
at the conversation it would give them after
the thing was over
But that has nothing to do with whatever
I was talking about. I just happened TO
think of it and want to see it adopted. .
we can start feeding Women again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

SHENANDOAH FOREST embraces almost half
million acres of timber land within the
counties of Augusta, Bath, Frederick, Highland,
Page, Rockbrdge, Rockingham. Shenandoah
and Warren in Virginia. and Hampshire, Hardy
and Pendleton in West Virginia. 1t is the
largest national forest in the Southern APP
paiachians and forms what is termed the rim
of the Shenandoah Valley
There are more than 200 miles Of roads and
500 miles of trails open to the visitor in this
forest which have been built by the Forest
Service in corporation with State governments
and commissions at cost Of $l25,000. There
are some marvellous views from certain points
on roads and trails in Shenandoah Forest.
Near the southern end Of the forest an OBJ
servation tower is located on Elliott Knob of
the North Mountain Range. the third highest
peak in Virginia, at elevation Of about $500
feet This peak is accessible by automobile to
a height OF about 2 500 feet and the remainder
of the way by trail From the top may be seen
a panorama Of forest. mountain and stream in
the south. toward the Cumberland Mountains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

of Tennessee; to the north and west toward
Cheat Mountain and Spruce Mountain in West
Virginia; and to the east toward the Blue
Ridge Mountains-a distance of 100 miles.
Game is especially attractive to huntsmen in
this section. Bears are fairly plentiful. and
there are many, wild turkeys and ruffed grouse.
game refuge of about 5000 acres has been
established in the Brooks Gap section. Virginia
and West Virginia. and stocked with small
number CT Geer. There is good fishing in the
Shenandoah Forest streams. No charge is made
by the Forest Service for the rights to certain
streams, but it is necessary to obtain license
10 hunt or fish, from the local authorities.
During the past year an area of so acres in
Fort Valley on Passage Greek has been set aside
Tor home-site development. This tract has been
surveyed and 100 lots approximately rs by $50
feet each, have been laid off. They are avail
abe to Summer-home seekers in the order Of
application, at a rental price of SIS per annum.
About 25,50O people visited this forest last
year an increase of 5000 over the previous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

vacation ground, which Is keenly appreciated by
thousands of tourists annually.
The tourist is realizing the recreational use
anG value Of these Government reserves, and
Guiing the past year Uncle Sam was host TO
23OOS 997 visitors who chose to spend their va
cations in the forest campers fishermen,
huntsmen or mixers.
Preparations are now in progress to receive
this seasons band of lovers Of the out-of-doorS,
on the 100 national forests, stretching they
do from Mexico to Canada; from level plains
almost sea level to snow banks of the Rockies
and the AllegheneS; from desert sands to noun
tain meadows, where cattle Craze peacefully
knee deep in luxuriant verdure; where birch,
maple and lordly oak stand with pine fir and
spruce dotting mountain ridges. There is a
grand total area Of over l58,O00O00 acres.
To the camper, sportsman after big game,
seeker Of rest and recreation, the national for
eSts offeI unrivaled opportunity. There are nu-
merous spots along the banks of streams and
lakes where the camper may pitch his tent. He
may choose his own camp ground and help him.
self 10 dead wood for fuel Big game is to be
found in secluded Businesses of the mountains
The visitor must merely observe the State game
laws Trout streams and lakes are yearly
stocked.
To the tourist who comes by motor, and there
were 10 9ol .430 automobiles which passed
through national forests last year. there are
II 600 miles of road constructed by the Forest
Service More than 10000 miles of trails are
open to the hiker. The Shenandoah Noun
tain Trail i'll Shenandoah National Forest. Va,
runs for SO miles across the mountain top and
gives some of the most beautiful views to be
seen Of the famous Shenandoah Valley of Vr-
ania. These roads and trails are marked by
signs and make the forests reasonably access
ibe.
I sc 10 ho trfln If ho hou
tina! Uncle Sam offers the best recreatonal OPP
portunity. Tracts for .Summer-home sites are
granted TO those who wish to return to the for
cSts annually The area is limited to / acre or
less and a term permit running from 5 to Is
years. with privilege of renewal is granted. The
annual rental varies from SIS to $25 year de-
pending upon the location. Cabins built from
lgs are the most popular type OF Summer
homes found in the forests.
Almost at the very door of the National Cap
ital, the nearest of these great national forests
Ger be reached by motor in hours. 1t is pos
sible TO leave Washington by automobile at
am. and enjoy repaSt at noon in a cool,
shaded dell of Shenandoah National Forest BY
the Lee Highway. all but 10 miles o. which is
hald-sur1aced it Is only &c miles from WASH
1ngton at its nearest point on the national
1crest boundary.
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year, ana record number Is expected this
summer. The majority came by automobile
theTe are three other national forests within
motoring distance of Washington or what we
might call local forests" They are Nom
ongahela National Forest. consisting of 25OOOO
acres in Northwestern Virginia and extending
into West Virginia, in the heart of the Ale
gheny Mountains; Natural Bridge Forest l6lll7
acres, IN the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains
81 Virginia: Unaka Forest, 1884 acres. in
southwestern Virginia and reaching into North
Carolina and Tennessee
MOST of the vacationsts who come to the
MOnOngahela Forest arrive by motor tax
ing the route by way of the State highways
leading to the forest 1t is becoming the prac.
tice of the motorists who plan a real vacation
in the woodlands to provision themselves be-
fore arriving or purchase from some Of the
small stores near the forest. They use the
types OF tentage supplied by the many sportinm1
goods houses, bring their own cooking utensils,
an0 use gasoline stoves, CRATES or the open
freplaCes for cooking.
Public camping is permissible anywhere in
the forest At the camp grounds such con-
VenienceS as parking space for cars, freplaces,
drinking water, registration booths, tables,
benches and sanitary facilities are provided.
Here once settled, the camper may enjoy the
cool, invigorating scenery of the spruce eotln-
try. Summer here is cool and mild.
AS many as 1,S45, 693 campers spent q vaca-
ton in the national forests last season, Forest
Bureau figures show.
Perhaps Natural Bridge Forest, Va. offers as
complete public camping ground as is TO be
found in any Of the local forests" Bass fish,
ing, afforded by the Shenandoah and James
Rivers, serves to attract those who pitch their
tents under the stars" Situated in the Blue
white pine cedar and black oak, that Capt.
Smith looked on when he traversed the region
in 1907, today shelter those who venture afar
in the pursuit of rest.
There were $500 visitors who found recrea-
ton in this forest last year. an increase Of 800
over the preceding year. One domestic permit
was issued during 1928, and so far this year
two additional home permits have been
granted. 1t is anticipated by Forest Supervisor
II. M. Sears. that several more will be issued
before the season is over. The famous Natural
Bridge Of Virginia, situated at the western edge
Of Natural Bridge Forest, from which 1t takes
its name is one, Of the scenic beauty spots Of
the State.
The national forests had their beginnings in
1891, when Congress authorized the President
TO set aside forest reserves" as the national
forests were for some years called, in order to
protect timber on the public domain from ex-
termination and obstruction, and to insure
regular flow of water in the streams. The
first forest reserve was the Yellowstone Park
11mberland Reserve" which was created
1oiest reserve that same year. Other Presidents
have created reserves until today they have
I'""hco tie r"cccHt cate'oHd!n" rrn,b2r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Food Dye Ipp,ovsd

HE radio tenor who is so fond of singing
about how blue he feels can now have his
1000 match his mood. The Department Of Ag-
l1culture's food, drug and insecticide admins
tFation has just approved new food dye a
an attractive shade Of blue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
BY MARC .4RET WROE " ATKINS.

UIET places are increasingly Turing the
yacationist away from the noise and
din of the city, as a happy retreat.
To those who enjoy still country"
the silent depths and cool recesses Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

> ELL all know is just what /
read in the papers. Now lets
just see what has been fitting
across those front pages in the
1nrA fn,,, MncLr Gnnnrcn lin
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-09
King Ate Caterpillar

In the biography of the duchess
of York by Lady Cynthia Asquith
is related a story of a king of
England eating a caterpillar.
The genial King Edward was
lunching with his son and daugh-
ter-in-law when his grandson, little
Prince Albert, tried rather excit-
eddy to att .,act the kings atten-
ton. The king, who was talking,
merely interrupted himself to tell
the child to contain himself until
the conversation came to a stop.
The little duke said no more. Later
the king turned to him and asked
what it was he wanted to say.
at doesn't matter now, grandpa"
was the answer. 81 was only going
to tell you there was a caterpillar
in your salad, but you've eaten it
now"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-09
Shower for Miss Rehkamp

The members of the w. G. Q. f.
Of st. PauPs Catholic Church gave
a shower in honor of Miss Anna
Rehkamp in the church parlors
Wednesday evening. The time was
spent in playing cards after which
delicious lunch was served. Mrs.
John Mondloch won high honors at
cards while Mrs. Prasch received
the BOBBY prize. The event was
given in honor of Miss Rehkamp's
coming marriage to H. ]. Sauer,
which will take place the fore part
of June. She was the recipient of
a beautiful hand painted cake plate
and tie on apron. The serving
committee was composed of Mrs.
Ray Prasch, Mrs. Ed Gaspard, Miss
Leora Prasch and Miss Luverne
Rehkamp.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-09
M. F. Woodbury. Died
at Hornell, New York
when he passed away.
Continued From Page One)

when he passed away.
The deceased was the son of the
late Robert Kinsella, and lived
near the old family homestead. He
was born Dec. 5, 1891. On Jan. II,
1917, he was united in marriage at
the st. Anthony Catholic church,
Padua, to Miss Cecilia Pfeiffer.
Four children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Kinsella. They are Donald,
Mabel, Roy and Dolores, all at
home.
The funeral will be held at the
Church of Our Lady of the Angels
Friday morning, the pastor Rev.
John A. Fearon, officiating. Burial
will be made beside his father in
Calvary cemetery.
The mother of the deceased sur
wives. There are also three broth
ers Ed and John, at home; Joseph,
st. Paul, and one sister, Mrs. Jas.
Rouslang, of Raymond township.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-09
Only One Requirement
Insisted On for Book

The affable statesmen in New York
book stores are seldom surprised at
any request-the public demand be-
ing what it Is. But one Of them re-
ports that the other day he had a
request from a dignified little old
lady that--to use his own words
knocked him for a row Of book
shelves"
81 want a book-any kind of q
book-with a jacket that is green,
with red on it," the little old lady
said. She insisted it could be a
cook book or one about the home
life of the bee or South pole explOr-
ations-anything as long as it's
jacket was the color scheme she de-
scribed.
"She wanted it," the salesman ex-
planned "to match the decoration
of her new reading lamp. Can you
beat it,"