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The Washington times., 1929-04-18
WHY Shouldn't There Be Lower
Telephone Rates?
And Why Should There be Higher Gas Chargesi

XISTNG telephone rates in the District remain und
IL turbed by agreement until June l. After that they
may be lowered the Public Utilities Commission feels that
the Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Company Is making
beyond the per annual return deemed sufficient Tor
utilities
Peoples Counsel F1ehary is undertaking study Of the
reports the company to determine whether he viii or
will ask reduction in rates. and Washington people
will not be unconcerned In the developments
All the nublic utilities of Washington except street railways
prospered wonderfully the charges and rates allowed
them by the Public Utilities Commission The prosperity Of
the Potomac Electric Power Company has been such that it
compelled under agreement to divide its surplus
with the public in the form Of lower electric light
charges But for that agreement the charges would be
considerably lower than they for the company has for
been making far above the per cent return regarded
as proper.
The two gas companies of Washington ask higher
rates. have likewise prospered rolling up rich additions to
their surplus Their claim is that valuations,
they getting reasonable returns The fight will
on Just what their valuations Some time ago they
presented remarkable valuation claims.
The business local telephone company has had
notable expansion It has had setbacks Of financial
nature The rapid growth Of Washington has brought this
expansion and prosperity.
gold mine because Of increasing business fast growing
city and has been able to cut rates and still make
profits above dividend requirements why shouldn't the tele
phone company credited with able management be able to
do the same thing?
The telephone company has spent large sums of money
lin bettermen much of this going into underground
arrangements for its wires It spending heavily install
automatic telephone service here These expenditures how
ever added to capitalization and do come from
receipts The Washington public indirectly pays for
them.
The Washington company is owned by the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company of the county great
industrial corporations That company Of course gets
lucrative rake off from profits of the local
not much disposed to lowering of rates anywhere mas
much as precedents are set that may give trouble.
in Washington may depend upon the persistent
of Mr.
ment of the p u He is the sole representative of the
public If he digs deep enough into monthly and annual
reports of the Chesapeake and Potomac Company he will
probably find enough padding there to warrant proceedings
for lower rates
To start battle with of the country most powerful
industrial combinations will hard work. but if Mr.
Fleharty succeeds in beating the big combination and in
preventing the gas companies from fong highly inflated
valueAupon gas users he will have made record for him
self that will be worth while in the future
Mr. Feharys great opportunity i now before him.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

In the lexicon. Of youth, which
tate reserves for a bright man
hood, there is no such word as
tali. -Bulwer.Lytton.
What we do not believe Is of no
Importance. The secret of life is
to discover what we believe.
--Sichel.
Some things are good, some
things are midd1ing, the most are
bad. --Martisl-
The Washington times., 1929-04-18

When you know the failing of a
man whom you wish to please,
you must indeed be very clumsy
If YOU do not succeed.-Le Sage.
Life every man holds dear; but
the brave man holds honor far
more nrecious.dear than life. Il
-Shapespeare.
IA
There are epidemics of noble
ness as we'll as epidemics OF dis
ease. -Frouds.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Do you knows
/. What Roosevelts famous slogan?
g Who is the heroine of David Copperfield"?
Who supposed to have made the Bayeux tapestry?
4. Who wrote "The Crown Wild Olive?
S. What generally accepted for the three
s< magi?
g. What is meant by the expression Damon and Pythias
z What dead languages?
Fill each blank:
g. the mother of the Gracch
g. John "Rders the Sea-"
10. Simon -- is called the Washington of Colombia.
II. The -- is the Father of Waters.
IL. A wooden wedding is the anniversary.
Is, -- named the Pacific Ocean,
ID. Salad days days of -.
Is. Edward Mcdowell is noted for
Answers Magazine Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18

Of years who is now acting director of
the budget. Our contact has been
close and delightful. He was with me
in my former capacity as chief of finance
of the Army, and there demonstrated
anew his worth. His ripe experience,
his uncanny ability to appraise a stu
alton swiftly and skillfully and correct
it with unerring Judgment have given
me cause many times to marvel. The
Government is served ably by Mr..
Kloeber. and am far richer for his
friendship.
as I look back on the task lately re-
signed. Other thoughts come, too, Of
long days and nights at my desk, of
unremitting labor. of scant time for
rest; and am reminded of story.
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In Manila. where I once lived, an
estimable lady conducted an exclusive
boarding house. She employed a
Chinese cook of great skill but peculiar
personal cussedness. Among other
frills of his art he had learned to en-
broider cakes with beautiful sugary de-
signs Of flowers and other objects.
This he did with a sort of cornucopia
Of paper filled with sweet. thick liquid.
Out of the tiny hole at the small end
Of the paper a trickle of liquid oozed
onto the cake. Thus were flowers
written on the icing.
One day he was particularly can
tankerous. He was fired. AS the lady
who employed him was giving q dinner
that night his services were retained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18

men and women than those who do
their daily peacetime tasks under the
Stars and Stripes. They hear no mar
tial music; theirs is not the thrill of
rolling drums. or the glory of battle.
Theirs Is the humdrum daily task.
They serve this nation well. They
sacrifice without repining. From the
fullness of ripe acquaintance salute
them. In the ONCE where have
worked most recently 7 have come to
lean heavily on valued aides and
assistants. They are fine men and
women. imbued with lofty patriotism.
The Budget Bureau would not function
smoothly without their service.
A Tribute TO His Assistant.
Heaviest of all have I leaned on my
assistant, Royal 0. Kloeber. my friend
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that he started more than 20 blazes
since 1925. Occurrence of % fires in a
month led to an investigation.
Ftloque confessed that his arson habit
was inspired largely by his love for the
refreshments served to the fire brigade
after each alarm.
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crous spending that
cling still, here and
there, to the Fed
eral establishment.
A certain cabinet
oficial told me one
day he simply had
to have $500, 900
more than the sum
allocated to run
his department.
"All right, Mr..
Secretary" I said,
where will we get
l.? All funds avail
E BILE have been al
located by the
President to de-
.rartments and in
dependent offices.
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But when think Of those long hours
of seemingly interminable work I think
also of that faraway Chinese cook. and
with the eye of memory I see again his
final work Of art:
''las day
dam glad"
(CopyriEht. 1929. by North American News
paper AllianceO
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dam glad
FOOD LURES "FIREBUG.v

NEUVILLE-DU-BOSC, France Up.-
There were few fires in this village, so
Maurice Filoque, the drummer of the
fire brigade. set his own. He confessed
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Spending a Billion Dollars
HERBERT M. LORDS OWN STORY

Director Of United States Budget
This "reminiscences after years
during Lord supervised the expenditure OF more
han Government funds.
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As Told to william P. Helm, Jr.

Calvin Coolidge as President jokingly
suggested to me a course which pos
sibly would help jar loose some of the
lingering, old fashioned ideas of gen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18

I have come to love them. I have
come to believe that high Heaven has
placed here below no finer group Of
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for that occasion. But he was to leave
permanently after the meal.
He received the usual ingredients for
cake-making and proceeded to turn out
a masterpiece. can see 1t now as it
was brought to the table, highly en-
broidered with sugary frosting. In
spection Of the design, however, dis
closed that he had drawn neither
flowers nor other ornaments, but had
given expression to his soul anent his
imminent departure. On the cake he
had traced the following delicate senti-
ment:
'las day
dam glad"
When I think Of the friends leave
my thoughts are tinged with sorrow.
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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, April 10 (Spe-
ciaD .--Rockville's annual cleanup cam
paign will be held April 22-27, 1t has
been announced. It viii be in charge Of
a committee OF the Chamber Of Com
merce, Of which Rev. Bertrarf. M. Os-
good is chairman. The mayor and
town council and citizens generally are,
as formerly, expected to cooperate, and
the usual desirable results are predicted.
Lawrence H. McArdle and William
Van Horn, young Washingtonians, were
found not guilty by jury in the Cir
cult Court here of the larceny Of
plumbing fixtures valued at about $50
from house in course OF construction
at Silver Spring. About the only tes-
timony against the youths was that
they were seen in or~Ifear the house
about the time the robbery occurred,
but they gave a plausible explanation of
their presence there and the jury
promptly acquitted them The defend
ants were represented by Attorney
Charles w. Woodward of Rockville. 9
In the Circuit Court here, Judge Rob-
ert B. Peter has signed decree grant,
ing to Mrs. Florence A. Deming of this
county an absolute divorce from An
drew s. Deming of Washington, and
awarding her the custody of the couples
only child, Andrew S. Deming, jr., aged
8 years. She was represented by At
torney Albert M. Bouic of Rockville.
The BILL which charged desertion. set
forth that the couple were married in
washington November 26, 1919, and
separated more than three years ago.
Rev. Henry K. Pasrna of the PreSby-
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eteryi would have on values Of nearby
property and a wide difference Of
opinion developed.
Depressing Effect Cited.
Such recognized real estate experts as
A. e. Houghton and Thomas p Bones
told the commissioners that experience
had convinced them that burying
grounds have depressing effect on
neighborhood property values and retard
development Of communities where
located. and agreed that the cemetery
the petitioners propose to establish
would surely prove injurious in the way
indicated to section of the county that
promises development In the not very
distant future.
Messrs. Houghton and Bones also ex-
pressed the opinion that the funeral
professions which would be a necessary
result of a cemetery there would prove
detriment to the communities through
which they would have to pass to reach
the burying ground.
Opposition was also voiced by num-
Der of men and women of prominence,
including President Coons OF the Con-
greSsional Country Club, and letters
from leading Washington realtors-H.
L. Rust, jr.; N. L. Saunders, John !.
Weaver, H. Latane Lewis and H. Cliff
ford Bangs-all ) strongly advising
against granting the permit, were pre-
sented to the commissioners.
Letters in opposition from George. E.
Hamilton, Karl w. Corby and others
also were read
Harry M. Martin, Thomas e. Hamp-
ton and Edward H. Jones, prominent
Washington and Montgomery County
real estate operators. strongly urged
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DECISION RESERVED
IN CEMETERYCASE
Proposed Burial Site Near
Congressional Club De-
cIarsd Drawback.
nisnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 10. - After
several hours of testimony, controversy
and speechmaking, the hearing which
began at last weeks meeting of the
Montgomery County Commissioners on
the application of Edward H. Jones,
Harry M. Martin, L. E. Poteet and
James D. Woodroe for permit to
establish and maintain a burial park"
on a 2OO-acre tract on the Persinmon
Tree road, near the Congressional
Country Club, in Potomac district, was
concluded late yesterday, following
which DR.. Benjamin G. Perry, presioent,
announced that the decision of the
board would be made known next Tues
day.
The hearing yesterday was devoted
largely to consideration of the probable
effect the presence Of the proposed GEM
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CONSTRUCTION DELAYED
ON RETAINING WALLS
Other Business Is Tran sacted at
Meeting of Council in
Brentwood.
Special Dispatch to The star.

6pcCIdl DlSpdtCn W 4uc 0tHEs
BRENTWOOD, Nd, April 10.-The
Town and Mayors Council of Brent
wood, voted at a meeting held last night
to postpone construction of retaining
walls around certain entertainments and
streets here. The council indicated the
walls would eventually be built, but no
definite time was given when the work
would get under way.
The council reported that the first
street improvement bond had been paid
of on April 1, and the remaining ones
will be retired in their order out of the
bond retirement fund.
It also voted to order six new stop
signs to be placed at the busiest thor
oughfare intersections.
The council appointed Fred H.
Clough as supervisor of town elections
and registration official. He succeeds
A. A. Vaughn, resigned. Stephen Nc
Way was appointed deputy marshal, sue
ceeding William M. Miller.
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pressed fear that If the proposed prof.
ect should not prove commercial sue
cess 1t would be abandoned after the
preliminary expense.
Mr.. Prescott confined his arguments
10, the question. of the legal right OF
the commissioners to deny the permit.
He insisted that public order, security,
health and Morals were the only things
to be. considered by them In connection
with the application, holding that the
effect on property values or the gem
eral welfare" OF the community could
not be legally considered under the
ordinance, which makes a permit nee
essary.
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PNEUMONIA, INFLUENZA
DROP IN PRINCE GEORGES

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. April 10.
"A marked decrease in the number Of
pneumonia and influenza cases is noted
in the monthly report of DR.. William
S. Keister, health officer of Prince
Georges County, for March.
Only 10 cases of pneumonia and 10
of influenza were registered during the
month according to the report made
public today.
Inauguration Of a child hygiene clinic
at Lanham School, the examination OF
514 pupils in the Cottage City, Takoma
Park, Springfield, Brookridge and Groom
Schools, and the vaccination of 30 per-
sons at diphtheria toxin-antitoxin clinics
at Baden, Forestville and Aquasco are
mentioned in the report.
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terrain Church, officiated at the marriage
here of Miss Eophronia A. De Shazo and
Claude p. Ives, both Of Clarendons Va,
the ceremony taking place at the niarlse.
The directors of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau Supply Co. met
here yesterday and reelected Josiah W.,
Jones president; q. Rust Canby vice
president, and Miss Katherine Benson
secretary and treasurer. The board
gave consideration to various matters
and planned activities for the next few
months
Yesterday afternoon the directors OF
the Montgomery County Farm Bureau
held a meeting here and transacted
considerable business under the direc-
ton of President Josiah w. Jones.
A license was issued here yesterday
afternoon for the marriage of Robert
Lee Odom, 81, of Thomaston, Ga,
and Miss Martha Helen Montgomery,
81, Of Takoma Park, Md.
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WINS SPEAKING CONTEST.
Miss Reta Williams Given High
School Championship.
Ispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNToN, Va, April 10-Speak-
ing on the subject Peace" Miss Reta
Williams of New Hope won the Au-
gusta County high school champion
ship in public speaking for girls, in the
final contest held In Robert e. Lee
High School, Monday evening at 8
o'clock.
The boys county championship in
public speaking was won by Joseph
Cohron OF Stnarts Draft, hts subject
being 1.-THE Development of Liberty. !"
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LYON Park Meeting Tonight.

LYON PARK, Va, April 10 Especially .
~ meeting of the Garden Club will
be held In the COM punity House to-
night. "A stereoptirH lecture win be
one Of the features.
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that the permit be granted. They gave
it as their opinion that cemetery such
eas the petitioners plan to establish
would not only not adversely AFFECT
property values In the neighborhood,
but would prove. a valuable asset to the
Argument BY counsel brought the
hearing to an end, William r. Pretty
man Of Rockville speaking for the PEI
titioners,; Stephen H Colladay- OF
washington for the Congressional Club,
and Steadman. Prescott Of Rockville
for the Metropolitan Maryland Park
and Land Co., which has contracted
to sell the 200-acre tract to the ceme-
terry promoters and which owns 900
acres adjoining.
Mr.sPfettyman held that there Is a
crying need In the county for q
burying grpund, such as 1t Is PROPOSED
to establish; that the proposed project
would in no. way be an eyesore put
on the contrary, a, place Of beauty; that
the drainage system it is planned to
install would preclude the possibility OF
insanitary conditions developing, and
that there would be no undesirable
features OF any hind. He also contend
ed that many of the protestants we're
not proper obiectors and denied that
depressed property values would re-
suit.
Declared Drawback.
Mr.. Colladay argued that it has been
conclusively shown by the opinions OF
experts that the proposed cemetery
would injure property values, retard
development IF the community, jeopar-
die the health of many and prove
generally undesirable. He also eX-
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Herr Max veller's rocket sledge was
recently given trial on the frozen
Lake Eibsee in the Bavarian Alps, his
wife being at the wheel and attaining
speed of so miles an hour.
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Declared DraWbaclE.

-
he District of Columbia. .Nea-
Virginia and Maryland
hProidonc operated Wash
G"s and present. have
dtheu . which anlo we'll
The plant facing e 7 Virginia s" and streets sT on. mr the
III United States
.s dAuusex ntHanda commended officials
physicians and "n. after ren, Inspection G' out
Washington TODAY one the most rapidly growing such
with Asa of adequately
population plans for packing house and ab"t0r have long been
plant people, and invitations from responsible
advantages
strategic County, for
Notwithstanding and consideration project and its approval by the
interested Beautiful Washing
These well grounded objections h" accordingly careful they deserve
And of the dd~a resolution unanimously adopted definitely
uenc Of rea'""
Of m:p the oadp Planning "ao"
concluded,
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That o. hrsouhon
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therefore
application Of this for the permit withdrawn"
publicly expressing their
ID, E s s sss '' and heads " CIVIC generously
!. Auth Provision Compa
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Putnam patriot., 1929-07-03
WOMAN HYSTERICAL WHEN SON ARRESTED
Mother Gives Police the Tip That Wanted Young Man Is on Way Here From Rhode island.

A woman shouting at the top of her voice and pulling her hair attracted the attention of people in the neigh borhood of the old City Hotel and on Union Square. Tuesday afternoon She was taken away by the police and left for her home in North Grosvenordale.
 According to local officers Perry White, the woman's son, was wanted by officials in North Grosvenordale, who alleged that he assaulted his wife and then departed for parts unknown.
 The mans mother came to Putnam Tuesday afternoon and told the local officers that her son was on the way here from Rhode Island in an automo- bile The ear showed up. woman driving it. and Sergeant Lizard and Patrolman Durand took White into custody. When the mother saw the son placed under arrest, although the officers say she furnished the informa- tion leading to his capture, she began to shout and carry on until taken away.
Putnam patriot., 1929-07-03
COURT JOFFRE FOF A
 INITIATES CLASS
Fifty New Members lnducted Into the Order Saturday Night.-Regular Meeting On Monday Night.

More than 250 persons attended the class initiation at special meet ing of Court Joffre, No. 80. Foresters Franeo-Americans, in St. Jeane Bap- tiste hall, Providence street, Saturday evening. Dr. C. T. Lamarche, eN-Su- preme Secretary of the order, acted as initiating officer. j. Alcide Joyal, organizer, who directed the member ship campaign of the past three weeks, acted as master of ceremonies. On the stage were Chief Ranger, A. Laroque. Secretary Aldor Guertin and other officers of the court. There were floral decorations and on table were displayed an assortment ct cakes. later served the gathering, to- eether with ice cream and soda.
 Fifty new members were received into the court After the initiatory exercises there were speeches by MT. loyal. Mir. Laroque. Dr. Lamarche, Mir. Ballard, chief of the Danielsor Court. Mr. Guertin and others. Twen. ty-five women and misses have jcincc the court since Saturday and it IS anticipated that the number will be increased now that Court J0iire ha.  become mixed court.
 Regular Meeting
 At the regular monthly meeting Monday evening. in the same hali the members had the pleasure of lis lening to a fine address by Attorney Telesphore Lebcuef of Webster, wht was given a hearty vote O, thanks al Che close. Mir T0uchette also spoke in an interesting way Co the new members and congratulated Attorney Leboeuf for his work in the interest of Franco Americans.
 The Rainbow Orchestra of Daniel son, composed of four young ladies furnished excellent music and there was dancing.
 For helping the organization a five dollar gold piece was given Mir. Joy. al and a similar token was presented Mir Guertin The members are plan ming to hold a clambakc in the neal future.
Putnam patriot., 1929-07-03
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Dr.. George P. PerIey

Dr. George P. perley, widely known citizen of Woodstock. died at the Day kimhall Hospital, Putnam. last Fri duv The funeral service was con- ducted from the home on Woodstock treet. Woodstock Hill. Monday after noon, Rev. Henry Baker officiating.
 George Putnam Perley was ho-N June IS. 1858 at Bridgton, Maine. where he spent his boyhood. He stud fed medicine at Bowdoin College and the University of Pennsylvania After some years of practice in Wisconsin and Iowa ID health caused him to go to Virginia. where he became inter ostgd in orCharding Five years later be Feturned Co his native New Eng land and settled in Woodstock, start ing more orchards. He was much in- terested in the farmers organizations, being for several years president of the M.ndham County Farmers Asso- clation He was a member of the board o' trustees of the Day kimhall Hospital
 ln lHsG he married Adeline Isabel Foee ot Brilvlon, Maine. Three chil- dren w-ra bern to them, of whom one, Helen. survives.