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Evening star., 1931-04-12

rate Of 81 so per 1000 feet for the same
amount in Arlington County.
Referring to the fact that the rate In
Alexandria is only $1.15 per / 900 cubic
feet, Wood stated that this had been
fixed by ordinance when the plant there
was taken over by hts company. He
does not believe this rate to be sound
or good, he said, and 1t is his intention
later to come before the Corporation
Commission and ask readjustment Of
rates in Alexandria, believing that the
perogatives of the commission have
been usurped by the city council in
fixing rates.
He went on to say that IN his opinion
the prevailing rates in Arlington County
compare favorably with any on the
Atlantic seaboard, when all things are
considered. Certainly, he declared, they
are as favoroble as those IN Lynchburg
Newport News, Richmond and Boston.
II not more So From the standpoint of
density of consumers, he stated the be-
lief that the Arlington rates compare
favorHbly with the Alexandria rate.
Expects Consumer Increase.
Wood was cross-exsmined at length
by G. o. BRshan, valuation counsel for
Arlington County. During this eX-
animation he stated that IS miles Of
new mains we're laid in the Arlington
County territory last year. Although
the company has so far obtained only
126 Of the estimated potential customers
in the new territory, he said, It is ex-
pected to obtain at least 80 per cent Of
that number before the end of July.
He said that S175.0 had been ex-
pended in extension of the distriblIt-
ing system
The Arlington County officials are
attempting TO obtain rate of not more
than Sl.2O for the first $500 feet of
gas consumed.
Associated with Kephart and Bashsn
in the case was Commonwealth At
torney William c. Cloth Members OF
the Board Of County Supervisors and
County Directing Engineer C.. l.. Kin
nier also attended the hearings.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
RATE DECISION
READY IN 60 DAYS
Richmond Hearing Ended on
Lower Charges Sought
in Arlington.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Bpectal dispatch TO The star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-THE Ar
lington County gas rate case, which has
been in progress since "wednesday be-
fore the State Corporation Commission,
was concluded yesterday afternoon and
announcement made that there would
be no decision for at least two months.
This delay is brought about by the fact
that counsel for the plaintiffs were given
30 days in which to file briefs and coun-
sci for the RoSSlyn Gas o., defendants,
were given IS days after that to answer
them. Counsel for plaintiffs will then
be given i've days In which to reply.
Wood Only Defense Witness.
@. A. @. Wood, president of the
Washington Gess Light Co., parent COM
pany OF the RosSlyn Gas Co., was the
only witness put on by the defense. He
stated that the Washington Gas Light
Co. would sell gas to the Arlington
County plant at wholesale rate of SO
cents per 1000 cubic feet but for the
fact that the Public Utilities Commits
sion of the District Of Columbia had
prescribed the 6D-cent rate.
This statement verified a declaration
made earlier in the case by c. l. Kep-
hart, valuations engineer for Arlington
County.
It is his intention, Wood said, TO ask
the District of Columbia commission
for permission to charge lower whole
sale rate but he could give no asEur-
ance that this would bring about imme-
date cheaper rates TO consumers in
Arlington County.
VIII Seek 10 Harmonfze Rates.
Wood declared that it was his In
tention to attempt to harmonic al
rates in the area served by the Wash
ington company. This was in reply tc
question as to the gas rate in Mont
gomery County, Nd, which, it was
shown, Is S1.20 per 1000 feet for the
f1rBt $500 feet consumed, as against q
Evening star., 1931-04-12

The District of Columbia department
council of administration met, in reg
lllar session, at the board room of the
District Building on Monday night, but
Immediately declared an adjournment
out of respect and honor to their late
comrade, Francis C. HUM, past de-
partment commander, and member
of National Capital Post, No. l27.
The buddy" poppy sale, as conducted
annually by the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary, is ex-
pected to be a record breaking one this
year. Throughout the past several
months disabled veterans in Govern
ment hospitals have been making the
poppies under supervision OF the V. F.
w. national organization. They will
be sold the week Immediately preced-
ing Memorial day.
Federal Post, No. 824, held its regular
meeting at the Thomas Circle Club,
with Comdr. John c. Strobel presiding
The following new members were opn-
gated: Herman E. Jones and Langley
Derosett. Steamer reservation for q
river moonlight excursion on July 81
was confirmed. The post recently held
a card party for the patients OF Naval
Hospital and refreshments we're served.
Last Sunday Easter eggs were dis
tributed among the patients of ward q.
The following delegates were elected
to the departments June encampment:
Harry S. Burke, G. z. Croweli, j. @.
Ficklin, c. J. Lawless G. w. Burden,
F. c. Lucas, Herman z. Jones, s. @.
Quinn, Edward A. j. Sweeney, j. M.
Dean and G. G. McDermott, and as al
ternates, D. o. Balderson, T. l.. Clin-
ton, r. T. Chesser, L. Derosett, J. H.
Edge J. S. Meyers, e. E. Barnes, r. D.
Slagle, Robert Macdonald, E. s. Atchi-
son and o. G. Cott.
At the last reunion and smoker Ma
tional Commander in Chief Paul G.
Wolman, Department Condr. william
l.. Thomas and Senior Vice Comdr
Oscar w. Hollingsworth delivered ad-
dresses. The following were obligated
in membership: j. Willard Stranahan,
Edgar G. Seckner, Charles A. Ward and
| Earlbert E. Barnes. There were present
a number of visitors from the Depart
ment Council Of Administration and
| other local posts. including Comdr. A.
/ Victor Cerceil Of Front Line Post, and
! Condr John I. Eprecl1eimyer OF
/ Equality Walter Reed Post A program
/ of entertainment was given after which
an oyster supper was served.
Front Line Post, No. i40l, has re-
! cruited i31 new members during the
period between JanuarN is and
/ March 81 a.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
LEGISLATORS FINISH
IOWA u. INVESTIGATION
Six Weeks Testimony Taken on
Editors Charges Against
Oficials.
Hy the Associated Press.

45F Ine HeeDL4dArA fEtsH'
DES MONIES, Iowa, April 1.-THE
legislative Committee investigating the
administration OF the University Of
Iowa closed its hearings today and
began summarizing evidence from
nearly 5000 pages Of testimony. The
report to the Legislature is expected
early next week.
Testimony during the six weeks in
vest. CATION has centered around 81
charges brought by Verne Marshall,
Cedar Rapids editor. against the uni
yersity administration. The charges in
cluded allegatio that certain officials
had used State labor and material for
private purposes, that. funds had been
transferred irregularly, that interest on
Rockefeller medical funds was waived
illegally. and that a few persons con-
trplled the school and the Board Of Edu-
cation by high-handed methods.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
DON'T ENDURE
TORTUR|NG PILES
USE RESINOL

If only a few of those who have
used Resinol Ointment could tell
you of the immediate relief it
gives from itching, bleeding, pain
full piles, you would be convinced
how unnecessary it is for you to
suffer. So gentle and healing, it
can be used safely on the m ost in
famed parts. Many women find
Resino1 in VaIua bic for relief of
local itching caused by acid or ir-
ritating secretions.
SAMPLE FREES Write today 60
Rssinol. Dept. 90. Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

NEE l1NCS his W6Eh.
Monday-Federal Ladies Aux
Hilary, Thomas Circle Club.
1926 Massachusetts avenue.
8 pm; Front Line Post. No.
l40l. Logan Hall, 1902 Four
teenth street, pm; Front
Line Ladies Auxiliary, Sol
diers. Sailors and Marines
Club, Eleventh and L streets,
pm.
Tuesday-National Capital Post,
No. 127, Pythian Temple,
1912 Ninth street, pm;
National Capital Ladies' Aux
iliary, Pythian Temple, 8 pm.
Wednesday - Overseas B nd,
Drum and Bugle Corps, Ma
tional Guard Armory, Sixth
and Pennsylvania avenue,
8 pm.
Thursday-Equality-Walter Reed
Post, No. 254, Pythian Tenn
pie, pm.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
Planes Herd Reindeer.

Airplanes are being used to herd
reindeer in Alaska. Because of the
miles long and 40 miles wide. it has
required 16 men to gather the scattered
herds and drive them. Use of air
planes Will decrease the number. The
noise of the planes frightens the ami
mails and thev rush together tnstinc-
lively for safety.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
Sports at Oberammergau.

Oberammergau, hithsrto famed only
for the Passion Play, Is becoming a
sports center this Winter Skiing and
ice skating are being featured, and to-
bogganing probably will follow. Ober-
ammergau Is 1000 feet above sea level
and some "a the Bavarian highlands
nearby arelSstlch higher.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
DMt I'm glad I did. 1t
forced me to look for v0lMe in
small. everyday purchases"

81 was quite boy with the pennies, B M
and B c. Before marriage. And before the
crash. Just sort of threw my money away.
Bought 81 ties, SO socks, S. shirts, etc. Never
stopped TO look for real value-kind of afraid
Of fwhat some Snooty clerk might think of me,
guess.
"But when I married Julia, and little
Juliet came along, kind of walked up. Right
away learned that the old saying of Con-
fucius about two living cheaper than one
was approximately 1880 boloney.
Fright on top of that l took a little
trimming in the stock market International
Hay went down to 9. And then just to make
things sweeter,I / took little trim in salary.
We were faced with the problem of cutting
financial corners, and cutting them quick. /
was in hOle-but / think It did me good.
Il began to ask the value of things, not
che price. And SO did Julia. We began to
figure where and how we could save money.
Julia, for example, found that she'd been
paying about 3l96o too much for her clothes.
A little shop taught her that. They had the
Evening star., 1931-04-12
BRITISH COMEDIAN DIES
will Evans, Son of Noted Trooper,
succumbs at 81.

LONDON, April IL GRl.-Will Evans,
wefl-known British comedian, died here
tcdsy ct the age of 81. He was son
Il Frederick William Evans, noted
clcwn and acrobat of the last century
Tie younger Evans made his frst
spp" arance on the stage at the Drury
Lar Theater iTr 1881 as an animal i'm
Ters9 ator in the pantomime Of Robin
ron C4usoe." He later played In the
lsaoing theaters of Europe and the
United. States. He visited America IN
1s9Q. %
Evening star., 1931-04-12
/ took
TRIMMING
in the G Il1ARKE7"

I'd ask FIRST Is it really worth that muchl'
became, IN short, value hound
Even Tooth Paste came under my scrl.
tiny. had never given it much thought be-
fore. Just vaguely assumed that In order TO
get results you had TO pay high prices. Any
dentist could have told me that was wreng;
that as far as results went all tooth pastes
were pretty much alike.
"To make a long story short, Julia and
quit buying fancy priced dentifrices and
started IN on Listerine Tooth Paste. I'd
seen it advertised at 25e and knew that if
made by the LambertS it must be good.
"Well, my eyes were certainly opened. So
were Julia's So were the cooks. We had
never had tooth paste that tasted SO pleas
ant. That left the mouth with such a won-
derful feeling of cleanliness and invigoration.
Or that frightened our teeth so beautifully.
They fairly seemed TO sparkle.
"And we accomplished saving Of around
Sl5-cut our tooth paste bill practically IN
half That was year ago. And we are still
using it. And still saving money. And, be-
lievc me, Julia ar are pretty fusyy aboue
what we use on our teeth"
There isn't much more TO add except that
Listerine Tooth Paste is used constantly by
more than three million critical men and
women. They have compared it with other
dentifrices at high prices and are won to it be-
cause Of the brilliant results it accomplished
Evening star., 1931-04-12

The Dutch are said to be the mes
successful nation in the world IN gov
erning colonies.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

same models IN the
same materials, thread
for thread, that the old
place had-at about a
third less.
"As for me, before
I'd make a purchase
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Front Line Post, No i40I, has re-
cruited i31 new members during the
period between JanuarN is and
March 3As az
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Get a tube YOURSELF
Try Thoroughly. And
you, too, win be con-
WINGED of its SUPERIOR
ity. Lambert Phar~
macal Company, Sc.
Louis, No. y. S. A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

While Gridley was deep in sleep, the scout
plane was lowered to the ground, where it
underwent careful inspection by the engineers
of the 0-220. When he appeared, ready to take
of, he carried heavy rifle My recent expert
ences," he said, have taught me not to VEN
ture far into Pellucidar unarmed. 1 expect
to land, for somewhere out there those fellows
are waiting and hoping for aid. I shall not re-
turn until have brought it to them" Good
by old man." said zuppner, land may luck go
with you.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

After period of rest Gridley was apparently
no worse for his horrible experience. He went
over the details of the situation with the cap
tain, who asked when he had ended the tale:
DO you think you could find that spot again?"
Yes said Gridley, land I am going to. This
time I intend to go alone and in the scout
plane" Upon hearing this the others attempt
ed to dissuade him, but the American held
firmly to his resolve. Then you must have
every chance for success" said Captain zupp-
ner. you'll need strength. Try to get more
Sleep"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
BY Williams
By Blosser
Martin

Gridiey shook hands with the men, all now
his staunch friends, and took his seat in the
open cockpit of the scout plane Two me-
chanics spun the propeller, the motor roared
and a moment later she rolled across the
grassy meadowland toward the forest at the far
side. The watchers saw it rise swiftly and
make great circle and they knew that Gridlev
was looking for a Landmark. Twice it circled
above the open plain and then darted away
across the forest. Now began the troubles of
the brave American who had courted the I'M
known danger Of Pellucidars MONDAY sky
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

Jason Gridley doggedly struggled on for
what seemed like weeks to him. It was the
rarest bit of luck that he had taken the right
direction and at length had stumbled into view
of the lookout on the 0-220. The rescue party
reached him just in time; he could not have
gone step further. AS they escorted him
back to the ship. his first words we're con-
corning the other members of the searching
party. He was told that he alone had returned
and now there we're but twenty-seven of the
company left aboard the ship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
Ito Be Continued
Check Fraud Alleged

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, Oct. 17.-Arrested
here for allegedly cashing a $3.50
fraudulent check at Peru, Foster
Fooshee was returned to that city.
Officers said they believed the total
amount of Fooshee's alleged worth
less checks loot is about $7OO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
BEGIN HERE To-Day

Old MRS. JUPITER wife Of the mil
uonaire automobile manufacturer. gives
~ enRagement dinner and dance for her
NESS. Who IS to marry DIRK HARK-
NESS, wWho Is TO marry DIRK RUY-
HER. son OF blue-blooded family.
NARY receives q telephone call from
ner scapegrace brother. EDDIE saving
mouse Is strictly guarded against gate
crashers." because Mrs. Jupiter Is wear
ing the famous Jupiter rubies.
Mary arranges for Eddie to be ad-
mitted secretly. When she goes upstairs
70 meet him she finds Mrs. Jupiter
IoDDed and murdered ia her room. Run
nlng 10 ind Dirk she sees him in the
eaToen with CORNELIA TABOR, his
childhood sweetheart.
NOW GO ON WITH The STORY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
New Browniana.

EVERYBODY who thinks Of Joe
Brown comedy thinks Of the wide
mouth, the exaggerated slapstick and
the guffawing gag, and that is just
where Local Boy Makes Good" the
First National play in which he is now
starring at Warner Bros Earle The
alter, differs from all former Browniana.
The screen production is based on a
human comedy drama by j. c. and FL
lott Nugent, who both know how to
invent good story and to create un-
derstandable characters. Joe Brown, in
it, demonstrates his ability to shine in
the deeper sort of humor that grows out
of everyday happenings. You'll laugh
at and like his John Miller, q near
sighted college student afflicted with
an inferiority complex and suppressed
desire to be devil with the ladies and
a hero on the athletic field.
Ruth Hall, the Tampa, Fla, society
girl-probably the only Junior Lacquer
on the Screen-appears prominently in
Local Boy Makes Good" Miss Hall
is one Of the promising young players
of the day and the producers are plan
ming to develop her for society roles
that lend an authentic Junior League
touch to the pictures in which she ap-
pears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
No Special Reason for
personal Appearances"
Of the Hollywood Stars
So Why Are They Forced to Follow Producers
Command, "Go East, Young Mani Ten Argu-
ments Against Their Appearance
By E. de S. Melcher.

"You walk along the boulevardS
out there and nobody pays any
attention to you. You don't sign
more than one autograph a year.
And here" Here in Washing
ton, for instance, Haines stayed
in his dressing room from one end
of the day to the other. The rea-
son was obvious if you looked out
side of his stage door. All day
long his public" lay in wait for
him, scanning the entrance and
briStling with pieces of paper and
jibbering pens and pencils. "Mr.
HaineS-please would you mind
signing thiS?"-a hundred people
around him, crushing him to
death-if he came out. But he
didn't. Within there was trouble
enough. People somehow man
aged to sneak by the guards. One
lady brought her little daughter.
The daughter unfortunately put
her head through the door and
Mr.. HaineS pushed the door to a
close, not having seen the child.
After a few minutes he received
a note: Thanks for Slamming
the door In my little girls FACET
didn't want your holy signature
That's what these actors get,
through no fault Of their own.
y *%
MAUDE ADAMS has always
~ claimed that personal ap-
pearanceS" do more harm than
good. She has maintained a rigid
standard in this misunderstanding,
furthermore, to be photographed
out of costume or coming before
the curtain at the end of a play
and making speech out of char
acter. According to her, "art" has
nothing whatsoever to do with
daily life. There is no use trying
to mix one with the other.
Perhaps it is time for the movies
to consider this mixing. Why
drag movie actors down from their
pedestals and plant them where
they have no means of best ex.
pressing themselves? There is no
use being hard on the actor. It
isn't his idea of good fun. He is
accustomed to a giant dressing
room, few minutes of waiting
for that clicking noise, which is
U41O SQAAAOAd 1CSU, anu IIlOIG
work. He has been learning the
art Of what to do before the
camera for years. You can't
blame him for not being able to
do an IbSen on the stage when
sudden word comes: GO East,
young man."
But his place is in Hollywood.
And he should stay there. More
ideals have been destroyed, it is
said, by the clumsy hoofng of
near-great film idols than by Ger
tain angles of the depression. If
a man can act on the stage, let
him act. But if he's been merely
advertised as a Hollywood product
and knows nothing about it, why
torture him as we'll as the audi
ence by skim milk performance?
The talkies are one thing and the
stage is another. Neither one
need tread on the toes Of the
other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
Mae West Explains

MAE WEST. before she rose to riot
AVA as a dramatic actress and play
wright, so explains her press agent, was
a dancer and not so much concerned
with the higher learning taught in in
stitutions such as wellesley and Bryn
Mawr.
Nevertheless, she feels she has not
only >"made the grade" but as she is
sitting atop the mountain of success
that her ideas are entitled to public
consideration, even though one be in
clined to discount them on the ground
of bias.
Whatever one may conclude concern
ing her judgments, 1t Is said there Is
incontrovertible evidence that she "got
there" without aid from specialists in
dramaturgy and without being exposed
to pedagogical discourse Of any kind
that helps to make up what commonly
passes as a formal education.
It is her contention that education in
the school of hard knocks" fits one
better for "the trade Of playwright"
than q college course, particularly in
the case Of a woman. She says her
drama deals with life, and how, she
reasons, can one write plays unless one
has seen life at first hand? How, she
also queries, can one write for the
theater unleS one has seen the theater
from its many angles?
eff have any success In writing
plays" she declares, "it Is due to ex-
perience and not to education. I have
been what they call a trouper.
started in the theater early and I've
done variety Of jobs. There was,
once upon time, a quite different Mae
West, who was known, not as a dra-
matte actress, but as an entertainer. I
can 60 out in vaudeville today and
make o living singing and dancing
lHA rather proud q that ability"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
Why the Follies?
TOR the first time in five years WASH

Tor the first time in five years Wash
ington will see Ziegfeld Follies
next Monday night at the National
Theater.
The 1891 edition of this famous
revue has been a sensation at the
ziegfeld Theater, New York, since last
August, and, like its predecessors, it is
redolent with the atmosphere Of Paris
when it was truly Partisan.
In personnel and adornment 1t IS
said to be all American, conceived,
produced and performed by Americans
for America American humor of to-
day pervades it. Our people have
learned to amuse themselves with de-
lightful abandon.
The "Follies" does not reproduce
what were novelties in its first edition
"a years ago when girls swung out
overhead and paraded around in the
audience. The "Follies" does not, and
never did, cultivate personal intima-
Giles. The glorihcation of feminine
beauty is not vulgarized, but is attained
in harmony with every world acknowl-
edged canon of true artistry. Lovely
girls are chosen from the rarest Of
American beauty.
It Is all vouched for by the promo
tiers as, from every aspect, bubbling,
sparkling with the ardent spirit Of
American youth. This defines the dis
tinctiveneSS of the .Follies.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
Beauty in the Follies

Urban, brilliant scenic artist, to the
American public, and his superb decore
have since been one OF the glamorous
attractions of the revue, as well as
the standard for young artists who
wish to win distinction along similar
lines of scenic art"
Laughter has undoubtedly sprung
from the heart of the "FollieS." Such
masters of wit as Will Rogers, Chan
ming Pollock, Ralph Spence and Ring
Lardner have furnished dialogue.
Among the Ziegf1eld composers have
been Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin,
Rudolf Friml, Sigmund Romberg. Je-
rome Kern and Harry Tierney.
Now, however, Mr.. Ziegfeld offers a
new group of writers, composers and
lyricists, including Gene Buck, Mark
Hellinger, famous columnist; Walter
Donaldson, j. p. Murray, Barry TriverS
and Ben Oakland, Dave Stamper, DR.
Hugo Resented, Mack Gordon and
Harry Revel, and Dimitri Tiomkin, who
recently did some extraordinary compo-
sitions that won the praise OF the
Paris musical public.
The technical direction Of the pro-
ductton has been arranged by T. B
Mcdonald Construction Co., the dances
staged by Bobby Connolly, dialogue
staged by Edward G. Lilley, Rasch
numbers by Albertina Rasch, scene;
by Joseph Urban and costumes by
John Harkrider,