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Evening star., 1932-08-19
ENGINEER VALUES
PHONE PROPERTY
ATPUBL|C HEARING
Company Witness Tending to
Show 1t Is in 81 Per
Cent Condition.
APPRAISAL Is MADE
AS OF DECEMBER, 1881
Difference Develops Between His
Figures and Those of Expert
for Utilities Commission.

The public hearings on telephone
rate reductions in Washington moved
into the field of depreciation today
when William F. Sloan, Chicago con-
sulting engineer, was introduced as a
witness by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. to testify as to the condi-
ton of the telephone company's physi-
cal property as of December 81, 1881.
Mr.. Sloan's appraisals ranged from
general stable and garage equipment
and general tools and implements, which
he found to be in so per cent condi-
ton, to right of way, which he credited
as being 100 per cent.
Dial central office equipment he esti-
mated at SO per cent, toll underground
cable at "a per cent and the rest of the
items at 80 per cent or under.
Witness Closely Examined.
Evidence will be introduced later by
the company to show that working out
the Sloan tables in dollars and cents
will show that the physical property
of the company. exclusive Of land and
buildings. is in 81 per cent condition.
The witness was examined by George
P. Hoover, one of the telephone COM
pany's lawyers, and the examination
went into great detail rs to Mr.. Sloan's
inspection of pole lines. central office
equipment and the ether classes OF
The painstaking examinations
and cross denominations of witnesses so
far has piled up stenographic record
of / 200 pages and there Is much test1-
mony yet to come.
An important difference developed be-
tween the appraisal of Mr.. Sloan and
that previously introduced by Thomas
r. Tate, engineer for the Public Utilities
Commission, when Sloan testified that
he made no allowance for obsolescence
or inadequacy of central Office equip
ment OF the manual type where 1t Is
planned to change it over to the dial
type.
Item Included By Tate.
Tate included the item of obsolescence
in arriving at his depreciation figures,
explaining that the property in the
manual exchanges which was to be
shorter realized life than If manual op-
Grafton had continued Indefinitely.
After completing testimony on the
telephone company's real estate hold
ings, the company introduced testimony
through its general auditor, Harry c.
GretZ, to show that the company's
working capital was $1,146,100.
The working capital Is claimed as an
item of value, representing the amount
Of money necessary to have on hand to
conduct business by reason of the fact
that the money paid in for service in
general comes in after the services are
rendered. In some cases the payments
for service are made In advance (for
instance, in pay-station telephones).
but the average delay in paying bills is
days.
The working capital claimed also in
cludes $2S4,200 for materials and sup
plies.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
SAL MON PACK SLUMPS

SEATTLE, August 10 lR.-The Alaska
salmon pack this year was estimated
at 4,500.000 cases, compared with an
average of 5,400,000 cases, by Henry
O'Malley, United States commissioner
of fisheries, here today.
He has just returned from survey
of all Alaska fisheries. He said the
value Of the output should be $25.000,-
600, compared with an average Of over
$40. 900 900,
Evening star., 1932-08-19
Baldwin Rites Today.

BERWYN, Md, August 10 tSpeciaD.-
Funeral services for John w. Baldwin,
78 years old, who 6ied Wednesday at
his home here of infirmities of age, were
held this morning in Hyattsyille. Burial
was to take place this afternoon at
Middleburg, Va. Mr.. Baldwin leaves his
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Benton Baldwin,
and two brothers, Benton s. and Wilby
H. Baldwin. He formerly was In the
hauling business.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
SENATORS TO ASK
| REALTY DEALERS
FOR DATA ON RENTS
QUESTIONABLE Seeking Full
Information Will Be Sent
to Agents of Capital.
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
ABOUT RECEIVERSHIPS
Copeland Announces Alley Housing
and Health Hazards Will
Be Gone Into.

A QUESTIONABLE asking for full in
formation on present rents and on any
contemplated reductions will be sent
TO local real estate dealers by Oscar
Brinkman, counsel for the Senate Sub
committee investigating the rental sit
uatton. it was announced following ar
executive session of the subcommittee
today.
Brinkman said following the meet
ing the questionnaire also would re-
quest data "as to owner5hips, en-
elements entering into the fixing of
rents"
Senator King, Democrat, Utah, act
ing chairman in the absence of Senator
Capper. Republican, Kansas, also an
nounced that the subcommittee be.
neved that whatever affects rents
should be regarded as germane to the
investigation, and that the subcommit-
tee would include in the scope of its
work a study Of prices of certain COM
moditieS such as building materials,
milk and ice.
Receivership Complaints Made.
Another new development today was
the statement Of Senator King that
complaints have been received relat-
ing to the appointment of receivers.
The Utah Senator said the COM
plants are to the effect that in apart
ment houses too many receivers have
been appointed and that the compen-
Sation allowed by the courts to receiv-
ers and lawyers have been too great"
The Senator said Brinkman and James
Ring, clerk to the Senate District Com
mittee. have been instructed to get
full information on these matters.
Senator Copeland, Democrat, New
York, who came here for today's meet
ing, said the next meeting would in
clude a discussion of alley-dwelling
problems, the building code and health
hazards.
VIII Study Costs.
Senator King said the subcommittee
today went over 6ata that have been ac-
cumulated by Brinkman and Ring, but
the details of it were not given out. The
next definite subcommittee meeting will
be on September Is or IA, but King said
that several subcommittee members
would be available II any questions
should arise that require consultation
with those gathering the information in
the meantime.
Referring to building material prices,
subcommittee members said they had In
mind various materials which might af-
feet the cost Of building
This committee hopes to make O
very comprehensive study of all per-
tinent subjects that affect rents either
directly or indirectly" said Senator
King. Senator Copeland added that the
related subjects would include the ques-
tion Of ground values.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
RIVER TRAVEL INCREASES

Three river excursion boats operating
out of Washington carried a total Of
81 ,999 passengers last month. according
to figures given out today by Arthur j.
Tyrer, assistant director CT the Bureau
of Navigation and Steamboat Inspec-
tion. This compared with 47,778 in
June.
The boats are the Charles Manchester,
City of Washington and E. Madison
Hall
Evening star., 1932-08-19
ARMY BAND AT CAPITOL

Concluding the series Of concerts pre-
sented during Greater National Capital
Committee Music week, the Army Band
will play tonight and tomorrow night
on the east plaza Of the Capitol. Earlier
in the week the Marine and Navy Bands
also offered programs in the Music week
series.
Capt. William j. Stannard is director
of the Army Band and Capt. Kendall j.
Fielder commanding officer.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
CAR LINES WILL PAY
DAMAGES TO PATRON

The Washington Railway g. Electric
Co. and the Capital Traction Co. today
consented jointly to a judgment against
both corporations for 81 900 damages in
favor of Miss Jeanne Kinsman. who was
injured April ! when buses of the two
companies were in collision at Seven
teenth street and Rhode Island avenue.
The plaintiff being under the age of 81
years, suit was brought by her mother,
Mrs. Hazel Strohecker. 2l4 Rosemary
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Attorneys Alvin L. Newmyer and
Joseph A. K:ufmann appeared for the
plaintiff, while Attorney z. A. Swingle
represented the Capital Traction Co.
and Attorney Henry w. Keyser for the
Washington Railway g. Electric Co.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
NAMED ELK DELEGATES

Delegates who will represent. Columbia
Lodge, No. IS, at the Elks Grand Lodge
Convention, opening in Atlantic City
n. j., next Monday, are Sylvester H.
Epps, w. n. Davis, Lee Campbell, P. A
Lomax, Charles A. Cornish, Allen
Griffith. Clarence Ackers, Louis Meh-
linger, Howard Walker, Benjamin Chase,
Thomas Shipley and Thomas Holland.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
FILES DIVORCE SUIT

Bethesda Woman Charges Deser-
tion in Rockville Petition.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 1e.-Mrs.
Dorothy E. Painter of Bethesda, through
Attorney Kenneth Lyddane of Rock
Vile, has filed suit in the Circuit Court
here for an absolute divorce from John
T.. Painter of Washington.
The petition, which charges deser-
tion, states that the couple we're mar
ried at Bethesda April 16. 1929; lived
together until the following August,
and have no children.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
Washington News
Police. Think Thief
Who Took Bathtub
May Be Using 1t

Police were rendering. among
other things. what prompted the
man who stole bathtub from
vacant residence in the 1900
block of E street early yesterday.
Maybe pawnbrokers these days
are accepting things like that.
Or a burglar is building a
home.
Possibly a bootlegger wants to
mix some gin.
The tub had a ring In 1t,
guessed one detective.
"AH right" jeered another, "if
you're going to be like that, I'll
suggest the guys using it!"
Evening star., 1932-08-19
S1OO REWARD OFFERED
Police Expect Help in Search for
Slayer of George W. Shinault.

Offer of reward Of 500 for infor-
nation leading to the arrest OF Willie
Bullock, colored, alleged slayer OF Po-
liceman George w. Shinault in the flrst
block Of F street Sunday night last, is
expected to result in the enlistment OF
numerous persons not connected with
the Police Department IN the man
hunt.
Detective H. K. Wilson and members
of his homicide squad have been work.
ing day and night in efforts to capture
the alleged slayer.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
DE VRIES RITES HELD
Former Capital Resident Buried in
Glenwood Cemetery.

Garrett Wright de Vries, % years
old, nephew of ]. Eliot Wright. secre-
tary-treasurer Of the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants, who died suddenly
from a heart affection at Northport,
Long Island, Monday, was buried yes
terday morning at Glenwood Cemetery
here Funeral services had been held
at Northport, where he had been spend
ing a vacation, and services at the
grave were conducted by DR.. Bernard
Braskamp, pastor Of Gunton Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
De Vries was the son Of Col. j..
Carlisle and Mabel Wright De Vries,
and lived here for several years when
a child. His father Is a doctor in the
Veterans Administration New York Of
flee. Young De Vries is survived by
his parents and one brother, Van
Buren,. He had graduated from Will
liams College in June, and planned to
continue his education with a law course
this year.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
MAN PINNED UNDER CAR
Caught When Jack Slips While He
Is Repairing Tire.

Joseph L. Brown, 40, of the 200
block of I street, was reported i'm
proved today at Emergency Hospital,
where he was taken. yesterday for
treatment after being pinned beneath
an automobile on which he was work.
ing when a jack slipped from under a
wheel. X-ray photographs were to be
taken today to determine If he re-
ceived q fractured pelvis.
Brown was pulled from under the
car by James E. Gross, of the 200
block of Seaton court, and taken to
the hospital Brown was working on
tire when the mishap occurred.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
BOYS BAND WILL PLAY

Center Features Popular Numbers.
A program Of popular overtures and
marches will be given by the Boys In
dependent Band at 7 o'clock tonight In
lexington Recreation Center. First and
T streets northeast. under auspices OF
the Community Center Department.
Mai C. ]. Brown will lead the band.
The concert will be followed by moving
pictures of early American life and the
usual Friday night community dance in
Langley gymnasium.
The Washington Gas Light Co. Band
will give concert Tuesday night at the
lexington Center.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
MARINE BAND TO PLAY
Mrs. Anne Y. McGuffey Will Be

Guest Singer for Tonight.
The United States Marine Band and
Mrs. Anne Y. McGuffey. guest singer,
will present the seventh Summer festival
program tonight In the Sylvan Theater
at o'clock. Capt. Taylor Branson will
conduct the band.
The committee in charge Of the Sylvan
programs announced today that next
Tuesday the Navy Band and the WASH
ington Denishawn Dancers will appear
at the theater, while on Friday of next
week a group of As Washington singers
will present Gilbert g. Sullivan's H. M
S. Pinafore," under the direction Of Miss
Estelle Wentworth.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
NEW SPEEDBOAT STOLEN
Thieves Take Craft Before Owner
Has Chance to Use It.

Thieves worked speedily in taking an
18-foot speedboat, valued at $3.50, from
its moorings in the Eastern Branch at
the foot of Twelfth street southeast
some time Wednesday night-even be-
fore Elmer Gruver of the 4400 block of
Schley avenue southeast, to whom 1t
had recently been delivered, had
chance to use it himself.
The lock placed in the chain with
which the boat was tied apparently had
been forced open, according to police.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
HELD IN WINE THEFT
Youth Accused of Breaking Into
Cellar of Residence

An 1S-year-old youth who was ac-
cused CT breaking into the cellar of a
nome and taking jug of wine was
pound over to the grand jury under $500
bond from Police Court todav He
pleaded guilty
Police told Judge Ralph Given that
Vincent Silami, 18, two days ago entered
the cellar of the home. of Mrs. Marv
Maulding. 4700 block of Yuma street.
and removed gallon jug of wine. He
Is charged with HOUSEKEEPING.
Evening star., 1932-08-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Card party, benefit st. Francis de
Sales Church, auditorium, Twentieth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
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Evening star., 1932-10-24

Leading jockeys Of England competed
in a charity donkey race at Southamp-
ton p
Evening star., 1932-10-24
|ECON0My'S EFFECT
ION NAVY DESCRIBED
Officers Cite Promotions
Without Pay Increases
Under Act.

This is the second OF series OF
articles on operation OF the drdsti-
cally cut budget in the Government
Departments.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

ow-"Commerce Department"
Evening star., 1932-03-17
CAPITOL LIMITED
PARTLY DERAILED
Cars Are Only Slightly Damaged
and No Passengers Hurt in
Maryland Accident.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 1.-THE
Capitol Limited of the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad was partially derailed
at Weverton, Md, this morning. but
there were no personal injuries to
either passengers or trainmen, the eX-
ecuttve offices OF the company stated.
The tank of the locomotive, the club
car, three sleepers and dining car left
the track. The train was bound for
New York from Chicago.
The passengers of the limited, one
of the crack trains of the B. & O.,
were transferred to another passenger
train shortly after the accident, which
occurred at 1927 am.
Officials of the railroad company here
said the accident was caused by the
wheel on the left side of the locomotive
tank breaking out causing the wheel
on the opposite side to drop in The
engineer reported the train was run
ming about 40 miles an hour at the
time
Damage to the track was estimated
at about $4,000. One of the tracks was
torn up for about is rail lengths, ac-
cording to the railroad officials, and
the adjoining tracks were damaged.
All the derailed cars remained up
right except the club car and the To-
connective tank, which were leaning
slightly. The cars we're only slightly
damaged, the company said.
Most of the passengers were bound
for Washington. The others were di-
vided between Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York.
Evening star., 1932-03-17
SALES TAX PARLEY
IS CALLED BY c. O.P.
Republican House Members
Decide Tomorrow Whether
to Support Plan.
BY the Associat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Republican House members will
decide tomorrow night whether they
can support the sales tax with any
degree of solidarity.
Representative Smell of New York,
their floor leader. called a Meeting
after petition had been presented to
the clerk of the party conference today
bearing sufficient signatures to force
a meeting under the rules of the con-
ference
About the same time Speaker Garner
expressed the view a vote would be in
order on an amendment calling for a
SIS barrel on 275 per cent beer.
Petition Subfnatted.
The petition, signed by 80 Repub-
licans asking for a party conference,
was submitted to leaders as a group
of about so Democrats affirmed their
decision of last night to bolt their
leadership and seek to kill the sales
tax provision.
The demand for conference of Re-
publican members was filed with the
clerk of the Republican conference by
Representative La Guardia, Republican,
New York.
The presenting of the petition did not
mean that every member who signed
was necessarily against the sales tax,
but that they believed the matter should
be discussed in a party conference.
These developments followed the
Ways and Means Committees decision
to propose an amendment to the bill
to impose a 4-cent-a-pound excise
tax on copper imports, to bring in
about Sl2,000000 This is expected to
gain more support for the sales tax
and to provide the revenue eliminated
Wten the committee decided to exempt
canned fruit and vegetables from the
2.25 per cent manufacturers levy.
Acting Chairman Crisp of the COM
mlttee announced the copper decision
after an executive session. He said it
would be offered as an amendment to
the new revenue bill if the amendment
could be worked out satisfactorily to
apply to all copper products and ore
Douglas Urges Levy.
Representative Douglas, Democrat,
Arizona, yesterday appeared before the
committee In executive session and
urged levy on copper imports He
previously has urged a protective levy
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1932-03-17
U. S. WILL DEPORT
CHINESE REFUGEES
Government to Spend $350,000 to
Send 5000 Driven From Mexico
to Hongkong.

immigration officials of the Labor
Department said today they expected to
deport 5000 Chinese who have been
driven from their homes in Mexico by
the civil government of Sonora and
Sinaloa and who will ,be arrested If at
tempting illegal entry into this coun-
try at Nogales and Naco, Ariz.
The rush of Chinese to the American
border from these two States was re-
ported at its height this week and Of
ficials estimated that by Saturday they
will have prepared $50 warrants for
deportation Heretofore the Chinese
have been reported crossing the border
in smaller bands.
The cost of deporting Chinese from
Arizona to Hongkong has been estinat-
ed at the department at S116 each. The
total bill this country will have to pay
as the result of the so-called exclusion
act enforced by these two Mexican
States will be approximately $350,000.
Since october l 693 Chinese have
been deported. There are now being
detained, awaiting deportation, accord
ing to officials, approximately 500 La
Dor Department officials say $500 are
planning to come to this country.
Evening star., 1932-03-17
Chisel That Cast Suspicion
on Couple Is Found
Near HopeweII.
NEW CLUE UNEARTHED
IN MIDWEST COLLAPSES
Probers Announce Child Held at
Creston, Iowa, Is Not Lind
bergh Infant.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HOPEWELL, N. j., March 1.-THE
latest theory in the Lindbergh baby
kidnap mystery fell apart today.
For several days police from the
Lindbergh home have been investigat-
ing the story of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Lean
dro Lightfoot of Franklin Park, who
told of their foreign servants leaving
the day after the kidnapping. The Light
foots reported also that wood similar
to that used in the kidnapers' ladder
was missing from their home, as was
a chisel like the one found beneath the
Lindbergh nursery window.
Today the Lightfoots found the
chisel and police acknowledged they
were Just about back where they started
on the night of March /, when the baby
was stolen.
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, super
intendent Of State police, told of the
finding of the chisel in his midmorning
bulletin.
Servants Believed Cleared.
In the investigation of the story told
by Leandro Lightfoot," he said, Il
would state that Mr.. Lightfoot has
found the chisel which he claimed TO
have lost and there is no suspicion
placed on Mr.. and Mrs. Thornburg (the
missing servants) in this particular in
stance any more The other parts of
the story are being further checked and
when the investigation is completed we
will be glad to give further facts in the
findings"
While Schwarzkopf said investigation
of the Lightfoot- -Thornburg angle of the
case was being continued, investigators
working under him let it be known they
believed the whole theory had COL
lapsed with discovery of the chisel
The wood from which the ladder was
made, they pointed out, could have been
easily secured from a hundred places
in the region and the chiSel had really
been the only thing connecting the dis
appearance of the Thornburgs with the
kidnap case.
The rest of Schwarzkopf's bulletin
dealt with angles of the case already
proven to be of no value. He spoke of
the child held for a time at Creston,
Iowa. and said birthmark on that
baby's chest had made it possible def
nitely to determine it was not the
Lindbergh baby, which was not SO
marked.
He mentioned also a report of four
men in a blue sedan with New York
license plates, who were seen acting in
suspicious manner in Dunellen, N. j..
the day before the kidnapping.
No Bearing on Case.
This has been thoroughly investi-
gated" he said, land these people have
been seen several times in Dunellen
since While probably engaged in some
suspicious action, it is quite evident
this carries no Importance in this
case"
A call for all Police Departments in
the State to act in concert to remove
the blot on the fair name of New
Jersey" was issued by Herbert C.
Wildey, MorristoWn chief Of police and
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