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Evening star., 1933-11-15
Telephone. COMPANY
HEARING DATE SET
Chesapeake & Potomac Asks Public
Utilities Be Restrained From
Enforcing Ruling.

Justice F. Dickinson Let's today set
January as the date for hearing on
the complaint Of the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co. against the Pub
lie Utilities Commissions order for a
reduction in rates and monthly credit
to the company's depreciation reserve
fund.
The court denied q request by As
sistant Corporation Counsel William A,
Roberts for hearing only on the rate
reduction order. Attorneys George p
Hoover and T. Baxter Milne, for the
company. said the bill of complaint
was based on both orders, which have
kindred interest and should not be
separated.
The order required the company, be-
ginning in September, 1882, to discount
its bills to phone users 10 per cent.
The other order was for the company
TO credit It's depreciation reserve fund
with monthly interest, based on O rate
of S per cent a year. The company
asked for an injunction to prevent the
Tonn''Teien from putting the orders
ITO eil ID
Evening star., 1933-11-15

to that paving above there, add on to
their rate base. Judicially do not see
how that could hold at all.
Oater.) 1t is not consistent with our
municipal theory which is aimed at
saving the utilities from unnecessary
cost of breaking paving and the COM
munity from the cost of having its
pavements broken. In other words,
worse municipal management would be
one which In one hand would pave the
streets in an excellent manner, and on
the other hand would permit a utility
to tear it all to pieces. That would be
the last word in idiocy.
Commissioner Elgen: In other words,
as I understand it, summation of
your statement is that the District of
Columbia goes to exceedingly great
lengths to keep the various utilities
from having to expend unusual sums
of money for putting down their mains,
and it would be doubly unreasonable
to include in rate base, condition
which did not reflect that. Is that a
correct summation of your statement?
Gotwals: That is part of 1t.
Evening star., 1933-11-15
|GRAND JURY HOLDS
S[ASHER SUSPECT
James Williams Indicted on
Charge of WELDING Razor
at Halloween Fete.

Two indictments charging assault
with a dangerous weapon were re-
turned by the District grand jury to-
day against James Williams, colored,
said to have Slashed seven persons with
a razor when he ran amuck in a Hal
loween crowd at Sixteenth street and
Constitution avenue.
The indictments charged him with
slaShing Francis X. Arnold and George
G. .Vakas. Police said williams became
enraged after a group of boys knocked
off his hat.
Two colored women were charged
with assaulting Policeman Henry Ma
zurki of the eleventh precinct when he
went to 1903 Frankfort street north
east TO serve warrant. Cornelia Diggs
is accused of firing three shots at the
ofdcer, while Adel Coates is said to
have struck at him with an AK. The
ofncer was not injured.
Four Accused of Murder.
TWO men and. two women, all colored,
were indicted for first-degree murder.
The defendants, John w. Duncan, VII
liam Redmond, Frances Duncan and
Bertha Olden, are said to have fatally
injured Armstead Olden, also colored.
in a fight October 8 at 1880 Sixth
street.
Others indicted. with the charges
against them, were:
George Lewis Sweeney. non-support; I;
Ralph H. McCalip. Clarence White.
James Holloway and Richard r. Jones,
Joyr1ding; Albert Williams, Bernard
Morris, Nathan Sondheimer, william
q. Scott and Henry j. Handy, house
breaking and larceny: Fred d. Nc
Nair, William Hart and Harry Stout,
robbery; Timothy Williams, John z.
Clark and James English, assault with
dangerous weapon; Paul A. Lehr. forQ-
cry and uttering and grand larceny:
Louise Irene Brodie and John A. Bro
die, forgery and uttering; Arthur Phil
lips, violation of Section 20, United
States Penal Code; Arthur Fletcher.
carnal knowledge; Grant H. Easter
ling. carnal knowledge and assault
with Intent to commit carnal knowl-
edge; George w. Brown, assault with
intent to commit carnal knowledge:
Martin d. McInturff, manslaughter,
and Willie Simpkins, second degree
murder.
Many Charges Dropped.
The grand jury cleared the following
OF the charges indicated: Paul A. WIZ
hams and Nathaniel Branch, 10y
riding: Daniel johnson and BENJAMIN
White, grand larceny; Charles p.
Young. robbery: william A. Smedley
and Solomon Burkely. assault with 4
dangerous weapon; Thomas Lawrence,
violation OF section 65l-B; william
Terrell, carnal knowledge; Robert Free
man and John Freeman, accessories
after the fact; Clarence z. smith.
homicide, and Hank Allen, murder.
Evening star., 1933-11-15

Being nursemaid to Zoo babies 1;
one way to learn how to keep wart
hogs, galagos, lions and boa constructors
in small city apartment.
A wart hog needs hot water bottles
and plenty of them, at all hours; q
galago comes from Zanzibar, having
beautiful manners; lion grows up very
fast, and as for boa constrictors-
At any rate, it was a liberal educa-
tion for Mrs. Lucille @. Mann. wife OF
Dr. william M. Mann, director of the
Zoo. Mrs. Mann described her expert
ences last night In a radio talk ar
ranged by the Greater National Capital
Committee, Washington Board of
Trade.
I'VE live in a cooperative apart
ment," Mrs. Mann explained, "and it
is one OF the rules of the house that
no one can keep pets without the per-
mission Of the board of directors"
1t was well hammered little noness,
Mrs. Mann said, which crashed the
gate. After that the other jungle crea-
lures, large and small, were smuggled
by the doorman with a broad wink.
Bridge Is Handicapped.
Mrs. Mann said she has done what
she could to correct the impression
that her apartment was a sort of do
mestic annex to the Zoo, although quite
few of her guests for bridge looked
about them before being seated
Tish,, however, the diminutive Colobus
monkey, was something of a handicap
in bridge game. Especially during re-
freshments. Mrs. Mann said that Tish
slept peacefully out of sight through
the shutting and gossip but came to
life with great rapidity when she served
tea.
Tish grabbed of all the lettuce. being
devoted to salad. She also took the
spotlight and spread some dismay among
the ladies.
'Tish was nice little monkey" Mrs.
Mann told the radio audience, but
week of her was enough. / called my
husbands attention to the fact that
her arrival from Africa had been an
nounced In the papers, and that her
public would be disappointed unless they
found her at the Zoo. To the Zoo Tish
went"
Monkeys never stayed long, Mrs.
Mann said, but as for galagos-ZanZi,
Evening star., 1933-11-15
HOUSEWIVES Asked
FOR VIEWS ON MILK
A. A. A. QUESTIONABLE Seeks
Attitude on Municipal Own
ership of Plants.
QUESTIONABLE 10 housewives 10 de.

A QUESTIONABLE 10 housewives 10 de.
ownership and operation of milk dis
tributing plants has been sent out by
DIR. Frederic c. Howe. consumers coun-
sci for the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration.
At the same time the A. A. A. cited
two Philadelphia chain store systems
to show cause why their licenses to dis
tribute milk shouldn't be revoked. They
are charged with violating the milk
code set up for the Philadelphia area
The retail price fixed in Philadelphia
for class b milk, the type most COM
monty used, is IL cents a quart. Two
distributors lost their licenses for cut
ting the price and for paying farmers
less than the minimum set up by the
agreement
against the Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Co. and the American Stores Co
for alleged violations Of the retail price
schedule. They have been given 10
days to answer the charges.
Suggestions Invited.
DR.. Howe's QUESTIONABLE invited sug-
gestions from housewives for improve
ment Of milk marketing conditions. 1t
also included the following questions
DO you think you have to pay toe
much for milk? Would you buy more
milk II the price were lower? Do YOU
think the milk companies could serve
you for less money?
DO you think the Government
should control selling of milk? Do YOU
think your city should own milk dis
tributng plants and distribute milk?'
Dr. Howe reported yesterday that
the middleman's share of the cost OF
foodstuffs dropped &on an average OF
! cent between September 26 and Octo-
Der "a. The spread between the price
received by the producer and the price
paid by the consumer is still higher, he
said, than it was in 1929.
Farm Prices Increase.
Professors and distributors received
an average OF 81 cents of the consum-
er's dollar in october, as compared with
So cents in September. In February oil
this year the spread was 50 cents, but
in 1929 1t was only SO cents
Farm prices on Ii foods increased Al
per cent between February and last
month, whereas the retail prices in
creased only 20 per cent. Bread prices
however, show a larger retail increase
and, DR.. Howe said, the gain cannot
wholly be explained by the increased
price in ingredients.
The IA foods on which the calcula.
tons are based are beef, pork, lamb
chicken, eggs, whole milk, evaporatec
milk, butter, cheese, rice, potatoes, -four
bread and macaroni.
Evening star., 1933-11-15
MRS. [. C. BRAST0W
DIES AT AGE OF 1O1
Oldest Member of National Cathe-
dral Association Had Been d. C..
Resident 80 Years.

Mrs. Louis c. Brastow who was lOl
years old on November 10 and the
Oldest member of the National Cath
edral Association. died early TODAY at
her nome, ZOOS N street. She had been
confined to her room for several months.
but remained actively interested in the
construction work at Washington Cath
edral until the last.
A renewal Of her membership in the
fellowship of the Cathedral builders
was received by Right Rev. James T.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, at
noon today after news Of her death had
been communicated to his ONCE
native Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Bras
tow had been resident of Washing
ton for approximately 80 years. She
was present at the laying Of the Cathe-
dral foundation stone, September 29.
1907, and also attended the dedication
service OF the great choir September
29, 1882. Her maiden name was Mary
w. Longstreth.
surviving relatives include her daugh-
Ter, MISS Anna G. Brastow; a grand
SON, +. Addison Brastow, I'd, and two
great-grandsons, r. Addison Brastow.
50, and jerome d. Brastow.
Prayers OF commemoration were to
be offered at the Cathedral this after
noon at O'Clock, and funeral serv-
ices VIII be conducted In Philadelphia
Friday.
Evening star., 1933-11-15
CHEST UNIT PLANS
COMPLETE TONIGHT
1900 Workers to Begin Can
vasS of Homes and Small
Businesses Tomorrow.
Final preparations for active cam.

q AAoA FAbfoheWoAtD ava utWFb bHui
paigning by the Metropolitan Unit of
the Community Chest viii be nade~to-
night at a dinner to be held at the
Mayfiower Hotel, at I o'clock. Tomor-
row approximately 1000 workers will
take the field. canvassing homes and
business establishments in which less
than 20 workers are employed.
Harry Hopkins, Federal emergency
relief director; Bishop James Z. Free
man. and Frank j. Hogan, general
chairman Of the campaign, will address
the workers. Joseph D. Kaufman,
Chairman Of the unit, will preside. He
explained today that the cost Of the
and by special contributions made spe-
ciflcally for that purpose.
Well on by Tomorrow.
With the Metropolitan Unit at work
tomorrow, the campaign will be well
under way. The Special Gifts Unit has
been at work for several days and the
Group Solicitation Unit started work
yesterday. The Governmental Unit
will get into action Friday morning fol-
lowing supper meeting tomorrow
night at the Department Of Commerce
cafeteria
Lie AlSI ICPOII UlcttlIlR OF Lle CAM
paign will be held in the ball room of
the Willard next Monday, at 1915
o'clock.
Sunday will be Community Chest day
IN all the churches of the Capital
Pastors Of all Protestant churches have
agreed either to preach q special SER
mon, make some mention of the cam
paign, or permit a special speaker from
the Community Chest to share a por-
ton Of the time in the pulpit.
All Catholic churches will receive a
letter on the Chest from Archbishop
Michael ]. Curley, which will be read
to the several congregations. Arch
bishop Curley has followed this custom
for several years.
Rabbis to Make Pleas.
Rabbis of all Hebrew congregations
will refer to the Community Chest in
their addresses Friday night in the
synagogues of Washington. They will
stress the work done by Jewish organ
1zations through the Community Chest.
The Church Committee of the speakers
Darby, G. G. Whitney, Harry X. Boss,
who will assign speakers to the churches
wherever they are wanted. Other MEM
bers OF the committee are DR.. w. l..
Darby, G. G. Whitney, Harry K. Boss
DR.. H. w. o. Millington, DR.. William j
Showalter, DR.. A. j. Mccartney, Mai
E. P. Parker, jr.: DR.. Frederic w.
Perkins. E. r. Brindley, Mrs. Harry S.
Bernton and Miss Louise Mcclure.
Evening star., 1933-11-15

T oOKING ahead to the next few
months, when the Interior De-
partment is likely to occupy the
IL new Government building at
Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue, hitherto reserved for the In
| terstate Commerce Commission, Secre-
| tary Ickes, 1t was learned today, is
considering having murals painted on
the interior walls Of that structure by
Indian artists.
On the cabinet officers desk are
samples of the Indians art, similar to
those done by Pueblo Indian painters
in New Mexico. Photographs of these
murals are being studied by the Sec
retary and 1t Is likely that the Fine
Arts Commission will be called upon
to render its opinion on this subject.
A. E. Demaray, associate director of
National Parks, Buildings and Reserva-
tions, already has been considering the
use of murals by the Indians in the
Interstate Commerce Commission Build
ing.
The Pueblo Indian painters have
executed their murals on the walls. of
the Indian school at Santa Fe, ". Mex,
which Is the center of arts and crafts
of the Indian service. They also
decorated the Mayan Temple at the
Century Of Progress Exposition In Chi
cago.
The Indian painters not only do
their murals in oil, but are noted for
work in tempera color in Indian style
and also water color. Artists say these
are Indian in subject and feeling, but
use the white mans medium Of water
color to portray their work.
Now that the old Public Buildings
Commission, which had control of Gov
ernment space here, has been abolished
under the Presidents reorganization
and It's functions taken over by the
Interior Departments division of Gov
eminent space control in the build
ings branch, Secretary Ickes holds the
trump hand in apportioning locations
for the Government units.
Mr.. Ickes is represented as being ex-
Evening star., 1933-11-15
Care of Zoo Babies In Home
Keeps Directors Wife on Go
Mrs. Mann Finds Wart Hogs Galagos,
Lions and Boas Require Much Atten-
ton and Some Too Much.

Mrs. Mann recalled, lived three years al
their apartment because he was tame
amusing, undemanding and meticulous
as to personal habits"
The wart hog. however, was a tran
sient guest. The little fellows mother
had refused to nurse it. Mrs. Mann
was indignant at first but learned to
sympathize with the mother
With warts on its nose, callouses on
its knees. no hair on its back, quite
blind and little greasy" Mrs. Mann
remarked, this piglet was the only
baby animal I have ever seen that my
heart did not go out to at once.
Care All in Vain.
my husband named it Junior and
did the best could for it. I coaxed
it to take warm milk from my fingers
and I got up at regular intervals all
night to replace the hot-water bottles
around its box. In spite Of all my
care. 1t died in couple of days"
Not SO with the monkey which DR.
and Mrs. Mann locked in their bath
room. They took this precaution after
previous Simian had done over their
apartment after topsy-turvy fashion
of its own.
The next morning the second monkey
had pried open the medicine closet.
HE had spread toothpaste all over
his face" Mrs. Mann said, land razor
blades, bottles and other inedibles all
over the floor" This monkey, too,
went back to the Zoo.
Mrs. Mann grew to like the boa con-
strictor. which also went back to the
Zoo after its indisposition was rem
edied. The baby lion which Mrs. Mann
nursed back to health thrived so on
milk in warm bottles its claws grew
along with its weight.
Thus another exhibit was added to
the Zoo.
BY way of conclusion, Mrs. Mann
said: 81 have Travelled with Cuban hum
ming birds In my state room at sea,
with Siamese fish in my Pullman berth;
have taken taxicab rides with boa
constructors and baby gorillas; I have
made cup custards and egg nogs for
baby monkeys, caught grasshoppers for
galagos-
But notwithstanding all that, I
have never permitted salamanders In
the ice box. lizards in the bed room or
turtles in the bath tub!"
Evening star., 1933-11-15
BRIDE DRAWS UP
TWOL|QUOR BILLS
Alternate Proposals Embody
Quebec Dispensing and
Gotham Licensing.

= Corporation Counsel w. w. Bride and
his principal assistant, Vernon E. West,
have completed drafts of two bills pro-
posing alternate methods of handling
the sale of liquor in the District.
These plans, one calling for a gen.
eral licensing system similar to that
adopted by New York, and the other
modelled after the Quebec government
dispensary system, will be forwarded
to the Senate and House District Com
mittees for consideration prior to the
convenfng OF Congress in January.
Because Of the changes in the Board
of Commissioners, however, the pro-
posed legislation will be submitted to
the new Commissioners before the bills
are forwarded to Congress, Bride said.
This viii be done so Melvin G. Hazen
and George <. Allen may suggest
changes If they wish.
Bride, however, has prepared the pro-
posed legislation at request of Senator
William King Of Utah and Representa-
tive Mary T.. Norton Of New Jersey,
heads OF the Senate and House District
Committees.
Bride originally planned to sub
init three or four alternative plans.
After extended study Of various pro-
posed methods, he and West concluded
to draft but two, since other interests
win submit other proposals prior to the
opening Of Congress.
The bills were drafted during q s.
day session at Brides Summer home at
Rehoboth Beach, Del.
The corporation counsel declined to
reveal details of his plans until they
are In the hands Of Senator King, but
indicated that one would be similar
70 the license plan adopted by New
York and the other would be similar
to the dispensary plan for "off SALE
liquor, somewhat along the line Of the
Quebec plan.
Rufus S. Lusk, who served as ma
tional legislative officer Of the Crusaders
for the past several years, win submit
plan fashioned after the Swedish or
Bratt system This calls for q liuuor
commission empowered to charter q
private corpGEnti0n which would be re-
sponsible tog all liquor sales
Evening star., 1933-11-15
GAS HEARING GETS
FEW HOURS DELAY
Clayton to Appear This After.
noon in Behalf of Motion
on Outside Concerns.

The Public Utilities Commission In
terrupted the valuation hearings on
the Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Co.'s properties to hold an execu-
tive session on other matters this
morning, but the hearings were to be
resumed at O'Clock.
At that time william NICK. CLAYTON
Is due to inquire Of the commission
what happened to his motion to make
the out-of-town owners Of the compan-
les parties to the case This motion
was granted some months back, but SO
far none Of them has put in an ap-
pearance.
The hearing yesterday afternoon was
marked by continuation of Mr.. Clay
tons onslaughts on the private confer
ence between engineers prior to the
open hearing. He moved to strike
from the record any joint report agreed
upon in conference, and also to include
in the record all field notes, steno-
graphic transcripts, or other material
which might show what went on In
formally before the formal joint state
ments were reached. The commission
said 1t would rule on this motion later
Paving Item Discussed.
The item Of paving, for which the
two companies claim valuations of
$1,274,720 and $255,528, respectively,
came in for much critical attention
from Engineer Commissioner John G.
Gotwals, who has charge of the District
Highway Department and is also q
member Of the Utilities Commission.
Testimony by the companies engi-
neer, August C. Klein, showed the fig
ures are built up on basis Of having
to replace on June 80, 1892, all of the
paving over their then existing gas
mains and services. rlus the cost Of cut
ting the pavements TO lay the mains.
These figures were worked out at rates
charged by the District to utilities for
cuts made In streets. Gotwalls said
they were excessive, because the rates
charged by the District are punitive and
intended to discourage utilities from
cutting the street surfaces.
Part OF the colloquy on this subject,
reproduced from the stenographic tran
script of the record, runs:
Gotwals: Part of that cost Is, you
might say. punitive cost for bad man.
agement. I do not think that that
should 60 in the rate base, that punitive
cost for bad management, in cutting up
brand-new paving which belonged to all
the people. I am exceedingly reluctant
to admit that that should go in the
rate base. That is what this case is for.
A structure that the city has put down,
and that belongs to all of the people,
then 1t is broken up for something that
might have been foreseen. We would
take new way out-sidewalks or
alleys.
Gater.) Well. If we could estimate
the cost Of replacing the pavement
which now covers the main, If that is
sound, then we could calculate equally
well, or estimate it ON streets that were
paved only after the main was placed
1t seems TO me In the same family Of
thought, and the latter think Is thor
oughly unsound, that, utility. having
its mains pseced under the city streets.
can then, as the public adds quality
Evening star., 1933-11-15

tremely desirous of having the Interior
Department occupy the new Interstate
Commerce Commission Building. The
Public Works Administration, of which
Mr.. Ickes is administrator, has re-
Gently been pushing out of the present
Interior Department Building various
Government units, such as the Federal
Radio Commission, the Federal Power
Commission, the Fine Arts Commission,
the Veterans Administration, the Re.
clamation service and now the Indian
ONCE is slated to vacate the building
In order to make room for the growing
needs OF the public works organization.
Government authorities in touch with
Government space control foresee the
Evening star., 1933-11-15

time, a few months hence, when the
Public Works Administration will oc-
cupy practically all the present Inter
ior Department In order to get his
scattered agencies under one roof, Mr..
Ickes is depicted as having his eye on
the Interstate Commerce Commission
structure. That independent body,
which governs the Nations railroads.
Is represented as being highly incensed
over the prospective snatChlng away Of
its new quarters by the Interior De-
partment- But, Government authori-
ties point, the old Public Buildings
Commission, which assigned the space
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, no longer exists.
Evening star., 1933-11-15
Group Plans Dance.

A harvest moon dance will be held
IN Odd Fellows Hall, Clarendon, Va,
from to IL O'Clock tonight, under
auspices of the Association Of Adequate
Parking and Recreation Facilities
Among Government Employees. The
National Hawaiians' Orchestra win
play and several numbers will be sung
by Miss Dorothy Davenport, soprano,
and Marvin Gardner, baritone.
Evening star., 1933-11-15
Women to Serve Sumner

SANDY SPRING. Md, November Is
tSpeciaD Mrs Mahlon Kirk, 4th, viii
have Q large committee to assist her
when, on Friday evening, the ladies
supper at Sherwood School for the BEN
eft OF the school.
Evening star., 1933-11-15
CENTRAL PUPILS WIN
Two Are victors in Contest for
Coach Model Construction.

Two Central High School students
have constructed the best miniature
model Napoleonic coaches in the fg33
Washington inter-school Competition
conducted by the. Fisher Body Crafts
mans Guild, 1t was announced TODAY.
John Simpson. 2400 Sixteenth street
built the best model in the Junior a,
vision, while the coach Constructed bv
Guy Lanzillotti, 6524 Eighth street. won
first honors In the senior class.
Two silver plaques win be presented
to Central High School Ia recoenition
students In the contest,
Evening star., 1933-11-15
Pudding Heavily Taxed.

A slice Of pudding sent from England
to a girl in Paris was subject to duty
under seven headings, apart from the
actual postage fee.