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The Washington times., 1934-06-16
Terms of Order

This Order directed that, eff.
fective January /, 1888, telephone
companies subject to the inter-
state commerce act shall insti.
tute depreciation accounting as
hereinafter prescribed CIT I.C.C.
SOD. This depreciation accounting
is to be upon the Straightline
method.
Since plaintiff was lawfully re-
quired on January /, 1888 to keep
Its accounts On the straightline
method; and since this method
excludes the crediting of interest
to the reserve account, I am of
opinion that after January /, 1888,
defendant commission was with
out power to order plaintiff to
credit interest in the depreciation
account of the balance therein.
It follows from what I have
said that until the Interstate
Commerce Commission shall have
actually fixed plaintiffs rates of
depreciation defendant commits
sion has the right to fix its rates
OF depreciation so far as its intra-
state business is concerned.
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MarshaII-Finke
NuptiaIs Today

Miss Elizabeth Finke, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. william F. H. Finke,
and Mr.. James Drew Marshall,
son of Mrs. Emma s. Marshall,
of Minneapolis, Mimi, will be
married this evening at 8 o'clock
at the home OF the brides mother
in Alexandria, Va.
The ceremony will be per-
formed before an improviSed al
tar Of palms, ferns and Easter
lilies, by the Rev. Percy Foster
Hall. The bride will be escorted
by her uncle, Mr.. Jefferson
Aitcheson, and she will be given
in marriage by her mother.
For her wedding gown, the
bride will wear ivory satin, made
on simple lines, with long tight
sleeves and a row of buttons
from the neckline in back
to the bottom of the hem.
The long skirt will form a train.
Her tulle veil will be held in
place by a bandeau of old point
lace and orange blossoms and
she will carry a shower of white
orchids and Hlies Of the valley.
Miss Margaret Ruth Fishpaw,
of Baltimore, cousin Of the
bride, will be the maid of
honor, and she will wear a
frock Of pale yellow organdle,
the skirt made with two deep
ruffles and forming a short
train. Her bouquet will be
of Talisman roses and blue
delphinium.
Little Mary Marshall, niece
Of the bridegroom, of Albany,
N. Y, will be the flower girl,
and her frock is of pale blue
mousseline de sole made in Kate
Greenaway style and tied with
a deep blue sash. She will
carry an old-fashioned bouquet
of pink and white rosebuds.
Mr.. Marcus Marshall will be
best man for his brother.
Mrs. Finke, mother Of the
bride, will wear a gown Of orchid
color chiffon, and Mrs. Mar.
shall, the bridegroom's mother,
has chosen blue lace.
Mr.. Marshall and his bride
will leave for Hot Springs, Va,
the latter travelling in a Navy
blue taffeta ensemble, with a
hat to match. After July l they
will make their home with the
brides mother in Alexandria.
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Rates Reasonable

The commission did not in
either of it's orders specifically
find that the rates then being
charged by plaintiff were unjust
or unreasonable.
agree with counsel for plain
tiff that under the case of
Wichita r & L Company v. PUG
Of Kansas, 260 q. S. AZ, SO, such
a finding either by the commits
sion or by the court is a pre-
requisite to the validity of any
order reducing existing rates.
In order to ascertain whether
the existing rates were unreason-
ably high it becomes necessary to
determine as Of December 81,
1881, the fair value of plaintiffs
property used and useful in its
business; its net income under
the existing rates: and finally
whether this net income produced
an unreasonably high return upon
the value of the property.
Paragraph SO. of the. utilities
act, provides that in an action
such as this the burden Of proof
shall be upon the telephone COM
pany "to show by clear and sat
isfactory evidence that the deter
mination, requirement, direction
or order of the commission COM
planned Of is inadequate, unrea-
Sonable or unlawful"
In the appeal from Order 1918
the question is whether the power
originally given by the act Of
March 4, 1913, to defendant COM
mission to prescribe plaintiffs
rates Of depreciation has been
transferred to the Interstate Com
merce Commission; and if not
whether under paragraph 16 Of
that act plaintiff may be required
to credit to its depreciation &C.
count interest upon the balance
therein.
Admittedly Congress has juris-
diction Of both the intrastate and
interstate business Of plaintiff, +,
and might impose the duties in
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JUDGE. FREES.
HUCKSTER

Judge Waldo Burnside. in the
Prince Georges county police
court yesterday, listened SYM
pathetically to a huckster's tale
of woe. suspended sentence and
then opined that huckstering
without a license is still a viola
ton in Prince Georges.
The entire case was aimed
against the unlicensed Salesmen
who spot the highways, waving
down drivers only to attempt to
sell them a package of soap.
The judge suspended a $28.50
fine on Clarence Metz, of Phila-
delphia, when he found the man
ignorant of the law and that
he had been jobless for a year
before getting this job from an
other dealer in Pennsylvania. He
said he could not pay the fine
nor the $500 fee for huckster'S
license.
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Brothers Usher
At NuptiaIs

Mr.. George T. Weymouth, Of
this city, was an usher at the
wedding of his brother, Mr..
Philip B. Weymouth, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A.
Weymouth, of Paoi, Pa, and
Miss Martha Machold, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
e. Machold. of Chestnut Hill,
which took place yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, in All
Saints Church, Wynnewood,
Rev. Gibson Bell, rector of the
church, officiating.
Miss Mary Perkins was the
maid of honor, and the other
attendants included, Mrs. Philip
H. Strubing, I'd, Mrs. William
F. Machold, Sister-in-law of the
bride: Mrs. Randolph Lawson,
and Miss Barbara Weymouth,
sister Of the bridegroom.
The bridegroom'S father acted
as best man, and the other
ushers, included, Mr.. Tyler
Weymouth, Of cincinnati; and
Mr.. Thomas r. Weymouth,
brothers Of the bridegroom;
Mr.. VILLA m F.. Machold,
brother Of the bride; Mr.. Mich
olaS A. Petry, jr., and Mr..
Richard Haughton, of Philadel-
phta; Mr.. r. Clark Smith and
Mr.. Sey mour Warner, Of
Omaha, Neb.
A small reception followed
the ceremony.
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Wedding Today
In Chapel

Continued from Page 1O.)
with a large centerpiece Of
white roses.
The couple we're assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Smith, who
wore a white crepe ensemble
with a broad-brimmed white
starched lace hat, and a bouquet
Of gardenias; and by Mrs. Law
ton, the bridegroom's mother,
who wore a white crepe suit
with small green hat, and her
bouquet was also of gardenias.
The bride and bridegroom left
later for their wedding trip,
the former travelling in golden
brown triple sheer ensemble
with brown accessories, and
broad-brimmed Spanish sailor.
They will divide their time be-
tween South Carolina and Wash
ington.
The bride Of today attended
Converse College at Spartan
burg. S. c., and is q member
of the Enigma Club, oldest of
the clubs which at Converse
take the place of sororities.
Mr.. Lawton studied Engineering
at Georgia School Of Technol-
ogy and at the University Of
South Carolina, and he is a
member of the Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity.
The out-of-town guests here
for the wedding included, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Maner Law
ton, parents of the bridegroom,
and his sister, Miss Rosa Law
ton, of Florence, S. c.; Miss
Jenny Hammond Farley, cousin
Of the bride, Of Saluda, s. c.;
Col. and Mrs. Paul Capron, and
Lieut.. Patrick Ryan, all Of
Quantico, Va; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert HarrisS, Of New
York City.
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I. G. G. Given Power

I think it is clear that by the
transportation act of 1920 amend.
ing the interstate commerce act,
Congress clothed the Interstate
Commerce Commission with au-
thority to fix rates of depreciation
to be charged by plaintiff and to
prescribe the character Of &C.
counts to be kept by it.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission heretofore has prescribed
the character of accounts to be
kept by telephone companies.
The depreciation accounting Is
on the straight line basis. This
basis does not provide for interest
on the balance in the account.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is in process Of fixing
rates Of depreciation to be charged
by telephone companies. In de-
termining such rates the Inter
state Commerce Commission is
calling for the assistance Of the
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Conclusions of Law

/. The rates being charged by
laintiff prior to the making Of
Order 1912 were unreasonably
high and unjust.
2. The rates fixed in Order
1912 by the Public Utilities Com.
mission are reasonable, just and
adequate.
8. The order 1912 should be
affirmed.
4. Order 1913 was beyond the
power of the Public Utilities Com,
mission to make; and the enforce.
ment of that order and of Order
1881 should be enjoined.
The plaintiff was represented
by George P. Hoover, r. A. Van
Orsdale and T. Baxter Milne,
while the defendants appeared
through William w. Bride, Will
liam Roberts and Richmond B.
Keech,
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Miss MacDo
Bride Today

Members of smart society in
the Capital will be interested
in the marriage today Of Miss
Mary Katherine Macdonald,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rod
erick Duncan Macdonald, Of
Houston, Tex, and Mr.. Erik
George Peterson, of Washing
ton, son Of Mrs. Peterson and
the. late Mr.. Edward Peterson,
of Sweden.
The ceremony will take place
at 6 o'clock, in the garden at
the home Of the brides aunt,
Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, in Twen-
ty-fourth Street, the Rev. DR..
zeBarney T. Phillips officiat-
ing in the presence Of relatives
and a few intimate friends. An
informal reception will follow.
The bride will be given in
marriage by her father, who
with Mrs. Macdonald came to
Washington for the wedding.
She will wear a lovely gown of
old family lace, the skirt form
ing a train, and tulle veil; and
her bouquet will be of Gala
lilies.
She will be attended by Miss
Elsa Peterson, sister of the
bridegroom, as maid of honor,
and her young sister, Zoe Mac
Donald, will be the flower girl.
They will both wear filmy
gowns Of creamcolor chiffon
with hats to match, and carry
bouquets of yellow roses. Mr..
Knute Peterson will act as best
man for his brother.
The couple will leave later for
their wedding trip, and they will
be at home after July at the
WeStcheSter Apartments.
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Authority Disputed

Order 1918 directed the Tele-
phone Company to credit monthly
to its depreciation reserve interest
at 5 per cent annum upon the ball
ance in that account. The practi-
cal effect of this order is to re-
duce the company's annual charges
for depreciation by the amount of
such interest which would exceed
$330,000 a year. Plaintiff asserts
that the commission is without
power to make this order.
In accordance with the statute
the testimony taken in court was
transmitted to the commission for
it's consideration. On April 2,
1884, the commission returned the
testimony with a further report
and order in each case in which
the commission adhered to its
original view.
A study of the contentious of
the parties establishes that each
of them has made inconsistent
claims and that each must be
wrong in some Of its contentious.
The effect of the final orders
Of the commission in both cases
is to decrease the company's ex-
penSes and therefore increase it's
net operating revenue for 1888
by over 100000. The effect of
the reduction in rates under Or
der 1072 is to decrease the net
telephone revenue for 1888 by
$358,000. The result Of both or
ders is a final increase in the
net operating revenues Of about
$4,000, making total net rev.
enues for 1888 Of $2,520,0O0.
Paragraph Al of the District
utilities act provides that If upon
investigation the rates of a util-
ity shall be found to be unjust
or unreasonable the commission
shall have the power to fix and
determine reasonable rates.
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INTERSTATE CO IN M E r G +
COMMIS SION - PUBLIC
UTILITIES ACT OF MARCH
4, 1918. PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION ORDER NOS.
1072-1073.
I. The transportation act Of
1920 amending the Interstate
Commerce Act, clothed the Inter.
state Commerce Con1nission with
authority to fix rates Of depreci-
alton to be charged the telephone
companies and to prescribe the
character Of accounts to be kept
by them.
2. Until the Interstate Com
nlercs COnmission shall act, the
District of Columbia Public Util-
tiles COHlnissiOn has the right to
fix the rate of depreciation az to
its intr0stdte business to be
charged by the telephone COM
PGny and such act is applicable
until the Interstate Commerce
Comn'ission hGs made decision
which is inconsistent Herewith.
In the case of The Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone CO. VS.,
The Public Utilities Commission,
ct al, In Equity No. 54859, the
plaintiff appealed from two or
ders, numbers 1912 and 1918, of
the defendant commission,
After a long hearing the cause
was submitted to Mr.. Justice
Jesse C. Adkins, who filed a %.
page opinion, from which the
following pertinent excerpts are
taken:
Plaintiff has elected to proceed
under that part of it's bill which
is statutory appeal from two or
ders OF defendant Public Utilities
Commission.
Order 1O72 defective October
10, 1882 directed a reduction of
10 per cent on bills to subscribers
except those having private branch
exchanges. Plaintiff alleges that
this order establishes rates which
are unreasonably low.
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State commissions, including de-
fendant commission.
Sometime in 1888 defendant
commission itself began a formal
inquiry under paragraph 16 Of
the local statute for the purpose
Of fixing the rates Of depreciation
to be charged by plaintiff.
It is reasonably probable, there
fore, that at an early date rates
of depreciation will be fixed by
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion with the advice and assist
ance Of defendant commission.
The question now to be decided
is whether under these circum-
stances defendant commission
may compel plaintiff to keep its
depreciation accounts by q meth
cd other than the straight-line
method.
1t seems to me reasonable to ap-
ply the principle followed by the
Supreme Court in Smith v. III.
Bell Tel. Co., 282 U. S. 1873, 159.
There the court held that until
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion shall act, the Illinois Com
mission has the right to fix the
rates Of depreciation to be charged
by the Illinois Bell Telephone
Company on its intrastate busi-
ness. Applying this principle I
conclude that paragraph 16 of the
District Of Columbia public utili"
ties act is applicable until the
Interstate Commerce Commission
has made a decision which is in.
consistent Herewith.
After full consideration and dis
cussion Of the relative merits of
the straightrline sinking fund
and other methods of keeping
depreciation accounts the Inter
state Commerce Commission ap-
proved the straight-line method.
See Depreciation Rates of Tele-
phone Companies, Nos. 1470O, 1T
I. c. c. 351, July 28, 1888.
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ing the poor
borrower W i'll
begin plyin g
their trade here
again.
They h a v e
already m a d e
t h ir appear
ance in other
p rts of the
C IN try and
have drawn the
attention Of the
N q t | onal As
S oci a t i on of
Real E S t a t e
Boards.
The scheme
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Nina Carter Tabb
is en- route to London to cover the Olympic Horse
Show for The Washington Times. Watch
for her stories from London.
HpperviIIe Horse Show, Oldest in u. S. Draws
Traditional Gallery of SportsWonen
And NotabIes

/. Team-owned by Llangol.
len Farm.
2. Team-owned by Llangollen
Farm.
Half BREEDS
/. Sunbeam and foal-owned
by Cockerill Bros.
2. Polly and foal-owned by
Mr.. E. L. Redmon.
8. Grace and foal-owned by
Peach Bros.
Four Horse Teams
/. Team-owned by Llangol-
len Farm.
For Three-Year-Olds
/. Glory Road-owned by Mrs.
John Hay Whitney.
2. Crotan-owned by Mr.. E.
L. Redmon.
3. Dorothy-owned by Peach
Bros.
For e-Year- Olds-Middle
and Heavyweights
1. Sir Cona-owned by Mr..
Manly w. Carter.
2. Fadeless-owned by Mr.. E.
L. Redmon.
8. Doody-owned by Peach
Bros.
For Half-Bred Three Year -OldS
/. Dorothy-owned by Peach
Bros.
2. Doody-owned by Peach
Bros.
3. Cataract-owned by Peach
Bros.
I think this is quite a feat to
win first, second and third in
one class.
Congratulations to the Peach
Bros.
Three-Year-OId Hunters
l. Sir Cona-owned by Mr..
'Manley Carter.
2. Crotan-owned by Mr.. Man
ley Carter.
Lightweight Green Hunters
|. Ormoboy-owned by Me-
ander Farm.
2. Cliftons Beau-owned by
DR.. L. M. Allen.
3. Cliftons Rose-owned by
DR.. L. M. Allen.
HaR-Bred Road Hacks
/. s h u m a aker-owned k by
Peach Bros.
2. Happy IOng-oWned by
Peach Bros.
3. Gay Cockade-owned by w.
B. Bogert.
Hunters, Four-Year-O Olds and
Under
/. Spring Hoppe wned by
Mrs. John Hay Whitney.
2. Sir Cona-owned by Man
ley Carter.
3. Crotan-owned by Mr..
Manley Carter.
The Founders Cup
l. Ganadora-owned by DR.. s.
Taylor Young.
2. Cascade-owned by Mr.. E.
L. Redman.
). OQuLnaker-O W II q Dy
Peach Bros.
Heavy. and Middleweight
Hunters
I. Paulette-owned by Mrs.
John Hay Whitney.
2. Brown Bruin-owned by
Mr.. George P. Greenhalgh.
3. Lord McGee-owned by Mr..
T. M. Waller.
Handicap Hunters
/. Whoopee-owned by Cliff
ton Farms.
2. Annie-owned by Mrs.
James B. Hamilton.
3. Rosewood-owned by Mr..
william Frank Burrows.
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or racket Is Dy no means new.
It has been worked on a small
scale in nearly every section Of
the country.
This sort of petty larceny seems
to have suggested great poSsibili-
ties among those who have mort
cages for large amounts about to
become due.
Here's How It's Worked
The intended victim is tipped
off that a certain person in, for
instance, New York, has access to
big money for real estate financ-
ing. This is readily confirmed" "
with no definite commitment. The
result is that the victim is put
through the mill for a very sub
stantial appraisal fee, travelling
expenses and other incidentals,
and then advised that his security
does not justify the loans applied
for.
Victims are not only tagged
through direct approach, but in
some instances the swindlers have
been known to resort to newspaper
advertising when their list Of
prospects" began to run short.
There is nothing the victim can
do to get his money back, but he
can do much to prevent being
swindled. In the first place, it
will be found that if money can
be found to finance a legitimate
proposition, it can be found right
at home where accredited appraiS-
ers will do the work.
Realtors Can Help
In no other city can there be
found such a group of uniformly
fine appraisers, members of the
Institute of Appraisers, who are
guided by a sound formula in COM
putting the value Of property for
loan purposes.
Realtors should be careful that
this is impressed forcibly on the
minds of their clients and other
prospective borrowers on local real
estate.
Within the next few days the
full text Of the housing bill which
passed the House yesterday will be
available, and clever realtors will
be looking for the "joker" in the
measure.
There should be no reason why
the bill could not be construed at
this moment except for the fact
that in its journey through Sen
ate and House, it had it's face
lifted and most of it's "innards"
removed, then put back again
with some shifts of function and
position.
Loans Through Private Lenders
At any rate we know the bill
sets up a 5000. 100000 corporation
in addition to the HOLC, and
places the Government guarantee
behind a certain portion of home
loans.
It appears that direct loans are
not poSsible-but must be made
through private lending agency,
which will rediScount the mort
gage notes.
Most important feature of the
bill-if it works. the provision
that will permit national mortgage
associations to deal in mortgages
provided by the act, the capital
to come from eastern financial
centers.
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BAKER SHOWS
UP APPRAISAL
GRAF TIERS
BY DICK BAKER

With looser money for building
and renovizing, it is to be ex-
pected that pseudo-appraisers
who CLEAN tidy incomes mulct-
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
LEGAL NEWS---COURT DECISION
Decision of the District Supreme Court
In Telephone Rate Revision Case

lquestion upon either commission.
The question is purely one of
statutory construction.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16
Washington College Of Law
Summer Session

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Equity Pleading, Common Law
Pleading, Sales, Bailments, Insur.
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subjects as registration warrants.
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Brothers Officiate

The Rev. Russell ]. Clinchy,
pastor Of Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, of this
city, and the Rev. Everett R.
Clinchy, Of Short Hills, N. j.,
officiated at the marriage of
their sister, Miss Isabel
Clinchy, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hugh Clinchy, of
Short Hills, and Mr.. Lester
Thomas Jones, Of New York,
which took place yesterday in
Christ Church, Short Hills.
Mrs. Edwin C. Stengel was
the matron Of honor, and the
other attendants included Mrs.
Charles F. Jackson and Miss
Virginia PierSon. Mr.. j. Har-
vey Stewart. jr., acted as best
man for Mr.. Jones, and the
ushers were, Mr.. Donald S.
Clinchy, another brother of
the bride; Mr.. Herbert T. Ak
ford, Mr.. William Hoffman,
and Mr.. Harry K. Werst.
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Wedding Today

The marriage of Miss Kath-
crime Ananna Odum, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louise c. Odum,
to Mr.. Emanuel Augustus Hen
nessee, jr., son of the late DR..
E. A. Tennessee, of Glen AL
pine, N. c., took place this aft
ernoon at the home of the Rev.
John E. Briggs, with only mem
bers of the immediate families
and close friends attending.
The bride wore an ensemble
of white with matching acces-
sories. Mrs. A. c. Tennessee, of
Alexandria, was the matron of
honor and she wore q pale pink
crepe gown trimmed with blue.
Mr.. Tennessee was best man for
his brother.
Following a wedding trip
through Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. and Mrs. Tennessee
will make their home in the
Capital.
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Dinner-Dance

Judge and Mrs. Clarence
Norton Goodwin will entertain
at the dinner dance this
evening at the Chevy Chase
Club, in compliment to Miss
Marie Mcintyre, daughter of
the Secretary to the President
and Mrs. Marvin H. Mcintyre.
The other guests will include
a group Of the young friends
of the honor guest.
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Motor to Delaware

Miss Cora Stover and Mr..
Ernest May will motor today
to Wilmington, Del, where they
will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Edison over the
week end. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Gregg Edison, brother and sis
ter-in.law Of Mrs. Edison will en-
tertain at a yachting party for
Miss Stover and Mr.. May.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

state commissions, including de-
fendant commission.
The Washington times., 1934-06-16

INTERSTATE MINER C +
COMMITS SION - PUBLIC
UTILITIES ACT OF MARCH
4, 1918. PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION ORDER NOS.
, 1934-11-21
Large Crowds Hear
DIR. Hills Talks

. Large crowds continued 70 hear
Or. p. b, Hill Of San Antonio in
numerous addresses Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Dr. Hill, Presbyterian minister, is
conducting evangelistic services here.
The series OF Bible studies Wall
be concluded Thursday morning with
q sermon on The Return OF Our
Lord" Friday morning he win speak
on The Christian Home"
DR.. Hill is appearing at MONDAY
services ut the Queen theater and
during his stay here has made nu-
meruus other appearances. including
one before students OF the Valley
Business College.
Or. Hill has selected The Ger
tsintses Of Faith" as his Wednes-
day night subject an will deal with
the things OF which We have pos
tive assurance. "A large delegation
OF San Benito residents IN expect
ed to attend the WednAsday night
services.
The Brownsville Lions club at
tended the Tuesday noon services
nc the Queen theater In q body.
DR.. Hill will close his evangelistic
campaign at the First Presbyterian
church Friday night. when he will
speak on What Presbyterians Be-
neve.r