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Evening star., 1934-11-17
RATE SNAR[ FACES
NEW COMMISSION
Communications Body Must
Pass on Telephone
Bookkeeping.

The Communications Commission,
after day spent in hearing arguments
of the District Public Utilities Com
mission and commissions from nearly
all the States, faces a variety of con-
f1icting requests as it sets about the
task of prescribing accounting rules
and ascertaining depreciation rates for
the s4,700,o 900 900 telephone industry
of this country.
Millions of dollars a year in tele-
phone rates may depend on what the
new commission does. particularly with
reference to depreciation rates. Public
utility companies are allowed to charge
to operating expenses amounts suffi-
cient to replace property devoted to the
public service as it wears out If these
charges are too high, their effect is to
depress the net operating income re-
ported by the companies and there
fore to defeat efforts of regulatory
bodies to order reductions in telephone
rates, it was said.
Depreciation Rates Studied.
There are some commissions, in
cluing the District Commission, now
engaged in studies on depreciation
rates for telephone properties. These
commissions resent an order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, is
sued after the creation of the new
Communications Commission, putting
depreciation rates offered by the COM
panies into effect until later action
tho latter VIC y,t
this order vacated, so as to disregard
the companies figures altogether, and
want to put their own rates into
effect.
Other commissions want the COM
munications group to make its own
study and put rates into effect after
they have had a chance to study the
findings.
Bell Wants Rates Uniform.
The Bell System companies want
the new commission to proceed imme-
diately to order into effect one set of
rates for the whole country. Inde-
pendent telephone companies want
the commission to let the whole mat
ter of depreciation rates go until the
industry has settled down to more
stable basis.
The case for the District, New York
and several other commissions was
presented by DR.. Milo r. Maltbie.
chairman of the New York State Pub
lie Service Commission. John E.
Benton appeared for the National As
sociation of Railroad and Utilities
Commissions. A. J. Mclean repre-
sented the Bell System, while the In
dependent Telephone Association was
represented by r. b. McKinnon and
DR.. David Friday.
Evening star., 1934-11-17
DRIVER BLAMElESS
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
Bus Passengers Tell OF Seeing
Object Thought to Be
Bundle in Road.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Nd. Novenl-
ber ia coroner's jury here last
night exonerated Edward Wood, 70,
of Boulevard Heights, Md, of blame
in the death of Mrs. Esther Carwile,
43, of Greater Capitol Heights, who
was found fatally injured November 2
on Crystal Springs avenue after a
bus operated by Wood had rolled over
her body.
Passengers told the jury they saw
what they thought bundle of clothes
or rags lying in the road, but could
not tell what the object was because
of car coming in the opposite di-
rection with binding head lights,
Wood did not testify. He was op-
Grating Washington. Marlboro and
Annapolis bus en- route TO Seat
Pleasant.
Evening star., 1934-11-17
Confirmation Set.

WOODSIDE, Md, November II
(SpeciaD Right Rev. James E. Free
man, d. D., Bishop of Washington.
will confirm a large class of adults
and children tomorrow morning at II
o'clock at Grace Church.
Evening star., 1934-11-17
FALL INJURIES CHILD
Possible Skull Fracture Results
in Drop From Shed Near Home.

Seven-year- Donald Ellis, 6o4
Tenth street southwest, fell from
shed in rear Of his home yesterday and
suffered a possible fracture of the
skull, injury to his left arm and lacer-
atoms of his scalp. His condition was
reported undetermined at Emergency
Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-11-17
Guild Dances Tonight.

BELTSvILLE, Md, November II
(SpeciaD The Senior Guild of St.
Johns Episcopal Church win give .
dance iE the parish hall tonight.
Evening star., 1934-11-17
EXPLORERS SHOW
ANIMAL FILM HERE
Wings Over Africa" Record Of
johnson Safari, Features
Lecture.

Washington members of the Ma
tional Geographic Society last night
witnessed world premiere of a mo-
ton picture that is likely to have a
worldwide run.
The picture was ''wings Over
Africa" taken by the famous camera
hunting couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
johnson, and it was shown before a
capacity audience in Constitution
Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson were in
troduced by DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor,
president of the National Geographic
Society. The lecture was the first of
the forty-seventh annual series of
lectures sponsored by the society
since it was founded here in 1888.
Trip Lasted Two Years.
''Wings Over Africa is the film rec
ord Of the Johnsons' latest expedition, q
two-year aerial safari which extended
over 10000 miles in Central and East
Africa and down the Nile to Egypt:
Mr.. johnson secuted reports that
wild animal life in Africa is threat
ened. with extinction from hunters,
Evening star., 1934-11-17
Scouts in Fall Round.U Up.

The Fall roundup of troops of the
Capital division of Boy Scouts was
scheduled to be held this afternoon
at Camp Jennings, just below Great
Falls on the Virginia side.
Evening star., 1934-11-17

JRROUNDED by heaps Of silks,
linens and heavy brocades wov-
en- by hands of the blind in the
designs of Michelangelo, Cellini
nnd Innno rd0 do Ninci Mrs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
CHURCH FETE
TO Be HELD AT
BEECH GROVE
Annual Festival Planned by
Holy Name; Supper to
Be Served.

The Holy Name Church Of Beech
Grove will hold its annual lawn
festival on the church lawn today.
tomorrow and Friday.
A chicken supper viii be served
by the Altar society tomorrow night
in the auditorium. The Young
Ladies Sodality will be in charge
of candy booth during the three
day festival.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Tonight
General Chairman-Charles McDonough
Big Wheel-A. William. Chairman Otto
StelgerWald. A. Kuhn. Thomas Teagartln,
Andrew Simon and Herman Hsgist.
BingO-Paul Burch, chairman, Joseph
Kennedy, Henry Smith. Otto Keller and r.
Soft Drinks-Mchael spalding. chair
man; Charles Hernear. William Atkinson,
Ed. Wslsman and William Wessling
Race Horse-William Mckinney, chair
man: Joseph Gold and Harry Cook.
Tomorrow Night
General Chairmen-Edward DuX sr. and
Thomas Gill.
Joseph Cosby, Jack Maroney, George Hess
man. Irwin Scarborough. Louis Diekof
and George Vondersaar Jr.
Bingo-FranCis DuX, chairman Maurice
DuX Leo Kuntz James Rogers and william
Logan.
Soft Drinks-Wlliam Roberts Sr. chair
man; Anthony HeSsman Sr.. William Basr,
Irwin Ulrey Benjamin Schoentrup and
Joseph Hill.
Race Horse-William Mckinney. chair
man; Edward Buehler, Ed. Dux Jr. and
Joseph Gold.
Friday Night
General Chairmen-Daniel O'Connor and
f. Kennedy.
Big Wheel-Anthony Kuutz. chairman;
Peter Schmidth Edward Conerty. Henry
Hemelgarn James Murphy and Robert
Roell
Bingo-Edward Dux. chairman Joseph
McDonough. Charles E, Roach, Norman
Showalter, Francis VanBenton and Thomas
Logan.
Soft Drinks-Dayid Heestand chairman;
Frank BiscnOf. Raymond Withem August
Jones and L. Gottemoller.
Race Horse-Willam Mckinney. chair
man Rudolph Buehler. Joseph Gold and
A. J. william.
Erecting Stands-Agate Saum. chairman
Leo Clements Sr Charles Messing, John
Vondersaar. c. F. FentOn, Emmett Akin
SON Vincent ROLES Mr.. Thon Anthony
Hessman Sr.. Bert Wilhelm and c. Bechtel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
MASON Staying TRIAL
Is SET FOR OCTOBER
Marion County Pays Hamilton for
First Hearing.

William II. Mason, held at Mobiles
vile for the murder of Sergeant
Lester Jones in the Peoples Motor
Bus Company holdup here eighteen
months ago, Will be tried again early
IN october, according to a report
from NOblesville.
In Mason's first trial, the jury
disagreed and no provision was
made for a second hearing because
the costs were not paid by Marion
county, from where the case was
venued.
Now the Hamilton county clerk
has received $4,000 from Marion
county clerk, of which s8711O pays
for Masons first trial. The re-
mainder was to pay costs of other
cases venued to Noblesville from
Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
FORD, MIRA TRUCE IS
HINTEO IN u. S. MOVE
Justice Department Rejects All Bids
on New Fleet


WASHINGTON. Aug. s-Action
Of the justice department IN
throwing out all bios for its feet
Of 200 new scout cars today aroused
speculation as 10 whether It pOr-
tended a possible truce between
Henry Ford and the NRA
no explanation Of the justice de-
partments move was made The
automobiles are needed badly to
equip agents IN the expanding drive
against crime. The rejection Of all
bids means delay Of a. least a
month in giving the federal forces
a much needed mobility.
In the lack OF any other cxpiana-
ton. % was suggested that If the
justice department had learned
that a peace pact between Ford
and The MIRA might be signed short
d.. The department naturally would
be prompted 10 delay action 10 see
what sort OF an offer Ford would
make
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
STATE AIR TOUR
SCHEDULED FOR
SEPT. II TO 6
Thirty Planes to Take Part
in Annual Event, Com
mittee Says.

Plans for the sixth annual all
state air tour. Sept i 70 IS. sp0n-
sored by The Indiana Aircraft Trades
Association. are being made by q
committee headed by Walker W.
WinsloW.
The purpose Of the tour is 10 as
sist state towns and cities having
airpOrts and ~ scqusint citizens
Vith various types n sirpisnes.
Thirty or forty planes VIII psTtici-
pate
The tour committee includes
Lieutenant Howard Maxwell. ma
ti0nal guard and Herbert .. Fisher.
Chamber OF Commerce seronaufIcal
secretary. Major Charles F. Cox
Jr. municipal airport supeun'end-
eLt. Is aircraft association president
Itinerary for the tour has not
been arranged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
7 HURT CRITICALLY
IN MOVIE SMASHUP
~ Bicycle Riders Spilled by
Motorcycle.
BIZ Unitcd Press

By UHitCd Press
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 1.-Two per-
sons were in serious condition today
and seven others were recovering
from minor injuries after spec
tacular crash of bicycle riders and
a motorcycle during the filming OF
a picture at the Winter Garden
track here.
The accident occurred during the
filming Of the sequence of a siX-day
bicycle race in which Joe E. Brown
film comedian, is featured The
actor left the track before the acct
dent.
Dave Landry, 33, San Francisco
and Lou Rush, 30, a bicycle racer
are in critical condition.
Approximately twenty-five riders
were racing around the oval in dou-
BILE lines when the motorcycle, car
rying a heavy sound camera
crashed headon into the leading
racer, spilling the other riders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08

quintuplets on record. Among the
twenty-five sets for which the sex
is known, seventy-six were boys and
forty-nine girls.
Scientists do not consider that the
original sex ratio is any different
for multiple births than for single
births, but that the vicissitudes of
development are much more of a
burden to members of a multiple
birth, and girls are constitutionally
better able to Withstand the diff
culties and survive birth.
The fact that the Dionne quin-
tuplets have lived and grown under
such very difficult circumstances
may be due to the fact that they
are all girls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
FRIENDS, FOES ALIKE
PASS BOSS VARIES BIER
Funeral Services for Political Chief
tain TO Be Tomorrow.
By UHitcd Press

By JHitCd Press
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8-Politi-
cal friends and foes today paid
homage at the bier of William S.
Ware. Tonight the general public
will be permitted to file past the
bier of the man who rose from OBJ
security to unparalleled political
power.
Mr.. Ware died at his Ventnor IN.
j. home yesterday of a heart at
tack. He was Sc. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
WOODRUFF PLACE FIRE.
POLICE CONTRACT SET
Safety Board Studies Proposal Made
by Residents.

The safety board today considered
new tWO-ycar contract with
Woodruff Place for police and fire
protection The proposed contract
calls for 50 692 10 be paid the city
for this year and $3.50 TO be paid
for 1885
The safety board ruled that the
services must be paid at a fiat rate
and would not be subject 10 a re-
neVsl option by either party at the
end of the calendar year. as was re-
ouested bv Woodruff Place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08


way out
To remain completely encircleo
economically and politically spells
certain doom for Hitler.
one Of the first major decisions
Hitler will have 70 make. therefore
viii b. whether Germany Will join
the rest Of Europe in a new series
Of peace pacts. or 60 1t alone.
These facts are four IN number.
one - the LOcsrno treaties - safe
guarding the status quo along The
Rhine. already is an accomplished
fact. Germany is an original sigma
tory.
The second-the Eastern LOcarno
designed by France and Russia TO
guarantee the frontiers to the east
Of Germany. now awaits Hitlers APP
prevail
independence for Austria?
The third. or Balkan Locsrno,
would freeze the geograp ply Of that
part Of Europe and. among other
things. insure the independence Of
Austria.
The fourth would be general
agreement Of mutual assistance ty-
ing an these pacts together under
the aegis Of the League Of Nations
which Germany would be invited TO
re-enter
Politically such a hook-up would
lift Germany out Of the hostile ring.
Refusal to cooperate means the
European concert born Of the fear
Of Hitlerism viii surround Nazdom
like a barbed wire fence.
Powerful forces within Germany
Will be brought 70 bear upon Hitler.
Germany today possesses the
worlds most up-tO-date industrial
organization. perhaps its largest.
But bankruptcy stares it in the face
unless markets can be found, not
only AT home but in every corner OF
the world.
Unemployment On Gain
Unemployment IN Germany IS be-
ginning to grow again. Prices arc
rising. PrivatiOn IS on the increase.
BY diplomacy or by force she must
get out Of the corner into which she
is now backed, else the millions who
backed Hitler WI rise against him.
Hitler's time limited If he
fails, both the ..al barOns and
the German M viii Smite him.
That Hitler may attempt the mad
alternative is feared throughout Eu-
rope. Even phlegmatic Britain
plainly Is arming against possible
explosion. So is France, Italy, Bel
GUM and the rest.
A year ago a responsible British
agent in Berlin wrote highly con-
hdential report of secret prepara-
lions in Germany that aroused only
mild interest in Great Britain. A
recent report by another agent more
than confirmed the first and caused
something akin to panic in govern
ment circles in London.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
AUG. s. 1884

the Governors Office when a group
Of ambulance attendants entered it
Yesterday.
jesus Glass. 65. Elwood, had coll
lapsed in the Governors Office and
was sent TO Robert Long hospital,
where he was released shortly after
ward
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08

Ev Science Serrics
The publicity given to twin
births makes them seem more COM
mon than they really are, yet it
probably is their very rarity that
makes them arouse so much in
terest.
In one year in the United States
more than 100000 births were re-
ported; the exact number was
l,399 ,975. Yet the twin births re-
ported for the same year numbered
only one for each ninety-three
births. Only about one person out
Of every forty-seven is of twin
origin.
Probably there are not more than
100000 twins in the whole United
States.
The number of cases of the birth
of larger numbers of young at one
time is very much smaller. Births
at which three infants put in an
appearance coincidently are in the
proportion of only one to 8,649
births in the United States.
And it is interesting that this
number, 8,649, is just exactly the
square of ninety-three. This indi-
Gates to scientists that the forma-
ton of triplets is caused by the ac-
ton of two causes. When only one
of these biological accidents occurs,
twins appear Occasionally, how
ever, two occur at the same time
and the result is triplets.
bankruptcies Not So Rare
bankruptcies are not so much rarer
than triplets as might be expected.
The proportion of quadruplet births
is not one to the cube of ninety
three. as might be imagined, but
one to 1.339,975 which is the cube
of 719. Thus the ratios of multiple
births are as follows:
Total number of births in the
United States in one year, 1893 ,975.
Ratio of twin births to total num-
ber-1 to SO.
Ratio of triplet births to total
number to 8,649 Cor l to SO times
93).
Ratio of quadruplet births TO
total number to 1,339,975 COR
to 719 multiplied by itself twice..
Six sets of bankruptcies were born
in the United States during the last
year for which figures are available,
1882. No larger multiple births were
recorded.
The proportion of girls is much
larger for multiple births than for
single births.
Among single births there are us
ually 1857 boys born for each 1000
girls.
Among twins there are 1,043 boys
to each 1000 girls.
Among triplets there are only
1907 boys to each 1000 girls.
And among bankruptcies, there are
only SAB boys to each 1000 girls.
Girls Able to Survive
The record of sex among quintup-
lets does not fit in with this de-
creasing ratio of boys to girls with
larger numbers at birth, but the sex
is not known for all the thirty five
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
FAINTS AT STATEH0USE
ElwOod Man Rushed TO Hospital
From McNutt's Office.

Nervous statehouSe employees
popped out Of Offices and stared at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
MULTIPLE BIRTH
RECORDS SHOW
EDGE FOR GIRLS
And Center Sex Seems to
Be More Hardy, Says
u. S. Figures.

This is the second of a series of six
articles on multiple births.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
70 BOY SCOUTS TO
GET MERIT AWARDS
City Youths to Receive HOnOrs at
Court Session Tonight.

More than seventy merit awards
will be made at the Boy Scout court
of honor at tonight in the Cropsey
room of the library.
Among those to receive awards
are Robert Mann, Troop 2; Gene
kirkpatrick, Troop 9; AlphOnsO
Topp, Troop Al; Ralph Mccoy,
Troop q; Lloyd School, Troop 48;
Robert Mitchell and Ralph Hubble,
Troop 70, and Donald Bruce, Troop
y.
The monthly meeting of the eX-
ecutive board of the indianapolis
and Central Indiana Boy Scout
council will be held at noon tomor-
row in the Lincoln.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
Bar Shorts for Women

BIZ TRtCd Press
BOSTON, Aug. 8. = Women in
shorts were barred both by the
Boston park department and the
state-controlled golf courses at Blue
Hills and Charles River today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
student PiIot Dies in Crash

BIZ tHffsd Press
GALESBURG H.. Aug 8-Eric
-4erstlet. 80. student pilot of Alb
lnCdon. was killed last night when
his airplsne fell in a field near the
GaleSburg airport.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
Girls Able to Survive

The record of sex among quintup-
lets does not fit in with this de-
creasing ratio of boys to girls with
larger numbers at birth, but the sex
is not known for all the thirty five
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-08
Hitler in Battle
for Life or Death
German Dictator Can Have No Further
Illusion About Nations Path.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
seripDs-HoVard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON Aug "A battle literally life death for him.
from the funeral FIELD Marshal Won Hindenbrg.
rerrnav must nanelver her
have forged speed up preparations eventually
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Salt Needed Ingredient
in Ration for Chicks

Salt has been recognized as a
needed ingredient In a chick ration.
but recently there has been some dis
agreement among poultry special
lists as to the exact proportion which
gives the best results.
Preliminary results secured at the
University OF Wisconsin I'm feeding
trials the past year indicate that ra-
tions containing ] per cent OF salt
result Is better growth than the
same rations containing no salt, and
very much better results than when
salt is added on a basis OF 3 per
cent OF the ration.
At twenty weeks OF age the
chicks fed the stock ration without
salt averaged 400 grams In weight.
those fed the same ration plus l per
cent OF salt averaged 1857 grams.
while those fed the ration plus per
cent OF salt averaged only 1,412
grams. The death losses in the lot
fed 8 per cent salt were six times as
great as for each Of the other two
lots. being 80 per cent IN contrast
to 5 per cent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Plumpness in Oats

How much hull there Is In a sam
pie OF oats cannot be judged by the
plumpness of the kernels. This
was shown by tests made by the
Minnesota agricultural experiment
station, which In 1890, 81 and 80.
tested several recommended vari-
eties OF oats to determine hull per-
centages. There was very close
agreement between results from
tests at University farm and at
Crookston, the average Of all tests
showing the following hull percent
ages: Rainbow. 25.1 per cent ;
Mlnrus. 26l; Gopher, 26.6; Iogold.
q, and Anthony, 302. The studies
were made because OF common opln-
lon among farmers that varieties
with plump-appearing grains. such
as Anthony and Gopher. have less
hull than those like Ailnrus and
Minota with grains OF thinner ap-
pearance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Crested Wheatgrass Gets
Good Start, Lasts Longer

One reason why forage specialists
OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture are enthusiastic over
the merits OF crested wheatgrass
for planting the drler lands taken
out OF wheat production this year
is the fact that this grass is able
10 grow at lower temperature than
most grasses. Because OF this, crest
ed watergrass gets an early start
In the spring and Is one OF the last
grasses TO become dormant In the
fall.
A stoCkman who has a pasture
OF crested wheatgrass Is fairly
sure to have good grazing for
stock for week or ten days ear
lier than he otherwise would. and
he may be able to stretch the graz
Ing season again in the fall. The
advantages OF deferred grazing to
allow pastures and ranges TO re
cuperate after intensive use are be-
coming better known. Crested wheat
grass adds a new advantage Of a
longer season OF keeping cattle on
grass. Crested wheatgrass Is also
distinctIvely drought resistant and
will endure extreme cold.