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Evening star., 1935-08-18

doing business. The territory
served by this organization is in
the section along the Anacostia
road between the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge and Benning. The
meeting place Is the little port
able building Of the Free Metho-
dist Church on Anacostia road
near r street southeast. The at
tendance taxed the capacity Of the
building.
Like all remote growing suburban
communities, the residents and
home owners have many needs
which can only be taken care Of
through the inclusion of the re-
quired items in the District budg-
ct. The most pronounced needs
are for school facilities and i'm
proved service on the bus line
which runs through the section.
Under the direction of the School
Committee there has been made q
comprehensive survey Of the school
population. One hundred and fifty
children between the ages of and
10 years are without any school
accommodations In the community
and are compelled to travel long
distances to schools in other sec
tions. The report Of the efficient
chairman Of the School Commit
tee recognizes that it will be some
time before q >permanent ele-
mentary school can be provided
for all children below junior high
grade. What the committee is en-
deavoring to do, with the active
backing Of the association, is to
secure one or more portable build
ings for use Of the small children.
Absence from the city of some
Of the higher school officials has
handicapped these new civic work.
ers in their efforts. 1t is not yet
known il there are any Of the port
able buildings not being used or II
teachers will be available. There
is some unused Federal land in the
neighborhood and an attempt will
be made to get the loan Of q site
If the buildings can be obtained.
A representative Of the Capital
Transit Co. present at the meeting
promised improved bus service to
as great an extent as may be pos
sible through adoption of some of
the schedule notifications suggest
ed. He made a blanket promise to
furnish adequate service for the
school children when school opens.
The new association win apply
for membership in the federation
when that body resumes its meet
ings, as it now has a membership
of so. which is four over the mini
mum required.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Sliding Scale Gas Rates
To Have Consideration.

president SPERRY OF the gas
companies has accepted the re-
sponSibility for initiating before the
Public Utilities Commission a pro-
posal for consideration of the sug-
geStion of the peoples counsel for
the prompt fixing of lower rates,
based on sliding scale similar to
that which has been working so
satisfactorily by the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. This opens the way
for definite negotiations, which, at
the earliest, could not be concluded
before the end of September.
Mr.. Roberts proposal was for q
rate reduction aggregating $500, 900
per year. This. it Is said, would
be q heavy drain on the earnings
Of the companies, but would be
much smaller than the amount Of
reduction necessary If the conten-
tions of Roberts in the valuation
case were sustained by the court.
AS has been stated in this COL
umn before, the consumers of the
present day and age seem more in
terested in getting substantial
present reduction rather than to
look forward to q larger reduction
to be enjoyed by the next genera
ton.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Short Wave Clubs Gain.

CHORT-wAvE listening clubs hav-
~ ing become a vogue in this coun-
try, many of them sponsored by news
papers, Station YV2BC at Caracaz,
Venezuela, one of the South American
stations heard best in the United
States, is dedicating series of broad
casts to them. The programs are to
be heard on its frequency of 6.ll2
kilocycles (4e.0s meters) at $50 to 6
pm, Eastern standard time, on the
following schedule of dedicatons:
September 3, Short Wave Club OF
New York, Capt. Horace L. Hall, New
FORK Sun: September 10, Newark
News Radio Club. Newark, N. j.; Sep
tember II, Quixote Radio Club, Hen
dersonville, N. c.; September "a,
Philadelphia Public Ledger, Carl H
Stenzler; Octob' l, Chicago Short
Wave T ub, "a North Adams street;
October 8, San Francisco Examiner
October Is, Anglo-American Radio &
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Garbage Disposal System
Survey by Expert Committee.

PERSISTENT agitation by the
Southeast citizens for the re-
moval Of the garbage transfer sta
ton from its location at New Jer-
sey avenue and K street southeast
has resulted in the appointment
by Col. Sultan, Engineer Commis-
sioner, Of a committee Of investi-
cation consisting Of Capt Howard
F. Clark. Assistant Engineer Com
missioner; Health Oficer George
c. Rutland, Sanitary Engineer J.
Blake Gordon and Harold A.
Kemp, engineer for the Sewage
Disposal Plant. This committee
will survey the local situation in
the light Of information as to
methods in use in other communi-
ties.
There Is widespread interest In
this problem and many citizens
have been inquiring as to the exact
location of the present transfer
station where it has been for the
past IS years. To enable inter-
ested citizens to locate this munich
pal activity The Star today publishes
a map showing the site and re-
coming of the adjacent area. 1t
will be noted. by reference to this
map. that this station Is in a sec
ton largely zoned as either second
commercial or industrial.
In some. Of the published state
ments regarding the solution Of this
problem reference has been made
to a proposal that the householders
be required to run their garbage
through a shredding machine. The
reader has been left to wonder Just
how that would help the situation.
The fact of the matter is that the
shredding Of garbage is the primary
step in new plan Of disposal which
some experts claim is only in an
experimental stage. The shredded
garbage, according to this plan,
would be then thrown into the
= sewer and carried on through the
sewage disposal system.
Engineers. who have been study
ing this plan, state that numerous
difficulties present themselves.
Among these, Is the fow of water
through the sewer of sufficient
volume and consfncy to carry OF
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Spain Counts Aliens.

MADRID CP.-The Statistical In
stitute calculates Spain's foreign popu-
lation as 83,79l, of whom 1,o12 are
Americans, $500 Argentines, 2.sl5
Cubans and 1,249 Mexicans. Portu-
gese top the list with IS. AS and l7,722
French are in second place followed
by s.sl7 Germans, s,263 English and
4,l33 Italians.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Rothschild ON Vacation,

Louis Rothschild, director of the
Washington Better Business Bureau,
left yesterday on his vacation. which
will end with the opening of the ar
nual convention Of the National Asso-
citation OF Better Business Bureaus
at Syracuse, N. Y, August 26.
The convention will continue for
four days and during the sessions
Rothschild will read paper on
Fabric Trade Names" in which he
will discuss the necessity for requiring
trade names to indicate to the public
the material content Of the goods, in
order to avoid misleading the public.
On the same program will be Col
c. o. Sherill, former director Of the
old Ofice Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, here, who is now head
Of the American Retail Federation.
Col. Sheriff. will discuss "Coopera-
ton Of Better Business Bureaus and
the American Retail Federation"
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Convention Obtained.

Arrangements have been completed
through the Greater National Capital
Committee for the next convention
Of Cosmopolitan International to come
to Washington next August.
Judge Michael Doyle represented the
clubs in negotiations with the CON-
mittee. approximately 400 delegates
from all parts Of the country and
Canada are expected to be present.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Exaggeration Hurts
The Southeast Campaign.

u6 SOutuCdSt
CIVIC leaders who have been
watching with interest the ag-
gressive campaign of Southeast
Washington in behalf of its i'm
provement program express the
opinion that some Of the advocates
have made a serious mistake in
overstating their case. Exaggera-
ton of the condition Of the Penn
sylvania avenue bridge and other
statements not in accordance with
the facts have brought rather
sharp criticism from the District
Building.
1t is predicted that because Of
these overstatements all future
claims from that source will be
subjected to a much more rigid
scrutiny than heretofore. Many of
the items of the Southeast pro-
gram receive general civic approval
because Of their real merit sup
ported by actual facts.
One feature of this exaggeration
incident which interests the men,
bers of the organized citizens as
sociations is the fact that these
overdrawn statements were not
the product of a neighbornood citi-
zens' association, but we're made in
a business mems association.
Evening star., 1935-08-18

Television Society, willowbank, Ux-
bridge, England; October %. Inter-
national Short Wave Club, East Liver
pool, Ohio; october 90, Short Wave
League, 9S Park place, New York;
November 3, New York Sun, Fred Q.
sEhlert. 4
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Dogs Work as Team.

!, Six sheepdogs working as a team.
gave Q sheep herding demonstration
ut Abergele, Scotland.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

TURTHER legislation for the
~ District at the present ses-
sion of Congress does not
u appear very bright as this
is written. In the House are a
number of bills on the calendar,
most Of them Of the uncontro-
versial variety, but there is little
chance of receiving action before
the predicted adjournment this
week. There is a bare possibility
Of an agreement between the
House and Senate and passage of
the several District social security
bills.
The Senate District Committee
held its last meeting of the session
on Wednesday and in addition to
ordering favorable reports on the
old-age pensions, unemployment
insurance and blind pension bills
ordered favorable reports on sew
eral others and voted to carry
others over till next session.
Among the other nine bills ap-
proved were the bill changing pro-
cedure in appeals to the courts
from the decisions Of the Public
Utilities Commission, bill making
Government employees and persons
having contracts with the Govern
ment eligible for jury service, and
the bill making numerous amend
ments to the District liquor law.
Among the bills going over to
next session are the airport and
the one requiring compulsory jury
service by women. OF course, all
of the bills going over are in q
much better situation than if this
was the close Of the Congress.
II this was the close of the Con-
gress all pending bills would auto
matically die and would have to be
introduced in the next Congress.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Commissioners to Hold
ID. C. Budget Hearing.
THIS week nm Wednesfa,

3140 WCCA, Oll WCulCoQdy, AAu1o
day and Friday, the Commis-
sioners will hear civic leaders and
individual citizens regarding the
preparation of the District budget
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1887. In connection with the ex-
preston of opinion as to improve
ments and projects desired to be
included in the supply bill for
next year, it is understood that
the Commissioners will request
views regarding increased taxes
and new sources of taxation.
There is hope expressed among
some leaders that prior to the
hearings the Commissioners re-
lease the new fiscal plan, which
it was recently reported Is being
prepared by Corporation Counsel
Prettyman. II this plan is any
thing like what was indicated.
there are numbers Of citizens who
wish to give 1t their approval.
While to many experienced civic
Evening star., 1935-08-18
A New Citizens Association
Too Busy to Notice Heat.

NORTH RANDLE HIGHLANDS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
held its second meeting last week,
completed its organization by
adopting q constitution and by
laws, and further showed by its
committee reports that It u really
Evening star., 1935-08-18

The four spade bid threw South
or completely. He might have bid
six diamonds over five, but he still
labored under the delusion that North
held four spades to the ace, king. If
North had bid six diamonds over five
spades, South probably would have
passed. The damage is done then.
The question of the grand slam must
be left up to North.
Had West opened q club all would
have been over; but West opened q
heart. South drew trumpS, and when
I say "drew trumps" mean exactly
that. He gave East his spade trick
and claimed the balance.
lCopyright. 1880
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news.
paper. Inclose self addressed. 3-cent
stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1935-08-18

Prospects Further D. Legislation Di-Commonrs Plan Three
Days Of Hearings This Week on Next Years Budget.
NevA AsOcd Busy.

workers 1t seems almost futile to
continue to insist on the Federal
Government bearing its equitable
share Of running the Nations Cap
ital, the general sentiment Of or
ganized civic Washington Is that
the Commissioners should again
put up a strong fight for fair play.
In this connection 1t is noted that
the large added consumption by
the Government Of the city water
for air-cooling systems should not
be overlooked as q reason for an
increase OF the Government pay
ment.
Inquiry among spokesmen for
the civic groups indicates that the
chief demand will be for added and
improved school accommodations.
Unexplained Delay In
Completing the Merger.
r ANKING high in importance in
the completion of the merger
of the mass transportation facil-
tiles Of the District is the long
overdue merging of the Washing
ton Rapid Transit Co. with the
Capital Transit Co. The Capital
company some months ago asked
approval OF the Public Utilities
Commission of its proposal to pur-
chase the other company. The,
commission rejected the proposal,
as the price involved was consid-
cred exorbitant.
At later date it was announced
by the president of the Capital
Transit Co. that his company would
shortly submit a revised proposal.
So far as Is known the promised
proposal has never materialized.
Peoples Counsel Roberts during
the past week has been seeking
information on this subject.
Civic organizations in all Sec
tions are interested In the compile
tion Of this important link in a
unified transportation system. It
Is held that with these two COM
peting transportation services there
exists in a measure the same un-
satisfactory condition which OBJ
tained under the two street rail-
way systems. Many are the ad-
vantages seen through some re-
routing Of busses and above all
through the introduction of .
transfer system between buses and
buses and buses and car, similar
to the present transfer system OF
the Capital Transit Co.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
THE bidding is logical and CORE

HE bidding is logical and correct
- and it is difficult to see how
either North or South could do other
wise with their cards. In duplicate,
North can count seven diamonds, two
hearts, club and at least three
spades. Therefore, he should bid
seven no trumps. 1t Is not bad
gamble. In rubber bridge there Is the
prospect that South holds the jack
of spades or the king of diamonds. If
either sorry prospect turns out to be
fact and the missing queens are not
located, North may easily so down
five or six tricks. For that reason I
advocated the suit grand slam. The
contract is of one trick at most.
However, when this hand was
actually played North managed to
Tlou, fha hiddipC rirolv
Evening star., 1935-08-18
New Association Busy.

this large amount of solids? Are
the sewers Of sufficient size to carry
this additional load? What Of the
large accumulation Of grease? VIII
the sewage disposal plant be able
to treat this increased load Of
heavy material?
Grease in the sewage has always
been something engineers have
sought to reduce to minimum.
All garages having water and
sewer connections are required to
have grease traps installed to keep
most of the grease out Of the
sewers.
This sewage method of garbage
disposal may be the coming system,
but some of the experts feel that
the game is yet too young for i'm
mediate use.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Is There a Demand for
Regular Fare on Express Buses?
WILLIAM A. ROBERTS, peoples

WILLIAM n. nOonN1o, peop4e
w counsel, has asked that ques-
ton recently of civic leaders living
on the Chevy Chase and the Ia
koma express bus lines Of the
Capital Transit Co. In each in
stance he has received the reply
that the patrons seem satisfied to
pay the 10-cent fare and to feel
that the more rapid service Is
worth more than the street car
fare of four tokens for 80 cents
or a 81 pass.
Roberts has had in mind bring
ing an action to require the regu-
lar street car fare to apply to the
express busses. In view Of the
apparent attitude of satisfaction
with existing rates he does not feel
justified pursuing the matter fur
ther at the present time.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.
Slam Bidding.

North.
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West. East.
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= 9-4 <3
4 &K-J-10-9-8 &7-5-2
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
Badly Weathered Hay Is
Not Best for Dairy Herd

At the federal experimental farm at
Beltsvile, Nd, cows have been kept
continuously on grain and hay rations,
with no pasture for period of seven
years. These cows have maintained
their health, productiveness and re-
productive capacity just as well as
cows that had access to pasture dur
ing the summer, in all experiments in
which green. No. hay was used. AL
falfa was used in most of the expert
ments, but in one case U. S. No. l
timothy was fed, and no bad results
of any kind were noticed. However,
where poor quality, No. 3 timothy was
fed, the cows fell off in milk yield,
and many of the calves were born dead.
The green hay seems to give good re-
suits because of it's high vitamin-A con-
tent. Badly weathered hay has lost
much of its vitamin-A, and so is not
satisfactory as feed for dairy cows.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11

Their Brandon's bull md thin browns
him, so dol"
Others came up, greeted Stuart and
eyed him with true concern. Any could
see that heavy sickness was on him.
Birney was bending over the stran-
ger as he drew taut the laces of his
river boots.
swell, gents, we got one more to try
for this prize money. Mister Bull
Duval king of the Mad Woman, will
now take on Mister Ben Elliott
Mr.. Ben Elliott Of Where'd you say
you come from, Elliott?"
The stranger, so addressed, was heft-
ing a peavey judiciously. He turned
that good-natured smile on the spokes-
man and waved one hand in an in
definite but inclusive gesture.
"Yonder," he said and grinned.
"Mr. Ben Elliott of Yonder will now
roll against Mr.. Bull Duval for the
grand prize of twenty-five bucks That
rope around the log marks the middle,
Elliott. Stay on your own end. don't
touch the other man and anything else
goes |"
AS helper used pike pole to drag
the cedar with Duval upon 1t close,
Elliott stood still and surveyed his ad-
versary. His glance held that light of
good nature and did not linger long on
the Bulls glowering countenance.
Rather, It dwelt on his pants and the
river boots, shedding water in oily
beads. After this. he looked Duval in
the eye and grinned broadly.
A sound like a breath which is al
most a laugh ran through the crowd.
A likeable grin. that was, good-natured,
frank, fearless; men take to a grin of
its kidney and On the instant, Ben ELI
OFT, the stranger. had the crowd with
him as against Bull DuvaL said to be
king of the river.
The cedar came against the boom
stick and Elliott took his place on 1t
with a light leap. 1t was good log.
nearly two feet through at the small
end. twenty feet long, with a small
taper, dry and peeled: sprightly log.
indeed. for such contest, log to
try the mettle of any man matched
with any sort of contestant Add to
this, Bull Duval, the best river hog In
Lineup, who hefted his peavey and
glowered at the stranger.
II give y two minutes" he growled.
Thanks, buddy!" Elliott retorted.
I'D say that's sweet of you r.
Are you two ready?" Birney cried
from shore.
Both nodded.
"Then let her go!"
hush. Balanced on the log, faced
in the same direction. double an arms
length from one another, they poised.
And then Duyal's right toe lifted. the
heel pressing downward; the buoyant
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11

couragement for the stranger, some
shouts of admonition for their towns
man. The Bull would have no cinch
in this contest!
Now 1t was Elliott who started the
log, cautiously and slowly, watching
Duval.
On the shore BirdEye pranced up
and down, swinging his arms.
"Duck him. Elliott" he yelled. Duck
tn big chunk Sure nd he needs him
a BATH"
The smooth bole gathered momen-
tum swiftly and Elliott began to skip
and dance, breaking the steady meas
ure of his run. AS his weight came
and went irregularly upon the cedar
it commenced to teeter, causing Du-
val's' feet to splash in ankle-deep wa
ter. Again without warning. the Bull
leaped. He went higher. this time, but
instead of driving his spikes into the
far side of the log and stopping its
spin as he had done before, he drove
them into the near side, increasing
rather than checking the momentum.
"Got you. big boy!" Elliott cried as
he, too, came down running and
grinning.
That was quick thinking. instantane-
Gus action. To leap was simple; but to
determine the opponents move and
meet 1t with complacence and poise
was another matter. To have come
down to a stance, then, would have
flung the challenger to wet defeat
"Ah. tn big chunk av a Bulls goin
to get thut bath he needs!" Bird Eye
shrilled into the roar.
But this was only one mans enthusi-
asm. his animosity for Duval finding
voice. The outcome was far from
certainty. lineup knew that; and Ben
Elliott knew it as well. He-like the
town-was waiting cor the king OF the
Mad Woman to draw more items from
his bag of tricks before he should as
sumo the offensive.
I Without a flicker OIL warning .Ouval
dropped the pick OF his peavey, twist
Ing the smart IN MS hands, hlpping the
hook open. The point nnked into the
water. the hook bit into the log stimuli
taneously and as the handle swung up
ward in swift arc the man drove his
weight on it. His body twisted, he
grunted and his face wrenched into a
lightning expression of great strain as
the cedar, In q quarter turn, stoDned
dead. :. And Ben Elliott. back bowed
acutely, peavey high above his head
lettering back to balance on one foot
laughed aloud
"Quick work, big boy!" he cried. al
most got mel"
But Duval had nowhere near gotten
him; he knew it, and Elllott's manner
was infuriating to him. He cursed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
Packing Citrus Fruits

The best grades Of all the citrus
fruits, says the bureau of agricultural
economics, are very carefully sorted
at the packing houses, washed, pol
ished, wrapped in paper. and packed
in crates for shipment. Such fruit
rates higher retail price because of
it's fine appearance, due to the care
and labor expended on it, but it Is not
in any way improved in flavor. Or
anges are often attractively packed in
open mesh bags holding one or two
dozen oranges so that the housewife
can see the condition and size of what
she is getting, and buy in small guam
titles, avoiding waste.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
TO BE CONTINUED.
100000 Butterflies

The most enthusiastic butterfly hunt
er who ever lived, Swiss named Hans
Fruhstorfer, made a wonderful collec-
ton Of 100000 butterflies. and this has
been lent to the Natural History mu-
scum in Paris. He began his collec-
ton In Brazil when he was twenty two !;
then took his net to Java. where he
spent three years; then he followed
his pursuit for two years in the Malay
archipelago. He travelled through
South America, Japan. China and
Siam, darting about with that abstract
ed look of the butterhy-hunter here,
there and everywhere until he had
brought his net over some of the rar-
est creations in the world. His 1OO,-
600 specimens have nearly 1000 va
rieties.