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The Washington times., 1935-04-25
COST Of LIVING
To DOUBLE
IN DECADE

NEW YORK, April Is G.N.s.)
The cost of living in America will
rise more than 100 per cent in
the next 10 years, possibly sooner,
DR.. Melvin T. Copeland, profess
scr of marketing in the graduate
school of business administration
at Harvard University, predicted
today.
In an address prepared for the
American Chemical Society Con.
vention, DR.. Copeland appealed
to chemists to create new mar
kets for silver and thus remove
the silver influence from politics
and take the "silver elephant"
off the Governments hands. He
said:
"The chemical industry will
not be able to dodge those in
fluences which at the present
time seem certain to cause the
cost Of living to double during
the next 10 years or there
abOuts, possibly much sooner.
"Given time to become effec-
tive, the changes that have
been made in our currency and
credit situation since March 4,
1888, are sufficient to bring
about q change of that magni-
tude.
'Tf our Government deficit
continues to increase indefi-
nitely, If the Government sue
ceedS in creating shortages in
the supplies of enough commOdi-
ties, or If more rabbits come out
of the hat in Washington, the
cost of living may eventually in
crease much more than 100 per
cent.
"A further addition to our
currency is being made as a re-
suit Of the purchases of silver
decreed by Congress.
DR.. Copeland termed silver pur-
chaSes a waste of Government re-
sources. He said a single monetary
standard-preferably gold has
been found essential to interna'
tiona1 exchange but in every de-
preston silver interests have sue,
ceeded in obtaining a government
market.
He said the Government
possessed $3.50, 100000 in silver in
January, this year. He continued:
"Here then is a challenge
for the chemists. If they will
create an industrial market to
take the place of the monetary
market for silver, they will con-
fer a great favor upon the
American people by removing
the abnormal silver influence
from politics in future de-
pressiOns."
The Washington times., 1935-04-25

mot the least 0beiSGnce made
he;
Not moment stopped nor
stayed he:
But Nth mein of lord or
lady :"
The Washington times., 1935-04-25
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The Washington times., 1935-04-25
16.POUND BABY

ELLOREE, S. c., April IS
G.N.SD.-"Weighing in" at frac'
ton, over Is pounds. baby boy
was born here yesterday to Mr. and
Mrs. George Browning, both OF
normal size. The baby was "a
inches tall and had a chest meas
urement of 16 inches.
The Washington times., 1935-04-25
Page County Fruit
Hard Hit by Freeze

RICHMOND, Va, April Is.
Leading Page county, Virginia,
orchadists estimate that half of
Page county's peach crop, prac-
tically all the plums, and most of
the cherries, have been killed by
the recent April freezes. AS far
as can be learned, little damage
was done to the apple crop. de-
spite low temperature of 20.
The Washington times., 1935-04-25

lady -"
Poe-"The RaUen."
Only in this case it wasn't a
raven but carrier pigeon which
burst in on Mr.. and Mrs. James
Doyle as they sat at dinner last
night in their home, 800 block of
First st. Southeast.
It's entrance through an open
window wasn't exactly lordly or
ladylike, either so perhaps the at
tempt to parallel the incident with
Poe's masterpiece is a bit far
fetched.
But how else can it be reported
that an exhausted carrier pigeon,
wearing on its right leg an
aluminium band bearing the in
scription, "MCCk-342313," and
on its left, yellow circlet reading,
"F-442," interrupted the Doyles'
evening meal, rolled over on
their kitchen floor and refused to
"quoth" so much as one small
"Nevermorew
It's all so beWildering to the un-
initiated.
We know, too, that the fowl of
Poe's epic wasn't brought to The
Times office to have its picture
taken and thence to nearby pet
shop to be fed.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
STUDY LANDSCAPING
ALONG CONDUIT ROAD
Special Committee Appointed to
Decide Best Means to Beautify
New Highway.

A special Landscape Committee
has been named by the Conduit Road
Citizens Association to consider the
various plans suggested for tree and
shrub planting in the center park
ing area Of the newly paved Conduit
road The members of the commit
tee are Ellis r. King, president of
the. association; John G. Minor and
j. W. Roberts.
After q visit to the office of the
District engineer to determine what
landscaping the District has in mind
and how much money will be avail
able for the project, the committee
will take the plan under consideration
along with one suggested by the
Potomac Palisades Garden Club.
Then the committees own sugges-
tions will be added before the matter
is returned to the association for
action.
In q resolution adopted some time
ago. the association suggested that
juniper trees of the low-spreading
type and plants such as the hyacinth
and tulip be planted in the area.
The garden club, however, favors
the planting Of the white dog-wood
tree.
The committee will discuss in de-
tail all suggestions made before max
ing any definite recommendation to
the association.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
More Summer Visitors.

Washington's annual slump" In
tourists may be avoided this year, or
at least considerably leSsened. Curtis
Hodges, executive director of the
Greater National Capital Committee,
believes
The reason for the change is the
large number of conventions and
excursions already planned running
well into the Summer months when
the tide of visitors usually reaches its
lowest point.
The usual crowds in the Spring
months are expected, drawn by the
cherry blossoms and the annual
Easter holidays. But for a change,
an Increase in the number of visitors
is expected for the hotter Summer
months. Hodges pointed out that the
Shrine conclave will probably bring
the city's largest crowd in June. a
throng comparable to Inauguration
day attendance in past years.
During July, the committee has
learned, several groups Of tourists are
coming to the Capital, and a large
number of boys delegations are to
come here under the auspices Of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
August will see another exception
ally large group here when the Boy
Scout Jubilee will be held.
With these now in prospect and
with others anticipated without any
advance notice of their coming,
Hodges is confident a record Summer
lies ahead.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
The Districts Law
Written and UnWritten.

A T THE recent meeting OF the
~ Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, President James G.
Yaden read some interesting cor
respondence between Peoples Coun-
sci William A. Roberts and him.
self. Roberts sought to interest
him in legislation intended to re-
lieve the streets of some Of the con-
gestion. Yaden curtly replied de-
clining to take hand in the effort
unless there is some assurance that
all such laws would be enforced
against all corners without fear or
favor. He told Roberts that from
his observation there existed in the
District written laws applicable to
the average citizen without official
or other influence and that there
are other unwritten laws granting
special privileges to those with the
requisite pull and that such un-
written laws exempt the favored
ones with exemption from COM
pliance with the written laws. In
view of such a state of affairs he
was not inclined to help inflict ad-
ditional laws on the section Of the
population which would be COM
PEELED to obey them while those
with pull would be exempt.
A few nights later Yaden was
encountered standing at the en-
trance Of the United States
Chamber of Commerce leisurely
smoking a cigar and in a reflective
mood. He remarked: You can't
think Of what has just been pass
ing through my mind" He i'm
mediately explained that he was
Just turning over in his mind the
thought of "the utter helpleSsneSs
of the people of the District" He
added: Il don't know why l get
so riled up over it, for you know I
am a citizen of the State of Ken
lucky and have my vote there.
The more go into the civic work
for the District, the more disguised
I become at the utter helplessness
Of this large and intelligent COM
munity of fellow Americans. feel
that if we could but acquaint the
people throughout the country Of
this un-American condition here
at the Nations Capital, they would
rise up and demand that the fun
damental American principles pre-
vail here of all places. We must
surely devise some way of having
this message to Garcia go out
into every corner of the United
States"
Here Is a problem with which
many of the Districts pubiic-spir-
tied citizens have long struggled.
It would take money to put
through such q plan, but for such
o worthy and necessary cause
there should be a way of finding
an abundance Of money, even in
these times.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
School Accommodations
Should Head the List.

MO DISCORDANT note is de-
~ tected when the question of
school accommodations is
raised in any of the civic bodies.
Most of the members have first
hand knowledge of the need for
new school buildings, completion
Of unfinished buildings, and addi-
tons. One civic leader was heard
TO remark recently that every one
in the District but the people at the
Budget Bureau knows of the need
for the reconditioning Of old build
ingS and replacement Of ancient
and inefficient heating plants.
In its fight for school accom-
modations organized civic Wash
ington has valuable ally in Chair
man King of the Senate District
Committee. The Senator an
nounced last week that he favors
making the school building needs
an important part of any public
works program in the District. He
thinks consideration in this con-
nection should be given not only to
the immediate needs, but to meet
the requirements which will have
TO be met in the immediate future.
This view Of Senator King is not
based merely upon Official recon-
mendations and the requests of or
ganizations and individual citizens,
but on knowledge of conditions
gained through personal observa-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
School Accommodations Among Prime Needs
of Citizens-Water Meter Situation
Reveals Fiscal Peculiarly.

papers but had not been especially
reused until the story Of the So
called "gentlemen's agreement"
came QUE.
Civic leaders and a number OF
organizations Immediately sat up
and took notice. The Federation
Of Citizens Associations at its last
meeting by a unanimous vote
commended the Crime Committee
for the thorough and effective
manner in which its investigation
is being carried on. Other bodies
have followed with similar COM
mendations.
Medding by individual legis-
lators in the executive functions of
the District government Is re-
garde6 by many close students Of
District affairs as one Of, if not
the greatest faults of our unrepre-
sentative and voteless government.
Many leaders hold that in the
power granted Congress to exer-
else exclusive legislation in all
cases whatsoever over the seat Of
government the trainers Of the
Constitution never contemplated
the assumption of executive func-
tions by the Congress over the
Capital. They contend that the
founding fathers were so firm in
their belief in maintaining a per-
feet balance between the three
branches-legislative. executive and
judicial-that they would not have
for a moment entertained the idea
Of combining the legislative and
executive branches in governing
this District.
BY way OF pleasantly at times
the chairman of the Senate and
House District committees have
been referred to as the Mayor of
Washington" or the Mayor of the
District" The mayor OF a COM
munity is its chief magistrate, the
executive head of its government
and not one Of its legislators.
There are some of our civic lead
ers who think this fiction of
pleasantly is taken seriously, not
by the able chairmen who usually
head the District committees, but
by some of their colleagues who
continually misquote the Consti-
tuition as giving Congress the
power Of exclusive jurisdiction over
the District. The latter is claimed
to be much broader authority than
the exercise Of exclusive legislation.
But what are We going to do
about it? Taxation without rep
resentation was regarded by the
founders as tyranny and current
events in the District of Columbia
prove to us the Soundness of their
contention.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
BUS FARE INCREASE
OPPOSED BY CITIZENS
Express Service Plan Turned
Down Because of Price Boost
to 10 Cents.

Fearing future universal l0-cent
has caused the Northeast Citizens
Association to unanimously oppose the
recent Public Utilities Commission
order calling for express bus service
from Takoma Park
The order permits a charge of 10
cents on the new express bus line,
Roscoe Jenkins, chairman Of the Pub
lie Utilities Committee, reported. ''The
continuatio and extension Of such
kind of service at a 10-cent fare"
Jenkins believes, will lay the founda-
ton and excuse for a universal 10
cent fare"
In adopting the resolution, It places
the association on record as opposed
not only to this order of the commits
sion, but to the establishment of amy
transportation service calculated to
increase the fare now paid" Copies
OF the action have been directed to
the commission and peoples counsel,
William A. Roberts.
Last month the Piney Branch Citi-
zens' Association opposed the Takoma
Park express service because It would
hinder traffic along Thirteenth street
south Of Madison street. Last week,
simultaneous with the Northeast
groups action, the Piney Branch
body agreed to appear before the
comission at its next hearing. It
has already presented a petition of
300 families in the affected area
against the project.
The week before the Citizens As
Sociation Of Takoma, d. c., COM
mended the commission for the ex-
press service during rush hours, but
opposed the service during non-rush
hours.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Bureau in New Offices.

Louis Rothschild, director, and the
staff of the Better Business Bureau
are now quartered in new Offices in
The Star Building.
The new suite, much larger than
the rooms on the third floor. is To-
Gated on the fifth floor. and instead
Of three small Offices there are now
four. each larger than the rooms va
Gated last week.
The transfer was neceSSitated by
the expansion of the Associated Press,
which now occupies most of the Offices
on the third floor of the annex to The
Star Building.
RothSchilds True Story Playlet,"
which has been presented before a
number Of Washington civic and
luncheon clubs, was presented again
Thursday at the Mayfower Hotel for
the Kiwanis Club. The play Illus
trates the work of the Better Busi-
ness Bureau.
The cast was made up of members
Of the Art Club Players under direc-
ton Of Harold Allen Long. Richard
Midgley played the part of the direc-
tor of a better business bureau.
Others in the cast were Maude Howell
Smith, Patricia Jones, Jesse Veitch
and Maurice Jarvis.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Shortage Of Water Meters
With Water Money Plentiful.

COMPLAINTS by citizen groups
u of overcharge for water be-
cause of the absence of meters
in many sections brings out in
strong relief a picture of one of the
peculiaritieS Of the Districts con-
Occasionally conducted fiscal sys-
tenn. A companion picture to that
OF the overcharged, fat rate,
water users is that of the under
charged, fiat rate, users who would
be far more saving in their use
Of the water if metered to them.
The most interesting feature of
this water meter shortage is to be
found in the fact that funds in
abundance collected from the con-
sumers of water remains in the
Treasury earmarked for water SyS-
tenn use only. Besides there being
a lack of meters and funds for in
stallation. testimony before the
House Committee on the District
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year showed many meters of an
obsolete type and others which
should be replaced are in use.
There is an insistent demand by
several organizations for an in
crease Of the appropriation for the
installation and replacement of
water meters Some Of the leaders
urging such increase, which will
not increase the tax burden, point
to the fact that they have never
heard Of the gas companies or the
electric power company being short
Of meters and giving unlimited
service at a fiat rate. They say
they have never heard Of either Of
these public service corporations
being denied by their directors the
required appropriations to purchase
and install meters. Fair play re-
quires that all water be metered or
no water be metered, is the cry of
these small users on the fat rate
service.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Status of Bills
Legislation Of Civic Inter-
est Pending in House
and Senate.

The congressional status Of District
bills of interest to Washington cit1-
Eens' associations is as follows:
National representation for District
of Columbia IS. j. Res. 12). In Sen
ate Judiciary Committee.
District appropriation bill Tor 1885
fiscal year CH. r. 3973). House:
Passed. Senate: In Appropriations
Committee.
Resolution of small loan business
Oh. r. 3464). House: In District
Committee.
Requiring financial responsibility Of
motor vehicle operators Oh. r. 3457,
S. 4o8). Senate: Passed. House: On
calendar.
Creation of commission to control
rents III. r. 3809). House: In Dis
trict Committee.
Provide pensions for the needy
blind III. r. 451O). House: Passed.
Senate: In District Committee.
Strengthen gambling laws IS. 3ss).
Senate: Passed. House: In District
Committee.
Substitute civilian trial board for
present Police Trial Board. H. r.
2734). House: In District Commit
tee.
Abolish capital punishment (H. R.
2SO8). House: In District Committee
Establish training school for police
men and firemen (H. r. 2858). House:
In District Committee.
Amend code relating TO lunacy hear
ings (H. r. 345). House: In Dis
trict Committee
Amend act authorizing Commission
ers to remove dangerous buildings III.
r. 3458). House: On calendar.
Amend act creating board for con-
demnation Of insanitary buildings (H.
r. 3459). House: On calendar.
Regulate foreclosure of mortgages
and deeds of trust CH. r. 3461).
House: In District Committee.
Amend code relating to residence Of
firemen (H. r. 3641). House: In Dis
trict Committee
Amend code relating to residence of
policemen Oh. r. 3642). House: In
District Committee.
Establish commercial airport for
District (H. r. 3S06). House: In Dis
trict Committee.
Provide old-age pensions Oh. r.
A135). House: In District Committee.
Provide for election of Delegates In
Congress for the District Oh. r. 4346)
House: In District Committee.
Broadening powers of Commission
ers (H. r.. 434D. House: In District
Committee.
Authorizing use of District surplus
funds for necessary public projects
III r. 4345). House: In District
Committee.
Prevent fouling of the atmosphere
(H. r. 5232, s. 2034). House: In
District Committee. Senate: In Dis
trict Committee.
Authorizing p. w. A. funds for new
courts building Oh. Rs 1891, s. 2035).
House: In District of5nittee. Senate:
In District Committee.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
'Metl,uselah' and Bartholomew
Decried by Southwest Ciuic Unit

continued, "that the Southwest Is so
level 1t needs no high-power equip
ment. It also has no hills to speed
the old equipment on the down grade.
mo. Engine Co. Is old enough
to be the grandfather Of one-third
of the fire companies in the depart
ment. 1t was once known as the
watchdog of the Capitol, Smith
sonian Institution and Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing.
"Yet In the past is years 1t has
been the unwilling recipient OF three
second -hand, antiquated fire engines,
and the departments slowest hose
wagon.
with the fire department three
years behind its replacement schedule,
the House Subcommittee on Ap-
preparations has dealt the department
another blow, I am informed, BY cut
ting six piecss of fire apparatus from
the 1896 appropriation BILL"
Evening star., 1935-03-24

demic stages here since the first of
the year.
At the same meeting r. w. D. Jew
EFT, chairman Of the Subcommittee
on Cooperation With the Health and
Hospital Council, also will make q re-
port for his committee. Reports will
be made on the early work of the
Central Admission Bureau and the
medical and dental service of the
Community Chest
DR.. A. C. Christie, chairman OF the
Public Health Committee. will preside.
On Thursday the Traffic Committee
of the board will meet for luncheon
at the Harrington Hotel at 1890 pm.
A special meeting was held last week
on the proposed compulsory motor in
spection law for the District. Thurs
days meeting will be the regular ses-
sion and Wallace B. Robinson, chair
man, said new business will be in
Vited.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
SMOKE NUISANCE
BILL IS ATTACKED
PetWorth Committee Chair
man CritiCizeS Measure
Now Before House.

Proponents Of the pending House
bill to prevent fouling the atmosphere
with smoke advance Illogical and
absurd" reasons for its passage, ac-
cording to Josiah L. Carr, chairman,
Laws and Legislative Committee, Pet
worth Citizens Association.
Reporting at recent meeting on
the proposed measure, Carr declared:
IF the purpose and scope are con-
fined to manufacturing establish
ments and other places Of business,
it is based upon a false premise" !"
The bill declares, he said, that the
emission of unnecessary smoke, etc,
is hereby declared to be a menace
to public health and safety"
IF smoke is menace to health" ="
Carr stated, then an act Of Congress
would not make it menace. Under
no conceivable circumstances can the
relatively small amount of smoke
emitted by places in the District be
considered menace TO health or
safety. If this were true, then all
the people in Pittsburgh would have
been dead 10 years ago.
IF its scope is not so confined,
then 1t can readily become an in
strument of irritation and abuse In
its enforcement, for the reason that
unnecessary smoke is being emitted
daily from thousands of homes In the
District and from thousands Of auto
mobiles, to say nothing-going to the
absurd-of cigars, cigarettes and
pipes in mouths of smokers.
Its enforcement would add a bur
den to the taxpayers of the District
without compenSating results.
ut Is but another step In the sur
render Of utility and liberty to
esthetics.
The reasons given by the advo-
Gates Of the bill are illogical and
absurd"
Evening star., 1935-03-24
POWER PLANT OWNED
BY CITY is FAVORED
Columbia Heights Citizens Oppose
Use of Soft Coal and Cheap
Oil in the District.

To further beautify Washington
through a better heating and lighting
system, the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association has adopted reso-
luton advocating establishment of a
municipality owned hydroelectric plant
which will supply current at an esti-
mated cost of about 6 mills per
Hlowat hour.
At the same time the association
calls attention to the increasing
smoke nuisance" here and expressed
its opposition to the burning Of soft
coal and low-grade oil in the District.
Not only is thousands Of dollars
spent yearly to clean public and
private buildings because Of this" the
resolution declares, "but the health Of
our citizens Is endangered by breath
ing this smoke Laden air.
Enforcement of the smoke law un-
der existing regulations has proved q
dire failure" the resolution charges.
1t further points out the association
has asked for relief along these lines
repeatedly, all to no avail.