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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
'0VERCHARGE'
FOR WATER
ORDERED
IS Per Cent Slash Is
Dropped, Court
lest Expected

Paving the way for test suits in
local courts, Major Daniel j.
Donovan, municipal auditor, has
ordered an "overcharge" Of $780,
600 on the water bills sent out
this month and at subsequent
periods to 1o4,5OO District resi-.
dents, it was learned today.
This action resulted from the
termination of the Is per cent
reduction on water bills, which
went in effect July /, 1884. The
reduction was dropped from the
current appropriation bill, which
went in effect the first of this
month.
DOnOvan's Ruling
Donovan's ruling was made at
the request Of Edward H. Grove,
District water registrar. The audi
tor decreed that all bills sent out
after July I, 1887, shall be at the
full rate, regardless Of whether
water was used prior to that date,
when the as per cent reduction was
in effect.
Grove explained that when the
reduction first went into effect on
July /, 1884, the bills sent out at
that time for water consumed
prior to that period contained the
Is per cent reduction.
He said the billing system of his
office made it possible back in 1884
for persons to receive a reduction
in their water bills dating back
IL months before the reduction
went into effect.
Same System
The same system, which gave
the reduction back in 1884, is
being employed for the lover.
charge" this year, Grove said. He
added a few bills already had been
sent in by consumers, in which
they, themselves, made the Is per
cent reduction on their checks.
The checks were sent back, Grove
said. with instructions that the
full bills must be paid.
Grove explained that the IL.
months "overcharge" being made
this month in some accounts was
due to the system of billing. He
said bills for the southwest and
southeast sections were rendered
on a July-to-July basis; bills in
the northwest section on a Octo-
ber-to-O October basis, and bills for
the northeast from January to
January.
He added that some 5000 large
consumer accounts were billed
quarterly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
Ken MURRAY
Says:

Well, 1 guess F. d. r. can.
celled that order of six over.
stuffed leather chairs for Q
bunch of freshman justices. If
the Supreme Court plan isn't
really dead, it's at least been
buried alive.
He didn't know 1t at the
time. but the fellow who wrote
Lets Call the Whole Thing
Off" composed the Administra-
tons theme song.
The leaders say it won't even
come up again in the fall, for
by October we'll be having the
world series and F. d. R.ll be
so busy watching the diamond
he'll forget about the bench.
Then In November he'll be
busy writing his Thanksgiving
Day proclamation and for De-
cember it's Christmas shopping.
Now see the Democratic
Senators are trying to save the
Presidents face. Gosh, he
doesn't need a face as long as
he's got his radio voice. But
just snip off his brOadcaSting
larynx and it'll take more than
IS Democratic Senators to fix
him up right again.
P. ST. see Rogers HOrnsby
has Joined Justice Van De-
Vanter in getting off the bench.
(copyriEht. 1887, by Mcknight
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
President 10 Attend
VIRGINIA Dare Fete

President Roosevelt will attend
ceremonies August 10 marking
the 300th anniversary of the
birth Of Virginia Dare, first
white child born in America, on
Roanoke Island. N. C.
Under tentative plans, drawn
yesterday. the President will 60
by train to Elizabeth City, N. c.,
where he will board a Coast
Guard boat for the trip to the
island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
Co|ored Boy Scout
Troop Is Organized

Under the sponsorship of Jones
Memorial M. E. Church. a new
colored Boy Scout troop has been
organized, bringing the total to
81 units now registered in this
vicinity.
The troop committee comprises
the Rev. j. S. Carroll, pastor of
the church: Charles Longus ard
Whitfield Haskins. Members of
the troop are Harold Coleman,
Gil1ard Bland. Emile Olson,
Charles Harry. Ellsworth Jackson,
Alvin Scott, Edward TolSon and
Whitfield Hawkins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
LIQUIDATION
OR REVIVAL,
QUESTION
Letter by SomerViIIe
Puts Problem Back
In Treasury Lap
Reorganize or liquidate?

Reorganize or liquidate?
This decision confronted share.
holders in the defunct Fidelity
Building and Loan Association
today in the light of a letter
addressed by President Harry P.
Somerville Of the First Federal
Savings and Loan Association to
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, withdrawing from the
reorganization picture.
Although the Somerville letter,
in which he spoke for the directors
and controlling interests Of the
First Federal, appeared to close
the door to all participation by the
new association in any plant for
Fidelity'S reorganization, leaving
liquidation as the only way out for
the shareholders, inside" CONVEX.
sations indicated that this is not
an altogether accurate picture.
The Situation
This seemed to be the situation
today:
President Somerville and his
associates were awaiting the re.
action Of Fidelity's shareholders.
apparently in the hope that SEN
timent for reorganization on
the First Federal'S terms-is.
Suance of insured shares in the
new association for IS per cent
Of the shareholders claims, .
plan worked out by the Federal
Home Loan Bank BOard-wOuld
force a change of front by the
Comptroller Of the Currency
and lead him to recommend aC-
ceptance of this proposal.
Federal Home Loan Bank Of.
ficials, remarking that the issue
was up to the Comptroller Of
the Currency, and that they
were simply trying to assist in
working out a plan, which in
their opinion would be for the
best interest of everyone con-
cerned, made it clear that they
could not move in the present
situation.
Meanwhile, Fidelity Sharehold-
ers seemed certain to get not less
than IS per cent of the claims
either way-through liquidation or
reorganization-if the estimate
placed by the comptroller's office
on the old associations assets
proves sound.
President Somerville and his
associates, quoting the Comptroller
as having said some weeks ago
that Fidelity would pay out at the
rate of about 10 per cent. believs
the new estimate of IS per cent.
which they themselves were pre-
pared to guarantee as part of the
reorganization plan. to be too high.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
Girl Breaks Ankle

Hop-scotching in front of her
home, 1410 @ st. S. E.. yesterday
afternoon Mary Blanche Downey,
IL, slipped. fell. broke her ankle.
was treated at home by DR.. j. P.
Kane, 2202 Nicholas Ave. S. E.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
Woman Burned to Death

Eliza Allen, 70. colored, of 933
Liberty st. S. W., was burned to
death today when her clothing
ignited as she attempted to light
a stove in the kitchen of her
home. She was pronounced dead
on arrival Of q Casualty Hospital
ambulance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-27
Tue District Autoists
Lose Permits to Drive

Driving permits of two Washngonans revoked that Of
suspended for As days. those Of for 80 days and those
of another eight suspended indefinitely pending appeal by
ton the board revocaons suspensions and reservations
Of District driving permits it announced today.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13
Poplar Ridge

Sunday, Mrs. John Porter enter
tanned with a family dinner. Those
present outside the immediate fam
lily were Frank Porter and family,
and Kenneth Porter and family
Miss Helen Wainwright of Marietta,
and Herman Lashley of Beverly
spent Sunday evening at the Paul
Massey home miss Elzada Petty is
caring for her grandmother, Mrs.
Emmett Allen, of GAINESVILLE, who
has been quite i'll for the past sew
eral weeks. Mrs. Allen is gaining
strength very slowly Harold Smith
of Lemon Hill has rented the pas
ture on the Harry Heitman farm
The little son recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Lett of Lemon
Hill. has been named Robert Wayne.
Clarence Ellis and Leo Patterson
have been working with the latter's
oil drilling machine, near Antioch
Richard Jones of GAINESVILLE spent
Saturday night at the Frank Porter
home Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Glass
of McConnelsville spent Sunday with
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Glass. s.-Deerfield grange IS
preparing a program which they ex-
pect to give at the Neelyville grange
hall, Friday evening. Sunday even
ing Deerfield grange members OBJ
served grangers' church day, by at
tending services at Deerfeld = Mr.
and Mrs. Weir Keirns of Stockport
spent Sunday at the Clarence Ellis
home e.--OrtOn Dunn of Marietta was
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13
UniOnville

Many friends here regret the pass
ing of w. L. Mahan, of Beverly. MI.
Mahan formerly resided here on the
farm now owned by F. E. Foster, ad-
joining this village Mrs. Alice
Gray Of Chillicothe recently visited
friends here and at many places in
Morgan county Her maiden name
was Alice Olney. She was born
and reared on the farm near Beck
EFT, at the mouth of Olney run,
now owned by Mrs. Isaac Graham.
Mrs Gray is past 80, and enjoying
the best of health.--C. r. Brown,
near here, reports his daughter,
Mrs. G.. B. Ritchey, of GAINESVILLE,
now in Grant hospital, Columbus,
to be in a very serious condition.
The Ray brothers of Bristol were
in this vicinity, Saturday, with their
power outfit, shearing sheep for
Mrs. E. A. Barnes Of the south creek
road, and r. w. Barnes of Millgrove.
Frank Foster of this place pur-
chased Jersey cow last week from
parties near Watertown.--M Maynard
Barnes and wife of Lemon Hill, and
Ed Choguill of Todds spent Sunday
with the formers mother, Mrs. f. A.
Barnes, and family Every day is
mothers day, but Sunday, May 9Th
was a special day in her honor.
What is home without mother?--
Donald Buchanan and lady frlend
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13
Spurr1er Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs Earl Smith and
daughter Lois spent the week END
with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Glass. Ar
thur Penrose and Joy Glass and
family were Sunday callers. Mr..
Penrose was a former merchant OF
Joy. He spends part of his time at
Akron, and in Oklahoma.--Lee How
ard and family spent Sunday with
Bert Carpenter and family Of Fed
eral-M Mrs. Wagner and daughter
were Thursday callers of Mrs. Vern
Grigsby Mrs. Bess Duffy and sis
ter were Sunday callers of Mrs. j.
E. Carpenter.--M Mrs. Hannah Wool
man, John Woolman and Lizzie
Adrian were Sunday afternoon call
ers of Mrs Emma Huffman, near
Bartlett. Mrs. Harrison Woolman
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Lucy Starting. Wednesday, May 12.
being Wilda Newton's 14th birth
day, the event was celebrated Sun
day. May 8. Quite number of her
young friends were there. Games
were played, marshmallows were
toasted, and very enjoyable time
was had by all present. Roy Swab
anu Russell TdTSOHS were ouuudV
callers of James X. McElfresh and
family Harley Coulson and wife
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Harvey
Hallowell.- Emmett Brown is work
ing for Harvey Hallowell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Wood were Sunday after
noon callers of N. M. Wood and wife.
james Scott of Marietta was a
Sunday caller of Chas. woodward.
Bernice and Wayne Adrian were
Saturday evening callers of Lizzie
Parsons and Lucy Starting attend
ed the birthday party of Wilda New
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13

pany of Earl Wilson, we motored to
the Walton Morris home over in
Sharon township, Noble county.
While there we saw white turtle
dove-the bird did not stay long in
Noble, but few over into Vic's ter
ritcry. Perhaps our friend Everett
Arrick will tell us whether this is
new bird or just new to us.--Sam-
uel Ray who has spent the past two
weeks with the nurses at Bethesda
hospital, returned home Saturday
minus his appendix. He is getting
along nicely. ALBERT Mcconnell who
has been with the Maytag company,
has been promoted and put in charge
of the GAINESVILLE DIVISION have
been informed since writing last
weeks copy, that wool will start at
AZ cents.--We note by Saturday
Times Recorder the death Of Frank
lin Ralph, 81, of GAINESVILLE. He was
the son of Loren and Ethel Ander-
son Ralph He and his brother were
engaged in friendly boxing bout
Thursday evening, when he was
stricken unconscious. He was first
thought to have suffered heart at
tack. He never regained conscious
ness, according to reports from the
hospital. He was employed at the
Stiner Automobile Wrecking COM
pany. He is survived by his faith
er, step-mother, (his mother died
several years ago.; two brothers,
Raymond and Ivan, Orchard street;
two sisters, Mrs. Lena Buckley, Mox-
ahala avenue; Mrs. Laura Smith,
South Sixth street; four step-broth-
ers, and one step-sister, all of
GAINESVILLE. Funeral services were
held at the home Monday morning
at $3.50, with Rev. S. r. Martin Off
ciating. Interment was made in the
Hoskinsville cemetery. L. c. An
derson of Portersville is his grand
father The Ralphs were residents
of Bristol for a time, where the
young man was born WIN. Stobert
and family moved last week from
Lathrop to the George Fox house on
the Fouts farm (the Taylor Cur
ningham farm. What came near
being serious accident happened
Friday at the Sheridan driveway on
78 (Greer rum. Charley Allen had
stopped to water his Ford. He step
ped around the machine, directly ir
the path of machine driven by Mrs
Cloma Bates of Reinersville route.
Mr.. Allen was thrown up and back
against the wind shield, breaking it.
He was carried some distance, then
thrown off. He was taken to the
Sheridan home He got off with
badly skinned face and leg. AS we
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13

and Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Buchanan Of
Waterford were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Stegner.-- Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Fowler of Bristol
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Stegner and family miss Margaret
Rothrock of McConnelsville, teacher
of the Unionville school, brought
the present term to close Friday,
with big basket supper at 1880 p.
N. Immediately after the feast,
which was attended by large
crowd, an exceptionally fine program
was rendered, consisting of songs.
recitations and dialogues. c. w.
Mallett, county superintendent, was
the speaker, and gave a fine message
to the pupils, and delivered the di-
plomas to the four graduates-Ruth
SimcOx, Ray Barnes, Junior Ashton
and Wanda Foster, directing spe-
cial message to them, outlining their
future activities in school work, eX-
planning to them that this honor now
conferred was only the beginning Of
their work in securing a finished
education. His message was very
instructive, and well received. The
speaker paid a high tribute to Miss
Rothrock for the work accomplish
ed in the school during the past
year. Howard Lindimore of this
village who has been in failing
health for several months, shows no
mprovement.--T indications are
now evident that the farmers will
realize a nice profit on the wool
twine used in tying their wool this
year; while it will not amount to SO
much, every little helps. --R. H. Du-
vail, trustee, Frank Smith and R. II.
Ray removed a landslide from the
road on the Sleeth hill, last week.
Mary Elizabeth Barnes who had
seemingly recovered from long
illness with pneumonia and compli-
cations, last Sunday suffered one Of
the most severe attacks of asthma
that she ever had, leaving her again
in a weakened condition. Mrs. Jas
per Wickersham of the Cross Roads
vicinity, who has been so seriously
i'll for the past many weeks, remains
in about the same condition.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13
Meigs

It is with pleasure we learn our
recognition for services rendered
the party-the community. Owing
to the fact Charles is so conscien-
tious, he has stood by and let those
less deserving pass him on the road.
Again let us say we are glad.--Fri-
day evening of last week, in COM
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13

a recent business caller at the C. r.
Copeland home Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kincaid spent Sunday at the Rupert
Kent home, on Lemon Hill Mr.
and Mrs. C. V. Weeden attended
Mothers day services Sunday morn
ing at the McConnelsville M. E.
church.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13

ton Mrs. Lide Shook spent Sun
day with her son Clyde, and family.
Ray Startling and wife were Sun
day callers Of Mrs. Henry Parsons,
and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13

get it, Mrs. Bates was exonerated
of all ame.--Sunday we met Mr..
and Mrs. Vince Scott, Rural Dale:
Jacob Shook, GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Revenaugh and daugh-
ter Helen of Fredericksburg Mr..
Shook and Mrs. Scott are children OF
the late Mr. and Mrs. Jared Shook,
and spent their early days in Bris-
toll. Mrs. Revenaugh is the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott. They
were visiting scenes of their child
hood. Big Meigs creek was out OF
banks Thursday of last week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-13

Here at last You'll like it!
You'll want it! You'll have to have
it! The Famous Ohio two speeds,
enclosed gears. A great mower, no
doubt about it.-Standard Supply
Co. m11tf
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-26
LOOKING AT LIFE
-By WICKES WAMBOLDT

on the road and pulled up their
nags for an exchange of CONVEX
sational amenities.
"Wcll, brother" observed the
professionalism, thousands of
years ago it was foreordaincd
that you and | should exchange
pulpits on this very day"
Whereupon DR.. Beechcr rcph-
ed, "Well, if that's the case |
won't do it," He turned his horse
around and went back home leav-
ing the other gazing after him
dumfounded.
Dr.. Bcecher was not moved to
turn back by a spirit Of perver-
Sity. He was merely taking Il
stand against the doctrine of pre-
destination and demonstrating TO
his own satisfaction that man is
free moral agent.
SO in the foregoing instance
the theory of predestination did
not wOrk-Or did it? One could
imagine a professionalism saying
it was foreordained that those two
ministers would agree to exchange
pulpitS as they did, that they
would meet on the road as they
did, that they would have the
conversation they did and that
DR.. Beecher would turn back as
he did.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-26
sELF.APPoINTED MESSIAHS

II seems to us that the lesson of Mussolini Is I'M
pressivey if subtly presented by Mr. Benedict
when he says:
"What an inspiring figure he could have become
if he had contented himself with the Rehabilitation
of Italy and the regeneration of its people.
at is such ego of great men that leads the
world astray People find themselves at the mercy
Of these self-apponted Messiahs who must eontrol
everything and everybody because they think that
they alone possess Godlike intelligence denied to
others.
at would be better if there were fewer such
self-appraised supermen, and greater intelligence
and understanding among all men. The world mas
made some progress in that direction, yet 1t Still
learns the art of living only through experience
and observation. Charlotte Observer. ; d
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-26
NOT LIKELY TO BE FOUND

President Roosevelt's belated apprehension over
federal spending and subsequent admonltion to de-
partmental heads TO count their pennies ana sug-
gest means by which their expenditures may DC
reduced remind us to ask not that we expect any
answer what has become of Senator Byrd's gov
ernmental reorganization program and the savings
which it was aimed at effecting.
For that matter Mr. Roosevelt himself submit
ted some such proposition in the days before his
judicial reform program was offered to usurp luii
and well-nieh exclusive Washington attention and
thus to create a jam behind which issues presently
admitted to be bordering on an emergency are
hopelessly damned. If the chief executive has
mentioned his executive reorganization since Ill
verting administration pressure to enactment Oh
judicial ideas, it has indeed been lost in the shout
ing and the propaganda of the court arguments
and charges.
But even if the presidential plan were resur-
rected which it will likely be if and when pressure
is shifted to that purpose and congress hnaiy ae-
cdes it must make gesture of administrative
reorganization, let it be remembered that the Whle
House plan and the Byrd plan were inspired Dy
entirely different motives. Mr.. RooseVets pro-
gram. apparently based on the thesis of expanding
government offered little relief from present pay
rolls 1t avowedly concerned itself over govern
mental efficiency with costs and personnel second
ary matters. The Byrd program, on the other
hand was dedicated to economy. Emergency agen-
c;es should be curtaed or reduced, the Virginia
senator and his school of thought contended over
tanning bureaus and agencies should be consohdat-
ed, and the entire Washington structure shouid De
oorefu,Iv examined in the light of existing needs
and the state of the taxpayers-solidifying into
YOUR Uncle Samuers-pocketbook. The proposal
would not disregard efficiency, but it would put
economy first and blend efficiency with revealed
need and justifable public service.
Mr.. Roosevelt has admonished his subordinates
TO search carefully for means of saving 1t IS
safe bet, however, that none of them, in obeying
the chiefs mandate, will dig up the dust-covered
proposal of the senator from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
boro News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-26
r Fl e N EW . E: A L
IN WASHIN CT 0 II
-aY RODNEY BUTCHER.

souabbles and mutinieS IN base
bali doesn't support this fear.
Some of our very best teams have
had a couple of boys wrangling
down the home stretch. ..
How about, for instance, Joe
Tinker and Johnny Evers? You'd
never suspect, to watch the pre-
cision of their performance, that
the famed Tinker-to-Evers-to-
Chance double play combination
was marred by hate for one an
other. Tinker and Evers were,
PERHAPS, the greatest second base
pair of all time.
And yet they were about as
harmonious as two DRINKS at the
other end Of the bar. They didn't
speak to one another for couple
of campaigns.
bringing it more up to date,
- at least one pennant-winner
in each of the last four or five
wears has seen its dugout or club
house eniivened by a nice, old
fashioned hair-pulling on the part
of two or more players. ::
Ben Chapman and Babe Ruth
soeered and snarled at each other
throughout the Yankees 1882
pennant-winning drive; Goose
Goslin and Joe Cronin almost
came to blows twice during the
Washingtons' 1888 championship
battle: the Deans - Dizzy h and,
DafTy-battled with the entire
Cardinal team before, during, and
after each game Of the Gas House
Gangs pennant dash in 1894; and
Rookie Catcher Walter Stephen
SON and shortstop Billy urges
snapped punches on the bench in
the heat of the Chicago CUBS sue
cessful flag fight in 1885.
These are just a feWIreeaiied
offhand-of the inter-club feuds
that have smoldered and flared
up on championship clubs. There .;r
have been countless more, ais-
proving the belief that a bit OF a
clubhouse sauabble wrecks ciu0'