Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1925, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T GUARDING RUINS OF SANTA BARBARA. Another view of State street, where looting is heing prevented Santa Barbara harbor. The estimate of property damage in the city grows higher with each new report. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS STREET OF SANTA BARBARA A MASS OF WRECKAGE. a part of the property damage caused by Monday's earthquake along State street. This photograph. sent to The Star by telephone, shows Hardly a building was left standing. Copynizht by P. & A. Photos, McADOO AND BOY SCOUTS ON THE JOB. William Gibbs McAdoo, once Secretary of the Treasury and later a candidate for the presidency. who 100k charge of a force in the rescue work at Santa Barbara. Photo snapped on State street and sent by telephone. FIRST NEWS OF SANTA BARBARA QUAKE SENT BY RADIO. where all the surrounding building: were reduced to ruins. Pre 1o the outside world by radio, telegraph and telephone communica This apparatus was set up in State street, spatches and Red Cross orders were sent on being destroved. This picture was BANK BUILDING DESTROYED, BUT BUSINESS GOES ON AS USUAL. their homes were destroyed in Santa Barbara. business concerns nsed tents 1o take care of their customers. Depositors needed money when s0 thix bank started business in a wrecked street car. Other rnzhed 10 San Francisco a ASKS HH * RATES IN VIR |C. & P. Company Petition to | Be Heard by State Com- mission September 30. | @pecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 1.— The [Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. has filed a formal request for an increase in rates throughout Virginia l'with the State Corporation Commis- sion and asked that the rates be made effective Augusi 1. The commission refused a permit, pending hearings. {And fixed Septemher 30 as the date {for the consideration of the petition. | Several years ago. when there was [opposition to the Chesapeake and Po- tomac Co.. the rates were $2 a month for residences and about $5 for busi-| ness and office telephones. This was ziven a hoost of 50 per cent. The proposed change now is to have a rate of $5.50" for small users of | husiness telephones, and to allow 851 messages in any one month, and for the additional 115 messages in any one month the calls are to be added 10 the bill at the rate of 5 cents for | each call. and after that the r to he 4 cents for each add call. The company makes the nsual | claim of a return of 5.5 per cent on | the investmeni. due 1o the increase in the expansion of the sysiem. which | hrings additional husiness to he com. | b brought to the attention of every | pany. The that it is $7.000,000 outlay in $4.000.000. explains | outlay of that the be also an nd company to make in this State Richmond will Affects Patrons Near D. C. Special Dispatch to The Star CLARENDON. Va. July 1.-—The |application of the (hesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia {for a general increass in fts rates over the State, filed with the State Corporation Commission at Richmond today, chieflv affects the individual |Hine busine: service, rural station business service and the individual service for residences | The present rate « service individua lin company asks for service. An increase $4 18 asked for the rur ness service. The r [vidual service ‘would he {from $7.75 10 $3.25 under {posed rate. No increas {the two. line res | = serv although o ness service would he $3.50 34w dence from $2 of 25 cents is asked [party line residence would make the new Continued increase in the cost production. resulting in a decrease n the earnings of the company. is wmnid by officlals of the local company 1o be the chief r won for the need of an increase in the rate at this time. e business $4. The for this $3.50 10 on busi from 1 sta siden in the pro is asked for nt and bus val® station afsed from siation resi An increase for the four service, which | rate of Biggest Barns in the East. On the farms of the Middle Atlantic States, and not on the expansiye Western ranches may be found the largest barns. In these States the average zirth of the harns is 181 feel, In the Norith Central Siates the average girth 166.1 feei. On the Pacific coast the avernze is only 136.9 | feet. Ome of the reasons Is that the | Middle Atlantic States produce much | hay and live stock Milwankee pl her wage of $9.50 working dam have agreed to about | | about 1 {larger tor an eight-hour | h I telephoned to the East. ER PHONE 12 PCT. OF PUPLLS - HAVE EYE DEFECTS | Education Association Shows ‘ Rural Districts Average Even Higher. By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS. July 1.—One child out of every 11 in the public schools of American cities and one of every seven In the schools of the rural dis tricts in the United States have such serious defective vision s 10 he han- dicapped in their school work, says a report presented today to the Na tional Education Association. The report, entitled ““Conserving the Sight of School Children,” is the re. sult of more than a year's study by the joint committee on health prob. lems In education of the National Edu cation Association and the American Medical Association. with co-operation of the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness. 375 Citles Covered. The study, conducted under the di- rection of T 'homas D. ‘Wood of Columbia University as chairman, ex tended into 375 cities and rural di tricts, including e State in the Union. It was participated in by the school authorities and health officialx of all these communities and by near- ly 100 of the most eminent opthal- mologists of the United States. The report, covering 50 printed pages, will city, State and county superintendent of schools . | 'The investigators found that during | the year of this study approximately 5,000,000 school children received eye ' exami ions, and that an average of per cent of these were found to have defective vision. This figure, says the report, suggests that consid- erable progress in eyesight conser tion has been made i previous studies and t resulted in decreased |eye defects, Rural Average Higher. Rural disur Ily réported a per cent uf defective vision city districts, It ems lkely, the report, tha this is due to such differing factors conditions under whic the tests were obtained bad illumination in rural d the small number of cor- visuai defects provided for s pe rogress has centages of cts gener than says Today is u half fairs of the de! Atter the holiday in the af- guies orning session, the day will be & over to sightseeing. The teaching of democracy, progress forces in education, class room teach ers’ problems and American Educa ton week, were the subjects for dis- cussion (od Proposed rules to prevent unlimited | debate in (he Senate were described | last_night by former Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana, as “an as- sauit upon the theory and nature of American institutions.” Addressing the convention, Mr. Beveridge asseried that the modifics tion of rules, us urged by Vice Presi- dent Dawes, was a blow, “though un- intentional, of course,” at the system “of those checks and balances which assure the people safety from impul- sive and immature legislation.” Daughters of 1812 for *‘Defense. Mrs. 8. P. Davis, atiena! Society, U. S. Daughters of 1812, has written the Acting Secretary the saciety stands firmly ¢ protection by the land, A4, in the air and under the and, “to a woman,” approved of the coming Defense day v the s water, ], president of the | Copyright by United News Pictures. THIRD ANNUAL Robert S. Brookings, vice president of the Bell Telepbone Co. {ENGLISH SOCIAL SERVICE COSTS $5,000,000 A DAY One Billion Out of Budget of Four Used for Purpose, Graham ! Report Says. Correspondence of the Associated Press LONDON, June 13.—The cost of social services in England Is about $5,000,000 a day, sald William Gra- schools since | |ham, financial secretary to the treas- | {ury'in the Labor government, address- ling a meeting of local government loMcers. Referring to the financial position of local authorities in relationship to siate finance. he was double the amount raised in 1914, In addition. $1,000,000.000 of the tax- paye 1000,000.600. was handed over authoritles for social services. to local | 74 CANDIDATES PASS. Quality ror—cmmm Public Ac- countants in 25 States. NEW YORK, Jufy 1 (P.—Sev- | enty-four. of the'candidates who tried the recent examinations for certified public accountant _registration.. con- ducted in 25 States, succeeded in | passing. according to. the American Institute of Accountants, which pre- {pared the examination. ~There -were 430 candidates, of whom 59 were con- ditioned and 297 failed. The largest number of ‘successful candidates was in Indiana, with Cali- fornia second and Texas third. Knowlton Will Pmb;eefl. The will of Dallas Knowlton, who died June 23 at the age of S0 years, was filed vesterday for probate. He leaves $10.000 1o his stepdaughter, {Maud R. Staplas, and the remaining | estate to his wife, Mary G. Knowlton. The Natlonal Bank of Washington and George C. Gertman are named as GRADUATION OF WAR INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. Copsright by Vnited News Pictures Photograph sent by telephone. Copyright by United News Pictures Many men prominent in commercial life who gave their services to the sovernment during the World War yesterday received diplomas. The photograph shows Assistant Secretary of War Davis handing a diploma to éThirty-One Boys Rescued From Slavery | In Chinese Shop; | Tortured Six Years Three Died in Filthy Slave Pen—French Mixed Court at Shanghai Reveals Revolting Conditions. Children Stolen and Sold for $5 Each | Correapondence of the Associated Press SHANGHAT, May 25.—Thirteen bovs. some of whom have been im- prisoned in a filthy, airless sweat 1%hop for six years. were identified !and claimed by parents in the French |mixed courts here recently. The ald $800,000.000 was |lucky youngsters were a part of a|ful of thelr fa chools and |raised annually from loca! taxes, which | group of 31 rescued by the French |in making br: police. | The identification came as an in- | proprietor of a workshop, accused, !together with his wife and five other | accomplices, of maintaining a slave {pen in which the children in ques- {tion worked from early morning until | nilanight, Wderfed, beaten and never [allowed to see the light of day ex- |cent such as filtered through a small barred window. | “Tales of torture for insufficient in- {dustry, attempted revolt or inability i 'SELF-GOVERNMENT TOPIC. | Charles E. Hughes Advises “Sus- tained Attention” to Issues. YORK. July..1. (#—The an people need “the sustained to political lssues which is Charles E. Hughes said last of which was the Declaration of In- ! dependence. |~ Referring to_ the farthcoming . cele- | bration of July 4. he urged - that citizens work™ activelv to make the ideals and purposes of the Declaration theirown, > price of successtul self govern-, inight in a radio address, the subject ! [to labor on account of iliness were |told by the walfs in a manner to | bring tears to the eves of listener {Many of the children were stolen | from their parents and sold to Yu for $5 each. Others were hired out | who was a member of the War Industries Board. l I National Photo. CIVIL SERVICE JOBS OPEN. Examinations to Be Held to Fill 13 Positions. The Civil Service Commission an- nounces open competitive examina- tions to fill the following vacancies: Assoclate gas engineer, Bureau of Mines, for duty at Fort Worth, Tex., at $3.000 a year. Associate cadastral engineer (qual | fied in mining engineering), General | | | as apprentices by parents little mind- | They were employed articles, glassware | | and matches which Yu disposed of in | la store on Seward road. ment, the court was told. | Yu was given a jail term of 15 |vears to be followed by expulsion | from the concession. His wife {ceived a 10-year sentence and Yu | Ching-dong. an accomplice who a | sisted in kidnaping. got a similar term. The store and workshop were ordered sold to defray the cost of trlal and to pay for maintenance of the unclaimed children. DISJOIN FIVE SQUIRRELS. Veterinarians Undo Nature's Work of Braiding Tails Together. BOSTON, July 1 (#).——Veterinarians of the Animal Rescue League yester- ‘day separated successfully five squir- rels, which evidently had been joined at the tips of their tails since birth. i The squirrels were discovered on.a tree, each end oring to go in a dif- | ferent direction. Officer: of ihe league pursued the squirre! quintei up the tree with ladders and dislodged them. The tails were found (o be vir- tually braided together. They iere well nourished and strong. A bleed- {less operation:set them.free, Three or | * money. out of a budget of $4.-|terlude in the trial of Yu Pa Hong. |four died as a result of harsh treat- | consolidation Land Office, Department of the In- terior, with headquarters at Denver, at $3,000 year. Associate architectural draftsman, central office of the Veterans' Bureau, Washington, at $3,000 a year. Associate chemist at $3,000 a yea tant chemist at $2,400 a year, De- partmental Service, Washington. D. C. Associate entomologist at $3.000 a vear, assistant entomologist at 00 a year. Bureau of Entomology, De partnient of Agricluture, for duty in ‘Washington or in the fleld. Physiotherapy aids in Health Service at $1,020 a year with quarters, subsistence and laundry, and in'the Veterans' Bureau at $1,680 a year without allowances. Physiotherapy pupil aide in the Pub- lic Health Service at $720 a year with quarters, subsistence and laundry, or at $1,200 a and in the Veterans' Bureau at sal aries ranging from $1,000 to $1,400 a vear, depending upon qualifications of the appointee. Physiotherapy assistant in the Pub. lic Health Service at $1,560 a year, and in the Veterans' Bureau at en- trance salaries ranging from $1,320 to $1,600 a year. Graduate nurse and graduate nurse (vising duty) in the Indian Service at $1.500 to $1,860 a vear with furnished quarters. heat and light, in the Pub- lic Health Service at $1,020 to $1,800 a year with quartérs, subsistence and laundry and in the Veterans' Bureau at $1.800 to $2,500 a year. Assistant _ specialist, rural Bureau of the Interior, at school Dopartment a year. Full *information and appiieatfon hlanks may be obtained at the office of the Civil Servios Commission, 1734 & streets $2,400 the Public | of Kducation,'| I | | | | 15-16. 1,260,000 JOBLESS IN BRITISH SLUMP Trade Continues Sharp De- cline—Prices Fall at Record Rate. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 1.—The gloomy out- look for British industry continues. says the monthly summary of American Chamber of Commerce London. The overseas trade for May Ished in comparison with a vear ago. imports being £18,000,000 and exports £5.000.000 less. sharply for the fifth month in succes. with the index number in May The tatal number of unemployed i& 0. against 1.247.300 on June 2 go. Of this num- e than 160.000 are miners. A special trades union congress meeting has been called for July 24 to consider | this problem. Coal Prices Drop. In the coal trade demand and prices still are receding. The summary records acute depres sion in the heavy trades. tion of pig iron for May was 5 tons, against €50,900 a year ago. ingots and castings amounted to 651 600, or an Increase over the previous month, but 1924. ‘The shipbuilding slump grows more pronounced, and, failing further or- ders, the northern shipyards close. The slackness in the cotton industry is accentuated by the situation in 150,000 tons below May, China, and there is a proposal to stop | section for a| the American cotton | tortnight. The second wool conference between | the dominion wool growers and manu- facturers has been convened for July The manufacturers have been hit by a slump in wool. A duty of 3313 per cent has been placed on lace Imports. There is un- precedented unemployment among the best linen workers. Low prices pre- vail In leather, and the boot and shoe manufacturers are fairly active. D. W. Tyron, Painter, Dies. SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass, Iuly 1 (#).—Dwight W. Tyron, internation- ally known landscape painter, died here this morning, at the age of . For 33 years he was head of the art department at Smith College. \Will on P.etticoat vear without allowances, | Filed for Probate Of $500,000 Estate| By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 1.—A will, penciled on the hem of a white petticoat, by which George Hazel- tine, aged eccentric, sought to dis- pose of a half-million-dollar estate, was filed today. It contained two bequests of $10,000 each to Lillian Pelkey and Madaline Higgins, nurses, who at- tended Hazeltine, and provided that the remainder should go to Mrs. Loraine Moody Richmond, a great- grandniece. Attorneys said that because. of circumstances attending {ts mak- ing the document was probably in- valid,"and that the entire estate “would probably go to Mrs. R.ch- mond, the | in | dimin- | Wholesale prices fell | is slack The produc- | 5.800 | may | GOVERNORS BEGI - TOUR OF AN Augusta, Bangor and Many Other Cities to Receive Executives of Conference. By the Associated Press. POLAND SPRING. Me.. July 1 The State executives gathered here for the seventeenth annual governor: conference started this morning on a | tour of Maine, which will take the re. mainder of the week. The governors and their parties will leave by motor visit Lewiston and Auburn, the la manufacturing cen ters of Maine. After visitin Bates College grounds the pa next head for Augusta passing through Greene and Winthrop. Soon after arrival at the State capi- tal the visiting State executives will have lunch at the .James RBilaine house. the official residence of the Governor of Maine. < to the ate Capltol.4he Blaine Memorial and historic Fort Western, which was built lin1 . are on today’'s program. Welcome at Bangor. In the afternoon the governors will motor from Augusta to Rangor. greeted by the citizens of thai eity An informal dinner and dance will ha tendered to the visitors at the Penoi scot Country Cluh. Tonight the chief executives will board a special train on the Bangor | and Aroostook Railroad to go to Araos. took County, the northernmost part of the State. In order to make an early start to- day, the governors speeded up their program vesterday and concluded the public business of their annual meet ing. to he CLAIMS KLAN IG~0RED. PHILADELPHIA, July 1 (®).—State Commander .. Mitchell Chase of the American Legion today was awaiting a reply from Olin R. Wheeler Post of Factoryville, Pa.. which has heen { asked to refrain from participating in | the celebration on July 4. said to have been advertised by the Ku Klux Klan. G. G. Wright. commander of the post which has 1S members, unofficially de- clared that the post's celebration of Independence day has nothing to do with the Klan's celebration. State | Commander Chase notified the post that unless a_satisfactory reply was received by 12 o'clock tonight .the matter would be brought to the atien- tion of the executive committee of the State organization. Wedding License Lost on Street. | A license directing a minister perform the marriage ceremony for Edward Williams, 22, and FElla Eleanor Fletcher, 18, both colored, | was reported lost on the street yes. \terday. Willlams, residing at Sherman avenue, asked the police to assist him in his efforts to find the lost paper. to Gift a la Tennyson. | From the London Daily Post President Coolidge’s gift for making his clothes last longer than most men would have interested Tennyson William Allincham noted In his diary {a visit to Tennyson, in company with | Browning, when the poet exhihited had worn them for 40 years. “We all |his dress boots and averred that he {looked at them.” sald Allingham, 1"and 1 said It was good evidenos the immortality.of the sole, 4