Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1926, Page 37

i CHAMBER SEEKING [Paxis Built Camouflage City «o Hide Real One From Enemy, Moscow Hears By Radio_to The Star and Chie: il News " Coppriente 10260 D1 MOSCOW, December 9.—Disclosing a hitherto unknown feature of the Paris air defense during the World POSTAL RATE CUT U. S. Commerce Body De- b ical Warfare League announces plans mands Sweeping Reduc- |to protect Moscow from hostile 4 8 aerial gas attacks. tions in Present Rates. “Before the end of the war,” says the announcement, “France built a paper Paris outside :he real city, imitating bulldings, streets, fa:tories A demand for sweeping reductions |and traffic. In case of the approach in postal rates on a number of classes of mail today was laid before Con- gress by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in a brief filed with the joint committee on postal rats by the chamber president, John W. O'Leary. Present rates, the cham- ber declared, have proved uneconomic and harmful to both the Government and the public, and specdy correction of the schedule of rates was requested. The statement of the chamber, which also was sent to the Postmaster General and to the director of the Budget, specifically asks that a 1-cent charge on postal cards be restored and that there be a revision down- ward of charges for such second-class mail as newspapers and magazines, and on third-class matter and parcel post. The boost in postal charges, most of which went into effect in April, 1925, the chamber declares in its brief, while intended to produce additional revenue to offset the $68,000,000 sal- ary increase to postal employes, has not only proved ineffectual, but has had an adverse effect upon business and the postal service. Backed by Publishers. The contentions of the chamber, which earlier had gone on record de- claring the rates too hign, are based on the report of a committee of the chamber, made up of representatives of business organizations and large users of the mails, including news- paper and magazine publishers, who conducted an extensive research into the effect of the present rates. of enemy _escadrilles, the real Paris was to be covered with a smoke screen, leaving the paper- city alone visible.” DEEMS INSPECTS G. U. R. 0. T. C. Chief Pleased With Training at Hilltop. Lieut. Col. Clarence Deems, Jir., officer in charge of R. O. T. C. activi- tles, who made his annual inspection Tuesday at Georgetown University, expressed satisfaction with the train- ing_given the infantry and medical units. Georgetown is one of the “dis- tinguished” units in the area. The main purpose of the inspection Col, Deems s making of the 39 schools and universities in this area is for the selection by the corps area com- mander, Maj. Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur, of the units to be recommended for inspection by the War Department Board in the Spring with a view to The Columbia Pointing out that many business concerns have resorted to other meth- ods of transportation for their articles in order to avoid the high postal costs, the chamber declares ‘‘there is abun- dant evidence showing the present postal rates have retarded the natu- ral growth of many branches of busi: ness. It has been admitted, in fact, that these rates were not based on adequate data or upon sclentific or accepted principles of rate making.” It is “unjust and unbusinesslike” to charge to the Post Office Department, the report states, the heavy deficits resulting from the uncommercial or governmental “policy” services, such as those accruing from rural free de- livery, foreign mail and the free han- dling and transporting of the mail of all Government departments, agen- cies and commissions. Proper allocations of these policy costs, the chamber asserts, would make possible reduction in rates— which would bring back to the postal service a considerable amount of sec- ond-class matter now being distrib- uted by other means than the mails. The increase of the postage of post. cards from 1 to 2 cents has re- sulted in driving 80 per cent of this class of business out of existence, the report declares. Increases in the zone rates on newspapers and magazines, it 18 said, has also brought a material decrease in the volume of business, and an increase in the costs of third- class mail resulted in a loss of 20 per cent of volume® The 2-cent service charge on fourth- class mail, or parcel post, the commit- tee states, has retarded its growth and made improbable its rise to a profitable service. The committee urged the applica- tion to the rate problem of the pri ciple of securing the benefits of lower | costs through development of large volume of business and the full util- izmtion of facilities. «CITY ARRESTS DECREASE | 1,584 DURING NOVEMBER | Greatest Reduction Noted in Traffic Violations—Bootleg Activities Fall Off, Report Shows. Arrests made by members of the Metropolitan Police Department for varfous offenses last month totaled | d a decrease of 1,584 under Octo- 6. ber, according to the monthlv report of Inspector William S. Shelby, sub- mitted today to Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent. The largest reduction In the shown arrests for violation of the There were 3,076 motorists arrested m October as com- pared with 2,693 last month. De-| creases in arrests for other offenses : Felonies, 29; misdemeanors, 498 violation of the Volstead law, 86, and violation of the Sheppard law 347. The report also shows that 1966 National. Bank 911 F Street Open at 8:30 A.M. Daily 3% Compound Interest Paid on SAVINGS IN : : : j : i Capital and Surplus, $600,000.00 i i i i i% ié ¥ i ¥ W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES $a and $7 ALL GOOD VALUES | THIS stylish, black calfskin winter-weight oxford appeals strongly to men who dress their feet well. The smart French toe, calf-lined quarter, folded tip and new radio stitching with pin-point perforationsare features which are usually associated with higher | priced shoes. «» «» e The next time you need shoes, gallons of alcoholic beverages were seized during November. as compared | with 2,140 the preceding month. There | was even a larger reductlon in the| quantity of mash seized, the figures showing a total of 3370 gallons in Oc- tober and 100 gallons in November. WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE. | WL buy a pair of W. L. Douglas shoes—they will please you. STURDY SHOES FOR BOYS, $3.50 AND $4.00. DOUGLAS . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926. ; 81" FRESHMEN HEAR WALSH. |gnera! of the Maseachusetts Netlonst | DRIVER GETS 7 YEARS. SPLIT ON IRRIGATION. |tican. idako, who have been outstand: The league, which through volun- tary contributions, supports the So- viet aviation and poison gis activi- tles, apprehends an air attack on Moscow in case of hostilities. It de- mands that all future buildings be provided with air-proof chambers and that present structurés be remodeled to provide similar havens for all in- habitants. 2 i Meantime, the league is drilling members in what steps to take to avoid panic and protect lives when an attack comes. The new architectural features demanded in a recent cuom- munication to Clement Voroshilos, commissar of war and navy, include spiked roofs and buttressed walls. designation as “distinguished” units during the year 1926-21. Col. Deemns conferred with Rev. Charles W. Lyons, S. J., president at Georgetown, and recelved assurances that the university board is anxious to co-operate in every possible way with the War Department’s R. O. T. C. activities. Japanese Emperor No Better. TOKIO, December 9 (#).—The con- dition of Emperor Yoshihito, who is ill at his villa at Hayama, remains virtually unchanged, said a bulletin issued today by the household depart- ment. It has been noted that he was troubled with choking when eating. This is believed to_indicate a lack of improvement. His temperature ranged between 97.5 and 100.2 de- grees. Za. The Very Best Xmas Book ASnvings Pass Book , indjcating a deposit at “Columbia Nation- al," has great poten- tialities as a Xmas gift for your boy or girl. 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Anthony S. Gadek, president of the class, was in charge. ST The first town in Siam outside of Bangkok to install a water supply system recently placed its order for such an equipment, which also in- cludes an ice-making and electric lighting plant, with the proviso that all are to be made in America. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., December 9. —Wilbur R. Miller, convicted Novem- ber 26 of manslaughter in the death of Elvin Eyler and Nelson Stephenson, whose motor cycle was struck by an automobile driven by Miller, who, wit- nesses sald, was under the influence of liquor, was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary by Judge Frank G. Wagaman of Circuit Court. This was the longest sentence ever imposed here on a driver alleged to have been intoxicated. The accident occurred October 4. House Committeemen 0. K. Amend- ment by Divided Vote. By a divided vote the House irriga- tion committee approved yesterday an amendment to the Swing-Johnson Boulder Canyon Dam bill designed to clarify the powers of the Secretary of Interior over irrigation and recla- mation proposals embodied in the measure. ‘The amendment was opposed by Representatives Hayden, Democrat, Arizona, and Leatherwood, Repub- Under the amendment the Secretary of Interior would have powers held by the Governiment with relation to the use of public lands for reclama- tion activities at the time of Ari- zona's admission to the Union. Chairman Smith of the committee said that the amendment was designed only to protect the powers of the Sec- retary of Interior over the administra- tion of irrigation and reclamation which the bill invests in him. SR Leather gloves and mittens made 'n Canada in the past year totaled more than 4,000,000 pairs. R R R T R R I S R A R R A B AR IR B IR BN BT IR Inquire About Our Deferred Payment Plan Automobile Parking Service W. B. 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