Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1921, Page 2

- HARNESS COMPAN DEFIES PRESIDENT Harding’s Right to Abro- | gate Government Con- tract Challenged. Challenging President Harding’s au- thority to abrogate the contract be- tween the government and the United States Harness Company, Frank J. Hogan, attorney for the concern, to- day filed a brief at the White House, eatlining the case. He sald in a statement, foilowing the filing of the ‘®rief, that the harness company had been assured at the War Department that no such action would be attempt- ed without a hearing. *Phe Department of Justice, aceord- ing to Mr. Hogan, has been repeatedly asked to give the company a hearing, offering to furnish_any information witkin its power. Denicd a hearing, Mr. Hogan said, the company stands Teady to meet “unflinchingly any at- tack that may be made in the courts: N Ne Coustitutional Power. Mr. Hogan further said that the Barness company takes the position, first, that there is no_constitutional executive power to declare a govern- ment contract void; second, that this power rests only in the courts, which can act only after hearing: third. that its contract was only entirely lawful, mutually obligatory on the government and the company, but that under it the government and the E\lbllc have been immensely bene- He pointed out also that Asisstant Secretary of War Wainwright had personally inspected the operations of the company and that as a result of his inspection he had reported to Secretary of War Weeks that in his opinion ~the contract was highly beneflicial to the government. ) Failed to Sell Surplus. Investigation of the harness com- pany’s contract, Mr. Hogan further said, was made by an officer of the inspector general's department, who consumed four months, and this offi- cer found that the department had failed in its efforts to put the property in the hands of the ultimate consum- ers, that an extensive advertising campaign for the disposal of the sur- plus failed, as likewise did efforts to dispose of the property in foreign mar- kets. The property could not be sold to large manufacturers of and dealers in leather goods, and attempts to se- cure the co-operation and help of the leather trade as an association was aleo in vain, the inspector general re- ported, according to Attorney Hogan's statement. Only Feasible Method. ‘The inspector general also report- ed that _the proposal of the United States Harness Company was - re- ceived when -all hope of disposing ‘of surplus equipment was practically gone and the proposition submitted ‘was the only available and feasible way by which to market the prop- erty, and also that the contract and its execution have been just and fair and the government will receive a reasonable return on equipment, Mr. Hogan said In his statement. MUNICIPAL OWNING OF TRACTION LINES STRONGLY FAVORED (Continued from First Page.) back to the original grant. He point- ed out that then the railway com- panies would come pleading to Con- gress, where now the people are plead- ing and Congress is at the mercy of ghe utilities. Representative Kunz said the first thing that the committee should do is to report the Hammer resolution re- ’.:cllll\d.‘ ‘!he public Iflltllllle.! act and on 0 recommend passage of th ‘xekll" bfll'.-‘u o e * presentative Woods of Virginia ‘warned the subcommittee “you can't “put any such proposition through the present Congress. No bill giving the People a five-cent fare can be p: i He agreed that the public utilities commission has no right to treat the Street car properties as a whole, but .'®s he reads the act each corporation should be treated individually. For ‘®ach kind of service, light, pow.r and Sonsumers RO pay &"Tals Brich. o ould pay a r price. He ‘admitted that the Public Utilities Commission is doing a great injus- aice '!‘o eah patron of the Capital ‘Traction Company, by char, i too much fare. * Sing i T ‘Woeds Argues for His Bill. presentative Woods said that the duty of the committee is to do the best it can, and argued in favor of his bill, which would change the rate of from gross to net earnings, Telieve the street railways from cer- tain charges for traffic policemen and tPaving and then levy an excess prof- its tax on all earnings in excess of a fair return. He said that Fis bill ‘would allow a 7-cent fare and pos- @ibly four tickets for a quarter. He suggested that if a new public util- ities commission should be organized one of the District Commissioners should serve upon it. Representative Sproul of Illinois argued that the Capital Traction Company did not request an increase in rate, but increase was grant- ®d to protect the Washington Rail- he Capital Traction Company should be forced to live up to its con- tract. If it can carry passengers for $o the people in forcing a merger. Representative Hammer repeated Yerd ims of the Public Utilities Com- fon. He reviewed the history of ‘the Washington kll'ly ;':1 Electric w profitable lines ad been brought lnx;_thherhlnto one smismanaged company. ien he argued that the ‘Publlcmflflghhl Co;nn:mon not consider its psincipal busi- ‘wess the fixing of a rate to keep alive Rhese poorly managed lines. The Pub. lie Utilities Commission he said is not @berating in an atmosphere that will ‘Be advaatageous to the people. . States Would Bear Part of Cost. Representative Hammer thought #he only objection to municipal owne! ship of railroads in the District is that ‘the states would have-to bear 40 per cent of all costs. Representative Kel- Jer replied that his bill safeguards Wgainst any drain on the federal A epresentative Lai £ jpresent ive mpert of Wiscon- sin said that he believed all members of the committee are actuated by the one motive to give the people of Washington some relief. The more e has studied, he sald, the more he #s convinced the only way to give the ‘people relief is for the municipality to take r(;'er ta. hlllrglds. This is mn opportune time and place to do ‘this, ge said. “1 am in favor of substituting the ‘Keller bill for the Woods bill and e of the resolution introduced mgrucmnlve Hammer to abolish thePublic Utilities Commission. Zive immediate relief T would instruct ‘the commission to fix the fare on the Capital Traction lines at the rate Rhat it should have according to its @wn testintony.” Keller Emphasizes Plan. Representative Keller was invited S et s pl 'or municip @wnership would not cost the federal t ome cent. and that f{t up & system for retiring the and for replacement, so that Wt the end of forty years the street afl should be in as good physical a8 . Mr. Keller thought that the Hammer resolution should 'passed to convince the streect rail- . e-ncr-': means to do Bfl that with the Central Student Who Wen Pennsylvania Scholarship BRIEFIN CONGRESS ATTACKS BALL ACT Denies an Emergehoy Exists Requiring Its Extension for District Benefit. A printed brief of twenty pages, analyzing the testimony given at the recent hearings before the Senate com- mittee on the extension of the Ball rent act, and deducing therefrom that ‘{at present there is no emergency in JESSE A. MORGAN, Central Hizh School graduate, som of Mr. Mra. Jesse W. Morgam, 47 Seaton piace morthw: scholarship givem by of Pennsylvania to the high schools of Washingten. — {proposed by Representative Zihlman incorporated into the Keller bill, it would be possible to get less than a six-cent fare. Representative Kunz moved that the subcommittee should recommend to the full committee the passage of the Keller bill for municipal ownership and the Hammer resolution to abolish the Public Utilities Commission. The vote seemed to be 4 to 2 in favor of such action, but on the request of Representative Sproul that he be al- lowed more time to study the hearing, action was postponed for a week. Representative Kunz then asked the subcommittee to consider the advis- ability of a resolution asking author- 1ty to employ Walter L. Fisher of Chi- Ccago or some other traction expert to make an investigution and report to Congress on what ought to be done to relieve the traffic sityation in the Natlonal Capital. Stipulations tn BL The bill introduced by Representa- tive Hammer to abolish the Public Utilities Commission and re-enact the law vhich previously existed put- ting 5-cent carfare in force is as follow; “That so much of the act entitled: ‘An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the gov- ernment of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 13, 1914, and for other purposes,’ which was approved March 4, 1913, as cre- ates. and relates to the creation of a Public Utilities Commission for the District of Coulmbia. Is hereby re- pealed; and together with all amend- ments thereto and all regulations made thereunder by the Commis- solners thereof. shail henceforth be held null and vold, and all laws and regulations in force at the time o! the approval of sald act as to charge: made. for services rendered or prod- ucts furnished are hereby re-enacted.” PLAN TO PUSH D. C. BILLS, Senate D. C. Committee to Take Up Merger and “Loan Shark” Law. The Senate District committee will take up at its meeting mext Wednes- day consideration of legislation to bring about a merger of the street railway companies of the District, it was said by Senator Ball today, chair- man of the committee. - At the same meeting, if possible, consideration will be given to a bill proposing to amend the so-called loan shark law. A subcommittee, headed by Senator Dillingham, has reported favorably on a bill to authorize pawn- brokers to charge 2-per cent a month interest on loans made in the District of Columbia. The present law limits them to 1 per cent 2 month, too low a rate, it is said, to permit of doing a pawnbroker's business in the District. The District committee has held a number of hearings on the proposal to merge the street railway compa- nies. It i3 now planned to draft and bring out a bill looking to that end. The committee at the last sesslon of Congress reported a bill authorising the merger of the P. E. P. Co. and the W. R. & E. Co., and also a merger of the W. R. & E. Co. and the Capital Traction Company. It is considered not unlikely that the committee will report a similar bill now. If such legislation is enact- ed and does not bring about a merger of these companies within a short time, more drastic steps will be taken, it was indicated today. LOWER CAE FARES SEEN. Utilities Commission May Set Date for Hearirig Today. ‘The Public Utilities Commission, at its meeting this afternoon, may de- cid® on the date for a hearing to con- sider a change in the existing rate of street car fare. ColL Charles W. Kuts, chairman of the commission, stated at noon tPag the commission would consider taking up the fare question, but he could not predict what the action of the com- mission will be. If it is decided at this afternoon’s meeting to open up the street railway rate case the date of the hearing probably will be fixed for the middle of July. Under the law, if the commission takes the initiative in opening a rate case it must give the companies in- volved twenty days’ notice. t the br:‘.!e of fare of the commission to change the rate before September 1, since the las: order speci~cally stated that the pres- ent rate should continue until that date. There are indications that a cut will be made in the rate.of four tokens for 30 cents on September 1, if not sooner. BODY OF LIEUT. COMEGYS ARRIVES HERE TOMORROW The body of Lieut. Edward Theodore Comegys of the United States air service, who was killed in France September 18, 1918, while on a2 bomb- ing raid, will be brought to Washing- ton tomorrow. It was at the height of the St. Mihlel drive when the gviators of the 1ith Aero Squadron were called upon for most urgent duty. When near their objective. the American forma- tion was attacked bty about fifteen German planes, and they succeeded in breaking up the American formation. Five American machines were shot down. Lieut. Comegys was in one of them and it was later learned through the Red Cross he had been killed. Lieut. Comegys was born in Balti- more county, Md., May 132, 1896. He ‘was a student of the McKinley ‘Traning Isch::l and l.lhhr 'd‘l‘ em- n e co] t vision, Library of Cnngreu?“fi‘a was poral of Company K, National Guard of the District, 1914-15; segeant of Battery B, f8t Fleld Artillery, in the Mexican border campaign in 1916. . He\ was a member of Troop -B, Cavalry, the same year after he returned. from the border. He attended the first officers’ training camp at Fort Myer, Va., in May and June, 1917, and later volun- teered for the air service. He was into training at the University of Toron- 05 “:l:.l.lmn‘ the ocourse with high The body will arrive here at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Services are to be held in the chapel at Arl- ington and funeral services will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Lieut.. Co: s was unanimously elected first member of George Was! ", Vi Thad's osthumon: Commander Howard Fisk | and delegation trom. ‘Washington justifying continuance of the rent commission beyond October, today was distributed to every mem- ber-of the House and Senate by real estate interests. The brief is signed by Bates Warren, 3 Edwin A. Krauthoff and Abner H. Fe guson, describing themselves as “counsel in their own behalf and for other property owner: Points Emphasised. The pamphlet states that the testi- mony taken before the Senate com- mittee “clearly establishe: First, that whatever the situation may have been in October, 1919, there is today no emergency existing in the District of Columbia Jjustifying extension of the Ball rent law. a declaration by Congress uéh emergency exists would be in direct contradiction of the evi- dence before the committee. Third, such a declaration would be contrary to the testimony even. of those who favor a further extension of the act, in view of contradictory admissions of supporters of the act. Fourth. Affirmative testimony of real estate owners and of men of long experience in the business of renting apartment houses and other prop- erties in Washington shows that housing conditions are rapidly reach- ing normal. g Fifth. Specific facts and figures sub- mitted to the committee show that the population of Washington has greatly decreased since the war. Sixth. Whether the decisions of the rent commission are fair or unfair, in- vestors are deterred from financing and the builder from building rental properties when the return is uncer- t ain. H Seventh. Extension of the act now wound constitute an uncertain, unnec- essary and un-American restraint upon business enterprise. | Eighth. So long as the rent law is In existence, building will be curtailed and the supply of housing restricted. Ninth. Contention that rents should be reduced to meet the salaries of federal employes, the only ground for extension left if no emergency exists, would be “socialistic and destructive of fundamental law and the traditions of his ccuntry.” Tenth. The development of Wash- ington into the city it is hoped it will become will remain unrealized *so long as its material development is terfered with by legislation of this kind.” ¢ Will Ask Early Consideration. ‘When Senator Ball reports the biil amending the rent act to the Senate. which may be late today cr at the next session of the Senate, he plans to ask for immediate consideratio: Although efforts may be made to ex- tend the life of the rent act beyond the seven months proposed by the committee, it is not believed they will prove effective, since the committee unanimously agreed upon the seven months’ extension. after considerable debate on the matter. MEETS PRESIDENT ON REORGANVZING ‘Walter F. Brown, chairman of the joint congressional commission on governmental reorganization, confer- red with President Harding at the ‘White House today regarding tenta- tive plans to be followed in carrying out this work. They were together for more than an hour, and the prin- cipal point discussed was that pe: taining to the regrouping of the va. rious government agencies which now are doing practically the same work, but operating separately. Following the conference Chairman Brown state@ that although a definite Plan of procedure has not been decid- ed upon, much progress toward this end is being made. He explained that the President has made it clear that in his opinion there must be a prac- ticable application of a definite pur- pose in regrouping these agencies if timated that his committee shortly will meet again with the President to discuss details for a definite pro- gram. the meantime the com- mittee i8 going ahead collecting in- formation and data which wili be valuable to arriving at conclusions. part of any government employe would be tolerated in carrying out the re- organization work, there has been a very noticeable disappearance of any hindrance. He explained that some bureau heads had become active in starting propaganda intended to re- sist the work of the committee, but the President’s words were so un- mistakably plain that' the commit- tee does not look for any repeti- tions of this sort of thing in, the future. ecause of their long service In one bureau or division of tte govern- ment,” Mr. Brown said, “some of these ohiefs have loat their perspective and naturally would at first be opposed to anything suggesting a change for their bureau or division. They be- come imbued with the idea that their particular work is the most important in the government, and that the slightest change would mean the im- mediate ruin' of the entire govern- mental system. Must See Heads. “These excited bureau chiefs imme- diately fall back on their habits of former days and run immediately to some member of Congress with their troubles. Some quickly start in mo- tion & form of propaganda which is distributed in quarters where it is expected to be most effective. From now on these chiefs will go to their departmental head with their ideas regarding any proposed changes in their work and the former then will take it up with our committee.” LIQUOR CASES’ CLEAN-UP BEGUN BY COMMITTEE Work on recommendations. to Con- gress under Attorney General Doug! erty’s proposal for the reorganiza tion of the federal judiciary to affect a clean-up of liquor cases now pend- ing before the courts was begun t day at thepDepartment of Justice by a special committee of three federal ,J‘:ld- John E, sfl:" ml é:'."""“ ge n r of umbus, ol is chairman of the cnlnml".‘ll:. plans are under considera- for either extra issioners for the 4 w ons or a ey: tem by which judges could be trans- ferred from one circuit to another e ne “".lhn embers of th e o e rs of the commit. Yo ity an: Judse Wik , Kan.; am Eam':l: of gler‘ml:f H i tat Distri torney Hayward of New York and United gmtl District Attorney Charles F. Clyne of Chi- cago. In addition to the committee, the preliminary meeting was attend- ed by CoL T. B. Felder of New York, ‘Taft of New York, former Sen- ator Hoke Smith of Georgla, or Kpute-Nelson of Mia ta, rman of the Betate 1t Minne- the House- Ju- SRS toe, | the base ball game and n STAR, WASHINGTON, D. PRESIDENT ASKED IF HE PLACES POLITICS By the Associated Pres. NEW YORK, Jume 16—Hamllton Holt, magazine editor, who headed the delegation of pro-league re- publicans that called on former President Wilson during the last presidential campaign, today made public a letter he had written President Harding asking him to explain to the American people the terms of the Harding Association proposed to supplant the Wilson ld“llue of Nations. If you delay much further, peo- ple everywhere will inevitably con- clude that you have no concrete plan at all, ‘or else that you pro- ABOVE WORLD WELFARE : pose to put party harmony above world fare,” declared Mr. Holt. “In that event, there will be nothing left for those who want America to play her rightful part in stabilizing the world, but to or- ganize the country so as to capture Congress for the league in 1922, and the presidency in 1924." This, Mr. Holt asserted, could be _done. ' He declared that the league of nations and bolshevism were the only great ideas that had come out of the war as world panaceas, and he asked the President wheth- er he could guarantee that the world would not turn to bolshe- vism, if it came generally to be believed that he had no plan at all for a substitute for the league. SUMMER VACATION SCHOOL PLAN FINISHED BY EDUCATION BOARD Six Weeks' Intensive Course Will Open July 5—Miss Alice Deal Is Again Appointed Principal for :Central. Arrangements for operating the symmer vacation schools were vir- tually completed when the board of education at its final regular meet- ing of the year yesterday afternoon approved the appointment of more than threescore teachers to conduct classes in these institutions. These schools will open for a six week's in- tensive course July 5 and close Au- gust 12. Miss Aljce - Deal, principal of the Columbia Junior High School, was again appointed principal of the sum mer high school to be run at Cen- tral High School. She has headed the summer high school for three year: instrumental in its estabiishment in Washington. Although the session yesterday was the last one scheduled for the present school year, which comes to a close next week, the board probably will hold a special ., meeting Wednesday afternoon to dispose of many routine matters awaiting its action. The an- nual reorganization meeting of the 'body will be neld July 1. Order Declared “Unwarranted.” An order issued during Music week by the community center department which has been criticised as dis criminating between the white an colored races was characterized as “unwarranted and regrettable” in a resolution adopted by the board. It was introduced by Dr. J. Hayden Johnson. A large floral tribute was presented to Fountain Peyton, retiring colored member of the board, by his teacher friends in the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth divisions. Accom- panying the gift was a letter stating that the teachers “appreciate the splendid service you have rendered as a member of the board of education,' and “hold you in high esteem for your faithfulness to du your unswerving integrity and your stand for things which you believe to be right.” An offer of Steward's Business Col- lege to present to the winner of the annual cadet war map gumes a al not to exceed $50 in cost was ac- cepted by the board. The gift will be known as the Steward medal. A communication from the Commis- sioners’ laid before the board stated that a $1i,000 playground will be ac- quired for tne Logan School, one acre for the Langdon School and one acre for Dunbar High School. On motion of Daniel A. Edwards, the board voted to send a letter of sympathy to Miss Alice McNantz, principal of the Ed- monds School, who broke her arm in a fall several weeks ago. Changes in personnel approved by the board are as follows: Terminations and Resignation A. F. Greenwood, teacher, grade 4. Fillmore; E. J. Love, teacher, class musci; M. C. Nelson, teacher, kinder- garten principal, Takom Ali Craig, clerk, class 4, Central High: H. V. Clark, clerk, class 4, Junior High; G. M. S. McClintock, teacher, Americanization Night; G. F. Green, teacher, class 6A, Western High; H. F. Anstine, laborer, school gardens; M. A. Gallagher, temporary teacher, class 3, Amidol .+G. Hines, tempo- rary teacher, class 4, Benning; J. P. Thorne, temporary clerk, class 4, as- sistant superintendent’s office (W.) M Borchardt, temporary teacher, class 6A, Business High: E. M. Cor- nell, temporary teacher, class 6A, Central High: L. M. Foss, temporary ch.ul 6A, Business High C. teache: A. Hussey, temporary teacher, class 6A, Western High: B. A. Pace. tempo- rary teacher, class 6A, McKinley High; C. M. Ray, temporary teacher, class’ 6A, Central High, and C. Y. Zearfoss, temporary teacher, class 6A, ‘McKinley High. Leave of Absence. G. T. Roberts, teacher, class 3, do- mestic art. Appointments. M H. Willett, permanent teacher, class 6A, Central High; A. E. Dodd, permanent teacher, grade 3, Petwort| M. J. McDonnell, permanent teache: e 3, John Eaton; E. V. Bass, per- manent teacher, class 6A, BuSiness High; A. M. Bastian, permanent teach- er, ciass 6A, McKinley High; E. B. Frost, permanent teacher, class 6A, McKinley High; E. P. Hardell. perm: nent teacher, class 6A, McKinley High; E. O. Harned, permanent teach. er, class 6A, Central High; B. 8. Mets- ler, permanent teacher, class 6A, Cen- tra] High; O. A. Taylor, permanent teacher, class 6A, Eastern High; Alice Craig, permanent clerk, class 4, Cen- tral High; H. V. Clark, permanent clerk, class 4, Junior High; M. A. Gal lagher, probationary teacher, grede 4, Smallwood-Bowen; M. G. Himes, pro- bationary teacher, grade 7, Bennin J. P. Thorne, permanent clerk, as- sistant_superintendent’s office (‘ll.;é‘ B. A. Pace, temporary teacher, cl 6A, McKinley High; C. M. Ray, tem- porary teacher, class 6A, — ELECTRICAL MEN TO HAVE TRIP TO MARSHALL HALL Association Plans Varied Athletic Program for Outing Saturday. = The District of Columbia Electrical Contractor-Dealers’ - Association will have its anual outing at‘Msrshall Hall Saturday. The members of this asso- jation, which includes the electri Ao e o bbers s representatives of the Potomac Elec- tric Power Company, have made plan: 40 make the day one of real enjo: ment and absolute freedom from busi- nees. The big crowd will leave on the 2 o'clock boat. At 4:30 o'clock the ath- letic events will start. The .following is the program: 100-ysrd dash, for members of the ; 50-yard three-legged race, open to all; 50-yard dash, fgr boys under sixteen years, open event; 50-yard dash, for girls under sixteen ears, open event; 50-yard dash, for adies, open eveat; re! race between cont lors and jobbers; tug of war between ocontractor-dealers and Jobbers; ball’ game between contrac- tor- and jobbe bowlng tournament between coniractor-deal- expect for their mutual benefit so far as Dececes thees tos. branchea. o the ween 'wo es O electrical trade will not exist during tug of war. ‘The committee i High; C. Y. Zearfoss, temporary teacher, class 6A, McKinley High; S. M. Borchardt, probationary teacher, class 6A, Business High; E. M. Cor- nell, probationary teacher, class 6A, Central High; L. M. Foss, probation- ary teacher, class 6A, Business High; C. M. Harlan, temporary teacher, class 6A. Western High; R. A. Hussey. tem- porary teacher, class 6A, Western High; R. E. Stitt. teacher, Powell-John- son Summer School; F. W. Jackson, principal, Park View Summer School; M. E. White, teacher, Park View Sum- mer School; A. M. Edwards, teacher, Park View Summer Schi Jeanette Cavanagh, teacher, Park View Sum- mer School; W. M. Costigan, princi- pal, Monro¢ Summer School; A. E. Haslup, _teacher, Monroe Summer School; C. R. Williams, teacher, Mon- roe Bummer School; I W. Vander- werker, _principal, ‘Wallach-Towers Bummer Bchool: F. C. Carroll, teacher, Wallach-Towers Summer School; M. F. Queen, teacher, Wallach-Towers Summer School; R. B. Fleagle, teach- erg Wallach-Towers Summer School; B."A. Shewmaker, teacher, Wallach- Towers Summer School; B. T. Wood, teach Wallach-Towers Summer School; F. A. Reeve. principal. Powell- Johnson Summer School; C. L. Miller. Powell-Johnson Summer . L. Carney, teacher. Powell- Johnson Summer School; M. E. Grave: principal, Ketcham Summer_School: C M T Brandt teacher, Ketcham teacher, Ketcham Summ School; Mary Lackey, principal, Den- nison Summer School; J. A. Kupfe teacher, 'Dennison Summer School: va Baker, teacher, Dennison Summer School: C. M. Tonge, teacher, Denni- son Summer School: Rosa Wingate, teacher, Dennison Summer School; B. teacher. Jefferson Sum- mer School; H. G. Ross, teacher, Jef- ferson Summer §chool; Phoebe Pres- ton, teacher, Jefferson Summer School; . " M. Church, principal, Jackson Summer Schooi; A. Gumpston, téacher, Jackson Summer School; t, teacher, Jackson Summer M. R O'Brien. principal, Henry-Polk School: C. F. Barnard, teacher, Henry-Polk School; T. D. Goldman, teacher, Henry-Polk School; E. M. Crook, principal, H. D. Cooke Summer School; Katherine Harring- ton, teacher, H. D. Cooke Summer School; A. G. Lind, teacher, H. D. Cooke Summer School; M. L. Brosna- han, principal, Arthur Summer School; M. S. McClintock, teacher, Arthur Summer School; B. A. Grubb, teacher, Arthur Summer School; G. A. Sart- well, teacher, Arthur Summer School; 8ibyl Shewmaker, ~teacher.” Arthur Summer School and Franklin-Thom- son Summer School;: L. M. Clark, teacher, Henry-Polk Summer School C. K. Finckel, principal, Frenklin mson Summer School; A. M. Crook, teacher, Franklin-Thomson Summer hool: E. H. Matthews, teacher, Frankiin-Thomson Summer School M. F. Gore, principal. Corcoran Sum mer School; K. L. Carroll, teacher, Corcoran Summer School; H. E. Luhn, teacher, Corcoran Summer School: Helen Farrington, teacher, Corcoran Summer School; C. M. Geiger, teach- school gardens; Lucille Harris, aborer, school gardens; Zana denning, laborer, school garden: E. Nightlinger. teacher, Monroe mer School; M. H. Selah. Ludlow Summer School; M. teacher. Ludlow Summer Marybeile Moles, teacher, Summer School; Evelyn Naylor, teac] er, Ludlow Summer School; R. G. M: principal. Jefferson Sum mer School; E. P. Wild, teacher, Jef- ferson Summer School; E. C. Spring- man, teacher, Jefferson ~Summer School; Alice Deal, principal, Summer High School; H. H. Burroughs, toach- er, Summer High School; R E. Mc- Cathran, diregtor of industrial work and games, summer schools: M. G. Young, teacher, 8B, Summer High School: L. P. Bailey. teacher, 8B, Sum- mer High School; N. H. White, teach- er, 8B, Summer High School; H. F. Anstine, Iaborer, school gardens, and E. M. Hillyard, teacher, H. D. Cooke Summer School. 2 Colored Scheols. Terminations—W. A. Robinson, tem- rary teacher class §A. Armstrong snual Training; J. A. Walker, tem- porary teacher, Armstrong Night School, and D. A. Lanauze, temporary teacher, class 6A, Dunbar High. Appointments. F. C. Johnson, permanent teacher, class g Manual Tral: ing; A. C. Taylor, permanent teacher, grade 2, Lovejoy; J. V. Miles, perma- nent teacher, kindergarten assistant, Logan; M. G. Freeman. permanent teacher, grade 2, Garfleld; E. C. yers, permanent teacher, grade 2, Group; D. A. La- nauze, probationary teacher, class 6A, Dunbar High; W. A. Robinson, proba- manent teache: ant, Crummall; M. teacher, class 3, domestic acience, and R. E.'Wilson, probationary teacher, domestic scienoce. REPUBLICAN IDEA WRONG, WILLIAM G. McADOO SAYS Declares Leadership Offers No En- couragement to Business, Which He Describes as “Worse.” WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, June 16.—Willlam G. McAdoo, former Sec- retary of the Treasury, said in an ad- dress here last night that republican leadership in Washington offered mo encouragement to a bysiness situa- tion which he characterized as “bad and steadily growing worse.” . Mr. MoAdoo, who came here to at- tend the commencement exercises of the Bahson Institute, from which his the league of fluence to restore the economic wel- fare Europe. . “The difficulty ia” Mr. McAdoo said, “that the wrepubl! “part. ‘wrong conception of of the huge world problem. Their leadership is based solely on materi- ;u“mt and lacks the essential spiritual y. 2 q‘m ‘we should do at once is to nations and prosperity e; every effort to reduce war expendi- tures. Then we should t every poasible means that will £ tate and not restrict our foreign “The world ia confronted with m‘ is ‘confident there will be no PRAISE ROCK CREEK AS BATHING PLACE Park Officials Believe Tliree “Swimmin’ Holes” Little Known to Public. Rock creek, with all the natural surroundings of the swimmin' hole that the country youth enjoys, is growing in popularity as a bathing place for the boys of the District. According to Francis F. Gillen, an official of the office of public buildings and grounds, there are between fifty and sixty young men on Saturdsys and Sundays at each of the three points in Rock Creek Park where prgrlslon has been made for taking a Bathing Spots Little Known. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, superin- tendent of bulldings and grounds, wants the residents of the city to take advantage of the creek as & bathing center. He sald, however, that he would hesitate at enlarging the fa- gilities for swimming in the creek unless he could obtain more police for the park. It would be unsafe, the colonel fears, to deepen the creek at certain points or otherwise establish bathing pools in the creek without having guards or additipnal policemen to safeguard the bathers. Officials of the office of public build- ings and grounds expressed the bellef today that it is not generally known that there are already three bathing spots in Rock Creek Park where rustic inclosures have been erected to permit the yduths who visit the park to don their bathing suits. These points are: ® Three Fine “Swimmin’ Heles.” 1. Above the ford at Broad branch and Beach drive. 2. Above the ford at the Miller cabin. 3. At the extreme north end of the park near Kalmia street. Mr. Gillen stated today that the water in the creek is regarded as per- fectly safe from a sanitary standpoint for bathing purposes. About a year ago, he said, samples were tested and found to be pure. COMPOSITORS IN BOSTON END NEWSPAPER STRIKE Men Vote to Go Back to Work Under Same Con- ditions. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 15—Newspaper com- positors who walked out of offices here Monday night and Tuesday morning voted tonight to return to work im- mediately. The decision of the men, which was reached through a secret ballot, came after Sylvester J. McBride. president of Boston Typographical Union 13, and John F. Murphy, inter- national organizer for New England, had mede severzi speeches at a mass |G\ meeting of the men urging them to return. The walkout did not have the sanction of the union. and when the men quit work Monday night they asserted that they were acting as in- dividuals. ) The Publishers’ Association, which issued no fermal statement after the vote tonight, asserted that the men were returning to their machines this evening and that by tomorrow after- noon all the compositors would be at work again. . President MoBride In a statement sald: “The men have obeyed the mandate of the officers of the International Ty- pographical Union and will return to work immediately. Those who are physically able will go back to work tonight. Others will return tomor- row. ‘The publishers announced the men would return under the wage scale and vailed when they left work. At the offices of the morning pa- pers preparations were immediately made for an issue of twelve pages. Eight pages were published yester- day and today. Union officials as- that the vote tonight was only on the question of returning to work. TWO PAPERS COMBINE. Portsmouth . Times and Herald : 1Print One-Page Edition Together. PORTSMOUTH, H, June 15— There were no “scoops” for either the Times or the Herald today. In- stead, office forces of the two even- ing newspapers, which have mot pub- lished this week because of a com- positors’ strike. co-operated in print- ing a single page paper under the name of Times-Herald. The Chronicle, the only morning paper, will not be published tomor- row because of the strike. It has not appeared since Monday. Publishers made no more offers to the compositors and the latter stood fast for the wage increase they de- manded. PLAN TO PREVENT . STRIKES URGED BY SECRETARY DAVIS (Continued from First Page) of-living question is used as an ef- fective wedge. It is ome of the big problems facing labor and capital in the wage nd!ufl.:mu at this time, the Secretary The building industry, he asserted, furnishes one of the best examples of this. In this trade there are serious difficulties to be overcome. Labor 'must have enough money in wages to pay fer rent and a decent living. The landlcrd and builder must get enough from his property to pay for the in- vestment. It now costs approximately $6.,000 to build a modest home which laboring man can occupy. This home could be built before the war for from $3.000 to $3,500. The ‘builder or landlord must collect enough rent to get at l,_un 11 per cent on his in- soen,” the secretary concluded, “how Iabor and capital in this industry are runaing around in _clircles.” Secretary Davis is awake to the se- rious problems which face his de| - He puts in long with many Vi GIRL; HAS GUARD FUNERAL. Pauline Echard, Twelve Ypars Old, Dies at Hospital. Pauline Echard, daughter of A. W, and Bessie Echard of 738 7th street southeast, one of the first members of the Girl Guards’ Corps, No. 3, of the District, died Monday morning at the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. She was twelve yearsold. Funera]. services, which were of military character, were held at 10 o'clock this morning at James Umph- 2 G street southeast. Inter- attended by many officials of the Sal- vation Army. Twenty girl guapds at. tended. The casket was draped with an American flag and a troop flag. o (sirl mtrl&)' Finland's New President and First Lady. MR. AND MRS. K. J. STAHLBERG. BANK ADVERTISING 1S HIGHLY PRAISED By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, June 16.—The closing day of the seventeenth annual con- | vention of the Associated Advertising ubs of the Worid was one of the busiest of the four-day convention here, for, while the morning session was devoted to addresses by the retir- ing international president. Rowe Stewart, and other speakers, the final meeting in the afternoon was given over to reports of committees and election of officers. Proposals for a reorganization of the executive machinery of the asso- ciation, made by the New York Ad Club at the suggestion of various del- egations at the Indianapolis conven- tion last year. were scheduled to be decided before final adjournment. Appreves Bank Advertisisg. Approval of advertising by banks was voiced by M. B. Wellborn, gov- ernor of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. yesterday. “I like to see the banks advertise. especially vour member banks,” Mr. Wellborn said. “I have noticed that advertising increases deposits and when deposits are increased our re- serves are automatically increased. Several divisions held elections yes- terday, Norman M. Parrott of Baiti- more being _chosen head of the Ad- vertising Club secretaries; L. J Boughner, Chicago, head of the X tional Association of Classified Ad- vertising Managers, and Louis Blum- enstock, St. Louis, president of the Retail Advertising Conference. Raps “Comparative Prices.” Mr. Blumenstock urged members of hi vision to discontinue the use of “comparative prices,” meaning the custom of advertising articles and mentioning their price before cent drop. “The use of misleading comparative prices is undoubtedly the most se- rious problem confronting retail ad- vertisers today,” said Mr. Blumen- stock. “The prices at which we sold merchandise a year ago or a month ago don’t mean anything to the buy- ing public today, when & store advertises a n for $3' with the statement that its value is $5 be- cause it ‘formerly sold for $5' that store is destroying public confidence in the veracity of advertising. ~Mer- chandise is ‘worth’ no more than today’s wholesale price plus a legiti- mate m to cover profit and the cost of doing business.” SECOND-DEGREE PLEA REFUSED IN KABER CASE CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 16—The deazh chair, the penalty for first-de- gree murder, will be asked for Mrs. Erminfa_Colavito, indicted with Mrs. Eva Catherine Mrs. Mary Brickel and Miss Marian McArdle. mother and daughter, respectively, of Mrs. Kaber, for the slaying of Mrs. Kaber's_husband, Daniel F. Kaber, County Prosecutor Edwerd C. Stanton the re- DECSION N ZONG TOBE CONTESTED Plan to Keep West Side of Columbia Road Area Resi- dential Opposed. The recent decision of the zoning commission not to change from resi- dential to first commercial the west side of Columbia road between Bilt- more street and Mintwood place will be contested in court, Leonard L. Nicholson, jr. one of the interestcd property owners, stated at a hearing before the commission today. Mr. Nicholson announced his inten- tion to test the decision while the commission was bearing testimony on a request to have the east side of Co- lumbia road from Belmont street to 1844 Columbia road changed from first commerclal te residential. This is the second time within two weeks that the commission has had to take up the question of whether this section of Columbia road should be a business or 4 residential area Both Sides Presented. At the hearing two weeks ago again today there were formidable delegations present representing both sides cf the question. One group, headed by Attorney M. D. Rosenberg. including a large number apartment _ dwellers, -argu, that part of Columbia road is esser- tially a residential street, that there are already enough storks in ihe neighborhood to meet all needs Frank C. Henry, who led the foroes in favor of retaining the east wide of Columbia_road as commercial prop- erty, declared the tendemcy of proj- erty in the vieinity of 15th and Co- lumbia road is toward business Amother Petition Heard. The commission also heard a peti- tion from W. T. Galliher to have the nd . an_architect, panied Mr. Galliher, said it is pro posed to erect an office building on that site. Under the existing regula- tions. he explained, the building could only be built to a heighth of 110 fert for a distance of 100 feet from Con- necticut avenue. He asked that tlu 110-foot area be extended bark sev- enty-five feet more to permit the ere- tion of the proposed building. The Commissioners (ook both cuscs under advisement. NEW WITNESSES IN STILLMAN GASt By the Associated Press. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 16.— Counsel for James A. Stillman cen- tered his court fight for divorce to- day upon testimony regarding the re- lations of Mrs. Stillman with Fred Besuvais, the part-Indian guide, named by the New York banker as corespond- ent. Shortly after noon they swranised Mrs. Stillman and her aitormeve ev producing four witnesses sald to Mnce come from Canada. Three of these were women. Presumably they were to tell of relations between the de fendant &nd Beauvais at the Suiil- man camp near Three Rivers, Quebec. They were expected to go on th stand later today. When the morning session opened Bernard Kelly. former superinten- dent of the Stillman estate in the Pocantico hills, and his wife, Irene Kelly, were taken into the building where the hearings were held Kelly’s previous testimony concerned his reading of a letter aileged to have been written to Mrs. Stillman by -Beauvai Testimony introduced to support the conmtention of Mr. Stillman that Guy Stillman, his wife's infant son. 15 illegitimate was given by fve wit- nesses yesterday. The foremost witness was = Percy A. Rockefeller, the sister of | Mrs.” Stillman and a niece by mur- riage of the founder of the vast Rockefeller fortune. Her testimony was {0 the effect that Mr. Stillman & id Mre. Stillman did not live togetlwr during the first four months of 1915 Guy Stillman was born in November of that yea Four servanis s roborated her testimons. Stillman to Take Stand.- Counsel for Mr. Stillman agreed yesterday to a demand made by Guy Stillman’s guardian ad litem, John E. Mack, to produce the banker for } examination. The attorneys decided ito have Mr. Stillman take the stand at hearings here on June It was considered probable that he will face Mrs. Stillman during his testimony, as she has attended all of the recent hearings. The direct examination of Mr. Stillman was conducted in New York 1ast December before knowledge of his divorre suit_becime public. Cornwe!l’s Jellislyce The fruity tartness | of ruby-clear cur- announces. I *“T consider the case against Mrs. Colavito a perfect first-degree case,” Stanton said, in referring to an offer he received from Mrs. Colavito to plead guilty to second-degree murder. “I will not entertain her offer,” he added. ts that Mrs. Kaber had also offered to plead guilty to second de- gree murder were denifed by Prose- cutor Btanton. Search for the actual slayers of Kaber, the two foreigners who are alleged to have cut and stabbed him to death, was being broadened today to_other cities. Thomas McArdle, the first husband of Mrs. Kaber, has come to the aid of his daughter, Marian. Louis E. Hart, personal counsel for Mr. Mc- Ardie, arrived here from Chicago and Went into _conference with Miss Mc- Ardle fn the county jail. He would not say whether he would represent her at her trial, but declared he had instructions to ofter financial her defense. rant. jelly, in crispy, brittly French paife pastry. Sugar glazed and cocoa- nut sprinkled —a delicious dessert for home folks or guest. Pastriphone Main 875 [ 3¢ I 3 JC R TE JT DG JL I DI D IGRY 3P ] DX DY @b X aid for ~ C. A. MUDDIMAN & CO. 1204 G St. DA, 616 12th St.