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0 v the granting by css. i thts mor) “ipropriation not only insures this | branch library, but it alse establishes “ét precedent for congressional appro- | | e —— 87,000 INCREASE ‘Demands on Public Library Cover Every Variety of Material There. STAFF IS - INSUFFICIENT Librarian Reports Excessive Turn- over and Inadequate Collection Consume Resources. _ Millionaire in use, poverty en “in resources, but forward looking 2nd Lfull of hope, is the characterization “of the Public Library by the librarian in Lis report to the board of trustees, filed with the District Commissioners as a part of the report of the library rie Board. Dr. Bowerman states i ex- planation of this characterization that the number of v loaned for home use approximated a million and that the circulation went far be- yond that figure it record of mounted pictares is included. The incr in circulation for the ¥ wa: )00 volumes over the previous year, in spite of the fact that thousands of war workers and zovernment clerks had left Wash- ington. Problem to Handle Questions. The demands on the library every variety of material and were nade by teache club workers, stu- ! dents, business men, foreigners. high School boys and zirls and children. The number of inquiries at the in- formation desk ai the central li- brary increased to such an extent as to make it a difficult problem to handle the questions at busy hours. Lack of staff, excessive turnover of staff and inadequate book collec- tion are the factors that make the library “poverty-stricken.” Dr. Bow- erman ates that the turnover reached 90 per cent in 1918 and J per cent in 1919. In 1920 the turn- over was reduced to 49 per cent, and i during the last fiscal year to 40 per cent. With_a of ninety-nine, exclusive of bindery, there were thirty nin. resignations. This turn- over r too high, it is stated, sinee frequent changes involved ex- cessive work and strain in training a succession of persons who are soon lost to the service. That the resi not MOTe NUMErOUS, Wi plains, becat wtisfactory, but | s to nations wer not. Dr. Bowerman e the salaries are now 3 because of the hope held out of the passage of reclassification legisla- *tion that will result in equitable sal- ries. The of either the Sterline-Lehlh moot-Wood 11, it is point would_estab- lish tha principle of pay for librari- fans equal to that awarded to other iscientifin “echnical and profession lwork an=s weadd open the way jputiing into effect a reasonable scale pay for the emploves of the li- ra Would Simplif? Task. With a proper salacy schedule ing iforce, tae problem of recruiting and holdin competent force would be fgreatly simplified and the encrgies fof the t could be given to s fto the public would not teonstantly frittered away by recruit jing and training proble by tem- ino adjustments, transfers and tmakeshifts necessary to keep the service. from falling to picce: In point of numbers. the librarian states, the staff is entirely insuffi- « In the face of a constant in- T in circulation, the best crite- rion of work done, there has either Leen no inerease in staff or so slight 4 one t it did not keep pace with the growth of the library work. For instance, the circulation’ increased 10 ‘))-r cent ar. though no enlarge- jment of staff whatéver was granted S0 acute was the strain that the library trustees authorized the em- ployment ‘of seven additional persons Wove the force provided for by con- sressioniel appropriations, devoting to IN BOOKS LOANED ijunior nigh schools, to be erected, it opened there when the Luilding is ready. The library board, the school board and the Commissioners, the librarian points out, have long been committed in principle to the plan hy which the system of branch !libraries in separate buildings should be supplemented by system of branch libraries in certain public school buildings, chiefly suburban. and serving neighborhoods remote from the central library or any of the proposed separate branch li- i braries. Ballou Working Out Program. Dr. Ballou has not only approved of the branch library allotment in the new E Hizh~ School bullding, but h begun to work out in conjunction with Dr. Bowerman ai program for the proposed series of branch libraries in school buildings. The idea of these branch libraries is to serve first the teachers and pupils. next to co-operate with the commu- nity center work and finally to serve the general public. According to the present understanding for their main- teaancs and operation, the board of education will furnish the permanent equipment, junitor service, heat and light. but the books and magazines, library lics, library service and nsportation of books will be fur- by the board of library Suggests New School Branchex. The :brarian points to the fact that the proposed school building program calls for the establishment of several is understood, in suburban sections. [nasmuch as these are to be new es- ablishments, not provided with ol libraries, as are the present senior high schools, the librarian sug- Bests that they Le provided, when erected. with branches of the Public Library, which would serve the schools first and after that the needs of the general public. To illustrate the possibilities for the establishment of branch libraries in_suburban_schools as well as to give credit for the fine effort of a community in supporting a substitute for a full-fledged branch, the libra- rian points to the fact that the Chevy Chase Citizens’ Association has for some time been supporting a library station at the E. V. Brown School. The Public Library can supply only the boolks. yutem In Underdeveloped. " In closing his report, Dr. Bower- man comments on Washington's un- derdeveloped public library system. i high time he says, “that Washington's public library system hould be so strengthened and ex- ed as to afford full library facil- ties to_this intelligent population living in homes scattered over a rapidly enlarging area.” The libra- v calls attention to a table in his report giving certain facts coneern- ing the public libraries of the thirty- three American cities above 200,000 vopulation, which shows that these cities have an average of fifteen branch libraries and an average of such branch libraries housed in buildings. Several cities than Washington have nches in exc of these average: For example, Indianapolis has sixtee branch librarie: nine of which are in separate huildings, and Minneapolis has sixteen branch libraries, eight in separate buildings. Washington has Vet but one branch library Now that a_fresh start h made at branch library development here,” the librarian writes in con- clusion, “it is hoped that the efforts put forth will Soon succeed in supply s been ing the branch libraries that Wash- inton so much needs and that in this respect Washington will not much longer be compelled to lag so far behind much smaller cities. Not less than one branch library a vear | should be erected until the entire Seven separate branches and in_operation. Con program for erecting new schools now going foerward should, the inclusion of branch library rooms where needed to supplement the sepa- rate branch buildings, speedily com plete the system of branch quired to give complete publ brary service to all Washingtonians.” PARTIES MAY UNITE ON TAX REVISION were d member cussed vesterday by majority of the finance committee, but on them were deferred until The income surtax proposal Monday. Ahe purpose receipts from fines col- Jected from retaining books overtime, But even with this enlargement of aff the central builling of the 1'ub- Jic Library of the National Capital {nr[ Jack of funds and therefore foree is| compelled to close every Wednesday in the vear at 2 p.m. and every Sat- aurday in the summer months at'1 p.m. In_ spite of the handicap under awhich the library work is carried on dhe librarian is full of hope for the 3 | future of the library. This hope is{ on the fact that two new branch libraries have recently been | hissured. one in a s e building | 10 be ereeted from Corpora- tion funds in Soutl hington, tind_the other by the allotment of 4| ¥oom for a branch library in the new FEastern High School building, ntn\" being erccted. The librarian ex- presses the hope “that the tide turns here, and that the library. now so eramped in space and ability to serve may look forward to the series of branch libraries. more separate build- ings and more branches in school | buildings, <o much needed to relieve the demands on the central library and to ecarry lit Washingtanian, ary facilities to all Gives_Credit to School Board. For aid in securing the appropri tion in the sccond deficiency’ bl of i#10.000 for the site for the new branch ibrary the librarian gives full credit 1o the board of education, and the | superintendent of schools, to the Dis- | ct Commissicners, the Washington mber of .Commerce, the Women's Club, the Men's City Club, and bodies, all of whom so supported the library item 1y forming part of the meeded extension o 2 ; e ixion of local educational iriation for the purchase of all Sary sites for libraries. it new southeastern branch library L e located on a site at 7th an D streets and South Carolina avenn Seutheast. just off from Pennsylvania venue. “This branch is a step for- ard in the program for brancl Mbraries for the Distriet, 0 UTARCh As outlined in the librarian's special ce the remaining branch report to the District Commissioners | An 1917, the prowram, in addition to | the Takoma Park branch. in operation for several years, the southeastern branch. now being planned, calls for the following branches with approxi. | mate locations: (3) Columbia Heights, | Columbia road hetween 14th and 16th streets: (4) northeastern. H and 11th | streets "northeast: (5) southwestern, I and 41& streets southwest: (6) George- | town. Wisconsin avenue and B streots : north 7) Dupont_circle Acc to the librarian, efforts | will e dirccted to ecuring funds for a the propo branch. ite and a_building for ed Columbia Heights The suggested site is about | two and one-half miles from the cen- | tral library and is a convenient cen- ter of the most rapidly growing pop- ulation in the District. The librarian states that hecause of the high average education of the population «of the section, a large fraction of the residents now use the central library, in spite of the long street car trip ro- quired. Would Give Positive Relfef. Such a branch would, the lbrarlan thinks, give some positive relief from the congestion of the main library, by serving readers nearer their homes. But to give adequate service to the Jarge and intelligent population It is designed to serve, the branch build- fng must not oniy be large, but it must have a strong, well trained staff, for it is expected that a branch in that section will soon show a use approximating in_extent and quality that of the main library. Tz, Bowerman reporis that a fine i hias been assigned as a branch ary in the new Kastern High hool building now under construc *’A branch library will be was taken up in some detail and there were reports that some dissenting opinions had been expressed in the committee. ore taking up the compromis amendments sterday the finance committee majority approved more {than forty amendments, some sug- i gested on the floor of the Senate One would exempt from taxation the! interest on money borrowed to carry and victory bonds except those X free. Other, Provisions. that domestic associations ex corporation taxes shall be only those Iy all of the business of which is confined to making loans to members on the basis of their shareholdings.” The committee approved a change which would provide that in the case of the liquidation of a corporation vidends issued at the time of the liquidation on profits aceruing before March 1, 1913, would be tax exempt. { This was a substitute for an_amend- ment proposcd by Senator Kelloge, republican. Minnesota. who asked that all sueh dividends be exempted. It was said that he had agreed to ac- cept the committee substitute. A series of amendments would | grant to domestic life insurance companics the two-thousand-dollar exempticn _allowed other corpora- ticns: would make the tax on the net income of both domestic and foreign life insurance companies the same as that on the income of other corporations and would exempt such companies from the excess profits tax in force this year. Another building _and empted from Stamp Tax Clause. Still another committee amendment would provide that the section im- posing stamp taxes on all sales of produce made on exchanges “shall not affecct but shall be to the provisions of the States cotton futures act' as and ‘the futures trading act ator Lenroot, republican, Wiscons called attention in the Senate that the original committee section might be construed to nullify those acts. One change made by the committee designed to meet contentions of Senator King, democrat, Utah, that under one section of the committee Bill taxpayers cculd claim additional exempticns on account of amortiza- tion cf plants and ships constructed for use in the prosecution of the war ; nst Germany in addition ‘United WILL ATTEND MEETING OF CATHOLIC WOMEN Announcement of the official dele- gates to represent Washington at the first annual convention of the National Council of Catholic Women, which opens a three-day session at the New Willard Hotel Wednesday, was made last night. They are Mrs. Robert A. Babbitt, Mrs. S. Gantley, Miss Catherine Hartt, Mrs. George J. May, Mrs. Charles: Neill, Miss Mary B. O'Toole, Mrs. Marv Ratcliffe. "Mrs. Hester Jones Surguy and Mrs. Margaret Van Zant. The occasion will mark the first time in the history of the church that the Catholic women of the Dis- tict of Columbia meet as a national unit, and one of the special features to be discussed by local churchwom- en will be the plans for the new Catholic Service School, which will open here November 1. In addition to the many American | girls already enrolled at the new institution, nine college graduates from France, Belgium and Poland will attend the courses. On Thursday, luncheon will be served at the Catholic Community House, 601 E street, at noon, and Friday night, following adjournment of the convention, the delegates will be entertained at a banquet at the New Willard Hotel. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 9, PROPOSED NATIONAL TRIBUTE FROM A ‘GRATEFUL COUNTRY THE GREAT NATIONAL VICTORY MEMORIAL BUILDING, THE CORN TO ITS GALLANT SOLDIERS, SAILORS, 1921—PART 1. STONE OF WHICH IS TO BE LAID NOVEMBER 14, 2 LABOR WILL OPEN ARMAMENT FORUM Committee Seeks to Focus Public Opinion on' Issues of Conference. Focusing ‘of public opinion of the country on the issues to come be- fore the conference on limitation of armaments to the end that the men- acing war clouds shall be removed will be attempted at conferences to begin here at 10 o'clock on the morn- ing of October 18. They will be held at the La Fayette Hotel, and will be under the auspices of the advisory committee on armament limitation formed by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. To be successful, according to Mr. Gompers in a statement issued last night, the public opinion of America and other countries must be put unit- edly behind the movement, and it is the purpose of this conference Lo con- centrate this opinion “in a spirit that will not opstruct its labors, but will heip it to a successtui conclusion Without this support, he says, the movement will “Inevitably fail.” A. F. L. to Take Le: “The occasion.” says Mr. Gompers, sents un opportunity for the et- tive mobilization of publit opinion long American lines. cation of Labor has steadily red every movement for world peage, the limitation of armament and he removal of the causes of war. “The committee will neither replace any existing organization nor attempt a federation or superorganization ot ny kind. It will work to secure the belter co-operation of all the forces it the communities that have the: cojects in view. It will also invite the co-operation of similar move- ments abroad, since only internation al opinion and action can bring avout auy solution of these essential- ly international problems. “The committee will make its dec- larations of poiicy and selection of ways and means when it is assem- bled,” the statement continued, but it is safe to say from its democratic and representative character that it will view the work of the Washing- ton conference in @ broad and liveral spirit, looking to it to bring results not only in the limitation of arma- ment, but in measures for prevention of war and removi Iot' ilsv causes, for cago. secretary-treasurer, Interna-| tions involving the welfare of the turthering interaational co-operation | tional Union of Steam and Operating | country can be held. A room will and for sceuring for all peopies not|Engineers: George F. Hedrick, La- | be set aside for each state, where onjy just treaunent, but the fullest|fayette, Ind., president, Brotherhood | the commonwealths can maintain cx- possibilities of growth. of Painters, Decorators and Paper-| hibits of their resources. There will Invitations Accepted Here. hangers of Aperica; Dr. John H.|pe quarters for ex-service men and 3 Finley, New York Times, educator|a library in which will be displayed A number of Washington peopleland publicist; Martin Lawlor, New | noted paintings of war incidents. A have accepted invitations to take|York, sccrefary-treasurer. United 5 i3 el S 7 : 3 1 mammoth pipe organ will be built part in the conference. Among them|Hatters of North America: James || 3 real 3 < 0 James | in the main auditorium, whede free| are: Lemke, New York, president. Inter-| Jupiic concerts frequently will be Jolu Barrett, adviser on International | national Alliance of Theatrical Stage | given y atairs; Kev. Cnaries Wood, pastor | Employes: Wheeler P. Bloodgood, i p) Church of the Covenant; James Lord. | Milwaukee. lawyer; William Howen, Dhana USchaanc® president mining department, Ameri- | indianapolis, president, Bricklayers, Mrs. Dimock stated that the plans Pn Federation of Lavor; K. J. Gainor, | Masons and Dlasterers” Internationai | for the memorial building, which president National Association of Letter | Union; A. A. Myrup. Chicago, treas- | Were prepared by the architectural { Carriers; William J. Spencer, secretary- | uyrer, kery and Confectionery | fitm of Tracy & Swartwout of New treasurer building trades department, [Workers' Union: John L. Lewis, i York, several months ago, have not American Federation of Labor; H. dianapolis. president. United ! been altered. and that the corner Howe, National Research Council: Wil- | \Workers: John J. Hynes, Chicago, | Stone laying exercises will be held Liam J. Jonnston, president Interna- [ president, Amalgamated Sheet Metal | in the anticipation of the original tional Associatjon ot Machinists; A. J.|Worke: International Alliance; B.|Program being carried out. although Herres, sceretary-treasurer, metal trades | preston . Clark, Boston, Plymouth | it can be amended to permit of the parttment, American Federation of |Cordage Company: D. J. Davis, Pitts- | addition of important features for Lavor; Frank Morrison, Secretary ihurgh, assistant president, Amal-| Which a need might be indicated American Federation of Labor; Rev.|gamatea Iron, Steel and Tin Work- | later. kaward L. Hunt, Fred L. Hewitt, editor Machinists' Monthly Journal; Tracy special agent Industrial rehabili- Veterans’ Bureau; Charics A. Lyman, secretary National Farm Organizations; Judson King, executive secretary National Popular Government League; James O'Connell, president _metal trades department, American Federation of Labor; Rev. E. O. Watson, secretary Federal Coun- cil of Churches; Rev. R. A. McGowan, National Catholic ~Welfare Council; Ernest Greenwood, American correspon- dent International Labor Office; Charles Eaward Russell, journalist and author; Ethel M. Smith, legislative com- mitteeman Federal Empioyes’ Union; Luther Stesard, presideni National Federation of Federal Employes; John tation, J. Manning, secretary-treasurer Union | Department; Rev. William Catholic University; Maud Wood Fark, president National League of Woman Voters; George W. Pound, general counsel, Music Industries of America, and James P. Noonan, presi- denr International ~ Brotherhood —of Electrical Workers. Others to Take Part. Others who have accepted invita- tions to participate in the conference are: Samuel McCord Crothers, Cam- bridge, Mass., author and churchman; Edward Eyre Hunt, New York, secre- tary to National Conference on Un- employment; Calvin M. Rice, New York, secretary of American Society of Mechanical Engineers; John Voli, Philadelphia, president of Glass Bot- tle Blowers' Association; C. L. Rose- mund, Washingtor, president of In- ternational Federation of Technical Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen: Dr. Cassius J. Keyser, New York, Ad- rain professor of mathematics, Co- lumbia University; Ida M. Tarbell publicist, New York city; Rabbi Ste phen S. Wise, New York city; Rev. John A. Ryan, Washington, Catholic Unpiversity; _Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, New York, honorary president of National League of Woman Voters; Charles O. Willlams, Memphis, Tenn., president of National Education As- sociation; William A. Brady, New York, motion picture producer; Saul A Rogers, New York, motion plcture produser; Arthur Woods, New York, publicist’ and director .of municipal emergency employment plans, United States Unemployment Conference; Maj. Roy Dickinson, New York, asso- ciate_editor of Printers’ Ink; Henry M. Dennison, Framingham, Mas: manufacturer; Peter J. Brady, Ne York ecity, Municipal building: Wil- liam English Walling, “Greenwich, Conn., author; Matthew Woll, Chi- Label Trade: J. Kerby, ! cago, 1L, president of Photo Engrav- ers ‘Union; John P. Frey, Cincinnati, Ohio, editor of Molders' journal, Com- mercial Tribune building; Col. John McRae, New York city, vice presi- dent, E. P. Dutton & Co.; Prof. Leo Wolmon, New York, "econo mist, New School Social Research; Charles B. Stillman, Wilmette, II1, president, American Federation of Teachers; Jacob Fischer, Indianapolis, secretary, Journeymen Barbers' In- ternational Union; James J, Eagan, Atlanta, Citizens’ and Southern Bank building; Martin F. Ryan, Kan- sas City, Mo., Brotherhood of Rail- way Carmen of America; Thomas L. Hughes, Indianapolis, secretary, Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chguf- feurs, Stablemen and Helpers of America; Theodore Marburg, Balti- more publicist; John W. Hays, Indlan- apolis, secretary, International Ty- pographical Union; Glenn Frank, New York city, editor, Century Magazine; Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mii- ford, Pike City, Pa.; B, A. Cleveland, Boston University; James Dunmcan, Quincy, Mass, president, Graaite The American | Cutters' International Association of America; E. J. Manion, St. Louis, president, Order of Railroad Teleg- raphers; William E. Thompson, Thax- ton, Va., lecturer; Frank Bohn, New York city, lecturer and writer on in- ternational affairs; Edgar Richard, MEMORIAL FUNDS DRIVE STARTS SOON Corner Stone of National! Victory Building to Be Laid November 14. New York city, manufacturer; Mrs. Dayton Voorhees, Frinceton Univer- sity; William M. Leiserson, Toledo, Ohio, economist; Ernest Poole, Fran- conia, New Hampshire, journalist and author; Victor A. Olander, Chicago, secretary, Illinols State Federation of Labor: Frank A. Aydelotte, Swarth- more, Pa., president, Swarthmore Col- lege;” B. M. Jewell, Chicago, presi- dent, railway employes' department; George Foster Peabody, New York city, banker: Dr. E. Stagg Whitin, New York, chairman, executive board nf_nnflunnl committee on prisons and prison labor; Raymond B. Stevens, Lisbon, New Hampshire, lawyer, for- na- to of the building With the corner stone tional victory memorial merly gylce g pident, © United | be 1aid November 14 and construction Draper Lewis. Philadeiphia, law | ¥ork expected to begin before xpring, school, University of Pennsyivania, |oflicials of the George Washington Chartes Baward® Russels Washma: | Memorial Association, which is be- tom D ottt kna AShINE” |hind the project, will launch this Daniel 3. Tobin. Indianapeils. prewi | Week @ national’ fund-raising cam- paign, planned not only to bring in mil- lions of dollars for completing the build- ing, but endowing it for utilitarian purpos Five hundred thousand dollars is in hand for starting opera- tions. Ten million dollars may be required for finishing and equipping the shrine and an equal amount for an_endowment fund. Mrs. Henry F. Limock, of the association, who leave today for Tenmessee to help that state to be the first over the line in making its memorial contri- bution, is confident there will be no state not on the list when the financ- ing drive is finished. The campaign for funds will not have a simultaneous start in the states. As the legislatures meet the plan will be presented to them of having appropriations made to cover the cost of placing gold stars in the dome of the building in memory of the sons and daughters of each com- monwealth who gave up their lives during the world war. The Tennes- see legislature already has authorized 2 $100,000 bond issue for the purpose, which is now being marketed. Blue stars, representing those who wore their country's uniform in the world conflict but’ were spared from dent of the Brotherhood of Team- sters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers of America; M. Cary Thomas, Philadelphia, president of Bryn Mawr College; Ralph M. Easley, New York, National = Civic _Federation; 0. . Beyer. jr., New York city, consuiting engineer; Dr. P. G. Agnew, New York city, secretary of ‘American engineer- ing standards committee; George L. Berry, Pressmen’s Home, Tenncssee president of the Printing Pressmen's Union; Mrs. Coffin van Rennsselaer, New 'York, publicist and welfare worker; E.'H. Fitzgerald, Cincinnati, grand president of Brotherhood of Raflway Clerks: Otto T. Mallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania industriai commission; Morris L. Cooke, Phila- delphia, consulting engineer; Henry M. Waite, New York, former city manager, Dayton, Ohio; Louis B. Wehle, New York, lawyer, former counsel to War Finance Corporation; Walter Farwell, New York city, re: tired manufacturer; Hugh Frayne, New York, A. F. of L. representative, INew York ‘city; Henry L. Slobodin, |New York, attorney. expert on far eastern questions; Dr. Clyde King, University of Pennsylvania, editor of the Annals; Chester H. Rowell, San president Xpects to Francisco, C i a 2 2 o ohifornia wtate railroad | jnaing the supreme sacrifice, also city, writer and lecturer; W. G. Lee, [ W11 be set in the dome of th moriul building and paid for through Cleveland, Ohio, president of Brother- | je voluntary contributions of rela- hood of Railway Trainmen: Robert | i B. Wolf. New York. consulting en-|tVes and friends. gineer; ' Mrs. Sarah A. Conboy. Four Million Stars. New York, secretary-treasurer of | There will be a total of four mil- the United ~ Textile Workers: | lion stars in the memorial cupola| Hamilton Holt. New York, editor, | financed at the rate $100 cach for the Independent; George W. Per-|the gold, and $3 for the blue stars, kins, Chicago, president, Cigarmakers’ | and “this will” produce an amount International Union; Fred I Miller, | sufficient to complete the building New York, past president, American | and endow it. Society of ~ Mechanical Engineers;| Under the endowemnt proposcd, the Anthony J. Chlopek, New York, | building will be dedicated to con- president, International Longshore- | stant service for the welfare of the men's Association; William Short, | people. Mrs. Dimock said last night. New York, secretary, League to En- s T B N et o Bn |1 will ke aun auditorium where national gatherings to consider ques- Board of | Mrs. Dimock expects to return from her trip to Tennessee and, also. a visit to Ohlo, where a memorial vic- tory fund is now being raised, about October 28. Immediately following her return, she will take charge of the final preparations for the cere- monial November 14, at which Chief Justice Taft of the United States Su- preme Court will preside and Presi- dent Harding will deliver the prin- cipal address. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, in charge of public buildings and grounds and secretary and executive officer of the national commission. of fine arts, ers: Judge W. P. Evarts, Boston, la; A. W. Shaw, Chicago, publisher: ert W. Bruere, New York, bureau of industrial research; T. C. Cashen, Buffalo, president of Switchmen's Union of North America; Gertrude Beeks Easley, New York, National Civic Federation; James Wilsen, Cin- cinnati, Pattern Makers' League of North America; Rev. Charles C. Mac- farland, Washington, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America; James W. Kline, Chicago, president of International Brotherhood of Black- smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers; Sidney L. Gulick, New York, Federal Council of Churches of Christ in| which formally has approved the vie- America; Mary McEnerney, Chicago, |tory building site in the square be- Bindery Women's Union; Arthur M.| twéen 6th and Tth streets and south of B street, has had the site cleared and prepared for building operations. Invitations to be present at the lay- ing of the corner stone will be is- sued from Col. Sherrill's office. Huddeil, Chicago, president of Inter- national Union of Steam and Operat- ing Engineers; Charles L. Baine, Bos. ton, treasurer, Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. S. HENRY F. DIMOCK! President of the George Washington Memorinl Asxociation, which is spon- soring the memorial building. MONARCHIST COUP FOR DUAL DANUBE KINGDOM IS FEARED ) ued froy tionalism within unnatural and with cut-throat politics The latest financial depression has greatly ntuated the popular dis- content and almost any change would frontiers ac be considered desirable. Nearly ev- ery one claims that the situation is growing worse instead of better and all recall how much better the times were under the old days of the mon- archy. The Hungarian guerrillas told the writer that they would weicome the return of Charles if his coming would insure the re-establishment of Hun- gary's 1.000-year-old frontiers. And ev, West Hungary have miuct encourag i the monarchy tendenci in Austria. Would Bring Civil War. Of course. the return of Charles would bring stirring times to many states in this part of ee) It would bring civil war to Hunsgary where th are several ideas as to who should reign. It would throw Austria into a strugsle between th cialists of Vienna and the rovalists It would excite the of the country fears of Czech: the Rumanians and the Serbs. who have fattened perhaps too heartily off the carcas of the old empire. It would arouse Italy's recp distrust All this would mean serious con- flicts and new adjustments that would be hard to make But since the name of Charles is on every one’'s lips, his mizht suzgest to him that the time is opportune to make a second attempt to regain the throne. Anxious to Fight Redw. Some excitement has been in Vienna by a proclamation pub- Iished in the Arbeiter Zeitung to the effect that the unnamed commander- in-chief of the Hungarian defens in West Hungary announces that the Hugarians do not wish to fight the Austrians_but are defending their native soil. and invite the Austrians to unite with th rians in com- bating the bols of Vienna. As printed the proclamation is an invitation to the Austrians to join Hungary in re-establishing the slual monarchy. but the Arbeiter Zeitung as the reputation of publishing bogus documents. However, it is proclamation end: the opening words of the old empire hymn, which before the war was not tolerated in Hungary. While Vienna is not alarm- ed, it is rather ng another call from one of ifs former princes or the TUBERCULOSIS REDUCTION The pro rata reduction in the death rate from con- sumption in the District of Columbia since 1900 was much the greatest in the United States. 1505 19]i0, DEATH RATE PER 100.000. FROM. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FROM THE YEAR 1900 TO 1920 ath rate still further. Our ublic schools and through improving the general We hope to reduce the de educational propaganda in the pi the Washington newspapers, for health and increasing general body resistance, appears to have been the key jn_the fight against the White Plague. o Ths Bulletin i Paid for by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 992 (Legal Notie) 923 H Street N.W. archdukes to become king and em- peror. Territory Tranxfer Delayed. The Hungarians have evacuated most of the first zone of west Humgary, but no signs of delivering the re- nder of the territory to the Aus to the region con- vinced the writer of the falsity of the report that the former Hungarian prime minister. Stephen Friedrich, had formed an_independent state with the purpose of recalling King Charles to rule over a few acres of his former empire. However, Friedrich is actively or- ganizing a following with a_view to attempting a coup in west Hungary provided he can persuade conservative Hungarians that such a move would be timely. The Hungarian authorities claim that they cannot compel their troops to fire on the guerrillas. The entente ultimatum expires today, but it is be- lieved that Hungary has lost control of these guerrilla bands so that the transfer of the territory will be diffi- cult. Every dog, from the lowly cur to the pedigreed pup. will be free today to roam the highways and byways of Washington, unfettered by muzzles or leashes. For at 12 o'clock last night an amended police regulation went into effect providing that from October 9 to July 9 dogs shall not be required to wear muzzles on the streets. Full-bred bulls, turned loose from their kennels, will unite with homeless mongrels in a yelping and barking observance of their independence. No doubt, many good-mannered hounds will stare at their masters ‘in amazement when" the opportu- nity is given them loday to run the streets unmuzzled. But, as the wheel of fortune turns from good to. bad for man, s0 also will it turn for the canine =T OF DAWES' BUDGET Scope of Director’s First Al- ternative Report Forecast by Reorganization. The reorganization of the House appropriations committee to make the federal budget more efficient, a8 an- nounced terday by Representative Martin B."Madden of 1 chairman, indicates that the first alternative budget submitted by Director Dawes will be along departmental lines. Chairman Madden reorganized his mmitee into subcommittees for the various departments to handle all ap- propriations for any and all activities ve departments, after conferences with Director Dawes. Chafrman Madden and _ Direc.or I'awes are working in the closest co- operation to facilitate the working of the budget law, and if Director Dawes was planning to send in a budget in any ot'er form, some working agreement would have been reached before the departmental re- organization of the appropriations committee that has been effected. Budget to Be Comprehensive. It is admitted by the republican leaders on the appropriations com- mittee that they understand Director Dawes is to send in his alternative budget so divided departmentally that it can be readily considered by these subcommitte The big_ad- vantage of this, the supporters of tne budget system s is that any one ican et a full picture of the cost ot running cach department of the go ernment, and the officials of each de- partment can lay their case as a whole and well rdinated before one subcommittee instead of having to duplicate and overlap their testi- mony before several subcommittees The reclassification schedule District government _employe recommended by the United States bureau of efficiency, and approved by Daniel Donovan,” the District bud- get officer, will be taken by Director Dawes, as' a basis for his recommen- dutions for the District in_his alter- native budget, it is generally believ- ed. Members of the House appropria- tions committee and especially the members of the subcommittee on Dis- trict appropriations say that they understand that this is the arrange- ment between Director Dawes, the ency bureau and the District vissioners, who asked for the re- classification survey. Discrepancy in Salaries. Members of the appropriations com.- mittee point out that they have for some time been amazed at the great discrepancy. in salaries paid in the District service and throughout the departmental service. They welcome the reclassification as recommended by the efficiency bureau as an qppor- tunity to’ bring the salaries paid to the District employes up to the gen- eral level in the entire federal serv- €. and at the same time to set up a system of promotion for efficiency un- der the range of salaries within grades as proposed in the Smoot- Wood bill, which was taken as a basis for computation of the pro- nosed new salary schedule for the District workers. PRISONERS’ AID CAMPAIGN FOR $15,000 ANNOUNCED Association to Seek Support for Work by Public Appeal During Last Week of Month. The Prisoners' Aid Association is to conduct a camaign for $15,000 dur- ing the last week of this month. The work of the association has been in- dorsed by those with whom it has come in contact during the eighteen vears of its existence, and the pro- posed campaign is approved by the indorsement committee of welfare organizations, of which M. A. Leese is_chairman. W. L. Peak. assistant superintend- ent of the Washington Asylum and Jail, commenting on the work of the association, declared: “In seeking to serve the men while they are in jail and in looking after their unfortunate families during that period, the Prisoners’ Aid Asso- ciation is doing an act of civic right- deserving of universal thanks.” The work of the association is not confined to those in jail or the fam- ilies of those who have been sen- tenced. The agents and workers of the association attend the sessions of the courts. Men and women who are not criminals, but Who have been arrested for loitering on the corners, receive food, work and clothing. CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATIONS WANT WOMAN MEMBERS Committee Appointed for Cam- paign by Neighborhood Organizations. The enrollment of as many women as possible in the neighborhood eciti- zens' associations will be made by I the committee in charge of the city wide registration campaign to be held during the week of October 23. This is indicated by the appoint- ment of a woman's committee for the campaign, with Mrs. Nannette B. Paul chairman and Mrs. Anna E. Hend- ey as vice chairman. This commit- tee will meet in the boari room of the District building tomorrow night to make plans for boosting the fem- inine membership of the citizens' as- sociations. Since the women of the rest of the nation are now full-fledged citizens. the committee in charge of the cam- paign feels that the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Washing ton should join with the men of the city in ing a desire to be- come active citizens by joining their neighborhood organizations. The committee points out that un- til Wasnington gets the franchise the citizens’ associations are the onl channels through which they ma work for neighborhood improve- ments. In this task, the committee believes, the women should be as active as the men. AUDITOR OF PHILIPPINES. Secretry Weeks has announced the apvontment of Edward M. Fullington of Columbus, Ohio. to be auditor for the Philippine Islands including the government. the railroad and bank. Mr Fullington was for four years state auditor in Ohio. REJOICE IN YELPS TO GO UNMUZZLED |3 residents of Washington. And some bright morning next July—to wit, the 9th—the dogs again will feel the iron hand of the law as the muzzles are put back upon them. For a number of years past the mmissioners have required dogs to be muzzled or held in leash throughout' the twelve months. The present board of- Commis- sioners came to the comclusiom, however, that dogs are not danger- ous during the cold months, and, therefore, lifted the muszle order, except for the period from July § to October 8. It remains to be seen whether the dogs of Washington will prove worthy of the trust that has been placed in them by the rulers of tho city. Health Officer Fowler did not ap- prove of the lifting of the muszie regulation even for the winter months, fearing it would result in an increased number of pedestrians being bitten by the animals. ! DEPARTMENTS AIM JACTS T0 PREVENT SHORTAGE IN COAL President and Secretaries Confer With Leaders of Miners’ Unions. The government intervened yester- day to pervent uany possible stoppage of ‘coal production next March when the bituminous miners' wage scale agreement expirce, but its efforts. after a few hours’ conference at the White House between President Hard- ing, Secretarics Hoover and Davis and union officials were said to have been without immediate avail. The confcrence was held whe central committee of the United Workers of America, headed by L. Lewis, president of the organiza- tion, came here at the request of President Harding to discuss with the administration the possibility of an undertaking to arbitrate any ultimate differences with the operators prior to the expiration of the national agreements in March. The committee s received at the White House at noon, being the guests of the Presi- dent at luncheon and continuing the discussions until late in the day. Mr. Hoover Issues Statement. At the conclusion of the conference Mr. Hoover issued the following state- ment : “The conference with the representatives yesterday was i sequence of discussions carried on with representatives of the coal opera- tors under the auspices of the unem- ployment conference. The desire of conference was to determine if st s could he taken now that would minimize the danger of stoppage in coul production at the expiration of the national agreements at the end of by a prior understanding to arbitrate uny ultimate differences. Owing 1o the situation of the miners’ leaders as the result of the decision of the Indianapolis conven- tion to defer discussion of the new agreement_until after their February meeting, it has been impossible to come to any immediate arrangement.” Expresison of Wilingness. The discussions of last week referred 10 Were between representatives of th national conference on uncmployment and representative coal operators, which resulted, it is understood, in some ex- pression of wiilingness on the part of the operators to submit any differences to arbitraticn prior 10 expiration of th exsting agreements. The officials of n the Mine John miners’ the United Min; Mine Workers of America, who were Present at the conference yesterday were: John L. Lewis, p Philli Murray, vice presi e Hall, dent of the union in Ohio: John H ler, president of the unfon in Indiana Robert Fitzgibbon, president of distric 5. Pennsylvania, and John Moore and Walter J. James, legislative agents. REPORTS ROAD POLICEMAN Inspector Grant Writes Maryland Officials of Burgess. Inspector Grant. chicf of detectives has written to Maryland Road Com- missioner Baughman, calling his at- tention to the reported action of Road Policeman Burgess, stationed at Hyattsville, in a case involving his recovery of an alleged stolen car. The car in question belongad to H. H Willis, 1214 C street northeast. 1 was taken from this city and recov ered from two young. white men near Hyattsville by Burges: it is believed by the local police that the men found in possession of the car were the individuals who robbed E. A. Kiltop. 2016 14th street. at Rock Creek road and Taylor street Thursday night. Burgess is reported to have said he was told by the young men that they had taken the car in Washing- ton. but he took pity on them when told one of them had a sick wife. He also is reported to have sald he relieved the men of a pistol and blackjack, and to have given them a dollar each to pay their car fare home. | 1 l * —_———— LEE THINKS RAIL STRIKE UNLIKELY (Continued from First Page.) been authorized on any one or more of the roads in question. “The brotherhood's chairmen have returned home and await further ad- vice, which, of course, I will givethem upon receipt of the action taken by your organizations. Such chairmen will not be reconvened unless there occasion for doing so, and I am therefore ready to co-operate with one or all of you to the fullest extent when called upn oficially by you t act. Mr. Lee said he wil return to Chica- go Tuesday next, in order to be pres ent when the bailots of the other or- ganizations have all been counted. and to be on hand for any action taken by them. DOCTORS FORM SOCIETY. The medical members of the Uni- versity Club will meet hereafter at the club for luncheon every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. A brief program. sclentific and otherwise, will be given in con- nection with the luncheon twice every month. One_hundred physicians and surgeons of Washington are members of the University Club, by virtue of }which they are members of this new socie This_society was regularly organized on Wednesday of the past week, with the following officers for the first year: Noble P. Barnes, presi- dent; George T. Vaughan, vice presi dent: Everett M. Ellison, secretary treasurer; John Foote. editor, and Ed- Jward G. Seibert, serzeant-al-arms. September Circulation 84,850 One Edition Daily District of Columbia. sx. FLEMING NEWROLD, of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does wolemnly swear that the actual numbs of Fopies of the paper numed sold and distributed during the month of September, A1 1921, wax as follows: Business Manager DAILY. Days. 16 Copies 86,533 84,000 86570 R6,536 87.250 R7.375 87008 84,304 R7.533 874168 87.871 87,079 86,813 2,207.216 Less adjustments ...... 1119 al daily net circulation. ..2,208,097 ge net paid circu- Days. Tot: Daily avera e e e o erage Dncl\:)ples for service, etC...... 718 Dally average net circulation. 3485 SUNDAY. Coples. Days. Copres, s $5734 18 o...... 8OS3E 11 ....l0 88921 25 .. . sTas Total Sunday net circulation. 346,905 Average net paid Sunday cir-- culation .. Average number of coples fo seryice, €4 +.oxuren Average Sunday net circula- 88,184 542 —_— tion 48728 FLEMING NEWROLD. Business Manager. Bubscribed and sworn to before me this Sth day_of October, A.D. 192! (Seal.) Ei