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" plied: “T would willingly offer my life for | p, . WEATHER. Cloudy today; fair and much colder tonight and tomorrow. for twenty-two hours . last night-+Highest, Full report on page 19. Temperature ended at 10 p. 42; lowest, 32. No. 878.—N4. 28,392 POPE DIES Entered as s=cond-class matter post office shington, D. C. AT 6 AM; EARLY REPORT OF END FOUNDTO BE MISTAKE “] Would Willingly Offer My Life for Peace of World,” Among Last Words. KEEPS SMILING AND ENCOURAGES IN LAST MOMENTS OF SUFFERING “What a Man! What a Pope!” Expressions of Admiration of Fortitude by Those at Bquide. . By the Associated Press. ROME, January 22.—Pope o'clock this morning. The end had been expected for several hours. Benedict’s death occurred at 6 The attending physicians, Cardinal Gasparri and -other members of the Pope’s household were present at the bedside. From midnight all hope had been abandoned, and at 2 o’clock Dr. Battistini announced that the Pope could not live longer than four hours at the maximum. LONDON, 22—The Pope died at 6 o'clock this morning, accord- ing to a Reuter dispatch from Rome. invited the foreign cardinals to come to January The Vatican has officially Rome, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. PARIS, January 22.—The Havas cor- diplomaite corps that there is no fur- ther hope. The Pope may be con- sidered as having virtually ceased to exist.” This caused consterantion among those assembled in the pontifical apartment. and Gasparri was weeping as he came from the room in which the pontiff was dying. And yet, later in the evening, more respondent at Rome reports the death | hopeful word was received from the of the Fope early this morning. ROME. January 22, 3 am.—At 3 o'clock this morning Dr. Cherubini, Cardinal Giorgi and the Pope's nephew gathered around the bedside, the end seemingly being near. The pope appeared to be in considerable distress; his extremities were already becoming cold. Temporarily Revived. There had been moments during Saturday when it was feared the end had come, but stimulants revived the pontiff, and his natural powers of re- sistance carried him through the turning point temporarily. The holy father seemed to cling to life, as did Pope Pius X in 1914, when the final outcome was in doubt for many hours. Dr. Battistini, the chief Rttending physician, visited the patient several times Saturday evening and through- out the night. Each time he said that any minute might see the conclusion of the long hours of suffering through which Benedict XV had passed in his fight for life. The last announcement of the even- ing to the diplomatic representatives waiting in the ante-chamber was made by Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, who said: Hol Pope's bedside, and on each occasion the spirits of those in the Vatican were relatively raised. notwithstand- ing Dr. Battistini’s continuous ad- monition that the pontiff’s condition was “most grave.” An all-night vigil, which the As- sociated Press correspondent kept in the antechamber of the Pope's pri- vate apartment brought evidence that the Pope clung to life only by a slender thread. He passed an ex- tremely restless night, suffering as he was from extensive congestion of both lungs and from the intense agony caused by shallow and rapid respiration. \ Tells Physician to Rest. When Dr. Battistini visited his holiness in the very early hours of Saturday morning the patient rallied somewhat and was able to exchange 2 few words with those in attendance. When Battistini said to the Pop “I am going now,” the holy father smilingly replied, “But why don’t you 80, my dear old man?" Oxygen was administered at va- rious times and appeared to give slight relief. Shortly after 1 o'clock Cardinal Migone celebrated mass in the chapel adjoining the Pope's bed- A catastrophe is imminent. The!chamber, situated on the top floor, at Father is getting worse and|which members of the noble guard worse; we must be prepared for the|were present. “inevitable.” ‘Willingly Offers Life. During a1l the hours of his suffer- ing the Pope never relinquished his The cardinal's face was downcast |3Tability toward those of his house- and sad. He spoke in quiet tones,|hold who sttended him, smiling, even with deep emotion, making gestures bantering the doctors and recogniz- with his hands, holiness was lower. After the publication of the latest bulletin, Cardinal Giorgi, Mgr. Migone, Father Basil and Dr. Battistini, re- mained by the bedside. the doctor showing that his sinking lower the world, to which the Pope re- the peace of the world.” He then turned on his side and lay morning the pontiff re watching those near him. Day of Uncertainty. It was a day of great uncertainty ing and appreciating every attention and | from his visitors. On his bed of pain the pontiff seemed a figure of impos- ing grandeur. f ‘What a Pope!” ‘What a Po “What a man! 1 After a time | pecame expressions of admiration. told his holiness that|mo mis aged doct or, wh they were praying for the peace of | saxe rest ¥ho Yeflised 5 the Pope said: “Go and lie down; you are an old man now.” When the pope’s nephew, Marquis ella Chiesa, despite his own illness came to the bedside early in the proached him for imprudence and begged him to return immediately to bed. When Cardinal Gasparri was un- he Sundiy Stae, WASHINGTON, D. C, WELCOME’ 1 WANT You ALl NORTH AND SOUTH IRELAND TO AGREE Collins and Craig Bring About Surprising Turn in Irish Situation. ALL BOYCOTTS TO END New Plan Devised for Settling Bitter Fight Over Boun- dary Question. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January situation took a surprising and unex- pected turn today with the announce- ment that Michael Collins, head of the irish provisional government, and Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster, had arrived at a mutual agreement which holds out the promise of a peaceable scttlement between the north and the south. It was all the more surpris- ing in view of the fact that Mr. Col- lins had only left Dublin last night to enter into consultations with Sir Jemes this morning. in addition to the arrangements made to settle the boundary ques- tion, it was decided to cease forth- with mutual boycotts. What is con- sidered of vast importance is the de- cision to devise a better system than the council of Ireland, as provided in the 1920 act, to deal with problems affecting the whole of Ireland. Terms of New Agreement. ‘The terms of the agreement are substantlally as follows: 1. The boundary commission, as outlined in the Anglo-Irish treaty, is to be altered. The governments of the Irish Free State and of North- ern Ireland are to appoint one rep: resentative each to report to Mr. Collins and Sir James Craig, who will mutually agree on behalf of their respective = governments regarding the future boundaries between the two. 2. 21.—The Irish ‘Without prejudice to future con- sideration’ by his government of the question of tarifts, Mr. Collins under- takes that the Belfast boycott will be discontinued immediately and’ Sir James undertakes to facilitate in every possible way the return of Catholic workmen—without tests—to the -h{vynrda, and whenever trade TO THE in Rome and deep anxiety among|able to put his hand on the pontifical those who watched and prayed at the|Will in a drawer of the desk, the Vatican, for virtually all hope of the|Pope called to him: “Your eyes are Pope’s recovery was abandoned even|bad. Bring me the drawer. I will in the early hours of the morning. As the hours passed the wonder grew at the recuperative powers of the holy father, restfulness and strength. cPhanging condition that inspired hope at one moment and gave rise to rumors of death at another. It was thought that if the Pope passed safely through the night he would have a chance of life after the dawn, and so it proved. In the early part of the day sleep came and seemed 0 #dd to his powers of re- sistance. Great Crowds Gather. Throughout the day great crowds gathered around the Vatican and a double row of royal gudvds took up positions in the' outskirts of St. Peter's, forming a passageway for diplomatic representatives, prelates and other notable personzges con- stantly arriving. : Cardinal Gasparri received a great fumber of telegrams from all parts of the world, including those from King George of England, King Alfonso of Spain, the King of the Belgians and | By the Associated Press. the President of Brazil. The cardinal #pent considerable time in the sick; wegt to bed tonight in the belef that Toom, but entered the antechamber shortly after 5 o'clock in the evening where he was surrounded by those who had waited hours for definite news. He said to them: All Hope Abandoned. “]-came ous .to annougce-fo.- the which enabled him |fenl from his mouth for each who to pass from one sinking spell and|approached him, another to periods of comparative|g It was thiscouragement. Even when his con- isired the archbishop of Bologna to re- [No' Explanation Obtainable fob look myself.” Smiles and Encourages. Thus, through hours of agony, there a word and a smile, “thank you,” or some word of en- dition became worse and he was no longer able to take oxygen, he de- count’ every detail of the fetes and receptions heid at the recent en- thronement of Mgr. Rocca as arch- bishop. At another monient he de- sired to know the names of the diplo- matic corps present in the ante- chamber. More than_once during the past few days it has been remarked that Benedict preserved on his sick bed the same zeal, the same lucidity, the same- spirit which he showed in his daily audiences, it might even be said to a greater degree. REPORT DECLARED MISTAKE. London Dispatch of Death. LONDON, January zL—AIl London the Pope had died in the afternoon The report appears to have been cir- culated throughout Europe and w; accepted by. church and civil officials as true. The German reichstag sus- pended préceedings while President (Continued -on Page 3, Colunm 3.) to absorb the present unemployed workmen. In the meantime a sys- tem of relief on a large scale is be- ing arranged to tide over the period of distress. . inn-uy‘ Dispute Included. 3. Representatives of both govern- ments are to unite in facilitating a settlement of the railway dispute. 4. The two governments are“to endeavor to devise a _more suitable system than the: council of Ireland for dealing .With problems affecting all of Ireland. 5. A further meeting will be held at a subsequent date in Ireland be- tween the signatories to this agree- ment to. discuss the question of am- nesty for persons who have been im- prisoned since the operation of the truce. - REJOICING IN BELFAST. “News Best Yet and Most Cheer-| ing,” Says John M. Barbour. By the Amociated Press, . BELFAST, January 2L—John Milne Barbour, who is Sir James Craig’s deputy finance minister, described the news of the agreement between Michael Collins &nd Sir James as “the best we have had yet and the most cheering.” He thought it eminently, desirable that the north and south combine in the interest ¢f thé com- mon country so long as the, au- tonomy of Ulster is reserved. Reasons for Agreement. -The general feeling here is that the agreement is an outcome of Mr. col- lins’ desire to vrotect the free mu ] revival’ enables the firms concerned FIRST FAMILIES NEAR EXTINCTION IN GOTHAM, HEALTH EXPERT SAYS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 21. families” in New York soon wi become_ extinct if the low birth rate among the city's well native Amcricans continues, Royal S. Copeland, health com- missioner, declared today. Citing department records for 1921, he said the birth rate in the city's most fashionable section was seven per 1,000. In a German neighborhood the birth rate was eighteen per 1,000 of the popula- tion; in an Irish district twenty- two per 1,000, and in a negro dis- trict twenty-nine per 1,000. The fetarding of the marriage age, because of the erntrance of many Ne% York women into busi- ness and professional life, also served to lower the native birth rate, Dr. Copeland said. ‘Children born of foreign-born mothers in 1921 were 56.73 per cent and of native mothefs, 43.27 per cent of the total. RO Y S TS CITIZENS DEMAND 050 TAX RATIO Senate Action Attacked by Federation—$3,000,000 for Water Supply Urged. A firm stand against the bill re- cently passed by the Senate abolish- ing both the 50-50 and 60-40 ratlos of | appropriating for the National Cap- ital was taken by the Federation of Citfzens’ Associations, meeting in the District buflding last night. On motion of Edward F. Colladay the federation not only voiced its op- position to the Senate's action, but re- affirmed its stand in favor of the half- and-half law. Water Appropriation Urged. Reports that the House appropria- tions committee has decided not to insert in the new District appropria- tion bill the item of $3,000,000 to con- tinue work on Washington’s new water supply led the federation to také action last night, urging Con- gress to make this appropriation. William McK. Clayton brought the matter to the attention of the dele- gates and he was Instructed to do all in his power to convince members of the House and Senate of the serious water situation existing in the Dis- trict. Mr. Clayton called attention to the fact that consumption of water is running so close to.the capacity of the filtration plant that it has been impossible for several years even to inspect the tunnel which carries the water from Georgetown to the fil- tration plant. The water stored at the filtration plant would be con- sumed before the tunnel from George- town could be drained for inspection, wiich less repair. ,Touch on Street Car-Fares. On motion of William Henry White, the public utilities committee, of which Mr. Clayton is chairman, was directed to attend the street car rate:hearing on February 1, and. ad- voghte ‘the lowest possible rate of fare consisteri§,with the granting of a fair return to the tompanies. The school building program of the board of education, which in Sub- stance calls for the appropriation of $2,000,000 annually for five years, was indorsed by the federation. The cducation committee, of .whicn Jesse C. Suter is chairman, submitted a report opposing the &ction of ‘Con- gress in making the appropriations for the playgrounds and community center departments - payable’ ‘wholly out of District: revenues. The report, which was adopted, urged that these departments be, appropriated for on the same basis as all other District factivities. The néed for new pavement on Wis- — xouumal on Page'$, Column §5.) AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE. IPEPCO CASE GOES i fh'f'fi' 10 SUPREME COURT Appeal in D. C.’s Contest Over Valuation Is Allowed by Tribunal. FIGHT STARTED IN 1917 Corpontwn Counsel stephem Noti- fied of New Step by Chief Justice Taft. The legal battle between the Pub- lic Utilities Commission and the _Po- tomac Electric Power Company over the valuation of the company's prop- erty will go to the Supreme Court of the United States. Chief Justice Taft notified Corpora- tion Counsel Stephens yesterday aft- ernoon that his application for an appeal from the decision of the Dis- trict Court of Appeals has been al- lowed. The District Supreme Court upheld the commission, but the Appellate Court reversed the lower tribunal. The letter of the Chief Justice to Mr. Stephens follows: Letter of Chief Justice. “Your'epplication for an appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Charles Keller, Cuno H. Rudolph and James F. Oyster, constituting the public utilities commission of the District of Columbia, against the Potomac Electric Power Company, having been allowed by me, as appears from the notation, I have placed on page 8 of your petition, which is herewith returned with its accompanying paper.” The court proceedings in the valu- ation case began July 31, 1917, when the company brought suit for an in- junction to prevent the Public Util- ities Commission from putting into execution Its - order reducing the price of electric current from 10 cents to 8 cents per kilowatt hour. Justice Gould granted a temporary injunction, but required the company to impound 2 cents of each 10 cents collected to be returneq to the con- sumer in the ‘event the legal pro- ceedings should be finally adjudicat- ed against the company. Previous Court Rulings. After an exhaustive hearing of the case Justice Gould, March 2, 1920, ren- | dered an opinion ‘sustaining the valua- tion placed by the commission on the property of tiie’company, which formed the basis of’ the order reducing the price. The company appealed and early last November the District Court of Appeals reversed the decision of Justice Gould and held that the commission had neglected to consider one of the ele- ments of value and remanded the case for consideration of this point. Chief Justice Smyth filed a dissenting opinion. Corporation ' Counsel Stephens . and Special Attorney Conrad H. Syme asked for an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, 'but the appellate tribunal holding that the order was not final and could ‘not be appealed from its (Continued on olumn 7.) ST S S ZITA LEAVES . FOR LYON. Former Empress Will Avoid Paris on Way to Exile. By the Associated Press. GENEVA,/January 21.—Former Em- press 'Zita .of Austria-Hungary left Switzerland for Lyon early tonight. She has' been in Switzerland for about a week, at the bedside of her it son. The former empress arrived in Geneva from Zurich late this afternoon with her brother, Prince. Rene, and Dr. Eg- ‘ger, and, after having dinner at a hotel, left for Lyon with her brother. She In- tends to go to-Bordeaux and thence to Spain;, desiring to avoid going through Paris on the way back to her exile home at Funchal, Island of Madeira. Only few- detectives and reporters ‘were at'the station’ when Zita left. She' nlfim to answer questions, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, | 1 Jfourtti marriage. . | ject relating to China not yet com- pleted. jof the situation and take some step, if 1922, SHANTUNG ISSUE STILL CLOGS WAY OF ARMS PARLEY Conference Waits on Word | From Japan—Optimism as to Settlement Shown. ACTION ALSO DELAYED | UPON PACIFIC FORTS Far Eastern Committee May Take Up Siberia Tomorrow—China | Has Gained Much. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. With the adoption yesterday of the Hughes resolution providing for the listing and publication of Chinese commitments, existing and future, the Washington conference moved for- ward appreciably. The far east committee, after act- ing favorably on this resolution, with amendments, adjourned until tomor- row morning, when it may take up the question of the China Eastern'| railway, now being considered by a subcommittee of experts, the question | of communications or some other sub- | Shantung Discussion Put Off. The Shantung conference between the Japanese and Chinese delegates, which was set for yesterday after- noon, was postponed until tomorrow afternoon by mutual consent. Mem- bers of the Japanese delegation pointed out that there was much other conference work to keep them busy. When the Shantung conversations are resumed the question of salt fields on Kiaochow bay and post offices in Shantung are to be considered. But prediction was made in Japanese quarters last night that the all-im- | portant question of the Shantung railroad will be taken up again either late tomorrow or Tuesday. The settlement of the Shantung| problem still clogs the way of the conference. The conference is wait- ing on the Japanese delegation, who in turn are waiting on the Tokio gov- ernment, regarding Shantung. The| conference i3 waiting on Japan also before there can be a settlement of article 19 of the naval limitation| treaty relating to the fortifications of the Pacific, the only article of that treaty that remains to be drafted finally for presentation to the com- mittee on limitation of armament. Outlook Declared Bright. In conference circles, the belief that the Shantung question is to be settled satisfactorily continues to per- sist. The principal reason advanced for this bellef is that Shantung is at present the key to the success of! the conferenee, and the Japanese will not be wliling to see the work of the conference fail because of differences between them and the Chinese over the return of the Shantung railroad to China, particularly when the two dele- gations have appreciably approached each other in their proposals of sét- tiement. 3 The Chinese delegation, if it is found impossible to reuch a settiement on Shantung, will, it was said last night, call upon the conference to_take note possible, to bring about an adjust- ment. The Chinese feel that, al- thcugh the ‘Shantung discussion has proceeded outside of the Washington conference, the conference is entitled to consider the matter if 1t becomes evident that all the work of the con- ference 18 to be jeopardized by a fallure of the Sino-Japanese conver- sations. It has been held in confer- ence circles, however, that such a step would accomplish little if Japan should object to the conference tak- ing cognizance of the Shantung mat- ter. Hughes Resolution Amended. Now that the far east committee has adopted the resolution calling for the listing of all Chinese commitments, the various delegations are preparing td file such lists as rapidly as possible with the secretary general of the con- ference. The Italian and other dele- gations have cabled to their home governments for aid in preparing such lists. The Hughes resolution was amended in a number of ways, but remains 1n (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) " ONE KILLED IN WRECK. Canadian Pacific Train Hits Broken Rail, Plunging Down Bank. OTTAWA, January 21.—One man was killed and at least twelve per- sons were injured tonight when the Canadian Pacific express from Pres- cott to Ottawa ran onto a broken rail and plunged over an embank- ment. Hawley White, engineer, was the man Killed. SEEKS SENATE SEAT. MEMPHIS, Tenn,, January 21.— Malcolm R. Patterson, former Gover- nor of Tennessee, tonight formally announced his candidacy for the United States Senate on the demo- cratic ticket. 2 ¢ eo—— MARRIED FOURTH TIME. LOS ANGELES, Cal, January 21— Charles McLaughlin, better known was ‘Willard Mack, an actor, was married here :oday by a justice of the peace to. Mrs. Beatrice Stone of Salt Lake City. The bridegroom gave his age as forty-three. .Mrs. McLaughlin said she was twenty-three. This is Mack's Member of The Associated Paper and also the Associated Press Press 1s exclusively entitied the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited n this the local news published herein, All rights of publication of special dispatehes herein are also reserved. BLIND AND DEAF GIRLS CONVERSE BY FEELING EACH OTHER'S VOICE By the Associnted Press. MADISON, Wis, January 21— Willeta Huggins, sixteen, blind and deaf girl, of Janesville, and Miss Helen Keller, blind, deaf and formerly dumb, conversed with each other here, placing their hands on the face and chest of each other to interpret the vocal sounds. The two, Miss Keller, famed for her accomplishments despite the absence of two senses, and Miss Huggins, who has become widely known as a result of what is said to be her ability to distinguish colors by her sense of smell, were able to understand each other with- out aid. Miss Keller £aid to the girl that she was “delighted that the power and gift of her spirit have been s0 marvelously developed, and 1 100k forward to her helping others to realize what they can do if they work long enough. There are many marvelous things in the world, but nothing so wonderful as the adaptability of a human belng" FARM TROUBLES UP FOR &-DAY STUDY |National Conference Opening Here Tomerrow Will Aim to Remedy Distress. LASTING POLICY SOUGHT President and Secretary Wallace to Start Program Covering' Wide Field of Industries. Five days have been alloted to the national agriculture conference which meets here tomorrow to study the conditions of the farmers of the United States and suggest remedies to meet the situation. The program made public yester- jday by the Agriculturgl Department showed that the present acute dis- tress of the farmers is to be given first consideration, after which the conference will take up consideration of a permanent agricultural policy designed to avold perlods of depres- sion such as at present face the farmers. President Harding will open the conference tomorrow and will be fol- lowed by Secretary Waliace, who will outline the purpose of the gathering. Representative Anderson, Minnesota, chairman of the joint congressional commission of agricultural inquiry, then will speak on agricultural prices and the present situation. Speakers From All Sections. The present agricultural situation and suggested remedies will be pre- sented tomorrow afternoon through reports from representatives of the leading agricultural regions. E. B. Cornwell of Middlebury, Vt., will pre- #ent the situation in the northern states. James A. Morton of Athens, Ga., will speak for the south; A. §ykes of 1da Grove, Icwa, for the corn belt; John L. Hagen of Deering, N. D., for the wheat regions, and Fred Bixby of Long Beach, Calif., for the orange country. Representaties of allicd industries will follow with ten-minute discussions, tell- ing of the effect of agricultural depres- son on other industries. The program gives these speakers as William Black of Louisville, implement industry; James F. Nell of Minneapolis, milling industry; Thomas F. Wilson of Chicago, packing industry, and . A. McDowell of Chicago, fertilizer industry. European Situation Enters. The European situation in its relation to American agriculture will be dis- cussed Tuesday by G. F. Warren of Ithaca, N. Y., followed by Eugene Meyer, jr., managing director of the ‘War Finance Corporation, on the finan- clal emergency in agriculture. The financial policy in its relation to price levels will also be discussed Tuesday by Wesley Mitchell of New York. Beginning Tuesday, the afternoons will be given over to committee meet- ings, into which the conference is ex- pected to divide along the general lines of production, financing, transportation and marketings. The mornings will be taken up with general sessions of the conference. Discussions from the floor under the five-minute rule will be permitted at the close of each conference session. Marketing to Be Tople. Fundamentals of co-operative mar- keting will be outlined to the dele- gates Wednesday by G. Harold Powell of Los Angeles, and the position of the independent distributor by Wil- liam L. Wagner of Chicago. .Ten- minute discussions of marketing will also be heard Wednesday from Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana, Carl ‘Williams of Oklahoma City, Okla. Robert McDougal, president of-the Chicago Board of Trade, and B. M. Anderson of St. Paul, Minn. E. D. Ball of the Agricultural De- partment on Thursday will discuss the subject A a food supply for an increasing - population, and Giffora Pinchot of Harrisburg, Pa., a national forestry policy. At the same session Richard T. Ely of Madison, Wis., will discuss a_ mational policy for land utilization, and R. A. Pearson of Ames, Iowa, a national policy for agricultural research. Committees of the conference are expected to have their reports n:dv fos.. lmlvhn Thursday -aud F FIVE CENTS. SCHOOL PAY BILL GIVING INCREASES 10 BE SUBMITTED Provides Raise in Salaries Denied in Budget—Goes to Congress This Week. TEACHERS WOULD GET $1,400 to $3,000 A YEAR Gathering of Statistics Shows Dis- trict Would Rank Ninth in List of 50 Large Cities. Carrying substantial increases fn pay for officers, teachers and other educational employes of the public school system, the new salary bill afted by school authorities and the hoxrd of education will be submitted early this week to the District com- mlllee! ©of the Senate and House. uches were put on "the mvasure 3 eslerda)‘ afternoon by Super- intendent Ballou and other officials. Preparation of the bill has taken many months. Statistics of the pre- ivailing wage scales in fifty large cities of the United States were studied even before the tentative draft of the measure was undertaken. In its completed form the bill, it ap- proved by Congress, will place the Washington school system ninth from the top of the list of the fifty large cities as to salaries paid teachers and officials. The bill provides the salary in- creases denied the District teachers in the school budget for the fiscal year of 1923, and, according to school officials, is a step in the direction of uniform pay scale for the public edu- cational employes. Officials also em- phasize that the salary legislation will offer a future do the teaching profession of Washington. $2,400 Maximum for Group B. Iy the new salary schedule teach- ers of kindergarten and elementary schools are given a basic salary of $1,400 a year and an annual longevity increase. of $100 to a maximum of 32,000 for group A; for group B they will receive a basic salary of $2,100 and an annual longevity increase of $100 to a maximum of $2,400. The normal and senior high school teachers for group A, the entrance group, will receive $1,800 basic, with an annual longevity increase of $100, to a maximum of $2,600. Group B will receive a basic salary of $2,700, with an annual longevity increase of $100, to a maximum or §3,000. Junior high school teachers will be appointed to either of the foregoing groups, with same salaries. Teach- ing principals of buildings of from four to seven rooms will be classed with the elementary and kindergarten teachers, group B, while principals of buildings from eight to fifteen rooms will receive a basic salary of $2,200, with $100 aunual longevity in- crease, to a maximum of $2,500. Ad- ministration principals of buildings over sixteen rooms, or grade manual training &chools and Americanization schools, are given a basic 'salary of $2,600, with an annual longevity in- crease of $100, to a maximum of $3,000. $4,500 for Principals. Heads of departments are to get $3,100 basic, with an annual longevity increase of $100, to a maximum of $3,400. Principals of normal schools and supervising principals will get $4,000 basic, with an annuaj longevity increase of $100, to a maximum of $4,500. Junior high school principals will get a basic salary of $3,50u, with an annual longevity increase of $100, to a maximum of $4.000. The salary of the superintendent of schools is to be $10,000 a year; first assistant superintendent, 5,000, and assistants, $4.500. The assistant to the director of the community center department is to receive §1, 800 a year. Other salary figures are: Attend: ance officers, $1,500 a year; schood nurses and provhylactic dental opers ators, $1,500 a vear; medical inspec- tors and dental operators, $1,200 & year, and dental inspectors, $1,000 & year. The school board is authorized in the new salary legislation to classity the school service into elementary, normal, junior and senior high schools, and to appoint teachers at the minimum figures of the various { classes, the first vear of all teachers being probationary. The teacher re- ceiving an unsatisfactory rating will automatically lose longevity incre- ment. Upon being promoted from one class to another, a teacher is not to receive a lower salary in the higher group. The Kill is to provide for & separate board of examiners for the white and colored schools, the super- intendent of schools being the chair- man of each. Provides for Substitutes. Not less than four nor more tham six members will constitute each of the boards of examiners, of which the executive secretary for the board for white schools is to receive & salary ranging fibm $4,000 to $4,600. The assistant superintendent ~ia = charge of colored schools will act a8 . secretary for the colored board. The salary legislation also provides for the appointment of substitute teachers. A provision for the cres= tion of a corps of tralned substituts teachers was included in the school budget for the fiscal year of 1938, but was eliminated by either the Com= missioners or the budget bureaw Annual increase in pay is not to-bs