Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair todight, with lowest tempera- ture about 20 degrees; tomorrow, fair and warmer. Temperature for twenty=- four hours cnded at 2 p.m. toda: Highest, 36, at 5 p.m. Yyesterday; g lowest, 24, at 8 a.m. today. report on Page - Closing New York Stocks, Page 21. No.- 28,409, Entered as second-class matter dost office Washington, D, C. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1922—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. The Associated credited to it paper and also | Member of the Associated Press Press s clusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches or not otherwise credited in this the local mews published bereln. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. . VYesterday's Net Circulation, 94,525 TWO CENTS. D. C. BUILDING RULES DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR QUALITY OF MATERTAL Regulations Govern Approval of Plans Rather Than Computing Stresses, Probe Reveals. INSPECTOR REPORTED ROOF WORK APPROVED ON MAY 30, 1917 Little Said in Reports Regarding Steel . Construction on Knickerbocker. Many Witnesses to Testify. Building regulations govern the approval of plans for build- ings in this city rather than computation to determine the stresses and weights of materials, it was disclosed at the coroner’s inquest into the Knickerbocker disaster in the boardroom of the District building today by Thomas L. Costigan. He testified that the qual- ity of the building materials was not taken into consideration. Mr. Costigan, 1523 Park road northwest, now superintendent of street cleaning in the District, was the computer in the building inspector’s office at the time the application was made for the construction of the Kpickerbocker Theater. * He testified that he approved the plans after examination. Maj. Gordon, United States district attorney, had the plans for the building placed in evidence, and sought to obtain from Mr. Costigan an explanation of his method of computing the plans. Each time the witness stated that they were examined to determine whether they complied with the building regulations, such as walls of certain thickness, foundations of certain thick- ness, etc., as specified in the building regulations. The plans were approved on that basis, and that only, he said. A large part of the forenoon session | “For I-beams supporting floor and was taken up with placing iIn the rec-| Walls." witness said. G ords the officlal reports of the in- s anything on that plan to show the thickness of the. steel?” spectors on the Knickerbocker The- :;,,‘ i SR ater during the course of building. ou computed and made suf cient They were routine reports, for the {nvestigation to determine whether most part, and when they were not vague in their comments, were unde- “Yes, sir.” cipherable. Several of them did Asked if he made sufficient investi- gation “to determine quantity and show that there was some questiona- ble work in the early period of quality of brick, he said there was consfruction, which the inspector nothing on the plans to indicate the quality. The - building regulations threatened to stop, but the reports did not specify the trouble. They provide only for walls of a certain thickness, he pointed out. Taking up the ‘|’;Mrd( t}‘oor"hplln. De - sai at was all outside the audi- L I iqfinectbr“ls ofice. Mal. B @ ‘custis “What compuiation did you make T e Dty was “told, 1s | [SE2rding the balcony?" asked Maj. dead. 2 Roof Appreved om May 30. Inspector Curtis’ report showed Gordon. No Computation on Steel. C‘;.‘(')‘rxtly as 'fl ;xl,ts and walls,” Mr. “se- an replied. ¢ ::::dgya";o;’:;v ;3 “zx?;gv:edp:;‘: u::u “Any computation of the steel used? showed that in March and April, 'No, alr. witness sald. 1917, Curtis approved the “bearings 30 he had mothing further and connections” in the walls. That|to do regarding the building after is, he reported them O. K. on_the form report. Little “was said in_the reports re- approval of the plans.* He could not garding the steel work, and Gordon asked Chief Clerk Ritchie to examine further the reports to get more details of examinations of the steel work, if they could be found. The inquest was recessed until 2 p.m. Coroner Nevitt said, following the recess, that he expected the in- quest would be continued for two recall whether the fabricating plans ;lt;r the steel had been submitted to . | him. Then Maj. Gordon sought to fin after the building plans were ap- proved. ‘Witness said the inspectors made investigations and were required to make a report each time the construc- tion was visited. PSRRI Eh oS i e or three ere days, ash‘l)hifiehl;:‘_: Where Heports Sh Be. . number of witnesses W 4 He said that with the permit for to be examined at great length. the construction of the building would be found the reports of the inspector on that job. “At he added. Mr. Costigan then was excused. Inspection Reports Called F The building permit and inspection reports then were sent for, before the proceedihgs were allowed to con- tinde further. They were brought by Detective Mullen, after which John Ritchie, chief clerk -of the building department, took the stand to put them in the record. They showed A. K. Selden, who made, witness said, only several in- spections, the last of which was on October 9, 1916, and E. G. Curtis. He sald that only the name “Curtis” was signed to the reports. 0 you'know where he is now?” “1 don’t know. He's dead.” That caused laughter in the room, and the witness said: “T didn’t mean that for levity.” He told of the duties of inspectors, and said Curtis had been with the “office” fifteen years. No Technical Experience. “Did he have any training as an en- gineer?” asked Coroner Nevitt. p;'rl.-!l:ncennmythld ’x’m tschglc&l ex- ce, except as he got around. He was a buflde‘r." issiee He said the permit was issued to George T. Smallwood and John'Cas- sidy to erect a theater building of Costigan First Witness. The first witness today was Thomas L. Costigan, 1523 Park road north- west, now superintendent of street cleaning. He remembered examining the Knickerbocker plans in 1916, at whioh time he was computing en- gineer in the building department of the District. He said he received a set of archi- tect’s plans. Questioned as to the method of examining these plans he said first they examined the audi- torium_ with regard to exits, then after that they go ahead in the case of a theatér with the structural fea- tures. “Do you take in the security of the ildi sked Coroner Nevitt. “Do you know whether the building went up_according to the plans?”’ Coroner Nevitt asked. “No, sir; that was a matter for the field inspectors,” the witness an- swered. ‘Would Have Suspended Work. Asked if any discrepancy was dis- covered by field inspector he should Lave reported to the department, the witness’ reply was in the affiramative. In that case, he continued, the build- ing work would have been suspended. He said, however, that he had not seen the plans since he passed on them as computer. The plans are gen- erally submitted as an architectural layout. These are gone over gen- erally, he said. Conditions were made 'to fit the job as it went along. he testified, indicating that the sta- bility was taken care of as the job progressed. He named the field inspectors at the time as Maj. Curtis, Messrs. Selden, Proctor, Hunt, Kern and Ncidoman: ski. brick, concrete and steel. He ‘was exte;lsdl.d for six monthl‘l;soé: April 22, 5 {3 then took the witness, :eclrfme each of the pa- ng to the . Cassidy and George T, Smail: wood appear on the application for the. permit, together with I W Geare. This was admitted o the rec: e e e e e ety How Plans Were Examined. { out from the witness the next stefi SENATE REPORT FAVORS SUFFRAGE FOR DISTRICT The Jones joint resolution pro- Viding for an amendment to the Constitution to enable resident the District of Columbia to vote for menators and members of the House for electors for Presi- dent and Viee Prealdent of the nited States, was ordered favor- 7 reported to the Semate today by the Semate District committee. ...The Semato District committee also reported the Poindexter biN, providing for election of a dele- sate to represent. the District of Columbia in the House, having the privilege of the floor, without a vote. Both measures now go to the Senate ealendar. 2 0. ESTINATE CUT HELD BADECONOMY Chairman Focht Sees Dan- ger of People Wanting to “Ride in Another Wagon.” Criticism as “false econamy” of the ruthless way in which the District estimates were slashed by the budget bureau and by the House appropria- tions committee was expressed to- day in the House District committee. “Undoubtedly too much economy was practiced on the District bill, and I believe it was false economy, said Chairman Focht. “As repfb- ilicans, we are pledged to economy. | but if we go too far the people wili want to ride in another wagon,” con- cluded Mr. Focht. Representative Fred N. Zihlman of Maryland, was outspoken in his censure of the disregard of the in- terests of the National Capital as shown in the slashing of the ap- propriation bill. “The appropriations slashed from the District bill_which just passed the House is a fine example of the indifference of Congress to the af- fairs of the District.” Representative Zihlman sald. He pointed out that there were only fifteen or twenty members on the floor when this bill was under consideration. “The chairman of the subcommittee in charge of this bill, Representative Davis of Minnesota. stated that $133,000 in appropriations for play- grounds had been cut when the en- |tire amount was to_have been paid from District funds.” said Represen- tative Zihlman, “and Chairman Davis lgave the House no explanation for the committee's action.” & Representative Zihiman said that it is his Intention at an early date to introduce a bill authorizing appro- the people of the District want and which they are willing and able to pay for entirely independent of fed- eral funds. Representative Zihiman urged that the committee should report/out his bill providing for the election.of a delegate and Commissioners by people, but action was deferred until the Senate committee had time to consider_and report one of the Dis- ;.rlc! suffrage resolutions now pend- ng. Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio sald that he felt Congress should ex- tend its powers in the District, but Representative Zihlman argued that that would make matters worse be- cause more powers should be lodged in the people by giving them an op- | portunity to elect their own servants. ORMAND LETTERS l en From Taylor Home Are Recovered. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 8. —Location of Mabel Normand’s and Mary Miles Minter's letters to Wil- liam Desmond Taylor, murdered film dirdctor; the possibility of the issu- ance of a complaint.charging mur- der against Edward F. Sands, Tay- lor's missing fofmer butler-secretary, and renewed activity of detectives to- ward declarations that the sweetheart of a screen actress was seen near the Taylor apartments the night of the jmurder were angles early today of i the police investigation into.the mo- tion-picture mystery. N The letters written to Taylor by Mis$ Normand, and for which she searched his apartments vainly two days after the murder, have been re- turned to her, according to three de- tectives working on the case. The return was made, it was declared, by a man connected with the fllm world, who, after taking them for some unknown purpose during the confusion_surrounding the finding of Taylor's body, had been threatened with a grand jury investigation. Who made this alleged threat was not gtated. A representative of Miss Normand said the letters had not been given back to her. Miss Minter Il Captain of Detectives David L. Adams stated the police never had®been in possession of Miss Normand's letters priations for the playgrounds, which’ the| RETURNED T0STAR |Detectives Say Missives Tak- | least they should be there,” + IBRITAIN TO FAVOR DOMINION ENVOYS TOUNITED STATES Ireland’s Exchange of Min- isters With United States Not Objected To. ENGLAND SEES GOOD I IN AMERICAN CONTACT | Believed Empire Will Profit if Co- lonial Possessions Are Represent- ed in Washington. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Great Britain will look with favor upon the sending of a minister to the United States to represent the Irish Free State, and will offer no obje tion to the. sending of an American minister to Dublin. This information was obtained by this correspondent today from official sources. Also, if Canada, New Zea- land, Australia, South Africa, or any British dominions hereafter shall wish direct representation of a diplo- matic character at Washington to handle their own special problems, | the British government will be agree- {able to it, and will ask only that the dominion ministers be linked up with the British embassy at Washington, 80 that in matters affecting the Brit- ish empire as a whole the ambagsa- dor, as the senior representative of the king, shall speak for the united Eritish nations. As a matter of fact, the British gov- ernment would prefer to have each dominion handle that part of. external policy which affects a particular coun- try, but naturally is desirous of hav- ing only one mouthpiece on foreign policy as a whole. In the treaty be- tween the Irish Free State and Great Britain the latter retains control of military and naval policy. tions so broad as to affect the whole empire, there will be but one point of contact—the British ambassador—but on the thousand and one questions which Canada. for instance, has up with the Washington government every day, there will not be the slight- est objection to direct communication between Canada and the United States or between the Irish Free State and the United States. Canada’s Commercial Insues. Canada has many commercial mat- ters which affect her alone and which have no relationship. to other parts of the British empire. Some of her peo- ple have thought & minister ought to i be maintained in Washington for that purpose. The British government has upon occasion told the Canadian au- thorities that Canada could send her own representatives to the United States any time. The impression pre- vailing here is that when the Cana- dian - government investigated the matter and found that It would cost $80,000 a year to maintain a diplo- matic representative it was felt that the same objects might be achieved by sending a commissioner from time to time, who would work in co-operation with the British embassy. Recoguizes Growiag Demand. Although ' the problem has seemed to grow acute because of the grant of dominion status to Ireland, British policy has for some time been in proc- eas of evolution to meet the growing demand of Canade and Australla for direct diplomagic representation. The British foreign office always has main- taiped in Paris a British minister wholly separate in his duties from the British ambassador to France. Both are‘accredited to the French govern- ment, but the minister concerns him- ! self with tariff matters and questions which do not have a political aspect. So there is precedent for the harmoni- ous relationship of a minister and am- bassador working side by side with varying functions. Proposes U. §. Minidter to Ireland. Representative Rainey of Illinois has lately introduced a bill providing for the sending of an American min- ister to Ireland. Some people have thought this would involve the deli- cate question of recognizing Ireland as an independent sovereignty and have imagined that the British gov- ernment would offer objections. The truth is that Great Britain is not going to stand on formali- ties, but will welcome as many points of contact between her dominions and the United States as it is pos- sible to have. For instance, the United States maintains in Dublin a consul, who has for many months been dealing’ directly with the Sinn Fein group. Similarly, the United States has a consul general at Ot- tawa to deal directly with the Ca- nadian government. For many months Australia_has had a commissioner in New York handling questions of finance and other matters directly affecting Aus- tralia. Whenever the British ambas- sador here has had a matter brought to his attention of interest to Aus- tralia he has called the Australian commissioner into consultation. The fact is, a commercial representa- tive operating in New York and in other business centers is really what some of the British dpminions. want instead of a minister to sit in"Washington, with all the expense of diplomatic life. and few of the contacts’ that are needed to im- prove commereial relations. 7 or instance, is inter- New Zealand, f ested just now in the question of mea packing monopolies. Newfoundland is interested in fisheries disputes that haye arisen with the United States. Canada is_concerned over tariff duties. Aus- I On ques-} WHAT THEY . MEAN ‘BY: SMILE WeEeK 1 AR | ‘\\\ \.\ RN TREASURY ON FIRE Fire broke out in the roofof the United States Treasury building, where repairs are being de, about 3:30 o'clock this| UNIONIST LEADERS KDNPEDINRAD . Many ‘Others Wounded in | afternoon and had gained con- ! siderable headway before an Fighting Off Attacks in ‘alarm could be su(limdlrd. The Ulster Area in Ireland. ames soon burned their way | through the roof of the struc-| By the Associated Press, |ture and were fast eating their! BELFAST, * February 8.—A large| \ay toward the north and south. number of the leading unionists of | "B ipe gime the fire depart- Counties Fermanagh and Tyrone, in 4 e Uleter aren. were Kidnaped from | Ment arrived the flames werei A Al their homes early today and taken to|leaping high into the air. unknown destinations. Fifteen arresu! most before the first fire appara- have been made in connection ~with|¢yc had arrived at the scene a the kianspings: | second alarm was sounded, and believed to have| S c::: ,:::';u::,:, é,v_n and Long- | soon additional firemen were at ford, near the_border. The forces! Work on the structure. known as the “B. specials” were| \With the discovery of the mobilized today in Tyrone and Fer-!flames: the fire alarm in the managh and rushed to the scenes of the kidnaping. The Ulster govern- ment announced its intention of tak- ing drastic measures. Promineat Men' Captured. Among the kidnaped was Maj. Mourtry, son of Anketell-Mourtry, head of the Tyrone Orangemen. For- mer High Sheriff Carson of County Fermanagh, whose house was raided, resisted singlehanded for an hour un- til he was wounded and carried off in a motor car. The house of Maj. Moore at Bel- Jeek, Fermanagh, was attacked, but he escaped. A merchant named Elliott at Enniskillen, fired on the raiders when his house was attacked, and it|S! is belleved he wounded ome of them.|line about the square to keep The merchant escaped. % | vehicles out of the fire zone. |~ Attacks were also made on the{ . 9 2 H | houses of former County Inspettor! _Firemen were soon on the roof iMcFulr:l'alnd yarious ,‘{"”"} %ro-?l:elxln playing hose from both sides of unionists in the vicinity of Enniskill- A S | en, who were absent at the time from | the building on the flames, w ]"Ch! | their dwellings. were confined to the Pennsylva-) { © Otmers Carried Over Border. nia avenue side of the super-! A party of what are known as “A.|structure being erected on the specials” was ambushed near New-|top the building over the fourth- town Butler last evening by a large : - party of armed men. An engagement floor'quarlers, occupied '23 the drafting department of the! Treasury. resulted in casualties on both sides. While this fight was occurring the. 3 s residences of other constables of the| Employes of the Treasury same organization were visited and a | were ordered released from their number of the constables were kid- | o1 naped and carried over.the border. | WOTK. G Res‘lstr:fl!gnl Lnspector. lgaonm}. a! Soon after the fire was dis- rominent Unionist of Newtown Rut- er, was taken to the hospital at 1in. | COvered some sort of an ex- niskillen, suffering from gunshot | plosion occurred, presumabiy some of the material being used by workmen who for several| wounds. While the attack on the Elliott weeks have been engaged !in! raising the roof. House at Enniskillen was proceeding D.C.MAN RECAPTURED. the police, hearing the firing, rushed Trio From Atlanta Prison Have te the scene and captured elsven of the assailants and three automobiles, containing rifles, revolvers and bombs. Subsequently the police chal- Short Period of Liberty. ATLANTA, ~ Ga., February 8,—The three prisoners who escaped Saturday night from Atlanta federal peniten- lenged two other automobiles, in each of which was found a wounded man. Both men were arrested., John McClement, a prominent Ty: rone-loyalist, was kidnaped from his tlary were taken in custody yesterday at McDonough, Ga., according to advices. from there which said the trio_were still in prison clothes. 'l'h? prisoners .are Joseph Durham, Louisville, | | 1| hats and coats, ran building. | With the arrival of the fire ap-| !paratus thousands of spectators gathered at advantageous points | to witness the firemen scale the| outside of the building in their! efforts to get lines of hose to| points from which they could pour water into the flames. Traffic along Pensylvania avenue and on 15th street was soon stopped and the police drew a { more than twenty years, last night: announced . his candidacy for the Unitéd States Senate to succeed Ken- neth D. McKdllar. Others who have announced are Senator McKellar, G. T. Fitzhugh, M. R. Patterson and Noah Cooper. (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) SEEKS McKELLAR'S SEAT. Ky.; Lewis B. Graff, ‘Washington, and John B. Dagdonez, LINDEN, Tenn., February 8.—' Scranton, Pa. They walked away| Bims, who _represented the e Tennessee district in Congress for while working at .the prison honor farm, it was said. {Cramton stated VIRGINIANS FLOCK 10 DIVORCE MECCA iLeave Other Parts of State to Gain Decrees in Alexandria. Same Law Holds. From a Staff Correspondent. ALEXANDRIA, Va., The fact February that a surprisingly g large number of persons cpme here from | other sections” of Virginia to obtain a divorce will be among the dis- closures contained in the final report to be made Saturday by committee of Jawyers examining the divorce records in the local court for the past*eighteen months. This feature of the divorce situa- tion is looked upon as especially sig- nificant and worthy of the most thor- SUE ough and extensive investigation by | building was sounded and clegks, | members of the special committee {ir many ‘instances minus their|appointed by the local bar associa- from theltion to investigate alleged diworce “There must be some reason why persons living in other state would prefer ndria_to_file their evils here. counties of thi: coming to Ale the sub-| ENPHASIES PLAN OF STANDARDIZNG FEDERAL HLARES Sterling Stresses Need of System Allowing for Re- adjustments. AVERAGE RATE OF $1,500 ANTICIPATES PRICE FALL | Increase of 32 Per Cent Over 1913 Scale Fails to Compensate for 74 Per Cent Rise in Costs. A new system of salary standard- ization for the civil employes of the government. to meet changing con- ditions, proposed by the Senate civil service committee in reporting the re- classification bill, is given particular emphasis in a written report on tae bill filed in the Senate today by Senator Sterling of South Dakota, chairman of the committee. The committee, Senator Sterling says in his report, which is thorough and comprehensive, in general re- frained from amending the rates as reported by the House because under existing economic conditions and the present state of tae national finances it is perhaps best to inaugurate a new system of salary standardization at rates approximating those now being paid with the expectation that re- adjustments will be made as conditions become more stable.” In discussing the salary rates fixed in the House bill, which he says the Senate committee has left practically intact, Senator Sterling pointed out that the average salary under the House bill would be approximately $1,500, which is roughly comparable to the average salary of $1,134 pald in 1913, an increase of $366, or about 32 per cent. In December, 1921, he ipointed out, the cost of living was 4.3 per cent higher than it was in 1913, So the salary levels provided for in the bill #4ll far short of re- storing to the salary of the govern- ment employes the purchasing power it possessed prior to the war. Anticipate Rapid Fall. Senator Sterling, in his report, said that these salary levels “must be re- garded as anticipating a rapid fall { in the cost of living or an early re- consideration of salaries with the re- turn of prosperity.” The Senate committee amendment, which proposes the plan for read- justing salaries to meet changing conditions, is as follows: “It shall be the duty of the bureau of the budget to make a study of the re- quirements of the several departments as to the number and qualifications of the employes necessary to epable such departments and the several bureaus or divisions thereof adequately to per- }form their proper functions under the {law; to consider what rates of com- pensation, consistent with efficiency | i 1 (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) S19573067 SLE ININTERIOR BUDGET Department Measure, as Recammended, Calls for $295,622,112. Appropriations totaling $295.62: 112 for the support of the Interior Department activities during the fiscal year 1923 were recommended in a report to the House today by Representative Cramton of Michigan, chairman of the subcommittee Wwhich drafted this bill. This amount is $19,573,037.67 less than the total of the 1922 appropriations and $3,754,- 920 less than the amount requested in the estimate from the budget bureau. Among the appropriations for insti- tutions in the District are. Elizabeth’s Hospital, $1,100,000, which is $14,500 less than the current ap- propriation and $128,500 less than the estimates for the fiscal year 1923: for | the Colurhbia Institution for the Deaf (Gallaudet College). $104,000, which is $2,000 less than the current appro- priation and $15,000 less than @ estimates; for Howard University, $190,000, which is $90,000 less than the current appropriation less than the estimates: for Freed- men's Hospital, $111,020, which is $5.000 less than the current appropri- ‘ln!;(;n and $15,000 less than the esti- e. and $15,000 The appropriations committee has eliminated all requests for increases in statutory or lump sum compensa- tion. Numerous requests were present- ed for increases in compensation, par- ticularly in the statutory positions. All have been denied. Inasmuch as the bill reclassifying salaries in the patent office is still| rending in Congress, Representati in his report, the e For St.| the and economy in the government serv- ice and the maintenance of a reason- able standard of living, should be paid to the civilian employes of the jgovernment: to make a study of the rates of compensation provided in' this act for the various services and grades with a view to any readjust- ment deemed by said bureau to be just and reasonable. “Said bureau of the budget shall, after such study and at such subs quent times as it may deem necessary, report its conclusions to Congress with any recommendations it may deem advisable.” The report say Fixed Salary Unsatisfactory. “The legislation herein proposed for standardizing salaries is not based on he theory that it is practicable or esirable to fix a level of salaries to _ ! continue unchanged over a long period | of years. One of the principal causes of the existing unsatisfactory condi- { tions regarding salaries is that the | tendency has been to fix the salary of | a position at the time the position i created and then to leave it at that rate regardless of the changes that take place in the cost of living and !in the rates that competing employes | pay for similar work. f As a consequence similar positions in the government service created at different times carry very different salaries. If the cost of living goes |up the employes in the older posi- tions become dissatisfied because of fhe economic pressure they are un- der. the more independeni and re- | sourceful resign to enter private em- | ployment and the new recruits brought into the service to fill their | places are. as a rule, not the equals {of their predecessors. If the cost of ! living falls, it brings the positions created beforc the advance in the cost of living back to a salary rea- sonably in keeping with that in pri- vate employments, but it leaves the_ positions created during very high prices above the new level. To a cer- fain extent the government is com- pensated for these higher salaries in that it holds its employes and when vacancies do occur they can be filled with exceptionally good men. 3 The type of men the government is to employ should depend not on the cost of living, but on the needs of the government service. The person who onters the employ of the government should have remsonable —assurances that his real wage, as dintinguished from his money wage, will remain fairly stable, and that from time to time adjustments will be made in his ‘olumn 5. (Continued on Page 3, Then the inspection report {nor of those written by Miss Minter to tx}fen up. o e s Taylor, although the latter also, ac- pparently e first report was|cording to Capt. Adams, have been re- made November 13, 1916, by Curtis, | surned fo the writer. Miss Minter has witness sald. It gives location, build- | gyards’around her house to keep aw. 2 ay duty to determine!®F 3nd Progress of the work. 15 Il it is Taken in hand by Maj. Gordon and questioned as to how the plans were computed, the witness said that he examined them for wall construction, framing, etc. {cemmittee did not feel justified in | making any changes in the statutory {roll until such legislation is effective. | Pension Work Delayed. The report also points out that the tralia has a mullitude of financial and commercial problems in which the United States is involved. Britain Quite Willing. The British view is that the closer Today’s News In Brief e ionist leaders kidnaped dur- Many uniol s . . e ids in Ireland. “Was it your uninvited callers, as she P St r Mis 3. 1580 2 June] ins ra wheth alls were of certain thick-! + Reports. Prove Puszal rted. Her attorney, however, de-|the dominions gét to the United States ey . o kS » y 1, 20, an une | gnown dead in Richmond hotel fire Tess and material?>” : % ling. 1953 ehe had Teceived the letters. the better it will be for ‘the Britlsh em. e Scientific ‘Uracksman 5, 1920, have resulted in such|.now four, With seventeen missing, ““According to regulations, yes, air> | “But he doesn't seem to give it very| " William C. Doran, chief deputy dis- | pire as a whole. "There is some doubt % numbers of applications in' the > Baye 3 “Did you have anything to do ‘with |clearly to me,” witness said. g- | whether Canada or the Irish Fre = Secretary Weeks tells c ipension office that the former organ- trict attorney, stated a complaint charg- -Strathmore, ization of the bureau has not been e State ‘Sands, of BEdward Fitz. Suats or ‘any other domifion will' want to the By ARTHUR B. REEVE o{lmm.‘ e he 2 or the steel plans? Page 2 CYen BIEN “Read what it'says,” directea Maj. ing Gordon. *“T don’t believe I can,” o as e also is known,” with the-murder o has two other offers D nudnnfl trouble-of a separate Shoals. The witness here was handed a set it of Taylor might be issued today, .de- | diplomiatic and consular. system. . ey 250 v i e lable to keep its work well up, result- | rpeater inspections begun today with I o ey | ol Wi S G | i e, Beicaty| B e ot SR U By The Firet of a Series of Week End Fiction, s s b e e | e e bociant e astesta ik 4 G 3 Ty can’t R “att to “cre N 2 RS SeeL | B ities, | Twenty-one im - Yes, sir. 3 “T ‘can’t make out just _at the district ‘attorney’s want to create. & ‘minister to go to 5 ; ¢ Rcreiny Teason of ape and infirmitles, 9 iraction of Knicker- porary Shey, ihe onesifor; whishvthe lwiittsh, s"-"% wltn:ln.' what he has| ULy sy had made & simiar state: Irsland, with,the salary and other éx- Each Story Complete iin Thrée Tnstallments, oy s i o Sh i andablp Socker Theater. Pa = . Sy -*“Then will on alert (pause) must | ment. - 22 < S . ¥ . @ i R 1 - ropresentation gains by T don’t know,” the witness at first 1st work can be'dbne by & consul ge; A Baltimore . said and then added, *7 think so.” ae :‘;{,fi:‘::_"'i.‘;.’,fm':.’ oeherrwork) It was feported slgo that more in- | ihe courtesy were extended tn 1o {, An item of 3306800 is included in | “gea) with drys. Page 4 formation had been given to the police to the effect a man in love with a screen actress, who did not return his love but who was believed to have had Maj. | afrection for Taylor, had been seen‘near 2 Bairfl! m ¥ . | the bill. to provide an additional | AR R AT AR : temporary force with needed furni- | [ omo"n‘w 8 Star a !ture for the purpose of bringing the § { work of the burcau up to current. Later Plan of Roof. 2 ‘He added that there was a later plan for the roof than the one shown him by Maj. Gordon. 1and the United States would have to | send & minister to ‘each ‘of ‘the other ! British dominions. The: chances are that if such items are proposed they “Apparently means must he on afert,” said witness, “and means some of the work must take precedenc “Put that to ‘one side. directe anese premier hails lasting peace, T dfets abolition of defense _equiy ment. Page 4 Congress expected to provide for $240 ; i & 2 3 i The appropriation for Army and| : eclasalfcation: fo pAasel 2 L d th vl % T | will be swept aside by the broom of ¥ . L Nan’ 5 = bonus until reclassification is pass e e e S Oort 0 R L S g i spenents bt G e WS S bt | Srory ||| A e i SRR L as exhibits for the record. The wit- | the bullding at the direction of Maj.|““A story told by Howard Fellows, |28 MmanY Items out of the budget as he | c RSt mae en g Dtory 000000, which 1 Poineace denics any militarls:, utent ness identified them as the ones he | Gordon, witness snid: e et ard Wellows, | car plomatic ! Bfpu s 32en.0 e the appropria- ; tion for 1932, due largely to the de- pletion of the ranks of ecivil war amenities and _courtesies - involved. | This will not-prevent any of the do- | minions from - maintaining: ¢ommis- passed on and “O. K.'d."” They covered the walls, roof, Toof framing or iron work, etc. ere’s one of November 20, 1916, Thére are two made by Curtls. He re | o o'clock the night of the murder he re- ports the nature of soil solid. Building | turned to the apartments with Tay- lor's car, was said by the police to Will Appear in Saturday's Issue of The Star | st “Lalbor. Board o hold heasligs i o R 5 on wage disputes. , * Pagell g P 2 = - veterans and their widows Ly death. | geek world dairy congress for D. C. adjoining south well on alley. The other o sioners or. ministers here, because i = 75 SEERVERE i ve! ] x < Approved Basement Plan. Teport on this same datestates exca- | 127° S8US0CS thew, 1t was he' who|they will wil be linked up'with the ... Read these amazing detective L e waror s | Tim 1923, 5 A ment plan approved i 1916 by Bin | SAUTGs e (briKIAYIS, south walll| Fol, ™ Glre"or a0l astor, sad her F‘;fi‘mf“‘: an, without . cffense. 1 ; teles by " America’s.C ‘Doyle” Hospital and of 328,500 for an isola- | Citizens apurove snowplows ang = : ik intoagiN: HRt wh \ o : 7 merrca’s:Conan’ e ‘tion bullding at the same institution | ! a the construction® under . maid. t Britain, es Oy Amerrcas: 3 n sentative Moore makes ' strong the suditorium. it paal B mkes na oot o o] e oIS A hesang the bl sov. | ha Titind Staten als 2Nty i Sl . are mot, includea. ' The ‘proposal for | Representative Moore makes siross for, n:_ m .f?f'"l‘&a. ~Gor’(::«".hm ‘the ‘building is progressing | _Finally, as there was a light in. the Bfl:hh- dominfons. ... ropeme— - :;:“:ng;' Columbia _Institute lor) the | Sof* o‘-u ~m|:n;:- gavase. oo ' 3 K g A s z Futdaceese XD