Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1922, Page 17

| \ 6 P ’/ PRESIDENT PUSHING REORGANIZING PLAN Wants Early A}:tion by Con- gress on Proposed Changes in U. S. Departments. 1t is President Harding’s intention to lose no further time in whipping into shape the definite plan_for re- organization of the government de- vartments, bureaus and independent agencies that the matter may get early action by Congress. He spent the greater part of yesterday after- ndon and this morning in considera- tion of the tentative plan of reorgan- ization submitted to him five weeks ago by Walter C. Brown, chairman SEES SIGNS OF SPRING WHEN WOMEN TURN TO MAKING MILLINERY An infallable sign of spring Wwhich totally distards the theory of the first robin was revealed today by Walter B. Patterson, director of special achools. Mr. Patterson has discovered that & woman is a far better prophet of the seasons than the fowls of the air or the beasts of the field. When a woman's thoughts at this time of the year turn to hats, spring must certainly be on the wing, according to Mr. Pat- terson's theory. And _woman's thoughts already have turned to spring, Mr. Patterson raid, If the heavy increase in enrollment in the millinery classes of the Tech High night school can be taken as a criterion. In the last few days the registration in the five milil- nery classes at Tech has Increased by leaps and bounds and the women who have been lucky enough to gain admission are assiduously fiew spring finery. working on of the joint congressional reorganiza- tion committee. According to White Jlouse advices, he will shortly have ‘the plan in definite form and ready to send to the Capitol. It is necessary ror the President to confer with each cabinét officer indi- vidually regarding the proposed changes in his department before the Teorganization ideas can assume defi- nite form. There has been some delay in this respect, due to_ opposition on the part of several cabinet officers to changes and transfers affecting their respective departments if the tentative plan is adopted. It is known that Secretary Wallace is adverse to losing several im- portant bureaus now under his juris- diction—namely, the forestry bureau, Which 1s slated to go to the Interior Department ; tae bureau of markets and the bureau of public roade; which are placed in the Department of Commerce by the new plan. However, practically every départment and bureau and independent agency of the federal government is more or less | seriously affected by proposed changes and transfers, all of which has been proposed with the view toward promot- ing efficiency, reducing expenses and the removal of departmental overlapping of authority and duplication of effort, ac- cording to Chairman Brown. RED CROSS REPORTS AID TO DISABLED MEN Total of Nearly $10,000,000 Given by This Organization During 1921, Chairman States. Assistance to disabled veterans of the world war cost the American Red Cross $9,782,000 during the calen- dar year 1921, according to a report made public by Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of the American Red 0sS.. . Of this sum, $£7,000,000 was dis- bursed by Red Cross chapters, and ::le balance by the national organiza- on. ‘The expenditures by the national organization, amounting to $2,782,000, included $1,754,000 for direct service through officials of the national or- ganiaation to disabled ex-service men, virtusily all of which was for those actually in hospitals, and $72,000 ex- pended for the Red Cross Institute for the Blind. There was expended in promoting and establishing chapter work for disabled veterans $956,000. The greater part of Red Cross serv- fce to the disabled, all of which is supplementary to the relief accorded by the government, is accomplished by the chapters, the local organiza- tion of neighbors coming most fre- | quently into contact with these men and their families. Of 3,648 chapters, more than 2,500 were, on October 31, 1921, still maintaining service to veterans. TAYLOR SUSPECTS TOBE QUESTIONED Six Held After Quarrel With| Housekeeper—Accused of Drug Peddling. sociated Press. GELES, Calif., March 1.— Further questioning of six alleged drug peddlers and bootleggers as to_their knowledge of the murder of Willlam Desmond Taylor, film director, a month ago, was planned for today by the police and-the district attorney's office. Their arrest was said to have been the result of a quarrel between one of them, Ray Lynch, twenty-six, who said he was a gasfitter, and their house- keeper, Mrs. John Rupp, known also, according to the police, as Brs. May | Lynch, and sald by them to be ani “eccentric.” The others gave_their names, ages and occupations as Willlam East, thirty- stx, laborer; George Calvert, twenty- five, gasfitter; Walter Kirby, twenty- three, property man at a motion picturs studio; John Herkey, twenty-five, sheet metal worker, and Amorheim, or_Arpheim, twenty-seven, chauffeur. The police said Mrs. Rupp had de- clared Kirby and Calvért had made open threats against Taylor on the ground that he had-‘“injured their business,” | which, she declared. was _dispensing | contraband drugs and liquors. ‘All six of the men have been held incommunicado since their arrests, and a police guard was thrown about the Rupp house throughtout yesterday and | communication with Mrs. Rupp, who was said to be 111 In bed. Mrs. Rupp was reported to have told the police she had accused one of the men of having killed Taylor, and he had told_her never to “mention that again.” She also was reported to have {told her landlady, Mrs. Edith Spitzer, the day after the murder, that she “knew who killed Taylor.” Mrs. Spitzer {was said by the police to have told |them Mrs. Rupp had made such a declaration at that time. The poliee practically confirmed re- ports that a witness called, by them “Frenchy George,” snmmoned before the district attorney, was a reputable teacher of the French language, who had been called into consultation by ! Mabel Normand, film actress, when.she wanted an inscription in French en-| graved on a cigarette case. It was not disclosed what other information the witness had given the officials. It was stated, however, that another question- ing of Miss Normand, who was one of the last persons to see Taylor alive, ‘was planned. b 1897 OWER maintenance cost, lower gas consumption, lower oil consumption, economy of space in traffic and garage and more con- tinuous operation. are assured to American business for its commer- cial hauling by the many distinctive Autocar features, such as: engine under the seat, light chassis weight; short wheelbase, even load dis- tribution, balanced motor, ball- bearing crankshaft, renewable bushings, double reduction rear axle and the unusual Autocar sys- tem of direct Factory Branch service. New York Brooklyn Newark Schenectady Syracuse Boston Buffalo Providence Worcester New Haven 4 PRIVATF SUILDING ALSO UNDER FIRE Citizens® Association Wants Further Probe—Votes Boy- cott on One-Man Cars. Charges of faulty construction in private homes built recently and steps to assure the community of the thorough inspection of motion plc- ture theaters and places of public gathering In the vicinity were fea- tures of discussioh and action at the meeting of the North Capitol and Eckington Citizens' - Assoclation held last night in the Emery School, Sel- | den M. Ely presiding: . The matter of private home con- struction wa$ brought before the as- sociation’ by, a letter Webster, a member of the associa- tion, who criticised the construction, especlally with reference to the plaster now being. placed in pivate homes, and which he charged was a menace to the safety of residents of such homes on account of the possibility of. its falling. - Theaters Are Discussed. From this topic the Subject bread- ened Into a discussion of ‘the safety of the neighborhood theaters. A motion was passed unanimously re- questing the delegates of the asso- clation to the Federation of Citizens' Assoclations to bring up the matter before the federation in order that unified action might be taken on the proposition with respect to other theaters in neighborhoods through- out the city. The assocliation also requested that its committee on public safety inform the District Commissioners of the ac- tion and inquire as to the scope of inspection of public buildings in the neighborhood. In Favor of Alternates. The association approved an amend- ment to the constitution of the Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations pro- viding for alternates for regular dele- gates. The vote on the amendment to permit 10 per cent per capita dues from the member associations of the federation, with & minimum of $10 and a maximum of $25, was in the negative, and the association pro- posed a substitute of a $10 uniform fee from all mémber associations of the federation. The ‘*one-man street car” again came in for severe criticism at the meeting and the association voted a boycott on such vehicles except i list igNt to Drevent any attempt at|cases of emergancy. T Homee o | brought up the matter with a request to follow up the actlon of protest al- ready taken against the ore-man cars. He declared that he “hated to see them on the streets of the Na- tional Capital.” Called-Death Traps. One speaker from the floor char- acterized them as “death traps.”” He pictured an automobile truck top- pling one -over, and the impossi- bility of persons leaving the car, ex- cept by one exit, together with the possibilities of deaths from such causes. The reduction of one-third of a cent in street ear fares was| treated facetiously by a few speak- ers, and a motion was adopted con- demning the action of the utilities commission In making such a small reduction. The association voiced again its stand for a flat 5-cent fare. Vote to Thank Semate. Street improvement references for V street between North Capitol street and Lincoln road and Todd place from oG. S.| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEI DNESDAY, MARCH 1, 192 —_— -| ment act. HOUSE ENDS “EVIL™ INRETIREMENT ACT Adopts Lehlbach Bill Correct- ing Two “Misconceptions” of Law. The House late yesterday passed a bill fathered by Representative Lehl- bach of New Jersey, chairman of the committee on reform in the civil service, correcting some injustices done to federal employes under ad- ministrative misconception of the purposes of the civil service retire- This measure now goes to the Senate for concurrent action. Chairman- Lehlbach explained that this bill is to clarify and to provide for the details of administration of the clvil service retirement act in certain particulars. “It- does not in any way alter the basic terms of the act or amend it In any particular. but in two points it makes clear the intent of Congress when it passed the original law and directs its ap- plication in admmistration of the act,” he said. In explaining the two ways In which injustice has been dome to veteran government employes Chalr- man Lehibach said: Dismissal Unintended. “The controller of the Treasury has ruled “that all employes to whom this act applies” ghall mean all those employes in the classes to whom this retirement act applies who shall have rez the age of seventy, or sixty-five or sixty-twg in certain particular classes, and that they shall be automatically separated, whether they have served fifteen years in the service or not, or Whether they shall be entitled under & 8 X Joseph Matherson, President Harding’s orderly, photographed om Harbel, | the terms of this act to an annuity the President’s new mount. Harbel came from the stableis of H. S. Firestone | Or not. and ix the personal property of the President. - TWENTY CLERKS DROPPED AT LOCAL NAVY YARD Men Connected With Gun Factory and Accounting Office—82 to Be Taken Back. Twenty clerks employed at the Washington navy yard were lad off yesterday by Capt. J. H. Dayton, com- mandant of the yard. A majority of them are connected with -the gun factory, while the others are em- |Ploved In the accounting office. More clerical employes may be laid off from time to time if conditions warrant such actjon, Capt. Dayton said. Capt. Dayton also announced that on Mond: sixty-two of the veteran machinists of the yard who,_were fur- loughéd recently will be reinstated, while at the same time sixty-six of the workers will be laid off. This will make a net reduction of four in the mechanlcal force at the yard Mon- as. made to the committee on streets and sidewalks. William T. Plerson, composer of “Sons of America,” and a member of the association, gave a piano solo } and vocal selections. The increase by the Senate appro- priations committee of appropriation 1imits to $400,000 for the new junfor high school sroposed for the section was commended and letters of appre. ciation were ordered sent to the com- mittee thanking the members for suéh action and to the House com- mittee requesting that the Senate's northeast, east of Lincoln road, were ( action be approved-in conference. CITY CLUB MEMBERS’ DRIVE WINS SUCCESS General Meeting of Teams Will Be Held Friday After- | noon. ~ A general meeting of the City Club’s membersaip teams will be held next Friday and indications point to a speedy termination of the membership cam- paign One hundred and fifty men have been making a drive to add 500 names to the rolls. “F. P. Wilcox, chairman of the membership committee, points to the accomplishment of Thomas E. Jarrell and the latter's team, which turned in seventeen applications in two days. Charles F. Pardoe and James R. May tied for second place, turned in fifteen applications eaca for the two days' work. Attention 18 being directed to the fact that ‘“every day is ladies’ day at the City Club.” It is pointed out that the club is In the heart of the store district and offers a rest place as well as keeping the doors open for afternoon teas and evening din- ners. Accompanying the member- ship card sent each member on the payment of his quarterly dues Is a woman’'s guest card. This card pro- vides access to the club for the woman member of the family for whom it is indorsed and her woman guests as well. Attention {8 also being directed to the reinstatement offer recently au- thorized by the board of governors. During the drive it is possible for a former member to be reinstated on payment of the reinstatement fee of $33. This privilege, however, ex- pires with the close of the ¢am- paign. ‘Autoca This was manifestly not the intention of the framers and not the intention of Congress when it passed this act. It was not the intention to procure the dismissal from the service of any employe. Adequate | opportunity for dismissing employes for cause exists, and is not in any way lessened by the retirement law, but this section of the law provides for the dismissal, without annuity, from the service of employes against whom no fault is found, under the construction placed upon it by the controller of the Treasury. “When the retirement law went into effect and the employes were retired thereunder—some of them by refusal of certificate for continuation in the service and some who were retired without any protest on their part—it was found that in certain instances their services were desirable, either when the work piled up in the de- partment or offices in which they had previously been employed, or because of lack of experienced substitutes. So, | K, in some instances these people were continued after the age of retirement was reached, and in other instances they were re-employed. After this state of affairs had continued for a while, a ruling by the Treasury was made that it was illegal to continue in the service those who under the terms of the retirement law were to be separated and that it was equally illegal to re-employ them, and not- withstanding the fact that they had actually performed which they were re-employed or con- tinued In employment, they could not be paid the salaries. “The Treasury further ruled that if a man had received the wages for which he worked and which the I Treasury said were illegally paid to him because he had no right to be employed, that money should be recovered back to the Treasury by suspending the payments of the an- nuities to which he was entitled until the illegal payments have been made T explaining the attitude of the committee in declining to attempt to .75 r __Wherever there’s a road Prices - Prices \ Camden . Springfield Fall River Wheelbase Iengths . Overall capacity (chassis, body and load). .. ... Unladen chassis weights only .... Prices (chassis F. O. B. Ardmore, Pa.) 4 cylinder 2 ton Heavy Duty Autocars ' Wheelbase lengths Overall capacity (chassis, body and load) ....... Unladen chassis weights only - Prices (chassis F. O. B. Ardinore, Pa.) .... New Bedford 120 ins. 22,000 lbs. 7200 1bs. $3950 cecse “114 ins. 14,000 1bs. $2950 2 cylinder 1%-2 ton Awutocars Overall capacity (chassis, body and load)........ Unladen chassis weightsonly ....................... 3600 lbs. Prices {chassis F. O. B. Ardmore, Pa.) ........ 2 cylinder 1%-2 ton Autocars (Rebuilt) _. Overall capacity (chassis, body and load) .....c...... Unladen chassis wek{_‘ptsonly (chassis 'F. O. B. Ardmore, The Autocar Company, Pittsburgh Allentown Wilmington Atlantic City 97 ins. .<7211,000 1bs. $1950 97 ins. ..11,000 1bs. ~. 3600 lbs. $1650 Pa) .... 2 cylinder 1%-2 ton Autocars (Reconditioned) Wheelbase lengths .. ; Overall capacity (chassis, body and load)............ Unladen chassis weights only . S (chassis) ....$1100 to $1400 ...11,000 Ibs. 3600 1bs. A motor truck is only as good ’as\' the The Autocar Sales & Seryice Company Philadelphia ' S 5200 Ibs...... 5350 lbs. - 156 ins. - 22,000 1bs. 7400 1bs. $4100 138 ins. 14,000 Ibs. $3075 120 ins. 11,000 1bs. 3700 1bs. $2050 - 120 ins. 11,000 Ibs. 3700 1Ibs. $1750 120 ins. 11,000 Ibs, 3700 lbs. b the work for|b; _ St. Louis " Dallas - Los Angeles Sdn Diego - Sacramento HUMANS AND ANIMALS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED, NEW SCIENTIFIC THEORY By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 1.—That men and animals are electrically operated mechanisms, whose cells are the batteries from which radi- ate a more complex wiring system than any designed in the world of sclence, was a theory advanced by Dr. George W. Crile of Cleve- land, Ohio, at the closing session of the ‘meeting of the Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas sections of the American College of Sur- geons. Dr. Crile said that in working on this theory he had gone outside the realms of pathiugy and physi- ology in searching for the solution of the mechanism of death, and had found partial answers at least to his questions in the realm of physics. The speaker suggested study of this theory as a possible means of reducing the death rate in operations through bgilding up of the electrical energy of the body prior to the operation in order that the patient should be able to react favorably from the shock. Dr. Crile announced that he was con- tinuing his investigations along this line and would probably be able to make positive announce- ments of results attained within & short time. 26 AWARDED DIPLOMAS IN MARINE CORPS SCHOOL Officers and Enlisted Men Complete Courses Carried On by Cor- respondence. Twenty-six marines and former marines who have completed courses of study in the Marine Corps Insti- tute were awarded diplomas at the semi-annual graduation exercises of the Marine Corps Institute yesterday afternoon. The graduates pursued their studies by correspondence, through the Marine Corps Institute, under the educational system now in force in the Marine Corps. ‘The list of graduates follows: Lieut. Col. Thomas Holcomb, Quan- tico, Vi Capt. James D. McLean, Newport, R. I; Sergt. George J. En- gelbrecht, U. 8. Delaware: Private William E. Bruns, Santo Domingo; Privates George A. Clarke, Carter D. Dice and Charles D. Norton, Quan- tico, Va.; Private Luther L. Huff, U. 8. S. Birmingham,; Private Harry A Le Pontois, Hampton ads; Privates Willlam A. Minogue and Hugh L. Woods, U. S. S. Arizon Jesse L. Mowery, Lancaster, Pa. Doras L. Williams, Millerville, Ala. Augustus D. Campbell, Terre Haute, Ind., and the following named from this city: Capt. Arthur Kingston, Sergts. Louis W. Carter and Vivian {. Johnmston; Corps. Gottfried G. August, John W. Dickey, Joseph W. Donahue, Robert Elder, Paul B. Foulkes, Frank Ketcham and Vernon E. Magee, and Privates Charles A. Urbine and Leroy Born- camp. _ broaden the act by extending its pro- visions to other classes of govern- ment workers, Representative Lehl- ach said: “There have been suggestions made to the committes on reform in the civil service that the act be amended 80 as to embrace classes of employes oth those originally in the act. The original retfrement law pro- vides that the President by executive order miy extend the provisions of the act to any or all classes of em- ployes to whom he may deem it ex- pedient. It seems to us as a committee that the proper procedure for the classes of employes who seek to be {4 covered under this Jaw is to make out | M a case to the executive and not seek to have the law amended.” - 1922 {Henry B. F. Macfarland and suggesti CITIZENS INDORSE STREET CAMPAIGN Praise The Star for Taking Up Drive for Needed Im- provamaats. The Star's campaign for street fm- provements was indorsed at a meet- ing of Southeast Washington <22 izens’ Association last night in Tyter School. W. D. Culleen called attems tion to the campaign and said he was glad to see The Star printin® photographs showing the miserable condition of the strects. “It is gratifvinz to know The Star has taken up Lhis work in so force- ful a way,” Mr. Cullen said, “and it will show Congress the conditions which actually exist and probab result in speedy zction being taken. Plan Fight on Jail. Mr. Culleen also called attention to the question of climinating the jail and other buildings from reser- vation 13, in order that the people of the soutlfeast section may be given a much needed park. MHe suggested a renewal of the fight to get rid of the buildings. He said he felt that the Senate would make more liberal provisions for schools in the south- east section than had been made in the House. Allan Davis pointed out efforts that are being made to obtain in- creased salaries for public scho 1 teachers, and suggested that the as- sociation indorse the project, which was_done, “Teachers are certainly entitled 1o increased remuneration for their services,” said President A. G. Herr- mann, “as they prepare the hoys and girls for their life work. If teach- ers arc not given good salanies it is not to be expected that good teach- ers can be obtained.” Urge River Improvements. On motion of Capt. William I Luckett, the association voted to re- quest Congress to restore an item of $150,000 in the appropriation bill for completion of the Anacostia river im- provements as far as Benning brid L. L. Tweedale, inspector of play- grounds, told the association that it was_the intention of the superv of playgrounds to make as many provements as -possible on the ginia avenue playgrounds this It already bas been decided to move the base ball diamond to another por- tion of the grounds and provide two tennis courts, he sald. President Herrmgnn gaid the peo- ple of the southeast section are anxious to have a swimming pool pro- vided for the children, and sajd he hoped the $1,000 available for use there would be applied to such au improvement. Inspector Tweedale said a pool could not be comstructcd there for less than $6,000. g Report was made that the associa- tion’s request for the instailation of a number of electric lights in Tyler School had received favorable action. and the lights probably will be in- stalled in the near future. i George Kraus presented a resolution requesting the association to thank the Public Utilities Commission for reduc- ing the street car fare. He was asked if he intended the resolution as &« “slam,” and he replied that he thought the public should be grateful for any reduction. His resolution prevailed. Secretary Simon D. Tennyson pre- sented a resolution from Georgetown Citizens' Association eulogizing the la: that a suitable memorial shouid be erected to his memory. A unanimous indorsement was giv the resolution. New members ceived were Maj. Edwin W. Patters zie W. Calver, James A. Brear- W. H. Johnston, Miss Martha Armstead and Harry E. Lohmeyer. re- - Assured transportation for every commercial need 4 cylindt;,r‘ S ton Heavy Duty Autocars ARLY in its history The Auto- .car Company established the policy of serving Autocar owners . in the principal commercial centers with its own Factory Branch organ- ization in order.to provide just the \ complete service protection - that motor truck users have a right to demand. 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